Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii  (My Dad was a Naval officer, so we never lived in one place more than a couple years, but we got lucky - 5 years in Hawaii!) 

First concert (who and where): Rolling Stones at Winterland in San Francisco

Favorite food:   Pasta and Asian (especially Thai!)

Last book read: When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops by George Carlin.

Best Movie of 2008: Iron Man.

Current hobby: Study of the game of black jack, and becoming an “advantaged player.”

Favorite childhood memory about your mother or father: Always finding lipstick on Santa’s coffee cup. (Mom said it must have been left by Santa’s wife.)

What makes you laugh? Listening to two-year-olds trying to talk.

Cats or dogs? Dogs.

What celebrity crushes did you have as a teenager? Victoria Principal from the "Dallas" show, and Jaclyn Smith of the original "Charlie’s Angels".

Latest accomplishment: Retrieving my email.

Why I do what I do: Because it’s "fun, fun, fun" and there’s no heavy lifting!