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Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.

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Name: Scott Kenneth Bradford

Age: Forty-three

Height: About 174 centimeters (5’9″)

Eyes: I think they’re dark green, but it’s debatable

Hair: Brown (and gray)

Spouse: Melissa Bradford

Religion: Christian (Catholic); registered at Saint Veronica Catholic Church in the Catholic Diocese of Arlington

  • Sacrament of Baptism received in 1992
    • Conferred by Reverend Waverly Reames at Community of Faith United Methodist Church in Herndon, Virginia
  • Sacrament of Matrimony with Melissa Bradford in 2005
    • Celebrated by Reverend Rob Vaughn at Community of Faith United Methodist Church in Herndon, Virginia
  • Sacrament of Confirmation received in 2009
    • Conferred by Father Edward Hathaway at Saint Veronica Catholic Church in Chantilly, Virginia
    • Confirmed in the name of Saint Maximilian Kolbe. Kolbe is a “martyr of charity” who is recognized as a patron of the pro-life movement, families, political prisoners, journalists, and drug addicts. Pope Saint John Paul II called him “the patron saint of our difficult [twentieth] century.”

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Politics: Independent “conservatarian” (somewhere between conservative and “small-l” libertarian)

Favorite Albums:

  • Most of the Pink Floyd discography, but especially:
    • Meddle (1971)
      • Harvest Records; produced by Pink Floyd
    • The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
      • Capitol Records; produced by Pink Floyd
    • Wish You Were Here (1975)
      • Columbia Records; produced by Pink Floyd
    • The Wall (1979)
      • Columbia Records; produced by Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, James Guthrie, and Roger Waters
  • Some other favorites:
    • Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago (1969)
      • Columbia Records; produced by James William Guercio
    • Desperado by the Eagles (1973)
      • Asylum Records; produced by Glyn Johns
    • Quadrophenia by The Who (1973)
      • Track Record; produced by The Who
    • Mr. Natural by the Bee Gees (1974)
      • RSO Records; produced by Arif Mardin
    • Year of the Cat by Al Stewart (1976)
      • Janus Records; produced by Alan Parsons
    • The Turn of a Friendly Card by the Alan Parsons Project (1980)
      • Arista Records; produced by Alan Parsons
    • The Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel (1982)
      • Columbia Records; produced by Phil Ramone
    • More Than You Think You Are by Matchbox Twenty (2002)
      • Atlantic Records; produced by Matt Serletic
    • Harmonium by Vanessa Carlton (2004)
      • A&M Records; produced by Stephan Jenkins
    • Luck and Strange by David Gilmour (2024)
      • Sony Music; produced by David Gilmour and Charlie Andrew
  • There are many others.

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Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.