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Elizabeth is busy dancing the Tango!
Oh My! Obama actually won!
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It is probably not real for me yet, as I am still feeling that first stage of grief, disbelief. A blogger on Huffington Post put it very succinctly. Paraphrased he said, 'Democrats are . . . more
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People say I'm:
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Describe Yourself:
Woman, mother, artist, writer, friend, liberal political activist, dog and animal lover, crazy about little kids, think people are mostly fascinating and good. What breaks my heart? Domestic violence, child abuse, exploitation of women and children around the world, cruel behavior towards each other, intolerance, racism, bigotry, misogyny, violence, evilness, untreated mental or physical illness.
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On Gather, I'm Looking For ...:
At first it was just validation for my writing efforts... but now I love to give it too! And although I never thought it would happen to me... after all who gets into social networks who has a real life I told myself... I really care about my Gather friends.
I feel like I have found the modern equivalent of pen pals. We can be really honest with each other and bare it all emotionally, spiritually or whatever moves us that day. We can create some fantasy and people are actually interested in each others' imaginations. This is SO rare in life.
The feedback is mostly positive (how often can we depend on that in our non-Gather lives?) and when it isn't? Defenders come to the fore and show us that we are never really isolated or alone on this site.
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Favorite Music, Artists, Genres:
Any beautiful music,
but favorites include jazz,
Latin,
Tango,
R and B,
1940's Torch songs,
Marvin Gaye,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Sarah Vaughn,
Cole Porter,
Quincy Jones,
some of the new guys like John Legend,
and all the really good any-era dance groove songs
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Favorite Books, Writers, Genres:
Eat Pray Love,
The Sex Lives of Cannibals,
The Art of Happiness,
Jane Austen's collection,
Historical novels,
Memoirs,
non-fiction,
biographies,
Pablo Neruda's poetry and that of many others,
David Sedaris,
An Inconvenient Truth,
the Language of God and I admit,
anything I can get my hands on.
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Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres:
Antonia's Line,
Schindler's List,
The Piano,
Y Tu Mama Tambien!,
Like Water for Chocolate,
Captain's Courageous,
Finding Nemo,
Cinderella,
all the romantic comedies,
Small Change,
French movies that torture me with an unhappy ending,
Spanish and Mexican films,
Sleepless in Seattle,
foreign films,
Short Cuts,
okay... I admit it... I love stories. I am a chick after all.
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Favorite Places:
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Interests and Activities:
Writing,
sculpting,
watercolors,
living as greenly as I can,
cultivating humility along with tolerance,
kindness and compassion for others,
particularly children. Political activism,
hiking,
genealogy,
cooking,
gardening,
being of 'use' in this world and lending a kind ear,
shoulder and heart to those who need one.
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