Chile

• Industry: Non-Profit
• Location: Desert Southwest : United States

About Me

Gal with diverse interests and strong opinions muses on an eclectic collection of topics. When not running errands on her bike, she can often be found fiddling around in the kitchen creating incredibly tasty and healthy dishes with local food. Many efforts to increase self-sufficiency are under way.

What kind of tape is best for creating a sculpture?

Duct tape, of course. Sheesh, people, don't you listen to Red Green?!

Interests

• vegan low-fat cooking & baking
• local food
• frugality
• human-powered transportation
• self-sufficiency
• sustainable living
• nature
• gardening
• birding
• reading

Favorite Movies

• Big Night
• Chocolat
• Cold Comfort Farm
• Earth Girls are Easy
• Enchanted April
• A Fish Called Wanda
• The Princess Bride
• Priscilla Queen of the Desert
• Shall We Dance? (original Japanese version only)
• Tampopo
• Uncorked
• The Wedding Banquet

Favorite Books

• A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
• Extinction: Bad Genes or Bad Luck? by David M. Raup
• The McDougall Program for Women by John A. McDougall MD
• The Pleasure Trap by Douglas J. Lisle PhD & Alan Goldhamer DC
• Breaking the Food Seduction by Neal Barnard MD
• The Owner's Manual for the Brain by Pierce J. Howard PhD
• How to Survive Without a Salary by Charles Long
• Living More with Less by Doris Janzen Longacre
• The Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn
• Simplify Your Life by Elaine St. James