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El Shwano

Question... Which bear is best?

About Me

I have an awesome wife, Amy. We started dating in high school and got married a couple of years after. Now we have three amazing kids. Emma, Sadie, and Ezra. I could have never asked for a better family really. I'm one lucky sucker! I hope to someday build street rods for a living, but right now I'm a salesman for a welding supply company. I love spending time playing with my kids, talking to my wife and customizing everything I can. I also like to rock out every Sunday and Wednesday night. A shout out to all the Ever.Greeners!

My Interests

My Family, Building my street rod, Playing MUSIC, racing, anything to do with cars, Being a youth worship leader...

I'd like to meet:

Chip Foose. A genuine do-gooder!

Music:

Better Than Ezra (huge fan), Kelly Clarkson(yes this is actually true), Anberlin, Blindside, Project 86, Death Cab For Cutie, Whitecross, Mae, Dead Poetic, Poor Old Lu, Black Eyed Sceva, Anything Ska j/k, Mutemath, Emery, David Crowder Band, Chris Tomlin,, Matt Redman, Servant, the list goes on forever... and ever... and ever Sorry folks I had to do it! I love cheese!!!!!!!

Movies:

Hands down the greatest movie of all time is Encino Man!, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Pirates of the Carribean, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (a close second), Any Marx Brothers movie, The Cutting Edge (EVERYONE loves a good chick flick!)

Television:

Fawlty Towers (the greatest show ever to be put to the tele), The Flintstones, CSI, CSI Miami, Rockstar, Amazing Race, Oprah, The Office, The Office, The Office! I like British comedy so I also like the british The Office Too. Did I mention the office?

Books:

I read a book once.

My Blog

New blog about my camp name...

So at winter.green camp we were praying and God was giving us new names right?  Mine? EBENEZER! Instantly this conjures up thoughts of some grumpy old guy who likes to make peoples lives miserabl...
Posted by El Shwano on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:30:00 PST

Here's the explanation I promised...

Ok.  The explanation for my blogs... The first point I'd like to make is this.   Sometimes we need to dig a little deeper.  Be it a friendship, relationship, or God's word etc...
Posted by El Shwano on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:36:00 PST

Minimizing the Maximus

Everytime I see it I can't relate.  I've seen some strange things but never have I seen the tail come off a rodent.  I've heard it's happened.  Never in my lifetime.  Sometime...
Posted by El Shwano on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 07:26:00 PST

Castles in the fall

Today I'm in the forest.  Squirrels seem to be the theme for the day.  I had breakfast with one this morning.  Whenever I get down I get up.  As I stood in the forest today a tree ...
Posted by El Shwano on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 06:02:00 PST

When wombats cry

I can't ever remember anything.  I lost my button on my tape measure and now it only works in Spanish.  The world keeps on turning.  Why is it that every time we run in the water someon...
Posted by El Shwano on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 03:13:00 PST

So many times I sit in wonder of the things I've seen.

Too many turtles have I crossed.  Some are friendly and some are not.  One time an apricot fell from a tree and shook the whole neighborhood.  All the turtles came running and I tripped...
Posted by El Shwano on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:24:00 PST