Secular Humanist

I was watching the New York Times screen tests for Joseph Gordon Levitt and Natalie Portman , and the interviewer asked them both a question that I really like. "What are your five favorite non-musical sounds?"

Really, the question is rather silly, since any sound can become musical, but I liked the idea of thinking outside of instruments and voices and songs for sounds we enjoy.

I don't have a full list, but one sound that is at the top of my list is air raid sirens. I can't explain why, but I love the sound of air raid sirens. I'm sure if I had grown up in another time, I probably wouldn't feel this way. But I didn't, so I don't.