SIDEBAR #56 - Travis Alexander forum

[Niner]

Morning! :wave:

What a mess in Paris!?!?! I believe we are going to see more of this, especially where all those migrants are headed... you KNOW there has to be terrorist among this group!! I see that Poland is not allowing any of them into their country.

How is everyone this Saturday morning? We are going to have another fall day! :autumn:

Going to go to the thread posted above about the terrorist attacks in Paris!

Later! :seeya:

 

[Zuri]

One of my friends saw how I organize my pantry (anal retentive here .. good thing she didn't see my closet and how I organize it by color like Goodwill does) and she is inviting me over to help redo her pantry in the next week.

I just sent her this picture! :floorlaugh:

Xoxoxoxo

ATL

Your plane ticket to Philly is in the mail. It is open ended just in case you are here past New Years.

 

[YESorNO]

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32 degrees and snowing (lightly)

How is everyone doing? I have a lot of catching up to do, I see.

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Ruling gives Sandusky back $4,900-a-month Penn State pension

"HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The state must restore the $4,900-a-month pension of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky that was taken away three years ago when he was sentenced to decades in prison on child molestation convictions, a court ordered Friday...

Sandusky, 71, collected a $148,000 lump sum payment upon retirement in 1999 and began receiving monthly payments of $4,900.

The board stopped those payments in October 2012 on the day he was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for sexually abusing 10 children..."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ru...lar4900-a-month-penn-state-pension/ar-BBmYgES
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Mom convicted of murder in 2011 killing of infant daughter

"2-month-old suffered burns over 60 percent of her body

Defense argued Ka Yang, 34 suffered seizure, unaware she had placed baby in microwave

Jurors return verdict after single day of deliberation..

Yang faces a prison term of 26 years to life. Sentencing before Judge Steve White is set for Dec. 18.

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article44774280.html
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Drew Peterson's murder conviction is upheld; prosecutor calls it 'vindication'

"Drew Peterson's conviction and prison sentence for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, were affirmed by the Illinois Appellate Court, which said the circumstantial evidence against him proved he had the motive and the opportunity to commit the crime.

The court, in an 87-page ruling, said the evidence against the retired police sergeant was "sufficient" to show he killed Savio, who was found dead in the bathtub of her Bolingbrook home in 2004. The medical evidence, the court wrote, made clear that Savio had been murdered, while "the remaining circumstantial evidence and the reasonable inferences therefrom" proved that Peterson was her killer.

The court also upheld Peterson's 38-year sentence, which means he will not be paroled until May 2047, when he would be 93..."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...eterson-conviction-upheld-20151113-story.html
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Holocaust-denying 'Nazi grandma' gets 10 months in jail

"BERLIN: A German court has sentenced an 87-year-old grandmother to 10 months in jail for Holocaust denial after a trial in which she insisted that Auschwitz was “not historically proven” to be a death camp.

That is “only a belief,” said Ursula Haverbeck, dubbed Nazi-Oma (Nazi grandma) by the media on Friday.

Haverbeck is a notorious extremist who was once chairwoman of a far-right training centre shut down in 2008 for spreading Nazi propaganda..."

http://tribune.com.pk/story/990753/holocaust-denying-nazi-grandma-gets-10-months-in-jail/
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[YESorNO]

Aaron Hernandez News Update: Judge Dismisses Motion to Toss Out Evidence in Drive-By, Double Slaying

"Aaron Hernandez's motion to have the search warrant police used to discover the van he is alleged to have been driving during a deadly, double slaying has been dismissed by a criminal court judge...."

http://www.latinpost.com/articles/9...s-out-evidence-in-drive-by-double-slaying.htm
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Georgia man acquitted of murder after 29 years files civil rights suit

"ATLANTA -- A Georgia man says he was frightened into pleading guilty for a murder he didn't commit after police dangled him off a bridge three decades ago, brought charges against his parents and threatened him with the death penalty.

Timothy R. Johnson was 22 in September 1984 when police arrested him and charged him in the killing of a convenience store clerk in Warner Robbins who was shot during a robbery. He pleaded guilty in December of that year - even though he says he didn't commit the crime. He was sentenced to life in prison.

