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Moving on...
Well gentlemen, you wouldn't be around to have your "fraterns" (latin) if you weren't born of a "womern" (straight out of the holler) now would ya. "fraternal" (latin).
And why would any single one of you have an issue with me if I'm all about love, peace and universal harmony - you wouldn't and you don't - so let's just leave me out of the whole "I'm famous and you're not" situation. Take that elsewhere and that is NOT a suggestion.
Thank you for your cooperation and respectful understanding.
Oh The Things I Can Do To Help One Mr. John Clayton Mayer
There's a spiritual realm. It truly does exist. Heaven exists as well. Having written that, all I can say is that John Mayer, yes the one who plays guitar, YOU ARE ALL OVER MY SPIRITUAL REALM. Pretty sure I took quite a few spiritual hits that directly relate to Mr. Mayer. I know what you need John. I know what you want. I know you still have faith. I also know that "heaven never hurt no one." isn't entirely the truth. We should meet person to person. I've already gotten angels involved, so it'll happen sooner rather than later.
You've been hurt in your life John. More than you know, no matter how enlightened you may believe you are. You do carry a load, perhaps you can't see it or feel it, but it's there and it affected me. Your spiritual got all tangled up in mine somehow. Regardless, if any of your fans, friends, or maybe those who don't like you so much see this – show him this blog post and ask him to e-mail me email@example.com.
There were some very, very, very "interesting" things I pulled out of your music John. When you stated in your 2012 Rolling Stone article that you were looking for your soulmate. I understood. Then I listed to all your CD's a few times. Since that time, I've been in "firefight" that had everything to do with you. The result turned out to be that a pregnant woman (yup, that'd be me) got used for a shield in a Spiritual war, so I expect Mr. John Mayer's going to either contact me of his own free will OR something from the spirit realm is going to be upon him, get him in the now and keep him there long enough to "guide" right to my apartment in Maryland. I been in that war since I popped out the womb in 1972, so as one can imagine – I'll be getting the straight, whole truth about that situation. I gotta go all "other wordly" on some asses and wear Jesus like a garment in order to make that happen – that really should not surprise anyone who knows me. If it does surprise you, then you didn't really know me at all did you.
It's going to happen, so might as well be sooner rather than later.
My faith and my love is strong John (it runs in the family, so I come by it honestly) – I believe you need to experience that with your own two eyes in person.
Besides, I know you want a son, perhaps you'll even name him Hendrix, so maybe your friends and fans who love you will do you a kindness and make absolutely sure you see this blog post.
Peace – mia
(or call 410-980-1173) You can also just show up at my apartment anytime, day or night – ask God for my address. You know he has it.
True love never dies.
The heart of life is good.
So too is the heart of love.
As is the same with the heart of life.
We're not entirely strangers.
A perfect rhyme for "heavier things" given context of your writing could be "mightier wings" "or "sturdier strings".
I like humming – it helps builds bridges. You should try it sometime.
ps-the mechanisms in your head were NOT working correctly – yipes!
The power of love is so strong – members of the other team are starting to defect and they're singing like little canaries.
Oh, he knows what this is all about it – he knows.
Hi there person who reads. It is NHL playoff season, so you can expect any posts appearing here at this time of year will have some sort of ice hockey content. The good news for me and a particular NHL team is that I'm now medically cleared to travel. For me, that's a very good thing. As for where I'll be two months from now; that's still an unknown, but not for much longer. Let's see, will it be Detroit? Perhaps maybe Phoenix? It could be Denver. It's still possible I could go Tampa Bay. My decision could be swayed by a little bit of hockey love coming from certain locations. Who wants a hockey fan?
I'm retired from my previous, I suppose it could be described as a "vocation". Obviously, I can't (won't) retire from being an ice hockey fan. Also I can't (won't) retire from being the musical sort either. Retiring from life doesn't fly in my airspace, so what's next? I'll know very soon.
As for the NHL playoffs, I'll admit it took me a few days to get over Carey Price (Montreal's goalie). Oh, he's a good goalie. I'm sure some of the Montreal Habs faithful are glad they didn't run Price out of town a few years ago. It was my team, so the kind of antics coming from the Montreal net defender weren't making me happy in one way. Of course, now that we know who the Habs play in round 2 (Boston Bruins), I'll be far more likely to have a good-old "goalie snicker" if suddenly Lucic has a little trouble standing up on two skates during a TV timeout. Clearly, Mr. Price plays to win. I'm over it now. It's hockey and I love it.
As for the Tampa Bay Lightning, well, it was pretty darn amazing that they made the playoffs in the first place and it just so happened that they had to play the ONLY Canadian team in the playoffs in the first round. It wasn't just Montreal fans supporting the Canadiens, it was ALL of Canada. The coverage was Canada biased. Yeah, you can deny it all you want Canada, but I know better. The Bolts had an injured starting goalie, several brand-spankin' new rookies and the face of the team changed this last season, so as a fan, I'm proud that they went out playing Lightning hockey and they went down fighting. I don't want to press on any Bolts bruises, so to speak, right now, so I'll simply state that the Habs had the edge and Lightning hockey is far more stable than it was even two seasons ago, so all is well as far as I'm concerned.
As for the "little things", well, here's a moment from the first round of the playoffs I think I'll always treasure: I imagined Zedeno Chara giggling like a little school girl when this happened.
