tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80253792024-03-07T22:53:46.106-05:00JustCinful's Sanity SyndromeMy little bout with sanity... or is it insanity?Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-67522405113844295182007-05-15T13:43:00.000-04:002007-05-15T13:44:47.848-04:00must be KARMAHPlease come visit my blog at <a href="http://www.mustbekarmah.com">http://www.mustbekarmah.com</a>.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1128277040441556612005-10-02T14:13:00.000-04:002007-03-02T21:54:23.288-05:00Canned SpamDue to the overwhelming amount of spam comments I am getting on my blog lately I have enabled the word verification feature on blogger. Dang it, they get my hopes up by commenting. I think "Great someone liked what I posted enough to leave a comment!". Then I check out the comment and it's spam. And not even the good stuff. You know, something I might actually be interested in. Something like Yarn. Man, if all the good yarn manufacturers sent me some spam I'd be beggin' for more instead of trying to block it. <em>Sigh.</em> One can only dream.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1128218568138437852005-10-01T21:49:00.000-04:002007-03-02T21:54:43.251-05:00BackloggingIf you just stopped on by today you will notice that there is a huge influx of postings that were not here before. No, you are not seeing things. Stop trying to flush out your eyes with Windex. (<em>It may make your windows shiny, but it's heck on the corneas</em>.)
It's not magic, despite the dust bunny or two that may be pulled out from under the couch with a flourish. Viola! Behold my magic wand... The Electrolux! (<em>You know nothing sucks like and Electrolux. Okay, okay... We don't have an Electrolux, but hubby is always quoting the tag line, so I thought I'd throw it in here</em>.)
Since I have had computer connectivity, etc. issues for the past few weeks I am now trying and get caught up on all the blogging that should have been happening during that time. And since I can turn back time in real life, I am turning back time in blogland. Gee, dontcha love being able to predate your posts?
<em>Wahahaha!</em> I feel so evil. Yes, it's all a part of my master plan. What plan is that you say? Well first I gather up all the yarn in the Universe, then... ARGH! You sly dog! You got me monologuing! (<em>Yes, too many viewings of The Incredibles there</em>.)
Any who... Yeah, believe those eyes of yours. They aren't playing tricks this time. (<em>And to think you spent all that money sending them to clown school!</em>) Go ahead and catch up on all the gossip that you've missed, the insanity that has been my life and the yarn porn that should be outlawed it's so "cinful".Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1128217765612035372005-10-01T21:35:00.000-04:002007-03-02T21:54:54.186-05:00Can Not ComputeComputer issues be gone! Well, wishful thinking on my part as I am still waiting to hear back from Comcast about why my email is not working. Actually it is only the email for the "main identity" or the basic account that is not working. And all because we switched to digital voice phone service. What a perk, eh?
I called yesterday, a week after the phone service was installed and a week since the email has worked and got the standard they are "working" on the problem. I was told that the "issue" should be solved that same night and I would receive a call back when they had fixed it. What time was the latest that they could call me? The guy laughed when I said any time. He asked if it was okay if they called at 2 am and I said "Sure!". Don't they get it... I am <em>desperate</em> here. Internet addiction is a terrible thing.
Last night I did find out that I wasn't the only one in this situation. Seems that there are about 100 other people in the same boat. Gee, do you think that they should have field tested this new system some more? All I know is that hubby is foaming at the mouth about some sort of discount being applied to our bill since this is more than just a little glitch in the system.
Hopefully they won't give me flak about that when I ask for one. Hubby is so much better at talking to people about discounts and working out deals. Me? I am too nice on the phone. Obviously since I have yet to get a call back over the email being non-functional and it is already the next night. <em>Hmmm...</em> Guess the issue hasn't been solved, eh? Yup, pushover.
Tomorrow I shall have to call again and see what's up. Maybe this time even demand to talk to a supervisor. Though I doubt that will garner any quicker result. Darn tootin' I'm going to be asking for a discount. First the internet and cable keep cutting, now this. My bill is going to be in the negative if this crud keeps happening!Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1128236396651762232005-10-01T18:50:00.000-04:002007-03-02T21:55:11.385-05:00I Love a ParadeGrowing up I don't recall ever going to see a parade. Well, except for the Halloween one I was in as a child. That one was just around a shopping center parking lot, so I am not quite sure if that counts. Then of course there are the ones that I have seen via the boob tube. But that can not compete with real life.
When I read about the Homecoming parade scheduled for this Saturday I entertained the idea of going. Then I decided that I would go and the girls would get a kick out of it. It was a local affair with just the high school and the local fire companies. It can not be compared on a grand scale to the Mummers in Philly or the Macy's in New York.
It may not be "grand" in that sense but you can not belittle the spirit of it all. The wonder in a child's eyes as he or she watches the band grandly go marching by. The laughter that spills out when something catches the eye and delights the senses. The overwhelming noise of the trucks as they blare their sirens, showing off trucks tended with care. The camaraderie of the people as they eagerly cheer those marching by.
It's a site that I am glad we did not miss. A memory my children will have. A time we will look fondly upon. That day of the parade that Mommy ran pushing a stroller down the sidewalk while madly snapping pictures.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1126674797147488962005-09-13T23:14:00.000-04:002005-09-14T01:13:17.146-04:00Red Light, Green LightI am going to try and catch up on posts. I am composing them offline and then I will upload them when I get a connection. That way I can quick copy and paste the items into blogger and press the upload button and hope for the connection to hold. It's going to be a dodgey game at best. Hopefully this will work.
I keep catching random amounts of internet time here and there and am slowly making the rounds on the net and with my email. I keep crossing my fingers that the connection holds. Soon it will all be fixed and not need another fix in a long, long time. <i>Well</i>, one can only hope!Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1126674338942207072005-09-13T23:03:00.000-04:002005-09-14T10:01:00.543-04:00SP-oiled Rotten<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/sp52ndpkg1.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">Look at all the pretty little packages! Once again my SP has spoiled me grandly. Shall we open them up and see what goodies lurk inside awaiting discovery? <i>Oh yeah!</i><br clear="all">
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/sp52ndpkg2.jpg" align="left" hspace="5">Why lookie here. It's some elastic re-inforcing thread. You know for when I get brave enough to pamper lucky tootsies with homemade goodness. Now if only I could break out the sock yarn and actually get started on a pattern. Then I'd be able to put this to good use!<br clear="all">
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/sp52ndpkg3.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">My SP was even spoiling the kiddies! Check out all the cute Hello Kitty stuff. The oldest one claims she is too "grown up" for HK, but I caught her red handed with the lip gloss. And you can bet your patootie she snagged those Crayola Twistables. The artist in her couldn't resist. The youngest is quite glad to play with the "kitty cat" goodies. She is like her sister and loves to draw so you know she gladly took possession of the pencils and paper. Budding artists abound here in Chez Cinful.<br clear="all">
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/sp52ndpkg4.jpg" align="left" hspace="5">And of course once again my SP keeps spoiling me with yummy goodness. Oh my! Some blue and pink Naturwolle. <i>Hmmm...</i> What to make? Will it be a hat? A scarf? A bag? <i>Speak to me wooley!</i><br clear="all">
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/sp52ndpkg5.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">Irish yarn! <i>Green</i> Irish Yarn! How in the world did she know? Was it the green eyes? The impish smirk in my profile picture. The wee bit of blarney that happens to spew from my mouth in random bits? <i>Oh yeah</i>, it's a big part of my heritage and my love for all things Irish stems from growing up around some rather boisterous descendants of said land. (That and the colorful... <i>uh...</i> exclamations from my grandmother.*) And by now I am sure that everyone knows just how fond I am of the color green! Any ideas on what to make with two skeins of Maggi's Linen? I don't think it's enough for a small shawl, but I could be wrong.
And last but certainly not least, my SP spoiled me even more (<i>is it actually possible?</i>) with a package from Amazon.com. I was thrilled to get an extra surprise in the mail. In said package was a copy of a book I have been wanting called "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1564775488" target="_blank">Lavish Lace</a>". It has so many gorgeous patterns in it. The person I took the Cat's Paw Shawl class from had used this book as a reference using the "cat's paw" featured in one of the patterns. Definitely some drool worthy patterns in this tome.
So who exactly has been spoiling me? None other than Rayleen from "<a href="http://rayleen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Uniquely Rayleen</a>". Thank you so very much Rayleen for being a terrific SP partner. I have enjoyed your wonderful generosity of spirit and your thoughtfulness. Thank you! Thank you! Thank <i>you</i>! Whoever winds up with you in SP6 will be one lucky little crafter!
<font size="1">*Apparently telling someone off in Gaelic is much more lady like than when you do it in English, and therefore one did not get their mouth washed out with soap for doing so. I wonder if the nuns still made her say "Hail Mary"s for doing so. (Yes, she attended Catholic school.)</font>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1126573861910215022005-09-12T21:00:00.000-04:002005-09-12T21:11:01.916-04:00Can You Hear Me Now?I've been having problems with connectivity. The internet (and digital cable) has only been working sporadically and then cuts out after a few minutes. The cable company will not be out until the 20th to fix the problem. It seems as though they have had problems with one of their contract companies and are overloaded with service requests. So I shall try to make this quick in case I get disconnected again.
My best friend is now back in Mississippi. They were actually able to get power running. Hooray! We had a nice visit together, however most of it was overshadowed with dealing with financial institutions (late payments due to the storm) and a fiance who is a PITA.* (Hers, my hubby was golden through it all.)
Now that my "slate" is clear so to speak I will be able to finish up the sewing projects that have been waiting on me. I have been so very bad and feel guilty for not getting things out before now. Ugh. I hope to do some sewing tomorrow night. I can't sew until I clear a space to do so and the house is quite a mess at the moment.
I need to catch up on a lot of things. I fear that my "To Do" pile will fall over from the unbalanced stack of items waiting on me. Cleaning, painting, sorting, crafting, reading, writing, etc. Where did all the time go?
Speaking of time... It's time for me to toddle off to bed. Figures I get the internet working for a little while and I have to cut my time on it short due to a headache and lack of sleep. C'est la vie!
<font size="1">*PITA = Pain in the (rear end).</font>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1125822686881878592005-09-03T04:23:00.000-04:002005-09-07T00:01:16.376-04:00Hurricane Katrina - The Situation & DonationsI just went down south to meet my best friend halfway and bring her back up here. She lives in Mississippi and her inland town had 135 mph winds. Luckily only two trees hit her home. One on the front door and one on the car port, doing little damage. But neighbors up and down her street and all over their town have trees through their homes. I will have to write down her recollections of the storm and the damage in her words later, for now I will give you the generalities.
They have no power, and it will be at the very least a month until they can restore it. Their water supply is barely a trickle and is undrinkable. They must boil their water before attempting to do so. But without electricity for their stoves only though with gas grills, charcoal grills or generators can boil their water. With no power their food has spoiled if they could not eat all the perishable items. Even bread does not last but a day or two with temperatures in the 90s it has gone moldy and bad.
Many can not use their phones. Some people may get phone calls but can not call out. Some people can call locally. Others can't call anyone at all. Cell phone towers are either damaged or not working due to the power outage. Even the police are having a tough time trying to communicate as their radios in their vehicles will only do so much.
