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Paul

About Me

I'm all about the triple bottom line.Social worker and wannabe hippie.Pondering how to save the world & get handsomely compensated.Living in ELk Grove and driving to the Bay Area, SoCal, Tahoe for kicks.

My Interests

I HATE high pressure systems that bring on 100+ degree heat for days. Low pressure systems that bring cool temps and huge storms are my favorite.I'm OCD about snowsliding. I enjoy running around shooting and being shot by paintpellets traveling 280 ft/sec. I miss bodyboarding in Newport and snaking my friends' waves. Softball and beer go almost as well as bowling and beer. Baseball games and tailgating are great past times.I like to listen to NPR and watch PBS. I despise reality shows.Volunteering gives me warm fuzzys.I like cold weather, unless I'm at the beach.

I'd like to meet:

People who can admit their sh*t doesn't smell like roses.

Music:

MTX, GnR, Get Up Kids, Reggie and the Full Effect, Ben Kweller, Atmosphere, DJ Shadow, Motley Crue, Al Green, The Carpenters, Muse, Tribe Called Quest, The Faint, Air, Danger Mouse, The Roots, Tsunami Bomb, The Spits, Le Tigre, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Joshua Redman, Isaac Hayes, The Spinners, The Soviettes, VHS or Beta, The Lovemakers, Death from Above 1979, The Sounds, The Rapture, Amos Lee, Anton Barbeau, Breakestra, Junior Boys, Justice....you should have a good sense by now. Checkout these radio stations online and DONATE: KCRW, KEXP, KUCI, KSCU.

Movies:

High Fidelity, The Wood, Office Space, Chasing Amy, Kill Bill 1, Uncle Buck, Red Dawn, Gleaming the Cube, Big Trouble in Little China

Television:



Books:

I like to read menus at hole in the wall restaurants and snowboard buyers guides.Books I want to read is a better list:Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser, The Omnivore's Dilemma : A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber, The Art of War by Sun-Tzu, The Elegant Solution: Toyota's Formula for Mastering Innovation by Matthew May, From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank: The Complete Guide to Using Vegetable Oil as an Alternative Fuel by Joshua Tickell, and maybe some smut here and there.

My Blog

Go A's!

Oakland Athletics' Bobby Kielty, right, pours a beer on Nick Swisher as they celebrates with teammates in the clubhouse after Oakland beat the Seattle Mariners 12-3 to clinch the AL West baseball divi...
Posted by Paul on Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:34:00 PST

I'm getting Old

I can't believe it! These kids that were part of an after school program I ran have hunted me down on Myspace and contacted me.  These kids are getting older, smarter, and crazier....sadly, I th...
Posted by Paul on Fri, 27 Jan 2006 07:36:00 PST

You gotta love the land of Canucks

Can't wait for Jan 29- Feb 5....Whistler Baby!  Whistler! Here's a good start to the snow season. http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/index.htm
Posted by Paul on Sat, 05 Nov 2005 09:49:00 PST

Political Profile

Your Political Profile Overall: 10% Conservative, 90% Liberal Social Issues: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal Personal Responsibility: 0% Conservative, 100% Liberal Fiscal Issues: 0% Conservat...
Posted by Paul on Wed, 21 Sep 2005 10:45:00 PST

916 sucks in Summer

I wish I could live it up in the Bay or SoCal but I have responsibilities here.  Plus, winter is right around the corner so all of you know to not expect me to travel to the Bay or SoCal. Come up...
Posted by Paul on Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:08:00 PST