exedir's profile

I don't have one but I do like many...it depends on the time of the film both as to story when it was created and when I saw and with whom, the subject matter, the actors and story...the director and production value...the best is something you strive for but can never reach..almost...

I have a lot as in the case of film. Obviously most of network television is time filling and content lite. Cable is great for short attention span and commercial skipping. Old time television is interesting as a time capsule of how and what I remember vs. how tacky and hooky some of it was. But then again how timely television is to capture the moment. Example, the Kennedy shooting coverage does catch the moment as well as living it but it is close and maybe what television does best.

It now appears that EONS is one of my most favorite activies. I never intented to have spent as much time on EONS or to have the time to do it. Both have been unexpected. And now I guess I like to exercise my writing which I know to not be the best, in either form or format since I believe that English is my second language in that I was trained and interested in science and technology as a study and a career.

I have worked in the non-profit sector and as such I have a great respect for charities, foundations and other service organizations that support and enhance a community and its people.

I have a great tolerance to most of anything called music, but of course, more tolerance of some than others. I have lived in a time that includes a number of forms of popular music and of course I most sensitive to that, that was popular when I was growing up and a teenager and young adult. Most of what I seem to like is played at background noise in supermarkets, stores and elevators. I can hum the melody and even know some of the words which I can't say I can do to anything that is popular today.

I have read a lot. And continue to read every day. But I can't say I have a favorite book, type or subject of book. What I can say is that some are more interesting than others.

Interesting people are the most interesting to me. And I hope that the same people would believe that I'm as interesting to them. Of course, this is an interesting formulation to have to implement and then maintain especially if you are a shy person. So maybe the answer is people I admire rather than favorites.

There are a lot of places I would favor, for a time. Anywhere can be boring if you have to be there. And anywhere can be interesting if you make that way. Most of the places I have been have been for a reason specific to what I had to do or wanted to do at the time. Like in a way I liked Viet Nam, which was not at the time a very pleasant place to be. However, because of what I was doing I got to get around to different places and met different people. While I was in Asia I did have a chance to get around outside of Viet Nam such as Australia and Hong Kong. Each was interesting in different ways. If there is any place I have always felt most comfortable around is probably the mountains and hills of the west.

I afraid I see animals as animals. Not that I dislike them or wish any harm that is not natural or necessary to survival of others. So I'm not a PETA person as I see them as being on the extreme side. But I believe unawareness and indifference to the creatures that live around us is distressing and demeaning to our need to be good stewards of the Earth and those things living on it, below or above.

What are you buying at the farmers market?

If it's not at the supermarket, I'm not buying it

Do you own a cell phone? If yes, how long have you owned one?

4+ years

What is your favorite family dinner?

Have one, if possible.

Who are your heroes?

This can be the flavor of the month. I believe that by definition, a hero needs to be dead. If they aren't they may be subject to hero fatigue and clay feet. Example, Richard Nixon was a hero to overcome adversity of his own personality to get elected with a secret plan to end the Vietnam War and, say, go to China BUT a danderhead to depend on his friends for ideas and then to tell them to carry it out, sort'a like that priest thing that happen to Henry II.

What is your marital status?

Married

What kind of trip would you love to take in Italy?

Take part in an art history tour of Florence

What are your all-time favorite movies?

i don't have one but i do like many...it depends on the time of the film both as to story when it was created and when I saw and with whom, the subject matter, the actors and story...the director and production value...the best is something you strive for but can never reach..almost...

What's your favorite game to play at home?

Other

What are your all-time favorite TV shows?

I have a lot as in the case of film. Obviously most of network television is time filling and content lite. Cable is great for short attention span and commercial skipping. Old time television is interesting as a time capsule of how and what I remember vs. how tacky and hooky some of it was. But then again how timely television is to capture the moment. Example, the Kennedy shooting does catch the moment as well as living it but it is close and maybe what television does best.

Who is the most interesting person you have ever met?

A lot of people, usually the next person I meet that can handle a bidirectional conversation that isn't asymmetric.

Now that you are over 50, what are you doing that you never thought you would?

Be still be breathing with any likelyhood of it continuing.

How many children do you have?

2 - 3

What is your educational background?

Graduate School

What organizations do you belong to?

As Harpo Marx said, "I wouldn't want to belong to an organization that accepted me as a member" or words to that effect.

What is your favorite type of music?

Rock/pop

How is your garden doing this season?

Blooming & gorgeous

What is your dream vacation?

To be able to take one, or maybe not. Most of them turn out to be hectic and frantic, not enough time, not enough money and nothing much of interest happening.

Where were you born?

In the upper midwest, pre-baby boom.

How much are you paying for a gallon of gas this week?

Less than $3.00