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John

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About Me



Some of you may know me as John Petty and others may know me by my screen name petro62. No matter how you know me thanks for taking the time to come visit my myspace. I was born and raised in Cape Girardeau Missouri. I went to high school at Cape Central High and I also attended college at Southeast Missouri State University where I graduated with a B.S. in Computer and Electrical Technology. I hope to relocate to Chicago in the near future, but for now the highlights of my life are my work on the BML, the podcast, and more importantly the charity work we are doing. In my free time when I am away from work and the computer I am typically riding my mountain bike or relaxing at Buffalo Wild Wings with friends.
I am a big beer enthusiast especially the craft brew sector(microbrew) and I am currently reading up on brewing my own beer. While I do not consider myself a true “Hop Head” I do enjoy trying the extremely hopped beers of the world. Some of my favorite brands to drink are Sierra Nevada , Dogfish Head , Goose Island , Rockbottom Brewery , Samuel Adams(my introduction to microbrew’sh beer).
Ever since graduating college I have picked up the interest in traveling (along with the money to do so). While most of my trips have been to Chicago I have also been to Las Vegas, Toronto, and Grand Rapids Michigan. Although I have made numerous trips to the same places I enjoy it because of the people have met. Thanks to my travels I have met and made friends with people of all sorts of backgrounds and from all around the globe that I would have never met in my small town.
I still have a huge list of goals that I hope to accomplish in my life, but so far I am very proud of the ones I have done so far. Highest on my list so far is probably my work on the BML and in particular the charity work we have been doing. In just over 3 months we have raised over $2,800 which is huge considering the original goal was for $750 in about 4 months. If you don’t know about Camp Heartland I highly suggest you go read my brief write up about this great charity on the BML’s Charity page.
This myspace was originally themed and designed by my good friend Joe Burke, but using his code I have since revamp it with a new background.

My Blog

Any Runners?

So I am curious if anyone else runs.  More specifically I am curious about distance runners.  I am in the very very very early stages of training myself to run a marathon.  Right now I ...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:17:00 GMT

Lollapalooza 2008

I know I don't post on here often, but I need the help of everyone out there. I will be going to Lollapalooza 2008 and except for a few of the headliners I haven't really put anything though into who ...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:39:00 GMT

Long Birthday blog

First thing is first. This will be a long blog. I may not type a ton, but between pictures and some youtube videos it should be a bit lengthy. Well I am back and my vacation is almost over...already...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:44:00 GMT

Ice Storm 2008

The midwest(especially Southeast Missouri and Illinois) have been hammered by an ice storm.  I don't mind snow, but ice is dangerous no matter who you are.  Currently a large part of the are...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:01:00 GMT

Beer

I am not what you would call consistent when it comes to blogging, but for some reason tonight I felt the need to blog a little and even weirder yet I wanted to take pictures.  I finally got my c...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:05:00 GMT

New Car(Finally)

I finally broke down and bought the new vehicle. It is a 2008 Xterra 4x4 SE in Night Armor.  Sadly the only pics I have right now were from a quick trip to Chicago. Why so dirty? Chicago is kind ...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Grateful kids

I tend to think most kids are spoiled these days(heck I was to some extent, but was grateful), but I just saw a video online that I had to share. In a day where kids are typically horribly spoiled an...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:57:00 GMT

Rant

Rant So I think a week of serious issues is way to long for any big business like MICROSOFT.  Ever since holiday break came for most schools and especially after Christmas day XBOX Live has been ...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:40:00 GMT

Christmas Classics

I really think the jingle bells make this so great.Full Metal Christmas
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:58:00 GMT

Random

Well it is about 4:30am and I am about to head to bed, but felt the need to get something done tonight.  Just for those of you who are curious why I am up this late, it is because I need to sleep...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:21:00 GMT