My Blab

Serindipity in the form of the STONES!

liabear1 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:06:43 GMT

last weekend, I was playing my Rolling Stones vinyl. I'm not a huge Stones fan, nor am I a vinyl person, I prefer popping 5 CDs in the player or turining on an internet radio so I do't have to think about it. I was particularly looking for 2 songs thar I had in my head, "Ruby Tuesday" and "Lady Jane' but couldn't find them and didn't remember until last night that they were on "Flowers" which for some reason, I can't find. Welllllllll, I just turned on my Yahoo radio for the 1st time in months, guess what the very first song was? Ruby Tuesday! Strange. I hadn't even rated it %100 (which makes it play more often). Now, if I could only get the lottery numbers stuck in my head!

And now, the Reverand Al Green!

liabear1 — Sat, 24 May 2008 08:23:34 GMT

Al Green rocked tonight! I had chills while he was singing. And I get paid for this!?! Herbie Hancock was terrific too! He played for over an hour and a half, maybe close to 2 hours. What a show!\ The only bad part is that I was talking to this couple and offended them.

Imagine the contents of a Joanne’s fabric and craft store shoved into a 10’x 20’ room.

liabear1 — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:06:31 GMT

Now imagine that an earthquake or some other natural disaster has knocked most of the stuff on the floor. You can’t walk more than 2 feet in the door without having to wade through bobbins, thread spools, wrapping paper, paper samples, hundreds of knitting needles, yarn, buttons, clothespins, ribbon, greeting cards, pastels, markers,empty strawberry baskets, paint, paint brushes, stickers, cutouts, and fabric, lots of fabric. Fabric as small as a Snapple bottle cap up to as large as the windshield of my mini-cooper. Finally, imagine if someone close to you, asked you to help clean it up. This is a description of the 2nd bedroom in my mother’s house. To be fair, there are a few attempts at organization. There are plastic tubs with knitting needles and one with thread spools, which makes it even more confusing as to why there are dozens on the ground. This room was my baby sister’s until she went away to college. When my grandma had a stroke in 2001, the room was completely cleaned out and painted so that she could live with my mom. Grandma died September 10, 2002. How her room became a 10’ x 20’ junk drawer in under 6 years is beyond my comprehension. It’s as if every time my mom went to get something from the room, everything she pulled out or dropped just got left as it was. I want to get 1 thing straight. I have inherited the pack-rat gene. No lie, I collect everything. I have the museum entrance tickets from trips to Mexico and Thailand. I just recently threw out ATM receipts from my 1997 trip to Thailand, I figure that I don’t really need to know the exchange rate at the time. Martha Stewert would sooner spend another night in jail than sleep in my room. So, if I’m having trouble comprehending how things got so bad…..things are bad. I seriously am surprised that she hasn’t had any rodents living in there. How did I get to be the lucky sibling to tackle this Normandy Beach size task? Well, my brother works full time and has a family. My sister works and is finishing her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. So as the unemployed, old maid eldest daughter, it only made sense that it was me. (Although I could argue that my brother probably owes her for all the babysitting and shuttling of AOCs, but that’s another story.) So today being the 2nd day that I helped her with the room, there is now only 1-2 inch deep clutter and you can see a lot of the wooden floor. you can also cross the room with minimal damage. Mom’s friend from Brooklyn is coming to town Sunday afternoon. I’m not really sure how much more I can handle.

getting personal

liabear1 — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:27:58 GMT

So, I post strange news stories, but rarely do I feel brave enough to bare my soul (can an atheist bare a soul?) I've just been going through some shit lately and don't know what to do with all of it. I haven't written in a journal for years, I don't know if I still remember how to use a pen. I don’t have money for a therapist. The problem with talking to friends about how shitty life is, is that they’ll never say “yeah, you’re right, you fucked up” or “yeah, you’re right, you really don’t have any skills”. I don’t want a cheerleader, I want a reality check.

