Happy New Year

http://www.flowgo.com/index.cfm?action=view&id=9415&scid=10253
Blessed be

Visit with Gramma

Took Gramma shopping today with the girls. Baby loves to march around Gramma's house. Sissy loves to chase her. These pics were at break time.

ARTFORJUSTICE.COM

Today's email from Leann;

"Hi friends,

It's done! The website for my new organization - please visit :

www.artforjustice.com

"Raising funds and awareness for victims of violent crime and missing persons cases through art related events and endeavours."

At Art For Justice you will see how it got started and where it's going and what we hope to accomplish. Not just raising money but AWARENESS!!

I hope to be working with soon with Beth (Holloway) Twitty and Anita Grinstead, mother and sister of two very high profile missing persons cases. One from Aruba, (Natalee from Alabama) and Tara Grinstead from Ocilla, GA. There are tons of missing women in GA. About 6 very high profile right now. ...that's just the beginning, here in the Atl.

So far we have raised over $1k since Thanksgiving to benefit Carole Sund Carrington Memorial Reward Foundation.....these are the people who put up the reward money to find missing children and adults when the families do not have the cash.

Please take a look and consider buying original art from the artists on this website (or at one of our events.) The art work is not up yet, its coming....next week I hope, but you'll get the idea. I will have artists from all over the country soon so check back often. If you like the style but not the exact pieces, I will find you the perfect piece, trust me!

You can help with Art For Justice :
if you are an artist and would like to be a part of it.
or interested in buying art, donating, helping at an event, PR, etc.
you company or business needs a good cause to donate to.
you are an art teacher interested in educating your student with the Keep Hope Alive -Create To Heal fund.
please call me or email at leannzafuto@gmail.com or artforjustice@yahoo.com . And of course, tax deductible monetary donations are very welcome.

Think you or someone you love will never be affected by a violent crime or go missing? Think again, the statistics are alarming and knows no boundary of race, wealth, status, or where you live. So....please help us. Its my mission, maybe you can also help make a difference.

Get involved. Buy ART! and be aware.

Much thanks to :
Michelle at Watercolors by Design for the website
Leyla Compani at Mama Creative Graphic Design
and the Law Office of Shawn Winterich - legal stuff
for making this happen. Find their link on the site, support them too.

Sincere thanks!

Leann marie Zafuto
Founder & Director

Art For Justice, LLC
All rights reserved 2005.
Watch Nancy Grace on CNN Headline Prime weeknights @ 8 pm
& Court TV - 3-5 pm weekdays.

SEEKING JUSTICE!
www.artforjustice.com "

Brought to you by Sunny

Baby tea party

Baby was so happy to get the tea party set for Christmas. We sat for a half hour playing it.

Girls' Xmas

Sissy likes to help baby open her presents. Baby loves her keyboard, blocks, and toy schoolbus.

Happy Holidays

All the girls' presents are ready, too bad money was tight this year. I looked under the tree tonight and realized they just don't seem to have as much as last year. I feel bad. I hope they can enjoy what they do have. 'Nite all.

My letter to Santa

Santa Claus
North Pole, Earth

Dear Santa,

I have been a good girl.
It really wasn't my fault what happened at Mike's Office party. It was Chris who spiked the punch with too much milk. I can't help it if I drank 6 glasses. It was so good---smelled and tasted just like fruit.
I thought it was funny when I put Mike's shirt on my head and danced the chacha on the chair while singing `Ojos Asi'. I didn't mean to break Mike's dvd player and don't know why Mike would accuse me of arson.
I don't remember calling Jim's wife a hairy goat---even though she looked like one with blue eye shadow and green lipstick!
And when I threw up on Dee's husband's foot, it was only because I ate too much of that pasta.
After all that fun, I admit I was a little tired. So I fell asleep on my way home and drove my truck through my neighbor's roof. I don't think that was any reason for my neighbor to call me a cold pig and have me arrested for theft!
So, Santa...here I sit in my jail cell on Christmas Eve, all lousy and hot. And I'm really not to blame for any of this spooky stuff. Please bring me what I want the most---bail money!

Sincerely and merrily yours,
Sunny (Really a nice girl!)

P.S. It's only 6 bucks!

