About Me

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Who I Am - The Quick Snapshot of Me

My name is Rob Vitaro and I’m 29 years old. I live in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania, though I spent most of my life in the town of Greece, New York, just outside of Rochester. I moved to PA seven years ago to settle debt issues. I’m happy to say I’m now debt free! I now have student loans, and a mortgage.  (Sigh.)  I graduated valedictorian of Greece Odyssey High School in 1997 and went to Cornell University the following fall. Long story short, it was a really bad semester, and I never went back (read the long story here). What has transpired since then has been a piecemeal education at some community colleges, a year at Elim Bible Institute (I thought I was going right into the ministry, but God had other plans), until finally settling down into an accelerated degree program at DeSales University, studying psychology. My plan is to obtain a Master’s Degree in clinical counseling. At present, I work for a software company called Intelliquip. Moving to Pennsylvania was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, simply because it meant leaving my family and friends. Now I only see them a few times a year (and I see my Dad and stepmom every few years – they live in Las Vegas, Nevada!) Luckilly I have family and friends here in PA now as well.

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What I Do - As if I could list it all…

I’m known for being a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. There are about a dozen or so different things I like to do and I tend to do them all off and on, though I never seem to finish anything. I guess I’m just a perfectionist; I’m working on that.So, here’s the list: I draw, paint, write stories, essays and poems (I’m also working on a novel – years away from completion), I dabble in photography, I do some graphic design and web site design, I build computers, I read, I act, I listen to just about every type of music (see below), I like to watch comedies and sci-fi (Star Trek!), and I play PC video games.And I’m sure there’s more, but…

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My Wife - The Pretty One

On May 17, 2003, I married Bethany Ann Rentler. Our engagement was 10 months, and it was about a year and 9 months since our first official date to the wedding. We spent our honeymoon at a quiet Bed & Breakfast in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the Whalewalk Inn, and after a relaxing summer, she began finishing up her English degree at Eastern University, graduating a semester early at the end of 2004. When I moved to Pennsylvania 6 years ago, I really had no intention of staying as long as I have, but I’m so glad I did! Bethany has been the best gift God has ever given to me, and I never expected to find my wife so soon in life.

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Music – I like it all, but I don’t play a lick of it

My wife once said that I was the most musical person she’s ever met who doesn’t play an instrument.  A wonderful compliment, and I think it is pretty acurate.  I attempt to learn to play instruments, but, surprise, never get past a few lessons.  Maybe because I don’t sound as good as I want to I get discouraged or something.  I KNOW, PRACTICE!  Well, you know me…So, what music do I like to listen to?  Well, I’ll tell you (beware, there’s 141 there).  It’s an interesting assortment of Progressive Rock, Classic Rock, Alternative, 80’s, New Age, Contemporary Christian, Jazz and Classical.  Weird, huh? If you’ve never heard of one these, just look them up on Wikipedia. The bold-faced entries are my favorites.  Can you guess which is my ULTIMATE!!! favorite? =)

• 10,000 Maniacs
• Alan Parsons Project
• Alice in Chains
• America
• Asia
• B-52s
• Bananarama
• The Bangles
• Barenaked Ladies
• The Beatles
• Beethoven
• Pat Benatar
• Blind Melon
• Boston
• David Bowie
• Maire Brennan
• Jackson Browne
• Buffalo Springfield
• The Cars
• Cheap Trick
• Chicago
• Eric Clapton
• The Clash
• Joe Cocker
• Coldplay
• Collective Soul
• Phil Collins
• Counting Crows
• The Cranberries
• Cream
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Crosby, Stills, and Nash (& Young)
• Dave Matthews Band
• D.C. talk
• Dead Or Alive
• Def Leppard
• Delirious?
• Devo
• Dire Straits
• Duran Duran
• Bob Dylan
• The Eagles
• Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)
• Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• Enya
• Gloria Estefan
• The Eurythmics
• Fleetwood Mac
• Flock Of Seagulls
• Foreigner
• Peter Frampton
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood
• Peter Gabriel
• GENESIS!!!
• Debbie Gibson
• Benny Goodman
• Goo Goo Dolls
• Green Day
• The Guess Who
• Herbie Hancock
• Human League
• Billy Idol
• Incubus
• INXS
• J. Geils Band
• Michael Jackson
• Jethro Tull
• Jewel
• Elton John
• Billy Joel
• Norah Jones
• Journey
• Kajagoogoo
• Kansas
• The Knack
• Cyndi Lauper
• Led Zeppelin
• Huey Lewis & The News
• Lifehouse
• Gordon Lightfoot
• Live
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Sarah McLachlan
• Madonna
• Richard Marx
• Men At Work
• Men Without Hats
• Mike + The Mechanics
• Glenn Miller
• Steve Miller Band
• The Moody Blues
• Alanis Morissette
• Mozart
• Olivia Newton-John
• Nirvana
• No Doubt
• Oasis
• Robert Palmer
• Pearl Jam
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
• Pink Floyd
• The Police
• The Pretenders
• Queen
• R.E.M.
• REO Speedwagon
• Lionel Richie
• Kenny Rogers
• The Rolling Stones
• Rush
• Sade
• Sammy Hagar
• Simon & Garfunkel
• Simple Minds
• The Smashing Pumpkins
• Rick Springfield
• Steely Dan
• Steppenwolf
• Sting
• Stone Temple Pilots
• Styx
• Supertramp
• Switchfoot
• James Taylor
• Tears For Fears
• Third Day
• Thompson Twins
• Toad the Wet Sprocket
• Tommy Tutone
• U2
• UB40
• Van Halen
• Van Morrison
• Joe Walsh
• Weezer
• The Who
• Wings
• Danny Wright
• Yanni
• Yes
• Neil Young