Joe Rawls

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Telecommunications
Occupation Retired
Location Santa Barbara, California, United States
Introduction I'm an Anglican layperson with a great fondness for contemplative prayer and coffeehouses. My spirituality is shaped by Benedictine monasticism, high-church Anglicanism, and the hesychast tradition of Eastern Orthodoxy. I've been married to my wife Nancy for 38 years.
Interests Religion, archaeology, history, monasticism, classical music, science fiction, real science
Favorite Movies 2001, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Conformist, Patton, Once Upon a Time in America, many others.
Favorite Music The classical standards, plus Bruckner, Nielsen, Shostakovitch, Arvo Part, Copeland, various others.