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Douglas Eivind Hall has written some poems
including a few prayers. Two were copywritten on a poetry website,
one under Douglas E Hall and another under the spur-of-the-moment
invented pseudonym "Peter N. Wynn". The poem called "Untitled" was
written in 2003 CE in Virginia Beach on a cloudy day. The other,
"The Magic Garden" was composed later that year in Southern Spain,
reflecting on a happy memory of a childhood backyard in England.
These were the only two written that were made public in text.
D. E. Hall was originally inspired to begin writing prayers in
the spring of 2002 after hearing and reading the Bahai faith´s
wonderful writings in Northern Virginia which were translated from
the original Farsi and Arabic into English. The first one was
originally entitled "Shakhinah" which comes from the Hebrew "divine
spirit" and was a very old reference to a ancient Jewish God, and
was later changed to "The Light." This reflected a significant time
in his life where his circumstances changed. Another prayer was
about an experience which occurred many years after the previous
prayer. A third simple prayer was one meant to be used at a meal,
simple in nature. The fourth is perhaps an expression of deep
repressed anger. He enjoyed reading a couple of his prayers at
fireside chats at a Bahai setting which was open to non-Bahais as
well as members of this religion originally from Persia.
He
wrote more non-prayer poetry later. One is about a very
accomplished female singer whom he learned about for the first time
at a concert in Washington DC, another a sexy club singer, one
about a strong female stage actress, one about fantasizing about
being a pilot, one was written when he was smitten with a Colombian
woman. Some of these have tended to be somewhat licentious. Others
tend to be very childish in nature. He gave his collection of poems
to several people while his attempt to write in Spanish led to an
opening which led to nowhere.
Hall is a member of the
Undergraduate Psy Chi Psychology Honor Society attached to the
Hunter College (City Universtiy of New York) but has not published
or presented any written studies or papers while he studied at this
University. The book he wrote called "Intelligence Unraveled" was
never printed off his computer nor shared with anyone. However,
cd´s containing the book were thrown-away and the file was possibly
downloaded off his pc from being connected to the internet. He
never intended the book to be read by others because it was simply
an exercise in writing and was done in haste and frustration.
D.E.H. also published some internet material on the internet on
no-cost websites such as geocities.com but they very sporadic and
unorganized at best. He has sent many emails under a variety of
names on free email services and has sent some written and printed
letters to a number of people including many whom he has never met
in person. This outlet of expression is perhaps the most bizarre
form of his text writings. His school, college, and university
writings were fairly simple in nature yet well-grounded.
Douglas
was born August 21, 1968 in Massachusetts, U.S.A. He began formal
education in Britain, continued in Spain, and then in the States
where he completed a B.S., started another Bachelor´s (psychology)
and began an M.B.A. He was also accepted into a Master´s in
Elementary Education while enrolling in classes at another
education college, and also enrolled in about half-a-dozen classes
but finished only one course at yet another university where he
enjoyed sitting in on many others as well.
In 1972 he was
airlifted from Great Britain to Vietnam and dropped in the
Cambodia-Laos jungle in an operation which was spying on the basis
for the movie Predator, where a Israeli commando operation was
tracking a US Army Special Forces patrol. The Israeli was depicted
in the movie as being an alien from another planet. Hall was close
to him when he was hit by gunfire and heard him radio up in Hebrew.
Meanwhile he was punching a toy in mimicry with different musical
sounds. The American patrol communication officer heard the Hebrew
but never knew what the musical sounds where so that is where the
alien part comes from. The Israeli was rescued by his team and then
Hall and his female companion later were. The Israelis never knew
who was spying on them until recently. The American team was ever
more in the dark of the British operation since the Israeli
commando and his support team where their main focus. Hall has
recently met the Israeli commando and some of his support team and
also three of the American patrol including the only one was was
listening in the rear who was never sure what was the other sounds
beside the Hebrew radio call to rescue the injured Israeli.
From
July 1, 1986 to April 8, 1988 he was in the United States Armed
Forces (special grade - Army) from where he received a medical
discharge (Honorable Discharge). Cadet Hall was awarded the Army
Expert Marksman Badge at Camp Buckner in the summer of 1987. He
spent a month at Walter Reade Army Medical Center in Washington
D.C. in the autumn of 1987 where he signed his release form under
the care of the Navy´s Dr. Emmanuel.
In 2005 he began receiving
benefits with the U.S. Social Security Administration (Social
Security Disability Insurance) in agreement with the Spanish Social
Security system (European Union). Hall has Spanish residency while
maintaining his American nationality.
Mr. Hall has worked a
wide-variety of jobs, spent time in many psychiatric and a few
regular hospitals and a couple jails, traveled to a number of
countries (including the Gaza strip), married in a lovely Catholic
Church in Medellin, Colombia and lived with his wife for a couple
years in the States, visited a few prostitutes, done some
television and theator, and has enjoyed many sports. One painting
hangs in a cafe in Mijas, Spain.
While not officially a
Christian (Lutheran) he has enjoyed Judaism very much and has
participated in a number of classes and services. He has
experienced many friendships while growing up but moved an immense
amount throughtout his life and was seeing a psychoanalyst in New
York City which was basically a sounding-board and a reminder of
the important Jewish holidays.
There has been some speculation
about his sexuality but there is no evidence he has ever been with
a man although he performed in a play in NYC where during the
performance his character kissed the other male actor once.
Otherwise there has been no sexual contact with another man. He
appears at times to be slightly effeminate but is strictly straight
and heterosexual.
Despite having lived with two separate women
and having had numerous affairs there is no evidence of any
offspring or children. He has never sold his semen to a spermbank
but some speculate that women have impregnated themselves with his
seed for some bizarre reasons.
His latest love interests in
Spain include the Mayoress of his town, Esperanza Oña Sevilla and
the Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, although he seems to have only
briefly met one and seen the other. Apparently he is trying to
charm Esperanza with gifts, and rumour has it that he likes to
hang-out in the Townhall in hopes of a chat or perhaps a coffee;
some have heard him say how he can see her going straight to the
top of Spanish politics. He also has his eyes on Penelop and he has
been heard to say how her grace and charm on the bigscreen puts her
up there with the likes of Marilyn Monroe.