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6'3" tall caucasion male on the lower side of my 30's. Bald by choice beautiful by design. Sarcastic to a fault. Shoe size is too big to find anything worth wearing that doesn't make me feel bad for some poor cow and his family that had to sacrifice their

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Entertainment > Entertainment (Other) Favorite fictional characters: 1 of 15
Until recently, I was misinformed about Paris Hilton. For the longest time I could have sworn she was a fictional character. Waxy and robotic on camera, no facial expressions just this empty and shallow look, and living the life of what must be characterized as fictional. Then I find out she is real(I remain skeptical about ... More..
Education > Secondary School Issues Are parents or schools to blame for low high school graduation rates?: 3 of 36
We can turn to No Child Left Behind. We can point to the lack of funds to inner city schools. We can even shake our fists at a lack of a competent teaching staff. But when the chalk dust clears, the people in the lead for the blame game are the parents. Let me first not diminish the critical nature of the schools themselves.... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Is jogging on roads safe?: 3 of 31
You've got your new Nike CrossTrainers tied tightly. Your iPod shuffle has the first season soundtrack from the O.C. cued up. You have the pedometer ready to count your every step and your outfit still has the smell of some third world country's sweat shop on it. You are ready to conquer the streets and roads of your develop... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Methods Should we allow our children to play with toy weapons?: 1 of 9
As a child I lived on a quiet street block. Woodvale, our street, was a long block interrupted occasionally by intersecting streets. Our section of the block was interrupted by an intersecting street named Philmay Terrace and so myself, my sister, and the rest of the kids on our section were able to have an island unto ourse... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Risky Child Behaviors Defiance in teens: Angst or mental disorder?: 1 of 9
There is an epidemic surging throughout kids ages 13-19. Nationwide, quite possibly even worldwide, the affliction of defiance is crippling our teenagers across the globe. What could be the cause? Why would our teenagers be hit so hard with this defiance? Quite possibly we could be looking at a true medical condition. We cou... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Thoughts on God Why God does not intervene in the world more often: 8 of 64
This philosophically challenging dilemma has Christians clamoring for answers and no where to begin and so I offer up my solutions to this proposed statement. God is intervening. On a daily basis, God somehow gets thrown into a conversation because some atheist moron trying to make a point and get his name on Bill O'Reilly i... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Satire: How to win a presidential debate: 1 of 8
Behind all the delicately and purposefully coiffed haircuts, perfectly creased power suits and Windsor knotted bold ties pumps the brains of America's potential Commander in Chief. In order to ascend the political ladder to the pinnacle of governmental achievements, our politicians need to embark on a world tour the likes of... More..
Relationships & Family > The Single Life The girl's guide to moving out and surviving the single life: 4 of 30
I am not a woman nor do I play one on TV. I do however live with three ladies(4 if you count my female cat) and I consider myself to be dangling on the estrogen side of the fence more so than the testosterone side these days. Plus, what we are writing about is a girl's guide sure, but as we look at it, what better guide coul... More..
Entertainment > Movie Analysis The movie Tropic Thunder and the R-word: Satire or insensitive: 1 of 7
We have reached a point in our increasingly sterile, spineless, pandering, politically correct country where we have been told a word, a single word, is so offensive, an online free writing site can not even print the word in a question posed to their online writing community. The word can be classified to be considered 'hat... More..
Relationships & Family > New & Old Friends Harsh realities: Outgrowing friendships: 18 of 124
To be completely honest, I am glad, in most cases, that I outgrew some of my friendships. Outgrowing friendships is part of the life cycle. Somewhere between adult diapers and club hopping, friendships need to be terminated. Our lives go through so many different changes it would be all but impossible to maintain friendships... More..