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About Me

hardworking..... passionate about life..... fun-loving........ thoughtful...... everlearning...... creative....... silly........ a dreamer......

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I'm a Lotus Elise!

You believe in maximum performance and minimum baggage. You like to travel light and fast, hit the corners hard, and dance like there's no tomorrow.
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My Interests

Where do I begin?Music....... Writing....... Theatre........ Traveling....... The Ocean (always).... Meeting new people.... Stretching myself/growing... My audi tt (a dream fulfilled) - smile....

I'd like to meet:

People who think..... People who are passionate about what they do or believe in... People who understand heart and humor and character..... People who not only share common ground... but are willing to share their differences... we don't move forward by staying in the same place.... People who travel..... People who dream....

Music:

A little of this and that... too much of anything puts me in a rut...Classic Rock Gaelic Music Blues Classical Alternative It depends on my mood.... or a piece of music may influence me.. evoke a thought... touch my soul... make me laugh or cry...I'm a Parrothead - I love songwriters that are storytellers.... like Jimmy Buffett, Mary Chapin Carpenter...so tell me a story... catch my interest... touch my heart.. take me somewhere familiar... or to somewhere I've never been.... show me something i don't know 'stead of everything i do......

Movies:

Fave Movies: Braveheart, Princess Bride

Books:

All time favorites:The Man who was Magic by Paul Gallico..... The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico.... To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee...... Charlotte's Web by E.B. White.....I read a lot of female detective fiction.... favorite protagonists include... Kinsey Millhone.... Rina Lazarus & Peter Decker (ok Peter's male, lol)... Kat Colorado..... Anna Pigeon.... Kate Shugak....Also love Sharyn McCrumb's Appalachian books.. well and guilty pleasure of 'Bimbos of the Death Sun' 'cept I saw a LOT of folks I recognized in that one *grin*.

Heroes:

Dad... who left this world April 25, 2007...Rocky.. who's always there... no matter what...... and hasn't walked away....My brother.... may he rest in peace... so brilliant... so wonderful...Linda.. who always has my backAbe Lincoln...Albert Einstein....Eleanor Roosevelt...

My Blog

The Blogging Workaholic and a Tropical Holiday Theme

somewhere, sometime i somehow made this unconscious decision to become a workaholic... i vascillate between being ultra-responsible to being highly undisciplined and ready to play hooky and esca...
Posted by Shadowskippin on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:21:00 PST

100 Things, Part Deux

New Years Eve..... and not so sure I'm ready for the new year.... its a blur instead of a distinct milestone... so what other things on the list of 100.... stuff to do.... 5. make love out...
Posted by Shadowskippin on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 07:05:00 PST

100 Things

last year when my air conditioning went kaput over 4th of july weekend i chose a local company to set me up with a new one (and a heater) since the house of an age where stuff starts to fall apart...&...
Posted by Shadowskippin on Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:48:00 PST

Shopping Etiquette....

ok.. tis the season and all that stuff... i'd write a book on shopping etiquette, if the people that need would read & heed.. which has about as much chance as the proverbial snowball of happ...
Posted by Shadowskippin on Sat, 10 Dec 2005 12:33:00 PST

back to business...

i got over the funk... thank you sistah raven!!!ready to rock 'n roll into the weekend... work on my road trip cd's... george thorogood's 'bad to the bone' will be the lead in on one of them.......
Posted by Shadowskippin on Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:29:00 PST

like a bird on a wire.....

there's an old song by leonard cohen that's running in my head and at the moment parts of it fit... i've only heard the jennifer warren version but it starts... Like a bird on a wire.. like ...
Posted by Shadowskippin on Tue, 06 Dec 2005 05:50:00 PST

daytrippin....

i daytripped it to nevada city...after breakfasting at panera and perusing a couple of chapters in A Salty Piece of Land... nevada city is a town with a lot of good memories, but i'm afraid...
Posted by Shadowskippin on Sun, 04 Dec 2005 01:31:00 PST

responsible workerbee

i opted not to play hooky.. so home to a bubblebath and a norco and approximately 60 hours until i have to think about work again... unless i have a weak moment.... so where can i 'venture to? t...
Posted by Shadowskippin on Sat, 03 Dec 2005 07:46:00 PST

1st Blog.... Creature comforts

This is my first blog.... a little intimidating... but here goes... Its storming outside and I'm snuggled up under the down comforter wishing winter would sneak away for a few more days....or i could ...
Posted by Shadowskippin on Fri, 02 Dec 2005 09:32:00 PST