SIDEBAR #58 - Travis Alexander forum

[daisymae]

They say the third time is the charm, so let me try again. Thank you all for the birthday wishes! How nice to be here with friends I've known 3 years! Tonight I went out for dinner at a buffalo wings place and enjoyed dinner very much - and they have the best cole slaw in the world.

Then I came home and watched Serena easily win, and I was happy because hell hath no fury when this queen doesn't win. LOL

And here's an update on the food stamp issue. I found this today and due to the severe flooding here last Oct. here is what DSS says:

Current SNAP recipients in the zip codes below DO NOT need to come to a local county office to receive DSNAP benefits; they will automatically receive a supplement on their EBT cards:

Clarendon – 29102, 29125, 29148, 29111
Colleton – 29488, 29945, 29446
Darlington – 29069, 29532
Dorchester – 29456, 29420, 29472, 29483, 29485
Florence – 29560, 29501, 29506, 29541
Georgetown – 29440, 29510, 29554, 29576, 29585
Newberry – 29075, 29126, 29127
(shortened for this post)

I've missed being here but was on FB mostly following the Kaitlin Akens case. Sadly she has not surfaced anywhere and missing now from VA for over a month.

Blessings to you and your friends and family who are not feeling well.

:loveyou: to those who made my day special!

 

[Spellbound]

Yay daisymae, you were here! :loveyou: Glad you had a very nice day for your birthday. I hope the good feeling continues today. Sounds like you solved the dilemma of the food stamps. Good for you.

Busy, busy, busy this week. And it is snowing here right now. I hate driving in snow :gaah:

 

[Susza]

Many prayers for your sister.

Yes, Niner, JINGLES are coming your sister's way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Susza]

daisymae, I'm sending you BEST BIRTHDAY WISHES!
Stay healthy and enjoy all the wonderful surprises this year will offer you.

 

[YESorNO]

Link: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/27/59/91/275991d21c7063de7c585611300b9a2f.jpg
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Still snowing- maybe another 2-3" fell last night :sigh:

I managed to solve my frozen waste drain problem last night after some research on Google I found that common salt and hot water down the toilet bowls and tub
drains melted the ice. :happydance:

And I found out that dripping the faucets is what caused the waste drains to freeze in the first place, so I'm not doing that anymore.

Learn something new everyday.

Link: http://literatehousewife.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/squirrel-snow-day.jpg
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Texas Set To Execute Man Amidst Claims That No Murder Took Place

"Lawyers for Richard Masterson, convicted of strangling a man to death, say he is innocent and that the victim died of a heart attack...."

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnash...hard-masterson?utm_term=.gqDx94yqn#.phbV7X6e8
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DID A DUBIOUS CONFESSION SWAY A MEDICAL EXAMINER’S AUTOPSY IN A TEXAS DEATH PENALTY CASE?

"...Masterson confessed to Houston police that he’d killed Honeycutt by strangling him in a sleeper hold. After a two-day trial in 2002, Masterson was found guilty of murder; a day later he was sentenced to death. This Wednesday, January 20, Texas plans to execute him by lethal injection — the state’s first execution of 2016.

Masterson claims he is an innocent man. At trial, he recanted his confession,..

Jurors were unconvinced, however, relying in large part on the testimony of Texas medical examiner Paul Shrode, who conducted the autopsy on Honeycutt and provided the critical evidence that Masterson was guilty of murder: Blood spots known as petechiae, caused by ruptured capillaries, had been found around Honeycutt’s eyes. Shrode said this was an indication of death by strangulation.

Yet there is evidence to suggest that Honeycutt was not murdered, but instead may have died from a sudden heart attack during sex that included erotic asphyxiation. Masterson’s lawyer, Washington, D.C.-based attorney Gregory Gardner, believes that Shrode’s analysis was skewed by his knowledge of the confession..."

https://theintercept.com/2016/01/19...miners-autopsy-in-a-texas-death-penalty-case/

Cardinal: pope’s following looming execution case in Texas

"VATICAN CITY — Vienna’s cardinal said on Monday that he is in touch with a man condemned to die in Texas this week, and that Pope Francis is following the case, too.
Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn told reporters at the Vatican that he has been in close touch with Richard Masterson, who is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday. He didn’t elaborate on what kind of contact they had..."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...l?postshare=6901453219579846&tid=ss_tw-bottom
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Masterson was convicted of strangling a female impersonator in Houston in 2001.

