Any josh ritter fans out there? I'm a good guy with a nice sense of humor and a desire for depth and meaning. I am addicted to watching smart and incisive comedy - even when it seems lowbrow.

One of my biggest inspirations is live music by passionate performers - Eddie Vedder and Bruce are great examples.

Other inspirations are Yellowstone, the Great Ocean Road in Australia, and the volcanoes of Guatemala and Hawaii.

Exploring new ideas - am fascinated with evolutionary studies and the ways our evolutionary extincts are at work in our lives.

Working. Not being sneaky, but my job has a stereotypical perception that I don't feel like being stereotyped as. Just ask me, and I'll tell you.

Parenting boy/girl ten year old twins - they are really sweet and light me up every day. I have an easy-going custody arrangement with their mom.

Planning a trip to the Baja Peninsula to Kayak with the whales - any takers?

Listening to the Clash, reading about Joe Strummer.

Trying to find time to read a backlog of New Yorker and Rolling Stone issues.

Writing. Except this crap I'm sure!
Speaking in front of large groups of people.
Perceiving the needs of those around me.

A strong chin and a quietness that rewards those who wait for what lies beneath. I have a quick sense of humor, but have no interest in competing with the loudest and most aggressive conversation dominators in any given group.

Arrested Development, Mr. Show, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Community.
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon and Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell. Loved David Cross' I Drink for a Reason. Bossypants by Tina Fey.
Rushmore, Into the Wild, Being John Malcovich, The Ten, Brothers Solomon. No Country for Old Men gets deeper and more profound every time I watch it.
Pearl Jam, Josh Ritter, Bright Eyes, the Hold Steady, Ani DiFranco, Arcade Fire and Spoon - Titus Andronicus, My Morning Jacket , Sleater-Kinney.

My kids
Ketchup - not quite as much as my kids
Great live music - regularly Pearl Jam
My Joe Greene jersey
My cat - just had one die on me.
Arrested Development and Party Down DVD's

Lists - bests, favorites, presidents, and dorky things that can't be revealed at this point.
What the best ways to spend the days with my kids are without losing my mind.
And Evolution, baby! How we got here.

Out somewhere with a group of friends. East Atlanta, Decatur, Inman Park, or the Grove in Toco Hills.

Of course some nights are spent finishing off Clue and Yahtzee with my kids, and watching the latest Disney movies and Food Network Challenges before bed.

I kind of have a fixation on the American Buffalo - or Bison. Love them and what they represent.

But come on, that's not private. If by private you mean embarrassing - I love professional wrestling. There. I said it.

You want to laugh, think, and enjoy somebody's company. If the kiddos thing is not your thing, I get it. Just be straight with me about it.