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scott

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About Me


I was born, I grew, I'm aging and eventually...

My Interests

wheeled transport

I'd like to meet:


And yet we never met,
This man I feel as a friend.
His words resonate in me.
A kindred spirit perhaps?
I'll never be sure,
But there is much that was in him,
that if not in me,
I at least admire.

Ah, language.
Can any other human construct,
Mean as much?
Words can link men across the miles,
And through time,
As though these obstacles did not exist.
And if only a monologue is permitted,
Then that is still enough.
Enough that I might read,
And argue as I go,
And write.
And others who will never meet me,
Will argue as well,
Still more after them.

Mankind progresses,
Not as an amorphous mass,
But as individuals.
Each adding their own brick,
To the monument of humanity.
And as it becomes more complicated,
And enlarges exponentially,
It stays self-referential.
The beauty of the whole,
Reflected in the beauty of the one.

And this idea,
Original to me,
Was known to him.
To him,
There was indeed dialogue.

Music:

Soul - 60's and 70's, more Memphis than Motown/ power pop - brit pop, punk pop, mod pop, Canadian pop, pop pop/ ska - 60's, some 70's reggae, a little 2Tone, very very little third wave and so little ska-influenced punk (or whatever they call it this week) that it would be easier to say I don't like it/folk - only political, though not necessarily overtly

Movies:

comedies, preferably old ones.

Books:

Yes.

Heroes:

Take no heroes, only inspiration.

My Blog

So....

...my pop has lung cancer and isn't interested in chemo.
Posted by scott on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:35:00 PST

how to make a Lambretta reliable...

    One Hogenmiller power.  ,scott...
Posted by scott on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:49:00 PST

ups and downs...

Bad news first, Chrysler is ditching a shift at my plant?  Will it get me?  Sooner or later. On the up side, I'm now a Lambrettista.     It doesn't look like much now, but I expe...
Posted by scott on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:34:00 PST

So I’ve done it twice now...

Indoor rock climbing.   And I suck.  But damn is it addictive.  It's racing to solve a puzzle before the muscles in your arms or fingers gives out or you just lose your balanc...
Posted by scott on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:28:00 PST

The difference between a market and capitalism...

Imagine a group of kids who've spent their allowance on baseball cards.  They open the packs, check for cards they need and for doubles they don't.   They then trade their doubles ...
Posted by scott on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:43:00 PST

Finally, Alfa Romeo GTV6....

It's rusty, it's rough, but it was cheap and it's mine.   I hate to think of how many multiples of the purchase price ($500) I"ll spend before I'm done, but it's only money right?  Lad...
Posted by scott on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:57:00 PST

I waited patiently for the Lord...

He inclined and heard my cryHe brought me up out of the pitOut of the miry clayI will sing, sing a new songI will sing, sing a new songHow long to sing this song?How long to sing this song?How long......
Posted by scott on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:32:00 PST

summer school

The summer semester is over.  I went back and took a couple classes to begin to get my photography skills up to date.  I got an "A" in both Intro to Photoshop and Digital Photography. ...
Posted by scott on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:48:00 PST

Woo hoo! 20/20 baby...

Praise Jesus and an excimer laser, I can see again.   The only downside is that I waited so long.  I've never liked wearing glasses and all through high school I just walked around most...
Posted by scott on Mon, 28 May 2007 12:58:00 PST

99 and 44/100ths percent sure....

That I want to leave Chrysler while the getting out is good, and open my own photography studio.   Even if I'm successful - big if - the money will be less, but the quality of life can only ...
Posted by scott on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:44:00 PST