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J. R. S.

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

"Nothing? Are you kidding? Page 73 - S., J. R.! I'm somebody now! Millions of people look at this page everyday! This is the kind of spontaneous publicity - your name in print - that makes people. I'm in print! Things are going to start happening to me now." ~The Jerk... kindaTHINGS I LIKEChocolate~ Sunshine~ Museums~ Aquariums~ Road Trips~ Loud, Outgoing People~ The Stories My Children Tell Me~ Dave's love for Music~ Fuzzy Slippers~ MUSIC~ Steph's Laugh~ Mosquito free Outdoors~ A Good Book or Three~ Imagination~ The Crowd at a Concert~ Sudoku~ Puzzles~ My whole huge FAMILY~ Big Gorgeous Shady Trees~ Worn Out Denim~ Remembering~ Forgetting~ Finding the perfect Fossil~If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason. Jack Handey

Background from flickr user

My Interests

PAINTINGPHOTOGRAPHYFISHINGDRAWINGthe staticREADING (Check out the group in here -Fiction Files- for great discussions on books and book related subjects :)FOSSILS & ROCKS

I'd like to meet:

wild animals who would like to have their picture taken :)Happy outgoing fellows who laugh and have something interesting to say.

Music:

(Favorite sounds are: Steel Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Mandolin & Harmonizing Voices)Rolling Stones-Waitin on a FriendCSN&Y-Southern Cross/Helplessly HopingFrank Sinatra-Fly Me To The MoonLouis Prima-Bring Forth The Light Beatles-Abby Road AlbumEaglesColdplayPaul Simon(&Art)-Graceland/Scarborough FairBlues Traveler-Four AlbumDean MartinCab CallowayDjango ReinhardtLionel Ritchie Johnny Mathis Gypsy Guitar Beastie Boys-Hello Nasty Moody Blues Three Dog Night-Never Been To Spain Elvis-Little Less Conversation Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute Moby FatBoySlim-Weapon of Choice Michael McDonald-What a Fool BelievesJohn Denver-Some Days Are Diamonds America-America album/HorseWithNoName/VenturaHighway Steely Dan-Pretzel Logic Chevelle Led Zeppelin-Going to California Pearl Jam-Yellow Ledbetter New OrderWillie Nelson-Red Headed Stranger Album Eddie Arnold-Cattle Call/Make the World Go Away Chicago Peter Gabriel-Red Rain/Your Eyes Duran Duran Louis Armstrong-Hello Dolly Marty Robbins-ElPaso/Cool Water Waylon Jennings-Ramblin'Man Johnny Cash Sting- Thousand Years Enya Fleetwood Mac-The Dance Album/SilverSprings Cracker-EuroTrashGirl James Taylor-Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Alice-In-Chains-Don't Follow Foo Fighters-Everlong Eric ClaptonCream-I Feel Free Townes Van Zandt-If I Needed You Chris Cornell's voice :) Best songs to sing to- Blue Bayou/L.R. Carry On/Kansas Lonestar/Norah Jones The sound of the piano. I have an old (1890) upright that I play. Piano players! Classical, Norah Jones, Elton John, Billy Joel, Harry Connick Jr., Alecia Keys, (80s pop)

Movies:

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Make Your Movie Wall Flixster .

Television:

shows on~ History Science Archaeology Architecture Animals Nature Interior Design Art

Books:

All About Lulu/Jonathan EvisonWelcome Avenue/Jonathan EvisonPoint West/Jonathan EvisonThe Ray of Hope Foundation/Jonathan EvisonThe Call of the Mild/Jeff Friend Clock/Nick Hemsley Dear Zoe/Philip BeardPure Drivel/Steve Martin :)
Siddhartha/Hermann HesseThe Picture of Dorian Gray/Oscar Wilde
Pale Fire/NabokovOf Mice and Men/John SteinbeckMetamorphosis & Other Stories/Franz KafkaLolita/V. NabokovWhere Angels Fear to Tread/E.M.ForsterAnimal Farm/George OrwellThe Lovely Bones/Alice Sebold
The most Beautiful Girl in town and other stories/Charles Bukowski
Great Expectations/Charles Dickens
The Bridges of Madison County/Robert James WallerThe Winter of Our Discontent/John SteinbeckI Am Dracula/D.Andersen
The Jewel of Seven Stars/Bram StokerWatership Down/Richard Adams
Catcher In The Rye/J.D. Salinger
The Crucible/Arthur Miller
The Two Towers & Return of the King/J.R.R.T. and Dorrie and the Blue Witch/Patricia Coombs (favorite book from childhood)
Usually it's factual stuff I am reading like National Geographic and Archaeology Today. I have always been interested in history and science. Books on Anthropology... Egyptians, The Celts, Romans... most world history. I also like coffee table books... the pictures! I read the dictionary... because I REALLY need to.

My Blog

Had my Neural Progenitor Cells next to my coins and messed up the magnetic strip

I'm slowly getting my senses back.  I've had three babies cut out of me in the last five years.  I'm not who I used to be but I'm not the person some talk to me like either.  Some peopl...
Posted by J. R. S. on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:04:00 PST

Family @ Shakertown this cold Sunday

Sister Crystal & Brother Dan(stole this from Crystal just now :)Daphne~ Nick and Crystal's beautiful baby girlUncle Nick & MikeyDan & Laci & MikeyMikeNanc & JohnnyGarryMom & To...
Posted by J. R. S. on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:52:00 PST

Gabe & the butterfly photos

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Posted by J. R. S. on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:30:00 PST

Gabe’s first Soccer Game

He loved it!Little 10Face dive by his new buddyGetting a little tiredMikey, his little brother, was too excited about the whole thing.Johnny, the youngest, just liked the attention.Gabe's fansLast tim...
Posted by J. R. S. on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:27:00 PST

I love Pixar Shorts !

For the Birds Geri's Game Boundin' Knick Knack One Man Band ...
Posted by J. R. S. on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:31:00 PST

Great White Shark ~ Killer Whale Orca

Type: FishDiet: CarnivoreSize: 15 ft (4.6 m) to more than 20 ft (6 m)Weight: 5,000 lbs (2,268 kg) or moreGroup name: School or shoalDid you know? Great whites can detect one drop of blood in 25 gallon...
Posted by J. R. S. on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:32:00 PST

Last Night at Shakertown

It’s a beautiful place to go and relax even if your not there for the Shaker tour.  Rolling fields and wildlife without the noise of traffic or people chattering.The weather was inviting us...
Posted by J. R. S. on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:54:00 PST

Ringing Bell ~ Bell of Chirin

The movie Ringing Bell or Bell of Chirin is one of my favorites from childhood.  It always made me cry but I still would watch it over and over.  I didn’t quite understand it’s m...
Posted by J. R. S. on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:28:00 PST

For a sled ride together with you

IS THIS HOW YOU DO IT DAD?MAYBE IF I GET ON THERE WITH YOU GUYS...THAT LOOKS LIKE FUN!  WHEN IS IT MY TURN?WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY I DON'T GET A TURN?SNOWBALL FIGHT!!OKAY, NOT A FIGHT.  YOU JUST...
Posted by J. R. S. on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:34:00 PST

Ive been tagged (fourth time and Im being a sport but Ive run out of interesting things :)

The rules of this game are simple -- once you have been tagged, you must write a blog with ten weird, random things, little known facts or habits about yourself. At the end choose 10 people to be tagg...
Posted by J. R. S. on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:02:00 PST