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Darick

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About Me



I'm a Colorado native and a professional software engineer. My biggest passion in life is teaching at the college level, though I don't get to do it nearly often enough. My 3 greatest joys in life are my wife, my 12 year old son and my 10 year old daughter. I'm a life long science fiction fan and a walking encyclopedia of trivial information about books, movies and TV shows. Hey ... I figure its OK to be a geek as long as you're really good at it! On the weekends, I tend to really let loose and try to spend my time in the mountains, biking or skiing.

My Interests

Hiking, Photography, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Teaching, Science Fiction, Star Trek, 80's TV Shows, 80's Rock and Roll, World of Warcraft.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who enjoys hiking, mountain biking or just enjoying a picnic lunch with friends. Anyone who thinks life is too short, work is too hard and you just gotta' have some fun anyway. Anyone who thinks both Kirk and Picard rock and understand that there is no such thing as a Vulcan death grip. Anyone, and I mean anyone, who can figure out how to get my daughter to clean up her room.


Music:

Barenaked Ladies, Blue Oyster Cult, Bruce Hornsby, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Huey Lewis and the News, J. Geils Band, Joe Walsh, Kansas, Melissa Ethridge, Pat Benatar, Steely Dan, Steve Winwood, Styx, The Who, U2.

Movies:

Aliens, Serenity, The Matrix, Star Trek First Contact, War of the Worlds, Batman Begins, Mystery Men, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc., The Life of Brian

Television:

Firefly, Star Trek, Stargate SG-1, Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Monty Python's Flying Circus

Books:

Quantico (Greg Bear), Foundation and Empire, Starship Troopers, The Forever War, Sword of Shanarra, The Stand, The Magic of Recluse

My Blog

Terrorists Wielding Nipple Rings?

I’m not sure if this is more sad or funny.  But if ever something was messed up, this is most definitely it ... "A woman who claims she was ordered by federal airport screeners to remove he...
Posted by Darick on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:23:00 PST

Odd Todds Valentines Day Special

Hey ... here a coolio cartoon from Odd Todd.  It describes how he likes to spend Valentine's day. You'll laugh you ass off (well, not literally, but you know what I mean). Watch Odd Todd's V...
Posted by Darick on Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:18:00 PST

The Mom Song

Here's a simply outstanding video that neatly summarizes parent-hood in like 3 minutes.  Last time I checked it scored like 4 million views on YouTube ... so it must be pretty good, right?  ...
Posted by Darick on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:19:00 PST

Best Star Wars Spoof Ever

I just ran across the best Star Wars spoof ever. Its a cross between Star Wars and Cops. It seems I'm the last person on the planet to have found this video. But, just in case you haven't seen it, ...
Posted by Darick on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:35:00 PST

Booo-Yaaahhh!

Today is a really big day for me.  For about the last 9 long, tedious, boring and ultimately frustrating months, I've been searching for a better job while still trying to keep things running smo...
Posted by Darick on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:18:00 PST

New Pics of Eldorado Canyon State Park

I just posted some awesone pics of Eldorado Canyon State Park in the fall. I took the pics last weekend. Just goto the pics section of my profile and view the "Eldorado Canyon State Park" album. Comme...
Posted by Darick on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:01:00 PST

The World’s Most Expensive Tech Gadgets

Here's an absolutely amazing article in PC World on the most expensive tech gadgets money can buy. These doo-hickeys are aimed at the ultra-rich who apparently have far too much money and lie awake ev...
Posted by Darick on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:30:00 PST

The Protect America Act

The link below is a NY Times article on the "Protect America Act" which was signed into law by president Bush on Sunday, 8/5.  The stated intent of this law is to allow US spy agencies to more ef...
Posted by Darick on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:48:00 PST

Temperance and the Gutter Set

It was one day last Septmeber as near as I can remember ...while strolling down the lane in my tipsy pride. Not a soul was I disturbing as I lay down on the curbing ...when this pig came up and laid d...
Posted by Darick on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:47:00 PST

10 Worst Places to Eat in Colorado

Colorado has some of the best hiking, fishing, hunting and skiing in the US.  Colorado is also a great place to live and work.  But finding a really good restaurant in some parts of Colorado...
Posted by Darick on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:27:00 PST