Although I was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, I moved to the District of Columbia at the tender age of 4 and consider myself a Washingtonian. I joined the military when I was 21 and have been riding that wave ever since. I have one son, Alexander and a lovely ex-husband who knows scary things about food (Marsupial Manure Coffee, anyone?). My son is currently attending college in the Boston area and I've started my retirement countdown: T-Minus 4 years and a wake up. I'm very excited to be a possible contributor to WikiProject United States Public Policy and am looking forward to joining the millions of Wikipedians who break down barriers to the world's knowlege base one article at a time.