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Thanks to this BLOG Joe TACOPINA removes ABNER LOUIMA image

Thanks to this blog Joe Tacopina removed the court image of ABNER LOUIMA that crowned his website, and A-Rod's photo - A-Rod learned his lesson the hard way and didn't listen to this blog? Karma would be Tacopina's favorite Louima image tattooed on his back and prison shower justice -- Joe loves raping rape victims in court? Tacopina bragging about DECAPITATING in he an ISIS wannabe?

Did Joe Tacopina commit a series of crimes after I was assaulted at Dr Andrew Faeglman using a sock puppet account as well as ghost writing a letter by my attacker to her NYPD fixer threatening me yet again warning me yet again to not come back and he still has yet to be one has in a pile up of crimes.

Joe Tacopina involved in witness tampering aggravated harassment including calling me a cunt. threatening me the victim of a savage attack at the MD's violent lying receptionist. Did Joe Tacopina contact my attacker and write a letter with yet another threat warning me to not come forward and she signed it to the NYPD. Internal Affairs Sgt Mary O'Donnell read me the threatening letter not to come back and file assault charges again. If that was Joe's "handiwork" did he learn it from Charles Hynes.
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.@NYPDONeill Joe Tacopina oggled me so I turned my iPhone on him asked y RAPES up underreported? Makesme confrontative Cunt NYPD protected fixing favors?
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@NYPDONeill Ask Joe Tacopina if he contacted my attacker Delita Hooks, they, Dr Fagelman NYPD Det committed more crimes= 0crimes

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Joe Tacopina knows a lot about corrupt NYPD officers, fixing, favors as well as retaliation and threatening a victim he knows a threatening a victim during an open investigation is a crime as is lying to as is lying to the police during an open investigation it's a crime so the doctors office committed crimes too if they lied or conspired to have me threatened.

Joe Tacopina I'm alleging threaten me with a sock with a sock puppet account and then ghost wrote a letter for my attacker she signed openly threatening me to her NYPD fixer which is why the corrupt detectives rush to seal that letter her crimes with their crimes.

Ray Kelly, Bratton, O'Neill, Charles Campisi, Reznick protected a pile up of times in my case including a misogynist hate crime my guess Joe Tacopina committed using a fake sock puppet account, there was a 2nd fake sock puppet account I believe it was Chad Siegel my guess, NYPD detectives and their supervisors committed crimes including acted on the misogynist hate crime after I forwarded the emails to the detective who had never met me lied about me and police reports and committed crimes along with his partners and crimes including the first cop I have reported to Internal Affairs who is his Facebook friend.

I asked the detective in the email is this witness tampering. If it was Joe Tacopina and Chad Seigel I asked him the same question and their response was to delete the accounts. I asked him the same question and their response was to delete the counts

Joe Tacopina ghost wrote a letter for my attacker which she signed to her NYPD fixers? If so it proves the NYPD and Internal Affairs are either shockingly stupid and or the most corrupt police force and or both?

Joe being sued for not paying up?

Bernie Kerik's audio proving Joe Tacopina (aka the informant lawyer) lied. KERIK PROVED TACOPINA A SUPER LIAR

Ask Joe Tacopina 2 BABY LISA SCANDALS: where is Baby Lisa and about the MD who was his expert in the NYPD Rape Cop trial is Dr Essig who handed over the original Baby Lisa to her murder Joel Steinberg with no paper work.

For more look at the bottom of the page of this despicable man who blames the victim and I question if he did witness tampering and threatened after I was attacked at Dr Fagelman's calling me a confrontative cunt. See the bottom of the page for more of a guy that crowns his website with a court drawing of Abner Louima. How could any Black athlete do business with Joe Tacopina.

2015 Joe Tacopina loses suing the NYDN and Tim Palatore but magically avoids having to face filing a frivolous lawsuit!
Anyone other than me think this guy belong in jail?

Sept 2015 looks like Joe Tacopina burns another bridge and now Joey Saputo learned what A-Rod learned joe tacopina not an asset?

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Joe Tacopina 2012

Joe Tacopina 2012 This Joe Tacky-0 Artist Statement was sent by someone Joe Tacopina might say is green with envy just jealous of him so please disregard this scathingly brilliant post that could have been written by me.  May I add I have over 3,500 searches on Joe Tacopina Wife.

2- Rape cops in jail where they belong!
0- Cases won since rape trial
1- Client who fired him for blabbing this year
2Baby Lisas, so sad

J- Jealous is what we all are
O- Ousted from NY's best lawyer list, OUCH
EEmbarrassing loss in blame the victim one legged millionaire case

T- Twenty "something" years he says he's been married to his wife
A- Ambulance chasing media whore
CCamel Toe Joe does it snap shut like a flytrap?
O- Other lawyer Westport haters accuse him of sleeping with
PPrince Casaraghi suing him for slander
I-  Interesting posts from Roma fans about mistress, prostitutes and sex toys.
N- New blog!
A- Another year of karma pie in 2013!

Note from Suzannah:

Hey Joe maybe I can be a guest star on your reality tv show when you get one!

I hear from my Italian friends your soccer team didn't do so well?

Super sad and offensive Tacopina Seigel used Dr. Essig who gave Baby Lisa to Joel Steinberg with no paper work  and Steinberg beat Baby Lisa to death and I know everyone who writes me is saddened and sends prayers for Baby Lisa hoping she is alive.  Very sad.  So far no news 2012 ends with no news for the 2nd Baby Lisa.

I was offended by Joe Tacopina's arrogance and braggidcio about getting the rape cops off but finally the NYPD rape cops and reminder NYPD rape cop Moreno had heroin in his locker are in jail.  Did Joe change his website no.    Joe the rape cops are in jail! (I made a series of Joe Tacopina parodies dressed as Joe Tacky-0 repeatedly using the words "I got the rape cop off" because we were instructed by king Tacky-0 Joe to never use the words "rape cops" again.

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2:30Joe Tacopina Super Lawyer Parody 3 Bragging ...Aug 31, 2012
4:12Joe Tacopina Super Lawyer Parody 2 $750 an ...Aug 17, 2012

Reality. I would be happy to never think of Joe Tacopina ever again but if Joe and his pals give me any reason to thanks for sending me what you have and keep sending me info but truly not interested in him anymore now that the rape cops are in jail finally and how horrifying all the NYPD rape cops caught since and how many more NYPD rape cops not caught since?

ps Joe, if you EVER give me reason -- you and your pals, I promise u haven't felt my wrath at all...
happy new year and I did not know u existed pre-rape cops -- never really registered but when you put the NYPD rape cop victim on trial you caught my attention.  Stop the Rapes here in NYC and around the world!  PBA was silent!  DSK rented penthouse!

  Sad to disappoint you but I would be happy to never think about you again but I am prepared to if need be.  I can't keep up let alone referee all the crap sent to me about you and your partners that I haven't posted.

Really flattered you were tipped off I was there and picked me to walk right up and stand next to.  Yes folks here is Joe Tacopina and me together in the flesh.
His ears turned red and we were both very angry for different reasons.  I ended up walking away.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Joe Tacopina We Are No Jealous Your Defense of NYPD Heroin Rape Cop Hateful

Joe Tacopina's NYPD Rape Heroin Cop Jail 2Morrow! Police the Police!

Joe Tacopina Chad Seigel Lawyers Heroin Rape Cop Client Jail Tomorrow!!!!

Suddenly Joe Tacopina has nothing to say!  His heroin rape cop is going to JAIL finally.
Chad Venus Fly Trap Seigel acted like Ken Moreno's Mother -- his dear heroin rape cop can't go to jail.  Well he is going tomorrow!  It took long enough!

Note Joe Tacopina and Chad Venus Fly Trap Seigel suddenly remove their names and have Joe's underling suddenly be labeled heroin rapist cop's lawyer.

Does Joe Tacopina have to fix his website where he posted bragging rights.
Sure glad he doesn't get any NYPD or PBA favors and fixing.

I just wonder if he ever did in the past but most likely not I am sure.

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  • Posted: 2:31 AM, December 19, 2012
He’s out of appeals — but he’s still trying to stay out of Rikers.
The state’s highest court has declined to hear the appeal of Kenneth Moreno, the disgraced East Village ex-cop tried in last year’s notorious “Rape Cops” case — meaning both he and his former partner are now due to turn themselves in and head to Rikers tomorrow to start serving their official-misconduct sentences.
But Moreno is planning a last-ditch stay-out-of-jail effort by going to federal court, said his lawyer, Stephen Preziosi, adding, “It’s not over.’’
Both Moreno and his ex-partner, Franklin Mata, were acquitted in May 2011 of raping a drunken young fashion executive whom they had been dispatched to help into her East 13th Street apartment.
Mata, who prosecutors said played a more minor role of lookout, has been sentenced 60 days; Moreno to a year.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Suzannah B. Troy I am grateful You see Through Joe Taoopina

I am grateful there are intelligent activists who can see right through him....On your web site, I wish there was a poll you can take that was easy on the eye that would poll  - -  a) do you feel Mr. Tacopina is one of the best criminal attorneys in NY or his he overrated, and, two, have you ever filed an ethical complaint against him or anyone in his firm? Let the people let the rest of the air out of his wind bag....The results would be most interesting and scientific ...........good work, Happy Chanukah and World Peace !

Sickening the NYPD Rape cops are still out walking the streets and Joe Tacopina and Chad Venus Fly Trap are proud of that fact.

They are going to jail.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Joe Tacopina Wiki Shut Your (Fly) Trap!