The Forgiveness Foun ‏@tffcmi 6h6 hours ago
Richard Masterson scheduled to be executed in #Texas at 6 pm CST today. #RichardMasterson #execution #deathpenalty
https://twitter.com/search?q=Richard Masterson execution&src=typd
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Colorado cinema killer James Holmes transferred to third prison

"Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes has been moved to a different prison for the third time since his conviction last year for shooting dead 12 moviegoers in 2012, a corrections official said on Tuesday.

Holmes was moved this month under an interstate agreement, which allows transfers from other jurisdictions, the spokeswoman said, but she declined to say why he was moved, if he was transferred out of state or to a federal prison...

In a videotaped examination by a psychiatrist that was played for jurors, Holmes said he could hear other inmates calling him "a baby killer and stuff", an apparent reference to his youngest victim, six-year-old Veronica Moser-Sullivan."

http://in.reuters.com/article/colorado-gunman-idINKCN0UY0MA
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Mother 'lied when she told cops her daughter, 8, was killed when a gun fell off a table and accidentally fired' as her son is arrested over claims he was holding the weapon when it went off

"Sharia Lynch was found with bullet wound to her head at home in Georgia
Her mother Marsha Lynch, 45, also suffered a gunshot injury to her leg
She told officers handgun fell off table and discharged after hitting the floor
Police say forensic investigations show her order of events is not true...

Forensic pathologists with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab said the autopsy showed the bullet hit Sharia Lynch's head first and then hit Marsha Lynch's leg, Henson said.

That means the story about the gun falling off the table is not true, he added.

He said authorities still believe the shooting was accidental, but they believe Marsha Lynch's son, 23-year-old Quincy Lynch, was holding the gun when it fired.
Jail records show Marsha Lynch was arrested January 5, and Quincy Lynch was arrested January 12..."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ies-say-Georgia-woman-lied-daughter-died.html

WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...ay-Georgia-Woman-Lied-About-How-Daughter-Died

(As Sharia Lynch (pictured) was being taken to a life flight helicopter, her condition worsened and the ambulance was rerouted to Wellstar Paulding Hospital. Sharia Lynch died on the way to the hospital)
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[YESorNO]

Derrick Todd Lee in fourth day of medical treatment outside the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola

"Derrick Todd Lee, the 47-year-old St. Francisville man convicted in the murders of two women and suspected in the deaths of five other women, was in his fourth day of treatment outside the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola on Tuesday for unspecified medical reasons.

Lee’s attorney, Gary Clements...“He’s a human being. He has a family. We’re gonna take care of it. Just let the man get his medical treatment,” Clements said.
lements said privacy laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act prevent him from talking about Lee’s ailment. “These (laws) don’t disappear when you get on death row,” Clements said.

Department of Public Safety and Corrections spokeswoman Pam Laborde said Lee had been transported Saturday somewhere beyond the boundaries of Angola prison, where Lee is on death row for the 2002 slaying of Charlotte Murray Pace, 22, and is serving a life sentence in the 2002 murder of Geralyn Barr DeSoto, 21. He’s suspected of killing five other women but was not tried in those cases..."

http://theadvocate.com/news/1462049...side-the-louisiana-state-penitentiary-at-ango

WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?4064-LA-DERRICK-TODD-LEE-Baton-Rouge-SK
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Pakistani Teen Who Chopped Off His Hand Has No Regrets
"Why should I feel any pain or regret for cutting off the hand that was raised against the Holy Prophet?"

"A young Pakistani boy who chopped his own hand off to atone after being wrongly accused of blasphemy says he has no regrets. In fact, the 15-year-old says he is proud of his act of expiation, which has been celebrated throughout his village in Punjab.

