SIDEBAR #18- Arias/Alexander forum

[Renee110]

Wanted to share this with you all - since we are talking about growing up in the '50s, as I did!!

A Stroll Through Time...

Remember when?? I still do!!

If you are old enough… take a stroll with me… close your eyes… and go back… before the internet… before semi-automatics and crack… before SEGA or Super Nintendo… way back…

I’m talkin’ about hide and go seek at dusk, sittin’ on the porch, Simon Says, Kick the Can, Red Light-Green Light. lunch boxes with a thermos… chocolate milk, going home for lunch, penny candy from the store, hopscotch, butterscotch, skates with keys, Jacks, Mother May I? Hula hoops and sunflower seeds, Whist and Old Maid and Crazy Eights, wax lips and mustaches, Mary Janes, saddle shoes and Coke bottles with the name of cities on the bottom, running through the sprinkler, bobby pins, Mickey Mouse Club, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Fran & Ollie, Spin & Marty… all in black & white.

When around the corner seemed far away, and going downtown seemed like going somewhere. Bedtime, climbing trees, making forts… backyard shows, lemonade stands, Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians, sittin’ on the curb, staring at clouds, jumping down the steps, jumping on the bed, pillow fights, getting “company”, ribbon candy, angel hair on the Christmas tree, Jackie Gleason, white gloves, walking to church, walking to the movie theater, being tickled to death, running until you were out of breath, laughing so hard that your stomach hurt, being tired from playin’… Remember that? Not stepping on a crack or you’ll break your mother’s back… paper chains at Christmas, silhouettes of Lincoln and Washington… the smell of paste in school and Evening in Paris. What about the girl that had the big bubbly handwriting who dotted her “i’s” with hearts? The Stroll, popcorn balls, and sock hops… Remember… when there were two types of sneakers for girls and boys (Keds & PF Flyers) and the only time you wore them at school was for gym. And the girls had those ugly uniforms. When it took five minutes for the TV to warm up. When nearly everyone’s Mom was at home when the kids got home from school. When nobody owned a purebred dog. When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a huge bonus. When you’d reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When girls neither dated nor kissed until late high school, if then. When your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces. When all of your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair done, everyday and wore high heels. When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, all for free, every time. And, you didn’t pay for air. And, you got trading stamps to boot! When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box.

When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry groceries, and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it. When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents. When they threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed… and did! When the worst thing you could do at school was smoke in the bathrooms, flunk a test or chew gum. And the prom was in the auditorium and we danced to an orchestra, and all the girls wore pastel gowns and the boys wore suits for the first time and we stayed out all night. When a ’57 Chevy {I had one!!}was everyone’s dream car… to cruise, peel out, lay rubber or watch submarine races, and people went steady and girls wore a class ring with an inch of wrapped dental floss or yarn coated with pastel frost nail polish so it would fit her finger.

And no one ever asked where the car keys were cause they were always in the car, in the ignition, and the doors were never locked. And you got in big trouble if you accidentally locked the doors at home, since no one ever had a key. Remember lying on your back on the grass with your friends and saying things like “That cloud looks like a…” And playing baseball with no adults to help kids with the rules of the game. Back then, baseball was not a psychological group learning experience-it was a game! Remember when stuff from the store came without safety caps and hermetic seals cause no one had yet tried to poison a perfect stranger. And… with all our progress… don’t you just wish… just once… you could slip back in time and savor the slower pace… and share it with the children of the ’80s, '90s, '00s and ’10s…

So who can still remember Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, Laurel & Hardy, Howdy Doody and The Peanut Gallery, The Lone Ranger, The Shadow Knows, Nellie Belle, Roy and Dale, Trigger and Buttermilk… as well as the sound of a real mower on Saturday morning, and summers filled with bike riders, playing in the cowboy land, baseball games, bowling and visits to the pool… and eating Kool-Aid powder out of the envelope.

Didn’t that feel good, just to go back and say, YEAH! I remember that!!

{and again Thank you all for the birthday wishes - you all are a great bunch!!!}

:seeya:

I was born in the 60's but this is still what I remember. Good memories. Thank you.

 

[mjkins]

I can't wait to read this! I just looked on Amazon and see that the hardcover version is almost $18. Ugh. I'll have to wait until my library has it. Bummer.

I googled Jodi Arias Book and found the paperback version on sale for $7.71.

 

[Renee110]

(That site has been responsible for way too much of my shopping expenditures over the years.)

Ditto!!!:blushing:

 

[Zuri]

I googled Jodi Arias Book and found the paperback version on sale for $7.71.

