Dowson
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consulting |
| Occupation | Hand Waver |
| Location | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| Introduction | Always fascinated by the paradox presented in Hesse's Magister Ludi between the worlds of the spirt and of the flesh, I left academia after completing the coursework for a Ph.D. in English Literature for a career in Information Technology consulting, foresaking Shakespeare, Byron, and Fitzgerald for Turing, Iverson, and Date. Soon thereafter, I, like Tom and Laura's father, the telephone lineman, fell in love with long distance. In the years that followed, I plied my craft in places strange and far, including Riyadh, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sarajevo, and (most pleasantly) Nice. Returning to my native America after many years abroad, I have found it dramatically changed, not necessarily for the better. Now I practice my trade more sedately, traveling to such exotic places as St. Louis, Atlanta, and Hartford. But, as Mr. Buffett reminds us, "there's still so much to be done." So hearkening back to Tom's absent father... if the phone doesn't ring, it's me. |
| Interests | Women, Single Malted Scotches, Rock n' Roll |
| Favorite movies | The Maltese Falcon,The Thomas Crown Affair (original), The In-Laws (original), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind |
| Favorite music | Blood on the Tracks, Changes in Latitude/Changes in Attitude, Bat Out of Hell, Rubber Soul, Diva |
| Favorite books | The Sun Also Rises, Tender is the Night, Balkan Ghosts, The Wasteland, Holidays in Hell |