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About Me

3:30 in the morning with not a soul in sight. We sat four deep at a traffic light, talking about how dumb and brainwashed some of our brothers and sisters are. While we wait for a green light to tell us when to go.

My Interests

the Bible, philosophy, music, art, surfing, the study of world religions, politics, food, sex (only with the wife), cosmology, ethics, stuff, friendships, walking around, writing, going places, concerts, riding the BART, reading, backpacking, scuba...

I'd like to meet:

everyone

Music:

pearl jam, led zeppelin, jimi hendrix, the who, radiohead, mos def, talib kweli, hot water music, saves the day, metallica, anthony skinner, andrew goff, euraquillo, blackstar, death cab for cutie, green day, two hand touch, john lee hooker, bob marley, RATM, cornelius, nirvana, sufjan stevens, tupac, dwight yokam, NIN, smashing pumpkins, johnny cash, eagles, james taylor, temple of the dog, merle haggard, johannes brahms, robert johnson

Movies:

the big lebowski, the passion of the christ, farenheit 911, rushmore, punch drunk love, babel, good will hunting, there will be blood

Television:

seinfeld, saturday night live, fear factor, chappelle show

Books:

Bible, Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, Why I am Not a Christian by Bertrand Russell, The Good Fight by Ralph Nader, The Clash of Fundamentalisms by Tariq Ali, A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig, Where Do We Go From Here by Martin Luther King Jr., Plato, Nietzsche

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, Daniel from the Old Testament, Gandhi, my Grandpa Lee Marvel

My Blog

i’m moving...

as some of you may know i applied to various graduate programs during the last year in the hopes of continuing my education. i was accepted to the following schools:University of Chicago- Masters in t...
Posted by james on Sat, 03 May 2008 12:45:00 PST

Considering the Value of Morality through a Nietzschean perspective

In his book, Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche goes to great lengths to explain his interpretation of morality. One of the statements Nietzsche makes in the section entitled Epigrams and Interludes is a...
Posted by james on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:58:00 PST

faith: what does it mean

One book that I read in the last year, which really struck me, was Saint Paul: The Foundation of Universalism by the contemporary French philosopher Alain Badiou. The first way, in which it brokered i...
Posted by james on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:14:00 PST

does christianity entail non-violence? and if so, which kind? you be the judge...

Is there a dividing line in nonviolence theory, one that is marked by the debate over whether nonviolent action should be principled or strategic? That is, is the division created merely by debate bet...
Posted by james on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:27:00 PST

Obama gets endorsement from vaunted Veteran supporter...

U.S. Representative Chet Edwards (D-Waco) today endorsed U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill) for President and released the following statement:"As the father of two young sons, I care deeply about the ...
Posted by james on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:22:00 PST

Andrew Eli Goff (Miller) is the King of Fortuna

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Posted by james on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:35:00 PST

my attempt to explain Why I Support Barack Obama for President of the United States of America

in one week, on february 5th, 24 states will hold either primary or caucus elections to select a candidate for the two major political parties for the office of president of the united ...
Posted by james on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:11:00 PST

i only need a few things

two weeks ago i was able to experience the joyous news of my wife being 5 weeks pregnant. it was really incredible in so many ways. we have been married for four years now and the fact that we are in ...
Posted by james on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:07:00 PST

SOCIETY

It's a mystery to meWe have a GreedWith which we have agreedAnd you think you have toWant more than you needUntil you have it allYou won't be FreeSocietyYou're a crazy breedI hope you're not lonelyWit...
Posted by james on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:23:00 PST

ethics of freedom: freedom vs. liberation

In trying to understand the care of the self, Foucault analyzes the concept of freedom and the way it serves to develop ethical relationships. In the midst of this analysis is the concept of liberatio...
Posted by james on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:02:00 PST