New Pen Name - I'll be going by a new pen name. It's not much different than my own. I'm taking on Václav in tribute to Václav Havel the great anti-communist, and the original King Wenceslaus, the Latin version of Václav, who showed tremendous compassion for the poor -- willing to reach out on the coldest day of the year; forsaking creature comforts and reaching out to the needy (a challenge for us all). I'm keeping my last name, but writing it as it is in the old country: Šulik
I am William, son of Richard, son of Anthony.
Born by the great Ocean of Peace in the West,
in the land of Reagan the Great, the man who led a free world in defeat of the tyranical Soviet bloc.
I was born after the 49th star was added to the Flag...
Oh, sorry, I shouldn't do this bio thing after reading Tolkien.
Anyway, I'm not sure what to say. I live in Virginia, am happily married to a very beautiful woman and have four excellent children, the newest, a baby who was born on our 20th wedding anniversary. I am a member of Truro Episcopal Church (a parish which predates
George Mason), although I was raised in the Church of Rome. I am a member of the Bar of Virginia.
Politically, I'm a mongrel. I come out of steadfast liberalism, but so much of it has moved by me. Or have I just become *gasp* conservative? I'd like to think I'm principled, but I guess I'm really kind of pragmatic -- or just like a cafeteria plan when it comes to politics.
Read me and see if you can figure me out. Then drop me a line and let me know.
Oh, and I'll put a picture up once I can figure out how to do that. (not likely -- I'm so incompetent.)
