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 I can't wait to go see the Fireworks of Glass display at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
Chihuly artists blew and installed 3,200 pieces of glass on the 43-foot-tall tower. It is comprised of more than 3,200 individually blown, brilliantly-colored, two to four-foot-long pieces of smooth and twisted glass called Horns and Goosenecks.
I have to admit that I'm fascinated by it and would love to shoot some photos of the piece. 
The Fireworks of Glass ceiling floats just under the tower. It is filled with 1,600 pieces of glass from Chihuly’s spectacular series, including Sea Tubes, Hornballs, Persians, and Putti in a variety of shapes and colors.
On the Museum’s Lower Level, children and families can look up and see the brilliantly colored glass forms in the ceiling.
Here children and adults can sit on a large, round, revolving platform, gaze at the ceiling overhead and discuss what they see.
Families can also create their own sculptures with colorful plastic-like shapes call polyvitro and blow glass virtually or explore the hot shop and the glassblowing process on two computer screens.
I can't wait to go see the Fireworks of Glass display at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
Chihuly artists blew and installed 3,200 pieces of glass on the 43-foot-tall tower. It is comprised of more than 3,200 individually blown, brilliantly-colored, two to four-foot-long pieces of smooth and twisted glass called Horns and Goosenecks.
I have to admit that I'm fascinated by it and would love to shoot some photos of the piece. 
The Fireworks of Glass ceiling floats just under the tower. It is filled with 1,600 pieces of glass from Chihuly’s spectacular series, including Sea Tubes, Hornballs, Persians, and Putti in a variety of shapes and colors.
On the Museum’s Lower Level, children and families can look up and see the brilliantly colored glass forms in the ceiling.
Here children and adults can sit on a large, round, revolving platform, gaze at the ceiling overhead and discuss what they see.
Families can also create their own sculptures with colorful plastic-like shapes call polyvitro and blow glass virtually or explore the hot shop and the glassblowing process on two computer screens.| Enneagram Test Results  
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 Top 5 songs beginning with "A" .
Instead of listing a top five beginning with A, I'll list the songs on my ITunes that begin with the letter A. I like to make my own rules!
A Kiss To Build A Dream On- Louis Armstrong
A Little Less Conversation- Elvis Vs. JXL
A New Day Has Come- Celine Dion (okay, okay- I like her voice, don't shoot me!)
Above Ground- Norah Jones
Adia- Sarah McLachlan
Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone- Otis Redding
Air That I Breathe- K D Lang
All Because of You- U2
All That Jazz- Lea DeLaria
Always and Forever- Heatwave
Amarantine- Enya
Amazing Life- Jem
American Idiot- Green Day
And She Was- Talking Heads
Angel- Sarah McLachlan
Angola (get down dub) -Cesaria Evoria (look her up- she is fantastic!)
Another Day- James Taylor
Another Day- Paul McCartney and Wings
Another Saturday Night- Cat Stevens
Anticipation- Carly Simon
Anywhere But Here- K D Lang
At Last- Etta James
Eclectic to say the least...That's me!
Top 5 songs beginning with "A" .
Instead of listing a top five beginning with A, I'll list the songs on my ITunes that begin with the letter A. I like to make my own rules!
A Kiss To Build A Dream On- Louis Armstrong
A Little Less Conversation- Elvis Vs. JXL
A New Day Has Come- Celine Dion (okay, okay- I like her voice, don't shoot me!)
Above Ground- Norah Jones
Adia- Sarah McLachlan
Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone- Otis Redding
Air That I Breathe- K D Lang
All Because of You- U2
All That Jazz- Lea DeLaria
Always and Forever- Heatwave
Amarantine- Enya
Amazing Life- Jem
American Idiot- Green Day
And She Was- Talking Heads
Angel- Sarah McLachlan
Angola (get down dub) -Cesaria Evoria (look her up- she is fantastic!)
Another Day- James Taylor
Another Day- Paul McCartney and Wings
Another Saturday Night- Cat Stevens
Anticipation- Carly Simon
Anywhere But Here- K D Lang
At Last- Etta James
Eclectic to say the least...That's me! ) If you were to star in a movie, who would you want to be cast as your love interest?
Any of my top ten hottest women list would do.
2) What genre of movie would you most like to star in?
Thriller.
3) What song would you insist be on the soundtrack?
Honestly, I don't care. Just make it something good!
4) What would you wear to the premiere of your movie?
