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Single. Interested in meeting men for dating and meeting men for a serious relationship and meeting people for friendship and meeting people for networking

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What are my interests?
Friends, family, writing, laughing, books, baseball (Let's Go Mets!),plays, musicals, traveling, Shadowbox Cabaret, Harry Potter!!, books, long walks in the woods of Glen Helen, history, NPR, PBS, movies, Bollywood films, good TV (I know it's rare, but I dream -- and frequently indulge in mindless brain candy), books, cooking, politcal cartoons, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, board games, trivia, books, mysteries, dogs, cats, wine, food, science fiction, coffee, tea, teapots, teacups and mugs, um, did I mention books?,....

My favorite games are: Settlers of Cataan, Monopoly, Clue, Scrabble, Set http://www.setgame.com/, Quiddler, Kill Dr. Lucky, Fluxx, Acquire, Sequence,Trivial Pursuit, Quoridor, Quarto, Robo Rally. The comics I particularly like and read every day they are available are: Girl Genius from Studio Foglio; Boondocks from Aaron McGruder; Mikhaela Reid's The Boiling Point; Non Sequitur by Wiley; Tom Toles; Dreamland Chronicles; The Real Life; For Better or Worse; Six Chix. Listening to or reading the writing of intelligent conversationalists and good story tellers is always fun for me. I like Molly Ivins; Ellen Goodman; Studs Turkel, talking about anything he feels like; Scott Simon; Daniel Schorr; Daniel Pinkwater; Gwen Maxie; The Splendid Table folks; the late Shelby Foote; Buck O'Neill; Charlie Rose and Tavis Smiley interviews. Since I love to laugh I'm always looking for folks of wit such as Tom Joyner, Jay Anthony Brown, Russel Peters, Roy Blunt Jr.,Paula Poundstone, the show Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me, to name just a few!

And I am a recent disciple to the fandom of Storm Large!

Activities

I'm in two boardgame groups. I write fiction. I've recently gotten an iPod and am over-indulging in podcasts. I am involved in the worlds of computers and education.

Favorite Charities

Canine Companions for Independence
Special Olympics

Favorite Music

List is way too long! I enjoy jazz, Big Band, classic rock, adult alternative rock, Indian (Bollywood) and much more. My particular favorite are showtunes, especially those by Stephen Sondheim.

Favorite TV Shows

Current: Bones; Castle; Chuck; Criminal Minds; CSI; Dollhouse; Heroes; History Detectives; Kings; NCIS; Terminator- The Sarah Connor Chronicles; The Colbert Report; The Daily Show; The Root of All Evil; Ugly Betty Webshows: Dr. Horrible; Heroes- Destiny; Heroes- The Recruit; The Office Webisodes; Gone But Not Forgotten (at least by me!): Angel; Boston Legal; Brisco County Jr.; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Dark Angel; Eli Stone; Firefly; Glory Days; God the Devil & Bob; Greg the Bunny; High Incident; John Doe; M*A*S*H; Max Headroom; Maximum Bob; Middle Man; Night Court; Pushing Daisies; Star Trek (orig. & TNG); Sports Night; The Avengers (I so wanted to be Emma Peel); The Lone Gunmen; Veronica Mars; Wizards & Warriors; WKRP in Cincinnati;

Favorite Movies

There's not enough space here for me to list them all! I love the old movie musicals which I grew up watching with my mom. Film Noir is my favorite rainy night indulgence. BOLLYWOOD!!

Favorite Books

I am a bibliomaniac.; 800 characters aren't enough.

Favorite People

Harpo Marx Mario Cuomo Ann Richards Bob Geldof Jon Stewart Steven Colbert

Favorite Places

The Cloisters in NYC
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Favorite Animals

Cats, dogs,

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