skydancer

@skydancer (2101)

United States • Age 41

Joined myLot 17 years ago

"To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state." -Goethe

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30-Day Music Challenge: Day 6 (A Song That Reminds You Of Somewhere)

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 6 Aug 20

I am embarrassingly behind on this challenge, however, I am committed to finish what I start nonetheless. I can see from my posts that Day 5 is where I left off, so that means I am on Day 6, which is [i]a song that reminds you of...

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30 Day Music Challenge : Day 5 (A Song That Reminds You Of Someone)

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 27 Apr 20

There are a few songs that reminds me of someone. Most evoke some special memory of that person. I know of few women who embodied the spirit of New Orleans more than my paternal grandmother. Shortly before she died, we filled...

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30 Day Music Challenge: Day 4 (A Song That Makes You Sad)

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 26 Apr 20

It is hard to find a song that makes me sad, because (and I have touched on this before) I seek out music that understands what I am feeling rather than music that makes me feel a certain way. If I can tell a song will leave me...

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30 Day Music Challenge: Day 3 (A Song That Makes You Happy)

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 25 Apr 20

The subject of a song that makes me happy is a tough one because I go for songs that "understand me" rather than songs that are intended to bring happiness. Songs about isolation, for example, bring about a greater sense of...

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30 Day Music Challenge: Day 2 (Your Least Favorite Song)

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 23 Apr 20

I feel odd about mentioning this one for several reasons. First of all, I do not like to give attention to my least favorite things. I also don't truly have a "least favorite" song, per se; I simply don't let anything that I'm not...

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30 Day Music Challenge: Day 1 (Your Favorite Song)

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 22 Apr 20

I've decided to start a 30-Day Song Challenge that I found via Bing search. I have seen several of these going around through the years and thought it would be kind of fun to try it myself. Feel free to comment below with your own...

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Simple Pleasures of the Last Week (2/23 - 2/29)

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 2 Mar 20

1. Nice Mardi Gras celebration at my parents' house. We made king cake and my dad made red beans & rice. We also watched the parades taking place back home in New Orleans on YouTube. Since my my dad's family used to be heavily...

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gratitude

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Simple Pleasures From The Week (2/16 - 2/22)

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 22 Feb 20

1. Getting to hear a NASA Ambassador speak at my parents' church -- My parents are in a group at their church called the "Prime Timers." While the group mostly consists of retirees, anyone is welcome. This past Tuesday, they had a...

simple pleasures

gratitude

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Homemade King Cake For Carnival/Epiphany Season

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 29 Jan 20

My family is from New Orleans originally and were there for six generations. Flipping through the family albums from my father's side is like a time travel through the city's history. Mardi Gras was always a constant in their...

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34 Years Since Challenger

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 28 Jan 20

This week has always been one of tragedy for US manned spaceflight. Yesterday marked 53 years since the Apollo 1 fire. Today marks 34 years since the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, and February 1st...

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Counting It All Joy: May 7, 2019

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 7 May 19

I am not sure how many of you are familiar with "Counting It All Joy" posts. Basically these are posts in which you chronicle all the positive things that have happened in your life. This is mine for today. -- Saw the Unsolved...

counting it all joy

positive vibes

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Newly Uncovered Buried Treasure: Precious Family Photos

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 2 May 19

For the longest time, I had been very upset that I wasn't left much in the way of original photos of my paternal grandfather's family line. It seemed every other family member from that line of the family had all kinds of...

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Following In My Ancestors' Footsteps (Hotel Management)

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 1 May 19

I have always been fascinated with hotels. I am not sure why, but I just always enjoyed exploring them whenever I would get to stay in one. I remember one particular hotel - a Holiday Inn - we stayed in during a post-Christmas...

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Unsolved Mysteries -- Any fans here?

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 1 May 19

As a child, my mother used to watch this show pretty regularly, and I would watch it with her. She was pretty amazed at first because I always hated watching TV, especially news broadcast-style things (although the show always...

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Is Anybody Else More of a PLAYER Person Than A TEAM Person?

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 17 Oct 18

I never had any interest in professional sports teams. Unless you count the Formula 1 Lotus team, which is now no more, I was never really "brought up" to favor any sports team, not even the hometown team(s). My family made an...

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My Martial Arts Tournament Prep

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 3 Jun 18

Right now, I am a 2nd degree black belt in taekwondo and am planning to compete in a tournament in Slidell, Louisiana (New Orleans suburb) when I make my annual visit down there this summer. I did not get to go last year because I...

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Steemit: Has Anyone Had Success There?

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 29 May 18

I recently joined Steemit, but it seems to be quite different than other platforms in terms of how it pays and the way it functions in general. Does anyone here have any experience with this site, and how did you end up liking...

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What Is Your Dream Car?

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 29 May 18

I'm not sure if I will ever be able to afford any of my dream cars, however, one of them is a white BMW 320i. The reason I want this car - other than liking the aesthetics - is more of a sentimental one. My dad had a 320i back in...

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Genealogy: Favorite Resources

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 29 May 18

I have been researching my genealogy off and on since early 2003. Over time, I have made use of different resources to aid me in my research. Here are some of my favorites. 1. Ancestry.Com Everyone probably knows this one,...

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New Orleans: Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

skydancer @skydancer (2101) • United States 28 May 18

As I get more and more into my genealogy research, it is interesting to see how the landscapes of various places have changed since my parents, grandparents, and even earlier generations have lived there. My dad was only four...

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