*Smoking. I don't... but I just quit in February of this year. I have had a few setbacks... but have stuck with it nonetheless. I still have several boxes of nicotine patches for when I stumble. :-) I felt that I needed to be honest about this just in case this bothers you.*

So, this is where I am supposed to describe myself - however, I don't really think that describing myself is of much use to you... I can say whatever I want, but it would just be words. I, of course, would tell you all of the good things while forgetting to include the faults. I have a couple... :~) So, with all that said, here are some (random) comments/things I believe and/or general observations that you may, or may not, care to know:

1. Given the choice, I would rather have more time than more money.

2. NOTHING in this life is black and white: everything is a shade of gray - some issues are lighter and some are darker. None are black and white.

3. Middle eastern food is good. So is Mexican food. Thai food is good too, but peanuts don't belong in a main course.

4. I don't care if you don't like me. OK, that may not be entirely true... if I like YOU, I care if you don't like me. If I don't know you or don't like you, I don't care.

5. Life without music would suck.

6. My kids rule. Really. Really, really. No shit. Its true.

7. If you **** with my kids I will kick your ass. Really. And I might kill you. Really.

8. Closed minded people suck. And I don't mean in the good way.

9. I am straight but not narrow. Got it?

10. Ambition/success, or a lack thereof, cannot be assessed by an accounting of one's bank account.

11. Your religion is personal. Keep it that way.

12. Lighten up. I am just joking. Mostly. Except the kids thing... I will kill you. Really. Oh, and the religion thing... keep it to yourself. Really. OK...mostly I am not kidding... but lighten up anyway.

13. Sex is only satisfying in the long run if you can, and do, communicate with your partner. Satisfying sex, as is most everything, one part physical and nine parts mental. I guess the point is that if the term "kink" freaks you out, we are probably not a match. ;-)

14. I wear cowboy boots. I am not a cowboy. Deal with it.

15. I like country music: I won't judge, make fun of, put down or criticize your music. Don't judge, make fun of, put down or criticize mine.

16. Once again, closed minded people suck. Really. Don't talk to me if you have a small mind and think that its OK to judge people on what they look like, what shade their skin color is or who they ****. If you do, you are a ****head. I don't like
****heads. Move along.

17. If I have offended you. Tough shit. Refer to Number 12 and number 4, above.

18. The Beatles over the Stones. But I do have sympathy for the devil (I watched with glee while your kings and queens fought for ten decades for the gods they made...)

19. Rock and roll aint noise pollution.

20. I killed a few brain cells in high school.

21. I swear a lot. I don't care. They are just words. I know when it is appropriate and when it is not. If I swear around you it means I am comfortable around you and that I don't think you are overly sensitive. Or I don't like you. Figure it out.

22. Billie Jean is not my lover.

23. Ultra conservatives are ***holes. So are ultra liberals. They all need to shut the **** up and calm the **** down.

24. I vote. You should too.

25. A lot of sh*tpisses me off. It should piss you off too.

26. The entire world should stop thinking about everything and just agree with me. If you do, you are a sheep. Don't be a sheep. Think for yourself, god d*mn it.

27. If you like me. Tell me. I don't do good with hints. If you don't like me... **** off. Just kidding. Sort of. :-)

28. I am rambling. I do that a lot. Deal with that too.

29. I like blondes.

30. and brunettes.

31. and redheads. Not in that order. Not in any order.

32. Remember.

33. **** is an amazingly cool and versatile word. Its fun too.

34. ****, ****, ****ity ****. See?

35. Challenge ALL authority. Just remember to pick your battles because you won't always win. They/it/he/she got the authority for a reason. Don't be a dumbass about it.

36. Please don't believe everything you read on the internet (except what I write, but see number 26, above) Please. Really. Don't do it. If it is really weird or really improbable or it really pisses you off... it is probably a hoax or urban legend. If you don't believe me, use hoaxbusters.org (or similar) and VERIFY
it before you send it out to everyone. If you forward bullsh*temails/info like that it really clogs up the internet and then they have to take the entire net down for a few hours and clean it out. Really. Do you believe me? If so, you didn't check the hoax site like I just told you to. Be a good boy/girl and do that next time. Okay? Thanks.

37. ****. Just do it.

38. Hey kids, rock and roll... rock on...

39. On the urban myth thing... really don't be stupid. This reminds me: advertising... don't believe all of that sh*teither. They are trying to sell you shit. Of course they are going to lie. Out of their asses.

40. Don't try to be someone you aren't. Its transparent. Its annoying. You make yourself seem like a dumbass. Like ****heads (see number 16, above), I don't like dumbasses. You know who you are. Stop it.

41. ****. Just do me.

42. If you have read this far, send me an email saying "I'm not closed minded and I don't suck." Unless you do. Then don't write me at all... unless you suck in the good way. Then write me. ;-)

43. What's up, ****! You know who you are!

44. I should exercise more.

45. I am a PuertoWegian... 1/2 Puerto Rican and 1/2 Norwegian.

46. I am originally from Lockport, Illinois. By the way, the "s" at
the end of Illinois is silent. Just so you know.

47. Societal norms are a bunch of horseshit. Be who you are.

48. Enjoy what you like.

49. Wow. I must be really ****ing bored to be writing all of this random sh*tfor you people. I hope that you are amused. I am.

50. This list was longer but got cut off... ask if you want the rest. ;-)

we are islands to each other
building hopeful bridges on a troubled sea
some are burned or swepts away
some we would not choose,
but we're not always free...

Music:

The Black Crowes, Jeff Buckley, Whiskeytown, Queen, Otis Redding, No Doubt, Freddie Mercury, R.E.M., Jethro Tull, The Doors, Sarah McLachlan, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, The Cult, Stevie Wonder, Coheed and Cambria, Dwight Yoakam, Jane's Addiction, Tesla, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Van Halen, George Jones, Bob Seger, Allison Krause, The Ramones, The Beatles, Rush, John Lennon, The Violent Femmes, Bob Dylan,Willie Nelson, The Rolling Stones, Train, Dio, Etta James, Three Dog Night, Alan Jackson, Jet, Cat Stevens, Waylon Jennings, Joe****r, Styx, Ben Harper, The Police, Badfinger, The Spinners, Randy Travis, 2Pac, Fleetwood Mac, Sting, Jimi Hendrix, Meat Loaf, Joe Walsh, Frank Sinatra, Aerosmith, Prince, George Straight, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Marillion, Lyle Lovett, The Outlaws, Steely Dan, The Who, Billie Joel, John Mellencamp, Scorpians, Conway Twitty, Thin Lizzy, Bill Withers, Sly and the Family Stone, Tim McGraw, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Jim Croce, Black Sabbath, U2, Rod Stewart, Santana, Counting Crows, Paul McCartney and Wings, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Pete Townsend, Tool, Travis Tritt, Skid Row, Soundgarden, War, Eric Cartman, Ozzy Osbourne, Supertramp, Ted Nugent, Patsy Cline, Judas Priest, The Ojays, Kenny Wayne Sheppard, Eagles, Foghat, Ice Cube, Elton John, Ray Charles, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Kiss, Ryan Adams, The Guees Who, The Who, Willie Nelson, Van Morrison, Ice Cube, Michael Jackson, The Jackson Five, Ray Price, Aretha Franklin, Garth Brooks, Beastie Boys, Dolly Parton, Curtis Mayfield, Blues Traveler, Lynard Skynard, Aimee Mann, Metallica, Rage Against the Machine, Sam Cooke, Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers, Hank Williams (Jr. and Sr.), Niel Young, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Crosby Stills & Nash, Merle Haggard, Paul Simon, Simon & Garfunkle, REO Speedwagon, The Smashing Pumpkins, Credence Clearwater Revival, Timmy and the Lords of the Underworld, Nirvana, Freddy Fender, David Gilmour, Kid Rock, Elvis Presley, Yes, Natalie Merchant, Garbage, B.B. King, Albert King, James Brown, Johnny Cash, THe Pretenders, Oasis, The Foo Fighters ... (this list was longer too... but got cut off...)