I like to take pictures.
Click this link:
My Camera
if you would like
to see some of them.
I also enjoy...
Sewing.
Reading.
Crafting.
Creating.
Selling on Ebay. (ekj1978)
Pushing the Chariot.
Family
Food...
Eating it.
Not preparing it.
When you find
a waiter who
is a waiter
and not
an actor,
writer,
musician
or poet,
you've found
a jewel.
-Chef Andre Soltner
They are the
most frightened
and
most frightening
mammals
who prowl the planet;
loveless
anal-compulsive
control-freak
authoritarians,
and they are
destroying everything
that is wise
and beautiful
and free.
And the most
enormous
ironic
PERVERSION
is how they
destroy
in the name of
Christ
who is Peace
and
God
who is Love "
-Tom Robbins
Hafiz
So Many Gifts
There are so many gifts
Still unopened from your birthday,
There are so many hand-crafted presents
That have been sent to you by God.
The Beloved does not mind repeating,
"Everything I have is also yours."
Please forgive Hafiz and the Friend
If we break into a sweet laughter
When your heart complains of being thirsty
When ages ago
Every cell in your soul
Capsized forever
Into this infinite golden sea.
Indeed,
A lover's pain is like holding one's breath
Too long
In the middle of a vital performance,
In the middle of one of Creation's favorite
Songs.
Indeed, a lover's pain is this sleeping,
This sleeping,
When God just rolled over and gave you
Such a big good-morning kiss!
There are so many gifts, my dear,
Still unopened from your birthday.
O, there are so many hand-crafted presents
That have been sent to your life
From God.
___________________________________________________________
Barack Obama for President
YES WE CAN!
While I was watching this, my daughter ran to the computer,
watched quietly for a minute,
then said "Brock Omama... Yayyyyy!!!"
Even she feels his message! Yes We Can!!!
They must find it difficult...
Those who have taken
authority as truth,
rather than truth
as authority.
I love music in general.
A few favorites...
Bob Marley
Tori Amos
Patty Griffin
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Portishead
The Killers
Modest Mouse
Gnarls Barkley
Bjork
Diana Krall
Sarah Gwen
Norah Jones
Billie Holiday
Morphine
Pink Floyd
Jesus Rodriguez
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Wonder
TOOL
The White Stripes
The Beatles
Beth Orton
Radiohead
Marx Marvelous
and his Revolution
Metallica
Al Greeen
Band of Horses
Bill Withers
Cake
Jill Scott
Erykah Badu
Greg Brown
Natalie Merchant
All My Pretty Ones
Common
They Might Be Giants
Miles Davis
Beastie Boys
Ben Harper
Johnny Cash
Willie Nelson
Tim Nagle
Stan Getz
Dixie Chicks
Jonny Lang
Michael Buble
Andre 3000
Josh Groban
A Tribe Called Quest
Outkast
Carol King
Creedence
Lauryn Hill
Jane's Addiction
Keb Mo
Kurt Elling
Mad Season
Mark Lanegan
Marvin Gaye
Mary J. Blige (live)
MOTOWN
Pharell
Ozomatli
Ray Charles
Rolling Stones
RATM
The Roots
Smashing Pumpkins
Tea Party
Taj Mahal
Tracy Chapman
Ryan Moulder
Jimmy Robb
Moth Hunter
and too many more to list.
The Big Lebowski
Home and How to Break It
(click the above link)
JUNO
Fight Club
Crash
Walk The Line
Pride & Prejudice
Reservoir Dogs
Elizabethtown
Memoirs of a Geisha
Sideways
The Chronicles of Narnia
LOTR
Spanglish
Ray
Closer
Amelie
American Beauty
A River Runs Through It
The Usual Suspects
The Truman Show
Running with Scissors
The Royal Tennenbaums
V for Vendetta
Capote
Rabbit Proof Fence
Good Night and Good Luck
Hotel Rwanda
The 40-Year Old Virgin
12 Monkeys
Being John Malkovich
Chicago
Dogma
Full Metal Jacket
Harold & Maude
Hero...
such a beautiful movie
Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
Little Miss Sunshine
Love Liza
Notting Hill
Secretary
Winged Migration
A Clockwork Orange
Four Rooms
Girl, Interrupted
The Good Girl
Grease
Mallrats
Some Like It Hot
Transamerica
A Beautiful Mind
And the list goes
on and on and on and on
Did I mention The Big Lebowski?
For all of you who choose to "Kill Your Television".
It's not that bad!
Anything in moderation folks.
If it weren't for
Sesame Street
when I was a kid,
I would know
zero Spanish.
I'm from Idaho.
It's not exactly known
for being
culturally diverse.
Thank God for TV.
HEROES
The Office
Grey's Anatomy
Boston Legal
30 Rock
Arrested Development
Why, America?!
Why didn't we watch this brilliant show?!
and like most
people over 70,
I ♥ Jeopardy
I miss my DVR!
Since I've chosen
to find other
means of entertainment,
I have become an
NPR junky.
Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me
is my favorite.
I also enjoy
On Point
Fresh Air
Car Talk
All Things Considered
Marketplace & Marketplace Money
Currently Reading:
The Audacity of Hope
Thoughts on Reclaiming
the American Dream
by Barack Obama
"A love affair
with knowledge
will never end
in heartbreak."
-Michael Garrett Marino
The Poisonwood Bible
by Barbara Kingsolver
The Gift
Poems by Hafiz
The Great Sufi Master
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
I seriously need to re-read this book!
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
Anything by Tom Robbins...
I've pretty much
read them all,
but my favorites are
Skinny Legs and All
Still Life with Woodpecker
Jitterbug Perfume
"Love is the ultimate outlaw.
It just won't adhere to any rules.
The most any of us can do
is to sign on as its accomplice.
Instead of vowing to honor and obey,
maybe we should swear to aid and abet.
That would mean that security
is out of the question.
The words
"make" and "stay"
become inappropriate.
My love for you
has no strings attached.
I love you for free."
(Tom Robbins)
My Husband,
I love him for free. ♥
My children,
Abrielle & Keenan.
They
are my inspiration
to better myself
& the world
around us.
My Mother.
She's an
amazing example
to me!
Now that
I'm a mom myself,
she has
really become
a superhero
in my mind.
My Little Brother,
Jeremy.
We've learned
so much from
each other
and continue
to do so.
I ♥ you, Jerp!
The men & women in uniform who have served & are serving the United States of America!
Let's bring them home!
Ann Dunham, the woman
who raised her son
to believe that
he could be
President of the
United States of America!
Yes We Can!
I'd never
call her a "hero",
but I've always loved
Marilyn Monroe