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Shyra

Until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes, there's going

About Me



My Interests


books, languages, dominoes, travel, beading, sleeping, drawing, I spend too much time on Pogo.

I'd like to meet:

People.
From all over the world.
Interesting or dull, funny or not..well maybe funny.
Sarcastic or not
Preferably human, definately humane.
Whatever color whatever religion as long as you are capable of forming a coherent thought and even if you can't form a coherent thought and like to ramble on and on and on.

Music:

Emmanuel Moire, Matisyahu, Maroon5, Rob Thomas, Dave Matthews, Black Eyed Peas, Norah Jones, Sarah Vaughan, Christina Aguilera, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, The Killers, Earth Wind and Fire, Natasha Bedingfield, Paul Simon, Ella Fitzgerald, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Nelly, Dierks Bentley, Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, Alabama, Joss Stone, Kirk Franklin, The Eagles, Bonnie Raitt, Wyclef Jean, Mr. Scruff, Bob Marley, Buju Banton, Mary Mary, Shania Twain, No Doubt, Sean Paul, Creed, Duncan Sheik, Tonic, Usher, Jay-Z, The Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Joe Nichols, Big and Rich to name a few.

Movies:

Aliens, My Fair Lady, A&E's Pride and Prejudice, Kill Bill Vol.1 and 2, Serenity, Lord of the Rings ,In Her Shoes, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Center Stage, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Abyss, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Dark Crystal, Legend, Labyrinth, Willow, Ever After, Man on Fire, Secret Window, The Patriot, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Secrets of NIMH, Pan's Labyrinth, Apocalypto, The Family Stone

Television:

CSI, the Daily Show, the Colbert Report, interesting shows on Discovery oh and one of my new favs, Ninja Warrior on G4.

Books:

I read everything I can, it's simpler just to mention my favorite authors: Steven Brust, George R. R. Martin, Robert Jordan, Kate Forsyth, Jane Austen, Sharon Green, Terry Goodkind, Tad Williams, etc etc etc
I like the books Material World, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Jane Eyre, 1984, Pride and Prejudice, Democracy in America, Lies My Teacher Taught Me, Indian Givers, the Left Behind series, All Harry Potter books, , Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, and more...

Heroes:

Madeleine Albright, Nelson Mandela, Golda Meir, to name a few... oh and KL

My Blog

Oh My GOsh OH MY GOSH!

Yay! One of my old time compadres sent me a TEAM ASTANA hat! Yay Astana!!!! I'm gonna play the lotto and I'm gonna win and then I'll sponsor my OWN team in the Tour de France and we'll have super brig...
Posted by Shyra on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:02:00 PST

If this were 08

   .. I'd be in Jamaica right now.  We're already plannin' and preparin'.  June 20th to July 20th or something like that. What's awesome is that this time we're going to take Air J...
Posted by Shyra on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:18:00 PST

Pennies

You always hear the usual stories of pennies on thesidewalk being good luck, gifts from angels, etc. This is the first time I've ever heard this twist onthe story. Gives you something to think about.S...
Posted by Shyra on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:02:00 PST

Bring Back Fraggle Rock!

   I'm such a dork. First they bring back Care Bears and Cabbage Patch Kids and they tried to resurrect My Little Pony from the pasture. Now it's all 80s and teenage mutant ninja turtles! I ...
Posted by Shyra on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:24:00 PST

Less Than Two Weeks To Go

     We had lunch today with the family of the former Minister of Health ( who is also the former Jamaican ambassador to Moscow and Cuba) up at their farm in the country. it was beeeooo...
Posted by Shyra on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 04:26:00 PST

Yeah Mon!!

Hello lovely people!! I am writing you from the internet cafe at our villa in Negril, Jamaica and I just thought I'd say what a lovely afternoon it is! =) This morning we took a bus ride up to the sch...
Posted by Shyra on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:56:00 PST

Prayers Needed

Please pray that my family has a safe trip. Your prayers are also needed for a relative of mine who was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer. I appreciate your thoughtfulness greatly!    ...
Posted by Shyra on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 02:13:00 PST

Today's the Day!!!

 I'm soooo excited!!!! In T-minus ten hours I'll be waiting at SFO to go to Jamaica. It's not like I haven't gone before (understatement) but it's always exciting to leave on a journey. And ...
Posted by Shyra on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:04:00 PST

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

     If you get a chance, this musical is awesome!!! I went and saw it a couple nights ago with a friend and we laughed and laughed and of course I shed a tear because it wouldn't be a ...
Posted by Shyra on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:14:00 PST

Three More Days!!!!!!!!!

We're JAMMIN!!!!        &n bsp;         &n bsp;         &n bsp; &nbs...
Posted by Shyra on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:39:00 PST