A little more about me than I bet you want to know!
Nickname: None but I have a tendency to answer to anyone who yells "MOMMMMM" or "Hey You"
Age: Almost 42. There are so many candles on my cake that I can no longer blow them out. Good
thing I know the captain of the fire department at my age so that the firepersons have a place to practice putting out fires.
Eye Color: Blue but wish they were emerald green
Piercings: Only two. My ears and meat-to tenderize it. I can't believe all the places people
are getting pierced these days. I mean I didn't even know I had some of those parts on my body. Good thing I now know what
they were meant to be used for.
Tattoos: None but I have often thought of having an interesting statement like GO AWAY, WHAT
ARE YOU STARING AT? or my weekly shopping list embedded on my body forever. Trouble is when you are young at the top
of your list are Trojans and when you get to be my age its something like Efferdent. Also, as I age I find that having directions
to my home tattooed on my forehead becomes a serious option but with twelve moves in 20 years I'm afraid I would
end up at the house of my ex-husband.
My job: I love writing and winemaking but the best job I have is embarassing my children. This
I can easily do by: 1. getting dressed in the morning 2. saying any word but yes 3.breathing. Obviously the list of ways I
embarrass my children is endless but this one works the best. After dropping my darling tykes off at school I yell out the
window, "And if you don't pee your bed again tonight I'll give you another dollar."
Favorite color: The colors in a Southwest sunset, the color of the Adaman Sea at Pee Pee Island,
Thailand.
Favorite Food: A wonderful eclair found on a back street in Osstend, Belgium; the giant prawns
served at Nicholas, Nicholas in Hawaii; a particular cheesecake served in a little cafe in New Mexico; anything off the menu
from the Riverside Restaurant in Chang Mai, Thailand; and the jellyfish salad I tried in Seoul, South Korea. I cannot
stand anything that is served with its eyes still intact. It's one thing to eat exotic foods, its another to eat something
that is staring back at you! UGH!
Biggest Sin: I believe it has to be toilet papering someone's house. I mean, why waste it!!!
Mark my words that when there is the inevitable toliet paper shortage, you paperers are going to wish you had that roll and
believe me there will no more business deals done on a handshake!!!!
My husband still laughs about: My Y2K preparations. I had sooo much toilet paper in the house
we were able to go ten months without buying more!
Favorite movie: Pornos ( Bet that got your attention and woke you up. Only kidding of course,
but I'm addicted to accepting dares.) Seriously, my favorite movies areSimon Birch and A Walk In The Clouds. I hate horror
movies but love anything which makes you ponder life and reminds you of the possibilities that are out there if you just
allow yourself to take them.
Worst habit: Accepting stupid dares.
Favorite Holiday: Every day is a holiday, some are just more festive than others!
Favorite Restaurant: A hut in the middle of the jungles of Thailand that served tofu and vegetables.
The food was better than anything I had ever eaten. Of course that could have been caused by the oxygen deprivation. I love
the Culinary Institute in St. Helena, California. Great food produced by up and coming chefs at reasonable prices. The Pearl
in Iceland.
Favorite Flowers: Any that my husband brings me but I am particularly fond of orchids and daylilies.
In the case of daylilies the thought that something that lasts only one day can be that beautiful is mind blowing.
Favorite Drink: Any late harvest wine, clean water.
Latest klutzy incident: Crushing six fingers in the garage door. Don't worry typing with your
toes isn't as hard as it seems!
Most annoying thing people ask me: To read their religious literature. I find it offensive that
people have the need to convert you to "something better" when they would not appreciate it in return.
All Time Favorite TV Show: The Brady Bunch. I loved the moral lessons that were woven throughout
the show.
Place I Would Most Like To Max Out A Credit Card: Any travel agent's office.
Something I Have Always Wanted To Do But Haven't (yet): Walked up to the first airline ticket
counter I see and take their next flight, whereever it might be going. Of course, I would do this at the international terminal
not domestic or else I would probably end up somewhere in Podunk, Iowa.
