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It's that time again...

About Me


I've been told I am my own dichotomy:
> Primitive bows and Italian 18 button gloves
> City flat and farmhouse rocking chair
> Italian opera, metal, rock, & YES, bluegrass
> Michigan Avenue and fast running rapids
> Off-roading, dirt in my teeth in the Arizona desert
and day spa holidays in Napa
> Pedicures and outhouses
> Audrey Hepburn Hats and never brush my hair
> Power tools and lacy lingerie
> Fixing my own car and having a pool boy
> Heated car seats and campfires
> Can't live without a laptop; can, and sometimes, do live without heat & electricity
Favorite Life quote:
You can NEVER get THESE moments back - - and THIS is how you choose to use them!!??"
-The ever-wise Ted Lipovan [reacting to his roommate switching between an NFL game and Desperate Housewives during a fabulous dinner party, a.k.a. Lasagna Olympics.]
Favorite Life Lesson:
It is never wise to "double down" when paying for a prayer in a Catholic church, especially one which houses the power of the Cloister Nuns. - The entities do not share this same type of humor. You WILL get your ass kicked.
-The seldom-wise, Me
Favorite Career quote:
A lesser woman would crumble right now.
-Karen Salmansohn
Favorite Tip from Customer:
May the Great Spirit allow you to
Snuggle deep inside her/his fur lined
Pocket when the cold winds blow.
May the Great Spirit sit you down to a
Banquet of sacred nourishment when you
Might feel the hollow pangs within.
May the Great Spirit continue to Bless You
With the radient, righteous beauty
Of acceptance and compassion you
Bestow on others.
Six Guiness + only 2 bucks - God Bless us all...
Free Time:
My "acting" debut... and no, darlings, I'm not the naked girl...
Band = Ringworm, Song = The Ninth Circle
Director = Don Tyler
Your Aura is Blue
Spiritual and calm, you tend to live a quiet but enriching life.
You are very giving of yourself. And it's hard for you to let go of relationships.
The purpose of your life: showing love to other people
Famous blues include: Angelina Jolie, the Dali Lama, Oprah
Careers for you to try: Psychic, Peace Corps Volunteer, Counselor What Color Is Your Aura?
View my page on Tu Diabetes - A Community for People Touched by Diabetes

My Interests

Hat Design

Primitive Archery

Interior Design

Home Renovation

I'd like to meet:

Creative Collaborators :: Anyone who challenges my thinking

The woman who cures diabetes

Music:

Everything

Television:

Don't have one and refuse to watch others...

My Blog

The Eye of the Storm

Today's chapter ends with a few periods, carriage returns, and a couple "!!!" Tomorrow, thankfully, starts anew...For the first time since graduating high school, I have absolutely no sense of where m...
Posted by des on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:12:00 PST

Career Advances...

Well... I've done it. I've signed up to participate in the local chapter of Hard Hatted Women.You are looking at Tremont's newest Rough and Finish Carpenter.I already know what I'm doing... I starte...
Posted by des on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:01:00 PST

My Dear Friend, RIP

It's taken me a while to write about this event. Actually, for many reasons: very sudden, not well communicated, unbelievable, shocking, and bad timing, to name a few.A dear person in my life recent...
Posted by des on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:16:00 PST

Check out this event: Tremonts Annual Neighborhood-wide Yard Sale

Hosted By: Desiree SchmittWhen: Sunday Jun 08, 2008 at 9:00 AMWhere: Tremont Neighborhood2415 Tremont AveCleveland, Ohio|36 44113United StatesDescription:Desiree Schmitt Click Here To View Event...
Posted by des on Wed, 28 May 2008 07:42:00 PST

Worth a repost...

I have to say it again... and again... and again...because it can't be said enough...THANK YOU!!! I'm grateful to have you in my life!!! Every day a new corner, a new wonder, and a warm space in my ...
Posted by des on Tue, 13 May 2008 08:58:00 PST

The difference one inch can make...

No matter what anyone says, I am now totally convinced that size does matter.My hair at its shortest point is now exactly one inch. One... little... inch.I've had hair this short only one other time ...
Posted by des on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 04:44:00 PST

Proof of Life

Today was the memorial service for a dear neighborhood friend who died.It was an amazing event. Dreading such situations, my friend and I enter the doorway with the big gulp and a "let's do this and ...
Posted by des on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:14:00 PST

tonights ice...

Unsettled or not settling?here i stand the cold and barrenstark, dark edge of nothingnesswhere once danced a display of lifeanimation and powercrisp display of life suspendedthe end of the horizonthe ...
Posted by des on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:39:00 PST

The love/hate of being sick

I hate being sick.I love being sick.Both at the same time.I hate the way I feel.I love the break I get.It's an exercise in letting goon so many levels.Feeling broken and finding it's okayFeeling weak ...
Posted by des on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:56:00 PST

Post holiday artWalk Scene

The other night I felt I'd go home to write...and write... and write... Maybe 'till my knuckles bleed.For the evening's content is overwhelming and I can't just take it all in...I need to lay it all d...
Posted by des on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:48:00 PST