My Stats
| Followers: | 136 |
| Contributor since: | November 2008 |
| Location: | The Jersey Shore |
About Me
I was born in a happier time (when folks were celebrating the end of the Permian Extinction). I've been called the world's most skeptical man, but I doubt that. I've been writing since second grade and practicing family medicine since 1974. I've written 40 or so novels (you stop counting after a while), some of them NY Times bestsellers, most of them not. I attended Xavier high school in Manhattan and then Georgetown University, both Jesuit schools. I revere the Jebbies because they encouraged my questioning nature (and as a result I'm a devout agnostic). I lived through the birth of rock 'n' roll, the sixties, Vietnam, the Carter administration. I played in a garage band, and still noodle drums, guitar, and piano. I'm a blues hound and am currently teaching myself slide guitar (at this point, I suck, but I'm getting better). I live at the Jersey shore on an elevated tract of land I believe will gain an ocean view after the great tsunami. Oh, and for some unfathomable reason I joined Twitter and Facebook.
Professional
I'm Known For...
Repairman Jack
My Current Project
The penultimate Repairman Jack novel
My Greatest Achievement
soon...soon...
I Truly Respect
Theodore Sturgeon. I didn't agree with him all the time, but he left me this weird little symbol that you see on my posts. When he'd sign a book for you, he'd always add a Q with an arrow through it. According to Ted... “It means ‘Ask the next question.’ Ask the next question, and the one that follows that, and the one that follows that. It’s the symbol of everything humanity has ever created.” Ted's gone, but the next question goes on and on.
How I Pay For This Wardrobe
ummm...sometimes homeless people offer me change
Blocks I've Been Around
thinking I can make investment decisions
Where I'd Like To Be 10 Years From Now
Doing exactly what I'm doing, but insanely wealthy
Why True/Slant
It's great because of the endless variety of topics and points of view; it's bad because I check in, start reading, and suddenly an hour is gone, then two...
My Other Website
www.repairmanjack.com
Personal
What I'm Currently Addicted To...
Mindless action flicks (a la "Death Race"), "Lost" and "Big Bang Theory."
This Is Annoying Me...
Lack of term limits in Congress
This Is Making Me Worry...
My life seems to be going relatively well.
This Is Bringing Me Joy...
My grandchildren
I'm Running From...
entropy.
This Is Helping Me Create...
my prior investment decisions
This Makes My Teeth Itch
Barney Frank's voice
Can't Do Without
caffeine
Favorite Voices
Not the ones in my head - they're annoying. Young Stevie Nicks, Laura Nyro, Greg Allman, Steve Perry, John Lennon
My Most Awkward Moment
That time I thought I'd made a mistake.
My Secret Ambition
...is a secret
