"At The Wrong Funeral"
09.29.07 (11:21 pm) [edit]
Consumed by my loss, I didn't notice the hardness of the pew where I sat. I was at the funeral of my dearest friend -- my mother. She finally had lost her long battle with cancer. The hurt was so intense; I found it hard to breathe at times. Always supportive, Mother clapped loudest at my school plays, held a box of tissues while listening to my first heartbreak, comforte d me at my father's death, encouraged me in college, and prayed for me my entire life.
When mother became ill it fell on me, the 27-year-old middle child without entanglements, to take care of her. I counted it an honor. "What now, Lord?" I asked sitting in church. My life stretched out before me as an empty abyss.
My brother sat with his face toward the cross while clutching his w ife's hand. My sister sat slumped against her husband's shoulder, his arms around her as she cradled their child. All so deeply grieving, no one noticed I sat alone.
I heard a door open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick footsteps ;hurried along the carpeted floor. An exasperated young man looked around briefly and then sat next to me. He folded his hands and placed them on his lap. His eyes were brimming with tears. He began to sniffle. "I'm late," he explained, though no explanation was necessary.
After several eulogies, he leaned over and commented, "Why do they keep calling Mary by the name of 'Margaret?'"
"Because, that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary, no one called her 'Mary." I whispered. I wondered why this person couldn't have sat on the other side of the church He interrupted my grieving with his tears and fidgeting. Who was this stranger anyway?
"No, that isn't correct," he insisted, as several people glanced over at us whisperin g, "Her name is Mary, Mary Peters."
"That isn't who this is."
"Isn't this the Lutheran church?"
"No, the Lutheran church is across the street."
"Oh." "I believe you're at the wrong funeral, Sir."
The solemnest of the occasion mixed with the realization of the man's mistake bubbled up inside me and came out as laughter. I cupped my hands over my face, hoping it would be interpreted as sobs.
The creaking pew gave me away. Sharp looks from other mourners only made the situat ion seem more hilarious.
I peeked at the bewildered, misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing to o, as he glanced around, deciding it was too late for an uneventful exit. I imagined Mother laughing.
At the final "Amen," we darted out a door and into the parking lot. "I do believe we'll be the talk of the town," he smiled. He said his name was Rick and since he had missed his aunt's funeral, asked me out for a cup of coffee.
That afternoon began a lifelong journey for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral, but was in the right place. A year after our meeting, we wer e married at a country church where he was the assistant pastor. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.
In my time of sorrow, God gave me laughter. In place of loneliness, God gave me love. This past June we celebrated our twenty-second wedding anniversary. Whenever anyone asks us how we met, Rick tells them, "Her mother and my Aunt Mary introduced us, and it's truly a match made in heaven."
God is my source of existence and Savior. He keeps me functioning each and everyday. Without Him, I would be nothing. Without him, I am nothing, but with Him I can do all things, through Christ that strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13)
(This beautiful story was forwarded to me by a friend.)
"How Long Do You Hold A Grudge"
09.28.07 (8:28 am) [edit]
(This is a Repost)
For Gods sake, will someone tell me how long do you hold a grudge? Its unbelievable the story I read in the paper today about a nurse who poisened a patient because she stole her boyfriend in high school 30 years ago. The patient went in for plastic surgery and soon after the surgery she went into cardiac arrest and died a few days later.
Hill and Joyner were students at Olympic High School in Charlotte in the early 1970s. Joyner was a member of the Class of '73; Hill graduated a year later.
During a 2003 deposition given to the state medical board, Hill said she knew Joyner in junior high and high school.
"She was one of the judges of my cheer leading experience when I was in the eighth grade," Hill testified. Asked whether they were friends, Hill said no, but "I would see her and her then-boyfriend ... walk around school together because he was in football and she was a cheerleader or letter girl, something like that."
Joyner later married John Joyner; the two separated before her death. Police said John Joyner is not the boyfriend Hill believed was stolen from her.
The medical board blamed Hill for Joyner's death, calling her "grossly negligent" in administering fentanyl without the plastic surgeon's permission and for taking too long to alert the doctor that Joyner was having problems. The plastic surgeon took responsibility for the death in a 2003 agreement with the board but kept his license. Hill gave hers up.
Joyner's family filed a malpractice lawsuit against the plastic surgeon and Hill; the case was settled in 2003 on confidential terms.
