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I still have to figure out how TypePad, Trackbacks and Technorati work I guess. I only just found out Connie Crosby tagged me for the list of 5 Little-Known Things About Me!

Hmmm…well, here goes:

I speak Spanish and Portuguese, fluently

My undergraduate degree from UMass Amherst is in Spanish and Portuguese.  I speak Spanish almost daily and Portuguese somewhat rarely now.

I was voted Most Organized in high school.

How embarrassing – well, that is, until I became a librarian.

I am obsessed with the architecture of and the people who built Berkshire County‘s cottages

I recently started editing Wikipedia to include more information about Berkshire County’s guilded age cottages, i.e. ginormous mansions.  Interestingly, there was very little information posted about these amazing works of art.  In high school, I volunteered at the Berkshire County Historical Society and one afternoon, I was taken to visit Elm Court when it was still in a state of disrepair.  I was impressed by the enormity and grandeur of the place, despite its state of repair, and have been fascinated ever since.

I am a Masters swimmer

I swim three times a week with a local swim club.

As a kid, I used to test Milton Bradley toys.

You have probably played Yahtzee or Twister or Stratego or Scattergories.  All of these games were created by Milton Bradley Company.  As a kid, I was in the enviable position of being a games tester.  I had no idea what it was at the time, but on Saturday mornings I went to a local church basement and got to play all these cool new games, eat cookies and drink juice.  Then, I had to answer questions about why I liked or disliked the games.  Thinking back now, I wished I had paid more attention.  I don’t think any of the games I tested ever became famous.  It’s hazy now, but I seem to recall a game where you were a ghost who moved along the board through a haunted mansion.  I didn’t like it very much.

I am tagging Derek, Jane & Rebecca, Gwen, and Stephen to tell us 5 little-known things about themselves.