More of My Favorite Things
As I rummage around the corners of my cranium I find many that
many people, groups, objects and events stand out as being tops
in their field, at least as far as I'm concerned. Here are some
specific favorites that come to mind:
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ACTOR: |
Edward Herrmann |
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ARTIST, ACADEMIC: |
Bouguereau |
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ARTIST, REALIST: |
Norman Rockwell |
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ARTIST, NATURE: |
Charles R. Knight |
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BOOK, MOST RECENTLY READ: |
Steven Pinker's "The Language Instinct" |
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COMPOSER: |
Johanne Sebastian Bach |
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COMPOSITION: |
Brahm's Violin Concerto |
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EXPLORER: |
Roy Chapman Andrews |
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GOSPEL GROUP, ACAPELLA: |
Glad |
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JAZZ ENSEMBLE, INSTRUMENTAL: |
The Rippingtons |
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JAZZ COMPOSER: |
Raymond Scott |
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MOVIES: |
Sundays & Cybelle, No Time for Sergeants, Splendor in the Grass, Harold & Maude, Serial, Milo & Otis, Almost Famous, Ice Age |
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MUSICAL FORM: |
fugue |
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MUSEUM: |
American Museum of Natural History |
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NUMBERS: |
pi, e, i, phi |
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PAINTING: |
Bouguereau's "First Kiss" |
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PHILOSOPHER: |
Plato |
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PHILOSOPHER OF SCIENCE: |
Sir Karl Popper |
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PHILOSOPHY LECTURER: |
Daniel N. Robinson |
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PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: |
Perl, JavaScript, PHP, Smalltalk |
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PSYCHOLOGIST: |
Paul Rosenfels |
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SAFE SEX TECHNIQUE: |
falling asleep |
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SCI-FI AUTHORS: |
Fredric Brown, Olaf Stapledon |
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SCIENCE POPULARIZER: |
Richard Milner |
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SCIENCE TOPICS: |
quantum wierdness, exobiology, nanotechnology, galactic topography |
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SINGER, FOLK: |
Stan Rogers |
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SINGER, SOUTHERN: |
Bonnie Raitt |
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TV MINISERIES, FICTIONALIZED: |
Franklin and Eleanor |
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TV MINISERIES, NON-FICTION: |
"The Ascent of Man" with Jacob Bronowski, "Civilization" with Kenneth Clark, "500 Nations" with Kevin Costner |
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TV SERIES, FICTION: |
Northern Exposure |
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VIOLINIST: |
Aaron Rosand |
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WRITING INSTRUMENT: |
1950-era Esterbrook fountain pen (maroon) |
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ZOO: |
Bronx Zoo |
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