Lisa

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Writing, singing and listening to other people sing, belly dancing, reading, learning languages

The ones that I can come up with instantly: Mrs. Dalloway, short stories by James Joyce

"Burnt by the Sun, " "The Station Agent, " "Raising Arizona"--for starters

Many different flavors. Ask me.

"Gilmore Girls, " "Get Smart, " some PBS programs including "The Singing Detective, "

I would rather write than sleep. Although my work at a
university has introduced me to interesting characters and
nourished my brain, writing short fiction and essays is
what fulfills me, and that usually has to wait until I
close the door on my day job. I love to sing, read (and be
read to), and listen to many very different types of music.
(Stravinsky, Poulenc and Brahms were on my parents' weekend
play list when I was growing up; so were the Weavers, Joan
Baez, Pete Seeger, the Beatles. Gilbert & Sullivan, Les
Yeux Noirs, Chava Alberstein, the Klezmatics, Train, Neil
Finn, and Annie Lennox are the people I'm listening to
now.) I admire physical grace, which is one of the reasons
I'm learning to belly dance and enjoy watching it, too.
I've never been interested in playing sports, but I
wouldn't mind understanding them. My politics lean gently
to the left. I feel strongly about fairness, particularly
for children, the working poor, and the elderly--the people
most politicians talk about and do nothing for.

A genuine, articulate, warm, affectionate, literate guy
who's willing to slow-dance (not a euphemism) in the living
room and doesn't play every sport in creation.