About Me

  • About Me: Conservative Libertarian Christian Angler. Keeper of Laying Hens. Rabbit raiser, gardener, Self-sufficientish. "Don't Blame Me, I Supported Ron Paul."

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Jimmy Buffet, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Randy Travis, The Brobdingnagian Bards, Heather Dale, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Pyrates Royale, Queens Gambit, my wife and kids!
  • Favorite Albums: Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads
  • Favorite Genre: Hyms, Gospel, Irish Celtic
  • Favorite Songs: Blessed Assurance, The Old Rugged Cross, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, Finnegan's Wake, The Old Dun Cow, The Prydwen Sails Again,
  • Favorite Lyrics: "Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine. Oh what a foretaste of Glory Divine!"
  • Songs I hate: any Gangsta Rap songs
  • Band I wish I was in: Christian praise band, performing locally.

Video Games

  • Favorite Classic Arcade Games: Asteroids, Qix, Vanguard

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: The Perfect Storm, It's a Wonderful Life, Most all of Jackie Chan's Films, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars episodes IV - VI
  • Favorite Actors: Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov, Sean Connery
  • Favorite Genre: Action, Action-Comedy
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Shrek
  • Movies I can watch over and over: The Blues Brothers

Travel

  • Places I love: The coast of Maine, Fehmarn
  • Places I've been: Most of the northern tier of the USA, Washington, Montana, Yellowstone, San Antonio, Most of southern Germany, Austria, German North sea and Baltic sea coasts.
  • Places to see before I die: Midway Island
  • Dream Vacation: Fishing for Giant Trevally on Midway Island

Style

  • Where I shop: Where I get the most for my money
  • Brands I love: What ever is cheap but rugged
  • I like to wear: Jeans, overalls, sweaters, Chamois shirts, flannel shirts, t-shirts
  • Can't live without: Whatever protects me from the elements
  • Prized Possessions: my Hat

Television

  • Favorite Shows: The Dukes of Hazzard, Last of the Summer Wine, The Good Life (aka Good Neighbors), Top Gear, Torchwood, Doctor Who, River Cottage, The Darling Buds of May, Monarch of the Glen, Tierarzt Dr. Engel, Unser Land, Löwenzahn, Monk
  • Favorite Channels: BBC, Channel 4, ARD, BR3
  • Favorite Reruns: The Good Life, Last of the Summer Wine
  • Most Addictive Show: Last of the Summer Wine
  • Characters you relate to: Wesley Pegden
  • Favorite Theme Song: Theme Music from "The Darling Buds of May"
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Monarch of the Glen, The Darling Buds of May

Books

  • Favorite Books: The Bible, Jeeves Novels, The Lord of the Rings
  • Favorite Authors: PG Wodehouse, JRR Tolkein,
  • Favorite Genres: Science fiction, inspirational, religion, economics
  • Favorite Characters: Bertie Wooster, Jeeves, Pippin, Merry
  • Favorite Quotes: "Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? There’s a frood who really knows where his towel is."
  • Recent Reads: "Dragonriders of Pern" - Anne McAffrey; "Blind Spots in the Bible: Puzzles and Paradoxes That We Tend to Avoid" - Adrian Plass

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Mainer in Exile
  • Nationality: American
  • Religion: Christian
  • Heroes: Jesus Christ. Ayn Rand, Hayek, Kant, Fries, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Alva Edison, Sam Walton, The Danish Cartoonist, George Washington, Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagen
  • Interests: Fishing, Hunting, Shooting, Reading, Politics, Religion
  • Expertise: Turning German ingredients into American dishes
  • Occupation: Learning to be self-sufficient
  • Industry: Surviving day by day
  • Website: http://aisch.blogspot.com , http://rockmetteller.livejournal.com/

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Ameromexiitalochinese
  • Favorite Dishes: Fried Chicken, Tacos, Pizza, Dim Sum
  • Favorite Desserts: Ice Cream, Apple Pie
  • Favorite Drinks: Iced Tea
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Nachos, Popcorn
  • Foods I hate: Leberwurst