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GENERAL INFORMATION
Full Name: Kathleen Bovenschen (Bo’ venn shenn — last 2 syllables rhyme with “when”)
Nicknames: Kat, Kath, Kathy, Katie, Katrina, Blondie, Spunky, Trixie
Birthdate: December 4 (Sagittarius)
Birthplace: Michigan, USA
Education: B.S., Mathematics; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
KATHY'S FAVORITES
Favorite book(s): “Little Women” by Louisa May Alcott; “The Diary of a Young
Girl” by Anne Frank
Favorite Poem: “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe
Favorite Author(s): Laura Ingalls Wilder, Homer Hickam
Favorite Columnist: Canadian Mark Steyn
Favorite Sport(s): Basketball, football, gymnastics, ice hockey
Favorite Athlete(s): Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Steve Yzerman, Michelle Kwan, Janet Lynn (YouTube video)
Favorite Animal: Dogs
Favorite Car: Jaguar
Favorite Games: Bowling, Su Doku
Favorite Music Genre(s): Film soundtracks, rock
Favorite Musicians: Elvis Presley, Eva Cassidy, P!nk, Brandi Carlile
Favorite Bands: The Beatles, Evanescence, Guster, Nickelback, Our Lady Peace
Favorite Composers: Mark Isham, John Williams, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Favorite Drum & Bugle Corps: Phantom Regiment (Rockford, IL), The Cavaliers (Rosemont, IL),
Santa Clara Vanguard (Santa Clara, CA), The 27th Lancers (Revere, MA - defunct)
Favorite Songs: “Over the Rainbow” & “Fields of Gold” (Eva Cassidy); “Hotel California”
(The Eagles); “What You Wish For” (Guster); “God Only Knows” (The Beach Boys);
“World” (Five for Fighting); “Love Me”, “Can’t Help Falling In Love” & “(There’ll Be)
Peace in the Valley” (Elvis Presley); “Jump”(Van Halen); “In My Life” (The Beatles);
“I Won’t Hold You Back” (Toto); “Not Enough” (Our Lady Peace); “Figured You Out”
(Nickelback); “All I Hear” (Train); “Hurt” & “Mercy on Me” (Christina Aguilera);
“I Want You to Want Me” (Cheap Trick); “Misery” & “Who Knew” (P!nk); “Don’t Dream It’s
Over” (Crowded House); “Call Me When You’re Sober” & “Whisper” (Evanescence); “Ordinary
World” (Duran Duran); “Hallelujah” (Jeff Buckley); “Yellow” (Coldplay); “Let’s Go Crazy”
(Prince); “Don’t Stop Believin’” (Journey); “Give It All You Got” (Chuck Mangione);
“Country Roads” (Mayf Nutter); “Happy” (Saving Jane); “Heavenly Day” (Patty Griffin);
“Never Alone” (BarlowGirl); “Unputdownable” (De/Vision); “The Map Room: Dawn” (John Williams)
Favorite Actors: Hayden Christensen, Harrison Ford, Gene Hackman, Anthony Andrews
Favorite Actresses: Cate Blanchett, Winona Ryder, Kate Winslet, Myrna Loy
Favorite TV Shows: Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Grey’s Anatomy, 24, Ugly Betty, Veronica Mars,
The X-Files
Favorite Movies: Aliens, Apollo 13, Das Boot, Enemy of the State, Indiana Jones and the
Raiders of the Lost Ark, It’s A Wonderful Life, Little Women (1994/Gillian Armstrong),
October Sky, Sense & Sensibility (1995/Ang Lee), The Sound of Music, Star Wars
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Titanic, To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Comedian/Comedienne: Billy Crystal, Lucille Ball
Favorite Historical Figure: Jesus Christ
Favorite Vacation Spots: Utah; Williamsburg, Virginia
Favorite Quote(s): “Brick walls are there for a reason. They let us prove how badly we want
things.” —Randy Pausch, Ph.D.; “We are here on earth to do good to others. What the others
are here for, I do not know.” —Matthew Arnold
Favorite Foods: Most anything chocolate, crab legs, tiramisu
Favorite Drinks: Pepsi, peach iced tea, Vernors ginger soda (ale)
Favorite Colors: Green & purple
Favorite Childhood Memory: Goofing around with my girlfriend Dawn
Favorite Cities: Boston, Salt Lake City, Toronto
Favorite Birthday: My 16th because my friends threw me a surprise party
Favorite Leisure Activities: Genealogy & reading
Most Beautiful Male in the World: Hayden Christensen
Most Beautiful Female in the World: my cousin Renée
Least Favorite Food: Liver!!!
Pet Peeves: People who drive like maniacs. Cigarette smoke. Crappy Michigan roads.
First Purchase with My Allowance: A groovy yellow Panasonic Panapet R-70 Radio
My First Computer: Leading Edge Model D (two 5¼ floppy disc drives, 256K RAM, amber monochrome monitor)
OTHER FACTS
Musical Instruments Played: Flute, alto sax, trombone, organ
Highest Wish: That all people would develop and nurture character, courage
and conscience.
Languages Spoken: English & a (very) little German (Haben Sie einen schönen Tag!)
Ancestry: English/Canadian, German, Russian, Hungarian
Little-known Fact: My knees creak
Childhood Description: Shy
Best Quality: Good listener
Worst Quality: Procrastinates
Pets: A black cat named Chloe
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: ISTJ (Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging)
Motto: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can,
in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can,
as long as you ever can.” —John Wesley
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