Valerie Kiesel:  

Valerie is from Chicago, Illinois. She is married with Bob Kiesel. Her schools include Terre Haute North Vigo High School. She later attended Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (BS in Home Economics). She works(ed) at Navy Officer Candidate School, Indian Acres Delicatessan & Catering, Continental Baking Co.. Valerie's interests include SuperPoke!, Yorkie & Silky Rescue, Vintage jewelry repurposing, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Hines Ward, Apolo Anton Ohno, Helio Castroneves. Music she likes includes Craig Moritz, Bon Jovi, Roy Orbison. Books she likes include The Secret, Begin with Yes, A Dog's Purpose. Movies she likes include Men In Black, Blazing Saddles, Brokeback Mountain. TV shows she likes include Finding Your Roots, msnbc, Ugly Betty. One of Valerie's favorite quotes is:""It is a good idea to be ambitious, to have goals, to want to be good at what you do, but it is a terrible mistake to let drive and ambition get in the way of treating people with kindness and decency. The point is not that they will then be nice to you. It is that you will feel better about yourself." Robert Solow ------------------------------------------------------------ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty & well-preserved body but rather to skid in broadside, totally worn out & proclaiming, "Wow, what a ride!" ------------------------------------------------------------ "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!" Stuart Smalley ------------------------------------------------------------ What other people think of me is none of my business. anon ------------------------------------------------------------ Forgiveness is giving up all hope for a better past...Expand for more