Interests & Hobbies
Meaning of Life:
"Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first ... the lesson afterward."
Favorite Books:
Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall," and "Bring Up the Bodies;" Hannah Arendt's "The Banality of Evil." Gene Wojciechowski's "The Last Great Game: Duke vs. Kentucky;" and many others
Favorite Songs:
Most of Meat Loaf from "Bat Out of Hell" (1 and 2); Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah;"
John Denver's "Annie's Song;" Jim Croce's "Time in a Bottle;" Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto #1," Nutcracker," "Swan Lake," "1812 Overture;" Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" (see and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA7qXjuUuVg) and certainly much more
Favorite Movies:
"Band of Brothers," "Saving Private Ryan," "The Music Man," "Nicht Neues im Westen," "Stage Coach," "Seven Days in May," "Chicago," "Lawrence of Arabia," Casablanca, "The Oxbow Incident," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Caine Mutiny," "Shawschenk Redemption," "Dr. Strangelove," "Double Indemnity," "Paths of Glory," and quite a few others
Craziest Thing I've Ever Done:
Wasted time
If I Could Be Anywhere Right Now:
10 June 1965, Albany NY, knowing what I know now.
Hobbies:
Reading, movies, woodworking, work-avoidance
Talents:
Alienating people
Perfect Mate:
Never found a perfect mate -- just disappointment !
Perfect Date:
Ain't nothing perfect. Still here's a thought: Take your drink in hand and rise. I toast the girls who will; I toast the girls who don't, though not the girl who says she will and later decides she won't. But the girl I toast from the break of day until the wee hours of the night, is the girl who says "I never have, but just for you I might."
Turn Ons/Offs:
Turn-ons: fine lingerie, a gentle touch, willing lips
Turn-offs: willful ignorance; a harsh, mean voice.
Best Reason to Get to Know Me:
That's a good question ... but you will have to provide the answer.