This is a brief list to acquaint the reader with my potential baises.
Raised and residing in western suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
White, male, lower-middle class background
Bahá'í
Student
Linguistics
Urban/Minority Affairs
Arabic
Pipe organ builder
Supporter of locally owned businesses and natural foods
Conservative on social issues
Not involved in partisan politics
Interested in proactive, legal and peacefull community action iniatives
Dr. Pepper is better than both Coke and Pepsi products (
proof)
Tea and coffee are better than soda
Soda is better than television
"LambaJan"
This name is a play on words. It sounds like 'Long John' and means 'silver fellow'. I did not make this up. There is a character in the book 'The Moor's Last Sigh' by Salman Rushdi that is called 'Lamba Jan'. Salman Rushdi has a wonderful writing style, but I didn't have the constitution for the subject matter of that book. I started it and set it down for over a year before I finished it. There is, however, a children's book by this author that is among my favorite fictions, and this is called 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories'. I recommend it to everyone.
Best of Wikipedia
Article
The
birdidae article is undoubtedly the best in the 'pedia. I can personally vouch for the completeness and accuracy of this article, having earned a Doctorate in Birdidology from Oxford.
Other Articles
These aren't necessarily best-ofs as much as quick links for myself. And they're alphabetical.