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| Gender | Female |
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| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Occupation | Fund Raiser |
| Location | Austin, TX, United States |
| Introduction | I am a fifth generation Texan. My mother's family roots here go back to the immigration of Germans in the mid 1800's. My father's family is originally from Louisiana where his people raised sugar cane and made syrup. His eldest ancestor was a gentleman who fled to the Louisiana Purchase from France where he had disgraced his family by fighting a duel over an actress. That may be my favorite family history story...but check back with me. New developments are always popping up. I have always been a writer. I love the sound of words, the origins of words, the layers of meaning some words have. Trying to understand why there is the word "uncouth" but no "couth" is a worthy exploration to me. |
| Interests | Writing, reading, mixed media collage, antiquing, swimming, cooking |
| Favorite Movies | The Unquiet Earth, The Hairdresser's Husband, Delicatessen, Tie Me Up; Tie Me Down, Vertigo, 101 Dalmations (animated), The Princess Bride, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, Cold Mountain, Snow Falling on Cedars, Shopgirl, Syriana, LA Story, In the Valley of Ellah, Public Enemy, Up, Slumdog Millionaire, Splendor in the Grass, Million Dollar Baby |
| Favorite Music | Anonymous 4, Lyle Lovett, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Jonatha Brooke, Patty Griffin, Van Morrison, Neil Finn, Teddy Thompson, Rufus Wainwright, Nekko Case, Everything But the Girl, Richard Thompson, U2, David Gray, Dave Matthews, Richard Shindell, Eric Clapton, Diane Krall, Malford Milligan, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Robert Johnson, Austin Lounge Lizards, Bob Wills, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earl, Townes Van Zandt, and on and on |
| Favorite Books | Glittering Images, Seventh Heaven, Illumination Night, Unwrapping the 12 Days of Christmas, Charms for the Easy Life, Sights Unseen, Zelda, Traveling Mercies, The Cloister Walk, Amazing Grace, The Wind in the Willows, Gravesend Light, Early from the Dance, Atonement, Bless Me Ultima, The Man Who Would Be God, Apologizing to Dogs, Sea Biscuit, the Hakawati |