I like to play tennis and jog around my neighborhood and go bowling.
I like to take long walks on the Santa Monica beach or go hiking in the Santa Monica mountains.
Music
I get the greatest pleasure from classical composers such as Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Dvorak etc.
Movies
I saw The World's Fastest Indian yesterday and liked it a lot. Eight Below-brought tears to my eyes
Television
My wife and I compete to see who can watch the sickest show on TV
I have been watching 24
she watches ER
Have been watching Heroes
Dr. Who
Desperate Housewives
Eureka
Books
Timescape by Gregory Benford,Ishmael by Daniel Quinn,The Art of Strategy by Sun Tzu, A Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi, The Book Of Tao by Lao Tzu, Books by Orson Scott Card, Fantastic Four Comic books etc.
About me: I am just a normal guy. Once I wanted to be exceptional but that wasn't working out so I decided to be normal. I have the wife the two kids the dog and the house and the fence around the front yard and I must say this is a great and lucky and blessed life.
I have something I am working on distributing. I have created a CD of relaxation and meditation music. It is all solo piano played on a nice Steinway. It is really wonderful or so I have been told.
and here is a link to it
http://cdbaby.com/cd/joeoliva
just paste it into your browser and you can go there and here some free samples
Who I'd like to meet: Just about anybody
I am a student of humanity and the human condition
Every one is great and wonderful and important
Sorry if I have a TWISTED sense of humor. This is an obnoxious attempt to get more blog subscribers. Basically just taking a break from writing my novel. Hope it interests you.
