THESE WERE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS~
MUSICIANS/MUSICAL TASTES—
Alison Krauss & Union Station, Enya, Plumb, Eddie Arnold, Johnny Mathis, Sam Cook, Classical, Symphonic, Dave Matthews Band, Heart, Martina McBride, Wilson Phillips, Chicago, Sugarland, Matt Redman, Big Daddy Weave, Fine Young Cannibals, Supertramp, Third Day, Lyle Lovett, Toby Keith, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Adele
FOODS & DRINKS—
Chocolate Cake w/ Chocolate Frosting, Peanuts, Eggs Over Easy, Potatoes, Milk Chocolates, (w/ orange and mint flavors) Ovaltine, Cream o’ Wheat, Apple Juice, 16 oz. Skinny Mocha No Whip, Orange Marmalade, Cream-Sicles, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Tillamook Peach Yogurt, Sandwiches of P-Nut Butter, Mayo, Dill Pickles and optional cheese, Cracked Wheat Bread, Honey, Frosted Mini-Wheat, Mexican, stews, chili, coffee, V-8, burger-n-fries, Italian, oysters, crm cheese frost’d cinnamon rolls.
BIBLE VERSE—
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a future and a hope.” –Jeremiah 29:11 (my life verse)
PASTIMES—
Spending time with my wife & family; walking, hiking, exploring with my dogs—one at a time; beach-combing, rock-hounding, working around my beloved Summer Hill; crossword puzzles; road trips; going to any parade anywhere, any time; any marching band anywhere, any time; going to classic car shows with Susie; exploring Oregon’s Outback; talk radio, enjoying the view from the deck, planning Summer Hill’s future developm’t
CHURCHES—
Redmond Christian Church, as Pastored by Greg Strubhar
Cannon Beach Community Presbyterian Church as Pastored by David Robinson, (circa 1990—1996)
The Chapel, Amherst, NY, as Pastored by Jerry Gillis
BOOKS & AUTHORS—
This Boy’s Life by Tobias Wolff
The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger
>Sometimes A Great Notion by Ken Kesey
>The World According To Garp by John Irving
>Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
>Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
>Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
>The Liar’s Club: A Memoir by Mary Karr
>October Sky by Homer Hickam, Jr.
>The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
>Bird by Bird; Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott
>Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham
>The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway
>Dancing At The Rascal Fair by Ivan Doig
>The Word For World Is Forest by Ursula K. LeGuin
>We Were The Mulvaneys; The Gravedigger’s Daughter by Joyce Carol Oates
>A Boy Named It by Dave Pelzer
>Night by Elie Wiesel
>The Martian by Andy Weir
>Belljar by Sylvia Plath
>From Memory to Art by Judith Barrington
>Blackbird by Jennifer Lauch
>Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Bagpipes, Harmonica, Drums (esp. bongos), Acoustic Guitar, Alto Sax, Spoons
HOBBIES--
Writing, Reading, Music, Scuba Diving, Counting Train Boxcars & Engines; US Stamp & Coin Collecting; Woodworking & burning
OCCUPATIONS, JOBS—
Journalist, Property Manager, Business Owner, Inventory Controller, Real Estate Agent, Freelance Writer, Team-Jobs With Susie, Flipping Fixer-Uppers, Maintenance Man, City Bus Driver, Aircraft Sub-assembly, EBay Seller, Grocery Buyer, Baker (& Driver)
TV SHOWS—
American Pickers, Curse of Oak Island, Fixer Upper, Boxing Events, Downton Abby, Breaking Bad, NBA Trailblazers Games, WWII Documentaries, Hunting Hitler, The Voice, American Idol, America’s Got Talent, Shark Tank, King of Queens, Undercover Boss, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Cops, Antiques Roadshow, Everybody Loves Raymond, Master Chef, Counting Cars, In Touch Ministries, Jesse Duplantis,
MOVIES—Hunt For Red October, Planes Trains & Automobiles, Lawrence of Arabia; The Out of Towners; The In-Laws; Bandits: A Beautiful Mind; Kindergarten COP; In Bruges; Wallace & Grommet, The Heat, This Boy’s Life, Stand By Me, Wait Until Dark (Susie & I were in that play when we got engaged—she was the blind lady; I was the always-snacking thug), Cinderella Man, Fargo, Barton Fink, Wonder Boys, Dead Poets Society, Office Space, Odd Couple, Save The Tiger, Jackie Brown
HEROES, BEST FRIENDS & THE REAL DEALS—
Jesus, Superman, Navy Pal “Gup” (Mike Grant), Cork (RIP), Kenny (RIP), Pastor Greg, Pastor David, Stan Broaddus (RIP), Bill Sager, Author Don James (RIP)
CHRISTMAS CAROL—
Little Drummer Boy
BIRD—
Quail (“They’re always so enthusiastic and optimistic!”)
CARS—
’41 Ford Coupe, ’53 Merc, ’50 Studebaker, ’54 Chev Bel Air, ’59-’60 Cadillac Deville