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Ryles

Civil war? What does this mean? Is there any foreign war? Is not every war between men, war between

About Me

Music is the blood that runs in my veins. Nature is my reallity. Poetry illustrates my every thought. Adventure is the bridge between what I do and who I am. I am a dreamer. I have a reason for living. What more do you need to know?"The poor young man must work for his bread; he eats; when he has eaten, he has nothing more but reverie. He goes free to the play which God gives; he beholds the sky, space, the stars, the flowers, the children, the humanity in which he suffers, the creation in which he shines. He looks at humanity so much that he sees the soul, he looks at creation so much the he sees God. He dreams, he feels that he is great; he dreams again, and he feels that he is tender. From the egotism of the suffering man, he passes to the compassion of the contemplating man. A wonderful feeling springs up within him, forgetfulness of self, and pity for all. In thinkning of the numberless enjoyments which nature offers, gives, and gives lavishly to open souls, and refuses to closed souls, he, a millionaire of intelligence, comes to grieve for the millionaires of money. All hatred goes out of his heart in proportion as all light enters his mind. And then is he unhappy? No."Victor Hugo

My Interests

Music, Flying, Adventure, Travel, Rock Climbing, Mountain Biking, Reading, Writing, Working with my hands, People, A good story, Running, and Trying desperately to understand myself

I'd like to meet:

A fellow dreamer who does more than just dream.

Music:

My-Tea Kind, Ani DiFranco, The Beatles, Bela Fleck, Ben Harper, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Carol King, Cat Stevens, The Chieftains, Chris Thile, Coldplay, Counting Crows, Damien Rice, DMB, David Gray, David Wilcox, Dispatch, Ella Fitzgerald, Fiona Apple, Grateful Dead, Guster, Harry Conick Jr., Hem, Indigo Girls, Innocence Mission, Iron and Wine, Jack Johnson, James Taylor, Jimmy Hendrix, John Denver, Joni Mitchell, Keller Williams, Kings of Convenience, Leftover Salmon, Louis Armstrong, Nanci Griffith, Nick Drake, Nickel Creek, Norah Jones, Patty Griffin, Phil Keaggy, Phish, Radiohead, Rich Mullins, Ryan Adams, The Samples, Sarah Harmer, Simon and Garfunkel, Stan Getz, Sting, String Cheese, Tom Petty, Tracy Chapman, U2, Waterdeep, Yann Tiersen, Yonder Mountain

Movies:

Braveheart, Lord of the Rings (1-3), Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Finding Neverland, The Patriot, The War, Alone in the Wilderness, Cast Away, Star Wars (1-6), Robin Hood, Chariots of Fire, Dead Poets Society, Hook, The Bourne Identity, The Great Escape, Shawshank Redemption, The Natural, Sneakers, Dumb and Dumber, and Tommy Boy

Television:

Television has been and will continue to be one of the primary contributors to the downfall and curruption of our society, and so I shall abstain from commenting on this subject henceforth.

Books:

The Bible, The Prophet, Wild at Heart, Les Miserables, Waking the Dead, Mere Christianity, Suprised by Joy, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Alchemist, David Copperfield, Life of Pi, A Picture of Dorian Grey, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, My Side of the Mountain.......I'm out of breath now.

Heroes:

Don Staires, Bill Sanders, William Wallace (as portrayed by Mel Gibson), Dick Proenneke, Kevin Prosch, and Eowyn of Rohan.