Listening to jazz, playing the flute.Reading about history and politics.Cooking lovely meals.
People who do not lie.
Hijak Oscar, Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, Weather Report, Seth Lakeman, Ahmad Jamal, James Moody, Ed Thigpen, Bill Evans, James Galway, Tool, Kyuss, Neurosis, Kamelot, Dream Theatre, Monster Magnet, Cathedral, Clannad, Thievery Corporation, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Boards of Canada, Talvin Singh, Ayreon, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Karl Sanders, System of a Down, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Youssou N'Dour, Bach, Handel, Mozart, Telemann, and loads and loads of other stuff.
I'm not very good at watching films all the way through. The best film I have seen recently is the Last King of Scotland.
Seven Ages of Britain, The Decline of the Roman Empire, Churchill's History of the English Speaking Peoples, The Sword and the Scimitar, Candide, The Prince, The Bowmen of England, The Hinge Factor, The Dark is Rising, His Dark Materials, The History of the Crusades, lots of other history and politics books, Red Herrings and White Elephants.
Anyone who is truly brave enough to endanger themselves for other people's welfare.