irishindian's profile

Skating (inline or ice), watching football, hockey, music, Night Eagle Cafe, Theo's, walking, First Fridays, skiing, yoga

Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse, Southern Tier Aids Program, SOS Shelter, Community Free Clinic@ the Health Dept., Animal Care Council, Project Paw, MS Society, Platelet Disorders, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Blues-B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Keb Mo, Tom Waits, Pinetop Perkins, Betty LaVette, Billie Holiday, Muddy Waters, & of course Robert Johnson, and so many more. Jazz- Billy Eckstine, Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, and Duke....Others- Harry Chapin, Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, John Hiatt, love Cajun, also Triple Cities Opera and BCPops, and Galumpha!!

Cane, all CSI shows, Cold Case, Amazing Race, David Letterman, Craig Ferguson, Antique Road Show, Victory Garden, and any Ken Burns documentary....

To Sleep With Anger(Danny Glover), The LakeHouse, Big Fish, Sunset Boulevard, A Christmas Story, Sinbad the Sailor( Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), Shane, Carmen Jones, My Favorite Year, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and A Soldier's Story....

Evangeline(Longfellow), The Good War(Studs Terkel), The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down( about healthcare and communication issues with other cultures in the late'80s : specifically the Hmong(Laotian)-this should be required reading especially for healthcare/human service workers, Angela's Ashes(Frank McCourt), A Monk Swimming(Malachy McCourt), The Fall of Freddie the Leaf(Leo Buscaglia), The Sorrows of Young Goethe, and The Good Earth....

To give less than your best is to sacrifice the gift -Steve Prefontaine.... You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips - Oliver Goldsmith.... The highest reward for a person's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it - John Ruskin.... Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value - Albert Einstein.... Sometimes joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy- Thich Nhat Hanh.... Death is but a crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in another still-William Penn

Ansel Adams, Maya Angelou, Edward S. Curtis, Marian Anderson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacob Riis, Otto Bettmann, and Peter Seamus O'Toole....

Who is the first person you would tell if you won $500?

My friends

Are you saving for retirement?

Yes, sometimes

What are you buying at the farmers market?

Bouquets of fresh flowers

Do you own a cell phone? If yes, how long have you owned one?

Less than 1 year

Who in your life is going back to school?

No one

If you were a contestant on Jeopardy what would be your dream trivia category?

1960 's music

What is your favorite family dinner?

Lasagna

Are you looking for a new job?

No, I'm good where I am

Who are your heroes?

My mom, Elie Wiesel, Victor Frankl, Nelson Mandela , Mother Teresa, Anne Frank, don Miguel Ruiz

What is the most important reason for dating?

Find a serious relationship

What kind of trip would you love to take in Italy?

Take part in an art history tour of Florence

What is your marital status?

Single

What would you buy if money wasn't an object?

Help people in need

What's your favorite game to play at home?

Monopoly or other board games

Do you think it's a good idea to pay for a child's college education?

Yes, if you can afford it

Who is the most interesting person you have ever met?

George Yonemura (1981) Slam Stewart ( 1971/1972)

How many children do you have?

None

What do you typically do on a Saturday night?

Go out with friends

What is your educational background?

Bachelor's/Associate's Degree

Now that you are over 50, what are you doing that you never thought you would?

I changed careers... am now a nurse, WOW!

What is your favorite type of music?

Jazz/blues

Men look most attractive in:

Jeans & T-shirt

How is your garden doing this season?

All I've got are rocks & weeds

How much are you paying for a gallon of gas this week?

$3.26 - $3.50

Where were you born?

Johnson City, NY

What is your favorite picnic food?

BBQ & Coleslaw