In 2006, the Georgia Supreme Court overturned Johnson's conviction, saying there was nothing to indicate he understood his right not to incriminate himself and his right to confront witnesses...

...he was finally tried and was able to make his case before a jury, which found him not guilty on all charges.

He filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Monday alleging Warner Robins police officers and Houston County sheriff's deputies arrested him without probable cause and participated in malicious prosecution against him. During his 29 years at the Georgia State Prison and in the Houston County jail, he was placed in a cramped, windowless cell in solitary confinement for at least part of the time and was given little access to exercise or interaction with other people, the lawsuit says...

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-man-acquitted-of-murder-after-29-years-files-civil-rights-suit/
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Woman who said she lost child in creek charged with homicide

"CHARLESTON, S.C. — A South Carolina woman who said she lost her 5-month-old daughter in a rain-swollen creek told a police officer she entered the water because she was "trying to find God," according to a report released Monday.

Charges against 33-year-old Sarah Lane Toney were upgraded Monday to murder/homicide by child abuse in the death of her daughter, according to court documents. Toney had been charged last week with unlawful conduct toward a child.

The body of her baby, Grace Carlson Santa Cruz, was found Thursday following a two-day search of a creek near the woman's home in Socastee, South Carolina, not far from Myrtle Beach..."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime...hild-in-creek-charged-with-homicide/ar-CC9fPe

WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...-3-Nov-2015-Mother-threw-baby-in-creek/page18
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Man Mutilated 21 Vaginas And Stored Clitorises In Freezer: Police
Wife was expected to testify but was killed.

"A man accused of severing the vaginas of 21 women, including his wife's, and storing parts in the freezer appeared in a South African court Wednesday, the BBC reported.
Peter Frederiksen, a Denmark native living in Bloemfontein, South Africa, was greeted by women activists from the African National Congress in a form of protest ahead of his bail application, the BBC wrote.

"We are here to make sure justice is served," Joyce Davids said, per AFP...

In a statement cited by the Independent, police say the 63-year-old gun shop owner “allegedly sedated his victims before performing illegal operations on them.” Most of his alleged victims lived in Lesotho, a tiny nation surrounded by South Africa..."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...ice_563ba6e6e4b0307f2cac7aec?utm_hp_ref=crime
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[YESorNO]

Case Documents

Filing Date Description Docket Date Filing Party
11/10/2015 REL - Reply - Party (001) 11/12/2015
NOTE: REPLY TO STATE’S RESPONSE TO MOTION TO STRIKE

11/6/2015 RMR - Response to Defendant's Motion - Party (001) 11/9/2015
NOTE: STATE'S RESPONSE TO MOTION TO STRIKE

http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.g...rtCases/caseInfo.asp?caseNumber=CR2008-031021
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Despite PTSD, Veterans End Up On Death Row
About 300 military vets, some with battle-induced afflictions, await execution.

" In the Vietnam War, Larry Webster was a medal-winning hero who survived two tours of duty that left him addicted to drugs and alcohol and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Flash forward to 1983, and Webster was on trial as a homeless drifter who, along with several transients, fatally stabbed another man 25 times to steal his car near Sacramento, California.

The judge and jury heard all about the ghastly details of the crime, but very little about Webster’s traumatic duty in Vietnam and his impoverished childhood in an abusive home. Perhaps it’s not a surprise that he was sentenced to death....

After 30 years on death row, Webster, who'd been awarded a Bronze Star for bravery, caught a break. A federal judge vacated his death sentence, agreeing that his original attorney was ineffective for not presenting evidence about Webster’s troubled upbringing and harrowing military service during the trial's sentencing phase. Webster is now serving life without parole..."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...e5f4d?utm_hp_ref=crime&ir=Crime&section=crime
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Battle Scars: Military Veterans and the Death Penalty

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/veterans
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[YESorNO]

Massive Windows 10 update could turbo charge Windows 7 machines says Microsoft

"...The message seems to be part of Microsoft's increasingly aggressive campaign to get Windows 7 and 8.1 users to take advantage of the free upgrade to Windows 10.

The drive to build on the more than 110-million devices running Windows 10 has prompted Microsoft to make changes that will mean that Windows 10 will automatically begin installing on most Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 machines from next year.

