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I was born in a crossfire hurricane. Unfortunately after that, everything slowed down to a crawl. But it's all right.
I'm a lot like Will from Good Will Hunting, well, aside from the brutal upbringing ... the violence ... the youthful good looks ... the colorful friends ... and the genius. Come to think of it, I'm really not really all that much like Will Hunting.
I'm definitely a reader like Will though. I read everything, cereal boxes, the owners manual to my car, the instructions on my shampoo bottle (definite repeat reading), and actual books. I also have my dork tendencies, and I still love my comic books. Right now, I'm deep into the Foxfire series, Godel, Escher, Bach, and Will Eisner's Spirit Archives.
I try to read books that I tried to avoid as a high school student. I love classic American works like Faulkner, Hemmingway, and Fitzgerald. Would you believe that the Great Books actually happen to be great? Start with those, and you'll learn what new books are cut from that same cloth.
I don't like to call myself a Martial Artist, but I have trained in Jeet Kune Do, Kali, and Muay Thai. I've worked on my boxing for a couple of years, and I'm also enrolled in a very good Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school, which means that when I'm not injured, I'm getting my butt kicked by the best fighters in the Chicago area. I lift weights, and I try to run, but I lose interest in running really quickly so I have to figure out creative ways to get my cardio going.
I'm defined as much by my dislikes as my likes. I don't care about Reality TV, weak modern R&B music, who is having sex with whom, who's gay and who's not, and anything that has nothing to do with me.
I believe strongly in the old Code of the West. If it doesn't affect you, leave it alone.
To steal from Crash Davis in Bull Durham: I believe in Superman. I believe in the Chicago White Sox. I believe in four seasons. I believe in exercise. I really do believe that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe combat sports are the purest physical challenge there is. I believe in in a night spent home watching fights leaves you better off than a night spent drinking. I believe in books. I believe that the better looking the singer is the worse the music is. I believe in blondes, brunettes, and redheads. I believe in the United States, even though it's inconvenient right now. I believe that Synchronized Swimming, Rythmic Gymnastics, Curling, the Biathlon, and Figure Skating should not be Olympic Sports, and I believe that I've gone on far too long.
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My Interests

Writing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA (Mixed Martial Arts), Boxing, Chess, Voracious Reading, Biking, Running , Yoga, Charity Work, Weight Lifting, Avid Sports Viewing, Comics Collecting, Current Events, Science and any cool new gadget.

I'd like to meet:

People who've accomplished something or are in the process of accomplishing something. Steven Covey, Colin Powell, Winky Wright, Steven Hawking, Einstein, Nietzche, Lee Strobel, Randy Couture, Georges St. Pierre, Fedor Emilianenko, Antonio Roderigo Nogueira, Bruce Lee, David Mamet, Bill Gates, Christopher Hitchens, Mike Royko, Bruce Springsteen, Julio Cesar Chavez, Robert McKee, Joe Frasier, Ali, Will Eisner, Michael Kelly, Michael Chabon, and David Foster Wallace. I don't care what someone does, as long as it isn't just sitting around and running to waste.I'll automatically add: Martial Artists, athletes, any Artists/ Writers/ Directors/ Actors/ Musicians, readers, thinkers, Anyone Currently or Formerly in the Military/ Police/ Fire Prevention, any adventurous souls, any friends of friends, and anyone who has any of my interests.On this site, I'd like to meet most of people I've tagged on my friends list. I didn't think much of the Myspace thing for a long time, but it's actually cool chatting with interesting people I'd never have a chance to meet otherwise.

I get horrible presents every year. Help make this the worst Christmas ever!

Music:

Everything, Rock, Hip Hop, Metal, Country, Classical, World, Reggae, Jazz, Blues, New Age, Motown, Soul, you name it. It's all in my CD collection. Favorites are: Bruce Springsteen, John Hiatt, Johnny Lee Hooker, Dwight Yoakum, Mozart, Bob Marley, AC/DC, Los Tucanes De Tijuana, Urge Overkill, Nick Lowe, DMX, Run DMC, Los Lobos, John Mellencamp, Liz Phair (old Liz Phair), The White Stripes, Wilco, The Killers, The Mavericks, Lyle Lovett, Robert Cray, Toby Keith, Lonnie Brooks, Eminem, The Offspring, Weezer, The Propellerheads, Fatboy Slim, Everclear, Collective Soul, Urge Overkill, U2, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Rolling Stones, and Enya.

