Hello....
Anyone listening...?
Really listening...?
I hope someone is, it seems in this day and age everyone has a blog, from the nation's best and brightest to, well, those who are not.
I know former students who have blogs with a million hits, so I figure it can't be that hard, but then again, I'm not a popular senior in high school that is going to post racy photos.
So who am I and what am I doing here? (No, I'm not copying Ross Perot's vice presidential candidate, I'm sane, unlike he was)
Glad you asked, let me give you those answers.
I am a man, a real man, honest to goodness, red-blooded, non-metrosexual, red-meat loving, football playing, big, strong, hairy man.
If you are already offended, get ready to be really ticked in a bit!
I am an educated man, thank G_d,(Yes, I believe in him wholeheartedly, and no, I am not a brainwashed religious flake-far from, and if you thought that to begin with--I'm your worst nightmare.) but unlike so many in my generation, I don't define 'education' as blindly accepting the rantings of ivory tower professors who have never been anything but...well, Ivory tower professors.  My late father(may his name be of blessed memory) told me at a young age, "never let anyone tell you what something says, read it for yourself," and I was crazy enough to believe it.  That doesn't mean I'm anti-intellectual, or that I don't listen to the learned, I just don't think they are always people with certain prefixes attached to their name.  In fact, I've learned more about life from people who's first name (to me) are Coach, Pastor, and Rabbi(yes, both Pastor and Rabbi are in that sentence--more on that to come).
Maybe it's better to say I am informed.  I read, alot, and about many things....but I pay particular attention to what I'd call 'culture shapers'--you know what I mean--politics, sports, entertainment, art, and religion.  As one who is informed, I have an opinion. I know you don't have to be informed to have one of those, you only have to have a...well...you know, but that's what a bit different about me, my opinions are informed, strongly, and powerfully.  I wouldn't have it any other way.  
So, what am I informed about, and what has this information caused me to conclude?
1) I am a proud Christian and Jew(like I said, more about that at a later date), a licensed minister for that matter, as well as a very patriotic American(no, really, not some nut job who thinks it's okay to bash our country and claim to be a patriot), Southerner, Hispanic, White, African-American(Yes, I am mixed in the most dangerous way, the way that actually sees life without color first--just wait, you'll see) athlete and intellectual.
2) I am proudly conservative politically (yes, go ahead and label me--labels are supposed to let everyone else know what the product is--but if you label, you better be right) and I'm young! I know, all young people are card-carrying, Barack Obama obsessed, tree-hugging, Toyota Prius driving, Al Gore reading, The Hills watching far-left Liberal loons!  Wait...except ME and so many others who the media does not pay attention to.  What's better is I was a liberal, an atheist and I know all the arguments, all the spin, and LOVE to take on anyone who wants to see if I know my stuff!  Not because of some ego-driven wish to show off, but because so much of what my generation believes is PATENTLY FALSE and stupid, and it's because their parents were afraid to tell them how they got to where there are, my wife's background proves this. (Yes, I'll share sometime, have your kleenex ready).
3) I am TIRED of people who share my views who let those on the other side say and do anything at their expense and get away with it.  I'm a fighter( and at 6'0 and 320 pounds, I can do some damage) and I'm tired of screaming at my TV when I watch Fox News and hear some of these fools talk!  Give me an opportunity to punch back and I'll land the knockout blow! You'll see as we go on.
4) Believe it or not, I hate religion, brainwashing, and much of what the "Western" church teaches and practices.  Not because I don't believe, but because I know that the truth is not what we are pushing, and not what G_d would want...there is a better way that one group of people has kept since ancient days, and that is relevant for now(More later...yes...I know...said it before)
5) What else...oh yea, capitalist, Yankees fan, Cowboys fan, Mavericks fan, Stars Fan... aspiring arena football player(yes for real), big Star Wars fan, Lord of the Rings fan, The Matrix Fan. The movies have a lot to say to us if we'd look at them.
6) I love the study of history, and we are repeating it as we speak, dangerously so.  We don't know it because most of us(especially my generation) have never really looked at it.
7) I am a revolutionary, and I am writing this with every intention of drawing more recruits to my side...whatever it takes. 

Such is the Mad Bear.  Why Mad Bear?  Because people have described me as such since high school.   I 'm big, ugly, hairy, loud, strong, love to eat, and will slash my enemies to death if I need to(figuratively speaking of course.)

Expect strong opinions on this blog, and if you like them, great! If not, then let me know too, but if you want the bull(or in this case the bear) you'll get the horns(paws--you get the picture)

I will say things you've never heard before, and I hope you'll look into them for yourselves.

I will always be relevant.

I really am a loving person, and I will share my life with all who ask...what you'll see is that my journey has been rough, still is, but I know where I'm going, where G_d has me, and what I want to do.

I am concerned about the direction of this country.  If we really think that becoming Europe is the answer to our problems, or think that radical Islam is not a problem because most Muslims are not radical, or that electing a man who has less experience in running anything then I do knitting or dancing ballet, or that the solution to life is dependent on the government...well...we will be in bad shape in the next ten years.

Look at our history....it is 1939 all over again,  but most of the people I know don't understand what that means.

It's not as bad as the media would make you believe....in Real Estate, in our economy, in our cities, or towns. 

I won't let hate-mongers and psychos have a free pass here...I will call them what they are, and slap them in the face if I can so their message will go where it belongs...in the garbage.  My wife is working with me on not reacting 'emotionally' against somethings...but like I said...I am a man, so it will happen, because no one else will.

Bears are cute, you have to admit--so am I at times, or so I'm told.  I don't mean to be offensive sometimes, but sometimes I'll hopefully make you smile.

We will talk about race here...why? Because I am one of the few people in the US who is confident enough to do so...helps that I'm mixed race--really mixed---Puerto Rican, White, Cherokee Indian, Jewish, and African-American.  Guess what? You likely are too, you just don't know it.   I grew up in the Ghetto, went to college in the Country, and live in the City....no one will accuse me of racism here and be able to substantiate it? Why? Because I don't care if my son or daughter marries a black, white, red or brown person...and most of you do...which makes you more racist than me.  Not to accuse, but you will get it when we talk.

I hope I can bring light to the darkness in this world, for this is what G_d has made me for....I will just do it Mad Bear style...

Ya'll come back now, ya here? More to come!!!