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Sherri

save my soul

About Me


My Interests

music, family, and friends.

I'd like to meet:

kindred spirits

Music:

Toni Price, Warren Hood, Shelley King, Hundred Year Flood, Barfield, the Leroi Brothers, Eric Johnson, Sue Foley, Tower of Power, the Arc Angels, Gary Clark Jr, Ephraim Owens, James McMurtry, the Allman Brothers, Radney Foster, John Hiatt, JJ Cale, Aretha Franklin, Motown, Stax, Sun Records, James Burton, Bill Carter, Denny Freeman, Derek O'Brien, Lou Ann Barton, Jay and Johnny Moeller, Mike and Corey Keller, Mike Flanigin, Damian Llanes, Freddie King, Bugs Henderson, Dr. John, Professor Longhair, Hank Williams Sr and III, Lee Dorsey, Theresa Andersson, Bonnie Raitt, Blaze Foley, Stephen Bruton, Mambo John, Scrappy, Casper Rawls, Gwil Owen, the Scott Miller, John Prine, Steve Goodman, David Bromberg, Uncle Walt's Band, Traffic, Blind Faith, Joni Mitchell, the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Laura Nyro, Papa John Creach, Airplane, Santana, Neil Young, Eddie Palmieri, and Los Jazz Vatos, to name a few.

Movies:

Local Hero, Fahrenheit 451, Who Am I This Time?, Resevoir Dogs, Jackie Brown, Run Lola Run, the Year of Living Dangerously, Three Days of the Condor, Blade Runner, Eddie and the Cruisers, Two for the Road, Lee Marvin, a Portrait.

Television:

Bravo and Style.

Books:

I collect vintage Daphne du Maurier and cookbooks.

Heroes:

my Mom and Dad (RIP both) and my Aunt Carrie.

My Blog

Theresa Andersson packs Ruby's Roadhouse in Mandeville

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYdr3Ecocts ...
Posted by Sherri on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:59:00 PST

pill bottles and film canisters

got a new kitty and those are her favorite toys. what can I say?
Posted by Sherri on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:53:00 PST

shipleys

is a Texas donut chain down the street from the house. I really wanted a breakfast kolache and a cup of coffee before leaving for work today. They were out of both, wtf? What was I supposed to or...
Posted by Sherri on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:03:00 PST

Kuma is gone

Jerry let her out Tuesday. He came home for lunch and to get drunk and didn’t close the front door tightly or lock it behind him. The wind blew it open and she was gone. She has no street smarts...
Posted by Sherri on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:38:00 PST

the Texas caucus

I'm from Iowa and have been active in politics for decades. I haven't been since I moved to Texas and was reminded on Tuesday night why. I went to my precinct to vote in the caucus and they were disor...
Posted by Sherri on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:49:00 PST

Pink Plaid

There's a three piece luggage set on sale at JC Penney. It's pink plaid. I want it. I used to shop at Penney's alot back home in Ames, IA. They had cool store there in a laid back mall. I worked for t...
Posted by Sherri on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:34:00 PST

my days are numbered

wait, isn't that the title of a blood, sweat and tears song?  seriously, I'm pretty sick. I've been to the hospital ER twice this weekend. I've got an infection in my ear from the surgery on my s...
Posted by Sherri on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 02:33:00 PST

blog for the greenbelt vandals

For those of you not from Austin, we are lucky enough to have a lot of green spaces in the city like the Barton Creek greenbelt. It provides shade and a place for people and pets to enjoy the water du...
Posted by Sherri on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:59:00 PST

falling up & the lost and found

Most people who are clumsy fall down alot. I fall up. Case in point, a trip to the greenbelt yesterday. It was a wonderful day since no one is there on a Monday, it was overcast, and I thoroughly enjo...
Posted by Sherri on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:13:00 PST

killer insects

Has anyone else been especially bothered by insects lately? Last week a local couple were attacked while mowing the lawn by 200 bees that acted like "killers". Today I sprayed insect repellent on twic...
Posted by Sherri on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:09:00 PST