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My passion is ...

I am passionate about something different every month. This month it is free speech.

I know too much about ...

I know a little bit about a lot of things but not too much about anything.

My parents always told me ...

To be dependable. Don't show up late for your own funeral.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a dancer, a writer, an architect and lay in the sun by the pool everyday. Two out of four ain't bad.

My favorite memory ...

Dancing my troubles away as a teenager.

Why I write ...

For pleasure, a feeling of accomplishment and to have a voice. Maybe someday for profit.

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

America at a Crossroads on PBS. Freedom of speech and religion issues.

My first job ...

Bank job. No, not a robbery.

My best moment ...

Each of the three times I held a my new child in my arms.

My inspiration ...

I'll take any I can get, but it comes easily when I visit the mountains.

Sciences > Ecology & Environment Why planting trees is great for the atmosphere

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The Magic of Nature, Still Alive in US

Such magnificent animals! Four elk standing half way up the hill were gazing at us as intently as we were at them. As my husband and I drew closer, they did not move but kept watching us for any sudden moves. We were not more than 50 feet away. The two bucks had antlers of 8 to 10 points. The cows were quite large but nothing like their companions. Since my husband and I are not hunters, we had no gun to rise against them, no bow to draw. The elk must have sensed that and simply observed us as we observed them. A sense of timelessness spille...

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