Desert Rat
| 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 |