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Favorite books: Recent favorites: Fifty Days of Solitude; The Pine Barrens; The Ride of Our Lives (laugh out loud funny); Great Courses lecture transcript, Questions of Value, Cold Mountain, many others. Strong preference for non-fiction/biographies.
What's on your night table: Don't have one.
Favorite authors: Varies.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: The New Yorker, but way behind....
Interest and taste in the arts: Visual mostly: Photography, sculpture, variety of paintings/drawings. Not particularly knowledgeable, but know what I like when I see it.
Interest in taste in music: Strong. 50's R&R to 70's popular; classical; country; some jazz; not hip-hop or rap or salsa. Have huge collection of CD's, cassettes, and VHS tapes of various artists in concert.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Haven't been in years, but still enjoy The Graduate, Same Time Next Year, When Harry Met Sally. Prefer comedies or biographical/historical themes. I'll pass on violence and sci fi.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Limited. Enjoy road trips and being outdoors. My late husband's long illness kept us close to home.
Hobbies & pastimes: Just getting back into gardening. Hope to resume nature photography. Catching up on reading.
Religion and interest in religion: None.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Perhaps remodel my home (should I decide to buy; currently have lease w/option.) Share life again with compatible person. Become active in hatha yoga or similar discipline to maintain good health.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Have to go with the member who stated that we're following Imperial Rome.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Much, but would be best expressed as part of discussion.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Non-smoker. Tolerant; kind; intelligent; calm/patient (I'm not always); ability to enjoy some solitary activities; ability to find humor in most situations; cat lover would be a real plus. I wouldn't be a good match for a night owl who enjoys the club scene or someone who believes that the person who dies with the most toys wins.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I was sole caregiver for my late husband for many years, until his passing last year. I recently moved back to Phoenix, and am leasing a patio home,with option to purchase,in the complex where we lived prior to returning east to be near family during his illness. I've resumed working part-time with my former employer and enjoy being back in the southwest. I'm a non-smoker, don't eat meat, but not vegan, prefer casual lifestyle, non-materialistic, not a night owl, enjoy my home, and like having some solitary time each day. Not reclusive, however. Love cats, but haven't had one since 2004--but will one day. Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): E-mail, please.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Met my late husband through SBL in early '90's.
Phoenix, AZ
A2089, 41, D, 57, Self employed. William Carey University.
Favorite books: Think and Grow Rich; Blink; Freakanomics; Ego and Archetype; Man's Search for Meaning; She's Come Undone; Women in Love; Sound and the Fury; Different Seasons; The Giving Tree; Lord of the Flies; A Beautiful Mind; The Trumpet of the Swan.
What's on your night table: A New Earth; 9 Things You Simply Must Do; Re-visioning Psychology; Tipping Point; Go Put Your Strengths to Work.
Favorite authors: Stephen King, Wally Lamb, CS Lewis, Malcolm Gladwell, DH Lawrence, William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, John Grisham.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Mental Floss, Wall Street Journal.
Interest and taste in the arts: I adore art museums! The museum in Toronto, Canada is fabulous! I enjoy the theater. I have seen a couple of Broadway plays, and attend our local community/ university theater productions regularly. Phantom of the Opera is my favorite.
Interest in taste in music: I have a great love for music of many genre's from classical to new age to house to alternative to classic rock to country. I have attended hundreds of concerts. Interest and taste in films/favorites: I enjoy intelligent, thought provoking movies, although I do not get much of a chance to watch them. A Beautiful Mind, Shawshank Redemption, Elizabeth, Pride and Prejudice, Say Anything, The Quiet Man, Last of the Mohicans.
Interest in travel/favorite places: I travel as often as my schedule will allow. Some of my favorite places are Toronto, Canada; New York City; New Orleans; Asheville, North Carolina, Grayton Beach, Florida; Point Clear, Alabama. I plan to travel abroad extensively in the future.
Religion and interest in religion: I am spiritual, not religious. I am interested in and study ancient eastern philosophies and religion.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Obtain my Ph.D., watch my children graduate from college, travel to Greece, write a book, heli-ski, paint a masterpiece.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: the recent evolution of consciousness.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: the lack of empathy and critical thinking skills in so many people, and many of our legislators especially. People's dependance on the government and the "you owe me" mentality.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Character, integrity, a funny bone, respect, kindness, empathy, compassion, intelligence, good listening skills.
Write a short sketch about yourself: Meyers Briggs INFJ; good listener; critical thinker; can read between the lines; witty and sarcastic; usually have 4 or books going at one time; always have pen and paper within my grasp; affinity for strong coffee; meditate regularly; honest, open-minded, and blunt; can laugh at myself; adore snow-skiing; ability to read people very well; gifted at name that tune.....
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): e-mail to begin with.....
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: search engine.
Purvis, Ms
A2088, 52, S, 55, Bryn Mawr College, Physician, in transition.
Favorite books: The Magic Mountain, Nausea, The Moviegoer, Being and Nothingness, The Prophet, Sonnets to Orpheus.
What's on your night table: Archetypes of Analytical Psychology, Grandfather, A Leap into Nothingness, The World Is Flat.
Favorite authors: Jung, Rilke, Oates, Henry James, Yeats, Marie-Louise von Franz, Peter Ostwald.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: NY Times, Nation, The Sun, Harpers, Atlantic Monthly.
Interest and taste in the arts: Plays, symphonies, dance concerts, art museums and galleries.
Interest in taste in music: Classical, folk, pop, celtic, Indian flute, international, jazz.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Foreign, independent, documentary; Netflix.
Interest in travel/favorite places: France, Spain, Italy. Would like to see Turkey, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bali, Tibet, Nepal, India, Iceland, Vancouver.
Religion and interest in religion: Open to many, but I have not seen the light...yet.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Write something meaningful, start a new project I have in mind, meet someone and stay together for life.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Environmental awareness, wider access to the ideas of others.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Plutocracy, war, cruelty, corporate unvalues.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Warmth, intelligence, curiosity, optimism.
Write a short sketch about yourself: Spirited, balanced, open woman with depth and joie-de-vivre.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): Write or email.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Harper's.
Lochloosa, FL
A2087, 50, S, 57, Social Worker/educator. Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.
Favorite books: To Kill a Mockingbird, Prince Of Peace, Inner Voice of Love, Walking a Literary labyrinth, American Requiem, Biographies, History, Soul Mates, Catcher in the Rye.
Favorite authors: James Carroll, Edna O'Brien, Alice Munro, Henri Nouwen, Alice Walker, Donald Spoto, Thomas Merton, Thomas Moore, Harper Lee.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: The New Yorker, New York Times, America Magazine.
Interest and taste in the arts: Movies, theatre.
Interest in taste in music: R&B, soul, jazz, classic rock.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Out of Africa, Cinema Paradisio, Bridges of Madison County, Good Will Hunting, most European Movies, Das Boot.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Europe (Italy, Greece) New England, New York. Would travel almost anywhere.
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading, writing, eating in and out with friends and family, walking my dog, volunteer work with survivors of torture, going to the movies, travel, swimming, walking my dog.
Religion and interest in religion: Progressive Catholic, as far to the left as you can get- should really be an Episcopalian but have a deep Celtic connection.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Complete my certification as an elementary and middle school teacher and guidance counselor; continue work with survivors of torture.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Realization that we are all connected and share a responsibility to each other, regardless of location.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Indifference to the needs of the poorest; focus on materialism.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Smart, funny, kind, generous, interesting, open minded.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I am a 48 year old social worker employed at a university for the last twelve years. I am attractive, passionate about different issues, affectionate, complicated. My life continues to get better as I get older. I have great friends, a dog I love dearly, a great interest in world affairs and politics, a hope for an electable Democratic candidate in 2008. I have had several great relationships with men and hope to meet a like minded companion.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): write, phone, e-mail, all okay.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: former member.
Ardmore, PA
A2086, 51, S, 51, Information and Referral Specialist, nonprofit agency. Western Michigan University.
Favorite books: Moby Dick, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, The Prophet, Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, The Power of Now, Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, The Celestine Prophecy series, the Harry Potter books and Autobiography of a Yogi. I also like science fiction.
What's on your night table: David Copperfield; Dreams from My Father, by Barack Obama; Eat, Pray, Love
Favorite authors: Dickens, Boswell, Shakespeare, so many more! I love both classic and modern literature and nonfiction, as well.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: The New Yorker, Newsweek, Psychology Today, The Atlantic, Wired, Friends Journal
Interest and taste in the arts: I love plays and going to museums and I enjoy both ancient and contemporary art. I enjoy going to plays at the Stratford Festival in Canada.:-)I also love opera.
Interest in taste in music: Varied-Classical, rock and roll from the 1950's to today, folk, R & B, jazz, New Age
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Varied-dramas, comedies, thrillers, science fiction, documentaries. I hate violent slasher films.
Interest in travel/favorite places: I have only been to the U.S. and Canada, but would love to travel to Britain, Italy, Greece, Spain, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan, and so many more places!
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading, writing, travel, going to social events with family and friends, hiking, bicycling, swimming, camping. I love the outdoors and Mother Nature.
Religion and interest in religion: Longtime Quaker. I am more and more attracted to Buddhism and I am a very spiritual person and I believe that we can all ignite that divine spark within.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: To get my book published! I would also love to travel abroad and I have a vast fund of creativity bubbling beneath the surface, just waiting to be released. I think it would be so cool to do a multimedia blog on a Macbook Pro with Wi-FI.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: The antiwar movement. The 2008 Presidential election and the prospect for real change in this country.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Bush's second term, the war in Iraq and war in general, destruction of the environment,disenfranchisement of the poor, high health care and energy costs and corporate greed-all an unmitigated disaster!
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Good friend and companion, caring, loyal, honest, sense of humor, affectionate, non-smoker, light drinker(beer and wine on social occasions), similar interests and values, great enjoyment of life and all the riches and wonders it has to offer.:-)
Write a short sketch about yourself: I really enjoy life so much, despite all of the awful stuff going on in the world today. I have varied interests and would love to try new hobbies and pursuits, such as golf, backpacking, chess. I am so grateful to have such wonderful sisters, a wonderful mother and wonderful friends that I will always treasure.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): An email to start out with would be appreciated.:-)
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: I was a member many years ago.
Ann Arbor, MI
A2085, 56, W, 5'4'', CPA. College of Charleston.
Favorite books: An Explanation of the Birds(Antunes),A Book of Common Prayer(Didion), The Spectator Bird(Stegner), Complete Stories(F.O'Connor).
What's on your night table: David Golder(Nemirovsky) and New England's Best Loved Driving Tours.
Favorite authors: Joan Didion, Antonio Lobo Antunes, Flannery O'Connor, Alice Munro.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: The New Yorker, The New York Times.
Interest and taste in the arts: Varied and enthusiastic: opera, film, dance. Fine arts. Quality crafts. Photography.
Interest in taste in music: Classical. The songs of Porter, Berlin, Mercer, Kern, the Gershwins.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Avid. Foreign & indie.
Interest in travel/favorite places: France, Italy & Portugal. Would love to explore the Americas. Favorite domestic destination is NYC.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: A creative retirement: Would like to live abroad and experience fully another culture. Would like to work with my hands--perhaps as a fiber artist.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: The emerging roles for women in modern society.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: I have a love-hate relationship with technology. I deplore the modern obsession with material goods.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Witty, independent, kind. Accomplished. Interested in the natural world. Appreciative of the arts.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I live in a cozy 1940's bungalow on the marsh. A good day for me begins with a strong cup of coffee, a newspaper, and a sunny window table. I enjoy dining with friends and lively conversation, but I have a solitary side to my nature and value time alone. I love travel, galleries & museums, the performing arts. I am easy company and have a sense of humor. I have made practical decisions with my life and my work, but sometimes regret not having followed a more adventuresome path.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): e-mail.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: friend.
Charleston, SC
A2084, 75, W, 5', Retired. Ohio State University.
Favorite books: PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, GWTW.
What's on your night table: IN DEFENSE OF FOOD, THE APPEAL.
Favorite authors: ROBERT LUDLUM, JOHN GRISHAM.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEW YORK TIMES, BARONS.
Interest and taste in the arts: 20TH CENTURY ART AND ARCHITECTURE.
Interest in taste in music: CLASSICAL TO CONTEMPORARY.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: ENJOY MUSICALS AND DRAMA.
Interest in travel/favorite places: LONDON, PARIS, RUSSIA.
Hobbies & pastimes: READING, COLLECTING ART.
Religion and interest in religion: MODERATE.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: HAVE DONE MOST OF WHAT I DESIRE.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: LIBERAL EDUCATION, INCREASED ROLE OF WOMEN.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: USE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL BY MINORS.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: HEALTHY, COMPASSIONATE, HONEST,LOYAL, OPEN TO NEW IDEAS,
Write a short sketch about yourself: I AM ATTRACTIVE, AFFLUENT, INTELLIGENT.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): PHONE OR EMAIL.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: INTERNET.
DAYTON OHIO
A2083, 52, D, 5'10", Novelist. Elmira College.
Favorite books: To Kill a Mocking Bird, Wild at Heart. Too many to mention..
What's on your night table: I write romance novels so have a number of romance novels on my night stand.
Favorite authors: Janet Evanovich - love her humour. Louisa May Alcott for the Classics. Barbara Parker for suspense. Nicholas Sparks.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: The New York Times. New York Magazine.
Interest and taste in the arts: Theater/Broadway of course. Love attending art shows.
Interest in taste in music: Jazz, R& B, Blues. Actually quite diverse. Rap is not a favorite.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Again I am all over the place. Loved Sleepless in Seattle just saw The Debaters. Enjoy foreign films with subtitles.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Love to travel. I've seen most of the world. Hong Kong, Venice and New Zealand are among my favorites especially.
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading, dancing, travel, exercise. I'm very active. Religion and interest in religion: Brought up Catholic more spiritual than religious. I believe in a higher power.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: I've done quite a bit. How about a spot on the NY Times Best Sellers list?
What changes in recent society please you the most?: We are more open and accepting of subjects that were considered taboo. More accepting of alternative lifestyles. Incidentally I am straight.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: The materialistic and superficial outlook that is prevalent. What you have and own seems to be the measure of the man.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Integrity, straight forwardness, a good heart and intellect.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I'm very young in outlook and appearance. Somewhat of a go-getter and a free spirit. I'm adventurous and not for the weak or faint of heart. I always have a ready smile an believe life is to be grabbed by the horns. Easy on the eye, slender and independent. The rest you'll have to find out on your own. I'm a nice surprise.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): E-mail first and then we can upgrade to phone.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Surfing the net.
Comments: I am interested in hearing from men in their forties over 6 ft.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
A2082, 50, D, 5'5''., Medical Writer. Hollins College; Amherst College.
Favorite books: The Bone People; The Horse's Mouth; The Great Gatsby.
What's on your night table: Kitchen Table Wisdom; The Elegant Universe; The Balance Within; Michael Palin: Diaries 1969-1979.
Favorite authors: Rumi; Virginia Woolf; Vladimir Nabokov; Jane Austen; Dorothy Parker; Thornton Wilder; William Carlos Williams; Randall Jarrell; Stephen Dunn; Michael Frayn; Aaron Sorkin.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: NY Times; NPR.
Interest and taste in the arts: theatre/acting; films; museums; reading and writing.
Interest in taste in music: classic rock; some classical; folk.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Godfather (I & II); Truly, Madly, Deeply; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Memento; Waiting for Guffman; American Beauty; The Philadelphia Story; Elizabeth; The Lion in Winter; a lot of the Austen translations (esp. Emma Thompson's Sense and Sensibility); movies that contain great writing, engaging stories, real acting all in the hands of a smart director.
Interest in travel/favorite places: I have not traveled a great deal. I have seen much of the US, and I have visited Canada and St. Croix. Mt. Desert Island, ME, is my favorite place so far.
Hobbies & pastimes: Well, reading and writing, of course. And puzzles: sudoku, jigsaw, crossword. Hiking, or just walking. I like spending time with small circles of real friends. Watching movies and theatre. Dancing, though it doesn't come up like it used to. Tennis and racquetball are sometimes played, and I think Id like to learn how to play golf. Great conversation and laughing out loud are also killer ways to spend my days.
Religion and interest in religion: I have yet to find an organized dogma that works, that entices. its more a question of spirituality for me than commandments carved in stone.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: I would like to be able to attain peace of mind for longer periods of time. I would like to write a novel or play that truly reflects what goes on in my head and makes people laugh. I would like to stay healthy and aware and keep helping and loving whenever and wherever I can.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: That global warming has finally become a main topic of concern as opposed to a punchline.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: The growing lack of personal accountability. its easy enough to list the horrors that fill the airwaves and papers, to point to the sourer aspects of human nature, such as apathy and avarice. The evidence abounds. The question is, can we trace those lines of wretched behavior to a single place within each one of us so we can begin to turn that growing tide?
Personal accountability seems like it might be a good place to start.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Legitimate kindness and a familiarity with fairness; a solid sense of humor; mutual attraction; an ease with both listening and talking; a liberal sensibility; someone who cares about taking his life experiences and weaving them into a richer outlook because of both the good and bad that's come before; someone who understands the roles of compromise and balance in everyday life; someone who believes that finding life amusing is not a waste of time.
Write a short sketch about yourself: Hmm...the hardest part of this profile...it is odd to me to have walked this earth for so many years yet still feel so new at life: a new home, a new job and a relatively new career in the medical field after decades of pursuing the humanities are only the outward trappings of this surprising inner feeling. I'm very funny, kind, clever, passionate, talented, loyal and devoted to the truth. Physically, I'm slim, of average height and weight, with dark (and graying) hair, blue eyes and a warm smile. I hope something I have written here will cause someone with similar traits to take a chance and be in touch.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): Start with email or writing, with phone following the moment we both want.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: A friend.
Holland, PA
A2081, 37, S, 52, Academic advisor. Wayne State University.
Favorite books: Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, DaVinci Code, The Man Who Loved Jane Austin, Sense and Sensibility, Shakespeare's comedies and tragedies, classics, biographies, so many books so little time
What's on your night table: The Maidenstone Lighthouse, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Shakespeare's As You Like It and Romeo and Juliet(teaching a class on Shakespeare currently)
Favorite authors: The Brontes, Dan Brown, Jane Austen, Arthur Miller, Shakespeare
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: New York Times, Real Simple, figure skating and cooking and theater magazines
Interest and taste in the arts: theater and opera, plus I love going to museums. Rodin and Monet are favorites. I have an eclectic taste in art though not a big fan of modern art.
