I AM: a bit counter-culture, a Leo, cynical, 2.7% neanderthal, fluent in spanglish , a truck-driver, funny, book-smart, mouthy, a baby-boomer, moody at times, impatient, happily divorced, loyal to a fault, very straight forward, a good speller, spiritual but not religious, 61 inches tall, an only child, a poet, stubborn, and a night-owl,
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I HAVE: a handful of good friends, 1 daughter, 2 sons, 5 grand-kids, 3 tattoo's, 4 cats, 1 cockatiel, blonde hair, green eyes, tons of books, my moms 1966 ford mustang, reading glasses, my share of regrets, calloused feet, a cigarette addiction, dreams still to fulfill, a quick wit, crappy toe-nails, a pierced belly-button, my moms smile, my dads freckles, and a box with all my grandmothers recipes inside.
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I SHOULD: quit smoking, look up old friends, get more exercise, be more punctual, know when to keep my mouth shut, plan ahead, make more time for my spiritual beliefs, open a savings account, change my hair style, get some life insurance, organize my stuff, clean out my car and keep a journal for each one of my kids.
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I WANT: a new computer, a flat stomach, revenge on some, forgiveness from others, a time-travel machine, new clothes, less drama, perfect teeth, a summer in Europe, my own business, a house on the North California coast, new furniture, to learn APO, an automatic cigarette rolling machine, a miniature tree-house, an old fashioned porch swing
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I LIKE: the ocean, bob marleys smile, coffee, Captain Kirk, bagpipes, comedy, cast-iron skillets, vampires, pizza, astrology, tarot cards, time alone, yard sales & thrift stores, menthol cigarettes, star-trek, almost all kinds of music, quartz crystals, dirty jokes, cheese-cake, roller-coasters, long hair on guys, mexican food, fireplaces, chocolate, quality incense, home-made ice-cream, history, turquoise jewelry, victorian houses, the color red, books, sci-fi, surveys, polls, trivia contests on the radio, pomegranites, analyzing people, fresh cherries, hippy skirts and ferris wheels.
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I DISLIKE: waking up early, dark rooms, hot weather, cold toilet seats, drunks, internet porn, telemarketers, nepotism, beer, religious freaks, spiders, snitches, walk-in movie theaters, sports on tv, waiting in lines, cheap bread, racism, crowded stores, cigarette leeches, shell-fish, rap music, politics, math, kids who dont mind and parents who wont disclipine them, noisy neighbors, the scent of lavender, gluttons, mushrooms, leaf blowers, animal cruelty, and those stupid infomercials on late night tv.
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I BELIEVE IN: good and evil, self-help books, chicken soup, herbal medicine, coincidences, soul mates, Karma, apologies, grandparents rights, premonitions, haunted houses, spanking kids, past-lives, 2nd chances, king arthur, family traditions, socialized medicine, murphy's law, the death penalty, Atlantis, sacred space, girl scout cookies, personal privacy, vacations, recycling, hand-shakes, equal rights and a personal code of honor,
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I HAVE NEVER: owned a brand new car, drank a martini, been arrested, donated blood, delivered a baby, hiked up a mountain, been in a bar fight, went on an ocean cruise, broken a bone, won anything off the radio, shaved my head, shoplifted from a store, hitch-hiked, had sex in a grave-yard, bungee jumped, hypnotized a chicken or sold anything on E-Bay.
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I AM NOT: a relationship drama queen, ruled by logic, a twin, shy, pregnant, adopted, bi-polar, a party animal, wealthy, a cop caller, a secret agent, paranoid, a college graduate, on a diet, a good singer, vegetarian, on parole , part of the moral majority, in therapy, being followed or afraid of the dark.
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MY FAVORITE: Soft Drink - Pepsi
Color - Turquoise
Cookie - Peanut butter criss-crosses
Food - Pasta
Movie - Star Trelk IV - "The Voyage Home"
Song - When the daylight comes by Ian Hunter
Book - The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley