Update to Sgt. Courtney Gale

I recently posted info regarding Sgt. Courtney Gale of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. Click here for previous post.

Great news she has been released for Shepherd Center in Atlanta, GA. Hooray!!! Here is the link from 11Alive.com.

A snippet of the story follows...

Reported by: Jaye Watson
Last Modified: 2/29/2008 7:27:45 PM

Athens-Clarke County Sgt. Courtney Gale was released from the Shepherd Center almost three months after a brutal stabbing attack.It was less than two weeks before Christmas. At 31 years old, Gale was like many of her fellow officers, she needed to earn some extra money. On this night, it was relatively light duty working security at the local Kroger. Gale spotted a homeless man, 44-year-old Stephen Anthony Eberhart, using a butcher knife to rip open packages of meat. When she approached, Eberhart he attacked her, knocking her to the ground and repeatedly stabbing her in front of horrified shoppers. Gale survived the attacked, but suffered life altering injuries. Dr. Darryl Kaelin, director of the Acquired Brain Injury Program at the Shepherd Center is one of Gale's doctors. "Courtney has suffered severe injuries to her body and in particular, her arms and legs. And the resulting blood loss resulted in brain injury," Kaelin said.

Quote of the Day

"Better by far you should forget and smile than you should remember and be sad." ~ Christina Rossetti

101 Things in 1001 Days Project

I have been working on this list for the last couple of days. Trying to ensure that the list was something that I wanted to do and followed my own life path. Visit Day Zero for more information, although you probably could check out a host of blogs and find people who are also taking on this challenge. So here is my list. A lot of people broke the list down by cateogry, but I went from my heart first and foremost. (You will notice the list is alphabetized now) My countdown clock will be on my sidebar. Wish me luck and watch my progress.

From Day Zero...
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days?
Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organising and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Some common goal setting tips:
1. Be decisive. Know exactly what you want, why you want it, and how you plan to achieve it.

2. Stay Focussed. Any goal requires sustained focus from beginning to end. Constantly evaluate your progress.

3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.

