My life has been like the proverbial winding road. I grew up in a fairly conservative small town in central Arizona. My parents voted for Reagan--twice--and I was the type of child who grew up listening to country music and getting goosebumps when the national anthem was played. Still, there was always something within me that questioned some of the things I heard, especially the misogynistic teachings of the LDS Church. I began questioning my Mormon upbringing. Then, at the age of 16, I left my small hometown for the city. I had a teacher who introduced me to Marx. The irony of the matter was that he was a fundamentalist Christian, yet he was the first teacher I had who taught me what Marx said, rather than why Marx was wrong. Slowly, I drifted further and further left. Then, I found punk rock, and all bets were off. The metamorphsis from Reaganite to Leftist was complete.
I now spend my life in Tucson, Arizona with my husband and our two children. I write for my own amusement, while making a living in the IT field. I\'ve found that it is possible to live your life according to your convictions. Rather than working for a large corporation and earning $50,000 or more a year, I use my skills to provide technical support to students and teachers in a large public school system.
Those Old Familiar Feelings Last night, my daughter and I attended an appearance by Amy Goodman. My best friend and I had…
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