Users will still need to confirm the installation manually for it to continue. If they choose not to proceed, Korst said "the customer will have the ability to delay it for some period".

He was unable to clarify how long users would be able to delay the upgrade for but added that people who didn't like Windows 10 would be able to roll back to their previous OS within 31 days..."

http://www.techrepublic.com/article...rbo-charge-windows-7-machines-says-microsoft/

Microsoft confirms Windows 10 tried to secretly install itself on old machines

"Yes, not too long ago, Microsoft apologized for automatically installing Windows 10 on older Windows 7 or Windows 8 machines. But although Microsoft has said that it will stop doing this, it seems the controversy is far from over...

Microsoft identified the bug that turns Windows 10 into an automatic install, and says it should be fixed now. Of course, the company admitted recently that Windows 10 will soon be labeled as a recommended update, which means it’ll download and install automatically on machines that have default update settings.

This means many Windows 7 and Windows 8 users might soon find themselves running Windows 10 without even wanting it.

http://bgr.com/2015/11/12/windows-10-automatic-update/
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BBMs Oh NO- not again! I don't trust Microsoft saying that "Users will still need to confirm the installation manually for it to continue" because I didn't "confirm" it the last time. :stormingmad: (they're gonna use up all my BW until I find out how to stop it )
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[YESorNO]

Allen Toussaint, Iconic New Orleans Songwriter and Producer, Dead at 77

"Allen Toussaint, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songwriter, producer, pianist, performer and New Orleans legend, passed away Monday night while on tour in Spain. He was 77. Toussaint suffered a heart attack at his hotel after performing at Madrid's Teatro Lara earlier in the night; after being resuscitated, he suffered a second, fatal heart attack en route to the hospital, the BBC reports..."

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/n...s-songwriter-and-producer-dead-at-77-20151110

Link: http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_400/MI0003/553/MI0003553612.jpg?partner=allrovi.com

[video=youtube;2zJBVdQd8iA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zJBVdQd8iA[/video]
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RIP :candle:

 

[YESorNO]

"'He showed no sign of depression, no sign of anything': Heartbreak and shock at Sawyer Sweeten's suicide as his manager reveals he was 'just very quiet, very shy'

"Sawyer Sweeten shot himself while visiting family in Texas yesterday

Played Geoffrey Barone on hit show alongside twin brother and older sister.."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...yer-Sweeten-dead-apparent-suicide-age-19.html

RIP :candle:

 

[YESorNO]

Gunnar Hansen, the man who terrified millions in Texas Chain Saw Massacre, has died

"Actor Gunnar Hansen, best known for his playing the in-bred cannibal, Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has died at age 68.
The Icelandic born American actor died on Saturday after suffering from pancreatic cancer.

According to his agent, Mike Eisenstadt, Hansen died at his home in Maine, where he lived for 40 years..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/p...xas-chain-saw-massacre-has-died-a6725996.html

Link: http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/M...ODc0OTg3Ng@@._V1_UY317_CR19,0,214,317_AL_.jpg


RIP :candle:

 

[YESorNO]

Hope for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
The debate over this mysterious disease is suddenly shifting

"Last month, a team of researchers released their latest study on chronic fatigue syndrome. Psychotherapy and a gradual increase in exercise, the researchers claimed, were lasting, effective treatments that could lead to recovery. The study was an update of the largest treatment trial in CFS history, now with longer-term data...

I—and a lot of other people with knowledge of CFS—couldn’t believe what we were reading. Psychotherapy had helped me keep my sanity while my body fell apart, but it had never made me less sick. And the hallmark symptom of the illness is that exertion can make patients much, much worse...

But just days before the new study was released, on Oct. 21, the San Francisco journalist David Tuller published a major investigation exposing deep methodological flaws in the entire PACE trial that put its validity in serious doubt...

Multiple teams found that when patients exercise to exhaustion two days in a row, their performance drops dramatically the second day, as shown by physiological indicators that can’t be faked. Other researchers documented changes in how genes function in patients after moderate exercise...

