My Favourite Things

Intellectual

• Exploring and expressing Neoclassical Physics and Quantum Gravity (NPQG) which is my theory/model/narrative of nature, physics, and cosmology.
• New York Times
• Physics and Cosmology communicators on YouTube
  • Anton Petrov,
  • Dr. Becky,
  • Ask a Spaceman,
  • Dr. Sabine Hossenfelder,
  • Dr. Kirsten Hacker.
  • Deep Sky Videos,
  • PBS Space Time,
  • Sixty Seconds,
  • Skydivephil

Language

• British spellings.
• Helvetica Neue font.
• New York Times mini-crossword and spelling bee.
• Puns and clever word play.

Tools

• Kindle books
• Audible
• WordPress
• Python (Socratica training on YouTube)
• iPad Pro
• Macbook Pro
• iPhone 12 Plus
• Pilot Varsity disposable fountain pens.
• Amazon Fire TV Cube, 4K Ultra HD, streaming media player.
• Zennio optical (online glasses)

Food

• Chocolate
• Carne asada
• Chorizo and eggs
• Green beans – well cooked
• Sauerkraut
• Cabbage – raw or cooked
• Guacamole
• Spaghetti with meatballs or sausage
• Fruits from my orchard.
  • persimmon, cherimoya, sapote, mandarin, white peach, nectarine, apple, plum, loquat, fig, tangerine, orange, lemon, mulberry, surinam cherry, pomelo, avocado.
• Meats prepared in a smoker

Fabric

• Cotton shirts, socks, sheets, quilts (yellow and/or blue)
• Fleece jackets
• Layers
• White ankle socks
• Slip on shoes

Travel and Transportation

• Southwest Airlines
• Europe
  • Portugal (all over),
  • Paris,
  • Many more places on my wish list.
• My Ford F150
• Corvette C8 (wishlist)
• My Zero SR electric motorcycle

Tesla (none of which I have, yet)

• Model S (unlikely)
• Pickup truck (2023?)
• Power wall (2022?)
• Solar roof (unlikely)

Beauty and Nature

• Fall color
  • Skyline Drive in Virginia
• Views
• Mountains
• Trees
  • Ginkgo,
  • Oak (including majestic and California scrub),
  • Hickory,
  • Arroyo Willow,
  • Maple in fall,
  • Pines in winter snow.
• Temperatures in the sixties and seventies.
• Walking, hiking.
• The smell of fresh cut grass, a pine forest, an earthy hike after a rain.
• Beach walks starting at Fletcher Cove in Solana Beach. The beach there is amazingly flat, clean, and compact. It makes for very pleasant walking.

Music Genres, Bands, Songs

• Rock and roll
• Blues
• Pop
• Hip-hop
• Jazz (live)
• Some electronica and new age
• Female vocalists
• Flash mob orchestras
• Songs
  • All the Leaves are Brown : The Mamas & the Papas

J Mark Morris : San Diego : California