Joared

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About me

Gender Female
Industry Communications or Media
Occupation Speech-Language Pathology
Location Southern California, United States
Introduction Active* mother, grandmother, widow, retired (2014). Midlife had returned to University for second career training to become professional providing health care rehabilitation services primarily with adults. Previously worked in commercial television. Blog began October 2006 following husband’s sudden death. *Recent years by 2020 my activity has slowed.
Interests Communication, Media, Government, Health Care, Gerontology, Politics, World News, Science, Medical, Environment, Theatre, Music, Reading, Writing, Humor, Travel, Friends, Family
Favorite Movies Fantasia, Lawrence of Arabia, 12 Angry Men; A Chorus Line and other Musicals; select other movies — drama, mystery, comedy; Director Alfred Hitchcock movies.
Favorite Music Jazz, Blues, Classical, Semi-classical, Selections From Other Genres -- Folk, Blue Grass, Western, Rock, Limited Country; Broadway Musicals: South Pacific, Chorus Line, others. Music including: Rhapsody In Blue, Grand Canyon Suite, Rite of Spring. Earth Wind & Fire, Pink Floyd, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Carpenters, Norah Jones, Vocal Groups including: Manhattan Transfer, Four Freshman, Hi Lo’s.
Favorite Books Animal Farm, A Room of Ones Own, To Kill A Mockingbird, many others; Multi-authors including Oliver Sachs, Atul Gawande, John Le Carre', Jeffrey Archer, Joyce Carol Oates, Maya Angelou, Joan Didion, Margaret Atwood, Anne Tyler, Barbara Kingsolver, Agatha Christe to name a few.

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