"The saddest thing I ever did see
Was a woodpecker peckin' at a plastic tree.
He looks at me, and 'Friend,' says he,
'Things ain't as sweet as they used to be.'"
-Shel Silverstein
"I know no disease of the soul but ignorance; a pernicious evil, the darkener of mans life, the disturber of his reason, and common confounder of Truth" -Ben Johnson
In a nutshell:
- My main goal in life is to discover truth, whatever that may be.
- I spend more of my time than anything else satisfying my desire seeking truth and wisdom.
- I really like peanut butter.
- I love cats, especially my momma cat, she's the bestest.
- I miss being in love and having intense feelings.
- I usually have one of the following books/documents or web pages in front of me: Health/Nutrition, International Maritime/Admiralty Law, Cooking, Organic living, MSG, Aspartame, UCC/Commerce, Economics/Federal Reserve system/Commercial Banking Law, Inflation/hidden taxation, 9/11 Truth, Vitamins/minerals, proper weight lifting nutrition, Savings/Investments, hedging investments against inflation, Travel in other countries, Clay Portrait Sculpture
- I enjoy reading medical studies of health effects of various artificial preservatives, additives, emulsifiers, hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, mercury amalgam fillings, fluoride, toxin exposures.
- I want to know why ADD & ADHD is on the rise. I believe it may be due to a combination of increased usage and consumption of excitotoxins such as MSG & Aspartame. There has been strong evidence that links thimerasol mercury (toxic heavy metal) containing childhood vaccines to ADD symptoms. Tiny infants with premature immune systems being bombarded with mega high doses of Mercury containing vaccines with very short intervals, destroying, stunting and/or disturbing the growth phases in babies and children. It also interferes with the endocrine system and the production of growth hormones and proper hormone regulation. We give our kids MSG laced chips like Doritos which cause the dendrites in brain cells to shrivel and die, brain neurons are stimulated so violently by the glutamate (MonoSodiumGlutamate) that they literally die of exhaustion, this typically happens within 1-2 hours after exposure when viewing under the microscope on laboratory animals. Humans are actually several times more sensitive than animals to MSG, and children are even more sensitive than adults. The label doesn't even have to say MSG on it, in fact the food industry is now hiding it under other not-so-obvious ingredient names such as Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Sodium Caseinate, Yeast Extract, Textured Protein, Autolyzed Yeast, Plant Protein Extract, Calcium Caseinate, Broth, Stock, Natural Flavoring, Flavoring, Seasoning and Malt Extract. See? Chances are you are eating a ton of it, several times a day. It's also in many baby foods. Many people claim headaches after eating foods containing MSG, perhaps its your brain cells meeting their doom? Who knows. But I wouldn't eat it.
- I like to meet, talk with and surround myself with intellectually honest people. Those are people that are capable of using critical thinking to break things down, using rational, logical thinking processes to analyze a situation rather than purely emotional responses. Many times presenting new information to people can create fear and automatic rejection to new ideas or a new way of thinking, but when you stop to think about things from all sides, and then take a step out of the box and get an even better view of the situation, you should be able to see things more clearly. Those are the types of individuals I seek to talk to.
- Lastly, I know when to put the books down and be a complete dork. I love to laugh and try to do it often, but when I'm at work I try to be professional, try is the key word. I love doing crazy voices, every couple months I'll create a new silly voice and character to go with it, then when I get tired of that I'll find a new one to do. Cause that's how I roll.
I like people with healthy amounts of curiosity and truly down to earth people.
Minor annoyances: drunk people (especially loud & sloppy drunks), groupies with nothing going for themselves, dramatic people and gossip, people who never learn from their mistakes, when people don't believe in themselves or use the words "I can't" too often, people who never look at things from other people's point of view, unhealthy amounts of selfishness, unhealthy amounts of selflessness, people who don't ask questions or don't question anything.
I am also annoyed by people who think that good looks is what matters most even if the person has a bad personality. Good looks without good personality can be compared to eating good tasting junk food with no real healthful substance. It looks and tastes good, but it's not good, especially for you. If great tasting junk food can make you fat, can we also assume that good looks with no good personality can also make your soul fat?
Death Cab for Cutie, Coldplay, Ryan Adams, The Postal Service, Snow Patrol, Keane, M83, Kent, REM, Radiohead, The Clash, Travis, Eels, Counting Crows, Beck, The Shins, Iron & Wine, Pete Yorn, Aimee Mann, Al Green, Kaiser Chiefs, Alanis Morissette, The Arcade Fire, David Gray, Garbage, The Hives, Jeff Buckley, The Killers, Nada Surf, Red House Painters, The Flaming Lips, Immortal Technique, Neko Case, NIN, Minus the Bear, Phil Collins, Sigor Ros, Hot Hot Heat, Taking Back Sunday, Sarah McLachlan, Rage Against The Machine, Stereophonics, Weezer, The Thrills
Amelie, American Beauty, Minority Report, Bourne Identity, Vanilla Sky, 1984, Animal Farm, Super Troopers, Ace Ventura, Code 46, V for Vendetta, Deuce Bigalow, Go, American History X, Seven, The Goonies, Good Will Hunting, High Fidelity, Rules of Attraction, Dumb & Dumber, Trainspotting, Napoleon Dynamite, The Corporation, Falling Down, Romeo & Juliet (the new one), Office Space, Pirates of the Caribbean, David Cross: Let America Laugh
Why would I watch television? It will give you tunnel vision. I prefer book-o-vision. But these channels are sometimes okay...Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, History Channel, Animal Planet. That is if I even had cable. I'd rather not pay to be advertised to. Visit a gym, be social with your friends, enjoy nature, while we have it.
The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin, David Rakoff - Don't Get Too Comfortable, Crossing the Rubicon - Michael C. Ruppert, The New Pearl Harbor - David Ray Griffin, Howard Zinn
Congressman Ron Paul, Alex Jones, Mahatma Gandi, Bill Maher, Michael C. Ruppert, Cynthia McKinney, Howard Dean, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - These are people I find inspiration from. Non-violent revolutionaries.