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Josh

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

About Me



My name is Josh and I just graduated from College. I've been stop lossed by the Army (meaning I can't get out even though my contract expired), so I'm on my way to Iraq pretty soon. I'm not stoked about it, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

When I am home, and not off doing military things, I love being outside running, sometimes biking, water skiing, anything requiring physical activity. I prefer a walk outside over a movie any day of the week.

The world is ours and it is up to us to decide what we want to do with it. When we get comfortable with something, it's time to move on. Fortunately, I haven't had much time to get comfortable in my life, and we'll see what happens when I return from Iraq. Now that I'm done with school I'm no longer tied down to Minnesota, so we'll see where the good Lord takes me after I'm back.

Feel free to hit me up anytime.

My Interests

God is number one in my life.

Followed by Working Out

- Martial Arts
- Military
- MN Vikings

- Video Games

- Flying

- Disc Golf

- Cars

- Working Out
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Hangin w/Friends
- Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Grillin'
- Watchin' Movies
- Anything outdoors

I'd like to meet:

Anyone, life sucks without a little diversity.

Music:

I am really into BucketHead. His out there eclectic style really appeals to me. He's all over the place with his music and I like it.

I dig the chill factor of Trance. There's nothing like sitting out somewhere catching a sunset with trance playing slowly in your ears.

Contemporary Christian music, nothing moves me more than a song praising God.

Here are just a few examples of what I listen to:

- DI Radio! Trance, Techno, Vocal, Ambient (during homework)
- Christian Music (Casting Crowns, 3rd Day, Switchfoot, Rebecca St. James, Charmaine, Seventh Day Slumber, Scott Krippayne, Aaron Shust, Jeremy Camp, Newsboys etc...)
- Techno/Trance (Chicane, Oakenfold, Tiesto, Delerium, anything from Ibiza, Eric Prydz, Van Dyk, Inphinity, Jurgen, Armin Van Buuren, ATB, Talla2XLC, Schiller, Taucher)
- Rock (Classic i.e. CCR, Eric Clapton, REO Speedwagon, Dire Straits, BTO, White Snake, Foreigner, Blue Oyster Cult, Queen, etc...)
- Some Hip/Hop or Rap (I'll listen to pretty much all of it, it just won't be number one on my list)
- Some Country (Anything with a twang gets on my nerves, other than that Country isn't too bad)

Movies:

Some Favorites Include:

- Radio
- Babel
- Men of Honor (personal all time favorite)
- Ali G In Da House
- Gladiator
- Saving Private Ryan
- Black Hawk Down
- Zoolander
- Office Space
- Blazing Saddles
- The Big Hit
- Strange Brew
- The Usual Suspects
- Ice Age
- Snatch
- Most action and comedy films
- Anything Bollywood amuses me:-)

Television:

Anything on the Discovery channels, TLC, History etc...

Favorites Include:

- The A-Team YEH YEHEE!!

-Jack Van Impe
- Adult Swim on Cartoon Network (Except the Anime)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Simpsons
- Family Guy
- Futurama
- Prison Break
- Law and Order SVU
- Band of Brothers (All-time Favorite)
- The Biggest Loser
- American Chopper
- Monster Garage

Books:

- I prefer Non-Fiction over anything else
- Purpose Driven Life
- Love Story Written by God
- Wild at Heart
- Military books
- Suspense/Horror books

Heroes:

- Heroes? I tend to not look at people as being heroes. The people I consider to be great role models are as follows:
- Jesus, I don't care how cliche it sounds, the man is the greatest example of how one should live their life. So many times we put out faith in other role models, only to be let down when they make mistakes (sports figures, politicians, etc...) Whether you believe in Jesus as God or as just a man, He will always remain the best role model of a decent, humble, caring, human being.
- My Grandfather, the most humble living example of a man, who takes care of his family and always puts everyone else first in his life.
- My Mom is a great role-model as well, I love her to death and would do anything for her. Her selflessness has shown me what life really needs to be about... Other people.

My Blog

True, True

Ok, so I was sifting through some historical quotes the other day and I came across this one by Theodore Roosevelt:There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenat...
Posted by Josh on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:27:00 PST

Lady Killers (Josh Style) - Vegetarians

Vegetarians...According to dictionary.com it means: a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals (known as veganism), as e...
Posted by Josh on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:16:00 PST

July 4

July 4, 2006:I went out on Prior Lake with my boy Brandon and his Foster brother Mike.  It was an awesome day, the lake was full of boaters and swimmers, the sun was shining bright, and it wasn't...
Posted by Josh on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 09:15:00 PST

Get Your Arse Kicked

I found this in a group forum today, it's pretty funny, and it's great advice because it's true:-)"I got this from my brother who is a Marine. It made me smile. I hope you aren't one that gets your as...
Posted by Josh on Wed, 07 Jun 2006 02:26:00 PST

F*ck the Troops

This is what the previous blog post was regarding, I found it yesterday in the "Never Forget" group: "We went to war because apparently saddam had weapons of mass destruction, later which NON were f...
Posted by Josh on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:30:00 PST

F*ck the Troops Group on MySpace

"So there is this new group out there on our beloved myspace that is tarnishing the good name of all the men and women in the service The name of the new group is: http://groups.myspace.com/fuckthetro...
Posted by Josh on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 10:00:00 PST

I suck at all sports!

So, a few weeks ago a buddy from school asked if I would like to join he and his friends at Lifetime Fitness, Bloomington, for a game of basketball.  Knowing that I wasn't the greatest player, I ...
Posted by Josh on Tue, 23 May 2006 02:44:00 PST

New Dictionary

Pretentious, arrogant people using big words you don't understand and it's got you down?  Well here's a new dictionary for us ordinary folks.  We don't like looking up words, or learning new...
Posted by Josh on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:52:00 PST

PT improvement tips

All right, for anyone in the military, or people who just want to improve their pushups and situps check this out.  I have been using this technique for a little over a year now, and I am extreme...
Posted by Josh on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:54:00 PST

My Streak has come to an end

Well, you have it here folks, mark this day down on your calender.  I just got my first speeding ticket ever, and I'm very upset with that fact.  I was on a great run of 8 years, from when I...
Posted by Josh on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:21:00 PST