If you didn't get enough information about my interests from the "About Me" section above........I am also learning to speak Erse (Scottish Gaelic), though I am having to learn on my own through books and tapes as there are no other resources locally to help.
George W. Bush, Golda Meir, Sam Nunn, Silvio Berlusconi, Harry Truman, Norman Vincent Peele, John Knox, John the Baptist, Cleopatra, Napoleon, Joan of Arc, Francisco del Coronado, Vlad the Impaler, Attila the Hun, Alexander the Great, Jim Bowie, Raquel Welch, Bette Midler, Dinah Washington, Tom Selleck, Bruce Willis, Joe Namath......and the poster woman of all bubble-butt women everywhere in the world - J-LO!!!!!!
I enjoy everything but hip-hop ('gangsta' rap in particular just pisses me off!!!). My diverse and somewhat eclectic taste includes such personal favorites as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Indigo Swing, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Cherry Poppin Daddies, Royal Crown Revue, Patton James and the Synchromatics, The Martini Shakers, Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Damon Troy and Louisiana Beat, Rosie Ledet, Dora and the Zydeco Bad Boyz, Beau Jocque, Geno Delafose, Boozoo Chavis, BeauSoleil, George Thoroughgood, Seven Mary Three, Nickelback, Creed, 3 Doors Down, Train, Hoobastank, Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets, Paula and the Cadillacs, Mississippi John Hurt, Big and Rich, George Strait, Toby Keith, Brooks and Dunne, Alan Jackson, Terri Clark, Lucinda Williams, Patsy Cline, Carlos Santana, Jon Secada, Omara Portuondo, Ibrahim Ferrer, Buena Vista Social Club, Celia Cruz, Diana Krall, John Coltrane, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Steely Dan, Puccini, Mozart, and Wagner.........just to name a few.
The Matrix Trilogies, Armegeddon, Independence Day, Day After Tomorrow, The Quiet Man, Patton, MacArthur, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Sixth Sense, The Fifth Element, True Grit, Casablanca, Do You Wanna Dance, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sleepless in Seattle, Assassination Tango, Girl Interrupted, Beyond Borders, Die Hard, Die Hard With a Vengence, The Last Samurai, Clockwork Orange, Band of Brothers, Full Metal Jacket, The Kingdom of Heaven, Ben Hur
Law and Order, Law and Order Criminal Intent, Law and Order Special Victims Unit, Homocide - Life on the Streets, NYPD Blue, The Unit, Sleeper Cell, The Sopranos, CSI, CSI Miami, Bill O'Riley, Hannity and Colmes, Meet the Press, Late Edition, Fox News Sunday
A Romantic's Passion: The Love Poems of Lord Byron, Shakespeare On Love, The Poems of Elizabeth and Robert Browning, The Art of Kissing, Journey to Ixlan, Tales of Power, A Separate Reality, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, In The Devil's Snare, Lost Scriptures, Biblical Literacy, The X-Rated Bible, Rebel In Chief, The World Is Flat, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam, Atomic Iran, Eurabia, Princes of Darkness; Who Moved My Cheese?, Re-Imagine, Miller's Bolt, Write It Down Make It Happen, Spin Selling, Liberation Management, Managing Across Borders, Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun, Emotional Intelligence, Is It Worth Dying For?, The Testosterone Advantage, The Complete KAMA SUTRA: Unabridged Modern Text, The Art of Jewish Cooking, The Ultimate Smoothie Book
My father, Norman Swartzkoff, Simon Wiesenthahl, Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan