When I'm not working...

I live with Shaun Morrissey, Dakota rabbit, 4 fish, and approximately 7,000 books.
 

I read:

  • Mysteries (e.g., William Bernhardt, Patricia Cornwell, John Dunning, Margaret Frazer, Sue Grafton, Harry Kemelman, John D. MacDonald, Perri O'Shaunessey, Robert B. Parker, Elizabeth Peters, Kathy Reichs) 
  • Contemporary literature (e.g., Isabel Allende, Jorge Amado, Elizabeth Berg, Tracy Chevalier, Jon Hassler, Marge Piercy, Tom Robbins, Jane Smiley, Gail Tsukiyama, Anne Tyler)
  • Biographies (of virtually anyone, not just famous people)
  • Science fiction/fantasy (e.g., Isaac Asimov, Diana Gabaldon, Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffrey, Spider Robinson) 
  • Travel memoirs (e.g., Frances Mayes, Peter Mayle, Paul Theroux, Susan Allen Toth, J. Maarten Troost)
I plan new trips, and remember great trips, to some of my favorite places:
  • Poipu (Koloa), Kauai, Hawaii
  • Longmont, Boulder, Ft. Collins, and Vail, Colorado
  • Seattle, Bellingham, and the San Juan Islands of Washington state
  • Freeport, Maine
  • The National Parks
  • Munstergeleen, The Netherlands
  • Andermatt, Switzerland
  • Heidelberg, Rottenburg, Fussen, and Koln, Germany
  • Copenhagen and Odense, Denmark
  • Oslo, Norway
  • Stockholm, Sweden
  • Reykjavik, Iceland
  • Auckland, Taupo, Christchurch, and Queenstown, New Zealand
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Hong Kong
  • Tokyo