I love the outdoors - wildlife of all sorts, ecology, kayaking, hiking, camping.And I love the arts, especially music - listening and composing.And of course I love literature and film.
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I enjoy thoughtful songwriters - like my daughter Jodi, Bruce Cockburn, David Wilcox, Steve Bell, Carolyn Ahrends, Pierce Pettis, Derek Webb, Bob Dylan ... and so many others.
OK, I admit it: I like stupid movies - my all-time favorite being Weird Al Yankovitch's "UHF." And then there's Tommy Boy, Kung Pow, Dumb and Dumber, Rat Race, Mr. Deeds - you get the idea.And of course, more serious films ... lately, Hotel Rwanda and An Inconvenient Truth.
I am a fan of the writings of Wendell Berry - poetry, prose, fiction. I did my thesis work on Walker Percy's novels and had the great pleasure of meeting him and corresponding with him. But there are too many important books in my life to name - which is why I feel so honored to be a writer.