From: marcel@hpindvm.cup.HP.COM (Marcel Burlet)
Subject: My wife's bio 
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 19:12:44 GMT
Organization: HP Termio

Note:

This is posted for my wife, for reasons mentioned inside
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I will join in on the Bio craze...

My name is Karen Gundy-Burlet. I am currently 31, and I work as a civil
servant at in the Computational Algorithms and Applications branch of
NASA-Ames Research Center, in Mountain View, California.  Like quite a
number of you out there, Ihave been through many years of schooling (at
Berkeley and Stanford), ending up with a Ph.D. in Aeronautical
Engineering.  I specialized in Computational Fluid Dynamics and currently
work in the area of CFD simulations of multistage axial turbomachinery
flows.

I used to post occasionally to r.e, but the current climate at
NASA-Ames has all but eliminated our use of any recreational news-group
or mailing list ("use of computers is for official government use only"
is starting to be strictly enforced).  I would like to know how the
Lewis and Langley r.e contingent are still managing to post....I hope
their access is not eventually restricted as well.  Oh well, I am
looking for an independent access to the net, so I can participate
again.  My husband is being nice enough to post this for me.

Like most of the Bios I have read, I was stricken with "horseyitis" at
a very young age.  When I was 13, my mother relented and gave me riding
lessons for my birthday.  She soon found out that the stable was a
peaceful place to relax while my sister and I were riding, so it became
a fairly regular place for us to visit.  My parents bribed my sister
into getting better grades (and friends) by promising her a horse so I
felt justified in getting myself a horse as reward for my grades (any
excuse in a storm!).  So, despite the fact that he failed a flexion
test, I bought T-Bar because of his sweet attitude (9 yo. at the time
QH gelding) in the summer after my freshman year. My
then-boyfriend-now-very-sweet-husband was absolutely flabbergasted at
the time (you bought a WHAT?!), but quickly came to like my "brown
buddy".  It was quite a busy time, working at NASA on a
coop/summer/vacation time job to support my school/horse habit.  My
husband is not a horsey person, but actively supports my habit because
it makes me more humanoid after a stressful week at work.

Throughout the years, T-Bar (now 22) and I have had fun playing
around....trail riding, rennaisance fair and play days.  We were
introduced to dressage several years ago and have loved it ever since!
T-Bar has definitely developed an "I deserve respect" attitude from the
dressage work... which is a lot of fun to work with.  He puffs up with
self-importance and carries himself beautifully as soon as he is
complimented...and doesn't hesitate to crow-hop if he feels you are
ruining his performance or questioning his integrity!  He is definitely
my buddy, and does a wonderful job of taking care of me.

My 7 month old daughter sweetly demands much of my time, so lately it
has been difficult to ride as much as I would like to.  Fortunately,
T-Bar is out in a pasture at a stables in San Jose, and has fun running
around and cavorting with his mares.  He very nicely puts up with my
daughter pulling his hair and giggling at him everytime she looks at
him.  Hopefully, I will be able to find the time to take dressage
lessons again in the near future.
Karen
      & Marcel...............Wonderful patient husband
      & Olivia...............Adorable daughter
      & T-Bar................Equine brown buddy
      & Boo, Taj and Magic...Feline fuzzy lumps
{.sig deleted to protect the innocent}
{all standard disclaimers apply.  If you want to get in contact with Karen,}
{send me email, and I'll be sure she gets it  Marcel}


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