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About
I am happily married to my dream-girl. We are both sad, sad fashion victims. I am a half-breed Latvian-Jew and Scottish, Erin is Scottish through and through!; We love our family traditions. We owe our lives to Christ. We love our family. I love having discussions about theoretical social psychology and refuting inane post-modern humanist philosophy. Erin loves talking vet pharmacology. I love offbeat classic cars (Austin-Healy Frogeye Sprites and Early 70's BWM 2002s). Erin loves mid-century pick-up trucks. We both love opening the windows to our house on the first warm day in Spring. We both love Gardenias. We both love sunsets over the yellow and gold mountains of New England in October. I love the mystery of things that we as humans will never understand. She doesn't much care for philosophy. I love the expanse of the cosmos. She loves the warmth of a fleece blanket. I love top quality Scotch that is as old as I am and beer to match. Erin loves beers that will bite you on the backside. I love pipe smoke and forgotten library archives. She loves café patios in Spring. We both love cool cloudy days. We both love all (4) of the members of our indoor Wild Kingdom. We both love warm bagels with creamcheese and Earl Grey tea (reduced fat cream cheesecake for Erin). I've also got to say that we have the best family on Earth.
Movies
Amelie, Snatch, The Village, Edward Scissorhands, Braveheart, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Gattaca, pi, Metal: A Headbangers Journey, Dark Days, Shooting Fish, El Topo (especially the bunny corale scene), Mirrormask, Immortal Beloved, Baraka, A Little Princess, Spirited Away, The Fifth Element, City of the Lost Children, From Hell...
Music
Portishead, Stiffs Inc., Sam Prekop, Matt Pond PA, Quicksand, Traditional Celtic, Bauhaus, Kings of Convenience, Zero 7, Svarte Greiner + Deaf Center, The Decemberists, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Album Leaf, Arcana, Calla, Midwest Product, Boccherini, Archers of Loaf, Miles Davis, Atrium Carceri, Mineral, Red House Painters, Shuttle358, The Jealous Sound, Goldfrapp, Tulsa Drone, Venetian Snares, Woven Hand, Funkstörung, Crimson Moonlight, Björk, Jamiroquai, The New Pornographers, Múm, Rachels, Cat Power...
Television
Twin Peaks, Jeopardy, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett), Doctor Who, The Office (BBC), Naked Chef, Cosby Show, The Young Ones, No Reservations, Sifl & Olly, Sealab 2021, Iron Chef...
Books
Bible, My Utmost for His Highest, Le Trahison des Clercs, Lord of the Rings + The Silmarillion, Either/Or, Harry Potter Series, The Idiot, Fundamental Elements of Typography, James Herriot's Dog Stories, The Divine Comedy, Cryptonomicon, Space Trilogy, Snow Crash, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and almost anything by Neil Gaiman...
Interests
Christ, Irish Wolfhounds, La Fin Du Monde, Cornelius Van Til, Austrian School of Economics, Celtic FC (Come on the Hoops!), Tea, Egon Schiele, Veritas Forum, Dries Van Noten, Philadelphia (my hometown), Indian Food, Discovery Institute (CSC), Typography, Absinthe, Moto Guzzi Griso 1100, Astrophysics, Furniture, Islay Single Malts...