Needle crafts including various styles of embroidery, sewing, knitting, crochet, and beading; beekeeping; birdwatching; gardening; cooking; surfing the web; making music; watching the world evolve at an increasing rate and helping nudge progress; helping build the open source community and working on Wikipedia; designing web content; watching people as they experience epiphanies; networking with strangers to create awesome synergy...
I'm all about helping people understand and respect their relationship with other living beings. I love teaching gentleness and grace, and strive toward fine, brilliantly-detailed yet subtle tweaks to reality. I believe we all have the capacity to embody the ultimate radiant "is", and it is unfortunate that so many people are so far from realizing that capacity. I believe things are getting better, and am interested in perpetuating the movement toward enlightened joy.
Music
Ron is my perfect life DJ. He knows exactly what music is appropriate for every waking moment. Our tastes are similar and eclectic, with harmonious differences. Although "country" is anathema, we can occasionally groove on some good bluegrass, folk, and old western (like Johnny Cash)--BIG DIFFERENCE. Jim Neighbors and Conway Twitty make me want to off it real bad. Flight of the Concords, Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Cheese, Clutch, Gwar, Steve Vai, and Henry Mancini overtures make me want to mount Ron and let him show me who's boss.
Movies
What Dreams May Come, Dingaka, Memento, Snatch, The Cell, Onmyoji 1 & 2, Batman Begins, The Seven Heads of Dr. Lao, The Blues Brothers, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, American Psycho, Men In Black, The Happiness of the Katakuris, Martin (George Romero's), Groundhog Day, The Ninth Gate, The Frighteners, Tuck Everlasting, Incredible Mr. Limpet, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, Airheads, This Is Spinal Tap, Fear of a Black Hat, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, My Name Is Trinity, Trinity Is Still My Name, Brigadoon, Sexy Beast, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Where the Buffalo Roam, The Big Lebawski, Serpent and the Rainbow, Shaun of the Dead, Dawn of the Dead, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Harry Potter series, 28 Days Later ...
Television
Dexter, True Blood, CSI: Las Vegas, Pushing Daisies, Burn Notice, Psych, Dr. Who, Reaper, Keen Eddie, Red Dwarf, Extras, The Office (British version), Jeeves & Wooster, Strange, Dead Like Me, Murphy's Law, Jekyll, House, Coupling (British Version), Star Trek Enterprise, Star Trek Next Generation, Hex, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Eureka, Criminal Minds, Midsomer Murders, Huff, Columbo, The Closer, Law & Order Criminal Intent, Daily Show, Strange, The Insider (the FBI thriller, not the half-hour news thing), MI-5...
Books
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach
(Authors): Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson, P. G. Wodehouse, Oscar Wilde...
Heroes
Dr. Sarah Scanke DVM, Grandmother, Mary Ann Hetreed, animal rescues, animal rescue transporters, animal welfare volunteers, Sue Sternberg, Tammy Sneath Grimes, Dr. Joanne Wilson DVM, Steve Vai, John Stewart, Judy Elsey, Angie Bridgewater, Pete Ciancone, Sallie Cox, Susan Marr, Sue Berta, Bonnie Hanning, Sister Alma Mary Anderson, Sister Joanne Golding, Sharon Mattison, Dr. Peavy, Dr. Ferguson, Dr. Rangaswami, Judy Eaton, Dr. Nancy Schenke DVM, ...anyone who regularly tries to enable others and make the world a little better...there are so many!
Spay/Neuter Zan is trying to cope with the fact that her "Aunt Bea" identity is invading her "Evil Mama Zan" persona. Posted at 7:06 PM Jul 25 view more
I am a full-time Massage Therapy student working hard to earn high grades (I've got all 'A' grades so far). I have been awful about not keeping up with personal contacts and don't even allow much time for play. Ron agrees that it is more important for our family now for me to take advantage of this educational opportunity.
We are a multiple dog and cat zofamily. Our awesome and tolerant landlord is actually proud of the fact that we help rescue, spay/neuter and foster pets. Right now we have three dogs and four cats.
Before the June 2008 flood destroyed everything we owned and restarted our lives from square one, I volunteered with several animal welfare organizations in my community and helped create needed programs. I still drive rescues about once a month and try to keep abreast of big changes in local animal welfare, but because of the dramatic changes over this past year, I've cut many volunteer activities. Charity, after all, should begin at home.
My husband Ron is fairly ill most of the time, so he stays home and cares for our family. He also does most of the household chores so I can be free to study and practice. We worship each other and most animals.
ISAR will be hosting a Skype presentation on Wednesday, September 30th entitled "Unpublished insights into United States v. Stevens" - the case in which a lower federal appeals court held unconstitutional the federal statute criminalizing the making, selling or possessing depictions of "crush videos" and other torture and killing of animals.
For more information on how you can participate in ISAR's Skype presentation please read ISAR's latest E-Newsletter below.
***** ACTION ALERT!!! ***** NEED E-MAILS/CALLS GET ARIELA HOME!!!!
Please sign to demand Ariela to be released to her owner R/R
This elderly lady went to hospital for surgery... Put Ariela in kennel. She had to stay 7 weeks in hosp.
She paid mostly everything but 200. Ariela was not to be released. She then paid that amount, but bill went up. She paid $1,500 to kennel, now 3 months later kennel still won't release but also says she owes $2,000 now. The dog has been there over 5 months. No bath. Now has large cyst, getting bigger. The old dogs spirit is being broken living in small cage with no walks. This dog is used to being spoiled, the kennel will not even let the owner look at dog through window!!
Hey wahts up suasan? You guys are right i am a satanist ( Theistic Satanist) Cant wait to show you guys how good ive gotten on the drums since december! well Peace Out
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