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About Me

What happens to a man is less significant than what happens within him. - Louis L. MannWhen a man finds no peace within himself, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. - L. A. RouchefolicauldAre you fit company for the person you wish to become? - unknownSuccess is the journey, not the destination - Bruce LeeIf you choose to be exraordinary, you cannot be reasonable - unknownAnyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. - Henry FordThere are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the other is the penniless reformer who thinks that if only he can take the money from one class and give it to another, all the world's ills will be cured. -Henry FordWhether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right. -Henry FordContinuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. -Winston ChurchillTo seek safety, one must go into the heart of danger. -Bruce LeeTo err is human, to forgive is divine. -Alexander PopeIf there is no struggle, there is no progress. -Frederick DouglassHappiness is a how, not a what; a talent, not an object... - Hermann Hesse

My Interests

judo, brazilian jiu-jitsu, motorcycles, basketball, any kind of athletics or work out, extreme sports, fresh food, dancing, bbqs, movies, books, wake/skate/surf/snow, guitar, piano, poker, fishing, camping, going out for a good time...love to travel, been a lot of places and I want to go back to most of em, gotta love the friends.....its all about family and friends and then we die.....

Music:


Michael Jackson, David Gray, Dave Matthews, Rage Against the Machine, Jack Johnson, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Tim Reynolds, Jimi Hendrix, Bradely Nowell, Santana, Prince, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Ben Harper, 80's, 90's, just about everything...

Movies:

True Romance, Top Gun, American Beauty, The Game, Sleepers, Scent o a Woman, RAD, The Goonies, The Last Dragon, Sin City, Gladiator, Braveheart, Blood in Blood out, The Secret, Loose Change, Terror Storm, Menace to Society, American Psycho, Requium for a Dream, Ace Ventura, Caddyshack, Bottle Rocket, anything with Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Natalie Portman, way too many too list....

Television:

House M.D., 24, Pride, Man vs Wild, Ali G, Rob and Big, Friends, Simpsons, Married with Children,

Books:

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Bob Dylan Chronicles, Motorcycle Diaries, 5 Love Languages, inspirational books, anti-Bush, language, real esatate/business/finance books, martial arts, music...

Heroes:

Rickson Gracie, Fedor Emelianenko, Valentino Rossi, Bruce Lee, Lt. Col. Frank Slade, Bill Maher, Ron Paul, Jason Bayorgeon, Michael Fujimoto

My Blog

modern day single young man...is this you?

KAY S. HYMOWITZChild-Man in the Promised LandToday's single young men hang out in a hormonal limbo between adolescence and adulthood.It's 1965 and you're a 26-year-old white guy. You have a factory jo...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:34:00 PST

whos better?

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Posted by Mark on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:21:00 PST

Quality of Life...

"Quality of Life: > >> The American investment banker was at the pier of a small> >> coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one > >> fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several l...
Posted by Mark on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:16:00 PST

why judo?

"The true value of any art form-whether it be music, painting, flower arrangement, sculpture, or judo-is that it has the goal of discovering and developing the true potential within the artist......in...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST