I'm passionate about a few things.

1. Love, and my Mate, Dixie. When it comes to a relationship, I belive in putting my partner first in everything, and keeping them in mind in everything that I do. My partner matters more to me than my job, family, or even my own life. I look foward to the day that when school and work no long keep us apart.

I do not belive in casual love, casual sex, casual trust, or casual freindships. Someone I'm willing to call "freind" is somone that I actualy love. Otherwise, they're just an associate. Polygamy, plural-relationships, and swingers... I do not understand the lifestyle and I dont care to. I think its rather distateful, to say the least.

2. Shooting. I was born with a gun in my hand. Dad taught me how to shoot a .22 revolver when I was three and I've been keeping up with it ever since. I shoot everything from snubby .38s for self defence pratice, to handgun and rifle matches. I have only done 2 matches this year, but I hope to do more in the future. In most competitions I enter I place in the top 5 and almost never leave without a prize or cash. I'm also a handloader, ocasional hunter, and a very firm supporter of 2nd amendment rights.

3. Reading. I love to read. Everything from encyclopedias and history books to scifi novels and classic literature. Books are to me an open canvas, far better than any movie could ever be. Dont get me wrong, I do love a good movie, but film pales in comparison to the art of literature. Feel free to recomend books for me at anytime, and also feel free to ask me for reading sugestions if you ever want to try something new. I've read everything from Mien Kampf to the U.S. Constution, and books on a great many religions from around the world.

4. Art. I'll admit I'm no fan of the modern art movement, and I think that Jackson Pollock's work was a waste of canvas and paint. I love classical and acient art, and also Impressionistic work. I myself love to draw and sculpt, and I'm slowly building my skills. I once was a talented artist, but years of not drawing anything caused me to loose much of what I knew. I blame the internet for it, but one of the things that trouble me the most is finding inspiriation. It seems I have a hard time kickstarting my imagination and coming up with subjects to draw.

5. The American west. Not the west of cowboy movies and CMT, The real west. I've done a fair amount of travelling through the mid and northwest of the US, and I love the area. At one time, I actually lived on an Indian Reservation and got a taste of Native American culture that few get to experience. I'm very honest about what I saw and experienced as well. My heart and soul belong to the Badlands of South Dakota.... wich brings me to #6

6. The Badlands of South Dakota. I've been alot of places in the US, but no place I've ever been speaks to my soul like the badlands do. I cant really explain it, or even describe it. All I can say is that each time I've been in the Badlands has been a spiritual experience for me. I feel so at home, and so alive there. I've told Dixie, and my family that when I die, I want my body cremated, and my ashes to be scattered through the Badlands. Its likely as close to heaven as I'll ever get.

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Current Location: Pony's Barn!
Current Music: Metallica ~ My freind of Misery

Cup a Joe's in Hillsborough, NC is the best coffee shop ever. No starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, or even Port City Java comes even close to the quality of their coffee. Its also pretty cheap!

I tend to go by there every 2 to 3 days for my fix.

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I guess you could say I've got 3 dream jobs. One of them was to be a Forest Ranger. I did make that dream happen. Being a Forest Ranger is fun. Its a job filled with variety. From fighting forest fires, to planting trees, and explaining to homeowners how to care for their trees, its a very varried job. The pay isnt so good, and the on call hours suck, but it is a job that I enjoy most of the time.

My other dream jobs were to be a long distance truck driver, or to be a mechanic. I love to drive, but now days I'm not sure if I'm cut out to drive 40 hours a week. I think it would get old quick.

I do still love mechanical things, and I hope one day to build a sports car for myself. But on Forest Ranger pay, I dont know if I'll be able to afford it.

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