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Chuck

Be wary of any organization that deals in absolutes and asks for your money.

About Me

I'm 29, living in Detroit (aka "The Most Dangerous City in America") and going back to school for my Elementary Education certificate at Wayne State. I was in the Air Force until January '08 but left after a misunderstanding involving an aircraft hangar, 55 gallons of hydraulic fluid, and the General's college-aged daughter.

My Interests

Travel, music, movies, reading, hockey, playing soccer, pyramid design/construction, and dogs. Also beer.

I'd like to meet:

Sara Evans but I'll settle for cool, non-famous people.

Music:

The Corrs, Jack Johnson, Sara Evans, Brad Paisley, and anything else that sounds good.

Movies:

Braveheart, Old School, Wedding Crashers, Love Actually, The Fifth Element, Eurotrip, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz

Television:

How I Met Your Mother, Mythbusters, The Big Bang Theory, Family Guy, The Colbert Report, The Simpsons, Chuck, and Pushing Daisies

Books:

fiction, nonfiction, and cookbooks

Heroes:

Steve Yzerman, Abe Lincoln, Wolverine, The "Mule"

My Blog

Foxy Basketball

I was at the bar the other night and all that was on was the WNBA so I was inspired by their motto and came up with several alternatives.  Here we go: WNBA: "Expect great, leave disappointed." "H...
Posted by Chuck on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:11:00 PST

On Begging

I'm currently attending Wayne State in downtown Detroit, the asshole of the world, and when I came here I expected to encounter a certain number of individuals who have taken to begging on the st...
Posted by Chuck on Wed, 14 May 2008 07:45:00 PST

Career Ideas

Detroit’s embattled Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick, will be facing some tough choices in the weeks and months ahead.  In an effort to ease some of his burden, I offer some post-mayorial jobs that ...
Posted by Chuck on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:50:00 PST

Happy Amateur Night!

Well this year for St. Patrick’s Day I’ve decided to skip the bar scene completely (except of course for my usual Monday afternoon, pre-Michigan History class half pitcher at Circa) for se...
Posted by Chuck on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:39:00 PST

Top 10 World Cities 2008 ed.

Welcome to the 2008 edition of the world's top 10 cities brought to you by the consumate world traveler, Chuck.  This list is current as of this year and is based on personal experience.  As...
Posted by Chuck on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:16:00 PST

On going back to school

Well, the first week of my first term at Wayne State is in the books and so far, I'm loving it.  True, it's kind of a strange feeling being a "non-traditional" student but my classes rock and my ...
Posted by Chuck on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:57:00 PST

Scabs of the World, Unite!

I was saddened to hear this week of the Writer's Guild of America going on strike.  When the writer's go on strike, American TV is inundated with even more reality shows (if that's possible).&nbs...
Posted by Chuck on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:06:00 PST

Molesters A-Go-Go

It was a busy day in the realm of sex offenders today as one with a prior record was re-arrested near Orlando for, wait for it, molesting an underage boy!  What a surprise.  Fortunately, the...
Posted by Chuck on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:36:00 PST

In the words of Danny Glover...

...apparently, I AM too old for this shit.  This past weekend the mighty Grand Forks United soccer club, led by veteran goaltender, me,  faced stiff competition in the league playoffs.&...
Posted by Chuck on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:49:00 PST

The End of a Chapter

Well, as some of you know, I was being considered for being RIF'd this year, a reduction in forces in overmanned career fields in certain year groups.  As it turns out, I did not make it so I wil...
Posted by Chuck on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:49:00 PST