I love: cats, sailing, scuba diving, skiing, acting, singing, dancing, theater, reading, writing, sewing, cross-stitching, quilting, painting, beading, home decorating projects, beaches, traveling, roller-coasters, crisp sheets, Sunday crossword puzzles, summer, the colors red, pink and yellow, opals and sapphires, seashells, basil and dill, soft-shell crab, lobster, cherries, pomegranates, the smells of newly-mown grass in summer and fireplace fires in winter, witty/clever people, a man named Jerry, Cosmos, Manhattans, Grant's Scotch, candles, gerbera daisies, jazz, country, popular, classical, Caribbean and Broadway music, all three 'CSI' TV shows, Symphony white wine, Thai food, sushi, Linda Eder's voice, Christmas, my family and friends.

I dislike: reptiles, insects (except ladybugs and lightning bugs), (c)rap music, mariachi music, exercising, rain, liver, tongue, oatmeal, marjoram, rosemary, getting up early, mud, the desert, motorcycles, the colors gray and brown, precipice edges, horror movies, having dirty feet or hair, pantyhose, romance novels, science fiction, math, dusting, Indian food, driving long distances, talking on the phone, so-called 'reality' TV shows, Lite-Mayo or diet salad dressing, standing in line for anything.