Interest in taste in music: show tunes, classical music, opera, Il Divo, Josh Grobin
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Romances, dramas, comedies. Some favorites are Possession, Shakespeare in Love, Life is Beautiful, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Sahara(guilty pleasure: Blades of Glory)
Interest in travel/favorite places: I love to travel, esp. to the water and mountains. I try to travel to Maine every other year and to NYC as often as I can because it is the center of the universe. I enjoy trips to Europe and lived in Eastern Europe for a year. Scotland and Italy are other favorites.
Hobbies & pastimes: Community theater, knitting, reading of course, scrapbooking, cooking and traveling. Religion and interest in religion:I was raised Byzantine Catholic, but am non-practicing. I consider myself spiritual, but not connected to a specific religion.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Finish my second masters degree and teach theater to high schoolers. Travel more to places I have not yet seen.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Violence and an endless war. People making excuses for other people's behaviors.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Honesty, integrity, good sense of humor, emotionally stable, fun-loving, kindhearted.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I am an university academic advisor, with a wide range of interest. I love acting and am very active in community theater. I also teach Shakespeare to teenagers. I love animals and have rescued my cats and dog. I love to walk in the forest or along the water, am somewhat shy but open up quickly. I love to travel to historic sights, to talk about anything and everything, especially books, theater, music, art, politics, am very open and very open minded, have a passion for life and like living it to the fullest.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): e-mail please
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: from a friend
Ferndale, MI
A2026(revised 2/16/08), 59, D, 5'4'', Physician/writer. Northern Arizona University, Universidad del Noreste.
Favorite books: gothic tales, empire falls, cause celeb,TNTC.(too numerous to count).
What's on your night table:Short Stories John Irving.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: NY Times,The ONION, SF Chronicle, , NE Journal. Medicine, American College Physician Updates.
Interest and taste in the arts: Visual especially film, art museums. Salsa.
Interest in taste in music: eclectic. mostly Jazz/Classical.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: eclectic Oscars correct about Crash Fellini Cohen Bros, some Scorcese, he unusually overly accurate re: trauma.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Mexico, Canada, England, France, Costa Rica, etc. etc.
Hobbies & pastimes: reading reading reading, H.Yoga, writing a novel, backpacking out west: ex. GrCanyon).
Religion and interest in religion: 'may the best church win' meanwhile a spiritual sophisticate flexible, compassionate regarding other's beliefs unless involving a lot of sorcery.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: publishing novel in progress, health of self/ friends/family, to be instrumental by encouraging non Fossil fueling of industry/domestic.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Global care/concern for societies other than one's own, warp speed technology esp in area of healthcare.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: unresolved turf wars involving death/ bloodshed. economic inequity for share of resources: fuel water food what inexorably tied to pursuit of happiness for everyone.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: physical chemistry, social responsibility meanwhile competitive enough to maintain self reasonably via economics vitality/ health:esp if sound mentally, witty helps.
Write a short sketch about yourself: travel NJ as temp doctor & to Indian Reservations out west. Reader and writer develop unique ideas often thru literature. Hair long, yet red aka 'helped along', appealing physically, mistaken as aging celebrity, unsure which. Athletic, sporty person pool/ tennis: mediocre player, watch those better/learning. Adventure: traveler and entertaining:gourmet health foods: to convince nonbelievers of palatability.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): email or letter then phone.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: newsletter.
Riverton, NJ
A2080, 53, S, 5'8'', Speech therapist. Eastern Michigan University, Wayne State University.
Favorite books: Stealing Heaven, The Stand, Daughter of Time, Brat Farrar, The Nonexistent Knight, The Dwarf, Tryst, Look Homeward Angel.
What's on your night table: In An Instant by Lee/Bob Woodruff.
Favorite authors: Sandra Kring, Josephine Tey, Stephen King, Shakespeare.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: NYTimes, Times of London, Archeology Magazine, Writers Digest, (British) Country Living, New Yorker.
Interest and taste in the arts: Erte, Vettriano, medieval architecture, pre-Raphaelites.
Interest in taste in music: show tunes, Beatles, classical.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Possession, Shakespeare in Love, The Sixth Sense, Spellbound, To Kill a Mockingbird, Those Lips Those Eyes
Interest in travel/favorite places: Anywhere in the British Isles, NYC (would move to either in a heartbeat).
Hobbies & pastimes: community theater, scrapbooking, Richard III Society.
Religion and interest in religion: Have basic beliefs but am neither a church-goer nor affiliated with any particular religion. If I had to choose, would probably say Unitarian-Universalist.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Finish my novel and get it published; move to NYC.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Tendency toward more personal responsibility.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Bleeding-heart liberals, people who make excuses for their own or childrens' bad behavior, relentless political correctness.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: honesty & integrity.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I am a wheelchair user, but able to live independently and work full time.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): e-mail.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: from a friend.
Favorite books: Pride and Prejudice, biographies, film stars of the past, historical figures of aristocracy, young adult fiction-Go Ask Alice..Mark Twain-Huckleberry Finn, Poems by Emily Dickinson, Nathaniel Hawthorne -Biography, Wadsworth...Shakespeare-Hamlet.
What's on your night table: Sylvia Plath: Unabridged Journals, New Yorker, my journals, my booklist.
Favorite authors: The implicit Jane Austen to the implicit Judy Bloom.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: New Yorker, Book Review NY Times, Vanity Fair, Atlantic, fashion mags.
Interest and taste in the arts: Very eclectic, from pollack to norman rockwell. Art that shows depth and most importantly a story.
Interest in taste in music: once again eclectic--classical, opera, lots of country--and certain modern poetic rap music.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Love the classics...especially every James Stewart movie..independent films-biographical..and the woman in me loves true romantic comedies.. Rear window has all of the above and its my all time favorite movie...
Interest in travel/favorite places: i have traveled through the country..and been to the Bahamas...but I would truly love to travel through Italy and explore the culture and the art.
Religion and interest in religion: born and raised a catholic..prefer the ceremonial traditions of catholism.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: I would love to travel more..and eventually move to the east coast. I would like to enhance my son's cultural aspect of life where it is full of history and art.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Multimedia art and how its attempting to raise the level creativity in society.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: the lack of self-responsibily by our adolescence. When will they begin to realize when everything is not at their leisure and people actually have to work for what they have.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Friendly, caring, non-judgmental, creative, always seeking to see outside the box. Wishing to live life to the absolute fullest whether just reading together at a small cafe, or visiting a museum to roam through history and beauty.
Write a short sketch about yourself: Looking for best out of everything. Enjoying being able to care for people..and make people smile. I love to surprise my friends and family with small tokens..whether it is a starbucks or a book that reminds me of them. Receiving something out of the blue seems to perk people up and make them enjoy their day just a little more. This in returns makes my day better.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): write or email...then phone conversations.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: google.
San Bernardino, CA
A2078, 47, D, 5'9'', Author. University of Montana.
Favorite books: "The Sea, The Sea" by Iris Murdoch; "Music and Silence," Rose Tremain; "Love in the Time of Cholera," Gabriel Garcia Marquez; " "The House of Mirth," Edith Wharton.
What's on your night table: "Away" by Amy Bloom, "The Life of Pi," Yann Martel, The Qur'an.
Favorite authors: Iris Murdoch, Nicole Krauss, Jane Smiley, Isabelle Allende.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: The New York Times, The New Yorker, Harper's.
Interest and taste in the arts: Opera (although my opportunities are limited for that here), contemporary visual arts as well as impressionism; dance; and any quality live theater.
Interest in taste in music: Contemporary rock, blues, jazz, classical, folk, alt rock -- almost anything except relentlessly pounding hip-hip, mindless rap, or sappy, commercial country.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: I tend toward foreign films, especially French. My favorites are "Jean de Florette," "Manon of the Spring," "I am Curious (Yellow" and "(Blue)", just about everything Luis Bunuel ever made, and all of Michael Moore's films.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Paris is the most beautiful city I have been to, and I dream of living there at least part time. I also enjoyed Costa Rica and I love both New York and San Francisco. There are many places in the world I haven't seen and I want to see them all.
Hobbies & pastimes: Besides reading? Playing piano, cooking, wine Religion and interest in religion: A former born-again Christian who crawled back into the womb in my 20s and never looked back.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: I would like to travel the world, write a truly great novel, and help combat global warming in some way.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: The empowerment of so many non-white-male groups; tolerance; the revived conversation about health care (thanks, Michael!).
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Indifference toward global warming, which is a huge crisis, and poverty.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Humor and intellect! I have never fallen in love with a man who didn't make me laugh. Sexual wisdom and passion. Kindness and the ability to resolve conflicts in a respectful manner. Enough energy to keep up with me, or even to surpass mine.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I'm an author with a very curious mind, a passion for life, vast amounts of energy, and a big heart. I'm also easily bored and so I need intellectual and physical stimulation to stay engaged with a person. I'm interested in companionship, and I'm indifferent to marriage.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): Writing or emailing works best at first, for me.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Google.