The boy, whose name has not been revealed, told the BBC in a filmed interview about the incident that led him to self-mutilate with the large blade of a grass trimmer.
Watch the interview with the boy in the video above..."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pakistani-teen-chops-off-hand_us_569e97aae4b00f3e9863258e?
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[YESorNO]

Stay Granted to Gerald Watkins of Pennsylvania Ahead of January 19, 2016, Execution

"Gerald Keith Watkins was scheduled to be executed at 7 pm EST, on Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at the Rockview State Correctional Institute in Rockview, Pennsylvania. His execution has been stayed by the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Forty-six-year-old Gerald is convicted of the murder of Beth Ann Anderson, 18-day-old Melanie Watkins, and nine-year-old Charles “Kevin” Kelley, Jr., on July 20, 1994, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Gerald has spent the last 19 years on Pennsylvania’s death row..."

http://www.theforgivenessfoundation...tayed-ahead-of-january-19-2016-execution-date
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Fugitive in Pennsylvania Killings Is Arrested in Upper Manhattan
Published: May 6, 1995

"A man who was on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Ten Most Wanted list for fleeing charges that he murdered his girlfriend, her son and the couple's baby daughter in Pennsylvania was arrested in upper Manhattan yesterday.

The man, Gerald Keith Watkins, 25, was taken into custody by Federal and city officers, according to a statement issued by the F.B.I...

Mr. Watkins had been charged by Allegheny County authorities in December with killing his girlfriend, Beth Ann Anderson, 30; her son, Kevin Kelley, 9; and the couple's daughter, Melanie Watkins, 2 weeks old, in Pittsburgh. They had been shot many times each with a semiautomatic handgun...

...The police arrived five minutes later to find Ms. Anderson's body on the living room floor with bullet wounds to her head and chest.

They found the couple's baby daughter on a sofa, shot several times. Ms. Anderson's son was found on the second floor with fatal chest and head wounds..."

http://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/06/n...-killings-is-arrested-in-upper-manhattan.html
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Third man charged with murder after pastor's pregnant wife was shot dead at her Indianapolis home

"Diano Gordon, 24, charged with two counts of murder in shooting death of 28-year-old Amanda Blackburn
He earlier had been charged with burglary and theft in connection with two other home invasions
Larry Taylor, 18, and Jalen Watson, 21, also have been charged with killing Blackburn in her Indianapolis home on November 10
Police said they robbed and attacked another woman on November 3
Taylor allegedly raped her at gunpoint while Watson took items
The 18-year-old is also facing charges of murder and robbery in shooting death of Rolando Gonzalez-Hernandez, 27, on November 4 ..."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...e-faces-lesser-counts-two-home-invasions.html

WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...nt-murdered-Indianapolis-10-Nov-2015-4/page33
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Profile of Jesse Pomeroy
Also Known as The Boy Fiend, The Boy Torturer, The Boy Murderer, The Young Demon

"Jesse Pomeroy was a serial sexual predator at age 12 and the youngest person convicted of first-degree murder in the history of Massachusetts...

http://crime.about.com/od/history/f...l&utm_campaign=list_crime&utm_term=list_crime

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[YESorNO]

World's Oldest Man Dies At 112 In Japan

"TOKYO (AP) — The world's oldest man, a Japanese who died at the age of 112, said his secret to a long life was not to smoke, drink or overdo it.

Yasutaro Koide, born on March 13, 1903, died two months short of his 113th birthday.

Koide worked as a tailor when he was younger. He was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest man in August.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said he died early Tuesday at a hospital in Nagoya, central Japan, where he had been treated for chronic heart problems...

