Sanctification, my own writing, becoming a better father-husband-man, films, the perfection of baseball, the geometry of billiards, Mixed Martial Arts, getting my golf score in the 80's, enjoying every moment of life and as Ted Nugent said, "Walking the path of perfection."
I'd like to meet:
The Bush twins at a bar.
Music:
Here's a few of my favorite artists in no particular order: Radiohead, Flogging Molly, Pulley, The Dan Band, Pogues, Drop Kick Murphy's, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Alice in Chains, Johnny Cash, Nirvana, Elton John, Public Enemy, The Clash, Social Distortion, The American Wake, Caedmon's Call, Dean Martin, Five Iron Frenzy, Blink 182, Five A.M., Miles Davis, Van Morrison, Violent Femmes, Modest Mouse, Stevie Wonder, Allman Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Tori Amos, The White Stripes and Smashing Pumpkins.
Movies:
Jaws, The Big Lebowski, Sideways, Silence of the Lambs, Hannibel, Pulp Fiction, Walk the Line, Moonstruck, As Good As It Gets, Swingers, Fight Club, Brothers McMullen, Matrix, Slap Shot, Spanglish, The Godfather I & II, Bound, The Hustler, The Quiet Man, Goodfellas, O'Brother Where Art Though? Grumpy Old Men, Outlaw Josey Wales, Kill Bill, Star Wars, Royal Tenenbaums, Caddyshack, Old School, Anchorman, 40 Year-Old Virgin, Wedding Crashers, American Beauty, The Usual Suspects and the John Hughes films of the 80's.
Television:
Baseball, The Shield, Lost, Golf, Sopranos, American Idol, CSI (LV), House, Miami Ink, Inked, Seinfeld.
Books:
The Good Book. I pretty much stick to the "Canon" of great literature or "The Classics." Currently I'm reading all the books I didn't read in high school. Best narrative ever told? Exodus. Best short story: Jonah. Favorite poet: Shel Silverstein & Yeats.
Heroes:
Kirk Gibson for getting it done. The Christian martyrs, Shakespeare, Tommy Lasorda, The Babe, UFC Fighters, Law Enforcement & Military, Michael Savage, Eric "Otter" Stratton, DMV workers, tattoo artists and each family member for different reasons.