If people do not have cash (as most of us have become quite dependant on ATM cards and checks) they can not purchase items. A store may be able to open for an hour or two a day if they have a generator. They only take cash for items and many basic supplies (water, canned items, etc.) are already gone from the shelves. Because all the radio stations and TV stations are damaged and the phone lines are iffy there is no way to let people know about the store openings except by word of mouth. Even if they were working on generators many do not have radios or TVs that are battery operated. And if they do their batteries have worn out by now. Some people line up at a store in the early morning just for the hope that it will open some time during the day so they can get what they need to survive. And many people are not even healthy enough to stand out in these lines in the heat.
Not to mention that people are running out of money fast, and many did not have any to begin with. Banks are afraid to open for security reasons. Their alarm and security systems are not working, making them targets for robbery, etc. And without power they may be able to run a generator for lights, or to open the vault, but maybe not for the computer systems to verify funds. My friend has had offers of money to be wired or mailed to her. But without working ATMs and banks being closed she has no way to cash checks or retrieve electronic funds. Then there is the fact that there is no mail, no Western Union service, etc. working. That the money would have no way to reach her even if they did send cash to her.
The gas stations are rationing. They, themselves, are only running an hour or so. Stations are only letting those close to "E" fill their tanks, and then only so many gallons per car. For many it is not enough to even get out of the state, or even to the next station that may or may not be open to get more. Police cars are even running out of gas and being left by the roadside. Fire trucks and ambulances are affected as well. Fire trucks are also running out of water to use in fighting fires, and are trying to drain local ponds, etc. to use.
People have been asking her how they can help. And she says that you really can't send items down there. No mail service, no package delivery service (Fed Ex, UPS, etc.) to deliver the items. Even if someone gathered all the items up and drove down there, they might not be able to get back because of the fuel rationing & shortage. The best thing would be to donate money to the organizations that are already down there and helping out. They have the capabilities to get the items there and distribute them. That the time for other donations (items such as clothing, etc.) will come later after routes have been established and people have been relocated. People will need help for many months after the power and water are restored. They will have been out of work for a long time and will have no savings to replace what they have lost.
Without water and power she can not work. Can't earn a paycheck to pay for necessities, pay her mortgage, her insurance, her car loan, etc. And she is just one of many, many people who are in the same situation. The ones who have lost everything even more so. She counts herself very, very lucky to have a home. She counts herself fortunate to have what she does while others have nothing.
She fears that the situation will worsen very quickly. There has already been looting and more criminal activity. As people get more desperate things will deteriorate even more. When you don't have food or clean water to give your child are you going to sit there and watch them suffer, or go out and find a way to get them what they need no matter what?
It's hard for us who are safe and sound in our homes to even imagine one tiny speck of what people down in the Gulf Coast States are going through. Hearing her tell how they survived the night of fierce wind, torrential rain and trees flying through the air. That she was afraid they wouldn't make it and that it was the most scared she has ever been in her life. To hear of the hardships and knowing that though the storm was over, they still had more hardship to endure. That it was going to get much, much worse before it gets any better. That she fears this "worse" will be more than she or any one of the people she knows can handle.
She even has fears of the future. Fearing that her town, which was already in financial straights, may not recover. That with the main industries down now people will be out of jobs for a long time. That the high number of people looking for what little is available will make it tough to find work. For herself personally she is worried about her fiance whose business is lawn care. A lot of people will no longer be able to afford the pay for this non-essential service. That with the cost of gasoline going up, even if people can afford to pay the rates they once did that he may not be able to afford to do the work. With the cost of the gas to get to the job plus the gas needed to run the equipment he might up owing more money than he brings in. Her job may leave the area if there are not enough people to support it. That means in order to work they might have to leave the area entirely.
Everyone has stories like this. For some their jobs are gone as well as their own. They have to decide if they can wait for their towns and cities to be rebuilt or to start all over again someplace new. Can you imagine leaving today from your home with just the clothing on your back and having to start your life over again with only that?
You would think that being up here with me in a place with electricity, clean running water, shelter from the heat or cold would entice her to stay at least until the same could be said for back in Mississippi. But no, she is determined to go back. She will be leaving as originally scheduled months ago when we had planned this trip for her to visit as a "vacation" instead of a temporary shelter. She can not leave her fiance, his family, their friends and even her neighbors (many of whom she just met after the storm) go through this alone. She wants to go back and be there. To lend a hand where she can and share what little she has.
Her fiance is currently in the process of trying to purchase as many supplies as he can with what little cash he has on hand and any money he has been given by family and friends here to take back there. He even has to take up valuable room in the truck that could be used for more food and water for gas cans. You see the closer you get to there the harder it is to get gas. And he does not want to run out of gas and be unable to get these things back home.
My friend? She will be trying to fly back. I say "trying" because her original flight was to go back to the Gulfport/Biloxi airport. As we all know it is damaged and will not be operating for non-essential travel any time soon. The airline said that they could not help her get back. Now we have to find a way to get her to an airport close enough to be picked up. Meaning that if someone from her town came to get her that they would have enough gas to get her and be able to get enough for the return trip. And if someone in that city/town she flew to could take her tome that they would have enough in their tank to get back home as she does not think they would be able to get any there. And if we can't make these arrangements before her fiance heads back down with the supplies (he is in Virginia right now) that she will not be able to get in contact with him or anyone else to come and get her, and therefore would have to rely on a stranger, who has tenuous connections to her job, for a ride home and that's just if she can get in contact with them and they do not refuse her request. Getting her back home will be even more difficult that getting her up here.