The world's oldest person is an American woman, 116-year-old Susannah Mushatt Jones of Brooklyn, New York."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/worlds-oldest-man-dead_us_569de1ace4b04c8137615291

RIP :candle:

 

[YESorNO]

Stupids again :crazy:

Why Cops Call This Accused Kidnapper 'Dumbest Criminal Of The Year'

"The suspect told his victims to meet him the next day with $1,500. Guess what happened.."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry..._us_5699690de4b0778f46f96778?utm_hp_ref=crime
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Soldier's body to be removed from veterans' cemetery after officials discovered he murdered his wife and her parents in 1970s

"Guillermo Aillon's estranged wife, Barbara, and parents, George and Bernice Montano, were stabbed to death in August 1972
After three trials, he was convicted in 1984 and died in jail in 2014
He was buried in the State Veterans Cemetery but officials have conceded that despite being a veteran, he has no right to be buried there..."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3397475/Connecticut-mans-body-removed-veterans-cemetery.html
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Family of convicted killer Guillermo Aillon says exhuming body from Connecticut veterans’ cemetery ‘inhumane’

"...Aillon, who died April 29, 2014, was convicted in 1984 of murder in the stabbing deaths of his estranged wife, Barbara, and her parents, George and Bernice Montano. They died in their North Haven home in 1972.

Aillon received a prison sentence of 75 years to life. In the spring of 2014 he became seriously ill and prison officials transferred him to a medical facility in Rocky Hill. He died about a month later.

His family members provided veterans officials with a copy of his discharge papers but they did not tell the officials of his criminal record.

“They never asked us,” Golas told the Register Wednesday. “We didn’t know anything about this law. Now we know!”...

Golas noted, “It’s almost two years he’s been buried there. Now they’re going to disturb his body? It’s very inhumane. They’re going to remove his body that’s now decaying? How inhumane are you going to get? How petty?”

“He was persecuted in life; now he’s being persecuted in death,” Golas added. “He’s dead; what else are they going to do to him? How much do you want to punish him?”

Some members of the Golas family still maintain he was innocent of the murders. But Golas said, “He did get convicted of a capital crime.” He also acknowledged the murders were “horrific.”

But Golas added, “This was something that was done in the past.” He pointed out of Aillon, “He served our country.”.."

http://www.nhregister.com/article/NH/20160113/NEWS/160119802
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NY man faces case that tests limits of criminal blame

"MINEOLA, N.Y. — A New York man is about to go on trial in vehicular homicide case that tests the limits of criminal consequences. He wasn't behind the wheel when a police officer was struck and killed — he was leaning against the guardrail.

Prosecutors say James Ryan was charged because his drunken driving on the Long Island Expressway set in motion a series of events that ended in the officer's death. Nassau County Police Officer Joseph Olivieri was struck and killed after arriving to investigate a pair of accidents Ryan allegedly caused in October 2012...

Ryan, a 28-year-old part-time student, could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and other charges.."

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ny-man-faces-case-that-tests-limits-of-criminal-blame/ar-BBonCu9
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Prayers needed for this poor little boy and his family-it's cold out there:scared:

raying:

No Signs of Noah Chamberlin, 2-Year-Old Tennessee Toddler Missing Since Thursday

"A two-year-old Tennessee boy has gone missing after being separated from his family while they were hiking through the woods last Thursday.

Authorities do not suspect foul play at this time in the disappearance of Noah Israel Chamberlin, a spokesperson for the Chester County Sheriffs Office tells PEOPLE..."

http://www.people.com/article/noah-chamberlin-no-signs-of-tennessee-toddler-missing-since-thursday
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Hundreds of community members of rural Tennessee town search the woods for missing 2-year-old Noah Chamberlin

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...mbers-search-boy-named-noah-article-1.2498955

William Wright ‏@Wilforth42 34m34 minutes ago
Lord, be with little Noah and all those who are in the woods at this moment trying to #FindNoah.

