British Expat. Enjoys Hot Yoga, Swimming, Hanging Out With Friends. Cares Deeply About Social Justice. Blows Hot And Cold On Whether Politics Can Fix That. Adores NPR. Raving Liberal (a Rare Breed In Tejas). Two Very Cool Teenage Daughters.
Occupation
College Instructor
Marital Status
Single
Religion
Spiritual, But Not Affiliated With A Religious Group
Political Views
Very Liberal
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About Me
About Me
I am. . . patchwork . . . diverse pieces, conflicting remnants, sewn together. Unity without homogenization. It doesn’t all have to add up. I don’t. Because I’m not a sum.
Music
I have eclectic tastes. Everything from Satie to Bob Marley. Van Morrison's early years. Police. Rock. Jazz. Celtic mixes. Pan pipes. Anything done well really.
TV Shows
House. West Wing. Daily Show. Anything intelligent and acerbic.
Movies
The English Patient. The King's Speech.
Books
Lord, how long have you got? Dead poets, particularly Iranian, French, and English Romantics. 19th century novelists. Billy WaggleDagger. Most Booker Prize winners...
Quotes
"I live the life I love, and I love the life I live." (Muddy Waters)
"I can be wrong." (Thich Nhat Hanh)
"For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness." (President Barack Obama)
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
(Oscar Wilde)
"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." (Dalai Lama)
"The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them." (Thomas Merton)
"One regret, dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough." (Hafiz)
All generalizations are false--including this one. (Mark Twain)
Creative Writing!: Creative writing, for people who love to write. Poetry, short stories, fiction, non-fiction, talk, chat, network, etc. Do you journal? What's your favorite book? Come on in and take it easy.
