: About Me

It's hard to believe, but I am a well-into-middle-age woman. Time goes by soooooooo quickly and I don't always know the face I see looking back in the mirror - it's not supposed to have all those lines!

God has richly blessed me with skills that allowed me to be successful in business, mostly through management of system integration projects, development of process methodologies and sales support. All of those mean a lot of writing, and that is one of the things I most enjoy about business. The other is looking at the impact of human dynamics on business.

I was excited to find Helium. I look forward to the opportunity to learn from other writers and improve and expand on my skills!

I am a New England transplant to Florida, where I have lived for the last 7 years, but still miss New England and spend a lot of vacation time there, hiking and visting family. I especially love winter hiking. There is nothing more beautiful than a trail with freshly fallen snow.

My passion is ...

Human Dynamics

I know too much about ...

nothing I know too much about - lots of room to learn more

My parents always told me ...

The mommie bird gives the biggest worm to the baby bird

My childhood ambition ...

to be a nurse

My favorite memory ...

Walking up hill on the Alton Bay campground to church with Grampa

Why I write ...

I like to

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

I read a variety of materials, including the Bible; watch Discovery, History Channel, A & E, Good for Life and listen to gospel, county and oldies

My first job ...

A long time ago - at age 14 I was the evening "cook" and dishwasher for a nursing home

My best moment ...

I don't think it has happened yet

My inspiration ...

Jesus Christ

Travel > Air Travel & Airlines How to handle long airport layovers

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Airport layovers can either be a refreshing break that does more than just give you a chance to stretch your legs, or they can be a torturous experience that you dread. Hub-and-spoke network routing systems became the norm for most major airlines after the federal government deregulated the industry in 1978. This provided more efficiency and flexibility than point-to-point systems for the airlines and enabled smaller airports to be served better. However, it elongated travel time for passengers whose final destination is not one of the airline's hub cities by forcing them to fly into the h...

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