Thank you for visiting my little plot of e-land on the World Wide Web. I use this space out here to bloviate on issues–politics, finance, economics, theology, and engineering–that interest me. You can comment by either e-mailing me at larijani dot amir at gmail dot com, or leaving a comment on the blog.
About me…My name is Amir Larijani, alias ReconsDad. I’m an American of Kurdish-Iranian descent. While Islam is the predominate religion of my national heritage–and I am proud of that heritage–I am a Christian.
As for my national loyalty, I was born in the United States, and I bleed red, white, and blue. For all her faults, the United States is the greatest country in the world.
For a living, I am a computer/web application developer. Most of my work involves ASP.NET programming and SQL Server database design. While my undergraduate degree is in engineering, I have taken the information technology route for my career.
My baccalaureate degree is in aeronautical engineering from a fine university in east central Florida, and I have an MBA (with concentration in finance) from a university in eastern Kentucky. The latter degree is barely worth the paper it’s written on. The former degree is useful for a reply when some wise ass asks me, “What are you, a rocket scientist?”
In my spare time, I enjoy exercising, harassing my wife, playing with my cats (Recon and Guinness), reading, writing, recreational shooting (tactical pistol and high-power rifle), amateur radio, and amateur robotics.
Politically, I’m a pro-life libertarian. Libertarians seek to return government to its Constitutional roles. The GOP–for all its talk–has failed on that front. I support the fair tax, broad gun rights, the dismantling of government schools, and the elimination of most federal agencies.
I oppose corporate welfare, farm subsidies, government bailouts of banks and companies, and government subsidization of health care, education, and other industries.
Love the picture. I wasn’t sure this was your page until I saw the picture, too cute!!!
Dr. James D. Kennedy had a great message today, so I’m here at your site to see what you have to say on the subject. I haven’t found anything yet, but it has to be there you wouldn’t miss the chance to speak out on this one I know…LOL
Love you,
Loise
Loise:
Not sure what he spoke about this morning. I don’t watch television, and I have yet to hear him on the radio.
Thought you’d be interested in my Wkly Std cover story: The New Band of Brothers in Ramadi
Best piece I’ve ever written and a real page-turner. PLUS, it’s truly multimedia with photos, hyperlinks AND streaming video of two firefights, a near-sniping, and a certain reporter’s near-death experiences. Lt. Gen. Dave Petraeus, commander of the 101st Airborne Division in the drive on Baghdad has called it, “Great stuff with a great unit in a very tough neighborhood”. Halfway through you’ll be donning body armor or I’ll double your money back!
http://www.fumento.com/military/ramadi.html
Also, a few weeks earlier I had another cover story: “Back to Fallujah.” Lots of pictures. No video yet, but we’ll get around to it.
Thanks, Michael. I’m checking it out now. I’m glad we have folks like you and Michael Yon getting the truth out about Iraq.
Keep up the great work!
hey i want to link our two pages together can that be done? my site is http://www.emirimage.com, we specialize in rc toys,i see you like robotics,so i figure you would like our site.
Done.
hey, great site; you have some great insight and are obviously very intelligent. and thanks so much for the blog link!
Appreciate your website. Read your comments re: best gun on an old Vox Day posting. Question: For your XD-45ACP compact, what kind of ammo do you recommend for home defense use, considering there might be children behind walls beyond intruder? Any other kind of best ammo for CC?
@Mike
For home defense, I use a shotgun: a Mossberg 500. I also have my Springfield as a backup.
I use hollow-point ammo in the Springfield. I’m looking into getting some frangible ammo, as that would be the safest in terms of protecting from the overpenetration dilemma.
Hi, Amir. I am a lurker on Boundless and found my way here somehow. It sounds like we have a lot in common. Like you, I got a bachelors degree in engineering and am now starting a career in the computer field. (Computer science) I also have libertarian political views.
I agree that this ideal christian man that people pass off as perfect is not really. People are all different. God loved Jacob and hated Esau even though Esau was manly and Jacob wasn’t.