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|}My name is Lord Balin. I hail originally from the state of [[Connecticut]], [[New England]]. I am a [[widower]] and survivor of [[throat cancer]], I am presently retired and living in [[Georgia]], with my [[Significant other|Partner]] and [[Caregiver]]. 

My nickname of "Lord Balin" comes from [[Balin (Middle-earth)|Balin]] the famous Dwarf Lord of [[Moria (Middle-earth)|Moria]] from the [[Lord of the Rings]]. I have been on [[Wikipedia]] now since [[November]] of [[2005]], and have contributed mostly as a [[Help:Minor edit|Minor Editor]] in the form of a [[Wikipedia:WikiGnome|WikiGnome]]. 

My many varied interests include the authors [[H. P. Lovecraft]], and [[Edgar Allen Poe]], plus [[Gothic fiction]], [[Military history]], [[Baking]], [[Cooking]], [[Reading]], [[Steampunk]], [[Dieselpunk]], [[Film Noir]], [[World War Two]], all things [[Retro style]], [[Vintage]], and [[Nostalgia]]. 

I am also very interested in [[African-American culture|Black Culture]], [[Harlem]], the [[Harlem renaissance]], [[African American cinema]], and [[Motown]] music of the 1970s.

*'''[[User:Balin42632003/Articles|All my MAIN ARTICLES of INTEREST]]''' 

==About Me==
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==Portals of Interest==
* [[Portal:BBC]] 
* [[Portal:Books]]
* [[Portal:Coffee]] 
* [[Portal:Connecticut]]
* [[Portal:Dogs]]
* [[Portal:Horror fiction]]
* [[Portal:Literature]] 
* [[Portal:New England]] 
* [[Portal:New York City]]
* [[Portal:R&B and Soul Music]]
* [[Portal:Science Fiction]] 
* [[Portal:Speculative fiction]] 
* [[Portal:United Kingdom]]

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