If the red-blooded American man is an archetype that still exists, that is probably what I am at heart and what I strive to be in life. I am a husband to a wonderful woman (Nicole) and father to two boys (Ethan and Jackson). I am a proud American and eleventh-generation native Marylander. I am a Christian and a strong believer in personal liberty. My interests are extremely varied and my lovely wife can attest to the fact that I basically jump back and forth from one passion to another all the time. I will read half of a book and then start two new books before coming back and finishing the first. I have no shortage of opinions and I see the world mostly in black-and-white terms.