The Gibbon
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Government |
| Occupation | Planning Supervisor |
| Location | Manhattan, Illinois, United States |
| Introduction | Former archaeologist. Undergraduate degree in anthropology, with minors in zoology, museum studies, and religious studies. Graduate work in urban and regional planning. Married more than a quarter of a century! We have a grown child who fulfills the promise of our parents' curse: "may you have a smart-a**ed child just like you...". I am a recovering Methodist Leader. I feel called to minister to pastors by filling pulpits at need. I'm currently striving to expand my circuit. What's a gibbon? Gibbons leap freely from tree to tree in faith that the branch will hold them when they land; orangutans move cautiously, never letting go of the branch they're on until certain of the next. Gibbons defend their turf by singing loud duets against the couple next door; gorillas puff themselves up and thump their chests in false bravado. When gibbons are mad they turn the other cheek and fade away into the mist of the rain forest; chimps throw poop! People think I'm Ravenclaw, I'm a Gryffindor-wannabe, but I test out as a Hufflepuff. Huff... |
| Interests | Preaching, teaching, writing (my poetry nom-de-plume is Tiwago), reading, watching TV and movies, hiking, tennis, hanging with rare friends, Cubs AND White Sox, etc...... |
| Favorite movies | All Harry Potters. Brother Where Art Thou? Blues Brothers. Planet of the Apes (original). Crocodile Dundee. Nanny McPhee. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. Anything showing at the MUMC Movie Night... |
| Favorite music | Johnny Cash. Patsy Cline. Hank Williams. Andrew Lloyd Webber. Elton John. Beatles. Rolling Stones. Emerson Lake and Palmer. Yes. U2 (U2charist any one?). Buffet. Beethoven. Bach. Mozart. Marley. Stevie Wonder. Celtic. Rock. Blues. Blue-grass. Rockabilly. Southern gospel. World music. Folk music. Praise music. Show tunes. Classical. Christmas carols... Did I miss anything? |
| Favorite books | THE SHACK! |
You have to dig a hole to China. Where do you start?
China... too much work otherwise!