Meryl Johnson

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The Basics

Location: New York, NY
Hometown:

Baltimore, Maryland
Gender:

female
Sexual Orientation:

straight
Relationship Status:

divorced
Children:

I have children

Profile updated: Dec 12, 2006
Last signed in: Jul 06, 2008
Member since: Dec 10, 2005

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Meryl commented on the article Religion, Science, and the Effect of Cerebral Dominance by Donald Hawley 2:19PM EDT
"Interesting and informative article. I'm left-handed myself." more

Meryl commented on the article Avacado Plant by Lori P. Jul 05, 2008 4:28PM EDT
"I've grown them. They don't grow terribly fast. Whether you can plant it outside depends on where you live. I've always lived where it snows in the winter, so I've always kept them inside." more

Meryl commented on the article A Very Wet Fourth of July Celebration by j - Frugal Mom - r. Jul 05, 2008 9:06AM EDT
"That's pretty much what happened here in NYC, too, but the fireworks went off as usual. It's not raining right now, but the sidewalk's wet so it has been." more

Meryl commented on the article IF DOGS COULD TALK by ROBIN V. Jul 04, 2008 1:35PM EDT
"Your pets are lucky that you understand them and what they're feeling so well. Beautiful article!" more

Meryl was pinged by Kath M. Jul 03, 2008 3:05PM EDT

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About Me

Describe Yourself:

One of those cussed liberal Democrat intellectuals. Skeptical, maybe cynical. Creative, artistic, accomplished. Analytical chemist; museum scientist, published poetry, fiction, articles about art, chemical findings, debate between science and religion.
On Gather, I'm Looking For ...:

Whatever turns out to be interesting

Interests

Favorite Music, Artists, Genres:

All that good old 70s stuff: the Beetles, acid rock, heavy metal, On the other hand, Baroque music
Favorite Books, Writers, Genres:

Too many to name!, Poetry: Robert Lowell, Randal Jarrell, Robert Frost, TS Elliot, WB Yeats, Donald Hall, Fiction: Jane Austin, Mark Twain, Herman Hesse
Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres:

March of the Penguins, anything by Michael Moore, A Beautiful Mind. Story of the Weeping Camel -- look for this one!
Favorite TV Shows, Actors:

Pretty tired of all the pap. Just deleted the shows I'd named; they're in a severe decline this year.
Interests and Activities:

Philosophy, social psychology, spirituality, politics, history, history of science, techniques of art, history of art, poetry and fiction, Exploring the ethnic neighborhoods in NYC. Painting water colors. People watching. Bird watching. Cats. Politics. Photography

Affiliations

Political Affiliation:

Democrat
Religious Affiliation:

none
Employers:

U. of Michigan, Detroit Institute of Arts, consultant to Met. Museum of art, other museums, Grumbacher, City of NY Dept. of Environmental Protection
Colleges:

BA, MA, U. of Michigan, won top literary prize. Columbia University, MFA

Major:

U. of Mich. chemistry and History of Art, Columbia - Poetry and Fiction
High Schools:

Towson High School
Other Affiliations:

Certificate in Computer Science, Poets and Writers, AARP, Village Independent Democrats

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dean t., Jun 27, 2008, 2:11PM EDT

Thank you for your comments on cats.

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Dnbuster (Just DN), Jun 4, 2008, 11:28AM EDT

Hi there

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Keigan W., May 11, 2008, 6:32PM EDT

Tiffany decided she wasn't ready for a serious relationship and commitment scared her. She wants to be able to just have fun as a teenager and have teenager style relationship I guess. This is what I've been told and can pull out of it. Any other questions I may be able to answer?

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