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Joel

There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom,

About Me

Hello. If you are on my friends list you probably already know me to some extent, but for the sake of completeness, here's some info. I grew up in several small midwestern towns, primarily in Minnesota. I’m from a very large family, and am already an uncle five times over. I attended art school for several years in Phoenix, AZ, and am currently taking MBA classes at Saint Ambrose University. I dabble in traditional and graphical arts, and write a great deal. I enjoy the outdoors, running, biking, swimming, keeping in decent shape, etc. I also enjoy history, philosophy, science, politics, and a variety of other dork-centric subjects. And of course I also like to hang out, watch movies, go out to the bars occasionally, and generally everything else you'd expect of a college-aged guy. lol.I guess i'm a slightly left leaning libertarian... It's nice that the internet can sum up my political opinions in an easy to read chart ;)---

My Interests

I sorta covered that in the "about me" section. Obviously I have more to say, but i wont ramble ;)

I'd like to meet:

old friends and new faces.

Music:

I like Music.

Movies:

I like Movies

Television:

Haven't watched much TV of late. Minnesota Twins Baseball is good. So is the History Channel, Discovery Channel, and Animal Planet.

Books:

I like books. I read when time permits.


Which Hogwarts house will you be sorted into?

Heroes:

My family. Most of all my grandpa and grandma Engesser, and my late grandpa and grandma Lawrence.

My Blog

Why I’m Vegetarian

Hello World, As some of you know, I happen to be a vegetarian.  If this is the first time you've heard this, I'm not surprised- I don't exactly go out of my way to advertise or talk about it, unl...
Posted by Joel on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:44:00 PST

Winter Blues (waiting for pool season to begin)

So everyone is well aware that it's been a long winter.  It's the middle of April, and feels like late March.  The worst part- If you look at 10 day forcast on weather.com for Davenport, the...
Posted by Joel on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:04:00 PST

A Cold Night in Iowa

Or- "Into the Lion's Den" my experience at the Iowa Republican Caucuses.January 3rd, 2008  The Iowa Caucuses.  I've been fairly vocal about my support for Republican Congressman/Doctor Ron Paul...
Posted by Joel on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:53:00 PST

All You Need is Love (Across the Universe review)

  Well, this isn't going to be a review exactly.  I've been pretty busy the past few days, but being that it's still Christmas break, and I still have a few weeks left without Ambrose to str...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:31:00 PST

Doctor Paul cures apathy- a testimonial

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.  -Benjamin Franklin Andy's response to my previous blog was so well thought out I figured I'd post it...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:32:00 PST

Boston Tea Party- Grassroots Style

"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it." -Thomas Paine     Why did more than 60,000 people donate to 72-year-old congressme...
Posted by Joel on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:09:00 PST

McCain is no Maverick, and Leiberman is no Centrist.

"You're working for [Ron Paul] the most honest man in Congress."- John McCain, to Ron Paul's Campaign Chair.   Yesterday, December 16th, 2007, on the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party of 1773, ...
Posted by Joel on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:12:00 PST

Why Ron Paul CAN WIN

..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />     The turnout for primaries and caucuses is fairly low- ranging anywhere between 5-15%, depending on the...
Posted by Joel on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:05:00 PST

Republicans can't wait to KILL WOLVES

While this may not be as significant of an issue as the Iraq War, I feel it is symbolic and represents a broader conservation and ethics issue.  Here is an article where you can read a bit more a...
Posted by Joel on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:20:00 PST

a quick anti iraq war (and PRO OBAMA?) rant

I wrote this quick as a bullitin, but i am going to post it as a blog entry as well.  Sometimes things written quickly, out of frustration, turn out to be meaningful.  Some quick notes on cu...
Posted by Joel on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:38:00 PST