Way Corp group(s) I was in
14th Corps
Where I live
Minneapolis, Minnesota area suburb
About Me
I live and work in the city, but my heart is still with the farm as that is where I grew up with the five brothers and three sisters. I live three hours from the family farm and the brother's farms, but go back to visit regularly. I especially love visiting in the fall at harvest. I usually ride a few rounds in the combine or one of the big tractors and help however I am needed.
Of course everyone has animals, so it is always fun to see the herd of cats, dogs, peacocks, exotic cattle breeds, horses and whatever wildlife someone has found injured and is trying to rehabilitate.
My Interests
My dogs and cats, the loves of my life; animals of most kinds; learning new things, reading, visiting new places when I vacation with my youngest sister; going off the tourist path, meeting the locals, feeling the flavors of the area; roaming about and not getting lost too often. I am very involved in animal rescue. I volunteer for transport of homeless animals from within Minnesota and neighboring states. I am usually fostering a dog, helping with fund raising or whatever else I can do to keep wonderful animals from being euthanized.
Employment or Career
Scientist / Engineer for pharmaceutical, medical device and combination therapies company. I am in a business unit that does a lot of R&D for new products so that is very fun and exciting. Always learning and studying to keep up with changing technologies and the current philisophy of the FDA.
Music I Like
Musicals (Les Miserables, Dream Girls, Evita, Church Basement Ladies - a homegrown Minnesota musical - others that don't come to mind at the moment). Blue grass, folk, some blues, Celtic, Enya, Loreena McKinnit.
Books I Like
Books about other cultures (which to me includes religions), places, animals, science, history, biographies of people that inspire me.
Television I like
Crime solving shows, FBI profilers, forensic evidence, the Law and Orders, Cold Case.
Movies I like
Independent and foreign films, crime solving suspense thrillers, historical.
Sports Teams I like
I don't watch professional sports of any kind, but am a big fan of my nephew's and niece's school teams.
My Email Address:
bluemerrywinkle@hotmail.com
Comments
Thank you for the Birthday greetings! I thank God for your life.
Have a great week!
Love you,
Claire
PS I saw that your Birthday is this month too....so Happy belated!
And a happy joy filled birthday to you.Pray you are or had a good one.
Since your last name is Riley you must be Irish O'Riley eh?
Ferrell used to be O'Ferrell .Luck of the Irish
God Bless
Ted
Tak care and may your day be filled with His blessings.
Kevin
God's richest blessings to you on your birthday. all our love from Mike and Rita Prahm.
God Bless You...DB
I'm not an official member of the red hat society but my cousin is an active organizer and she bought me the hat. I formed the singles group on a total whim and have no idea what will happen out of it. Maybe we can shoot for own own reunion within a reunion in 2010.
Love,
Carleen
I loathe Polka music. They played it at the bowling alley, my client played it all day when I cleaned her house...........if ya wanna watch me go bananas do that.
Animals are so trusting and they don't deserve abuse. But you are right, people that abuse animals will do it to humans too.
We won 40 lbs of Nutro dog food for telling Lassen's story. That was cool.
Ozzie is scratching himself raw, so off to the tub with him......gotta run. I have no idea, he is allergic to something. We are weeding it out now. Bless his heart.
Janis
I noticed in your music you didn't put Polka, as a WOW vet from there (Faribault) isn't that a requirement. Just pulling your chain.
We have two rescue dogs ourselves. Lassen the most emotionally damaged of the two was found cowering under a car on an Indian Reservation in New Mexico, he was taken to Colorado where my Ron got him. Then there is Ozzie, he is the happiest dog I have ever seen. Hard to believe he too was abused.
It took me two years of concerted effort to get Lassen to trust me. Even now it is with reservation.
It's good work you do...I think all boys should be neutered, it turns them into nice people. : )
janis