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Monica

About Me

Thank you for visiting my profile. I am passionate about living life and doing what it takes to enjoy it with the people I know. Life is too short and our days too hurried. I don't want to miss out on its beauty. I like traveling, photography, hiking, camping, keeping in touch, great non-toxic foods and a healthy environment. Music is a given...I grew up with a recording studio in my parent's garage. Bands used to come and jam until the wee hours of the morning. My Dad taught me to live music. He used to play his guitar every night, and I sure do miss the live concerts. I am glad to say my son has caught the vision, but my greatest desire for him is to love the way music can change his life - forget about the stage stuff. You'll be happier without it, imho. (You know I love you on the stage, though!)

Favorite Quotations

"To the world you're just one person but to one person you could mean the world.""Well, folks like to keep things small, Dink. Fit you into one pocket or the other. Give a man a label, and you never really need to get to know him." - Jack Morris in My Dog Skip.

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My Space is an awesome place to connect with the freshest music around, and I am loving it. So hello, new friend. It is great to meet you. Please tell me who is your favorite artist?!

My Blog

Monsters in the closet

When I found out about the people who live deep in the swamps of Louisiana, I could relate to the strange environment.  I grew up in a tall pine tree forest in a gray castle with iron b...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:49:00 GMT

Vacant photos

I haven't written much poetry, but this just flowed out of my thoughts today.   It is written for my two sons in Minnesota.  Here is the photo that made me think to write...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:06:00 GMT

My dad used to say...

My cousins and I used to play almost every day at my Nanny's house.  We spent a lot of time playing in the sand, drawing houses, decorating and playing house in them.  The boys would show up...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:44:00 GMT

Hiking around Craven House

On the way home from Murfreesboro last week, I stopped a little North of Chattanooga on Lookout Mountain.  I had laced up my Kamiks, grabbed my camera and drove up the mountain to find a hiking t...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:12:00 GMT

Flaming pu pu platter

I was about 19 when I went to a Chinese restaurant for the first time.  So it's my 20th year anniversary for eating Chinese food, and tonight I had my first flaming pu pu platter.  I can't b...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:13:00 GMT

Im bored!

Well, the power went off this afternoon.  No internet, cable or tv, video games or music to speak of.  And my son thought he was bored before!   I wasn't feeling well today so when my ...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:49:00 GMT

My future pro-golfer

My son Stephen flew out today to Minneapolis.  It was really hard to see him leave.  I hope I can visit him soon.  Here is a picture of him.
Posted by on Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:48:00 GMT

Rated G shower story

I started attending the Sonshine Festival in Willmar, Minnesota in 2002.  The first time I went, I heard that it gets a little crazy on site, so I booked a campsite a few miles from the civic cen...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:48:00 GMT

New track at JamesSwansonMusic!

OK, Here is what you've been waiting for!  Check out James' music.
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:34:00 GMT

my evil squirrel story, part 1

  I have been thinking about writing this story down for a long time.  Even tonight before I turned on the computer, I asked my sister if it was too embarrassing.  Of course she said no...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:35:00 GMT