This was sent to me :   I want to post with a disclaimer and not that Joe Tacopina would say not true.  He is a rich successful "handsome" man and you all are jealous and make up lies -- not true but I want people to see some of what is sent to me re: Joe and his staff.  I don't publish it all but this is compelling.

Shut your (Venus fly) trap Joe Tacopino. I'm told that's what the prince casaraghi says in his lawsuit against you for slander.
Joe Tacopina Soccer.  Dont you mean joe tacopina sock her? Sock a rape victim with an in your face hate crime comparing her bruised genitals to a venus fly trap  have you seen the new Joe Tacopina blog?
Do you think joe Tacopina Roma fans will write fan mail on the new joe Tacopina sports oops I mean Joe Tacopina married man blog about the mistress they say he has in italy and her sex toy? There are comments on that blog from joe Tacopina wiki jealous people they say you have a hand full of women that you juggle outside your joe tacopina wife.
Could that be true joe tacopina soccer fan?They say you had a long affair with a lawyer. They dint say man or woman lawyer but they say everyone knew. I did not know.  That can't be true they just jealous if your joe Tacopina net worth I think. We know you are happily married for how long, 20 something years? People sending me jealous vicious rumors that you haven't won a case in a year and a half. Say it ain't so. Can't be all the big wins are on  the brag n barf website. Joe Tacopina eat a little kharma pie.  Joe tacopino wiki website no new wins since stupid amoral jurors let him blame the victim with the help of crooked obgyn dr. essig. Why is your reality show demo reel not ob your joe tacopina blog site?
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

crack head

I just auditioned for the role of "crack head" (is that hyphenated?) in the upcoming film "The Fighter". One scene, two lines.
The irony is, if I get the part, those two lines will probably pay more than the entire run and rehearsal of "Much Ado About Nothing".
So I'm keeping my fingers crossed and my head cracked.

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Carissa L. Schneider Jeffrey F. DeLuca

Carissa L. Schneider and Jeffrey F. DeLuca were united in marriage September 3, 2017 by Pastor Ronald Provencal at Linden Place Mansion, Bristol.

The bride is the daughter of Clifford Schneider of Atwood St., Providence and Rhonda Schneider of Warwick Ave., Warwick. She is a graduate of Pilgrim High School and the University of Rhode Island. She is employed by Wright Ford Young and Co.

The groom is the son of Frank and Elaine DeLuca of Kimberly Lane N., Cranston. He is a graduate of Cranston High School West and Bryant University. He is employed by KSJG.

Michelle Rego was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Amy Seanger, Sarah Autore and Allison Brann.

Nicholas DelSesto was best man. Groomsmen were Nicholas Giannini, AJ Favicchio and Zachary NewComer.

Though Jeff’s major was undeclared at the time, he did declare his interest in Carissa. While she was unsure and, as always, couldn’t make up her mind, she momentarily declined. It was almost the love story that never was, until a few weeks later when Carissa came to her senses and never looked back. The two received master’s degrees and became CPAs together and, even eight years alter, he is the debit to her credit. The couple resides in Costa Mesa, California

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Getting a Good Tape – The White Whale of Comedy.

All Moby Dick jokes aside (although in all fairness, there probably will be regular dick jokes) I have often found it rather difficult to get a good tape to send out to agents/managers/my grammy that is a proper representation of myself and of my act.

I find that the best sets I’ve performed have often been in situations where I’m either not taping the show. The pressure that I put on myself whenever I am taping usually results in my sounding too scripted, or nervous, or just plainly not connected to my material. It almost seems as though every time that I know that I’m taping (and that the resulting tape COULD potentially change my life forever should I get the right kind of work out of it) I am too stuck in my head and analyzing the situation rather than feeling the kind of looseness that I am able to achieve when I have a really good set. Granted, the fact that I place so much potential value on the tape itself is part of the problem. And of course, the easiest way to solve the problem would just be to make sure that I tape EVERY set that I do, but this is not always possible.

First off, not every room that I perform in has a convenient spot to set up a camera. I have numerous tapes that look as though they were shot from the Hubble telescope, to say nothing of the sound quality.

Secondly, even if I do find a good location to set up, there’s usually a hushed conversation between people in the audience (or with the wait-staff) that is nearly as distracting and un-usable as the tapes that I have where the MC or some other person in the room has decided to stand directly in front of the camera.

Most importantly however, is the choosing of material to use. Optimally, a tape that is good enough to send out is usually clean. You simply can not expect to get top notch work or potential TV exposure out of a tape that showcases all the different way’s you can drop the F-bomb in a 7 minute period. Beyond that, I have been told on numerous occasions that doing pot jokes is also frowned upon.

While I have often thought of myself as a pretty clean comic, I still find it difficult to be 100% clean on a lot of shows that I do. The notion that even doing pot jokes (not to mention harder drugs) is a serious no-no if you want to get work at private corporate gigs or on TV has recently become something of a problem for me. While I do have a number of pot references as well as a number of full blown routines in my act, most of them are rooted in personal experiences that help shape my worldview.

Most troubling to me lately is the fact that one of my favorite bits is a joke about smoking pot with my parents. Not only do I often OPEN with this material, it also serves as a bridge between a lot of other subjects that I talk about. Finding different routes to get to the cleaner material is proving to be much more difficult than I originally thought.

In all honesty, smoking pot in general hasn’t been my greatest coping mechanism.

I welcome all comments and advice…. and dick jokes.

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  1. Wendle says:

    Stop going to the well! You begin the concept for some funny material but I feel bail too quickly on it only to run back to pot jokes as if the cloud of smoke is a safety blanket.

    As far as recordings, why not just record every single show. After a while you may just forget, or not care about the recording process. Perhaps you could do a Chris Rock type patchwork were it seems an intentional cut for stylistic purposes to keep it feeling fresh, and not just a vehicle to hide a weak transition or flat follow up. A good artist borrows and a great one steals.

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Published: Fri, January 05, 2018
Science | By Cecil Little

Apple Releases Mitigations to Meltdown for iOS, macOS, and tvOS

Apple Releases Mitigations to Meltdown for iOS, macOS, and tvOS

The Meltdown and Spectre exploitation techniques abuse speculative execution to access privileged memory-including that of the kernel-from a less-privileged user process such as a malicious app running on a device.

There is now no evidence anyone has abused either of the exploits.

Processors in smartphones and computers are effectively the brains of the device, and queue up possible actions the user may execute in order for it to run as quickly as possible.

Cybersecurity researchers called for computer systems to urgently install updates a day after the release of details of the so-called Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities affecting the chips powering most modern PCs and many mobile devices.

The Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities affect computer chips from Intel, AMD and ARM. In the coming days we plan to release mitigations in Safari to help defend against Spectre.

Barkley undergoes physical in Chelsea
The midfielder will have a medical at the club on Friday and will complete the move from his boyhood club Everton in the coming days.

"However, the sheer cost and complexity of replacing so much IT infrastructure leaves big tech users with little choice but to continue with their current systems and rely on incomplete fixes being produced by their tech suppliers", the FT wrote.

Google said users of Android smartphones - more than 80 percent of the global market - were protected if they had the latest security updates.

Ben Johnson, cofounder and chief strategist for cybersecurity firm Carbon Black, said the delay in updating customers about whether Apple's devices are at risk could affect Apple's drive to get more business clients to adopt its hardware.

Meltdown was discovered by Google researcher Jann Horn, Werner Haas and Thomas Prescher of Cyberus Technology, Daniel Gruss, Moritz Lipp, Stefan Mangard and Michael Schwarz of Graz University of Technology.

Apple has already released mitigations in iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2 to help defend against Meltdown.

Marleau, Leafs win rematch with Sharks in shootout
I mean he's a big boy. "I felt like he just came across with a slash, I gave him one and he gave me one back". He handed it to Tierney, who easily converted the gift into his ninth goal of the season to tie the score.

According to the BBC, Meltdown affects laptops, desktop computers and internet servers with Intel chips.

Google said in a blog post on its security blog that it shared a new fix, called Retpoline with its partners which fixes one of the Spectre vulnerabilities (CVE-2017-5715).

That is good advice regardless of whether or not your phone has a flaw in the processor.

However, he said the pros of installing the patches outweigh the cons.

There aren't any processors available at the moment that can replace the vulnerable ones and still provide the same kind of functionality.

Ryan Shazier Has Regained Feeling In Legs
The 25-year-old Ryan Shazier underwent spinal stabilization surgery after the December 4 game in Cincinnati and has started rehab. Where Ryan grew up in Florida, it was all about football; young kids dream of playing pro. "We're taking it one day at a time".

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Saturday, December 16, 2006

The 2006 Superblessed Christian Blog Awards

A great big welcome to all of you visiting from the 2006 Superblessed Christian Blog Awards page!

For those that are not familiar, Ganns Deen, aka the Official Superblessed Blogger of Journey Inside My Mind, has just released the results of the 2006 Superblessed Christian Blog Awards:

I skipped the nominees this year because I have to mail that medicine box to Project Miracle this weekend. As I mentioned in a previous post, I would like to honor the winners of the Superblessed Christian Blog Awards 2006 by donating medicines to Typhoon Reming’s victims in Bicol in the names of the winners.

