Interests
So, what do I do for fun? Read ( listed below), listen to music, play with computer graphics, and of course play with my sons Maxwell (10) and Martin (7)!
I have played (not well) flute, trumpet, tuba, and piano. Someday I will get back into playing the piano and actually relearn the banjo, but at this point I have not the time. I prefer to listen to classical and folk music.
An interest that I have had since college but been unable to act on is computer graphics and animation. You can check out my graphics page if you are interested.
Another interest of mine that I hope to act on is to build a wooden boat or two. Of course that will have to wait until I finish rebuilding my fairly old farm house - a very difficult task.
Favorites
Many of Alexander Dumas' novels
Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey and Maturin series about the naval side of the conflict between the French and British through the Napoleanic wars.
C.S. Forrester's Horatio Hornblower series also about the naval side of the conflict between the French and British through the Napoleanic wars.
Julian May's Many Colored Land series - strange sci-fi.
Every book by Jane Austen
Hitch hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Shakespeare of all things.
The Harry Potter series
Arthur Ransome's The Swallows and the Amazons series.
Possession - A.S. Byatt
Joseph Conrad's books - very dark - the FBI still doesn't get it.
Lucky Jim - Kingsley Amis
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