Wednesday, June 30, 2010

The first one... funny.

Well, I don't know if this is going to be funny or not, but I have to start expressing myself somehow. So, let's begin.

I am trying to become what I've always wanted to be and that's a writer. It's the one thing that I'm pretty good at and it's really the only skill I have. I'm not very athletic, I'm not slick at all... I couldn't sell hot chocolate to Eskimos, much less water to somebody in the desert. I get migraines when I see a screwdriver or a wrench. I'm about as handy as a snake. I can follow directions well enough, but ask me to put together anything by scratch, and it's not happening.

But a little about me...

I love great beer, great red wine and good brown liquor (brandy/whiskey/rum)
My favorite movie is Spartacus
My favorite super-hero is Hal Jordan (Green Lantern)
I've been to 38 states... missing Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Indiana, South Carolina, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho and Montana.
I've never left the continent.
I prefer milk chocolate and believe that dark chocolate is the work of the devil.
My favorite song is "Stars go Blue" by Ryan Adams.
My favorite book is Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison
I prefer the National League over
slow pitch softball the American League
I believe that Keanu Reeves sullies every movie that he's in.
I would rather die than give up my Red Dwarf DVD collection.
I have a dog named Lady.
I love most genres of music 'cept anthem rap and opera, but consider myself a hard rock/metal geek first and foremost.
While I disagree with a lot of her political views, I would pick the peanuts out of S.E. Cupp's shit.
My second home is a lake in the Colorado Rockies named Sweetwater.
I enjoy wrestling autobiographies (Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, Freddie Blassie, Superstar Graham and William Regal's books are worth checking out even for non-wrestling fans)
I read about a book a week.
The best feeling in the world is reading a good book on the porch while listening to John Coltrane's A Love Supreme.
I haven't been to concerts lately because my hearing's gone to utter crap.
I am a homer when it comes to sports (Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies, Avalanche and Colorado State Rams)
Young conservatives always come off like Alex P. Keaton to me.

What is this blog going to be about? Everything. It may be a personal missive, could be a formulated column on politics, sports, music, beer and wine... anything.

I'm hoping you enjoy what I'm writing. It's gonna be a fun time.

Ron Simpson, esq.