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Here's some random stuff about me I figure you ought to know:

Hometown: Delaware, Ohio

High School: Rutherford B. Hayes High School

College: Carnegie Mellon University

Lived in: Pittsburgh, Schaumburg (IL), Campbell (CA), Gilroy (CA), and currently, Skokie (IL)

Myers-Brigg Type Indicator: ENTJ (The Fieldmarshal!)

Singer-Lively type sorter: Dork Geek (you need to ask Robbyn about this)

So, I honestly believe that people can tell a lot about a person by the things that they choose claim as the "greatest" in their life. So in an attempt to help you learn about me, I've put my lists up. More will be coming, and I'm sure that over time, I will revise them. :)

My favorite airports (ranked)
  1. AMS
  2. LHR
  3. ORD
  4. SJC
  5. DCA
  6. DFW
  7. CMH
Greatest Literature (Title and authors, linked to amazon.com)
  1. Death Comes for the Archbishop, Willa Cather
  2. O Pioneers!, Willa Cather
  3. Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift
  4. Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
Greatest Modern Fiction (Title and authors, linked to amazon.com)
  1. The Godmakers, Frank Herbert
  2. Foundation, Isaac Asimov
  3. The Hunt For Red October, Tom Clancy
  4. Dune, Frank Herbert
  5. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson
Greatest Television shows/productions (Title, linked to IMDB)
  1. The Civil War
  2. The West Wing
  3. Battlestar Galactia (2004)
  4. Law & Order
  5. Are You Being Served?
Greatest Movies (Title, linked to IMDB)
  1. The Remains of the Day
  2. The Princess Bride
  3. The Inspector General
  4. The Shawshank Redemption
  5. Star Wars
  6. The Apostle
  7. Much Ado About Nothing
  8. Branagh's Hamlet
  9. Evita
  10. Tie: Dr. Strangelove and The Mission
Greatest Movie Soundtracks (CD titles, linked to amazon.com)
  1. Music by Mark Knopfler for the film Cal
  2. The Mission: Original Soundtrack Film by Ennio Morricone
  3. Princess Bride by Mark Knopfler
  4. Magnolia by Amiee Mann
  5. Shrek
 

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