Random

So you want to know more about Thomas Keeley…

Let’s use the ever-popular (and often annoying) “25 Random Things” meme to help us get better acquainted.

1. I’m left handed and write with a hook that often frightens people.
2. I get annoyed with the phrase “new media,” especially when talking about blogs. What’s so “new”?
3. Air conditioning makes me extremely tired, so when I drive in the summertime, I often have the air on with the windows down.
4. I’m probably one of the few “tech guys” in DC who would be just fine without a Blackberry, and still probably be the first to respond to an email.
5. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to understand the concept of running for fun. If I’m not chasing (or being chased by) someone or something, what’s the point?
6. Despite the fact that I first learned computers on Mac’s, I’m 100% PC.
7. Favorite movie: Garden State
8. Some say I work too much; I like it that way.
9. I’ve stayed at a variety luxury hotels over the last few years, but my favorites are still the Double Tree and Holiday Inn Express.
10. I get extremely frustrated with conservatives who try and discount green technology as “liberal hype.” Simple economics, people…
11. Despite the fact that I openly identify myself as a geek, I’m not a gamer.
12. Top bands to see live: Dave Matthews Band and O.A.R.
13. I’d rather start my own business than “work my way up the ladder.”
14. I’m always in research mode. I try to read at least 20 different articles per week.
15. Even though I’m always tough on the City of Milwaukee, I’m confident that with the right leadership it can return to the thriving metropolis it once was.
16. Despite what people think, I really have no ambition to become a politician. I like to help good people get elected, then go fight the bad guys.
17. In college, I was banned from writing from the campus newspaper, so I started two of my own.
18. My top issues: School Choice, Flat Tax, Balanced Budget
19. I’m always writing down ideas on the most random things. Most common: receipts from Potbelly for some reason.
20. I’m quite certain that I’m slowly developing an addiction to Twitter.
21. Despite what any poll says, I’m confident that Wisconsin will have a new Governor in 2010.
22. Oh, and a new majority too.
23. Favorite Senator: Jim DeMint
24. Least favorite Senator: Arlen Specter
25. Favorite serving Democrat: Gene Taylor (D-MS)

To learn more about me professionally, click here to view my resume.