• I grew up in a farm community in Michigan. If I ever need a second career, I believe I can still run a manure spreader.

• Which, actually, is relevant to my first career: I spent a lifetime writing in Chicago ad agencies before moving my consultant business to the Seattle area.

• I have no children. Please don’t cry for me, Argentina. This is by choice. I am far too moody to be a parent. But I am a doting, mushy aunt and great-aunt.

• I live with my sister and my significant-other-in-law. You will meet them in my blog. To date, the human and animal counts are neck-and-neck, but there is always room for another dog or bird.

• About the Mr. He is in a nursing home 8 blocks away. He is the source of the nursing home humor you will find in my blog from time to time. Hell, what are you going to do but laugh, right?

• I freelance. Need a cup of advertising?