Spokane, WA
A2077, 38, D, 5'2'', Midwife/ legislative work
Favorite books: The Passion, by Jeanette Winterson, The Escoffier Cookbook, Jane Eyre, System of the World by Neil Stephenson, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings, by Amy Kelly, Guns Germs & Steel by Jared Diamond, Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, Geek Love by Katherine Dunn, The Silmarillion. Ask me on another day and it might be quite different.
What's on your night table: Currently finishing up Possession by A S Byatt, three books on Evolutionary psychology, biographies on Drake and Elizabeth the Winter Queen in the queue, and a book on knitting dog sweaters, accompanied by a partial, ugly sweater.
Favorite authors: Rumbaud, Rilke, and Rumi. Foucault, Buber, Simone Weil, Tolkien, Angela Carter, Jeanette Winterson, A S Byatt, Raymond Carver, Neil Stephenson, Neil Gaiman, David Sedaris
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Dwell, Metropolis, Harper's, Cook's Illustrated, and the Design within Reach catalog, The NYT and the Guardian
Interest and taste in the arts: Everything from poetry readings to roller derby
Interest in taste in music: Wilco, Sigur Ros, Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire, Johnny Cash, Nusrat fateh Ali Kahn.....
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Film is sort of my lighter side of media, eclectic but not rigidly arthouse.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Travel is really, really important to me. I like adventure travel, domestic or abroad and like to kayak. My favorite place that I have been to is a hot spring in Costa Rica
Hobbies & pastimes: I am all about some food- gardening storing, cooking, going to market. It is my love and my therapy. I do animal rescue, and love to dance, hoop, kayak, and attempt other outdoor stuff to balance out my head.
Religion and interest in religion: I believe in a nebulous deity and by virtue of my love of evolutionary psychology spend a lot of time poking that belief with a stick. It's rather amusing to watch one's self go along with something you are sure is a mem or adaptive evolutionary behavior.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: do an MPH program. Make an attractive dog sweater. Spend a month in India. Sunbathe on Split with a wicked hangover while emulating a terrible case of ennui.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Understanding that we are on a continuum of development, not finished products, and the choices we make about how we treat our earth, our bodies, our minds, effects where human kind will evolve.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: That a disturbing number of people seem very vested in ignoring the above.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Deep and solid, as well cultivated in the heart space as in the head space. Enjoys a bit of snarky wit. Can occasionally strike a balance between the complexity of living and the simplicity of being. Likes to eat and drink, and can help wash up afterwards.
Write a short sketch about yourself: For all the busyness the above has entailed, and below my forward personality lies a person who really values a little quiet and puttering in the quietness of my home. My life has primarily been about service and activism, and though I like "things" as much as the next person, ideas and doings are the valued commodity in my house. I clean up very nice because I do lobbying on the state level, however I would prefer to wear my pink cowboy boots, leave the tiny stud in my nose, and not bother covering my tattoos. As well, I am dyslexic and I am smarter than I spell so give me a little slack in that department please.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): write, e-mail.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: some one who made a match 26 years ago.
Covington, KY
A2075, 56, S, 5'4'', First career - translator/interpreter, 2nd-clinical.social worker/therapist. Indiana University, NYU.
Favorite books: The English Patient, Regeneration, Midnight's Children, To Kill A Mockingbird, Ada, Tin Drum, The Namesake, The Vine of Desire, etc. etc.
What's on your night table: The Madonnas of Leningrad, next on list Kite Runner and Metro Stop, Dostoyevsky.
Favorite authors: Nabokov, Grass, Rushdie, Pat Baker, Oliver Sacks, early John Irving, Maya Anjelou.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: New Yorker.
Interest and taste in the arts: Theater, (Miller, Stoppard, etc.) musicals - Sondheim, dance (Mark Morris-favorite choreographer), Baryshnikov (fav.dancer).
Interest in taste in music: from Simon & Garfunckel, Beatles, Moody Blues to Mozart, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Puccini and don't forget the Gypsy Kings!
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Big film buff - Tracy/Hepburn, Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Hitchcock, Cukor, Altman, David Lean, Dr. Zhivago, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, Cabaret, Magnolia, American Beauty, Cinema Paradiso, Diva, most recent- Venus. The list is endless...
Interest in travel/favorite places: Have traveled a great deal, lived in Europe for three years. Favorite countries: Italy and England.
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading, films, taking walks, used to love photography, would like to get back into it.
Religion and interest in religion: none.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Travel more. Make new friends. Meet my soulmate.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: People with fame and money stepping up to help human beings in crisis.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Violence, prejudice, lack of emphasis on education.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Intelligence, kindness, compassion, sensitivity, emotional maturity, sense of humor, similar interests.
Write a short sketch about yourself: "The earth is my body, my head is in the stars." (Maude to Harold, in "Harold and Maude") I'm a pragmatic romantic or a romantic pragmatist. Level-headed, down to earth, with a soul that soars standing next to Michaelangelo's "Pieta" (the one in Florence).
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): e-mail.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: google.
New York City
A2074, 52, D, 5'8.5'', Sales. St Joseph's University.
Favorite books: Making Miracles Happen by Gregory white Smith and Steven Naifeh, The Hidden Life of Dogs by Elizabeth Marshal Thomas.
What's on your night table: Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote.
Favorite authors: They change.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Baron's, Wall Street Journal, New York Times.
Interest and taste in the arts: love most forms of art and look for artists of art work for inspiration with my own. Did realistic drawings and painting until the last 10 years, now work with bright colors and very abstract pastels.
Interest in taste in music: Classical, Classic guitar. Jazz, R&B. Most music except Rap.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Bring Home Baby is my favorite film:Arsenic and Old Lace. Love action adventures as well.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Love to try out new places. My favorite place is the Jersey Shore as my family spends the summers there. It's not the place so much as the history and family.
Hobbies & pastimes: Pastels, reading, hiking with my dogs-Ga and Tn are perfect for this.
Religion and interest in religion: Was raised a Congregationalist. Became Catholic, but I admire the Buddhist way of life.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Spend more time with my art and make a full time career out of it.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Wireless industry allows for better communication.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: The loss of values. Sub prime is a perfect example of dishonesty.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: They must be the type of person who stands up for what they believe in. Takes responsibility for their own behavior. Kind and considerate. If they have a decent sense of humor.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I spend most of my spare time these days either reading or with my dogs out hiking. When I get a chance I do some drawing. Over all, my friends are all very different from each other and I really like that about them, as I just love their take on something. I'm very persistent but laid back and willing to go with the flow.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): through SBL.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: friend.
Rock Spring, GA
A2073, 66, D, 5'8'', Educator. City College of New York.
Favorite books: Katherine, Lay Down with Lions, Assassin's Gate, Harry Potter series, children's literature.
What's on your night table: World Without End, Eat, Pray, Love, Driven to Distraction, My Dear Friend (John and Abigail Adams letters), Water for Elephants.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Atlantic Monthly, National Geographic, Time.
Interest and taste in the arts: Eclectic taste in art, theatre, etc. - open to learning and experiencing different genre.
Interest in taste in music: Everything from classical to reggae - have very eclectic collection, but love Simon, Cash, folk
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Like serious films for the most part, occasional comedy; find many a waste of time.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Have traveled extensively in US, Caribbean and Europe. Would like to go back to Paris, Italy.
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading to children, reading, gardening, writing opinion pieces for local paper, sewing, entertaining, cooking, snorkeling, going to concerts, etc.
Religion and interest in religion: None and would not be interested in a partner who was religious.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Getting our library built, mentoring teenagers, more writing, more travel.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Beginning of acceptances of equality among races, beginning of helping developing countries in positive ways, beginning of understanding importance of taking care of our planet.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: lack of parenting skills, war mongers, everything Bush has done, greed of major companies especially oil and drug companies
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: sense of humor, articulate, open to new experiences, interested in moving to the Caribbean, self supporting, likes people, children and animals
Write a short sketch about yourself: Creative and active mind, like to keep busy, have wide circle of supportive friends of all kinds, do a lot of community work, don't hesitate to speak my mind, confident, sociable, not real active physically, desire an active sex life, have lovely home overlooking the ocean, two dogs and one cat, open and flexible to learning and growing and new experiences.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): e mail
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: google
Comments: I am looking for someone who would be interested in moving to the Caribbean. Equal Opportunity 'lover'.
St. Thomas
A2072, 74, D and W, 5'3'', Retired Editor. University of Wisconsin.
Favorite books: Literary -- Among the well-known, I'd include Middlemarch, Catcher in the Rye, Blonde, Life on the Mississippi, The Great Gatsby, and The Kite Runner. Scientific -- The Mind and the Brain by Schwartz and Begley. Political -- Active Liberty by Stephen Breyer.
What's on your night table: John Adams by David McCullough.
Favorite authors: Good historical novels are a treat, such as Patrick O'Brian's series on the British navy during the Napoleonic Wars, Conrad Richter's trilogy on pioneer life along the Ohio River, and Allan Eckert's A Sorrow in Our Heart on the great Shawnee leader Tecumseh. Favorite authors also include Willa Cather, W.H. Auden, Wallace Stegner, Joyce Carol Oates, and the early Doris Lessing.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: I start my day with The Washington Post, and have been getting the Wall Street Journal -- but since Rupert Murdoch took over, am letting my subscription run out. In its place I may subscribe to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Is it still as good as it used to be? I can't find a copy in Borders, etc. Some very good publications, such as NYR, demand more time than I can manage right now.
