01.31.09

Is Obama Setting US Up to Fail?

Posted in News & PSA's, Rants at 6:04 am by Donna

I have to wonder about this guy who swaggered into office the way Barack did, with all of his questionable affiliations and background, not to mention his wife’s, if he possibly isn’t setting us up to fail!

Could his insistence to have his Blackberry regardless of security concerns be a tool?  A tool, I might add, that the tax payer paid extra for so that the Blackberry the Prez insists on having could be secure!

Could this ridiculous stimulus package just be the first in many efforts to crumble the country?  Hit us through the purse-strings?

Nah!  Barack Obama has taken steps to assure his success by moving swiftly.  Here is the newest of many examples…

“The Obama administration has asked the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff to cut the Pentagon’s budget request for the fiscal year 2010 by more than 10 percent — about $55 billion — a senior U.S. defense official tells FOX News.”  Read more

Cutting the military budget at a time when our Men and Women are overseas fighting to keep the terrorists from coming through our backdoor and need more supplies, meanwhile the Prez seems to be opening up the front door for them!

Yes, Barack!  The war on terror is over.

And we thought Bush’s ratings were low!!  Just wait!!

And please don’t tell me that it can’t happen!  We have been terrorized on our soil although we swore we couldn’t be!  Remember 9/11?  Remember Timothy McVeigh?

I don’t like to be critical nor do I like clumping people together but it seems to me that there is a large amount of people who fell for the “as seen on TV” sales ploy…again!

I’m the biggest wearer of rose-colored glasses and I’m proud to say that my family is colorblind when it comes to people!  And, I am intelligent enough to know that no one can make this picture rosier just by saying that it is so!

I’m not saying that I’d like to see Palin in the White House, as my opinion of her has changed because I keep an open mind, but when it comes to a choice of the lesser of two evils, as many people see voting as such, McCain would have at least been the safe choice!  Even Hillary would have been a better choice!  What was wrong with Hillary?  <yikes>

At this time of our lives, we could use a little bit of safety, even if it is a façade!  It’s better than this!

I live in a military town and my husband and I were married on the 4th of July!  You could say that we’re a little bit proud of our country, to understate things…and although I really try to stay away from politics in general, I feel that I’m being swept in!  I don’t want to be but I’d rather know that I’m going to be punched rather than be sucker-punched…I guess…

Obama’s Inaguration…$150M give or take
The smirk on Pelosi’s face when she’s standing behind him…Priceless!

Okay, I’ll move on to better topics.  This subject is frustrating!  <Now I know how all of the Bush haters felt!>
Maybe, just maybe, I am wrong and I’ll learn to love him.
Who knows…


01.29.09

Rest In Peace Billy Powell

Posted in Entertainment at 5:24 am by Donna

Billy Powell of Lynyrd Skynyrd passed away on Wednesday, January 28th.  He was 56 years old.

According to the AP:

Powell called 911 in this Jacksonville suburb saying he was having trouble breathing. Rescue crews performed CPR, but he was pronounced dead about an hour later, Orange Park Police Lt. Mark Cornett said.

Powell, who had a history of heart problems, missed a Tuesday appointment with his doctor for a cardiac evaluation, and a heart attack is suspected as the cause of death.

Read more here

He will be truly missed.

01.28.09

InHerThoughts’ Thoughts on the New Prez

Posted in News & PSA's at 5:00 am by Donna

He is hip, he is cool, he is controversial and full of drama and basically got a job because of a false sense of entitlement that many of our peers share.  His family is beautiful and his wife is as controversial as he.  Despite all of this, he will get the same lack of support respect from me that the last man who tried to appease the unappeasable received from people who felt like I feel now.  Every dog has his day! <unless you are my dogs in which case every day is great!>

I could go on…  I have typed several blahg articles over the last week about how I feel about the many other irks that I have with this administration. I have always removed them in order to be non-controversial but although I hope the man succeeds, I’m betting that his popularity drops quickly.  I hope not.  I hope that my fellow American’s are not too broken-hearted when they realize, yet again, that a wolf in sheep’s clothing is hard to spot and although we swear that we won’t be fooled again….

