Desert Rat

About me

Gender Male
Industry Technology
Occupation Retired (Thank God)
Location Marana, AZ, United States
Introduction Retired former Pacific Northwest technoid living in the remote Sonoran desert of NW Tucson 20 miles from the nearest grocery store.
Interests Piano, guitar, classic Hi-Fi equipment (vinyl and vacuum tubes), birding, DIY home construction, mystery and crime fiction, politics, cross country skiing
Favorite Movies Anything by: Emir Kusterica, Tom Tykwer, Jan Švankmajer, Stanley Kubrik, Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Altman, Ridley Scott, Wes Anderson
Favorite Music Thelonius Monk, Amahd Jamal, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Michael Chapdelaine, Stanley Clarke, Frank Zappa, TSF Jazz Radio (Paris), Pure Jazz Radio (NYC)
Favorite Books 'A Short History of Progress' by Ronald Wright; 'On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century' by Timothy Snyder; 'Insane Clown President' by Matt Taibbi; 'The Abyss' by Orson Scott Card