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About Me

"In the eyes of an Angel, may you find some comfort there"Disabled American Veteran, former U. S. Air Force Historian, single parent of one adult child. Licensed Master Social Worker - Emeritus; former Social Worker/Psychotherapist.
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My Interests

Reading, writing, proofing, editing, computers, law, social work/issues, psychotherapy, psychology, ethics, watching television, personal friends, crocheting, learning to knit better, quilting, tatting, crossword puzzles, and other interests too many to list.

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet Mary, mother of Jesus ... I have always wondered what she thought and felt the day her son died and if she somehow found inner peace. The 12 Apostles who wrote the Bible. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Nikki Giovanni, Thurgood Marshall, Senator Barack Obsama, President William and Senator Hilary Clinton, Michael T. Weeks, Angelina Jolie, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Ellen Degeneres, Charles Gibson and Anderson Cooper

Music:

Minnie Riperton, Phoebe Snow, Chicago, Jim Croce, Janis Joplin, Santana, Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Bob Seger, Mary J. Blige, Faith Hill, Otis Redding, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Barbra Streisand, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Donna Summers, Aaron Neville, Michael Jackson, Tammie Terell, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Gordon Lightfoot, Brian McKnight, Michael McDonald, The Doobie Brothers, Prince, Z.Z. Top, Z.Z. Hill, The Temptations, Alan Jackson, George Strait, James Taylor, Carly Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, The O'Jays, Ray Charles,as well as music from the 50's, 60's and 70's.

Movies:

Casablanca, Now, Voyager, All About Eve, Gone with the Wind, Lawrence of Arabia, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Memoirs of a Geisha, Sayonara, Panic, Rent, Woman, Thou Art Loosed, any Tyler Perry movie, De-Lovely, Alexander, Wanted for Murder, Ray, Frida, Mrs, Henderson Presents, Laurel Canyon, Mr. & Mrs, Smith, Bela Lugosi Dracula - The Legacy Collection; Boris Karloff Frankenstein - The Legacy Collection, The Big Sleep, The Thin Man Series, and other movies that I have watched, enjoyed and loved

Television:

Law & Order, Law & Order CI, Law & Order SVU, A & E, Biography Channel, Discovery Channels, History Channels, Court TV, CNN, Dateline, 60 Minutes, BBC America, Bravo, Turner Classic Movies, and some other television programs which are entertaining and educational.

Books:

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Agatha Christie series, The Ngaio Marsh series, The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, Robert Kennedy by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.,The Elizabeth George series, Dorothy Dandridge by Donald Bogle (a favourite), Katherine Hepburn by Anne Edwards (a favourite), Hitler's Generals, edited by Correlli Barnett, Lyndon Johnson Means of Ascent by Robert A. Caro, Lyndon Johnson The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro, Huey Long by T. Harry Williams (a favourite). These are just a few of the books I have read and own, I read a variety of books to include fiction, specifically British murder mysteries, non-fiction, biographies, commentaries, poetry, essays and so on.

Heroes:

God. My son who gave me and continues to give me the reason to be and has given me the courage to move forward no matter the cost.My true true friends who stand by me and give me courage and inspiration when I can no longer stand alone. They allow me to be me and accept me as I am without judgement.

My Blog

Happy Birthday

Yesterday was 19 June 2007. Exactly, 50 years ago, I was brought into the world. I am a half century old if one can imagine that. I am alive ... a living testimony to modern medicine, determination an...
Posted by b d on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:25:00 PST

Dark

I am alone and I am so very tired. Such a stark statement of the truth.  No one knows how tired I am. I want to feel alive but I am not and I am tired of pretending. Each day, anot...
Posted by b d on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:42:00 PST

In My Dreams

In my dreams, I am whole again. I am once again strong, healthy and whole. There is no amputation, no pain, no fatigue, no heart issues. I am free of any physical or health issues. I am typical of mos...
Posted by b d on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:20:00 PST