6 things

1. my mom is a lesbian--parents were divorced when i was 5ish. she had a serious partner during most of my growing up (grade shool to past high school). the partner had 2 daughters ("my sisters")--when they "broke" up, i lost complete touch with the sisters. Her current, and hopefully last, partner is one year older than i am. she and her SO have been to 3-4 hash events.

2. my dad is the oldest of 7 kids, alter boy, corp at A&M, masters degree in micobiology--now he is a hippy living on a comune is washington state. he goes by "lone turtle." during most of my growing up, he lived in a VW camper van, traveling the US (even alaska), canada, and central america. he'd pick my brother and i up for summer vacations. my mom never asked for or rec'd child support. i think he is one of the smartest men i know. recently he had a stroke, it affected his speech and language areas. he is fine physically. he and his SO have been to a hash.

3. i was in the navy, 2 years active duty--philly, norfolk, st thomas, rio, acapulco, san diego--"did you like it?" yes, now that i am out--it was a real motivator to get a job that i like and that would pay well. i wish i was hashing then.

4. have been an RN for almost 15 years at texas children's hospital--i feel that i am overpaid and underworked. i used to tell alot of people about hashing at work--they all seemed intrested, several came out once.

5. dispite having a hr in the low 50's, fairly good endurance, eat pretty healthy, i am on blood pressure and thyroid meds--fucking genetics! i don't take my BP at work often--i don't like the numbers

6. at any given day, i can tell you my daughters exact age--today, she is 6 years, 4 months, 30 days old. she has hashed several times and was named CAlandar girl.