Zzlag
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Memphis, TN, United States |
| Introduction | I BELIEVE: That the purpose of communication is not to speak so that you can be understood, rather it is to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood; That we have it within us to do both good or evil and choose which we will do; That reason can lead one to a better, more well founded set of moral guidelines than authority ever will; That if there is nothing for which you would give you life then it is not worth much; That the only sin lies in hurting another unnecessarily; That trickledown economics do not work; That taxation should be progressive rather than regressive; That our economy is driven by consumption to a greater extent than it is by investment, though they both play a part; That great oratory is a vital skill for a leader; That our similarities are greater than our differences; That honesty and fidelity are the first among virtues; That doubt is a virtue and faith a vice. |
| Interests | Politics, philosophy, movies, reading, Bush Bashing, Weirding Out the Normals |
| Favorite Movies | Some of my favorites in no particular order: Devine Manipulation of the Threads, What Dreams May Come, Waking Life, THX1138, Birdie, Dog Fight, Serenity, Monsoon Wedding, Johnny Mnemonic, The Matrix, Animatrix, Ghost in the shell, Benny and Joon, Don Juan DeMarco, The Shootist, Silverado, 2001, Crash, My Neighbor Totoro, Shall We Dance (the original Japanese one not the crappy Hollywood remake), Sean of the Dead |
| Favorite Music | Twentieth century popular music from big band to techno and from bluegrass to porno soundtrack. |
| Favorite Books | I read voraciously and widely. Here are some books I highly recommend; FICTION--"Job: A Comedy in Justice" by Robert A Heinlein, "The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad" by Minister Faust, "The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick" (five volumes), "Little Fuzzy" by H Beam Piper, "Pattern Recognition" by William Gibson, "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" Robert A Heinlein NON-FICTION--"The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark" by Carl Segan, "The Dhammapada" by Eknath Easwaran (This is a great translation of this Buddhist text with commentary), "Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time" by Michael Shermer |