Interest and taste in the arts: Vermeer, Copley, Constable, Hopper, Sargent, Homer, O'Keeffe, Neal, etc. I especially like to visit the National Portrait Gallery in DC to ponder the portraits of famous people, past and present. Also: the theater, especially plays that tackle serious subjects. And poetry readings and book lectures and signings.
Interest in taste in music: Not my strongest point. I usually dislike pop music; also tend to avoid choral music, a reaction no doubt to a childhood with its seemingly endless hours in church. Really like outdoor folk festivals.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Since discovering Netflix, I've been consuming large quantities of French, German and Russian movies. Such films are also shown on MHZ, a new PBS channel. Oldies: Film noir, From Here to Eternity. Recent: Frida, In the Valley of Elah. Also, good renditions of books, such as Atonement, Persuasion, and the four-hour Gettysburg.
Interest in travel/favorite places: This is a great interest -- everything from moseying around nearby Chesapeake Bay to the antiquities of Greece. Foreign travel: So far, I've been to France, Italy, Ireland, Guatemala, and bits of England, Holland, and Germany. I'd love to do more traveling abroad. Domestic favorites: the American Southwest, French Canada, Key West, and anywhere I can look at water.
Hobbies & pastimes: Although retired, I voluntarily edit a monthly newsletter, which is almost a part-time job. Most of my interests involve topics already mentioned. Not yet mentioned: PBS, NPR and C-SPAN 1,2&3. I follow politics and the news fairly closely and often go to lectures on these topics available in DC.This sounds corny, but I'm a great audience for spectacles. Antique aviation shows, for instance, or a sailing regatta.
Religion and interest in religion: Unitarian. Interested in comparative religion, religious trends, and religion's influences, both good and not so good, on history.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: I'd like to talk about this later.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: The spread of tolerance in my lifetime.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: The brutalization of our culture. Big money running our government. The widening gap between rich and poor. The environment. The war.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: He's admirable: kind, intelligent, serious-minded but not "tight-lipped," a concerned liberal. He's fun to be with, enthusiastic when going places and doing things, conversationally interesting, and easy on the give-and-take.
Write a short sketch about yourself: As a person who's paid little attention to sports, I suddenly find myself wanting to understand football and/or baseball as seen on TV, and would enjoy a willing teacher. But mostly, I'm attracted to issues and ideas. I'm small (short and slender), fairly presentable and young-looking for my age. I live next to a Metro (subway) station and have easy access to the city's cultural events. Finally, in the spirit of equality, I have always paid my own way.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): e-mail at first
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Was a member years ago.
Washington, DC
A2071, 64, S, 5'1'', Social work, teaching. Northern Illinois University.
Favorite books: A Walk In the Woods, The Gabaldon Trilogy, A Land Remembered, too many others to elaborate.
What's on your night table: Carl Sandburg, Tennyson, Emily Dickinson.
Favorite authors: Diana Gabaldon, Elizabeth George, Ann George, Patrick Smith, Randy Wayne White.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: New Republic, Yankee, Utne.
Interest and taste in the arts: all forms.
Interest in taste in music: all except country.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: rarely go to movies anymore. Love old quality movies.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Cape Cod, Chicago, Boston.
Religion and interest in religion: Am wary of organized religion, but searching for a spiritual "home".
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: to find peace in this noisy world and to find love again.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: interest in global warming and becoming advocates.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: the noise, the rudeness and the do-nothing politics.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: honesty, soft humor, kindness and intelligence.
Write a short sketch about yourself: Born and raised in northern Illinois. Wonderful childhood and adolescence. Attended the U of Wisconsin and Northern Ill University. Married young and divorced young. Have combined teaching and marketing and although I have lived in SW Florida for over 3 decades, I am trying (like millions of others) to get out of an area that was once truly beautiful and find another home that has a sense of continuity and meaning.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): any
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: I joined in 1979-80!
Comments: Single Booklovers was wonderful 25 years ago. I believe this is a new ownership? IN any case, it is a great idea and must have done well.
Fort Myers, FL
A2070, 44, Publishing.
Favorite books: Alice in Wonderland, Howard's End, Brideshead Revisited, Mrs. Dalloway, Behind the Scenes of the Museum, Dubliners, Song of Solomon.
What's on your night table: Suite Francaise, The Blind Assassin.
Favorite authors: Woolf, Forster, Waugh, Joyce, Yeats, Kate Atkinson, Pat Barker, Dickens, T. Morrison, A. Maupin, D. Sedaris.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, New Yorker, NY Times.
Interest and taste in the arts: Eclectic. Like Matisse, Chagall, deco posters, old b&w photos.
Interest in taste in music: Very Eclectic. Love Beethoven,Beatles, Stones, Who, Bowie, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, XTC,U2, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Erasure.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Independent/thoughtful/out of the ordinary films. Old bw screwball comedies. Partial to Philadelphia Story and Bringing up Baby. Don't do multiplexes.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Favorites; London and New York City.
Hobbies & pastimes: Antiquing/second hand stores; architecture, film, concerts, plays (and reading of course).
Religion and interest in religion: Spiritual but not organized religion. Raised Presbyterian.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Would it be a terrible clichι to cite Dubya and cronies, et al?
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Honest, empathetic, literate with a wickedly witty sense of humor.
Write a short sketch about yourself: Slightly cynical animal lover, I have a deep appreciation for past eras. I am a bit of an art deco nut. My biggest thrill is being able to read a novel or Sunday NY Times by the fire with a cat on the lap. I have lots of friends that I enjoy and a great small family.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): write or e-mail.
Baltimore, MD
A2069, 61, 5'7'', D, Administrator, non-profit organization. University of Connecticut.
Favorite books: wallace stegner's angle of repose or the last one I have just finished!
What's on your night table: loving frank, the tender bar, zohra's ladder, and the arts and crafts movement.
Favorite authors: willa cather, edith wharton and each new discovery.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: new york times - Monday-Friday.
Interest and taste in the arts: traditional 19th - early 20th c., arts and crafts movement england and scotland, japanese wood block prints
Interest in taste in music: classical music and Irish traditional folk music, some American folk music.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: current films, Italian classics, waiting to see the new version of the Red Balloon.
Interest in travel/favorite places: I love to travel. Favorites include Dublin, London, Croatia. Packing now for Morocco.
Hobbies & pastimes: visiting with friends, cooking dinners with friends in Truro, reading, attending local lectures.
Religion and interest in religion: none.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: an opportunity to enact some of the relationship lessons learned along the way.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: the common acceptance of recycling and green ways of living.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: the current administration in Washington.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: positive attitude about life, sense of adventure, intellectually curious, healthy. Write a short sketch about yourself: I recently moved to Cambridge - finding an opportunity to explore new places and people. Have emersed myself in local adventures, new people, and relish the sense of opportunity that a fresh canvas presents.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): email or phone
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: friends
Cambridge, MA
A2068, 61, D, 5'9'', Lawyer, mediator. Wellesley College and Northeastern University.
Favorite books: A hundred years of solitude, Graham Greene's books, Golden Notebook, Yeat's poetry.
What's on your night table: Poetry and New Yorker.
Favorite authors: Many many, poets, novelists.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: New Yorker, NYTimes.
Interest and taste in the arts: Italian Renaissance through 20th century.
Interest in taste in music: Eclectic: classical, folk, jazz, rock.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: wide but I don't like the Coen Brothers.
Interest in travel/favorite places: All over, oceans and their beaches, mountains (Cascades), Paris, Kauai, Italy.
Religion and interest in religion: Episcopalian background, beginning to meditate.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Raise happy productive kids; add peace to the world; develop a great relationship with a man.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: America is more democratic than it was 50 years ago.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Too violent, superficial and materialistic.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Sense of humor, balance, and strength.
Write a short sketch about yourself: happy, active with my kids, blessed by great friends and completely ready for a great long term relationship.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): e mail.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: friend.
Brooklyn, NY
A2067, 57, D, 5'4'', Supervisor Mental Health Clinic/Emergency Mental Health. Indiana University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Favorite books: Mountains Over Mountains, Your Best Life Now, Traveling Mercies, Friendly Persuasion, Coming of Age, The Elements of Style.
What's on your night table: A whole pile of books for winter reading.
Favorite authors: Studs Terkel, Anne Lamott, Tracey Kidder, Carl Sandburg, Pat Conroy, Linda Ellerbee.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: NYT, Chicago Tribune, Harper's, People.
Interest and taste in the arts: Fiber arts, paintings, sculpture, folk art.
Interest in taste in music: Classical, world, bluegrass, blues.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Old movies--Harvey, It's A Wonderful World; new comedies.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Always up for travel. Teton Mtns--Jackson Lake; Blue Ridge Mtns; Lake Superior; Amsterdam.
Hobbies & pastimes: Quilting, gardening,volunteering, cooking for friends, Habitat for Humanity.
