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Who are all these people, and why are they in my way?

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Entrepreneur, former HS teacher, belly dancer, political cynic, animal-lover, strong advocate of religious freedom which includes ALL religions - or to not believe in anything at all.

Nowadays, open-minded people.

Historical: Akbar the Great (for his inclusive religious outlook), Nero (was he really fiddling about?), Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Boudicca (a real kick-arse woman), Hatshepsut (another KAW), Ramses II... and I'm sure I'll add more later.

See "Interests."

Reading, ancient civilizations, religious studies, politics, wilderness hikes, eclectic friends, good wines and an occasional cigar. I also like archery and guns, but only for target practice. If I had to kill my own food I'd be vegetarian!

Classical, fusion jazz, folkloric.

The Lehrer News Hour
Heroes
24 (the politics suck but I love Kiefer Sutherland)
Warriors (yeah, baby!)
UFO Hunters (what a hoot!)
SG-1
Stargate Atlantis
Star Trek Enterprise

He Died With a Falafel In His Hand; (hilarious Australian social commentary)
Anything by director Peter Greenaway
The Year of Living Dangerously
The Namesake
The Lives of Others
Paprika (not normally an anime fan, but I love the surrealism of this one)
Lars and the Real Woman
Queen of the Damned (OK, I like a good vampire story)
Charlie Wilson's War

"The Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. "The horror... the horror."

"The Torture Team" by Philippe Sands, a British barrister. All you wanted to know - or maybe not - about the legitimization of torture by the last administration.

"Chronicle of the Pharaohs" by Peter Clayton.

Anything by J.R.R. Tolkien.

"Never try to teach a pig to sing; it's a waste of your time and it annoys the pig."
~ Mark Twain

"It is impossible to say something in such a way that it cannot be misunderstood."
~ Carl Popper

Facilis descensus Averno. (Latin proverb: "The way to Hell is easy.")

The dogs that starve at the master's gate
Predict the ruin of the state.
~ William Blake

Anyone who stands up for what s/he believes in.

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  • Could be..I know there are many Pharaohs.
    pharaohs

    October 14, 2009 18:32:59 | See Conversation

  • :)

    October 14, 2009 18:09:51 | See Conversation

  • August 24, 2009 18:35:14 | See Conversation

  • moderated...

    June 27, 2009 02:41:10 | See Conversation

  • I really liked your answer in the "Is God real" question. I think very much along the same lines

    June 24, 2009 03:28:24 | See Conversation

  • No never have, but idk what religion Hawaiians are, why?

    June 23, 2009 22:05:23 | See Conversation

  • Yeah a lot of geat music was made in those decades. Todays stuff is pretty weak in comparison.

    June 03, 2009 22:34:38 | See Conversation

  • Just saw your profile comment and thought of this song :)

    June 02, 2009 16:40:30 | See Conversation

  • I love your pictures!

    love pictures

    June 02, 2009 15:31:26 | See Conversation

  • Yeah they just don't make good music anymore! Alot of the music today is just the same recipe over and over. Nobody plays instruments anymore either. Its just a fashion/dance show for an MTV(boy did they end up being disappointing) video or something.

    June 02, 2009 15:02:32 | See Conversation

  • You're welcome. I see you're a belly dancer. Decades ago we had a middle eastern deli and restaurant and we had belly dancers, ethnic folk dancing (mainly Greek & Armenian) and live middle eastern music.

    June 01, 2009 19:35:28 | See Conversation

  • Hi, Thanks for the add. add

    May 27, 2009 10:01:29 | See Conversation

  • moderated...

    May 25, 2009 19:13:03 | See Conversation

  • It's a fun festival. I like the ancestor veneration as well. It's a beautiful tradition!

    April 17, 2009 06:34:49 | See Conversation

  • Dios me! La calvera es muy bonita! Everything looks so beautiful!

    April 17, 2009 05:24:44 | See Conversation

  • He isn't my favorite person in the road, but I feel he pretty much nailed it in this quote.

    April 06, 2009 01:25:45 | See Conversation

  • Thank you very much. Anyone who can appreciate that is totally a-ok in my book.

    April 04, 2009 18:27:02 | See Conversation

  • Great choices for historical figures whom it would be interesting meet. And love your quotes - especially the line from Blake, perhaps the most unrecognized mind of Western civilization. If someone claimed there was proof Blake came "from somewhere else," this often-skeptical individual would not dismiss the claim out of hand until seeing the evidence. Blake is one of the few who seems like he was just incarnated here while on his way to some other stop out in a universe much bigger, wilder and stranger than even theoretical physicists could ever guess.

