The American Apologist

Hmm… since you came to the About page, so I’ll presume that you want to know a little more about me. My name is ProphetJoe and I am The American Apologist!

In the “real world” I am:

• a dad and husband — first and foremost.
• rapidly approaching 50 (even though my soul still feels half my age!).
• a WASP, and proud of my relationship with God.
• an IT professional who worked in higher education for almost 15 years.
• an IT professional working in Agribusiness now…
• a political commentator on the web.
• a certified genius, as well as a self-admitted idiot (at times).
• an optimist!
• a porn director — just kidding. I wanted to see if you were really reading this…
• not a hunter, but a avid gun enthusiast and target shooter.
• a sports fan, but due to an injury, not very active as of late.
• a history buff (including genealogy — now that my parents have passed away)
• a military and space buff.
• simply complicated.

As you may have guessed, ProphetJoe is not my real name. It is a nom de plume (pen name) I use to honor an old on-line acquaintance who supported me in on-line writing. Back in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s there was a small, but thriving on-line community called PLATO which focused on higher education. PLATO was about 30 years ahead of its time — years before there was a World Wide Web, PLATO users were meeting on-line to play multi-user games, sending each other electronic mail, having interactive chats, learning from on-line lessons and, of course, debating the hot social topics of the day. Being a conservative user in the midst of a sea of liberal college students and professors meant I was often fighting the conservative battle alone. Then, in the mid-80’s, a user in Hawaii by the name of Nick joined the system. He used the alias “Joe Prophet, or ProphetJoe” in order to avoid repercussions for his conservative views. He and I were often pitted against dozens of liberal elitists who angrily spewed their vitriolic message in on-line forums. So, to “nick/a/hawaii” I say “Thanks for your support” and “Here’s to ProphetJoe — long may he live!”.

Well, that’s enough background to get you started. I’m sure you will get a clearer picture of me by actually reading the blog posts and comments.

Everyone is welcome, but please remember, this blog is mine and I view it as being something akin to a personal diary. If you write nasty, offensive or highly-objectionable things here, I will erase it at my leisure and discretion. If you write counter-point comments which show you’re unenlightened or misinformed, I will likely attempt to persuade you as to my point of view. But please be advised — if you write moronic comments which demonstrate your total lack of original thought, I WILL MOCK YOU. You have been forewarned.

Peace and Prosperity,

Joe

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   Feb 28, 2007 at Wed, 8:17 pm

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