I used to have a lengthy biography here. Then I decided that was a bit much; it contained too many links and far more personal information than I'm comfortable having out there where everybody (and anybody) could see it. Even with all that, it wasn't complete, and didn't seem to paint quite the right picture.

I could include photographs of my chicken pox scars or the cross-shaped scar on my right hand from the time a dog bit me when I was a baby... but well, that seems a bit gruesome. And those aren't the kind of scar that lasts the longest, in my opinion.

The scars that stay aren't visible to the eye or any other camera. They're deep beneath the skin (as opposed to "skin deep"). They hurt sometimes, but they always teach you something. I try to listen to my scars, without focusing on them too much. I know people who pick and pick and pick at the things, which isn't a joy to behold (or hear).

So I do my best to follow that old cliché (because there's a good reason it's a cliché) to "live and learn". Learning from the past, mistakes, all that jazz, without dwelling on it all to the point of tears.

My but this is morbid, eh? Okay, not really. I hope this doesn't seem dark and gloomy. I've had a good journey thus far, and I give thanks for every turn (right or wrong) which got me where I am today.

Who am I? What can I tell you about me that would give you some insight, help you know who I am? The pages out here probably tell the story better than any blurbish bio could. Then again, I often feel my pages are inadequate, and I have plans for so many things that I never find time to put online. Ach well, this is a bit of a tale, which reveals a bit of me. For the rest, well, you'll have to talk with me. Who is Laurel today? Someone different than yesterday or last year. Mileage varies. Words can't sum me up.

I quite like it like that.

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