4. Write down your goals. It clarifies your thinking and reinforces your commitment.

5. Keep your goals in sight. Review them frequently, and ensure that they are always at the forefront of your thinking.

Start Day: February 29, 2008
End Day: November 26, 2010

MoodyGemini's List
101 Things in 1001 Days

1. Add more memory to laptop
2. Attend an Arts Festival
3. Attend at least one major sporting event: Super Bowl, the Olympics, US Open
4. Bake a cake for someone’s birthday
5. Become CPR Certified by American Red Cross
6. Blog daily (0/1001)
7. Buy a 35 mm SLR digital camera
8. Buy a bike and ride for 2 weeks
9. Buy a Kitchen Aid Artisan mixer
10. Buy a Zune
11.Buy an external hard drive
12. Complete my profile on DNA Ancestry Project
13. Complete my profile on My Heritage
14. Create a standard grocery list
15. Create and maintain a goals calendar
16. Decorate my bedroom
17. Do a random act of kindness once per week (0/143)
18. Do yoga DVD once a week for 2 months
19. Donate $3 for every item I don’t complete
20. Drink 62 oz. of H20 per day (0/1001)
21. Eliminate miscellaneous debt
22. Establish a $5000 emergency fund
23. Fall deeply in love – helplessly and unconditionally
24. Fill up my charm bracelet
25. Fly in a hot air balloon
26. Get a job
27. Get a passport
28. Get a relationship
29. Get a Roth IRA
30. Get another tattoo
31. Get my teeth whitened
32. Go 200 days without being on the internet (0/200)
33. Go bungee jumping
34. Go one week without spending any $
35. Go paint balling
36. Go skydiving
37. Go to counseling
38. Grow herbs at home
39. Have a date on Valentine’s Day
40. Have a professional photograph taken
41. Have a Spa Day
42. Join a book club
43. Kiss or be kissed under a mistletoe
44. Learn how to horseback ride
45. Learn how to jog correctly
46. Learn how to make candles
47. Learn how to make homemade ice cream
48. Learn how to make my own beer
49. Learn how to make my own wine
50. Learn how to salsa
51. Learn to bartend
52. Learn to cook Cajun food
53. Let certain people go
54. Make a list of things that I am good at
55. Make a list of things that make me happy
56. Make a list of what I want to be good at or to know more about
57. Make a scrapbook for Cameron
58. Make love in the rain
59. Make my book of quotes with commentary
60. Make my own personal scent using essential oils
61. Make new list when this one is complete!
62. Participate in National Novel Writing Month
63. Pay back family/friends who loaned $ while I was out of work
64. Pay off car
65. Payoff credit card
66. Purchase a new sofa
67. Read 10 books from the banned list (0/10)
68. Read one biography a month
69. Read the entire list of 100 Essential Books by African-Americans
70. Save $60 monthly
71. See a show at the Fox Theater
72. See Brett Farve play
73. Sell a poem
74. Sell a short story
75. Start a recipe book
76. Start a thankful journey and write in it once a week
77. Start an online bookstore
78. Stop communicating with ex-boyfriend
79. Submit 5 works for publication
80. Submit an entry to PostSecret
81. Swim with the dolphins
82. Learn to belly-dancing class
83. Take a cruise
84. Take a drawing class
85. Learn to ballroom dancing classes
86. Take vitamins everyday (0/1001)
87. Teach someone illiterate to read
88. Travel to South Beach
89. Try to reconnect with cousin R.
90. Visit a historical house
91. Visit a museum
92. Visit African-American Museum in Macon, GA
93. Visit an art gallery
94. Visit my cousin Chase in Hawaii
95. Write a book for Cameron
96. Write a letter to former friend explaining why
97. Write a novella
98. Write a thank you note once a month for 6 months
99. Write a year-end (2008) newsletter for family and friends
100. Write everyday – a page, a paragraph, or a sentence (0/1001)
101. Write my personal mission statement

Job Interview

I was so excited about having another job interview. I really need a job and do not want to move back in with my parents...ugh I am just too old for that. Of course this has been one long ass journey and I am pretty much tired of whatever lesson I am suppose to be learning through this time period. I get it. But now this is really starting to effect me. As it did today.

I am sitting in the room with 6 people staring at me and had a panic attack. These bad boys have started to rear the ugly head a lot more lately. Mini'imah says it is because all I have been through this past year. And I can agree with that, but it feels like such a cope out. I am so much better than that.

Dizzy, nauseated, fear, the need to breath (I was but it felt like I wasn't), out of control, outer body experience...I could not complete the interview. I have never been so embarrassed or ashamed in my life. And I have pulled some stunts in my life that my butt should have been embarrassed. All I could think is I can't do this...I have to get out of here. Such shame.

Mini'imah suggested I seek out a counselor to help me with the issues I am having now. And I really would like that. But you need money to talk to a shrink. I have used them often and I know I need one now. Don't want to drop my basket again.

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Bill Slips While Stumping for Hillary ‘If You Elect ME’

Was he still speaking "as" his wife or was it a slip? (see related link) "If you elect me, I'll repeal those subsidies and put them into a strategic energy fund that will create American jobs for America's future with clean energy."

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My Hair-Nappy and PROUD

Let me tell you about my hair. I have not applied chemicals to my hair since 2005. I am African-American...so my hair is considered kinky, nappy or whatever you want to call it. I call it curly and me. But tomorrow...I have a job interview. I have to put up the front of that corporate woman willing to compromise to have a job. And since I have been unemployed since July 2007...I will do this. I need to support myself and add a notch to my self-esteem.

But what I do not want to do...what I am dreading here at 7:30 pm is straightening this beehive of curls. I wish I could go there tomorrow and show myself as that dedicated and exceptional woman that I am not have the people with the authority look at me as if I just revisited caveman days. So I will suffer tonight through 2 hours of pressing...please pray for me because I do not want to do this.

