Good Sunday morning!

I have no idea how I found this Wonderful Woman of the World. Probably flying down a rabbit hole.

From WBEZ in Chicago:

One Block, Zero Shootings: How One Mom Is Building Community In Englewood

Community members on the corner of 75th and Stewart in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood on a recent summer evening.

Last year, a woman was shot and killed on 75th and Stewart in Englewood. Most people have that moment when enough is enough. This was Tamar Manasseh’s.

Manasseh lives in Bronzeville, but she grew up in Englewood. Right after the murder, she decided to organize Mothers Against Senseless Killings, or M.A.S.K.

It’s a mom patrol that camps out on the block of 75th and Stewart every summer afternoon into evening as a form of violence resistance. The moms wear hot pink shirts and black hats. R&B and hip hop music blast from speakers.

I visited the moms on a recent afternoon. There’s a barbecue grill going and bottled water off to the side. Lawn chairs set up. A CTA bus whizzes by on 75th Street.

Around 5 p.m., it’s a peaceful summer scene in sweltering hot weather. The sun is far from setting.

This is Manasseh’s second summer on the block. She said coming out here daily restores her faith in a city that seems besieged by violence.

“This is the most uplifting thing going on in the city right now because you see all this negative stuff over and over again every day,” Manasseh said. “And I see it and I say I left 75th and Stewart and none of that was happening. I was in Englewood and none of that was happening. It really restores your hope in humanity.”

Manasseh said you can measure the success: first, by the crowds, which vary day to day but can number in the dozens. But there’s something else, too.

“This is not a dangerous corner to be on. It’s not like that anymore. [This was] one of the most dangerous corners in Englewood.”

According to police statistics, this summer the block hasn’t seen one shooting, although crime still happens in the area. Manasseh said she has no plans to stop coming out.

Tamar Manasseh walks down the street during a recent gathering. She started Mothers Against Senseless Killings last year to patrol the block of 75th and Stewart. (Andrew Gill/WBEZ)

“This isn’t just about stopping violence. It’s about building community,” she said. “You want to know your neighbors. When you know your neighbors people don’t die. That’s how that works.”

The gathering is mostly children. They frolic outside and get a free dinner. This night it’s chicken, potatoes and broccoli wrapped in aluminum foil taken off the grill. There’s a side salad, too, that some of the kids turn their nose up at.

This and accusations of cheating at the beanbag toss game are the biggest sources of drama.

At least until recently.

Manasseh and the other mothers station themselves each day in the same spot in front of a large courtyard building.

Some of the children play in the courtyard as the moms set up on the sidewalk.

A group of kids line up for dessert as the sun starts to set. (Andrew Gill/WBEZ)

Recently, the owner, who doesn’t live in the building, told police he wants everything and everyone to move.

Perry Management Corporation owns and manages the property. A representative of Perry Management told me they got reports that a cab driver and cable technician refused to come into the building because of the crowd.

I had to push back and say that’s just individuals’ own stereotyping. The gathering is lively but not negative.

But the representative said she wouldn’t want that type of gathering in front of her house.

Manasseh was called to the local police district, where she said she was told the moms had to leave that spot, but that they could move to the vacant lot across the street.

She was angry.

“It’s about the quality of the lives of the people in the community. Perry Management clearly doesn’t care about that,” Manasseh said. “But there are lot of people who come into areas like this, they buy property dirt cheap and they really do exploit the residents in these areas because they feel these people can’t do any better. They aren’t going to say anything. They’re not going to complain. So they can get away with whatever they want to do. They can do whatever.”

So Chicago police brokered a compromise: they said the moms could finish out this summer season on the sidewalk, but next year they would have to move their summer festivities across the street, to a lot which they could purchase.

Manasseh said she had to promise the city, police department and the building owners she would never ever set up again in front of the 75th and Stewart courtyard building.

♀💪🏽✌🏽&♡

Readers: What an inspiring story about an amazing woman who truly cares about her community thriving and surviving. She’s keeping the streets safe and you’ve got idiots in her community, the owner, who is benefitting but doesn’t give a shit because he doesn’t live there, and he’s probably white. Really, there is nothing but positiveness about what is happening here.

Manasseh has transformed her community by committing to making her neighborhood a safe place. And this is the thanks she gets. It angers me too. I HOPE that she gets the funding or is able to raise it so that she can take purchase the lot next door and continue with her much needed cause.

I have a feeling that if this Wonderful Woman of the World can stop violence in her neighborhood with love, compassion, and her fierce drive and commitment to protect children, and uplift her community, she can do anything.

Perhaps, our beloved President Obama is reading and can lend a helping hand.

