beaches and swimming pools, eating good food, trying new things, not being in pain, being grateful for not being in pain (and sympathetic to those who are), Montyzooma, my front yard, entertaining (as in, parties and brunches), being entertained (as in, a good movie or play, or just tell me a story!), the work I do, loyal friendships, recycling, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, water aerobics, oyster po-boys, mimosa trees, summertime, wearing skirts and shorts, the Island of Sicily
Tony Orlando
Doors, Beatles, Police, U2, Ink Spots, Mills Brothers, Cake, Cheap Trick, Al Jolson, old Italian songs
Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Terminator 1 and 2, Gone with the Wind, Giant, Sixteen Candles, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Good Bye Lenin, The Sixth Sense, Das Boot, Divorce Italian Style, Sasquatch Dumpling Gang, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, A History of Violence, Neptune's Daughter
Lost, Ugly Betty, The Medium, Dark Shadows, Twin Peaks
Persuasion, The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing, The Sun Also Rises, The Moon and Sixpence, Gentle Giants (Bruce Weber's photos of Newfoundland dogs), Sex and the Single Girl, The Princess Bride, Richard Scarry's Best Stories from Around the World
Ray Manzarak, Jim Henson, Helen Gurley Brown, Ben Franklin, and pretty much everybody in my family!!!