New to MN as of last summer, the previous year of my life was spent in South Florida, and Detroit before that. Coworkers see me as a patchouli-soaked tree-hugging-dirt-worshiping vegetarian, while all of my free spirited friends see me as the clean cut corporate guy. I would like to believe the truth falls somewhere in the middle. True, my currently job puts me in a white shirt from 9-5, although I'd rather be outdoors, traveling under a blue sky. My love for the outdoors and a healthy, active lifestyle is sometimes trumped by desire to build a business. Rarely do I drink or go to noisy bars, as I would rather stay in and converse with good friends over a bowl of kava and a hookah. The last two years have been active ones for me - marathons, triathlons, multi-sport adventure races. Endurance sports are a new thing for me, but one I believe is here to stay. Two different worlds, yes. But somehow it works.
MUSIC
Ekoostik Hookah, Willie Nelson, Grateful Dead, Phish, Yonder Mtn String Band, Acoustic Syndicate, Union Station, Disco Biscuits, Slightly Stoopid, Matisyahu, Rusted Root, Elliot Smith, Sexual Chocolate, Gordon Lightfoot, Dylan, Tea Leaf Green, Toubab Krewe.
MOVIES
Go Further, Apocalypse Now, Forest Gump, Caddy Shack, Traffic, Usual Suspects, Momento, Dark Side of Oz, Clerks, The Big Lebowski, Fight Club, Pulp Fiction, Big Fish, Dead Poets Society, The Program, I Heart Huckabees, Vanilla Sky, Amalie.
TELEVISION
Haven't owned one in 5 years.
BOOKS
Here's my desert island list…
For direction: The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo, Celestine Prophecy by James Redifield, Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, Being Peace by Thich Nhat Hanh, Why Is The Buddha Smiling by Mark Magill. For vicarious living: Electric KoolAid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe, On The Road by Jack Kerouac, Monkey Wrench Gang by Edward Abbey, Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold, Animal Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. For motivation: It's Not About The Bike by Lance Armstrong, The Tortoise and the Hare from Aesop’s Fables (really). For the hell of it: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris, Sex Drugs and Coco Puffs by Chuck Kloosterman.
HEROES
Ted Lindsay, Dwight Eisehhower, Dean Moriarty/Neil Cassidy, Seldom Seen Smith, Dick West, Kurt Rambis, Robert Hunter, Howard Roark/John Galt, and that 12 yr old girl from Boca Raton, FL that swam 12.1 miles with 5 foot breakers in
PEOPLE I'D LIKE TO MEET
Musicians, artists, spiritual seekers, endurance athletes, headies, travelers and anyone who can identify with even 1 or 2 of the people above in the "heroes" section or relate to any of the books.