Ma Qin: How delightful. No doubt Zen Lill is smiling from ear to ear. Happy to hear you are well. :) ZL: You have quite the loyal following!

Lois, Nadeen: Please spread the word. Thanks!

Sandra, et al: Made my day too. I confess it wasn’t my find – A friend sent it to me.

Hank, et al: Civics really needs to be taught well in our schools so that kids really learn. And the importance of it needs to be thoroughly stressed so that when they become voters they can make smart informed choices at the polls.

Carla: Wow. I haven’t heard from you and Jorge in a long time. I wasn’t sure you both were still reading. There have been a few comments from a “Carla” this year but wasn’t sure if it was you or not. Delighted that you are still here. I thought about you both from time to time. Happy to hear you are both happy. Did you enjoy the Summer Olympics?

Yeah…you were angry. I understand, I was too. No abandonment; just did what a girl needed to do. I’m sure you understand. Happy to be back though with my girlz and of course all the readers.

Thanks for the sweet thoughts and consideration. I am honored and I would if I could. :)

I read about Rousseff. I am so sorry. I haven’t caught up on all the details yet, but yep, true – Men are devious and many more things too. I HOPE it doesn’t happen to Clinton as well when she becomes Madam President. I’ll do my part. I hope everyone else does too. Thanks for saying hello. Please don’t be strangers here. My best and lots of love to you and Jorge. ❤️

Alice: I’m so sorry to read your comment. That must be tough. I HOPE the big bro realizes his privileges and the blatant bias towards his little bro and is sticking up for him. Don’t regret your decision. I think both of your boys will be just fine, and together because of their differences, they can really do some great things. I don’t know…I sense a book being written.

That’s it for me today. The blog is open, again…

PS: Ooops. If you caught a glimpse of my blog this morning, that was a mistake. I wasn’t finished yet. 😁 I set the write to post at 9:00 AM instead of 11:00 with the intent to wake up and complete it before 11. Oh well. You got a sneak peak at a work in progress. Kind of like a back stage pass only much less exciting. :)

Blog me. 

Happy Sunday!

Peace & Love. 💜

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Lol – pun intended.

Good morning.

It was only a week ago that Trump’s immigration plan was the same one Obama is enforcing. I even blogged about it two days ago. Then he gave his immigration speech last night. My how things shift quickly. Did you watch? I’ve had enough of Trump for this week. Be my guest to keep it live if you want, but I’m taking a break and tuning to another station this morning.

From Think Progress:

California Lawmakers Unanimously Repeal State’s ‘Tampon Tax’

This week, the California Assembly unanimously passed a bill that would exempt menstrual products from state sales tax, sending it to Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) desk.

The bill got bipartisan support, with Democrats arguing the tax is an unfair burden on women when things like Rogaine and Viagra are often tax-exempt. Republicans, meanwhile, supported tax relief.

“Fundamentally this is about gender equity and leveling the field,” said Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D), who wrote the bill.

And Assemblywoman Ling-Ling Chang (R) said in supporting the bill, “By scrapping this tax, we’re putting money back in the pockets of California women.”

Brown has not said whether he’ll sign it into law and his office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Repealing the so-called “tampon tax” would cost the state an estimated $20 million in tax revenue.

California is one of a handful of states that have taken notice of the fact that menstrual products are treated like luxury items and subjected to sales tax, while things like prescription drugs and even shampoo are exempt. New York State got rid of its tampon tax in April after a group of women filed a lawsuit claiming it amounted to discrimination. A similar lawsuit was filed earlier this year in Ohio. Bills have been introduced in that state, as well as in Illinois, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

President Obama has even taken notice of the issue, saying he has “no idea why states would tax these as luxury items,” but positing that “it’s because men were making the laws when those taxes were passed.” He also urged women in states where tampon taxes exist “to work to get those taxes removed.”

Yet even with New York and California working to repeal their taxes, just five other states have already done the same. The 40 others with sales tax still treat tampons as taxable luxury items.

The women who have filed lawsuits have come up with estimates of how much the tampon tax costs them. The numbers are huge: $11 million a year in Ohio and $14 million in New York.

*****

Readers: It’s about time. Only a man would call tampons a “luxury item.” How ridiculous is that. Uh…duh…just because it goes into our vaginas doesn’t mean it’s a treat, like I’m getting off on it. Taxing tampons is just plan discriminatory as noted in today’s write.

On a similar note…Ever hear of the “Pink Tax”? Its the idea that versions of products and services for women cost more than the male versions. And it’s true.

 A recent study by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs surveyed almost 800 products and found in 42% of cases, women paid more for the same items as men.

