I am a high school social studies teacher.  I was born and raised here in New York City and have lived here my entire life, except for 5-1/2 years when I lived in Southern California.

Freaks and weirdos need not e-mail me or IM me.  I've already received an IM from someone wanting to talk S M U T.  If that's your conversation​, I am NOT the one!

ALSO, if you have an empty profile, please do not waste my time, OR YOURS, sending me any messages, expecting chatty letters from me.    I will NOT respond.

Writing, reading, health, fitness, travel, the theatre ("The Phantom of the Opera" is my favorite musical, followed by "Les Miserables."​)

R&B, classical (i.e., Beethoven [especially "Fur Elise" and "Moonli​ght Sonata"​], Bach, Tchaikovsky and Brahms)

"The Godfather,"​ "The Godfather, Part II," "The Godfather, Part III," "Sleepi​ng With the Enemy,"​ "The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3,"​ "Ali,"​ "Malcol​m X," "Saturd​ay Night Fever,"​ "Stayin​' Alive,"​ "Money Train,"​ "Pretty​ Woman,"​ "New Jack City," "Carlit​o's Way," ANY movie starring Jennifer Lopez--dumb plots and all--LOL

"All My Children,"​ "One Life to Live," "The Tudors"​

Mysteries and crime fiction; well-written​ "how-to's,"​ and romance

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."​ ... Hamlet
"I may not agree with what you say, but I will fight to the death defending your right to say it."  ... Voltaire