Do I want her to leave? Heck no. Does she want to be in a place where she can be safe, well fed and in what she has come to now deem "luxury"? Heck yeah. But at the same time she can not leave the life she has built behind. And she can not leave the people that she loves and others that she has come to care about to go through all of this alone. I believe that this is one of those situations that the saying "caught between a rock and a hard place" is truly apt. All I can do is offer what comfort I can while she is here. Lend her emotional and financial support. To stand beside her decision to return to her ravaged home state and try not to cry while she does so. Knowing that as she does she will be giving up everything that she could so easily say yes to, and opting to suffer instead. Knowing that she does still have something to go back to will make it a little easier.
I just fear not only for her safety and physical being but her emotional one as well. She is so tired, so worn that she can not even think straight. That just the thought of day to day survival is overwhelming. She has told me how people go into those lines at the store with the mindset of I have to get food and water, but when they get there and are faced with getting the items they just go blank. They can not think. I fear that happening more and more to the point of where people (and her) just loose all hope.
Honestly I do hope that there will be a way that enough monies are raised so that people will be able to eat and clothe themselves. That those simple things will do a great amount of good not only for their physical well being, but their mental one as well. Food, water, basic necessities are what is needed the most. Fortunately there is a way that they can get this, through monetary donations to the reputable charities that are already in place down there and have begun distribution. But they need more. More money for more supplies. The more supplies the more vehicles/centers that they can distribute from the greater number of people can be reached. The more food and water, the more people can eat more than one small meal a day (if they are even getting that now).
Every dollar counts. Don't buy that package of granola bars or case of water to mail/send down. The organizations such as the Salvation Army & Red Cross can buy multiple boxes of granola bars or cases of water for what you paid for one. Even better they have the resources to get it through to those who are in need of it while a package may languish for a month or more, stuck in limbo because it is unable to be delivered.
I have already seen in the Wawa's around here (they are a local convenienceence store) that they have $1 vouchers for donations for hurricane relief funds. I am certain other places are doing the same. I plan on grabbing a few every time that I go to a store that has one and adding them to my purchases. I may not be able to donate 10,000, 1,000 or even 100 dollars. But I can afford to get at least a dollar voucher. If I am buying a gallon of milk for my kids, I can pick up $3 worth of vouchers to make sure that someone in need can have some for theirs as well. It may not seem like a lot, but it will add up. Just imagine if everyone who visited that store in a day did the same.
It is worth it to give people back their health, their humanity, their dignity, their smile.
<a href="http://www.lionbrand.com/reliefCharities.html" target="_blank"><strong>List of Charities</strong></a> -- A good list put together by Lion Brand of reputable charitable organizations who are currently involved with helping Hurricane Katrina's victims.
<strong><a href="http://www.redcross.org" target="_blank">American Red Cross</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/" target="_blank">The Salvation Army</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.give.org/">BBB for Charities</a></strong> -- Investigate <u>all</u> charities before donating.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1125642942304231852005-09-01T22:31:00.000-04:002005-09-02T02:35:42.313-04:00Driving AwayI may not be online for a few days. I am driving down south to meet my best friend and bring her back up her to the north for a little while. She was to come up here during this week anyways.
So I will be busy with spending time with her, driving her around to see all of her friends in the area, etc. Now it's an even more precious time to savor.
I will post again soon.
<strong><a href="http://www.redcross.org" target="_blank">American Red Cross</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/" target="_blank">The Salvation Army</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.give.org/">BBB for Charities</a></strong> -- Investigate <u>all</u> charities before donating.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1125564270964590512005-09-01T04:42:00.000-04:002005-09-04T04:33:43.853-04:00Found!Thank God I finally got through! They are alive and okay. I'll write tomorrow more about it. But thank you for all your good wishes and thoughts. Now to hope and pray for all the other people affected by this tragedy.
<strong><a href="http://www.redcross.org" target="_blank">American Red Cross</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/" target="_blank">The Salvation Army</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.give.org/">BBB for Charities</a></strong> -- Investigate <u>all</u> charities before donating.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1125547720868882122005-08-31T23:59:00.000-04:002005-09-12T21:15:37.366-04:00WaitingMy heart keeps breaking
And I can't take it
Anymore.
I pace the floor
Waiting by the phone
I see on the news
Hell has come home.
Waiting for days
Oh Lord I pray
That you'll find a way
Back home.
My heart keeps breaking
Each day it's taking
A little more.
Silence unbroken
Words without hope
Pictures go by
Hell without home.
How do I get by
How do I survive
Without you
You are my home.
My heart keeps breaking
My soul is aching
Forever more.
<font size="1">Copyright K. A. Rohrer - 31 August 2005</font>
<strong><a href="http://www.redcross.org" target="_blank">American Red Cross</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/" target="_blank">The Salvation Army</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.give.org/">BBB for Charities</a></strong> -- Investigate <u>all</u> charities before donating.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1125468663069631082005-08-31T01:55:00.000-04:002005-09-04T04:42:23.630-04:00Nothing YetI still have not been able to reach my best friend in Mississippi. Each land line call I attempt comes back as "all circuits are busy". The cell phone calls vary from being sent through to voice mail or getting a "Due to the hurricane in the area you are trying to call, your call cannot be completed at this time. Please hang up and try again." message.
When I have been getting through on voice mail I have left messages stating what time it is and expressing the hope that they are okay, and that I will keep trying to get through. That if somehow they got to a land line that was working to call us collect no matter what. Trying not to let my voice crack or to break down in tears as I do so.
I know that if they are okay, they are trying like mad to get through somehow. It's the <em>if</em> that is worrying me.
My college friend says that her brother is trying to make his way from Mississippi to Florida where the rest of his family lives. His condo and his office were both located in the French Quarter. All of it is gone. They are not letting anyone back into that section any time soon. So he will not be able to see if there is anything at all left from his life there.
