I am something of a paradox, but I think most people are ... whether they admit it or not



I'm a proud/happy Father and Husband, a Christian who respects other peoples beliefs and views and a recovering addict. My wife and kids are the most important people in my life and they will always come first! I love kids and all my charities revolve around kids and (American) Homeless. WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR KIDS!



Speaking of protecting our kids. I have about a million great photos of my Wonderful Wife and Kids, but I'll never post them here. I'm paranoid and the last thing I want to do is make them a target of any of the miscellanious freaks that troll the internet. You'll have to take my word ... they're awesome!



I love to Cook (especially on the grill), spend time with my family, and create. My hobbies include spending time with my wife and kids, reading (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Forensic Detective, Gaming mags, Tech mags), painting/crafting miniatures (I just got into Warhammer 40k and I'm eager to try a few others like Lord of the Rings!), browsing the internet for all kinds of anything, Erotic Art, playing pen and paper RPGs (although I haven't had time, or anyone to play with for some time), playing board games with family and friends, making friends, Movies (when I have time to go) great food, great freinds, great fun! I used to be a HUGE gamer and I played on the Xbox360 as well as MANY PC titles (including a bunch of MMO's), but I recently gave that up (mostly ... I still play Eve Online, WoW, and a couple other PC titles), but I got rid of everything else and switched to the afformentioned miniature painting hobby. I found I wasn't having as much fun as I used to with video games and with my new family I didn't have the time anyway. Also I got tired of playing games for hours and having nothing really to show for it. Now I can be creative and display what I have accomplished when I'm through. Besides, I find the painting and crafting is a LOT more relaxing. i'm not totally out of gaming since I kept my Blizzard games and my EvE Online, but it is pretty casual now.



I am very visually stimulated and I'm an avid voyeur as you can see in my "interests" section, but I also believe it has to be pursued responibly. We are poisoning our children by flooding them with conflicting images and messages telling them to "EAT THIS! EAT MORE!", then saying "DON'T GET FAT! STAY SKINNY! BE PERFECT!". Teaching them to focus on the physical/instant gratification and ignore the spiritual, mental, and all the unique aspects of their inner selves. I think they need a firm foundation and stable view of their own potential before they enter that world. They need to be in touch with what/who they are inside before they focus on the outside. And above all ... we need to STOP SEXUALISING OUR CHILDREN!! WTF is wrong with some people?



I am many things, a Father, a Husband, a Christian, a Gamer, an Artist, a Neat Freak, a Lover, a Fighter, a Pervert, a Poet, an Independent, a Voyeur, a Master, a Slave, a Fantasy Fan, a Sci-Fi Fan, I could go on and on...



I believe in a lot of different things some of which are ... Jesus Christ, Good Parenting, Size Acceptance, Racial Diversity, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Sexual Preference, American Sovereignty, Religious Freedom, Chocolate, Honesty, Truth, Justice and the American Way!



Here's my Personal Version of...


“THE BAD AMERICAN”



I'm a Bad American-this pretty much sums it up for me. I like big trucks, big boats, big houses, and good food.



I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some midlevel governmental functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to crack addicts squirting out babies.



I don't care about appearing compassionate.



I think playing with toy guns doesn't make you a killer. I believe ignoring your kids and giving them Prozac might.



I think I'm doing better than the homeless, but it doesn't mean I'm too good to give a brother a hand.



I don't think being a minority makes you noble, or a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens...Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.



I want to know exactly which church is it where the "Reverend”s Jessie Jackson, and Al Sharpton preach, what exactly are their job functions, and why do situations always seem to get worse when they get involved.



I have the right not to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird or make me mad. This is my life to live, and not necessarily up to others expectations.



I want them to bring back safe and sane fireworks.