I admit it, I'm home in the mornings and yes, I've been watching Supernatural. Can you blame me? Jensen Ackles – uh, yummy. The writing is pretty good actually and Jensen's delivery is right spot on every single time. He's good at what he does. There are some "little things" that when delivered by Ackles are just humorously priceless to me. I know how to hold onto to what I got and even a teeny-tiny smattering of laughter a day is enough. It often times has had to be and if I have to make it last, I make it last.
For example: "I love posse. Gonna make a t-shirt out of that." Dean Winchester, and then Sam's reply "are you done?" – equally priceless.
"What? I'm nesting." Dean Winchester, Supernatural. Don't even get me started on the scene where Castiel discovers porn and the ensuing comments from the Winchester brothers. All very well done as far as I'm concerned. I have needed a laugh here and there over the last year or so like nobodies business, so thanks much for those little fun treasures all of you who have anything to do with Supernatural. (Especially you Ackles – you can lip-synch "Eye of the Tiger" at my house any time you like – I mean anytime)😉
Watch the show if you want to understand the fun of it all. It's got many fun tidbits to discover. (Dean "communing" with the dog which makes him a bit more canine than usual is worth a watch I tell ya!"
Also, the number of nicknames I have for Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers goalie has increased again this season. Here's one I'll share for fun: "The Metrosexual Swede Singularly Responsible for the Mani/Pedi Wing at Madison Square Garden."
Here's to laughter, love, back-getting, guitars and smart goalies I can appreciate even if you gave my team a hard time.
I'm still having a little trouble with links and I live (not for much longer) where internet isn't always available, so social media isn't my prime mode of communicating these days. And yes, those are indeed my digits on the home page. No kidding.
Peace – mia – email@example.com – have I mentioned "out loud" that I'm really tired of being single? Yes, I have, you just read it. Luv ya.
Tampa Bay Lightning – Game 4 – Let's Do This Boys!
Oh how very interesting the Bolts (Tampa Bay) – Habs (Montreal) NHL playoff round 1 series has become. First, I still believe in the Lightning. Second, his name is Anders Lindback. No, he's not Ben Bishop. He's not Ryan Miller either. He's an NHL goalie. He stood in front of his net in Montreal in game 3 to do his one and only job, stop the puck. He faced the challenge of keeping a crease for a team that was down 2 games in an arena that is always filled to the brim with loud, hockey-lovin' Canadians. He took the initial hit of being scored on within 11 seconds of the opening face-off in said game and said arena, and then shook it off like a professional and helped shut-down a FOUR minute Montreal power play immediately afterward. So, for those who continue to mention on air, on your blogs, in your tweets, in your living rooms, and where ever else you opine about the NHL and particularly the Lightning and goaltending, in some cases with a rather matter-of-fact tone (as though you even have the chops to be a goalie), here's a bit of news of for you: Anders Lindback doesn't care what you have to say. Ben Bishop is injured. That's the story. That's the only story. Move on. Get over it. The Lightning have TWO goalies don't they. Exactly how is it anyone's "expert" opinion that the Bolts would have at least one series win if Bishop were in the net? It's not "expert"; it's hot air expelling words from the bodies of those who can't seem to understand reality as it actually happens in real life, in real time. Perhaps the "experts" out there would like to share with the rest of us your "secret" technological mojo that you apparently must be in possession of because you were able to go back in time and actually be present, in the building to see the alternate Bolts-Habs series in which Ben Bishop was manning the crease. Until such time as you can share that with the rest of us – SHUT YOUR YAPS. (yes – I am very clearly typing this for public consumption).
As long as I wake-up in the morning, which is always a good thing no matter what the day brings, I'm going to do point out the obvious when it comes to ice hockey. My team has two quality goalies and when one is injured, the other was ready. That's not something several other NHL teams still playing can say with confidence is it? Go Bolts! Go Lindy.
Hi Montreal. I protect my team. Bare that in mind. Somehow, I just get the feeling Game 4 will be a little different. I may not yet be a recognized member of the "old-boys" club fella's , but when it comes to a certain something a hockey lifer who had to fight just TO BE A HOCKEY FAN "picks-up on", oh let's just call it an "intangible" or "unseen factor", well, she isn't exactly powerless. I protect my team. It's just that simple. The officials are neutral and impartial now, and for every right good reason, including the love of game and implications extending through the course of an actual human lifetime form beginning to end, it best it stay that way isn't it "gentlemen"?
I've only just begun.
Tampa Bay Lightning are getting better every game. What's the matter Montreal, getting a little worried about that? Let's be sure Carey Price's skates are sharpened correctly before the game and in between periods. The Habs equipment staff must be slacking a bit. Can't win on skill and teamwork like mere mortal men of hockey Montreal? Oh well, I'm on to you and I know with no doubt you know exactly what I mean. That sort of thing comes back to you later, so perhaps you'd like consider that this morning. It's a hockey love thing and maybe I don't want to hurt yourselves that way.
Yeah, so I'm a little goalie weird. It's quite normal actually, but it's not for everyone.
Peace and GOOD hockey love – mia – email@example.com
Oh, you'll hire me alright. As a matter of fact, you're thinking about doing it right now.
Do I Have To Fly To Montreal Now Bolts Nation!?
Hi there Bolts Nation. I've been bringing the THUNDER so loud from my living room couch in Maryland that I just might get an eviction notice tomorrow morning. Do you think I'm kidding? I've got those "singy" lungs and I think three streets down they know I'm Thundering for the Bolts. When your team is down, that IS NOT the time to be quiet. No, that's the time to get your LOUD ON! Don't wait for your team to score a goal, move those mouths, get your hind parts out of your seats and help 'em out by THUNDERING like YOU MEAN IT.
