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Brett

The goal isn’t for me to win. The goal is for us to win. Our goal isn’t to be right. Our goal is

About Me

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I love life and what it has to offer. Sometimes you just need to seek out the opportunities in life that will improve or make it worth living.

I have been married to the most wonderful and beautiful woman for 3 years. Laura is a teacher and from Oregon.

I truly enjoy meeting new people and connecting with old friends from my days in the punk music scene, college and high school, Peace Corps or wherever. Don't be shy about dropping me a line.

I keep our personal website up-to-date so please visit it if you would like the whole story.

Visit our website at www.brettandlaura.com

Visit these websites that are implementing social change throughout the world!

    Guerrila News Network : education through video Fifty Crows : social change photography War News Radio : balanced and in-depth reporting, historical perspective, and personal stories on the Iraq War ADBUSTERS : concerned about the erosion of our physical and cultural environments by commercial forces

My Interests

Interests are ever evolving and defining who I am. Currently, I love to read non-fiction, hike in the forest, learn about politics, drink micro-brews and red wines, play with my dogs, go for runs with my wife, learn about Armenian and Russian culture, teach myself computer programs, travel the world or just my community, enjoy mochas every morning on campus after my bike ride, watch documentaries, and listen to my iPod on random.

I'd like to meet:

Just about anyone who is open-minded, challenges the norms, fun, creative, environmentally friendly, has a range of knowledge, knows more about what is not on television than what is...



Music:

I'm a fan of a variety of genres, but the ones that usually catch my attention are punk, alternative, folk, politically themed, 80's new wave/pop, and old country.

Movies:

I love documentaries and movies that encourage me to think, rather than leave me numb to the world. Recent impressive movies include

    Control Room Murderball Syrianna Who Killed The Electric Car? The History of Oil

Books:

Planning books such as "Toward Sustainable Communities", "The Geography of Nowhere", and "Cities in the Wilderness" All I read these days are planning, planning, planning books.

Non-fiction is my preference of reading material. I enjoy being enlightened about current issues, people, and life in general. I don't necessarily care what it is about as long as it increases my knowledge and, hopefully, makes me a better person because of it.

Heroes:

People who speak against the corrupt corporate machine, those who show no fear to do what is right in their heart, people who give a voice to those who can not be heard, individuals that are helping to create a paradigm shift toward a more sustainable society (environmentally, socially, economically)

My Blog

Don't pump gas on May 15th

'Don't pump gas on May 15th"NO GAS...On May 15th 2007 Don't pump gas on may 15th In April 1997, there was a "gas out" conducted nationwide in protest of gas prices.  Gasoline prices dropped...
Posted by ResQ Brett on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:11:00 PST

It's official...August 10, 2007

Hello Friends, Laura and I went to the doctor today and heard the babies heartbeat thumping away! We are in week 11 and have a healthy child growing inside Laura. The baby is due around August 10, 2...
Posted by ResQ Brett on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:39:00 PST

Thank you!

Damn it's a good day!  Let's raise our pints and pitchers to all the visionaries who still believe that America can truly represent the interests of the world and not large corporations or just o...
Posted by ResQ Brett on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 11:16:00 PST

Top 10 Dictators

A "dictator" is a head of state who exercises arbitrary authority over the lives of his citizens and who cannot be removed from power through legal means. The worst commit terrible human-rights abuses...
Posted by ResQ Brett on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:52:00 PST

Check out my videos!

I put up some videos from our experience overseas.  They are large but should still be viewable.  The one about nature and monestaries is an actual video with music and editing.  Let me...
Posted by ResQ Brett on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 01:44:00 PST