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About Me

I'm me. Usually quiet, sometimes slightly ambitious, almost always trusting, often optimistic, a little curious, despise conflict. Others think I'm smart. You tell me.I really like music, except most Rap, some Country, and ceaselessly pounding Techo/House. My taste ranges from Classic Rock, Clapton, etc, to slightly Indie(even when they aren't anymore),like Rilo Kiley, and Snow Patrol to Allison Krauss.I aspire to play guitar well but who knows how long that will take.I change the world with my actions and by the way I influence those around me, my daughters, friends, and my colleagues.I used to run and want to start again.I have two beautiful daughters(would we say anything else?), 16 and 20.I believe in: Hope, optimism, trust, curiosity, perseverance, intelligence.Learning guitar, looking for people that play some guitar and other instruments, and want to play.

My Interests

Living

I'd like to meet:

Could be I've met the only person I need to.

Music:

Movies:

Pulp Fiction, Empire Records, Terminator(s), Lost in Translation, Rocky Horror Picture Show

Television:

House, Lost, Two and a Half Men, CBS Sunday Morning

Heroes:

My daughters

My Blog

Security

So, if you leave the front door ajar over night, no bottle jokes please, and someone walks in and grabs all my guitars, do I get to be mad at that person? I hope my renters insurance would pay for the...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:56:00 PST

How stupid?

So... a family that got a $450,000 house built by Extreme Makeover in 2005 is facing foreclosure on it. Aside from the house they had recieved $250,000 in charitable contributions for maintenance...
Posted by Mark on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:23:00 PST

Phrases you will never hear me say!!

'It is what it is'. I will never use that phrase. To me it is the feeble minded man's method of avoiding any substantial input and used by those that haven't a clue and don't care to contribute...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:15:00 PST

Real Estate

So, my 3 bedroon, 2.5 bath is listed for 249,900 and I was hoping to get 240,000. Fat chance when the 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath down the street just dropped it's price to 244,900. Maybe the new siding and r...
Posted by Mark on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:14:00 PST

Divorce

As of approximately 2:25 PM CDT today I am officially, legally, divorced.
Posted by Mark on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:50:00 PST

India, I don’t think so!!!

So my boss made the obligatory call I knew was going to come one day. Would I be willing to go to India to help train the outsource company? I had to laugh when he prefaced it with, 'Now don't laugh w...
Posted by Mark on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:35:00 PST

Road Trip

Going to Davenport for the weekend. Be back Sunday sometime. You know how to get me if you need me! Getting to meet more of Dorthy's family. Somebody give me a scorecard to keep everybody straight! ...
Posted by Mark on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:44:00 PST

Materialism

You know I don't want a lot. Just enough so I can have a home with someone. But it seems others are determined to keep me from even having that. No thought to what I did to try and minimize the financ...
Posted by Mark on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:33:00 PST

Chaircat Mow

Since her mother wanted to kick her out Jenni is now living with me. This should be interesting. I think it's kind of good for her. She was going to have to move anyway. Just wish I had a bigger place...
Posted by Mark on Thu, 22 May 2008 12:52:00 PST

Hey Everybody

Sorry if I have neglected you. I have been spending a lot of my free time with a wonderful woman. Someone I wish I would have met 30 years ago. But I don't have the time to cry over that. We are letti...
Posted by Mark on Sun, 11 May 2008 12:30:00 PST