I like: getting lost in a foreign country, trying to figure out how to do without a missing ingredient when cooking, being beat by Sunday NYT crossword, meeting people, and...a challenge.

looking for my keys, and
working as an active member of the do something society.

losing my keys,and
finding four leaf clovers.

My uncanny ability with computers

Movies: French new wave, anything directed by Melville, anything w/Alain Delon, odd ball westerns w/anti heros, Robert Mitchum when he is scary, Steve Mc Queen when he is cool, Michael Caine when he is young, anything on the high seas- the bigger the budget, the better!, trying to cultivate a taste for zombie movies, have seen more science fiction than I should admit to. Cool gansters. Yakuza. Jaws.

Books: Police detective novels featuring irreverent inspectors (Rebus), battles at sea w/Captain Jack Aubrey & Dr. Maturin (about 20 novels set during Napoleonic wars), historical fiction, stream of consciousness humor. The Scrabble Dictionary. Astronomy for Dummies.

Food: Sushi, Black ink squid, octopi, risotto, puttanesca sauce, grilled caesar salad, fish cooked whole, escargot, frog's legs, injara wot, palek paneer, lamb in fenugreek, pla duk foo, kebobs, challow & pallow, chili, burritos. Kraft American Cheese Product (yellow).

Friends, family, art (including music & film), wine & food, determination and lots of sunny days thrown in with the lovely rainy ones. 5 or 9?

many issues...

am out to dinner or music with friends, or home relaxing - depends on the week.

I have worked in ouagadugu.

You like my smile.