Tech, music, science fiction, cars, family R&R, Vegas baby!, Key West, reading, comedy, having FUN!
Music
Everything from the roots of rock to today, punk, blues, jazz, R&B, folk, some bluegrass, some country, reggae, Irish/Celtic, singer/songwriter, classical, and a whole slew of other stuff.
Movies
Silence of the Lambs, Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter
TV Shows
Dexter, Shameless, old original CSI before Grissom left, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, a goodly percentage of what's on the Smithsonian channel, anything about forensic investigation, Good Eats, How It's Made, Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs, Top Gear
Sports
Almost any car racing, though not much interested in NASCAR.
Food
Indian, Italian, Chinese, Mexican, almost anything with REAL ingredients and not much in the way of chemicals.
Pets
I'm a cat person through and through, but love dogs too. And most mammals.
Books
Dexter, Hannibal Lector series, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, most things science fiction, crime, or thriller. Travel and forensics non-fiction.
Quotes
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." - J.R.R. Tolkien
"All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkien
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." - Robert Heinlein
"Don't you wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence? There's one marked 'Brightness,' but it doesn't work." - Gallagher
"Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything." - Charles Karault
"Speed has never killed anyone - suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you." - Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear
“If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.“ - Mario Andretti
"If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside." - Robert X. Cringely
Occupation
Stay at home dad full time, part time fixer of stuff - root cause analysis, trouble shooter.