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Mark

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About Me



"...All it takes is bags of cash."

-US intelligence official describing what it takes to get Pakistani tribal leaders to help in the hunt for Al Qaeda

"...feel good...really!..watch Gorillaz..."

Myspace Layouts at Pimp-My-Profile.com / Dark & Simple

My Interests

-Travel...near and far
-Acting/improv
-inline hockey...you heard me!
-New-cool fab and old-timey thoughtful people
-Sound public policy and urban development that fosters a genuine sense of community...I think?...

Music:

-David Bowie
-The Shins
-Incubus
-Linkin Park
-Gorillaz
-West Indian Girl

Movies:

-Recent recommend: Charlie Wilson's War
-Comedy favorites: Ed Wood, 1941, The Bird Cage; ONE, TWO, THREE; Waiting for Guffman
-Drama: Missing, A Very Long Engagement, Munich, Band of Brothers

Books:

-CURRENT: The Yiddish Policemen's Union (M. Chabon)
-The Road,
-Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay,
-Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy,
-The Devil in the White City

Heroes:

-Sandy Koufax
-George Kennan
-Omar Bradley
-TV's Dennis the Menace
-Arthur Miller

My Blog

-SUBWAY LINES TO SCALE!! SUBWAY LINES TO SCALE!!...

View the world's famous subway lines as abstract art...really...Click here! London???? Seoul?? Moscow?? Los Angeles?? Guess correctly and you receive one free ticket to ride the Hiawatha LRT line!...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:25:00 PST

-Am I cool?..NO! But I did make the November Rake...

I can shamelessly promote myself and my narcissistic endeavors as good as anyone else.So, check out the November edition of the the Rake magazine...I was caught red handed in Egypt!!...Find out here!h...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:04:00 PST

-Northstar Commuter Rail is Coming...

"You can't pave your way out of congestion..."After nearly a decade of planning, Minnesota will get its first commuter rail line in 2009. Public transit wins one!...thanks in part to the conversion of...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:41:00 PST