Rick Johnson
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Author, Speaker & Educator |
| Location | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Introduction | I am the founder of an organization called Better Dads. I owned an environmental engineering firm for 16 years prior to becoming a bestselling author/speaker 14 years ago. I have been married to my wife Suzanne for 33 years and we have two adult children. |
| Interests | Reading, writing, hiking, camping, hunting, bike riding, working out, tropical beach, and mountains. |
| Favorite movies | Facing the Giants, Braveheart, Second Hand Lions, Hoosiers, Gladiator, About a Boy, Rudy, Uncle Buck, Unforgiven, Blade Runner, The Great Santini, Planes Trains & Autos, Best in Show, 40 Year Old Virgin, Night of the Grizzly, Gran Torino and many, many more. Just previewed Fireproof--it's a great movie! Favorite actors: Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall, Russell Crowe, Clint Eastwood, the Duke, Robert Mitchum, Clint Walker, etc. |
| Favorite music | All types: Gospel, classic rock, blues, jazz, bluegrass, etc. Stevie Ray Vaughn, Bob Seger, ELO, ZZ Top, Casting Crowns, Led Zepplin, Rockpile, Allman Brothers,BOC, Ten Years After, Doobie Bros., The Who, Guess Who, Elvis Costello, Neil Diamond, Tom Petty, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Dave Edmunds, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Diana Krall, Bob Marley, Rolling Stones, The Monkees, AC/DC, |
| Favorite books | Too many to list. Some favorite authors include: Pat Conroy, John Eldredge, Steve Farrar, Donald Miller, Stu Weber, Kevin Leman, James Lee Burke, Robert Crais, Lee Childs, Stephen Hunter, Michael Gurian, Michael Connelly, John Connolly, (old) Stephen King, (new) Dean Koontz, Andrew Klavan, Dennis Lehane, T. Jefferson Parker, George Pelecanos, Jonathan Kellerman, John Maxwell, and many more. |
You have a red jar of cedar chips. Why do moths miss the forest?
The Three Stooges.