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Eric

The impossible will take a little while

About Me

I'm going to school after spending 4 years in the military - studying politics but also interested in global studies, and IT/computers/networking. I like talking to people, especially about ideas. I'm interesting. On political issues I am: socially liberal and libertarian, economically moderate, and pro-democracy."What do I think of Western civilisation? I think it would be a very good idea." ~ M. GandhiPeople I Admire: Jon Steward, Stephen Colbert, Buddha, Jesus, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Thich Nhat Hahn, His Holiness the Dali Lama, Dennis Kucinich, Edward R. Murrow, Noam Chomsky, Amy Goodman, Arundhati Roy, Erich Fromm, Howard Zinn, James O'Dea, James Hansen, Prof. John Freeman, Prof. David Karjanen, Rachael Brady, peacemakers, most Nobel laureates, my sister and parents


My Interests

Music, movies, traveling, vegan food, politics, peace, humanitarian issues, intelligent living, biking around town, backpacking in forests

I'd like to meet:

Cute hippies

Music:

I love music, especially: house, trance, modern rock, and some hip-hop.

Movies:

Movies that make you laugh, think, feel. Movies that touch the soul. I like movies with a message.

Television:

the Internet and Netflix

Books:

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
~ Mark Twain

Heroes:

Peacemakers

My Blog

explodin' trees and smokin oatmeal (my life is better than fiction)

Yes, that's how my morning started out. I left a window open last night. I could have slept for another three hours. The trees must have exploded with pollen overnight and my nose was notifying me via...
Posted by Eric on Wed, 07 May 2008 09:03:00 PST

More Than Shy: How to Cope With Social Anxiety

More Than Shy: How to Cope With Social Anxiety By Matthew Shulman Posted April 17, 2008 Updated on 04/17/08 It's a condition that can make leaving one's house a terrifying ordeal. Asking some...
Posted by Eric on Tue, 06 May 2008 09:36:00 PST

A few words on war and peace

"The so-called Christian virtues of humility, love, charity, personal freedom, the strong prohibitions against violence, murder, stealing, lying, crueltyall these are washed away by war. The greatest...
Posted by Eric on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:37:00 PST

War or Peace?

    Joint Chiefs Chairman Says US Preparing Military Options Against Iran     By Ann Scott Tyson     The Washington Post    ...
Posted by Eric on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:11:00 PST

I’m growing a beard

I'm growing a beard. Someone suggested it to me. I'm curious to know what I'll look like. I trimmed it for the first time yesterday after several weeks of not shaving and I think it's finally starting...
Posted by Eric on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:39:00 PST

The nice thing about sharp knives...

The nice thing about sharp knives is that when you cut your fingertips it's less painful than papercuts. Unfortunately, fingertips have a high density of nerve endings and still register pain. Mmm. I ...
Posted by Eric on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:34:00 PST

Could you embrace that?

 From "Love Poems From God" by Daniel Ladinsky.I said to God, "Let me love you."And he replied, "Which part?""All of you, all of you." I said."Dear" God spoke, "You are as a mouse wanting to impr...
Posted by Eric on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:31:00 PST

Wars are not fought for the benefit of mankind.

    Most people reading my blog knows that wars are not fought for the benefit of mankind. I think it was Howard Zinn who pointed out that 90% of the victims of modern warfare are civil...
Posted by Eric on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:15:00 PST

Arctic Cold

I just walked to the pharmacy. It's really fucking cold outside, and windy too!Temperature: -2 °F / -19 °CFeels like: -29°F / -34 °C...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY...B...
Posted by Eric on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:17:00 PST

Vegetarianism in a Nutshell

Vegetarianism in a Nutshell by Bruce Friedrich, PETA There are very few choices in our day-to-day lives that make a significant impact on the world around us, but what we choose to eat doe...
Posted by Eric on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:27:00 PST