steveburks

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Gender Male
Industry Communications or Media
Occupation composer, writer
Location Dallas, Texas, United States
Introduction Steve received an MA and BS from Indiana University, and is married with three children.
Interests movies, music, books, meaning-of-life ideas, dance, apologetics, race relations, etymology, religion, psychology, politics
Favorite Movies Whale Rider, Akeelah and the Bee, Christmas Vacation, Mr. Holland's Opus, The Rookie, Fellowship of the Ring, With Honors, The Cutting Edge, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Scent of a Woman, Tommy Boy, Meet Joe Black, Joe Dirt, Stick It, John Q., When Harry Met Sally, Tears of The Sun, Dogma, Jersey Girl, Happy Gilmore, Spanglish, A Beautiful Mind, Napoleon Dynamite, Batman Begins, Narnia, Father of the Bride, Lord of War, The Incredibles, In America, Love Actually, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy ...
Favorite Music John Williams' "Saving Private Ryan, " Brahms' German Requiem, Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall, " Donny Hathaway's "Live, " Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, " Fantasia's "Free Yourself, " Anthony Hamilton's "Ain't Nobody Worryin', " Chaka Khan's "Epiphany, " India Arie's "Acoustic Soul" and "Voyage to India, " Kirk Franklin's "Hero" and "The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin, " John Mayer's "Room For Squares, " Prince's "Sign O' the Times, " Kirk Whalum's "The Gospel According to Jazz Volume II, " Mary J. Blige's "The Breakthrough, " Will Smith's "Lost and Found, " L.L. Cool J.'s greatest hits, Rakim's greatest hits, Earth, Wind, and Fire's greatest hits
Favorite Books Black Ice, Defending the Spirit, The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, Why I Write, Debt of Honor, A&R, Modern Man In Search of a Soul, Dude Where's My Country, Bait and Switch, Dusk of Dawn, The Wretched of the Earth, The Art of War, The Indispensable Chomsky, Shadow and Act, The Autobiography of Quincy Jones ...

Which do you prefer and why: whittling with soap or whistling with wood?

I don't know how to "whistle with wood" anyway, but the idea of whittling soap appeals to me on a tactile level. No idea why.