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I am now a student of Secondary Education at Eastern Washington University, and currently hold to AA Degrees, one in Liberal Arts and the other in Political Science.

I gravitated towards the Internet as a teen, partially because Computers are conducive to a person like me, whom is legally disabled by nystagmus.

I seek to have a unique view of things. I'd rather do that than go with the pack. I realize that my opinions rile people from time to time, but the bottom line is, I pose questions and if those questions are invalid, then logically, they should be easily debunked.

Instead, people get angry, defensive, or petty and say that I'm intentionally trying to annoy them, as if I'm plotting against their ego. The reality is that, the questions I pose have a tendency to strike an inner chord in people that rings true -- which can be an unpleasant tune.

I think the most "radical" thing about me is that I don't care if I turn out to be wrong, and the reason why is that I've learned over the years that even if I pose questions with answers that don't favor me, that I can still learn something from the process of posing questions. Either by, incidentally seeing a different angle to the idea or an unrelated idea, or just learning facts that I didn't know.

Posing questions will often ignite the abstract leaps of intuition known as an epiphany.

If you try to be a vacuum or sponge for information or ideas, then you won't really learn anything. But if you have it on paper, people believe that you have. Again, the most radical thing about me is that I don't fear the possibility of being wrong, and I seek to learn, not trump cards to dupe people into following me.

I like to think of myself as Dante, and the "media" as Virgil. I am what Sarah Vowel would describe as an "ideal religious fanatic," in that, I have my beliefs, but I'd like to believe, like Roger Williams, that everyone can coexist regardless of what they believe.

With that said, I see myself as a jester in the court of pop-culture, corporate America and government -- all of which can be vaguely defined, but powerful, organized forces which, if not vigilant, lead to dystopian obedience from the voluntarily sedentary. And to ecumenical zounds from superiors about subordinates being less than human, "cats and dogs."

Fools follow in the path of wise men but men are only wise when fools follow them. So why not have the guts to be wise, even if no one follows you? Eventually, they will.

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Favorite Athletes

Darko Milicic, Ken Griffey Jr, Frank Thomas, Brett Favre, Rich Gannon, Robert Horry, Derek Fisher, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Jennie Finch, Baron Davis, Barry Zito, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Keith Foulke, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Tim Brown, Kirk Morrison, Thomas Howard, Justin Fargas, Michael Bush, Darren McFadden, Ken Stabler, Jim Otto, Art Shell, Gene Upshaw, Ray Guy, Shane Lechler, Dave Casper, Jon Ritchie, Chris Webber, Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio, Catfish Hunter, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretszky, Johan Santana, Dennis Eckersley, Brandie Chastain, Cal Ripken Jr, Pedro Martinez, Sandy Koufax, Warren Sapp, Michael Strahan, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Howie Long, Chris Mullin, Joe Thornton, Evgeni Nobokov, Bo Jackson, Bill Walton, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson, Landon Donovan, Pele, Diego Maradona, Rickey Henderson, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Derek Jeter, Curt Schilling, Bucky Dent, Jackie Robinson, Lou Gehrig, Warren Moon, Kurt Warner, Ted Williams, Chris Paul, Eric Byrnes, Marco Scutaro, David Eckstein, Ted Hendricks, Nick Swisher, Tim Tebow, Drew Brees, Nnamdi Asomugha, Cole Hamels
Favorite Sports Teams

Yugoslavian National Basketball, Oakland Raiders, Oakland Athletics, Golden State Warriors, UCLA Bruins, San Jose Sharks, San Jose Earthquakes, Pennsylvania Quakers / Los Angeles Lakers, New York Yankees, San Francisco 49ers, Manchester United
Favorite Coaches

Jon Gruden, John Madden, Tom Flores, Al Davis, John Wooden, Tony Dungy, Bill Cowher
All Time Sports Moment

Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games; 1972 Munich Olympic Games; Darko Milicic and Serbians playing basketball through the NATO bombing campaign in 1999, only to win the the FIBA World Championship in 2002; Lou Gehrig's retirement from baseball
Most Memorable Game Attended

2002 San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders. Sebastian Slant-ikowski missed two field goals early (one was 27 yards). Rich Gannon led the Raiders back to tie the game by the end, but the Chargers got the ball in overtime, and nickelback Terrence Shaw was flagged for pass interference that prevented 3 and out. The Chargers went down the field where LaDainian Tomlinson iced the game on a 15 yard TD. I also cannot forget the A's and Twins game when I was eight, and some guy yelled out "Minnesota sucks," and so I asked my dad in confusion as to why the man was yelling things that the players couldn't hear.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak of 56. John Stockton's record for assists and steals. Oscar Robertson averaging a triple-double for a season
Ruth or Mays?

Willie Mays all the way. If Willie Mays had gotten all the home runs that were blown back into Candlestick Park--he would have had 800+ homers for his career. Plus, Ruth played during a time when the competition was very questionable
Unitas or Montana?

Joe Montana, no question. Nothing against Johnny Unitas, but what gets lost in the history of Joe Montana is that he won two rings WITHOUT Jerry Rice. But don't forget Ken Stabler.
Jordan or Russell?

Michael Jordan. Probably just a bias of childhood, because I can't think of a good reason why Jordan was better than Bill Russell. Jordan and Russell, with Kareem Abdul-Jabar, are around equal.
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzsky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele, but I still love Maradona's "Hand of God"
Federer or Sampras?

Anyone for tennis?
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger Woods
Petty or Earnhardt?

Don't care. Here are some all-time favorite games: The Tuck Rule Game, aka the "Snow Job"; 1998 World Series (Yankees v Padres); 2001 World Series (Yankees v Diamondbacks); 1994 NHL Postseason; 2002 NHL Postseason; 1994 World Cup of Soccer; 1998 World Cup of Soccer; 1999 Women's World Cup of Soccer; 2002 World Cup of Soccer; anything with Joe Montana and/or Jerry Rice; Super Bowl XXX (Pittsburgh v Dallas); Super Bowl XXXI (New England v Green Bay); Super Bowl XXXII (Denver v Green Bay); Super Bowl XXXIV (Oakland v Tampa Bay); the trade of Jon Gruden to Tampa Bay and the trade of Randy Moss to Oakland then later to New England (think, Ryan Leaf); Jerry Rice playing for Oakland in the 2001 postseason; 1992 Original Olympic DreamTeam. Slide Jeremy Slide!!!
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Pac 10 and Ivy League