In his 2003 deposition before the medical board, the plastic surgeon blamed Hill for the patients death, calling her "a rogue nurse on her own wild mustang, riding through the West, you know, shooting whoever she wants."
Tucker described Hill's behavior on the day of Joyner's surgery as out of character: "She's flipped out. She's going nuts. She snapped."
Tucker said he reported his suspicions to the district attorney's office. It is not clear why it took until this year for Hill to be charged; District Attorney Peter Gilchrist has said only that his office asked the police department's cold case squad to take a look at Joyner's death after receiving new information.
"Courtroom Humor"
09.25.07 (9:40 pm) [edit]
ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan!
____________ _________ _________ _________ _
ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
____________ _________ _________ _________ ____
ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
WITNESS: We both do.
ATTORNEY: Voodoo?
WITNESS: We do.
ATTORNEY: You do?
WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.
____________ _________ _________ _________ _____
ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his
sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
____________ _________ _________ ______
ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year- old, how old is he?
WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty.
____________ _________ _________ _________ ____
ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you shitt'in me?
____________ _________ _________ _________ __
ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Uh.... I was gett'in laid!
____________ _________ _________ _________ _____
ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Are you shitt'in me? Your Honor, I think I need a different
attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
____________ _________ _________ _________ _____
ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?
____________ _________ _________ _________ _____
ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a
deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
____________ _________ _________ ________
ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on
dead people?
WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like
to rephrase that?
____________ _________ _________ _________ _
ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an
autopsy on him!
____________ _________ _________ _________ _____
ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Huh....are you qualified to ask that question?
____________ _________ _________ ________
And the best for last:
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for
a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you
began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive,
nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and
practicing law
"Snakes And Ladders Game 6"
09.25.07 (9:19 pm) [edit]
Thanks to everyone that continue to play snakes an ladders, we had a total of 175 on game 1, A total of 75 comments on game 2 and 85 on game 3, On game 4 we had 112 comments, Game 5 we had 97 comments so time to start game 6 so as not to have to scroll down so far.
I want to thank Coni who continues to play and encourage us to play and keep our brains active, Thanks to our youngest player Jc and our newest player, Blackcherry who is 17 today. We continue to celebrate Coni's birthday with her all month as is her tradition and we do love Birthdays.
The rules are, A sentence is made and you make a sentence from the last word used........
"Lets Play
"Guy's, Wash Your Hands"
09.25.07 (12:04 am) [edit]
I Don't know who is staking out bath rooms to observe if we are washing our hands or not but the lastest survey Finds That One-Third of Men Don't Bother to Wash Their Hands After Using the Bathroom .
According to the latest stakeout by the "hand washing police." One-third of men didn't bother to wash after using the bathroom, compared with 12 percent of women, said the researchers who spy on people in public restrooms. They reported their latest findings Monday at a meeting of infectious disease scientists.
"Guys need to step up to the sink," said the spokesman for the Soap and Detergent Association, which co-sponsors the survey and related education campaigns.
The latest study was based on observations last month of more than 6,000 people in four big cities.
Frequent hand washing is the single best thing people can do to avoid getting sick, from colds and the flu to germs lurking in food, doctors say.
The dirty details:
_Atlanta's Turner Field baseball stadium again was the worst. Only 57 percent of guys there washed up, compared to 95 percent of women.
_New York was Second City to Chicago in cleanliness. In restrooms at the Windy City's Shedd Aquarium and Museum of Science and Industry, 81 percent of men and women combined washed their hands, compared to 79 percent at the Big Apple's Penn and Grand Central train stations.
_At San Francisco's Ferry Terminal Farmers Market, 62.5 percent of men lathered up. Women did better, with 84 percent.
I don't know how accurate this study is but come on guys,
WASH YOUR HANDS.
"Prosecutor Caught In Child Sex Sting"
09.24.07 (12:26 am) [edit]
Another politician has been caught up in a sex sting operation, trying to make arrangements to have sex with a child, this is just unbelievable, there seems to be no end to this.
A Republican federal prosecutor has been arrested on suspicion of traveling to Detroit over the weekend to have sex with a minor.
John David R. Atchison, 53, an assistant U.S. attorney from the northern district of Florida, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Detroit Monday afternoon.
An undercover officer posed as a mother offering her child to Atchison for sex, according to police.
The undercover detective expressed concern about physical injury to the 5-year-old girl as a result of the sexual activity. Detectives said Atchison responded, " I am always gentle and loving; not to worry, no damage ever, no rough stuff ever. I only like it soft and nice."