Make your own letter to Santa to by going to
http://members.aol.com/frogiearno/dearsanta.htm

OMG

Check out this link, I like it better than what's out there.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1214051nancygrace1.html
I have a sickening, sneaky suspicion our group members may know who it is.

New pics of the girls

Baby on top, me hiding behind baby in the middle, and Sissy on the bottom.

OMG

OMG trolls trolls everywhere! Will someone please make the insanity stop! Why is it that Nancy Grace fans have to deal with stupid uninformed people? Why can't we be left in peace? I will always support Nancy because I know the truth.

Ugh

I'm so tired of this damn cold weather. I want to go somewhere warm so bad. The sun doesn't even warm up the air. At night, it's too cold to snow. There is a winter storm advisory tomorrow and sissy has a choir concert. Ugh! Since the roommie will stay here with the baby, me, sissy, and her dad will have to take a bus and walk. Ugh! I don't like the cold.

If you have MySpace

check out this group, this woman is awesome!
http://groups.myspace.com/asklisamarie

Bright blessings

Merry meet!
I haven't been on here as much as I would have liked to be. My wee one has been very ill as of late. I've also been working on finishing my schoolwork so I may be done for the quarter. I want to wish all of my readers a happy holiday season. As most of you know I do not recognize the Christian Christmas, I recognize Yule. Though I do have much respect for Christmas, I personally don't celebrate, I do it for my children. I have joy in my heart as I watch them enjoy this wonderful holiday season. I am looking forward to spending time with my girls as I watch them open their presents and look at their faces light up with enthusiasm. It will not be a huge holiday celebration this year as money is tight so I hope I can make it as great as possible for them. My big girl has a holiday choir concert this week. She's on her way to being like I was with my singing. She has also expressed interest in drama. The wee one just loves music so much. She heard the music awards show tonight ans just danced and clapped and cheered, it was so fun. I'm hoping in the near future as she develops more that I can get her into piano lessons as this is what she seems to enjoy most. The wee one has come along so much since she has started school. I work with her at home as well. She wants to learn as much as possible. Well I will leave you now with good thoughts. Blessed be and good night.

Check this out

For those of you who are not on my email list, I though I'd post this.
Click on link below...
http://homepage.usask.ca/%7Eamn076/lights.wmv
watch the whole thing

Now is the perfect time for this, thanks Gina

Christmas Dinner

A woman went to her boyfriends parents house for Christmas Dinner. This was herfirst time meeting the family and she is very nervous. They all sit down andbegin eating a fine meal. The woman began to feel a little discomfort.Thanks to her nervousness and the broccoli casserole. The gas pains were almostmaking her eyes water. Left with no other choice, she decided to relieveherself a bit and let out a dainty fart. It wasn't loud, but everyone at thetable heard the poof.Before she even had a chance to be embarrassed, her boyfriends father lookedover at the dog that had been snoozing under the woman's chair, and said in arather stern voice, "Skippy!"The woman thought, this is great and a big smile came across her face.A couple of minutes later, she was beginning to feel the pain again. This timeshe didn't even hesitate. She let a much louder and longer "rrriiippp"The father again looked at the dog and yelled, "Dammit Skippy!".Once again the woman smiled and thought "Yes!"A few minutes later the woman had to let another one rip. This time she didn'teven think about it. She let rip a fart that rivaled a train whistle blowing.Once again, the father looked at the dog with disgust and yelled, "DammitSkippy, get away from her, before she shits on you!"

Cool band

www.superphonictheory.com
Check these rockin' guys out.

OMFG

Steelers lost today because Tommy Maddox SUCKS! ANYONE would have been better than playing Maddox as quarterback, hell, I could have done it. At least I'd complete a pass! Grrrrrrrrrr I'm so angry!

What a weekend so far

I've only lost one game in my football pool. Ohio State won, Miami of Florida lost, it's a good weekend so far. Now for today's games, go Steelers! I hope I win the pool this week.

BEWARE

BEWARE OF THIS BLOGGER
http://www.blogger.com/profile/15238382
I'm serious folks, no fooling here. I've just about had enough of this freak on all my boards and sites.

