Hiking, camping, exploring, experiencing other cultures, gardening, cooking, entertaining, keeping aquariums, reading, writing, chess, pool, red wine, chocolate, Guinness, politics, history, philosophy, Burningman, Whole Earth Festival, Certified Farmer's Markets, local bands, open mic nights, travel, challenging dogma, spending time with my nieces and nephews...
Creative, positive, intelligent, fun, honest folks with low drama. People who are more into (as Carlos Santana puts it) the business of lifting others up and inspiring greatness rather than tearing others down. It's easier to find fault in others than it is to seek common ground.************************ Artists, activists and friends like those on my top 40 list! Check them out, sample their music or other art if you want to get a better idea of what I like. Another stimulating place to visit is www.hansrocks.com GOT IT? Peace....
Jazz, rock, blues, latin, funk, folk, reggae, ska, dancehall, breakbeats, house, techno, classical. Old stuff, newer stuff; international acts to local. What have you got?
An Inconvenient Truth, The Secret
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. 360 with Anderson Cooper.
Constantly in the process of reading several books; fiction and non-fiction alike. Always open to suggestions.
Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ghandi, Mother Jones, Dalai Lama, Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, Dr. Albert Hoffman, Che Guevara, Bertrand Russell, Clarence Darrow, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Bobby Kennedy...