Dalmatian Mommy

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BAThis user has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Magazine Journalism.

BAThis user has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Foreign Languages.

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Against criticism a man can neither protest nor defend himself; he must act in spite of it, and then it will gradually yield to him. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Be Bold" has become an unofficial slogan of Wikipedia Welcome I've been hanging around Wikipedia since January 2007. While I wouldn't consider myself a hardcore Wikipedian, I should point out that my background is in magazine journalism, so editing is sort of second nature for me--not to mention a bit of an obsession once I get going. I was raised in New Jersey, lived overseas for two years, lived in Central New York State for many years (I New York), and currently live in Massachusetts. Interests My interests include: Dalmatians and other dogs, genealogy, travel, Germany, Spain, France (where I lived for two years), local demographics, volunteerism, linguistics, foreign languages, photography, gourmet cooking and many others too numerous to list. Recently, I became interested in lacrosse, having followed my teen daughter in her journey as a lacrosse player for a few years. So now I've discovered the little UserBoxes... uh oh! I think this could get out of control! I'm a little obsessed with labeling things (Avery rocks!)... so I could see where this might lead... Education BA - Magazine Journalism, SI Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University BA - Modern Foreign Languages (German and Spanish), Syracuse University MSEd - Secondary Foreign Language Education (Spanish), Syracuse University Graduate School Travel Over a year: Over a month: Over a week: Over a day: Over an hour: Places I'd like to visit: Travel idea and layout gratefully borrowed from User:Necrothesp who stole it from User:Calton who got it from User:Guettarda who borrowed it from User:Coolcat who probably lifted it from someone else... Philosophy Random acts of kindness make the world a better place. Cigarettes cause cancer and heart disease. People who continue to use that drug ought to pay for higher health insurance. I believe in Evolution. Religion is unimportant to me--unless you try to force it upon me. Barack Obama was a great American President. Go Orange! Wiki Philosophy Articles need careful and consistent organization to best facilitate access to the information. Articles titles should be redirected to aid in bad searches. After all, to err is human. Useful information should not always be transwikied to another area. Edits I'm just getting started! My 1st edit was on 21 January 2007 at 22:07. About Me This user is from the planet Earth. This user lives in the United States of America. This user lives in or is from the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This user grew up in the state of New Jersey. This user is from, lives in, or has lived in the Syracuse metropolitan area. This user's time zone is EST. This user is a female contributor. This user is of German ancestry. Education SUThis user is a Syracuse Orange fan. Go Orange! This user attends or attended Syracuse University. Go 'Cuse! Editing “,;:’This user is a punctuation stickler. . TheThis user does not put two spaces after a full stop. A, B, and CThis user prefers the serial comma. theyThis user considers singular they standard English usage. its & it'sThis user understands the difference between its and it's. So should you. ft-lbThis user uses American Measurements. ... in.Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which this user will not put. Wiki Stuff 1,000+This user has made more than 1,000 contributions to Wikipedia. This user believes that a user's edit count does not necessarily reflect on the value of their contributions to Wikipedia. This user is a recent changes patroller. inclThis user is an inclusionist. CUVThis user is dedicated to cleaning up vandalism.  This user prefers fix attempts over complaints of various sorts. This user has been helping the Internet not suck since January 2007. Interests This user has fostered 12 rescue dogs.12 This user has a pet dog. (<and it looks like this!) This user enjoys photography. This user is interested in linguistics. This user is interested in their local history. This user is an art lover. This user supports protection of the environment. This user supports the ACLU. This user is interested in World War II This user supports the fight against breast cancer. This user enjoys writing. Trivia This user is a Taurus. 兔 This user is a Rabbit. This user eats chocolate. This user DOES like Green Eggs and Ham. PepsiThis user prefers Pepsi over Coca-Cola. This user does not smoke. Secondhand smoke is one of this user's pet peeves. This user is right-handed. This user tracks their money on Where's George? This user takes his/her coffee with 3 creams and 4 sugars. Television This user politely asks: Who are you working for?! GADalmatian Mommy is addicted to Grey's Anatomy. This user is not dead yet. She's getting better! Computers This user contributes using Microsoft Windows XP. This user contributes while using iTunes. This user prefers Mozilla Firefox. Sports SUThis user is a Syracuse Orange fan. Go Orange! This user couldn't care less about football.