This goes out to

the person who is trying to hack my computer. You know who you are. STOP IT NOW!!! You will not succeed! You are also trying to hack my groups. STOP THAT TOO!!! I gave you a second chance to redeem yourself and then you go and do this? You asked me to work with you and you act like a freaking asshole! What kind of person are you? Do you have multiple personalities? Nucking futs!!! PLEASE get back on your meds!!!

Oh I h8 f@kers!

Check this out

www.peaceofpie.com
A great place to find a design you like. I have tshirts coming!

This should say it all!

At Ohio State, we Buckeyes piss on Michigan!

Steelers win!

My Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns tonight, hooray!

To any FAMILY members who read this

I have now set up a group at MSN specifically for my extended family.
http://groups.msn.com/GettheWordOut/homepage

Grrrrrrrr

I am so mad. I had all my picks for the football pool and someone messed up my picks by putting the wrong team on the sheet. I picked KC and they put Oakland. So I was tied with three other people for the lead and it was up to New England to win tonite's game, which they lost. If the mistake hadn't happened, I would have won only because of tie breaker points. The Colts won but I would have had the points. I am so pissed, I'd have had the money. I was looking forward to it. I think it's a conspiracy against me because I'm a woman. I am just so pissed that guy had to mess up my pick. Grrrrrrrrr.

Trolls

Oh how I dispise them. I wish they would go away and leave mine and my friends' fan clubs and message boards alone. I have this one guy who lurks around everywhere on yahoo and proboards. He keeps coming up with new IDs and it's starting to really piss me off.

I'm so bummed

We didn't get the money from the football pool. Someone else was closer in points, or so I hear. I think it's a conspiracy.

Winning tiebreaker points = $$$$

STEELERS WIN STEELERS WIN
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Gotta love football pools!

Three Dimension Luck and Power Test

You Are Internal - Believer - Empowered

You feel your life is controlled internally.If you want something, you make it happen.You don't wait around for things to go your way.You value your independence and don't like others to have control. You are a true believer in luck, fate, and karma.You believe that life is a game of chance - not a game of skill.You either consider yourself very unlucky or very lucky.No matter what, you don't feel like you can change the hand you were dealt. You have a good deal of power, but you also know the pecking order.You realize that working the system does get you further.You know who to defer to and who to control.When it comes to the game of life, you play things flawlessly.

The Three Dimension Luck and Power Test

The world's shortest personality test

Your Personality Profile

You are dependable, popular, and observant.Deep and thoughtful, you are prone to moodiness.In fact, your emotions tend to influence everything you do. You are unique, creative, and expressive.You don't mind waving your freak flag every once and a while.And lucky for you, most people find your weird ways charming!

The World's Shortest Personality Test

What kind of rocker are you?

You Are an Emo Rocker!

Expressive and deep, lyrics are really your thing.That doesn't mean you don't rock out...You just rock out with meaning.For you, rock is more about connecting than grandstanding.

What Kind of Rocker Are You?

Another good one from Gina

Young Doug lived in the country and couldn't find work, so he moved to the city, and found a job as salesman in a huge megastore. At the end of his first day, the boss came up and said "How did you go, Doug? How many sales did you make?" Doug said "One, sir". The boss frowned and said "Thats not good enough. How much was it for?" Doug replied "$100,000, sir". The boss did a back flip: "Tell me how you achieved that".
Doug explained. "A man came in to the store and I sold him some fishing hooks. I asked him what kind of fish he was after and he said "big ones", so I said he would need a bigger rod than the one he had. I asked him where he was going to go fishing and he said 'Down on the bay". I told him he would need a boat, and took him to the Marine dept. where I sold him a 40' cruiser. He said his car wouldn't be able to tow that, so I took him to the car sales dept and he bought a four wheel drive."
The boss was astounded. "And this came about because he came in to buy fishing hooks?" Doug replied "No sir. He came in to buy some tampons for his wife, and I said "Well your weekend is stuffed. You may as well go fishing".

Top 10 real reasons Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination

By Jeff Fisher, Nancy Grace Addicts

Top 10 Real Reasons Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination
#10 Didn't want to miss Desperate Housewives
#09 Refused to sit on Clarence Thomas' lap at Supreme court Christmas parties
#08 Was hired to be Martha Stewarts' new Apprentice
#07 Was asked 1st to be Scooter Libby's Lawyer
#06 Didn't want to miss the Nancy Grace Show on Headline News
#05 Didn't want to miss her weekly Slumber parties with Condi Rice and Karen Hughes
#04 Was offered a position at Fox to be the New Supernanny
#03 Couldn't find a robe in her size
#02 Couldn't find a seat on the court in her size either
And the #1 reason Harriet Mier withdrew her nomination

#1 SHE FOUND LOVE AT A K-MART STORE!!!!!

