MOCKAMANIA
Having a sense of humor about politics will keep you from going bonkers!
I am so tired of Bush's ineptitude. I am weary of his malapropisms, his failure to engage the electorate, his ignorance on so many topics, his childish Christian idealism and that stupid grin! I am just tired and wish he would disappear. I don't hate the guy. Maybe he's a good husband and father. I don't know, but we need someone in the White House who can think and reason for god's sake! I am hopeful that the young people now reaching maturity are determined, curious, and bold in their thinking. I hope they hold their leaders accountable for their actions. Our generation has dropped the ball on this one. What incompetence we've seen lately!
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Religion: freedom of or freedom from?
What is it about religion that makes people so insane? I was raised in a regular protestant church, but I do not subscribe to religious doctrine. A less dogmatic spirituality is a better fit for me. Today, it seems that so many people are angry about religion. Conservatives want to mix religion with government because our nation was founded on a belief in God.
I really understand their viewpoint, but don't agree with it. I can see that you would want your beliefs to encompass all aspects of your life. That you can't leave your religion at the school house door, etc. But, I need you to. I need you to keep them separate because I share the public spaces with you and I don't agree with your brand of religion. I don't want to share that part with you. In our country, we have to make room for me. That's what I like about America---the separation of church and state means I can be free from your indoctrination.
I'd like to meet:
I am in love with this group. They have such a gentle, smooth sound. Click here to check them out: www.myspace.com/theperishers.
Artists
Scrapbookers
Political Junkies
Designers
Fun People
Left to right: Andy Garcia, Clint Eastwood, Maya Angelo, Ceasar Millan, Natalie Goldberg, Anne Lamotte, Johnny Depp, Bill Maher, Andy Griffith, Sofia Coppola, Christopher Walken, Bill Clinton, Claudine Hellmuth, Nate Berkus, Nina Bagley, Ron Howard.
Music:
Perishers
Keane
Hope Sandavol
Snow Patrol
Feist
Rubyhorse
Rufus Wainwright
Athlete
Reindeer Section
South
Haven
Leona Naess
Gus Black
Embrace
Movies:
Lauren Bacall, Sandra Dee, Maureen O'Hara, Audrey Hepburn, and Inger Nilsson... I loved these actresses while I was growing up! Bacall represented strength and intellect. Dee; vulnerability. O'Hara; pure guts. Hepburn; class, dignity, & gentleness and Nilsson; adventure and independence.
Some of my favorite movies:
If A Man Answers, Blue/White/Red Trilogy, Bridget Jone's Diary, Now Voyager, Camille Claudel, Annie Hall, A Room With A View, Chocolat, Casablanca, Amelie, Lost in Translation, Being John Malkovich, Send Me No Flowers, The Graduate, Beyond Rangoon, The Quiet Man, Roman Holiday, North by Northwest, Moulin Rouge, Sliding Doors, Benny and Joon, A Fish Called Wanda, Frida, Under the Tuscan Sun, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Auntie Mame, American Dreamer, and Phantom of the Opera.
Others: Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?, Wuthering Heights, The Manchurian Candidate, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Life is Beautiful, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, When Harry Met Sally, Gandhi, All the President's Men, Million Dollar Baby, Ray, A Beautiful Mind, American Beauty, About a Boy, The Sixth Sense, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Sophie's Choice, The King and I (Yul Brunner version), Finding Neverland, Citizen Kane, Gone With the Wind, It's A Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Notorious, Schindler's List, To Kill a Mockingbird, Vertigo, 2001: A Space Odyssey....there is no end to this list....I just love movies.....
Television:
Now that winter's here, I watch more television.
House
Any HGTV Shows
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Anderson Cooper
Dead Zone
Monk
Colbert Report
Daily Show
Dave Chapelle
My Boys
Books:
I was an English Literature major in college, so my list would be SO long. I have enjoyed all of the classics, both English and American poets, plays, etc. "Return of the Native" was one of my favorites. James Joyce, Henry James, Nathanial Hawthorne, Dickens, Edgar A. Poe, Thich Nhat Hahn, Anais Nin, and on and on...I love biographies, family sagas, Harry Potter, books about cemetery statuary, art books, artists' journals, travel books, and non-fiction.
I just finished reading: "Eat,Pray,Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert, "Plan B" by Anne Lamotte, "The Mermaid Chair," and "The Secret Life of Bees," by Sue Monk Kidd. Next, A Hundred Years of Solitude, Running With Scissors, The God Part of the Brain, The Art of Mending, and Heartburn.
Heroes:
BE A HERO
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An San Suchi giving her life for democracy.
My heroes are those people who have overcome obstacles to get on with their lives. My husband is my greatest hero. He has guided me through many dark pathways--all the while standing by me, holding my hand, and never letting go. Everyday people are the true heroes.
