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Mike

If a man lacks integrity then his words don't amount to much

About Me


I'm not for sure what all I need to tell you, or even where I should begin. So I guess I'll start with the basics. I am thirty years old and I often say that I'm a work in progress. In my younger days, I could have been considered a rebel without a cause, because either I found trouble or trouble found me, whichever came first. Sure, I had some great times and could share so many stories, but the end result was a complete disaster. But I suppose that I have maturalized and perhaps grown wiser in time. What else is there to say about me? Well, I am a big time music buff and collector, Marilyn Monroe fanatic (yes I know that's corky go ahead and say it), movie critic, artist, writer, and a business man. I am a proud uncle of three nieces and a nephew. I am an introvert or an extrovert depending on the situation. I drink enough coffee to make many Columbians happy. I also play golf, tennis and basketball on my spare time. If you think that I'm an expert in those sports then you are dead wrong. During the warmer months, I love to get out on the lake or river if the opportunity exists. But, most of all, I have got some of the best friends that money can't buy and I enjoy the time spent with them. Thanks for visiting my profile. If you have any further questions about me, just ask.

My Interests

My general interest are writing, music, fishing, going out on the lake or river, watching football, basketball, and ultimate fighting, and kicking back with a good film or book.

I'd like to meet:

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I'd like to meet old and new friends alike. There's a country musician that once said we all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more interesting and fun (if they are true friends) unless one is a lone wolf that choses to live alone and die alone. That's not me by a long shot.MOVE ALL HTML CODES (IMAGES/WIDGETS/SLIDESHOWS/VIDEOS) BELOW THIS CODE

Music:


This one is hard for me because I like so many different kinds of music with the exception of classical. But I mostly enjoy classic rock, alternative rock, some country, and occasionally there'll be a hip hop song might catch my ear. Here are just a some of my favorite bands or music artists in no particular order: Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Electric Light Orchestra, Steely Dan, Def Leppard, Warrant, Eagles, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Doors, Guns N' Roses, Motley Crue, Firehouse, Scorpions, Evanescence, Matchbox Twenty, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Lenny Kravitz, Prince, Rascal Flatts, et al. And, of course, Johnny Cash or as he is often referred to as, "The Man In Black."

Movies:

I'm interested in just about all genre of film with the exception of the romantic stuff. Never been my cup of tea so to speak, unless it involves an intimate evening with a woman afterward; and then maybe I'd make a consideration. With all joking aside, there are so many great films out there that I have watched in my days. Here are just some of my favorites in no congruent order: Poltergeist, Superman I & II, Superman Returns, The Goodbye Girl, Goonies, The Breakfast Club, The Outsiders, Stand By Me, Heathers, Terminator I & II, Alien, Heartbreak Ridge, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, The Shawshank Redemption, Good Will Hunting, Seven, Forrest Gump, Sling Blade, Saving Private Ryan, Training Day, A Beautiful Mind, Any Adam Sandler film (except for Little Nicky), Patch Adams, Big Fish, The Terminal, Bruce Almighty, Evan Almighty, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Star Trek films, Flags Of Our Fathers, Letters from Iwo Jima, Walk The Line, Spiderman I,II,& III, X-Men I & II, King Kong, Jarheads, et. al

Television:

Cold Case, Law & Order: CI and SVU, House, Bones, anything that interests me on A&E, the History channel, and the Discovery channel.

Books:

My favorite books are in no particular order: Carrie, Christine, The Stand, The Dark Tower, Misery, The Cell, The Dead Zone, It, The Eyes of a Dragon, Hearts in Atlantis, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, and other novels written by Stephen King, One Child, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, On Writing, The Power of your Subconscious Mind, et a.

Heroes:



My Blog

1997 Part 4: Charity Doering

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not deli...
Posted by Mike on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:01:00 PST

1997 Part 2: The First Encounter

Every rose has its thorn Just like every night has its dawn Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song Every rose has its thorn- Poison Maribeth Pearce was like no other girl I had met before and...
Posted by Mike on Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:28:00 PST

1997 Part 3: The Interim Period

"As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do."-Zachary ScottAs I once mentioned in another, more fictional story, the summer months of this year had ignited ...
Posted by Mike on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:00 PST

1997 part 1: The End of an Era

"It is possible to make each year bring with it a lasting gift to add to the fullness of experience, to be treasured up, savored, and remembered. They need not be startling, these gifts of the years; ...
Posted by Mike on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:11:00 PST

Will The Real Mike Please Stand Up? Part 3 of 3 (Documentary)

"Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book; a personality which, by birth and quality, is pledged to the doctrines there set forth, and which exists to see and state thing...
Posted by Mike on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:00:00 PST

Will The Real Mike Please Stand Up? Part 2 of 3 (Documentary)

Still don't know what I was waiting forAnd my time was running wildA million dead-end streets andEvery time I thought I'd got it madeIt seemed the taste was not so sweetSo I turned myself to face meBu...
Posted by Mike on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:10:00 PST

Will The Real Mike Please Stand Up? Part 1 of 3 (Documentary)

I have spoke with the tongue of angelsI have held the hand of a devilIt was warm in the nightI was cold as a stoneBut I still havent found what I'm looking forWho am I really and how does it contrast ...
Posted by Mike on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:06:00 PST

One More Thing And Ill Shut Up

"The most successful politician is he who says what everybody is thinking most often and in the loudest voice."- President Theodore Roosevelt You probably know that I am not a man lost for words and I...
Posted by Mike on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:21:00 PST

The Chosen Path I Tread (Continuation of Outside Looking In)

Continuation of Outside Looking In"I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair."  - Joseph AddisonIn the distant horizon, that seems like endless miles away, dawn...
Posted by Mike on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:17:00 PST

Can I Really Go Back Home? Pt. 2 - Reflections: Chapter One

"REFLECTIONS""The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause." - Henri L. Bergson"CHAPTER ONE" ****There is a time when every man reflects b...
Posted by Mike on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:58:00 PST