Karen Adkins:  

It's hard to remember what I was like in high school. I don't know how people remember me because I was shy and maybe invisible? I did know my friends from church and band. Friends from high school find it hard to believe that I have tattoos, leathers and my own a large cruiser motorcycle. I started riding in 2000. I had always called them murder cycles but when you go through tough times, nothing seems to bother you, so I took to the road and love it. I have rode my bike down the Blue Ridge Parkway, Key West and Cape Hatters on the Outer Banks of SC. Can't wait for another trip. Of course if you are a biker you know about the Tail of the Dragon in the Smokey Mountains. It has 113 cures in 10 miles, that was awesome. The wildest thing I did in high school was getting thrown out of the library. But then again EVERYONE did. I have worked at IU for 32 years as a secretary/records assistant in 4 different departments. There were no computers when I started so I had to write everything. I love computers and enjoy photography and travel. I love my 3 dogs, a poodle, doodle and terrier. I still live in Bloomington with my husband Bud. We go to the church that I grew up in, Fairview Methodist. I had a great childhood and am blessed with still having my parents. ...Expand for more