Whoever I am, it's always a surprise to discover how others define me. The two rarely match. At times I'm tempted to think it's best not to think too much "about me" and just go about my business, letting others figure out my puzzle, yet at other times I'm on the side of Socrates, who said that the unexamined life is not worth living.

If I state who I am, and say the first thing that pops into mind involuntarily, I'd have to say I'm a mother. My daughter is now 29, but I still consider the job of mother as the one and only truly important job I've ever held. I had worked as a writer, photographer, property manager, antique dealer, and the owner of several businesses, but those were nothing more than diversions and entertainments while I went about my business of being a mother.

I've been married to the same man for over 30 years, live in Las Vegas, and have two best friends others continually annoy me with by insisting on calling them dogs. Yes, they walk on four legs and eat strange food, but I refuse to believe they're dogs.

Number two on my list of "about me" would have to be that I'm about writing. I got bitten by the bug when I was very young, and although I've spent most of my life trying not to be a writer and get a "real" job, it just isn't working. Maybe now the days will be nicer knowing Helium is around. I know my friends are enjoying the sudden and dramatic decrease in emails.

My passion is ...

Writing, learning new things, sculpting, painting, scrubbing grout and keeping it brght white

I know too much about ...

My daughter. Lucky me, we have open communication, but sometimes....geesh. Too much information.

My parents always told me ...

Parent. Singular. My father died when I was two, but I have been told that his motto was, "Honey, you do mo with suga than you can with salt." My mother always told me I could do anything, be anything, have anything, so long as I was willing to work hard enough and sacrifice.

My childhood ambition ...

Was to own a sporting goods store. I couldn't believe people actually grew up and made a living selling balls and raquets and other games.

My favorite memory ...

Oh, dear. This is disturbing. The first thing that came to mind was the week my husband was out of town and I bought that giant chocolate cake at Costco.

Why I write ...

I have no choice.

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

Anything and everything, except the expiration date on the milk. I haven't been feeling so hot since that last bowl of cereal.

My first job ...

Checker in a grocery store. I wasn't very good at it. I once charged a customer $36,000 for a pack of cigarettes.

My best moment ...

Leading the family to the scattering pond with my mother's ashes.

My inspiration ...

A blank piece of paper or computer screen.

Sciences > Psychology Are there differences in intelligence between races?

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Suggesting there are differences in intelligence between races can be misunderstood as racism, rather than a misunderstanding of intelligence. It is also a gross misunderstanding of what "race" is or means.

First to tackle the concept of "race." Nobody really knows what race, as it applies to humans, means. We do know that certain people look different, come from different cultures, and that the differences in humanity are closely tied to which part of the world their ancestors came from. People with pale skin and eyes, thinner hair, and less excitable temperaments tend to come fro...

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