The winners of the Superblessed Christian Blog Awards 2006 are selected by sheer virtue of their having blessed me. Regardless of whether their blogs are explicitly Christian in nature or whether they ‘live the life,’ if you will, I wish to honor these phenomenal men and women of Christ, and pray their stars continue to shine brightly as they blog for Jesus. Be superblessed!
Imagine my surprise when, further down, I see this:
The Blog On! Most Superblessed Christian Blog of 2006.
Journey Inside My Mind. This year, I have seen Dan Johnson live his faith out in so many ways, it makes my head spin. When I look at him and see how his joy comes from God, despite things that would have felled lesser men, I am reminded of God’s power and greatness. No man deserves this award better than Dan Johnson, because in everything he does - as he takes us through a journey through his mind, if you will - you can see how Christ fills it up and leads him on. For being his brother in Christ, one of his prayer partners, and his friend, I am superblessed, honored, and privileged to give the Blog On! Superblessed Christian Blog Award 2006 to my friend, Dan Johnson.
How encouraging is that! Here's this young man, who lives literally 12 hours away from me, never having met me in person, saying these nice words about me! Not only that, but he's chosen to honor me and all the other award recipients with a donation to help those whose lives have been turned upside down by Typhoon Reming, which hit the Philippines a couple months ago.

I'm blown away. Here are the comments I left:
Wow. I don't know what to say. I'm blushing. What great company to be among, especially given the history of these awards.

I want to thank the Academy... oh, wait. Wrong speech.

Seriously, though. Thank YOU, Ganns Deen, for being the Official Superblessed Blogger of Journey Inside My Mind! Thank YOU for blessing MY life as well.

A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. -- Proverbs 11:25

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Going Bananas

Ah TAPER...I do not like you.
Last week I was fine,  I had no crazy thoughts, no second guessing. I was fine.
Now not so much.
Now I am nervous.
I should be sleeping more, I am not.  I lay down and I think I will not get up on time Sunday morning.  That freaks me out.  How will I get ready in the dark at that crazy hour without waking the boys?  First shuttle is at 4 am. Tomorrow I will find out what time I get.  I don't want 4 am (too early) or 5:30 am (too late).  If I get that I will take hotel shuttle and pay the extra $ (mothers day gift from me to me).  This is the earliest start I have ever had so far: 6 am.  That is early.   I have to get ready, eat, take care of business (you know..), take the shuttle.  This means getting up really before 3 am.  We are staying in a hotel WITH  the kids.  Oh Yeah.  I usually drink a little coffee before running including races.  Now not sure it will be possible to get some at that hour, I am hoping the hotel will have some in the lobby maybe.

Yesterday I ran 3 miles on the treadmill.  My legs were still stiff from my 12 miles run so I wore my new compression socks all day and that helped.
Today was rest day and I had to go to the dentist to get my permanent crown. NOT FUN.  Aouch.  They did not numb me for that, where is the love for little old me?  I am a wuss, it hurts, let's hope tomorrow is better.
Tomorrow is supposed to be my last run before my race:  3 miles on the treadmill again.
Then 2 days of rest.

I am thinking about what to eat.  I read about it.  There's the load on carbs option or the let's not load on carbs and be heavy on race day option.  I am thinking the second one is the best for me.  I am not used to having a high calorie diet.  Being bloated on race day would not be good plus I am not running a marathon, just a half.  I am drinking more because dehydration is a problem for me during races and if it is warm then it is a HUGE problem.

So taper brings one thing : too much thinking.

Moving on to another topic.
I have a type A personality.  Yep poor Bill I know, nothing I can do about it.
I plan stuff ahead of time.  I mark everything on our calendar.  I make lists.
I even used to earn a good living planning production for multiple plans for a large food company.  (Having an engineering degree can lead to jobs that are completely unrelated to what we learned during those 4 yrs of school).  So I am a pretty organized person.
Well apparently not always.
I signed up for the Long Beach Half Marathon a few weeks ago. (EMZ get to it! ).  That is October 9, 2011.  I don't know why I did not look at our calendar -where everything is written down- BEFORE I registered but I didn't.  I also forgot to write Long Beach HM on the calendar until this morning.  Well guess what we are doing on October 8, 2011?  I cannot even believe I forgot about that by the way, but we are taking the kids to go see this guy at Staples Center in LA:
Picture taken by me, from front row.

What is better then a concert in LA the night  before a Half Marathon in Long Beach?  That will be interesting.  I will have to go to the Expo in Long Beach during the day on Saturday, drive to LA to see our BFFF (best famous family friend. If you are new and don't know our Keith connection you can read here ) Keith and go back to Long Beach.  Should be fun.
What ladies? More pictures of Keith? Here you go.

Kerrie T. said...

Breathe 1-2-3. Breathe 1-2-3. Works for me. Sometimes.

Kate said...

What a cool story! Isn't it funny what kids love? Your boys have maybe taken it to an extreme, but still... :)

I'm a big believer in not missing out on things I want to do in order to do something else I want to do (which is how I ended up doing a 9.5 hour race the day after my first 21 mile run). You'll have magical memories of your boys at the concert to think on as your little sleep-deprived self runs the next day.

I'm trying hard not to overdo this whole carbo-loading thing. I mean, it would be really sad to run 26 miles and be heavier than I started this week.

Nelly said...

lol at the title of this blog. I think this is pretty much everyone's experience as they taper - not a fun time, haha Your race will go great!

Michael said...

No worries my friend! Stop stressing. YOu will get there on time you will be fine! I am sick as a dog only a few days before and I'm worried to death I'm just going to be wiped out...but we'll both get there and get it done!

A concert the night before a race - yikes - I don't think I could do it.

Julie said...

Oh yea he is sexy... uh huh...I love him. :)

Love the story about you boys too that is so great and how fun they got to meet him!

You know what I bet it will all work out and you will be so pumped from the concert you will have a great race!

Emz said...

So as part of the LB marathon I get to go see KU too, right?! ;)

I say eat as you usually would before long run day. No need to go all crazy carb.

Chris K said...

KU is so hunky.

EMZ is right. You don't need to carbo load, per se. Just start leaning toward complex carbs from now until the race.

My the morning of the race, maybe put the coffee maker in bathroom so not to wake the kids. It'll be fine. Just wake up earlier enough to all things you need to do.

Anne said...

Wow! Chris stole my trick :) I was going to mention that I'd put the coffee maker in the bathroom so as not to wake anyone. Also, as I'm sure you've already planned, pretty anything you can before bedtime and don't worry, sleep is over-rated ;) You'll do great my friend!!! Go Caroline Go!

Kovas said...

My suggestion is to have Chris bring you coffee - just phone him when you get up and by the time you'r ready, he'll be there. Ask Bill what he wants as well. It really would be Chris' pleasure.

Big Daddy Diesel said...

BREATHE!!! Taper madness sucks!!! Trust your training and enjoy the reward for all your hard work

Jess @ Blonde Ponytail said...

GOOD LUCK THIS weekend Caroline! Will be thinking of you!

I'm with the other experienced runners (I'm not one) but treat it as a long run. eat what you know and do what you know! :)

Pam said...

The dentist tried not to numb me a few months ago when I went in to have a temporary crown removed and the permanent one put on. I had to stop him midway and insist that he numb me. The temporary one was really glued on there good because it felt like he was pulling my jaw out trying to pop it off!

You're gonna rock this weekend! I can't wait to hear about it!

Colleen said...

I hope it went well!!!! :)

Ahhh - Keith Urban... he's awesome. My grandma, God love her, had the biggest crush on him! :)


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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Under the Sea...

my dear friend Joni just celebrated her birthday and I wanted to make her a special card. I came up with this. This is another digi from CC designs called Mermaid Honey. I fell in love with this one too! I tried to color her like Ariel in The Little Mermaid. I used my favorite nesties shape label sixteen for the card shape and that pretty DP is a adhesive 6 x 6 pad from Kyoko! thank you for my paper! Isn't she so cute!
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Be Blessed,

such a sweet card Joy...I'm sure she loved it!

Berenice R.

Super cute card! TFS :)

Such a pretty card, Joni will love it!! Reminds me of the little mermaid!
Jodi =)

She is so cute, Joy and I love the bit of patterned paper peeking out behind her! Wonderful card!
Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

aww very adorable card! love your coloring! have a wonderful thanksgiving!

This is adorable!

Oh Joy, this card is so cute and I know Joni was happy to receive this! I love that Nesties shape; one of my faves (for now?). Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. I'm thankful for our friendship! Hugs, Cami

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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Multiple Sclerosis, Epstein-Barr Virus, and Simple Hope

My mother is one of the smartest people you will ever meet, especially for her height. The mother has been saying for years she thought it was odd, the number of people with MS who also had glandular fever at an early age. I would look at those types of things and think, the experts must have thought of that, isn't that what they do? Apparently not the case, because I have been reading a lot of things that appear to be an epiphany for these researchers. They should have called, I would have given them the mothers number!

I asked a bunch of MS bloggers recently if any of them had mono at an early age, and most responded that they had had mono, but not until the late teen years. I had never even heard of the Epstein-Barr , in fact it sounds more like a comedy duo than a virus! A German group seems to think it is rather significant, but what does it mean to me? They are talking vaccines and cures, but I'm not going to hold my breath. It is going to make me mad if the mother turns out to be right, and nobody listened to her, including to me.

Is this one of those viruses that hangs in there, possibly for years, never quite going away, but rather giving off just a little bad mojo at a time, causing the MS symptoms? How is that for a reach? So, hear I am hoping that all of the answers, to all of my questions, sit in the hope that a strong antibiotic can kill it, and I move on! It's nice to have days with such clarity. Wouldn't that be cool if it were that easy? I know it's probably not the case, and I'm not overly confident that they will ever fix this for me. I have to admit though, it is really fun, and somewhat comforting to picture it in my mind that way.

The research into the connection between EBV and MS has been going on for quite some time. But finding 'proof' of how that connection works has been the challenge.