The undercover detective asked how Atchison can be certain of no injury. He responded, "Just gotta go slow and very easy. I've done it plenty," according to detectives.
What should be done to these men who apparently can't control themselves
and want to harm our children? Life behind bars, castration or psychiatric care?
"Growing Older Is A Gift"
09.23.07 (1:21 am) [edit]
Growing older, I've decided, is a gift. I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be (well,.......almost).
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 avant garde on my patio). I am entitled to be messy, to be
extravagant, to smell the flowers. 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 a.m. and then sleep until -- ?
I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 50's & 60'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 bikini set. They, too, will get old (if they're lucky). I know I am sometimes forgetful. But then 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 a beloved pet dies? But broken hearts are what
give us strength, understand ing and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile, and will never know the joy of re-gaining ones strength & achieving a higher dimension of what humanity
is endowed with.
I am so lucky to have lived long enough to have my hair turn gray, 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. I
can say "no," and mean it. I can say "yes" and mean it.
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.
I like being older. 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 want). I shall take every opportunity to travel & see the other wonders of the yonder world.
Today, I wish you a day of ordinary miracles:
Love simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God..
LIVE WELL: LAUGH OFTEN: LOVE MUCH
'Have You Seen This Couple?
09.21.07 (10:57 am) [edit]
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Have you seen this couple?
The FBI is requesting the public's assistance in positively identifying the unknown couple seen below in the photograph. This couple resembles James J. Bulger and Catherine Greig. The photograph and video were taken in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, on April 10, 2007.
JAMES J. BULGER IS BEING SOUGHT FOR HIS ROLE IN NUMEROUS MURDERS COMMITTED FROM THE EARLY 1970s THROUGH THE MID-1980s IN CONNECTION WITH HIS LEADERSHIP OF AN ORGANIZED CRIME GROUP THAT ALLEGEDLY CONTROLLED EXTORTION, DRUG DEALS, AND OTHER ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IN THE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AREA. HE HAS A VIOLENT TEMPER AND IS KNOWN TO CARRY A KNIFE AT ALL TIMES.
Million dollar reward...
CONSIDERED ARMED AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
"Weird Looking Fish"
09.21.07 (9:24 am) [edit]
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Do You know what this is?
This is an axoloti fish or walking fish . This one is in the same family as the tiger salamander. The only place on earth you can find these are at Lake Xochimilco in Mexico.
Click here for more information:http://www.axolotl.org/
"Snakes And Ladders Game 5"
09.20.07 (5:39 pm) [edit]
Thanks to everyone that continue to play snakes an ladders, we had a total of 175 on game 1, A total of 75 comments on game 2 and 85 on game 3, it is time to move on to Snakes and Ladders game 4. On game 4 we have 112 comments, time for game 5.
let's continue to play on this new page and we won't have to scroll down so far.
I want to thank Coni who continues to play and encourage us to play and keep our brains active, also thanks to our youngest and newest player Jc.
The rules are, A sentence is made and you make a sentence from the last word used........
"Lets Play
'"God Is Being Sued"
09.20.07 (1:47 am) [edit]
The defendant (God) in a state senator's lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still. He can be sued in Douglas County, the legislator claims, because He's everywhere.
State Sen. Ernie Chambers sued God last week. Angered by another lawsuit he considers frivolous, Chambers says he's trying to make the point that anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody.
Chambers says in his lawsuit that God has made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents, inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants."
The Omaha senator, who skips morning prayers during the legislative session and often criticizes Christians, also says God has caused "fearsome floods ... horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornadoes."
He's seeking a permanent injunction against the Almighty.
"Urban Word Of The Day"
09.19.07 (1:22 am) [edit]
Urban Word of the Day from Urban Dictionary
September 19, 2007: conswervative
A conservative politician or other public figure caught doing things that he has denounced on record.
Larry Craig is a conswervative, as is Ted Haggard.
"Bizarre Foods"
09.18.07 (4:20 am) [edit]
When a food safety inspector walked into a market in Queens, he noticed the store had an interesting special posted on its front window: 12 beefy armadillos.
In Brooklyn, inspectors found 15 pounds of iguana meat at a West Indian market and 200 pounds of cow lungs for sale at another market.
At a West African grocery in Manhattan, the store was selling smoked rodent meat from a refrigerated display case.
If you are looking for bizarre foods, look no further.
