The Alex chronicles

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Gender	Male
Industry	Communications or Media
Location	Portland, Oregon, United States
Introduction	In 2007, I had two short short stories published- both in local anthologies, "Unexpected Metaphors", in August 2007, and "See The Water Rise/Ver Las Aguas Subir", in November 2007. I'm a 2009 graduate of Humanity in Perspective, a academic year-long class run by Reed College and the Oregon Council of Humanities.
Favorite Movies	Fatal Attraction; Bound; Gladiator;
Favorite Music	Everything except Contemporary Christian and Light Rock.
Favorite Books	"Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil", by John Berendt, "Hello, Lied the Agent (and Other Bullshit You Hear as a Hollywood TV Writer)", by Ian Gurvitz and anything by E. Lynn Harris and Eric Dickey. Also, I've just finished reading "Crisis of Conscience", by Raymond Franz. Mr. Franz was a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (I have a dog in this fight. I was raised in the faith, but never formally became one). Accusations of apostasy got him kicked out of the Governing Body. But associating with a friend who voluntarily left the organization got him disfellowshipped (excommunicated). Anyone- Jehovah's Witness, or is considering becoming one, or otherwise- must read this book, with the understanding that the reader(s) draw their own conclusion. I've recently finished reading "The Aeneid", by Virgil, which is the account of the Trojan warrior Aeneas, who later founded Rome.

Please come up with a more appropriate name for the ringtoe:

Ringtoe...hmmm. I guess you could call it a "divorce ring toe..." (okay, that came up while grasping at straws...)