The author is a Baby Boomer born and raised in Uptown, Chicago, Illinois. She was educated in the Windy City, attended Senn High, OCC, and Northeastern Illinois University where she obtained a Bach...view moreThe author is a Baby Boomer born and raised in Uptown, Chicago, Illinois. She was educated in the Windy City, attended Senn High, OCC, and Northeastern Illinois University where she obtained a Bachelor's degree in Political Science. As a youngster, she often sat at the kitchen table listening intently to her mother reminisce of her own childhood. It is with a sense of humor intermingled with her faith that provided the author the mechanism in which to deal with life.view less