My wife, poetry, photography, art, theater, theology, cooking gourmet meals, studying Torah, coffee, wine tasting, dark chocolate (Ghiradelli), playing chess, my white fuzzy boys (aka cats) Blue and Rudy, watching my wife ballroom dance, motorcycles (of course Harley Davidson) long walks, the sky, the trees, the water, writing: poetry-short stories- screenplays, dreaming, painting, philosophy, mythology, archaeology, geology, politics, architecture, libraries, museums, textures: paint-sand-wind-rain- the way the air feels when it enters your lungs, the history of mankind: it's joys-it's failures-civil rights, human rights issues, the things you can tell about a person's eyes: a thousand words wrappen in one glance, cultural folk lore, the romanticism of the dark ages, Badger hockey, Badger basketball, Green Bay Packers, coffee houses, intelligent conversations, networking with other authors, poets, screenplay writers and artists...the mystery of life...and let's not forget throwing lavish dinner parties! Ooh La La Mon Cheri!:o)
Music
The Wailin' Jennys, Queen, Madonna, U2, Tret Fure, Melissa Etheridge, Anything Classical, Anything Jazz, Disco, Classic Rock, 50's-60's, Elvis, Sarah Brightman, Elton John, Indigo Girls, Paul McCartney, Journey, Fleetwood Mac, Chicago, John Mayer, old REO Speedwagon (original bandmembers), Queen Latifah, 2Red...too many to list!
Movies
***Anything with: Drew Barrymore, Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Jodi Foster, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Mary Louise Parker, Mel Gibson and Robin Williams.*** Actual Movies: Ever After, Monty Python's Holy Grail, Gladiator, Excaliber, History of the World Part 1, Braveheart, Dead Poet's Society, Fried Green Tomatoes, Shrek, Finding Nemo, Happy Feet, The Matrix, Rent, Bound, Shakespeare in Love, The Lion In Winter, Amelia, Imagine Me & You, Brokeback Mountain, Elizabeth, Casino Royale, Oceans 11 & 13, Bourne Identity (all 3), Italian Job, Benny & Joon, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Last Crusade, Thomas Crowne Affair, The Notebook, Stand By Me, Sound of Music, Blades of Glory, Entrapment, Chicago, Hamlet (with Mel Gibson), Lost & Delirious, Both National Treasure movies...and many more.
Television
Big Gay Sketch Show, The L Word, Law & Order SVU, CSI (all of them), Golden Girls, Monty Python, Will & Grace, Exes & Ohs, anything on the History or Discovery or LOGO channel, Dancing with the Stars and Oprah.
Books
Torah/Tanakh, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, Leaves of Grass (Death Bed Version) by Walt Whitman, Walden West by August Derleth, Da Vinci Code, anything by James P. Roberts, Tom Montag, Judith Zukerman, Rita Mae Brown, Shakespeare (Complete works), Journey To Beloved by Oprah Winfrey...
'Wow there are just so many...I'll add more later...'
Heroes
God (Hashem), My Wife, My Grandmother, My Aunt Mernie, My Aunt Laura, Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth, Susan B. Anthony, Princess Diana, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Melissa Etheridge, My Father, My Cousin Michael, My Cousin Pete, Michelle, Shannon, Jennifer and Stephanie...you know who you are! A "hero" is an individual who joyfully gives of him or herself without hesitation to make the world a peaceful place for humanity and all living things. *Baruch Hashem!*
Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee, WI
Graduated: 2004
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Professional
Major: Human Resources Mgmt
2003 to 2004
University Of Wisconsin-Parkside
Kenosha,WI
Graduated: 1996
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Philosophy
Clubs: 1 of the original founding members of Parkside's first LGBT organization: GLO (Gay Lesbian Organization), President of the Philosophical Society, volunteer at Womens Center,
1990 to 1996
College Of Lake County
Grayslake, IL
Graduated: 1990
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Associate's Degree
Major: Philosphy/Literature
Always looking to entertain/educate/ speak/perform/present poetry and photography workshops at Universities, Fundrasiers, Radio Talkshows, Political Events, Libraries, Coffehouses, Bookstores, Festivals and private parties. Curious? Book me. :o)
Author, Poet, Public Speaker, Artist, Photographer, Activist
Kimberly does have a day job, but that's only because most poets/authors don't make enough money to support themselves, or even their fat cats. LOL!
