St. George

About Me

Favorites....Actors: Astaire; Charisse; Rossellini; Wayne. Author: Joyce. Beatle: Paul. Beer: Guinness. Cuisine: Southern. City: Kyoto. Columnist: V. Hanson. Country Artist: Bogguss. Exercise: Walking, Pilates, dance, weights. Experience: Seeing my children’s births. Guilty Pleasures: Chocolate, pecan pie, potato chips. Heroes (as a teenager): James Bond, Conan, Clarence Darrow, Doc Savage. Today: Jack LaLanne. (And, of course, my parents.) Hymn: Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee. Illustrators: John LaGatta, Al Parker, Coles Phillips. Magazines: Flair, Tennessee Illustrated. Newspaper: Wall St. J. Pet: Cat (but don’t have one). Newts (don’t have them, either). Poem: Midpoint, Updike. President: Washington. Quote: “The cowards never started, and the weak ones died by the way.” Perfume: Chanel No. 5. Place: Atop Cheops, Blue Ridge Parkway, here, now. Play: Lear. State: The southern ones. (The others are good, too). Tea: Constant Comment. Thrill: Parachuting (once), Shuttle launch (twice). TV Shows: Mad Men, Star Trek, Mary Tyler Moore, Secret Agent, T. Zone. Websites: Althouse, Big Picture, Dress a Day, Instapundit, Jezebel, Lucianne, Mish, RCM, RCP; Sart, Winger. Word: Equanimity.

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