I need a distraction. I need to take my mind off the lunacy of the US presidential race and the 
horrifying images of carnage every time we turn on the TV.
Guess I’m grasping at straws because suddenly, out of the blue, I started to think, and wonder, about heredity; and why we inherit some traits and characteristics and not others.
Both my parents loved chocolate. In the extreme. I never Continue reading
Have you ever tried to figure out why you are the way you are? Yes, DNA definitely has something to do with it. Your parents influence you, to some degree. Where
you live, how you live, with whom you live certainly all have an effect. Life, itself, is a factor.
But there are some characteristics each of us has, the ones we think are unique to us, that sometimes make me wonder.
In recent posts I’ve talked about myself a lot. My feelings about feminism. My moral code. My standards. My approach to friendship and love and work and life. And there seems to be a common thread that runs through all of it.
I have strong convictions. I stand up for what I believe in, regardless of the consequences. I am an independent thinker; and doer. I am not easily influenced by the opinions of others. Even as a young child I Continue reading
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