Burtcheca,
The only offense I take is being lumped into a stereotype that all "computer geeks" are disconnected with reality and can't survive without their "puter". I was raised in the mountains of Colorado by my parents and grandmother. My Dad was raised on a farm in Iowa....with the midwest ethics and values that you put your family first, work hard, a man's word is his bond, and was taught to repair most things on my own. My mother was the oldest child of 3, who lost her father when she was 6. She raised my sister and I to be fiercely independent, depend on no one but ourselves, and to think for ourselves. My grandmother was raised in the depression and beat into us Christian morals, as well as the value of money. You have to make do with what you have...and do what you can to get by.
I've worked as a mechanic since I was 8, helping my old man with his beaters. As well as teach me about cars, I was taught to fix just about anything in the house. I often tease my father about my abused childhood, while other kids were playing video games, and had the nice toys...I was in the garage learning trades and life skills. I've served in the Air Force, worked construction, driven a truck, wrenched for a time, done manual labor, and finally decided on a career in computers. I taught myself how to fix pc's and 10 yrs into a career, I put myself through college which I finished at the ripe old age of 33.
I have 2 kids, an ex-wife, on wife #2, and a disdain for any SOB in DC or the state capital that tells me they know what I need or how I should live my life. I drink, I smoke, and I ride motorcycles (some times at the track at triple digits with my knee on the ground, and a huge smile on my face). I hunt, fish, camp, and backpack. I enjoy being miles away from anyone, or anything, in a mountain canyon watching an eagle ride the thermals and the sunset behind the mountains. I have 3 dogs that I love like they are my children. In all honesty, I have much more compassion for animals than I do people. I'll speak my mind when forced and not be afraid to do so, wither I am right or wrong in my position. I'll make no apologies for it either, but I will promise it'll be honest.
All I know is there's a balance to be had with everything, in politics, in nature, in relationships, in science, in faith, and within ourselves. I believe most people are too arrogant, and too stupid, to understand that need for balance. I haven't a clue what impending doom you are referring to. As far as the country goes, well...I personally believe the sooner we get back to honoring the Constitution and following those ideals, the better off we'll be.
I don't know if all that makes me part of the problem, or not.....but I do know, just because I sit behind a desk and work in the world of computers doesn't mean I don't understand, or am incapable, of working with my hands, fending for myself, providing for my family, sweating, valuing a hard days work, nor have I forgotten what made this country great and the price that has been paid for that greatness, and I'll fight to the death to protect those I love. .
A parasite are those able body people sitting on their ***** watching Springer and Oprah, eating ho ho's and pepsi bought off food stamps, living in a house paid for by welfare, and complaining that they have to go drive to the store in their Escalade because the 6 kids need milk and diapers. All the while ******** that Obama and his marxist regime aren't doing enough to support their lifestyle and blaming Bush (while he wasn't the best president, he was no where near this horrible) for everything that's wrong in the world.
No sir, I am not a parasite
obviously PA doesn't care about the enviornment and the emission "inspections" are just a scam to get more money to the scumbags that run this state......
i love only spending $25 instead of $55! 
