Making Art and Music, Home and Gardening, The Arts and Culture, Reading and Learning, Travel, Earth-centered Spirituality, Holistic Health, Creative Cooking, Fine Dining, Outdoor activites - camping, kayaking, groovin' with Mother Nature...
Pets - my family includes 4 dogs (Pomeranian) 3 cats, and an ever-changing assortment of foster dogs for Pom Posse Pomeranian Rescue (right now I have 2 fosters) I am a volunteer for Pom Posse (www.pomposse.org) in several capacities, in addition to foster parent, and I also drive transport for several other pet rescue groups when they have a transport going through my area.
Online Games -- you can find me on Yohoho Puzzle Pirates (characters: Nattydread and Redmolly) on Neopets (player names skooches and natureannie) and Showdog.com (StoneWood Kennel and Rambling Creek Hounds)
eBay - My main focus is on my eBay store Especially Fur You Pet Boutique (seller id: dollydoggy) and I also sell new and used items from time to time with 3 other seller id's: books-2-read (books, mostly new) natureannie (new items for body/mind/spirit) and adifrentdrumr (my online yard sale -- whatever I am cleaning out of my house -- it varies greatly)
other places to find me online -- my main website www.adifrentdrumr.com - a webjournal with lots of links, photos, and whatnots.
Yahoo group "Witchwood" - the 'official' meeting place for fans and friends of the legendary British progressive folk/rock band "Strawbs"
my pirate-y personae on
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People of substance and integrity, people who question both authority and reality...creative people, intuitive people, compassionate people....thinkers and dreamers, artists and inventors, spiritual seekers and surfers of the astral plane...in other words, my fellow travelers in this cosmic journey we call life!
Music is a big part of my life, yet I am also prone to profound, extended silences -- listening to the music of Nature and the rhythms of the universe.
Making music -- I play keyboards (mostly piano) and percussion. I don't play drumset, I prefer hand drums and world percussion -- and have a big collection of these toys.
My musical education began with piano many years ago. Then I learned to play a little bit of guitar and harp (and 'tried on' some other instruments as well) in school.
I was 'called to the drum' later in life - well, actually, the drum was calling me all my life, but I answered the call as an adult and found my place in the universe in the space between the beats - where the magic really happens...
Listening to music -- I like what I like, and it spans many genres. Prog Rock is one of my greatest loves, but depending on my mood, you can also find me listening to various singer-songwriters, Classical, Blues, Reggae, Bluegrass and Newgrass, Folk-Rock, Celtic, Afro-pop, Latin, Jazz, World Beat, and even some New Age music...
Favorites -- Strawbs, Genesis (especially of the Peter Gabriel era), Renaissance, ELP, King Crimson, Yes, Grateful Dead, John Prine, Bonnie Raitt, Leonard Cohen, Lyle Lovett, Boz Scaggs, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Traffic... this list changes daily, too! With the exception of Strawbs -- my all-time favorite.
animation of all sorts, movies that make you think, movies that make you laugh, movies that make you say "awww...."
some totally random favorites: Wizards (Ralph Bakshi animation), Rocky Horror Picture Show, LOTR, Like Water for Chocolate, the Long Riders, Snatch ... (this list, like all my favorites, changes frequently depending on my mood)
history, science, home/garden and travel programs, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Star Trek, D.I.Y. programs, movies (mostly old ones), the Young and the Restless (soap), BBC programs - especially British Comedy...
I watch very little prime-time network TV. Not that I wouldn't watch more -- if it was any good. Currently I do enjoy Moonlight on CBS (looking forward to more new episodes) and I am totally psyched about the return of Jericho.
fantasy, sci-fi, Arthurian Legends and related topics, mythology, spirituality and religion, metaphysics, body/mind/spirit and holistic health topics, classics of literature, poetry...so many books, so little time...
As far as light reading and sheer entertainment goes -- I ventured into completely unfamiliar turf and found myself hooked on Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels - the action takes place just minutes from my home town, and they are such fun! Can't wait to see them translated to film.
I also love word games and puzzles, and can't live without my weekend crosswords!
My big brother Skip -- we have been the best of friends since the day I was born. I look to him for advice, support, comic relief and reality checks as often as I can, even though he lives 3 hours away from me now. I know this sounds cliche, but the truly is 'the wind beneath my wings'.
Who Should Paint You: Salvador Dali
You're a complex, intense creature who displays many layers.
There's no way a traditional portrait could ever capture you!
What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?
Marriage is love.