Joel
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Occupation | Web Designer / Math Tutor |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Introduction | Data Analyst, web designer, math tutor, and writer. Hobbies: standup comedy, meeting new people, writing poetry and opinion articles. Web Site: http://joelbenjamin.net Religion: Atheist who expresses gratitude for life & health by using both to benefit others. Politics: Liberal who believes in equal rights for everyone in marriage, health care, education, the work place, etc. Accomplishments: Married two extraordinary women, raised an accomplished daughter, made a lot of people laugh, hitch-hiked 25,000 miles, project leader on successful programming projects, aced several difficult math tests, helped some students to be able to think more clearly. My epitaph will be: I have succeeded in never having grown up. Favorite Quote: Suck the juice out of each moment. Strengths: A curious mind, a compassionate heart, and a creative sense of humor. Weaknesses: Everything else. Hope: To learn to succeed in the context of my limitations |
| Interests | people, heroes, courage, compassion ideas, communication, learning teaching science, math ethics, politics, Israel, civil liberties, entertainment, humor, comedy, movies, tv, games, chess, go, mmorpgs sports, table tennis, art, literature, etc. |
| Favorite movies | From Here to Eternity, Life is Beautiful, West Side Story, Up, Shane, They Might be Giants, Yanco, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Airplane, The Lives of Others |
| Favorite music | Beethovan, Mozart, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, The Beattles |
| Favorite books | From Here to Eternity, Crime and Punishment, Les Miserables, Where the Heart is, Picking Cotton, JFK, Steve Jobs. |