Sometimes as much as double the price. It’s highway robbery.

Thoughts? Blog me.

Peace out. 

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

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michelle

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Good Morning!

Every once in awhile I come across a write that is posted in my local newspaper. This one was passed along to me by my mother. Yes, people still do read the newspaper. Thanks, Mom!

From the SF Chron by Jill Duerr Berrick:

What have they got to lose? When will black Americans win?

In this April 2016 file photo, Pastor Darrell Scott listens at left as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in Trump Tower building in New York.

Donald Trump’s recent remarks to the African American community ring hollow, especially to black parents concerned about their children. “What have you got to lose?” he asks, suggesting that his “Make America Great Again” campaign responds to centuries of injustice.

But was it great in the 17th, 18th or 19th centuries, when African families were stolen from their homes, transported as cargo, separated and sold to white slave-owners in America?

Maybe it was great in 1776, when those rich, white men set about to proclaim “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Except that the only folks who got to enjoy those privileges were rich, white men like themselves. Not women, not slaves, not African American free men, not the Native Americans whose land was stolen.

So we’ll fast-forward, past the Civil War when some blacks were forced into the Confederate Army to fight against their children’s freedom. We’ll breeze past the sharecropping system that swapped slavery for servitude for generations. We’ll skip the lynching and the mobs that served to terrify children and families into submission once their “freedom” was won.

Perhaps we will land on the 1940s when the United States was fresh from its victories in Europe and Asia. But African Americans, who were systematically redlined out of the neighborhoods they wanted for their children, wouldn’t call that a time of greatness. State-sanctioned discrimination in housing, education, employment, welfare benefits or health care are instead the ugly shadows of U.S. history, times that should evoke in all of us a sense of shame — not nostalgia.

Maybe it was the golden decade of the ’50s? Gasoline was only 18 cents a gallon, but how was that great when an African American family had to carry extra gallons of gas, along with food for lunch and a makeshift chamber pot, because gas stations were often unwelcoming to these consumers? Or with the benefits of the G.I. Bill in hand, young adults were gaining access to higher education in unparalleled numbers, but more than 95 percent of African American youth enrolled in college were limited to black-only institutions. They were not welcome in the universities we now open to all.

Surely America was not great in the 1960s when our streets were roiled by rioting and violence. When communities of color, left out of the American dream for too long, and suffering the relentless abuses of strong-arm police tactics, exploded in frustration and demanded that we right our historic wrongs.

In 1980, about 1 in 10 white children were living in poverty; the rate was almost four times greater for African Americans. The disparities persist today. Nearly 2 in 5 black children live in poverty, and those born poor typically remain poor; income mobility in the U.S. is a greater part myth than it is fact.

Today, a black baby is two times more likely to die in the first year of life than a white infant. An African American child is two times more likely to be maltreated than a white child. A black youth is five times more likely to be killed by gun violence than a white youth.

America can be great, but making it so means creating equal opportunities for all children to get a healthy start in life, to live in safe neighborhoods, to access high quality child care, to go to strong schools, and to see their parents working in good-paying jobs.

“What have they got to lose” is hardly the political platform of inspiration. America will be great when children’s life outcomes are determined by their hard work, their determination or perhaps their generosity to others. America will be great when we realize the potential of “justice for all.”

*****

Blog me. 

Ralph: Did you ever discover what kind of species they were? Hafa Adai.

Anna/Guam: Never worry about changing the subject. All topics are open. Interesting story. Although, regardless of whether he was under a spell or not, he shouldn’t have punched her in the face and struck her. I HOPE she’s ok. Hafa Adai.

Peace & Love. 

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

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michelle

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Good morning. 

From Think Progress:

The Most Important Reaction To Hillary Clinton’s Speech On Trump’s Racism

The sound of silence.

Today, Hillary Clinton delivered a blistering and unprecedented speech, labeling her opponent, Donald Trump, a lifelong racist.

She did not mince words, arguing that his racial bias rendered him unfit to serve.

A man with a long history of racial discrimination, who traffics in dark conspiracy theories drawn from the pages of supermarket tabloids and the far reaches of the internet, should never run our government or command our military.

If he doesn’t respect all Americans, how can he serve all Americans?

Clinton cited a lot of examples to bolster her point, tracing Trump’s history of racism from the suit the Justice Department brought against him years ago for discriminating against blacks and Latinos seeking to rent apartments, to his embrace of the birther conspiracy to his comments during the campaign about Muslims, Mexicans and others.

Still, Trump is the leader of the Republican Party. Branding him a racist is a fundamental threat to the viability of the party now and in the future.

You would expect the leaders and elected officials of the party to rally to his side, blast Clinton’s speech as a smear and demand an apology.