I dozed off this evening while trying to read a book. I had the strangest jumbled up dream. But the gist of it was that my best friend drove up here with a strange combination of people and cats. I was following her around as we tried to find food for everyone to eat and asking her what had happened. She said that she did not want to talk about it yet, and wanted to wait until we were alone, that she had to get her bearings. But we were never alone for her to tell me how they had gotten up here, what they had been through, etc. Then I woke up and tried to call her again, only to get sent to voice mail.
I can only hope and pray and keep trying. Ignoring the sick feeling in my gut and keeping the tears at bay. Hoping that when all is said and done that I will feel so silly for all this worry.
<strong><a href="http://www.redcross.org" target="_blank">American Red Cross</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/" target="_blank">The Salvation Army</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.give.org/">BBB for Charities</a></strong> -- Investigate <u>all</u> charities before donating.
<a href="http://dancingwithkatrina.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Eye of the Storm</a> -- Local Newspaper Guy in Biloxi/Gulfport Area
<a href="http://www.wlox.com/" target="_blank">WLOX</a> -- Gulfport/Biloxi Local NewsKelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1125366438947155592005-08-29T21:36:00.000-04:002005-09-01T00:31:59.253-04:00Power BoundMy husband just called to check in with me to see if I had any news yet. No, still nothing to report. All circuits are busy.
You see he is traveling south on I-95. He said that so far tonight he has seen groups of utility vehicles on their way south. No doubt they are responding to the need for electricians, etc. in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
I for one am not going to be griping if it takes a tad bit longer for my local service issues to be solved. Knowing that we will be short-handed in this area since they are sending people to help those who are much more in need of their services. Yes, I can do without.
<strong><a href="http://www.redcross.org" target="_blank">American Red Cross</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/" target="_blank">The Salvation Army</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.give.org/">BBB for Charities</a></strong> -- Investigate <u>all</u> charities before donating.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1125362945214501292005-08-29T20:43:00.000-04:002005-09-01T00:32:21.846-04:00Hurricane KatrinaMy best friend moved away the February before last. Way down south to Mississippi. I have missed her dearly, and think of her daily. Today I can not get her off my mind.
We don't get to talk as often as we would like, but when we do she enjoys regaling me with little snippets of her Southern life. Tales of work, the town and just how different things are down there with the slower pace of life. Glimpses of tranquil visits to Gulfport where she would leisurely stroll on the beach and wild nights down in New Orleans sipping Hurricanes and walking the French Quarter. These places have been forever changed today.
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/katrina1.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">And I have to wonder how her small Mississippi town has faired in the storm's brutality. Is she okay? Did they make it through? Has her living room flooded as she feared it would? Is their roof leaking? Is it even still there?
The last I heard she had lost power at about 12 pm and still had regular phone service but that cell service was down. That they were fine, but that the worse was yet to come. Since then I have heard nothing.
I have called many times over the past hours since that last call. The one that I missed and only got to hear the shakily left voice mail recording. The response I have received had varied. From the phone ringing without answer, to a busy signal and for the past three hours just the voice recording from the phone company informing me that all circuits are busy.
Watching CNN has become a way to keep in touch. To see if her town is mentioned, to wait and see if pictures are posted. If just by chance I can hear that they escaped the brunt of the storm.
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/katrina2.jpg" align="left" hspace="5">Since I could not get through on the phone I wrote her an email. It may seem strange to do so knowing that she has no way of checking it. But it made me feel a tiny bit better to send it. To pour out some of my feelings, knowing that it may not be read until way after the fact, but hoping that it will be read eventually by the person that it was meant for.
Knowing that as I sit here worrying, there are others doing exactly the same. One of my college friends has a brother that lives in New Orleans. He left the city a few days before the hurricane struck, knowing that the storm was coming. The thing of it is he evacuated to Jackson, Mississippi. Instead of putting himself out of harms way he walked right into the midst of the storm. No doubt they are all anxiously waiting to hear from him.
So many people are affected by this storm. But worse of all the residents of the areas the storm has torn through. We can only hope that they have made it through as best as possible, and that they can find some way to make it through what is yet to come.
<strong><a href="http://www.redcross.org" target="_blank">American Red Cross</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/" target="_blank">The Salvation Army</a></strong>
<strong><a href="http://www.give.org/">BBB for Charities</a></strong> -- Investigate <u>all</u> charities before donating.
<font size="1">The pictures in this entry are from August 28th. As they went around town yesterday my best friend and her fiance took photos of some of the places that were getting ready for the storm. One can only wonder if these places are still standing tonight.</font>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1125363741714575562005-08-27T14:01:00.000-04:002005-08-29T21:06:44.083-04:00Can We Toast It?Our toaster has bit the dust. Or is that <em>bit the crumbs</em>? Seeing how it is a toaster and all that. It lasted for 11+ years, not a bad burn... <em>err</em>... run there.
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/bobtoast.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">Here is the newest addition to our little kitchen appliance family. May I introduce you to Bob. Bob the Toaster that is. Yes, the children named him and have been merrily singing "<em>Bob the Toaster, Can we toast it? Yes we can!</em>". So far Bob has gotten quite the work out. Pop Tarts, Waffles and Bagels have all been browned to perfection. One can only wonder what Bob will do as an encore. Can you say <em>toast</em>? Mmm... Toast!
<em>Pass the jam please!</em>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1124927968834074172005-08-24T19:50:00.000-04:002005-08-24T19:59:28.866-04:00Free Yarn?!Just because you all took the time to pop on by my little blog, I'm going to let you in on a little secret.
<em>There is free yarn to be had! Oh lawsy! Run! Faster! Get it while you can! Hurry before it's all gone! Run Forrest Run!*</em>
Gotta love those freebies!
