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Flameburns

It's now or never. Never is a frightening word. We'd be fools to let happiness pass us by. MmHm....W

About Me

I am an attorney, a teacher, a writer, an artist, a musician, a singer, and poet.....not necessarily in order of importance. I am a widow. I like cats and dogs. I have a large black Lab (mixed with other larger breeds! Big dog! My nieces call him Cujo.....) My Siamese cat of 18 years died last year. I have no children but I have a large, close-knit extended family with many nieces and nephews. My nickname during my hippie years was Sunshine. I am an optimist in every sense of the word. The ol' "Tomarrow is another day!!" syndrome. It's a good way to be ......especially these days in Southern Louisiana. I live in BR..Baton Rouge....Red Stick!! My City has changed dramatically since Hurricane Katrina. We went from roughly about 250-300 thousand people to about a million people in the Greater Baton Rouge area. I worked in NOLA for over a year after Katrina. It was a wild and intense commute, surfing the ocean of traffic each day! I am now back working in BR and the surrounding parishes. Having seen so much death, I try very hard to make the most out of every day. We STILL live in interesting times. Unfortunately, that is an old Chinese curse......to live in interesting times.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Earth goddess, Sunshine, Flameburns, or S.
Birthday: 7/27
Birthplace:
Current Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Eye Color: Green, blue, or blue-green depending on my clothes
Hair Color: reddish (strawberry) blonde,thick, long, below my shoulders
Height: 5'2" altho my niece A. claims I'm a little over 5'1 "
Right Handed or Left Handed: Rt......but use my left in a pinch
Your Heritage: Celtic!! Irish, Scot, some French, Native Amer.
The Shoes You Wore Today: sandels
Your Weakness: let me get back to ya on this one
Your Fears: usually fearless.........albeit cautious
Your Perfect Pizza: Supreme with everything good on it
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Perfecting my "pickin'" on the guitar and learning Spanish.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: LOL
Thoughts First Waking Up: what day is it
Your Best Physical Feature: eyes
Your Bedtime: varies
Your Most Missed Memory: dunno
Pepsi or Coke: DC
MacDonalds or Burger King: don't really care for fast food much
Single or Group Dates: either.....
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla Bean with Chocolate Syrup
Cappuccino or Coffee: cappuccino, cafe au lait, or chai
Do you Smoke: nope
Do you Swear: When necessary......I can swear like the best of them!
Do you Sing: All the time
Do you Shower Daily: uh duh! Seriously, I prefer long, hot bubble baths!
Have you Been in Love: very much so
Do you want to go to College: Done this an incredible amt of times.
Do you want to get Married: Dunno........I was married a long time to a great romantic guy.
Do you belive in yourself: absolutely
Do you get Motion Sickness: no
Do you think you are Attractive: so I've been told
Do you get along with your Parents: When they were alive, we had a great relationship
Do you like Thunderstorms: Yes
Do you play an Instrument: Yes, .....not well but I do and have played guitar, piano, harmonica, drums, cornet, bongos, recorder, etc.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: No, but I do drink on occasions.
In the past month have you Smoked: No
In the past month have you been on Drugs: No
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: no
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no but after seeing this I bought an individual packet!!
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: No, but I do enjoy Sushi.
In the past month have you been on Stage: yes, being in court is sorta like being on stage!
In the past month have you been Dumped: Nope!
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: Nope
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No
Ever been Drunk: sure when I was a young kid but never obnoxiously so.
Ever been called a Tease: Nope altho have been called a flirt!
Ever been Beaten up: Never
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: when I am good and ready!!!
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: I have pretty much done much of what I wanted to do!!
What country would you most like to Visit: Ireland!!! .......and New Zealand.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: Doesn't matter
Favourite Hair Color: Doesn't matter
Short or Long Hair: Either but I sure wouldn't want it longer than mine!
Height: has to be a good bit taller than me but then I'm very petite
Weight: Proportional....a little overweight doesn't bother me but obese is a dealbreaker!
Best Clothing Style: appropriate for the occasion
Number of Drugs I have taken: Not my thing
Number of CDs I own: a lot
Number of Piercings: just my ears but have thought about piercing my ears a second time........
Number of Tattoos: NONE.........
Number of things in my Past I Regret: usually I don't waste my time on regret. Everything has lead me to the NOW.
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Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence
You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well.
An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly.
You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view.
A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary.
You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator. What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?
You Are Midnight
You are more than a little eccentric, and you're apt to keep very unusual habits.
Whether you're a nightowl, living in a commune, or taking a vow of silence - you like to experiment with your lifestyle.
Expressing your individuality is important to you, and you often lie awake in bed thinking about the world and your place in it.
You enjoy staying home, but that doesn't mean you're a hermit. You also appreciate quality time with family and close friends. What Time Of Day Are You?
Your Rising Sign is Cancer
You are compassionate and kind - and the one who gives security.
And while you sometimes tire of it, people always turn to you for advice.
Emotions are your domain, and you use tend to use them for good.
But you've also been know to be very manipulative when you need to be.
You're quite loyal to those you love most - friends and family.
For everyone else, you tend take time to build up trust. What's Your Rising Sign?
You Are Fall!
Thoughtful
Expressive
Creative
Poetic
Smart
What Season Are You?
You Are Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"We saved the world. I say we have to party." What Superheroine Are You?
You've Experienced 100% of Life
You have an amazing amount of life experience. In fact, you've seen and done more than most people.
So congratulate yourself on what you've done so far. The future is only going to be more of the same! How Much Life Experience Do You Have?
Your Passion is Purple!
You've got a ton of passion, but you don't always wear it on your sleeve.
If something truly excites you, you let your inner intensity shine through.
But otherwise, your passion tends to morph into energy ... which you never lack.
You're a balanced woman, knowing when to turn on the fire in your heart. What Color is Your Passion?

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My Interests

I have very varied tastes. I love movies, traveling, animals, music (listening, singing, and playing different instruments), art ( I like to use acrylics, watercolor, and pen and ink), theater, and I love Louisiana!!!!I also like riding horses, target-shooting, and fishing (esp. deep sea fishing). I also like Tai Chi and Yoga( although I am definitely not professing to be a pro at either!)

I'd like to meet:

Other people with eclectic interests and worldviewsWhat American accent do you have? Your Result: The South

That's a Southern accent you've got there. You may love it, you may hate it, you may swear you don't have it, but whatever the case, we can hear it.


The Midland
Philadelphia
The Inland North
The Northeast
The West
Boston
North Central
What American accent do you have?
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Music:

Again........very eclectic taste. It depends on my mood. I like almost everything from bluegrass to classical. I even like some hiphop and rap. I'm very attached to anything Celtic and folk music. Beatles (of course),Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchel, Warren Zevon, U2, Alanis Morissette, Alison Krauss, Cranberries, Modern English, Sarah McLachlan, Iron and Wine, Clannad, GooGoo Dolls, Peter Gabriel, Randy Newman, Norah Jones, Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers, Cowboy Mouth, Enigma, Moby, George Winston, Ralph Stanley, Johnny Cash, Willie, Waylon, John Prine, Theresa Anderson Group, the Late Great Zydeco King...Clifton Chenier, Sarah Brightman, Hank Williams, Sr., Patsy Cline, Neil Young(now more than ever!!!..loved Prairie Wind and Living with War), Gram Parsons, Bruce Springstein, Emmylou Harris, Enya, Mindy Smith(newly added to my list), etc...... rock and roll, motown, country (classic, modern and outlaw).

Movies:

It might be easier to list the movies I don't like..... I love the classics like Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Key Largo, The Quiet Man, Breakfast at Tiffany's, All About Eve (and almost any really old Bette Davis flick), Godfather (et al), It's a Wonderful Life, the spaghetti westerns...For a Few Dollars More, A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, then the American follow-ups like The Outlaw Josie Wales, ........well just about any Clint Eastwood movie, any of the Marx Bros movies, anything ancient with Cary Grant or Katherine Hepburn (Bringing up Baby, The Philadelphia Story). Gone With the Wind,To Kill A Mockingbird, Titanic, Good Fellas, Scarface, Bladerunner, 5th Element, Brazil,The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Matrix trilogy, The Princess Bride, You've Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seatle, Joe versus the Volcano (a very underappreciated gem.....the creation of the term.."brain cloud"),Raising Arizona, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Fargo, and anything else by the Coen Brothers, Bullets Over Broadway, (in truth, any movie with John Cusack who is a favorite of mine!!!....Have you never noticed the Cusack Connection???), Cat on A Hot Tin Roof, The Long, Hot Summer,The Ghost and Mrs. Muir(this movie was awesome!), The Shootist(One of my favorite John Wayne movies),Harold and Maude, M.A.S.H., Somewhere In Time, Notting Hill, Dr. Strangelove..., and so on and so forth! Perhaps I shall just keep switching up the names...as there are too many favorites!

