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urbane development

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me


Born in a nomadic, blue-collar family, big brother of 6, trying to make it in the white-collar world, but I don't flip my collar up, thank you very much.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Truthfully, I'd love to meet someone who hated "My Best Friend's Wedding" but still watched the credits (reasoning: the movie's "afraid of life", only-gutsy-too- late message really bothers me, but I get it). Of course, I'll settle for:
People who can't spel
DMV Employees
Fans of WWE
Haughty Ivies
Steroid Abusers
Salary Cap Daters
Conspicuous Consumers
Emotional Vampires
Existentialists & Nihilists in steel cages
Paris Hilton emulators/assorted vain-glorious ass puppets
Regrettably, I must place a disclaimer that this is "sarcasm"... I promise I'm not condescending... condescension is bad and it's when you talk down to people like they are stupid.

My Blog

The Case Against Faux-Populism OR Why Is John Edwards Still in the Race?

My grandfather, affectionately known throughout our family as "Pop," was a true Roosevelt Democrat-- a man who grew up to those "Fireside Chats" and swept the hardware store floor for a nickel a day.&...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:38:00 GMT

Do Not Go Quietly Into That Dark Night

Last year I lost a political race.  I never knew losing would take so long to recover from.  A loss versus a win has never been so stark for me.  And I've not truly addressed the ramif...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:53:00 GMT

what a pleasant surprise

Here's something that caught me off guard... the kind of warm fuzzy feelings from having your mother just show up.Yep, that's what happened this Thanksgiving and I have to admit, she's never done this...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:48:00 GMT

Much Like My Life, This Blog Is In Transition

I have taken into account feedback from various sources (including those from my myspace community) and I can safely agree, it is time to find a new home for my web presence. Sure, sure...
Posted by on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:03:00 GMT

Blog Maintenance Update

I've been blogging on myspace for about three years now and I've never really given much thought as to the rhyme or reason for it.  Mostly I wanted to keep people posted on what I'm up to, and oc...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:11:00 GMT

Return To Form

There is a very good reason, dear readership, that I rarely, if ever, write about my relationships.  I end up sounding pathetic. Sure, sure, I may allude to them, sprinkled references, som...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:52:00 GMT

Hanging Up On Phone Interviews

I am not fond of phone interviews.  It is not because I'm bad at them.  In fact, rather immodestly I confess, I am quite good at them. My problem lies with their overuse and reliance as ...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:46:00 GMT

Was John Donne right?

"no man is an island unto himself" That's what we've been told?  IS this accurate?  IS this a philsopher's truth? I am inclined to agree with Mr. Donne-- popular in the Renaissance, the...
Posted by on Sat, 19 May 2007 00:52:00 GMT

We Have Tried to Figure It Out For Some Time Now

One hundred and five years ago today, Greek archeologists unearthed the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer. Producing accurate sun & moon positions, it was a marvel...
Posted by on Thu, 17 May 2007 10:24:00 GMT

What Happened to Jay?

For those who've wondered, I'm working on a new publication. Look for it in stores soon!
Posted by on Wed, 16 May 2007 11:57:00 GMT