a concise autobiography

In When Pride Still Mattered, David Maraniss explains that Vince Lombardi was raised in an environment in which a trinity of life was upheld: God, Family, and Sports. Although those close to him knew his ability to relate to his family was negatively affected by a total commitment to being a winning coach, this trinity of God, Family and Sports is still part of the Lombardi legacy.

Growing up, I was an active little bugger. Though never the strongest or fastest, Dad says I always had a sense of where to be on the field when, and my drive to compete was matched by little else in life. It was family that was at the center of everything, from family dinners to supporting each other at extra-curricular activities. In Cedar Grove we went to Church twice on Sundays to encourage Dad who was giving the sermon. Our reluctance to go to the sparsely attended evening services doesn't hide the fact that our faith was the center of my family's identity.

Is there a trinity of values that describes your upbringing?
Has it changed since becoming an adult, and has that change been purposeful?

For me, the block that begins my trio is writing. Writing is both how I process the world and how I want to be remembered.
Second, it's family. Without family I am not motivated to reach my full potential, lacking an outlet of someone to live for.
My third block would have to be reading. Reading books, of course, but also reading people and nature. In short, what do I get from life's experiences that rings true?

That's what this blog is all about.

27 years in 5 sentences

I am the son of Joe and Joli Moore.
I grew up in Cedar Grove, WI.
I have lived most of the last twelve years in the South.
I am a student of the written word.
I love my wife, Brittany.

I think I would in fact be willing to fight and die for my country in a war. There are a couple of reasons. For one, there's just something great about the loyalty of saying, "this is my country, and I'm willing to die for it." Of course, we should all be this loyal. I believe that's our duty to fight for our country. We have to also take into account that it's not just the name of our country we're fighting for, but for your own people. In a sense, if you die fighting for your country, you die for your friends, family, and all the people of your country. It's not only your life that would be on the line.

I belive that not only is it our duty as a citizen to fight for our country, but God would want us to be willing to die for our country also. It's just about the most unselfish thing we can do. And lastly, if I could choose my death, I would want it to be for a great cause, like dying for my country, than to just die of old age or disease. I don't deny that there would be a great loss involved if I died, but it would definitely be the right choice.

I definitely think that this sort of death is a glorious one. As I said before, you would be dying for family, friends, loved ones. Dying in the defense of your country is one of the most "glorious" deaths I can think of. I think anyone who dies fighting for their country is a hero. If you think about it in the other direction, you would be very thankful that someone was brave enough to fight for their country, your country. Although there's almost never eneough gratitude given to those who died for fighting for their country, there is glory. It's the gift that keeps on giving.

I wrote this essay as a sophomore in high school. God bless the USA.