Relationship
Single. Interested in meeting people for friendship
Hometown
Central Florida
Places I've been
Australia, Canada, England, France, Switzerland, Italy. That was all long ago and I haven't traveled nearly enough! I intend to make travel an important part of the next half of my life.
Education
More about me
I've really mostly enjoyed my life, though some of it has not been a day at the beach.  I'm excited to have crossed the Fifty Yard Line, and I started this new era by fulfilling the dream of being a fulltime student once again.  Life seems full of possibilities, and "I am running as fast as I can toward the edge of the World!"
Activities
Walking anywhere and everywhere; spending time outdoors (when the weather's not too hot); museums, theater, movies; visiting new places; spending hours in secondhand bookstores
Favorite Music
I have favorites in just about all genres; I tend to love songs or pieces, rather than being devoted to everything the artist or composer does. My mp3 player is loaded with single songs from different artists from Hank Williams Sr. and HW Jr. to Joan Baez to Van Halen; and multiples ranging from the Beatles to Mahalia Jackson to ABBA to T Rex. I also love musicals -- Rodgers & Hammerstein and I go way back. Favie classical composer is Mozart (Requiem Mass, K. 34); also love a number of operatic arias; would love to learn more about jazz.
Favorite TV Shows
Old ones, because I can rent them and there aren't any commercials. Star Trek, Mork and Mindy, Fawlty Towers Will & Grace, That 70s Show, Deadwood.
Favorite Movies
The Fall, Across the Universe, Frida, Orlando, The Piano, TransAmerica, Death Becomes Her, Addams Family Values
Favorite Books
I read a lot: in my field (Victorian culture & death, the supernatural in literature, the Gothic); for pleasure (biography and autobiography, historical - for some reason love submarine and polar trek books); and at bedtime (a rotating selection of fiction, juveniles, etc. that are old friends, many going back to my childhood)
Favorite Quotes
1) "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when [one] contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day. Never lose a holy curiosity." 2) "A man told his grandson: 'A terrible fight is going on inside me -- a fight between two wolves. One is evil; it represents hate, anger, arrogance, and intolerance. The other is good; it represents joy, peace, love, humility and compassion. This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every person.' The child asked, 'Which wolf will win?' The old man replied: 'The one you feed.'"
Favorite People
My s/heroes include Eleanor Roosevelt, Jane Goodall, and Fred Rogers.
Favorite Places
Would love (and intend!) to get back to Montreux one day -- it was incredibly beautiful.
Favorite Animals
Love cats, and dogs are a close second.