: About Me

I was born in Warner Robins, Georgia in February of 1970. My father was in the military so much of my childhood was spent traveling from base to base. Thinking back on that now, perhaps that is where my love for travel and seeing new things came from.

I've held a lot of different jobs in my life - everything from cocktail waitress to university professor to corporate programming analyst. I received my Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Cincinnati in 1997, and I still truly love math and science. There's just so many other things that I want to do, though. Maybe one day I will get back into that field, but for now, I am enjoying writing and design work. Stating this reminds me of the Paula Poundstone quote, "Adults are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are looking for ideas."

Currently, I reside in Reno, Nevada with my two cats, Pete and Pipper.

My passion is ...

traveling and seeing the world.

I know too much about ...

being too impulsive.

My parents always told me ...

life is what you make of it.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be an astronaut.

My favorite memory ...

is walking on the beach of Tybee Island just as the sun was coming up.

Why I write ...

I write because I want to remember.

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

the beautiful sound of birds chirping on the window ledge.

My first job ...

was a waitress at Baskin-Robbins.

My best moment ...

was receiving my Ph.D.

My inspiration ...

is to own a ranch in the desert.

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How many times were you asked as a child, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" It's one of those questions that adults love to ask children, and we take delight in their myriad of answers. Most of the time, kids respond quickly with replies such as astronaut, school teacher, and president. There will be those who shrug and state they aren't sure before running back off to play, but they are few and far between. For the most part, children speak openly and excitedly about the things they want to do when they grow up. They truly seem to believe that if they can say it, they can be it. ...

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