Jay and Colin, Corfe Castle, 2001
I suppose that I am a fairly typical college professor in my interests and passions. Perfection for me is Oakland Raider football, Frank Lampard scoring a goal for Chelsea, a BMW M3 on a windy road, and Chow Yun Fat chewing on a matchstick, with a gun in each hand in a John Woo movie.
The links on the right-hand side of this page lead to pages that detail my non-academic and non-political interests. My primary political interest is the labor movement, and the nature of work in capitalist societies. I have links to labor unions and other work-related organizations with which I work elsewhere on this site.
My main sports interests are soccer (which I play and coach), squash, skiing and whitewater kayaking (though I am only a novice paddler).
Beyond that, I fill my free time watching the Oakland Raiders, Chelsea football club, Hong Kong movies, and pretty much any drama on HBO. And, as a professional political scientist, I can say that the best place to get your news is The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and the Colbert Report.
Official site of the Oakland Raiders
Mega-fan site for the Oakland Raiders
Official site of Chelsea Football Club
Fox Soccer Channel, for schedules of English premiership gamesOfficial site of BMW USA, maker of the M3, the finest handling sports coupe in the world
The BMW M3 Forum, where all your questions about new and old M3s are answered
We Like To Watch, the best movie blog on the web
Love Hong Kong Film, chock full of reviews and information
HBO, for information on all HBO dramas. My favorites are The Sopranos, Deadwood and The Wire
The Lorain County (youth) Soccer League, in which my children play and I coach
Dynamo FC (youth) soccer, indoor club for which my children play
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central, where you can find lots of clips to download