Technically, I'm not supposed to travel (health reasons), but at this point, I know there are seats available for the next two games in Montreal. Screw it. I couldn't give a dirty puck if I get evicted for thundering in my living room or how crappy I feel or if flying on a plane is bad for my health. LIGHTNING NEEDS THUNDER.
Yes, I'd much rather be seeing Ryan Malone on ice right now. I think the Bolts would be fairing a little better if he were, but that's not the reality so, let's all just do that whole "ain't no quittin' in hockey" now and tell the Habs they ain't getting anything in this playoff season easy.
As for the Bolts, well, I'm taking a wild stab at it here and will simply guess that Coach Cooper and likely a few others will likely have some choice wisdom to impart in the lightning locker room. I'll just let that be what it's going to be.
Don't anybody be giving Lindback (Goalie who stepped up when stepping up was required) a hard time – we who are of clan goalie can sense that sort of thing from many, many, many miles away.
Yup, I might as well just Thunder in enemy territory. I mean if the Caps fans want to send me death threats (true story and one of them will do jail time soon), then why not just throw a few Habs fans in the mix while I'm at it. (Yeah, I'm the respectful sort, so don't worry Montreal, I don't believe in bringing attitude – all I believe in is bringing some Thunder for my Boys – plus, I'll get to see "Stinky Chees" Briere play – that'll be good too – although I may taunt Price a little – but you all expect that sort of thing up there.)😉
As for whatever else is going on with me – you don't want to know – might not even care really – and WHO CARES – It's the playoffs and I woke up breathing and opened my eyes this morning!!!
GO BOLTS! ALLER BOLTS!! YOU HAVE AT LEAST TWO MORE GAMES, SO DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT GIVING EVEN A SINGLE INCH – MAKE 'EM WORK FOR IT! Hey Gudas, I'll drive to Tampa Bay and clean your house or wash your car or something if you stay out the "Downie Suite" a.k.a. the penalty box for the rest of the playoffs. Seriously – I don't joke during when it comes to the playoffs – it's against the hockey code ya know?
Peace + good music to all of you – (yeah, I'm more than pretty sure I'm about to get evicted – OH GOOD – welcome to Friday night as a certain ice hockey coach might understand – that sounds about right). email@example.com
Goalies Rule (except you Price – we'll just see how cooperative your posts and crossbar are on home ice mwahahahaha). Aaaah, I love hockey. Always will. Born this way. Can't help it. Don't want to either.
The Bolsheviks Were All I Had
In February of this year, I was the last family member left standing with regard to being in charge of all the many things left in the family house (now the former family house). There were, and this is a low estimate, 200, 000 photos alone. I'm sure that number is higher, but photos were just a small portion of the things I had to sort through with regard to my family history.
In going through some of these things, I had the chance to remember a lot of things having to do with growing up in that house and at the same time thinking about how to approach writing a book about my life. A lot of people I've known have encouraged me to write a book about my life, so this was a good time to think about the best way to get, at the very least, a good outline and framework to accomplish that goal.
I'll happily share a family anecdote on my blog. There are so many family anecdotes, it would be unlikely I could get even 1/18th of them in a single book, so here's one I'll post here.
There was a time, when I was about 6 or 7 I think, that my father seemed to have some major unresolved issues with the Bolsheviks. Now, it's important to bear in mind that not only was my father an alcoholic, but he was also diabetic. He wasn't the friendly, "I love you man" sort of drunk either. Add in the fact that many diabetics who don't have good control of their sugar balance, have chemical situations that can make them volatile and angry. My dad was also a full-blown sugar addict. He displayed addiction behaviors just like any of the other addictive behaviors other people tend to display in relation to drugs and alcohol. Sometimes, one of the family would have to check the extra tire well of his car to make sure he wasn't taking a stash of candy bars to work. One of us would have to wake up in the middle in the night if we heard someone else up and moving around to make sure Dad wasn't hiding in the bathroom with the sugar bowl eating spoonfuls of sugar.
For any who may not be familiar with alcoholics, diabetics and specifically both, well in my house, everyone was vigilant, all the time and at any time, for any reason, a perfectly fine evening, could instantly become an "every man, woman and child for themselves", "duck and over", "save yourself" outright struggle that might possibly result in one of us not making to the next. I'm not over-stating the situation. By the time I was 8, I knew that anything in that house could be used as a weapon, but also could be used as a defense mechanism as well.
Needless to say, if someone sneezed too loudly around my Dad (that happened with my mother too, but this about my father right now), that was plenty enough reason for my dad to start an all-out, no-hold-barred, rant about the Bolsheviks that could possibly result in one of the rest of the family being thrown through a closet door. I was the smallest for a time, so to him, I was easy pickin's. My mother got a wine glass thrown at her that hit her right in the head once on a "Bolshevik" tirade. My brother, Chris, got pushed out of his dinner chair and hit his head on the corner of the china cabinet. Put simply, no one was safe when Dad decided to unleash his feelings about the Bolsheviks in my house.
I can safely say he dished out his anger about the Bolsheviks for at least two years. He must have gotten all that anger out and finally gotten past all that though, because eventually, he stopped going on angry tirades about the Bolsheviks. He had plenty of other major issues with all sorts of other things, people and types in the world, so no worries, he certainly had a plethora of anger to pull from. He moved on from the Bolsheviks though.
