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About Me

Rennaissance Man: student, ex-soldier, environmentalist, survivalist, cross-trainer, author, poet, camper, RTS gamer, explorer, amateur photographer, philosopher, et cetera, ad nauseum.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Among the dead -- Leonardo da Vinci, William Shakespeare, Genghis Khan, Pharoah Ramses, John Wayne, and Chief Sitting Bull. Among the living -- Jenna Jameson, Kofi Annan, David Hackworth, and Pink. Among the non-existant -- Beldin the Sorceror, the Lord Rahl's grandfather Zed, and Professor Xavier.

My Blog

Psychic Punctuated Equilibrium

Note to Tom:  There is no category for 'educational blog', and no 'current mood' for introspection.I shaved my beard.This is by no means news worthy of blogging, but it gave me an insight into people ...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:10:00 GMT

The Tartan Terrors

If you've never heard of the Tartan Terrors, then let me introduce you:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm54cH8dg_Y&feature=r elatedThis is Renaissance Fair comedy at its best.Nobody tell the Devil's...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:12:00 GMT

God vs Evilution

I was sitting down with Fred and some other friends the other day at lunch, and the topic wound about as it usually does -- and wound up on the topic of evolution.  I got to see a different side ...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:07:00 GMT

Phishing

So I log in this afternoon, and I'm told "Your account has been PHISHED!  Your account has been suspended, until you change your password, blah, blah, blah."Oookay.  So did anyone actually *...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:00:00 GMT

VJ Freddie

So Fred made it down to Texas safe and sound, and we've been running around like chickens with our heads chopped off getting things arranged for the fall semester. Whee! Tonight, though, we had a ch...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:24:00 GMT

Edjumucational Failures

There was a time, when a high school diploma meant something. Not everyone could get one, and those that could, earned it -- and thus the diploma was honored as a substantial thing. One could not of...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:26:00 GMT

Reminders of Mortality; the Death of Henry Schmidt

Henry Schmidt passed away, today. He died not twenty feet from me.I've been working out at the Texas A&M research station, near China, Texas, for the past month or so. The station has a satellite st...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:46:00 GMT

Suicidal Soldiers Succeed in Soliticing Sympathy

If you hadn't caught this one, already... Army suicides are apparently the highest they've been, yet, since the first Gulf War.http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/29/army.suicides/index.htm l When my unit g...
Posted by on Thu, 29 May 2008 21:32:00 GMT

Theres a Tear in my Beard.

Advice for anyone considering PRK or LASIk corrective surgery: shave your beard off, before hand. Constant crying as your eyes tear up and recuperate leaves one with considerable moisture in the bea...
Posted by on Fri, 23 May 2008 22:43:00 GMT

Racist Moi

The past few times the Lamar University Student Government Association has met, they've had guest speakers talk about cultural diversity and racism issues. I'm beginning to wonder if the student gove...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:51:00 GMT