If I were to attempt to give a quick synopsis about myself, in a way that I felt could give the reader an accurate and adequate assessment of the person that is me, I would have to start with music. I'm completely absorbed in music at all times, no matter what I'm doing. And the music I enjoy is very eclectic, everything from Pink Floyd to Ravi Shankar, to The Beatles to Public Enemy.(but above all sits Bob Dylan)

There is so much more though. I enjoy politics, sports, economics, religions, history, reading, and philosophy. As you can see I didn't include writing. I sincerely enjoy writing, but I don't think that I have ever considered it a passion. I do it more for therapy than anything. It has become a release valve for negative energy. I couldn't care less if anyone gets any stimulation out of reading my work, or much less even read it in the first place. It's great if they do, but everything is relative, and a stranger's enjoyment of my writing has no relation to me what so ever. That may be poor writing skill, if you have no intended reader can you produce a high quality piece of work? I believe you can, because just like everything in life, what matters to yourself is of utmost importance. I would rather write something that has meaning to me, than write something for someone else that I have absolutely no vested interest in. I guess that's why I'm at a site like this, if people enjoy my writing great, but if they don't I still get to write on subjects that I choose.

That's pretty much the short and long of it, so if you happen to read and/or enjoy anything I write, congratulations, I'm happy for you.

My passion is ...

knowledge

I know too much about ...

normally I would say that this isnt possible, but I honestly wish I knew less about sports.

My parents always told me ...

shut up

My childhood ambition ...

to be Tom Landry, but I would've settled for Harry Carry. Mainly because Landry was a God so it didn't seem likely, and if I couldn't be Landry nothing seemed better than watching baseball while getting completely wasted

My favorite memory ...

Witnessing the greatness of Bob Dylan live from about 25 feet away.

Why I write ...

it's easier than trying to keep every thought inside my head.

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

reading Democracy in America by Tocqueville, watching March Madness, listening to Elliott Smith

My first job ...

hauling square bales of hay

My best moment ...

the next one

My inspiration ...

everything

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