Mildred Loving did for marriage what Rosa Parks did for sitting on buses

liabear1 — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:29:13 GMT

Mildred Loving should be a house hold name! I hate when I hear about these fantastic people when they die. The same-sex marraige activists should have held her up as inspiration. ( BTW, A Jewish Lawyer handled their appeal.) Mildred Loving, matriarch of interracial marriage, dies By DIONNE WALKER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 1 minute ago Mildred Loving, a black woman whose challenge to Virginia's ban on interracial marriage led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling striking down such laws nationwide, has died, her daughter said Monday. Peggy Fortune said Loving, 68, died Friday at her home in rural Milford. She did not disclose the cause of death. "I want (people) to remember her as being strong and brave yet humble — and believed in love," Fortune told The Associated Press. Loving and her white husband, Richard, changed history in 1967 when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld their right to marry. The ruling struck down laws banning racially mixed marriages in at least 17 states. "There can be no doubt that restricting the freedom to marry solely because of racial classifications violates the central meaning of the equal protection clause," the court ruled in a unanimous decision. links; http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hB_lXH3EjHqSeJYEbQrt00rG4YmQD90FIFEGK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia http://www.positiveliberty.com/2007/06/mildred-lovings-statement.html

Ban smoking, close down a charity.

liabear1 — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:09:23 GMT

April 24, 2008 After the Smoke Cleared, Where Did All the Bingo Players Go? By STEPHANIE STROM Banning smoking at charity bingo games may have health benefits, but it is proving harmful to earnings. In Minnesota, which adopted a statewide ban on smoking in all indoor workplaces in October, revenue from all charity gambling dropped nearly 13 percent in the last quarter of 2007, compared to the same quarter the year before, according to state officials. More than half of the drop — the equivalent of about $100 million annually — was attributed to the new law, they said. Charlie Lindstrom, who runs the bingo nights at an American Legion post in Fergus Falls, Minn., said some of his former customers now drove to casinos on Indian reservations, where they can puff away, or across the border to Fargo, N.D., where veterans’ organizations are exempt from that state’s smoking ban. On a good night, Mr. Lindstrom said, bingo at the post used to attract 50 to 75 players. Nowadays it is more like 30 or 40. “It’s had a profound effect on us here,” Mr. Lindstrom said. “We’ve sponsored several baseball teams here in the past, but we can’t give as much now because the smoking ban has really reduced our revenue.” Mr. Lindstrom is not alone. Managers of charity bingo games in California, New Jersey, New York and Washington State also say their states’ smoking bans have forced cutbacks in their budgets and in their support for various causes. Few believe they can cultivate new nonsmoking players. They say smoking goes with bingo like peanut butter with jelly. Michael J. Surwill, bingo chairman at Elks Lodge No. 2501 in Ocean Springs, Miss., estimated that smokers outnumbered nonsmokers three to one at the lodge’s weekly game. Last year, his bingo game produced $23,000 that supported a shelter for abused women, a drug awareness program and a camp for young cancer survivors, Mr. Surwill said, adding, “I’m sure we wouldn’t raise nearly that much if we banned smoking.” Veterans’ organizations like the American Legion, fraternal groups like the Shrine and Moose clubs, local drum and bugle corps and churches have long depended on revenue from gambling, though it has been on the decline — and not solely because of smoking. A proliferation of casinos on reservations, changes in state gambling regulations and, now, a faltering economy have all played a role. Some advocates of smoking bans said the costs of smoking to the state in terms of public health and productivity greatly outweighed the losses to charity. And some argue that the revenues will return in over the long run. “Around the country,” said State Representative Thomas Huntley, Democrat of Duluth and a chief sponsor of Minnesota’s Freedom to Breathe Act, “whenever places have put in smoking bans, there is a six-month period where there is a drop in business in bars and restaurants, which is where this gambling takes place, and after that, it starts to rebound.” But bingo managers in states where bans on smoking have been in effect longer say nonsmokers cannot make up for the decline in revenues from smokers. Instead, they say, their industry has undergone a wave of forced consolidation. “We actually benefited from it, but for the wrong reason — my competition was forced to close,” said Clyde Bock, bingo manager for the Ruth Dykeman Children’s Center in Seattle. When Washington’s ban on smoking took effect in 2005, Mr. Bock was able to partially enclose a porch where bingo players could still smoke, and he got it approved as a separate