Black, just black. I'm sick of these stars wearing the latest color of the minute. Classic black is the way to go.
5) Who would you thank in your Oscar acceptance speech?
My son, B, my family and God.  The big four!
) If you were to star in a movie, who would you want to be cast as your love interest?
Any of my top ten hottest women list would do.
2) What genre of movie would you most like to star in?
Thriller.
3) What song would you insist be on the soundtrack?
Honestly, I don't care. Just make it something good!
4) What would you wear to the premiere of your movie?
Black, just black. I'm sick of these stars wearing the latest color of the minute. Classic black is the way to go.
5) Who would you thank in your Oscar acceptance speech?
My son, B, my family and God.  The big four! 1. Do you dye your hair, wear colored lenses, nails?
I've had my hair highlighted and I am going to do so again soon- this winter being out of the sun and not going anywhere tropical has made my hair darker (okay-redder) than I like it to be.
I've worn colored lenses in the past- mainly green but sometimes blue-because I didn't like the natural color of my eyes (some funky green color) but I haven't worn tinted lenses in years.
I'd never wear fake nails!
2. Real or fake plants?
Real plants are good for you, so I vote real.
3. Real or fake gems for everyday?
If I wear any, they are real- I'm not a fake type of girl- but I'm also not big on the bling either.
4. Big Foot, real or fake? 
fake
5. The Loch Ness monster, real or fake?
fake
6. Other life forms in our universe, real or fake? 
Well, it depends on what is meant by other life forms- I don't believe in little green men or anything like that.
1. Do you dye your hair, wear colored lenses, nails?
I've had my hair highlighted and I am going to do so again soon- this winter being out of the sun and not going anywhere tropical has made my hair darker (okay-redder) than I like it to be.
I've worn colored lenses in the past- mainly green but sometimes blue-because I didn't like the natural color of my eyes (some funky green color) but I haven't worn tinted lenses in years.
I'd never wear fake nails!
2. Real or fake plants?
Real plants are good for you, so I vote real.
3. Real or fake gems for everyday?
If I wear any, they are real- I'm not a fake type of girl- but I'm also not big on the bling either.
4. Big Foot, real or fake? 
fake
5. The Loch Ness monster, real or fake?
fake
6. Other life forms in our universe, real or fake? 
Well, it depends on what is meant by other life forms- I don't believe in little green men or anything like that. 4. Which song describes you?
Extraordinary by Liz Phair
You think that I go home at night
Take off my clothes, turn out the lights
But I burn letters that I write
To you, to make you love me
Yeah, I drive naked through the park
And run the stop sign in the dark
Stand in the street, yell out my heart
To make, to make you love me
I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me
I am extraordinary, I am just your ordinary
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
You may not believe in me
But I believe in you
So I still take the trash out
Does that make me too normal for you?
So dig a little deeper, cause
You still don't get it yet
See me lickin' my lips, need a primitive fix
And I'll make, I'll make you love me
I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me
I am extraordinary, I am just your ordinary
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
See me jump through hoops for you
You stand there watching me performing
What exactly do you do?
Have you ever thought it's you that's boring?
Who the hell are you?
I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me
I am extraordinary, I am just your ordinary
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
Average every day sane psycho
5. Which animal is most like you?
A giraffe
4. Which song describes you?
Extraordinary by Liz Phair
You think that I go home at night
Take off my clothes, turn out the lights
But I burn letters that I write
To you, to make you love me
Yeah, I drive naked through the park
And run the stop sign in the dark
Stand in the street, yell out my heart
To make, to make you love me
I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me
I am extraordinary, I am just your ordinary
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
You may not believe in me
But I believe in you
So I still take the trash out
Does that make me too normal for you?
So dig a little deeper, cause
You still don't get it yet
See me lickin' my lips, need a primitive fix
And I'll make, I'll make you love me
I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me
I am extraordinary, I am just your ordinary
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
See me jump through hoops for you
You stand there watching me performing
What exactly do you do?
Have you ever thought it's you that's boring?
Who the hell are you?
I am extraordinary, if you'd ever get to know me
I am extraordinary, I am just your ordinary
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
Average every day sane psycho
Supergoddess
Average every day sane psycho
Average every day sane psycho
5. Which animal is most like you?
A giraffe

 1. Are you Irish?
Yes, I'm a wee-bit Irish on my mother's side- we're the Kennedy clan.
2. Are you by any chance wearing green today?
But of course I am, I don't want to get pinched!