The current theory is that young children who are exposed to EBV are less likely to develop mono. Adolescents and young adults, when exposed to EBV and develop mono, are the folks who are more likely to develop MS. It has something to do with their very active immune systems.

Read The Kissing Disease and MS for a starting point to look into current research. (I haven't yet looked at your Germany research link. I'll have to do that.)

awb said...

Thanks Lisa, so you're saying if you had mono, it appears better to have it very young? That is interesting, something to read about!

Sorry, I must have worded that confusingly. Many folks are exposed the the virus when they are young and nothing comes of it.

Those who are exposed for the first time when they are teens are much more likely to develop mono. Some people exposed to EBV might develop lymphoma or other illnesses instead.

The Epstein-Barr virus is of the herpes family and over 90% of the worldwide population carries that virus for life.

Anonymous said...

All of these things have been around for a long time but doctors call them different names. The first doc told me you might have leukemia and after scaring the wits out of me Good old Dr. Miceli took one look and said old time glandular fever. Sometimes called mono or kissing disease. You were 8 and seemd to have no other problem except I should expect the gland to swell every time you had a cold or maybe lost a tooth so that makes me think the virus or whatever does stay with you a long time. the gland did swell whenever you were sick. I am average height.


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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

—Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Magic is not just something you do, or make. It is something the universe does with you. It is our relationship to the divine. There is nothing more magical than the presence of the sacred in one’s life. It changes everything. It is extraordinary, it is gorgeous, and it defies the limitations within which we lead our daily lives. Magic is the art of living a creative life that is graced with divine presence. It isn’t something one does to the universe; it’s what a living universe does with us once we have awakened to its divinity. It is the sacred dance we share... I thought about the last several years and my longing for love. Most people know intuitively that when you fall in love, the world is full of magic. What they don’t know is that when you discover the universe is full of magic, you fall in love with the world.

-Phyllis Curott, from Book of Shadows

  1. And when you ask the universe to help you find love, it brings you all kinds of good resources and reminders, of which this quote is one.

  2. I like this. Like LUMOS is cast inside your head.


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Friday, 24 April 2015

Stuck?! sketches part 2.

Laura Whitaker's photo.

Still on the ANZAC DAY theme, I've used this sketch from Stuck?! to create a 2nd layout using that Anzac paper.

Both photos were taken at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

And here is the double layout. Some items are common to both.

Laura said...

Beautiful job creating a two page, love those photos too! Thanks so much for linking up with Stuck?! Sketches.

Joefil said...

Awesome page! thanks for joining us at Stuck?!

Aurelie said...

Love the textured feel to this page. Thanks for playing along with us over at Stuck?! Sketches!


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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Demi Moore Lets Some of Her Famous Doll Collection Go on eBay for Charity

I'd heard once that Demi Moore had a separate house for her doll collection. Hey, if you can afford it! But it's clear she and her husband Ashton are charitable folks...check out some of her toy and doll collection she's selling on eBay for the DNA Foundation:

So far I see cabbage patch dolls and A Bug's Life figures selling for in he $20-$30-$40-$50 range, But when the auction is over, who knows how high they will get.

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Debts have hospitals seeking payment up front

Posted: Sunday, June 06, 2004

ANCHORAGE - Two Anchorage-area hospitals have launched efforts to make patients pay a portion of their bill before they receive nonemergency care, and a third hospital plans to do the same.

Hospital officials say money needs to be collected up front because thousands of Alaskans lack health insurance and struggle to pay their medical bills, driving up debts at Alaska Regional Hospital, Providence Alaska Medical Center and Valley Hospital.

Before patients at Alaska Regional Hospital have nonemergency care, including some surgeries and elective procedures, they will be asked to give their copay, or a minimum deposit if they're uninsured, said Dan Houghton, the hospital's chief financial officer.

The hospital already has been asking some patients to pay before treatment, Houghton said. Now it will expand its efforts as Alaska Regional's parent company, HCA Inc., is making prepayment a nationwide initiative at its 191 hospitals.

Valley Hospital in Palmer also is trying to get copayments before patients have nonemergency care, said Elizabeth Ripley, hospital spokeswoman. Providence Alaska Medical Center plans to add a similar billing program in the upcoming months, said Karina Jennings, Providence spokeswoman.

In some cases, such as cosmetic surgeries or other elective procedures, patients could be turned away from local hospitals if they don't pay their charges up front.

In recent years, businesses have cut health insurance benefits for employees, hospital executives said. If businesses kept the benefit, they often shifted more of the costs for premiums, deductibles and copayments to workers.

The total cost of unreimbursed care for 4,927 U.S. hospitals in 2002 was $22.3 billion, according to American Hospital Association data published in The Wall Street Journal.

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Glossed-over Juneau access road options

Posted: Friday, July 17, 2009

In all the opinions proposed on road access up Lynn Canal, there is one possibility that has been glossed over and another not even mentioned, or at least I haven't seen it.

The first is a ferry from Bridget Cove to William Henry Bay, and then a road up the west side of Lynn Canal to Haines. This road was ready to go to bid during the Hammond administration, except for one piece of private land that the state did not buy.

The other option is Red Swanson's idea of more than 20 years ago, which was to take the road to just past the Comet Mine area and have a ferry run from there to the southwest side of the Chilkat Peninsula. The ferry run would be approximately 25 miles long, much shorter than the present ferry voyage.

The upper end of Lynn Canal would be served by small ferries because we would still need service between Haines and Skagway. As for myself, I like Red Swanson's idea.

Albert Shaw

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Con: Roosevelt would be shocked by the stampede to despoil the environment

Editor's note: The writer is addressing the question, Is drilling into America's restricted oil and gas reserves the best way to achieve energy independence?

Posted: Friday, December 18, 2009

WASHINGTON - It's too bad that Theodore Roosevelt is not alive today to witness the grotesque policies of the Republican Party toward the environment and the sloganeering of GOP pin-up girl Sarah Palin in howling "Drill, baby, drill!" The conservationist and environmentalist Roosevelt would be comforted that he eventually ditched the greedy and corporatist Republican Party to run for president as the candidate of the progressive Bull Moose Party.

Once again, Republicans in Congress are attempting to open up pristine Arctic wilderness areas in Alaska, as well as Florida coastal marine areas of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico to the environmental destroyers of Big Oil and Gas.

And if Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has his way, he will compromise with Republicans like Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John McCain of Arizona on offshore drilling in order to see a carbon cap-and-trade bill passed. It appears that Kerry waffles on the environment as much as he does on U.S. military engagements overseas.

Rather than adopt a policy of steering the world's energy demands away from carbon fuels like oil and coal, the Republicans, aided and abetted by wafflers like Kerry and conservative "Blue Dog" Democrats, will erect offshore drilling platforms off our nation's most environmentally-sensitive coasts to produce perhaps enough oil to supply the United States for a half year at most.

Even if the United States drills all the remaining oil and natural gas from within its economic zone, that represents a mere 3 percent of the world's known reserves. The United States, which hoggishly drinks up a fourth of the world's oil output, would continue to rely on oil imports from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Nigeria, Russia, and its new virtual colony, Iraq.

After the oil and gas supplies are depleted, America's coastlines will look like the aftermath of an invasion by Star Trek's Borg: ravaged coastlines and marine ecosystems with seascapes marred by huge corroding metallic skeletons sitting atop dry wells.

When people are addicted they must be weaned away from the addictive substance. The American people, rather than be sated with a finite amount of oil and natural gas for a few months in exchange for environmental damage of our nation's coastlines, must be weaned away from their gas-guzzling SUVs and pickup trucks. The Environmental Protection Agency, which recently staked an impressive claim to regulate global warming gasses in the continued absence of congressional action, must get even tougher on the unholy alliance of Big Auto and Big Oil.

While small-minded propagandists harp over leaked e-mails from Britain's University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit and suggest that the e-mails - some from 10 years ago - prove a global climate change conspiracy of scientists, records from NASA and the U.S. National Climate Data Center prove that rising temperatures are contributing to global glacier retreat, the disappearance of permanent Arctic sea ice, and the rise of the world's oceans.

Prince Albert II of Monaco, who heads up a foundation designed to save our beleaguered planet, recently told a National Press Club newsmaker luncheon about personally witnessing the effects of global climate change during visits to the Arctic and Antarctic.

The prince also noted that his great-great-grandfather, Prince Albert I, who was an early proponent of ocean conservation, took a photo of a glacier in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in 1906. On a recent trip to Svalbard, Albert II said the same glacier has retreated more than 4 miles since 1906.

The supporters of unrestricted offshore oil and gas drilling want to avoid the uncomfortable, massive evidence of global environmental collapse by clinging to cheap bumper sticker slogans like "Drill, baby, drill!" It's time for the Obama administration and Congress to put politics aside and stand steadfast on environmental principle like Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose.

• Wayne Madsen is a contributing writer to the progressive Online Journal (www.onlinejournal.com). Readers may write to him c/o National Press Club, Front Desk, 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20045.

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Neighbors Digest

Posted: Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Student Symphony holds auditions, open reading session Jan. 8

Sound off on the important issues at

The Juneau Student Symphony is holding auditions until Jan. 14. Auditions are for the winter concert season for all orchestral instruments - flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, keyboard, harp, percussion, violin, viola, cello and bass.

There will be a free and open reading session for all interested and returning musicians from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 8 at Resurrection Lutheran Church, downtown at 10th Street and Glacier Avenue. Repertoire for this concert includes the New World Symphony, Mars from the Planets, Carnival of the Animals and a violin concerto.

For more information or to make an appointment to audition, contact Rick Trostel at 723-3564 or thrushhill@ak.net or visit the Student Symphony Web site at www.juneausymphony.org/studentsymphony.

