The world is full of lines. And although these lines cannot be perceived by any of the senses, most people know where they are without having to look for them. By themselves, they are unaware they exist. But these lines become very apparent when you cross them. At which point, its usually too late.
-Tom (me)

If you're going to protest something, it can never be done by "jumping ship" to punish the other party with your absense. This only ends your protest by causing you to drown. Success in a protest is only found in staying on board the boat attempting to change the other person's opinion through talking with them.
- Tom (me)

"Violence is an outdated and unrealistic way of communicating in today's age."
-Dalai Lama on Tuesday, September 30, 2009 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

"Count up all the people you hate. Now consider this. Half the people you hate don't know you hate them....and the other half just don't care if you hate them. This makes hate a futile exercise."
- Dr. Martin Luther King.

I'm a believer in the idea that living, breathing, growing things change over time. And I felt I wanted my channel to try to reflect any changes that were happening in my own life as much as possible. Its my opinion that if something isn't changing in some fashion, its either already dead, or a very important part of what's inside has been allowed to die by the person themselves. After being on YouTube for over 2 years, I thought it was time to change things in this section to reflect some of those changes in me. I'm also hoping this will be a year of changes for me.

I do have a set of beliefs in my own life, but I don't feel any need to try to "convert" anyone to them. For those that are thinking those beliefs are along the lines of the Christian or the Muslim faiths......respect to you, but I am not one of you. I feel mutual tolerance and understanding are the keys to overcoming any differences which may come up due to beliefs. I think anytime someone brings a gun to the party (regardless of which side they are on) it is the person doing this on their own, not under encouragement from any kind of god. If your god isn't big enough to work things out with his/her own enemies without help, then perhaps he/she isn't big enough to be considered a god. That's all I will say in the profile on this subject.

As for politics, I could not be considered either liberal or conservative. I like to stand in the middle, and think about my own feelings on whatever issue happens to come up. I think anytime you allow such labels on yourself, it starts becoming difficult to make your own decisions based on common sense.

Like all music lovers there is one instrument that I have a real fondness for: keyboards. And like all music lovers, I've developed some personal heroes of the instrument. Among these heroes would be:
Tony Banks (Genesis)
Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake, & Palmer)
David Paich (Toto)
Rick Wakeman (Yes)
Rick Wright (Pink Floyd)

NOTICE TO SPAMMERS: If I see comments which read something like:
"Visit this site for girls that are hot and willing to talk to you now."
Your channel will be blocked and the comment removed. The reason is I feel if you want to advertise a product, you can go to the trouble of making your own video for it, not ride on the videos of others without their permission.

That's about it. If you've read this far, then thank you for taking the time out of your day for it, and thank you for taking the time to visit the Kohl93 channel. Please feel free to leave a comment if you'd like.

Peace.