Mo's Haven

Grew up in Egg Harbor Township, so I haven't really moved very far from my roots.  I love living on the shore, though.  It's so different from the rural area where I grew up (boonies-ville). There is a very enervating quality to life at the shore, so I put up with the periodic flooding.  Okay, so it takes a shot of brandy to calm me down when the water's risin',  you wanna make something of it?? Huh?? =)  I still would rather live here than anyplace else!  Crabbing and fishing out of my back door, fresh breezes blowing in from the bay, that homey smell of the marsh.....  You get used to it, really you do!

Likes:  All things fantasy and science fiction.  Eqyptian culture(hence decor). BOOKS.  I read quite a lot. One whole wall in our den is lined with bookcases, 8 shelves are devoted to children's books from tots to teens, with some toys mixed in.  The other 12 shelves, plus an entire bookcase in the bedroom, and two shelves on the headboard of the bed, are mine.  Although, I do share the headboard with Scott's Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Dean Koontz Collections(we share the Koontz).

Favorite Authors: Piers Anthony, David & Leigh Eddings, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Robert Heinlein, Anne MacAffrey, Elizabeth Scarborough, Susan Conant, Dean Koontz, Mercedes Lackey, Anne Rice, Agatha Christie, Robert Jordon, P.N. Elrod, Neil Gaimon, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Stephen King, Clive Barker, Laurell K. Hamilton.  The list could go on forever, but these folks are all at the top.  I can't begin to count how many times I've read their books(over again, that is...like revisiting old friends).

Favorite Music: (Wide range, like the authors) Pink Floyd, Mozart, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Queensryche, Stained, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Annie Lenox, Sara McLachlan, Billie Meyers, Cibo Matto, Duncan Sheik, Live, Kathy Mattea, Clint Black, The BlackHawks, Johnny Clegg w/ Savuka or Juluka, Guns-n-Roses, Melissa Etheridge, Rusted Root, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Ace of Base, Loreena McKennitt, Savage Garden, Jann Arden, Don Henley, The Eagles, The Cars, Joan Osborne, Alanis Morissette, Stevie Nicks, Corey Hart, Madonna, Billy Joel, the Irish Rovers, Clannad, Eddie Brickel, George Michael w/ or w/o Wham, and of course, The Beatles. The list goes on.
What else.....hobbies?  Scott's Bait & Tackle webpage.  Webpage/Catalog design. Fiction writing(just for fun, no publications in sight).  Collections: fantasy figurines, archaic style weapons/plaques.
I love animals: favorites being Dogs, Horses, Cats, & Tamarin.

We have two children, Bethany and Alexander.  Both are such wonderful individuals!  Bethany is creative and stubborn, smart but distracted, and a little bit bossy.  She's a wonderful mix of Scott and myself.  Alexander is a builder(his legos tower high), emotional and energetic.  His athletic stunts scare me half to death sometimes!