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Jon

I enjoy conversation, learning and new ideas ... Everything that irritates us about others can lead

About Me

I like shooting sports, camping, networking, discussing politics, history (military as well as civilization development), ethics and business. I teach and I am active in the community with things that matter to me, (education and blood donation drives.) One of my greatest passions is biblical research...not in the usual sense clouded by religion and jaded by personal averice and dogmatic indoctrination. But the exploration of the Bible on it's own merits. Interpretation of itself by its self (interpretation in the verse, context or previous usage, understanding eastern idioms, figures of speech...) Then its practical application in real life, with the absense of Dante's pollution or that of the billions of church dogmatic over tones.

My Interests

People and conversation. Especially the exchange of political and philosophical ideas. My latest lesson in Arabic: Shukran = Thank You, Afwan = You're Welcome, Akh = Brother, Akhi = My Brother, Ukht = Sister, Ukhti = My Sister, Insha'Allah = God Willing, Masha'Allah = Because Allah Willed it/Through Allah's Will (used when complimenting someone or saying that something is nice)
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I'd like to meet:

Friends and those who need one...just when ya need one. I never met a man (or woman) I didn't like (Will Rogers)

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adopt your own virtual pet!

Music:

I like everything from Opra to Pantera. Country depresses me But Metallica brings me back. Killola is one of my new found favorities you should listen to them.

Movies:

I enjoy most movies. My all time favorite "classic"is "Being There". I like almost all action adventure types (Bruce Willis-Jacky Chan- John Wayne) and even "chick flicks",
Military history is a very passionate thrill to me. I love The Green Berets with John Wayne. And a lot of the old timey westerns
I like the cartoon ones too: like Sin City, and Hellboy.

Television:

I am a bit of a GEEK I like Star Wars, Star Trekk, Battle Star Galaktica, Andromeda, CSI (Vegas 1st then Miami, and NewYork) Stargate SGI and Atlantis. And cartoons: The Simpsons Family Guy are my top 2.I think Teresa deserves a plug...she is a veteren and I like her politics...check her out...
Click Here to Enter Teresa Noreen's Official Website.

Books:

Two years before the Mast, Dante's Inferno, The Voyage of the Beagle, The Prince, Emmerson, The Prince, and A dissertation on Taste...of the Harvard Classics
(all Dumas) The Three Muskateers, Man in the Iron Mask, The Count of Monte Cristo
Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf by Jack London
Most all of Louie L'Amore (sp?), Jean LeCarre, and the likes

Heroes:

Colonel Oliver North, General George A. Patton,
Lenny Bruce, Jack London, Will Rogers
John and Charles Wesley, Paul of Tarsus, Sampson, David, Gideon, Joshua, Rachael, Deborah, Rahab, Samuel, (of course Jesus Christ),
Victor Paul Wierwille, Ermal Owens, and Uncle Harry.

My Blog

Deborah Tannen's observations

Hey guys, My daughter brought a quote from piece of literature to my attention. You Just Don't Understand by Deborah Tannen "When a man and women are talking, men make 96% the interuptions. Scientists...
Posted by Jon on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:14:00 PST

Food for thought

  Religion sucks This is philosophical thought from a truely great American thinker  >>>another sort of false prayers are our regrets,  discontent is the want of self reliance: it is in...
Posted by Jon on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 07:45:00 PST

Thought of the Day

I may not be what I could have been but I will be all I can be. Jack London Credo I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather my spark should burn out, than it should be stifiled in dry rot...
Posted by Jon on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 02:40:00 PST