Gender	Male
Industry	Technology
Occupation	Retired
Location	Grasonville, MD, United States
Introduction	I live on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, close to the water. I have been a freelance writer for about a year, writing about my interests and illustrating my work with my own photographs. I also write short fiction. When they will let me, I sit in on congas with a couple of local groups. I am still looking for a good teacher to help me with advanced Latin rhythms.
Interests	Travel, photography, cooking, writing, hand drumming
Favorite movies	Casablanca, African Queen, M. Hulot's Holiday
Favorite music	Jazz, blues, latin
Favorite books	One Hundred Years of Solitude, All Quiet on the Western Front, Wind in the Willows

Do you believe that forks are evolved from spoons?

Probably the other way around. Early man used a forked stick to retrieve the good bits from the pot, and then simply upended the pot to get the juice. When his mother pointed out that sharing was the nice thing to do, the spoon was invented.