Debbie Snow:  

Well I wasn't one of the most popular kids in high school so not many will remember me. I made my own way at a time when you had to decide from the very first day of school if you were going to hang out with the "jocks" or the kids that smoked behind the bathroom and were late for class. I just wanted to get through it without chosing either side. I discovered early on that I kept getting A's in all my compostition classes so I took more and more. I will never forget graduation day in 1973 when I walked up on that stage and they handed me a leather bound certificate holder. I couldn't wait to get back to my seat so I could open it and see my name in calligraphy writing saying I had graduated! Instead there was a note saying I could go to the office and get my diploma after I paid my THIRTY FIVE cent late fees for a library book I turned in late. All I could think was, "Are they kidding me?" So at the end when we got to reunite with our families and they rushed to look at my diploma, all I had to show them was this stupid note about owing 35 cents and the clearest thing I remember about that day was the disappointment on my dad's face when my diploma was not in hand. I married and divorced while spending 20 years searching for the treatment and cure of central nervous system disorders at UCI. There are more politics in the University system than any where I have ever worked so after 9/11 I switched gears completely and went to work in the auto industry. I worked for the most recognized name in the world: Porsche. After 25 years, I finally decided the auto industry isn't what it used to be. It used to be about the cars and the people. Now it's only about the numbers: how much more can we make, was not the legacy I wanted to be a part of so I retired even though there's still a lot more fire left inside me! I have one daughter who gave me three beautiful grandsons. I am a published author of an erotic novel series and I spend most of my free tim...Expand for more