Quote of the Day

One of my all time favorite quotes. I believe it expels the need for judgement. You and I have our way of doing things, of our own activities, our own beliefs...but if it works for you in a positive and satisfying way...then it should be alright for you and me.

I don't have any bad habits. They might be bad habits for other people, but they're all right for me. ~ Eubie Blake

The Chicken is trying to kill me...

I ordered hot wings Sunday with my sis from our favorite little spot. The chicken is trying to kill me. And my sister. People please change your cooking oil. Sensitive stomachs cannot handle the damage. My sister and I are both miserable.

A Wonderful Weekend

My sister and her son came up for a visit this weekend. And it was fantastic! I love my sister as if I birthed her myself. She came along when I was 13 years old so I feel like I have had a hand in raising her. (She will tell you the same thing.) What was so awesome about her visit this weekend is I am seeing a growing young woman. There was a time in her life that I thought I would have to kill her myself because of her attitude, decisions, and overall personality. She was going to be the death of my parents, I just knew it.






But low and behold she actually listened to the lectures, tantrums, begging, pleading and sometimes pops upside the head. She really did. Not long ago she admitted that she heard me a lot of the times she just didn't want to do it. I chalk that up to hormones and being a teenager. Of course I am not saying she is perfect now. There are still moments that I believe she needs a slap on the back of the head, but she is getting there and that makes me so proud. So happy. She is returning to my baby-girl again.



I was so worried about her having a child at 18. She is such a child now. Being the baby of the family with much older siblings was definitely a breeding ground for a spoiled Princess. (Side note: My father named her Diana after the Princess...she was destined.) She is still very much a child and a child who is accustomed to being catered to and pampered. Having a four month old does not allow that type of lifestyle. But she is learning. And making me proud.

When it was time for her to leave we both were sad. She only lives 65 miles away but it seems like a lifetime. Our ages are finally catching up to were we can have honest conversations and I do not have to always speak with the voice of the authority. I can be a sister. And that's all I have ever wanted. To be a sister.

The Lost of Our Champion

Today is the 43rd Anniversary of the Assassination of Malcolm X, February 21, 1965. One can only dream of the difference of Black America had he been able to continue his journey of empowering, uplifting, blending and uniting our world.

I first read the Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley in 7th grade...the late 80's. I found the missing voice I had no idea I was searching for in my short years. I readily admit that I have always been a Malcolm girl. I respect, I acknowledge and feel a just amount of awe when I think of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but his message never hit my soul. His words never provided that quick intake of breath, that feeling of fullness as the words I read when reading Malcolm's words. It felt like going home. When I arrived at the end of the book...when he was taken I cried as if I was there. As if I saw the awful vision.

Spike Lee's adaptation of the book was justice. I am usually not a fan of books made into movie. I often find my imagination is a lot better than any director, however Denzel Washington allowed me to transport myself into Malcolm's life once again and for that I am thankful and grateful.

A fitting way to honor a great man is to close your eyes, imagine this great voice...Ossie Davis expressing his love for Malcolm X at his burial. I have attached his words. May you remember and respect this great man.

(Please visit The Official Web Site of Malcolm X for more information. The transcript is courtsey of the site.)

MALCOLM X'S EULOGY

Eulogy delivered by Ossie Davis at the funeral of Malcolm X

Faith Temple Church Of God

February 27,1965

"Here - at this final hour, in this quiet place - Harlem has come to bid farewell to one of its brightest hopes -extinguished now, and gone from us forever. For Harlem is where he worked and where he struggled and fought - his home of homes, where his heart was, and where his people are - and it is, therefore, most fitting that we meet once again - in Harlem - to share these last moments with him. For Harlem has ever been gracious to those who have loved her, have fought her, and have defended her honor even to the death.