My family did have a certain knack for finding the humor in certain things. Even if those were getting hit in the head or thrown through a door. We all could do that. We, as a family, eventually could make light of certain things and make little family private jokes about them…eventually. I'm not sure who the first one in my family to do this was, but one of us, a short time after we all realized that Dad was finished being upset about the Bolsheviks, someone used the phrase, "It must have been the Bolsheviks" to explain something that appeared at first to be a bit of a "mystery."
I'll give you an example. Objects in my house often got broken. There were always the obvious "breaking of things", like someone threw something, hence the breaking of the thing that was thrown. Sometimes, however there would be a broken object that didn't have an obvious, seen, reason for being broken on the floor. Mind you, we always had family cats, and it wasn't uncommon in my house for one of the others (at that time, I was too young for it to be me), to have been on some substance, alcohol or drugs, and "accidentally" broken something and truly have no recollection of actually doing it. Of course, there was also the possibility that one of the humans, as in "non-cat", did break something, knew that he/she did it, but didn't want to confess. Confessing to things in my house translated to only one thing; a severe beating with an object that could dent your head if the recipient of the beating didn't do whatever was necessary to protect his or head. As you can imagine, there was always reluctance to admit to breaking something, even if it was an accident. The reason why was not a factor in the matter when it came to that sort of thing.
So, in situations where there wasn't a clear answer to why something was found broken, and the cats surely weren't talking, there'd be a bit of a loud and unpleasant inquisition, that often involved the threat of physical violence. Sometimes, however, one of us would put an end to that and get the entire past the "mystery of the broken object", but saying, "It must have been the Bolsheviks," which, to us, was a little funny and helped us ease the situation sometimes. Once someone had the "stones" to actually just say, "It must of been the Bolsheviks", none of us could do anything but start having a little of a laugh. My dad knew it was at his expense, but by that time, he was over the Bolshevik thing, so he took it with a sense of humor too. Sometimes, he'd be the one to say it and we'd all just leave the "mystery" a mystery and the state of the house would deescalate to normal, go about your business, "we'll all live to see tomorrow" levels.
It became a fun, family, inside joke actually. When any of us were around other people or if we had company at the house, any one of us wouldn't have a problem just chalking certain things that other people may have seen a "mystery" or had some discussion about in search of some, face value, immediate explanation for, we'd happily just say "It must have been the Bolsheviks" and just consider that the reason.
For example, my brother was playing recreation baseball at the time and when we as a family were out watching his team play another league team, one of the parents of a player on my brother's team said the following to my dad, "I wonder why we have a such a hard time playing this (the other team that kept beating my brother's team) team?" Well, my mother and I certainly had a nice family laugh together when my father looked that parent right in the eye and straight-faced told him exactly why that team kept getting the best of my brother's baseball team. Yes, indeed, the answer my dad provided was, "It's because of the Bolsheviks". That explanation became our family way of explaining things that didn't seem to have a clear, answer to and it was our thing.
It was out family "thing" until I put an end to all of that. Yes, it was me who ended that particular family "thing". I was last family member, as far as I know, to use the term "Bolshevik". Here's how that happened. I was probably 10 or 11 and decided to sneak out after dark to meet some of friends to play "Dungeons and Dragons". Yes, nerdy as it may be, I will say it was a few years later when "Dungeons and Dragons" friend time also was the time when I became familiar with the fact that it only took 2 moderate swigs of straight grain alcohol to put me down for the night, if you catch my drift. "Dungeons and Dragons" taught me not mess around with grain alcohol. Anyway, as to the last night "Bolshevik" was spoken by a member of my family, I was returning home after sneaking out and attempting to put my 10-speed bike up against the garage door at the back of the house so I could quietly slip into the house through the back, basement door.
My bike and I made it about 10 feet from the garage door, when on came the basement light and there in the newly lit darkness were the silhouettes of BOTH parents. Had it been just one parent standing there, I might have thought I had a chance to at least have the punishment happen the following day, after school, or even get a pass. That would happen every now and again. The fact that both parents were present meant that I was about to have a really, really bad night. That's when I saw the wooden spoon in my mother's hand. That meant that I wasn't even going to make it in the house before I started having that really, really, bad and painful night. So, what did I do?
Instinct kicked in and at that point I was not thinking in anyway. My autonomic response systems kicked in and the threat to my physical being was enough for my automatic defense systems to take total control of my and those innate systems chose – flight. I let go of the bike, turn tail and took off toward the line of bushes that marked the line between our family property and the neighbor's property. As I was about mid-air in a head first dive into said bushes and as the sound of the bike I left behind crashing to the ground reached its conclusion, I said clearly and loudly, "The Bolsheviks made me do it."
I then rolled out of the bushes on the other side, frantically removed the shoelace that got caught in the bushes and took off down the hill, through a few back yards to the woods that were about 1/4 mile away. I didn't look back. I didn't stop even after I ran my foot into some sort of unseen hard object in one of the back yards through which I ran that hurtled me to the ground and resulted in some of my skin being removed from my elbow. Once I found a good place to "hide" in the woods, I did realize I was just putting of the inevitable, but at the same time, I hope with all my my might that perhaps the fact that I brought the "Bolsheviks" into would lessen the punishment I was going to receive. It didn't.
