John W Leys

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Gender	Male
Industry	Publishing
Occupation	Poet
Location	Albany, OR, United States
Introduction	I was born in 1973 in Oceanside, New York. I lived most of my life in Albany, Oregon. I served 6 years in the AG Corps in the U.S. Army. I recieved a B.A. from the University of South Florida in Religious Studies in 2002. Finished an MA in Judaic Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2007.
Interests	Computers, Graphic Design, Art, Web Design, Religion, Judaic Studies, Hebrew Bible, Midrash, Talmud, Semitic Languages, Biblical Literature, Biblical Archaeology, Music, Poetry, Science Fiction, Theorectical Quantum Physics, Philosophy, History, ukuleles, ukes, ukeleles.
Favorite Movies	The Hustler, Schindler's List, The Godfather (I-III), Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Kids Are Alright, Quadrophenia, The Natural, 61*, Pride of the Yankees, The 10 Commandments, The Dark Crystal, Don't Look Back, Masked and Anonymous, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Superman, The Muppet Movie, Citizen Kane
Favorite Music	Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, the Who, Tom Petty, George Harrison, Elvis, Elvis Costello, Buddy Holly, Hank Williams, Hank Williams Jr., Willie Nelson, Pete Townshend, The Kinks, Stillwater, Jack Punktry
Favorite Books	ת״נך, The Harry Potter Series, God in Search of Man by Rabbi Abraham J Heschel, The Prophets by Rabbi Heschel, Honey from the Rock by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, Chronicles Volume I by Bob Dylan, One God Clapping by Rabbi Alan Lew, Cash: An Autobiography, The Silmarillion

Why does the color blue mean raspberry-flavored?

The same reason purple means the Navaho bagel makers have gone to Brazil. Simple once you think about it.