Somewhere on this website, my duty in Hummingbird is described as providing constructive criticism. While I do not claim that I contribute in any other way, I must point out that this role is important and demanding, and describe my qualifications.

I am a soap and lotion lover and collector. I have always been. Growing up in New York City, I was a mischievous, dirty tomboy. I also spent a great deal of time in the mountains of New England, where Mom often forced my sister and me to paddle canoes through icy waters and hike through forests full of logs and boulders. It was not because of my constantly soiled condition, however, that I liked gifts of fragrant soaps, lotions, and potpourri. I just enjoyed things that smell good. I still do.