Sandra Lynn Dodd

Biographical This'n'That

I am Sandra Dodd. My other names have been Sandra Lynn Adams and Sandra Adams Gill. The one that has stuck always has been "Sandra." I grew up in Espanola, New Mexico. I live in Albuquerque. I'm married to Keith Dodd who grew up in Alamogordo. We live in a rambling pack-rattish house full of music and laughter on a good day, and abuzz with frantic doings and deadlines being missed on a worse day.

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My main online activities have to do with that sort of radical homeschooling known as unschooling. I write about unschooling and I speak at conferences sometimes, and run workshops upon occasion. Some nice unschoolers who'd been collecting quotes and paying attention to me made a Wikipedia page. (Some editor there said "too many quotes," and took ALL the quotes out. Wait! They were saved or restored here.)

Being a homeschooler means I must have kids:

Kirby (Kendall Kirby Dodd) is child #1, the experimental model. He's twenty-one, living and working in Austin.

Marty (Martin Alexander Dodd) is nineteen, sweet, strong, funny and honest. He's engineerly, like his dad. He's a gamer and is great on skates (roller blades or ice), and in his old age now is taking up skateboarding some. He's working at Par's, a Persian restaurant.

Holly (Holly Lynn Dodd) likes ideas, and has a zinging sense of irony and humor. She's sixteen and a half years old and interested in musical theatre—live and also videos and sound recordings. She does strange things to her hair. She has a boyfriend and a full driver's license. She's practically grown.

Society for Creative Anachronism

I've been involved in the Society for Creative Anachronism since the late 1970's. It's where I met my husband and many of my best-loved friends. Within and around that organization, I'm known as AElflaed of Duckford and I live in al-Barran, in The Outlands. I didn't play for a few years, but I did keep adding to my SCA pages. Lately I've been involved again.

Philosophy

There's more and more talk of ethics in the world these days, which is wonderful. Virtue is alive and well, and accessible. With a combination of the mental massage of American Buddhism and the ideals of chivalry, people can go a long way toward impressing their moms (AT LEAST!) and being good neighbors and valued friends. The more good there is in the world, the better the world is.

Music

Folk music interests me, especially traditional ballads, Christmas things and kids' songs. I play recorder, folk guitar, and keyboards some. I lately came into possession of a wonderful little pump organ which kind friends of mine have helped me tweak into useability—thank you Crispin and Tule and Frank Aon!!

Religion

I used to have a lot of religion, but no more. I'm very interested in what people believe and why and what they do with it. I make jokes about it, but just because something's funny doesn't mean it's not *TRUE!*