College instructor and freelance writer living in Johnson County, Kansas (=Kansas City 'burb)

Interests:

Walking, snorkeling/scuba when I'm near the ocean,reading, travel, cooking. I do some volunteer work as well, especially between semesters when life is less busy

Music:

Robert Plant/Allison Krause, "Raising Sand" and "I will go with you into the dark" by Death Cab for Cutie (awful name, beautiful song)

Movies:

Raising Arizona, Babel, Away We Go, the Visitor

Books:

Mysteries--the Spencer/Jesse Stone novels, Sara Paretsky, Donna Leon

Television:

Burn Notice; The Closer