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Relationship

Single

Hometown

Rockford, Illinois

Places I've been

St. Paul, MN; Cherry Hill & Haddonfield, NJ; Columbus, OH; New York, NY (uper west side); Portland, ME; Denver, CO; South Dakota; Greenville NC

Education

• Rockford east - 1967 to 1969
• Gustavus Adolphus College, nursing - 1970 to 1973
• Teachers College, Columbia University, nursing education - 1978 to 1980
• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, nursing & nurse-midwifery - 1986 to 1992

Work

• NAVREGMEDCEN, Philadelphia, nurse - 1973 to 1976
• The Ohio State University, nurse - 1977 to 1978
• University of Southern Maine, faculty - 1980 to 1986
• Indian Health Service, nurse-midwife - 1990 to 2005
• East Carolina University, faculty - 1992 to 1998
• University of Utah, faculty - 2005 to 2007

Military

• USN/USNR - 1971 to 1976
  Division: NC
  Rank: LT

More about me

I move around far too much. I have a bad habit of whenever I change jobs, I also change states. I have lived in most parts of the country except places bordering the Pacific Ocean, but I'm working my way out there. Oh, yes, I have never lived in the coutry of Texas either, but I do have friends there who sponsor me for visits. Right now I am pretty sure I will remain out west. I am addicted to the sky out here.

I am very fortunate in that I work now on an academic schedule. I don't make as much money as I used to, but I make enough (and the retirement is good thanks to TIAA-CREFF). I spend the school year in the city is a small pied-a terre and do my best not to use my car very much. In the summer I live in the country in a place I own in another state in a small town. This place is also small, and I love it dearly. My weaving studio is there.

I am a literal and figurative spinster. I come from the home of the sock monkey. I've earned a living in the past as a costumer and wardrobe mistress. I can do just about anything with thread, yarn, fiber or fabric. My father was an artist and a very skilled carpenter. I would like to learn wood working, but I don't really want to invest in power tools.

I am passionate about the present state of the earth. I do not intend to leave this ecological mess for the next generation. Same about peace. I'm tired of hearing boomers labeled as a selfish generation. That's not me and that's not the boomers that I know.

Activities

knitting, weaving, spinning (fiber), reading, Zen meditation

Favorite Charities

Amnesty International, Nature Conservancy, Audobon Society, local botanic gardens, public radio & TV,

Favorite Music

Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Pink Martini, the Duhks, a variety of jazz vocalists like Diane Reeves, Dee Daniels, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Eliana Elias, Jane Monheit, Diana Krall, Kurt Elling, Astrud Gilberta, Bebel Gilberto;, Great Big Sea, k.d.lang, Joni Mitchell, Mideaval Babes, Vartiina and other Scandanavian singers

Favorite TV Shows

Mary Tyler More, Northern Exposure, the Avengers, Design on a Dime, Big Space Small Style

Favorite Movies

Annie Hall, Chinatown, Amelie, Fried Green Tomatoes, Mambo Italiano, Frida, Saving Face

Favorite Books

Dakota a Spiritual Journey, Hunting for Hope, A Short History of a Small Place, Excellent Women, Tales of a Female Nomad, Paris to the Moon, Testament of Youth, Testament of Friendship, Epitaph for a Peach, Prarie in Her Eyes

Favorite Quotes

Lily Thomlin, "No matter how cynical I get, it's hard to keep up." M. Dorsey of Dartmouth quoted in the Christian Science Monitor, "Bold decisions from a collective of bold leaders working with bold citizens that aren't afraid to take steps is the only thing that will avoid climate catastrophe. That's it. There's nothing else."

Favorite People

right now I can only think of 2 living people I would like to meet the Dali Lama and Thich Nhat Han but I'm sure there are others if I give this some more though

Favorite Places

Canada, Alaska, Palm Springs, Finland, Sweden, France, South Dakota, Maine

Favorite Animals

cats of course!, dogs are fine too but I probably won't ever have one

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