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Hometown

Chicago

Places I've been

Wisconson, LA, Texas, DC

More about me

       I'm a cop's son. He died but I took on who I call Chicago's Head of Homicide Officer Goodman as my father figure. John's an elder, has young men in the dept. working for him, is the toughest man I know and taught how to be a decent citizen and better man myself out of deference to him. He's responsible for my transformation from conservative to liberal (more like hippie) to conservative again where I belong. The Man for All Seasons is more than just an Oscar winning movie to me, it's about a way of life in a temperate climate, Western philosophy. Being quiet and reflective have taken the place of a lot of boyhood loqaciosness like my patron, St. Thomas Aquinas. I love to bear light on the modern age though.

Activities

I like to study nature and the manmade, factories and what comes out of them and wondering if big bang is true how we can have tin mines in Bolivia and Lake Titicaca in Peru.

Favorite Charities

Vista, March of Dimes

Favorite Music

British invasion, Motown, Classic rock, 80's music, some grunge and alternative.

Favorite TV Shows

Get Smart, Man from Uncle, Green Hornet, Green Acres, Hill Street Blues, Sanford and Son, Ugly Betty, Two and a Half Men and Law and Order.

Favorite Movies

The Exorcist, Forrest Gump, Woodstock, It's a Wonderful Life, Sand Pebbles, Flight of the Phoenix, Naked Gun, Sink the Bismark and Fortune Cookie.

Favorite Books

Anything by John LeCarre, William Peter Blatty, Michael Crichton and a couple by James Joyce and Kurt Vonnegut.

Favorite Quotes

"Read my lips" "You can't scream fire in a crowded movie theater" "England has seen it's finest hour" "Where's the beef" and "It's the economy stupid"

Favorite People

My immediate family, my girlfriend Sabrina Williams and Barrack Obama.

Favorite Places

Amusement Parks, Ball Parks, Concerts, Parks, Movie Theatres.

Favorite Animals

Dogs and Squirrels

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