Movies:

The Godfather, 300, Casablanca, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Superman the Movie, Star Wars, American Beauty, LA Confidential, Bull Durham, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill 1 and 2, Red Rock West, Boondock Saints, Friday Night Lights, Rudy, Rocky, Raging Bull, The Usual Suspects, A Clockwork Orange, Something About Mary, The Last Seduction, La Femme Nikita, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Hero, Fargo, The Last Dragon, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Mystic River, The Shawshank Redemption, Saving Private Ryan, Chasing Amy, The Replacements, Lord of War, Jaws, Goodfellas, In the Name of the Father, The Untouchables, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lost in Translation, Spartan.

Television:

Not so much in favor of. If it isn't sports or news, I generally don't watch it, well, maybe the really cool stuff on Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. I watch The Sopranos, 24, Life on Mars, The Simpsons, Heroes, Seinfeld, Doctor Who, and ... pro wrestling.

Books:

I own 2000 books, and I've read almost all of them: My favorites are The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Infinite Jest, I am Charlotte Simmons, Girl With Curious Hair, The Catcher in The Rye, The Moral Animal, Ulysses, The Last Lion Series (Churchill), The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, The Art of Jeet Kune Do, Candide, Civil Disobedience, Wonder Boys, A Man in Full, Also Sprach Zarathustra, The Book of Five Rings, The Prince, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder, Guns, Germs and Steel, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Dutch, The Road to Serfdom, A Brief History of Time, The Elegant Universe, The Corrections, Gravity's Rainbow, and The Sun Also Rises. I'll read anything by Tom Wolfe, Ernest Hemmingway, David Foster Wallace, and Michael Chabon. I'm also a sucker for Tom Clancy books. I know they're mind candy, but I like candy.

Heroes:

Superman, Randy Couture, David Foster Wallace, Martin Luther King, Theodore Roosevelt, and anyone who risks his life or freedom for something greater than himself.

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My Blog

A Simple Challenge

I have a migraine. I am no longer amused. Why should I not kill you? Entertain me in the comments, and you shall live.The request for shorter blogs has been duly noted. William Shatner will soothe...
Posted by R.H. on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:50:00 PST

Announcing ... The Ultimate Ranter with Teams Announced

For the two of you who have noticed the odd changes in my status line, I've been planning something, and it's all come together in the course of a week. The teams are almost in place. The coaches ar...
Posted by R.H. on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:50:00 PST

The Dreaded Book Blog ...

Sometimes intellectuals can take the fun out of everything. I recently read a scholarly review of the blog "Stuff White People Like." Someone somehow took the funniest blog in the world, a...
Posted by R.H. on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:23:00 PST

Blog Review: A Trial Run

One of the things that confuses me about my blog is that I get e-mails from time to time from people who tell me they’re afraid to comment here. Now, if they were saying this because of th...
Posted by R.H. on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:09:00 PST

The Man With No Y Chromosome

A couple things before I get down to business. 1) I’ve noticed more and more people are post dating their blogs these days and to more and more outrageous times, so I get to see a five day...
Posted by R.H. on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:20:00 PST

I AM THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!

I can’t help but think that I’m being the butt of a practical joke. After I admit that I write blogs to lower my readership and keep me out of rankings, I seem to have an unnatural h...
Posted by R.H. on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:58:00 PST

Bulgarian Idol ... A non- Blog

Usually, my blogs are my words. This isn’t. This is just my favorite new show that I had to share. Sue Fancypants sent a video that became my instant addiction. I had to open it. It was abou...
Posted by R.H. on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:18:00 PST

Blogging for Grown Folks ...

I don’t know why, but for the longest time, I’ve felt the need to write something about my blog. It’s probably stupid and narcissistic, but, oh well. I just want to put my own theo...
Posted by R.H. on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:03:00 PST

Of Course Its Madness. Its Asparagus.

People write me on this site, a lot, and most of the time, I get the same questions. Number one is "Where did you get the cool morphing pic?" Okay, really the number one question is, "Why are you so...
Posted by R.H. on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:31:00 PST

Its Dare

I WAS going to post the first book blog this Sunday, but I finally remembered it’s Easter Sunday. My job doesn’t recognize it as a holiday for me, and I have to work, but most normal peop...
Posted by R.H. on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:31:00 PST