RiReg's profile

Some of my favorites: Raising Arizona, Start the Revolution without Me, The In-Laws, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, This is Spinal Tap, Animal House, The English Patient, Dances with Wolves, Amadeus, The Princess Bride, Big, Blade Runner, Tom Jones, A Clockwork Orange, Fight Club, A Christmas Story, The Sixth Sense, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Natural, Sophie’s Choice, The Devil Wears Prada, Easy Rider, The Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeri), Fargo, Cinderella, Snow White, Bambi

House MD, American Idol, The Wedding Bells, Chronicle (Boston's TV Magazine)

Inline skating, reading, interior decorating, cooking and baking, gardening, travel and travel planning, music (BSO to AC/DC), girl scouts, boy scouts

NPR, Urban Medical, WBUR and WGBH Boston

My songs: Slow Hand, Urgent, Stone in Love, Sweet Emotion, We Will Rock You, Rock On, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, Night Moves, Still Crazy After All These Years, Lyin' Eyes, Take It to the Limit, Feel Like Makin Love, Sweet Home Alabama, Piano Man, My Maria, Killing Me Softly With His Song, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Me and Bobby McGee, One Toke Over the Line, Ohio, American Woman, After Midnight, Lola, Down on the Corner, The Dock of the Bay, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman, Brown Eyed Girl, Respect, I Feel Free, Unchained Melody, Mr. Tambourine Man, I Got You, Satisfaction, Sympathy for the Devil, Dancing in the Street, Louie, Louie, Da Doo Ron Ron, Crying, Runaway, Johnny B. Goode, Great Balls of Fire, Not Fade Away, Heartbreak Hotel

All Quiet on the Western Front, War & Peace, All Creatures Great and Small, Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum Novels (about the Bounty Hunter in Trenton New Jersey), In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke and all his other Dave Robicheaux books, John Sandford's Prey novels, James Clavell's novels... especially Shogun, The Time Traveler's Wife, John LaCarre's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"

"Laugh while you can... Monkey Boy!", "Wherever you go... there you are" both from the movie Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension,

My husband Bob, my son Ned, my sister Lila and her hubby Joe, my daughter-in-law Julie, my grandson Eli, my next door neighbor Mary, my substitue grandsons Miles and Lucas, my sister-in-law Claudia . . .

Boston, Oaxaca, Vienna, Paris, Sydney, the Grand Canyon, northern Minnesota, Bocas del Torro in Panama, Bahias de Huatulco and Guanajuato in Mexico ...

Are you saving for retirement?

Yes, regularly

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

My partner

What are you buying at the farmers market?

Seasonal fruits & vegetables

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

Best seller paperback fiction

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

4+ years

Who in your life is going back to school?

No one

Are you looking for a new job?

No, I'm good where I am

What is the most important reason for dating?

Enjoy meeting new people

What is your favorite family dinner?

Grilled chicken with herbs and seasoning, brown rice, broccoli, Caesar salad, and my homemade chocolate almond cake with dark chocolate frosting and Ben & Jerry's Coffee Heath Bar Crunch Ice Cream.

Who are your heroes?

Bill Clinton, Gloria Steinem, Christa McAuliffe

What is your marital status?

Married

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

Rent an Italian villa with my friends and/or family

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

Other

What are your all-time favorite movies?

Raising Arizona, Start the Revolution with Me

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

Yes, if you can afford it

What are your all-time favorite TV shows?

House, M.D. American Idol Cold Case . . . sometimes

Who is the most interesting person you have ever met?

My next door neighbor, Mary. An amazingly engaging person who does all sorts of fun things -- and shares her stories over great food and wine.

What's your favorite game to play at home?

Computer/electronic games

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

running

How many children do you have?

1

What do you typically do on a Saturday night?

Go out with friends

What is your educational background?

Some College

What organizations do you belong to?

None

Men look most attractive in:

Jeans & T-shirt

What is your favorite type of music?

Classical

What is your dream vacation?

A trip to the great castles of Ireland and Scotland

How is your garden doing this season?

All I've got are rocks & weeds

Where were you born?

Bagley, Minnesota, USA

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

I bike, walk or use public transportation

What is your favorite picnic food?

BBQ & Coleslaw