It is not in the memory of man that this beleaguered, unfortunate, but nonetheless proud community has found a braver, more gallant young champion than this Afro-American who lies before us - unconquered still. I say the word again, as he would want me to : Afro-American - Afro-American Malcolm, who was a master, was most meticulous in his use of words. Nobody knew better than he the power words have over minds of men. Malcolm had stopped being a 'Negro' years ago. It had become too small, too puny, too weak a word for him. Malcolm was bigger than that. Malcolm had become an Afro-American and he wanted - so desperately - that we, that all his people, would become Afro-Americans too.

There are those who will consider it their duty, as friends of the Negro people, to tell us to revile him, to flee, even from the presence of his memory, to save ourselves by writing him out of the history of our turbulent times. Many will ask what Harlem finds to honor in this stormy, controversial and bold young captain - and we will smile. Many will say turn away - away from this man, for he is not a man but a demon, a monster, a subverter and an enemy of the black man - and we will smile. They will say that he is of hate - a fanatic, a racist - who can only bring evil to the cause for which you struggle! And we will answer and say to them : Did you ever talk to Brother Malcolm? Did you ever touch him, or have him smile at you? Did you ever really listen to him? Did he ever do a mean thing? Was he ever himself associated with violence or any public disturbance? For if you did you would know him. And if you knew him you would know why we must honor him.

Malcolm was our manhood, our living, black manhood! This was his meaning to his people. And, in honoring him, we honor the best in ourselves. Last year, from Africa, he wrote these words to a friend: 'My journey', he says, 'is almost ended, and I have a much broader scope than when I started out, which I believe will add new life and dimension to our struggle for freedom and honor and dignity in the States. I am writing these things so that you will know for a fact the tremendous sympathy and support we have among the African States for our Human Rights struggle. The main thing is that we keep a United Front wherein our most valuable time and energy will not be wasted fighting each other.' However we may have differed with him - or with each other about him and his value as a man - let his going from us serve only to bring us together, now.

Consigning these mortal remains to earth, the common mother of all, secure in the knowledge that what we place in the ground is no more now a man - but a seed - which, after the winter of our discontent, will come forth again to meet us. And we will know him then for what he was and is - a Prince - our own black shining Prince! - who didn't hesitate to die, because he loved us so."

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Awesome Courageous Woman

I should have provided this information when I first learned of Sgt. Gale's assault, but I am sometimes a punk when it comes to all things law enforcement. Always hits too close to home.




My father's occupation for the last 34 years has been in law enforcement. He is now the Police Chief of our hometown. My family has suffered through various threats and I have often found myself in fear of my father's life.





In December 2007 Sgt. Courtney Gale of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department was severely injured while working an off-duty job. If you have any knowledge of the pay of police officers you understand their need to work additional security positions. For most of my life my father has done this to supplement his income. And as Sgt. Gale's story tells it always a test of faith that you leave that job unscathed.

I will not provide all the details of the attack of Sgt. Gale by a mentally unstable person in a Kroger Supermarket. Please visit Get Well Courtney for more details. I will say that the fact she is alive today February 20, 2008 is a miracle. Along with that she is alive, but speaking, walking, and rebuilding her life is a sign of God's favor. I recently had the opportunity to visit her at Shepherd's Hospital in Atlanta, GA. I did not know what I would encounter when I entered her room, but I was moved to tears. My father was moved to tears. She is remarkable. And what's more remarkable...she wants to return to work as a police officer! The fact that she is having to re-learn every skill we were taught as a toddler is not shaming, denying or diminishing her desire to serve her community. And for that I applaud her and I am thankful that she is alive to provide her love, concern and care to my community of Athens-Clarke County

The Moody Gemini

Bloomberg claims "fraud" in count of Obama votes in New York

Mayor Bloomberg charged yesterday that "fraud" was behind the unofficial results in the New York Democratic presidential primary that produced zero votes for Barack Obama in some districts. Get ready for Texas and Ohio.