facility. “It cost me $8,000, but it protected my customer base,” he said. “Other games weren’t so lucky.” Still, revenues are down. In 2006, the bingo operation at the children’s center, which then belonged to Big Brothers Big Sisters, generated about $325,000 a year, after expenses, and employed 17 people. A year later, under the auspices of the center, it produced $150,000 and employed 13 people. “People underestimate the impact smoking bans will have,” Mr. Bock said. Washington used to be home to 100 bingo halls that raised money for charity. Now there are fewer than 20. Bret Rios, director of operations for the Blue Devils, a nonprofit drum and bugle corps in Concord, Calif., says his organization, too, has felt the effects. “A lot of people who play bingo like to smoke,” Mr. Rios said Bingo is the largest source of revenue for the Blue Devils, which operates musical groups that involve more than 500 children each year. In 2005, bingo provided $1.2 million for the organization’s activities, covering more than half its costs. Mr. Rios said bingo revenues were down about $10,000 a month since Contra Costa County imposed more stringent restrictions on smoking in 2006. Attendance at the nightly games has fallen to about 225 on average, compared to 300 or more before the ban took effect. The Blue Devils had spent roughly $70,000 to create a specially ventilated separate room for smoking bingo players, which the county ordered closed under its new regulations. The organization replaced it with a covered patio in its parking lot, but smokers are not happy with it, Mr. Rios said. “You’ve got to get up and down, up and down, to go out and smoke,” said Judy Aiello, 53, who has played bingo at the Blue Devils parlor for about 20 years. Ms. Aiello said friends who used to play at the Concord center now went to American Indian-owned casinos or bingo parlors in the adjacent county, which has less stringent smoking restrictions than Contra Costa. Ms. Aiello and other smokers also spoke of tensions between smokers and nonsmokers. Some nonsmoking bingo players have complained that the smell of smoke wafts in from outside, and the Blue Devils group was recently forced to place notices at entrances, reminding smokers that the county forbid them to light up within 20 yards of doorways. “Why do all the nonsmokers have all the rights and the smokers have none?” said Rhonda Convino, 37, who smokes but has remained loyal to the Blue Devils games. Mr. Rios said he felt caught between a rock and a hard place. “I’m not a smoker, and I’m not fond of smoking,” he said. “I wouldn’t go to a place that smelled of smoke and spend a lot of time there. But they’ve gone way too far — you know, they’re even thinking about passing a law that would make it illegal to smoke in your own home.” Told about that idea, Representative Huntley of Minnesota chuckled. “I don’t think I’ll take that idea up,” he said. “I’m still pulling the knives out of my back from the last time.”

Penis theft panic hits city

liabear1 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:11:25 GMT

(the whole country is shaped like a penis, why are they having so much trouble finding it?) (Take note men with small penises, you can use the excuse that you're a victim of sorcery!) -lb Penis theft panic hits city.. By Joe Bavier Wed Apr 23, 1:07 PM ET Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft. Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, where belief in traditional religions and witchcraft remains widespread, and where ritual killings to obtain blood or body parts still occur. Rumors of penis theft began circulating last week in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo's sprawling capital of some 8 million inhabitants. They quickly dominated radio call-in shows, with listeners advised to beware of fellow passengers in communal taxis wearing gold rings. Purported victims, 14 of whom were also detained by police, claimed that sorcerers simply touched them to make their genitals shrink or disappear, in what some residents said was an attempt to extort cash with the promise of a cure. "You just have to be accused of that, and people come after you. We've had a number of attempted lynchings. ... You see them covered in marks after being beaten," Kinshasa's police chief, Jean-Dieudonne Oleko, told Reuters on Tuesday. Police arrested the accused sorcerers and their victims in an effort to avoid the sort of bloodshed seen in Ghana a decade ago, when 12 suspected penis snatchers were beaten to death by angry mobs. The 27 men have since been released. "I'm tempted to say it's one huge joke," Oleko said. "But when you try to tell the victims that their penises are still there, they tell you that it's become tiny or that they've become impotent. To that I tell them, 'How do you know if you haven't gone home and tried it'," he said. Some Kinshasa residents accuse a separatist sect from nearby Bas-Congo province of being behind the witchcraft in revenge for a recent government crackdown on its members. "It's real. Just yesterday here, there was a man who was a victim. We saw. What was left was tiny," said 29-year-old Alain Kalala, who sells phone credits near a Kinshasa police station. (Editing by Nick Tattersall and Mary Gabriel)