Now if you are among those that only want to deal with natural fibers, then I am sorry to say that this deal is not for you. If you are so addicted to the fiber arts that you will knit/crochet/weave anything you can get your hands on, then you will be very happy. You see, it's for a skein of some funky acrylic get down and dance yarn. Yep... Bernat Disco. Groovy baby.**
You can sign up for your free yarn <a href="http://www.bernat.com/getdown/" target="_blank">here</a>.
I am thinking that it would be good to use in a project for a child or teenager. Goodness knows that once it gets here my girls will both be vying for possession of said yarn. <em>Hmmm</em>... I wonder what color we will be getting.
<font color="1">*Forrest Gump! Love all the shrimp references. I could really go for some shrimp & macaroni salad right now. Mmmm... Shrimp!
**Yet another movie reference. Must be all that popcorn I've eaten the past week. Yep, this one is pure Austin Powers baby.</font>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1124383664696687282005-08-18T12:46:00.000-04:002005-08-19T17:25:59.126-04:00Something Slithery This Way Slides<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/snakescarf1-a.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">Here we have the <a href="http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog" target="_blank">famous</a> traveling shot of my newest project. Nope, it's not a sock. Recognize the yarn? Yep. It's that Donegal Tweed that I purchased in Myrtle Beach. Recognize the site? You don't? Well, it's the newest attraction at Broadway at the Beach in MB, <a href="http://www.magiquest.com/" target="_blank">MagiQuest</a>. (Pronounced maj-eye-quest.) Children and teens seem to love this place, while parents wait for hours on hard benches, that is when they can be found. But that's a tail, err.. tale for a different entry. Back to the main focus of this one.
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/snakescarf1-b.jpg" align="left" hspace="5">You can see what began life inside a magical world has grown quite a bit. What is this creature? A snake of course! And not just your ordinary run-of-the-mill snake, but a snake scarf. Yes, a rare breed indeed!<br clear="all">
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/snakescarf1-c.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">You see this is the display item that my girls, yes that's right <em>girls</em>, fell in love with at Knitting Up A Storm. The owner had made up the scarf pattern herself*. Then when I purchased the yarn to make the two scarves (both in snakey green colors) she threw in the bits of yarn to make the eyes (black) and tongue (red) as well as the instructions. Here I was ready to purchase the pattern and use up some stash yarn for the bits and bobbles and she just added them into the package for free! Gotta love freebies!
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/snakescarf1-e.jpg" align="left" hspace="5">At this time I am over the halfway mark of the scarf. I've already used up one of the balls of tweed yarn and started in on the second. If you have never worked with Donegal Tweed (and this is my first encounter) I have a word of advice to offer. This is a two twist yarn (meaning two strands are twisted together) and the twists themselves go from thick to thin. So it has happened on more than one occasion that I have found myself not catching both plys of yarn as I knit. Only to realize it later on and have to rip it out to the forgotten ply and then reknit it. <em>Grrr</em>. It can be quite frustrating.
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/snakescarf1-d.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">I am enjoying the knitting of the scarf even though it is in what most would deem "boring" stockinette. It's neat to see how the sides roll into each other giving it the snake shape and feel. Perhaps making it a little too "real". The shop owner who gave me the pattern said that she had made it up for each of her nephews, that they would play with it but not wear it. They were afraid of the snake choking them. As the current scarf I am working on is for my youngest she keeps petting it, etc. The other day I tried it on around her neck and she stated that it would choke her. I had to assure her that it was just pretend and wouldn't do so. I have no doubt though when it comes time for the item to be finished it will receive lots of play time and in the colder months it may actually get some of it's original intended use as a (<em>gasp</em>) scarf.
<font size="1">*If you are interested in the scarf pattern you can contact Knitting Up A Storm at (843) 249-65762, and ask about the Snake Scarf pattern.</font>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1124383522522019882005-08-17T22:39:00.000-04:002005-09-01T15:31:24.416-04:00Knitting Up A Storm<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/kuas-1.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">While I was down in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for vacation I had forgotten to do something very vital. Bring a project to work on! Yikes! Silly me thought that there would be no idle time to do crafts and what-not. Thank goodness I had carried three books along, otherwise I would have gone crazy for sure. Lesson learned--Always bring something to work on along with you!
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/kuas-2.jpg" align="left" hspace="5">In order to remedy my idle hands situation, I went online at the hotel. (At 20 cents per minute it was no cheap search!) I googled for a yarn shop and came across a listing for "Knitting Up A Storm" in North Myrtle Beach. I knew that I was going to have some free time on Thursday, so I called them up and found out that I picked the right day to visit because they were open until 8:30 that night! It worked out perfectly because the girls and I were going to be dropping off hubby and his best friend for a concert. So while the boys are away... The girls will yarn shop!
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/kuas-3.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">The store was easy for me to find due to the excellent directions from the owner. It was neat and tidy and everything was arranged in good order. They had a pretty varied selection to look at. Tons of Jo Sharp and Sirdar. The owner was nice and quite helpful. She offered her assistance and advice on the projects that I was looking at. She even helped me search through the racks of knitting needles to find the perfect size. Definitely none of that "snobbish" attitude here! A nice store to visit. Perhaps even to become my LYS away from home. (Now to just convince hubby we simply <u>must</u> vacation in Myrtle Beach every year.)
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/kuas-4.jpg" align="left" hspace="5">There were a lot of displays of items made from the yarns. I really fell in lust with a baby sweater crocheted from Schachenmayr yarns in rainbow hues. Being as there are no babies to crochet it for, I reluctantly left the materials behind. My girls fell in love with a display at the store. Both of them decided that they had to have the item. What's a mom to do? I mean, I just had to increase my stash then and there. Can't go breaking the wee one's hearts, now could I? And just look at how my purchases were packaged up. With tissue paper even! When a store goes that little extra mile you know that they must be a pleasant place to shop at.
