chris
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Catalyst of Thought Formation |
| Location | Denton, Texas, United States |
| Introduction | Love my family, animal-lover, catalyst of thought formation in young people while trying to do the same with those my age and older, have been known to talk too much, continually mastering the art of listening, progressive, forward-thinking, open-minded, flexible, facilitator of change and progress, member of the modern-day Intelligentsia, self-professed skeptic, and life-long learner... |
| Interests | Hanging out with my wife and son (Melissa & Holden Michael), spoiling my two lady dachshunds, umpiring high school baseball games (I actually worked 5 rounds of playoffs last season), taking care of our yard, fine coffee, drinking microbrews, Vintner's Wine in Plano, TX (their Port and Argentina Rojo are grand), sand volleyball, throwing the football, barbecuing, having friends over to the house, film, art (Alex Grey, Salvador Dali, Van Gogh, Monet, The Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth), playing with music, and laughing at people who are nostalgic... |
| Favorite Movies | Thin Red Line, Apocalypse Now Redux, Lock/Stock/Two Smokin' Barrels, Snatch, Eyes Wide Shut, There Will Be Blood, Fight Club, James Bond (especially the new one), This Film Is Not Yet Rated... From the Idiot Box - Baseball Tonight, The Wire (HBO), It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Deadwood (HBO), The Universe, History Channel... |
| Favorite Music | Sports Talk Radio, National Public Radio, Tool (fan since 8th grade of the greatest band our generation has seen...GO SEE A LIVE SHOW...even my wife, Melissa, agrees), The Beatles, ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, Johnny Cash, Randy Rogers Band, Curtis Mayfield, Outkast, Eryka Badu, Joss Stone, Mos Def, Common, Nine Inch Nails, Mudvayne, Rage Against The Machine, sometimes Radiohead, too many to list... |
| Favorite Books | Catcher in the Rye (Salinger), Cat's Cradle (Vonnegut), any philosophy by Soren Kierkegaard, Choke (Chuck Palahniuk), I have to read way too much for grad school... |