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lori

I am here for Friends

About Me

well, I teach high school social studies for fun - nice to get paid for it!! Really, though, students spread their energy around and i eat it up. Keeps my mind fresh, offers me an outlet to change the world one student at a time!I have been privilaged to raise five children (you can find them in my pictures.) They have been my mainstay and the loves of my life!! I also have a wonderful new son-in-law, who is a perfect fit for my daughter and our family.A few significant happenings that were factors in shaping my life (not necessarily in order): travel to a number of countries in Africa and Europe; investment in and loss of marriage; stepping into ocean water, listening to ocean beat, watching ocean waves; childbirth; family

My Interests

staying as close to the rest of the world as i can.

I'd like to meet:


Music:

CSNY, Natalie Merchant, Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Allman Bros, Johnny Clegg and Savuka, Bach, Beethoven, Seibelius, Sting, Beatles, ya know, Rod Stewart has the sexiest voice for love songs

Movies:

Man of LaMancha, Castaway, Out of Africa, LOTR, Adaptation, the first Rocky, home videos of my kids growing up. A few movies i share in the classroom if it fits: The War, Power of One, White Squall, Master and Commander.

Television:

pick and choose, thank god for Tivo! Documentaries, PBS, news. i'll admit addiction to some shows - West Wing, Lost, does anybody out there remember Hill Street Blues?

Books:

authors: Barbara Tuchman, she makes real history so readable. Howard Zinn, Studs Terkel for the same reason. for fun: Tony Hillerman, Dean Koontz, Barbara Kingsolver, Sue Monk Kidd,

Heroes:

my mother, Sojourner Truth - "and ain't I a woman?" - a giant of a woman! my children...