"To Love Life, Love Many Things"
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Some of My Interests:
- Education, Politics, Storytelling, and Journalism have been my career interests. It's amazing to me how closely they are linked to one another, and in fact all four could come under the term "Storytelling." I have worked in one of these four fields my entire professional life.
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1. I have taught at several high schools and universities in Texas and Louisiana. I am very proud that many of my college courses were totally paperless! (even the midterm and final exams and gradebook). My extraordinary students handed in all of their assignments via email! I am convinced that this is the direction education is heading.
- Politics creates the world we live in, for good or bad. It is one of my many passions. I started off walking door to door in my hometown and gradually worked my way up to designing and managing parts of several campaigns, including successful ones for Governor, United States Congressman (two different ones, one of which I managed and designed from start to finish), U.S. Senator, State District Judge, State Senator, State Representative, Mayor, City Councilman at Large, and several others.
I have participated in every facet of a campaign, from the
- Retail Politics (attending events like debates, speaking at civic clubs, fairs & festivals, walking door-to-door)
- Wholesale Politics (Mass media use, targeted mailouts, Internet)
- Administrative Politics: Overall strategy, fund-raising (the job nobody likes), volunteer recruitment, and design and management.
It's exhilerating! And I have enjoyed this (since it's seasonal) for more than 35+ years now! (I started young!)
Politics, if done with integrity and enthusiasm (the way to do everything) is a rewarding pursuit. As we all know, there is a dark side, but that can be avoided by doggedly adhering to integrity and enthusiasm in forming our political habits.
- Want to get me really excited? Then say "let's dance!" Dancing is one of my favorite pastimes. I teach Cajun dancing
whenever I find interested students (just ask me!), and love to learn new kinds of dances whenever I have the chance (just teach me!).
I find dance exhilerating on every level: physical, intellectual, spiritual, emotional. Very few pastimes combine all of these things so beautifully. Allons dancer! (Let's dance!)
- Invite me to your kitchen so I can cook you something from my Cajun cooking heritage. I enjoy creating & sharing beautifully prepared meals with folks, such as Gumbo, Etoufee, and Jambalaya!
- I love baseball. The toughest skill in sports, they say, is hitting a baseball.
My father, who could hit a baseball with the best in the world during his 20s, played in the
Brooklyn
(now Los Angeles) Dodger organization in the late 40s and appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine on April 5, 1948, as a Dodger rookie! He was a southpaw pitcher and First Baseman. He was born in 1925, and still tops my list of admired persons. Love you, Dad. - Growing roses and also irises
My family is my top interest and priority.
Raising a child is a constant opportunity and challenge. My son Christopher Paris is a constant joy in the world and especially in my life. Thank you, CParis !
