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Dani

About Me

After long study and prayer I have come to the conclusion that I do NOT in fact have any super powers. This is only one of the reasons why I do not wear a cape and spandex pajamas to the office. And the fact that I do not wear such spangly-poofins to work allows me to continue to engage in ordinary activities such as paying the mortgage and purchasing dental floss. And these little truths about me give my parents cause for great sighs of relief that actually feel better than that first extra-long full-body stretch after sleeping in and waking up to the sun on a perfect Saturday morning.
Currently I am just your basic Joe. I am the chief computer geek at a small company. I am very proud of the my job (if not always the level to which I am able to perform it). When I started with the company there were four of us sitting in the basement at the owner’s house. Now we are the number three company in the world at what we do and will soon be displacing numbers 2 and 1. You can count on THAT!
In my spare time I like to produce records, write and perform comedy, and eat broccoli. I am particularly adept at the broccoli bit – if you ever have the opportunity to see it I highly recommend the experience - quite a sight, that. I like to volunteer with the Salvation Army Soup Wagon, feeding our less fortunate brothers and sisters here in Nashville. I am a man of tremendous faith, a freak for theoretical physics, sound, cooking, policy, and the smell and taste of purple.
I am a former tuba player, EMT-I, SARTEC I, political operative, bass player, keyboardist, singer, violinist, and size 2 shoe wearer. I am sadly no longer surprised by the ugliness in the world, but I am content to still be baffled by it. I truly believe the world is what you make of it – so get out there and be what you would have it be. Write your poetic verse into the powerful play!
Peace, Love, Music, and Blessings!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Anyone out to change the world, or who just feels the longing ache inside to make a difference beyond themselves.

Anyone who likes to dance and sing and laugh and talk and doesn't mind terribly if I cook great food for them while we dance and sing and laugh and talk and act like a bunch complete goof-ball-fool-heads (I am particularly fond of happy-go-lucky-smart-ass silliness!!!).

And, well if you are serious - that'd be good too. I'm all about the debate and the discovery and the sharing and the exploring that broadens our horizons.

My Blog

It’s January Again!

So it seems we all survived 2008 together.  Well done!  Seriously, kudos on making it through.  Well most of us did anyway.  It's true.  Despite all of the horrific tidbits in...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:45:00 GMT

Love is the most important command

Love is the most important commandOur relationships are the priority in our lives.By Dani AmendolaOne day upon again arriving in Jerusalem the chief priests, teachers of the law and the elders came t...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:21:00 GMT

Horses Running

Every day I drive to and from work.  I drive through a heavily wooded country area around a lake.  It is a really nice drive.  There is an estate along the way with horses.  Usuall...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:26:00 GMT

One knit picked.

So this morning I rescued a beetle from a spider.  I don't know why I did that.  Why did I choose the beetle over the spider?  The spider worked diligently and made the web and caught t...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:07:00 GMT

A thought on education from my Jeffersonian side:

Picasso once said that 'every child is a born artist.  The difficulty is to remain an artist as we grow older'.  I believe this is absolutely true.  But when I think of how the term 'ar...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:08:00 GMT

My Jefferson, My Hamilton:

I often refer to different types of ideas I put forth as coming from my Jeffersonian or my Hamiltonian personas.  I have adopted these two important historical figures to represent different aspe...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:05:00 GMT

Riding in helicopters can be cool!

Recently I have not been "into" my religious practice.  I am not feeling challenged in my faith or my beliefs and certainly not in my love for God.  Just rather lazy about it.  As a mat...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:05:00 GMT

A true pearl of wisdom

Just because an 8GB flash drive is conviently sized to fit right in your front pocket as you go be-boppin about your business, does not NECESSARILY mean you should leave it there through the wash-cycl...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:50:00 GMT

Geek Speak - Risk

So I have an urge to write, alas my creative side is off on holiday at the moment.  SO I shall simply pull up from the recesses of my mind some things that are just rattling around in there waiti...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:58:00 GMT