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About me

Gender Male
Industry Education
Occupation College level-English and Lit instructor
Location San Bruno, California
Introduction Married with one weimaraner. I have bachelor's and master's degrees in English/American Literature, but my master's thesis was on Chinua Achebe and Fela Kuti. My hometown is El Paso (El Chuco), Texas, where my wonderful parents, brother in law and sister, and my two great nieces live. My oldest sister lives in Odessa, Texas. I currently live and teach college-level composition in the Bay Area.
Interests Literature, Reggae, Music (most), Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Nigeria, Jamaica, Robert Nesta Marley, resistance movements, The Wire, Deadwood, Weimaraners, writing, teaching, life.
Favorite Movies Enter the Dragon, Scarface, Shrek, Dancehall Queen, Seven Samurai, Fist of Legend, Friday...
Favorite Music Reggae, Hip Hop, Afrobeat, Rock/Alternative (despite how bland a term that is), Jazz, Classical, etc
Favorite Books Anthills of the Savannah, Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood, Things Fall Apart, The Rain God, Beasts of No Nation, The Wasp Factory

Which is easier to make a model airplane out of and why: a banana peel or a wet sock?

Just think Chiquita Airlines.