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CFJ ---►∅◄--- #OiP ‏@_CFJ_ 51m51 minutes ago
UPDATE on #FindNoah

Despite bitter cold, search continues for missing 2-year-old
http://www.wsmv.com/story/30993879/...ontinues-for-missing-2-year-old#ixzz3xnPaprS8 …

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/findnoah?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash

WS thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...srael-Chamberlin-2-Pinson-14-Jan-2016-2/page3
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[YESorNO]

Well, I have my answer on who is this nut- Kareem Williams ("friend" of the murderer- Pfttt )

Seems Kelly doesn't like this man (Foul language and gross, too)

Let’s Talk About This Guy For A Moment

http://reallybigmeandog.com/2016/01/18/lets-talk-about-this-guy-for-a-moment/

 

[YESorNO]

Gooding Said He Didn't Want to Meet With O.J. Simpson

"Actor Cuba Gooding, Jr., who portrays O.J. Simpson in FX's 10-part miniseries on the 1995 murder trial, said he didn't want to meet the former football star as part of his research for taking on the role.

Gooding, who would not reveal at a news conference Saturday his opinion on whether Simpson stabbed his former wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman to death in June 1994, said the Simpson he needed to portray in the television film was a much different man then, swaggering and confident.

"I had no desire to visit him in his present condition, being incarcerated and being a shell of a man," he said. Gooding said he gained weight and it took him a month to recover from the grueling six-month filming.

The project, with executive producer Ryan Murphy and actors like John Travolta, David Schwimmer, Malcolm Jamal-Warner and Gooding, has been getting strong word-of-mouth before its Feb. 2 premiere. Based on a book by CNN's Jeffrey Toobin, writers and producers said they worked hard to make the docudrama as authentic as possible..."

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/gooding-meet-oj-simpson-36338282
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Looking Back On The Time O.J. Simpson Foolishly Went On Public Access To Defend His Book (with video)

"With American Crime Story ready to bring O.J. Simpson back into the mind of America, it’s interesting to look back at the Back in 2006, O.J. Simpson was still breathing free air and attempting to sell a new book to the public. The title was If I Did It and it was criticized almost immediately after its official announcement. Many felt that this was Simpson attempting to profit off of murders, especially the Brown and Goldman families. The Goldmans had taken Simpson to court and won a civil case that found him liable for the deaths of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown..."

http://uproxx.com/tv/o-j-simpson-disastrous-public-access-interview/3/
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[YESorNO]

Snowy day reads for y'all:


A Mother's Crime

"The golden dream had become a nightmare long before Lucille Miller was charged with murder. Her daughter, Debra J. Miller, remembers the day her family woke up..."

http://articles.latimes.com/2006/apr/02/magazine/tm-dreams14
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Something nicer:

The life of Shelagh Gordon

"Sometimes, even after all this time, a newspaper’s work simply takes my breath away. Such was the case with The Shelagh Gordon Project.

Last winter, the Toronto Star sought to describe the impact of one “ordinary” person on the lives of those around her. From its own obituaries, editors pulled the name of Shelagh Gordon, who died on Feb. 13. “When Gordon’s obituary appeared in the Star, with its description of her as ‘our rock, our good deed doer, our tradition keeper, our moral compass,’ we knew we’d found the perfect subject,” editors wrote.

The Star’s response was likely unprecedented in the annals of journalism. It sent 20 staffers to the woman’s funeral. Another half-dozen editors, designers and online experts also took part. The result is beyond spectacular...

Our world is a collection of small revelations, of little people doing things we think of as ordinary. Community newspapers exist to bring those snapshots of unexamined life into focus. I was profoundly moved by The Shelagh Gordon Project and I bet you will be too. How can you shed an extraordinary light on the ordinary in your hometown?"

https://wicknews.wordpress.com/2012/08/03/the-life-of-shelagh-gordon/
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A sad, but lovely story con't:

Shelagh was here — an ordinary, magical life

Shelagh Gordon died suddenly at 55 in February, 2012, leaving an ordinary but magical life. A Star team of reporters and photographers joined those paying witness.
"I met Shelagh Gordon at her funeral.

She was soap-and-water beautiful, vital, unassuming and funny without trying to be. I could feel her spirit tripping over a purse in the funeral hall and then laughing from the floor.

She was both alone and crowded by love. In another era, she’d have been considered a spinster — no husband, no kids. But her home teemed with dogs, sisters, nieces, nephews and her “life partner” —a gay man — who would pass summer nights reading books in bed beside her wearing matching reading glasses...

