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Ĩżąŕđ is but one of my time-bound identities ('et Zard' from the ancient French, derived from... "all things A 'and Z'"). I am a long in the tooth Humanist hipster empath (and sometimes public safety messenger), with a tendency for philosophical contemplation, and a soft, chewy center. I enjoy a quality icy cold beverage just as much as the next tribe member (especially those that create their own - beverage that is, not member), I enjoy reading and I generally spend a geekishly large amount of time online, I enjoy smoking a good cigar and I'm spiritually and artistically inspired by travels to exotic places (grounded in one or more of the following: Earth, Water, Sky and Fire... but can be coaxed into the atmosphere). I like what I heard John Cusack say in response to criticizing the Bush administration policy in Iraq with his movie 'War, Inc.', that 'art is about ideas, and ideas have consequences.'