William James . . . . . . . . Calvino, Vidal, Gracian, Maslow, The Count of Monte Cristo, Joan Manuel Serrat, gargoyles, waves, and arches, Johnny U, Prufrock. And Shakespeare, of course.

Art (Monet . . . . . . Renoir, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, the Pieta, Dali, Miró, Love Locked Out, Wind from the Sea, Soleil Levant)

and music (John Barry, Bailero, Jobim of course, Feliciano, el Concierto de Aranjuez, Falla, Albeniz, Granados, the Carmina Burana, Barber's adagio for strings, Cole Porter, Gershwin, Pavarotti, Sondheim, Sinatra of course, George Michael, the Spanish guitar),

humor (Fawlty Towers, Woody Allen, Blackadder, some Monty Python, George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Frasier, Malcolm in the Middle, Yes Prime Minister),

good television (Boston Legal, Frontline, Inside the Actors Studio, all the Star Treks except for Enterprise, Queer as Folk, Columbo, X- Files, Leave It to Beaver, Andy Grffith, these days I'm enjoying The 4400),

great cities (Madrid, Paris, Teheran, Palma)

and countries (Spain, Iran, France),

some icons (Bogart, Monroe. Astaire, Brando, Jimmy Stewart),

thought-provoking films (Color of Paradise, Mystery of Rampo, Casablanca, Life of Brian, The Way Home, The Bicycle Thief),

teaching a passionate student (Simon, Spirito, Allen, Fleeman, Reinhold, Kaswinder, Britner, Sokol, Gadbaw),

niceness (Data's kind cognition, Saucy's deep affect),

good food (chelo kebab, calamares fritos, tortilla española, pan de barra, lenguago mernier, huevos con patatas fritas, jamon serrano, fabada Asturiana, paté de foie gras)

and spirits (fino La Ina, Dom Perignon, Ouzo 12, a nice merlot),

friends (Tim, Fai, Calvin, Hobbes, Fozzie, Daffy).

Floid Blue. Silence. Confronting fear. Courage. Loyalty. Comfort with uncertainty. Humility. Rigor. Sacrifice. Kindness. Something I think I can't do but believe I should. The Little Prince. The Mediterranean. Home in Mallorca. A beautiful Lladro. The Shrimp, and, of course, the Mushroom.