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Ramsey

And the beat goes on!

About Me

"When a man is wrapped up in himself he makes a pretty small package." (John Ruskin) . . ."The great art of life is sensation, to feel that we exist, even in pain." Lord Byron. . . ."Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." (Mark Twain) . . . "I have an existential map. It has 'you are here' written all over it." (Steven Wright) . . . Bertrand Russel once said "A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand." . . . "You can pretend to be serious. You can't pretend to be witty." (Sacha Guitry). . .Life is short and subtle. Give, accept responsibility, take risks, and listen so your journey is meaningful. . . . "Those who lack courage will always find a philosophy to justify it." (Camus) . . . "Don't let them get you down. Leave the world a better place than you found."

My Interests

Anastasia, Rock climbing, bouldering, hiking, camping, granite fabrication, carpentry, writing, and reading, warping and weaving, bird watching. My Mexican girl friends Corona and Patrona.

I'd like to meet:

William Faulkner, Kathyrn Erbe, Clint Eastwood, Jennifer Aniston, Robert Stone, Vanessa Williams, Bruce Lee, Katie Brown, Gotama, Kendra Wilkinson, Eric Clapton, Tim Commerford, Chet Atkins, Richard Feynman, Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett, Sir John Gielgud, Voltaire, Tina Fey, Michelangelo, Joseph Campbell, Emily Proctor, Les Claypool, Tetsuo Sakurai, Claire Forlani, Hunter S. Thompson, Jack Nicholson, Natalie Wood, Alizee, Jed Clampett, Diane Neal, Halle Berry, Paul Newman, John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Jessica Biel, Julia Roberts.

Music:

Took nine years classical piano. Enjoy a variety. Always classic rock: LZ, Allman Brothers, Lynard Skynard, Yes, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Hendrix, AC/DC . . . Rage, Panterra, System of a Down, Tool, NIN, Korn, Primus . . . Sonny Boy Williamson, Charlie Musselwhite, Junior Brown. . . Prince, Dre, BIG . . . ELO, CCR, Santana, The Doors, John Fogerty, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Dick Dale, Joe Satriani. . . Pavarotti, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Horowitz, The Romeros. . . . Hybrid, Frou Frou.

Movies:

The Thin Red Line. . . . . The Razor's Edge. . . . American History X . . . . . . . . . . Reservoir Dogs . . . . . . . Pulp Fiction . . . . There Will Be Blood

Television:

The Unit, 24, Law and Order--Criminal Intent, Criminal Minds, CSI, Friends, The Sopranos, So You Think You Can Dance.

Books:

"Bear and His Daughter" by Robert Stone, "Dive" by Lisa Teasley. "Mothers and Sons" by Colm Toibin, Raymond Carver, T. S. Eliot, Beckett, Mamet, Shaw, Shepard, Faulkner, Saroyan, Philip Larkin, Langston Hughes, Anne Beattie, Amy Blackmarr, and Bukowski, "The Myth of Freedom" by Trungpa, "The Dhammapada" -- Easwaran Translation.

Heroes:

My Daddy (yea I'm Southern), Mickey Mouse, Joe Christmas, Anastasia.

My Blog

The Times They Are A Changing

Yesterday I worked my last shift at a restaurant where I worked nine years.  I met a lot of nice people and made several life friends.  Next week I move out of a house I've lived in for seve...
Posted by Ramsey on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:24:00 PST

Bouldering Comp

Today I competed in my first ever bouldering competition, held at Vertical Heaven in Ventura.  Some would say that every time you boulder you are in competition with yourself and those aroun...
Posted by Ramsey on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:59:00 PST