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Elizabeth Madrigal May the wind be always at your back... ping Elizabeth You are not connected to Elizabeth Madrigal The Basics Location: Ridgefield, Washington, USA Hometown: Greenwich, Connecticut Gender: female Birthday: June 29 Sexual Orientation: straight Relationship Status: married Children: I have children (Adult children) Profile updated: Mar 05, 2011 Last signed in: Dec 30, 2011 Member since: Aug 22, 2007 Friends view all » Lawrence U. Mary Ann S. ashish j. *Carol ~Bronx Southern Belle D. Don Ford Birdie J. Walker Bennett, SF Author Robert A. Mariana T. Groups view all » Random Musings Inviting-Points Get More Points As The Points Turn Point Pavilion Point Winner The Point Of It All Leave It Here Open Debate Elizabeth Madrigal 's Popular Tags politics (69) family (34) health (21) obama (20) news (19) elections (14) obama for president (13) recipes (13) memoir (12) food (12) mccain (9) life (9) democrats (8) voters (8) obama 3908 (7) writing (6) obama 08 (6) gratitude (6) opinion (5) slow food (5)

Status Elizabeth is a business consultant, techie and social media web campaign organizer working for the benefit of non-profit organizations and progressive causes. Spotlight Please consider Renewable Infrastructure Donations for Haiti recommended: 11 | comments: 25 I cannot imagine anyone anywhere who does not feel complete and utter anguish over the humanitarian crisis in Haiti.  Even with our own brand of hard times, my compassion pedal for Haitians is stuck . . . more About Me People say I'm: warm, outgoing, have a good sense of humor and am easy to be with as long as I've had my double-shot latte. Describe Yourself: Sustainability blogger, community activist and an artist, I am passionate about what I believe and can be annoyingly cheerful and enthusiastic at times. On Gather, I'm Looking For ...: those wonderful writers who challenge me to feel and think, a safe place where I can write in an authentic way and acceptance as the person I am. Gatherers are my people and this is and has been my favorite site since I joined a few years ago. Interests Lately I've been listening to: Astor Piazzolla aka El Gran Astor I'm currently reading: Worldchanging, Users Guide for the 21st Century The last movie I watched was: In the Air My must-see show is: Trueblood... vampires and civil rights? Yeah, it is a cool show. I'd love to visit: Europe again, Portugal, Nova Scotia, Iceland and Victoria, B.C. I'm curious about: Human relations of all kinds, sustainability, science & history Topping my Wish List is: WORLD PEACE Favorite Music, Artists, Genres: Any beautiful music, but favorites include jazz, Latin, Tango, R and B, Torch songs, Cold Play, John Legend, Marvin Gaye, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Cole Porter, Quincy Jones and all dance groove songs. Favorite Books, Writers, Genres: Eat Pray Love, The Middle Place, The Art of Happiness, Jane Austen's collection, The Green Home Primer, biographies, historical novels, memoirs, non-fiction, Pablo Neruda's poetry and that of many others, David Sedaris, An Inconvenient Truth, the Language of God and I admit, anything I can get my hands on. Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres: Antonia's Line, Schindler's List, The Piano, Like Water for Chocolate, Captain's Courageous, WALL-E, Cinderella, Small Change, French movies that torture me with an unhappy ending, foreign films, okay... I admit it... I love stories. Favorite TV Shows, Actors: Candidly, I am not focusing on entertainment lately as I have been studying for a new certification. Favorite Places: Madrigal del Monte, Spain; Cuernavaca, Mexico; Quebec, Canada; Cape Cod and Cape Ann, Massachusetts (particularly Lighthouse Beach, Annisquam, my childhood haunt); Portland, Oregon and Ridgefield, Washington (where I live) Interests and Activities: Writing, sculpting, watercolors, living as greenly as I can, cultivating humility along with tolerance, kindness and compassion for others, particularly treasuring those children in my life. Political activism, hiking, genealogy, cooking, gardening, being of 'use' in this world. Wish List: World peace, a healthy economy, a responsible citizenry concerned about our environment, loved and well children , an easy diet... okay, so I'm not as self-sacrificing as I first appeared.:)... good health for all my friends and family, and the grace to deal with life when it is tough and messy. I wish there was some:: Honorable easy money... :) Affiliations Political Affiliation: The Human Race Religious Affiliation: Spiritual non-conformist Employers: GreenLandlady.com Other Affiliations: Clark County Arts Commission, Ridgefield Art Association, Arts of Clark County, Ridgefield Junction Neighborhood Association Websites: http://www.artsofclarkcounty.org, http://www.captainharrypidgeon.org, http://greenlandlady.com, http://www.ridgefieldartassociation.com http://captainharrypidgeon.org Ping Me You cannot post a blank ping. 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