3. What kinds of special things do you do to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
I usually make some type of Irish food for dinner or maybe go out for a drink at an Irish pub.
4. Do you believe in luck? How about fate?
Oh yes, I believe in both.
5. What would you do if you found a pot of gold?
Look around for the leprechaun then run for the hills with my booty!
1. Are you Irish?
Yes, I'm a wee-bit Irish on my mother's side- we're the Kennedy clan.
2. Are you by any chance wearing green today?
But of course I am, I don't want to get pinched!
3. What kinds of special things do you do to celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
I usually make some type of Irish food for dinner or maybe go out for a drink at an Irish pub.
4. Do you believe in luck? How about fate?
Oh yes, I believe in both.
5. What would you do if you found a pot of gold?
Look around for the leprechaun then run for the hills with my booty! Personally, I don't like this couch. I want something much deeper that I can sink in to. But it will do for now.
 Personally, I don't like this couch. I want something much deeper that I can sink in to. But it will do for now.  I do however love my new red trenchcoat!
 I do however love my new red trenchcoat!
My Candle
 I bought this Tyler Candle Company candle the other week at Twentyfive Home Store. It's fantastic! The scent is called Kathina and descibed as: Sensual lily of the valley intertwined with citrus and rose. Very dramatic and overdone!!!
 I bought this Tyler Candle Company candle the other week at Twentyfive Home Store. It's fantastic! The scent is called Kathina and descibed as: Sensual lily of the valley intertwined with citrus and rose. Very dramatic and overdone!!! ::Erin go Braugh!::
Onesome: Erin-- Quick, toss out two names that sound the same yet are spelled differently! We'll spot you "Erin" and "Aaron" to get you going...
Sara/Sarah
Jon/John
Haley/Hailey
Nikki/Nicky
Toni/Tony
Jo/Joe
Twosome: go-- ...going to do anything special this Friday? Green pancakes for breakfast perhaps? (Seriously, I know someone who does that...)
Oh, the jury is still out on what I'm going to do tomorrow.
Threesome: Braugh-- Erin go Braugh! There are many sayings for St. Patrick's Day. What is one you've heard and liked? We'll give you one in closing...
May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow
And may trouble avoid you wherever you go.
Kiss me, I'm Irish!
May you always haveWalls for the winds,
A roof for the rain,
Tea beside the fire,
Laughter to cheer you,
Those you love near you,
And all your heart might desire!
::Erin go Braugh!::
Onesome: Erin-- Quick, toss out two names that sound the same yet are spelled differently! We'll spot you "Erin" and "Aaron" to get you going...
Sara/Sarah
Jon/John
Haley/Hailey
Nikki/Nicky
Toni/Tony
Jo/Joe
Twosome: go-- ...going to do anything special this Friday? Green pancakes for breakfast perhaps? (Seriously, I know someone who does that...)
Oh, the jury is still out on what I'm going to do tomorrow.
Threesome: Braugh-- Erin go Braugh! There are many sayings for St. Patrick's Day. What is one you've heard and liked? We'll give you one in closing...
May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow
And may trouble avoid you wherever you go.
Kiss me, I'm Irish!
May you always haveWalls for the winds,
A roof for the rain,
Tea beside the fire,
Laughter to cheer you,
Those you love near you,
And all your heart might desire!My Mafia name is Luisa Siciliano. Take The Mafia Name Generator today! Created with Rum and Monkey's Name Generator Generator.
 Booking Through Thursday
Booking Through Thursday
This week's questions about self-help books are from Nicki.
 1. Be Impeccable With Your Word
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
2. Don't Take Anything Personally
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you wonÃt be the victim of needless suffering.
3. Don't Make Assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
4. Always Do Your Best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
1. Be Impeccable With Your Word
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
2. Don't Take Anything Personally
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you wonÃt be the victim of needless suffering.
3. Don't Make Assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
4. Always Do Your Best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
 I just adore Anderson Cooper. He's the wonderful CNN journalist and host of Anderson Cooper 360°. He was the one-time host of the only reality TV show I ever liked, "The Mole"- and I think I only liked it because of Anderson. He's just so, well, adorable. Mind you, that isn't a compliment I go handing out readily to just any man...
He's got a terrific blog too, so take the time to surf on over and read a bit of it. It will be well worth your time.
