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Me
“RA,” pronounced as the initials, has been my main nickname for ten years. I am a word nerd. I strive for precise language, lament the state of the abused apostrophe, and relish learning new vocabulary. By day, I’m a medical writer in the pharmaceutical industry. In these parts, I do my best to write and edit insightful, entertaining entries. E-mails about typos are greatly appreciated, even though I kick myself for missing mistakes. I write almost exactly how I talk. In my spare time, I love to read, take pictures, and bake. A list of one hundred things about me is available for interested parties.

My husband, JG, is a high-school math teacher, and we got married in June 2005. In October 2005, we bought our first house and moved to Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. (2005 was a big year for us.)   In July 2007, we adopted our Westie puppy, Ted.

This Site
I started Definitely RA in June 2006, mainly for the purpose of a writing exercise for myself. I wanted to see if I could write clearly about my life and how I felt about it, that’s all. The site was never intended to be a secret; I figured that if people found it in their travels, it was fine with me. I was stunned to receive my first comment.

The original site was powered by Blogger and the free interface was a great way for me to get introduced to the whole set-up. In June 2007, I made the switch to my very own domain as a way of commemorating my one-year blogiversary, and then I let it run out in May 2010 to take up residence at WordPress.com.

My Projects
For better or for worse, I feel like I’ve become That Blogger Girl Who Starts Things, so here is a run-down of online projects with which I’ve been involved.

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