Randy Johnson
My blogs
- Moody's Photo Album
- DBA Johnson Laminate
- Daily Notes Project 2011
- The Poetry of Randal Lee Johnson
- Moody's Notebook
- Daily Photo Project 2011
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Blogs I follow
- Cranelegs Pond
- Aphorism Of The Day
- barçalunacy photoblog
- Eye of Newt
- Horse Pucky
- ItsMeCissy
- Just A Song
- Magic Carpet Burn
- Marcs' Random Ramblings
- Qwurky!
- Xfleas Pet Care Blog
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Laminate Installer |
| Location | Graham, Washington, United States |
| Introduction | I'm just a guy with a wandering mind, a love for nature, and an interest in politics. I'm intolerant of intolerance and support civil rights for all people. I'm against trickle-down economics. I'm against the neo-con ideals of might makes right, and privatization is the answer to everything. I'm for single-payer healthcare. I'm for raising the cap on the social security tax, so the mega-rich will have to chip in the same percentage of their income as the middle class, allowing all of us to retire with some level of security and dignity. I campaigned for Barack Obama because I believe it's time to shift the balance of power away from the fringes of fascism, and back toward the common citizen, or as John Adams (our first conservative president) called us “the multitude, the vulgar, the herd, the rabble, the mob.” Sorry Adams, but I think Jefferson was on the right track, and I hope someday his vision will be realized. If we really want to save this country, we need publicly funded elections, and a reemergence of a strong independent news media with the balls to hold our politicians to account once again. Walter Cronkite, Edward R Murrow, we need you now more than ever! |
| Interests | Politics, Photography, Writing, Music, Art, History, Genealogy, Antiques, Remodeling, Hiking, Bicycling, Road-tripping, Wine tasting, Ghost-towning, Beach-bumming, Snorkeling, Concerts, Ren-faires, Hippie-fairs, The Oregon Country Fair. |
| Favorite Movies | Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino, Goodwill Hunting, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Gods Must be Crazy, National Lampoon's Animal House, Forrest Gump, Schindler's List, Rain Man, Apollo 13, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Driving Miss Daisy, 12 Angry Men, It's a Wonderful Life, Ben-Hur, The Wizard of Oz |
| Favorite Music | The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, The Grateful Dead, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Simon & Garfunkel, Elvis Costello, Jack Johnson, John Prine, Jim Hinde, Reily and Maloney, Steve Forbert, Woody Guthrie, Loudon Wainwright III, Dave Van Ronk, Keb Mo, Buddy Guy, Theresa James, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff. |
| Favorite Books | My first favorite book (in 1964) was, Rabbit and Skunk and the Big Fight by Carla Stevens, More recent favorites include, I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, Devil in the White City by Erik Lawson, The Band that Played On by Steve Turner, The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt, The Longest Trip Home by John Grogen, A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson, Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama, Miracle in the Andes by Nando Parrado, Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis, Marley and Me by John Grogan, Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, Morrie: In His Own Words by Morris Schwartz, For One More Day by Mitch Albom, The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them by Al Franken, Fire’s Edge by Alan Siporin, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean, Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling, To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Phillip Jose Farmer, Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock, The Ice Schooner by Michael Moorcock |