I am married to the love of my life. We have three teenage daughters, because of which I know I will NEVER run out of topics to write about.

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My passion is ...

my family

I know too much about ...

poker

My parents always told me ...

as little as possible

My childhood ambition ...

to invent punctuation. Someone beat me to it.

My favorite memory ...

the moment I drove away from that Shadow Prison

Why I write ...

You mean there's a CHOICE?

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

at the moment, this computer screen

My first job ...

my dad's tropical fish store

My best moment ...

I'm not sure, but it's a safe bet it involves rocking one of my kids.

My inspiration ...

it ends as it began: my family

Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US elections 2008: Explaining Pastor Jeremiah Wright's speech

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It is difficult for me to relate to the bitterness of Pastor Jeremiah Wright's oratory. This is not because I'm not black; it is because of my personality. I've never been the type to pick at old wounds. I'm not one to sacrifice today's joy in favor of lamenting yesterday's injustices. These things seem counterproductive and self-damaging to me.

But then, I don't have a Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton or Jeremiah Wright screaming in my ear, reminding me of how terrible things once were. Being a woman, I suppose I could succumb to the shrill voices who counsel me that all men are evil, but I f...

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