The Ridger, FCD
- Age: 54
- Gender: Female
- Astrological Sign: Capricorn
- Zodiac Year: Snake
- Industry: Education
- Location: Somewhere in Maryland : United States
About Me
I teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I've recently started birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community... One more thing: this blog and the opinions on it are mine, and don't represent any institution or employer... probably very much so don't.
Interests
- writing
- Lady Vols
- ACLU
- sci-fi
- history
- natural sciences
- translating and teaching translation
- Firefly
- Sailor Moon
- Stargate
- Dr Who
- Torchwood
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Gaelic
Favorite Movies
- Lord of the Rings
- Some Like It Hot
- Shake Hands With the Devil
- Truly Madly Deeply
- Arsenic and Old Lace
- Serenity
- X-Men
- Fantastic Four
- Bringing Up Baby
Favorite Music
- Mozart
- JS Bach
- JC Bach
- PDQ Bach)
- They Might Be Giants
- Manilow
- Ron Sexsmith
- Johnny Cash
- Rod Stewart's American Songbook
- Four Seasons
- Yo-Yo Ma
- John Barrowman
Favorite Books
- Lord of the Rings
- Angela Thirkell
- Anthony Trollope
- Richard Dawkins
- Donna Leon's Inspector Brunetti
- Henning Mankell
- Summerland (Michael Chabon)
- Christopher Brookmyre (especially Not the End of the World and One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night)
- Haruki Murakami
- Christopher Moore
The Ridger, FCD's Blogs
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