Theodore Fries 
Ocala, United States
What is the one word that describes you? Zany
- What is your idea of perfect happiness?It is a state of contentedness unmarred by the symptoms of unacceptance in our lives. Acceptance of life the way it is spawns happiness. Perfect acceptance obviates fear, anger, hate, greed, and longing.
- What is your greatest ultimate fear?Having eradicated manufactured fear from my arsenal of self-destructive emotions, my greatest ultimate fear is that fear may one day return as real fear.
- What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?Avoidance/ Procrastination: I deplore my visibly concerted efforts to avoid focusing on those talents of mine that deserve time to blossom into greatness.
- What is the trait you most deplore in others?I deplore congenital deception in others, the trait that prevents seeing truth wherever a person may look. A person so afflicted cannot relate to the world and people around them without injecting lies into words, deeds, and emotions.
- Which living person do you most admire?Chad Wilkinson. A man of honor, integrity, and courage who applies these principles in all his affairs. He dedicates himself perpertually to improving his mind, body, and spirit, as well as the lives of his loved ones.
- What is your greatest extravagance?Communication with others in a manner that is often inappropriate , politically incorrect, crass, or offensive in order to attain some amusement for myself or others.
- What is your current state of mind?A bomb with a smouldering fuse.
- What do you consider the most overrated virtue?Tactfulness --This virtue deprives everyone of honest, albeit uncomfortable, communication. It's not really a virtue at all.
- On what occasion do you lie?On only one occassion --where it might save someone's life. Otherwise, I don't lie.
- What do you most dislike about your appearance?My hairline is weird, my nose oddly bird-like, too much chub around my midsection, and a teensy bit of fat under my chin.
- Which living person do you most despise?I despise any powerful person in federal government overseeing military efforst who believes diplomacy is effective, with or without the threat of arms. Because there is no diplomacy, if there is no threat of arms.
- What is the quality you most like in a man?Honor -- An honorable man is truthful, moral, stops at nothing to do the right thing. He is not easily shaken from his beliefs, and would in fact die for them.
- What is the quality you most like in a woman?Selflessness . The selfless woman, in her humility, rises above all others. She is of service to her friends, husbands, family at a cost to herself. Her selflessness eventually helps her find herself: A Priceless, Content Person without regret.
- Which words or phrases do you most overuse?Obviously, inasmuch, therefore, and, incidentally, clearly, unacceptable, insane, stupid, silly, dumb, retarded, contempt, however, but
- What or who is the greatest love of your life?My greatest love is the daily battle against me, my greatest enemy. Every defeat for me opens up opportunities in life that otherwise go unnoticed
- When and where were you happiest?At the Computer: Right here, right now. Ten minutes from now, in the Kitchen... that will be it too.
- Which talent would you most like to have?A talent to always be selfless in my treatment of my child, in my instruction, mentoring, and in the time spent with her, every second, every day, every moment for the rest of our time together.
- If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?I'd like to realize I don't know everything ---faster.
- What do you consider your greatest achievement?Crawling my way out of the tar pits of self-pity, anger, jealousy, fear, resentment, and abysmal selfishness in order to be free of my addiction to Drugs and Alcohol.
- If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?A Franciscan Monk
- Where would you most like to live?Mountains of Wyoming
- What is your most treasured possession?A Glock 10mm automatic pistol
- What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?That point where hope seems a mirage, pain is atmospheric, grief paralyzes, and the knowledge that relief may never come. I imagine losing a young child is like that.
- What is your favorite occupation?A soldier in the military of a free country. His job, if performed properly, allows the rest of the country to choose whatever job they like.
- What is your most marked characteristic?Brutal honesty
- What do you most value in your friends?Their wits, their senses of humor, their loyalty.
- Who are your favorite writers?Alfred Bester, Dan Abnett, John Lott, Ann Coulter, Mark Steyn, Newt Gingrich, Chuck Palahniuk, Brett Easton Ellis, Ayn Rand, Tolkien, Rowling, Massad Ayoob
- Who is your hero of fiction?Gulliver Foyle
- Which historical figure do you most identify with?Edgar Allen Poe
- Who are your heroes in real life?Theodore S. Fries, Jr.; Sean Simmons, USArmy SF, ; Chad Wilkinson; James Papa, Melissa Paige Fries, Lacon Davis, Sandi Fries
- What are your favorite names?Teddy, Dolomite, Maximus, Justin, Jonny, Jimmy, Danny, Olivia, Virginia, Melissa, David, Earl, Rex, Major
- What is it that you most dislike?Missed opportunities
- What is your greatest regret?Missed opportunities
- How would you like to die?Saving someone else's life
- What is your motto?Patient, Tolerant, Loving and Kind





