Some Dude Writing

The Entitlement Mindset

Posted by CL Stegall on Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Who do these people think they are that they presume they know more what you want than you do? Or, better yet: those people who presume to know better what you NEED than you, yourself.
All these crankspankers who want to tell us what to eat, what to wear, what to listen to and even [...]

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Rain

Posted by CL Stegall on Monday, August 18th, 2008

I remember, growing up, standing out on the hill by my grandparents’ home and watching the rain coming down on the freshly-plowed field across the road. That smell of fresh-turned sod and rain has always held a strange feeling of comfort for me.
I joined the Army back in 1984 and headed off to New [...]

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Welcome

Posted by CL Stegall on Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Simple has escaped me over the years. I imagine it has for many other than just me. Life is difficult, no doubt about it; welcome to the real world. Right? Well, here, I throw the real world out the frickin’ window and abide by my own rules and principles. This is my space to [...]

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Who Cares?

Posted by CL Stegall on Friday, October 10th, 2008

Who Cares?

Yes, I know, who cares about this crap. But I think I will note it for posterity’s sake…just to see if they are the same years from now. (I’m slowly adding links to any stories that might accompany an answer. Hey, some are pretty crazy!)

(Disclaimer: my Wife is the single most imortant part of my life…I have taken her out of the equation (for the most part) in answering the questions in order to prevent any excessively saccharine appearance in the list.)

Feel free to join in the self-gratifcation, information overload. :o)

I’m addicted to: Diet Mountain Dew

Favorite food: Lasagna (the Wife’s!)

Favorite drink: Diet Mountain Dew

Favorite desert: Carrot Cake

Can’t do without: Chocolate Chip cookies, internet

Makes me happy: Music

Makes me sad: Hate of any sort

Makes me laugh: Eddie Izzard, Tommy McTiernan, George Lopez and my Wife

Makes me cry: Not many things…but heartbreak is unrelenting, even someone else’s

Favorite place: San Diego, CA (specifically Sunset Cliffs), Key West runs a close second

Place most want to visit: Australia

Place to retire: Monterey, CA

Favorite Movie(s): Brotherhood of the Wolf

Drama: The Shawshank Redemption

Comedy: Big Trouble/Sixteen Candles/Blazing Saddles (a 3-way tie)

Sci-Fi: The Empire Strikes Back (Bladerunner a close second)

Fantasy: Hellboy (I & II)

Mystery: The Usual Suspects

Gangster: Goodfellas (Reservoir Dogs a close second)

Musical: Singin’ In The Rain (nothing comes close)

Favorite Song: Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits (Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty) a close second)

Favorite Band/Artist: Billy Joel (really too many to choose from)

Greatest Achievement: Surviving this long!

Toughest Success: Climbing Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite National Park (1140 ft)

Biggest Adventure: 10 years, U.S. Army

Happiest Day: My Wedding Day…I still remember almost every minute

Scariest Moment: Being sucked under a waterfall on the Guadalupe River for almost 4 minutes!

Times Narrowly Escaped Death: 4

1. Almost drowned, Guadalupe River -1985

2. Fell during climb on Bridal Veil Falls, 30 feet (approx, 740 feet up!) - 1989

3. Jungle incursion, Central America - 1991 (sometimes, you never know just how close you come until the smoke has cleared)

4. Almost drowned after being swept out by tide off the coast of Panama City Beach, FL - 1993

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