"Snakes & Ladders Gane 4"
09.16.07 (9:34 am) [edit]
Thanks to everyone that continue to play snakes an ladders, we had a total of 175 on game 1, A total of 75 comments on game 2 and 85 on game 3, it is time to move on to Snakes and Ladders game 4.
let's continue to play on this new page and we won't have to scroll down so far.
I want to thank Coni who continues to play and encourage us to play and keep our brains active, also thanks to our youngest and newest player Jc.
The rules are, A sentence is made and you make a sentence from the last word used........
"Lets Play
"Un-Boiled Chicken Recipe"
09.15.07 (9:59 am) [edit]
This is a great chicken recipe that I found and wanted to share with you. I have already tried it and it is very moist.
Use in salads or any dish that calls for cooked chicken. It makes moist, flavorful meat — the flavor isn't all boiled out into the broth, and it doesn't get the sort of carmelized flavor of roasting, which I don't care for in a chicken salad. If you do Once-A-Month Cooking, this is a great way to prepare a lot of chicken for the freezer. The 90 minute cooking time is actually 60 minutes of standing after (approximately) 30 minutes to boil the water.
Use A whole chicken or parts like breast.
Fill the very large pot with water, enough to cover the chicken completely.
Do not put the chicken in yet.
Bring to a boil.
Now put in the chicken.
As soon as it STOPS boiling, take out the chicken.
Return the water to a boil, then put the chicken back in and cover tightly.
Turn off the heat but leave the pot on the burner.
Leave it untouched for exactly ONE HOUR.
Remove chicken from water.
Let it cool just enough to handle, then debone your chicken.
I've been making it this way for about 16 years now.
You can use a whole chicken or parts.
The large volume of water is important: I use a 15 quart stock pot, and do 2 chickens at one time.
(then I save the skin& bones up in the freezer until I have a bunch, and use them to make broth).
The Man Rules For Women
09.15.07 (3:32 am) [edit]
At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down Finally , the guys' side of the story.
( I must admit, it's pretty good.)
We always hear "the rules "
From the female side.
Now here are the rules from the male side.
These are our rules!
Please note... these are all numbered "1"
ON PURPOSE!
1. Men are NOT mind readers.
1. Learn to work the toilet seat.
You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down.
We need it up, you need it down.
You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.
1. Sunday sports. It's like the full moon
or the changing of the tides.
Let it be.
1. Shopping is NOT a sport.
And no, we are never going to think of it that way.
1. Crying is blackmail.
1. Ask for what you want.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!
Just say it!
1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do.
Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a Problem.
See a doctor.
1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.
1. If you won't dress like the Victoria 's Secret girls, don't Expect us to act like soap opera guys.
1. If you think you're fat, you probably are.
Don't ask us.
1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of them makes you sad or angry, then we meant the other one
1. You can either ask us to do something
Or tell us how you want it done.
Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.
1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings.
Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
1. If it itches, it will be scratched.
We do that.
1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong.
We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle, besides we know you will bring it up again later.
1. If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, Expect an answer you don't want to hear!
1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine...Really .
1. Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation,
or golf.
1. You have enough clothes.
1. You have too many shoes.
1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape!
1. Thank you for reading this.
Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight;
But did you know men really don't mind that? It's like camping.
Pass this to as many men as you can -
to give them a laugh.
Pass this to as many women as you can -
but, only if you think they can handle it...
"Phobias"
09.11.07 (2:13 am) [edit]
Phobia is an unreasonable or persistent fear of something and most people have some type of it. I have a friend that is so afraid of cats that she gets hysterical if one gets to close to her, her children have to go see if the coast is clear for her to come outside.
Some common fears are of snakes, fear of heights and fear of flying. I found out that some people have really weird phobias, like the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of their mouth, this is called arachibutyrophobia. Another one is fear of clowns. The list goes on an on but I will stop here.
Having a phobia is not a bad thing because it serves as a built in defense mechanism that prevent dangerous situations. The only time it's bad is the fear is so bad that it paralyzes you.
My phobia is fear of heights.
What is your phobia?
"Ten Rules For The Good Life."
09.09.07 (9:56 am) [edit]
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
Never spend your money before you have it.
Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap; it will never be dear to you.
Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.
Never repent of having eaten too little.
Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.
Don't let the evils which have never happened cost you pain.
Always take things by their smooth handle.
When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry, count to one hundred.
