Q&A

What I'm Currently Addicted To...

Running, film noir, old stuff in general, cooking for other people, Maker's Mark, books about science, mystery novels.

This Is Annoying Me...

Blue Dog Democrats

This Is Making Me Worry...

Shrinking savings account.

This Is Bringing Me Joy...

Fatherhood.

I'm Running From...

My past.

This Is Helping Me Create...

Wordpress, blogging, networking, Linked-In, my brain, other people I've met recently.

This Is Making Me Think - Hard...

Truth, the financial sector, science, love.

This Makes My Teeth Itch

Nothing does.

Can't Do Without

Bourgeat cookware, Fender guitars, paper, pen, friends, family.

Favorite Voices

Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Neil Young, Joe Strummer, Woody Guthrie, Raul Seixas, Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Amy Lee, Chrissie Hynde, Shirley Manson, Serge Gainsbourg, Nick Drake.

My Most Awkward Moment

Not something I'd write here.

My Secret Ambition

Wealth, fame, a new dog.

I'm Known For...

Globalizations and Social Movements; Engaging the Community in Decision Making (look these up on Amazon).

My Current Project

Creat'if New Media and other freelance consulting, writing, and research.

My Greatest Achievement

Building the organizational learning community that created Engaging the Community in Decision Making.

My Biggest Regret

Not leaving academia earlier.

I Truly Respect

Rosa Marga Rothe, human rights activist and professional in Belém, Brazil.

Moments I'd Like To Forget

Times when I wasn't discreet.

How I Pay For This Wardrobe

Sold the co-op in 2006.

Blocks I've Been Around

New Orleans (hometown); Clarksdale, MS (work and friends); the Mississippi River (Itasca to Gulf); the Amazon (Andes to Atlantic); almost all fo Brazil; South Africa (1994!); Kampala; Nakuru; Brooklyn; Brattleboro; Hwy 50, Nevada.

Things That Really Happened

Drove horse and buggy home from party in rural Amazonia, in pitch black, wee hours, through woods and across creeks. Had never driven a horse before, but my friend (who owned the horse) was drunk. Asked an Irish mercenary and an AWB soldier to put away their guns in a bar in Pretoria. Read a bio of Ché Guevara on a boat going down the Amazon River. Shook Ronald Reagan's hand in 1980.

Where I'd Like To Be 10 Years From Now

Turning down work.

Why True/Slant

Wonderful concept that's truly made for this moment in my life. Great writers to talk to. New ideas, and old ones, too.