Reading, gardening, movies. I also love animals, and find them to be the greatest creatures on earth. My motto is "Save an animal, support the HUMAN spay and neuter program."
Movies
Men Of Honor, Rain Man, Stand And Deliver, The Passion Of The Christ, The Interpreter, Mysterious Island, We Were Soldiers, Hamburger Hill, The Dead Zone, Maria Full Of Grace, Paulie, Man On Fire, The Green Mile, Interview With The Vampire, Mystic River, Sometimes In April, Iron Will, The Prince Of Tides, Awakenings, The Thorn Birds
Television
Bernie Mac, Third Watch, House, Seinfeld, Law and Order, Prison Break, Bones, CSI, Court TV, Planet Earth. My Favorite Old TV shows were, Baretta, Welcome Back Kotter, Chico And The Man, The Night Stalker, Tales From The Darkside, Alice, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Taxi, Barney Miller, School House Rock, The Electric Company, Three's Company, WKRP In Cinncinatti, Sandford And Son, Soul Train, I Dream Of Jeannie, Emergency!, Carol Burnett Show, The Streets Of San Francisco, Laverne And Shirley, Soap, Bewitched, Fantasy Island, Night Gallery, The Jackson 5, Kojak, Planet Of The Apes, The Harlem Globetrotters, El Chavo Del Ocho, Police Woman, Police Story
Books
In Search Of The Human Mind (Robert Sternberg), Discovering Psychology ( Richard Straub), Psychology And Personal Growth (Abe Arkoff), Racing Into The Dark ( Kate Woodworth), Suffer The Child (Judith Spencer), The Book ( Mark Hamilton), I Never Told Anyone ( Ellen Bass), Why Forgive? (Johann Arnold), American Civics ( Hartley Vincent), I am Legend, ( Richard Matheson), Hell House(Richard Matheson), A Tale Of Scorpions (Gabriel Everett), Bag Of Bones ( Stephen King), The Shining ( Stephen King), The Green Mile (Stephen King), Dolores Claiborne ( Stephen King), Rose Madder ( Stephen King), Everything's Eventual ( Stephen King) Four Past Midnight ( Stephen King), The Talisman ( Stephen King), Misery ( Stephen King), The Tommyknockers ( Stephen King), Eyes Of A Child ( Richard North Patterson), The Devil In The White City ( Erik Larson), I Know This Much Is True ( Wally Lamb). Desperation ( Richard Bachman), The Regulators ( Richard Bachman), The Long Walk (Richard Bachman), Thinner ( Richard Bachman), The Vampire Chronicles ( Anne Rice), The Witching Hour ( Anne Rice), Lasher ( Anne Rice), Marley And Me ( John Grogan), A Child Called "It" ( Dave Pelzer) A Man Named Dave ( Dave Pelzer), The Courage To Heal ( Ellen Bass), The Darkest Evening Of The Year ( Dean Koontz), The Memoirs Of Cleopatra (Margaret George), Cracking Da Vinci's Code ( James Garlow), The Duty Of Genius ( Ludwig Wittgenstein), The Keeper ( Sarah Langan), When Ghosts Speak ( Mary Ann Winkowski) The Simple Truth ( David Baldacci),
Heroes
Myself. I Am My Greatest Hero, as I truly have lived amongst monsters, and have had the courage and insight to walk away unharmed. Yes, I do consider myself ONE GREAT SPIRIT, MY GREATEST HERO. Although I have made mistakes, I am still very proud of who I am.
About me:
"I Love Music, Any Kind Of Music." Music is an expression of so many things. Joy, Pain, Love, Hate, Pride, Failure, Fear and Strength. I can, like most people, relate to almost every song I hear. Although I still don't know where "The road to Shambala" is located, I can see myself there. But my question is, can I really wash away my troubles, pain and sorrow with the rain of Shambala? I have already experienced the "Downtown" that Petula Clark sang about, you know, being a former Chicagoan and all. By the way, did I mention how much I love you Chicago? Anyway, Yes, the lights are definitely much brighter there, and "Everything is waiting for you." Among some of the wonderful things that await you are "Broken glass everywhere; Rats in the front room, roaches in the back, junkies in the alley with a baseball bat", and Let's not forget the "Smugglers, scramblers, burglers, gamblers, pickpocket peddlers even panhandlers", that Grand Master Flash sang about. Yes, I have lived in "Gangsters Paradise", where on occasion, you just might see a thug on the street "Saying prayers in the streetlight." Of course, You just might "Find a gentle hand to guide you", as Petula sings, but chances are slim. Most of the time, the gentle hand you feel is the one slipping into your purse or into your pocket. Sorry Petula, just have to keep it real. Anyway, Petula sings about the good things big cities have to offer, and how can you go wrong when you can "forget all your troubles at the movie shows" or "Linger on the sidewalks where the neon signs are pretty." I still want to find this road to Shambala.
