SIDEBAR #48 - Arias/Alexander forum

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Bernina, have I ever told you how I really think of you? You, my dear and wonderful friend, are wise, beautiful inside and out, and have the kindest most cherished of insights into the souls of others. I love how you are able to express the important (and not so) things in life with such candor and humor. I love how you don't let life's bumps get you down for too long. My list can go on and on.......... but to me............ you are one heck of a wonderful lady and I will gladly adopt you as my younger sister. Never let go of that spunky spirit, my buccaneer sweetpea!!!

Beautifully said Spellbound! And right on! :thumb:
 
Are we discussing the motion to strike juror 17? Watched it last night and Juan was on to her. He made a lot of good points but as usual JSS folds like a box. I also noticed Nurmi announcing the split....How did he know? Makes me think something fishy was going on (as usual) Also they fought hard to keep this juror even tho if the verdict did not go in their favor this would be something to overturn the penalty verdict. Just for that alone she should've been excused but as usual we were let down by the weakness that is JSS. I tried looking thru this thread to see if anyone spoke about this but its hard to find the trial related posts so forgive me if we did.
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Hi tinkabella = they might be discussing on the "Discussion Thread"!

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Bernina, have I ever told you how I really think of you? You, my dear and wonderful friend, are wise, beautiful inside and out, and have the kindest most cherished of insights into the souls of others. I love how you are able to express the important (and not so) things in life with such candor and humor. I love how you don't let life's bumps get you down for too long. My list can go on and on.......... but to me............ you are one heck of a wonderful lady and I will gladly adopt you as my younger sister. Never let go of that spunky spirit, my buccaneer sweetpea!!!

On this we can all agree! :loveyou:

Ack! I'm posting to myself...

:offtobed:

Not right this second, you're not, Niner! lol ...that happens to me a lot; I'll be spouting off only to find I'm the only one here....heh!
 
Happy Birthday Bernina! I am 4 years and one week older than you, and you get more done in a day than I ever will. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday to Dmacky's DH as well. Hope you both get to celebrate in fine form.

oops...it's coffeej's husband :smile:
 
potentially bad weather heading our way, or we could escape the tornado warnings and it stays slightly north of us. I love bad storms!
 
Bernina, have I ever told you how I really think of you? You, my dear and wonderful friend, are wise, beautiful inside and out, and have the kindest most cherished of insights into the souls of others. I love how you are able to express the important (and not so) things in life with such candor and humor. I love how you don't let life's bumps get you down for too long. My list can go on and on.......... but to me............ you are one heck of a wonderful lady and I will gladly adopt you as my younger sister. Never let go of that spunky spirit, my buccaneer sweetpea!!!
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Yes...That's the ticket!

I can't believe that Spell took the EXACT words right outta my mouth :no: (NOT) :wink:
Although I DO feel the same way about our Bernina, I unfortunately was not blessed with the gift of the written word like our Spellbound possess. What a lovely post Spell :heartbeat:
 
potentially bad weather heading our way, or we could escape the tornado warnings and it stays slightly north of us. I love bad storms!

We've had horrible storms all week. I lost my power today for a couple of hours.
We have had so much rain that my yard is all mud! Them darn MOLES!!
Plus we never really had time to dry out from all of the snow, went straight to rain. The yards are just saturated ! I too like a good thunder storm once in a while. But I am stormed out. I hope your weather does escape the tornado's!
 
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Bernina, hope your birthday was absolutely wonderful!
 
Man oh man.........seems like a few of you have to deal with us Aries babies! :floorlaugh:

This afternoon, I got the most crazy b-day surprise. I have an old boyfriend: we're talking my first BF from 6th grade, so like puppy love and all the "going steady" stuff for a grand total of 2 weeks, ok, I kissed him, a peck on the cheek, and later on when he wouldn't leave me alone, I tackled him on the playground and threatened to punch him in the kisser because I am NOT that kind of girl! :facepalm:

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Yes, I threatened to punch this guy when I was 12, and I can still take him on!!!!! Bawahahahaha!!!

We've known each other since kindergarten, had most of the same home room teachers, and re-connected when he was putting together our 20th High School Reunion down in Scottsdale, Go Sabercats! Lol! Since then, he's always called me on my Birthday. Today he sang "Happy Birthday". You've got to understand, this is a guy who is 5'3, larger than life, rides this big 🤬🤬🤬 Harley, shaved his head and sports 2 braids from his goatee with beads in them, is a minister, and a construction contractor. (among other wild things) I only know one other person longer than I've known Marc.

He had a surprise for me, and after about 5 clues it was...........my BFF from grade and high school, and she lives just down the road from where I picked up the toilet paper geese 2 weeks ago!!!!! All Marc had say was "Zeanne, she has red hair.." "Bernina!!!"

