We still live among idiots

Okay I must have been behind a rock a while back when the whole Jena, LA thing happened. First time I heard about it was on Wednesday on the news when they were discussing the protest that was to be held on Thursday. The news I was watching didn't give much details, to make me understand, why it was really being held. I went online and tried to find more information on Thursday to get a bit more clarification and it's interesting how you find different information depending on where you look. Luckily I had my best friend, the Queen P, explain it to me. :-)

Okay so to today's idiots. Evidently last night in a town near Jena we had a couple of dumb f*cks hang a couple of nooses off their truck and drive around town. You really didn't think that someone would say anything to you? Are you just asking for a beating? Did you think it was funny? As quoted in the article, "It's 2007, and we still have fools acting like it's 1960." Idiots!

Here's the article I found on CNN.com: or click here for the link to the story.
ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana (CNN) -- Authorities in Alexandria, Louisiana, arrested two people after nooses were seen hanging from the back of a red pickup Thursday night, the city's mayor told CNN.

Alexandria is less than an hour away from Jena, Louisiana, and was a staging area Thursday for protesters who went to the smaller town to demonstrate against the treatment of six black teens known as the "Jena 6" in racially charged incidents.

Police say the 18-year-old driver of the truck was charged with driving while intoxicated and inciting to riot and also may be charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor -- the 16-year-old passenger.

As police were questioning the driver, he said he had an unloaded rifle in the back, which police found. They also found a set of brass knuckles in the cup holder on the dashboard, according to the police report.

The passenger told police he and his family are in the Ku Klux Klan, the police report said. He also said he had tied the nooses and that the brass knuckles belonged to him, the report said.

At least one of the nooses was made out of an extension cord, according to the police report.
Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy said those arrested were "from around Jena" and not in the same parish as his city.

The police report says a crowd of about 200 people, mostly African-Americans, watched the arrest take place.

Roy said the incident is "not indicative" of Alexandria and that local authorities will look into the matter "completely, thoroughly and transparently."

A photograph of the truck was sent to CNN by Casanova Love, 26, who said he's in the U.S. Navy. He's visiting his family in Louisian.

Love said he was standing outside a club with some friends Thursday night when he saw the red pickup drive by slowly with two nooses hanging from it.

He said the truck continued up the street and passed by a large group of Jena 6 protesters standing outside a bus stop. Police then pulled over the vehicle.

Love explained why he sent the photo to CNN: "People need to see this. It's 2007, and we still have fools acting like it's 1960."

State police estimated at least 15,000 people gathered in Jena on Thursday to protest what they consider unequal punishments meted out in recent racially charged cases.

One involved the hanging of nooses from a tree a day after black students sat under what had been an informal gathering place for white students. The students involved were suspended from school for a brief time.

Another was the beating of a white student that resulted in six black teens facing charges that include aggravated second-degree battery.

I was almost run over by a School Bus

I thought those big mirrors on the side would be of great help. Maybe they should actually use them. He noticed me before anything happened. Sigh!

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Tid Bits

I know it's been awhile since I've posted so here's a bit of everything that has happened in the last several weeks.

About two weekends ago Mr. M and I had my mom and sister over for dinner and cards. Mr. M. threw some steaks on the grill and I made some fried potatoes and onions. They were very excited as it had been many years since they'd had fried potatoes and onions as well.

As Mr. M was grilling C-Girl was outside enjoying the day. We don't usually let her out that often because she likes to eat grass, come in the house and puke! So Mr. M had the duty of watching her. Well she decided to make herself comfortable in our jungle, we hadn't mowed in like 2 weeks. So Mr. M grabbed the camera. You can tell as each picture went that she just kept getting more and more comfortable.

"I swear mom, I'm not eating any grass!"

She ended up coming in after we checked on her again and she was eating grass! Luckily we caught her early... no surprises for us!

We sat and played Hand and Foot which our friends TG and her husband taught us a while back. We've grown to really like it.