I just adore Anderson Cooper. He's the wonderful CNN journalist and host of Anderson Cooper 360°. He was the one-time host of the only reality TV show I ever liked, "The Mole"- and I think I only liked it because of Anderson. He's just so, well, adorable. Mind you, that isn't a compliment I go handing out readily to just any man...
He's got a terrific blog too, so take the time to surf on over and read a bit of it. It will be well worth your time.
"Be honest about what you see, get out of the way and let the story reveal itself" - Anderson Cooper
 Thank you Mr. President! Please, don't let anyone try to tell me that he's not a sneaky little devil. Do you recall the executive order Clinton issued that stated you couldn’t deny someone security clearance simply because of his/her sexual orientation? Well, good ol' "W" had that removed. You can read the AP article here.
I don't even know where to begin on this. Being gay makes me a security threat? That is the biggest load of crap. Lesbian and gay advocacy groups recently found the change in an 18-page document distributed by National security adviser Stephen Hadley on Dec. 29, without public notice. The order implies that being gay makes one more susceptible to blackmail. Hello! How are you going to blackmail someone for being gay if it is known that he or she is gay? I just don't get it...
Thank you Mr. President! Please, don't let anyone try to tell me that he's not a sneaky little devil. Do you recall the executive order Clinton issued that stated you couldn’t deny someone security clearance simply because of his/her sexual orientation? Well, good ol' "W" had that removed. You can read the AP article here.
I don't even know where to begin on this. Being gay makes me a security threat? That is the biggest load of crap. Lesbian and gay advocacy groups recently found the change in an 18-page document distributed by National security adviser Stephen Hadley on Dec. 29, without public notice. The order implies that being gay makes one more susceptible to blackmail. Hello! How are you going to blackmail someone for being gay if it is known that he or she is gay? I just don't get it...
 

 1. How do you feel about weekends? Do you look forward to them, or do you loath them? Why/why not?
I live for the weekends. My week days are very structed and full most of the time and I'm craving some down time in my time off.
2. What do you like to do on the weekends? What don't you like to do?
If it is nice out, I want to be outside. I hit the Monon trail on bike or foot, go to a park, go exploring around town- I just go! I also have a great yard with a huge deck and a hammock hung between two trees for relaxing. I bought a trampoline and said it was for my son, but it's really for me! All I need now is a pool/hot tub.
If it's not nice out, I might read, write, shoot some photos, do a little shopping, catch a movie or try a new restaurant.
Actually I don't like to clean the house, but I do it because I want it to be very clean.
3. Do you ever leave towne on the weekends? If so, where do you go? What do you do?
I used to leave town a lot more often before I bought this house. My last house was smaller with a much, much smaller yard (that I didn't have to take care of myself.) If I do leave town, I might go visit my family that lives a few hours away. I also like to go to Chicago or Saugatuck, Michigan on the weekends.
Bonus Question for Comments: What do you do when you have the occasional odd-day (3 day weekends, vacation day, etc)off?
Those don't happen very often...I have a flex day on Monday but it isn't very frequent that my son has that day off school too.
1. How do you feel about weekends? Do you look forward to them, or do you loath them? Why/why not?
I live for the weekends. My week days are very structed and full most of the time and I'm craving some down time in my time off.
2. What do you like to do on the weekends? What don't you like to do?
If it is nice out, I want to be outside. I hit the Monon trail on bike or foot, go to a park, go exploring around town- I just go! I also have a great yard with a huge deck and a hammock hung between two trees for relaxing. I bought a trampoline and said it was for my son, but it's really for me! All I need now is a pool/hot tub.
If it's not nice out, I might read, write, shoot some photos, do a little shopping, catch a movie or try a new restaurant.
Actually I don't like to clean the house, but I do it because I want it to be very clean.
3. Do you ever leave towne on the weekends? If so, where do you go? What do you do?
I used to leave town a lot more often before I bought this house. My last house was smaller with a much, much smaller yard (that I didn't have to take care of myself.) If I do leave town, I might go visit my family that lives a few hours away. I also like to go to Chicago or Saugatuck, Michigan on the weekends.
Bonus Question for Comments: What do you do when you have the occasional odd-day (3 day weekends, vacation day, etc)off?
Those don't happen very often...I have a flex day on Monday but it isn't very frequent that my son has that day off school too. 3. What's your favorite Irish or Celtic song or artist?
Theme From "Harry's Game" - Clannad
The entire "Celtic Moods" CD is great.
