: About Me

I have lived in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for about 30 years now and have four university degrees (BA, BEd, MA, MEd) in psychology, teaching, gerontology, and counseling psychology respectively. I also have a diploma in creative writing, an outdoor living skills certificate, and First Aid/CPR for humans and animals.

I have published over 70 articles, including poetry and short stories, and wrote a 120-page masters thesis entitled, "Relationships Between Health, Occupation, and Cognition."

I own two cats and a snail. Pets I've had include cats, dogs, birds, fish, salamanders, snakes, geckos, rats, mice, rabbits, and guinea pigs.

Jobs I've had include teaching, counseling, catering, freelance writer, research assistant, rehabilitation assistant, and wildlife care technician.

My interests include reading, writing, learning, movies, video games, history, psychology, philosophy, outdoors, wildlife, science, music, dancing, and acting.

My passion is ...

Writing, acting, animals

I know too much about ...

World problems

My childhood ambition ...

Acting

My favorite memory ...

Being on my grandparents' farm as a child

Why I write ...

To educate and make the world a better place

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

"Total Forgiveness"/American Idol and Survivor/variety of music

My first job ...

Babysitting and cook at Mother's Pizza

My best moment ...

Graduating with my BA

My inspiration ...

My two best friends, my pets, Oprah, Madonna, Ghandi, my grandparents/sister/mom, Ellen Degenerous, Al Gore, anyone with the courage to change, etc.

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Endangered Species and What We Can Do We've all read news stories and seen documentaries that describe the numbers of animal and plant species that are endangered or now extinct. These stories often highlight the reasons such wildlife are in danger or no longer around. Some stories may even go further to explain the ramifications of such loss. However, usually only the destruction of rainforests are mentioned in terms of the effects on humans (e.g., decreased oxygen, increased carbon dioxide, and ozone depletion). Occasionally, some stories mention as an afterthought what we can do to help...

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