whlptn
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Library Media Teacher |
| Location | San Pedro, a beautiful secret., CA, United States |
| Introduction | Teaching English 11 years, Library Media Teacher 22 years, hoping to have time to paint, write, raise chickens & garden somewhere beautiful with more rain when I finally retire. In the meantime I hope to learn new things, always. |
| Interests | Let's see- well I am a pretty good artist, love nature, cats, traditional art, books, film, poetry, drama, good conversation, traveling, gardening, good food, Hawaii, design, glass (like Chihuly), Lalique, enamel, cloissonne, antiques. |
| Favorite Movies | Bladerunner, 12 Monkeys, My Dinner with Andre, The Librarian, The Matrix, Stargate, Dogma, Gods Must Be Crazy, Gilbert Grape, 101 Dalmations, Jersey Boys, Pavarotti. |
| Favorite Music | Rhythm and Blues, Opera, Classical, Bluegrass. Beatles, Carol King, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Gil Scott-Heron: During all the Mars news I kept thinking, "Whitey on the Moon." |
| Favorite Books | Applegate's The One and Only Ivan, (Get out your hanky.) Lucia series, anything P.G. Wodehouse, Dorothy Sayers, Robert Parker, Rex Stout, Asimov, Douglas Adams, Shakespeare or Hiassen, Dune, Eat the Rich, I Ching, Mumbo Jumbo, Philip K. Dick, Woman Warrior, Catch 22, a universe of more- For Young Adult Literature: William Sleator, Inkheart, The Golden Compass, Harry Potter, The Higher Power of Lucky, Hoot, Holes, Maniac McGee, Charlotte's Web, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus |
Try writing your name with your other hand. Where was that person raised?
Hmmm... How about, if you could save one endangered species, what would it be? For me, monarch butterflies, I have raised about 200 now. Or, what new skill would you like to learn? Cooking, a new language, an art form, a new technology? Last new art form I learned: silk painting. Want to learn to download music but now I have Alexa and am happy with that. Sooo...Spanish.