FAQ #1 Are you really from Hungary? or Are you really a Hungarian gypsy?

No. I was born and raised in Arizona. The story behind my name is three-fold -- and really not all that interesting.

Long, long ago when bbs systems were the in thing (about 12 years ago) I was on the electronic forum for the Maricopa county colleges. After going through two other names I became known as Gypsy. About the same time I also was looking into genealogy and the SCA. I had discovered that what I thought was a Polish or German maiden name was actually Hungarian. When I got onto the Internet, it quickly became apparent that Gypsy was a common name. So, I would have something original, I chose HungarianGypsy. That's the whole boring story.

FAQ #2 Why did you join Free Republic? November, 2000 was the beginning of the well known "election fiasco". On one email list a call was sent out to help set up rallies against the ridiculous extra recounts. Stupid me volunteered and suddenly found myself in a leader position. That was a group in my area of me and me. I called the Arizona Republican Headquarters, They were leery about helping, but took my contact information. Ready to give up I contacted the person who wanted this set up and told him I could not do this. He encouraged me and I still tried. Finally a few calls trickled in. One person said I should call Rush. I tried for two hours, but did not get through. At one point Rush mentioned the rallies. From then on my phone rang off the hook. One caller asked if I was connected with the Freeper rally. That was my first introduction to Free Republic. The rallies were merged and I have been a Freeper ever since. When I have more time, I'll put up an essay I wrote about those rallies.

FAQ #3 Who are you? I am a mom. I sell Watkins products, act, write, dance, and probably sound to most peopl like I have too many hobbies. I educate my children and myself. Although conservative, some of my viewpoints may seem crunchy to some.

One of my biggest political peeves lately is how many people vote without knowing what they are voting for. Some vote for a candidate because they are nice, have nice hair, or a cute name. Yet, they complain about how nothing ever changes.

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