: About Me

Hello!
Welcome to my About Me page.

I would rather write about any other thing in the world than about myself so bear with me.

I am a 55-year-old mother of 3 who recently found herself in an empty nest. My husband works away from home so I am here alone with the dogs and my computer 5 nights a week.

Is it wrong of me to enjoy this quiet time so much? The empty nest syndrome is supposed to be miserable and lonely from what I have heard.

I live in Northern Wisconsin where the winters are cold and long. I love being outdoors but when the temperature dips below 50, you will have to look for me inside.

My husband bought me a Harley for my 50th birthday. On clear, warm days I am out exploring the country. There is nothing more beautiful than seeing the world from behind bars.... handlebars, that is.

Things I look forward to are:
* Spending time with my kids and 2 grandkids - a boy and a girl

* My annual trip to Sturgis South Dakota every August for the Bike Rally.

Things I enjoy:
* Sharing interests with people on the Internet

* Current Events involving real people. People like myself, middle class, not famous or notorious for anything.

* Unsolved Crimes.

* Doing research on the Internet, which I refer to as the world's biggest library. I especially enjoy helping others find information. There are a lot of people who are totally bewildered by the Internet and don't know how to use it to find information. I spend a lot of time on Yahoo Answers, helping kids do research for homework assignments and helping other people find answers.

My Accomplishments:
* I worked for a website for 5 years until it was sold. I did PR work and built a 27,000 link Directory on a specific topic. I worked from home and made a very good salary. I miss my job (and the money!) but I can also understand why the owner sold it. The dot com world had it's glory day and he got out while the getting was good.

* I tried my hand at running a restaurant for 9 months.
After the six months, I knew I was not going to survive in that business. I have a newfound respect for restaurant owners. It's more than a 24/7 job, it is a marriage.

* My greatest accomplishment, and I saved the best for last, is raising my kids and participating in the raising of my grandkids. I feel that family plays the most important part of a child's life so I gave up "my day job" to help my daughter and son in law raise their kids. I strongly believe that a hired babysitter just does not provide the love and security that a child needs to grow.
People only get one chance at a good childhood and I want to be sure that all my off springs have the one thing money can't buy... good childhood memories.

Well, that's my story. I hope it was interesting.

My passion is ...

riding my Harley

I know too much about ...

absolutely nothing

My parents always told me ...

that I should write a book

My childhood ambition ...

too long ago...can't remember

My favorite memory ...

my kids coming home from school

Why I write ...

it's my passion

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

current events, unsolved murders, missing people

My first job ...

was at Burger King. I lasted one whole day.

My best moment ...

when I almost won the lottery.

My inspiration ...

myself

Arts & Humanities > US History (Other) Strangest lawsuits in US history

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A judge in Arkansas has his hands full women fighting over a piece of trash. The women are each claiming they should have legal ownership of a $1 million lottery ticket discarded in a trash bin at a store in Bebee, Arkansas (ABC News, 2012). Sharon Jones says it is not the first time she dumpster-dived for loser lottery tickets. It’s just the first time one of them has been a winner. The manager of the store claims that ticket belonged to her and promptly filed a lawsuit against Jones (ABC News, 2012). Manager Lisa Petriches claims customers discard losing tickets in the trash bin fu...

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