Three Dog Night also sang "Black And White." Yes, "The world Is Black, The world Is White", and it is most definitely a "Beautiful sight." It's just too bad we all can't get along. Together we have learned "To read and write", but Together we have also failed to "See the light". I consistently ask myself, "Is there a place for the hopeless sinners who have hurt all mankind?" Bob Marley sang to the world "No one but ourselves can free our minds" of mental slavery. Were we not paying attention? Anyway, When I was a child, I listened to Michael Jackson sing "Ain't No Sunshine." It was without question "Darkness everyday" of my life as a child living with Mercedes. ( By the way Mercedes, "There is no hiding place from the father of all creation.") My mom was "Always gone too long," and I always wondered "This time where she's gone, and if she's gone to stay." Oh well, "Into this house we're born, into this world we're thrown."
A concept I have noticed that seems to escape some people for God only knows what reason, is "Bless The beasts and the children; For in this world they have no voice, they have no choice." Can you "Hear the children crying?" I can. I can most definitely hear the children crying. My inner child has never stopped crying. And yes, "Every morning I wake up and turn on the news, just to find we have so far to go." I absolutely do think it is a "Mad world", and yes, "All around me are familiar faces, worn out spaces, worn out faces, going nowhere with the daily races." I really don't "find it kind of funny", but I do "Find it kind of sad." You better believe that "This old world is very cold." Life is without question "Hard and so unfair, unless you believe that someone cares." Are the children of tomorrow also going to "Dream and wait for the winds of change?" Yes, memories most definately "Light the corners of my mind." Some good, some bad. Unfortunately more bad than good. "What's too painful to remember", I simply "Choose to forget." If I "Had the chance to do it all again", would I? Could I? "Hoy quiero confesar que estoy algo cansada, de llevar esta estrella que esta pesando, que perdi en el camino tantas cosas, que me hicieron aveces tanto daño." I guess "We dreamers have our ways of facing rainy days and somehow we survive."
Anyway, we have all come across "Smiling Faces." You know, those misfits of society who will cross you at the first opportunity they get. The ones who "Show no traces of the evil that lurks within." I personally have lost count of the "Handshake that hides a snake", and yet I know better than anyone that "Your enemy won't do you no harm, because you know where he's coming from." It's most definitely your friends that you have to watch out for. I occasionally listen to Eminem sing "I've got to formulate a plot, success is my only mother fuckin option, failure's not; I cannot grow old in Salem's Lot", and I do believe him when he says, "You can do anything you set your mind to", although I also believe that there has to exist opportunity as well. The truth is, "It's like a jungle, sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from going under", So "Don't push me cause I'm close to the edge, I'm trying not to lose my head." Everything is always "All about money," and "Ain't a damn thing funny, you got to have a con in this land of milk and honey." I will express an opinion that is based on a lifetime of bad experiences. Life is just a series of rooms; How you live your life most certainly depends on who you get stuck in those rooms with. Anyway, I do occasionally feel the "Sunshine on my shoulders," but it's mostly when I listen to Bach's "Pachelbel" or Vivaldi's "Four Seasons". However, I will say that "Sunshine on the water" does look "lovely", and it "Almost always makes me high."
Martina Mcbride sang, "You can chase a dream that seems so out of reach and you know it may never come your way, dream it anyway." Yes Martina, "I do it anyway." " I sing, I dream, I love, anyway," and I do this even though I do believe that "All we are is dust in the wind", and yes, "My heart is breaking, my body's aching", and I am "Crying lonely teardrops." Speaking of tears, "El lenguaje mudo de tu pena; la callada voz de tu tristeza; la expresion mojada de tu alma de pasiones hondas y de heridas, de dolor profundo y de alegrias", I have to say Kudos to you Jose, I cannot think of a better way to explain tears. Anyway, I do believe that "Dreams are the wings of the mind, you can fly." So, "If the sun should fail to shine, dreams are the sunshine of the mind."
I do "Imagine all the people, Living life in peace" but again, only when I listen to Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven or Tchaikovsky. Not to worry though, because "These are the times to remember for they will not last forever, The time is going to change", So there still may be some hope. Diana Ross sang "Do you know where you're going to? Do you like the things that life is showing you?" Diana, again, It's a Mad world. "Every night I say a prayer in the hopes that there's a heaven, but every day I'm more confused as the saints turn into sinners; All the heroes and legends I knew as a child, have fallen to idols of clay, and I feel this empty place inside, I'm so afraid that I've lost my faith." However, I still do take pleasure in the natural gifts that God has provided, such as flowers, plants, animals. You know, all those beautiful things that man is consistently destroying. Fortunately, man can't destroy the rain. "I hear it falling in the night, filling up my mind; All the heavens, rivers come to life, I see it all unwind. I hear it talking to the trees, and on the windowpane." I truly have grown to love the rain.