Religion and interest in religion: Methodist--foundation of my life.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Many things--to see a homeless shelter built in my rural county, further society's understanding/prevention of domestic violence, travel to Spain and Turkey; ride in a helicopter, hiking in the Tetons again.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Medical advancements.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Lack of access to healthcare for many; dumbing down of society.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Compassion, intelligence with a heart, down-to-earth, maturity, sense of humor, curious.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I'm a vivacious, kind,smart, voluptuous, curious woman who wants to enjoy her life while giving back to the world. Learning and exploring are two things that I hope to do all my life.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): email or phone
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Internet
Whitewater, WI
A2066, 59, W, 5'2'', Designer. Washington University.
Favorite books: Water For Elephants, Suite Francais.
What's on your night table: Middlesex, The Space Between Us.
Favorite authors: Eloise James, Judith Ivory, Thomas Mann.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: New York Magazine, New York Times/Post, Fashion MAgazines!!
Interest and taste in the arts: Contemporary,Photography, Sculpture, Pottery, Classic,Very Eclectic.
Interest in taste in music: Country Music,Jazz,Opera.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Man From Snowy River Lady Hawk, Everything without gore and blood!!
Interest in travel/favorite places: Kenya, Copper Canyon, Galapagos Islands, Charleston/Savannah.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: The New Yorker,The Economist, NYTimes, Vanity Fair--guilty pleasure, I admit!
Interest and taste in the arts: I love art--everything from the new Greco Roman wing at the Met to the Constable landscape exhibit I saw early this year in DC, to the Carvaggios at the National Gallery in London. Took an art history course at the New School last spring...Never stop learning!
Interest in taste in music: Classical, especially violin--a Joshua Bell groupie! Avid opera goer, three so far this season, pop/rock, The Great American Songbook, particularly Sinatra, Ella, Tony..listen regularly to Jonathan Schwartz...
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Everything from the classics, to those awe-inspiring sports movies my soccer star daughter insists I watch...
Interest in travel/favorite places: I always have a bag packed! Ready to go at a moment's notice. I would travel everyday if I could, but I so love coming home... Last year, I went to London, DC, Boston, Florida, VT, NH, Maine, Newport,St Thomas...Next stop Italy..Perhaps we can share a gondola from the airport?
Hobbies & pastimes: I grow orchids, kickbox everyday, take long walks by the shore, read, of course, watch HBO series, and daydream...
Religion and interest in religion: Organized religion was never for me...more of a spiritual person.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Turn out two outstanding young people into this world...realize new fitness goals, continue to explore the world, find an exceptionally loving man who would enjoy living an extraordinary life with me...
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Technology! WOW!
What disturbs you most about today's society?: WAR...
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Brilliance, passion, sense of humor, tenderness...
Write a short sketch about yourself: I am an exceptional, attractive, educated, passionate Long Island professional woman (I am not thin,size 14-16, nor am I a "Goddess"--but for some reason men are often drawn to me--Nice smile, perhaps, or maybe it is my warm, open, loving demeanor and generous spirit...Despite enduring the recent losses of my dear mother and sister. I am an extremely postive person--the glass is not only half full, but always completely full for me...I have a zest for living that I find to be a gift....I love meeting new people and I have an adventurous spirit...My favorite quote: "Out of your whole life, give but a moment!"
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): Email...
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Ad
Miller Place, NY (in NYC very often)
A2064, D, 5'10'', Academic Librarian. University of New Hampshire, University of Iowa, Simmons GSLIS.
Favorite books: I have so many favorites, it's too hard to choose.
What's on your night table: Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History; The Nine: Inside the secret world of the Supreme Court; Glass: A World History; Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
Favorite authors: Modern: Auster; Beckett; Drabble; Smiley; Edna O'Brien; Peter Tremayne; William Trevor; poets: Dickinson, Heaney; Galvin; Oliver; Rich
Interest and taste in the arts: I love all forms of dance, classical-stomp; historical and contemporary theatre (not so much musical); Renaissance, Impressionism, Jacob Lawrence realism; photography photography;
Interest in taste in music: I enjoy all forms of music - classical, R&B,jazz world; Tallis Scholars- Christian McBride
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Foreign & independent, Coen brothers
Interest in travel/favorite places: My favorite destinations are ones where I have totally immersed in intellectual, social and artistic history & culture - Ireland, Italy, France; and the open green lifestyle of Oregon, Washington, Vermont
Hobbies & pastimes: In lieu of creating art, I create & tend gardens; collect rare books; write freelance on history and people of New England;
Religion and interest in religion: I am a secular humanist on the lookout for a transcendent experience
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: I hope to write and publish a historical novel of 19th century Boston women intellectuals; I yearn for the freedom to spend 3 months a year to sing, dance and write in Ireland
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Increasing public access to global cultures and ideas through travel and internet communication.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: I am disheartened by the growing divisions between wealthy and ordinary people, between ethnic and religious groups, and by the retreat from community actions to foster peace
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: I value an individual who enjoys thinking, talking, imagining and making time/room in his life to be happy with another person.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I am an honest, inquisitive idealist who loves good friends, good food, good books; I treasure family, past experiences, and am open to new connections and adventures with a desire and exuberance for sharing the joy and obstacles with a cherished companion.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): E-mail, written correspondence
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Internet search
Sandwich, MA
A2063, 39, D, 5'4'', Fitness and recreation sector. University of Rochester.
Favorite books: Selfish Gene (Dawkins), Moral Animal (Wright), mostly non-fiction
What's on your night table: Footfall (Niven and Pournelle)
Favorite authors: Richard DawkinsFavorite periodicals & newspapers: Vanity Fair and fitness related ones (big surprise!)
Interest and taste in the arts: ballet, photography, abstract art
Interest in taste in music: Anything but country and bluegrass
Interest and taste in films/favorites: mostly documentaries and romantic comedies.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Southeast Asia and Scandinavia.
Hobbies & pastimes: Playing the cello, working out, reading, enjoying the company of friends.
Religion and interest in religion: Agnostic, but I have an intellectual interest about religion in general.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Visit Iceland, finish an Ironman, and write a book are probably the major ones for now.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: The involvment of religion in politics, especially in the USA, the lack of sexual modesty and self-respect among young people (and even those my age).
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Sense of humor, intellectual curiousity, open mindedness, a sense of personal responsibility and accountability, an optimistic outlook, under the age of 50
Write a short sketch about yourself: I'm a traditionally minded woman, but I have an open-minded view towards others. I have a "live and let live" philosophy, and feel even people very different than me can offer interesting perspectives and experiences, although good character is always a must for those who are closest to me. Staying fit and healthy is a priority...as well as enriching my mind. I have a strong curiosity about many subjects, and I am always learning. My most important priority in life is happiness. I love to travel, and I have visited many places in the world which have been critical in forming my outlook on life.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): email
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: article
Upstate New York
A2062, 50, Separated, 5'3'', Creative Writing Professor. University of Pittsburgh.
Favorite books: The Kite Runner, One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Time Traveler's Wife, Snow, The Bear Comes Home.
What's on your night table: Amy Tan's Saving Fish from Drowning.
Favorite authors: Anne Patchett, Elizabeth McCracken, Anne Tyler, Wally Lamb, Marguerite Duras, Richard Russo. I'm especially interested in contemporary international authors and magical realists.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: The New Yorker.
Interest and taste in the arts: Photography, Contemporary, Modern and Post-Modern Art. I especially enjoy the theater (contemporary drama) and international film.
Interest in taste in music: Celtic, Classical, Jazz, Contemporary.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: I especially like international films, "Indies" and shorts.
Interest in travel/favorite places: I've traveled extensively throughout Western Europe. Favorite cities are Salzburg and Prague. I love the outdoors and have been visiting U.S. an Canadian national parks, something I hope to continue doing. I have upcoming trips planned to both France and Peru.
Hobbies & pastimes: My horses, bicycling, hiking,photography and writing.
Religion and interest in religion: I' spiritual rather than religious.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: I'm very happy with where I am in my life right now. If I want to do something, I usually go ahead and make it happen. I've published many short stories in literary magazines and a couple books of fiction. Like every writer, my dream is to produce that one book that everyone loves. I want to travel as much as possible. The list of places I want to visit keeps getting longer.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Diversity and growing awareness of being a global society. Environmental awareness.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Increased violence in our society.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: A positive attitude is the single-most quality I look for in other people. I approach life with joy and prefer to be around those who do the same.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I'm a fiction writer and active woman who loves the outdoors. I live on a farmette with three horses and enjoy skiing, hiking, bicycling and traveling. I also have a strong interest in the arts, including music, visual arts and theater. I have a good sense of humor and a very positive attitude.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): write or e-mail.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Google search.
Ligonier, PA
A2061, 51, D, 5'8", Employed by US Government. Brown University, George Washington University, Virginia Polytecnic Institute.
Favorite books: Zenobia Dobson, Embers, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.
What's on your night table: Last Rites (John Harvey), Zenobia Dobson (Max Beerbohm), From One to Zero, a History of Numbers, The Metronomic Society (Michael Young), Galileo's Finger (Peter Atkins), Atlas of World History, No God But God (Reza Aslan), Galileo's Finger (Peter Atkins), The Back of Beyond, Guide to the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, The Inner Sea, The Murder of the Maharajah, The Elizabethan World Picture, A Natural History of the Senses, Lords of the Horizon, Turkish in Three Months, Granta Magazine--whew--stack's gotten dangerously high--have now reshelved half the books on above list!
