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Gender	Female
Occupation	Retired
Location	Livingston, Montana
Introduction	I think of myself as leading a non-traditional life. I have recently retired from running a research lab at Boise State University. When I was 46, I earned a bachelor's degree in physics from University of Washington and at age 50 I earned a Master's in Materials Science from BSU. This was after attending five other colleges for about one year each between the ages of 18 and 41. The first time I "retired" it was from a career as a Seattle Firefighter (1978 - 1992). I have been a cab driver, karate teacher, ski trail groomer, secretary,craft sales-hippie, housekeeper, semiconductor engineer, school bus driver, engineering technician, and lab rat. I have climbed mountains, traveled on five continents, lived in eight states and three countries, protested wars, offended many people and failed to publish a single novel. I have a sense of humor and a sense of direction, but no fashion sense and no common sense. I am never bored.
Interests	hiking, skiing, tap dancing, karate, gardening, kayaking, reading, writing, cooking, knitting, needlepoint, building, operating heavy equipment, telling stories
Favorite movies	Wizard of Oz, Where the Rivers Flow North, Star Wars, On the Waterfront, Tap!, The Piano, Stardust, Harold and Maude, Fantasia
Favorite music	All music
Favorite books	As many as possible