    "Do what you will, this world's a fiction and is made up of contradiction."

    universe bigger wilder stranger theoretical physicists guess worlds fiction contradiction

    (And thanks for the add.)

    March 29, 2009 17:08:20 | See Conversation

  • THanks for the rave, enjoyed your belly dancing outfits, have a friend in Florida who really digs belly dancing, she has made me a believer!

    March 28, 2009 14:25:29 | See Conversation

  • My spell checker and I are very, very close friends. I'd be lost without it.

    March 17, 2009 18:15:27 | See Conversation
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  • The Next Lost War

    +3 raves "You will never kill the mouse with a broom; you must depend on the cat for that. Pakistan is the... "You will never kill the mouse with a broom; you must depend on the cat for that. Pakistan is the cat and we must stop hitting it with the broom!"

    I agree totally with this analysis. I'm all for supporting Pakistan in fighting the Taliban, but not with the blood of our young soldiers. Afghanistan is called "The graveyard of great nations" for good reason; it's a rat's nest of inhospitable terrain and feuding tribes. It's impossible to fight a conventional war there and win.

    When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
    And the women come out to cut up what remains,
    Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
    An' go to your Gawd like a soldier.
    ~ Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), "The Young British Soldier"     (more)

  • Why do people judge what they can't understand, inst... Why do people judge what they can't understand, instead of trying to accept that people are different and making an effort to try to learn and understand? (more)

    +3 raves I'm afraid this is in our "lizard brain" or primitive DNA: Anything (or anyone) who is "differen... I'm afraid this is in our "lizard brain" or primitive DNA: Anything (or anyone) who is "different" is a threat.

    However, we have somewhat highly-evolved brains that should counteract this effect. Some of us just choose not to use them.     (more)

  • Libya’s Gaddafi=Bush’s Greatest Accomplishment

    +2 raves I think Gaddafi had some bad plastic surgery done to his face. What a posturing, pompous ass! D... I think Gaddafi had some bad plastic surgery done to his face. What a posturing, pompous ass! Does anyone really take him seriously? (more)

  • Michael Jackson's family wants a second autopsy.

    +2 raves Well, if the cardiologist who lived with him bailed and left his expensive Beemer behind, I agree... Well, if the cardiologist who lived with him bailed and left his expensive Beemer behind, I agree with Deepak... I suspect something fishy along the line of prescribed medications. (more)

  • Prayers for your pet

    +2 raves I've had pets come to visit me in dreams after they passed on. They have their own spirit-es... I've had pets come to visit me in dreams after they passed on. They have their own spirit-essence, too!

    Sometimes the last kindness we can do for our pets is to help them cross over that Rainbow Bridge.     (more)

  • 8 Toxic personalities to avoid

    +2 raves Hey, life's too short to deal with any of these people. If someone's unpleasant to be ar... Hey, life's too short to deal with any of these people. If someone's unpleasant to be around, I don't hang out with them! This includes members of my family as well.

    Now, if you're stuck with them at work, then you have to learn some manipulative and coping devices of your own in order to deal with them. Or find a new job.     (more)

  • Are We a Christian Country at War with Islam?

    +6 raves We don't need another Crusades! We're at war with terrorism, not Islam.

  • Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day

    +8 raves I will light a candle for them and pray that something like this will never happen again.

  • Michele Obama is planting a garden on the White Hous... Michele Obama is planting a garden on the White House lawn. Are they sending us a message? (more)

    +4 raves I think there may be a message in this, that we should all try to go a little "greener"... I think there may be a message in this, that we should all try to go a little "greener" by growing some of our own food. I'd like to do this myself since I can't afford to buy organic all the time! In light of the recent scares about our food sources (spinach, tomatoes, peanut butter) it's nice to know where your food comes from.

    A good friend of mine grows most of her own food and bow-hunts deer with her BF. They're not "survivalists," they do it to be more connected with the whole process of Life - something our modern society has gotten out of touch with. I'm still too much of a weenie to kill something, but my friend said she would help me set up a raised-bed planter for gardening in my back yard. I think I may take her up on that.     (more)

  • Obama to Sign U.N. Declaration Calling for Decrimina... Obama to Sign U.N. Declaration Calling for Decriminalization of Homosexuality (more)

    +4 raves I do applaud this, but at the same time I think it's sad that he had to even sign such a decl... I do applaud this, but at the same time I think it's sad that he had to even sign such a declaration. (more)
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