Instead, there has been silence.

Paul Ryan, the Republican Speaker of The House, has two Twitter accounts. Collectively the accounts have posted 31 times on Thursday. Five hours later, he’s posted nothing about the speech.

Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader, has three Twitter accounts. Five hours later, he’s posted nothing about the speech.

Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican Party, has a very active Twitter account. Five hours later, he’s posted nothing about the speech.

The official twitter account of the Republican Party, the organization supposedly devoted to electing Donald Trump the next President of The United States, has also been silent about the speech.

There is also nothing about the speech on the GOP.com website or blog.

Trump, on the other hand, watched the speech and was quick to respond.

Trump’s campaign press office has also been busy dutifully attacking Hillary’s speech, which a spokesman called a “desperation play.”

But the campaign seems to have trouble finding prominent Republicans to defend Trump. Right now his site features statements criticizing Hillary’s speech from luminaries such as Patricia Bober, Oz Sultan and Alfred Liz.

Some prominent Republicans might not be criticizing Hillary’s speech because they agree with it. Paul Ryan, for example, called Trump’s attack on Hispanic federal judge Gonzalo Curiel the “textbook definition of racism.”

Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse agreed.

Sasse opposes Trump’s candidacy while Ryan has endorsed him.

But today, the most striking thing is not what Republicans are saying. It’s how many of them are staying silent.

*****

Readers: What can they say? Clinton’s right. It’s sickening how the repubs know it but still support him, albeit silently. If anyone believes the repubs are for country first, they need their head examined.

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Thanks for being here with me. Something to say?

Blog me. 

Susie, Ira, Zen Lill: You girls are all correct. It is way more than 12. I didn’t think it was only 12 out of so many on this planet but I certainly didn’t expect to hear 20,000. That is so disheartening. 

Owen, Irene: Thank you both for being such loyal readers and for your love of the animals. They certainly need all the support that we can give them.

Dexter: I hear you. Their habitats are so important for their livelihood and for ours. I have always said that the Earth will be fine, it will survive no matter what we do to it. But the inhabitants will parish until another species is born, adapting to whatever our planet has become.

Akram: “Urge” comes from the word “urgent” and that is exactly what we need to be as a society when it comes to taking care of the inhabitants and their habitats. As I read the writes posted, including the one I posted, it seems the common denominator in the demise of these animals is humans and our activities. Bringing them to dangerous extinction levels though hunting and poaching or through destroying their habitats.

#ProtectTheEnvironment

Peace & Love.

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)

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Good morning!

I posted this blog write last Saturday and then decided to trash it. Why? Well because I thought, “What if this was done to Hillary? How would I feel then?” This is not who I really am. I don’t want to go with Trump where the repubs have gone.

And then I thought, “Wait a second here. The Dems do need to go there.” I understand why they needed to go there, and why I decided to pull my blog out of the trash and post it again today.

Let’s look at Trump and the horrific things he has done that aren’t even close to this naked caricature that liberals have created of Trump. Trump does sick things to others all of the time.

Trump claimed Ted Cruz’s father was involved with the assassination of President Kennedy. (!) Even though, yes, these statues are a bit insulting it is not even close to accusing someone of murder, when we know this is false, but so far only the republican party has consistently accused the opposing party POTUS candidate of murder, http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/bill-clinton-says-gop-attacks-they-accused-me-murder-n577896.

Trump is as low as any despicable member of that party. He too, has followed that political line of attack against the Democrats during his announcement of Pence as his VP pick, he accused Hillary of getting away with murder. http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/16/trump-accused-hillary-clinton-murder-disastrous-mike-pence-announcement.html

Trump accused Obama of being the founder of ISIS. (!) Ok, again, the statues are a caricature of Trump, but to accuse a POTUS of being the founder of ISIS is just ridiculous and a defamation of character.

Accusing Obama of being the founder of ISIS is especially grievous considering the fact that he had during his run for the Republican nomination accused the then President Bush and his administration of knowingly lying to invade Iraq. — “But in the last GOP debate, Republican candidate front-runner Donald Trump took things to a new level. He not only called the decision to go to war “a big, fat mistake” (and, post-debate, proclaimed it “a disaster”) but also said: “They lied. They said there were weapons of mass destruction. There were none, and they knew there were none.” – http://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2016/02/18/trump-bush-administration-knowingly-lied-about-iraq-war-intel-n2120851

In full disclosure mode, I will admit that I too think that Bush and Cheney started the Iraq war to make a killing in their investments in Military industrial company stocks. Whatever their reasons were the American people now know that the Bush administration lied to get America to illegally attack the sovereign country of Iraq.

