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Shane

In search of kindred spirits...

About Me

I consider myself first and foremost a Dad to my two little girls. Born in Arizona, but raised in the heartland (Indiana). I played soccer for most of my life, and just recently got back into it as a coach for my local youth travel squad. I enjoy going to live music shows, good ethnic restaurants and a decent pubs for quality beer. On the political spectrum, I consider myself a libertarian - let people do what they want as long as it doesn't infringe on others. I have high ethical standards, and won't stand for liars, cheats, or bigots. I have had the chance to see a little bit of the world (Fiji, England, most of the Caribbean and Mexico), but I want to travel the globe later in my life. I have an engineering degree but I'm not your typical engineer. I just recently began to re-acquaint myself with my spiritual side, having been rather agnostic in the last decade.

My Interests

Politics, Art, Science, History, Soccer, Video Games, Films, Cooking, Parenting, Computers, Music

I'd like to meet:

Soccer fans, people who enjoy quality music (see my list), fellow Libertarians, artists, spiritual (but not necessarily religious) folk, fellow parents, and anyone else who is honest and decent.

Music:

This is just a short list of my current likes: WILCO (best American group) and Radiohead (best British group) are at the top of my list, of course the Beatles belong there as well. The Shins, Badly Drawn Boy, Beck, Dandy Warhols, Helio Sequence, Sigur Ros, Dios (Malos), Pinback, Ben Folds, Beta Band, Stone Roses, Charlatans, Beth Orton, Black Keys, Janes Addiction, Blind Melon, Jewel, Jack Johnson, White Stripes, Weezer, Velvet Underground, Travis, U2, Tori Amos, Pavement, Superchunk, Polyphonic Spree, Sublime, Strokes, Snow Patrol, Secret Machines, Shout Out Louds, My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes, Grandaddy, Pulp, Primal Scream, Pearl Jam, Mountain Goats, New Pornographers, Modest Mouse, Matisyahu, Decibully, Magic Numbers, Ian Brown, Gorillaz, Jet, Incubus, Guster, Five For Fighting, Dido, Depeche Mode, Dave Matthews, Cornershop, Coldplay, and many, many more.

Movies:

The Godfather I and II (III sucked!), Memento, The Usual Suspects, Vanilla Sky, The Matrix, Glory, Amadeus, Animal House, Saving Private Ryan, Schindlers List.

Television:

Seinfeld, The Office, Family Guy, History Channel documentaries, The Amazing Race, The Simpsons, American Idol (I am so embarassed to admit that).

Books:

2001 - A Space Odyssey, Of Mice and Men, Great Gatsby, 1984, High Fidelity, Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Heroes:

Churchill, Lincoln, Gandhi