I am a Native Texan who has relocated to North Carolina. While my heart will always be in Texas my soul is definately in North Carolina.

I have been a Paramedic/Firefighter and Nurse for 20 years now. My how time flies. I have retired from medicine to seek my PhD., in Psychology.

My passion is ...

being outdoors, fishing, mountain hiking and boogie boarding at Myrtle Beach

I know too much about ...

emergency medicine

My parents always told me ...

"Kid, you can be anything you want to be you just have to go for it."

My childhood ambition ...

to be in the military

My favorite memory ...

seeing my son's achieve their life goals

Why I write ...

writing gives me a sense of fullfillment

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

currently reading, "Wicked, The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" by Gregory MaGuire; current favorite TV show is, "Everest" on the Discovery Channel; listening to Willie Nelson

My first job ...

hoeing weeds in my daddy's cotton fields

My best moment ...

when I asked my fiance' to marry me

My inspiration ...

my best friend Nancy

Arts & Humanities > Museums & Galleries Curiosity cabinets explained

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The first museums were collections privately held. These collections were started during the 16th and 17th centuries. They were usually named Curiosity Cabinets in the English speaking countries. Though other names were used such as, Cabinet's of Wonders, Wunder-kammer, Rariteitenkabinett, and Chamber's of Curiosities. These collections usually were divided into three segments. Natural, artificial, and scientific. The collector's could be found from the Pope to a local Tavern with the most spectacular one's largely owned by the wealthy.

While specimens that were either exotic, rare,...

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