Karen Smith:  

Life definitely have an adventurous streak - whether it's trying out an exotic receipe in the kitchen, traveling to different places in the world, or walking in the rain. I'm most happiest when I'm outdoors., My philosophy on life: Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming... Wow, What a ride!! School My nickname in grade school was Bucky. In 6th grade, I had a teacher named Mr. Lewis, he had thick glasses and wore suspenders. He gave me a "B" on one of my papers, I got mad and called him "Hobo". He overheard and told me he was going to tell my Mom (she was a 3rd grade teacher). I had a crush on Bill Cassidy when I was in junior high. I remember Bill got caught chewing gum and had to put the piece on the end of his nose. In junior high, I got a "D" in english, I forged it into a "B", I don't think my parents ever caught on. The only thing I wouldn't do over again, is take Home Economics, at least I didn't make blue soup. As a sophmore in high school, I got caught smoking behind the bleachers, I cut geometry class, and my sister who was a senior knew about it since she was an "aide" for the principal. Mr. Meeker (we called him Mad Dog Meeker) influenced me the most. He took my painting (fern with a watering can) kept it. He was a great singer too. College I attended Cochise College. We had a week of events, different types of contests. One was a tobacco spitting contest, another was to see how much A & W rootbeer you cou...Expand for more