Favorite authors: Vikram Seth, Jane Austen, Anne Tyler, Anita Desai, Michael Young, James Thurber.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: London Financial Times, Washington Post (Not crazy about it lately but what else do we have in DC??) Smithsonian Resident Associates, Dwell, The New Yorker, Granta.
Interest and taste in the arts: Music, visual arts, stage, are favorites. My tastes are terribly eclectic. I can be transported by dance but am less likely to seek that out.
Interest in taste in music: Too varied to pin down. I generally avoid the discordant. My tastes range from esoteric music from other countries to classical, to some jazz, to bluegrass.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: The Baker's Wife, Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, Pride and Prejudice, Men in Black, Turkon vs the Vikings, Kitchen Stories.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Chesapeake Bay, Cyprus, Turkey, Nova Scotia, New Zealand, Pawley's Island.
Hobbies & pastimes: Tinkering with gadgets, drawing (usually in a class), kayaking (with dog if it's warm enough), sailing on the Bay, dinner with friends.
Religion and interest in religion: I am very interested in religion but have become averse to much of what passes for it. Have come to believe that if you do not have a benevolent explanation for everyone you are a club, not a religion. I no longer have patience with any religion that still teaches that nonbelievers will go to hell.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: I feel quite good about many of the issues I was able to get involved in during my career. At this point, however, I would like to get published in some useful way or create something I'd really be proud of and like to be remembered for.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: The new connections thanks to the internet and other communications revolutions. Up there with the invention of the printing press.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: The disappearance of secret places and rare species.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Clever, warm, even tempered, attractive and attracted to me.
Write a short sketch about yourself: Have been told I am attractive. I'm tall, quite fit, and look younger than I am. My interests and friends are varied and my list of hoped for future adventures is long.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): email
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Washingtonian
Falls Church, VA
A2016, 66, W, 54, Retired teacher. Radford College; University of Virginia.; other study at various schools (U. of DE).
Favorite books: The Collected Short Stories of Flannery O'Connor; The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien;Grendel by John Gardner; Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter; anything by Billy Collins (who used to be the U.S. Poet Laureate); anything by Alice Munro & William Trevor. I like anything that is well-written, esp. collections of prize-winning short stories, such as the annual O.Henry Awards collections. I gravitate toward books that have won awards: Pulitzers, Nobels, Booker Prize. . . .
What's on your night table: The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai; the current New Yorker magazine & today's N.Y. Times.
Favorite authors: Besides the above, I could compile a long list. One mustn't forget Shakespeare & Dickens (& Chaucer, for that matter.) Don't leave out Mark Twain. I'd have to list Woody Allen. Also, in no particular order: Ruth Rendell, Evelyn Waugh, Howard Nemerov, Seamus Heaney, James Joyce, E.B. White, Amy Tan, James Thurber, Shel Silverstein, Annie Proulx, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I have an old sweatshirt that says "So many books, so little time." I do identify with that!
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: The New Yorker, Smithsonian, The N.Y. Times.
Interest and taste in the arts: I love good independent & foreign films; also, good plays (both regular length & one act); I enjoy music & art & dance as well. (The most recent art show I visited was the Salvador Dali one in Philadelphia.).
Interest in taste in music: My musical tastes run to folk/pop (such as the WXPN radio station in Philadelphia.) I like Bob Dylan,Bruce Springsteen (esp. The Rising, the album he did after 9/11); the Indigo Girls, for example. I also like classical.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: I do enjoy some of the oldies (such as one sees on Turner Classic Movies), but independent & foreign films I really like. Brokeback Mountain was a recent favorite. (I had already read the Proulx short story.) I got a 10-pass recently & talked a couple of girlfriends into going with me to the recent Phila. movie festival. (My husband & I used to love going to the movie festivals up there.).
Interest in travel/favorite places: I do like to travel, but have not necessarily done a very great deal. The favorite places I have visited, however, include the west coast of Ireland; northern England; Provence; Yosemite National Park; Calgary,Alberta; Floyd County, Va. (my birth county.).
Hobbies & pastimes: I love to read. I play Scrabble competitively. I play Scrabble at 2 clubs every week & enter occasional tournaments. (However, a potential male friend is not required to be a Scrabble player. {smile}) I go to water aerobics a couple of mornings a week for exercise, & I try to get in some walking, as well.
Religion and interest in religion: I am a member of the local Unitarian Church & have been for almost 25 years. It suits me very well; I have a definitely liberal bent & I like this church's take on things. Thus, I do not have a traditional Christian view of things.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: I wrote a book a few years ago about my dad's & mom's families. I included more than genealogy, however. I interviewed family members & put in a lot of old "family stories." I might get inspired to do a sequel that would take things up to the present. I think the first book ended somewhere in the 1970's.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: I think there is much more acceptance of females in the workplace in this country. Also, gays seem to be less ostracized.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: I am sometimes troubled by the rise of the "far right" & its power in this country. We see it with the present administration. (Wish we could've stayed out of the war in Iraq!!) There is certainly a far right in the Muslim countries, as well. The U.S. has kind of alienated itself from several of our allies. (I have a hard time discussing this question without mentioning the current war, which has also driven up the national debt!!
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Hmmm. It's so hard to say just exactly how he must look/act because appeal depends on so much upon intangibles, I think. Having said that, I'd list things like good sense of humor, kindness, dependability, honesty, intelligence, I guess.
Write a short sketch about yourself: Well. I never thought to be writing a sketch for Single Booklovers again. I never wanted to be in that position again! You see, I have recently been widowed for the THIRD time! (No, this is not a Hitchcock story. Not Agatha Christie, either.) I met both my 2nd & my 3rd husbands through Single Booklovers. (I should have asked for a discount!!) My 3rd husband just died in February, '07. We got along very well. We were married for 21 years. He did a great job helping me bring up my children. Even though he had stopped smoking 25 years before, he was diagnosed with lung cancer & succumbed anyway, even though he was treated for a year (chemo, surgery, radiation, the whole thing.)
Going further back, I grew up on a dairy farm in SW Va. I taught high school for 39 years, mostly English, but some French & journalism, as well. I have 3 kids, the 2 older ones adopted from S. Korea & the youngest my biological daughter. Now, I am a grandmom, as well. I do enjoy visiting with & playing with the 4 younger ones. (The oldest does not live near me.) My son has 3 little girls, 9,6 & 3. My youngest daughter has a baby boy 8 mo. old.
I am learning how to live alone, something I have actually not done before. (When I was previously widowed, I had small children with me.).
I do not really want to live alone for the rest of my life, so I guess I had to say "considerable," above when asked for my interest in marriage. Yes, I'd like to meet a congenial member of the opposite sex for friendship & perhaps something more, if it should develop into that.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): To begin, I'd rather correspond for at least a little while: email or write first, I guess. After that, phone would be OK.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Long ago, I used to see its ad in the back of magazines I was taking.
Wilmington, DE
A2012, 63, D, 55, Lawyer; adjunct faculty. Washington University; Richard. Stockton College
Favorite books: Moo; The Wall; Kite Runner; Alexandria Quartet.
What's on your night table: The Emperor's Children; The Cunning Man.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: New York Times; New Yorker.
Interest and taste in the arts: I love the theater and never come late; I enjoy music and museums, especially with friends who are more knowledgeable than I.
Interest in taste in music: I love Bach and Baroque. Not so much the modern composers--Philip Glass makes me want to crawl under a desk. I also like popular music (60's and Meatloaf).
Interest and taste in films/favorites: I like popular films--I occasionally enjoy more avant garde films, but my taste runs more to movies than to films.
Interest in travel/favorite places: I love to travel--the Galapagos Islands, Greece, Italy, I love to travel--Greece, Italy, Brazil, Guatemala, up the Amazon, Israel--I've loved them all. I travel often to Glasgow to visit dear friends there.
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading, travel, spending time with friends.
Religion and interest in religion: Intermittent Episcopalian; observant agnostic. I am interested in all major religions as a student, not a participant.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: See more of the world, especially China; study at Yad Vashem.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: The Internet allows you to see the whole world and the entire history of knowledge. ANYBODY can explore anything!!
What disturbs you most about today's society?: The use of perfectly good nouns as verbs.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: My date needs to be smart and funny. A longer term companion would respect my need for autonomy, and be devoted to his own interests, while being open to mine.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I'm a lawyer and college instructor who wants to spend more time in the classroom and less in the courtroom. I've been divorced for decades, and I appreciate my autonomy. I love spending time with my friends, and I cherish my family. I'm gregarious, liberal, and would enjoy a companion for theater, restaurant dinners, and possibly exploring a relationship.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): Email, with "single-booklover" so I don't accidentally delete the message.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Was a member 20 years ago.
Linwood, NJ
A2060, 72, S, 56, Alpaca rancher. University of Michigan, Temple University.
Favorite books: All of Steinbeck, Stegner, Alexander McCall Smith, Nevada Barr, Sue Grafton, Janet Evanovich.
