professorplum
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | part-time instructor |
| Location | Columbia, SC, United States |
| Introduction | Born and educated in MA, Lived on both coasts and then had long career in higher education (politics, sociology) in IA, Degreed librarian. Now, part-time instructor, inquisitive, critical thinker that led to extensive reading, blogging, research. Three adult daughters, loving spouse, two siblings in New England where I spent the first half of my life. Descendant of Mayflower passenger William White. |
| Interests | politics, social change, beer connoisseur, movies, music, media, reading, travel, beach-combing, baseball, culture, love to hang out on coastal beaches. |
| Favorite movies | Annie Hall, American Graffiti, August Rush, Once, Dr. Strangelove, Great Escape, Green Mile, In the Line of Fire, Midnight in Paris, Little Children,The Natural, Mindwalk, Pelican Brief, Silence of Lambs, Sophie's Choice, The Help, Mrs. Doubtfire, River Wild, Ricki and the Flash, Mama Mia, Doubt, Out of Africa, Iron Lady, Dead Poet's Society, Goodwill Hunting, Insomnia, Good Morning, Vietnam, Fisher King, House of D, The Queen, Eye in the Sky, Hundred Foot Journey, Cook-Thief-Wife and her Lover, Comfort of Strangers, Debt, The Reader, Labor Day, Iris, Heavenly Creatures, Titanic, Life of David Gale, Enigma, Revolutionary Road, Patriot Games, Indiana Jones, Fugitive, K19, Clear and Present Danger, Air Force One, Die Hard series, Russians are Coming, Blink, China Moon, Philadelphia, |
| Favorite music | Paul Simon, Emmylou Harris, Josh Groban, Jim Croce, Bruce Cockburn, Jewel, Dido, Nellie McKay, Gordon Lightfoot, Cowboy Junkies, Baroque music, Linda Ronstadt, Roy Orbison, Eagles, Eva Cassidy, George Winston, Chris Isaac, Neil Diamond, Stevie Nicks, Jackson Browne, Mavericks, Baroque (Vivaldi, Pachelbel, etc.), Bruce Cockburn, |
| Favorite books | Authors, Lisa Gardner, John Sandford, Jeffrey Deaver, Patricia Cornwell, Blowfish, Dylan Thomas, John Grisham, Clinton Inc., God's Eye, Andrew Bacevich (Washington Rules), William Stringfellow, Tony Campolo, books, 11/22/63, Pelican Brief, Child's Christmas in Wales, Birth Order, |
What's the best time you've ever had licking stamps?
Sending out the birth announcements of my twins.