Christopher Collom:  

ers I have remaining in this 'story'! Without a doubt, Alexander the Great ranks high on the list. He spread ideals we still, to this day, hold as true and self-evident -- all during the 4th century before Christ. Ghandi, because he proved that one can accomplish much through non-violent means. See, there's a contrast already: Alexander accomplished so much via his Macedonian military might, but Ghandi did so without an army and wearing only a simple hand-spun cloth robe. Maybe there's an example for us in there. Add to that, Bob Dylan. The bard. He changed 20th Century music, and the way we see the entire era. Enter the poet-songwriter. Speaking of poets, you might as well add my father -- Jack Collom -- to the list. He's a hero of mine. Has managed to carve out an entire lifetime career teaching and writing and publishing his work, without many literary critics even taking note. As per usual, his contribution will go relatively un-noticed until after he's gone; then all the Sons of Jacob & Esau will realize that Boulder had one of the greats in it's very midst and didn't even realize it. Lastly, Vasili Karavas (my late father-in-law). He was the model family man who sacrificed all the crazy ambitions that each & every man has in his inner soul (the kind of machinations that Alexander actually lived and relentlessly pursued), but has to set aside if he wants to be a good father and husband in this day & age. So, he never published a single book, but will always be remembered for living a good life and always being there for his kids. Can one ever accomplish a more important thing in life? WHERE HAVE YOU LIVED? WHY DID YOU MOVE? Age 0-29: Boulder Colorado Age 29-43: Calgary, Alberta Reason for moving: finish grad school and get a respectable job. Canada had a lot more opportunity, geologically-speaking, in the early 90's than did the states, so there you have it. [the oil patch is a lot more advanced up here ...] THE ONE PERSON FROM MY PAST WHO I'D MOST LIKE TO SEE AGAIN IS Eric McCarty (if he's still alive) BECAUSE he valued my friendship in high school, shared my beliefs, and wouldn't hesitate to drink some beers on 'the hill' with someone who wasn't on the BHS football team (i.e. me)! There's a lot more to it than that -- Eric was probably the most popular guy in our class, and a genuine person. Wonder what he's been up to ... OBSESSIONS -- SPORTS: soccer REALITY TV: Holmes on Homes, Survivor PETS: anything that ain't roadkill (love all critters) ... don't think you can have certain large animals as pets in your home? Check out: youtube.com/watch?v=Qztl8SGjd_Y LIFE DOESN'T ALWAYS TURN OUT THE WAY YOU EXPECT. WHAT'S BEEN YOUR BIGGEST SURPRISE? Moving to Canada, and getting hitched. Now I'm a dual citizen and never saw any of it coming. Wowzers, eh. IF I COULD IMPROVE MY HOME, I'D REMODEL the kitchen AND ADD ON A mud room. MY DREAM HOME WOULD BE somewhere in Rhodes (old town) or Monemvassia.