I will say this before I move on and let more seasoned bloggers tackle the whole political scene.  I was absolutely appalled that Obama was introduced as the nations first African-American President on Inauguration day!  This was an election based on character, not on race, right?  Right? From now on, I think that everyone’s race should precede their name!  Just for fairness’ sake!  If we’re going to be racist, let us at least be fair about it!

In closing this topic on my blog to the best of my ability, I will say this.  Although I didn’t vote for Barack Obama based on character and not on skin color <as we are all just different shades of tan>
I will pray for him and his family every single day!  They are human-beings and my beliefs are deep.  I want him to succeed!  I want to be proven wrong and I want the guy to give it his very best!  That’s all that we can ask for.

Signed,
Native American, German and a little bit French Donna

01.26.09

James Patterson’s “Cross Country”

Posted in Entertainment at 8:11 am by Donna

From James Patterson.com:

“In over a decade of police work, it is the worst murder scene Alex Cross has ever seen. A family has been butchered in their home. And more killings follow. One after the other. Each more gruesome than the last. The only lead is an elusive trail left by a diabolical African warlord know only as The Tiger. It leads Alex Cross into the dark underbelly of Washington DC and beyond, into a true heart of darkness in Africa herself.”

I just finished the latest release in James Patterson’s Alex Cross series! I’ve read every one of them and love them all but I found that in “Cross Country” there was not enough of Sampson and Nana-Mama.  I’m just so used to them being in the stories and I’ve taken to them like they are family so I naturally would like them included more!  I believe it was the last book, “Double Cross” where I really thought that we were going to lose Nana!  I was almost in tears!! and I am sure that losing Nana is probably presents itself as a quite a quandary to James as he writes the next one!  As my husband put it, “How long can she live?

Aside from all of that, in “Cross Country” I found that Alex took a lot more beating than a man his age could take, regardless of his physique!  He was getting his ass kicked almost non-stop once the hunt for the Tiger began!  After the first beating, I found myself thinking, “Lay down Alex!  Let ‘em count to 10!” but, in pure Cross style, all’s well that ends with the bad guy in jail or better yet, dead!

What I did love is that James takes this horrible issue that is going on in Africa and puts it into the story which really needs to be done more often, in my mind.  It catches they eye of those who may steer clear of world current events!

And this whole Kyle Craig thing gives me the creeps!!  I’m looking forward to more from him!!

I highly recommend the Alex Cross series to anyone who loves crime drama as well as family because over the years, I feel as though the Cross’ are kin!

01.23.09

Prayers Go Out For George Anthony

Posted in News & PSA's at 7:11 am by Donna

After not showing up for a late-afternoon meeting with his wife, Cindy and their lawyer, George Anthony was soon considered missing and in danger after sending out text messages indicating that he wanted to end his life.  He was tracked down and is currently under evaluation.

According to MyFox Orlando: [paraphrased]

“George was Baker Acted, or involuntarily taken to Halifax Hospital where he is being evaluated. At this time, George has not been admitted as a patient at the hospital. He was personally driven to the hospital by the police chief.

No drugs or weapons were found inside his room at the Hawaii Motel on South Atlantic Avenue early Friday morning.

George had other items with him at the hotel but the details of those items are not being released. They are being turned over to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

“We do know George Anthony is saying I don’t want to live anymore,” Chitwood [Daytona Beach Police Chief] said.”

What an absolute shame!  I wonder how Casey reacts to this?
Anyway…my well-wishes go out to the Anthony family.

01.22.09

Sealed With a Red Heart Sticker

Posted in News & PSA's at 1:52 pm by Donna

#08049710

According to news sources including the Orlando Sentinel, duct tape was placed over Caylee’s mouth, catching some of her golden hair in it as well, and then a small heart-shaped sticker was placed over the duct tape onto her lips! I cannot imagine the need for duct tape over Caylee’s mouth unless she wasn’t killed immediately.

