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Relationship

Single. Interested in meeting people for friendship

Hometown

visited 40 of 50 states, Jamacia, Canada

Places I've been

Lived. Fall River Mass, Shelby Ohio, Mansfield Ohio, Toledo Ohio, Cleveland Ohio 3 different times, Rochester NY, Wamblee S. D. Greenville Pa, Galion Ohio. North Royalton Ohio,

Education

• , BA in Theology- emphisis on missionary work. - 1982 to 1985

Work

• Various retail organizations, Manager - Big Box Retail Stores - 1987 to 2008
• Political fund rasier conservative issues and cand - 2009 to 2010
• Retired, due to health - 2010 to 2012
• Freedom Fighter. , Conservative Constitutionalist. - 2007 to 2012
• Family, mother - 1967 to 2012

More about me

 I did not write this  it was sent to me by my nephew who says its alot like me..  and I tip my hat to the person that first penned this very accurate discription of me. 

Old Age, I decided, is a gift.
I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be.  Oh, not my body!  I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt.  And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my grandmother!), but I don't agonize over those things for long.
I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly.  As I've aged, I've become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend.

I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio  I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.  

I   have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon?
I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60&70's, and if I, at the  same time, wish to weep over a lost love ... I will.
I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set.  They, too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful.  But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.
Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car?  But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion.  A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray,9which can easily turn red again) and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face.  So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.   
As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think.  I don't question myself anymore.  I've even earned the right to be wrong. 

oh, to answer your question, I  like being old.  It has set me free.  I like the person I have become.  I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be.  And I shall eat dessert every single day. (If I feel like it)

something I strive for :

DESIDERATUM:
~Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have a story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. Let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchanment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. Do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. Whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labours and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.

 

Favorite Movies

To Kill a Mocking Bird. Stand by me, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind Little Women ( first edition) Gone with the Wind Grummp Old Men there are so many .. great ones its hard to say any that star Johnny Dep, brilliant actor.and a hottie whooo whooo

Favorite Books

Holy Bible, Adam Clarke Commentary on the Bible, 5000 Year Leap, Oh my so many... great books. Playing Hardball for women. Harry Potter Series, mysteries I like James Patterson, John Grishom, Each person is a great book if you listen to their stories.

Favorite TV Shows

History Channel, Project Runway, As Time Goes By (PBS british program), American Idol, Shepherd Smith fox news, I love the radio also talk radio.rarely miss the show Coast to Coast Am.with Geo. Norray paranormal talk raidio, Mark Livien, Jeapordy. Anderson Cooper talk show, Jimmy Fallon late night..

Activities

Currently a member of Richland County Ohio Republican party and the North Cental Ohio Tea Party Group. Life time member of the NRA, better be packin sister and brother our freedoms are slippin away. I love roller derby my daughter skates for the Burning River Roller Girls Cleveland Ohio and also for thier local team The Rolling Pin Ups. Grandchildren, write poetry short stories, play flute, photograpy others work and my own.

Favorite Charities

Diabetes Foundation, Breast Cancer, Mission Church of God Kingston Jamacia, Freedom Works, VA support groups.

Favorite Music

All kinds classical, southern gospel, rockabilly, light jazz, and blues.50-60s.blue grass there is nothing better than a blues guitar and a bass touching my soul.any music done well is great music

Favorite Quotes

For God so love the world that he gave his only begotten son that who so ever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Favorite People

My Kids, and grandkids. My Best friend for 30 years Sue. Our Founding Fathers. My family, Dad, Mom and Sister now gone but never forgotten. And my love Grace

Favorite Places

HOME where ever it may be.. There is no place like home.. and home can be where ever your mind and heart dwell. be it near or far it is who you are with i spirit.

Favorite Animals

Leopards, and Gorillas, House pets.. cats.or dogs. Walt Disney did the animal kingdom a great diservice when he gave them human characteristics. They are animals and not people and should be loved for the very nature that they display as animals. Don't expect them to be human.

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