CURRENT MISSION

to see places I've only read about

ABOUT ME

Canadian born and bred Britisher, if that makes any sense. In short, raised in a small town in the Canadian forest by British ex-patriate scientists working at a nuclear research laboratory at the end of the Cold War. Following that, educated in medieval history by an Irish specialist in medieval Italy. My own specialties: classical and medieval Central Asia, and the history of race and identity... and risotto. Other tidbits about me: bike, sail, hike - guitar, piano, drums - chats about: useless trivia, politics, culture, history... and of course weirdness, or, as I like to call them, Slices of Life

PHILOSOPHY

If you can't have your cake and eat it too, what's the point of having it? But, moderation in all things, of course. Take a slice of life, and eat it.

Interests

History, music, politics, civilization, wilderness, technology, nature, landscapes, debates

• culture
• cooking
• politics
• technology
• trivia
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• drums
• cycling
• hiking
• sailing
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I read a lot of history, with some science fiction and fantasy thrown in. I collect historical movies too, even the bad ones.

Favourite Movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Favourite Book (at the moment): Arundhati Roy's 'The God of Small Things'

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent many many summer days and nights lost amongst the bombed out ruins of the first hydro-electric dam in western Canada, built in 1905, shut down in 1950 and used for bombing practise during the Korean War.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: history, cooking, music, Latin.
Learn: learn: languages, history, culture, strangeness.
Share: thought provoking ideas and music; my mp3 collection will be travelling with me - if you've a usb it's yours for the taking!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada