THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, July 19, 1995 TAG: 9507190123
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Close-Up
LENGTH: Medium: 69 lines
Summers are a great time for Donna Kinney.
In the winter, Kinney's a school psychologist. But at the end of the year, she heads for the beach and a comfortable chair where she relaxes and rents bicycles to visitors.
``I love it. I get paid to sit in the sun and I get all my reading done,'' she says, calling her summer job a relaxing change from her wintertime occupation.
A Jimmy Buffett fan, she's an on-the-go type who's into a lot of activities - soccer, weight lifting, aerobics and volunteering for the SPCA.
Full name: Donna I. Kinney.
Hometown: Virginia Beach.
What brought you to the Beach? The stork.
Birthdate: Oct. 14, 1968.
Occupation: School psychologist, Norfolk Public Schools. In the summer: bike rental attendant at Britt's Beach Bikes and waitress at Surfrider restaurant.
Nickname: ``D,'' ``Be-Bop.
Marital status: Happily single.
Children: No thanks.
What is your idea of a perfect day off? Sleeping in, then catching an aerobics class at Wareings, followed by a quick weight-lifting session and then off to the beach.
Last smart thing you did: Renewed my CPR certification.
Last dumb thing you did: Got a ticket for parking facing the wrong direction.
Favorite meal: Anything seafood followed by fat-free frozen yogurt.
Favorite movies: ``Forrest Gump,'' ``ET.''
Favorite song: Anything by Jimmy Buffett or R.E.M.
Last book read: ``Where is Joe Merchant?'' by Jimmy Buffett and ``Embraced by the Light'' by Betty Eadie.
Hobbies: Aerobics, playing soccer for Abbey Road (an all women's team), traveling, volunteering for the SPCA, weight lifting.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? To realize that ``no pain, no gain'' isn't always true and to learn to slow down once in a while.
Secret vice: French fries and late-night tacos.
Favorite restaurant: My parents' house (and it's free!), Uncle Harry's Cones and Cream and too many others to mention.
Your favorite night on the town: Duck In Beach Party, then off to a club to hear one of my favorite local bands.
Favorite TV shows: ``Friends,'' ``Seinfeld,'' ``Wings.''
Favorite sport: Aerobics, soccer, skiing, dating.
Last vacation: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Pets: Sidney, a parakeet with attitude, and joint custody for Annabelle, my parents' dog.
Worst job: Waitress in a pancake restaurant. Thanks Britt, my employment agent.
Of what achievements are you most proud? Growing to a height of 5-foot-2-inches when the doctors said I wouldn't reach five foot, going straight to graduate school after college and getting to work with the great kids in Norfolk.
What would you like as your epitaph? Life is short. Play hard. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by DAVID B. HOLLINSWORTH
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