Hometown
Mesquite, TX
Places I've been
I have traveled quite extensively in the US. I have visited Lighthouses in California, the Great Lakes, and the East Coast from Florida to Maryland. I visited Toronto in 1990 and I plan to visit again this summer.
Education
Work
More about me
I was born in Texas and relocated to Georgia in 1990.  I graduated from Mesquite High School in 1969 and immediately went to work for the Bell System in 1969 and still work today. I like to travel, watch TV and movies and hope to retire to Middle Tennessee in 2011.
Favorite Movies
Too many to list. I like Movies and go as often as I can.
Favorite TV Shows
Too many to list. I love TV and watch several series and a few Reality Shows.
Activities
Love to watch wildlife webcams, especially Pete's Pond, TV, travel including visiting Lighthouses, read, dinner and a movie with friends, volunteer at The Elephant Sanctuary and work to rescue elephants from circuses and zoos.
Favorite Charities
The Elephant Sanctuary
Favorite Music
Anything by Barbra Streisand, Pop favorites by Melissa Etheridge, Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Celine Dion, El Divo, CW by Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, classics by Joni Mitchell. Some rock and roll ...
Favorite Books
Shantaram (still hoping it will be made into movie), Jumbo Ghost, Water For Elephants, The Politics of Zoos, Elephant Memories, Cry of the Kalahari, The Eye of The Elephant, Secrets of the Savanna, Coming Of Age With Elephants
Favorite Quotes
""If an issue is not on the tips of their constituents' tongues, it's easy for (politicians) to ignore it. To say 'well, we'll deal with that tomorrow.'" —Al Gore (in An Inconvenient Truth)"
Favorite People
Carol Buckley & Scott Blais from The Elephant Sanctuary, Pat Derby & Ed Stewart from PAWS, Barbra Streisand, Rosie O'Donnell, Hon. Mayor of Atlanta Shirley Franklin, CWA Int'l President Larry Cohen, Stewart Acuff, AFL-CIO, The late Gov of Texas Ann Richards, Bill & Hillary Clinton
Favorite Places
Anyplace a Lighthouse is located, and The Elephant Sanctuary located in Hohenwald TN
Favorite Animals
My 2 cats and elephants.