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Test your news knowledge

CNN's quiz on current news around the world. Take it and see how well you pay attention.

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Quote of the Day

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. ~ Aristotle

Quote of the Day

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."


~ Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computers

Quote of the Day

To catch a husband is an art; to hold him is a job. ~ Simone de Beauvoir

The History of Valentine's Day

For all thoses who have a sweet someone for Valentine's Day...

The History of Valentine's Day
Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. But we do know that February has long been a month of romance. St. Valentine's Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. So, who was Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite? Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred.

For the full article go to...http://www.history.com/minisites/valentine/viewPage?pageId=882

Quote of the Day

Man's love is of man's life a part; it is a woman's whole existence. In her first passion, a woman loves her lover, in all the others all she loves is love.

~ Lord Byron

Thank YOU!

The writer's strike is over! TV will return!

Donna Brazile, 2008 Presidential Election

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Election 2008
Brazile: I'll Quit DNC Position Over Superdelegates
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Paul J. Richards
Democratic Party strategist Donna Brazile speaks during a meeting of the Democratic Leadership Council in 2004. AFP/Getty Images


News & Notes , February 11, 2008 · Democratic strategist Donna Brazile — who managed Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign and is herself a superdelegate — says she will quit her position within the Democratic Party if her superdelegate colleagues decide the party's nomination.

"Let's wait for some of these other states to help sort this out," Brazile, a News & Notes contributor, told Farai Chideya.

As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continue to run neck-and-neck in amassing the total delegates needed to win the nomination, some have suggested that the party's superdelegates — comprising party activists and high-ranking officials — could make the deciding vote.

But Brazile says the superdelegate vote "should reflect the will of the people."
Brazile is a nationally syndicated columnist who also teaches at Georgetown University. She is the author of Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics.

Thank goodness someone is speaking out against the Democratic Superdelegate issue. When a superdelegate pledges his/her support for a nominee that does not follow the line of the state it allows questions to arise about the process. How is it democracy if our vote does not count? My state can decide for one nominee and because of a superdelegate the voice is silenced.

Quote of the Day

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming is the only end in life. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson

Quote of the Day

When I discover who I am, I'll be free. ~ Ralph Ellison

Obama's Path

From where he stands, he can see his way to the nomination. But is he tough enough to get there?

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Larry King, February 11, 2008-Michelle Obama

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Watch an exclusive with Michelle Obama - wife of presidential candidate Barack Obama. She joins Larry King, tonight at 9 p.m. ET.

Plus, Mike Huckabee. The GOP candidate is still in the presidential race. Can he actually challenge frontrunner John McCain? Hear why he thinks so!

Who is this guy?

I am always purging old documents...got to the point that I cannot stand clutter. Old age I guess. SO I was going through a file labeled "Personal." I never really remember what I place in the folder so I was so surprised when I came across this email from a guy.

"Hi Lee I hope you enjoy

I am never sure what life may bring
Sometimes I tend to overlook the beauty life brings
Too busy caught up in day to day strife
Now something different has happened
I thought of you last night
Highly impressed by your strength
Captivated by your smile
Humbled by the stories of your struggle
You have a genuine and sincere soul
Yes you are truly God's child
I continue to think of you
Over the roars of the machines
Over these nosey knuckleheads
Wanting to know what I am writing
Just noticing...
How there's a sweetness about you
A subtle warmness from your heart
That comes thru
Yet sometimes this world does not know how to take you
Mistake your care and and love, for being mean
I can see, you are a woman of virtue
Seeking to help, instead of watching
A peaceful soul
Enjoy your bath...
Book...
Candles...
& Red Stripe...
Maybe even have your favorite Prince slow jam, playing in the background
While I think of you tonight"

All I can say is wow. Someone felt like that about me for me. This was printed from my email in 2002 and unfortunately I have no idea who the guy is. The email is a random name that does not identify and I honestly can't remember. Isn't that sad? What does that say about me? I know during that time I was in a true work in progress trying to overcome the lost of my long-term boyfriend (7 yrs.) and was not ready for commitment in any form.

