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About Me

Nowadays, you're more likely to find me on my blog: www.scrabblecrush.blogspot.comHelp Tina get to the Rocky River Scrabble Tournament!
The good: High-energy but not high strung. Kind. Off-the-wall, often twisted sense of humor. Spontaneous. Wearer of my heart on my sleeve. I am lucky to have a lot of people who I can really call close friends. Without them, I am simply not as strong.
The bad: Sometimes too impulsive. Occasionally bossy (or strong maternal instinct...whichever). Stubborn. I tend to overuse parentheses (a lot).
Paralegal (progressive, consumer protection work). Nighttime graduate student in Social Work. (I'm going to be a counselor! It's my calling!!)
Four AWESOME kids (counting a teen-aged sister I have custody of). Professional firefighter/Army reservist husband. (Yes, I know...those are two kick-ass costumes!!)
Talk with me about: the ACLU (I've been known to sit on the board of directors for WV), women's rights, human rights, and lots more. Open your mind...and we'll talk.
I have traveled great distances to experience spectacular fireworks displays, thrilling roller coaster rides, and the chance to sit down and play Scrabble for an entire weekend. These are three of my favorite things. I'm also becoming increasingly-addicted to shrimp & Chinese vegetables and funny cat videos on YouTube.

My Interests

SCRABBLE, ACLU, photography, Reiki, yoga, fireworks, women's rights, human rights, Right to Choose (pro choice), roller coasters, dodgeball, genealogy, poker, reading, travel, weight training, running, social justice, solidarity, equality. In case you didn't already notice it, here's a little taste of the things I'm interested in: ..

I'd like to meet:

Like-minded (and open-minded) people to share ideas with.
People who are down-to-earth, real, and open.
Strong, independent women who don't confuse the words "strong" and "bitch." Don't get me wrong...sometimes a strong woman can be a bitch...but you don't have to be a bitch to be strong. Know what I mean?
Progressive men who appreciate strong, independent women.
Religious persons who still understand the need for the separation of church and state to ensure our continued freedom of religion.
People who understand that, for the flag to really mean what you want it to mean, your fellow citizens must be allowed to burn it in protest.
People who believe love between two people should be the primary requisite for marriage and family.
Think I'm unpatriotic? Shove it. Just because I want to make our country better doesn't mean I'm not a patriot.
Obviously, I'm not interested in dating since I am happily-married to a great guy with whom I raise a great big, crazy family. He's second from the left:

Music:

Beastie Boys, Metallica, Green Day, The Gourds, Staind, Johnny Cash, George Strait, Doors, Janis Joplin, Neil Young, Eminem, DMB, Jimi Hendrix, GNR, Bob Seger, John Lennon, Hootie and The Blowfish, Willie Nelson, 50 Cent, Elton John, John Denver, Kanye West, Ice-T, Led Zeppelin, Santana, White Stripes, Jay-Z, Prince, Bob Dylan, Queen, The Eagles, Dwight Yoakam

Movies:

Braveheart, Lone Star State of Mind, Grosse Pointe Blank, Anchorman, Princess Bride, Apollo 13, Sleepless in Seattle, To Kill a Mockingbird, Super Troopers, Brokeback Mountain, Angels and Insects, The Outsiders, Fahrenheit 9/11, While You Were Sleeping, Road to Perdition, The Village, Dodgeball, Say Anything, Into the West, Antonia's Line, Pretty in Pink, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, Driving Miss Daisy, The Weather Underground, Napoleon Dynamite, Animal House

Television:

The Daily Show, Independent Lens, American Experience, Reno 911, The Colbert Report

Books:

To Kill a Mockingbird, Colony, Animal Farm, She's Come Undone, The Afterlife Experiments, Lamb - The Gospel According to Biff (Christ's Childhood Pal), The Time Traveler's Wife

My Blog

Especially for Sarah Always Wright

Tomorrow. Starting at 1:00 p.m. The marathon then finale of: ICE ROAD TRUCKERS...
Posted by Tina on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:39:00 PST

Deep Thoughts

Today I was surprised to see a blimp floating in the air above Charleston. I'm not sure why it was here but it reminded me of some things. Once, as I got out of my car, a stranger said to me, "H...
Posted by Tina on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:42:00 PST

Its not you, its me REPOST

This is a repost of a blog I wrote a while back...when I found it necessary to reduce the number of my MySpace friends so that I could really communicate with the people in my life. So, if you'r...
Posted by Tina on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 02:08:00 PST

For my fellow Texans...and anyone else who wants a laugh

The older of my two brothers, Cliff, sent me this. He was born in Texas and I was partially-raised (middle school and high school) there. Be sure to read all three judges' entries. A...
Posted by Tina on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:55:00 PST

I can't believe I missed it...

I missed the one-year anniversary of Teach Your Parrot To Say Something Important Day (May 24th). I can't believe it. The story behind TYPTSSID is one of my stand-bys when I need something...
Posted by Tina on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:31:00 PST

PBS

I am totally digging PBS the last few days. I have always watched it here and there and love the show American Experience (a documentary show). But over the last few days I've been watchin...
Posted by Tina on Wed, 30 May 2007 06:42:00 PST

The Break-Up

CAUTION: THIS WHOLE BLOG IS PRETTY MUCH A SPOILER, EVEN THOUGH THE MOVIE'S NOT NEW. _____________________________________________________ The Break-Up is on HBO right now. Seeing it on TV remind...
Posted by Tina on Mon, 28 May 2007 05:09:00 PST

Questions from my brain to yours

When I had to attend an ACLU board meeting at Twin Falls State Park on Saturday, Eric went with me. On the way back, we went sans radio/CD player and just talked. (For some more background...
Posted by Tina on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:56:00 PST

Girl Power

My very good friend Sara is a super-cool woman whom I admire very much. I'm so glad she's my friend. All that being said, she sent me (and some other women) this article about the phy...
Posted by Tina on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:23:00 PST

What to say?

There's no room for funny tonight or personal complaining. In fact, what happened today at Virginia Tech seems too complicated and suffocatingly painful to write about directly. I couldn't...
Posted by Tina on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:57:00 PST