Interests:
Bike riding, Red Sox baseball, gardening and landscaping, animals, music ( especially 19th century Russian operas and 1970s disco), Byzantine history, and books by Leo Tolstoy
Favorite vacation spot:
Eastham, Massachusetts (on the cape)
Favorite Food:
Steak
Favorite time of day:
Dusk
Favorite recent memory:
Walking the sand bars in Cape Cod Bay with Johnny in the growing autumn darkness.
Books I am currently reading :
The Reagan Diaries by Ronald Reagan and Ward No. 6 and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov.
Most meaningful inheritance from my family:
My grandmother's bean pot
Favorite Book of the Bible:
Luke
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Favorite Biblical form of literature:
Parables
Something I've done recently that I hope not to do again:
Hand-raise four abandoned robins
Favorite church ceremony:
Baptisms
Favorite quotes:
"It is a form of lunacy to repeat the same thing over and over and expect different results." (Ben Franklin)
"The man who so understands himself that he seeks to avoid risky action rather than trusting God for the well being of his existence, though he may live long chronologically, will have no present. His time will be evacuated of content." (Daniel O. Via)
Members of our household:
- Barbara - my wife of 24 years (we met at seminary)
- Johnny - my twelve-year-old son
- P. D. Storm - a cockatiel that whistles, "It's a Grand Olde Flag" and "Jesus Christ Is Risen Today"
- Max - a cat that hides
- Boots - a cat that acts like a dog
- Henry - a goldfish and my son's favorite