Richard Purinton
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | A partly retired ferry captain, company officer; a grandfather and writer. |
| Location | Washington Island, Wisconsin |
| Introduction | Since 2007, following Norbert Blei's encouragement, I've applied myself as an observer and writer of Island life, Island history through books and blog postings. I'm a resident of Washington Island, with an involvement in community organizations. I have an interest in local events and evolving dynamics of life on Washington Island. I've been an occasional contributor to the Island Observer, in particular through the Adventure in the Archives pages. My books have been self published under Island Bayou Press and are listed on my website: www.RichardPurinton.com |
| Interests | Family, writing, motorcycling, metal sculpting, photography, wood carving |
| Favorite Movies | Hard to list favorites without being trendy, but I found the following most entertaining: Ballad of Buster Scruggs and the series Peaky Blinders. |
| Favorite Music | I tend to listen to music that could be from 25 to 50 years in the past, or more! Beatles, Pink Floyd, Yes, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Dire Straits, Led Zepplin, Rolling Stones...and when I get on a roll, I tend to listen to one artist or album almost exclusively, sometimes for weeks on end to the exclusion of all other music, while I'm engaged in other tasks, outdoors or indoors. But, I love music of all types, and in the lead up to Christmas listened to choral Christmas music for a month or so, without breaking to something else. Comfort, enjoyment, and stimulation through music never seems to wane. |
| Favorite Books | Updike's books, books by various authors and explorers on the Polar regions...these still seem to interest me most. |