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Tess

Bless the beasts and the children; for in this world they have no voice....they have no choice.

About Me

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..I hate exploitation of anyone – human or animal - and support charities that fight their exploitation. I also support charities that search for cures for human diseases without using animals for their research.
..Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Matthew 7:12
I love being with people I relate to & feel comfortable with, but also enjoy being alone. I love the beauty of old items because you can almost feel the history. Also love things from nature and wonderful textures. I am a Christian and believe that God is found in everyone if you look for him there. That the best gift you can give anyone is your caring, nonjudgmental, unconditional love – a love that accepts them as they are without trying to change them and without any agendas of your own. I’m not really talking romance here, but caring relationships with friends, family, and those you just feel drawn to. My “babies” are a quaker (Shamrock) & a cockatiel (Shyanne).

My Interests

The rescue, protection and life quality of animals (have a special caring for chimpanzees); music(I love many 80s bands and anything from Ian Mitchell’s bands – from 70s to now); nature; travel (done very little so far); photographs and photography; Native American and Irish culture, music, arts, crafts etc.; dance, esp. freestyle and modern; Bay City Rollers.

I'd like to meet:

All the heroes I listed...(the ones I've already met, I'd like to get to know them much better).......Roger Fouts, Jane Goodall, Sheila Siddle, Eugene Cussons - anyone working with or interested in great apes or other non-human primates... I've met some of my music faves, but would like to meet others that I didn't get to meet: Bret Michaels, Jon Bon Jovi, Tom Keifer, Duncan Faure, Sebastian Bach, Bay City Rollers, George Michael, John Taylor...many more.

Music:

Mostly 80s stuff. I love: Ian Mitchell's Bay City Rollers, Ian Mitchell Band, Bachelor of Hearts, La Rox,Bay City Rollers,Rosetta Stone;The RollersPoison; Cinderella; Glass Tiger; Bon Jovi; Skid Row (w/Bas); Paul Young; Europe; Journey; George Michael; The Hooters; Nickelback

Movies:

Anything with a plot that draws you in, whatever the genre; scary but not grossly bloody chiller/horror movies; chic-flicks; tear-jerkers; light no-brainers when my brain's on overload.

Television:

Animal Planet, esp. ESCAPE TO CHIMP EDEN, and ORANGUTAN ISLAND!! Cold Case, Medium, Moonlight, Grey's Anatomy, CSI (all), Two-and-a-Half Men, occasionally music/dance "contest" reality shows; Animal Planet; Cow and Chicken cartoons; King of the Hill.

Books:

Next of Kin (by Roger Fouts) all of Jane Goodall's books; When Elephants Cry; self-help/self-improvement books; cool coffee table books about travel and other cultures, music, arts

Heroes:

Jesus, Ian K. Mitchell, Jane Goodall, Linda Brent, Gloria Grow, Roger Fouts, Paul Michael Glaser, St. Francis of Assisi,... Chimp heroes: Ham & Enos(first chimps in space), Washoe, Tarzan's Cheeta (see cheetathechimp.org), Jeannie (from Fauna Foundation), all chimpanzees (who had no choice) used in lab research, space projects, etc. and who've endured whatever humans chose to do with/to them.

My Blog

I Got My Wish for Xmas - Chimp Bill Becomes Law!!! :)

"Chimp Haven is Home" bill became law on Dec 26, 2007! I love Chimp Haven!  I've been a supporter and follower of it's progress since the Shreveport, LA area was first awarded the righ...
Posted by Tess on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:47:00 PST

Help Chimpanzees and Get a Tax Write-Off (repost of my 2006 blog)

CHIMPANZEES LOVE GETTING GIFTS, TOO...(Please click or paste the urls below in your browser window)Provide warm blankets for elderly lab chimpanzees...www.releasechimps.org Give blankets and othe...
Posted by Tess on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:15:00 PST

In Memory of Washoe (1965 - 2007)

I was saddened today to learn that Washoe died earlier this week, October 30, at the age of 42.  Washoe was the first chimpanzee to learn American Sign Language (ASL), being taught by Allen and B...
Posted by Tess on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:54:00 PST

Week of Sorrow; Week of Joy

It's been a painful week for all as we watched the scary events unfold:   I was horrified and saddened by the senseless deaths of persons I didn't even know at Virginia Tech. ...
Posted by Tess on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:56:00 PST

Chimpanzee Mom and Baby Girl

In this ChimpanzeE-Alert: Special Birth Announcement Chimp Haven is proud to make this special announcement to our loyal donors and supporters prior to public release. On January 8th, 2007, the sanc...
Posted by Tess on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:02:00 PST

What if your best friend was also your worst enemy? (lab animals). ..

What if your best friend was also your worst enemy?...     Welcome to the world of primates (and other animals) used for laboratory research.  Sitting in small cages almost al...
Posted by Tess on Sat, 13 May 2006 07:38:00 PST

Donations Help Chimpanzees & you get tax write-off!!

CHIMPANZEES LOVE GETTING GIFTS, TOO...(Please click or paste the urls below in your browser window)Provide warm blankets for elderly lab chimpanzees...www.releasechimps.org Give blankets and othe...
Posted by Tess on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:53:00 PST