- My family crossed the United States from Maine to California when I was about a year old. In a car. With five kids under the age of eight.
- At my peak, I typed 104 words per minute on an electric typewriter.
- Häagen-Dazs Vanilla Swiss Almond is my favorite ice cream.
- For a time, my goal was to be a rock star. I combined the styles of Aretha Franklin and Chrissie Hynde, and I played a mean Telecaster.
- My brother burned down our house (accidentally) when we were kids. After counting her children while the house was in flames (there should have been five), Mom realized I was still inside …
- I have the privilege of working all day at an elementary school.
- My cat’s name is Freckles. I adopted her several days before the COVID stay-at-home mandate began in March 2020. The animal shelter labeled Freckles as “the worst cat ever.” She’s the best.
- I attend a church that celebrated its 85th year in 2020 — at the same site, serving the same God.
- I’m the Mom of a Star Wars nerd. (He says it’s my fault.) The original (1977) version is the best and, yes, Han Solo shot first.
- The MacBook Air is my writing machine. I am also fond of the Palomino Blackwing 602.
Tell me something fun about YOU.
Darla McDavid 