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About Me

My Interests

Reading everything I can get my hands on, listening to all kinds of music, watching independent films, singing from the moment I wake up until I pass out, cooking delicious food that's in no way healthy, taking my friends kids out to hear music and see theater and bowl and just be

Music:

Silversun Pickups, Raconteurs, Pixies, Brett Dennen, M. Ward, B.B. King, Angelique Kidjo, Tracy Chapman, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tom Petty, At The Drive In, Radiohead, Robert Randolph, Jaco Pastorius, Nina Simone, Prince, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Bobby Blue Bland, Bob Marley, The Melody Makers, Running With Scissors, Trip Shakespeare, The Millions, Concrete Blonde

Movies:

Dancer in the Dark, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Shawshank Redemption, Philadelphia Story, The Sound of Music, Into the Woods, Shortbus

Television:

CSI (the orginal), Grey's Anatomy, Weeds, The L Word

Books:

Atlas Shrugged, anything by Anita Shreve

Heroes:

Mary McLeod Bethune

My Blog

+/- (It’s been awhile)

+ Ziggy has made a full recovery from his tussle last week and is back to his bouncy, loving self!- The exhaust system on my car rusted through and I spent most of Friday morning flat on my back in a ...
Posted by Brown Sugar on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:22:00 PST

Stepping Through the Smoke

I work through the steps againeach one in turn1. Give away all ashtraysWhy I keep subjecting myselfto this ritualI have no idea?2. Hide away a couple of the nicer ashtrays for "company"Instead of...
Posted by Brown Sugar on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:44:00 PST

Infinite Aloe

Making eye contact was my first mistakeShe grabs my hand, rubs my armAnd begins her spiel"It absorbs deep into the skin - up to 7 layers"I glance over my shoulderMy friends are at the next kiosktrying...
Posted by Brown Sugar on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:43:00 PST

Unconditional

Heads drawn togetherOnly they hear their whispersNot that they need themAfter fifty plus yearsYou develop a languageComprised of glances and touchesShe gigglesThey flirtHe strokes her hairLeaning...
Posted by Brown Sugar on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:31:00 PST

Resting Place

Some see the overcast sky as a bad omenThe air smells of water - peacefulnessA storm is brewing in the southThe sky is the steely color of duskGage Park, Franklin HillsInnocuous namesFolks get spooked...
Posted by Brown Sugar on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:29:00 PST

Everybodys got pictures that they can't contain

Missed hooking up with a good friend in D-town. I kept thinking it would all come together if I wished on it hard enough, but it wasn't meant to be. Salvaged the day by working out and then meet...
Posted by Brown Sugar on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:57:00 PST

I finished!

It took 5 hours and 25 minutes for me to cover 63 miles and I did it! (This does not include the time I spent at each rest stop which came to around an hour for me to rest up and get my head rig...
Posted by Brown Sugar on Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:44:00 PST

Family or the lack thereof

My aunt's surgery went well yesterday. Thanks to all who asked after her health yesterday :) The tumor was completely removed and turned out to be the size of a baseball. She was com...
Posted by Brown Sugar on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:28:00 PST

Two-thirds of the way home

Both parties were successes and we all managed to keep last nights party a secret from the birthday boy. Hooray! The look on his face was priceless. I think someone may have sent out...
Posted by Brown Sugar on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:41:00 PST