• Maggie Brazeau
• Nicknamed Missy by my best friend, and have used this as my Nom de Net ever since.

• Toledo, Ohio

• Hair: Deep brown, streaked with vivid violet.
• Eyes: Chocolate brown, violet spectacles.
• Disposition: Geeky
• Primary Occupation: Mother of two.
• Dancer: A Bellydancer, a snake charmer.
• Literature: Neil Gaiman, Robert Jordan, Neal Stephenson, The Professional Chef, J. R. R. Tolkien, Wei Hui, Johann Goethe, Terry Pratchett, Friedrich Schiller, Anthony Bourdain, Alton Brown, Guy Gavriel Kay.
• Magazines: Time, Newsweek, Information Week, Smart Computing, PC World, Wired, MaximumPC, PC Magazine, Network Computing
• Music: Nobuo Uematsu, The Cure, Madonna, Ludwig von Beethoven, Amy Grant, Enya, Madonna, Paradigm Blue, Yasunori Mitsuda, Mandy Moore, New Radicals, U2, Aaron Copland, Die Toten Hosen.
• Geekery: Final Fantasy, Suikoden, StarCraft, The Antioch Chronicles, Kingdom Hearts, Parasite Eve, Ico, Soul Calibur III, Chrono Trigger, Usenet, WWDN, Web Design, Cross stitch, Culinary Arts.
• Guilty Pleasures: Witchblade, Iron Chef, Ghirardelli chocolate, Margaritas

• Student Librarian - E.L. Bowsher High School, Toledo, OH. 1984-1987
• Student Librarian - Burggymnasium Altena, Altena (Westfalen), Germany. 1987-1988
• Library Volunteer - University of Toledo, Toledo, OH. 1988-1990
• Researcher - Private Research Services. 1989-1992
• Researcher - Google Answers. April 2002 - present
• Named Google Answers' first Researcher of the Week, May 30th, 2002
• Outstanding customer service record
• Solid 4.6 star ratings average

While I consider myself a generalist, and am happy to research virtually any topic, there are some topics that especially interest me. Because of my interest and experience in these topics, I have collected an assortment of ready references that will add additional depth to answers in these fields:

• Cooking
• Children's Literature
• Modern Art
• Contemporary Literature
• Computers
• Hardware
• Home Networking
• Image Editing Software
• E-mail and Usenet Clients
• Internet Issues
• Web design
• Search engines
• Spam busting
• Privacy on the Web
• Internet accessibility and education
• Copyright Issues
• Music and Dance

• Foreign Language: Spoken, written and reading fluency in German. Some reading ability in French, Dutch and Italian.
• Culinary Artistry: Specializing in rich desserts, German and Italian dishes, and sushi.
• Academics: Classroom Volunteer, Greenwood Elementary School, Toledo, OH.
• Assist first graders with reading readiness.
• Assist fourth graders with mathematics and proficiency testing preparation.
• Have continuously assisted school librarian since 1999.
• Have continuously assisted with technology implementation in the classroom since 1999.
• Writing: BloggingBaby.com