Top 10 least likely supreme court justice

By Jeff Fisher, Nancy Grace Addicts

Top 10 Least likely options for President Bush's New Supreme Court Justice
#10 Ashley Simpson
#09 The Judge from My Cousin Vinny
#08 Lance Ito(OJ Judge remember)
#07 Randy Jackson of American Idol
#06 Simon Cowell of American Idol
#05 Senator Ted Kennedy
#04 Barney Fife
#03 Elmo(of Sesame Street)
#02 Paris Hilton
And the #1 Least likely Supreme court Nominee

#1 Gumby!!!!!

You know when you live on the Gufl Coast when...

Let me explain this before someone gets mad at me. My aunt sent me this, she lives in the Gulf Coast region. I figure if she can make it all feel better by having a laugh, then why the hell not.

*You have FEMA's # on your speed dialer.
*You have more than 300 C and D batteries in your kitchen drawer.
*Your pantry contains more than 20 cans of Spaghetti Os.
*You are thinking of repainting your house to match the plywood covering your windows.
*When describing your house to a prospective buyer, you say it has three bedrooms, two baths and one safe hallway.
*Your SSN isn't a secret; it's written in Sharpie on your arms.
*You are on a first-name basis with the cashier at Home Depot.
*You are delighted to pay $3 for a gallon of regular unleaded.
*The road leading to your house has been declared a No-Wake Zone.
*You decide that your patio furniture looks better on the bottom of the pool.
*You own more than three large coolers.
*You wish that other people get hit by a hurricane and not feel the least bit guilty about it.
*You have 2-liter coke bottles and milk jugs filled with water in your freezer.
*Three months ago you couldn't hang a shower curtain; today you can assemble a portable generator by candlelight.
*You catch a 13-pound redfish... in your driveway.
*You can recite from memory whole portions of your homeowner's insurance policy.
*You consider a "vacation" to stunning Tupelo, MS.
*At cocktail parties, women are attracted to the guy with the biggest chainsaw.
*You have had tuna fish more than 5 days in a row.
*There is a roll of tar paper in your garage.
*You can rattle off the names of three or more meteorologists who work at the Weather Channel.
*Someone comes to your door to tell you they found your roof.
*Ice is a valid topic of conversation.
*Your "drive-thru" meal consists of MREs and bottled water.
*Relocating to South Dakota does not seem like such a crazy idea.
*You spend more time on your roof than in your living room.
*You've been laughed at over the phone by a roofer, fence builder or a tree worker.
*A battery-powered TV is considered a home entertainment center.
*You don't worry about relatives wanting to visit during the summer.
*Having a tree in your living room does not necessarily mean it's Christmas.
*Toilet Paper is elevated to coin of the realm!
*You know the difference between the "good side" of a storm and the "bad side."
*Your kids start school in August and finish in July.
*You go to work early and stay late just to enjoy the air conditioning.

Hey all

Don't forget to check out my MySpace page as well. I've had a lot of fun creating my space.
www.myspace.com/asunnyworld

One of my favourite pieces

"Female Trouble" by Leann Marie Zafuto
http://www.designmindatlanta.com/the_artist.php

