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About Me

Well.....I recently moved to Denver, Colorado from Austin, TX. I have bounced around a bit from Atlanta to Reno, NV, but this is going to be my home now. :) My interests are similar to most in that i enjoy outdoor activities, all kinds of sports, concerts, movies (particularly dialogue driven), dogs, ice cream, etc, etc....(do i really need to type this generic, this is what guys like part?!?).
I also like to lots of things to stimulate my brain, so I go to lots of seminar's, book signings, museum exhibits, and you can find me at the bookstore at least once a week getting caffeinated and trying to absorb stuff that I'll no doubt forget a week or two later.
I am lucky enough to work from my apartment and i work an east coast schedule that revolves around the stock market so my day starts early but ends early as well (2:00 p.m) leaving me time in the afternoon for play (or often additional work :-S)
I will post some things i am doing on my calendar so if anyone reading this has an interest in hanging out or doing something posted, hit the send message button and let me know. I know very few people here at the moment so please introduce yourself. :)
Cheers.
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Some Fav Quotes:
-The class of those who have the ability to think their own thoughts is separated by an unbridgeable gulf from the class of those who cannot
-The single common denominator of men and women who achieve great things is a sense of destiny.
-There are no coincidences in the universe.
-The biggest influence on our life is our thoughts, the way we think.
-Life is a creation, not a discovery.
-steve: whats your opinion on censorship insomniacdude007: **** censorship
-Your life is important. Honor it. Fight for your highest possibilities.
-Trust in god, but lock your car.
-You can never get enough of what you don't really need.

My Interests

Movies, Film Production, Script Writing, Music, Football, kickball, dodgeball,Tennis, Food, Karma, Travel, Books, Dogs, the outdoors and anything new that will fill up my brain..... basically everything, etc. um....yeah that about covers it.The only thing mandatory for me to hang out with you is that you have a functioning brain and a good sense of humor, everything else is negotiable. ;-)

Some Pictures from my life. :-P
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I'd like to meet:

I'd like to meet some cool people with varied interests who like animals, are fun and ambitious, don't take life to seriously. Simple Enough? :)

Below is a great short on well......people meeting that i think you'll find funny. :-P Put the hyperlink below into a browser to watch it at atom films:
http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/content/trysting
Sam (Brad Yoder) is hoping that Susan (Dorien Davies) is going to make the first move.
HOW TO IMPROPERLY USE A COUCH. :-s

Music:

Stuff I dig: Seize, Mozart, BT, Massive Attack, NIN, Cocteau Twins, Tears for Fears, BT, Tiesto, Dido, Beth Orton, Seven Seconds, Linkin Park, Rage against the Machine, Sponge, Delerium, Rush, McLachlan, Thievery Corp, Live, Sinead, Alanis,etc.oh and audible.com. :-P

Movies:

WallStreet, Boiler Room, Dophamine, that one scene from Glenn Garry Glen Ross, V for Vendetta, Rogue Trader,Rounders, Ground Hog Day, 1984, Jason Bourne,A street car named desire, Fight club, 12 Monkeys, anything well scripted and dialogue driven,and anything with Parker Posey in it, etc, etc, etc.I have a whole lot more but those are the ones i can see from where I am sitting right now. :-P

"People should not be afraid of their governments; governments should be afraid of their people."

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Not a Movie but below is one of the all-time funniest photo's I have ever seen. LOL

Trader Clips

Television:

Coupling, Dexter, CNBC, Anything and quite possibly everything ESPN but especially PTI, Seinfeld re-runs, the Tonight show (but i only watch the monologue), The Office, BSG, Rescue Me, Book TV, NipTuck, Its always sunny in.....Curb your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, KO, and BSG. (all things my DVR records or I have on DVD).

Great Song

Books:

Books I've read lately or am planning to read soon. :)

The Only Three Questions that Count, The Roaring Nineties, The Poker Face of Wallstreet, The 100 Most influential books ever written, What every American should know about the rest of the world, etc. The stuff I'm reading that would put you to sleep includes: Equity Markets in Action, Crystal Reports X1, etc.
Best read: WSJ........you read that for 4 years you'll get a better education than most colleges these days.
Calvin Johnson

Heroes:

Ludwig Von Mises, my Grandfather, Cat and the Hat, Jack Bristow, the Transcendentalists Thoreau and Emerson, and of course this guy below who despite getting screwed over by that ACME company time and time again, never quits trying :) (seriously he should sue their ass, everything he uses from them is defective, especially those rocket roller skates).

Yet another quote: "If there is one formula for success in life, it is this: to develop yourself, train. And to develop yourself to your fullest, train to failure. Maximum effort stimulates maximal growth."
Also important to getting ahead, Shrute Bucks ;-)

Be the hero of your own life, just remember: No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, and disciplined.
If you made it down this far you can always send me an IM if you like. :)

My Blog

Financial Crisis and Recession

Financial Crisis and Recession Daily Article by Jesus Huerta de Soto | Posted on 10/6/2008 The severe financial crisis and resulting worldwide economic recession we have been forecasting for years ...
Posted by Searching4Alpha on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:43:00 PST

Officer Kanapsky, is it?

Officer Kanapsky, is it? Daily Article by Jeffrey A. Tucker | Posted on 9/9/2008 It's a suburban neighborhood, on Sunday morning. There is a three-way stop at which hardly anyone eve...
Posted by Searching4Alpha on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:53:00 PST

Mondays Wynkoop Pool League

If anyone wants to have some fun and play some pool, i joined a league that plays on Monday nights at the Wynkoop downtown. http://www.15rack.com/15rack/15_rack_rules.htmlIts a fun league so if you ha...
Posted by Searching4Alpha on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:03:00 PST

Life....

"Each consecutive moment represents a much smaller part of your life. If each moment passes more quickly, you should seek greater meaning; your actions should have a thoughtful purpose." ......Craig C...
Posted by Searching4Alpha on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:43:00 PST

FISA Statement

Statement on HR 6304, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments.. 20 June 2008 Rep. Ron Paul, M.D. Madam Speaker, I regret that due to the unexpected last-minute appearance of this...
Posted by Searching4Alpha on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:45:00 PST

Tiger Woods Is Suffering for Golfs Big, Bad Lie:

Tiger Woods Is Suffering for Golf's Big, Bad Lie: Michael Lewis Commentary by Michael Lewis .. June 24 (Bloomberg) -- One of the amazing things about golf is how many people hav...
Posted by Searching4Alpha on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:20:00 PST

Haney: Tiger predicted U.S. Open victory despite two leg fractures

Haney: Tiger predicted U.S. Open victory despite two leg fractures By Bob HarigESPN.comWe saw him limp through 91 holes, wince with every big swing and win the U.S. Open in a playoff ...
Posted by Searching4Alpha on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:31:00 PST

Back to work finally. So what’s the next move? hmm.....

Alpha (investment) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alpha is a risk-adjusted measure of the so-called active return on an investment. It is a common measure of assessing an active manag...
Posted by Searching4Alpha on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:14:00 PST

This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix

(Note: I don't know UNIX but still find this to be the consistently funniest thing on the internet, the two or three i understand each month. Enjoy). http://www.xkcd.com/ Ma...
Posted by Searching4Alpha on Mon, 26 May 2008 09:58:00 PST

Ikea Instructions

Posted by Searching4Alpha on Sun, 25 May 2008 10:33:00 PST