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Theresa

I do penance with regret, for the epiphanies I never held, and the joy I never met ~~James Ellroy

About Me



Hello!
I like people who are passionate about something.
I think it is important to be perpetually growing, in our thought processes and knowledge.
I have a low tolerance for stupidity or racism.
♥♥ Kevin & I have been married for 17 years. He is my Prince, my Best Friend, and my Immortal Desire! ♥♥
♥♥ We have 3 lovely daughters: Abby Rose, Hannah Elise, & Becca Lindsey. They amaze me and bring joy to my life. ♥♥
I am happiest when I am surrounded by nature, I love to go camping in the mountains. The stress gradually dissipates and then my soul can breathe.
"To look into the eyes of a wolf is to see your own soul" ~~Aldo Leopold
"Inescapably, the realization was being born in upon my preconditioned mind that the centuries-old and universally accepted human concept of wolf character was a palpable lie. On three seperate occasions within a week, I had been at the mercy of these 'savage killers'; but far from attempting to tear me limb from limb, they had displayed a restraint verging on contempt, even when I invaded their home and posed a threat to the young pups" ~~ Farley Mowat
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My Interests



Reading

Music

Travel

Primitive Camping

Hiking

Celtic Festivals


~~~~~MY CUP O' TEA~~~~~

I'd like to meet:





Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.

~~William Butler Yeats

Music:


I LOVE Music! I have an eclectic mix from Alternative, Classic Rock, Blues, Celtic, and some jazz. My playlist changes with my moods, of course. Music is my refuge.

Movies:


Band of Brothers
Shogun
Last Samurai
LadyHawke
Kama Sutra
Troy
Lonesome Dove
Braveheart
Rob Roy
Ben Hur
We Were Soliders
Apocalypse Now
Gettysburg
Gods & Generals
Rain Man
The Hurricane
LOTR
Matrix
Dune
Enemy Mine

Television:


I don't watch T.V.

Books:


~~~~~Classic Authors~~~~~
Yeats
Emerson
Burns
Tolstoy
Hugo
Kipling
~~~~~NONFICTION FAVORITES~~~~~
"Band of Brothers" by Stephen Ambrose
"Beyond Band of Brothers" by Dick Winters
"The Coldest Winter" by David Halberstam
"Flying Through Midnight: a pilot's dramatic story of his secret missions over Laos" by John T. Halliday
"Shooter: the autobiography of the top-ranked Marine Sniper" by Jack Coughlin, USMC
"Doc: platoon medic" by Daniel E. Evans
"Raider: the true story of the legendary soldier who performed more POW raids than any other American in history" by Charles W. Sasser
"Achilles in Vietnam" by Jonathan Shay
Scotland : the story of a nation by Magnus Magnusson
~~~~~HISTORICAL FICTION FAVORITES~~~~~
"Killer Angels" & "Gods & Generals" by Michael & Jeff Shaara
"The Afghan Campaign" by Stephen Pressfield
"The Triumph of the Sun" by Wilbur Smith
"A Rose for the Crown" by Anne Easter Smith
"Princes of Ireland" and "Rebels of Ireland" by Edward Rutherfurd
~~~~~FICTION FAVORITES~~~~~
Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series
Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Avalon" and "Darkover" Series
"Shibumi" by Trevanian
Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" Series
Sara Donati's "Into the Wilderness" Series
Suzanne Frank's "Reflections in the Nile" Series
Frank & Brian Herbert's "Dune" Series
George R R Martin's "Song of Ice & Fire" Series
Francine Rivers' "Mark of the Lion" Series
"The Odessa File" by Frederick Forsyth
"Labyrinth" by Kate Mosse
Daniel Hecht's "Cree Black" Series
"Killing Rain" by Barry Eisler
Sherrilyn Kenyon's "Dark Hunter" Series
Karen Marie Moning's "Highlander" Series
Gennita Low's "Crossfire" Trilogy
"Summers at Castle Auburn" by Sharon Shinn
AND MANY, MANY MORE!

Heroes:


♥♥ All of our Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces ♥♥

My Blog

portents of change

Emotions held in check, Frustration sliding into anger. Composure, always. Disappearing from steady erosion, moldering in mediocrity, channels trickling with pain. Push away quaking, translate feeling...
Posted by Theresa on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:38:00 PST

Masquerade

In the dreams and potential of youth, tomorrow holds shining avenues of success and adventure.  The heart is full of compassion and optimism. And then, since idealism is mocked in the h...
Posted by Theresa on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:02:00 PST

A Curious Dream

The familiar dream again.   Breathing hard, running;   seeking that peculiar Shadow,   such an enigmatic personage!   Somehow known to me,   and yet the memory intangibl...
Posted by Theresa on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:39:00 PST

ramblings...

Myself!  Through the water I can see her there on the shore. So, stretching and reaching, I call out but have no voice. Something tugs me down into the depths. Such terrible vagueness... ...
Posted by Theresa on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:05:00 PST

Poem: Can We be Real?

Can we break the labelsthat bind up who we wish we could be?That would feel so free!Stretching the muscles of our owncreativity and curiosityin unaffectedbeautiful expressionCan we learn to let goof a...
Posted by Theresa on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:05:00 PST

Poem: Shadows

looking out the windowa foggy nightinterminably longstilllooking in on the childrenlovely innocencepink cheeks, tiny toessafelooking through my notebookpain in scriptunresolved conflictsorrowlooking i...
Posted by Theresa on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:04:00 PST

Poem: Natures Embrace

My CreatorI long for your embraceIn your mountainsI am freeFree to be simply meMy CreatorI yearn for your healingStanding naked in the sunconventions forgottenStress is shed in guileless abandonMy Cre...
Posted by Theresa on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:01:00 PST

Poem: A Quest

Can you hear it?The soundless wail of a mind,seeking shelter from the chaos.Can you hear it?The grappling of a psyche,gracelessly foraging for answers.Can you hear it?The boggish sucking of a soul,fla...
Posted by Theresa on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:00:00 PST