Shelagh made people around her feel not just loved but coveted. That was the golden thread that stitched together the ordinary seams of her life...

Funerals are as much collective meditations as tearful goodbyes to one person. We use the departed life as a lens to assess our own. In that way, Shelagh Gordon is the perfect choice of an allegedly ordinary local woman whose life was actually huge in scope and as worthy of scrutiny as any big-life celebrity. She is you. She is us...

Shelagh had found her calling — loving people fiercely and with abandon..

...“What is a life worth?”

In the past, I have often answered this question with achievements — campaigns, masterpieces, spiritual or literal changes to humankind and the world. The measure, I’ve thought, is Sophie Scholl or Charles Darwin or Nelson Mandela.

Shelagh’s life offers another lens. She didn’t change the world forcibly, but she changed many people in it. She lightened them. She inspired them, though she likely didn’t realize it. She touched them in simple ways most of us don’t because we are too caught-up and lazy.

Her life reveals that it doesn’t take much to make a difference every day — just deep, full love —and that can be sewn with many different kinds of stitches..."

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/03/16/shelagh_was_here_an_ordinary_magical_life.html
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(Shelagh Gordon died suddenly at 55 in February, 2012, leaving an ordinary but magical life.)
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Kind World #6: An Ordinary, Beautiful Life

"Shelagh Gordon was another name in the obituaries, an ordinary woman who had died suddenly of a massive brain aneurysm at the age of 55. But something in her obituary stood out to a journalist at the Toronto Star. For weeks, Catherine Porter had been combing the paper, looking to profile an ordinary person through the perspectives of the family and friends he or she had left behind. What emerged was an extraordinary portrait.

Gordon’s story is told by her oldest sister, Heather Cullimore, her niece, Jessica Cullimore, her best friend, Andy Schulz, and by Porter for WBUR’s Kind World..."

http://www.wbur.org/2014/01/08/an-ordinary-beautiful-life
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Shelagh Was Here

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/shelagh_gordon.html
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[YESorNO]

Happy Birthday dog.gone.cute

:bdsong:

arty:

 

[YESorNO]

And 2 quizzes for today:


Quiz: What Is Your Personality Type Based On The Words You Use?

http://www.yourtango.com/2015279476/quiz-your-personality-type-based-words-you-use

I am:

The Mastermind
You're the Mastermind! Based on the words you use, you're a natural born leader with strong logical decision making skills and a remarkable ability to succeed. You always lead with your head and you pride yourself on your ability to be logical and objective. You see the world exactly as it is and you know how to make it work for you. Creative, industrious and capable, others look up to you and easily follow your lead. Your personality is that of a true thinker and leader! Your potential is boundless, we're expecting great things from you!

cguru:
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Answer These Three Questions And We’ll Tell You What Type Of Book You Should Read :lookingitup:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/...ons-and-well-tell-you-what-type-of#.nuddoOz7M

You got: Historical Fiction
You’re more of a refined, sophisticated person with picky tastes. :dramaqueen: But because you enjoy learning about the past, your next read should be in the historical genre. Give The Nightingale or The Book Thief a try.

:floorlaugh:
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[YESorNO]

Hi Zuri , I think it may. be soothing for you having ashes from Knox. I have ashes from my Red and my Buffy.
They will go I with me when I die (again). I look at them now and I still cry but I am glad to have them. Our DeeDee
who was Amys puppy, came here with her is with our Papa. I am keeping my Molly. She had all her shots last week. Now it's dental for her next month. She was neglected poor baby. Did I ever tell you I saw DeeDee after she died? She walked through my bedroom , I could see through her! see now Knox is up there romping around, free of pain, living in beauty. Zuri I believe..(((hugs))).:HHJP:

BBM So glad you are keeping your precious Molly gramma. :happydance:

 

[YESorNO]

[QUOTE



BBM1:

If it makes you feel any better, it was just SUNDAY when I got my shower working again (from around Jan 1). While I was waiting for the parts for SIL to do the repairs, the bathroom sink backed up and he had to snake it. After working on the plumbing for the shower over the better part of Saturday and Sunday, he was visibly relieved to have solved the problem. Then, the toilet wouldn't stop running. Ugh! (obviously, it's all connected). Still, I couldn't believe it! But thankfully, yesterday he fixed that, too.