Today in Sports, thanks Kathy

Mazzone nixes Yanks, talks to O's

By DAVID O'BRIEN

The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 10/19/05

Leo Mazzone's flirtation with the New York Yankees ended Wednesday, but the venerable Braves pitching coach may be closer than ever to jumping ship — to the Baltimore Orioles.
The Orioles emerged as the likely destination for Mazzone, and a person familiar with negotiations said the only thing holding up a deal is the Braves' demand for a specific Orioles minor leaguer as compensation The Associated Press, quoting an anonymous source, reported that Mazzone has agreed to a three-year contract with the Orioles.
A resolution could come before the start of the World Series on Saturday and perhaps as soon as Thursday. Mazzone, a close friend of Baltimore manager Sam Perlozzo, once again did not return messages left on his voicemail Wednesday.
The Orioles have been negotiating with Mazzone's attorney since receiving permission to do so Tuesday from Braves general manager John Schuerholz.
"He and Sam are boyhood friends," attorney Jack Reale said. "They played American Legion together. He knows Sam, so that's certainly a big factor. We'll have to wait and see how it all plays out here the next couple of days."
Schuerholz previously granted the Yankees permission to talk to Mazzone, but their three-business-day period to negotiate closed Wednesday at 5 p.m.
"The window for the Yankees to speak with representatives for Leo Mazzone closed at 5 p.m.," a statement from the Yankees said. "Both sides agreed to end discussions without resolution."
Asked about the window closing, Schuerholz said, "That is correct." He wouldn't comment on the status of the Orioles' talks with Mazzone.
When asked if the situation might be resolved quickly, "I'm not real good at guessing, but it may. And that's more than a 'no comment,' so that's all I'm going to say."
The Orioles technically have until Friday to negotiate with him.
Reale said Tuesday that Mazzone, who's been with the Braves organization since 1979, had reached a point in his career where he needed to explore all his options and do what was best for him and his family.
His $250,000 salary with the Braves in 2005 was more than $150,000 below the top of the pay scale for pitching coaches, and Mazzone wouldn't make significantly more if he accepted the Braves' offer to return in 2006.
While that remains an option, it's one that Braves officials don't sound confident would be exercised.
Mazzone is under contract with Atlanta through Nov. 15. He could wait until Nov. 16 to sign with another team, but the Braves could argue a deal was already in place before then.
"We're just kind of laying low and waiting for the Braves or someone to tell us what the situation is, waiting for the field to be cleared," said Reale, who wouldn't confirm whether compensation was an issue.
Mazzone, who has served as manager Bobby Cox's pitching coach since 1990, could return to the Braves in 2006 — but at a salary previously agreed upon by him and Schuerholz.
The Braves don't give multi-year deals to coaches.
The Baltimore Sun reported the Orioles were prepared to compete with any offer the Yankees made to Mazzone. The Yankees paid Mel Stottlemyre more than $400,000 before he stepped down after 10 seasons as their pitching coach.
Mazzone, 57, and Perlozzo, 55, knew each other as teenagers, and became closer while living on the same block in Cumberland, Md., in the 1980s.
http://tinyurl.com/cfeny

Tigger

Reasons to NOT have Michael Jackson on a jury

Submitted by Don Dunham, Nancy Grace Addicts.

"Jeff, I only hope I can approach your ususl level of greatness here." - Don Dunham

1. Jacko couldn't sit still that long without having a little boy on his lap
2. The harsh courtroom lighting would melt Jacko's wax nose
3. Jacko's entourage would take all the other seats in the jury box
4. He couldn't complete the juror questionnaire; it lists check-boxes for "male" & "female," but there isn't a box for "androgynous."
5. Our legal system separates Church & State -- therefore no "Jesus Juice" in the jury room
6. Jacko would insist on international TV trial coverage, but most California judges wouldn't allow cameras in the courtroom
7. Jacko couldn't speak for himself in jury deliberations; he'd have to make a home video expressing how he felt about the case, or get Geragos to speak for him
8. Jacko believes conflicts shouldn't be resolved in court. You just get the 2 gangs together and lead them in a dance
9. Now that Avian Flu is about, Jacko's been wearing 3 surgical masks & hiring people to breathe for him. He'd never come out!
10. The $22 per diem Jacko would receive for jury duty would put him into a higher tax bracket.
11. BJ would show up, but he wouldn't have Diane Dimond to pick on

Two reasons TO have Jacko on a jury:

1. If jurors had to be sequestered, Jacko would purchase a luxury hotel, saving the county considerable expense.
2. We'd get to see more of Latoya's gorgeous breasts.

TOP 10: submitted by Jeff Fisher, Nancy Grace Addicts

As most of you probably have heard by now, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, not only pleaded innocent to the chargest against him but got a trial postponement until November 28, which begs the following list.