Davis, the Stanford geneticist, has a son with ME/CFS so severe that he can’t walk, talk, or eat. Davis goes even further: “The Lancet should step up to the plate and pull that paper,” he says. “It has lots of flaws, and I worry that it hurts patients.” Davis has now started his own effort to find a cure for the disease, called the End ME/CFS Project. He is collecting a vast amount of data on severe patients like his son, who have almost never been included in studies because they are too frail to go to a doctor or clinic..."

http://www.slate.com/articles/healt...al_is_flawed_should_be_reanalyzed.single.html

 

[YESorNO]

Hedgehog Muffins

[video=youtube;NYhHqeCWOaU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYhHqeCWOaU[/video]

 

[YESorNO]

A day in the life of a Hedgehog !!!

[video=youtube;Guc_XHlFB_4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guc_XHlFB_4[/video]

 

[Zuri]

I think everyone thinks they are "true christian" and that the rest will go to hell. You're a true Christian if you've asked Jesus to be your Lord and saviour, and believe that He's the only way to get into Heaven is by Him dying on the cross for your sins. Not you have to follow this or that rule to be saved. Getting into born again, evangelicals, pentecostals,catholics Oh my.

Did you know they there are over thirty five (35) major Christian denomination in America?

Thank you for answering this. The "True Christians" reference bothered me as judgement was implied if you were anything but a "Bible pounder", you weren't a "True Christian". Those that are Bible pounders are to be considered "True" and better than the rest of us. I didn't fully realize that there was a distinction in some peoples' minds to this extent.

 

[YESorNO]

Your post gave me a lot to think about and digest. I also needed a break from this case, but failed to do the soul searching you did which I most admire. Every now and then, like when I read that woman's article, I react as I thought she just wrote it to brag about her ability to visit Heinous in Estrella.

I am sending you prayers, jingles, love and light as you continue on your journey. I actually would like to join you as I need to grow and be a better, more compassionate and enlightened person.

Thank you for sharing such an inspirational post.

(I'm still catching up, so please forgive me replying to older posts :sheesh: )

Thank you for your thoughts on my post. I wrote it because when I read what that woman wrote, it brought up all the angst and struggles I have had with the lying murderer, the DP, and forgiveness (and still struggle with ) That article felt like a lightning bolt to me- it struck me the wrong way and I needed to get what I was feeling out and away from me. I needed to confront all my anger, my frustration, and my ambivalence that I felt about the murderer again. My post was my catharsis- my releasing of what I felt at the time- like a "cleansing" of all my thoughts.

I don't want to hear about the murderer in prison- I'm done with her. I do still look at her appeals as I want to know about that and search the AZ appeal pages for more news. I post that news here, just in case anyone wants that news as I do. I don't want the murderer to ever get out of prison to walk among people again- let her stay with the people of her kind...forever- 'til she dies of old age, may God help her.

I really don't care now why the author wrote that article. You may be right about her agenda, but now that I have had time to think about it, she may be just who she says she is- a very kind and compassionate person who can deal with a person like the murderer, not judge her her very grievous faults, and not have any ulterior motives. Now that I think about it, it may be that I was jealous of what she has- that compassion she feels for the murderer- something that I lack and wish I had and that is where my anger lies with her and her article/posts and where it came from. In any event, I wish her well.

Thanks for the prayers ( I need all the prayers I can get). But I am going to stop beating myself up because it can be a form of self-centeredness and I have had enough of myself.

You are a very kind person, our Zuri, and I appreciate that and you. :blowkiss:

 

[Zuri]

Good Afternoon my SB friends! Hopefully you all are enjoying your Saturday. I think there are 41 days until Christmas, so I wondered if you all were shopping yet!

I will buy Nurmi's book when it comes out on Kindle as I installed the app. I will paraphrase here so as not to violate any copyright laws. I think the main thread is going to do the same. One of our posters was to receive their copy today.

I have been watching the Paris Terrorist attack coverage on CNN. How incredibly sad and horrific. My heart breaks for all those affected by these absolutely senseless acts. It has occurred to me that "we" are fighting terrorism on unequal footing as the terrorists are willing and able to fight under totally different sets of "rules". How are "we" as a decent society able to combat that evil on their terms of engagement? We can't and won't.