Is it Shanna Hogan's book? Picture Perfect? There have been a number of books written about this case, however Shanna Hogan supposedly had access to people the others don't. I don't think this book will be released in paperback form for awhile depending on sales. However you can get it in Nook or Kindle versions for cheaper. HTH

ETA: If you did find this book for $7.71, let us know where!

 

[Renee110]

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Thanks Yes or No, We were married in 1949! May 28~ I was 17 and Joe was 19..We had been married 57years when he passed. In 1950 we had a huge snow storm. 22" in 24 hr's. I was snowed in the hospital. Most of the 50's were good except for 52~53..Uncle Sam took them! I do thank God he came home..Sometimes its hard for me to watch the 50's..Our daughter born Nov.15 1950. I still cant listen to "Tennessee Waltz" a beautiful song..today is not a good day for me to write..My husband~ Make me Laugh!!!:floorlaugh:

Thanks for sharing. Beautiful story and memories.

 

[m1279]

I googled Jodi Arias Book and found the paperback version on sale for $7.71.

Ooh, thank you! :heartbeat: I'm off to do the same...

 

[Renee110]

This one is built into my new lap top. I've never had a cam before. I hope I just need to find the settings.

Is your room bright enough? I have a Mac and my webcam is brighter than yours, but I also have windows all around my room from ceiling to floor so I know my lighting during the day is great. Maybe a floor lamp near your pc...

 

[mjkins]

Is it Shanna Hogan's book? Picture Perfect? There have been a number of books written about this case, however Shanna Hogan supposedly had access to people the others don't. I don't think this book will be released in paperback form for awhile depending on sales. However you can get it in Nook or Kindle versions for cheaper. HTH

ETA: If you did find this book for $7.71, let us know where!

Yes, Picture Perfect was the title only in paperback.
I googled Jodi Arias Book.

I followed the price of $7.71 and it led me to Overstock.com.

Here is the link, just scroll down for the price:

http://www.overstock.com/Books-Movi...pspla&ef_id=UiP-YAAABAa3khED:20130903012202:s

 

[m1279]

Yes, Picture Perfect was the title only in paperback.
I googled Jodi Arias Book.

I followed the price of $7.71 and it led me to Overstock.com.

Here is the link, just scroll down for the price:

http://www.overstock.com/Books-Movi...pspla&ef_id=UiP-YAAABAa3khED:20130903012202:s

Thank you! Won't ship until October but great price. I sent a request to my library online tonight, will keep checking both.

 

[mjkins]

Thank you! Won't ship until October but great price. I sent a request to my library online tonight, will keep checking both.

No Problem! That is a pretty good price, less than half the cost of the hardcover one. I wonder if shipping is free?

 

[m1279]

No Problem! That is a pretty good price, less than half the cost of the hardcover one. I wonder if shipping is free?

I just fake shopped and the shipping was only $2.95. WAY better than Amazon.

 

[daisymae]

Thank you! Won't ship until October but great price. I sent a request to my library online tonight, will keep checking both.

I'm not going to read it. Well, she's just so disgusting I'm done with her except for court appearances. She's vile and nauseating to me and that's how I feel!

 

[m1279]

I'm not going to read it. Well, she's just so disgusting I'm done with her except for court appearances. She's vile and nauseating to me and that's how I feel!

Absolutely, Daisy! I'm just so fascinated by the psychological aspects, and any new information that might be revealed. Maybe I'm just a sucker, who knows.

 

[mjkins]

I am wanting to buy this new book, but I might pass. I am still anxious about this case, but not looking to being a sucker for a book!

The last 2 crime books I bought was one about the Petit Family, and the one written by Laci Peterson's mother.

 

[YESorNO]

I'm not going to read it. Well, she's just so disgusting I'm done with her except for court appearances. She's vile and nauseating to me and that's how I feel!

I'm not going to read it either.
I did buy Jeff Ashton's book about the trial of that thing in Florida.
If Juan Martinez writes a book about missy :jail:, I'll buy that (fat chance tho' :floorlaugh: I don't think he has the inclination or the time). That would be the only book worth reading, IMO, about :jail:.

I'm sick of missy :jail: and her baloney :banghead:

 

[daisymae]

Absolutely, Daisy! I'm just so fascinated by the psychological aspects, and any new information that might be revealed. Maybe I'm just a sucker, who knows.

When you get older and have read a hundred books on this type of individual, they start to sound and look alike. When certain people have similar or the same mental disorders there's nothing else to learn or of any interest to me. There's nothing in that book I want to read but I would read a book by her mother maybe. I also might like a few facts that I don't already know, but I'm sure to read them here rather than the book.

 

[m1279]

I am wanting to buy this new book, but I might pass. I am still anxious about this case, but not looking to being a sucker for a book!