Since it is well known by some of her friends that Casey used medicine to put Caylee to sleep so that Casey could party, could Casey have knocked Caylee out and duct taped her mouth in case she woke up?  Could Caylee have woken up in the trunk of Casey’s car and died in there? Isn’t that horrible!? And even more of a mind-bender, Casey decorated the duct tape that held her baby’s mouth shut!!  I wonder exactly how long Casey spent with the child?

The State Attorney’s Office released more documents about the case on Wednesday, the 21st.  They are quite eye-opening in a different way than prior ones.  These include interviews from some of Cindy Anthony’s coworkers.  Typically, there are co-workers that we bond with and discuss our home life with and Cindy’s coworkers seemed to have been going through the initial stages of this horrible nightmare with Cindy.  Through their stories, I (we) now have another look into the tragedy that is the life of the Anthony Family.  I actually felt anxious reading it as if I could imagine everything from the frustration of a wild child to the summer heat!  You can also read the documents at DocStoc.

Apparently, Cindy and Casey’s relationship was turning into a “love tug-of-war” with Caylee, so Cindy was planning a vacation for the girls so that they could bond.  But, that never happened according to Cindy’s coworkers who told investigators that upon Cindy’s return from vacation they learned that Cindy hadn’t even seen Caylee!  Cindy was urged to call police several times by her coworkers but it took the order of a superior to get her to ignore her work and go home and face this situation that was going on!  I’m not sure what I read into that…I worked 3 hours after my heart attack started…loyalty…ain’t it a bitch?  So is denial!

Casey was keeping Caylee away from Cindy, telling her that they needed “space”.  I do not understand if Casey didn’t want Caylee, why she would keep her from Cindy who wanted nothing more than to take care of Caylee?!  I’ve seen the playground that George and Cindy had created in their backyard for their granddaughter!  I know that they cherished her!  WTH!! There’s no reason why Casey had to kill Caylee in order to live “bella vida” or “beautiful life” as the tattoo Casey inked herself with just days after she “allegedly” took the life of her beautiful baby!  I just don’t understand that!  Who could?

Anyway, included in the latest documents that were released yesterday is a copy of the search warrant and crime scene information and the 911 transcripts when Roy Kronk, the meter reader reported what he thought was a suspicious bag in the woods and didn’t investigate because of signs of diamond-back rattlers in the area.  Can’t blame him there!  And I have to agree with his statement that he’s innocent unless it’s a freaking body in the bag!  At this point, I’m sure that Baez is hoping for a homeless vagrant to pin this on somehow, you know?  What better “out” than a man who has a history that’s really none of our business and completely unrelated to this case but which makes him possibly a scape-goat!?

Anyway, the latest revision to her court date has it set sometime in March to which I say, “Bring it on!”  Let us get it over with and let the chips finally fall so that people, especially the Anthony family, can begin to heal!  Give everyone the answers they need in order to finally put this horror in the back of our mind’s, like our tragedy’s should be.  Having a very much loved-one “go wrong”, my heart goes out to them.


4 Up 2 Date Anthony Case News

01.18.09

FDA Urges Against Peanut Butter Products

Posted in News & PSA's at 5:18 am by Donna

In light of the growing outbreak of salmonella linked to peanut butter that is produced for institutions, the FDA is urging us all to stay away from products in grocery stores that have peanut butter in them such as cakes, etc.

From AP via Yahoo: [paraphrased]

Officials are focusing on peanut paste, as well as peanut butter, produced at a Blakely, Ga., facility owned by Peanut Corp. of America. Its peanut butter is not sold directly to consumers but distributed to institutions and food companies. But the peanut paste, made from roasted peanuts, is an ingredient in cookies, cakes and other products that people buy in the supermarket.

So far, more than 470 people have gotten sick in 43 states, and at least 90 had to be hospitalized. At least six deaths are being blamed on the outbreak. Salmonella is a bacteria and the most common source of food poisoning in the U.S., causing diarrhea, cramping and fever.