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/kuas-5.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">So what did I purchase? I picked up four skeins of Sirdar Donegal Tweed yarn. (Only one of each color are shown in the photo.) Two of # 173 - Lime and two of # 174 - Grass. I also purchased some knitting needles, Addi Turbos. I <em>did</em> go down to South Carolina empty handed, so to speak, so I <u>needed</u> those needles! (Note how I am trying to justify increasing the stash, lol.) I also picked up a free pattern from the owner for a project involving said yarn as well as some extra "pieces". No doubt you are wondering what in the world the yarn is for and why is there all this secrecy? Stay tuned to find out!
<strong><font size="3">Knitting Up A Storm</font></strong>
Tidewater Business Center
2100 Old Highway 17
N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
(843) 249-6562
<strong>Hours:</strong> Mon - Fri 10-5, Thurs 10-8:30, Sat 10-3, Other Hours by Appointment
<strong>Directions:</strong> From Myrtle Beach go North on Hwy 17. Take the Cherry Grove Beach exit. At the top of the exit make a left. At the bottom of the hill there is a stop light. On your left you will see a small blue building. Take a left at the light, and then another left into the parking lot. Knitting Up A Storm is one of the shops in the blue building. You can't miss it!Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1123617265188729122005-08-09T15:46:00.000-04:002005-08-09T15:54:25.190-04:00Need a Good Read?I have a ton of books that I am going to offer up on ebay. But before I do so, I thought I would give you all a chance to get them before they enter the bidding zone. Hubby wants them gone instead of gathering dust.
You can see all the books at: <a href="http://destashorama.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">JustCinful's De-Stash-O-Rama</a>.
The books are sold in "lots", grouped together by genre. Shipping and handling is based on where it is going to be shipped to and the method that you prefer to get shipped by (all post office - just different speeds).
If this goes well I hope to offer up some other books and crafting items that I have been uncovering in the great re-decorating de-cluttering process. I know I have some yarns and knitting needles, various scrapping stuff, etc. Just a whole jumble of goodies that need loving homes.
If it doesn't go well, I am going to have to take a tip from the B movies and go straight to video... <em>err</em>... ebay. (<em>wink</em>)Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1123615505712600872005-08-09T15:08:00.000-04:002005-08-09T15:45:13.560-04:00Brown & BlueWhat's brown and blue and has kept me away from blogging, knitting, crocheting, sewing, reading and anything else that's the least bit fun? My basement! Well, parts of the basement anyways.
On Friday night I embarked on the beginning of paint prep. I spent my time with some spackle. I must say that I get into my work and came away quite messy from patching up all the holes and dents in the wall. On Saturday I continued the spackle quest. Once everything was patched up it was off to the store to purchase paints and assorted supplies.
You see I had picked out a brown color before and test painted the one part of the basement wall with it. The color met with approval by hubby. <em>He</em> is the one who originally wanted white walls! So I picked out some strips of blues that went with the brown and had him pick out one that he liked. He was very reluctant to do so. But at my insistence he chose one.
He would have been happy having the walls all brown. But it would make the basement seem as though you were in a giant box! The drop ceiling is wood, the furniture is mostly brown (or black), the bar stools are brown, the closet doors are brown, etc. I told him that we needed a contrasting non-white color to offset the effect of the brown, otherwise we would feel all closed in. Believe me he is none too happy even now that part of the basement is painted. Hopefully once all the furniture gets in, etc. He will see that we did need those strong contrasting colors.
I would not have minded a darker blue, but hubby is stubborn about thinking you can't use a medium shade in a dimly lit space. So he picked a lighter blue shade. Other than that it is looking good together so far. I say so far because I still have to go and paint the last few spaces down stairs tonight after the kiddos are in bed. (With the youngest one up it is tough to paint.) Hubby moved all the heavy stuff and now I can get to the small spaces that I missed.
Hopefully I can knock out the painting quickly. Then I can play with re-arranging the furniture down there. I have some ideas, but I need to try them out to see if they work. Hubby may be quite surprised after work tomorrow!
And now for your viewing pleasure, some painting progress pictures.
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/basepaint.jpg">
So far I have put in over 24 hours in prep and painting time over three days (Friday, Saturday & Monday). Hopefully I will only have to work on it tonight and be finished with everything. Notice how I said "<em>I</em>". I as in me, myself, the singular lonesome little gal. Hubby <u>hates</u> to paint. Need I say more?
Just think of me, down in the dark basement, covered in blue paint, looking like a smurf and getting zonked on paint fumes while you're all snugged up in bed. I'll be envying you!Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1123654724204011062005-08-09T15:02:00.000-04:002005-08-10T02:18:44.233-04:00Visited by the SeaI recently received my second Crochetville "sea of Yarn" swap package in the mail. This time it was from Bec. She sent it while visiting the states, but should be back home in Australia any time now. So what goodies did Bec send my way?
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/seaofyarn2.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">Here you can see the lovely lot of Australian yarns sent. There are two skeins of Lincraft Amazon in green & black and Lincraft Poodle in a combination of green, blue & purple. Then there are two skeins of boa type yarn one in shades of red and the other in blues. A lovely teal colored skein of wool from Heirloom. And last, but certainly not least a hand-dyed skein of wool in orange to green-blue tones. Bec hand dyed it herself with Kool Aid! Wow.
Thank you so very much Bec for all the lovely yarns!Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1123268198214589772005-08-05T14:44:00.000-04:002005-08-08T17:09:05.093-04:00On a Mission to View MarsWhy oh why am I always the last person to find out about a good TV show? This summer I happened to watch an episode of <a href="http://www.upn.com/shows/veronica_mars_tmpl/about.shtml" target="_blank">Veronica Mars</a> by accident. Now I am hooked! Is anyone else out there in search of more <a href="http://www.upn.com/shows/veronica_mars/index.php" target="_blank">Mars</a>?
