Steven M. Vance
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Author, Entrepreneur, & Cardiac Telemetry Technician |
| Location | greater Portland metro , Oregon, United States |
| Introduction | I'm an author and entrepreneur by day, cardiac telemetry technician by night, husband of 30+ years, father of 3 and grandfather of 5. I served as a combat medic with the Army in Operations Desert Shield and Iraqi Freedom. I'm interested in the martial and healing arts, cooking, gardening, and many other things. I love to read, and enjoy pets, nature and good people. Welcome! |
| Interests | Family, friends, egalitarianism, democracy, altruism, compassion, a better future, simple living, peace studies, conservation, cooking, Southeast Asian food, Thai food, Indonesian Food, Mexican food, Tex-Mex, North African food, Moroccan food, Middle Eastern food, Central Asian food, Turkish food, Indian food, writing, food writing, fantasy fiction, horror fiction, poetry, books, genealogy, gardening, biointensive gardening, organic gardening, heirloom vegetables, permaculture, Central Asia, Silk Road, Tibet, Kunlun, Southeast Asia, North Africa, Al-Andalus, Moorish culture, ancient Egypt, Schwaller de Lubicz, ancient Mesoamerica, Mayans, medieval Russia, Slavs, SCA, Celts, Dark Ages, Middle Ages, Xiwangmu, Shiva, Tezcatlipoca, Odin, World Tree, Tree of Souls, Axia Mundi, mysticism, sufism, taoism, shamanism, kejawen, abangan, kebatinan, kundalini, tantra, martial culture, pencak silat, kris, harimau, cimande, kuntao, pukulan, krabi krabong, muay thai, aikido, ninpo, bagua, kunlun quan, xingyi, neigong, qigong, wugong, systema, bando, horse archery, yoga, traditional medicine, oriental medicine, energetic medicine, herbalism, jamu, Thai massage, reflexology, acupressure, the wilderness, tigers, snow leopards, cats, dragons, nagas, snakes, mangoes, peaches, oranges, couscous, satay. |
| Favorite Movies | Blade Runner, Casino Royale (remake), Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The House of Flying Daggers, Hero, Ong-Bak, Frailty, The Crow, Grosse Pointe Blank, Kill Bill, McClintock, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Quiet Man, The Secret of Roan Inish, The Thomas Crown Affair (remake), True Lies, Twelve Angry Men (original), The Whale Rider, To Sir with Love, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?, The Lilies of the Field, What's Up Doc?, Manhunter, The Crow, Inside Man, Hellboy II, Gandhi, Above the Law, Out For Justice, Forrest Gump |
| Favorite Music | World Music, 80's Rock, 80's Pop, Celtic, Swing, Latin, Jethro Tull, John Mayer, Rodrigo y Gabriella, Kate Bush, Cherry-Poppin' Daddies, Fleetwood Mac, Tan Dun, Bob Kindler, Yo-Yo Ma, Christina Aguilera, Dixie Chicks, Phil Collins, Tori Amos, No Doubt, Pat Benatar, The Coors, John Denver, Aerosmith, Rustavi Choir, Rob Whitesides-Woo, Heart, Ray Lynch, George Winston, Mika, Queen, Anonymous 4, Pink Martini, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Scott Joplin, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Nickelcreek, Nightnoise, Gaelic Storm, Tinariwen. |
| Favorite Books | Dune, Path Notes of an American Ninja Master, Zothique, Illusions, Pronoia, Small is Beautiful, Flatbreads and Flavors, Mangoes and Curry Leaves, Beyond the Great Wall, Turquoise, Seductions of Rice, Couscous and Other Good Foods from Morocco, Bangkok 8, Sati, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Riddlemaster Trilogy, The Bodhisattva Warriors, Where the Spirits Ride the Wind, The Thread That Binds the Bones, Tropic of Night, Valley of Bones, Shibumi, Dandelion Wine, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Up Country, The Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath, At the Mountains of Madness, Daughter of Hounds, Threshold, Silk, Hot Sour Salty Sweet, Bronze Bell, Rain Fall, Bangkok Tattoo, Bangkok Haunts, The Falling Woman, Incident at Badamya, How to Grow More Vegetables, The Desert Smells Like Rain, One Straw Revolution, The Outermost House, Northern Farm, Coast Calendar, Farmer Boy, Maine Farm, The Keeper of Dreams, Federalist Papers, The King in Yellow, Land of Echoes, Patricia McKillip, Paula Wolfert, Clifford Wright, Glenn Morris, Lord Dunsany, Caitlin R. Kiernan, John Jeavons, Gary Paul Nabhan, Claudia Roden, Robert P. Tristram Coffin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Stephanie Plum, too many to list |