Officials said new illnesses are still being reported in the outbreak investigation.

I guess this means no peanut butter eggs for Easter, huh?

For more information, read the above mentioned article and visit the US F.D.A Site.
Stay safe!

01.17.09

Waiting to Get “Lost”

Posted in Entertainment at 10:05 am by Donna

“Lost” fans will have to wait no longer for their weekly dose of the lovely bods and the quirky, twisted tale when the show airs this Wednesday, January 21st!!

And, according to USA Today, the shows writers have stepped it up a notch and left things open in case this becomes a longer running series than they had at first intended.

The article includes a video and a quiz that you can take to see how much you know about the show, if you like that sort of thang!

The highlights of the article for me, as you can read the article for yourself easier than I can violate copyright violations are:

Real space-time and time-travel theories mixed with Lost’s own physics will help explain the disappearance of the island.

Viewers also will learn what Sawyer said to Kate before jumping from the helicopter carrying the Oceanic 6 away from the island, one of last season’s unanswered questions.

On the mainland, a big mystery remains: What did Locke (Terry O’Quinn), now Jeremy Bentham, say to the former islanders, including Walt (Malcolm David Kelley), who as a young castaway played with the dog Vincent? And how did Bentham end up in a casket?

Fans interested in the romantic quadrangle of Jack, Kate, Sawyer (Josh Holloway) and Juliet (Elizabeth Mitchell) will see significant developments.  “You know there’s always another side to the square. Just keep flipping the Rubik’s Cube around and you’ll find another story,” Holloway says.

No, Josh!  There is only one way to solve the Rubik’s Cube, unless of course, the writers of “Lost” are playing with it!!

“Lost” on IMDB

01.15.09

“Rescue Me” Season 5 – Fired Up?

Posted in Entertainment at 8:21 am by Donna

Listen Up All of You “Rescue Me” Fans!!

Word has it that “Rescue Me” Season 5 is going to rescue the show, literally!  Any avid fan of the show, which my husband and I are, has to admit that the show looked way downhill last season!  We went from shocking to sappy and it did not bowl over the fans with glee!

Actually, if we weren’t such fans, we wouldn’t have even bought Season 4 but we did…

Anyway, according to Variety.com, Season 5 will refuel the fire, so to speak!

Michael J. Fox is coming on to the show for a few episodes as an alcoholic paraplegic and, [paraphrased]…”the fifth season of the FX series “Rescue Me” will intrepidly delve into the controversial theory that the 9/11 attacks were aided or perpetrated by the U.S. government. Season five will find the men of Engine 62 divided over the polarizing theory after a journalist working on a 10-year-anniversary story delves up painful memories.”

Sounds pretty good to me!  I personally don’t like the whole conspiracy theory thang but it will be quite interesting to see what twist Dennis Leary and Peter Nolan come up with!

I’m also going to be watching how they handle the whole debacle of Johnny or Tommy’s kid “Elvis” who was stolen by Sheila and if just-due comes to Janet who I think is an absolute bitch but my husband constantly defends both women so…I do have to admit that they’re hot but Janet’s just such a bitch and Sheila’s whacky but fun…the “ya gotta love her” type!  <but I don’t…>

I’d like to see Franco pay for some of his womanizing, Mike to either come out of the closet or stop whining and Sean?  I don’t know…he’s such a goofball that I’m not sure I’d change him in any way.  The same goes for Kenny.  I’d actually like to see Kenny get a break!  I’m going to miss the Chief (Jerry) and Tommy’s dad.  I would have rather they cut Tatum O’Neal’s role!  Just watching her squint her eyes constantly gives me a headache!!

I wish that the real Tommy, not the prissy one from Season 4 but the one from Season’s 1 through 3, would have handled the women that he “encountered” in Season 4!  Like the one who reached orgasm the second he touched her and then ordered him not to touch her at all while she “winds down” and to go to the store for a can of soda!  And he did it!! First of all, the real Tommy would have taken her regardless after her initial reaction, if you catch my drift and did the woman have any soda in the fridge?  WTH!?

