Instead of the usual bio, I thought I would show you the things I love:

1. Lucci, our Staffordshire pitbull mix,

2. the perfect deep-dish breakfast pizza I've perfected over the years,

3. the beautiful beach we're privileged to enjoy,

4. the spectacular Gemini North Observatory's laser GuideStar in Chile, South America that I operated as part of the science verification and commissioning team in my past life as a laser physicist,

5. a fuzzy picture of my friends dancing salsa in my living room (and yes, we had a salsa professor!),

6. my very, very, very smart daughter,

7. the Astoria-Megler bridge my dad built and is still the longest span bridge in the world,

8. two of my favorite mountains...well, one is a sea rock

9. little Miss Blueberry, the yoga kitty, and

10. two of my favorite beings in the whole world, my son and his German Shephard, Jager.