Truthfully, I am angry that we upset the "apple cart" by invading Iraq and destabilizing the region in the first place and our government's foreign policy basically ignored ISIS for far too long. IMO. I keep going back in my mind to one of the Romney-Obama debates in 2012 where Obama said he wasn't "worried" about ISIL. I guess at the time ISIL wasn't as organized as they are now. I hope with all the brilliant minds in this country, they can hack into their social media and figure things out way ahead of any potential attacks. Or at least hire the Chinese hackers who brought down Sony.

Maybe because we belong to this forum we are more aware of the violence and evil in the world. Most of my friends are oblivious to what bad people are really capable of doing. Or maybe that is a good thing, I don't know. Do any of you feel this way too? Or is it just me on steroids?

Boy, I sound like Debbie Downer.

 

[Zuri]

(I'm still catching up, so please forgive me replying to older posts :sheesh: )

Thank you for your thoughts on my post. I wrote it because when I read what that woman wrote, it brought up all the angst and struggles I have had with the lying murderer, the DP, and forgiveness (and still struggle with ) That article felt like a lightning bolt to me- it struck me the wrong way and I needed to get what I was feeling out and away from me. I needed to confront all my anger, my frustration, and my ambivalence that I felt about the murderer again. My post was my catharsis- my releasing of what I felt at the time- like a "cleansing" of all my thoughts.

I don't want to hear about the murderer in prison- I'm done with her. I do still look at her appeals as I want to know about that and search the AZ appeal pages for more news. I post that news here, just in case anyone wants that news as I do. I don't want the murderer to ever get out of prison to walk among people again- let her stay with the people of her kind...forever- 'til she dies of old age, may God help her.

I really don't care now why the author wrote that article. You may be right about her agenda, but now that I have had time to think about it, she may be just who she says she is- a very kind and compassionate person who can deal with a person like the murderer, not judge her her very grievous faults, and not have any ulterior motives. Now that I think about it, it may be that I was jealous of what she has- that compassion she feels for the murderer- something that I lack and wish I had and that is where my anger lies with her and her article/posts and where it came from. In any event, I wish her well.

Thanks for the prayers ( I need all the prayers I can get). But I am going to stop beating myself up because it can be a form of self-centeredness and I have had enough of myself.

You are a very kind person, our Zuri, and I appreciate that and you. :blowkiss:

YoNo, I totally get where you are coming from. I find that posting here is cathartic as I don't discuss most of what I post here with anyone in my "real" life. I also find it cathartic to put my feelings or thoughts in writing and I am so glad you shared what you did. It gave me a lot to think about too.

IMO, the author of that piece did not have altruistic motives and her visits to Heinous really had no purpose or value other than bragging rights. But then again, I am very very jaded on this subject. I could not go to the prison where the other murderer that was involved with my brother's murder and engage him in conversation about books or tv shows.

Thanks for posting all the articles. I enjoy reading them. You are loved and adored by all of us. So glad to see you are back posting! You are missed when your bandwidth goes up. Xoxo

ETA: You are the least self absorbed person I know so please don't beat yourself up anymore for having normal, introspective thoughts. You are incredibly kind and thoughtful and mean so much to me as well as others here.

 

[YESorNO]

I can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving , then Christmas ALREADY!!! Yikes!!! What to do, what to do... I'm not even in the mood for Holidays. :sheesh:

So, I have my cable Holiday music on, it's helping a little. Is anyone else having a problem getting in the Holiday Spirit besides me?

We actually did a little dance routine to this in our High School gym class, can you imagine?! LOL :floorlaugh: I really do love this song though. :happydance:

[video=youtube;6scK5HLdh1o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6scK5HLdh1o[/video]

I'm only working on Thanksgiving right now (one holiday at a time please). Even tho' it will be only me and my younger son, I still make turkey and all the trimmings.

Already have the turkey breast, ingredients for the stuffing, potatoes, and that's about it for now.

Was going out today for the rest of the things, but because of the weather I will wait (brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes, ingred. for chocolate cream pie, rolls, cranberry sauce- I can't think of what else???).

