I don’t really know what to say about myself. I’ve seen a lot during my 51 years of being on this planet. My interests are many, my appetite for learning is insatiable, and I love dedicating my time, effort, and resources towards improving myself, others, and my environment.

I am a writer, photographer, martial artist, bowhunter, fisherman, dog trainer, philosopher, and investigator. I love to read, learn, think, meditate, exercise, and love being a dedicated partner and dog dad.

I’ve lived in over 20 different cities in three countries, speak three languages, and have a place in the city and a home deep in the North Carolina woods. I love to eat good food, am pretty damned funny, and yet, I can be serious enough to make you feel uncomfortable.

I love finding ways to express myself, having meaningful and limited contact with others, and have dedicated my life to a pursuit of truth. I am an American, which means I have hope for a better future and a genuine disgust for the divisiveness my nation flaunts.

I am a vegetarian by morning, carnivore by night, love being sober, drinking cold beer, and like my music and silence equally loud. I was born with a strong ability to think clearly, and cursed with the same. I am a walking, talking, loving, fighting, peaceful, and fierce contradiction. Nice to meet you.

-Michael