Mari

I will be polite as possible when I first know you; but after we have warmed up to each other you will see the real me.Who am I. That is the hardest thing to answer. Giving facts about my life is the easiest, but who I am may not match the facts. I care. I respect. I love. I dream. I know. I lived. I’m a friend. I’m not purposely anyone’s enemy. I like to help my friends to grow and be all they want to be. I’ve had friends who have helped me.Some facts—I have swum among the fishes in the reefs of Hawaii; looked down into a live volcano from the rim; seen the milky way while lying in absolute darkness of the desert; felt the warm Santa Ana winds on a high mountaintop; jumped over a fence on top a horse; broken both arms at once; listened to Gene Rodenberry, Mel Blank, and Frank Zappa in person; gotten caught and rolled in an undertow of the sea; ridden the Disney Matterhorn; seen the absolute wealth of the Vanderbilt mansions and the Hearst Estates; traveled to an exotic land called Istanbul; worshiped in the Glass Cathedral; eaten fresh pineapple where it grows; swum in seas as warm as bath water; fallen in love and never regretted it; learned to whistle like a bird; eaten the best t-bone steak found at the Giant Food Store; explored the American Southwest mountains and deserts; learned to play a guitar; painted like an artist; driven a 54 foot long truck for a living; finished college; known my grandparents; air boated the Florida everglades; fed wild alligators; seen a tornado; and more…