Silverbow seeks art for new Back Room Gallery, opening Jan. 9

Silverbow Inn and Bakery is seeking artwork to display in its new Back Room Gallery.

Since Dec. 25, the Back Room has been under renovation. The entire facility will be closed through Jan. 1. The bakery will reopen Jan. 2.

The grand reopening of the Back Room Gallery will be Jan. 9. Movies will commence on Jan. 22.

To submit artwork, e-mail info@silverbowinn.com to request the exhibition application or call to have it faxed to you.

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Just Add Ink #318 ....Winners

It's time to announce the Just Add Ink winner!

WOW we were just delighted with all the amazing entries for our Just Add 'S' challenge last week. There were lots of popular S options including stars, stripes, sunbursts and sequins.  Thank you all for joining us. We really enjoyed seeing what you came up with. However, we had to choose just one as our top pick and this week we agreed that this stunning strawberry filled 3D card by  Bronwyn Eastley was the winner!

Here's what some of the design team had to say..

Love all the delicious looking strawberries!!

Loving all those strawberries and the amazing pop-up 'z' fold.

Such a clever creation, and those luscious strawberries look good enough to eat.

Here is your badge to wear on your blog.

Honorable Mentions for this week go to -

Michelle Lupton

Here's what some of the design team had to say..

So bright and cheery and I love the patterned acetate.

A bright and fun card. Looks fabulous on the acetate for a different look.

What a stunning, bright and fun acetate card!

Jan Clothier

Here's what some of the design team had to say..

Loving the colour combo and and the combination of the swirls and stripes.

Love the soft watercolour stripes and swirly blooms.Very pretty.

Softly atmospheric this is such a appealing combination of swirls and stripes.

Be sure to click on their names and leave them some lovely comments.

Don't forget to come back at midnight to check out our next challenge!

Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink!

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for our next challenge

  1. congrats! Love the card! So clever!

  2. Woohoo! Thanks so much and congrats to the HM's.


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Friday, May 30, 2014

First American Banned from Internet: Rev. Pinkney

“We have, as far as possible, closed every avenue by which light may enter [slaves'] minds. If we could extinguish the capacity to see the light, our work would be complete; they would then be on a level with the beasts of the field, and we should be safe.” - Henry Berry addressing Virginia House of Delegates, 1832.

The Internet is important for marketing products and services, and it is convenient for dissemination of information that politicians want released. The downside for the corporate government structure is that human rights advocates also use the Internet to air news and voice opinions that are not considered beneficial to the "status quo," which is elite white supremacy. Among other things, online activists object to wars, environmental destruction, mass incarceration, racism and class consciousness in the justice system, and the destruction of citizens' rights supposedly for increased security.

Before the Internet, freedom of press was not a widely used right. Until recently, elitists could contain certain news by simply placing a call to owners of mainstream media companies. Controlling news reports made it possible to largely control public opinion. That day is gone now that hundreds of thousands of individuals have made of themselves news reporters through video uploads, blogs, and independent news companies online. Some people use the Internet to release a single video depicting overuse of force by police, and others galvanize tens of thousands of people around a cause. Along with increased use has come increased attacks against the First Amendment rights that Americans have. In fact, an activist minister from Michigan has apparently become the first person in history to be banned from using the Internet - the Reverend Edward Pinkney.

Rev. Pinkney has not been convicted of any crime whatsoever, but a gag order was issued forbidding him from using the Internet. His wife Dorothy has not even been accused of any crime, but she is forbidden from using the Internet in their home. No person who has been convicted using the Internet for cyber stalking, child pornography, or bank fraud has ever been banned from using the Internet, but Rev. Pinkney, who is accused of election fraud, was ordered to refrain from going online for any reason.

Rev. Pinkney sponsored a recall petition against the mayor of Benton Harbor, Michigan that gathered sufficient signatures. The recall petition has been more rigorously investigated than murders of young black men whose bodies are continually found in that area. Armed police officers went door to door interviewing petitioners and asking exactly what day (as much as six months before) they signed the petition. The rigorous investigation led to criminal charges against Pinkney. When he went to the hearing connected with this matter, a gag order was instituted that completely blocks him from using the Internet, although the petition for recall of the mayor did not collect online signatures.

Rev. Pinkney's gag order was probably instituted to prevent success of his following initiatives:
1) the annual OCCUPY the PGA demonstration, protesting the sale of public lands for a golf course for elitists;
2) the boycott against Whirlpool products;
3) the protest against Benton Harbor Police Department for refusing to investigate the deaths of numerous black people, which are perceived by Rev. Pinkney and others as being unrequited racial murders; and
4) the recall of elected officials who Rev. Pinkney and others perceive as being in place to represent corporation interests rather than the people of Benton Harbor.

The democratic process allows for elections and recalls of government officials. America allegedly has a government of, by and for the People. The People decide who represents them by voting for officials they choose and recalling officials as they see fit. But as Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. discussed years ago, there is a disconnect between what actually happens in America (particularly regarding black people) and what "she said on paper." Therefore, an activist minister has become the first person to be banned from using the Internet. A number of years ago, the same man was the first minister prosecuted for reciting bible verses when a judge perceived it as a terrorist threat when Rev. Pinkney quoted Deuteronomy 28.

Attorney Robin Yeamans joined this radio host on May 29 to explain how unprecedented the ban against Rev. Pinkney's Internet use is. Listen to the two(2) tapes of radio shows at the links below, IF they let you.
Tape No. 1: We spoke with Attorney Robin Yeamans regarding Rev. Pinkney's "unprecedented gag order." Listen by computer
The call-in number for this "Real Talk w/ the No. 1 Doctors" channel is 619.393.2837.

Tape No. 2: Dr. Jean Kennedy and Mary Neal discussed the GAG ORDER against Rev. Edward Pinkney, which is apparently an unprecedented assault on free speech. Listen at The call-in number for National Network in Action (NNIA1) is (818) 572-2947.

The Internet allows working class and indigent people throughout the world to unite and promote or oppose whatever they choose in a way that was not possible before. Any languages can be translated by computer, making all humans able to speak "one language," as stated in Genesis 11:6. There is nothing so frightening to oppressive elitists as regular people having control over the flow of information and the ability to influence public opinion. As GOD said, united people who speak a common language can accomplish any goal.

And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. ~Genesis 11:6

Repeat of Paragraphs 1 and 2: “We have, as far as possible, closed every avenue by which light may enter [slaves'] minds. If we could extinguish the capacity to see the light, our work would be complete; they would then be on a level with the beasts of the field, and we should be safe.” - Henry Berry addressing Virginia House of Delegates, 1832.

The Internet is important for marketing products and services, and it is convenient for dissemination of information that politicians want released. The downside for the corporate government structure is that human rights advocates also use the Internet to air news and voice opinions that are not considered beneficial to the "status quo," which is elite white supremacy. Among other things, online activists object to wars, environmental destruction, mass incarceration, racism and class consciousness in the justice system, and the destruction of citizens' rights supposedly for increased security.

MaryLovesJustice Neal

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Challenge: Online Justice Advocacy re Recidivism

The U.S. Justice Department announced that hundreds, and possibly thousands of inmates will be eligible for prison release upon receipt and processing of their clemency applications. Prison release is a positive development, especially for inmates who were overly sentenced under the racist powder to crack cocaine law before the Fair Sentencing Act. But prison release will not resolve mass incarceration. That is partly because 67.5 percent of released prisoners recidivate within three years of their release. Two psychologists addressed the issue of recidivism on two of our radio shows recently: Dr. Earle Williams and Dr. Jean Kennedy. International human rights attorney Dr. Mustafa Ansari joined us on the May 19th show, which seems to be delayed in posting. Tapes for our shows are ordinarily available within an hour of completing the broadcasts. See the emails below:

from: MaryLovesJustice Neal
to: Earle Williams 2 <>,
 jean kennedy <>,
 "Dr. Mustafa Ansari" ~ redacted email address ~ use
 AskDOJ <>
date: Mon, May 19, 2014 at 11:07 PM
subject: Human Rights for Prisoners March Blogtalkradio Broadcasts - May 18 - 19, 2014

Many thanks to you for participating in tonight's discussions regarding recidivism. The tape for tonight's broadcast seems to be delayed. The broadcast for May 19 should be available at this link
The broadcast for Sunday, May 18, should be at this link:

There is growing opposition to mass incarceration, and many people are pleased about the recent announcements by the Justice Department about impending prison releases. Unfortunately, 67.5 percent of prisoners recidivate within three years of release. Society must begin to address reasons why that is so. The information you shared on our programs Sunday and Monday should help officials and the general populace realize how to help released prisoners reintegrate into society.

Below are my ten(10) suggestions to reduce recidivism:
1) Over half of America's inmates are mentally ill people who should have been treated in their communities or hospitalized and never imprisoned in the first place. Upon prison release, all inmates who were treated for mental illness behind bars should be released under AOT programs, which provide subsistence assistance (food and housing) and mandate continuous psychiatric treatment, i.e., Laura's Law and Kendra's Law. Mentally ill people in AOT programs experience over 85 percent fewer incidents of homelessness, arrests, hospitalization, and imprisonment - a tremendous success rate for the participants and for their communities, which were made safer by treating rather than punishing people with serious mental illnesses (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe PTSD, and others).

2) All correctional facilities should focus on rehabilitation services, including skills training and opportunities to achieve high school diplomas and college degrees. Correctional facilities should be given incentives according the number of inmates who become certified in a skill and/or are awarded diplomas and degrees.