And the one who supposedly pulled him out of the fire that ended Season 3 was a trip!  I didn’t like her too much but I would like the whole “fire thing” cleared up!  Last season was really full of holes guys!  <I’m just sayin…>
Maybe you can go backwards?  Maybe it was a dream? Hmm?

But, you can be sure that we’ll be watching and singing, “C’mon C’mon” <the theme song by the Von Bondies which rocks!> as it obnoxiously plays in a constant loop inside of our brains!

On another day c’mon c’mon
With these ropes I tied can we do no wrong
Now we grieve cause now is gone
Things were good when we were young

With my teeth locked down I can see the blood
Of a thousand men who have come and gone
Now we grieve cause now is gone
Things were good when we were young

Lyrics from: MetroLyrics.com

The show is set to air sometime in March, so we can be sure to see Dennis on “The View” and other shows to promote the show and I’m sure we’ll get more information.
Till then, stay tuned!
on another day c’mon c’mon

01.14.09

Casey Anthony Coverage

Posted in News & PSA's at 7:34 am by Donna

The news coverage is relentless and our thirst for the truth fuels the fire that burns for this girl, Casey Anthony with the bull-sized nuggets and a heart that only beats for Casey!

Many cases fizzle out in the public eye but, unfortunately for the Anthony family, we’re not looking away any time soon!

Here’s what’s been going on since I last blahged about this whole sordid mess!

The big news is that “sources”, which I’ve looked till I’m blue to see who the “sources” are to no avail, say that Casey was solely responsible for Caylee’s murder and that it was intentional!!

They’ve brought in scientists who have dissected the entire crime scene where Caylee was found and combined that information with the larger than life trail that Casey left behind with photos, computer information, etc. and now prosecutors have every detail worked out except for how Casey killed her.

I have to wonder how Baez or anyone can defend this girl.  Insanity?  I don’t know.  I think she’s already proven that she’s not!  Seems to me to be an open and shut case and the trial will be just a matter of fact!  And quite interesting!!

Anyway…George and Cindy have been pretty much secluded in their home, waiting for the defense to finish up with Caylee’s remains so that she can be laid to rest.  <God bless her soul> And protesters have been replaced with memorials from what I gather.

Lee has moved back in with his parents during this difficult time. I know that a lot of suspicion is on Casey’s family in connection with what happened after Casey killed Caylee but I really have had a lot of time to think about this and I feel pretty strongly that if many of us were placed in that position, our actions might surprise us!  But, I doubt that a large majority of us would not have let it get out of hand like this has!

There seems to be some distention among the ranks of people that the Anthony family has hired, too.  One private investigator may be “dirty” and the other seems to be covering his butt, which is a good thing!  Butts should always be covered…apparently, one of them knew where Caylee’s body was which only fuels the fire that an Anthony family member knows where she was the whole time!  There’s also talk that a psychic led the investigator and Casey to the scene but it is all going to have to come out in court.  To sit here and guess is futile.

The Anthony’s have also stated that Leonard Padilla, the bounty hunter from California is not invited to the services for Caylee and will not be permitted entry if he does show up!
Makes me think that he will be one of the most interesting witnesses on the stand when this goes to trial!!

No one has visited Casey since the final blow to her super-sized ego.  She doesn’t look as pretty without all of the fluff, huh?  She looks like she’s skin and bones but she’ll adjust.  All prisoners, especially those who are there until their final heartbeat, eventually adjust.

I placed a button on the sidebar so that if there is not an article pertaining to this case on the front page of InHerThoughts, you can just click on the button for the latest news from Yahoo.  I have found that to try to keep up with this case is just too overwhelming and time consuming so I will leave it up to the people who get paid to write about it unless my bullcrap level is overwhelmed and I am forced to get it off my chest!

xo

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