This put a smile on my face. To have someone see me as I see myself. And he obviously knew me because he stated all of my favorites- Prince, Candles, Books and bath time.

Quote of the Day

When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price. ~ Arthur Ashe

A Random Thought

I had this thought last night. I have this thought often. I believe many women have it. I know my Mommy and sis have it often. Who in the hell invented bras? And why lawd did they do it? I am not blessed with the option to walk around without one so I wear it. But if I had the opportunity....

Women know exactly what I am speaking of with this random thought. Makes me want to go back to the 60's when they were burning them. There is a moment when when you release the clasp that reminds me of when I first dive into a warm pool in the spring...ahhhhhhhh.

I know TMI.

Quote of the Day

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.





Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.





We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?





Your playing small doesn't' serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.





We were born to make manifest the glory that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.





~ Marianne Williamson





This statement has often been contributed to Nelson Mandela during his 1984 Inaugral Speech. However, after research it has been found not to be correct. You can visit John Mark Ministries for confirmation.

Quote of the Day

In America, black is a country. ~ Amiri Baraka

Quote of the Day

There are periods when I am the most attentive and thoughtful lover in the world, and periods, too, when I am just unavailable…when I "surface" again, I try to apply the poultices and patch up the holes I’ve left in relationships around me.~ Toni Cade Bambara


I have always loved this quote. It connects to me because I often become unavailable to people who love me or are in my life. Mainly because I choose to handle conflicts, emotions and challenges alone. Not everyone understands or accepts, so I have lost people over the years. But I believe that people who know and love you...I mean really know you and love accept all that you are. They provide unconditional love and acceptance. I am not a person who abuses or deceives a person. I do not play games. The most I do is hideaway in my bat-cave. Like the quote says when I resurface I attempt to make amends.

What I have found is that people who prefer you curse them out, knock the crap out of them or steal their money than just take moments for rebirth. And that is tragic. We should all look and attempt to rebirth and discover who we are and what we are meant to be on this earth. To not accept a person's attempt is not love. It is not hoping that the person becomes who they were put on this earth to be. There is a reason for being on this earth and it is up to us to discover God's plan.

Change of Profile Pic

I changed my profile pic because it honestly did not represent me. My hair was straight for a job interview (you know I am unemployed). But I prefer my hair natural. I have not applied chemicals to my hair since 2005 and love my natural look. However, you know I need my potential employer to have the image and I will keep it up if necessary and let my natural come out on the weekend. :)

Quote of the Day

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~ Aristotle

2008 Election

I am sitting here watching all of the updates of this primary and more than anything I am pleased that so many people have decided that their vote does count. Finally. They see. While all the precincts have not reported it was a glorious day for our election system.

A friend forward the link for an amazing video I want to share. You have to respect and enjoy the artistry necessary to capture the feeling behind the speech even if he is not your candidate.

http://www.dipdive.com/

Quote of the Day

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced. ~ James Baldwin

DID YOU VOTE TODAY?

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to good manners and elegance. In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved. You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

What Kind of Woman am I?

You are a Career Girl!

You may not be a CEO yet, but you're well on your way to success.You take your career seriously, and you wouldn't stop working for any guy!An independent woman, you pay for your own car, clothes, and housing.And men appreciate that - at least, the ones as driven as you are.

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofgirlareyouquiz/">What Kind of Girl Are You?

No Way Out

A couple who failed to evacuate a nursing home where 35 died after Hurricane Katrina speaks for the first time about their decision with correspondent Harold Dow.

