[mburbank]

He is almost everyone I disagree with, at least that vehemently. I'm a very open minded guy and actually like trying on the other guys shoe, especially if it's LADY'S STILLETTO, YOU GET ME?!

I find it most ironic he thinks of me as trapped in a single world view as I almost reflexively try to understand what it's like to hold other people's viewpoints. You missed early on in our 'relationship' where he blew up and put down most of my reactions to him as being based on my Judaism, all the while not knowing
A.) I don't practice the religion
B.) Was raised in Rural Mass and didn't set eyes on a Jew outside my family until I was thirteen.
C.) Attended episcopal high school where I studied religion for four years and learned the liturgy backwards and forwards attending chapel and singing in the choir.

The Naldo nic name comes from a movie, although truthfully I'm having trouble accesing the memory right now. The Characters name was Renaldo, called 'Naldo by his friends and I remeber him being smug and irritating.