Interests & Hobbies
Meaning of Life:
Life is not about the collection of objects, but a collection of relationships. Objects are just the illusion and reality lies in our relationships, to people, other animals and plants and stuff. My relationship to my chair is that it pushes me up (Exclusion principle) in a way that my butt feels comfy.
Five Things I Can't Live Without:
Friends & Family, the wild outdoors, good food & drink, sex, mental challenges
Favorite Books:
Last read: Roger Penrose, Cycles of Time
currently reading: Steven Weinberg, Dreams of a Final Theory;
& Nassim Taleb, The Black Swan;
Other: Jared Diamond: The Third Chimpanzee; Guns, Germs, & Steel;
John Gribbin: In Search of Schrodinger's Cat
What I Like To Do For Fun:
Socialize at the pub, too much socializing and not enough cycling has lead to a bit of a belly, dammit!
Favorite Songs:
Old stuff, new stuff
Last added to collection: Zombie (The Cranberries) & Royal (Lorde)
Listen to Pandora: Fusion Radio, Adult Alternative, Beach Bar Lounge, Zero 7.
Favorite Movies:
Hero (1992) with Dustin Hoffman & Geena Davis;
Life of Pi;
Flight;
Moonrise Kingdom
Craziest Thing I've Ever Done:
Rode my motorbike way too fast
If I Could Be Anywhere Right Now:
On a sailboat away from lights on a moonless cloudless night watching the Milky Way
Hobbies:
Read non-fiction science
Gardening, cooking
Writing a book: 1/2 porn, 1/2 science (non-fiction science)
Drawing
Riding my bicycle for excercise
Talents:
Good at visualizing concepts,
Perfect Mate:
My wife was my perfect mate until her stroke took much of it away. Now I just take care of her and her memory.
Perfect Date:
A walk in the woods
Turn Ons/Offs:
OFFS: Overly pushy people, people who have will not compromise, people who are so sure of their convictions/faith
ONS: An open mind to new ideas
Best Reason to Get to Know Me:
You will not find someone more supportive, if you make sense. People consider me a saint, but I'm not. People think I'm smart, but I'm not. I know many more saintly and smarter people, I might be just over the average though. Too many knuckle heads out there.