KatieCoolady Holds 'Court' - The Dedicated KCL Thread

[A_News_Junkie]

Since KCL brought us such a wonderful, amazing bedtime story last night, I thought I'd provide some entertainment tonight.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...e2dWgF7z52WtA2M0YXQksDII13sL5ZN&v=bux27f49T5U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Hz8YR22DduI

:floorlaugh::floorlaugh::floorlaugh::floorlaugh: Thank goodness something to cry laughing tears about!

I might warm up from all the gut wrenching! THANK YOU!

I had seen the second one, but if the first person does another one - PLEASE TELL ME!

 

[katiecoolady]

in less than a week i will be marking the 5 year unniversary (intentional) of the still birth of my son. he died either March 21st or 22nd, and was born sleeping March 23rd, 2008.
this time of year, since then, is incredibly difficult for me. i always feel very alone. what i read last night, brought to us by the ever wonderful and endearing KCL, made manifest by the love and generosity of BB, has made me feel alive and connected for the first time in a very long time..
as a matter of coincidence, the initials of the baby i lost are BB.

and this is the cover of the journal i started after i lost him...

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... the first journal entry is dated June 5, 2008.... the day after Travis was murdered.

there is something so potent in the symbolism of elephants and death, remembering and endurance... i decided to look up elephants and grief while thinking about this amazing connection between Travis' family and the gift giver, BB... i found this link and the following quote from that page:

"The plain truth is that elephants have a deep need to remember and mourn lost ones."

IBM... never forget.

elephants are very intelligent beings. they're gentle, protective, and playful...
add to that their ability to grieve the deaths of their kin.. we live in an incredible world.. one i have been avoiding for way too long now.

but now i remember that it isn't as scary as i have lead myself to believe. there are beautiful people who care so much that they push through their own pain to help others feel cared for, supported, loved, not alone.

thank you BB. thank you KCL. thank you Elephants.

(ps... this is version 5, or so, of this post... and i still feel like it's too long... but thank YOU for reading!)

What an amazing heartfelt sharing moonbird. I had no idea....and the magic in this post given the timing is something we are all in awe over. I don't know how to interpret these "signs of life" but I do know they are what make life worth living to me.

As we've all been immersed for over a month in toxic sociopathy in this trial, I think these events are the Universes way of reminding us that goodness and light are alive and well.

This thread has become my Church this weekend and I'm saying Amen! Over and over with you all....and hallelujah!!

It's interesting how profound sadness and joy can show up at almost the same time. I feel it. I know so many of you are feeling this too. I want to keep feeding this feeling for the remainder here ESP during these crazy defense case days.

I can get down and dirty in the evilness of this trial w the best of em. But I want to remember this feeling....in honor of Travis if nothing else.

Thanks so much for sharing and opening your heart... I know you now!

Xo

 

[Sedonia Sunset]

I believe Jodi Arias took the gun and the knife/knives back with her to Yreka. Throwing them away or otherwise getting rid of them shortly after the killing would have been in reaction to "fear" or "guilt" which are emotions I do not believe Jodi Arias is capable of feeling.

I wouldn't be surprised to find out that JA took the knife back with her as a souvenir. She probably would have hidden it somewhere remote on the way back, but near some sort of landmark so that she could find it later and enjoy herself as she relives how she showed Travis JUST who was in charge and why it doesn't pay to cross her.

I think the gun was merely utilitarian and probably not nearly as personal (and, therefore, precious to her) as the knife. I mean this is a person who took pictures of someone moments before (and inadvertently AFTER) butchering him. She LIKES trophies.

 

[Madeleine74]

.....and IF she had enough presence of mind to wipe her finger prints off the gun, what would it prove other than the 'robber' who stole the gun ditched it. There wouldn't be any proof that Jodi had stolen it, shot it or ditched it.

Ballistics experts would be able to match the pattern of striations on the bullet casing to the gun to see if there was a match. They would know one way or the other. Any serial # on the gun could also be traced if the gun had been registered at one time.

 

[Love Never Fails]

JA believes in the Law of Attraction well I believe in the Law of Karma! It's in the Bible You reap what you sow & things will come back to you 100 fold (paraphrasing and verse mash up but you idea)

When I was in my early 20's my cousins BFF (they were than me) wanted to set me with her nephew.. I met him briefly once he thought I was cute yadda.. So she has me come over & ride with her to pick him & friends up at a field party (how we roll in the Ind) was kinda a blind/first date. We get to party there had been a bad fight with a pipe! One friend had went hospital for stitches the others jump in mini van start talking all at once being jumped etc my date was splattered with blood..

