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My passion is ...

Encouraging free thought

I know too much about ...

chemical weapons and video games

My parents always told me ...

if I sit that close to the Tv I'll die of radiation poisoning.

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video game designer

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getting up the courage to ask the woman I would later marry out.

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because it's fun to see how others will react

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"Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West", NCIS Season 5, Inkubus Sukkubus

My first job ...

holding onto fading sanity in the drive through of a fast food place

My best moment ...

Aside from meeting the wife, getting my first two ferrets, Rockie and Jasmine

My inspiration ...

if it's out there, it inspires me. The world is my muse.

Health & Fitness > Alcoholism Does having a drinking age of 21 contribute to binge drinking and alcohol abuse among college students, as claimed recently by a group of university presidents?

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"Hey dudes let's party!"

These words have been probably uttered more times than "Hey dudes let's study" on university campuses worldwide. The sad part is how much they get uttered by those between the ages of 18 and 20. This has led to a great deal of unnecessary deaths due to drunk driving (not necessarily the driver) and alcohol poisonings. To combat this, some university presidents have gotten together and introduced legislation to lower the national drinking age to eighteen (from twenty-one). This is probably one of the dumbest things to have come out of the mouths of such "learn...

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