Sandymush

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Communications or Media
Occupation journalist (ret)
Location Leicester (Asheville), North Carolina, United States
Introduction I'm a retired investigative reporter -- a Yankee by most of my upbringing living in the southern mountains. I still write (it clarifies thinking), make jewelry that my wife helps design and that we sell at craft shows, at the Kress Emporium in downtown Asheville, and on Etsy. I am also a woodworker, stoneworker, and stained glass artisan. My wife Pat and I have seven children who we put through college -- then I went back for my bachelor's and master's -- four grandchildren and two more due this summer.
Interests Jewelry, woodworking, stained glass, investing, economic policy, politics, dissonance theory, health care reform, ecology, environmental issues, oral history, cultural anthropology of southern Appalachia, Ann Arbor, Leicester, Sandymush, Sandy Mush, hiking, roasting coffee, old barns, true crime, science fiction, church bureaucracy, smalti, gardening, folk architecture, red wine, hot sauces, spirited conversation, affordable housing, Asheville, etsy, hand crafted, folk art, craft shows, journalism
Favorite Movies Blues Brothers, Usual Suspects, Passion Fish, Seven Samori, Blue Angel, Young Frankenstein, The Unforgiven, Last Picture Show, Babette's Feast, O Brother, Shawshank Redemption, African Queen, Only Two Can Play
Favorite Music Emmylou Harris, Allison Krause, Johnny Cash, Caesara Evora, Grateful Dead, CCR, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Carter Family, Bessie Smith, Gillian Welch, Kate and Anna McGarrigle
Favorite Books The Rebel, No Exit, The Little Prince, Pillars of the Earth, Dune, I Robot, Time Enough for Love, Foundation Trilogy, Catch 22

The hair from your last haircut ... what would it say about your new style?

That I wanted to pretend I was Matt Lauer