Falcon cam

liabear1 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:28:08 GMT

This is cool! the nest of a pair of peregrine falcons on SJ city hall http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/falconcameraSJ.htm

not a cat lady yet

liabear1 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:29:58 GMT

Yesterday my sister and I took an 8hr roundtrip drive to Marysville to meet my potential kitten. Unfortunately, the visit didn’t go as well as I had hoped. After being in a small, carpeted room with momma cat, 3 kittens, and 2 litter boxes, for almost an hour, I started sniffling pretty badly. When my lungs hit the outdoor air, I had a VERY mild wheezing attack, which surprisingly went away without the use of drugs. The whole drive back I was sniffling. With a normal(non Siberian) cat, I would have had much worse reaction within 20 minutes, still, I feel that the reaction I had would make a difficult living situation. It is likely, that with 1 cat in a non-carpeted house, and regular baths or at least wipe-down with a wet towel, my reaction would be not as strong, likely, but not for sure. The other 2 possibilities I can see are, testing another breeder to see if I react less to that bloodline, or, this breeder said that she would give me a %100 refund if I returned the kitten within 2 weeks. Kittens have not developed the allergy causing enzyme at full strength so it’s possible that I would have a reaction further down the road , as for the second option, how hard would it be to return a kitten after 2 weeks?! Anyway, I'm pretty discouraged right now.

Training of the Shrew or Nice Girls Finish Last

liabear1 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:13:20 GMT

I need to find a Bitch school, an "unfinishing" school (not that I'm presently "finished"). Forget "sweet" or "thoughtful", that's not getting me anywhere except overlooked. I need to learn to be demanding, distant and uncaring because those seem to be the more desirable characteristics. It was true when I was 19 and it doesn't seem to have changed. I have a friend who had a guy taking her garbage out on their first date. How cool is THAT!?

Obituary: Dr. Richard Land Ashby

liabear1 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:23:09 GMT

the man who stole thousands of dollars from my mom, screwed up my brother's teeth, and had braces on me for 3 years without any noticable difference died 3 years ago. Damn! I wanted to sue him! Shoulda known he was LDS! Obituary: Dr[0]. Richard[0] Land Ashby[0] 1928 ~ 2004 Dr[0]. Richard[0] Land Ashby[0], 76, of Orem, longtime resident of Oakland, California, returned home to his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, April 21, 2004 after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born January 10, 1928 in American Fork, Utah, the youngest of ten children, to Robert L[0]. and Hannah Cropper Ashby[0]. Richard[0] grew up in American Fork and graduated from American Fork High School where he placed second in the Utah State High School Tennis Tournament. He served an L[0].D.S. Mission to the Eastern States. He attended B.Y.U. and received a B.S. in Chemistry and Mathematics. It was during this time at B.Y.U. that he met and later married his sweetheart, Marilyn Ashman on August 27, 1954 in the Salt Lake L[0].D.S. Temple. Richard[0] received his D.D.S. Degree from U.C. San Francisco and later a M.S. Degree in Orthodontics from the University of Pittsburgh. He and Marilyn moved to Oakland, California where he practiced orthodontics and raised their five children. Richard[0] loved science and was granted two U.S. Patents for dental instruments. He composed music and enjoyed playing the piano. Richard[0] was a member of the L[0].D.S. Church and held the office of High Priest. He is survived by his wife Marilyn of Orem; children: Randi (Allan) Porter, Pahrump, NV; R. Alan (Lori) Ashby[0], American Fork, UT; Dr[0]. Eric R. (Tina) Ashby[0], Farmington, UT; Marcie (Dr[0]. Kevin) Smith, Rexburg, ID; Dr[0]. Thomas C. (Deanna) Ashby[0], Twin Falls, ID; 26 grandchildren; two sisters: Mary Ashby[0] Porter and Eda Ashby[0] Bingham both of Provo, UT. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Sarah Day Ashby[0]. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 24, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. in the Lakeview Stake Center, 1800 South 400 West, Orem where friends may call from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Interment will be in the American Fork City Cemetery. Funeral directors � Olpin Family Mortuary, Pleasant Grove. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinfamilymortuary.com.

