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Now, about me…
I’m a 34 year old artist, initially from north New Jersey. Growing up in the shadow of NYC definitely had a lot to do with the man I am, today.
At 16, I was politically apathetic. At 18, I was a raging liberal. By 21, I was once again apathetic, but this was mainly due to the continuous drunken stupor.  By 25, I had come to see the error of my ways. Dedicated to futhering my education and global awareness, I began to read voraciously. This, more than anything else, caused my shift to the right. The more I read, the more I learned, the more I started to think for myself, the more I became convinced of the sheep-like brainlessness of my left-leaning, former self, and former compatriots.
No, I don’t believe all democrats are stupid. Some, in fact, are quite intelligent. They’re just either ill-informed, or too weak willed to fight the liberal zeitgeist… to challenge the status-quo and think for themselves.

On a non-political note, my painting seems to be very well recieved. I often intentionally change my mediums and/or style in an effort to grow and learn. Maybe you’ve seen the pattern, here; continuous learning is my mission.

On a very personal note, Jenna and I were recently blessed with a baby girl. Chloe Patricia was born on Sept. 28th, 2004, and instantly became the center of my universe.

...Which brings me back to my political bent.
If I ever had any doubts about my right leanings, I have only to look into Chloe’s little angel face to renew my vigor and reinforce my faith in my ideals.
A good example of this would be the recent presidential elections. How could I possibly look at my daughter, then just over a month old, and vote for Kerry, knowing that part of his political platform was to make me believe that only 2 1/2 months previously, she would have been a viable target for abortion?
I mean, seriously… how could ANYONE sleep at night knowing that a man with those ideals was even ACCEPTED as a CANTIDATE, let alone VOTE for him???

But I digress. In short, I am a happy man, with a beautiful family, and more love than I can measure. What more could anyone want in this world?