Had a totally FANTASTIC 3 way call, we decided there needs to be some kind of t-shirt or at least a bumper sticker for the "2 marriages/2 divorces club", that there are people that touched our lives so many years ago that made a huge impact on who we are today, and sometimes the friends we think were so self assured, were just as fragile as we were.

It was awesome, unexpected, and humbling. I had always looked at Zeanne as so "with it", "so confident", without ever having a clue that she found safety in our friendship, that I was the one she could share anything with and no one else, that she counted on my trust and honesty....

I did that?

You never know how you can effect people's lives. Even when I was trying to distance myself from the chaotic and painful situation I was experiencing at home during my childhood and youth, I was actually helping my friend and I didn't have a clue.

Zeanne is up in this area taking care of her 98 year old father who had 2 major strokes. He retired from his medical practice in his late 80's. It's destiny that we find ourselves so close in proximity and need a familiar face who knows each other's history. What a blessing!
 
That was such a sweet thing your friends did for you, Bernina! But it doesn't surprise me one bit that they think so highly of you. We know it, and have never even seen you in-person. What else would we expect? :hug:

Crazy weather all around us. Tornados spotted (no serious damage being reported) Illinois, Iowa, and Ohio, according to a TV update. I do hope all my WS friends are OK throughout this night. Be prepared.

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Just wanted to stop by and check on everyone. I've been overly tired this week and its hard to concentrate when I'm like this. COPD ain't fun! And the baby is a teething 30 lb ball of energy who has learned how to swat me away and yet want me to hold him at the same time. At only 9 months he's still a baby even with his weight and he's having a tough time and so am I!

Prayers for all who need them, happy birthday to Bernina, and peace to all until Monday when hopefully Justice finally gets the final word.
 
I think we need some funnies since it's been a tough couple of weeks for some.
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Her Age

Harold's wife bought a new line of expensive cosmetics guaranteed to make her look years younger.

After a lengthy sitting before the mirror applying the "miracle" products, she asked, "Darling, honestly, what age would you say I am?"

Looking over her carefully, Harold replied, "Judging from your skin, twenty; your hair, eighteen; and your figure, twenty five."

"Oh, you flatterer!" she gushed.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Harold interrupted.

"I haven't added them up yet."
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Goodbye To Mother

A couple were going out for the evening. They'd got ready, all dolled up, cat put out, etc.

The taxi arrives, and as the couple got out, the cat shoots back in. They don't want the cat shut in the house, so the wife goes out to the taxi while the husband goes upstairs to chase the cat out.

The wife, not wanting it known that the house will be empty explains to the taxi driver "He's just going upstairs to say goodbye to my mother."

A few minutes later, the husband gets into the cab -"Sorry I took so long" he says, "Stupid old thing was hiding under the bed and I had to poke her with a coat hanger to get her to come out!"
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Got a headache

It was a warm, sunny Sunday, so a man and his wife decided to take in the zoo. They spent the day, and at closing time they walked past the gorilla cage, and the man noticed the gorilla looking

at his wife.

"That gorilla is getting excited just looking at your 🤬🤬🤬🤬," he said. "Why don't you take your blouse off and we'll see what he does?"

At first she declined. But finally persuaded by her husband, she took off her blouse and bra.

The gorilla went nuts. He started grunting and jumping up and down.

"Hey," the husband said, "let's really blow his mind. Take off all your clothes and we'll see what he does."

Again she said no and again he persuaded her.

This time the ape really went bananas! He climbed up and down the bars, did flips, ran around in circles and tossed his food all over the cage.

The husband went over to the cage, opened the door and pushed his wife in. "Now," said the husband with an evil smile, "tell HIM you have a headache!"
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10 commandments

The Ten Commandments display was recently removed from the Alabama Supreme

Court building. There was a good reason for the move. You can't post:

Thou Shalt Not Steal,
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery,
and Thou Shall Not Lie

in a building full of lawyers and politicians without creating a hostile

work environment.
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Almost Perfect Life

An old man is sitting on a park bench crying his eyes out. A young jogger comes by and asks him what is the matter.

The old man says, "I'm a multimillionare, I have a great big house, the fastest car in the world and I just married a beautiful blonde bombshell who satisfies me every night in bed whether I like i

or not (sob)."

The young jogger says, "Man, you have everything I have ever dreamed for in my life. What could be so wrong in your life that you are sitting here in the park crying?"

The old man says, "I can't remember where I live."
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Whales

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.

The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat

was very small.

The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.

Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human, it was physically impossible.

The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".

The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?" The little girl replied, "Then you ask him".
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Never argue with a women

A couple go on holiday to a fishing resort in northern Minnesota.

The husband likes to fish at the crack of dawn. The wife likes to read.

One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap.

Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and continues to read her book.

Along comes a game warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says, "Good morning Ma'am. What are you doing?"

"Reading a book," she replies (thinking it was obvious).

"You're in a restricted fishing area" he informs her.

"I'm sorry officer, but I'm not fishing, I am reading" she replies.

