below is a brief personal profile.....
Hobbies: cycling, hiking, playing the drums, playing and watching ice hockey, spending time with my two Jack Russell terriers, listening to music, reading, watching documentaries, playing Nintendo Wii and PS3.
Favorite Music:
Blues, Rock & Roll, Folk, Jazz, Classical.
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Gov't Mule, Derek Trucks Band, Mason Jennings, The Black Crowes, Ben Harper, John Lennon, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Gillian Welch, Marc Ford, Chris Robinson, Tom Freund, Ron Sexsmith, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, The Allman Brothers Band, Susan Tedeschi, Joni Mitchell.
Favorite TV Shows:
The Office, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Important Things with Demetri Martin, Family Guy, Breaking Bad, The PBS Newshour, P.O.V., Frontline, Independent Lens, American Experience, American Masters, Charlie Rose, NOVA.
Favorite Movies:
The Shawshank Redemption, Into The Wild, The National Parks (Ken Burns), Dr. Strangelove, Food Inc., Into The Wind, Born On The Fourth Of July, Cinderella Man, I Am Sam, Almost Famous, Office Space, High Fidelity, Scent Of A Woman, The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Favorite Books:
Lies My Teacher Told Me, The Omnivore's Dilemma, Horace's School trilogy, Teacher Man, The Last Lecture, Tuesdays with Morrie, Pascal's Pensees, Socratic dialogues, Grapes of Wrath, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, Politics Lost, Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War, The Onion anthologies.
Favorite Podcasts:
This American Life, Democracy Now, The Ethicist, WNYC's Radiolab, NPR's Intelligence Squared, Fresh Air and On The Media.
Favorite Foods:
Sushi and Indian.
Favorite Travel Destination:
Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota, Florida.
Favorite Places To Travel (in general):
Florida, Colorado, Alaska.
Favorite Sports Team:
New Jersey Devils.
Favorite Professional Athletes:
Zach Parise, Jonathan Toews, Alex Ovechkin,
Sidney Crosby, Paul Stastny, Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Lance Armstrong, Andy Schleck, Steve Nash, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees.