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Karl's Mom

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About Me

I am a married working mother of three. I enjoy watching my children in their various sports and theatrically creative activities.I have been a role-playing gamer since 1980, primarily fantasy and historically based: Advance D&D (2nd ed preferred), Pendragon, Flashing Blades, Call of Cthulhu, and Runequest. My husband and I still enjoy getting together with friends and gaming.I consider myself a Renaissance Person, "jack of all trades, master of none." My interestes are many and varied: sports (I am very competive), military & cultural history, current events, sewing, French Foreign Legion, museums, forts, antebellum tour houses, shopping, cooking, traveling, etc.I am an egalitarian, which means I believe in equality for ALL. I abhor prejudice of any kind. Education is the great equalizer - socially, economically and morally. Ignorance is our enemy and our downfall. History is full of examples of our failures to learn these valuable lessons.

My Interests

History, Military History, Politics, Holocaust, Civil Rights Struggle, Humanitarian Rights around the world, French colonial Africa,

Music:

Soft rock, folk, ballads, classical, jazz, blues, etc

Movies:

All Time Favorite Movie - Breaking Away. Movies I enjoy: The Mouse That Roared, Touch of Evil, Gone With the Wind, Schindler's List, In Harm's Way, Independence Day, Amastad, Remember the Titans, Charge of the Light Brigade, Bridge of the River Kwai, Gettysburg, Das Boot, Band of Brothers (Series), Animal House, Blazing Saddles, M.A.S.H., The Tuskegee Airmen, To Kill a Mockingbird, Star Wars (All), Lord of the Rings (ALL 3), To Hell and Back, Diary of Anne Franke, The Best Years of Our Lives, Casablanca, Tenko (Series), Paradise Road, Empire of the Sun, Kingdom of Heaven, Ivanhoe (1982 Series), A Knight's Tale, Braveheart, The Lion in Winter

Television:

Heros (Save the Cheerleader, Save the World) Angel, Buffy, 4400, The Unit, Law & Order (all types), Seventh Heaven, Dharma & Greg, All in the Family, Two and Half Men, Rome on HBO, Showtime Sleeper Cell, Ghost Whispers, All My Children, One Life to Live, Regis and Kelly (when I can catch daytime) and Sports (Baseball, Football, Soccer, and Volleyball).

Books:

Military History, Holocaust, and stories about women who succeed despite obstacles, especially interested in the stories of women who were WWII POW/detainees of the Japanese. Grisham and Ludlum.

Heroes:

I admire Nathan Bedford Forest, Longstreet, Audie Murphy, and anyone who has served under fire in the military. Corrie Ten Boom and the countless others who stood for what was right. Victims and Survivors of the Holocaust and all those who continue to tell the story. Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth I, Amelia Earhardt, Madame Curie, Margaret Sanger, and other strong women who were pioneers for equality.

My Blog

From Chicago to Home

Sunday in Chicago was great.  We took the commuter train, for free, to Chicago a 65 minute trip.  From the Ogilvy Transportation Center we walked to Union Station to get a visitor bus pass.&...
Posted by Karl's Mom on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:01:00 PST

Hello from Chicago

Well we had an uneventful ride up to Chicago.  Cyn and I had a good talk.  Eleanor and Kyle watched DVD's.  Eleanor shared her Outsiders dvd with Kyle and he actually liked it.  Wh...
Posted by Karl's Mom on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 08:10:00 PST

As the family grows......

My niece BJ just gave birth (8/1) to a beautiful baby boy.  They are both doing well.  Babies are so sweet and I am happy for my sister on her new grandchild.  I am happier though being...
Posted by Karl's Mom on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:28:00 PST