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Whenever I have free time to do something fun, I enjoy reading, playing guitar, listening to music, and fishing. You can find more on each of those topics below.
Reading
Reading
Some of my favorite books are:
The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass
Out of the Silent Planet, by C.S. Lewis
The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom
Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup
The Men Who United the States, by Simon Winchester
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
Seeing Home: the Ed Lucas Story, by Ed and Christopher Lucas
Watership Down, by Richard Adams
Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette, by Hampton Sides
Lewis and Clark, by Ralph K. Andrist
Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Gran
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, by Neil Postman
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor
Playing guitar
Playing guitar
The photo above shows me playing guitar with my two year old son back in 2007. He must have been paying attention because he can play better than me now. Some songs that I enjoy playing (poorly) include:
Redemption Song, by Bob Marley
Against the Wind, by Bob Seger
Change the World, by Eric Clapton
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out, by Eric Clapton
Wonderful Tonight, by Eric Clapton
Carolina in My Mind, by James Taylor
You've Got a Friend, by James Taylor
Tell Lorrie I Love Her, by Keith Whitley
Why Me Lord, by Kris Kristofferson
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, by Willie Nelson
I'd Have to be Crazy, by Willie Nelson
Pancho and Lefty, by Willie Nelson
Music
Music
I also love listening to music. Here are some of my favorites.
Andrew Peterson, any album. Try the album "Love and Thunder" for starters [Link] or individual tracks like "Family Man", "Serve Hymn", or "Let There Be Light".
Bluegrass. Try the album "Skaggs and Rice" for starters [Link] or individual tracks like "Mansion for Me" or "Where the Soul of Man Never Dies".
Waterdeep. Try the album "Sink or Swim" for starters [Link] or individual tracks like "Both of Us Will Feel the Blast", "And", or "I Am Afraid That I Am Not Supposed to Be Like This".
Fishing
Fishing
We have a small pond by our house that has at times produced some nice fish (see examples below) and is always a good spot for rest and relaxation.
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