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Relationship

Single

Hometown

The greatest city in the world--New York.

Places I've been

High School Name (City, State)
Bridgewater-Raritan High School West
College Name
Austin Peay State University
College Graduation Year
May 2007
College Graduation Major/Concentration
English major with a French minor

Education

• Austin Peay State University, English with French minor - 2003 to 2007

More about me

I graduated from college in May 2007 (at age 52) and am now working on an M.A. in English.  It's been better than I could have dreamed about! With luck I will find a decent job in 2009.

I love reading, the beach, movies, theatre, travel, antiques, Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Jon Stewart and animals.  I'm fluent in the French language.

 Very liberal politics.  I prowl the liberal blogs and usually drop a few comments

The loves of my life are my dogs, Nikki and Grizzly.
We also have an assortment of outdoor cats/kittens and a 50 gallon freshwaster aquarium.  My house (or very large shack) is in a rural setting overlooking a river--too high for flooding.  The good part is that it's paid for.  I'm a city person at heart.

I'm a member of the Society for Technical Communication, th Jane Austen Society of North America and the P.G. Wodehouse Society.

Probably the greatest experience of my life was a 10-day trip to the Galapagos Islands.  I spent that Christmas morning on a trip whichi took us from the beach to the rainforest.  I had a close encouter with a giant land tortoise and swam with seals.

I've been single for a while and intend to stay that way.

 

 

 

 

Favorite Movies

Just a few: The Philadelphia Story, The Palm Beach Story, The Slipper and the Rose, On the Waterfront, Love, Actually, Shakespeare in Love, Day for Night, Bon Voyage, and too many others to mention. I have hundreds of DVD's.

Activities

Reading, movies, theatre, travel, gardening.

Favorite Charities

Mercy Corps and a wildlife rehab center called Walden's Puddle

Favorite Music

Mostly Broadway show music. I listen to XM radio and vary between the 60's-90's decades. My taste is music is extremely basic.

Favorite TV Shows

House, M.D. and Cold Case. I watch very little TV.

Favorite Books

Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, To Kill a Mockingbird, Anne Perry's mystery series, Harry Potter, the Earth Children series by Jean M. Auel, anything by P.G. Wodehouse.

Favorite Quotes

"Sometimes the right path requires an act of piracy." (Captain Jack Sparrow)

Favorite People

Living: my college professors, my Mom, Al Gore, John and Elizabeth Edwards, Garrison Keillor, Al Franken, my friends Chris, Mary and Libby. Deceased: My late grandparents.

Favorite Places

London, South America, Italy, the Greek Islands, southern France, Switzerland, the Caribbean, the Outer Banks, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Dublin, Edinburgh, York (England) and of course, New York city.

Favorite Animals

My dogs Nikki (a Tibetan Spaniel), Janie (a Pom) and Gidget (a beagle mix); my cats, Sherry and Tipper.

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