I'm thinking wtf the BFF leaves me at her house with her kids & the bloody beau telling me answer phone she'll call.. I sit watching Little Mermaids with him & kids. She calls says don't answer door or phone she & husband on way home the other guy was DOA at hospital.. I tried not to freak out cuz kids cuz guy I didn't want to know & freak out etc They get there He turned himself in & we all make statements etc

He was found not guilty due to self defense the other guy attacked them with pipe first after released about 3 months later on way to work his brakes failed at stop sign he was hit by utility truck... arrived to same hospital DOA!

Side note one of many dating horror stories I have & yeah I don't do blind dates!

Oh my what a story! That is so sad. But you know, the Lord is the great equalizer isn't He? You got it right. We reap what we sow. Some here and some in the hereafter, but you never, ever get away with it the way some folks think. Your story is spot on. Thank you for sharing it.

 

[Frigga]

Losing someone we love is always hard no matter who it is or when it is.

When I lost my beloved golden a couple years back (I know, I know, to many it's "just" a dog but she was my soul mate in a fur suit and my baby) I was a grief-stricken mess for a long time. I remember sitting in traffic one day a few months after she passed, crying as usual, thinking about this and I said out loud, "yeahhhh, I am NOT on board with this whole cycle of life thing AT.ALL. Someone needs to write a stern memo to the man upstairs because this whole cancer in animals thing really needs to stop. I want my girl back, I want her perfectly healthy, and I want her to live another 20 yrs at least!" And then I stomped my foot to show I really meant it! (my golden used to stomp her foot when she wasn't getting her way)

:facepalm:

Madeleine- Big hugs to you. I have three children at home and a grown son that I was reunited with after giving him up for adoption when I was 19 (I am 47). Anyhow, my fur people are as much my children as my human children.

I hate to admit this but I had a hard time losing a goldfish named Stanley, after moving him cross country from Boulder, Colorado to California. I plugged his fish tank in at every hotel along the way and he made it safe and sound only to die a few months later of bloating. I guess this can happen to fancy goldfish if there food is not sunk. I was more devastated than my children over it.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know I understand your grief and sadness over the loss of your beloved golden due to cancer. I HATE cancer, absolutely despise it! Love is love, and loss is loss- in any form. sending you love my friend!

 

[DAWN TREADER]

Travis Alexander is love.

 

[katiecoolady]

This is for you Katie "Cool" Lady, and I know you have been told this time and time again, but you are truly an inspiration to all who have met you, and those who have never met you. This is for you.


Wind Beneath My Wings - YouTube

My sister once said that song was now she felt about me...seriously. I'm getting overload of serendipity this weekend!

 

[moonbird]

oh my... can't type from crying.. ANJ - WOW! you are so wonderful.. btw, i rec'd your message before i saw where this thread had gone.. will be responding soon!

this heart of mine is 'bout to burst with all the love and caring flowing through here.. y'all are amazingly kind and sweet..

offering giant hugs to all who need and/or want them.. i am sorry for your losses and pain... oh but the strength i sense... you are the hope in this world.

BB... you've gifted us all.. :heartbeat:

 

[CourtsInSession]

Here ya go:
Justice4travisalexander@gmail.com
:seeya::seeya:

That was SO easy and felt SO darn good to do!!!:great:

 

[katiecoolady]

WOW - Thank you for honoring us with your story, and welcome back to living!
I don't think I am ever gonna get warm again, if I don't stop reading this thread. The chills are non-stop. TRAVIS - look what you are doing! :seeya: Katiecoolady - look what you are doing -----> You are such a wonderful example of how to join life again after tragedy and do it will style and class. You are changing lives and I am honored to watch it!

MoonBird - I put this together for you to symbolize that with brothers and sisters here at WS ------> You will never walk alone again.

Love this!!!

 

[katiecoolady]

Travis Alexander is love.

Travis Alexander is here.

 

[Observer in AZ]

Oh my what a story! That is so sad. But you know, the Lord is the great equalizer isn't He? You got it right. We reap what we sow. Some here and some in the hereafter, but you never, ever get away with it the way some folks think. Your story is spot on. Thank you for sharing it.

Thanks I didn't mean to quote you to tell story especially being as happened in Indiana & your SN but more the idea what goes around comes around from your previous post

 

[A_News_Junkie]

What an amazing heartfelt sharing moonbird. I had no idea....and the magic in this post given the timing is something we are all in awe over. I don't know how to interpret these "signs of life" but I do know they are what make life worth living to me.

