savory&sweet cooking. culinary history. art. photography. music. the smell of books, crayons, lumber. the aroma of food. the bouquet of exceptional wines. family. the company of good friends. BBQs. brunch. tropical rain. billiards. bowling. classic mustangs. motorcycles. knives and kitchen gadgets. the ocean. chocolate milk. longboarding. boxing class. hip-hop class. class. travelling. vacations. sleeping. papaya with kalamansi. making each other happy. laughter. goofiness. farmers' markets. biking. cool summers. books. libraries. book stores. information. fresh baked cookies. tea before bed. shiny objects.
the clever and witty, the gays (especially fellow spammers&beaners!), PFLAG-gers; artists, visionaries, restauranteurs; our ancestors, the Lword cast, and ninjas
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Local Lovelies storm (who we were in love with WAY before the tv show) and dahlia (the most amazing voice) nina simone. sarah vaughn. ella. billie. floetry. erykah. laurynhill. mary j. janet. baxter. portishead. massive attack. everythingbutthegirl. esthero. U2. black crowes. temple of the dog. tupac. wu-tang. old school outkast. joss stone. aaliyah. brandy. ani. tracy chapman. depeche mode. pat benetar. indigo girls. steve lawler. pete tong. groove armada. gloria estefan. buena vista. son cubano nyc.
all films by Pedro Almodovar, Jean-Pierre Jeunet::boys don't cry, high art, kissing jessica stein, saving face, lost&delirious, aimee&jaguar, show me love, ma vien rose::love actually, notting hill, blue crush::frida, basquiat, before night falls, amadeus, the piano, baraka::white chicks (lol!)...the reel goes on and on...
theLword... ;) And the CRAB SHOW! AKA Deadliest Catch. And big ups to the little people in Hillsboro!
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all things culinary, including spirits and wine. all references, especially the American Heritage Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus. the spanish/english dictionary. the latin dictionary. authors/essayists/poets/playwrights include: Michio Kaku, MFK Fisher, David Sedaris, Thomas Zinn, Jeanette Winterson, Shakespeare, Flannery O'Connor, Maya Angelou, Vladimir Nabokov
mother & grandmother, our friends (past and present) And those who strive to make a difference in this world.