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 f I had to describe myself to others I would say that I am a fairly playful and quick witted woman who has an offbeat sense of humor. I am also very literate
and enjoy stimulating conversation on a variety of subjects. I have a strong
interest in metaphysics and the paranormal. I tend to be reserved
with strangers but usually let loose with friends. Those who choose to get to know me often discover a very different person than the one they expected. You
just have to be patient with me. Good things come to those who wait.
When I am not being "Mom" to my two small children, I am a certified
paranormal researcher and help organize and run a local group of like minded
investigators in Nashville TN. Who ya gonna call?!
Some of my interests and hobbies include
computers, movies and TV (specifically Science Fiction), wildlife, cryptozoology,
ufology and paranormal research. I know, I know.. I'm one of "those" (LOL).
My musical tastes include
"total dreck" (as my husband refers to it) - this is top 40 pop music
and
80's music. I am also a big fan of the groups Nightwish
and Evanescence.
My television tastes include most Sci-Fi shows such as the Star Trek series,
Battlestar Galactica, The Vampire Diaries,
Fast Forward, Lost,
Supernatural, Ghost Whisperer and Paranormal Reality shows
like Ghost
Hunters, Ghost Lab, The
Haunted, Ghost Adventures, Destination Truth, UFO
Hunters, MonsterQuest, Paranormal
State, A Haunting etc..
I'm also a Facebook addict
and hopelessly spend way too much time playing Farm Town and Cafe World
when I should be doing housework.
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I also have two wonderful
children, a son named Logan and a
beautiful daughter named Teagan. They keep me busy
as I am now a devoted full-time
mom. Logan is a bit of an oddball. At age 2 he began receiving specialized
therapy to help him with communication and socialization problems. He did a lot
of echolalia, stream of consciousness babbling and did not grasp the concept of
two-way communication. He clung to rituals and routines with extreme rigidity
and obsessively stacked and arranged objects in intricate patterns. When he was
almost 4 yrs old, he had a seizure and was diagnosed with epilepsy. After
beginning Keppra for seizure control his behavior began to dramatically
normalize. Now he is now half way through second grade and is active in
cubscouts and Tae Kwon Do as well. And although he's still a bit obsessive about routines, he is
extremely detailed oriented and eager to learn. His sister Teagan is overly social and is
now enjoying first grade. She has been learning very quickly and is already an
advanced reader.
She loves to sing and to be the absolute center of attention. She has a great
deal of trouble with paying attention and being quiet. She is forever getting in
trouble with her teachers and instructors. I suspect she may have ADHD but we
haven't taken any measures yet hoping perhaps that she will outgrow this. The kids are just 11
months apart in age and fight constantly. Teagan is active in Daisy Girl
Scouts and Tae Kwon Do as well.
I also have a two cats. One named Shadeaux
who is just a tad psychotic and one named Sandy. They are both strays.
Sandy is the most recent addition to a long line of pets that I have loved and cared for over the years. I have always had a great love
and respect for nature and animals (I started at a very young
age) which is why I have had so many pets over the years including pygmy opossums, Egyptian spiny mice, snakes, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, gerbils, degus and many more.
I spent almost 6 years as a volunteer doing wildlife rehab for injured and orphaned wildlife at
a rescue and rehab facility in the St. Louis Mo area. Click here to see some of the photos I
have taken of animals at the center. I specialize in the care of the North American
Opossum, which is my favorite animal.
I am a voracious reader of Paranormal
Romance. My favorite authors and series in order of
preference include:
My computer interests include web design and
ecommerce. My introduction to computers came right after I got married to my
first husband. He is an amazing computer programmer and so I naturally developed
an interest in computers as well. Computer Bulletin Boards
(aka BBSes) were a natural progression for me during the late 1980's when BBSing was reaching it's pinnacle. I was a housewife
and had little opportunity for interaction with other people outside the home.
BBSing became for me a very good way to meet people online and talk as the "internet" or "world wide web"
didn't yet exist in an easily accessible manner in those days.
One of the first things I needed in the BBS hobby was a computer screen-name or alias to protect my real identity. Even before the 'net' happened - you
still had to be careful who you gave information to, so we did not use our real names. Even back then psychos, weirdoes, and malicious hackers lurked the cyberspace as they still do today.
Only the SysOps (system operators) of the BBSes knew who everyone "really" was. Other users knew you only by your handle or screen-name. For many years I was known in the local cyber community as "Fire Escape"
which was followed by "SugarBane" during my Low Carb
years (hence my domain name). Now I am called "Tanis".
Tanis, is the Greek form of Tanith -
derived from Semitic roots meaning "serpent lady". This was the name
of the Phoenician goddess of love, fertility, the moon and the stars. Serpents
have of old been associated with wisdom, secret knowledge, magic and rebirth. I
was born during the year of the Snake according to the Chinese Zodiac and Tanis
has a numerical value of 6 which is my Life Path or Destiny Number according to
Numerology.
Although I am no longer active in the BBS community my old BBS,
Fire Escape, is still online. It is kindly still hosted by my
ex-husband. It is available dial-up at 314-588-0780
or via the internet at http://www.fehq.org. My
Low Carb site is also still online at http://lowcarb4life.sugarbane.com.
Well, that's me in a nutshell folks. My story, my family, my hobbies, and my
interests. Hope it was enlightening for you and if you have any questions, please feel
free to E-mail me
anytime or Sign
my Guestbook. Don't be afraid to say hi!
Last revised: February 26, 2010.
Copyright Tanis, 2010