Christmas is also just me and my younger son. We still celebrate it, but not in such an elaborate way as in years gone by. It's quiet, but I'm glad to have my son
to enjoy it with him (don't know how many years I will have him around, so "gather ye rosebuds as we may"- or something like that :thinking: )

I buy one of those BIG boxes of chocolates that the stores sell and we eat it before News Years ends. :blushing: :floorlaugh::floorlaugh:

I try to enjoy holidays because I don't compare them to other years and to how others celebrate them (and I don't expect anything, but the comfort of my son, to make me feel good).

No stress, so it may be easier for me than for others who have a hectic schedule when the holidays hit. That can put anyone in a :scared: :gaah: mood.

Cheer up nessaki. :therethere: The holidays will be over before you know it and it will be New Years 2016. :confetti:

 

[YESorNO]

YoNo, I totally get where you are coming from. I find that posting here is cathartic as I don't discuss most of what I post here with anyone in my "real" life. I also find it cathartic to put my feelings or thoughts in writing and I am so glad you shared what you did. It gave me a lot to think about too.

IMO, the author of that piece did not have altruistic motives and her visits to Heinous really had no purpose or value other than bragging rights. But then again, I am very very jaded on this subject. I could not go to the prison where the other murderer that was involved with my brother's murder and engage him in conversation about books or tv shows.

Thanks for posting all the articles. I enjoy reading them. You are loved and adored by all of us. So glad to see you are back posting! You are missed when your bandwidth goes up. Xoxo

ETA: You are the least self absorbed person I know so please don't beat yourself up anymore for having normal, introspective thoughts. You are incredibly kind and thoughtful and mean so much to me as well as others here.

BBM I think that's because it would be a very personal matter because of your brother's murder, IMO. She doesn't know the murderer, so what does it matter to her what she talks about with her.

Oh, please- I am as absorbed with myself as any other person might be absorbed with themselves. I'm no saint, that's for sure- just a "normal" person with lots of shortcomings and imperfections as others have. :sheesh:

Thanks for the kind thoughts and words, tho'. :blowkiss:

 

[YESorNO]

Good Afternoon my SB friends! Hopefully you all are enjoying your Saturday. I think there are 41 days until Christmas, so I wondered if you all were shopping yet!

I will buy Nurmi's book when it comes out on Kindle as I installed the app. I will paraphrase here so as not to violate any copyright laws. I think the main thread is going to do the same. One of our posters was to receive their copy today.

I have been watching the Paris Terrorist attack coverage on CNN. How incredibly sad and horrific. My heart breaks for all those affected by these absolutely senseless acts. It has occurred to me that "we" are fighting terrorism on unequal footing as the terrorists are willing and able to fight under totally different sets of "rules". How are "we" as a decent society able to combat that evil on their terms of engagement? We can't and won't.

Truthfully, I am angry that we upset the "apple cart" by invading Iraq and destabilizing the region in the first place and our government's foreign policy basically ignored ISIS for far too long. IMO. I keep going back in my mind to one of the Romney-Obama debates in 2012 where Obama said he wasn't "worried" about ISIL. I guess at the time ISIL wasn't as organized as they are now. I hope with all the brilliant minds in this country, they can hack into their social media and figure things out way ahead of any potential attacks. Or at least hire the Chinese hackers who brought down Sony.

Maybe because we belong to this forum we are more aware of the violence and evil in the world. Most of my friends are oblivious to what bad people are really capable of doing. Or maybe that is a good thing, I don't know. Do any of you feel this way too? Or is it just me on steroids?

Boy, I sound like Debbie Downer.

BBM The world, the way it is today, can make anyone a "Debbie Downer" with all the things going on- beheadings, bombings, senseless murders, etc. Some people find it easier to hide their heads in the sand and just live their lives as if nothing is going on- and some can't, but you can't beat yourself up about what's going on- just hope/pray, as you have stated, that the leaders in the world will find a solution that will end all the madness, God help them- and us.

Sometimes, a break from all the mayhem does a body/mind good tho', IMO, because it's a problem that you/I cannot solve ( and that's really sad) and we need a break from sadness and murders.

" Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength."
~Corrie ten Boom

:blowkiss:

 

[YESorNO]

Think I'll stop reading at post 571 right now and come back later to finish reading up. (missed y'all )

Gotta fold clothes and such.

See y'all late on tonight. :seeya: