: About Me

I was brought up in Bridgeport, Connecticut, graduated from UConn with a degree in Zoology, and Chemistry, and trotted off to New York City to work at Rockefeller University. Before I married and moved to Brooklyn Heights, I also worked in a lab at New York University Medical Center. Later on, when my children were old enough, I went back to graduate school, and got my M.S. in Microbiology.

Life was never just science though, and as a singer, actor, and writer, I always managed to be near some kind of stage production. So when I moved to California in 1986, I participated in community theater whenever the opportunity presented itself.

During one of those productions I met a Randi, a Choreographer, who had just started a casting company. We became dear friends, and I worked as a colleague alongside her for many years, casting extras in film. Then one day I was the one cast, and did appear in a variety of films and TV shows including, "What Dreams May Come" and "Nash Bridges", and a variety of TV commercials.

In the mid 1990's I was the Executive Producer of a film called "Ultimate Reality" which won Best in Berkely at their annual film festival. I worked a bit as an actor and got lucky when I landed a job as the principal model for a line of greeting cards published by Portal Publications which have now been collected into a humorous book titled "Who's Counting, Jackie's Guide To Staying Young & Having Fun."

So, as it turned out, various of my careers unexpectedly blossomed mid-life and beyond. To my daily surprise, I'm still tilling the soil in the garden of creativity, and nurturing the tender shoots that manage to rise up to greet each sunrise.

I relocated to Houston, Texas in December of 2008, and joined The Houston Film Club Meetup. Since then, I have joined with a group of screenwriters, as well a fledgling production company.

I am currenly working on several screenplays, and a TV series.

Life is good.

My passion is ...

Living life to the fullest/smiling whenever possible/a good nap

I know too much about ...

Can never know too much...........keep it coming

My parents always told me ...

About too many rules.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a Forest Ranger

My favorite memory ...

So many......walking the Great Wall of China is one, vacationing in Bora Bora

Why I write ...

I can't not write. I must write.

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

Too busy

My first job ...

Stuffing envelopes for a mail order house

My best moment ...

Still working on this one

My inspiration ...

The courage and kindness of people I meet everyday

Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Development Issues Teaching children to make wise food choices

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Although they are born with a unique tasting apparatus, their tongue, as they grow up babies learn about food selection by imitating the family around them. Children will model after what they witness at events that highlight food. In these days of multi-tasking, and fast food, it may be forgotten that children will learn a lot about making wise food choices, if they are allowed to participate in it's purchase, and preparation. Opportunities: Are children included in shopping for meals cooked at home? Is the appearance of the food served to children considered? Is the texture, and taste, o...

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