I stayed in the woods for several hours and then got tired, so I went back to the house and just knocked on the front door to be let in to take my punishment as it was meant to happen. My parents did not find the "Bolshevik" comment humorous in the slightest and that was the end of the family "fun" blaming the Bolsheviks for unexplained events. I pulled the "Bolshevik card" in the incorrect situation, but frankly, today, thinking back at it, it's still pretty darn funny.
Yes Bolsheviks, I know it was not the right thing to do to blame you for something I did, but at that moment, you were all I had. You were all I had.
Good times.
peace – mia – email@example.com How they hanging out there world? Mine aren't hanging at all. They're just as nice and firm and perky as they were when I was 22. No really. ;-D luv ya
No, I Don't Think You Really DO Want To know
11/26/13 – Auto spell check doesn't know what it's doing, so sometimes, the mistakes in my posts come from some automated pile of BS that doesn't know the different between "write" and "right". Learn how to spell auto-correct will ya. Sh$#!!!! Screw it people – you know what I mean. If you don't, consult with a friend or something. Oh yeah, modern technology – it's all so very helpful. Yeah and I'm an alien working for the CIA on a top secret mission to find out the Colonel's "secret recipe".
There have been some people who have communicated to me in one form another that I should write a book about my life. I've had someone tell me I should write children's books. Someone else also suggested I write a book about resilience.
They all plausible and I've given a great deal of consideration to writing a book about my life. My life is still going on, so I do that as time permits. Right now, I will state rather bluntly that I am fully aware some of things I'd share about my life will burst some bubbles. There will be a lot of burst bubbles. My parents were who they were for the reasons they came to be that way. Some may have only seen the good a great parts of my family, while others only saw the not good and great parts of my family. I was adopted, but that means zero to me in long run. Family is family and that's that.
It will take careful thought and preparation to show all sides of my family in as fair and balanced way as I can, so I'm not going to rush through that process of actually doing and getting it published. I had some friends when I was younger who nicknamed my mother, "Satan." There were others, however, who, even as I type this would think that's the most ridiculous statement ever. My parents did, in fact, use sleep deprivation as a method of punishment when I was in middle school and that is looked upon by the Geneva Convention itself these days as cruel and inhumane. I then had to go to school and mingle with everyone who, odds would likely show, weren't forced to stay awake for days at a time.
It is that kind of information that some distant relatives, friends and co-workers of my parents will find very hard to take and I am aware of that. It is just in me as a person to understand that some would simply like to remember all the good things about someone when they have passed away. It is also important for those of us who've been through things in our lives, we'd not like to happen to anyone else, to share openly so that those who might be feeling as though they are alone or do not understand what can happen in families, communities, teams, work place and yes, even places of worship, know that there is always a way to heal and get beyond them.
I told a former co-worker a few years ago, after doing an office-wide seminar on resilience, that "it is not just surviving a difficult, it is surviving it well.
In writing a book about my life, I will do so patiently and do my very best to share the many good parts as well as the parts that others, depending on their perspectives and experience in life up to the point when they read the book may consider to be not so good parts. No one's paying my bills or keeping me all comfortable in a comfy work space as yet either, so unless you plan on doing that, my rather interesting, compelling and I'm sure shockingly entertaining, hard hitting, yet gentle wonder filled life story will happen when it happens, or not. You can change that.
I will share my thoughts about something in particular that has a little to do with my personal perspective at this point in my life. Last year I wrote a certain blog post. Yes, indeed, I surely did. Oh, but I did. That blog post was all about me telling God I had no problem standing before him in judgement. It may or or may not be visible to you, depending on a few factors which involve an UNINVITED outsider who likes to get into people's business without permission. No matter. Certain events happened after that post was written. When I use the word "children", in general, I mean children of all people of the world. I mean children are children. It matters to me ZERO percent what they look like or where they were born. I happily tell all you nit-picking, judjey, mcjudgertons of the world that you now know, right out here in the open of the internet, that until you go through something like that, I'd like you to simply accept me for the human being I am and if you do approach me as such, I will gladly do the same in kind.
I can drive soberly and safely. I can support my hockey team and friends and family the best way I know how. I can do my best to be understanding and a good listener. I can make some people laugh now and again. I can be mindful at all times that I'm sharing the planet, not only with other humans, but with all kinds of other life. At this point in my life, however, I will tell anyone, and I do mean anyone, that unless you are paying my way through life, as long as I am a single woman in America with no ring on my finger – none of you have any right to tell me, an adult, who has been dealing with REAL LIFE, adult issues since she was a child. ESPECIALLY if you are doing from a location that is not in my physically present environment, in person. I, my friends, deal with REAL. If it isn't real, in the flesh, genuine – then it isn't for real right NOW. I live in the now. Unlike many others, as some would have people believe, I am not in the slightest afraid of change. I'm very good at making command decisions. I will know what a good, happy home is like in this lifetime and I will be getting paid to do the things I do, because I am very good at them. I don't need to be coddled. I'm a natural born goalie who has been raped and tortured in her lifetime, so it stands to reason, I'm not one to be hemming and hawing, waiting around for something that may or may not happen, just sitting around not living. It's not my style. I'm all about quality and I'm not all that complicated. I share my life with real people who I can hug and kiss and tickle and give the old fist bump to and if that's something that doesn't interest you, then just keep walking pal. Keep walking. If it does interest you, it's not like I'm hiding or anything. My email address hasn't changed and neither has my phone number.
