Gender	Male
Industry	Education
Location	East Bay, California, United States
Introduction	I strive for self-awareness, and through that to bring as much compassion, generosity, loving kindness and forgiveness as I can into the world. What you see here in the blog is hopefully a result of my bringing that into the external world as effectively as I can.
Interests	Peace and social justice, activism, languages, empowerment, contemplation, politics, ultimate frisbee, swimming, putting up with Will's shenanigans
Favorite movies	Generally I prefer uplifting and/or informative movies, ranging from Lion King 1.5 to Last of the Mohicans to the Corporation...
Favorite books	Cryptonomicon, Harry Potter, Winter of Our Discontent, Ishmael, Guns Germs and Steel, Tipping Point, Gandhi's Autobiography, Tuesday's with Morrie, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Third Chimpanzee, Robert Parker, Dick Francis, Colonel Chabert, A Hundred Years of Solitude, Into the Woods, Into the Heart of Borneo, Practice of Buddhist Meditation, Full Catastrophe Living, The Emperor's Children, The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin, The Third Chimpanzee, The Analects of Confucius, Laozi, Inward Training, A Chosen Faith, The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Kite Runner, The Aubrey/Maturin books by Patrick O'Brian, John Quincy Adams a Public Life a Private Life, Wood's Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Sandburg's biography of Abe Lincoln, Scottsboro by Dan Carter, The Left Hand of God, Gilead, A Persistent Peace...and of course I am always open to recommendations!

Your pajamas have duckies on them. Why did you switch from choo-choos?

Duckies have more of a soul :)