Drew is a gentleman in early retirement, a 6th generation Chicagoan.
He has a very happy family life.
Both city life and country living are important to him.
He loves to learn about people and cultures, plants, art, literature, internationa​​l and independent cinema, religions, people's experiences and history among the many things in life. Anything that is beautiful catches his attention; and in his experience, most people and things in nature are quite beautiful.
He is familiar with many languages, but does not speak them fluently: Spanish, Latin, Greek, French, Russian, and others.

Looking for pen pals outside of the USA.
Solicitation​s for anything other than friendship are ignored.
I enjoy critical examination of books, films, politics, world events, philosophies​, psychology, religion, theism, atheism, art, ....

Movies- esp. Cinema Internationa​l & Independent
Photography,​ digital
World Literature
History
Travel
Philosophy
Short Stories and Short Films
Research
Art
World Religions
Museums
Church Architecture​

Some of My Repeat Watch Movies:
Wings of Desire
Double Life of Veronique
The Wild Blue Yonder
Wheel of Time
Werckmeister​ Harmonies
The Circus- Charlie Chaplin
Freaks- Todd Browning
Cave of the Yellow Dog
Blade Runner  the final cut
Goya in Bordeaux
Kontroll
Brazil
Bye Bye Brazil
Juliet of the Spirits
Fanny and Alexander
La Belle et La Bete
The Seventh Seal
Silence
Underground
Ushpizin
Divine Intervention​
The Gleaners and I
Siddhartha
Painted Fire
Daywatch
My 20th Century
Groundhog Day
Ikiru
Lost in Translation
Wedding in Galilee
Man with a Movie Camera
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Exterminatin​g Angel
Diary of a Chambermaid

"Life is full of pain and suffering, misery and loneliness, and what's even worse, Life is too short."​  Woody Allen
There are 2 types of people in the world: those who like to fit people into their categories and those who meet each person where he or she is coming from.
The journey is the part of the destination.​
If God is source of all, we are all brothers and sisters.
Life is precious. Protect it,  enjoy it, and reverence it.
God gave us a world full of wonderful gifts. When we die, God will ask us if we enjoyed these gifts and shared them with others.
Your greatest gift is also your greatest weakness, and vice versa.
Don't sweat the little things; realize that all problems are little things, especially what we think are too big.
When you listen to someone, listen with your whole heart and be open to be converted or changed by what you hear.
What part of "yes"​ don't you understand.
Things will get worse before they get better.
Half empty or half full?
Over there is not necessarily better than right here.
Mistakes are part of the learning process.
Forgive every injury if you can, but learn from it and never forget.
Love is not quantifiable​- it is infinite, but humans are finite creatures with infinite longings and limited abilities.
All roads, or at least most of them, lead to the same destination-​ no matter how many different directions are followed and how many different obstacles are encountered.​
Do unto others as you would want done to/for you.