Top 10 reasons why Saddam Hussein wanted a trial postponement

#10 It'll take him a whole month just to shave himself (and not just his face)
#09 Wanted to see if he'd won the latest Powerball Jackpot lottery
#08 Wants to see who shot JR
#07 To get Mark Geragos as a defense attorney
#06 To request Judge Judy preside over his trial
#05 Wanted to see the next season of Desperate housewives
#04 He wants to date CNN's Christiane Amanpour
#03 He wants to date Catherine Crier
#02 Wants to wait until he's a guest on The View

And the #1 Reason Saddam wanted his trial postponed

#1 He fears Nancy Grace would become the lead prosecutor

My sports info for the day

Thanks Kathy! Quite a good pick-me-up!

Mazzone may be New York-boundBraves pitching coach negotiating with Yankees
By DAVID O'BRIEN
The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 10/18/05 The New York Yankees are negotiating with Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone and could be close to getting him to trade in his tomahawk for pinstripes.
Hours after Yankees manager Joe Torre gave Mazzone a ringing endorsement Tuesday, Mazzone's attorney confirmed talks with the Yankees began several days ago and had progressed.
"We have been talking to the Yankees, that's correct," said attorney Jack Reale, who said he's negotiated with the Yankees and also had discussions with the Baltimore Orioles about their interest in Mazzone.
Mazzone, 57, didn't return messages left on his voicemail. He has been with the Braves organization since 1979 and been their major league pitching coach since 1990, coaching six Cy Young Award winners and nine 20-game winners in that span.
"Leo has great affection for the Braves organization and Bobby Cox but has reached a state in his career where, for his benefit and his family's benefit, he has to consider all his options," Reale said. "That's what he's in the process of doing right now. We're proceeding in a formalized manner."
One day after news spread that the Yankees received permission from the Braves to speak to Mazzone, Torre said he had recommended him as his next pitching coach.
"Leo is very good at what he does," Torre told reporters at a news conference Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, his first public comments since the Yankees were eliminated by the Los Angeles Angels in the first round of the playoffs. Torre also announced he will return as manager of the team next year.
"I was managing the Braves when Leo was in the minor league system over there. So he wouldn't be a stranger to me. . . . I'm going to be consulted. I hope that what I have to say goes a long way."
Mazzone's contract expires in mid-November.
"All we're saying right now is 'no comment,' " Braves manager Bobby Cox said from Florida, where he's been in meetings with top Braves officials and scouts to begin planning the construction of next year's team.
"He's been invited back here. There's a verbal agreement."
That agreement, however, between Mazzone and general manager John Schuerholz only addresses what Mazzone would be paid if he's back with the Braves in 2006.
Like other Braves coaches, Mazzone works under one-year contracts. The team won't do multi-year deals with coaches.
The Orioles are interested in Mazzone, a friend of Baltimore manager Sam Perlozzo for many years. But that interest was initially complicated by the condition of highly regarded current Orioles pitching coach Ray Miller, who was still hospitalized after surgery for an aortic aneurysm.
Reale said the Orioles' situation had become clearer by Tuesday, though he declined to elaborate. "We have spoken to Baltimore," he said. "They're definitely in the picture."
Mel Stottlemyre, who quit last week after 10 seasons on the Yankees coaching staff, was the top-paid pitching coach in the majors at more than $400,000 annually — about $200,000 more than Mazzone was paid by the Braves.
Cox and Schuerholz are signed through 2006, and management uncertainty beyond that may have contributed to Mazzone's consideration of other offers.
Torre, who has two years left on his contract, considered stepping down after a season in which his staff came under frequent criticism by management. But after several days of positive meetings with team officials, he decided to stay.
The pitching coach job was discussed in those meetings.
"They asked me about what are my thoughts," Torre said. "I said I had no problem [with Mazzone]. I know him. A good guy. Obviously he's very good at what he does because of his track record in Atlanta."
http://tinyurl.com/9hgqt

Oh I've been playing with this...

...all day. Click on the link below. What fun!
http://www.yeeguy.com/freefall/

This is one of my favourite jokes, thank you Gina.

