Besides being a computer scientist, engineer, and mathematician, I am a radical, a political activist, a counter-cultural freak, and a writer.

Community Involvement

I am on the board of directors of the Lexington Havurah, a congregation of Jews without a building or a rabbi, that conducts services in a cooperative and egalitarian manner. I am involved with the Trialogue, a group of Jews, Muslims, and Christians (the Abrahamic faiths) who get together once a month to learn about each other's religions.

Writing

I write fiction (note: the story is in postscript format), essays, and even an occasional sermon.

My most recent fiction publication was in the Fall of '01, in Wind Magazine. I attend writing practices at the Carnegie Center.

Dancing

I have founded or helped found three morris teams:
Lexington's Squash Beetle Morris,
Winnipeg's Winnipeg Mountain Morris,
Princeton Morris, now Millstone River Morris.

You can see a picture of most of us in makeup on All Hallow's Eve. (Warning: it's a large picture, and may load slowly.)
Here's a picture of us in more standard costume At the 1998 Midwest Morris Ale in Colorado. Part of the fun of being on the team is the traveling and the cool gigs.

I contra dance with the Lexington Traditional Dance Association, and others. I have called contra dances in Lexington and Louisville, and at open mikes in Cincinnati and in Wisconsin. I have taken Argentine tango lessons from the Vintage Dance Association. I do a variety of other forms of dance when I have time. (As if.)

Personal

I live with Andy Klapper, with whom I have a 13-year (so far!!!) committed relationship. We were even married for a couple of years when we lived in Canada, but KY doesn't recognize common-law marrriages.

I am the daughter of theatrical publicists. My mother finally has her own (business) web page. Here's a picture of her (or at least, of her ear) at a party with Baz Luhrman, the producer of Moulin Rouge.

Wish List

I wish I had more time to bike, to dance, to hike, to take writing classes, to read, to take other classes, ....

The causes that I would like to be involved with are generally diversity issues: disability rights and resources; anti-racism; queer community....

The groups I'd be involved with, if I had far more time than I do, include UK Lambda,
Society of Women Engineers,
Anti-racism groups,
Sierra Club, ....

Accesses since Jan. 13th, 1999 (or the last crash):