Author: Thomas Jefferson
"The Dangers Of Eating Bread"
09.07.07 (2:00 am) [edit]
A newspaper headline read, "Smell of baked bread may be health hazard." The article went on to describe the dangers of the smell of baking bread. The main danger, apparently, is the organic components of this aroma may break down ozone.
How horrible !!! When are we going to do something about bread-induced global warming ??? Sure, we attack tobacco companies, but when is the government going to go after Big Bread ???
Everyone should think twice regarding bread !!! Research indicates the following:
1. More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread eaters.
2. Fully HALF of all children who grow up in bread-consuming households score below average on standardized tests.
3. In the 18th century, when virtually all bread was baked in the home, the average life expectancy was less than 50 years; infant mortality rates were unacceptably high, many women died in childbirth, and diseases such as typhoid, yellow fever and influenza ravaged whole nations.
4. More than 90 percent of violent crimes are committed within 24 hours of eating bread.
5. Bread is made from a substance called "dough". It has been proven that as little as one pound of dough can be used to suffocate a mouse. The average American eats more bread than that in one month !!!
6. Primitive tribal societies that have no bread exhibit a low occurrence of cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and osteoporosis.
7. Bread has been proven to be addictive. Subjects deprived of bread who were given only water begged for bread after only two days.
8. Bread is often a "gateway" food item, leading the user to "harder" items such as butter, jelly, peanut butter and even cold cuts.
9. Bread has been proven to absorb water. Since the human body is more than 90 percent water, it follows that eating bread could lead to your body being taken over by this absorptive food product, turning you into a soggy, gooey bread-pudding person
12. Most bread eaters are utterly unable to distinguish between significant scientific fact and meaningless statistical babbling.
(For more if this nonsense, go to your humor pages)
"30 Year Old Prom Date"
09.06.07 (2:05 am) [edit]
How would you like to go to the prom and find out later that the girl you thought was 17 years old turned out to be 30 years old. when this story came out it was called ,The girl who refused to grow up.
Its the story of a young girl that was abused by her father. She finally told a teacher about it when she was in high school and was removed from the home and placed in foster care.
She started having emotional problems from the years of abuse and was eventually placed in a state hospital. When she got out of the
hospital she enrolled in the local high school and got her diploma in 1988.
After that she changed her name and took on a new identity. She traveled to didifferent places and would always enroll in the local high schools and even though she didn't have the proper papers, the schools always gave her the benefit of the doubt and acceptred her as a hard luck case from an abused family trying to earn her diploma.She would always tell the same story that her father was a satanist that had killed her mother and raped her.
In 98 she moved to Washington and enrolled in school as a16 year old and was once again in the foster system. She soon made friends at the school with a young man named Ken, they became good friends and started going steady and he took her to the prom.
Eventually the truth came out and poor ken found out that she was 12 years his senior.
Her lies finally caught up with her.She was charged with theft and perjury.She was diagnoised as having multiple personality disorder and sentenced to 3 years in prison.Most people say she was just a con artist.
I personally feel sorry for Ken,Imagine how he feels when he looks at those pictures of him at the prom with a 30 year old woman.
"The Benefits Of Kissing"
09.05.07 (8:37 am) [edit]
I ran across a site today that I wanted to share about kissing:
A Kiss helps prevent tooth decay (better than brushing your teeth?) Dr. Peter Gorden, Dental Advisor at the British Dental Association, explains. “After eating, your mouth is full of sugar solution and acidic saliva, which cause plaque build up. Kissing is nature's own cleaning process”, he adds. “It stimulates saliva flow and brings plaque levels down to normal.”
(Personally I would not count on kissing to clean my teeth)
A Kiss relieves tension. A passionate kiss is a great relaxation technique, says stress consultant, Michelle Kay Mcnabb.“ When your mouth is in a kissing position, you are almost smiling and as our emotions and body language are so closely linked, it's almost impossible to smile and feel tense at the same time,” she explains. “Also, your breathing becomes deeper and your eyes close when you kiss; that's what you do when you relax. It's a perfect way to shut out the world.”
A Kiss helps you lose weight.-- just how long can you do that? You need use 3000 calories to lose one pound, i.e., 30,000 minutes, 500 hours... “A long kiss makes the metabolism burn up sugar faster than usual,” says Claire Potter. “The calories burned depend on the intensity, but you can rely on 10 calories for every 10 minutes.”
