This is where you’ll find interesting (at least, to me) information about some of my favorite things.
Favorite Author: G. R. R. Martin. If you’re a fan of the HBO show, but haven’t read the books, you are missing out on an epic series. Next favorite would have to be Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Also, I’m a big fan of grimdark fantasy, so authors like Abercrombie, Lynch, and Rothfuss. I’ve found Dean Koontz to sometimes be hit-or-miss, but I still have a place in my heart for “Watchers,” the first one of his books I ever read. And recently I have enjoyed, and I mean REALLY enjoyed, The Books of Babel quartet by Josiah Bancroft.
Favorite Movies: Again, there are too many, and it wouldn’t even be fair to compare recent movies against some of the older classics given the advances in special effects. So I thought it would be fun to sort them by decade. I’m sure I’m missing some. There’s no way to do justice to all the good ones.
1970’s: Jaws, The Godfather (I, II), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
1980’s: Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Die Hard, Aliens, The Shining
1990’s: Jurassic Park, Shawshank Redemption, City Slickers, The Silence of the Lambs, Dances With Wolves, Life is Beautiful (subtitled – but worth seeing!)
2000’s: Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, several of the Marvel superhero movies (notably, Spiderman and Iron Man), Monster’s, Inc.
2010’s: Antman, Captain America (Civil War), Logan (Marvel really knows how to make good superhero movies!), Jo-Jo Rabbit, and you can add The Martian to this list, too.
2020’s: Deadpool and Wolverine
Favorite Drink: Guinness, but it has to be draft. Next favorite beer for all-around occasions would be Genesee Honey Brown.
Favorite Food: Too many to really decide. I like food. Lots of food. And all different types of ethnic and regional foods. But I can eat fried chicken forever and a day. And good dark chocolate. (Mmmm. Oh yeah.)
Favorite Music: I like music with an acoustic sound to it (e.g. James Taylor, Dave Matthews, Vance Joy, The Head and the Heart, etc.) but I can’t single out one favorite, even if I tried to sort them by decade.
Favorite Sports Team: New York Giants
