Music, reading poetry, writing free verse poetry and pseudo-song lyrics, the Adirondacks, being out in nature, trail running, live music anywhere, dogs, the Red Sox, quotes, random acts of kindness, hitting the open road with nowhere to go, hugs, laughter, hiking, being an "unofficial" therapist, peeps who keep it real, strong coffee, frolicking in downpours, peanut butter, random and goofy humor, the NFL, dancing, feeling free, meaningful conversation, collaging, learning guitar, collecting vinyl, 19th century antiques, medieval history, boots, my little car, log cabins, epiphanies
The mind is not the heart.
I may yet live, as I know others live,
To wish in vain to let go with the mind
Of cares, at night, to sleep; but nothing tells me
That I need learn to let go with the heart.
-ROBERT FROST
I run away, almost everyday
But my feet don’t budge
Tears are streaming from my eyes
The day has vanished and still I cry
Reality is cruel, but sometimes I fear, so am I
-LM
Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Johnny Cash, Tupac, Bob Dylan, Sarah McLachlan, Keb' Mo', Green Day, Emmylou Harris, Jethro Tull, Iron Maiden, Van Morrison, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Elvis Presley, John Fogerty, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Joni Mitchell, B.B. King, Snoop Dogg, Roy Orbison, Bob Seger, Buddy Holly, Howlin' Wolf, The Highwaymen, Toby Keith, Deep Purple, Ray Charles, Depeche Mode, Mark Knopfler, Otha Turner, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Loreena McKennitt, Credence Clearwater Revival, Van Halen, The Robert Cray Band, Patsy Cline, James Taylor. Love Tim Hardin, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine as songwriters. Major respect for Willie Dixon. My pipe dream is to be a song lyricist.
Miles Davis Octet w/ Santana. I dare you to sit still!
American Beauty, Toy Story I and II and pretty much anything by Pixar, The Lion King, Wizard of Oz, The Shawshank Redemption, Walk The Line, The Last Waltz, The Shining, Glory, The Breakfast Club, Nosferatu, Stand By Me, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster, Closer, Sense and Sensibility, Happy Gilmore, Lost in Translation, Fever Pitch, Benny and Joon, Dirty Dancing, Crimson Tide, Pulp Fiction, Wuthering Heights (original version), Good Will Hunting, Crash, Age of Innocence
CARPE DIEM! Powerful scene from DEAD POETS SOCIETY.
All in the Family, CMT Crossroads, Sex and the City, Antiques Road Show, Little House on the Prairie, Family Ties, Cheers, older Law and Order, NFL games/analysis, Law and Order SVU, early 90's SNL, The Wonder Years, Chris Rock HBO specials and show, North and South. The Jimmy Kimmel show is pretty amusing.
The Holy Bible, Girl With a Pearl Earring, Wuthering Heights, books on medieval history, Little House on the Prairie series, Prozac Nation, my old diaries, The Lady and the Unicorn, The Complete Works of Robert Frost, The Best Loved Poems of the American People. I need to read more!
My family and a couple friends who I'm blessed to have in my life. And, of course, the 2004 and 2007 Boston Red Sox!
***I don't know the guy. Sorry ladies.