I am a philosopher by training, and a former professional driver. Now, due to unforseen circumstances, I am experiencing some upheaval in my life. I am a Catholic Christian who tries to live my faith, but often fail. I am a fiscal and social conservative who has a sense of the need for proper social services to help people whan they can no longer help themselves. I am someone who is passionate about those things I believe in. I try to function along logical lines, but I also recognise the limits of that same logic. I enjoy a good argument or debate - and if you want to take me on, you better be prepared for an intellectual street fight. I have a sarcastic, borderline caustic sense of humour. And I am always ready to go to the aid of a friend or someone in need - I don't like bullies of any sort, whether in the schoolyard, on the street, or running their country into the ground, while torturing their people and threatening to develop wmds. Guess where I stand on the invasion of Iraq, as well as on Canada expanding its role in Afghanistan. I realise this is rather poorly put together - but then again, they don't give style points here, do they?

I am thoughtful, humourous, and a defender

history, geography(including paleogeography), politics, driving, writing, philosophy

My size - when one is 6'4" and 300+ lbs, you stand out. Or it could be my pretty easygoing demeanour. Or my red hair. I would suppose it depends on who your perspective.

BOOKS: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, CS Lewis' Space Trilogy, Michael Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", Tom Clancy "Jack Ryan" novels, a lot of non-fiction, Harry Turtledove's alternate history work, Eric Flint's 1632 series... MOVIES:LotR, Star Wars series, We Were Soldiers, The Passion, Shrek, Batman Begins TV: Corner Gas, Justice League Unlimited, House, Grey's Anatomy, Numbers, Doctor Who MUSIC: Bruce Cockburn, Sarah Harmer, OMD, Pet Shop Boys, Kathleen Edwards, Johnny Cash, Rich Mullins, Amy Grant, U2 FOOD: various, but Subway, Dominoes, and McDonalds come to mind, not to mention that place which is so close to my heart - Tim Horton's - great coffee and sandwiches

1. My Bible 2. Music - especially the artists mentioned above. 3. Books 4. Jeans and button-up shirts 5. pen and paper 6. Some source of news 7. The will to ignore illogical and arbitrary rules with the simple object of annoying whoever came up with it.

-screwy things in this world, like:

-the crooked Martin Liberal government

-lefty Democrats without a sense of humour (think about it - I am a Canadian conservative, which puts me to the left of a significant number of Democrats on various issues, especially to do with healthcare, welfare, gun laws... - to be considered a member of the loony American left, by my standards, you would have to think Howard Dean was some kind of right-wing nut)

-Quebec separatists

-Ontarians who repeatedly vote for the crooked Liberals

-the French government under Jacques Chirac

-the Ottawa Renegades moving into first place in the CFL east{!?}(well, that situation may be on the verge of resolving itself)

-what I would do to try to fix those screwy things

-life - its meaning and purpose, and how best to live it

-writing ideas, cultivating the seeds of stories

-where my life is going

-why some on the extreme left have no sense of humour, or at least no capacity to laugh at themselves - a lot of us on the right have fun with the latest Bush malapropism, or will wax sarcastic at mistakes made by our side (it seemed like a good idea at the time...), so why not LIGHTEN UP - maybe if we sit down for a laugh or a chat, we might learn from each other

-not doing a lot - dozing on the couch, watching TV or a movie, reading, or writing

-while I like to think of myself as a grizzly bear, my friends and family, especially my nieces and nephews, see me as a teddy bear, along the lines of Paddington or the Bear in the Big Blue House. Oh, and I like to watch "Ed the Sock" on Friday nights - he's lewd and crude, but rather funny.

...you have been intrigued by something you've seen here, and are looking for someone who doesn't necessarily fit into the more conventional male stereotypes.

-You enjoy using your mind, you have a sense of humour, and you are passionate about what you believe - or if you have found anything else interesting here, I suppose.

-write if you disagree, and want to engage in a discussion of why I am wrong - politics are no fun if you don't talk about them from time to time

-write if you are Canadian, eh

And don't write if:

-you don't want to - last time I checked, Canada was a free country...