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About me

Gender Female
Industry Education
Occupation Reluctantly, retired.
Location Arizona, United States
Introduction Graduate of Georgetown University (Institute of Languages & Linguistics) in 1965 and again in 1970. Career writer, editor, teacher, trainer, and designer of curricula and end-user documentation, and more recently web developer. Lived in the United States, South America, Europe, and Africa. Lover of dogs, old movies, mystery novels, and travel. A United Methodist Christian, loves to pray for family and friends. A long-time Democrat, devoted to the U.S., democracy, and the constitution.
Interests Church, reading, watching old movies, staying in touch with old friends and new.
Favorite Movies Stagecoach (1939), Inn of the Sixth Happiness, You Can't Take It With You, Saboteur, Independence Day, Since You Went Away, Die Hard, The Music Man, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, the Marvel Avenger series, The Bandwagon, The Day the Earth Stood Still (1950s), James Bond and Mission Impossible, any Star Trek flick except "...Final Frontier, " all Star Wars movies except episodes V and VI, Jason Bourne
Favorite Music Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Concierto de Aranjuez, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Burt Bacharach, and ... yes ... disco, Christian hymns and praise songs
Favorite Books Mysteries, spy thrillers, Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, Jane Austen