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 Eric the Fred's Biography
Gender:Male
Birthday:1961
Location:Garland, Texas
About Me:I live in the real-life model for "Arlen" from "King of the Hill" (Garland is also the hometown of the show's creator), with my wife, two sons, two dogs, one cat and an indeterminate number of fish (an additional family member, our daughter, currently lives in the Philippines.)
Type of Writer:I write both fiction (chiefly Fantasy and Sci Fi) and non-fiction (political commentary.)
Writing Style:Left to Right
Interests:Music, Politics, Public Policy, History, Military Science, Sailing, Woodworking, Metal Spinning, Language (currently studying Japanese)
Website / Homepage:http://ericthefred.newsvine.com
Favorite Link:http://movetoamend.org/motion-to-amend
Favorite Link:http://www.getmoneyout.com/
Favorite Link:http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com/
Favorite Genres:Sci Fi, Fantasy, Politics, History, Military History and Strategy
Favorite Books:Morris West: The Shoes of the Fisherman. Robert Heinlein: The Man Who Sold The Moon. Gordon Dickson: The Dragon and The George. JRR Tolkein: The Lord of the Rings. Anne McCaffrey: Dragonriders of Pern. Ursula K. LeGuin: The Lathe of Heaven.
Favorite Authors:Beyond the authors listed above: CJ Cherryh, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clark, Terry Brooks, CS Lewis, Mark Twain, Ron Goulart, James Thurber and many more
Favorite Poets:Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, and anyone skilled at Haiku
Favorite Quote:Adam Smith: "The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government... in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state."
Favorite Music:Symphonic music, esp. high Romantic through mid-20th c. (from Brahms to Shostakovich). New Age, esp. Mike Oldfield, Vangelis, Mannheim Steamroller. Alternative, esp. Talk Talk, Radiohead, Coldplay. Jazz and Blues, like Bela Fleck. Muddy Watters.
Favorite Movies:The Lost Battalion, Dark Star, The Name of the Rose, Tora Tora Tora, Star Trek Wrath of Khan, The Blues Brothers, Time Bandits, Brazil
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