YAY! cracks and crevices and blues and twos!

liabear1 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:22:09 GMT

So, I've been using my spare keys for about 6 months now cause I couldn't find my keys. They cost a couple of hundred to replace at the dealer because of the computer chip. I have put off getting a new one because I just KNEW they had to be around somewhere, because how could I come and go without my car and house keys? Today I was looking for the remote control and found the keys in the recliner!!!! AND I learned some new British slang, "Blues and twos" are the lights of an emergency vehicle. Not as good as "the filth", but not bad.

Go Tree Frogs!

liabear1 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:19:35 GMT

Got to see my first Softball Scrimage. I guess it's a pre-season game or practice game. SOmething like that. My neice made a couple of really good catches including one that lead to a final out and the end of the game!

I'm a "sneaky little thoughtful elf!"

liabear1 — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 07:28:33 GMT

Last night I put together a basket for Shanna. People in mourning get food brought to them. I put together some of her favorite things red wine, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, Good n Plenty, biscuits with dark chocolate, tea, and milk and butter to make the potatoes and mac and cheese and Peeps! Then I used my spare key to sneak into her apartment building. I left the basket on her doorstep and went outside and rang the bell. She left me a voicemail and then sent me the following email, basket o' love Date: Mar 21, 2008 12:58 AM I adore Good n' Plenty AND Mike & Ikes EQUALLY! So you hit it either way! That is truly the best gift/care basket that I've ever gotten--and I love that you included butter to go with the mashed potatoes, and remembered that I never have milk in my fridge. You are a very sneaky little thoughtful elf!

So, it’s been a nutty week.