Kimberly's biggest passions are for writing poetry, short stories, screenplays, and photographing nature. Her first book, titled Layers of Moments was published in 2006. In her spare time, when she's not writing or taking pictures, she loves to cook gourmet delights, read, and paint.
She is a member of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets and the August Derleth Society. She is a board member for SpotLight on Kids and also does some teaching and directing for them. In 2007 she started the Fellow Bee Society. It is her desire to share in the importance of poetry and photography. She believes art forms are a megaphone to express or release people's thoughts about life, love, spirituality, nature, politics, etc. The FBS explores the written, spoken, and performed word, along with the diverse aspects of photography, with individuals who want to share thier art and partake in the enjoyment of that process. The FBS motto "Create, Cultivate, Educate." Copyright 2007-2008.
Of course she loves to spend as much time as possible with her wife and two cats: Blue (aka: Fuzzy, Obe-wan Kitty, Bulldog) and Rudy (aka: RuRu, Poochy Boy, Luke Tablewalker, Smooth Talker Sexy Walker).
For more professional information about Kimberly or to purchase her books, cds, Fellow Bee T-shirts (Yes, it is Kimberly's trademark "rainbow colored" bee logo that you see proudly displayed in her pictures) or to book her for your special event please visit: www.kimberlyblanchette.com
For Sale:
Book: Layers of Moments
C.D.: Layers of Moments
T-Shirt: Be Courageous (L,XL,2X) Be Authentic (L,XL, 2X) with bee logo designed by Kimberly.
Who I'd like to meet: No Longer Living: Yeshua(Jesus), Shakespeare, Elvis, Beethoven, Mozart, Plato, Ansel Adams, John Stewart Mill, Susan B. Anthony, Gwendolyn Brooks, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Joan of Ark, Noah, Picasso, DaVinci, Rembrandt, Renoir, Hemingway, Queen Elizabeth, Edgar Allan Poe, August Derleth, Sappho, Walt Whitman, Confucius, Harvey Milk, Amelia Earhart, Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Katherine Hepburn, James Dean, Aristotle, Socrates, Crazy Horse, Billie Holiday, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, E.E. Cummings, Anne Frank, Kahlil Gibran, Andy Warhol, Gustav Klimt, Gandhi, Decartes, Princess Diana, The Wright Brothers, Michaelangelo and many others...
Living: Drew Barrymore, Melissa Etheridge, Lucy Lawless, Rene O'Connor, Ellen DeGeneres, Ridley Scott, Oprah Winfrey, Cast of The Big Gay Sketch Show, Cate Blanchett, Dennis Kucinich, Rita Mae Brown, Julia Stiles, Jodi Foster, B.B. King, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Sean Connery, Johnny Depp, Fannie Flagg, Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge, Margaret Cho, Vickie Shaw, Cast of Law & Order SVU, Cast of The L Word, Dan Brown and many others...
Hi Kim! Everything is fine here! I need a new team, ND is horrible!!! I was just up with my buddy in Boulder Junction, WI Labor Day weekend. Had a blast! Talk to you soon!!!
Go ND! Saturday, Sept. 6th is their first game! Not expecting much again just like the Bears. Probably be another long season. We'll get together soon!
Hey thanks! We had an awesome time at Disney! Hopfully we can see you guys again soon. If there is ever a weekend you two are free and would like to come down let us know for sure.
So glad to see you doing well. Give me a call... I saw you on pbs I think at the library. I was soooooooo excited for you. I lost your number in the move and your e-mail addy has changed so say hi when you get a minute. Love ya D :o)
Bravo! The article in Panache was so eloquent. Also, I checked out your site & you have a lot going on. Way to follow your dreams! What an inspiration.
Hi Ladies! I miss seeing you but perhaps time will be a little more kind as comes the Spring/Summer of our lives--wow a birthday to come in just a few weeks--if I don't make it to the occasion have a great one--you know how loved you are...Terrie