I have to say that he is my hero. He doesn't just do what he says he's going to do, he does it well, and he does it with a smile on his face. On top of that, he insists that it's no problem at all. I wish I could clone him.


BBM2:

A windy 12 degrees here in DC, and they're calling for a possibly "historic" snowstorm Friday. Oh, joy. And while there's a slight chance they're wrong, all the previous BIG snows here (in my lifetime, at least) come from those dreaded nor'easters. I'm already thanking the heavens for my "Snow Angels" who are very proactive about letting me know they'll come and shovel me out. Thank goodness for the wonderful folks willing to do such arduous work for complete strangers.

p.s. I hate living here, too. Where, oh where, is that tropical island we were going to buy?

(snipped)

I feel for you GigiG with your plumbing problems. :therethere:

Who is "he"- your DH or some marvelous plumber? :thinking: Send him to my house (I'll treat him like royalty if he is handy around the house :facepalm: as I've lost my handyman this year and neither me or my son are handy ).

BBM

There are 2 self-sufficient islands for rent:

Top 10 of Self-Sufficient Islands

"...Sanda Island
Scotland (does it snow in Scotland???)

Sanda Island has around 45 acres of arable farmland in the middle, while the rest of the island’s almost 400 acres extends across hilly meadows, on which sheep graze in an idyllic setting. Guests who want to experience the rough charm of the Scottish coast in a completely pristine form can rent renovated rooms in a traditional farmhouse.

Whoever buys the island is allowed to carry the title “Laird of Sanda,” issue his own stamps, and strike his own gold coins.

Further information on Sanda Island for rent...

Galloo Island
Upstate New York, USA

Self-sufficiency should be no problem here. Encompassing almost 2,000 acres, Galloo Island is an all-American private island paradise. Located smack bang in the middle of Lake Ontario, Galloo boasts fertile earth, a herd of wild deer and even its own electricity. That’s right - thanks to its network of solar systems and wind turbines, your dream of a self-sustainable life doesn’t need to stop at what’s on the menu!

Further Information on Galloo Island for rent...

http://www.vladi-private-islands.de/en/top-10-self-sufficient/

I wouldn't want to live in the Upstate NY one tho'- too much snow :snowflake::snowflake:

And here are the islands for sale: (take your pick, but you might want to win a lottery first - mucho money needed :what: - although there are some under 1 million $ :sheesh:

http://www.vladi-private-islands.de/en/objects/o:for-sale/

This island- going for $720,000:

"This Cay is set in one of the most beautiful areas of the Bahamas, the North Bight of Andros. Imagine a sea of turquoise waters as far as the eye can see. Views of small islands sprinkled on the horizon, faint lights of Mangrove Cay in the evening and a cool ocean breeze coupled with complete privacy provides the setting of this private island. It is surrounded by miles of bonefishing waters, and you can even fish off the island!

The island was developed with a cottage and in 1934 the owner at the time created pathways around the island that still exist today. There was also a landscaped area around the home but this is now overgrown...

The natural features of the island include 10 ft. elevations, three small beaches, traditional island vegetation and the remnants of an old stone dock. Water depths of about three ft. for many miles around are ideal for speed boat access.

This private cay is a "one-of-a-kind" island that is becoming harder and harder to find available for sale in the Bahamas."

http://www.vladi-private-islands.de...-cay-in-the-andros-islands+bahamas+caribbean/

(More pics on the website)

We better start saving our pennies because we will need a lot of them to buy an island. :floorlaugh:
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If its frozen pipe or even a clogged pipe then it could affect the toilets depending on how they hooked up the pipes.

I hope you can get the drain cleared.

If you are having trouble with pipes freezing then what you can do is buy this wire wrap stuff that wraps around the pipe and you plug it into an outlet and the coils of wire heat up around the pipe and keep your pipes from freezing.