3. What's your favorite Irish or Celtic song or artist?
Theme From "Harry's Game" - Clannad
The entire "Celtic Moods" CD is great.
 The last question comes from famous Irish comic Jerry O'Seinfeld
4. Corned beef - ya got beef, but where's the corn? What is the deal?
Sorry, but I don't have an answer for you. My son loves corned beef and cabbage. I think it a strange thing for a kid to love!
The last question comes from famous Irish comic Jerry O'Seinfeld
4. Corned beef - ya got beef, but where's the corn? What is the deal?
Sorry, but I don't have an answer for you. My son loves corned beef and cabbage. I think it a strange thing for a kid to love! I can feel it; I can feel it working its way up from deep inside of me. All winter long I feel dull, dead, and flat. It's a passionless season. I lay in dormancy waiting for Spring and the time of my re-birth. Just like a chrysalis waiting for its moment in time to spring forth into the sunlight, into the waiting world. In the cold and dark season, my energy focuses inward- re-charging my physical and mental batteries. By the time the crocuses start to push their buds through the still-cold earth I'm nearly ready to emerge whole again.
There are rhythms in life, rhythms that we take for granted. Just as the rhythm of music moves our bodies, the rhythm of seasons moves our brains.
Winter into Spring is a time of nearly boundless energy. The Earth re-creates Herself, fresh clean and new. So can we. I can sense the movement of the air, the changes occurring, ever so slightly at first. It's like everything around me hums, buzzes, moves in a way imperceptible to the naked eye. But I can see it, feel it, smell it, and taste it. It's a hedonistic feast for the senses.
The time is nearly upon us for stormy weather. The kind of stormy weather I enjoy. I have no fear of storms. On the contrary, I find them enjoyable and exciting. The sheer raw energy of it is a turn-on. It's unpredictable, uncontrollable and utterly fascinating. The smell of ozone in the air, the way the leaves on the trees show their flip-sides to us to announce the impending rain...it's all glorious and wonderful. The force of nature, the show of power on display for all of us to see. It's a gift from Mother Nature. She's showing us her wild side, if we're only open to seeing it. It's the utmost of destruction and the pinnacle of creation.
The sun comes out again after the storm. Winter is a time of evenness. Snow can fall, and that in itself can be beautiful, but there's little to offer in the way of extremes and changeability. There's a blizzard, but no sunshine afterward to signal the end. I love a good thunderstorm and then waiting for the sun to come out again. There's nothing like it. Every cell in my body wants to strip off every stitch of clothing and soak up the sun's rays. The sun is just another force of nature from which I draw energy. A life force...
In the Persian calendar New Year's Day falls on the first day of Spring. I like this way of thinking. Persians believe you must wear all new clothing on New Year's Day- you are a new person once again. The call it Norouz which literally means " new day". In a ceremony people symbolically, burn their old year's weaknesses, sins, bad habits, and even their misfortunes with the hope of starting a new and fresh life in the coming New Year. Bring on the fire! I'm worked up to a fever pitch, and it's only going to get hotter.
I can feel it; I can feel it working its way up from deep inside of me. All winter long I feel dull, dead, and flat. It's a passionless season. I lay in dormancy waiting for Spring and the time of my re-birth. Just like a chrysalis waiting for its moment in time to spring forth into the sunlight, into the waiting world. In the cold and dark season, my energy focuses inward- re-charging my physical and mental batteries. By the time the crocuses start to push their buds through the still-cold earth I'm nearly ready to emerge whole again.
There are rhythms in life, rhythms that we take for granted. Just as the rhythm of music moves our bodies, the rhythm of seasons moves our brains.
Winter into Spring is a time of nearly boundless energy. The Earth re-creates Herself, fresh clean and new. So can we. I can sense the movement of the air, the changes occurring, ever so slightly at first. It's like everything around me hums, buzzes, moves in a way imperceptible to the naked eye. But I can see it, feel it, smell it, and taste it. It's a hedonistic feast for the senses.
The time is nearly upon us for stormy weather. The kind of stormy weather I enjoy. I have no fear of storms. On the contrary, I find them enjoyable and exciting. The sheer raw energy of it is a turn-on. It's unpredictable, uncontrollable and utterly fascinating. The smell of ozone in the air, the way the leaves on the trees show their flip-sides to us to announce the impending rain...it's all glorious and wonderful. The force of nature, the show of power on display for all of us to see. It's a gift from Mother Nature. She's showing us her wild side, if we're only open to seeing it. It's the utmost of destruction and the pinnacle of creation.