A Kiss slows the aging process. “Kissing helps to tone your cheek and jaw muscles, so they're less likely to sag,” says Cosmo's Fitness Consultant, Claire Potter.
A Kiss increases fitness levels. Your heart is pumping, your pulse is racing...“If kissing is exciting, you release adrenaline into the bloodstream and your heart pumps more blood around your body,” says Dr. Susan Hotchkies. “It's a great cardiovascular workout.”
A Kiss boosts self-esteem. there's nothing better than a passionate kiss for a major dose of feel good factor. ”In theory, when you're kissing, you're happy. And when you're happy, you feel good about yourself," says psychotherapist Paul Zeal.
Kissing is a complex behaviour that requires significant muscular coordination; in fact, a total of twenty muscles working cooperatively.
A Kiss gives you a good-all-over feeling. It is a scientific fact that kissing signals our brains to produce Oxytocin, a hormone that gives us that good-all-over feeling we experience when kissing. It is also known that biology causes one kiss to prompt another. When we kiss, the insides of our mouths and edges of our lips produce a chemical that shouts for more.
A Kiss is good for work. German physicians and psychologists have concluded that those who kiss their spouse each morning miss less work because of illness than those who do not. Those who kiss also have fewer auto accidents on the way to work, earn 20 to 30 percent more monthly and live approximately five years longer. Dr. Arthur Sazbo, one of the German psychologists, says the reason behind the good fortune is those who have a morning kiss begin the day with a positive attitude.
Raw Milk Or Pasturized?
09.04.07 (12:55 am) [edit]
The debate over raw milk versus pasturized is surprising to me. Apparently there is a real demand from consumers for raw milk.
The number of raw milk drinkers is now at about half a million people across the United States -- many of them willingly breaking the law, purchasing their milk from “underground black markets,” and other creative setups.
Twenty years ago, the Food and Drug Administration banned interstate sales of unpasteurized milk, but individual states determine how raw milk is allowed to be bought and sold within their borders. The sale of raw milk for human consumption is illegal in 15 states, whereas 26 allow it with restrictions. Only a handful of states, including Washington and California, allow it to be sold in stores.
Gregory Miller, vice president of the National Dairy Council, claims drinking raw milk is like playing Russian roulette, asking, “Why would you take that risk?” The U.S. Department of Agriculture tested raw milk from 861 farms in 21 states in July 2007. Their report came back claiming nearly a quarter of the samples contained illness-causing bacteria, including five percent with listeria, three percent with salmonella, and four percent with less dangerous types of E. coli.
Raw-milk proponents claim it contains more nutritional value, and more antibodies and healthful enzymes than pasteurized milk.
“What proponents of raw milk call ‘life forces,’ we call bacteria,” says Ted Elkin, deputy director of Maryland’s Office of Food Protection and Consumer Health Services. But Sally Fallon points out that tainted dairy is only a problem when the milk comes from typical conventional dairy facilities. “That milk could pose a danger,” she says, “But milk from cows fed on pastures actually has [it's] own antimicrobial components that keep it safe.”
The argument is that pasteurized milk is just simply not designed for your best long-term health interests and will invariably cause you problems if you drink it long enough. Could Your Health Benefit From Raw Milk?
Raw milk still contains all of the valuable enzymes that are destroyed during pasteurization. Raw milk still contains natural butterfat, which is homogenized or removed in commercial milk. Without butterfat, the body cannot absorb and utilize the vitamins and minerals in the water fraction of the milk. Butterfat is also the best source of preformed vitamin A, and contains re-arranged acids with strong anti-carcinogenic properties. Raw milk does not contain synthetic vitamin D, which is known to be toxic to the liver, yet is still added to most commercial milk.
You may be Playing Russian Roulette if You Drink Raw Milk?
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How Smart Is Your Right Foot?
09.01.07 (10:20 pm) [edit]
Can your brain multi-function ?
Just try this. It is from an orthopaedic surgeon............
This will boggle your mind and you will keep trying over
and over again to see if you can outsmart your foot, but you
can't.
It's pre-programmed in your brain!
1. WITHOUT anyone watching you (they will think you are GOOFY ) and
while sitting where you are at your desk in front of your computer,lift
your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles,that is to the right.
2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your
right hand.
Your foot will change direction.!!!!!!!!!
I told you so!!! And there's nothing you can do about it!
You and I both know how stupid it is, but
before the day is done you are going to try it again, if you've
not already don e so.
