I live just North of the Twin-Cities - Minneapolis & St. Paul. I have two kids, Megan & Alex, and a grandson, Ben. Megan has her hands full with Ben when she's not working. Alex is working hard to save for a car. Ben loves going to the park, watching cartoons, going to day care and chasing the cats. Our dog, Jax, loves to go for walkies. The cats, Butch & Peep, follow me around the house when they're not eating, sleeping and watching the squirrels on my deck.
I like coffee shops, watching classic films, reading and listening to talk radio. I'm cable TV free as of January 2008 so I don't watch a lot of TV. I also enjoy used book stores, movies, road trips, museums, conversation, bike rides and spending time with family and friends. And did I mention that I like movies?
I'm a retired Master Sergeant as of 1 October 2007; 9 years active duty with the USAF, 4 years as a weekend warrior with the Minnesota Air National Guard and 11 years active duty with the Minnesota National Guard Counterdrug Taskforce.
I deployed to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, twice; the first time in support of Operation Southern Watch - keeping an eye on Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. I returned home the day before 9/11/2001. My second tour was from January to May 2002 in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Over the years I've spent time in Afghanistan, Alabama, Azores, California, Egypt, Hawaii, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oman, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Washington D.C. and Washington.
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I despise time wasters. I fear distracted drivers, weavers, wedgers, gap-closers and tail-gaters. I wonder about the common sense level of the knuckleheads who ride their bicycles in the winter on slippery roads and people who run on roads any time of the year. They may feel it's their right to do so, but they'll always be on the loosing end in an accident on the road with cars, trucks and distracted drivers.
I believe in Global Warming, The Patriot Act and The Global War on Terror. Further, I don't fear Global Warming, The Patriot Act, President Bush or Islamo-Terrorists. I think name calling is childish and disrespectful and doesn't elevate any debate. Respectful, sincere and thoughtful discourse of opinion is productive even if it ends in disagreement. I have yet to meet anyone who enjoys the company of someone filled with anger and negativity.
Ladies; beware of the man-child. Also known as a manboy, prettyboy, player or thug. They may look like real men, but the man-child doesn't want to grow up. He'd rather play video games or gamble or hang out with another man-child than spend time with his family, friends or a woman. Sometimes he lives at home with his parents in their basement. He may also drive a vehicle with a loud exhaust or has a wale tail like spoiler attached to the trunk of his front-wheel drive car or turns up the volume on his car audio system in an effort to say "look at me, my music is loud, my car is loud and I have this thing on the trunk of my car. The man-child is a Narcissist and is ready, willing and able to take you down with him.