The sun comes out again after the storm. Winter is a time of evenness. Snow can fall, and that in itself can be beautiful, but there's little to offer in the way of extremes and changeability. There's a blizzard, but no sunshine afterward to signal the end. I love a good thunderstorm and then waiting for the sun to come out again. There's nothing like it. Every cell in my body wants to strip off every stitch of clothing and soak up the sun's rays. The sun is just another force of nature from which I draw energy. A life force...
In the Persian calendar New Year's Day falls on the first day of Spring. I like this way of thinking. Persians believe you must wear all new clothing on New Year's Day- you are a new person once again. The call it Norouz which literally means " new day". In a ceremony people symbolically, burn their old year's weaknesses, sins, bad habits, and even their misfortunes with the hope of starting a new and fresh life in the coming New Year. Bring on the fire! I'm worked up to a fever pitch, and it's only going to get hotter.
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 I was so shocked to come across this deer in the middle of Crown Hill Cemetery. The cemetery is located in the middle of Indianapolis and must serve as an oasis for wildlife like this.
 
I was so shocked to come across this deer in the middle of Crown Hill Cemetery. The cemetery is located in the middle of Indianapolis and must serve as an oasis for wildlife like this.| You fit in with: Spiritualism Your ideals are mostly spiritual, but in an individualistic way. While spirituality is very important in your life, organized religion itself may not be for you. It is best for you to seek these things on your own terms. 100% spiritual. 60% reason-oriented. | ||||
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Michael Bailey is a psychology professor at Northwestern University and a leading researcher in the field of sexual orientation. Bailey says he doesn't think nurture is a plausible explanation. Psychologists used to believe homosexuality was caused by nurture n.mely overbearing mothers and distant fathers but that theory has been disproved. Today, scientists are looking at genes, environment, brain structure and hormones. There is one area of consensus: that homosexuality involves more than just sexual behavior; its physiological. Bailey and his colleagues set up a series of experiments in his lab at Northwestern University. In one study, researcher Gerulf Rieger videotaped gay and straight people sitting in a chair, talking. He then reduced them visually to silent black and white outlined figures and asked volunteers to see if they could tell gay from straight. The idea was to find out if certain stereotypes were real and observable. Based on physical movement and gestures of the figures, more often than not, the volunteers in the study could tell a difference. "So, is the conclusion that gay people do in fact move differently?" Stahl asked Rieger. "Yeah, absolutely," he replied. It's not true 100 percent of the time; it is true on average. The researchers also studied the way gay and straight people talk, and they found differences on average there too. This research is controversial. Some say it is reinforcing stereotypes. But to Bailey, the stereotypes suggest there's a feminizing of the brain in gay men, and masculinizing in lesbians.I am not a very masculine woman. I don't fall into many of the cliches at all. I don't play softball, I'm not good at building things, I wear makeup, I carry a purse, I like to buy clothes (pink clothes even!), I like to decorate, I know what colors go with what, I don't have short hair, I don't own 23 cats, I don't watch Xena, I have a child.... Also, I don't actually believe in any of those cliches! I do, however believe that you can sometimes tell that someone is gay just by watching they way he or she moves, just as mentioned in the quote above. I'm not talking about the totally "obvious" types either. There's just something, an un-nameable quality, that sets off my "gaydar" on some people. It's not anything that I can put my finger on, it's just something that I know.
 Name your three favourite artists from the 1960's.
The Beatles
The Mamas and The Papas
Jefferson Airplane
Name your three favourite albums released in the 1960's.
Name your three favourite artists from the 1960's.
The Beatles
The Mamas and The Papas
Jefferson Airplane
Name your three favourite albums released in the 1960's.
 Abbey Road- The Beatles
Revolver- The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band- The Beatles
Name your three favourite songs from the 1960's.
Sounds of Silence- Simon and Garfunkle
Fortunate Son- Creedence Clearwater Revival
California Dreamin'- The Mamas and The Papas
Just for fun, here's an awesome flash rendering of "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles.
Abbey Road- The Beatles
Revolver- The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band- The Beatles
Name your three favourite songs from the 1960's.
Sounds of Silence- Simon and Garfunkle
Fortunate Son- Creedence Clearwater Revival
California Dreamin'- The Mamas and The Papas
Just for fun, here's an awesome flash rendering of "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles.