Retired from UT-Austin since 2012. First-time homebuyer. Artist, jogger, gardener, journal writer, environmentalist, recycler/repurposer, health nut, reader of some historical fiction, science fiction and lots of historical, self-help, psychology, brain research. Have 2 senior cats adopted from shelter or unwanted and 2 hens, one which I cared for from pullet 1-1/2 years ago and one just given me because she was picked on by rooster.