User:Tauto

Born in 1957, I am currently making my 50th trip around the Sun. An event I hope to commemorate on May 19th of 2007.

American in Colorado
As a native-born citizen, born-abroad to U.S. citizens serving on active duty in Taipei, Taiwan, I take my birthright, claiming myself an American very seriously. I do not consider myself a foreign-born naturalized citizen, and like Senator John McCain of Arizona who was born in Central America, I too, can run for President of the United States of America (though I sometimes think I'd rather be elected Dog Catcher).

My heritage includes a father who served in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts, a grandfather who served in the Spanish-American War, and many other American ancestors who were veterans and elected officials. I am a Mayflower Descendant and the scion of many who arrived in America to help establish the Colonies, one of whom was dead-and-buried in Salem for over 100 years, before his great-grandsons were called upon to fight in the American Revolution.

I served my country in the United States Army, have participated in politics at the precinct level, been a delegate to state and county conventions, and was elected to office in my local caucus. I don't have to prove my citizenship to anyone.

Why Tauto?
"I yam what I yam, an' that's all what I yam!" -Popeye

I quote Popeye this way because I remember a comical mode of speaking that was meant to be funny, as it is both belligerent and errant. Before you correct this famous quote, bear in mind that there are many variations to be found on the internet. Consider also, that it would hardly be worthy of your time and effort to editorialize a few words, borrowed from a fictional character, which are meant only to illustrate the idea behind my moniker.

Where did you come up with that one?
I made it out of whole cloth. Loosely interpreted from a Greek contraction “to auto”. In this context meaning roughly “one's self”