It is not too expensive to buy those wraps. Below is a link. You wrap it around the pipe in the areas that you know give you trouble.

If you know you have a frozen pipe then I think you can even put it on the frozen pipe and you may have to wait a couple days and I think it will thaw the pipe.

You keep it plugged in all winter. You just need an outlet close by. You have to be careful where you plug it in because you don't want the plug to touch water so you may want an electrician to hook it up to a proper GFI outlet.

I ended up buying about 6 of these things to keep my pipes from freezing in another rent house I was staying at years ago.

You can get as many as you need. But do be careful with proper plug in because you don't want to have a fire from the plug in part. A good electrician should be able to hook them up fairly cheaply.

https://jet.com/product/detail/fb57...d=403-159668&gclid=CL36k_CMt8oCFYcBaQodcUEBeg


I prefer the plug in kind but they also make regular insulation wrap to wrap around pipes. It can work too to prevent pipe freezing but when it is really cold it may not be as good as the plug in kind.

https://www.google.com/search?q=pip...CZCYKHbFDCLsQyjcIbA&ei=vNKeVva1IMLImQGxh6HYCw



http://www.wikihow.com/Wrap-Pipes-for-Cold-Weather

Thanks for the info. We have those wire thingys- the ones you plug in- on our incoming water pipes, but not the waste pipes. I think I'll look into the other types of pipe wraps tho'.

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Zuri dear, I know what you mean, but this could be taken two ways. One that the present dogs will go in with you ........? meaning Zuri and Chayton when they go, or the present ones meaning living dogs at that time when you go?

Of course somethings are funny to me these last few days. I'm getting tired of being in bed, but it's the best place in the house. My heated waterbed, large screen tv (dh and I have decided that were not getting glasses, just bigger tvs), my laptop and coloring books and perfect natural light to color in.
Shhhhhh, I had Anna pay for my new Faber Castel pencils, so dh wouldn't know the full price. I'm terrible aren't I. It will cost me in the long run - it's expensive to keep her mouth shut. I always sent her with dh because she'll spill her guts on everything he did. When we were on our fifteenth wedding anniversary down in San Antonio, one of my sisters babysat Anna and her brother, and Anna kept a list of infractions to present to me when we got back.

BBM :floorlaugh:

Anna sounds just like me younger sister. When she was little, she would tell everyone in the neighborhood our business. Couldn't shut her up.

We call her Nana (old lady/grandma). :giggle:

 

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Prayers for your sister Niner

Hope everything turns out good for her.

raying:

 

[Hatfield]

This island- going for $720,000:

"This Cay is set in one of the most beautiful areas of the Bahamas, the North Bight of Andros. Imagine a sea of turquoise waters as far as the eye can see. Views of small islands sprinkled on the horizon, faint lights of Mangrove Cay in the evening and a cool ocean breeze coupled with complete privacy provides the setting of this private island. It is surrounded by miles of bonefishing waters, and you can even fish off the island!

The island was developed with a cottage and in 1934 the owner at the time created pathways around the island that still exist today. There was also a landscaped area around the home but this is now overgrown...

The natural features of the island include 10 ft. elevations, three small beaches, traditional island vegetation and the remnants of an old stone dock. Water depths of about three ft. for many miles around are ideal for speed boat access.

This private cay is a "one-of-a-kind" island that is becoming harder and harder to find available for sale in the Bahamas."

http://www.vladi-private-islands.de...-cay-in-the-andros-islands+bahamas+caribbean/

(More pics on the website)

We better start saving our pennies because we will need a lot of them to buy an island. :floorlaugh:
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There is our final destination after the multi-state Garage Sale tour.

We pool all our money together and buy the island and then setup cottages for each one of us.

Then we setup a fishing tour business for income and have a few cottages for tourists where we overcharge them for everything. LOL
If we charge them enough then we should be able to self fund our costs to have food brought in by boat.

The only downside is the next hurricane with a bulls eye for that island.