I don't celebrate Kwanzaa. But if you want to that's fine; I just don't feel like everyone else should have to. I also think that if seeing my nativity scene, or hearing me say “Merry Christmas!” is a major source of offense to you, you seriously need to re-evaluate your priorities and try to realize life is full of little things you can’t control. In other words … deal with it; I don’t exist to make you comfortable.



I don't think just because you were not born in this country, you should qualify for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans, etc., so you can open a hotel, 7-Eleven, trinket shop, or any thing else, while the indigenous peoples can't get past a high school education because they can't afford it.



I believe that if you are selling me a Dairy Queen shake, a pack of cigarettes, or hotel room you do it in English. As of matter of fact, if you are an American citizen you should speak English. My uncles and forefathers shouldn't have had to die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come disrespect ours, and make us bend to your will. Get over it.



I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry butt if you're running from them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word 'freeze' or 'stop' in English, see the previous line. I don't use the excuse "it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular opinions or actions.



I know how to count votes and I feel much safer letting a machine with no political affiliation do a recount when needed. I’m tired of hearing whacko liberals blather on about how the president stole the election and his getting into office was all part of some big conspiracy. Shut up already, he was voted in, deal with it.



I know what the definition of lying is, and it isn't based on the word "is" ever.



I know what SEX is and there are not varying degrees of it.



I believe no one ever died because of something Ozzy Osbourne, Ice-T or Marilyn Manson sang, but that doesn't mean I want to listen to it from someone else's car when I'm stopped at a red light.



I like cartoons.



I think that being a student doesn't give you any more enlightenment than working at Blockbuster or Jack-In-The Box.



I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion. However, that opinion does not give you the right to tell two Homosexuals that their idea of marriage doesn't meet your idea of marriage, so they can't get married. If they find a church that will marry them, why should you care? Worry about your own relationships and leave Gay people alone. There is still a separation of church and State ... remember?



I believe that it’s perfectly within the right of every American to keep tabs on its government, and raise their voice if they feel like something is amiss … but if you find yourself sitting on a fat ass, getting high, ignoring your kids, and generally performing no useful function to society, maybe you should spend a little energy trying to get to a place where people can take you seriously before you shoot off your mouth.



I don't want to eat or drink anything with the words light, lite or fat-free on the package.



I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, which is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts!



Our soldiers did not go to some foreign country and risk their lives in vain and defend our Constitution so that decades later you can tell me it's a living document ever changing and is open to interpretation. The guys who wrote it were light years ahead of anyone today, and they meant what they said - now leave the document alone or there's going to be trouble.



I don't hate the rich. I help the poor. I know wrestling is faked, but so are movies and most television shows.



I've never owned, or was a slave, and a large percentage of our forefathers weren't wealthy enough to own one either. Please stop blaming me because some prior white people were idiots - and remember, tons of white, Indian, Chinese, and other races have been enslaved too - it was wrong for every one of them.



I believe a self-righteous liberal Democrat with a cause is more dangerous than a Hell's Angel with an attitude.



I own a gun, you can own a gun, and any red blooded American should be allowed to own a gun, but if you use it in a crime, then you will serve the time. Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.



I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it makes you mad, then invent the next operating system that's better and put your name on the building.



I don't believe in hate crime legislation. Even suggesting it makes me mad. You're telling me that someone who is a minority, gay, disabled, another nationality, or otherwise different from the mainstream of this country has more value as a human being than I do as a white male. If someone kills anyone, I'd say that it's a hate crime. We don't need more laws! Let's enforce the ones we already have.



I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child-it takes a parent with the guts to stand up to the kid and spank his butt and say "NO!" when it's necessary to do so. I didn't realize Dr. Seuss was a genius until I had a kid.



I will not be frowned upon or be looked down upon or be made to keep silent because I have these beliefs and opinions. I thought this country allowed me that right. I will not conform or compromise just to keep from hurting somebody's feelings. I'm neither angry nor disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the mainstream media would like the world to believe otherwise. Yes, I guess by some people's definition, I may be a bad American.
But that's tough!