Writing, drawing, painting, and I have an autoharp, a mandolin, a concertina, and my trusty stainless steel spoons which I love to play. Art, theatre, bluegrass music and music of any sort is all good. Boating is my favorite thing to do...ESPECIALLY out -to- sea in the gulf stream off the Atlantic shores...... there is nothing so beautiful when you are far out at sea, and you can't see land, and the sea is as calm as glass and the full moon shines on the water and the stars are so bright. I have been to the Sargasso Sea 200 miles out in the Atlantic Ocean when I tried commercial swordfishing for a living. But the ocean was dying even then and the swordfish were just babies. Mostly we caught 10 foot Hammerhead Sharks. Now I love to sit at night in the river bottom and watch the barges go by on the Ohio River. I AM ALSO INTERESTED IN WHAT THE DRUG COMPANIES MARKET ON TELEVISON DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC, WHICH TO ME IS UNETHICAL. Do you take Prosac, Zoloft,Paxil, or any drugs called antidepressants which are called "ssri"s????? You make actually be doing yourself more harm than good! HATE the fact that so many people in the US feel that they are depressed and the five top drugs sold in this country are antidepressants.. BOY, THEY KNOW HOW TO MARKET THOSE THINGS! NEWSFLASH!!!! SSRI's can cause birth defects AND SUICIDAL TENDANCIES AND WORKPLACE VIOLENCE! I AM INTERESTED IN FOOD SAFETY AND THE CONDITIONS IN OUR FOOD SUPPLY. ARE YOU A MEAT EATER LIKE ME? I WOULD LIKE THE GOVERNMENT TO STOP THE INHUMANE SLAUGHTERING OF OUR MEAT SUPPLY. IF YOU HAVE THE "GUTS", WATCH THIS VIDEO BELOW, THEN YOU ARE A BRAVE SOUL. WHEN A COW IS SLAUGHTERED THIS WAY, MANY HORMONES DISPERSERED BY FEAR GO INTO THE MEAT, ADDING MORE THINGS IN OUR FOOD WE SHOULDN'T EAT.width="425" height="350" ....APPETIZING, ISN'T IT? RUSH, DON'T STOP! GO BUY A MCDONALDS HAMBURGER. There ARE ways of killing beef humanely.Why don't they do it? BECAUSE THEY ARE IDIOTS WORKING FOR A CORPORATION, THAT'S WHY!!!! NO REAL FARMER WOULD KILL HIS STOCK THAT WAY!!!!! Some of my interests are also discovering who the biggest idiots in this world are and how can we stop them?..I am a non-violent activist, an e-activist and I use THE PEN AND MY COMPUTER TO TRY TO ALERT PEOPLE AND TO MAKE CHANGES IN OUR COUNTRY! Ohhhh, but I would like to close that place down and others like it, wouldn't you?
I WOULD LIKE TO MEET OWNERS OR EDITORS OF PUBLICATIONS, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, WHO NEED A COLUMNIST OR FREE LANCE WRITER WHO WOULD CARE TO READ SAMPLES OF MY WRITING AND HIRE ME!!!! .PLUS, I AM JUST HERE 'A HAVIN' FUN AND MEETING INTERESTING PEOPLE, LIKE YOU!
All music is great. (But, especially bluegrass) The new release by Michael Cleveland, "Let'R Go Boys!" from Rounder records is in my car CD player. Whew, Michael can sure play that fiddle. For some free music, check out this podcast by Blue Highway.Good bluegrass music for free.
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Favorite movies? I have favorite movies and movie stars.. Judy Garland in "The Land of OZ". Oprah Winfrey in "The Color Purple". Elizabeth Taylor in so many films, Alfred Hitchcock and all the greats of yesteryear. The brilliant directors who used great lighting techniques without computer graphics, the great great actresses and actors, like JIMMY STEWART. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" which he was in and how I WISH OUR GOVERNMENT REALLY OPERATED THIS WAY! .I LOVE Hindi movies with all the dancing and singing. You can get the cool foreign films off NetFlix.
Who cares what TV shows I like, really? I guess some marketing people do. A few are: My Name Is Earl. Antiques Roadshow. History Detective, Free Speech TV. Sundance.Independent Film Channel.The Learning Channel.National Geographic. Good old black and white movies on Turner Classic Films, oh, and UGLY BETTY!!!!
I READ. A FEW OF MY FAVORITES ARE:"The Four Agreements" by Don Miguel Ruiz Anything written by Tennesee Williams or William Faulkner. Leonardo Da Vinci's Advice to Artists.
HEROS????? SURE!!!!! Mother Teresa... width="425" height="350" .... ...I love Truckers. Air Traffic Controllers. All pilots. Teachers. Tug boat captains, who, I think have one of the most difficult jobs, hauling all sorts of things through the inland waterways. All people who help others. God, who has many names. Our mother, the Earth and all the creatures who survive her and those who are trying. Benjamin Franklin, an American writer, signer of the Declaration of Independence, inventor who once said, "There has never been a good war or a bad peace." And also Margaret Mead, who once said,"NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF COMMITTED CITIZENS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. INDEED, IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT EVER HAS."