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MICHAEL

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About Me

I'M 39; SINGLE, NEVER MARRIED & I LOVE TO TRAVEL AND EXPLORE THE WORLD.....ATTENDED FLUSHING ELEMENTARY 1975-1983....ATTENDED UNION LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL 1983-1987.....ATTENDED UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 1987-1989.....ATTENDED OHIO UNIVERSITY 1990-1993 (SCRIPPS SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM). WHAT'S ALL THAT BOOK LEARNING GOT ME? A JOB IN A GROCERY STORE. OH WELL, I'M CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LONG SLIDE INTO MEDIOCRITY. GOTTA PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS!!!

My Interests

TRAVELING, PLANES, AIRPORTS, PLANES, HISTORY, PLANES, FOOTBALL, PLANES, GOLF, PLANES, SEVENTIES MUSIC, PLANES, ASTRONOMY, PLANES, PONDERING MY INSIGNIFICANT PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE, PLANES. AND BY PLANES I MEAN, BIG, SHINY THINGS WITH LOUD ENGINES; THAT GO REALLY FAST AND FIGHT THE GRAVITATIONAL FORCES THAT HAVE KEPT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE 7.7 BILLION HUMANS FROM EXPERIENCING THE EXHILARITION OF FLIGHT. NOT THAT I'M A FREAK OR ANYTHING. /div

I'd like to meet:

ROGER STAUBACH, HALL-OF-FAME DALLAS COWBOY QUARTERBACK NOLAN RYAN, HALL-OF-FAME FLAMETHROWER PITCHER CHUCK YEAGER, CRAZY TEST PILOT

Music:

BOB SEGER, HALL&OATES, PAT BENETAR, KENNY LOGGINS, BEE-GEES, JOURNEY, KOOL & THE GANG, WINGS, AMERICA, BOSTON, KANSAS, PETER GABRIEL, YES, EARTH WIND & FIRE, DEF LEPPPARD, COME ON MAN, I GREW UP IN THE SEVENTIES, CUT ME SOME SLACK!!


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Movies:

PULP FICTION, FIGHT CLUB, ITALIAN JOB, AUSTIN POWERS, THREE KINGS, HEAT, TERMIMATOR 1,2&3, SEVEN, DIE HARD 1,2&3, L.A.CONFIDENTIAL, OUT OF SIGHT, BLACKHAWK DOWN, EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, THE ROCK, UNTOUCHABLES, CON AIR, THE SCORE, RONIN, PUNCH DRUNK LOVE, KINGPIN, OFFICE SPACE, FLIGHTPLAN, EXECUTIVE DECISION, TIN CUP, ACE VENTURA PET DETECTIVE (THE FUNNIEST MOVIE EVER) HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, AIRPORT 1975, TEQUILLA SUNRISE, REVENGE OF THE NERDS, TUCKER, TRUE LIES, THE RIGHT STUFF, CHRISTMAS VACATION, THE PEACEMAKER (NO SERIOUSLY, CHECK IT OUT, IT'S AWESOME) REAR WINDOW, PRIDE OF THE YANKEES, THE FUGITIVE, THE SUM OF ALL FEARS.

Television:

FREAKS & GEEKS,AMAZING RACE, NUBMERS, WITHOUT A TRACE, HARDBALL W/CHIS MATTHEWS, RESCUE ME, THE JOB, KAREN SISCO (R.I.P.) N.F.L. FOOTBALL, PROFESSIONAL GOLF, DISCOVERY CHANNEL, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL, ALL-NEWS CHANNELS, THE OFFICE, 30 ROCK, BONES, CONAN O'BRIAN,

Books:

ANYTHING AVATION RELATED, HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHIES, USED TO BE INTO FICTION - STEVEN KING ETC. - BUT TOOK A HARD LEFT INTO REALITY. MOST OF MY 350 HARDCOVER BOOKS LOST IN A APT. FLOOD IN 2001. SNIFFLE, SNIFFLE.

Heroes:

CHUCK YEAGER, BUZZ ALDRIN, NEIL ARMSTRONG, LOU GEHRIG, NOLAN RYAN, ROGER STAUBACH, SAM CRAWFORD, ROBERTO CLEMENTE, ANDREW JACKSON, ALEXANDER HAMILTON, THOMAS JEFFERSON, MY SWEET BLACK LAB "LADY'...THE BEST DOG EVER! 1981-1998.
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My Blog

MY IRISH ADVENTURE

Okay, plane stuff out of the way first, cause I'm a plane geek! The exhalirating thing about travel is discovering new airports and airlines, so leaving Ireland yesterday was right up my alley. I caug...
Posted by MICHAEL on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:05:00 PST

WHY I LOVE TO TRAVEL

Everyone asks me why I travel and why I travel by myself.  I always fumble around for an answer, and never seem to be able to express why I do what I do.   If I say travel is great beca...
Posted by MICHAEL on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:35:00 PST

HONG KONG 7,787 MILES FROM HOME

     To try to explain the experience of traveling halfway around the world and make it realistic to friends is tough.  When you have had the best 7 days of your entire life, ...
Posted by MICHAEL on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:10:00 PST

MY EXHILARITING DAY IN PARIS, FRANCE

  A few weeks ago I returned safely home (via incredible Boeing 777) from six nights, seven days in London.  London was great, as I took tome visiting Tower Bridge, Big Ben and Parliment, th...
Posted by MICHAEL on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:12:00 PST

RETURN FROM THE SPECTACULAR CANADIAN ROCKIES

Just returned from an exhilarating 6 day trip to the unbelievably senic Banff and Jasper Nationa Parks in the Canadian Rockies.  The weather was ideal, sixties and the late May climate up there l...
Posted by MICHAEL on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:56:00 PST

MY LIFE IN A FEW WORDS

Hi, my name is Michael  and I live in the southeastern Ohio town of Athens, home of Ohio University, where I attended the Scripps School of Journalism from 1990-1993.  For the past 16 y...
Posted by MICHAEL on Tue, 08 May 2007 02:16:00 PST