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10-06-2008, 08:39 PM
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heroes
Who are your heroes?Someone that has touched your life,made you a better person?
1.My children-without them i would never have gotten this far.They keep me going,give me a reason to live and try harder. 2.My parents-they have done so much for me my whole life and especially the last couple of months.They are the best parents in the world,i don't know what i will do when they are gone:( 3.Josh-my best friend.He has listened to my bs and also told me when i was wrong.He talks to me for hours on the phone and even spends the night with me just to give me a shoulder to cry on.He has been there for me through so much and even when i was a bitch to him,he was there asking for more.This guy is really a special person:) 4.HDC-i know it sounds crazy,a forum being a hero.I have came here at my worst and you guys can turn it around and not even know it.There are a few of you that i talk to off the forum,you guys know you are special:)I sometimes come here crying my eyes out and by the time i log off i'm laughing my ass off.Thanks for just being you;) So,what about you?I think everyone has had someone that has done something to forever change you. 
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10-06-2008, 08:40 PM
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10-06-2008, 08:45 PM
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Kurt Vonnegut. He was Humanism personified. A reasonable voice in a mad world. He managed to balance a healthy insightful cynicism about humanity while at the same time holding some hope inside him.
An inspiration from my teenage years till now.
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10-06-2008, 08:50 PM
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Mark Twain.
Had a lot of horrible ideas/investments, but he went in head first and still came out smelling like roses. I love his philosophy. Basically, if you're going to make a mistake, do it at 100mph. If you live through it, learn from it and go at it again.
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10-06-2008, 09:26 PM
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Always loved George Carlin for being about the straightest shooter in history - and entertaining all the while, his whole life. Not much of a reason to glorify him, just someone I always looked up to for those simple things.
Also, ha, some black dude that swam out and rescued me from a "rip" current...shame to say I can't remember more, but I was about 6 at the time, kids have drowned on less...showed me that someplace there's people that give a shit, and that well, maybe it'll be time to learn about water safety... My mother - for all her flaws, and trust me, there's many - she kept a child alive that became who I am today. Always honest and straightforward, crazy, but someone I guess I appreciate most in life. My old dog, Edgar. German shepherd...was there when I was born, from then on. Literally took an angry sydney funnel web spider in the mouth when I was about 4-5 years old. The thing was rearing up, I literally thought this was it, then heard a growl, and there was my dog, knocking it over with it's paw and eating it. Unfortunately, being a former abused puppy he had some mental issues..."had to" be put down when I was about 10 after a fear biting incident. I still remember him clear as day. + Anyone who puts helping children and animals (who can be voiceless) above themselves.
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10-07-2008, 02:08 AM
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i honestly have no heros.
there are a few people i admire and respect - but not on the level of hero. the guy my son is named after is a guy i highly admire. He had a crap childhood - yet remained a calm likeable guy who never had a bad word to say about anyone. His wife went through some serious post-partum craziness - he stuck by her where most guys would have lost their minds. he's weathered all kinds of storms - and still remains the nicest guy i know. i could never be like this guy - but it gives me something to try for. decency, honesty, integrety - are the qualities i admire most in a person. traits we take for granted - but are really difficult to maintain.
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10-07-2008, 04:46 AM
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I had quite a few idols growing up, but as I got older, i could never "get into" anything or anyone enough to look up to them too much.
The closest I come to that now is my wife. She is extremely smart, direct, awlays says what she thinks, puts our daughter above all else, even when she probably should put her self first, she managed to lose an amazing amount of weight, which is no small thing, especially since she was horribly overweight as a kid (anyone who had weight problems as a kid knows how hard that is to conquer), and never did anythign stupid like fad diets or starving herself, she just exercized and moderated what she ate. I married an amazingly cool, beautiful woman who will hopefully get to go back to school and get her master's and doctorate soon so she can have a wider impact than just our family. I'm just a big dork who likes computers. Oh, and I look up to H P Lovecraft and Bob Salvatore when it comes to writing, Salvatore got me into writing in the first place, and Lovecraft got me into horror writing. Last edited by Vodstok; 10-07-2008 at 04:54 AM.
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10-07-2008, 06:43 AM
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Mikael Akerfeldt
Jon Lester
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10-07-2008, 07:50 AM
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I don't know if they are "heroes" of mine. I haven't neccessarily been "saved" from these people, but have continued to build my current pathos for what they do and interests. So I guess I have a great deal of admiration and respect for them:
Senator Barrack Obama Film Maker Michael Moore Former Newsreporter for local Baltimore News, former actress and director and now talkshow host, Oprah Winfrey
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