Poker, philosophy ( logic, natural phenomena, practical philosophy in ethics and politics ), teachings of Plato and Socrates mainly, some Aristotle, Metaphysics, Ontology, Stoicism, Theodicy, Axiology, Consequentialism, Aesthetics, Existentialismn, Psychology, self help books, History, Literature, human learning, cognitive dissonance, Liberalism, Paul Gaugin's life, Hegel's philosophical system on the "forms of consciousness," Nietzshe's "re-evaluation of all values," Plato's Cave Allegory, Rawls' "veil of ignorance," Karma, Texas Holdem, WSOP tournaments, symbolism in Impressionist art especially Van Gogh, most Renaissance art, learning piano music, Napoleon Bonaparte, allegorical literature, exploring social and moral questions, the Impressionist era, authenticity and responsibility for one's life and freedom of choice, moral cause and effect, war movies and books on the Civil War, WW1 and WW2, spiritual growth, reading daily, all different fields of knowledge, radical thinkers, T.S. Elliot's "The Waste Land," unconventional poets, novelists, law, Archeology, Paleontology, kitesurfing, parasailing, trips to Vegas, traveling the world, Grammar, training to box, road trips, drag strip, dancing, body mods, writing novels, debates, painting, drawing, English, almost all sports, gaming industry, www.blurty.com/~goomah, critical thinking, daily pursuit of knowledge, studies on Precognition and Clarivoyance,
"Mi dai la forza !!"
Ray Liotta
FRANK SINATRA !!, Johnny Cash, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, 'The Rat Pack,' 3 6 Mafia, Soulja Slim, Juvenile, Mike Jones, Billie Holiday, Everly Brothers, AC DC, THE DOORS, JIM MORRISON !!, Lynard Skynard, R KELLY, Mannie Fresh, Lil Boosie, David Banner, Ying Yang Twins, 2 Live Crew, C Murder, Keith Sweat, Pastor Troy, Tech N9ne..
"Scarface" "Once Upon a Time in America" "Angela's Ashes" "Napoleon Dynamite" "The Breakfast Club" "Gone With the Wind"(1939) "The Rat Pack"(1998 HBO original) "6 String Samarai"(foreign film) "Goodfella's" "Stand By Me" "Fight Club" "Saving Private Ryan"
"The Soprano's" "Family Guy" "Saved by the Bell" "Miami Ink" "In Living Color" "Las Vegas" "Casino" "CSI Miami" "CSI" "The Simpsons" "The Sopranos" "Friends" -all Court TV shows- "House".. I don't really watch much TV anymore..
"Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt, "'Tis" by Frank McCourt, "A Song for Mary," "Gone With the Wind," "The 5 People You Meet In Heaven," "Scarface," "Why Men Love Bitches," "The Intellectual Devotional," "Forgive for Good," "Phaedo" by Plato, " "The Republic" by Plato, "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius, "Nihomachean Ethics and Politics" by Aristotle, " "Discourse on Method" by Rene Descartes, "Theodicy" by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, "Essay Concerning Human Understanding" by John Locke, "Theory of Cognitive Dissonance" by Leon Festinger, "The Glass Menagerie" by Tennessee Williams," "The Stranger" by Camus, "No Exit" by Sartre, "Euthyphro" by Plato, .. any book I can get my hands on..
Frank Sinatra, Frank McCourt, Socrates, Johnny Cash, Chris Gardner, anyone who has overcome adversity in life with success