Did you know?
- I once went on a monkey-watching hike up a river in Venezuela. When I say “up a river,” I mean mostly “in the river.” We never saw any monkeys.
- The first piece of writing that I remember completing was a one-page play about the expulsion of the Acadians from Canada. I was in third or fourth grade at the time.
- When I was a teenager, I was in a movie-making club. I did publicity, made two booklets as the programs for two films, and wrote the script of a movie. One of our participants was Steven Spielberg.
- I auditioned for and won a spot in Arizona’s All-State Choir when I was a freshman in high school, which was unheard of in that time.
- I had an imaginary friend when I was little. He was—you guessed it!—a cowboy.
- I was a soloist with the Tempe Symphony Orchestra in a performance of John Rutter’s Requiem. I sang the soprano solo in the 7th Movement: Lux aeterna. Here’s a link to a more recent rendition of the piece.
- My first experience of flying was in a small plane. I loved the feeling of freedom. Now I won’t fly because of bad experiences with the TSA.
- In college, I majored in vocal performance, a.k.a. opera.
- When I was young, I built a fort with sawhorses and burlap bags. Don’t tell my mother, but it had a fireplace, and I actually lit a fire in it one time. It didn’t draw very well.
- One summer I drove to Montana by myself. Folks thought I was nuts, but I loved that trip!
