the man of my dreams (whatever my friends might think, i have no preconceived notions as to who means other than someone tall, dark, handsome, dorky, unexpected and perhaps, secretly slightly delinquent). an army of me. mark norman . ghost babies . wangari maathai. mark morford (how could you NOT want to meet a guy whose description of a baby seal is "it's like God took Bambi and sawed off all his legs and put him in a white fluffy parka and crossbred him with a puppy, a cherub and a Marshmallow Peep, and tossed him onto the Arctic ice to pose for Polar Baby Gap"?) jim henson. timothy egan. miranda july. jacques cousteau. margaret sanger. e.o. wilson. tamara de lempicka. gabriel garcia marquez. alphonse mucha. isabel allende. jim darling . david doubilet .