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Michael

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About Me



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In addition to once having been a bartender, limo driver and overall snowboard bum in Colorado, I used to run an adventure and activities club in Milwaukee that put together 40-60 events each month. The events included vacations, dinners, theater, extreme sports, parties, classes and pretty much anything you can think of. Some of my personal favorites were sky diving (15 jumps), scuba diving (55 dives), get a tattoo night (ended up with 2 from that), rock climbing, concerts, and eating a lot of great food at some amazing restaurants. I've been missing the people and the events so much that I started YourTribe.com .

Between 1996 and 2003 I personally planned and hosted over 700 events. Even after all that I'm still quite sure that I haven't done it all and I'm hungry for more. Let me know if there is anything you would like to see on the calendar or if you are interested in running an event yourself as an Event Host.
In March 2004 I ran off to Greece and married Autumn, the love of my life. We stay extremely active attending wine tastings, hiking at Devil's Lake, camping and training for a mini triathalon coming up in July 2005.

Professional Web Design: In the process of building the YourTribe.com site I have also found myself in the web design profession. Let me know if you or anyone you know is in need of a site or an upgrade of a current one. Examples of my work are available on request.


UPCOMING EVENTS:

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Many more events are in the works such as comedy shows, dinners, shows, mountian biking, disc golf and nights just hanging out for cocktails. More will be added as the interest grows. Click on the Milwaukee Tribe Events link above to see the current schedule of events and to register for free on the YourTribe.com Milwaukee Tribe web site. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome to make this more interesting for all of us.


Links that make life interesting...

Bucketworks
Bucketworks is a creative commons: a place where creative people with original ideas come to make things happen with the help of others. Bucketworks provides a variety of resources for your creative growth and expression.


If it's happening in Milwaukee you will most likely find it here.


Natural Path Health Center
A good friend of mine, Dr. Chad runs a natural health clinic in Madison, WI. With a few supplements and a change in diet, his program really helped me get in the best mental shape of my life and I finally lost that 30 lbs. of college beer weight in the process.

Craig's List - Milwaukee
Craig's List has message boards from several cities around the country. Free discussion topics, event posting, classifieds, services, etc...


My Interests

scuba diving, hang gliding, sky diving, hiking, kayaking, swimming, inline skating, mountian biking, road biking, web design, graphic design, php programming, reading, sculpture, art, music, travel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Denver, Colorado, Fiji, Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Curacao, Germany, Australia, Europe, YourTribe.com

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Mama Digdowns, The Invaders, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Iggy Pop, Lenny Kravitz, No Doubt, Jane's Addiction, Oingo Boingo, Jimmy Buffet, punk, ska, blues, alternative rock, I'll give almost any type of music a try

Movies:

Shashank Redemption, Office Space, Powder, Matrix, Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber, Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Breakfast Club, Caddyshack, Better Off Dead, Princess Bride, K-Pax, Spiderman, Spiderman 2, Indiana Jones, Star Wars

Television:

Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, Ren & Stimpy

Books:

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Anything by Douglas Adams, Imajika, Anything by Clive Barker, The Dark Tower, Most things by Stephen King, Knight of the Word, Anything by Terry Brooks, Stranger in a Strange Land

Heroes:

You are my hero!

My Blog

Where I stand on the Issues...

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Posted by Michael on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:37:00 PST

New Events from YourTribe.com

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Posted by Michael on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:26:00 PST

Rushing off a Cliff - very scary laws being passed

Rushing Off a CliffPublished: September 28, 2006 in the New York Times Here's what happens when this irresponsible Congress railroads a profoundly important bill to serve the mindless po...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:51:00 PST

Everyone needs to watch Where the Hell is Matt?

I just ran across a great video over on youtube.com about this guy who taped himself dancing (badly) at all sorts of cool locations all over the world.  Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/wat...
Posted by Michael on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:13:00 PST

More from the Warming Discussion

Jase, blanket statements like that without option for discussion will never help to open a dialog that could sway someone to your point of view. All that type of response does is close down their mind...
Posted by Michael on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 07:37:00 PST

Responses the Global Warming

original discussiontorching a hummer dealership is pretty stupid. Yeah, that will get people to listen to your side. hmm... is that sarcasm I taste? I've lived in and visited places all over the US i...
Posted by Michael on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 07:33:00 PST

Stop AOL's email scheme

Hi, I just signed an important online petition because the very existence of online civic participation and the free Internet as we know it are under attack by America Online, and we need to fight ba...
Posted by Michael on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 11:17:00 PST

My reponse to an anti government/voting post on Rock the Vote

Yes, we definitely need a change and while that change may include a period of anarchy, anrachy is not an enduring state.  It is human nature to seek power.  If there is anarchy then you wil...
Posted by Michael on Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:51:00 PST

The Perfect End to a Perfect Date

I just ran across this video clip that is a great addition to the "Mastercard Priceless" collection.  Enjoy!Priceless end of date ...
Posted by Michael on Sun, 25 Sep 2005 09:22:00 PST

Check out this event: FLOW - Wine Tasting and Fast Friending at Buckhead

Hosted By: Milwaukee FLOW www.jointheflow.comWhen: Saturday Oct 15, 2005 at 7:00 PMWhere: Buckhead Saloon1044 Old World 3rd StMilwaukee, WI 53203USDescription:Milwaukee FLOW www.jointheflow.com Click ...
Posted by Michael on Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:20:00 PST