O NEE DA, INTROVERTED, INTUITIVE, LOGICAL, LEFT LEANING, SLIGHTLY OUT
OF KILTER WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD, 70's LIBER, UPPITY FEMALE NAVY
OFFICER (RET), JEWELRY ARTIST, PAINTER, PHOTOGRAPHER, EXTREME BLOGGER,
VORACIOUS READER, GLOBAL CITIZEN, 34-IN-MY-MIND BOOMER, DEDICATED ULTRA
LIBERAL, WOULD-BE BOHEMIAN, NOMADIC SMALL-TOWNER, LOVER OF PARIS AND
VENICE ITALY, DARK CHOCOLATE CONNOISSEUR, WILD-WATCHER, TRAVEL ADDICT,
RELUCTANT GARDENER, DOTING MOTHER AND MOTHER-IN-LAW, DEVOTED AND ADORED
WIFE, UNASHAMED TV WATCHER, CAT AND DOG-LOVING ESPRESSO JUNKIE

I
was a mom, naval officer, second career woman, wife, daughter, and so
forth. Now I am doing and becoming more of my true self because I have
no restrictions on what I say here except that of my own sense of good
manners, my moral conscience, and my agility of wit and words.

I
write about topics that matter to me, that tweak my interest, that
raise my hackles, or tickle my funnybone. Although writing is a
creative outlet and intellectual balm, I don't write just for myself. I
want the interaction of other people who will weigh in on my topics and
challenge my way of thinking. Without readers this is as useful to me
as a bicycle with no wheels.