I was a lurker until very recently. Please be patient if it takes me time to respond to Freepmail. I have a small business and only get to check in every few days.

The name TexanRed has nothing to do with red state/blue state. Sorry. I'm a painter and deep reds and scarlets are just my favorite colors to work with. When I finally signed up I hadn't actually thought of a screen name - I've always posted to forums that required real names before this. Texas and red are the first great loves of my life.

I'm old enough to worry about my cholesterol but not yet old enough to have to worry about my bladder. (I hope.)

I'm a painter in the suburbs of Houston with my own studio. I also lease and manage studio & gallery spaces for other artists.