I was born in Galveston, TX in 1954, and am presently living near Beaumont, TX with my life partner. I can still remember separate drinking fountains and restrooms for blacks and whites in the small town in which I lived in the early 1960s. My mother's focus of necessity was on survival, but she nonetheless managed to teach me at that early age how horribly unjust segregation was. I am the oldest of five children. I went to work when I was 14 in order to help my struggling mother make ends meet. I eventually went to medical school, but thus far haven't been successful in finding my "niche" in life. I believe passionately in the need to fight for justice and equality, to help those who are less fortunate. Though I am a loner by nature, I have made some forays into the realm of political activism since George Bush managed to steal the presidency in 2000.