"Yes, but you have all the equipment. I'll have to take you in and write you up'' the warden says.

"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault" says the woman.

"But I haven't even touched you!" says the game warden.

"That's true, but you have all the equipment."
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Job Interview

A mathematician, an accountant and an economist apply for the same job. The interviewer calls in the mathematician and asks "What do two plus two equal?"

The mathematician replies "Four."

The interviewer asks "Four, exactly?" The mathematician looks at the interviewer incredulously and says "Yes, four, exactly."

Then the interviewer calls in the accountant and asks the same question "What do two plus two equal?" The accountant says "On average, four - give or take ten percent, but on average, four."

Then the interviewer calls in the economist and poses the same question "What do two plus two equal?"

The economist gets up, locks the door, closes the shade, sits down next to the interviewer and says "What do you want it to equal?"
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The Taxi

A passenger in a taxi tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him something.

The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up

over the curb and stopped just inches from a large plate glass window.

For a few moments everything was silent in the cab, then the driver said, "Please,

don't ever do that again. You scared the daylights out of me."

The passenger, who was also frightened, apologized and said he didn't

realize that a tap on the shoulder could frighten him so much, to which the

driver replied, "I'm sorry, it's really not your fault at all. Today is my

first day driving a cab, I have been driving a hearse for the last 25 years.
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Standing At The Gates Of Heaven

Three men were standing in line to get into heaven one day. Apparently it had been a pretty busy day, though, so Peter had to tell the first one, "Heaven's getting pretty close to full today, and I've been asked to admit only people who have had particularly horrible deaths. So what's your story?"

So the first man replies: "Well, for a while I've suspected my wife has been cheating on me, so today I came home early to try to catch her red handed. As I came into my 25th floor apartment, I could tell something was wrong, but all my searching around didn't reveal where this other guy could have been hiding. Finally, I went out to the balcony, and sure enough, there was this man hanging off the railing, 25 floors above ground. By now I was really mad, so I started beating on him and kicking him, but wouldn't you know it, he wouldn't fall off.

So finally I went back into my apartment and got a hammer and starting hammering on his fingers. Of course, he couldn't stand that for long, so he let go and fell -- but even after 25 stories, he fell into the bushes, stunned but okay. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I ran into the kitchen, grabbed the fridge and threw it over the edge where it landed on him, killing him instantly. But all the stress and anger got to me, and I had a heart attack and died there on the balcony."

"That sounds like a pretty bad day to me," said Peter, and let the man in.

The second man comes up and Peter explains to him about heaven being full, and again asks for his story.

"It's been a very strange day.You see, I live on the 26th floor of my apartment building, and every morning I do my exercises out on my balcony. Well, this morning I must have slipped or something, because I fell over the edge. But I got lucky, and caught the railing of the balcony on the floor below me. I knew I couldn't hang on for very long, when suddenly this man burst out onto the balcony. I thought for sure I was saved, when he started beating on me and kicking me. I held on the best I could until he ran into the apartment and grabbed a hammer and started pounding on my hands. Finally I just let go, but again I got lucky and fell into the bushes below, stunned but all right.Just when I was thinking I was going to be okay, this refrigerator comes falling out of the sky and crushes me instantly, and now I'm here."

Once again, Peter had to concede that that sounded like a pretty horrible death.

The third man came to the front of the line, and again the whole process was repeated. Peter explained that heaven was full and asked for his story.

"Picture this," says the third man, "I'm hiding naked inside a refrigerator..."
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Mental Release

A man who had been in a mental home for some years finally seemed to have improved to the point where it was thought he might be released.

The head of the institution, in a fit of commendable caution, decided, however, to interview him first.

"Tell me," said he, "if we release you, as we are considering doing, what do you intend to do with your life?'

The inmate said, "It would be wonderful to get back to real life and if I do, I will certainly refrain from making my former mistake. I was a nuclear physicist, you know, and it was the stress of my

work in weapons research that helped put me here. If I am released, I shall confine myself to work in pure theory, where I trust the situation will be less difficult and stressful."

"Marvelous," said the head of the institution.

"Or else," ruminated the inmate. "I might teach. There is something to be said for spending one's life in bringing up a new generation of scientists."

"Absolutely," said the head.

"Then again, I might write. There is considerable need for books on science for the general public. Or I might even write a novel based on my experiences in this fine institution."

"An interesting possibility," said the head.

"And finally, if none of these things appeals to me, I can always continue to be a teakettle."
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Just you and me tonight Duchess.

Dead here.
 
I keep popping in, but enjoying the quiet time now. See ya in the morning.
 
Guess everyone had a long day and went home.
I stopped by to ask if anyone has watched, or is watching, the HBO series True Detective. I'm catching up with it now. WOW!
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are spectacular. What acting!

Off to watch Fortitude now on Pivot TV, another pretty decent show, takes place in the Arctic.

Later!
 
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