I just like people in general. We are all on the same planet aren't we. I can't stand-up and say, "Hey world, I made this planet." Can you? I can however, just put out that I appreciate I have a place to live and everyday I open my eyes and am still breathing is a pretty good day right from the start. I may not be running about thumping other people with text from holy books, but I have faith and faith is just plain faith.
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This weekend I went camping with my Mom, Holly, Jason, Tonya, Taylor and Xavier. We headed out to Tyler State Park (about two hours from here), which I have been to a million times before, but it was a 'million' years ago when the earth was cooling and I was much younger! Mom, Holly and I have put in our time in a tent, so we got a shelter this time (but we still slept on the floor) and the rest pitched a tent on the site. Mom, Holly and I pretty much swam, ate, swam, ate, swam, ate and walked all weekend, and the others did a lot of the same, with the inclusion of fishing and boating on their agenda....I'm attaching a link to a little slide show if you'd like to see evidence of this weekend's journey. http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AZMmrNw0YsmLtA It hasn't rained here in way too long, but it poured all weekend in Tyler, it was such a relief, and we had plenty of sun for swimming, but the rain was so nice to see, and it really kept things cooled off, though the lake was still comfortably warm from the same heat we have been getting, and very low because of the drought! P.s. Last night our site was invaded by raccoons...they were climbing a tree to get to our trash until Holly and I bravely walked to the dumpster to toss it, but they were cute....just a little too loud!
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Roughing It.
3 comments:
- Nicole said...
Glad you had fun and made it back in one piece!
(You didn't come back as a "puddle".)
- JimmyMariam said...
I looked at all your pictures, but there were none of YOU! By the way, Margie looks GREAT. I can really tell that she has lost weight!
- Maurine said...
You are much braver than me. Things that go bump in the night creep me out.
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AbstractThis paper presents the CONCERT framework, a push/filter information consumption paradigm, based on a rule-based semantic contextual information system for tourism. CONCERT suggests a specific insight of the notion of context from a human mobility perspective. It focuses on the particular characteristics and requirements of travellers and addresses the drawbacks found in other approaches. Additionally, CONCERT suggests the use of digital broadcasting as push communication technology, whereby tourism information is disseminated to mobile devices. This information is then automatically filtered by a network of ontologies and offered to tourists on the screen. The results obtained in the experiments carried out show evidence that the information disseminated through digital broadcasting can be manipulated by the network of ontologies, providing contextualizedinformation that produces user satisfaction.
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Skip to comments.Spitting on Their Graves: Democrats Leave Benghazi Hearing Before Testimony From Families of Victims
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Words fail....
The voters in their districts need to hold these SOBs accountable for their callous indifference.
I'd have thought he'd been one that would have stayed. Was surprised the Elijah Cummings stayed but being the ranking member probably thought he had to.
He is 6 years younger than me, yet he looks at least 10 years older. And, I am still sexy. LOL
Karma is going to slap these fools in the face.
lijah Cummings, Maryland, Ranking Member
Carolyn Maloney, New York
Eleanor Holmes Norton, District of Columbia
John F. Tierney, Massachusetts
William Lacy Clay, Jr., Missouri
Stephen Lynch, Massachusetts
Jim Cooper, Tennessee
Gerry Connolly, Virginia
Jackie Speier, California
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Matt Cartwright, Pennsylvania
Mark Pocan, Wisconsin
Tammy Duckworth, Illinois
Danny K. Davis, Illinois
Peter Welch, Vermont
Tony Cardenas, California
Steven Horsford, Nevada
Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico
Robin Kelly, Illinois
I'm not sure how many of these committee members were present, initially.
You can run, but you cant hide. Burn in Hell, you gutless rat bastards.
Can you say select committee to investigate the rats treason? I would say that should just about have iced it for Boehner.
They left because they KNOW why the attack happened via whispers and access to classified background info and testimony of the survivors. The truth exposed will kill the Clinton presidential election and Obongo's administration.
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May Goddam them all for this. For other things, too, but may they and their children be damn3d.
Darn. Getty image. Thanks for the link.
The Marxists abandoned the families at the Benghazi hearing just like they abandoned the Americans in Benghazi.
Damn! I hope that trucker rally turns into reality.
Worthless guttless cowardly bastards, most have room tempeture IQ's.
Carl Maloney got elected as the "poor widow" after her husband was killed on the LIRR, mass shooting by a nut, she has been absolutly worthless in Congress, just a hack...
Sickening barely scratches the surface.
I'm posting that photo on my facebook, challenging anyone to tell me 1. who those parents are..and 2. why the disgraceful dems walked out.
Tammy Duckworth you worthless pos, I hope you get kicked to the curb next year. Disgusting vet she is!
RIPE for political ads.....informing the public.
SCUM of the earth
If those democrats were visiting Benghazi the day of the attack, we know for damn sure Tyrone Woods and Sean Smith would not have walked out on them
I had a similar experience.
Should make a GREAT campaign video to run against all these Rats in the future.
Laz, first of all I am so sorry about your kitty. Second of all, you've hit the nail on the proverbial head. This is indeed a Spiritual War and we know how it ends. : )
List the names and the Tea Party needs to get them voted out!! Organize and clean the sewer.
I don't have profanity adequate for this puke!
Their God is OBayMe.
Has this been sent to Drudge, Rush, Hannity, Levin et al??
