: About Me

I hate talking about myself, but I'll give this a try. I'm married, 30 years old, and am a litigator in North Florida. In my past life, I served as a United States Marine. Politically, I'm something between a Goldwater Republican and a Libertarian. I'm unashamedly Christian, although I find that spirituality and morality should be personal rather than institutional things.

Now that I'm done with the boring stuff, here's who I REALLY am. I love to travel. I love history and discovering cultutes. I love nature. I can't wait to pay off my student loans, so I can sit on the beach and write all day. I'm a parrothead. Nothing makes me happier than entertaining a few dozen friends with a barbecue. I get a little too carried away when watching or participating in sports. As I tell my wife when she gets upset at me for losing my cool at a sporting event... "I am a perfectionist. I want to be the best at everything, and if there's something I'm not the best at, then I've failed. I don't see a problem with refusing to settle for mediocrity. Likewise, I don't accept anything less from my favorite football team/my teammates/et cetera." She doesn't buy it, and neither do I, but it's a good try.

I think you'll find the articles I write to be highly organized. Hopefully, this "about me" section is nothing of the sort. For as anal as I am, there's a little kid just beneath the surface ready to break free at a moment's notice.

My passion is ...

travel, running, FSU Seminoles

I know too much about ...

useless trivia

My parents always told me ...

leave your sister alone

My childhood ambition ...

to be a garbage man

My favorite memory ...

hiking Yosemite (at least, it's my freshest memory)

Why I write ...

In general, I write because it's a good outlet. I write on Helium because I'm ultra-competitive.

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

Recently I've been reading a bunch of David Baldacci. I like action.

My first job ...

burger flipper

My best moment ...

marrying my wife

My inspiration ...

my wife, of course

Arts & Humanities > 19th Century US History An overview on the types of weapons used during the U.S. Civil War

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The American Civil War saw the use of a wide variety of weapons. Much of the variety can be attributed to the fact that states and counties were often responsible for mustering and equipping units to send to the war effort. Unlike the modern military, a large standing force, uniformity among the ranks was not the norm. This variety was also the result of innovation; the Civil War was the first to be fought since industrialization became commonplace, and leaders slowly adapted their tactics and choice of equipment to technological advances. A lack of resources on both sides, especially for ...

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