Mary Hanna's readers have called her "a breath or fresh air" and "the greatest thing to read since Erma Bombeck." Her life as a Baby Boomer has provided a wealth of material She graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Anthropology (and just to make sure she was unemployable, a minor in Philosophy), After inheriting five acres of Indiana farmland, Mary moved to the Midwest with her first (or "Starter") husband to raise children, sheep, and a feral cat that turned out to be a serial chipmunk killer.

Mary's weekly humor column, Second Half, appears in the San Mateo County Times every Friday. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, James "Keeper" Hanna, and Mr. Bobo the Wonder Cat. She has two grown sons and a serious Diet Pepsi habit. Her book, "You May Already Be a Wiener!" is available from Bird Legs Press.

Visit Mary's website at www.maryhanna.net