[at-l] intros

[bluetrail at aol.com (bluetrail@aol.com)]

Back in the olden days of at-l, we used to periodically do an introduction thing--a kind of questionnaire to fill in to tell a little about ourselves.  Knowing a bit more made me feel more like I "knew" you, especially since even the southern Ruck is a long way from where I live.  It's been a long time since we did that, so I thought we might want to do it again.  I'll start some questions/blanks; I can't remember what used to be on this informal intro.  Feel free to add a few of your own.  Just please be sure to reply to the entire list, not to just me.
 
Name:  Joan Jarvis
 
Trail Name:  Don't really have one, but everyone thinks it's Bluetrail
 
Where you live (where ever you get your mail):  Oviedo, FL  (born & raised in Cairo, Illinois)
 
Occupation:  Proposal Manager, Office of Research, University of Central Florida
 
Marital Status:  single
 
Family:  one son, age 19.  No pets at present.
 
Age:  58
 
Favorite Trail:  The Florida Trail (yeah, I know this is at-L, but you guys are such a wealth of   knowlege)
 
Favorite AT section:  Mt. Rodgers
 
Other than the AT, the trail you most want to hike:  River-to-River across southern Illinois
 
Trails completely hiked:  none
 
Trails you want to complete:  River-to-River
 
Hiking topic(s) you know a bit about:  doing trail support for long-distance hikers, providing trail support at my home for long-distance hikers on the FT, the Florida Trail.
 
Other hobbies, interests:  travel (I have a life list of national parks), cooking, reading, theater, indie & foreign films, learning new stuff, entertaining friends, volunteering for the Florida Trail Association and the local natural lands program.
 
Anything else you want the list to know:  Way back in the 70's did horseback pack trips in the Wyoming Rockies.  Circa 1960 won a trip to the Illinois State Fair for an excellent portrayal of a horse's ass (did a dance routine based on the "twist" in the posterior end of a horse costume); of 101 counties particpating the the 4-H talent show, placed in the top 10.  Know how to walk up stairs and curtsey in a ball gown with a hoop skirt.  Superior sklls at cleaning a horse stall with a pitchfork & rake.  For the past 5 holiday seasons have been working on completing a Martha Stewart kit pasteboard Christmas village--a source of great amusement for my friends.