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The Artist Formerly Known As Jack

Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends. We're so glad you could attend. Come inside,

About Me


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I am a native of Palm Beach County, Florida. My family came from Italy and has lived in one part of Florida or another since 1800. My ancestors settled here while the state was still under the jurisdiction of Spain. We were Floridians before we were Americans.
Though my career involves technology, I like to get away from all that and enjoy the simple things. Riding my motorcycle or mountain bike in a rural area can be a great escape. If you ride and would like a buddy with whom to travel to local places (within 250 miles of WPB) or if you've never ridden and would like to try, let me know. I know my way around Florida and would like the company.
If you've looked at any of my pics, you might have guessed I like birds. Well, one Sun Conure in particular. I'm lucky to have one of the smartest winged creatures you'll ever see. It was love at first sight for both of us. She's been part of our family for about 7 years and has discovered how to inflict separation anxiety on me every chance she gets.
Back in the day, I did freelance and studio portrait photography. These days, I still snap pictures for fun on a variety of subjects. When I get a chance, I travel to lighthouses around the country and photograph them. I'd like to know what you think of my pictures -good or bad- just as long as the negative criticism is constructive.
"You are nothing like my first impression of you...". "Oh, if other people knew you the way I do..." These are things I've heard more than a few times from people after they get to know me well. The good news is they almost always mean that in a positive way. Hahaha. Moral of the story? Truly understanding and appreciating someone takes time, effort and good intentions.

You scored as Capt. Lee Adama (Apollo), You have spent your life trying to life up to and impress your Dad, shame he never seemed to notice. You are a stickler for the rules. But in matters of loyalty and honour you know when they have to be broken.

Capt. Lee Adama (Apollo)


81%

CPO Galen Tyrol


63%

Commander William Adama


44%

President Laura Roslin


44%

Dr Gaius Baltar


44%

Lt. Kara Thrace (Starbuck)


44%

Tom Zarek


38%

Lt. Sharon Valerii (Boomer)


19%

Number 6


6%

Col. Saul Tigh


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My Interests

* Motorcycles (all types)
* Photography
* Politics
* Mountain Biking
* Computers
* Amateur Radio
* Music
* Movies
* Alternative/Solar Energy
* Aviation
* Space/Astronomy
* Repairing Things...
(not people)
* A Good Steak
* Barbecue
* Banana Pudding
* Sweet Tea

Career-wise: Spending a whole lotta time in MS SQL Server 2005 lately. CompTIA Network+, CompTIA A+, Novell CNA, Novell CNE, MS Exchange Server, MS Windows Server, Digital Imaging, Graphics, Video, 802.11 networking.

I'd like to meet:


People who can take a bad situation and make it good or a good situation and make it better. Anybody who has good intentions, a bent sense of humor, can express themself and is genuine. I gravitate to creative people and problem solvers and do my best to avoid narrow-minded neanderthals who intentionally create unnecessary grief. Sometimes they find me anyway...and we all ended up with one as the President of the United States.

My favorite people can put themselves in someone else's shoes and appreciate others who might take a different path. People who are assertive with a dose of humility are intriguing. My tolerance for inconsiderate, mean-spirited, destructive people can be measured in seconds. Speak of the devil...




If you need a little diversion while waiting for the chimp to leave office in 2009 (hopefully earlier), check out the Shakira music video below. After that, learn the meaning of "The computer says no!" in the "Little Britain" comedy clips...

shakira-whenever wherever

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Music:

Name a genre and I'll probably be able to list at least a few things I like.

Take a look at the clever music video "Remind Me" from Royksopp in the favorites section of my videos. The animators must be fans of the "How Things Work" series of books.

Movies:

Good Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama, Action.

Examples:

* Eternal Sunshine
of the Spotless Mind
* Memento
* Star Wars
* Contact
* Wedding Crashers
* The Matrix
* Undercover Brother
* Star Trek
* Titanic
* Animal House
* Lord of the Rings
* Blade Runner
* Fahrenheit 9/11
* Dark City


Television:

* Lost
* Battlestar Galactica
* Saturday Night Live
* Jericho
* Scrubs
* Mythbusters
* Anthony Bourdain:
No Reservations
* The Daily Show
* The Colbert Report
* Travel Channel
* TLC
* Discovery


Heroes:

I don't like to use the description "Heroes". A few of the people I admire include:

* Barbara Boxer

* Sir Richard Branson
* Al Gore
* Genevieve Gorder

* Burt Rutan
* The Mercury 7

* John Conyers
* Speech and Language
Pathologists
* Dr. Robert Goddard

* Dean Kamen
* Guy Harvey

* George Washington
* Sheryl Crow

..and those who have great conscience and humor in addition to their intelligence. There is a BIG difference between being "smart" and being wise.

My Blog

Another 10 Things About Me

I did this once before and learned some very interesting facts about some of my friends. Since it was so much fun, I thought I'd try another "10 Things About Me" and invite some of my favorite MySpace...
Posted by Emanuel and the Chocolate Factory™ on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:26:00 PST

A True Hero - Wally Schirra 1923-2007

I don't use the word "hero" lightly. But today, we lost a true American hero: Wally Schirra. He was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts- the guys that flew the Mercury capsules to Earth orbit in ...
Posted by Emanuel and the Chocolate Factory™ on Fri, 04 May 2007 08:09:00 PST

Steph's On MSNBC!

If you read my blog, you probably know that radio host Stephanie Miller is under serious consideration to be my future ex-girlfriend. For those of you who are humor impaired, that means I like her a l...
Posted by Emanuel and the Chocolate Factory™ on Tue, 01 May 2007 04:21:00 PST

10 Things About Me

Because I cannot resist requests from my friend Karen (she learned mind control from the Others), please see her message to me and my answers below... ------------------------------------ THE RUL...
Posted by Emanuel and the Chocolate Factory™ on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 05:24:00 PST

Battlestar Season 4 Update

Found an interesting Battlestar Galactica website at Battlestarwiki.org .Since my original posting regarding season 4, Sci-Fi Channel has announced that there will be a full 22 episodes. At one point,...
Posted by Emanuel and the Chocolate Factory™ on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:42:00 PST

A few of my favorite links...new and enhanced. They're good. Really!

More links that I like for one reason or another. Use at your own risk...Stephanie Miller Show - she can make you laugh, rile you up and inform you all at the same time. I love this woman.WINZ AM940 ...
Posted by Emanuel and the Chocolate Factory™ on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:41:00 PST

Hillsboro Lighthouse Tour 2/24/2007

The Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Society will be conducting a tour in February. Access is provided only two or three times a year and membership is required. I've included details copied fr...
Posted by Emanuel and the Chocolate Factory™ on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:28:00 PST

Blue Origin

Found a website for an aerospace project that the founder of Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos, is funding. Its called Blue Origin and their goal is to design and build vehicles capable of travelling to space. L...
Posted by Emanuel and the Chocolate Factory™ on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 07:31:00 PST

Video Editing and DVD Authoring

I bought two video editing suites for Christmas this year: Roxio EZ Media Creator 9 (with VideoWave) and Ulead VideoStudio 10. Two of our computers have Windows XP Media Center Edition and the necessa...
Posted by Emanuel and the Chocolate Factory™ on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 09:16:00 PST

Tattoo Remover and Other Favorite SNL Videos

Found some of the better MySpace video clips of Saturday Night Live and added them under 'Videos' in my profile. You can find them listed under 'My Favorites'. I think the one I like best is labeled '...
Posted by Emanuel and the Chocolate Factory™ on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:24:00 PST