: About Me

Words fascinate me. I am torn between the idea that they are meaningless and the idea that they possess inherent depth and possibility. Maybe both. Maybe neither.

I write when i get the urge to. I believe that like Helen Keller asserted, "life is either a daring adventure or noting at all". If and when I can share adventures through writing I will.

I grew up in New York (upstate) and spent time in Georgia and Alaska. I have been to almost every state in the Union at one point or another. There is much to see and so little time, but I feel that it is my responsibility to try.

I dream. In my daily work i see visions of where i will go and how. 'When' is the question that I have no answer for. But eventually it will happen.

My passion is ...

traveling, wilderness and rockclimbing

I know too much about ...

diabetes

My parents always told me ...

to get a job and a haircut

My childhood ambition ...

to be in the FBI

My favorite memory ...

i live in the now. memories are either negative or too weak to leave an impression

Why I write ...

i cant help it

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Law and Order SVU...dinner with a side of rape

My first job ...

construction

My best moment ...

i dont know really. I live in greys not blacks and whites.

My inspiration ...

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Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Is the U.S. ready for a viable third party?

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In order to consider why third party political prospects have been dismal so far, we must consider the factors which have caused the two party system to thrive. It may be unflattering, to say the least, but the American people as a whole are unable or unwilling to devote the requisite analytical thought processes to politics. When choosing between two candidates, there is much more room for manipulation of public opinion and smearing, which allows candidates to be elected based on the negative characteristics of their opponent rather than their own qualification. Matching two candidates ag...

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