What's on your night table: Books and lamp and kleenex.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: National Geographic, National Wildlife, Camelid Quarterl.
Interest in taste in music: Country and classic, soft rock
Interest in travel/favorite places: I have done all I want to.
Hobbies & pastimes: No time except reading.
Religion and interest in religion: None.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: I'm OK.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: All races and colors living together in harmony.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Prejudice.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Thin, intelligent, sense of humor, ethics.
Write a short sketch about yourself: As a retired psychologist, I live in the redwoods with 30 alpacas, 10 cats, 5 dogs. The alpaca ranch keeps me busy,in shape, energetic, healthy and young for my age. I walk several miles daily plus using my rowing machine. I have an easy nonjudgmental disposition, and active sense of humor. I don't mind living alone, but would like someone to do activities with - even just to go out to dinner occasionally.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): email.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Mensa referral.
Los Gatos, CA
A2059, 58, D, 510, Project Editor for Education Co. Ramapo College of NJ/SMU.
Favorite books: A Room of One's Own, Walden, House on Mango Street, The Great Gatsby, many others.
What's on your night table: Corelli's Mandolin.
Favorite authors: Virginia Woolf, Grace Paley, T.C. Boyle, many poets.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: New Yorker, The Nation.
Interest and taste in the arts: Literature, painting, theater, movies.
Interest in taste in music: eclectic.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Independent films.
Interest in travel/favorite places: UK, Spain, New England, Western U.S.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Iraq War, public education.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Honesty, sense of humor.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I'm an active, person with diverse interests.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): e-mail.
Dallas, TX
A2058, 63, W, 531/4, Write success stories in transportation and the environment. American College in Paris.
Favorite books: A Prodigal Summer; The Shipping News; One of Ours; Angle of Repose; Their Eyes Were Watching God
What's on your night table: Poetry
Favorite authors: Barbara Kingsolver, Annie Proulx, Willa Cather, Zora Neale Hurston, Wallace Stegner, Donna Leon.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: NPR
Interest and taste in the arts: Plays, lectures, concerts
Interest in taste in music: Classical, New Orleans Jazz, Contra dancing
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Casablanca
Interest in travel/favorite places: Europe; Greek Islands; Chatauqua, New York; dance camps nationwide; cross-country ski events in Canada and Norway
Hobbies & pastimes: Contra dancing, cross-country skiing, philosophy, psychology, book groups, weekend NPR
Religion and interest in religion: Radical theology; active in a liberal, inclusive United Methodist Church
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time:
What changes in recent society please you the most?: More Democrats in Congress
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Continued US presence in Iraq
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Enthusiasm, social consciousness, humor, candor, self-awareness
Write a short sketch about yourself: I'm a feisty featherweight looking for a zesty guy who laughs often, is easily awed, takes others (but not himself) seriously, and works for a better world. I love city living, contra-dancing, cross-country skiing, good jokes, bad puns, elegant prose, accessible poetry, NPR, thunderstorms, Blue Stilton cheese running barefoot on wet sand, growing graceful green things and connecting with strangers wherever I go.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): E-mail.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Google.
Washington, DC
A2057, 69, D, 58, Ret. English, Spanish Teacher. San Diego State University among others.
Favorite books: Madman and the Professor, A Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera, The God Delusion. God is Not Great. So much more with emphasis on non-fiction. No interest in novels except the classics with their abilities to teach characterization and application of word craft. I just ordered Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns after I heard the author speak on Book-TV.
What's on your night table: The Tao of Willie Nelson, Histories and Biographies lead my list of reading interests.
Favorite authors: Simon Winchester, Gabriel Garcia Marquez,Isaac Asimov, The Dalai Lama, David McCullough, Ron Chernow, H. G. Mencken, Christopher Hitchens, Adore Book-TV on C-Span-2.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Smithsonian, Psychology Today, U.S. News & World Report, Discovery, C-Span, subscribe to NYT daily headlines on-line.
Interest and taste in the arts: Almost everything in the classic and performing arts. There are exceptions but not many. On TV for humor, nothing can top Frasier, the sit-com.
Interest in taste in music: Classic, Symphony, Opera, R&B, 50/60's for nostalgia. Love cello, violin. Everything Mozart, Bach & Beethoven but am far from expert. Old Broadway musicals. Any lyrics by Tim Rice, Cole Porter.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: The Color Purple will always be number one on this list. Many follow but too many to mention.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Barcelona, Madrid, Europe and U.K. in general. Rocky Mountains, South American.
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading, traveling, the Spanish language, mother's hobby was astrology and I still dabble for fun. NT Times Crossword puzzles, Love backgammon and scrabble.
Religion and interest in religion: Interested and have studied all religions (MA Theology) yet subscriber of none. Only the Tao makes any sense at all. I've realized that having a "belief" is not really necessary.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Travel through Greece and Italy with companion of similar personality and tastes.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: I do stay current with local and world events. I am not political. Liberal tendencies are apparent, I realize. I vote regularly and am registered as "NP" No Party or non-partisan. I prefer sitting on the fence and observing both sides. The view is better up here. I suppose I resist being grouped or labeled in any and all contexts.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Overpopulation.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Integrity is valued above all else. Brainy yet humble. Strong cultural bent. Open attitude toward everything and everyone. Someone who values and displays kindness to everyone. Height is #1 physical characteristic. Able to laugh at himself, at me and at us.
Write a short sketch about yourself: Tall, slender slightly neurotic, not a joiner of groups yet quite capable of leading when so inclined. Began career-life in travel, hotels and tourism as I yearned to see the world. Became enamored of teaching while living in Mexico City was pressed into becoming an English teacher. Was amazed that I could get paid doing something so rewarding. I love theater and have been active in community theaters, both directing and acting. Children's theater a special love. Love anything to do with communications, speaking, writing or philosophies.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): Email with photo and telephone.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Through Mensa membership on line site.
Favorite books: The Alchemist, The Kite Runner, The Bluest Eye.
Favorite authors: Paul Cohelo, Toni Morrison.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: New York Times.
Interest and taste in the arts: any form of Dance, love musicals and plays, enjoy museums, and visiting art galleries.
Interest in taste in music: eclectic, from harpsichord to Broadway to Motown.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Wizard of Oz, Backstreet, Gypsy, Imitation of Life.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Italy, Paris, New York.
Hobbies & pastimes: reading, dancing, playing board games, walking, movies.
Religion and interest in religion: I am very spiritual.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: finding my soulmate, adopt a child.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: awareness that our environment is in danger.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: lack of respect for life and fellow man.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: kind, respectful, sincere.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I am best described as being a friendly, funny, and loyal person. I love children, family, and animals. I love life and live it to the fullest.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): email.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: online.
Flushing, NY
A2055, 64, D, 57, Teacher of Art and Gifted Education. Arizona State University.
Favorite books: Too many to name!
What's on your night table: Bella Tuscany, The Prophet, The Works of Rupert Brooke.
Favorite authors: Wm. Styron, J. Joyce, Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, A. Quinlan, Maya Angelou.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Intnat Herald Trib, Nat'l Geographic, International Living, New Yorker.
Interest and taste in the arts: Great!!! Visual arts, music, theatre.
Interest in taste in music: Great!! Very eclectic...especially love jazz and blues.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: Foreign films, dramas, romantic comedies, biographies.
Interest in travel/favorite places: Great!! Europe, Southwestern US, East Coast and West Coast Hobbies & pastimes: Travel, reading, music, antiques, exploring.
Religion and interest in religion: Spiritual.
Things you would still like to accomplish in your life time: Learn to play the piano, explore more of the Mediterranean, life long learner and explorer.
What changes in recent society please you the most?: Environmental awareness, people willing to speak out about their convictions against all odds.
What disturbs you most about today's society?: Current government, addiction to computers, lack of both respect and creativity of our youth.
Most important characteristics in a date or mate: Honesty, sense of humor, kindness, upbeat, respect, lack of prejudice.
Write a short sketch about yourself: I am currently living and teaching in the NL. I will retire this summer, and have a home Stateside. I would love to meet someone who is passionate about traveling, exploring and learning. I have lived in Europe for 14 years and still love to discover new places, explore different cultures and admire their art and music and I desire someone with whom to share those experiences.
Preferred method of contact by other SBL members (write, phone, e-mail): Write, email.
How did you hear about Single Booklovers: Member of SBL Europe.
New York, NY
A2952, 50, D, 52.
Favorite books: Sophie's Choice; Grapes of Wrath; The Catcher in the Rye; Poe Anthology; Metamorphosis.
What's on your night table: Discovery Magazine; pad and pen.
Favorite authors: Poe; Stephen King; Joseph Campbell; Hunter S. Thompson; Tennessee Williams.
Favorite periodicals & newspapers: Fantasy & Science Fiction; Discover Mag.
Interest and taste in the arts: Starry Starry Night (every thing's downhill from there); York Minster; Rilke; Poe; Poe; Poe.
Interest in taste in music: Rock (old stuff and alternative -- but not "golden oldies"; Indian music; reggae; classical.
Interest and taste in films/favorites: All films of merit, regardless of genre.
Interest in travel/favorite places: UK.
Hobbies & pastimes: Reading, walking.
Religion and interest in religion: No affiliation or interest in organized religion, but have studied Buddhism.