About Me, My life in a nutshell;
I am 5'7" 138 Lbs., the only girl in a farm family of six.
I grew up competing with my brothers on their terms.
I can kick butt in touch football and shovel more manure than all but one of my brothers.
I didn't own a bra till I was sixteen.
Genetics has been good to me; I still don't need one.
I was born a few weeks early.
That was the start of a pattern of impatience that continues today.
My mother barely had time to get the tractor back in the barn.
I was born in a cold barn with the doors still open.
My distrust of authority figures started in kindergarten.
My teacher kept extolling the need to always tell the truth.
One day, I was the last one back in the classroom after recess.
When she noticed I had forgotten to close the door behind me, she asked "Constance, were you born in a barn?"
Her reaction to my answer convinced me that, no matter what they say, some people don't always want the truth.
I was quite the tomboy, till I attended Rutgers University in NJ.
At Rutgers I learned about boys, Geology, hangovers and Electrical Engineering.
I left Rutgers with 3 degrees and far more practical knowledge about controlling the males of this species than I ever thought I would learn.
In 1998, I lost 240 lbs. of useless fat, my College sweetheart/husband.
I have worked as a Social Worker, Electrical Engineer and Exotic Dancer.
I don't make excuses to those who say that dancing exploits women.
Dancing paid for my education and left me with a tidy nest egg for my retirement.
After my separation I returned to dancing, for nearly 2 years, so I didn't have to tap into my nest egg.
During that time I had some success at starting up my own small business.
Now that I may be off stage for good, I'm going to have to spend more time at the Gym.
I am not one of those people that are defined by their job, although engineering suited my disposition better than any other job I have had.
I am who I am, not what I do.
During most of my working career I was a "Reverse Engineer" for a firm that did extensive work with the military and other Government entities.
I dismantled devices and figured out, not only how they worked, but also why they were made.
It's amazing what can be learned about the designers, their reasons for making it and the thought processes and attitudes behind it.
The easy questions were, is it intended to cause a problem or cure one?, is it first strike or defensive?, for mass production or for a specific target?.
During my years with "The Firm", I learned much about how governments and people work. Believe me when I say, "Ignorance is bliss."
I tend to recognize patterns that go unnoticed by others. The behavior of society and individuals follows set patterns.
Individuals that deviate from these patterns are subject to some manner of "correction." This "correction" is rarely required and frequently destructive to society and counter to common sense.
In nature, diversity equals strength.
We need, as a society, more diversity in thinking.
My "politically correct" friends disagree with me.
They feel only certain groups add to diversity, others are "politically incorrect."
I feel "Politically Correct Thinking" is neither correct nor thinking.
It is merely another way to allow someone else to determine your destiny, by circumscribing your range of thought.
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