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Nate La Rock

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About Me

I'm unafraid to ask, or answer, any question.
I sleep under an electric blanket with the windows open (it's 20 degrees outside).
I'm a huge believer in what Heraclitus said: "You never step in the same river twice;" Stasis is impossible - you're either moving forward or backward - if you think you're standing still, you're losing ground.
Life is too short for negative energy.
Hip Hop isn't dead, but it's dying. When a song about apple bottom jeans and the boots with the fur gets more airtime than the latest from Public Enemy, hip hop as a political force - as it was intended to be - is seeing its last days. I'll miss it when it's gone.
Some of my favorite people in the world are those with which I have nothing in common; we scream at each other about politics, religion, literature, current events, and sports. I wouldn't trade them for anything.
I hate disappointing my parents.
I love the British (I especially love the way they spell favourite, labour and defence).
I love my dog, Max. He's the only being on this planet who is ALWAYS happy to see me.
When I'm flipping through the channels, I stop it when I find wrestling. Don't know why. I just do.
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Let's put it this way: Here are the three most important qualities people can have: Empathy, Compassion, and Authenticity.

My Blog

What I Believe, Post-Seattle

Since I know everybody (read: nobody) is dying to know, I'm publishing my Bengal Beliefs, recorded in the aftershocks of yet another frustrating Bengals game: I BELIEVE that Marvin Lewis, again, is ou...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:44:00 GMT

The Marvin Lewis Situation

"I tell the players not to talk about it, because you guys don't understand it anyway." In light of Marvin Lewis' recent dismissive answer to a legitimate question about the lack of progress on the de...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:25:00 GMT

Blue Tuesday

Okay, Blogosphere, I haven't seen you in a while. First, the formalities: Hope you're doing well. Hope the wife, girlfriend/boyfriend, life partner, and kids are fantastic. Hope the job is still great...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:48:00 GMT

The role of government

Just saw a fellow MySpace member's blog about a recent program initiated by the federal government to attempt to handle the explonentially growing obesity problem in the United States. My fellow blog...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 23:35:00 GMT

Thoughts at 3 a.m. after seeing a MySpace group called 'F--- the Troops.'

And, of course, 99% of the people in the thread were screaming at these people about how they should burn in hell and live in Iran and well, eat some pretty disgusting things... What an interesting li...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:40:00 GMT

Thoughts on a Tuesday While Wondering Why in the World I Just Ate Burger King

There's nothing quite as unsettling as eating fast food. You know it's bad for you. You know that before you even head to the place. After you do the deed, you reflect on how it didn't even taste very...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 11:41:00 GMT