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About Me

Well, it's not really about me. It's about others. I'm not much of a me guy. Actually, I see myself as a misfit. This is why I named my company Misfits Central.I define a misfit as somebody that 'does what's right.' If you ponder this, you can see why a misfit just doesn't fit in. If you do what's right, not what is hot, or the rage, or cool, but just what is right, then you won't keep something that isn't yours, even if you found it just laying there. You won't let somebody pick on somebody else. You won't allow somebody to denigrate a race or ethnic group while talking to you.When somebody makes a racial slur to me about somebody else, particularly when it is a stranger, I will look at them with a confused look, and ask, "Why did you say that to me? Do I look like a bigot?" "I'm sorry if I confused you with one of your bigotted friends."To me, I say 'shame on everybody' that tries to push their values, religion, morals or lack of morals on somebody else, simply because that is how they believe.Of course, this makes me a misfit, again, and not part of any organized crowd.

My Interests

Baha'i Faith, World Events, Hunting/Fishing, Motorcycles...

I'd like to meet:

1. Krystofer Bunyan...He is my hero.2. George Bush...so I could sissy slap him just once and make him cry. This is what we used to do to all the spoiled rich kids when I grew up.3. Jessi Ventura...so I could thank him for having the courage to be different.4. All the spiritual people of the world, regardless of the religion they come from.5. Clint Eastwood...so I could ask him why he kept starring his wife in his movies...she couldn't act and, honestly, she is homely.6. An honest politician...I put this in as my oxymoron for the day.

Music:

James Taylor, Ray Charles, AeroSmith, Harry Nilson, Willie, Bonnie, The Beatles, Taylor Hicks, Joe Cocker, Bob Dylan, CCR, Heart...

Movies:

Favorites - You've Got Mail (Has to be the best movie in the last 20 years), 6 Days 7 Nights (OK, now you know I like romantic comedies), All four Lethal Weapons, Mixed Nuts (The best Steve Martin and a great movie), Roxanne (OK, another great Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah actually looks like an actress with skills), Enemy of the State (Don't you love Gene Hackman?), both MIB's (Don't you love Tommy Lee Jones?), oh yeah, and anything with Will Smith as well as anything with Tom Hanks...Such as Cast-Away, The Terminal (This one is amazing), That Thing You Do, etc, etc, etc,.

Television:

Reruns such as Seinfeld, That 70's Show, Law and Order, as well as The History Channel and movies of all sorts.

Books:

I'll list Authors.John Sanford, and the Lucas Davenport series.Robert Parker, and the Spencer series.Tony Hillerman and the Navaho police series with Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee.James Michener. He brought me through my early twenties.Ernest Hemmingway. Particularly "For Whom the Bells Toll..."John Steinbeck and particularly "Cannery Row"Dick Francis and all zillion of his mysteries concerning horse racing.Rex Stout with one of my favorite character partnerships, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin.

Heroes:

Krystofer Bunyan...I predict that he will be taught about in history classes someday. 'Abdu'l-Baha...go to www.bahai.org and see what I mean, Larry Humphrey...He was a neighbor that actually listened to me as a young guy and surely influenced my life, Dan Leaver...my High School Principal. I can honestly say I loved the man.

My Blog

More comments on USA Today

Recentl, I have been involved with the comment section of USA Today for certain news articles. This one concerned a couple of Vermont towns that voted to put Bush and Cheney on the arrest list.&...
Posted by Mick on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:22:00 PST

Comments on USA Today website

A discussion Concerning gender of Manifestations

This was a question asked by a seeker of Truth on a Comparative Religon forum I belong to.He wrote:"Do Baha'is have a view why God has only chosen males to be his manifestations. Are females incapable...
Posted by Mick on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:40:00 PST

A discussion of the Remover of Difficulty prayer

"Is there any remover of difficulty save God? say: praise be God he is God, all are his servants and all abide by his bidding. I have a question about this beautiful prayer revealed by the Bab. What ...
Posted by Mick on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:34:00 PST

Being a biker

I wrote this piece in Feb, 2007. I reread it this morning and thought I would like to post it here. I recently was working on a project and wanted to link the concept of "being a biker" to a web...
Posted by Mick on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:34:00 PST

Condeleeza Rice Showing how little she knows.

This essay/editorial by Keith Olbermann is truly one of the great pieces of work for its irony, humor, historical fact, sarcasm and outright disregard for any respect for the Secreta...
Posted by Mick on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:09:00 PST

Bush Sayings and My Responses

These are my responses to George W. Bush's statements. Mine will be in Blue. Bush Sayings"It'll be hard to articulate." -George W. Bush, anticipating how he'll feel upon assuming the presid...
Posted by Mick on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:41:00 PST

My Response to Rober Duncan Chairman of the Republican Party

This letter was posted on another eclectic site I belong to. This is what I wrote in response. At the end of this response, below my name, I have posted the letter in its entirety, minu...
Posted by Mick on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:59:00 PST

My most recent pet peeve

I think that today, here and now, the biggest thing that irritates me, that just makes me feel superior to the rest of humanity, is the latest fad of holding the door for a person. I have walked...
Posted by Mick on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:14:00 PST

The Morning After

I am writing this the morning after the election. The Democratic party is now in control of the House of Representatives and the Senate race is tied at 49-49 while we wait for two very clo...
Posted by Mick on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 05:55:00 PST