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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

• Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA , Psychology / Sociology - 1998 to 1999

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!

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