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The Basics

Location: Collinsville, IL (suburb of St. Louis)
Hometown:

East Alton, Illinois
Gender:

male
Sexual Orientation:

straight
Relationship Status:

married
Children:

I have children
(Adult children)

Profile updated: Dec 19, 2010
Last signed in: Jan 30, 2012
Member since: Nov 16, 2005

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About Me

Describe Yourself:

This blog contains
The semi coherent ramblings of a
quasi, pseudo,
wannabe, maybe,
kinda-sorta, not really
intellectual,
old enough for the Senior Discount,
but too young for Social Security.

Interests

Favorite Music, Artists, Genres:

I have been creating a set of custom CDs with only the songs I like. I am very surprised. I am not done yet and I have 1.2 days worth of music and 494 songs. The list definitely shows my age., Artists include:, Alanis Morissette (pretty much everything from Jagged Little Pill), Alison Krauss, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, The Beach boys, The Beatles, lots of Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Johnny Cash, Bowing for Soup, The Carpenters, Carrie Underwood, Chuck Berry, Country Joe & The Fish, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Cathy Barton & Dave Para (part of a collection of Civil War songs from Missouri), Chad & Jeremy, Dire Straits, Doc Watson, The Drifters, Emmylou Harris, Harry McClintock, Jan & Dean, Jewel, Jimi Hendrix, June Carter, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Mamas & The Papas, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Meat Loaf, Meredith Brooks, Mungo Jerry, Neil Diamond (Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show), Patty Griffin, Rehab, REM, Sha Na Na, Sheryl Crow, pretty much everything Simon & Garfunkel ever recorded, The Soggy Bottom Boys, The Stanley Brothers, The Surfaris, Tom Waits, Weird Al Yankovic, and Will Hoppery
Favorite Books, Writers, Genres:

Mainly I read non fiction; history, political, economic., See a more or less complete list at, http://www.librarything.com/catalog/JustMe869
Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres:

Catch 22, , Slaughterhouse Five, , Apocalypse Now, , Forbidden Planet, , The Haunting (1962 version), , Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean, , What's Eating Gilbert Grape, O Brother Where Art Thou, Best in show
Favorite TV Shows, Actors:

Most TV is a wasteland, filled with meaningless drivel that turns you mind into mush., A few things I do like:, Donnybrook (a local PBS program), Fox News Sunday (yes i know it's FOX, but you should check it out), Monk, Two and a Half Men, The Closer
Interests and Activities:

History, particularly St. Louis and Civil War., Theater, St. Louis Speaker Series, Learning new things, I enjoy taking classes at Lifelong Learning Institute ., Biking, Very Bad Golf

Affiliations

Political Affiliation:

Independent
Religious Affiliation:

Agnostic
Employers:

Ohio Youth Commission, Blue Cross, Regional Justice Information Service, AG Edwards
Colleges:

Harding College, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Major:

Bible, Psychology, Administration of Justice
High Schools:

Wood River
Other Affiliations:

I am a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitrator

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Sherry J., Dec 31, 2011, 4:58PM EST

Happy New Year!

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Thomas R., Oct 12, 2011, 11:05PM EDT

Under your Favorite Music list, when can I buy a copy of THAT cd? It sure looks like all of my favorites! :>)

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Larry M., Jul 15, 2011, 9:35AM EDT

I thought you were already my friend. Does Gather have some sort of friend purging limits on how many friends one may have?

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Solomon Kleinsmith, May 23, 2011, 2:16PM EDT

Our nicknames are very similar :) Centrist Zealot is sort of a play on words... the stereotype of centrists and moderates are weak fence sitters (which is bullshit), so someone like me, who is very active and passionate about politics, is a zealot in comparison to that stereotype :)

Do you have a blog? Your name reminds me of some blog I ran across a while back... check my blog out (Rise of the Center), if you're interested.

See you around!

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arleen hodge, May 22, 2011, 8:19AM EDT

thanks so much! : )

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Marsha C., Jan 14, 2011, 8:57PM EST

Congrats on being member of the week with Let's Get To Know Each Other. I stopped in and gave you some views.

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Renita P., Jan 7, 2011, 4:59PM EST

Congratulations! You have been selected as the Member Of The Week for "Let’s Get To Know Each Other." I hope this brings you a boost in points!

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Sandy Moore, Nov 1, 2010, 10:56AM EDT

Thanks for accepting.

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Markus Slayton, Oct 6, 2010, 9:16PM EDT

hey militant moderate! What did you think about Christine O'Donnel's new commercial where she's claiming not to be a witch? (broadcast from whatever rock she's hiding under, hehee)

golden

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Nai Saeyang, Feb 13, 2010, 1:37PM EST

Thank you!

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