Gibran a.k.a. Archmage Arthazal

Among other things, I am a novelist in the "fantasy" genre. (see www.silentbard.us/arthazal/ )to view some of my writing and artwork as I draw along with ecrivant.) I am a singer songwriter, with wide range but generally performing in contralto or first tenor. I was on Peabody's children's choir, All County in Baltimore, and stayed in choir through high school. I am presently seeking a guitarist to help me reform my band. I also draw. I love Christmas and Halloween, snow etc.I have an English degree, love reading, and I am a Big Lord of The Rings fan, and used to win contests as a kid, performing as Gandalf The Gray. I enjoy history, and art, and I follow politics, but I hate propoganda and media hyperbole and distortion. I also take issues with government encroachment. While never a drug user or advocate, I am aware of the fact that, until 1914, most drugs were legal in the US, and their illegalization had a lot to do with racial tensions. I also know that, as had been the case with most of the world for most of human history, general age of consent in the US was around a now shocking 14 until the end of the early 1900s. I know that Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld supported Saddam Hussien's regieme when he was commiting atrocities in the 1980s, mainly for the purpose of weakening Iran. I know that George Washington liked to drink, and in at least one instance gave Marijuana to his troops, that Ben Franklin had at least 25 children out of wedlock, that Thomas Jefferson, at 40 plus, began an affair with a 15 year old slave girl named Sally ( they had several children), that Ethan Allan was a rum smuggler, and that, despite their issues, all three of those founders, and Thomas Paine with them, would roll over in their graves if they knew that Habeus Corpus was being put up for graps, and that wire tapping and tracking were being sanctioned by the government. They just wouldn't stand fot the sort of encroaching, Big Brother government we are lazily rolling over for. In an unrelated matter, I know that if you read Numbers 31 you will find that Moses was guilty of genocidal war crimes. Also, monogamy probably isn't the most natural thing for humans, especially males. I question it frequently. CHALLANGE! (En Francais)elective POLYAMORY, Thats the way!. I think other people should know these things too. It makes for a better informed populace. It also makes it harder for the government and media to exploit and manipulate us. There are other facts you should know about history and government, but that is what history proffessors, historians and libraries are for. Consult them on any and every topic that comes to your attent.