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About Me

WORDS/TITLES THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO DESCRIBE ME (I know there are a lot of contradictions) â€“ Goofy, serious, family man, boring, jerk, nice guy, liberal, conservative, selfish, giving, opinionated
WORDS/TITLES THAT WILL NEVER BE USED TO DESCRIBE ME (at least by people with their heads screwed on straight)â€“ Unethical, disloyal (although I will never be a puppet), exploiter of the less fortunate, unreasonable
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Obama's 2004 DNC speech has inspired me greatly. Here it is, broken into two parts.
What Revolutionary Movement Leader Are You?

Nelson Mandela
You are Nelson Mandela. Your rise from prisoner to President in the long struggle against South African apartheid is an inspiration to the world. You prefer non-violent methods like boycotts, marches and other direct action, but you will use sabotage and other acts of violence when forced to do so.
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My Interests

Family, Public Service/Politics, Faith, Financial Literacy, Baseball, Laughing

I'd like to meet:

I met John Lewis in December and I was able to cross John Edwards off my list on March 4! Up next are Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter.

Music:

A bit of everything

Movies:

Shawshank Redemption; Good Will Hunting; Field of Dreams; old classics like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life, Pride of the Yankees; various comedies

Television:

News, SF Giants, Comedies

Books:

Biographies, History, Financial Literacy

Heroes:

People who fight (or fought) for social justice and equality. Here are a few: RFK, JFK, MLK, John Lewis, Cesar Chavez, Jimmy Carter, Pat Brown, Jess Unruh, Barack Obama, Jim Wallis, Ronald Reagan (just kidding!)

I don't think there is a person alive that deserves more respect than John Lewis(above).

My Blog

Obama Rally In Oakland - My Photo Blog

Friends: I have made my choice for president Barack Obama. I had been leaning towards supporting him since he announced his candidacy (although I liked Edwards as well). After my ex...
Posted by Zachariah on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:43:00 PST

MY UNCLE LARRY

One of the biggest influences on my life has been the relationship I have had with my great-uncle Larry. Larry was a professional baseball player from the late 1930s to the mid 1950s. Bein...
Posted by Zachariah on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:31:00 PST

FATHERHOOD IS GRAND....AND HILARIOUS!

My wife is leaving tomorrow (technically today) for a work trip to Texas. We were in the home office printing driving directions and airline tickets when Tommy came in and said what sound...
Posted by Zachariah on Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:51:00 PST

MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER

While viewing the book selection at Costco this evening, a particular book caught my eye - Coal: A Human History. On the cover was a picture of boy, no older than 14 or 15 blackened from coal d...
Posted by Zachariah on Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:56:00 PST

MY MAIN REASON FOR INVOLVEMENT

It is difficult for me to think of my son without thinking of children who are less fortunate. This statement is not made with pride as much as displeasure. My wife and I are not financial...
Posted by Zachariah on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:03:00 PST