NDNation Profile for RARISTOTLE

Height: 6'3

Weight: too many lbs.

Alumni Status: 1997

Location: Below Pittsburgh (near Waynesburg, PA)

Favorite Baseball Team: Let's talk about hockey, please.

Natural Enemies: Cheaters, quitters, and frequently, myself.

Athletic Ability:

Tore my dominant shoulder labrum 20 years ago, ruptured my Achilles tendon playing basketball 7 years ago, crushed one of my vertebrae 5 years ago riding a snow sled into oblivion, and just had rotator cuff surgery (2025) on my left shoulder - doctor said it was like a bomb went off in there. I'm still alive, but hanging by a thread.

Sartorial Style:

Post-COVID and permanently working from home, I wear sweat pants with stretchy waistbands. I've gone full Costanza.

Favorite Beverage and Consumption Freq:

I'm on a Saison kick lately.
IPA--NE and Hazy IPAs (Treehouse Julius)
Wheat--Weihenstephaner St. Vitus Weizenbock
Everyday Lager--Great Lakes Oktoberfest
Stouts--Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout or Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout
I'm a fan of good Old Fashioneds.

Political Philosophy:

(2019-now) - I'm down about our prospects, and I'm pessimistic about our future. I used to believe that Americans generally, over time, made the right decisions. I was wrong. Get me off of this boat, please.

Religious Philosophy:

Thomism--I'm Catholic (with a minor in Latin to boot).

Musical Favorites:

U2, Frank Sinatra, Crowded House, The Beautiful South, and 80's music. Oh, and Bach.

Favorite Quote from an ND Coach:

"The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood" - Lou Holtz

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