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Brad Rushing

 

 

Thanks for visiting! I plan to put all sorts of wonderful things here related to my interests in art, music, science, history, animals and a whole lot of other fun things. Enjoy!

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I have many times been asked to name a favorite movie - or movies.  To accommodate the curious among you I have compiled a list:

MY FAVORITE MOVIES

 

Two stories about events in my life which were memorable and left lasting impressions.  I wonder myself the depth to which these early experiences have colored the way I make decisions:

1) OVERHEARD CONVERSATIONS

2) SPLIT SECOND DECISION

 

If you enjoyed Toy Story, Bug's Life, Toy Story 2 and Monsters, Inc. see the short that started it all "Luxo Jr" along with 6 other Pixar shorts.  They are all wonderful and you will definitely be happier accessing the material with DSL, Cable or faster connection.  To go to the Pixar shorts site click:

 

 

 

PIMSLEUR LANGUAGE SERIES

 

Want to learn a new language?  Don't have the time for classes?  Daunted by books and tapes?  Then check out my blatant plug for the Pimsleur Language Program.

When I went to Brazil to film Flying Virus I wanted to learn as much Portuguese as possible - quickly - so that I could better interact with the folks down there.  In service of that goal I went down to the Los Angeles Public Library and checked out some audiotape programs.  Among them were the more conventional type which were accompanied by formidable books giving page after page of rules and grammar.  Aside from being a pretty boring way to learn a language I simply did not have time to wade through those books before I left for Brazil.  Fortunately I had also checked out the 4-tape introduction to Portuguese.  There was no reading at all!  So I listened to the tapes and practiced while driving and while working out.  The program was wonderful!  The method of learning - repetition and mock conversations - really burned the language and pronounciation into my head such that when I arrived I was able to have very basic conversations - and more importantly - through those conversations to pick up much, much more of the language.

 

The official Pimsleur website

 

                    

The language programs I have so far: Portuguese I and II, Romanian, Italian I, II, III

 

While the tapes (or CDs) are rather pricey new, you can also find them at auction sites like eBay and online book closeout places.

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Some wonderful books I have read - pictures linked to sites where you can read more about them:

                  

 

 

If you share my interests in music, literature and science here are a few sites for you:

   

   

   

 

My certificate commemorating 1000 work units processed for Seti@home

 

 

Enjoy short stories? Here is a selection of favorites available online. All Public Domain:

  The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce                     

   My Escape From Slavery by Frederick Douglass  

   The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe   

   Eve's Diary by Mark Twain                                      

 

 

 

THEREMIN

 

                                    

 

 

 

I do appreciate really excellent beer.  Here are some outstanding favorites (all with links!):

          

 

 

 

Some older photos of the old boy:

        

 

 

 

To contact me: BradDP186K@aol.com

 

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