: About Me

I am the alter ego of someone you know well. Or thought you knew well. Maybe you didn't know me at all.

My passion is ...

the outdoors

I know too much about ...

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My parents always told me ...

stop picking your nose!

My childhood ambition ...

world champion figure skater

My favorite memory ...

rolling down a hill at our farm and watching my nasty cousin roll through a cowpie

Why I write ...

because I have an annoying speaking voice

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

I read 3-4 books at a time. When I write, I write in silence

My first job ...

berry picker (all that nose picking was good training)

My best moment ...

standing 30 feet from a bear and watching it turn and run. It left two large steaming piles of crap behind. YMMV in such a situation, but it certainly put fear in perspective.

My inspiration ...

Madeleine L'Engle. One of the truly great thinkers of our time, and as a writer she never gave up.

Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) Should employers be allowed to use MySpace, YouTube and Facebook accounts as a basis for hiring or firing employees?

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I believe that employers should be able to use MySpace, YouTube, Facebook and any other on-line sites as a basis for hiring employees, and, with some limitations, for firing them. On almost every job application form, there is a disclaimer that allows a potential employer to perform everything from a background check to a credit check to a full-out investigation. On-line checks are part of that investigation. Let me give you an example of why an employer might want to do such an investigation. I know someone who has created a very effective on-line personae for herself, marketing her talen...

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