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ALYSSA

Extending my holiday...

About Me

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My Interests

My brother, Clay, is a talented photographer with a great collection of his work on myspace. Click FireFlyFotography on my friend's list.

I'd like to meet:

"We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment, but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share with caring, lightheartedness, and love, we will create abundance and joy for each other...and this moment will have been worthwhile."

Music:

"Music is perpetual; only hearing is intermittent."

Movies:

"There is also something excellent in every audience, the capacity of virtue. They are ready to be beatified"

Television:

CHECK OUT MY FRIEND SPACE AND CLICK ON FIREFLY FOTOGRAPHY TO VIEW MY BROTHER, CLAY RUSSELL'S, WORK!

Books:

She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain. (1873) ~ Louisa May Alcott ~Reading? I like to A LOT!

Heroes:

"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer."

My Blog

Ive Learned You Can Tell A Lot About A Person By The Way He/She Handles Four Things

I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now. A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year - old ...
Posted by ALYSSA on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:26:00 PST

WHEN INSULTS HAD CLASS

 When insults had class...   "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure."  -- Clarence Darrow    "He has never been known to use a wo...
Posted by ALYSSA on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:42:00 PST

Better To Live In The Know Or The Mystery?

My Mom and Dad told me I was adopted when I was four years old.  I remember being quite excited about the whole idea.  My Mom said the first question I had for them was, "Well, is Blake...
Posted by ALYSSA on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:22:00 PST

Online Dating

I was inspired to write this blog after having a chat with a friend about online dating.  I've been online dating long enough that guys that I've turned down are writing me back to say they ...
Posted by ALYSSA on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:30:00 PST

Wieners and Nigerian Marriage Proposals

***Update Below*** Last month, I was waiting for my flight, in Atlanta, and this freak of nature sitting next to me was complaining, to me, about the price and taste of the hotdog he just bo...
Posted by ALYSSA on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:32:00 PST

Where There Is No Vision People Perish

My favorite class, in college, was bioethics and the subject has been on my mind lately. I've also been thinking a lot about unity and how fractured it seems to be.   "Where there ...
Posted by ALYSSA on Sun, 09 Apr 2006 01:56:00 PST

Not White Trash Enough

So many people ask me why I decided to try online dating...most have a funny look on their face when they ask.  When I signed up it was simple...when I go to a restaurant I won't order until unti...
Posted by ALYSSA on Sun, 07 May 2006 09:24:00 PST

Your Thoughts are Energy

Whenever you seem to be receiving an unexpected jolt from the Universe, make every effort to note precisely what it was that you were thinking at the moment you took in the message.  That bird th...
Posted by ALYSSA on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:54:00 PST

BULLIES

A wise old Rabbi once asked his students how they could tell when night had ended and the day had begun.  One student replied, "Could it be when you can see an animal and tell whether it is a she...
Posted by ALYSSA on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:52:00 PST

Love Is Such A Powerful Force

"The power of love is held within each of us every moment. This wondrous energy is available merely by our use and conscious recognition. When we choose to love one another we transcend the lower pers...
Posted by ALYSSA on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:43:00 PST