My favorite word:   hope

Least favorite word:   despair

Turn-ons:  humor, word play, a twinkle in the eyes, confidence, kindness, creativity, looking good in blue jeans

Turn-offs: lack of grooming/hygiene, arrogance, stridency, materialism

Sounds and noises I love hearing:  my girls laughing, a friend saying, “Let’s get together,” my cat purring.

Sounds I hate:  Sarah Palin’s voice, metal crashing into metal, the word “cancer,” and from past experience,  usually whatever follows, “we need to talk.”  

My favorite curse word:  goddammit. (I am my father’s daughter.)

Profession I might want to pursue:  producer or host of an NPR program – or panelist on “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.”

A profession I wouldn’t want to do:  ER doctor or surgeon, school principal, president of the United States

What would I like God to say to me when I enter the pearly gates? 

“Welcome. There are some people here you’ll be happy to see. “