People Watching, Golf, Music, Writing, Friendship, My Children, My Wife (probably in reverse order).
Music
Progressive rock, jazz fusion, and french classical at the turn of the century are my favourites.
Movies
I love films. Favourites last couple of years: Good Night and Good Luck, Syriana, Pretty Persuasion, Crash, The Incredibles, Get Rich Quick or Die Trying, Lions for Lambs
Television
I like Big Brother (what psychologist and writer on gender issues wouldn't?)
Books
Feminine Mystique, Myth of Male Power, People Watching, Past Mortem
Heroes
I don't believe in heroes or heroines. That said, I would not turn down a dinner invitation from Nelson Mandela.
About me: This profile is for people who know me, or want to know me, as a university lecturer / writer. If you know me, or want to know me, as a musician, you will find Rory Ridley-Duff and Protos more useful. This profile is for people interested in the topics I write about. My career is developing quickly as a result of being appointed senior lecturer in Human Resources and Organisation Behaviour at Sheffield Hallam University. My writing/research interests focus on two inter-related themes: the changing power relations between men and women; the social enterprise movement. My first book ("Silent Revolution: Creating and Managing Social Enterprises)" led to a PhD that theorises, for the first time, precisely how sexual aspirations and obligations drive entrepreneurial and managerial behaviour in the workplace. Some of these debates are elaborated in Emotion, Seduction and Intimacy, published by Men's Hour Books in December 2007. The foreword can be downloaded from my website. Despite a growing number of indicators to the contrary, most people - both women and men - still internalise the view that 'men have the power'. My new book takes a fresh look at workplace cultures that are emerging to develop new theory on the way wealth creation is linked to human reproduction to reproduce patriarchal and matriarchal power structures. The book reinvigorates the debate about sexual equality. I look forward to debating with you.
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone genuinely interested in what in happening in the world rather than the images generated by mass media.
I made my first video slideshow and wanted to share it with you. The musician (Elizabeth Ann Middleton) is one I found through MySpace, and she generously let me use her music to set to my images. Visit her MySpace page here - http://www.myspace.com/pianorama - she's fantastic! :-)
Spring is here and so are the butterflies! This week I have a gallery of a particular group of butterflies called Brushfoots. Brushfoots are the most commonly known and encountered of the large colorful butterflies (excluding the swallowtails) found in Florida and the Americas. These include the monarchs, fritillaries, buckeyes, and the viceroy below (who has nearly identical markings as the toxic monarch butterfly) to keep it from being eaten by birds.... cool trick, huh? :-)
Click the butterfly below to see my gallery - and please let me know what you think!
Been doing good, thanks Its been really hot out hear. Ugh. So we have been going to the beach a lot. Garth is back in school. And iv been working on yard. I just painted the back porch. looks much better. I have only a small prochein left to paint. and then I start the garage floor. Im running out of things around hear to do. giggles ya got any photos of Devon?
Not sure I know what a paddling pool would be. But it sounds great fun! volleyball! UGH~ iv never understood the point of that game. I don't wont anyone trying to hit me with no ball! LOL Tell your girls to whack ya with the ball for me...Giggles
I just cant even began to imagine you doing yard work Rory. Giggles But yes everything out hear is very dark green. We have had strange weather for CA. Its like back home (Texas weather). One day 105 the next day 48. UGH~
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