ardent drag racing fan(straight ahead 1/4 mile track),quilting (hand not machine),prolific reader,member of the Bahai Faith,environmentalist(Sierra Club member),peace activist (yeah Sally Fields!!)
blues(Paul Butterfield Blues Band,Eric Clapton,Lucky Peterson,Muddy Waters),jazz(Arturo Sandoval,Chic Corea,Jean Luc Ponty),swing(Cherry Poppin Daddies), 50's(Rat Pack),classical,salsa(Marc Anthony,Celia Cruz,La India),latin pop(Shakira,Juanes,Nelly Furtado),some country(The Judds,Dolly Parton,Lyle Lovett,KT Oslin),soca,cajun,zydeco(Beausoleil)
Bones,CSI(all 3),Law&Order SVU,Criminal Minds,NCIS,Top Chef,American Idol,Dancing w/the Stars,Beauty & the Geek,Iron Chef America,Diners Drive-ins & Dives,Dinner Impossible,Find&Design,Colorsplash,Divine Design,So You Think You Can Dance,Cold Case,Without a Trace,The Closer,Top Chef,Numbers
Clive Cussler,Brian Herbert & Kevin Anderson(Dune sequels),Kevin Anderson(Saga of Seven Suns),Robin Cook,Kathy Reichs,Maeve Binchy,Allen Drury,Jeffrey Deaver,Lisa See,Leslie Glass,Alexander Solhenitzen,Thomas Hardy,Arthur Conan Doyle,Charles Dickens,Emily & Charlotte Bronte,Michael Connelly(Harry Bosch series),Bob Woodard,James Grippando