My blogs

Blogs I follow

Gender	Male
Occupation	Writer
Location	Washington, DC, United States
Introduction	"I'm a tired hack with a doubtful future.'' -- Philip Marlowe.
Interests	Baseball, politics, good food, American history and culture, great music of all sorts, Western vistas and Maine summers.
Favorite movies	Top 5 -- "The Third Man,'' "My Darling Clementine,'' "On the Waterfront,'' "A Night at the Opera,'' "Manhattan.''
Favorite music	Jazz and what is derisively known as Classic Rock. Dexter Gordon, Shelly Manne, Sonny Rollins, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, The Grateful Dead and Gershwin.
Favorite books	Just about anything by Twain, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, "Slaughterhouse Five,'' "Peter the Great.''