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		<title>25 things you may or may not know about me&#8230;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was tagged on Facebook with a meme called &#8220;25 things you may or may not know about me&#8230;&#8221;. Seeing as this blog is just over a week old, I thought it would be a suitable to introduction to any repeat readers I might already have and a clear warning sign to those who like [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://politicsandpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/beamanpint.jpg" alt="beamanpint" title="beamanpint" width="173" height="191" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-96" />I was tagged on Facebook with a meme called <em>&#8220;25 things you may or may not know about me&#8230;&#8221;</em>. Seeing as this blog is just over a week old, I thought it would be a suitable to introduction to any repeat readers I might already have and a clear warning sign to those who like to avoid insanity. The 25 are as follows:</p>
<p><strong>1.</strong> I entered the world a crying wreck from a 9 month hibernation in a warm womb. I&#8217;ve not yet fully recovered. This took place in the old city of Lancaster in north west England.</p>
<p><strong>2.</strong> Upon reaching my 6th birthday, I announced to my stunned parents that I was converting to Vegetarianism. After a few failed exorcisms, they finally relented and began purchasing rabbit food from then on in.</p>
<p><strong>3.</strong> My family moved about the country a lot during my childhood and teenage years which meant many new schools, new friendships and new posts to pee up.</p>
<p><strong>4.</strong> I lived in Wales for two years and disliked my time there intensely. So much so that at the age of 10 I decided that the little principality should be eradicated and went on to study books on nuclear technology. The sheep would of course have been evacuated first.</p>
<p><strong>5.</strong> My parents were both teachers before they retired which helped when it came to homework during my school days. In fact, they probably did most of it.</p>
<p><strong>6.</strong> I&#8217;m an only child and used to look upon my cats as siblings. I realised I was different from then when I couldn&#8217;t angle my head towards my bottom.</p>
<p><strong>7.</strong> I&#8217;ve always been good at drawing and have won numerous Art awards.</p>
<p><strong>8.</strong> Now I consider myself a poet and write personalised custom-made poetry for people who are willing to pay for it.</p>
<p><strong>9.</strong> I lived in Berlin for a year and a half in my mid-20s which gave me a lot of perspectives I had not before enjoyed. It was there that many of my current political beliefs were generated through many fascinating conversations with my American neighbour and his wife.</p>
<p><strong>10.</strong> I&#8217;m a proud Zionist.</p>
<p><strong>11.</strong> I consider myself to be a Neo-Conservative.</p>
<p><strong>12.</strong> I&#8217;m a strong Judeophile and would convert to Judaism if I wasn&#8217;t an atheist. Many times I am left in awe at the achievements, ethics and bravery of the Jewish people and indeed, the State of Israel.</p>
<p><strong>13.</strong> During my time in Berlin, I started my first blog where I wrote short stories about the people I saw in the German capital city. That blog can be found here: <a href="http://beamaninberlin.blogspot.com/">Beaman In Berlin</a>.</p>
<p><strong>14.</strong> I gained a degree in Interior Design after three years at Art College. Whilst I don&#8217;t regret the friendships and the fun times, I do regret the fact that I didn&#8217;t study politics instead. My love for this subject and many others came later in life.</p>
<p><strong>15.</strong> In my late teenage years I went through a &#8216;Buddhist phase&#8217; which led to twice daily meditation sessions and copious amounts of reading. Unfortunately, I was too impatient for enlightenment and meditated with my new computer instead.</p>
<p><strong>16.</strong> I adore snow and thunder storms, often following the weather religiously if I know there is a possibility of either one happening in the near future.</p>
<p><strong>17.</strong> I dislike fascism, totalitarianism, intolerance, sexual inequality, arranged/forced marriages, terrorism, religiously permissible lies and cultural regression &#8211; therefore I despise the religion of Islam and see it as the greatest threat to civilisation.</p>
<p><strong>18.</strong> When writing I use my right hand but for many other things such as opening bottle tops and turning the tap on, I use my left hand.</p>
<p><strong>19.</strong> My favourite television sitcom of all time is Frasier. It&#8217;s quite possible that I&#8217;ve watched each episode at least three times.</p>
<p><strong>20.</strong> My favourite sports are football (soccer) and Formula One motor racing. Michael Schumacher has been my sporting hero since 1994.</p>
<p><strong>21.</strong> I support Wolverhampton Wanderers FC who are also called &#8216;Wolves&#8217; for short.</p>
<p><strong>22.</strong> I&#8217;m an introvert by nature but love to be with people and don&#8217;t mind large groups or packed public places. As long as I can have time alone to recharge and don&#8217;t have to shout, I am happy. I love discussions and debates that last for hours.</p>
<p><strong>23.</strong> A dream of mine is to write for a magazine or journal as a political satirist or in-house poet.</p>
<p><strong>24.</strong> I strongly believe in the advancement of Western ideals across the globe and hold them up as the pinnacle of human development. If the whole world was like North America and Europe in values, society and political structure, then I truly believe there would be no more wars or widespread human suffering.</p>
<p><strong>25.</strong> I&#8217;ve recently met the girl I want to be with for the rest of my life. A beautiful Indian girl by the name of Shailee.</p>
<p>&#8212;-</p>
<p>In other news:</p>
<p><strong>Politics &#038; Poetry</strong> has been added to The Atheist Blogroll. You can see the blogroll in my sidebar. The Atheist blogroll is a community building service provided free of charge to Atheist bloggers from around the world. If you would like to join, visit <a href="http://mojoey.blogspot.com/2006/09/join-mojoeys-atheist-blogroll.html">Mojoey at Deep Thoughts</a> for more information. </p>
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