Mike McLaren
My blogs
Blogs I follow
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Colorado, United States |
| Introduction | To know life, one must know the nature of thought; writing is a way to taste thought. Making thoughts public should make one mindful of the words written. |
| Interests | Music, Blues, Writing, Poetry, Cartooning, Dogs, Jodo Shin Shu, Buddhism, Soto Zen, Kirtan, Urban Farming, Gardening, Clouds, the Pacific Ocean, Sharks, Astronomy, Steam Punk, Pirates, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Medieval Literature. |
| Favorite movies | Sensation of Sight, 2001 Space Odyssey, Frankenstein, I’ve Loved You So Long, Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Erik the Viking, Casablanca, 310 to Yuma (new one), Appaloosa, The Invisible Man, Ladyhawk, Metropolis, Brazil, Stardust, The Illusionist, The Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Wizards, Chicken Run, Pinocchio, Winter-Spring-Summer-Fall |
| Favorite music | Acoustic Blues, Pre-war Blues, Slide Blues, Country Blues, Jug Band, String Band, Hillstomp, Honky-tonk, Henry Thomas, Robert Wilkins, Robert Pete Williams, Blind Willie Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, John Martyn, Bruce Cockburn, Stephen Stills, John Prine, Rolling Stones, CCR, CS&N, Willis Alan Ramsey, Bo Ramsey, Greg Brown, Hoyt Axton, Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Leon Redbone, Gus Cannon, Memphis Sheiks, Sonny & Brownie. |
| Favorite books | Dhammapada, Tibetan Book of the Dead, Peace is Every Step, A Christmas Carol, The Pickwick Papers, Sherlock Holmes, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Medieval Literature, Understanding Our Mind, Dogen’s Extensive Record, Returning to Silence |