I.Hate.This.Man.
Quotes of The Week"Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear."
— Thomas Jefferson - 3rd president of US (1743 - 1826) "Whaddya know? One of the framers of our Constitution held that reason was far more important to the success of our fledgling enterprise than fear of some mythical unknown. Things that make you go, "Hmmm."
— Mark Allan Atwood""When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross""
— Sinclair Lewis - Nobel Prize winning American novelist (1885 - 1951) "Any similarities between Mr. Lewis' statement and our current socio-political climate are purely coincidental. Or maybe not."
— Mark Allan Atwood
Just what is a Mark Allan Atwood, any damn way?
I'm complex. I have issues. I don't like the vast majority of people I meet, but I'm amazingly good at tolerating them. I despise intentional ignorance by people who are too lazy to understand what they profess to believe in. I'm not a sheep, and that makes some folks uncomfortable. I'm not scared of going to Hell, because there ain't one, and don't give me that Pascal's Wager nonsense because I'll shoot you down so fast you'll question your own beliefs. I really don't think I'm all that smart. I love my wife and my daughter and they are pretty smart. I despise people who take part in the American tradition of making big girls feel undesirable. I think they're the sexiest creatures on the planet. I believe that outlawing a plant is moronic (LEGALIZE IT!). I believe that two people who love each other, regardless of their gender, should be able to enjoy the same benefits of a legally binding marriage as I do with my wife. I don't eat anything that had a face, because I'm evolved enough not to have to kill other sentient creatures so that I can live. I wouldn't eat a steak or a pork chop any more than I'd make fajitas out of my dogs and cats. Besides, portabello mushrooms are the bomb. However, I don't hold being a carnivore against anyone who is. Choice is Freedom. I also believe that what we have in this country is more like the Illusion of Freedom, than real freedom, and those who settle for it are helping bring about the eventual Burning Of Rome that we'll probably see in my lifetime. I think that many of my political and philosophical beliefs will lead some of you to the conclusion that I'm a kook, although I don't see myself as a foil-hat-wearing conspiracy theorist. I'm a decent singer and songwriter, although I'm semi-retired at this time. I drink Lone Star because I like it, dammit! I think President Bush is evil incarnate, but that our current choices ain't much better. I'm disgusted by stupidity, hatred, sexism, racism, misogyny, animal cruelty and by people who think any combination of the aforementioned is funny. I don't trust the media, because as a former working and award winning member of the industry, I have a working knowledge of how dishonest and sleazy it is. I like ridiculous hair metal, classic rock, Americana, old and new jazz and old school real country and just about everything else musically that requires talent and artistic skill. I think mainstream Country radio is enough to make anyone vomit uncontrollably. I love disc golf, I just wish I got to play anymore. I think South Park has been the most courageous programming on the idiot box for many years and anyone who thinks it's just a bunch of foul-mouthed kids doesn't get it. I think that real men don't have to use the phrase "real men." I like Tito's Handmade Vodka. I don't drink whiskey because it makes me an asshole. I love baseball and football, even though my obsession about them is counterintuitive to many of my beliefs. I like to read a lot. I like to write a lot (can you tell?). I think that we've been dumbed down by television programming, public schools and our advertising giants and that it's been intentionally designed that way to make us easier to control and good little worker bees. I think Bill Donahue should be boiled in oil and that Melissa McEwen should be allowed to light the fire under the pot. I think that when it comes to rebellion in the streets (and it will), that some of you will be holding the guns pointed at me while I stand on the street corner trying to expose the very things that will someday enslave you. I think that last line will put me on a list in some electronic database for malcontents somewhere, if I'm not already on it. I try really hard to be a non-smoker and I fail a lot.I think that's enough for now.If you don't suck, add me as a friend. If you do suck, good luck with all that.Peace Y'all ~ MAAI'll try to change these once in a while. For more, visit: EvolveFish.Com .
Oh, and do try to wake up, people. It's late....very, very late.
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