Writing is a gift. It's the kind of gift you open on Christmas morning and realize that assembly is required and that the instructions are in a language that you only have cursory knowledge of. Did I mention that batteries aren't included? But when that gift comes together, and all the pieces click, it's a great gift. It brings you joy. It helps you discover more about yourself. In the best of situations, it may also affect other people. Writing is a gift.

As a proud member of a fly-over state, I find that the writing and rating on Helium connects me with the rest of the world. I've recently committed to making writing a more active part of my life and find that Helium offers me the opportunity to write about things I know as well as learn about new things.

In the non-writing world, I'm a college administrator who is finishing up (yet another) degree. Working with college students keeps me young. Conversely, I can attribute several of my newly hatched gray hairs to the little rascals. But I wouldn't change this life for any other.

My passion is ...

learning

I know too much about ...

the process of self examination.

My parents always told me ...

be honest and be fair.

My childhood ambition ...

to get a big brother or sister. That never really worked out.

My favorite memory ...

standing on a shore in Ontario and making promises.

Why I write ...

I write because these words run around in my head all day long. Putting them down on paper gives them merit.

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

Under the Banner of Heaven/Twin Peaks on DVD/Brandi Carlisle

My first job ...

working at a dry cleaners

My best moment ...

the one where I realized that I was responsible for life station. And that all of my decisions, good and bad, had brought me to this life that I love so much.

My inspiration ...

people who can get up and run in the morning. How do they do it?

Relationships & Family > Marriage & Divorce (Other) Was the California Supreme Court right in legalizing gay marriage?

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The role of the Supreme Court is to ensure that the laws of a state are in accordance with the constitution of said state. If the Supreme Court finds that there are is an inequity or an injustice, it has the obligation to hand down a ruling that changes the discrepancy. California's recent ruling regarding gay marriage did exactly that.

This is not an issue of gay rights or activist judges. On the purest level, it is a state realizing that it's laws treat one group of citizens differently from another in an unlawful manner. In this day and age, marriage comes with significant benefit...

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