3) The Bureau of Prisons should make every attempt to keep prisoners in the area where they lived before incarceration. Studies indicate that released prisoners have a higher rate of success if they maintain close ties with their family and friends while incarcerated. Moving prisoners out of state should be avoided, as it prevents visits.

4) Companies and government entities that use prison laborers should be mandated to hire a percentage of the released prisoners who worked for them behind bars.

5) Released prison workers should qualify for unemployment benefits.

6) Psychological therapy should be offered to all released prisoners to help them recover from PTSD, which Dr. Williams said they are likely to experience.

7) Job applications should not ask about people's criminal backgrounds.

8) Criminal background information should be expunged, except perhaps for repeat sex offenders and violent criminals.

9) Voting rights should be restored.

10) Ex-offenders should qualify for all entitlement programs (subsistence) and college assistance at the same rate as anyone else within their financial status. They should not be relegated to a permanent underclass.

Again, many thanks for sharing your professional opinions with the audience of "Human Rights for Prisoners March" radio shows at Blogtalkradio. Thank you, Dr. Williams, for giving information regarding books and publications you have authored. We wish you much success on your upcoming documentary. All of you are encouraged to share the links to the broadcasts, which are in the first paragraph of this email. You have an open invitation to join any discussions on other radio shows produced by National Network in Action (NNIA1) and Human Rights Demand. See the schedule of shows, including times and phone numbers to connect, at the two(2) links below:
"Human Rights Demand - Blogtalkradio Schedule"
"New Human Rights Blogtalkradio Broadcasts"

Response from Blogtalkradio about the tape to our May 19 show experiencing delay in posting for public access:

Re: Human Rights for Prisoners March Blogtalkradio Broadcasts - May 18 - 19, 2014

BlogTalkRadio  |  May 20, 2014 02:09AM EDT
Thank you for submitting your request. We have received your request and are working on responding to you as soon as possible. If you have any additional information to add to this case, please reply to this email.

Thanks in advance for your patience and support.
This message was sent to in reference to Case #159578.
I will update this article when our May 19th tape is made available for your access. It is challenging for me to publish articles and radio shows about prisoners' rights, opposition to mass incarceration, and anti-death penalty news. Earlier today, I was locked out of my Google account temporarily by stalkers who were presumably hired to interfere with my online advocacy for human rights. Thanks for hearing and sharing the Blogtalkradio broadcasts about recidivism. If you have trouble accessing the information at the links on this webpage, please notify me by email or by commenting below.

Psychologists Explain High Recidivism Rate

Repeat of Paragraph 1 in this article:
We congratulate the U.S. Justice Department on its announcement that hundreds, and possibly thousands of inmates will be eligible for prison release upon receipt and processing of their clemency applications. Prison release is a positive development, especially for inmates who were overly sentenced under the racist powder to crack cocaine law before the Fair Sentencing Act. But prison release will not resolve mass incarceration. That is partly because 67.5 percent of released prisoners recidivate within 3 years of their release. Two psychologists and one international human rights attorney addressed the issue of recidivism on two radio shows recently. One of the Blogtalkradio broadcasts seems to be delayed in posting. See the emails below:

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Cyber War v. James Causner and Campaign4Justice

~ James Causner, of Campaign4Justice ~

#NSA, #CoIntelPro, and/or other #Stalkers, please stop attacking James Causner's emails at I am glad you stole the email I sent to him even as he was reading it to me to ensure that he received ALL of it. I know how stalkers steal data and links from emails; therefore, when emails are important, I usually speak to the addressee to ensure that they received my emails intact. Causner's affidavit about this particular theft will join others regarding your covert activities: taking over my telephones, disrupting my radio broadcasts, removing or preventing emails (incoming and outgoing), etc. The affidavits will be filed with my complaint to the International Court regarding my handicapped brother's secret arrest and murder, refusal of records and accountability, and my years of stalking and censorship to prevent disclosure about the murder and suppress activism for other prisoners in America.

The stolen email pertained to the #Campaign4Justice website at and the data I requested for him to include on the website. I noticed the surveillance team had redirected one of the links on his website. The link for Rev. Pinkney under the tab "History and Human Rights" then under "Current Struggles" actually opens a "Stolen Lives" page. Rev. Pinkney is an activist minister in Benton Harbor, Michigan who is currently under house arrest and a gag order to prevent wide disclosure about the racist corporate takeover of government in that area. Please STOP redirecting links on James Cosner's website. The U.S. Congress did not pass #SOPA. Neither I nor anyone I correspond with are terrorists, so nobody has any right to conduct #cyberwar against us under NDAA, explained in "Lawfare: Offensive Cyberspace Operations, the NDAA, and the Title 10-Title 50 Debate," by Robert Chesney at

The only terrorists I know about are positioned in houses around mine to facilitate burglaries on my home, follow me when I leave, and have better access to interrupting my telephone and Internet connections. I also met one in 2010 who substituted himself for a computer technician I called to clean your viruses off my computer. In August 2012, burglars actually stole my original court files for two lawsuits against The (Johnnie) Cochran Firm along with hard copy evidence that Georgia courts prevented from going before a jury by dismissing the lawsuits based on perjury: In Georgia Superior Court, the Cochran Firm falsely claimed it has no law offices whatsoever in the State of Georgia. In federal court, the unethical lawyers claimed having no law offices whatsoever in the City of Memphis, Tennessee. In 2013, another terrorist came to my home under the false pretense of having been sent by my mother's home health care company. There have been other incidents. Google "Cochran Firm Fraud."

I also requested in my email to James Causner, which you people stole, that he would include a link to the "Wrongful Death of Larry Neal" website at and include the photo of Larry, which I attached to the email. Larry is the mentally, physically disabled man who was murdered under secret arrest, a murder for which the government refuses to acknowledge responsibility and refuses to release records. Censorship to hide that government murder is ten years long. It led to The Cochran Firm fraud, which is a conspiracy of JFK proportions.

I hereby ask everyone who has emailed James Causner at to assume that NSA, CoIntelPro, and/or other stalkers may have stolen your emails. Please send them again. James changed his password, and he should be able to access his emails now. James had left Gmail open on his computer, which uses Windows as an operating system, and stalkers had their way with his email account. You can also email Causner at Request that links to your human rights campaigns for justice be added to those already featured at the Campaign4Justice website.

James uses Windows. Windows and Microsoft are associated with #BillGates, and I explained to James that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a prison investor. Therefore, Windows seems to be a bad choice for prisoner activists to use. I experienced nothing but trouble while using computers running Windows, perhaps because freeing innocent prisoners and decriminalizing mental illness would be financially inconvenient for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Advocates for justice reform should check other Internet companies for prison investors, including those that run social networks or produce anti-virus software.

James has launched a HUNGER STRIKE for #humanrights, demanding the release of certain political prisoners, prosecution of certain murderous police officers, and an immediate end to deportations of #immigrants. You stalkers should be ashamed of yourselves for censoring this man, who is risking his life for the sake of #justice. Former U.S. Government employee #EdwardSnowden said stalkers make plenty of money, but "what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?" Repent and be saved, NSA, CoIntelPro, and/or other stalkers. James Causner affirmed:

I vow to the Creator, my Ancestors, and to the people that I will go until death, except if the following demands are met by the US government who has the complete power to do so!

1st: Free Leonard Peltier, Move 9/8, Mumia Abu Jamal, Ramsey Muniz, and Rocky Boice immediately!

2nd: Fire immediately and file 1st degree murder charges against the following officers: Gregory Sur and company for killing Mark Garcia, retry Johannes Mehserly for killing Oscar Grant, John Moody for killing Ernest Duenez, Miguel Masso for killing Allen Blueford, Steve Gilley for killing Michael Nida, Manuel Ramos for killing Kelly Thomas, Richard Hastings, Mikeal Ali, and Mathew Lopez for killing Kenneth Harding Jr., Dan Hurtado, Ray Drabek, and Mike Brannigan for killing Martin Angel Hernandez, John Nesbitt, Gregory Dunn, and Erick Azarvand for killing James Rivera, Dominique Perez and Keith Sandy for killing James Boyed, Eric Gelhaus for killing Andy Lopez, and Marcy Norega for killing Everado Toress!

3rd: Stop Deportations and Detainments of Immigrants!

James Causner is adamant about his hunger strike, although we tried to discourage him. We decided to therefore support his justice quest to ensure that he does not make this sacrifice in vain. Listen to James Causner and/or other representatives from Campaign4Justice every Saturday at 3pm EST on HUMAN RIGHTS DEMAND channel at Blogtalkradio. The call-in number is (347)857-3293. Previous broadcasts are available for listening at the links below:

May 3, 2014 broadcast by Causner:

May 10, 2014 broadcast by Campaign4Justice:

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Facebook Stalkers Burned My Books

Like most members, I selected books and movies to appear on my Facebook page, but stalkers removed mine. I don't know exactly when my Facebook page was robbed like my home was burglarized to remove original copies of my lawsuits against The Cochran Firm and hard copy evidence, but I suppose these are books and films "they" plan to burn some day:

ANIMAL FARM, by George Orwell
When the animals take over the farm, they think it is the start of a better life. Their dream is of a world where all animals are equal and all property is shared. But soon the pigs take control, and one of them, Napoleon, becomes the leader of all the animals. One by one the principles of the revolution are abandoned until the animals have even less freedom than before. - Anonymous

Robert Fulghum published a simple credo that became a phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller. The book shows that the most basic aspects of life bear its most important opportunities. By applying the precepts we learned as little children, we could resolve most of the world's problems, such as respecting others, cleaning up after ourselves [instead of covering-up], and uniting [for justice].