The last 2 crime books I bought was one about the Petit Family, and the one written by Laci Peterson's mother.

Last week I finished For Laci...what a great read! Sharon is an amazing woman. I couldn't put that book down. I relived the case all over again. Scott is such a vile person. I can't post what I think about Jackie without getting a time out.

 

[daisymae]

Last week I finished For Laci...what a great read! Sharon is an amazing woman. I couldn't put that book down. I relived the case all over again. Scott is such a vile person. I can't post what I think about Jackie without getting a time out.

i couldn't put it down either and Sharon Rocha is amazing!

 

[YESorNO]

Walmart's Mr. Woolf~

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Walmart. Unfortunately, like most men, I found... shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse.
Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Walmart
Dear Mrs. Woolf,
Over the past six months, your husband has caused quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against your husband, Mr. Woolf, are listed below and are "documented by our video surveillance cameras":
1. June 15: He took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in other people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5 minute intervals.
3. July 7: He made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women's restroom.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, 'Code 3 in Housewares. Get on it right away'. This caused the employee to leave her assigned station and receive a reprimand from her Supervisor that in turn resulted in management getting involved causing management to lose time and costing the company money.
5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to reserve a bag of chips.
6. August 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told the children shoppers they could come in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department - to which twenty children obliged.
8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?'
Emergency Medics were called.
9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.
10. September 10: While handling guns in the Sports department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.
11. October 3: Darted around the Store suspiciously while loudly humming the ' Mission Impossible' theme.
12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his 'Madonna look' by using different sizes of funnels.
13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled 'PICK ME! PICK ME!'
14. October 22: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed the fetal position and screamed 'OH NO! IT'S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!
15. Took a box of condoms to the checkout clerk and asked where the fitting room was.
And last, but not least:
16. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, and then yelled very loudly, 'Hey! There's no toilet paper in here.'

The Tomato Millionaire
Rodney goes to apply for a job with Microsoft as a cleaner.
The manager there arranges for him to take an aptitude test (Floors, sweeping and cleaning).
After the test, the manager says, "You will be employed at the minimum wage which currently is $9.76 an hour.
Let me have your e-mail address, so that I can send you a form to complete and tell you where to report for work on your first day."
Rodney replies that he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address.
To this the manager replies, "Well, then, that means that you virtually don't exist and can therefore hardly expect to be employed."
Not knowing where to turn and having only $15.47 in his wallet, Rodney purchases a large box of tomatoes at the market.
Within less than 2 hours, he sells all the tomatoes to his neighbours at 100% profit.
Repeating the process several times more that day, he ends up with almost 154.72 before going to sleep that night.
Suddenly it dawns on him that he could quite easily make a living selling tomatoes.
Getting up early every day and going to bed late, he multiplies his profits quickly.
After a short time he acquires a cart to transport several dozen boxes of tomatoes, only to have to trade it in again so that he can buy a pick-up truck to support his expanding business.
By the end of the second year, he is the owner of a fleet of pickup trucks and manages a staff of a hundred former unemployed people, all selling tomatoes.
Planning for the future of his wife and children, he decides to buy some life insurance.
Consulting with an insurance adviser, he picks an insurance plan to fit his new circumstances.
At the end of the telephone conversation, the adviser asks him for his email address in order to send the final documents electronically.
Rodney replies that he has no e-mail, the adviser is stunned, "What, you don't have e-mail? How on earth have you managed to amass such wealth without the Internet,
Emails and e-commerce? Just imagine where you would be now, if you had been connected to the Internet from the very start!"
After a moment of thought, Rodney replied -
"Why, of course! I would be a cleaner at Microsoft!"
Moral of this story:
1. The Internet, e-mail and e-commerce do not need to rule your life.
2. If you don't have e-mail, but work hard, you can still become a millionaire.
3. Seeing that you got this story via e-mail, you're probably closer to becoming a cleaner than you are to becoming a millionaire.
4. If you do have a computer and e-mail, you have already been taken to the cleaners by Microsoft.

A real man
A real man is a woman's best friend. He will never stand her up and never let her down.
He will reassure her when she feels insecure and comfort her after a bad day.
He will inspire her to do things she neverthought she could do; to live without fear and forget regret. He will enable her to express her deepest emotions and give in to her most intimate desires. He will make sure she always feels as though she's the most beautiful woman in the room and will enable her to be the most confident, sexy, seductive, and invincible.

No wait... sorry... I'm thinking of wine.
Never mind.

 

[m1279]

Daisy, I just noticed your signature. :floorlaugh: :floorlaugh: :floorlaugh: