Hometown
Seattle
Places I've been
I live near Seattle and have family in Montana. I've been to and loved: Mexico, Canada, Alaska, Thailand, New York, Caribbean, England and most of the Western states.

Education
Work
  • Self-Employed , Work with Foster children and their parents - 1995 to 2011
More about me

'Social worker' and 'gardener' define my life. I am also a bird watcher, fisherman, family historian, politico, cat lover and news junky.

 

Activities
Making web pages, researching genealogy, researching local history, gardening, bird watching, fishing, watching the news, listening to NPR.
Favorite Charities
As an under-paid social worker I don't give $$. If I had money I would give it to: the Audubon Society to preserve wetlands.
Favorite Music
Beatles, Moody Blues, John Denver, Simon and Garfunkel, Santana, Doors, Cindy Lauper, you get the idea. Latest crush, Pomplamoose
Favorite TV Shows
Myth busters, Daily show, almost anything on History channel or NatGeo, Antiques Roadshow, NOVA. Newest: Storage Wars
Favorite Movies
Lord of the Rings, Matrix, The adventures of Barron Von Munchhausen, Willow, Dark Star, THX 1138, Smoke Signals, Serenity
Favorite Books
All books by Ursula Le Guin, Mists of Avalon, Transitions by William Bridges, Guns Germs and Steel, The World is Flat
Favorite Quotes
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. - Mark Twain, // Any famous last words? “Not yet” - Barron Von Munchausen, // The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step. - Lao Tse, // The best way to predict your future is to create it! -- Abraham Lincoln, // I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. - Confucius, // Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein, // There's a train every day leaving either way, Jackson Brown
Favorite People
Barack Obama Hillery Clinton Bill Clinton Joe Biden Rachael Maddow Bill Maher
Favorite Places
Seattle, San Francisco, Thailand, Alaska, Skagit Valley
Favorite Animals
Cats and birds although not together!