A short list of some of my favorite things (in no particular order)

Movies

You can see the list of movies I’ve seen since 2001.
I’ve also compiled some interesting statistics about the movies I’ve seen.

Books

• A Brief History Of Time by Stephen Hawking
• Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger
• Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
• Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
• Still Life With Woodpecker and others by Tom Robbins
• The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and others by Douglas Adams

Television

• 24
• 60 Minutes
• Cheers
• Dirty Jobs
• Family Guy
• Lost
• NOVA
• Seinfeld
• South Park
• The Office (UK & USA versions)
• The Sopranos
• The Wire (probably the best written and acted show I’ve ever seen)

Radio

• This American Life
• Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me

Cartoons & Characters

• Almost all of the Warner Bros. cartoons from pre-1965, especially those directed by Robert McKimson, Friz Freleng & Chuck Jones.
• Bugs Bunny
• Gossamer
• Foghorn Leghorn
• Woody Woodpecker

Music

• Jane’s Addiction
• Louie, Louie by The Kingsmen
• Mozart
• U2
• My Girl by The Temptations
• Ode To Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven
• Bach
• Led Zeppelin

Foods/Beverages

• Pizza (Goldberg’s Pizza—sadly, they closed)
• Cheese burgers
• Coca-Cola
• Cheesesteak sandwiches
• Filet mignon
• Beer
• Pina colada

Sports

• NY Knicks - Can’t stand Nets fans!
• NY Giants - Can’t stand Jets fans!
• NY Mets - Respect most Yankees fans, and am very happy for their recent success.
• Hockey - Not really a fan.
• Soccer - What’s that?

Newspapers/Magazines

• The New Yorker
• Slate
• Smithsonian
• Scientific American
• The New York Times
• The Onion
• Time Magazine