Every Saturday morning he's going fishing. He gets up early and eager,makes his lunch, hooks up his boat and off he goes...all day long. Well, one Saturday morning he gets up early, dresses quietly, gets his lunch made, puts on his long johns, grabs the dog and goes to the garage to hook up his boat to the truck and down the driveway he goes. Coming out of his garage rain is pouring down; it is like a torrential downpour. There is snow mixed in with the rain, and the wind is blowing 50 mph. Minutes later, he returns to the garage. He comes back into the house and turns the TV to the weather channel. He finds it's going to be bad weather all day long, so he puts his boat back in the garage, quietly undresses and slips back into bed. There he cuddles up to his wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and whispers, "The weather out there is terrible." To which she sleepily replies, "Can you believe my stupid husband is out fishing in that?"

You must be crazy!

In this photo released by the Discovery Health Channel shows the Duggar children and their father Jim Bob Duggar, top center, gather as their mother Michelle holds the 16th addition to the family Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2005, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers, Ark. The girl Johannah was born Oct. 11, at the hospital.
http://www.duggarfamily.com/default.php

Joke of my day

THE BLIND WAL-MART CLERK

A woman goes into Wal-Mart to buy a rod and reel for her grandson's birthday. She doesn't know which one to get so she just grabs one and goes over to the counter. A Wal-Mart associate is standing there wearing dark shades.

She says, "Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?" He says, "Ma'am, I'm completely blind; but if you'll drop it on the counter, I can tell you everything you need to know about it from the sound it makes.

She doesn't believe him but drops it on the counter anyway.

He says, "That's a six-foot Shakespeare graphite rod with a Zebco 404 reel and 10-LB. Test line. It's a good all around combination; and it's on sale this week for only $20.00."

She says, "It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it dropping on the counter. I'll take it!" As she opens her purse, her credit card drops on the floor.

"Oh, that sounds like a Master Card," he says.

She bends down to pick it up and accidentally breaks wind. At first she is really embarrassed, but then realizes there is no way the blind clerk could tell it was she who tooted. Being blind, he wouldn't know that she was the only person around.

The man rings up the sale and says, "That'll be $34.50 please. "

The woman is totally confused by this and asks, "Didn't you tell me it was on sale for $20.00? How did you get $34.50?"

He replies, "Yes, Ma'am. The rod and reel is $20.00,
but the Duck Call Is $11.00 and the Catfish Bait is $3.50."

Ireland

My parents in front of St. Patrick's in Dublin, Ireland. What fun!

I think I'm liking her now too

I think I'll have to buy Greta van Susteren's book too. I think I'm liking her a little more each time I get to see her show.

More...

Pictures from my parents' trip to Ireland. Isn't this just beautiful?

Family

These are the only pictures I have of my grandfather. He is the man in the top right, and below that is him with my Grammie when they were young, and a few other scenes with him and Grammie's family. Happy Birthday Grammie and miss you Grampa!

Nancy Grace

Here's my girl, Nancy Grace, on the cover of her wonderful book, Objection! She is such a great person all around, she autographed my copy of the book.

Diane Dimond

Diane Dimond, I sure do miss you on TV! You are such a great investigative reporter!

YANKEES WIN!!!!

New York Yankees players celebrate with champagne in the dressing room after they defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-4 in their game in Boston October 1, 2005. With the victory the Yankees clinched first place in the American League east division to advance to the playoffs.

More great girlies

Here are those great girlies!

Thank you to Nancy Grace

Thank you for airing the story we've been trying to get out to the country. Tonight, my friend Bobi was interviewed by Nancy about a story involving a disabled boy who died while evacuating Houston.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0509/26/ng.01.html
Blessed be to Bobi for her hard work and to Nancy for listening!

As requested

Pictures from Ireland

From my friend Bobi, core organizing volunteer at NOLA.COM. I'm not spamming, I just want to pass it along in the remembrance of the young man.

