Things my kids would know if they loved me

My first act of charity: 1966. Collecting baby clothes for Vietnamese orphans.

I had an affair with an LAPD cop. 1991

My grandma taught me how to read when I was 3. Cereal boxes. Lol

By the time I was 9 I was reading college level books.

I used to sneak out of the house & go to the library & read. Scott & Glenoaks.

I was good at dodgeball & tetherball.

My dad used to drive by Washington elementary & park & watch me play kickball at lunch.

I used to solve my classmates' relationship problems in elementary school. WTF? Once a caretaker always a caretaker.

I play a bit of sax, piano, & violin.

I was a Girlscout, Brownie, & Cadet. And I had hella badges.

I've always done crafts & cooking.

Cops have always been in my life.

I had a shitload of medical problens for as long as I remember.

I was a pot dealer entrepeneur in highschool; hence my business degree.

In 6th grade I wanted to either teach or be an x-ray tech

My nickname in elementary school - Patti Flatty

When I started playing softball? Thumper

I am good at bowling.

I excel in Algebra.

Have always loved biology & animals

I can't handle, visually, more than 2 colors.

I take everything literally.

I've seen 1 sci-fi movie. Prefer true to life movies

Sex with a man? Nope. Let's solve an algebra problem

I am brutally honest. You'll always know where you stand with me.

I love to learn.

Love men's clothes.

My feet are flat.

Always told that I looked like Mariette Hartley & Jamie Lee Curtis.

Mags or science journals? Science.

I refused to ever disect anything in school.

Love to race cars.

Cruised Van Nuys blvd.

I hold the record, at BHS, for cutting class.

Started smoking when I was 12 & drinking at 15.

I've broken 9 fingers & my left leg in 2 places 

I love sports.

Hate the mountains. Love the beach.

I use to play tennis, golf, & handball.

There are several streets in Burbank that I've never been on.

I am a highschool dropout.

I can sew & quilt my way out of a jaywalking ticket.

I've been cussing since elementary school.

I'm bad with $$.

I'm competative AF & love to be right & win.

I'm self-centered, arrogant, used to getting my way.

I get too attached to people, hypersensitive, & cry easily.

I'm a perfectionist.

Have always asked why?

I have found myself in a leadership or trainer role more times than not.

A multitasker & workaholic.

Most of my boyfriends have been Hispanic.

Married 3x

It's all or nothing. Always give 500%

Love challenges.

I strive to be the best or #1

Finding mistakes comes easy

Greatest thing I've done in my life? My kids!

I sat on Gov'nor Brown's lap a fundraiser

Love plays, museums, classical music,  & the ballet.

I can go into denial in less than 60 seconds

I'm analytical & overthink everything.

Overorganized.

I'm a neat freak & minimalist.

Life should be fun.

My first car was a VW.

In high school I drove the getaway car for some streakers 🤣

The single most person having the largest impact on my life - '76

I've met too many music & film people to list

The structure for my life - my dad. Just realized that I never met my bio dad. But, God had someone better for me. "Work hard. Clean up after yourself. Help others"

My mom - The love for Black people, Black music, Black culture.

Politics - Republican with liberal undertones

Biggest surprise in my life - Jewish ancestry.

My dad & gramps taught me how to drive.

I hate liars.

Loathsome music artists: 

Bob Dylan, the Doors. Radiohead, the Allman Brothers 🤮

I'm a forgiving person, but I never forget.

I had my first soda at age 13.

Nastiest movie I've seen: Last Tango in Paris. Book? The Betsy .. Mario Puzo

I've won a TV, tickets to Magic Mtn when it first opened.

I had the best slumber parties in Burbank.

Favorite plays - Antigone, Streetcar named desire, Fiddler

We used to have burping contests at the observatory in high school.

I was able to buy alcohol at age 16.

Favorite board game - scrabble.

Most frequented artist concert - Dan Fogelberg & Neil Young.

I've seen and read every movie & book on the Vietnam war.

Hate earthquakes.

When I cook or entertain I always make too much food.

Dislikes - organic chemistry, trig, geometry, calculus, & accounting.

I love social programs because life is messy, people aren't perfect, & we all could use a little help at least once in our lives.

My codes to live by:

1. The serenity prayer

2. People, places, & things will let you down every time

3. The road of expectations is paved with disappointment

4. I have control over my actions, that's it

I am design & religion challenged - I can't choose just one.

I never shared my popcorn until I had my kids.

That I traveled and discovered our US of A is hella racist.

First pet - goldfish that I won at a carnival at St. Francis.

First concert - Elton John at Dodger Stadium 1976 with my mom.

Late 1977 I went to a Dodger WS against the Phillies by myself.

When I was little my gramps took me everywhere with him.

I am sometimes naive, a closet candy ass, & afraid of my own shadow.

Favorite food - taquitos

Favorite tv show - I love Lucy

Favorite movie - Gone with the wind, Splendor in the grass, Wuthering heights, Heartburn, The help.

Favorite book - Don't know

What put me on the map - my pecan pie & mashed potatoes.

Favorite cars - VW, Targa Porsche Carrera

Favorite color - black

In 1963ish my parents bought BFD Chief Forbes house on Landis.

I can neigh like a horse lol Willlllllburrr

I drive a Ford station wagon in 10th grade. I made a decal / banner, a large one for the side of the car. It read: I wish I were a Chevy lol lol

I can swear in 10 languages lol

I like to alter recipes.

I left a bag of parsley in a bpd patrol car, window open; parked on Chandler. My bad. 1974ish

I graffitied on a bhs wall.

I use to play hopscotch lol

I placed 3rd in a spelling bee. 6th grade.

I used to know how to bleed the brakes on a 56 Chevy Belaire.

Books I could never get past the 1st page: Tale of Two Cities, The Good Earth, Moby Dick, & Titantic 🤮

I've always used music to synthesize & purge my feelings:

A song for every decade of my life:

0-10 In my room by the Beach Boys

11-20 School's out by Alice Cooper

21-30 It's a nice day for a white wedding by Billy Idol

31-40 Our House by CSNY

41-50 Liar by 3 Dog Night

51-60 Hurt by Johnny Cash

61-current Backstabbers by the O'Jays

I've never purchased hamburger or white bread

I used Lancome, exclusively, 1985-2020

When I attended CSULA 89-92ish I'd listen to KDAY or KJLH, bump up the bass & set off car alarms in the pkg lot.

Fav places to go: LA Zoo, LACMA, the Norton Simon, Disneyland, a Laker game

I've been sexually harassed at a job 3x: Hickory Farms 1976, Cal Save Pharmacy 1976, Quest Labs 1989 [Yt men]

I've always preferred better looking & smarter people to hang with, so I can learn.

I've surmised that in life you'rr either the teacher or the student, so keep an  opened mind & opened heart.

Initially I was afraid to sit down and learn computers.

I can find the best deal in town.

My manpicker is broken; my kids might know this.

I married 3 needy White men.

Favorite all time songs:

Suite Judy Blue Eyes by CSNY 1969

Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd 1979

Fight The Power by Public Enemy 1989

My all time, life time hero: '76 BPD

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