Gordian's Knot
My blogs
| Industry | Science |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Research |
| Introduction | I am troubled by opinion unattached to any observable phenomenon and statements purported to be fact that cannot be proved or disproved. |
| Interests | Flying/pilot, sailing, research, science, history, distance bicycling, cooking, writing and reading |
| Favorite movies | Sophie's Choice, Schindler's List, My Cousin Vinny, Shrek, Hopscotch, Invictus, Inside Man, Hero (Dustin Hoffman/Geena Davis), Tootsie, Dr. Strangelove, The Caine Mutiny, Bullworth, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Boys on the Side, Barber Shop, Charade, Good Morning Vietnam, The Pentagon Wars, The Shawshank Redemption, The In-Laws (Peter Falk/Alan Arkin), Coneheads, Patton, Amistad, Mississippi Burning, Defending Your Life, Man on Fire, A Murder of Crows, Forget Paris, When Harry Met Sally, Murder in the First — I need to stop! |
| Favorite music | Classical, Billy Joel, Ella Fitzgerald, Bonnie Raitt, Enya, Elton John, Paul Simon, Fleetwood Mac, really mixed. |
| Favorite books | Too many to list—a few; Shogun, Overthrow, Imperial Life in the Emerald City, All the Shah's men, A People's History of the Supreme Court, The Collected Short Stories of Sholem Aleichem, The Collected Short Stories of Lu Xun, Guns-Germs & Steel, Collapse, The God Delusion, War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning, Hope Dies Last, John Le Carre novels, James Patterson novels, Richard North Patterson novels, John Grisham novels, Wolf Totem, The Looming Towers, stop already! |