: About Me

My passion is ...

creating a wonderful home and life for my teenage daughter.

I know too much about ...

the different types of behavioral styles and what makes people do the things they do

My parents always told me ...

To be the best person I can be and have confidence in myself

My childhood ambition ...

Was to become a famous newscaster or journalist

My favorite memory ...

The annual family summer road trips to visit relatives in Florida

Why I write ...

because it has been my passion since elementary school.

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

almost every local and national news show and Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice and unfortunately, Survivor, The Amazing Race and Dancing With The Stars. I am also a fan of anything written by Nora Roberts.

My first job ...

Working at Roy Rogers Family Restaurant and greeting every customer with "Howdy Pardner".

My best moment ...

adopting my daugther from Guatemala in 1997.

My inspiration ...

my father, who would do anything in the world for anyone and never expected anything in return.

Entertainment > Characters & Personalities Why I love Simon Cowell

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This is Season 8 of American Idol and this week over 31 million people tuned and voted for their favorite contestant. American Idol, which is US version of the UK's Pop Idol, has been a huge success for eight years running. Much of this credit goes to Simon Cowell, the judge that everyone loves to hate. Prior to this season, there were three judges, Randy Jackson, a record producer and musician, Paul Abdul, a choreographer and singer, and Simon Cowell, a record company executive. For the past seven seasons, Randy has consistently delivered fair and mostly helpful critiques to the contestan...

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