writing, photography, history, observing, reading, exploring, distractions, humor, architecture, humanity, urban planning, cities, maps, the inner city, transportation, shopping centers, big fancy words, fun times with interesting people, tomfoolery
People who know how to "keep it real." At this time in our culture, it seems to have become fashionable for most to discount, disregard, or even discard all notions of honesty, integrity, civility...to seek out the shallow and evanescent instead of the genuine and everlasting. Those who are not tempted to do so are the ones who will be successful and experience a more rewarding life.
Snoop Dogg, Radiohead, The Beatles, Al Green, Eminem, Coldplay, Weezer, Ben Folds, Chemical Brothers, Del, Outkast, 50 Cent, Moby, Sublime, Jurassic 5, Led Zeppelin, Motown, Aerosmith, Daft Punk
It's a Wonderful Life, Back to the Future, Friday, Office Space, Fight Club, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Vacation, The Matrix, Half Baked, Old School, How High
The Apprentice, The Simpsons, The Price is Right, Family Guy, American Dad, Saved by the Bell, Full House, Family Ties, Quantum Leap, The Wonder Years
1984, Brave New World, Fast Food Nation, Slaughterhouse-Five, The United States of Wal-Mart, Edge City, My Blue Heaven, City Center to Regional Mall, The Reluctant Metropolis, City of Quartz, Dead Cities, Rand McNally U.S. Road Atlas, The Thomas Guide
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., George Orwell, Kurt Vonnegut, Victor Gruen, Mike Davis, my sister Kara, my Mom