mkp's profile

Early Floyd. Janis. Zydeco. Love the album with L. Ronstadt and Ann Savoy - Adieu False Heart. Paul Simon, Art Garfunkle separately and together. Nilsson. Andrea Bocelli. I dunno - anything I can sing to. Music that is complicated.

Boston Legal - best show on the tube. Intelligent, witty and damn funny. Desperate Wives--mind candy. The View, I suppose, because I admire Whoopi. CSI Miami--no idea why except for the weird and garish colors.

No matter where you go, there you are. "Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven't fallen asleep yet." "A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." --Gloria Steinem "Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you."--Gibran "Oh what a tangled web we weave when something, something, Christmas Eve." --Jim Balushi

My kids/grandkids. Whoopi Goldberg. Chelsea Clinton. Stephen King - not for his books, but for his thinking. Charles Darwin for starting such a brilliant ruckus. Carol Burmeister, my best friend from fifth grade. Steve Martin - an all around talented human. John Hartford. My Grandmother, Florrie Braun.My first boss, Aaron Kozlov. My high school history teacher Robert Schellenburg.

Garden of the Gods, Carbondale, IL area. Prairie Duchein, WI. Taliesen. Methan and Elounda, Greece. Riecka, Jugoslavia. Paducah, KY. Mt. Prospect, IL. McHenry County, IL. The Gulf of Mexico. Three Sisters Srpings. Weeki Wachee Springs. Washington, D.C. Vicksburg, MS.

Ernie, the Yorkie Poo. Elephants.

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?

My children

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

Movies and books.

What is the most important reason for dating?

Enjoy meeting new people

Are you looking for a new job?

No, I'm good where I am

What is your favorite family dinner?

Anything ethnic, well-prepared and healthy (can skip the healthy if it's really great!)

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

Learn to cook at a local cooking class or school

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

Other

Who is the most interesting person you have ever met?

A 100 year-old woman who was as lucid as I am and could talk a blue-streak.

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?

Living in the deep south and being grandma to five kids under 3 years old

How many children do you have?

4 - 6

What do you typically do on a Saturday night?

Go out with friends

What is your educational background?

Bachelor's/Associate's Degree

Men look most attractive in:

Jeans & T-shirt

What is your favorite type of music?

Rock/pop

What is your dream vacation?

Go back to Greece without having to fly there.

Where were you born?

Lutheran Deaconess Hospital, Chicago