I was out with my mom Sunday and noticed that the Halloween candy is out already. I'm a sucker for any type of candy. One of the most common candy is the Candy Corn, but there's a new type!! Caramel covered apple flavored! And it's scrumptious! :)

I've been cleaning out my closet. Went through all my clothes and took out everything that I don't wear anymore and did a bit of trying on everything else to see what fit and didn't fit. I currently have 2 bags of stuff that I will give away. I'll find some ladies shelter to donate it to. Next project is the shoes. Mostly which ones I don't wear, I don't think I'll have any problem with those that don't fit!

I went with the CD and her husband on Friday afternoon to watch her belly dancer instructor do a little show. It was really fun. The first dance was her with a candle-opera (I know that's not the right spelling, but am too lazy to look it up). Well she had it on top of her head with candles lit and danced like that. That was a cool opener. It was really a fun show.

Oh, we came home last week to find blood on the bottom edges of our spare bedroom and master bedroom doors. We have no clues as to what really happened but here's my theory. M&M chased C-Girl, as she always does, and potentially drew blood. C-Girl was trying to get away and knows that sometimes if she pushes on those doors they'll open (we keep them shut during the day) and that's how the blood got there. We also found a little bit along the edges of the cat door. There were no blood drops anywhere on the carpet. We checked both cats and found nothing. We checked the dog and nothing. As I was cleaning the blood from the doors I told Mr. M that I felt like I was removing evidence - I watch too much CSI! :-)

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Almost Friday Funny

Someone in my office sent this to me today and I just had to share.

Strange Questions That Will Always Remain Unanswered.

1. How do blind people know when they are done wiping?

2. Could it be that all those trick-or-treaters wearing sheets aren't goingas ghosts but as mattresses?

3. If a mute swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?

4. Is there another word for synonym?

5. Isn't it a bit unnerving that doctors call what they do practice?"

6. If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a planecrash, why isn't the whole airplane made out of that stuff?

7. If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

8. Would a fly without wings be called a walk?

9. Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone willclean them?

10. If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remainsilent?

11. Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines?

12. If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys andapes?

13. How do they get the deer to cross at that yellow road sign?

14. What was the best thing before sliced bread?

15. If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest drown too?

16. Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?

17. If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?

18. Whose cruel idea was it for the word "Lisp" to have a "S" in it?

19. Why are hemorrhoids called "hemorrhoids" instead of "asteroids"?

Always Remember...

NEVER FORGET!

It's really a good thing for me that this day falls in the middle of the week, kind of, otherwise I would take the day off and watch anything and everything that has to do with tributes and re-showing of that horrible day 6 years ago. It wouldn't be pretty and I know it's just unhealthy.

It really does seem like it was just last year that it all happened, I can't believe 6 years has gone by already. Everyone, of course, asks do you remember where you were etc? And like I'm sure many do - I do! I'm sure I posted this already... but here it goes again.

I remember what I was wearing - I was looking really cute! Long black skirt with a grayish-silver top and black boots. I thought I was cute anyway! ;-) I remember someone making a comment to me "are you going to a funeral are something?" I wonder if she remembers saying that? How unfortunate those words were said on that particular day.

I've assisted in many training classes but this was the first one that I was actually teaching. My class was out stuffing envelopes and some of them were finishing up thier final test. The training room is right next to the break room and all of a sudden the tv was soooo loud outside our door. I go out there to tell them to turn it down and there was this big crowd of people out there. And they'd brought in another tv than what was normally in there. I asked someone what was going on and they tell me a plane hit the WTC and I was thinking a prop plane, I didn't realize till much later that it was a passenger plane. The day unfolded in a haze, I still remember it mostly though. I did have one lady in the class who had a family member living in New York who worked for the fire department. I told her she could go home if she wanted, I really understood. But she stayed cause truthfully, what could she do?

