About Me

Tracy, my wife, had this little little game posted on her blog and I thought it was a bit insightful (and funny). She suggested I do the same on my blog to add something a little light-hearted before I move on to my next topic of choice. So here goes!



I BELIEVE... in perseverance, hard work, and continual self-improvement.

I WANT… to be able to hike in remote areas of the world and experience raw, undisturbed nature

I HAVE … only been arrested once in my life.. and I am still bitter about it.

I KEEP … my wedding ring on my finger.. always...

I WISH I COULD … remember birthdays, anniversaries, high school, and what my wife tells me

I HATE … olives and black licorice

I FEAR … being laid to rest. I enjoy life too much.

I HEAR … and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. (Confucius)

I REGRET … the way I treated a lot of people in my past, including (and especially) Tracy.

I LOVE … God, country, family and friends (not necessarily in that order)

I AM NOT … a gambler, a fan of ballet, a good bowler, a hunter, or a vegetarian.

I DANCE … when I have had too many.. or when Ashley asks me to

I SING … any song that Ashley asks me to sing.

I NEVER … want a house bigger than I can clean, a car more expensive than college tuition, or a job that robs me of my family time.

I RARELY … pass up a happy hour

I CRY WHEN I WATCH … myself smash my thumb with a hammer.

I AM NOT ALWAYS … the most patient man..

I MISS … my poor dog Dakota.

I HATE THAT … I have an addictive personality.

I’M CONFUSED ABOUT … particle physics and the large hadron collider. I read about it.. just don't get it..

I NEED … to stop procrastinating and schedule an appointment with a doctor about my knee

I SHOULD … take Tracy out on dates more often.

Purpose and Introduction

I’d like to first start out by explaining why I am starting this blog. The intent of this is not to push my values, beliefs, or ideology onto others. This is not an attempt to get on a soapbox and plead my case to the family, friends, or the general public. Rather, this is the best way I could come up with to document my ideology so that others (and I guess myself), who so desire, may understand at a deeper level who I am. I initially began writing this as a personal memoir for myself , a time capsule of sorts, to bottle my thoughts and beliefs so that I may look back on it in 30 years (if I am that blessed to live that long!) and reflect on who I was. However, I came to the conclusion that the idea of transparency really appeals to me. I should be proud of what drives me and not have fear of the probability of judgment I’ll likely receive for expressing my beliefs. In fact, I think that not allowing others to find out what I really feel is a complete misrepresentation of me. A falsehood created to avoid conflict and appease others.

I don’t expect to get anyone to read this blog, save my dear wife, but at least it is out there available to anyone who so chooses. I do beg of any reader, however, to approach this blog with an open-mind and a sense of tolerance. The topics I plan to write about are likely to be controversial for some and potentially trigger some deep emotions and possibly resentment. Politics, religion, relationships, addiction... nothing is off-limits. I do encourage comments and enjoy understanding other points of views as well. Please be respectful and constructive, however.

This blog is also likely to be short-lived. I have a history of becoming extremely passionate about a hobby and find myself casting it away a few months later. It is probably going to be the case here because I find writing very time consuming and, sadly, always hate reading what I write.

And so we begin…