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An All American boy with no idea of anything other than the fast food high consumption lifestyle. My mother having to raise me alone often had to leave me alone and as a result I really had more time than most to self reflect, I am really happy for this now. I was quite spoiled however and as an only child with a very loving mother who was not a disciplinarian I very much did what I wanted most of the time. One of my favorite activities as a young boy was playing soccer (football really), which I was very, very good at. I am sure that I could have been a professional player if I had avoided injury and simply stuck with it. But it was my most favorite activity that stole that dream, ultimately I loved going to the beach in La Jolla, Del Mar or Torrey Pines to "Boogie Board" and eventually surf. From the beginning I loved the ocean and I definitely consider it to be my first and greatest love. I am still in love with the oceans which makes it that much more difficult to see them literally being destroyed before my eyes. It was quite predictable really that my life would eventually center around defending the marine environment, and I did, until of that is the world got so fucked up that my first priority became preventing World War III. Assuming that we do avoid this I will go back to my first love and defend her with all my passion and ability.
This whole mentality of feeling like I can be part of creating a better world is surely rooted in my childhood where I was so used to getting my way. It just happens that "my way" now is getting a truly just world with peace and prosperity for all. With respect and reverence for the natural world I love more than anything. I refuse to accept that we cannot have this, just like I refused the idea of not getting the Christmas or Birthday present I wanted as a spoiled boy. Turning a negative into a positive, I firmly believe in this principle.
Me with my aunt and her husband at "Wendy's" in San Diego