liabear1 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:53:46 GMT

DEATH -Tonight I accompanied one of my best, oldest friends to Pet’s Unlimited to put her companion of 19 years, Eva, to sleep. Poor Shanna was torn up by trying to make the decision of when was the right time. It's going to be weird not having that pretty cat around. PAIN -Yesterday, Tuesday, I had a uterine biopsy, and in case you can’t imagine, scraping the lining of the uterus, hurts a fucking lot! WATER- Saturday I went on my first sailing trip! Diana's boyfriend has a 26 ft boat and took us around the bay. The weather was awesome and it was a fun ride. SKA and ALLNIGHTER- Friday, I went to The Jasmine Tea House for some “to-go” dinner. I haven’t been there in ages because I’m really not eating out very much any more. When I greeted one of the owners, he hesitated for ½ a second and then was like “hi! Nice to see you! You lost weight, I almost didn’t recognize you!” “How much did you lose? About 40 pounds?” I LOVE this place! (and the food’s good too.) Then I went to Balazo to work the door for an all ages Ska show. The Uptones, the Minks, Boss 501 and Agent Deadlies. It was a fun show to work since the Uptones are from Berkeley HS (like some of my friends and family) and I had never seen them before. I was also impressed that there were a lot of parents there with their kids. The Minks are an all-girl band dressed in the best mod-wear and performing Kinks covers. After the show, people were partying in the back till all hours. After a few hours, this guy that I had never seen dropped a c-note and it was open bar for the handful of us left. At 5:45 AM, we moved to Clooney’s pub on Valencia street. AT 9, I took TxuTxo back to the gallery because he was falling asleep at the bar and then looked like he was going to puke. I drove home, but I guess I wasn’t in as good of shape as I thought because I managed to hit both of my side view mirrors. I finally got to bed at about 10 am and slept till 6 PM. pretty crazy, not even any drugs to blame. STARSTRUCK- Thursday I worked on a crew for a big benefit concert, sit down dinner, and auction with 6 bands. I was loading in and out hundreds of pounds of lighting and sound equiptment. Pushing up and down ramps, lifting speakers and amps, every muscle in my body was sore the next day and I’ve got bruises the size of saucers all over my legs. Performers included; Joan Baez and son Gabe Harris, Chris Stills' son Stephen Stills, Adam Cohen, son of Leonard Cohen, The Pete Escovedo Orchestra including Pete and his children, Sheila E., Juan and Peter Michael. Tickets to the event were $500-$1000. Highlights: 1. riding the elevator with Pete and Mrs. Escovedo and one of their sons. 2. After the show I shook Mr. Escovedo’s hand and thanked him for a great show 3. spoke a few words to Shiela E. and made sure she got the gaffer’s tape she was looking for. I was standing stage left not 5 feet from her. I took out my camera, and tried to fire it up, but alas, the battery was dead :-( SEALS- Wednesday- Business as usually at the Marine Mammal center. Elephant seal pupping season is picking up and we had nothing but “Ellies” as patients. The Ellies are mostly weaners, their moms finish nursing and leave them to fend for themselves. If they get too thin, or they got separated from their moms too soon, our rescue crew picks them up. Then it’s our job to fatten them up, teach them to eat whole fish and release them back into the wild. hmm. I wonder what tomorrow will bring?

Birth Announcement!

liabear1 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:59:38 GMT

So, the breeder that I have been working with has had 2 litters with 2 females out 8 kittens. There's 1 person ahead of me on the wait list for a female. If she passes on both females, then I can choose between the 2. If she taakes 1 female, then I can choose to take the remaining female, or wait until the next litter. I probably would have an option to take a male as well. I LOVE the one with the white face, bib and paws, so hopefully #1 on the list won't want her. I still have to do an allergy test in April with the mother and father cats, so it's not 100% yet. But I'm closer. In about a month I should know whether or not I can get a kitty in May!

Yay me!

liabear1 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:03:42 GMT

After a couple of months on the dole, I'm finally getting off my ass. I took a bike ride today! yay! It was short, but at least a step. My lungs started burning before my muscles did. Perhaps due to the fact that my inhaler expired 11/05 :-) I, taken walks and/or stretched for the last few days and I'm paying bills and taking care of business.

Just a dizzy brunette

liabear1 — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:22:08 GMT

It seems that I'm having a reoccurance of the vertigo spells I had a few months ago. I first noticed it last night 'cause it was waking me up as I turned over in bed. I get the spins when my head is tilted one way or the other. You'd be surprised how many times a day you tilt your head! Putting on hair product this morning and scrunching my hair brought on the spins. I generally enjoy getting the spins, but, the last time this happened, I nearly fell in the bathtub leaning over to rinse my hair in cold water and it lasted around 2 weeks! Luckily my Audiologist sister-in-law knew what it was, "Benign Positional Vertigo", and my Physical Therapist sister knew a cure. It has something to due with crystals forming in the ear and the cure is essentially pretending you're a pinbal until the thing can dislodge and get absorbed by the body. I guess I need to make an appointment with my sister to act like a pinball!

