BlueSkyTune's profile

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

Had favorites at one time, (Star Trek, comedies like Mork and Mindy, Fawlty Towers) but I don't watch it anymore.

Across the Universe, Frida, Orlando, The Piano, TransAmerica, Death Becomes Her, Addams Family Values

I read a lot: in my field (Victorian culture & death, the supernatural in literature); 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)

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.'"

What are you buying at the farmers market?

Seasonal fruits & vegetables

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

My kids

Who are your heroes?

Mother Teresa, Fred Rogers, Jane Goodall, Eleanor Roosevelt

What is your favorite family dinner?

Any one where we're all together. I don't care if we eat Spam -- it's a guaranteed good time.

Are you looking for a new job?

Yes, I like my options open

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

Take part in an art history tour of Florence

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

Travel the world

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

Going back to school fulltime; teaching online; living alone and loving it; looking into the future with eagerness and freedom instead of the dread and hopelessness with which I viewed it in my 20's and 30's

What is your dream vacation?

(1) Being able to stay in one place -- maybe the Cotswolds, or Provence, or Tuscany -- long enough to really absorb its beauty and color; (2) Museums of any kind, anywhere, with lots of time to explore; (3) Spending time with my kids and grandkids

What organizations do you belong to?

NOW, Working America, Equality Florida - and AARP, which I love!

Men look most attractive in:

Nothing at all!

Where were you born?

Beautiful New Orleans, the Crescent City, the Big Easy! She is always in my heart.