Whether or not readers are religious, biblical truths are instructive for mankind. The Bible has profound but simple instructions to love our neighbors; care for the elderly, the disabled, and children; respect people's human rights; avoid conflicts as much as possible, but resist evil and insist on justice; and many other valuable lessons for life in the 21st century and throughout time. I prefer the King James version, because many scriptures were change (watered down) in later versions. For instance, see how Proverbs 31:8 was translated in various bible versions to replace the word "destruction" so that Christians won't understand our duty to oppose executions:

THE NEW JIM CROW, by Michelle Alexander
An attorney argues that the war on drugs and policies that deny felons equal access to employment, housing, education and public benefits create a permanent undercaste based largely on race. Michelle Alexander believes many of the gains of the civil rights movement have been undermined by the mass incarceration of black people in America.

FAHRENHEIT 451, by Ray Bradbury
A dystopian novel published in 1953, the book presents a future American society where books are outlawed and "firemen" burn any books that are found. The title refers to the temperature that Bradbury understood to be the kindling point of paper. The novel focuses on the historical role of book burning in suppressing dissenting ideas. In a 1956 radio interview, Bradbury stated that he wrote Fahrenheit 451 because of his concerns at the time (during the McCarthy era) the threat of book burning in the United States (Wikipedia). As America's most censored person, I recognize Internet censorship as being the modern equivalent to Nazi book burning.

The book contains the writings from the Dutch language diary kept by a girl while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The family was apprehended in 1944 and Anne Frank died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The diary was retrieved by Miep Gies, who gave it to Anne's father, Otto Frank, the family's only known survivor.

Although I am a middle aged black woman in Georgia, USA, I lived like Anne Frank did during a period of self-imposed house arrest after the government and/or other oppressors began to follow me. I was denied assistance by local police and all other government agencies regarding harassment and terrorism (online and in person). This happened because of government oppression and a secret murder that is denied justice - the "Wrongful Death of Larry Neal" (see link below). Like Anne, I am in this position because I am a minority in America and my justice quest is therefore considered "immaterial" (USDC Judge Timothy Batten). I found refuge in writing during the 1.5 years while I remained home, only venturing out of my house if I had something to do that nobody could do for me, like appointments with doctors or dentists. Because I used the Internet for writing, I experienced cyber terror and censorship that continues today. Much of it is recorded in my Justice Gagged blog, and some videos capturing censorship are at my Youtube channel (see the data at the links below). I plan to make more of my censorship videos available with the purchase of my books, "Cochran Firm Fraud," "Extreme Punishments - SHU and DP," and "21st Century Slave Songs."

Anne Frank did not live to meet people who became her friends through her writing like I do. I appreciate and greatly value you, online friends! Anne's diary has been published in more than 60 different languages, and her oppression by Nazis is as well known as I hope my own oppression by Nazis might be one day.

The movies I enjoyed will be listed in this blog later. I am hungry right now and must eat some of my leftovers from Mother's Day dinner! Stay tuned for my movie list. I believe you might enjoy them, too.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Stalkers Cherry Pick Koffietime Tweets that Post Publicly

MY TWEETS ARE BACK. It must have been the stalkers. I will leave this blog up in case they disappear again. My Koffietime tweets show a striking similarity to The Cochran Firm frauds: first you see them, then you don't. If people do not want me to use Internet services for human rights work, they should try justice. That works.

WHAT THE HELL HAS HAPPENED TO TWITTER? These people are apparently cherry picking the tweets that can show on my profile view! I have not used Twitter since Easter until today, May 6. I was greeted with offers to reformat my Twitter page, which I did not elect to do. I found that I was following four fewer people than I should have, but that is not new. I posted the tweets below, then went to my Profile View (at "me") to ensure that all my tweets posted. Many of them were not in view - very important news that my followers need to know about. I was absolutely livid!

I had to go to "Old Tweets: Koffietime (Mary Neal)" at Tweet Tunnel to see my tweets about:
1) The homeless people in Fresno who are being robbed by the government.
2) Requests to government officials to be more responsible about entertainers they use for government-sponsored and campaigning events: "Pushing Black Youths to the Drug Culture"
3) The USDOJ plans to examine racism in the very criminal justice system
4) Our prayers for (a) Mayor Swearingin, Fresno; (b) Prosecutor Angela Corey, FL, and (c) Gov. Mary Fallin, Oklahoma, who are (a) targeting homeless people for prosecution, (b) overly prosecuting Marissa Alexander and other blacks in Florida, and (c) torturing and murdering death row inmates with mystery drugs.  We pray for U.S. elected and appointed officials every Sunday at 9pm ET on Blogtalkradio show "MaryLovesJustice Prayer Meeting," because the Bible instructs us to pray for those in authority over us.

I had other important news to share, but I am too exasperated right now. Internet censorship is the American equivalent of Nazi book burning. Twitter censorship is specifically against African Americans. "Business Insider" reports that blacks are more likely to use Twitter than other social networks. Excerpt: "New data confirms that Twitter's population is disproportionately black. According to Edison Research's annual report on Twitter, black people represent 25% of Twitter users, roughly twice their share of the population in general." Read more:

See my REAL tweets posted May 6 below, and compare them with the ones handpicked by CoIntelPro that are allowed to show on my Profile View at . Slavery continues in the USA. Black people are NOT allowed to use free speech and freedom of press RIGHTS. The white-owned media companies and government are determined to control what information gets released to the world through the Internet. With this development, Twitter is worse than Facebook.

Google should not be rash about demoting Google+. Google is a free speech hero that African Americans and others whose news is censored online will need more than ever before as time winds down. TechCrunch reports, "Today, Google’s Vic Gundotra announced that he would be leaving the company after eight years. The first obvious question is where this leaves Google+, Gundotra’s baby and primary project for the past several of those years. What we’re hearing from multiple sources is that Google+ will no longer be considered a product, but a platform — essentially ending its competition with other social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

Google+ certainly can compete with Twitter and Facebook and WIN if my censorship today is an indication of what other members are experiencing - unless the missing tweets on my Profile view were snatched by CoIntelPro (NSA) instead of cherry picked by Twitter, itself. See my tweets from May 6 below. Censorship is infuriating, and it hurts my feelings. I do not curse online or show sexually explicit material, and I usually TRY to post news from major news sources rather than perceived "less reliable" media, IF the mainstream media carries the stories. Sometimes they don't (Google "Wrongful Death of Larry Neal," for an example). By the way, human rights advocates should NOT cite USA Today news and drive people to that site. While other media companies referred to the victim of Oklahoma's botched execution by name, USA Today referred to him as "the killer." We have enough work to do without having to contend with pro-execution media companies.

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@twitter We're fixing to have a HUGE fall-out if all my tweets don't show on my profile view. The women in politics I discussed need prayer!
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@TheJusticeDept Never thought I'd brag on you ppl. "Holder: DOJ To Examine Racial Bias In Criminal Justice System" J
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HUMAN RIGHTS DEMAND hosts James Cosner Saturdays, 3pmET for as long as he is able. (347)857-3293 JC #Hungerstrike
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Dr. George McKenna for LAUSD School Board 2014, an educator who does the "impossible" Movie
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This could make us believe in Change again! @WhiteHouse Orders Policy Review on Executions JC @BBCWorld @PFADP@ncadp
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@MayorSwearengin @GovMaryFallin @Angela_CoreyWe prayed for U Sunday Please repent from sin.
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@RT_com @PressTV @OccupyFresno @Ntl_Homeless@AP @O_Magazine FRESNO HOMELESS ROBBED BY GOV'T … @CAGOPINSENSITIVE!
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1hMary Neal @koffietime
@MayorSwearengin Shameful Government Robbery of #Homeless Men in Fresno, CA - VIDEO J @Delaproser @ACLU@DailyGodtube
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1hMary Neal @koffietime
I love America more than any other country in this world ... for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually ~J. Baldwin
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1hMary Neal @koffietime
Hello @twitter. I've been away a few wks and see CoIntelPro removed 4 ppl from my "following" list. Wonder who they'll use to replace 'em.
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1hMary Neal @koffietime
Support Pinkney: House Arrest and Gagged Mayoral recall petition leads to prosecution for organizer @Delaproser @ACLU
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1hMary Neal @koffietime
@cxs Be responsible abt entertainers re campaigning and #government events "PUSHING BLACK YOUTHS TO THE DRUG CULTURE"
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@ChristianRep Jesus! He did it all for me. Yes, if only ONE was lost with no hope, He would have died for just one. J

Friday, May 2, 2014

Support Pinkney: House Arrest and Gagged

Breaking News!

Civil rights fighter and UFAA friend Rev. Edward Pinkney of Benton Harbor, MI has been arrested and charged with election law violations.  He’s under house arrest and tethered.  Cannot leave his house for ANY reason.

He could face another 5 years as a political prisoner for his valiant efforts to recall Benton Harbor mayor and corporate stooge James Hightower. Pinkney is a true leader for working and poor people, embroiled in a critical moment for the defense of American democracy. Please visit and contribute what you can to Rev. Pinkney’s legal defense.  He would like 1,000 people to call the courthouse, ask for Michael Sepic, chief prosecutor. Free Pinkney!

Rev. Pinkney is facing election fraud charges less than two weeks before the recall election for the mayor of Benton Harbor.

