About Me

In addition to having one of the greatest kids around, I'm also Passionate about Politics, Turned on by Teaching, Joyous over making Jewelry, Bonkers over Books, Mellowed by Music, Pleased by Poetry, Tempted by Travel and not aShamed to Share Life Lessons.

As far as books, I'm Head over Heels about Heinlein (Robert A.), Bowled over by Bradley (Marion Zimmer), Amazed by McCaffrey (Anne), Krazy over Kurtz (Katherine), Happy with Hailey (Arthur)

My favorite movies include: Gone With the Wind, the '39 version of Wuthering Heights, Blazing Saddles, Gibson's Hamlet, The Sting, Hunt for Red October, Top Gun, Unforgiven

In music I like Classical to Hard Rock and (al)most everything in between.

Making jewelry

Jewelry making for fun (or profit). I'll be teaching in several areas, including beading, on and off loom bead weaving, polymer clay, macrame, chain maille and wire work. Eventually this will have to be split into many lenses but for now I'll just st...

Quotes from the Founding Fathers of the US Declaration of Indepedence and Constitution

James Madison, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine. What did they believe about what they were starting with this United States of America?

Libertarian Political Thoughts

I've been active in the Libertarian party since 1980, run for office twice in the late 90s, and am still doing what I can to get the ideas out. The issues go on every year, not just every 4.

Legitimate Ways to Make Money Working From Home

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Wealthy Affiliate and it's New Gold and Share Programs

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Poetry

Poetry has been an off and on obsession for me. Too often I don't (or didn't) write it down or save it. I had a nice batch which I wrote in the 80's that I lost in moving and then another batch I had saved and then lost in a computer crash in the ear...