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Christina Merritt

I am here for Friends and Networking

My Interests

Music:

DREW STEVENS,Mozart, Marley, Mahler, Led Zepplin, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Joan Baez, Van Morrison, The Stones, The Beatles, Cole Porter, John Mayer, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Todd Rudgren, Queen, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Emmy Lou Harris, Peggy Lee, Guns and Roses, Robert Plant, Allison Krauss, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Linda Rondstadt, James Taylor, Dave Gilmour, Janes' Addiction, Cowboy Junkies, Bruce Springsteen, any project Timm Biery is involved with("the baddest drummer on the planet" TimmBiery.com), Fleetwood Mac (all of the various), Danny Gatton, Fast Eddy, Lady, Nils Lofgren, Sting, The Police, Pete Trappen, Leonard Cohen, Carly Simon, Lindsey Buckingham, David Utter, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Starkey Drive (Jeff Adams, 'nuff said) Jeff Beck, Danny Gatton, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Hole, Nirvana, Alice Cooper, Alice Cooper, whhhaaaa......., Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, Ozzy, Evanescence, Black Sabbath, Randi Rhoades, Roxy Music, Pink Floyd, Plasmatics, The Bridge and the Prophet, --this list is just going to get longer and longer... and ok, Facedancer for the memories.

Movies:

Chocolat, Last of The Mohicans, Dinner at Eight, The Importance of Being Ernest, Casablanca, Reds, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Cat Baloo, The Wizard of Oz, The Matrix, Mahler... wait there's so much more....

Television:

Nat' Geo, Discovery, History, Masterpiece Theatre, MTV (when it's music) Weeds, Lost, Dexter, The Tudors

Books:

I've got three floors of them. I'll narrow it down. Man, that does sound pretentious doesn't it? Currently reading "Cradle to Cradle" by William McDonough, "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle & "A Purrfect Murder" by Rita Mae Brown.

Heroes:

Amma, Saint. My son, Drew, the dude abides! Al Gore, my President, in this his second term. My mother, grace under pressure personified. William McDonough, leader of the Second Industrial Revolution. Patch Adams, because, well, because he's out there laughing the good laugh and fighting the good fight. Colette Chase, healer, teacher, friend. Luanne Pennesi, friend and healer. Gary Null, amazing nutritionist. Arlington County, Virginia Firefighters. Webworkers, Divine Interventionists, Healers of all stripes. And quoting John Cusack here, "...Jesus. Not the gay-hating, war-making political tool of the right, but the outcast, subversive, supreme adept who preferred the freaks and lepers and despised and doomed to the rich and powerful."

My Blog

Everythings alright

I am posting here the finest blog of my friend, teacher and mentor, Colette Chase.  She explains what we are feeling, what we are all going through, perfectly here.  I am blessed t...
Posted by Christina Merritt on Thu, 29 May 2008 08:25:00 PST

The Magical Mountain/My Sister/ Sarah/ George

Floyd,  a not very beautious name not withstanding, is lovely.  Old wide place in the road.  One stop light.  Farmer's Supply on one corner, Court House/Sheriff's Office acros...
Posted by Christina Merritt on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 03:22:00 PST

Yellowstone’s wild, free-roaming buffalo herd is under siege.

Dear Christina,Yellowstone’s wild, free-roaming buffalo herd is under siege. The Bush Administration is turning the herd’s birthing ground into a killing ground for hundreds of mighty biso...
Posted by Christina Merritt on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:39:00 PST

Earth hour

I love the silence.  Turn everything off and it is indescribable.    When I am in the country the stars...oh the stars are big and bright, yes they are.  And when the hum of e...
Posted by Christina Merritt on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:13:00 PST

Obsolete? MySpace? Say it aint so!

The tall son has returned to college and before I contemplate the housework I pick up the Washington Post Magazine and there it is...  Under the heading Going, Going...Gone.  An article on t...
Posted by Christina Merritt on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:44:00 PST

Save the wolves

At least 56 wolves are dead in Alaska -- the latest victims of the state’s brutal, unpopular and needless aerial killing program. And the death toll will continue to climb as spring’s...
Posted by Christina Merritt on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:46:00 PST

Please help horses. Please help horses. Please help horses. Please help horses.

On March 21st, at the Shipshewana auction, there will be many kill buyers with plenty of cash in hand to purchase horses for slaughter. At the same time, at the same auction, there will be Horse Lover...
Posted by Christina Merritt on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:23:00 PST

May I have the strength and the wisdom

Ah, life.  Here we go.  My son is coming home.  Spring Break.  Joy is boundless.  Gratitude is my song. I am so blessed.  And yet I must decide whether to stay here,...
Posted by Christina Merritt on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:19:00 PST

SAVE THE WOLVES, SAVE THE POLAR BEARS

LOWER YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT.  SAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANET.
Posted by Christina Merritt on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:29:00 PST

SAVE ONE OF OUR GREAT SPIRIT ANIMALS. SAVE OUR WOLVES!

Please see the link in my previous posting.  Let your voice be heard. 
Posted by Christina Merritt on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:15:00 PST