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Relationship

Married. Interested in meeting people for friendship

Hometown

Phillipsburg, NJ

Places I've been

Kearney, NE (1974-75); The Farm, Summertown, TN (1976-79); Hackettstown, NJ (1980-82); Bangor, PA (1982-83); Seattle, WA (1984-88); Burnt Woods, OR (1988-89); Harlan, OR (1990-92); Blodgett, OR (1992-95); Lebanon, OR (1996-97); Palouse, WA (1998-2002)

Education

• Phillipsburg High School - 1967 to 1971
• University of Washington, B.S. in Biology - 1985 to 1987
• Oregon State University, Ph.D. in Nutrition - 1988 to 1995

More about me

I'm a wife, mother of five, grandmother of nine. I've been a vegetarian since I was 22 yr old. I returned to school when I was 32 yr old (with 3 kids) to finish a B.S. in biology and went on to complete a Ph.D. in nutrition at 42 (with 5 kids). I worked in academia until May 2008 - I'm currently looking for another position, and working as a pizza maker at a local convenience store until I do. I was born and raised in NJ, but have lived in Nebraska, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Washington, Oregon and Iowa.

Favorite TV Shows

Law and Order, CSI, Criminal Minds, Numb3rs, Two and a Half Men, That 70s Show

Favorite Music

Bob Marley, Rich Mullins, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse, Ziggy Marley, Third World

Activities

Meditation, reading, cooking, baking, hiking, biking, gardening, music, surfing the internet, playing computer games.

Favorite Charities

Salvation Army, Red Cross, Lutheran World Relief, Bread for the World, Mercy Corps

Favorite Movies

What About Bob?, Groundhog Day, Dream Team, Independence Day, Men in Black, The Matrix

Favorite Books

The Ragamuffin Gospel, If God is Love, If Grace is True, Traveling Mercies

Favorite Quotes

“My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following Your Will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact please You. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this You will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust You always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for You are ever with me, and You will never leave me to face my perils alone.” - Thomas Merton

Favorite People

Johnny Depp :), Anne Lamott, Bill Moyers, Stephen King, Barack Obama, Tina Fey, Dave Barry

Favorite Places

In the woods, in the mountains, by the ocean - why the hell am I in Iowa????? ;)

Favorite Animals

Cats, dogs, almost all of them :)

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