Young man in Humble, dead in evacuation of HoustonToday at 19:55 »
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"Hi all. I am still completely inundated with Katrina and now Rita relief efforts. A friend of mine just wrote up this story and I wanted to share with all of you. YES, I am the one who called 911 earlier today and all I can say is its been a very traumatic experience to say the least. Please copy and paste the story and then email to everyone you know. This is a total injustice and if we keep talking loud enough, someone out there will hopefully listen. (Nancy - please tell me you see this story)"
Love to you all - Bobi 310-922-8229
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A Story That Must Be Told NOW!
Team NOLA is a group of volunteers who are trying their hardest to help as many hurricane victims as possible. If only everyone would try to do the same!
Today, our friend Dana was creeping through Humble, TX at a speed of no more than 4 miles per hour. She is in a caravan transporting 19 KATRINA evacuees that have also become RITA evacuees, to Nacogdoches, TX, from Houston, TX.
Dana and her crew left Houston at around 4 a.m. and at around 3:30 p.m. they were only in Humble.
On Hwy 59 in Humble, near the Kingwood exit, two white vans full of disabled children were stopped in the middle of the road. Cars were driving around them as if they were piles of roadkill. The vans had stopped suddenly because one of the disabled children (a 16 year old boy, we believe) had stopped breathing. The caretakers were performing CPR, but received no help from the other drivers. After 30 minutes, Dana finally reached the scene, and pulled over to help. She took down the license plate and called our friend, Bobi, in California. Bobi took the information and called her 911 in California, who patched her through to one in Humble. The operator told Bobi that they had just received a call and were going to dispatch help. The incident began 45 minutes before the first 911 call was received. Who knows how long it took help to arrive. Who knows if anyone even cares about this young person's death. Who knows if anyone out there reading this email will do a d**n thing to be sure the child's death doesn't go unnoticed.
This death was a result of the inability of our people to get organized in times of crises. No one should have to sit in traffic for TWELVE hours to evacuate a city. Who can afford to run an air conditioner for that long? With gas as scarce as it is now on the highways of Texas, running the air conditioning in a vehicle is as dangerous as not running it at all. We all know A/C's use gas, so sitting in traffic for 12 hours would require using up all of the gas on air conditioning, or saving gas for driving the hell out of Dodge.
I do not know if this child died of heatstroke or other causes. I do know that his death could very well have been prevented had our emergency plans been reasonable or well-thought out. Where is the organization? Where is the money for prevention of mass panic and chaos? Where are the reinforcements to help all of these travelers with their evacuation?
Please do not let this issue die with the young disabled man.

Lisa Stanford
VOLUNTEER
Atlanta, GA. 404-840-7482
Lisa Stanford, volunteer with nolahousing.com
Blessed be to the kind-hearted!

I'm still green with envy

Just look how beautiful this is! Glendalough, County Wicklow, Ireland. I can't wait to see the rest of my parents photos.

I'm green with envy

I'm green with envy that my parents had the chance to go to Ireland. Here is a picture from their trip.

No trolls allowed!

I had to close the board because of no time and lack of membership, so I went to a friends group instead.
I have started a group on Yahoo! that deals with only Yankee oriented subjects.
I am looking for new members who are true fans like myself.
I just got this group off the ground and I am looking for articles, statistics, photos, links, and comments.
I started this for two reasons.
One is that I was tired of all the backstabbing, manipulating, humiliating, and general troll-like activity on the Yahoo Yankee board.
Second, is that I already own other boards and I wanted to do something fun.
Click on the link and join, if you're a TRUE fan.
No trolls allowed!
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/New_York_Yankees_Land/
Have a great day and GO YANKEES!

Been thinking about you today...

...Christopher, where are you? Why haven't you called? It's been almost a week since I've heard from you last, which was the day you came over and told me you had a wrestling show to perform that night.
Blessed be to you and your children, Christopher!

I almost forgot to post this

"New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, left, congratulates Jason Giambi after his solo home run helped the Yankees in their 1-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox in a pitchers' duel between Red Sox Tim Wakefield and Yankees' Randy Johnson, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, at Yankee Stadium in New York."
How fitting is this? I can't believe I almost forgot to post this.
Blessed be!

Since my Steelers won yesterday, I had to post this.

"Tennessee Titans Travis LaBoy (91) misses the tackle on Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker (39) who broke off a 46-yard run on this third quarter play Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005 in Pittsburgh. On sidelines in background are injured Steelers running backs Duce Staley, left, and Jerome Bettis, right. The Steelers won 34-7"
I hope my two guys in the background will be coming back soon!
GO STEELERS!!

I'm going to make today a good day...

Because my New York Yankees won against the Boston Red Sox. Despite people trying to rain on my sunny day, it's been a good one. Even the Pittsburgh Steelers won, hooray! Thanks to this fellow above in both pics, my favourite baseball team won! Jason Giambi is the MAN!
You gotta love sports! Just look at this handsome devil!