Last night (<em>or would that be this morning?</em>) I stayed up until 4 am watching back to back episodes that I had recorded on my DVR. Did I use this extra awake time to knit or crochet while watching? Heck no. I got to into the plot lines. A show that makes you want to sit there and just absorb it is a dangerous thing.
I am trying to see all the episodes that I can before the new season starts this fall. So I searched for an episode guide to see which shows I have missed out on and found out that there are over 20 episodes. Somehow I don't think that I am going to be able to catch up. Then I spied an advertisement for the full season on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000A59PMO/qid=1123268110" target="_blank">DVD</a>, but it doesn't come out until October. But you bet your butt I put that little gem on my Christmas wish list. I may be a little late on the viewing, but I am determined to see all the episodes. This will make the first time ever that I have wanted to purchase a television series on video, so you know it must be good. Or at least "good" in my version of <a href="http://www.m-w.com/" target="_blank">Merriam Webster's</a>.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1123216226637058362005-08-04T23:29:00.000-04:002005-08-05T00:35:00.493-04:00Technology, I Think I Love YouRebecca Spender has come up with a little bit of Knit<em>Wit</em>. An ingenious device (along with needles) that keeps track of how many stitches you knit and what row you are on. One can only wonder how many offers she will be getting for this design. Knitter everywhere will be clamoring for this gadget!
CNN Article
<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/03/smart.knitting/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/03/smart.knitting/index.html</a>
BRUNEL Design (Her Alma Matter) <font size="1">PDF File</font>
<a href="http://www.sharperdesign.co.uk/downloads/directorypages/74-spender.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.sharperdesign.co.uk/downloads/directorypages/74-spender.pdf</a>Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8025379.post-1123210434552633512005-08-04T14:12:00.000-04:002005-08-04T22:53:54.556-04:00Idiots in Training<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/idiots1.jpg" align="right" hspace="5">Every year I get a knock on my door (sometimes more than once a year) from a guy who says that he is participating in a communications program. That part of their curriculum is public speaking and so they have to go out and talk to people. And they every time they talk to someone they earn points towards a vacation. You sit there politely and listen to their whole spiel, figuring you just have to sign a paper saying that you listened to them talk or whatever. But no, they break into that "If you will only buy some magazines". It's then you realize that it is all a scam just to sell magazines. That even though there is a "No Soliciting" sign up in your neighborhood these guys think that it doesn't apply to them.
Why? Because their summer job is to try an weasel you out of your money but trying to make you feel guilty. Oh you got the personable little chat where they try to lure you in. <em>Yes, Yes! Come closer little fly.</em> And no doubt you want to help support a poor little college student, after all we're friends right? <em>Climb up my web. Come a little closer. We'll share some... uh... tea.</em> So you just <u>have</u> to pick out one of these magazines that you never read anyways and buy it from me so I can win a trip to Aruba or some other such place. <em>Aha! I've got you now!</em>
The shame of it all is that so many people get suckered into doing just that. Hey, if you read the magazine anyways, it might be a good deal, but if you don't, why are you bothering to support these spammers? Yep, in person spam, the joys. Gee, I could pay some of my bills, or buy your magazines that I don't want or need. <em>Hmmm...</em>
The first time this happened was right after we moved into the neighborhood. I listened to the guys whole little spiel. Then when he got to the end and started his selling pitch for the magazines I informed him that the local schools do a magazine drive and that we support them. He got all ticked off and left in a huff. Sure, now that you are no longer going to buy anything the fake sincerity disappears real quick. Guess we're no longer buds. Ouch. That hurts.
This past fall when one of these guys knocked at the door I politely told him that I didn't want to listen to his speech and that I wasn't interested in buying anything. He tried to say that he wasn't selling anything. So I said to him that he was going to try and get me to purchase magazines from him and that we support our schools locally through their magazine drives. You should have heard him cuss me out. <em>Great people skills there.</em> I wonder if he "flunked" his communications course.
<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~justcinful/share/idiots2.jpg" align="left" hspace="5">Today I had a person ring our door bell. I just figured it was one of my daughter's friends asking if she could come out and play. Nope. The door-to-door spammer had returned. Sure, with a new face and a friend in tow, but the same old sell. He tried to start talking to me above the youngest's whine and the dog's barking. Then I heard that "public speaking" and I stopped him right there. I told him straight out that I did not want to buy any magazines and that soliciting was not allowed in this neighborhood and that there was a sign posted at the entrance saying so. He got all ticked off (silent friend standing by) and he went off grousing and mumbling. I told him that they needed to find a new gig. Apparently he took this to mean him, when in fact I meant the company they work for. So I said that his company needed to find something new to sell. Then he went off saying how he made so much money, etc. Then traipsed up to the neighbors to go and try to scam them.
Oh yes, please help me, I am poor little student, buy my magazines won't you. It's so nice that someone takes these young folks aside and teaches them how to present a false front to people, all in the name of money. Such nice values to instill. Now why does it seem to me that these people have such a nice future in embezzlement? Or perhaps their future endeavors will include telling senior citizens that they have won the lottery and just need to pay a small tax or claim fee in order to receive their winnings. Or I'm a lawyer for Zurik Zanzubara's widow. She has many valuable holdings in your country, but can not claim them due to various legal difficulties. If you would send us $500 we would gladly sign over these holdings worth 10 times that amount to you, yadda, yadda, yadda.
Can't we just say NO to spam?Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656173565660659875noreply@blogger.com1