Pat
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Occupation | I'd like to be a writer someday ... |
| Location | Fort Mill, SC, United States |
| Introduction | [UNDER CONSTRUCTION!] My profile photo is an original: Tiber "marsh doves" (Rome, 02/2007) |
| Interests | [deep breath] voracious reading, writing about whatever come to mind [endlessly edited, of course -- you'll see!]; history, visiting historical places and taking pictures as I visit/travel with family/friends [so far: a smattering of US cities and nat'l parks; Great Britain (London and Norwich and points in between; Edinburgh); Paris; Rome and Loretto, Italy; Madrid and cities in Andalucia, Spain]; Catholicism [RCIA catechist; learning everything I can and sharing it with anyone who'll listen about theology, morality, liturgy, prayers and devotions; Judeo-Christian history and traditions, the lives of the saints, marriage issues in canon law, divine revelation, and ... well, that just about covers it, really]; TV [Fox News; National Geographic, American Heroes; new or reruns of "Forensic Files," "Cold Case Files," "Seinfeld," any "Law and Order" series, "The Closer"; "Father Brown," "Inspector Morse," "Doc Martin," "Downton Abbey," "Last Tango in Halifax," "Death in Paradise" ... and, well, yeah ... "Dr. Phil" (so sue me!)]; newspapers [old and political cartoons, stupid letters to editors, Krauthammer op-eds, advice columnists, obituaries, and the odd news item], Drudge, Facebook, ebay, and talking about my latest diagnoses, etc. [exhale] |
| Favorite movies | The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), White Christmas (1954), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) |
| Favorite music | classic rock [The Beatles BM (Before Maharishi), Billy Joel, James Taylor], new country, traditional Catholic hymns, Purcell's "Trumpet Voluntary," Ravel's "Bolero," Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons," G. Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris" |
| Favorite books | "The Prophet" (by Khalil Gibran), "How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization" (by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.), "Life of the Beloved: Living a Spiritual Life in a Secular World," "The Return of the Prodigal Son," "Turning My Mourning Into Dancing," "Can You Drink the Cup?" (all by Henri Nouwen) |