When I went home I got out my flag and put it up on my back porch, I still lived in an apartment. I sat out on the hill looking up in the sky in amazement at how clear it was with not a plane up there, I mean I live in DFW with one of the busiest airports. And of course just cried. I was glued to the tv for days watching all the footage. I remember a few days later watching the news and they mentioned they had evacuated the Empire State Building cause they thought there was a bomb in it and I just started crying again.

I read today somewhere and they were asking if there should be a memorial every year or how long should we do this? Really? I don't have anyone I know that was lost that day but I imagine everyone who did would like to do something to mark this day for as long as they can. Let them have their one day.

I did get to visit NYC last year in October on a quick day trip. Of course the first thing I did was visit Ground Zero. They've started building so I didn't really get to see the "footprints" of the buildings. They have pictures of wreckage and things. There are a few people there talking about all their conspiracy theories about what really happened that day. I've actaully watched one video and some things do make you say hmmm... The one thing that really pissed me off was the people out there selling their knock off shit. Purses and junk. And right in front of signs that tell you not to buy things from people out there. Hello! This is a sacred place, do you really have to set up shop there?

Anyway... that flag is now in a flag case on my fireplace mantel, unfortunately it tore. I know you're supposed to burn it but it means a bit too much to me. I really do think of that day at least once a day. I try to quickly think of something else as it will immediately make me tear up and make me cry - kind of hard to explain when you're at work. :-)

So to all of those families and friends who lost someone - I'm sorry and I'll never forget.

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Another wierd dream

One of the things that I dislike about living in DFW is that I have to see all this stuff related to the CowGirls. I saw an ad with Jerry Jones and you see his big ole honking Superbowl ring.

Why do I mention this and what does it have to do with my dream? A big ole ring was in it.

A bit of background, my parents are now divorced after 30 years of marriage. So it was wierd that in my dream we were having a family "vacation" together going camping in a camper. Everyone was there: me, my sister, my brother, mom and dad.

So it's at the end of our little vacation and my dad finally gets tired of being around us and wants to get a room at a hotel or something instead of being in the camper with us. I don't remember everything but remember being in a church and my dad kind of going off on us. And he made a comment waiving his "ring" saying that it's knocked plenty of other heads before. I remember making a comment "is that a threat?" and he just smiled.

The only other thing I remember in the dream is that I told my brother and sister that I wanted to leave that night even if I had to rent a car to get out. But I didn't want to leave my mom behind? Of course I don't know why I couldn't have just taken her with us? What am I renting a car that only sits 3?

Wierd huh? I just don't know where that came from... I have a few Dream books but have no clue how I would look that one up. I guess I definitely need to look up "ring".

~ Wolf Lover Girl

Puzzling

Sis and I went to visit mom for a few hours on Monday afternoon. Mom had a puzzle she was working on. Sis was mesmerized and worked on it the whole time we were there. I worked on it a little but made myself stop because I know how addicting they are. It was really cool too cause it glowed in the dark.

Well I decided I wanted to work on one at home. I figure I can spend a few hours a night working on it instead of sitting in front of the tv. So I went in to our closet to see what we had to choose from. Ah! An Indian one will do. I also have a Bev Dolittle but figured I'd wait to do it. Here's a link to some of her art. Would love to have one of her pieces!!!

So I opened the new puzzle and threw out the pieces on the table.

Here's what it will look like when I'm done.

I actually had Mr. M sitting and helping me. Maybe we'll finally have something to do together. :-)

Can't leave the table till at least the edge is put together. Funny how when you can't get it to fit correctly you make statements such as "we're missing pieces". Mr. M stuck it all together and said it was finally finished, then I showed him the few pieces that were still remaining. Then it's "we have too many pieces!" LOL - ok. So we finally got the border complete and I think that's enough for tonight.

We bought some clear plexi glass a while back just for puzzling. I put it on top of the border to help with any accidental cats getting on the table and pushing them around. The rest of the pieces went back in the box for now.

So this should be fun for the next few days or weeks.

~ Wolf Lover Girl