Cynthia
My blogs
Blogs I follow
| Industry | Communications or Media |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Links | Audio Clip |
| Introduction | I'm older and smarter than I used to be. Also weirder. This is good. Accomplishments I'm proud of: Raised three kids (super human beings all--weirdness pays off!); learned to like my parents; rediscovered my passion - writing fiction; questioned authority and done things my way since I was old enough to talk in complete sentences; listened to a lot of music and read a lot of books; learned to knit; followed my heart -- and occasionally, followed the Dead. |
| Interests | reading & writing, music, bicycling, gardening, the environment, sustainable agriculture, clean water and breathable air for everyone, sewing, cooking, dining out, dining in, dancing, wine, travel, talking all night with good friends, sitting quietly and watching the light change, laughing, baseball as a spectator sport, teaching children to be productive, thoughtful human beings. ,Keeping my sense of humor., And red shoes. (You can't have too many.) |
| Favorite movies | Pow Wow Highway, Stand By Me, Smoke Signals, the original Sabrina, Two for the Road, West Side Story, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Dr Zhivago, Mssr. Ibrahim, Amelie, God is Great (and I'm Not), Antonia's Line, Volver, Indochine, Vacas, Cria Cuervos, Pan's Labyrinth, Romeo & Juliet (Zefarelli's from when I was in high school AND Baz Luhrman's - with Leo & Claire - from when my kids were in high school) |
| Favorite music | Oh, good Lord. Okay, here goes:, the Grateful Dead, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, James Taylor, Boz Scaggs, Peter Paul & Mary, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seger, Arlo Guthrie, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Paul & Art together, Mandy Patinkin, the Beatles - especially George & John (especially after The Split) - Peter Gabriel, the Clash, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Bonnie Bramlett, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Ben Harper, Keb'Mo, Amos Lee, Miles Davis, Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Harry Pickens, Lyle Lovett, Francine Reed, Sweet Honey in the Rock, Nanci Griffith, Joan Baez, Kirsty McColl, Amy Winehouse, Joan Osbourne, K.D. Lang, Tony Bennett, Doc Severinsen,... , Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Nora Jones, the Neville Brothers, Jo-El Sonier, Buckwheat Zydeco, B.W. Stephenson, ..., I can keep going, or I can stop any time..., Oh, and Broadway, musicals. Especially, Sondheim. And of course, Ludwig von Beethoven, and W. Amadeus Mozart., And J.S. Bach., And Purcell... DISCLAIMER: The above list is subject to change upon a whim. The bottom line is that I love music. Check out my radio station at wfpk.org. If your musical tastes are anything like mine (i.e., leaning to the Left of "unable to pigeonhole"), you'll love WFPK! This is the best radio I've found since we lived in the SF Bay Area in the '70s. |
| Favorite books | Bird by Bird, Rosie, Crooked Little Heart, Blue Shoe (Anne Lamott), A Book of Common Prayer, Slouching Toward Bethlehem, The White Album, Where I Was From, The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion), Sharyn McCrumb's Ballad series, and Martha Grimes' Richard Jury series (mysteries), The Poisonwood Bible, Pigs in Heaven, Prodigal Summer,and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (Barbara Kingsolver), Harry Potter (all of 'em!), Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte), Life of the Beloved (Henri Nouwen), Confessions of a Guilty Bystander (Thomas Merton), The Glad River (Will D. Campbell), Beach Music (Pat Conroy), Demon Box (Ken Kesey), And for those who can't get enough of "work" books - Punk Marketing: Get Off Your Ass and Join the Revolution! (can't remember the authors - which by their definition is genuinely punk of me...), and Blink! (Malcolm Gladwell) |
Which is more important to you and why: flexibility or expandability?
Flexibility. Expansion can actually interfere with the ability to scratch where it itches.