Television:

The Riches (quickly becoming a fav!!!), The Tudors ( it seems a little off historically as Henry was the hot young thing when he was married to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and Anne Boleyn was a later love and I think she was during his 40's or at least late 30's.......but hey, the dude is smokin' hot in this show!!!!....so who really cares whether it is total truth!)......Boston Legal, Deadwood ( alas, appears to be history.....pun intended), Sopranos, Brotherhood, Rome, House, Heroes, 30 Rock, Jericho, Bones, The Office, The Closer, Rescue Me, Grey's Anatomy(Seriously!), Saved, Justice,Brothers and Sisters, Ali G Show, Desperate Housewives.... Also was attached to "Dark Angel" and "Angel"(.......but maybe I just like the word "Angel")And "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", "The Colbert Report", and "Real Time with Bill Maher" ( O yes, I definitely tivo! or rather the cable equivalent.)

Books:

Everything by John Grisham, Robert Ludlam, anything by Hemingway, A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole(my absolute favorite!), anything by Jane Austin and Dickens, and in particular, poems by Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Edgar Allen Poe. I read both fiction and nonfiction. Love historical works. O I also enjoy science fiction...loved the Dune set of books as much as I loved Tolkien.

Heroes:

My brothers. Two of them died in 2005 but one's still here! My ancient grandmother who died in the 60's but who taught me to love the "now"! Good grief........let's just say a large number of family members........some dead, some still here. I have found in life that so many times the popular "heroes" have feet of clay. I don't care to judge but I don't know that I'd want to emulate a facade.

My Blog

Happy Holidays to All Y’all

Happy Groundhog's Day on Saturday! Happy Lundi Gras on Monday! Happy Mardi Gras on Tuesday! Have a blessed Ash Wednesday and an enthusiastic beginning to the Lenten Season! And have a Wonderful, Happy...
Posted by Flameburns on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:07:00 PST

Time flies..........and Happy New Year to you all!

Dear kind and gentle cyber-readers,       A very belated Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Boxing Day, Happy Kwanzaa, and a very Happy New Year!!!!!!!...
Posted by Flameburns on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:09:00 PST

RED STICK............. Baton Rouge

       And for some other newsy chitchat...............am doing another gig at a different place on Sat .......Sept 1............so that Thurs , I won't be at the other p...
Posted by Flameburns on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:43:00 PST

Year of the Golden Fire Pig..........

Greetings to all of you cyber-people!!!!!!!!!  Wasn't it a grand and glorious day!!!!!!!!  Course, I guess that is simply because my sweet, beautiful, and extremely intelligent great niece w...
Posted by Flameburns on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:34:00 PST

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Posted by Flameburns on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:36:00 PST

Remembering when..........

"O don't fret for me, sweetheart. I mean, I have had an opportunity that few people ever get on this earth. God has blessed me to share time and space with a man that He designed Himself just for me.....
Posted by Flameburns on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:12:00 PST

The latest .........re things.........

"We cling to what is gone..........Is there anything in this life but grief?'  "There's love, there's hope ........for some.........there is hope that you will find something worthy, .........tha...
Posted by Flameburns on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:13:00 PST

Sopranos........swan song........etc......

          Greetings cyberfolks,  Couldn't let this week past by without some comment about the series finale to The Sopranos..........especially as everyone who knows me...
Posted by Flameburns on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:24:00 PST

Yep, it is a wonderful day!!!!!!!!!!!

 Hello dear cyber readers....... Hope my little happy picture can be seen...........cause that is precisely how I feel today!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, I always feel a tad happy when I accomplish astonish...
Posted by Flameburns on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:24:00 PST