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Andy

Substitute Teacher / Democratic Activist

About Me

I am Andy Alderman, a 39 year old substitute teacher from Sacramento, California. ( Lordy, Lordy...one more year and I am forty....) Ballroom dancer, strong on waltz and tango...but can salsa and samba too...Proud member of the Democratic Party ! ..

My Interests

Politics, Culture ( Asian and Russian/Ukrainian) and Ballroom Dancing

I'd like to meet:

I am looking for a friend and somebody to date....I enjoy good conversations, Chinese/Thia/Vietnamese food... action, historical or just funny movies...I also occasionally enjoy plays and museums....also enjoy cultural celebrations, such as Chinese New Year..I love dancing, but not clubbing. ( Dancing means room to move to me...)I do not drink..but many of my friends do...

Music:

Phantom of the Opera soundtrack..and almost anything latin..even disco...and Kathy Mattea

Movies:

Phantom of the Opera, The Producers, Memoirs of a Geisha...and most Jackie Chan films

Television:

PBS News Hour, Washington Week... the Simpsons ....and CSI: Mayberry

Books:

What's The Matter with Kansas ? (Thomas Frank ) Joy Luck Club and The Bone Setters Wife (Amy Tan ) Falling Leaves ( Adeline Yen Mah ) Had Enough? A Handbook for Fighting Back (James Carville) The 911 Comission Report ( Read it, it is suprising well written) All Grown Up and No Place To Go (Erikson) and most of RA Salvatores Drizzt Dourden series....and since I teach kids... The Velveteen Rabbit, Eric Carle's "Brown Bear Brown Bear, what do you see ?" and "the Very Hungry Catapillar" and of course....Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Suess...

Heroes:

Mom (of course), Harry Reid, John Kerry

My Blog

Chicken Curry Recipe

Here is a chicken curry recipe from my penpal Maria in China... 4 Chicken breasts ( chopped into chunks )1 chopped carrot1/2 a chopped onion2 potatoes, cut into peices1 can of chicken broth1 curry bar...
Posted by Andy on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:18:00 PST

Playdoh Recipe-- A primary teachers trick of the trade...

This will provide enough Playdough for 6 kids...or for one adult who needs to pound on something.....Nice things about this recipe is that children can eat it without you worrying about it being ...
Posted by Andy on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:37:00 PST

The Italian Cruise

  This family cruise I jokingly refer to as the disaster cruise...two days before we left, the Roger's Creek Fault had a 5.2 earthquake, causing my mom's hose to shake... and then we returned dur...
Posted by Andy on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 10:42:00 PST

A Woman's Beauty

The Beauty Of A Woman Author: Ardem The beauty of a womanIs not in the clothes she wears,The figure that she carries,Or the way she combs her hair.  The beauty of a womanMust be seen from her ey...
Posted by Andy on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 03:12:00 PST

My beleifs on the Hot Topics

Abortion?  I personally do not like the practice, but do not see criminalization as being successful in reducing the overall abortion rate. I also fear the return of unsafe blackmarket abortionsD...
Posted by Andy on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:06:00 PST

Waitress Tips

This winter, I traveled to the Atlantis casino in Reno. Being a single gentleman, I had a great time...I had a cute twenty-something waitress named Lucy that seemed to be checking in on me every half ...
Posted by Andy on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:51:00 PST

Don't Give Up..Poem by Unknown Author

One of my favorite poems : Do Not Quit:   When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you're trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you ...
Posted by Andy on Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:50:00 PST

Who might the Republicans nominate in '08

Republican Presidential Candidates in 2008 There is no "heir apparent" in the Republican party. Not only has Cheney declared no intention to run for president, but he also has many medical issues that...
Posted by Andy on Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:33:00 PST

Andy's Democratic Picks for 2008--please comment

2008 will be about issues, less about personalities..neither party has a "heir appearent"..Cheney has not only stated he doesn't want to be president, but has too may medical conditions. Some of my da...
Posted by Andy on Tue, 10 Jan 2006 01:33:00 PST

Memoirs of A Geisha...excellent

This is a fantastic film, very deep and enjoyable...this is definitely an Oscar contendor..maybe more than one Oscar.
Posted by Andy on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 11:17:00 PST