Premie baby falls through train toilet onto tracks and survives!

liabear1 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:22:28 GMT

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/india.baby.ap/index.html AHMADABAD, India (AP) -- A newborn baby girl fell through the toilet in a moving train and onto the tracks moments after her mother prematurely gave birth, surviving nearly two hours before being found, relatives said Thursday. This newborn baby girl fell through the toilet on a moving train and onto the tracks moments after her mother prematurely gave birth. The child's mother, who uses the single name Bhuri, was traveling with relatives on an overnight train when she went to the bathroom shortly before midnight Tuesday and unexpectedly gave birth to a baby girl, said Arjun Kumar, her brother-in-law. "Later, she fell unconscious and the baby fell through the toilet," he continued. "Two stations later, we knocked at the door." Bhuri opened the door, soaked in blood. "When we asked her about what happened, she said the baby had fallen through onto the tracks," Kumar said. Toilets on Indian trains usually have holes that open directly onto the tracks, and there were no indications Thursday that authorities doubted Bhuri's story or planned to investigate the incident. Kumar said that after finding Bhuri, relatives pulled the train's emergency brake and told railway officials what had happened. A search was quickly organized, and guards at one of the stations the train had passed soon found the baby. "She was on the rail track for almost 1½ to two hours," said Dr. Gautam Jain, a pediatrician at Rajasthan Hospital in Ahmadabad, in the western state of Gujarat, where the baby and mother were taken. The child, who has not yet been named, was eight to 10 weeks premature and weighed only 3.22 pounds, Jain said. She had a low heart rate and body temperature.

dream

liabear1 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:36:03 GMT

last night I had a dream that Ringo Starr was on a reality show that was a combo of "Dancing with the Stars" and "American Idol". I was watching tv and had missed most of the audition, but in the end he was singing off tune. The judges were really knocking him down a couple of pegs. There was this 1 female overweight judge that was just merciless. He walked off stage with his tale between his legs. And for some reason he had a bald cap on that didn't fit right and was coming off. As he was leaving the stage, the judge tried to drum up applause from the audience, but they wouldn't.

sometimes it's better to leave it to the professionals

liabear1 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:53:45 GMT

it's small comfort to know that someone else has gone through the same thing. I don't know what to do with my life Should I give it up and make a new start I don't know what to do with my life 'Cos the one I've got just tears me apart I can't wake up in the morning And I can't get to sleep at night I'm not expecting things to be perfect But a high success rate would be nice I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what's gone wrong with my life But you know I never do seem to win Whenever I think I've straightened it out It becomes a vicious circle again I can't love when anyone loves me And I can't find the someone to love But then I start to count my blessings [ Lyrics found at www.mp3lyrics.org/zul ] And I feel I'm getting more than enough I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what to do with my life [ Solo ] I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what's gone wrong with my life But you know I never do seem to win Whenever I think I've straightened it out It becomes a vicious circle again I can't love when anyone loves me And I can't find the someone to love But then I start to count my blessings And I feel I'm getting more than enough of love I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what to do with my life I don't know what to do with my life It's my life

10 people that I would love to have at my table for a meal

liabear1 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:38:57 GMT

Mark Twain Oscar Wilde Mrs. Dorothy Parker Leonardo da vinci Rod Serling Gil Scott Heron Queen Latifah (To keep things light) Emma Goldman Shakespeare Silvia Plath

songs that give me chills

liabear1 — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:12:00 GMT

in no particular order; we shall overcome the internationale pomp and circumstance (when played at a graduation)

internet dating sucks ass

liabear1 — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:27:42 GMT

I actually thought that a paid dating site might have guys that are a bit more serious than the free sites. ha. Jdate turned out to be the worst of all! I'm not kidding, some guy wanted to take his clothes off for me on his web cam! At least he asked 1st. I told him that if I wanted to see naked men I would have stuck to craigslist! I'll finish out the month that I paid and then I swear...I'm done! If love can't find me with out cyber-space than I guess I'm shit out of luck.

night walker

liabear1 — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:29:59 GMT

In case anyone doubted that I'm a night owl, tonight I went for a walk at 11:15…PM. I got back from the movies with some excess energy and decided exercise at 11 is better than not doing it. As I walked down the street (at a 10-18% grade), I saw about a dozen dead trees lying on the sidewalk. Most looked in good shape, still full. life-like. One looked butcherd, chopped branches with very few needles. How did that happen?