As we've all been immersed for over a month in toxic sociopathy in this trial, I think these events are the Universes way of reminding us that goodness and light are alive and well.

This thread has become my Church this weekend and I'm saying Amen! Over and over with you all....and hallelujah!!

It's interesting how profound sadness and joy can show up at almost the same time. I feel it. I know so many of you are feeling this too. I want to keep feeding this feeling for the remainder here ESP during these crazy defense case days.

I can get down and dirty in the evilness of this trial w the best of em. But I want to remember this feeling....in honor of Travis if nothing else.

Thanks so much for sharing and opening your heart... I know you now!

Xo

I lost something that I cherished recently, but that had been a blessing in my life and if luck will allow, it can maybe be restored. My point is not to talk about that but your words above remind me of words I used to talk and write about my situation.

They are the words of a gal named Sarah Kay from a speech at TEDtalks:
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"This life will hit you.

Hard.

In the face, wait for you to get back up

just so it can kick you in the stomach.

But getting the wind knocked out of you

Is the only way to remind your lungs

How much they like the taste of air."[/FONT][/FONT]

The video can be viewed here, but that quote resonates to the core of who I am. I have had the wind knocked out of me so many times, so many ways and yet I never let myself forget (for long anyway) how much I love the taste of air.

So, just a sharin' that!

Oh yeah, the video (great for mothers and daughters!)
http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_kay_if_i_should_have_a_daughter.html

 

[kayice]

OMG LOVE THIS VIDEO. Just watched part one and Shirley and Solomon are beautiful together. Off to watch part 2!!!!!!!

Oh hell, there go the tears again! That was beautiful, Thank you Kayice for sharing that!

I remembered this story from watching it on PBS, so I took a chance on finding it. Cried then, and now. A wonderful story and bless those who give sanctuary to these beautiful animals.

 

[katiecoolady]

I will watch all these links later when I get back to my computer. For now I'm at my brother's cat visiting eating triscuits and Kraft easy cheese and drinking a light Mikes hard Lemonade and watching Girls. I'm totally serious.

 

[Brooke]

:grouphug:

Moved beyond words but want you all to know that I love you and that you are a blessing. Thank you. :heartbeat:

 

[PASA]

Ok I've not read all posts but... what if JA took the back way out of Mesa? Maybe she wouldn't want to be on main freeways like 60 to 10 to 17 to Pleasant cut across to 60 north... MAYBE she took 89 (beeline) north from MESA to Carefree Hwy? To stay off hwys that cops may spot her car?? Would this take you north of cave creek toward this Elephant place? Like within 20 miles? Shoot can't remember name of lake up there if you take right at T out past the million dollar golf course homes.. stupid map on tablet is carp!! OR Lake Pleasant.. could toss everything out there idk if she'd take 60 thru Sun City/Surprise up.. Man this is for my wheels turning hmmm

Is the lake you're thinking of Bartlett? It's up north of Cave Creek.

I hadn't thought of Lake Pleasant, good catch!

The Beeline Highway takes you to Payson, it kind of goes the other way, more to the north-east.
Once in Payson you could get on hwy 260 and go back west to I-17, go back south to Carefree Hwy then west towards Lake Pleasant, Wickenburg.

From Mesa Payson is about a 90 minute drive.

HTH

 

[PASA]

Ok I'm trying to remember when the 2nd fire was that came down the beeline toward fountain hills wouldn't that cause felled trees? To be honest I wouldn't put it past JA to go up beeline thru north to I40 then double back to Kingman then up idk I'm just thinking out loud guess maybe feel of I throw something out there maybe someone will say YES that's possible!! Idk how much extra has that would take in gas can mileage equations

It's not out of the question. She could have gone up 17 to Flagstaff then 40 west to Kingman.

 

[CourtsInSession]

:floorlaugh::floorlaugh::floorlaugh::floorlaugh: Thank goodness something to cry laughing tears about!

I might warm up from all the gut wrenching! THANK YOU!

I had seen the second one, but if the first person does another one - PLEASE TELL ME!

I think we've all shed a river of tears this weekend. I've been touched to my very soul and feel somehow 'changed'. I just wanted to bring a little humor and kind of lift everybody up a bit. I hope no one finds either offensive. I can't get that stupid song out of my head now. I'll remember if I get arrested, and I'm left alone in the interrogation room, to belt that song out!