Der Geezer von Tampadorf
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Government |
| Occupation | Library Science |
| Location | New Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | A teacher & writer of and about fibre Arts: spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing. Chinese Sign: Earth Ox. I study Germanic languages: Lower Saxon, Old Saxon, Frisian, Dutch, Allemanisch, several Swiss dialects (I know, I know: what valleys?), Danish, Norwegian, a smattering of Swedish + I manage pretty well in French, Italian, Ancient Greek, Latin, Russian and, recently, Persian. A cataloger of a wide range of library material: genealogy, cartography, foreign language material (16 languages, so far …) |
| Interests | Fibre Arts, Great food, great wine, great cigars, gardening (I raise orchids), Kriya Yoga, the Law of Attraction, the Sedona Method, Music (I'm a concert pianist), cataloging odd material for the library, Who's Who in America, Self-Realization, American Mensa, Intertel and lots of other dweeby stuff. |
| Favorite movies | Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang & Mary Poppins ('cause I love the Sherman Brothers), An Affair to Remember, Love is a Many Splendor'd Thing, Die Zinn-Trommel (The Tin Drum), Доктор Зюиваго (Dr. Zhivago), The Pleasure of His Company. |
| Favorite music | Mostly classical: Johnny Bach, Wolfie, Wagner, Strauss (Richard), Strauss (Little Johnny but, Papa too!); A devout Opera addict! |
| Favorite books | Essays by Michel d'Montaigne, The Golden Age & Dream Days by Kenneth Grahame, |