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Coach Thumper

About Me

Strong enough to be Da Man, but made for no one. I wake up, act like me and whatever happens, happens.Quite the lost boy at the tender age of thirtysomething; I'm not terribly convinced that most things in this day and age are inherently absurd. Hannah Montana and Paris Hilton?!? You're kidding.I can only shake my head at manufactured crazes and the mindless sheep who follow. BAHHHHHHHH. Maybe the phrase "happy idiot" is true, but I prefer cynicism to apathy and ignorance.At least, whether you agree or not, you'll always know where I stand.Oh, and this angst doesn't mean I won't be able to get you laughing so hard you'll shoot milk/wine/beer out your nose.I go by one simple principal: Tell them what you really think. But, my opinons are well-formed and based on fact. Also, I can laugh at myself. Who shouldn't?Romance? I wanted to be with one woman. She's gone - through nobody's fault. I saw black, she saw... who the hell knows what she saw? Whatever. There are greater things to worry about. I have a little woman to help raise and my father's cancer to worry about.I take the greatest pleasure in the simplest moments.I am loyal to a fault.Black coffee, cold Groelsh, live tunes, good company and playing for love of the game. These are a few of my favorite things.Love to laugh, learn and make music. Family and friends are the true measure of wealth - and I am rich beyond belief!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People who think and believe in the values I live and breathe - real, against the grain folks who will not stand for injustice or abuse of power without a fight.Folks who try to do good, play hard and revel, not in fancy cars or fashion, but in life's great mysteries and little surprises.

My Blog

VP Madness

Gotta love all the buzz over Obama's soon-to-be VP selection.Now, can we PLEASE stop all the HRC talk?!? Whether you lose by one vote, 300 votes or 100,000, you lose. Hillary lost for many reason...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:57:00 GMT

McStory for VND Sunday (In case you’re REALLY bored)

It was tradition growing up in the fast-food era: you ordered a Happy Meal, brought home the enclosed plastic toy and placed it on your shelf. For Dave Bracken, amassing such trinkets started much lat...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:50:00 GMT

S.C. Democratic Debate

Of course, by now, the headlines from Monday's Democratic Debate will be "OBAMA, CLINTON GO FOR JUGULAR".And still, to those of us who don't follow the hype like a herd of cattle and who hunger f...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:34:00 GMT

In case you missed it - band names contest results

Hello all. And thanks for letting me think I'm so important that ya'll stop and read these posts.Anyway, let's get to the meat and taters:We had many entries (not really) to name our impromptu band.Be...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:33:00 GMT

Kiski Kids Test Toys - an excerpt from Sunday

The predicted favorite coming in was naturally the most expensive toy: the BARBIE JAM WITH ME GUITAR, complete with recorded samples of actual pop songs from a plug-in iPod Nano it came with...:namesp...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:48:00 GMT

The truth about the female gender

I, unlike so many of my male peers, realize that women will never be solved. Like a great athlete or a natural disaster, they can only be contained. Especially dating at my age, you get a lot of ...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:07:00 GMT

Hillary Hillary Hillary

Heading into yet another debate (at 8 p.m. Thursday on CNN), Hillary faces a potent enemynot onstage, but in her own mind. She has a lifelong obsession with seeking out, and trying to control, ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:43:00 GMT

Politcs: An actual letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Speaker Pelosi,   As a loyal progressive who knocked on doors and dialed phones night after night to make sure we won Congress in 2006, I'm beyond frustrated.   What good is a majority, if ...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:09:00 GMT