The sheriff went out to intimidate and harass the people.  In one hand they had the original signed petition, in the other hand a computer copy of the recall petition with a whited out first digit.  They asked the resident which day they signed the recall petition with 2 different dates in their hand, confusing the person, and trying to force the person to say they did not sign the petition on the original date.  Also, they claimed that 4 people signed 2 different petitions twice.  The law is clear on that.  A person who knowingly signed a recall petition more than once, or signed a name other than his own, is violating the provisions of Michigan election law. Pinkney never allowed anyone to sign the petition twice.  This is another attempt to silence Pinkney. He can no longer use his computer.  He’s under house arrest 24/7.  He cannot leave his house for any reason.  They are trying to silence him completely.  Please spread the word.

Get on Twitter and Facebook, call in to radio shows, write letters to newspapers, call your representatives, and don’t let corporate welfare queens and their hired thugs back down the citizens of Benton Harbor!We want jobs, not dictators! And we demand our rights to freedom of speech, assembly and political representation!

”Benton Harbor reminds me of Mississippi in the late 1950′s and early 1960′s. I have never been one to rave about how much progress my generation has made, but I had hoped to see an end to these horrors in my lifetime.  All citizens have the civil right to recall an elected official or initiate a referendum by way of petition.  This is our only outlet.” – Rev. Edward Pinkney, 4/20/14

Let the world know about the activist minister who was arrested for obeying Proverbs 31:8-9: "Speak for the poor and needy and all who are appointed for destruction."
Tag your Internet posts #SupportPinkney

Rev. Edward Pinkney, 1940 Union St., Benton Harbor, MI 49022

Do not allow a corporate takeover of government in Benton Harbor, Michigan while the main voice against it has been silenced through criminal prosecution on false charges, house arrest and gag order. Protest this injustice through phone calls, letters and emails to authorities, and help Rev. Pinkney raise his legal fees.

It is little wonder why Rev. Pinkney faces this ordeal right before the "May 24, Occupy the PGA event" to protest the sales of public lands to corporations and corruption in the police department, which was announced at this webpage

I speak for Rev. Pinkney, because he helped me to have a voice to expose racism, class consciousness, and health discrimination in the justice system while most other people do not, including black media companies and ministers. He understands that censorship is the ordinary course to silence truth-tellers among oppressed people. His online radio shows give a voice to the voiceless of all races. Now Rev. Pinkney is himself censored again, and he faces incarceration for standing up for oppressed people. It is our duty to object to this injustice and support Rev. Pinkney's legal fight.

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. ~James A. Baldwin

MaryLovesJustice Neal


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Sunday, May 24, 2009

Memorial Day

This weekend is a great time to remember our veterans. My grandfather is almost 94 and fought in WWII. My great uncle passed away this year, like my grandfather he was also a WWII vet and stormed the beach at Normandy BEFORE Private Ryan's U boat arrived. Only a few men from my uncles original group survived landing on the beach, he was an amazing man with a witty sense of humor and an eye for "chicks".
To celebrate Memorial Day, I have having a sale in my ETSY shop. Free earrings with any $20 purchase now through midnight Monday. Stop by and visit
I hope you and your family have a wonderful Memorial Day!


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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Service Oriented To A Fault

I've come to the conclusion, that the Indian people - at least those in the Bangalore Service Industry - are Service Oriented to a fault.  This is better than not customer centric at all, or surly, or lackadaisical, as one finds so often in the US service industry, but the Bangalorians go so far to the other extreme, that they tangle themselves up in their efforts.  Let me explain:

At dinner last night, I perused the wine list, and found French, California, and Italian bottles at unacceptably high prices (100s of dollars), and local Indian wines at  a reasonable (20 to 50 dollar) range.  I asked to be able to taste a Grover Vineyard's Syrah Cab blend, which they offered both by the glass and by the bottle, and if I liked it, I'd buy a whole bottle. The waiter was delighted, and ran to get the manager.  The manager poured me 2 centimeters of wine to taste, and it was good.  Not awesome, but drinkable. Better than a nasty Australian Yellowtail.  I ordered my food, and awaited the bottle.  30 minutes later, no food or bottle arrived.   I got antsy around the 20 minute mark, as I was eating alone.  I summoned the waiter.

He explained that they were out of the bottle I ordered in the restaurant and they were  checking with other restaurants to see if they had any, and summoning the hotel owner to unlock the wine storage cave so they could look for more.  They were bending over backwards to get me the PRECISE wine I'd ordered, when I was not all that enthusiastic about the wine.  I told both the waiter and the manager that I'd take a glass, and there was no need to scour Bangalore for a bottle of the same vintage.  They tried to assure me that they'd locate another bottle in the next 10 or 20 minutes.  I told them I'd been tortured enough with a small taste and a long wait, and please bring a glass and the kabobs I'd ordered, and that I didn't want to wait another 10 or 20 or 30 minutes.  Crest fallen, the manager agreed.  As I finished my meal, he showed me the bottle that they'd turned over every rock to find, and I assured him I would be here all week, and I'll take the bottle tomorrow or the next day, and thanked him for his efforts.

That was not an anomaly.

This morning at breakfast, I spied bottles of cucumber juice. Cucumber juice? I'd never tried it.  I took a bottle with 2 micro mini bananas, and as I sat down, a waiter rushed over to open and pour the green juice into my glass.  I told him I could handle it, and he poured it anyways, filling my 6 ounce glass, and taking the rest of the bottle to the waiter's station so he could return later and pour more.  Not necessary, as the taste was not agreeable, and I left 4 ounces unconsumed.

I requested another cup of tea. "Right away sir!" another waiter leapt into action.   I told him "no sugar, no cream, just black please".  All I needed was a cup of tea.  10 minutes later, a well frothed, cup of tea arrived creamy covered.  It appeared to have cream in it.  the waiter had prepared it at the espresso machine, frothing the tea, under the assumption that is what I wanted.   I didn't.  I wanted just what I said, "no sugar, no cream, just black please."

I have to remember this week to be very very specific in any request, knowing that the person to whom I inquire is going to bend over backwards, go bonkers, to exceed my expectations.  I recalled this when I worked with my local co-workers to arrange my 1:30am airport pick up.  I SPECIFICALLY told them "please, just arrange a car, you don't need to come to the airport at 1:30am, no flowers needed, no welcoming committee, just a hotel car with a guy holding a sign with my name on it is fine."   ...since in 2009 when I arrived, that unexpected over-the-top welcoming occurred with the previous colleagues who have moved on to other jobs.  When I met with my colleague on  Sunday at lunch, he told me directly, "Joe, I really wanted to come to the airport to pick you up and welcome you, but you asked us not so, so I respected your wishes".

I think it is better to concentrate on quality, and substance, work on what matters, than to expend SO MUCH effort on window dressing, on appearances, overly polite nuances and demonstrations, fluff that doesn't matter to a pragmatic non-politician like myself.  Maybe it's a residual effect of being a former British colony?  I don't know...

It's going to be a longggggg week.

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Friday, February 24, 2012 | By: Debbie

Friday Feb. 24, 2012 - One day at a time..

Well I am doing okay so far, but I am only in day two of my starting over again program.  I have gotten some good comments though and I appreciate all the support.  I am trying a new site call that was recommend to me by Debbie over at The Path Traveled.  I think I am going to like it very much, especially if I can get it to work on my phone.

I did really well with my eating yesterday and portion control seems to be the way I am going to go for now.  I have started my walking back and doing other things that I had gotten lazy about.  I have a bad habit of laying back down in the mornings after hubby leaves for a few minutes and it seems to make me lazier.  So this morning I stayed up and cleaned my kitchen.  I seem to have more energy this morning so that is the game plan from now on.  I hope to get my house in some kind of order this weekend and get some shopping done.

Oh yea and besides portion control I am going to try and stay around 1500 calories a day more or less.  I am going to give this at least a couple of months to see if it works and I hope it does.  I dusted off the old treadmill yesterday and got it where I can use it again.   I am going to do a 5k at the end of March so I have a lot of walking to do between now and then.  I figured it would give me something to work toward and maybe if I have a goal I will stick with the walking again.

Lunch today is homemade lasagna at work, but I am going to do portion control and have a lot of salad and a small piece of lasagna.  I learned a trick with my salad dressing to make it go further also.  I take low calorie dressing about 2 tbs and mix red wine vinager with it.  It is good and it goes further on my salad.

Well I will will not get to post this weekend so have a great weekend and stay healthy.

Momma Hunt said...

I am so glad to see you back. I know its hard I am going to be posting about that later today! It is not about how many times you get knocked down it is how many times you get back up and as long as the getting up outnumbers the knocking down you are doing good!

The Path Traveled said...

Yea! Be sure and say hello in the journal room so everyone can support you...thats when your ready.
I'm so happy your going to try them. They saved my life! I am Bah1955 on there. Thats me talking about the slumber party. Its pretend. We have a lot of fun on there.
Anyway, Yea, I know you will like it. I am a WW lifer and I always gained back when stop going and this program cahnged me. Oh, Im Betty, but thats ok you called me Debbie. lol

Princess Dieter said...

Good for you to be back at it!

1500 calories is an excellent level. You can get enough protein to help spare muscle, lots of fruits and veggies. Stay hydrated, and 1500 calories will serve you well for nicely paced fat burn(not too fast for hunger, not to slow to overly frustrate you).

Hope you enjoy your journey this time and learn lots and get to your desired place. :D

Enz said...

Have a lovely weekend....looking forward to hearing from you on Monday!

E. Jane said...

Hi Debbie,

I just found this blog, and I am now following you. Hang in there. I like your 1500 plan, and also portion control can work if we make sure we're working it. Have a great weekend!

mensa said...

Hi Debbie,

Welcome back. I've started over again and realized blogging really helps. It keeps the message out in front of me of what I really want. Have you switched your WW days over to something else or trying both? Thanks so much for your idea on the salad dressing, never would have thought of that.