: About Me

My passion is ...

glass - melting it to make small sculptures and glass beads

I know too much about ...

how really bad the Bush administration is

My parents always told me ...

that there is nothing that I cannot, with effort, learn to do

My childhood ambition ...

was to own a horse

My favorite memory ...

always involves my beloved late dad

Why I write ...

I love to paint ... with words, with paint, with glass, with sugar

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Loreena McKennitt

My first job ...

was stamping job bags for my dad's jewelry shop.

My best moment ...

is any moment I am creating,.. art, food, what have you...

My inspiration ...

springs from the sheer joy of creating.

Society & Lifestyle > Racism Talking to your kids about racial stereotypes

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Born in 1951, when overt racism was not yet socially unacceptable where I lived, I was fortunate to be raised by two socially conscious, egalitarian parents who made a point of teaching by example. When other people made racist or sexist comments, particularly within the hearing of my brother or me, my parents engaged them, challenging them to defend their hurtful and inappropriate comments. Later, they would review the situation privately with us, explaining the wrongfulness of the other person's attitude or actions. My mom was particularly good at explaining why stereotypes were bad, poi...

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