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Optimistic Cynic

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About Me



You Are Sunrise
You enjoy living a slow, fulfilling life. You enjoy living every moment, no matter how ordinary.
You are a person of reflection and meditation. You start and end every day by looking inward.
Caring and giving, you enjoy making people happy. You're often cooking for friends or giving them gifts, whether bought or found.
All in all, you know how to love life for what it is - not for how it should be. What Time Of Day Are You?

You Are From Mercury
You are talkative, clever, and knowledgeable - and it shows.
You probably never leave home without your cell phone!
You're witty, expressive, and aware of everything going on around you.
You love learning, playing, and taking in all of what life has to offer.
Be careful not to talk your friends' ears off, and temper your need to know everything. What Planet Are You From?

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

For my spiritual life: Maya Angelou, Dalai Lama, the Pope, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, a Jain Monk, Rabbi Katzenstein, and Sr. Rosalind.
Just for the possibility: Matthew McConaughey, Lenny Kravitz, the guy who plays Mike on As the World Turns, Orlando Bloom, and Matthew McConaughey (listed twice because I just had to make it clear), Bill Clinton, Simon Baker..Simon Baker....Simon Baker....Simon Baker...did I mention Simon Baker?

Others include....dead or alive...mythical or real: Timothy Leary, John Lennon, Winston Churchill, Babe Zacharias, Mother Teresa, Matthew Scully, Steven Speilberg, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townsend, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Paul McCartney, James Taylor, my doppleganger who supposedly lives in New Mexico, Sammy Davis Jr., John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten...okay...truth is I've met him. He was not impressed!), Richard Bach, AC/DC, Morris Dees, Iyanla Van Zandt, Kuan Yin, Buddha, Richie Havens, the Blessed Mother, Christ, Prophet Muhammed, Bobby Kennedy, Jesse Jackson....omg, this list is long!

My Blog

It's Not Much, But WOW Anyway

I celebrated a first last night...not a big thing, but big for me.Most of my friends know my articles have been published in numerous magazines over the years, but now I can finally add a book to the ...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:16:00 GMT

Holy Feedback, Batman!

Wow! That last blog posting got more private responses than any I've ever previously posted! Whodda thunk?I was prompted to post that sincere, open, yet also rather vague post because of so many recen...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:05:00 GMT

What is the Universe Trying to Tell Me? Or is it saying anything at all?

Many years ago, in a lifetime far away, I knew and loved someone deeply. In the last few months, I've heard and seen things that immediately remind me of him....and it's driving me nuts. There are tim...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:16:00 GMT

If You Don’t Like Monty Python, Don’t Read This Blog

It's been an I-could-really-use-a-laugh kind of night. So, here is what I did for myself and now, I give it to you. Yes. I'm a bit of a Monty Python geek and I'm okay with that. ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:40:00 GMT

The Energizer Bunny is Back

Monday morning, I received a call from Austin sis that the old man wasn't breathing and was being rushed to the E.R. So, I left work and drove like a bat out of purgatory (couldn't afford to get a t...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:03:00 GMT

And Speaking of Richie Havens

One of these days, as I speak to God in my head, I truly believe he will answer sounding like this man. What a beautiful voice.
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:52:00 GMT

This High Road and a Lack of Oxygen (This one may disappear soon)

Up until, oh...about 1988, I just did. I did and I did and I did. I had no direction except the route to survival and an attempt towards painless living. Since then, I have consciously administered a ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:47:00 GMT

Thanksgiving: The reminder that the holiday bender begins NOW

That's usually my philosophy about the holidays. I'm not a complete Scrooge, but I do dread the holiday season. There are a whole host of reasons why, but I won't bore anybody with those. So far, this...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:42:00 GMT

My Friend Mel

Well dammit. After fighting her ass off for over a year, my friend Mel has been admitted to hospice. That means the official prognosis is six months.Mel is one of those folks I met online of all place...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:25:00 GMT

You Can Always Tell When I’m Not Getting Paid to Write...

....because I put so many of my thoughts in blog form. You lucky dogs.Yes...business is slow and frankly I'm too tired to market myself. I'm just not interested in writing the same old same old for ye...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:40:00 GMT