I enjoy gardening, reading, sailing; and, eating out or cooking yummy (sometimes "gourmet") food, complemented by a fine wine and great company, the theatre, symphony, opera,many types of music, movies, concerts, outdoor festivals, politics, world affairs, economic discussions, fishing, horses, dogs, cats, birds, hunting edible wild mushrooms, the ocean, beach, mountains, redwoods, lakes, rivers, all of nature and I love children, fast cars, and motorcycles. I love to dance but I can no longer dance all night.

I am disabled by spinal arthritis so I can't take the long long walks/hikes I once could either. Walking is great exercise though and I'm trying to do more of it and bike riding too. I find life an adventure, a day to day measure; years apart measures. I have enjoyed my life and experienced many successes as well as falls. Some moments of my life are stark, sudden memories; other moments blazon exuberant triumph; still others represent the most meaningful minutes of my life; the birth of my children, an example. Through all this, I have been blessed with a good mind, a good life, and good friends, my family. I am reminded of Gibran " the deeper the hole that sorrow carves the more joy your heart can hold..." But rather, the more blessings one has received can leave one more sensitive to the lacks or deprivations of others.

I am petite and too thin at the moment, but I always thought I was cute, not beautiful. Then I grew up!
Nor am I vain, really, but beauty is as beauty does, and I am a nice person. Did I mention fishing? I grew up in Florida and I love most freshwater fish. Most ocean fish and sea food too. I can make bouillabaisse, I can clean abalone, and I even like filleting fish. I like doing a lot of different things, enjoy most types of music, am open to new experiences. I am an unapologetic naturist as well.

I am rather eclectic; my mom says they threw away the mold. I just enjoy being myself, love my kids, (23 and 28 years old) and work/hope for the best in my own optimistic way. I enjoy making my friends laugh and love being witty. I am non judgmental and expect that of my friends. I can be very passionate with the right person, and enjoy the sexual side of life too. I love kissing and cuddling. Gee, that's all I can cover tonight, I'll add as time permits.

Oh, yeah, I'm looking for friendship and perhaps more. I am charmed by romance and enjoy passion. I would like to fall in love one more time.

Finally, as for me, I'm not done yet. Who knows what tomorrow brings any of us. But, I expect it to be good and to remain true to who I am.

I graduated Phi Beta Kappa in Legal Studies/Politics from UC Santa Cruz (1990) at 45 yo, though I don't use my degree for pay now. I love sharing time with family and loved ones, am honest and loyal to friends, am giving, sensitive, and funloving. A sense of adventure spices my life. I can be opinionated but am generally open minded. I respect others opinions but have an unfortunate tendency to interrupt sometimes in the heat of the moment. I offer abject apologies beforehand.

In my business life, I can claim pioneer status in the computer field and, much later in life, pursued a career in the financial industry as a stockbroker and insurance agent. My avocations include stock investing and political activism...especially feminist activism.

I think I'm still beautiful; I am smart, loving, gentle, courageous, and giving. Trust and conversation, true communication, are important to me, and I offer and hope for that sharing. My family is loving and welcoming.

I like talking on the phone, checking in to see how life is going for you. I enjoy spirited discussions, snuggling, cooking and gardening. (Two are definitely better than one, teehee) Intelligence is a definite must, liberal politics with fiscal conservative points would be good, at least, it's easier! Political and legal theory excite me intellectually, and play important roles at more or less intensity in my life so far. Discussions about these and economic questions, and many others please a great deal, especially with a glass of good wine and a fire, or a beach, or with someone(s) I love, family, friends, the love of my life. I read a lot of varied fiction, sometimes nonfiction, esp biographies.

TV is good for special channels, History, Discovery, news broadcasts, (PBS & BBC) and CNN; history channel, nature programs, CSPAN, some others. I'm not one for watching much TV, but I do watch Jerry Springer... and like it! It makes me laugh, and we all need more of that!

I enjoy sailing when it's warm, visiting with friends, and would like to travel more than I've been able the past few years.

I adore mushroom hunting; I get exercise, surrounded by nature, and oooh!, those chanterelles! I found morels once, (yummy), "The Prince" mushroom, and "bleeding milk caps". Cream of chanterelle soup, anyone? Perhaps even more important, my mushroom hunting family knows what the deadly ones look like, as well as knowing the luscious ones! At least, I hope you're not a fungophobe!

Being a friend and being loyal. I'm a naturally loving person and I'm proud to have reared caring giving children. I am also rather good at finding silver linings in even the darkest of storms.

I'm pretty small, except my mouth and my mind. That is, I do like to talk and thinking is a frequent activity.

Too many books to decide which are favorites, but I do like mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, historical novels and non-fiction, especially biographies and political writings.

I like all kinds of music, even some Heavy Metal (especially MegaDeath) My favorite classical includes Smetana's Ma Vlast, Beethoven's everything (especially his Symphony #9), Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Aaron Copland, and various organ symphonies. (Saint-Saens, anyone?) I like Mary Chapin Carpenter to reggae, country to pop, but little of the hip-hop or rap genres.

I like all different kinds of films, too, except horror movies. (Zombies?? Oh, please not...) Many favorites from Avatar to Zhivago.

I have yet to find a food culture that I don't enjoy. Chinese to sushi; Beef Wellington to Thai; I love chestnuts, cornbread dressing, tiramisu, italian ices, cannoli, fudge, black walnuts, plain potato chips, mushrooms, mushrooms, mushrooms....and sprouts. It's all better with wine, too.

Family and friends make a life. I couldn't do without them. Romantic love in my life is missing now, and I do miss it.
Laughter, passion, and laughter and passion together.
Books, newspapers, PBS, C-SPAN, LINK TV, Free Speech TY, CNN
Nature, animals, the ocean...
and learning new things, going new places.

Six? I couldn't do without food, water, sleep, shelter, medical care, clothing...but hey, those are givens I guess.

Government policy and politics are serious topics of thought and conversation to me. It is said "politics is the art of the possible," a sentiment which shows in President Obama's compromise with the Republicans regarding the tax cuts for the wealthy. (With which I disagreed and still do!) Why is it the Republicans think it is moral to cut benefits to the old, poor and disabled rather than fairly taxing the wealthiest people in the US. Presumably the extension of unemployment insurance to those for whom it was running out and middle class tax cuts were issues being held hostage by the Republicans in order to wring out accession to continuing tax cuts for those very wealthy upper 2%. Indeed, it seems obvious this was factually the case. But, in this case of policy of party politics, Obama blinked first. This "political" decision is bad policy, at a cost of $800 Billion! The deficit does matter!
It's like the stimulus spending except the stimulus comes from individual taxpayers spending money. The consumption spending which drives the economy comes mostly from the middle class, though, not from those making more than $1 million . Giving away the estate tax revenue and upper 2% tax cut just spreads the huge gap between poor and super rich. I don't think this is good for the long term economic health of our country.

Making ends meet in our difficult economy.

Health care reform and why a single payer system is called socialism. Is Social Security socialism? Social Security opponents of the original legislation called it socialism. I simply think it is an attempt to rein in rising costs and provide health care to all our people. I think of it rather as a community sense and common sense. The duplication and complications of dealing with multiple insurance plans and providers , the administrative costs alone of the current system are unsustainable. It is not just a policy choice, but rather a moral choice made by every other industrialized nation except the US. This is a failure of leadership, a failure in ideology, a failure in our moral measure.

watching the news until at least 7:30 PM typically. Then? I'm open for suggestions.

Hmmmm.... this one will take some thought. Ask me about it.

you like what I have to say or wish to challenge something I said.