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Derek

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About Me

I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.

My Interests

A poor unsuspecting Food Network reporter puts a microphone in Anthony Bourdain's well lubricated face. All I will say is I love this man. And holy shit that is a lot of "bleeps" about Sandra Lee, Rachel Ray (no talent ass-clown), and Paula Dean.Yes, my dog even has a site. Please visit it by clicking "Visit Sabas's Page". ..
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I'd like to meet:

Someone to share long drives to no where in particular with. And Anthony Bourdain. Gotta Love a Man in Uniform

Music:

Alot of Jazz and Blues, Blues because it gets right to the emotions and Jazz because it stimulates the intellect. Kurt Elling, Mark Knopfler, Paul Simon, Phil Collins, Blues Travelers, Bobby McFerrin, The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, Jeff Buckley, R. Kelly, The Kinks, Alanis Morisette, Bohnse Onklenz, White Stripes, Rammstein, James Taylor, Green Day, H.I.M., & The Four Freshman.

Movies:

Top Gun, About a Boy, Army of Darkness, Brotherhood of the Wolf (Le Pacte des loups), Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet, Ran, The Importance of Being Ernest, Pulp Fiction, Run Lola Run!, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Office Space, Superbad, Ladies Man, Gladiator, Full Metal Jacket, Swordfish, Basic, Black Hawk Down, Tin Cup, & Quigley Down Under.

Television:

Cops (I wish there was an all Cops channel), No Reservations, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Boston Legal, NCIS, The Shield, Penn and Teller's: Bullshit!, The Unit, Real Time with Bill Maher, Future Weapons, The Best and Worst of Tred Barta, MythBuster's, Grey's Anatomy, CSI (the original only), & Top Gear.

Books:

A Modest Proposal, Candide, Sociobiology, Portnoy's Complaint, Tropic of Cancer, Animal Farm, 1984, The Future of Life, The Communist Manifesto, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Kitchen Confidential, The Last Ranch, Heart of Darkness, The Iliad, & Me Talk Pretty One Day.

Heroes:

I wasn't like every other kid, you know, who dreams about being an astronaut, I was always more interested in what bark was made out of on a tree. Richard Gere's a real hero of mine. Sting. Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years, I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that. I care desperately about what I do. Do I know what product I'm selling? No. Do I know what I'm doing today? No. But I'm here, and I'm gonna give it my best shot. Around me I hear words like "beauty" and "handsomness" and "incredibly chiseled features" and for me that's like a vanity of self absorption that I try to steer clear of. Deal with that!

My Blog

Rock Band

Every once in a while, a new invention comes along that revolutionizes everything we thought we knew about life. The lightbulb, indoor plumbing, refrigeration--all worthy inventions--but none live up ...
Posted by Derek on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:11:00 PST

Reason 10,762 why NOT to let daughter enter pageants

I don't know what is scarier this poor girl's response or the statistic. Apparently, a fifth of Americans can not find the USA on a map. My favorite parts of the video are the uses of "US Americans", ...
Posted by Derek on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:10:00 PST

Adventures in Fire-land

For those of you stuck in a cubicle filling out triplicate copies of T.P.S Reports and getting your stapler stolen by an asshole boss, here is a little taste of what it is like to have 630,000 ac...
Posted by Derek on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:07:00 PST

Lake Couer d' Alene

WARNING: If you suffer from Sunset Fatigue Syndrom do not look any further. This blog may be harmful to your health. If anyone ever wondered where Idaho's wealth is located, it would be Couer d' Alen...
Posted by Derek on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 01:40:00 PST

"11-inch Uncut Monster Pokes GOP in Back"

Did you happen to catch the CPAC conference on CSPAN last weekend? No, me neither, but Ann Coulter certainly made me watch the replay. If you did not know Ann Coulter made this little comment about Jo...
Posted by Derek on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:49:00 PST

My Idea of a Good Time (Helitorching)

Last week (Oct 25 and 26) we burned almost 600 acres of land that was previously burned in the 2002 Biscuit Complex Fire. The management goal of the burn was two-fold: reduce fuel loading of dead and ...
Posted by Derek on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:14:00 PST

Reno Airshow

Since I can't invite all of you over and lock you in a room to view a slide show, here are some random pictures from my Crash/Rescue duties at the Reno Air Show People put the strangest things on plan...
Posted by Derek on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:02:00 PST

Reno Trip (Alex and Dawn's Wedding)

Nice Tux-Capris, buddy. Shake that Ass! Watch your self, Show me what you're workin' with First in a long line of drinks Yup, even more Margarita And he pukes. . . Brandon running to get water s...
Posted by Derek on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:04:00 PST