I watched this last night and was torn between guilt or innocence. I understand just like everyone else that the Army Corp of Engineers and their sorry excuse for design were the main cause for destruction during Katrina, however, when you are dealing with the elderly and frailty you should always make decisions with aggressive caution as your foremost thought. The elderly and young are the ones often without a voice and need conscious minded individuals standing in as their voice. The 35 people who died at St. Rita's did not have this voice. Bayou country is always dealing with hurricanes, it is their history and life. But I have to question why someone would not evacuate when they hear that a category 5 hurricane is coming your way. That means as close to armageddon as you get.

Guilt or innocence is a tough call for the owners and operators of St. Rita's but you should always error in the side of aggressive caution when dealing with nature and the elderly.

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Quote of the Day

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.
Victor HugoFrench dramatist, novelist, & poet (1802 - 1885)

Quote of the Day

"I myself do nothing. The Holy Spirit accomplishes all through me." - William Blake

The Pros and Cons of Drinking Beer

Brewer's yeast, one of the beer's main components, is known to be a rich source of nutrients and this means that beer may have some health benefits. Does this mean beer is a healthy drink? Let's look at the pros and cons of beer drinking and decide after.

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New Prospect

On Wednesday I go to my car to leave for a job interview and there is a note on my car. I am thinking "great some fool has swiped my car again". I park in a garage and too say parking is a mess is the understatement of the year. The complex tells you right off the bat there are not enough spaces for the tenants. WTF? Yeah so that's my thought. Low and behold it's a business card from someone who lives in the building telling me that I am adorable. :) I had to smile. It's been a long time since I have heard that.

Now I have no idea who this person is. But I thought take a chance. So I did email him after much thought. The saying don't shit where you eat comes to mind. He seems OK. I vaguely remember walking past him, but I usually do not pay the males in my building any attention. Most are gay. And I say this with facts backing it up. Honestly I remember the pizza box he was holding more than what the man looked like. The fact he was walking with another dude really dismissed him from my short-term memory. He wants to get together at some point over the weekend. His suggestion...gun range. Do you understand what alarm bells went off with that? I am not afraid of guns. I started shooting at age 4. Can breakdown and clean a gun with the best of them. My father's nickname is straight-shooter. Nuff said. But how do you fix your mouth to say that on a first date? Ugh.

I am trying not to do my initial brush off. It takes nothing for me to write someone off. The one question I forgot to ask was his age. Dang man. If I have one rule in dating...you got to be older than me!

Wish me luck! :)

My Birthday...

Bored last night playing on the Internet and decided to look up famous people born on my birthday. Of course no one is as famous as ME! But since I fly under the radar the list is of people the standard public knows. Needless to say I had some UGH moments. Here is the list.

Rudy Giuliani, '44---Why Lord? Why? I respect the work he did during 9/11. He was the face, but his campaign left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Mainly because I did not understand his strategy. Why wait and put all your apples in Florida?

Glen Rice, '67---I like this! My boy played for Purdue and had skillz! He had a good NBA run, but it was never like college ball.

Kylie Minogue, '68---Breast cancer survivor and wonderful singer. I still jam to her dance hits.

Jim Thorpe, 1888---I have to love him because he was one the first great athlete and he was born a year before my grandfather. Yep my old man was born a long arse time ago.

Betty Shabazz, '36---Much respect for allowing Malcolm to be what he needed to be and for being a spark for the movement.

Jerry West, '38---Great athlete and showed the world that an athlete can become one of the top businessmen in the world. Can we say Lakers?

Gladys Knight, '44---Bow down to the lady. Midnight Train to Georgia, Neither One of Us, Love Overboard and Gladys' Chicken and Waffles. Bow down.

Elizabeth Hasselback, '77---I give her respect for flipping a reality show appearance into a spot of The View. But she drives me insane with her speech pattern and views on the show. But free speech and all...

So there is my list. I have good company. Like I said no one is more famous than me. Who else was born with a tornado roaring outside? It was God's way of say watch out...Tonya Lee is coming!

Quote of the Day

"Do not believe that he who seeks to comfort you lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. His life has much difficulty... Were it otherwise he would never have been able to find those words." ~ Rainer Maria Rilke