Anyway, as I continue to walk down this "Long and winding road" I will always look for signs that will lead me to "The road to Shambala." I don't imagine it being anything like somewhere "Down On Mainstreet", As "Pool halls, Hustlers and Losers" I have seen enough of "Down that empty street" I have walked along thousands of times in my lifetime. "Can the child within my heart rise above? Can I sail through the changing ocean tides, can I handle the seasons of my life?" You Betcha. Count on it. I am still here aren't I? "It's a beautiful day, not a cloud in sight so I guess I'm doing alright." And Mr. Lennon, I will try to imagine a world where there is "Nothing to kill or die for", But I am realistic. How can I "Close my eyes and know there's peace in a world so filled with hatred?" Can you "Show me the way?" Is there a way I can "Wash my illusions and confusion away?" If I see a light, "Should I believe?" How can I be sure it's not that "Cold hearted orb that rules the night," that "Removes the colors from our sight," where "Red is grey and yellow white?" How will I "Decide which is right, and which is an illusion?" I strongly believe that people are the only true evil creatures on this planet. And Wherever you have multitudes of people, things go wrong. Very wrong. Except for in Shambala, Of course. I imagine Shambala being that "Secret place", a place where there are "No more lies", where the "darkness is light", where nobody cries and "there's only butterflies." I do hope for the "Strength and courage to believe that I'll get there someday", but until then, I will continue to "Wonder what tomorrow has in mind for me." That is, if I am "Even in it's mind at all; Perhaps I'll get a chance to look ahead and see, just as soon as I find myself a crystal ball." After all, it's just the same old song, it's "Just a drop of water in an endless sea." Athough Those of us who "Have ever had a broken heart; Who have ever wished upon a shooting star; Who have ever loved without holding back and have dreamed with everything we've ever had," are beautiful the way we are, again, all we really are is "Dust in the wind." Mr. Marley, I really wish that your dream and mine that this world "As it was in the beginning, shall it be in the end" would come true, but again, I really don't think so. However, I do give "Praise and Thanks to the Lord" for music and for those who have touched and inspired me with their beautiful expressions through music. I really do "Feel alright" having music to listen to. Although I am in complete acceptance of the fact that "All we are is dust in the wind", I will truly always "Love music, any kind of music."
Who I'd like to meet: 'Regarding the horrifying actions of Guillermo Habacuc Vargas, who paid local children to catch a dog on the street and then confined, starved and publicly displayed the dog as an “art” exhibit until the innocent animal died of starvation, is downright pathetic.
I am outraged that Guillermo habacuc Vargas has been selected to represent Costa Rica in “Bienal Centroamericana Honduras 2008″, This man is by no definition of the word an artist. He is a criminally insane sadist who enjoys inflicting prolonged suffering upon his innocent victims.He is a danger to all of society as it is a fact that those with the capacity to intentionally cause harm to an animal have the same capacity to harm humans.
To state that this animal would have died eventually of natural causes is unjustifiable and beyond logical, rational thinking.
To allow Guillermo Habacuc Vargas to represent Costa Rica in Bienal Centroamericana Honduras 2008 will in no way benefit Costa Rica, as the world is watching and the actions of this so called artist has brought attention as to the humanity of the people of Costa Rica and the fact that the many witnesses of this animal's suffering did nothing and that the organizers of this event allowed this rather than taking action to see that Guillermo Vargas be criminally charged with animal abuse is sending the world a message that Costa Rica consists of a cruel,uncivilized society that has no regard for life but enjoys viewing and contributing to the loss of life.
Each and every person who knew of and witnessed the suffering of this innocent dog is equally as guilty of causing it’s uncalled for death. And to let this crime go unpunished and instead award Guillermo Vargas the opportunity to represent Costa Rica in Bienal Centroamericana Honduras 2008 is unacceptable and shameful not only to Costa Rica but to all participants of this event.
How pathetic to condone the heinous actions of Guillermo Vargas by allowing him participation in Bienal Centroamericana Honduras 2008.
He should be jailed and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for this innocent animal's death, not be allowed to represent Costa Rica as an artist for he is not an artist and to refer to him as such is an insult to all true artists.'
God bless the defenseless creatures of this world who fall prey to savages like Mr. Vargas.
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Gracias, Merci, and Thanks for the add. The songs I write are a reflection of my life. The lyrics, like an unveiled biography. My inspiration comes from my children, mi familia, and the women I have loved. I give them and everyone who inspires me, my heart...Sign the guest book if you get a chance. Peace n Love, Miguel
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