Hi, boots! Couldn't agree more...I am absolutely speechless, as I can't find the appropriate words to express my disgust and contempt for these alleged members of the human race. Sickening. Vomit-inducing demons from the pit.
Democrats are HUMAN SCUM!
#ing scumbags.
The Rats got the memo from the WH: only Republicans are interested in this "phony" scandal, and you better not be.
Compare this to how they dared anyone to say a word against Cindy Sheehan, who didn't even raise the son she lost, and only decided to acknowledge her "motherhood" of her son when she and the left could use his death to make political hay. The left dared anyone to oppose anything she said or did, saying that she had the "ultimate moral authority" because she lost a son whom she never gave the time of day until she could stand on his grave for her leftist agenda.
Tell a liberal about this and they'll defend it to the end. Anything their idol did and anything he's going to do is fine with them.
It's has to be pure evil and nothing else. Otherwise, why are these people so loyal to obama?
Lol, I did put it mildly cause if I wrote what I really think, well, you get what I'm thinking. I know who & what these people are.
That was Carolyn McCarthy , not Carolyn Maloney - but both are useless POS's anyway
Wonder if any of these scumbags would've walked out on saint trayvon's parents?
How DARE you malign pondscum like that! You should know better than to insult fresh pondscum by calling it demoncrat...
Ya know, more I think about it, the more I feel we need to pray more. Pray that God mete out justice to those who deserve it, bring our country back from the brink, show those who spit in His face that they're not in charge.
Think of the OT Israelites - how many times did they get brought back from the brink after they stopped ignoring God?
And if anyone hasn't noticed yet, this country is at the brink.
Yep this is the fundamental change that idiots voted for, so this is what they get......
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If you did not get to listen to the Benghazi hearings today, I suggest you take the time to do so. I encourage you to listen to all of it but if you listen to nothing else, please begin at the 34:00 and listen to the answer Ty Woods father gives to Democrat Speirs from California when she asks them to speak about their Sons. Mr Woods talks about a story Tys Seal friends had shared with him at the funeral: No More Lies, No More Smoke & Mirrors!
He also speaks to how important it is that the voters know the truth about Benghazi so that they can protect Americas freedom! We must have public testimony by credible witnesses who have first hand knowledge, the voters need to hear the truth.
Pat Smith talks about her wonderful Son and how he was abandoned in Benghazi!
Only two Democrats stayed to talk with the families: Speirs and Cummings.
Michigan Congressman Kerry Bentivolios speaks to the Warriors ethos to never leave one of our own behind. The Congressman served in Vietnam and Iraqi Freedom. He is a SOLDIER!
Most of the comments to the family were made by Republicans and they all said that the Americans back home all ask about Benghazi and they care about what happened in Benghazi and they want the truth!
Please note: the 50:00 mark:
Darryl Issa wrapped up the hearing reminding the families that the opinion that ultimately matters the most is that of the Speaker of the House, John Boehner, who has repeatedly authorized this investigation to go forward and as long as he is Speaker, it will go forward. He told the families to get to the truth it takes a long time, and for that he apologized but he assured them they will get to the truth.
He also advised that two subpoenas were issued today whose names they were finally given, and these are people who were on the ground.
It would behoove all Americans to watch the entire hearing.
To those who keep asking for a select committee be formed to investigate Benghazi, please realize that a select committee would be required to be DONE and OVER with its investigation in just 90 days! Obama and ALL involved would just LOVE a select committee to be formed! They would just stall furnishing documents, subpoena requests would be stalled.....with the outcome being no more answers at the end of the 90 days! And once the 90 days has passed, NO MORE investigating!
The present House Committee with Congressman Issa can take ALL THE TIME they might need, and they WILL get the answers!!
Good point.
The democrats have to be disrespectful and insolent after these brave Americans and their parents. It is the nature of democrats. They only cherish power. These parents are asking for answers and accountability for the death of their children. I do not believe that is too much to ask by those who gave their last measure of devotion to this country.
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TravelPod Member ReviewsHotel Alessandro della Spina Pisa
My mum and I only stayed one night but were very impressed with our stay. The room itself was beautifully furnished and had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. The staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful. It was very convenient to the main railway station though perhaps a slightly longer walk to the Leaning Tower than I had anticipated (still very manageable).
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Great night at this hotel
Having decided to travel and plan our holiday to Tuscany, we opted to fly from Liverpool to Pisa, then travel to Florence by train on the same day. On the return journey spending a day in Pisa with an early morning flight back to Liverpool.
We found the della Spina on Tripadvisor and decided with all the good ratings to book this hotel. We booked over the internet at the della Spina web site, and contacted Rita to confirm the booking (I'm not keen on credit card information over the internet).
My wife and myself kept watching a webcam of Pisa for the 2-3 months after booking until we flew - www.comune.pisa.it/doc/webcam.htm (worth watching as its always sunny - Piazza Garibaldi).
The hotel is based very close to the train station (5 minutes walk) - directions - right out of the station around the entrance semi circle, then take the first road on the left (Cafe on the corner used by the locals), then first right. The hotel is then 1st left - tucked away on right hand side of road (can walk along main road, but pavement was a bit scarce at the time we went). The hotel area was very quiet when we were staying, with the surrounding area occupied by local apartments and houses with allotments.
The reception area of the hotel is manned all day and night, and the reception staff are very friendly (finally met Rita). There is a living room area off the reception and a dining room for breakfast. The hotel is very intimate and friendly being small and family run. The rooms are very clean, spacious and similar to the 4-5 star hotel we stayed in Florence!!!
