4 Jobs I have had in my life: car wash attendant (inside windows a specialty), mail carrier, dispatcher for a skid row day labor agency, lawyer

4 Movies I've watched many times: 2001, John Ford's Cavalry Trilogy, Citizen Kane, Yojimbo

4 Places I've Lived: Chicago, Evanston, Ill., Urbana Ill., Portland, Oregon

4 Favorite Books: , Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass, , Labyrinths (Borges).

4 Favorite Vacation Spots: Yachats, Oregon, Steens Mtn. (also Oregon), Akumal, NYC

4 Things that tick me off: the arrogance of power, rude drivers, self-righteousness, bad food.

4 Things I'd rather be doing right now: walking on beach pretty much anywhere, wandering through the Chigao Art Institute, taking a nap knowing that I didn't have to go to work tomorrow (which, unfortunately, I must), hiking with camera and the dogs (and my wife can come, too) pretty much anywhere