"One thing you caN'T take away: … I AM ... (a VARIATION of) 'Iron Man'."

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Yes, I have (& HAD) ALOTTA (SURGICALLY-installed/-implanted) METAL "IN my body"/"ON my person":

-- THREE "pegs & bolts" in my LEFT shoulder
-- TWO "bolts" in my LEFT knee

(PREVIOUSLY … & since--SURGICALLY--removed)
-- TWO "bolts" in my LEFT hip
-- a "plate" in my RIGHT forearm
-- a "bolt" in my LEFT BIG-toe
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… In ADDITION to my EXTERNAL "marks", I ALSO have NUMEROUS, INTERNAL/NON-visible injurIES/"SCARS":

-- a "Traumatic Brain-Injury"
-- a (SUPPOSEDLY "TEMPORARILY") REJECTED marriage-proposal
-- a MAJOR, DAMAGING BLOW to my pride & independence …
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LIKE Mr. Tony Stark ('Iron Man'), I am a "COMMUNITY-person":
I like to "give-BACK" to the people.

As SAD, PITIFUL & UNFORTUNATE as my life may SEEM, I'm SURE/POSITIVE there are MANY(?) people LESS-fortunate/-BLESSED(?) as I.
Thus--Ergo--Therefore--Hence, I
-- TEACH martial arts (Karate AND 'Jiujitsu')
-- MATH-TUTOR
-- SEMI-CHARGING" landlord
-- CONSTANT PARTY-host
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(WORD-play:)
I do NOT charge a FEE, when I help folks.  ('Fe' is the chemical-symbol for "Iron".)
Last time I CHECKED, (I glance at & feel my EX-ternal genitalia.), I am a "MAN".)



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