The bathroom is very clean and the standard soaps etc are provided.
All windows are fitted with roller blinds which I prefer as these are more secure than standard shutters.
The staff speak very good English, but do appreciate a try at Italian. They are very helpful and will advise places to go.
Pisa historical monuments area all situated together in Pisa and about 15-20 minute walk. The walk from the hotel is along the main shopping road (Corsa Italia) with designer clothes shops etc, with the Piazza Cavalieri en route (rare for old buidlings in Pisa).
It seems to be the place to be for the young adults at the Piazza Garibaldi late in the evenings - not UK style - eating ice cream and meeting (friendly environment). There is a very good and cheap ice cream shop in this piazza (nothing better than a huge ice cream at midnight)
We have put a few pics of the room and other bits of Pisa mentioned in the text on this site.
Great hotel - will definately be returning.
What a find!
I stayed here with my husband and two teenagers on the last night of our holiday before flying home. The hotel is a gem. It's small but it's very clean and well cared for. I read previous reviews of this hotel and hoped that people weren't exaggerating. I needn't have worried. We had a double and a twin room which they located close to each other for us and the rooms were very well furnished. The beds were the most comfortable of our entire trip and the rooms had air conditioning, minibar and satellite tv (with BBC World - our first english telly of the holiday!). The bathrooms were spotless and of a good size with a great shower and lovely tiling. The hotel has its own small car park around the back, which is watched from Reception via CCTV. The staff were really helpful. They told us how to get from the hotel to centre of Pisa, although we got a little lost trying to follow the map the hotel provided (this is my only moan). They also recommended a great little restaurant,(Pizzeria Galileo), for an evening meal which they then booked for us because they only serve breakfast. We needed a 24 hour chemist and they told us of one close by. The hotel is about 15 minutes walk from centre of Pisa and is only about 5-10 minutes drive from the airport which made the morning departure really simple.
It was a great end to our holiday.
Super hotel lovely staff
Just returned from a flying visit to Tuscany staying at the Bella Spina. All reviews were spot on lovely hotel very clean and the staff just perfect would definately recommend
Great Place to Stay
This is a lovely small hotel in a quiet area. The room was modern, nicely furnished and spotless. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful.
Get the train from the airport to Pisa Central it only takes 5 minutes and costs 1.20 euros. The hotel is a 10 minute walk from the station. A leisurely stroll to the leaning tower takes around 20/30 minutes.
Take the train to Florence for a day out. We went on a Saturday it was very busy, hot and long queues for the attractions, but it was still worth the visit.
The hotel suggested we eat at Gallileos restaurant and it took us a while to find it, but it was worth 'finding' the food was excellent, prices were reasonable and would certainly recommend this place to eat.
Overall a great weekend and we would definitely go back to this hotel and Gallileos Restaurant.
Would highly recommend the Allesandra Della Spina
We found the hotel to be in a good location, off the main road and so quiet at night. The hotel is very tastefully furnished and comfortable. We found the staff to be extremely friendly and helpful. We asked for recommendations for somewhere to eat and they booked us into Gallileos which we would never have found where we had a lovely meal which didn't cost the earth. We would happily recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Pisa.
Couldn't stay anywhere better
Superb location [five minutes by taxi from airport], close enough [though south of the river] to stroll to all attractions, shops, restaurants. Beautifully decorated, rooms are REALLY large for three stars, spotlessly clean, lovely shower room, telly, great breakfast, v. helpful staff. They have parking too, so if like us you would like to tour round Tuscany in the future using Pisa as a base it would be great.
Need I say anymore ?? Room was only 110 euros. Bargain.
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Just back from Pisa. First time in Italy. I wasn't sure what to expect. We booked the Alessandro Della Spina for it's central location. Glad we did. Short walk to Train Station for trips to Florence and Lucca, Turin and Milan etc. Central to Main Piazza and 5 minutes from Airport on No.3 bus. Staff were wonderful and spoke very good English. Instantly we were given direction on how best to see Pisa and find our way around. Beds and Bathroom cleaned everyday including Sunday. Clean, cheap, friendly hotel, well worth visiting and revisiting. BBC World only English speaking tv channel but hey we didn't visit to watch television. Well worth it's 3 star superior rating.
3 star plus!!
Pleasantly surprised. The hotel is nicely renovated and the bedroom is a good size. Staff are friendly and informative. The location is excellent, close enough to the train station but not on top of it. All other sights are within walking distance.
Breakfast is very basic but sufficiant. All rooms have free broadband internet connection for laptops.
BBC world is the only english speaking channel available on tv.
Great place
Hotel was central location. Breakfast was good. Staff great. Room very clean and spacious. mini bar in room cheap. would recommend this hotel. great for a three star hotel.
Great Value for money
I was a little bit worried when I booked this hotel for a cheap weekend away in Pisa for my fiance birthday as it was so cheap, but I shouldn't have worried just renovated, larger than average rooms nicely decorated with a large bathroom and great shower. We will be staying there again on our next visit.
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... photo's of that! The second thing that surprised me was how much you could notice the lean... I thought it would not be really noticeable, but it is Leanier than I thought :) It was fun watching everyone posing for their photos, it looked quite strange :) We paid to climb up, once inside you could really feel the lean. Going up the spiral staircase, on one side you felt like you had to lean against the wall. The views from the top were lovely, Pisa is actually a pretty city, with ...
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