The “Shock and Awe” Bush and Cheney has been so proud of caused the dislocation, maiming and death of tens of MILLIONS of innocent people in Iraq. There used to be millions of Christians in Iraq before the Bush invasion. —“Here’s also the short truth you won’t hear from the hard right: It wasn’t long after the US invasion that Iraqi Christians starting fleeing the country. Many women and girls were drug into the streets and raped or killed. They were also sold into slavery. Petitions for the Bush administration to do something, do anything to help, were circulated starting in 2003 to no avail. No one in the USA who had the power to do anything seemed to care.”— http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/08/1320161/-Plight-of-Christians-in-Iraq-Began-When-GW-Bush-Invaded-in-March-2003-Obama-Urged-Action-in-2007

Bush’s destruction of Iraq’s government which acted as a control over the Shiites, released them to become head of the government of Iraq. —“As President Obama struggles to deal with the crisis in Iraq, it’s useful to remember who gave the world this cauldron of woe in the first place: George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

Their decision to launch a foolish and unwarranted invasion in 2003, toppling Saddam Hussein and destroying any vestige of the Iraqi state, is directly responsible for the chaos we see today, including the rapid advance of the well-armed jihadist militia that calls itself the Islamic State.”—https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-paying-for-bushs-2003-invasion-of-iraq/2014/08/11/2eee77ac-218a-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html?utm_term=.d3adfc319682

A militarily astute group of Sunnis, who had been the head of the government of Iraq under Sadam, felt abandoned. The Shiites who Bush placed at the head of the government of Iraq, began to torture, terrorize and murder the Sunnis by the tens of thousands. As a result,  the Sunnis aligned themselves with ISIS in self defense. Now we have a militarily, battle heartened cadre of officers who demonstrated that capability by routing the American backed Iraqi Shiite army. http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/10/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.html

That cadre of Sunnis make up the ISIS army that has wrecked havoc across the Middle East. The problem for the West is ISIS has mutated into an insane group determined to avenge itself against the West who they feel is responsible for the millions of dead and displaced Sunnis across the Middle East.

That brings us back to Trump. There is a difference between the person who hits first (Trump and the republicans) and the reaction to their attack (The Democrats, including moi). The Dems didn’t start this low degenerate stuff. Trump did. And the repubs cannot claim innocence, because they sat back and said nothing. The Democrats have a history of cowering under the salacious attacks launched against them by the republicans.

This girl cowers before no one. I will never start nastiness, but if you bring it, I will do my best to finish it. So my caveat to mean, evil people is “bring it only if you can handle my reply.”

Yes, I took my blog write down but I realized a retaliatory act is not the same as an initial attack. The Republicans use the argument of false equivalency to arrive at a fallacy in logic which claims that mimicking a disgusting act they perpetrated is the same as perpetrating that act. I say, don’t bring it, if you can’t handle the reply. Republicans can dish it out but they can’t take. So, Trump, handle this! 

Here’s the write pulled from the trash:

I see that lips were flapping. How delightful that so many of you decided to go into the weekend kissing instead of blogging. Sweet.

I’m sure many of you have heard about this already but again, I couldn’t help but post this. Especially since it happened in my San Francisco one of the five cities. And to think I was just in the Castro the evening before Trump graced us. So sorry to miss this one.

Here’s the write from Daily Kos:

Naked statues of Donald Trump titled ‘The Emperor Has No Balls’ are popping up in major cities

An “anarchist collective” called INDECLINE (Twitter account here) are behind a series of nude statues depicting Donald Trump in his birthday clothes. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” these series of statues are called “The Emperor Has No Balls.” This is possibly the darkest story I’ve ever had to cover.

Warning: You cannot unsee what you are about to see.

New York.

San Francisco.

Los Angeles.

Seattle.

 

Cleveland’s statue is still MIA on Twitter.

Update:

The New York statue was taken down. According to the Gothamist.

Parks Department spokesperson Sam Biederman provided us with the following statement regarding the Trump statue:

NYC Parks stands firmly against any unpermitted erection in city parks, no matter how small.

The best statement from a city official ever? Probably.

**Aahahhahah!**

Readers: Unfortunately the cities had to remove Trump. Oh if it was just that easy to truly get rid of him!

San Francisco lasted the longest (I think) – Trump was still erect…eh I mean standing, until yesterday morning! Woo Hoo! Thank you San Francisco. Oh, how I love my city.

Did any of you get a photo op with Trump?

On a serious note though was this a good idea or not? How would we think if Hillary was depicted this way?

Blog me. 

*The End*

Readers: And there you have it. Lots to talk about on this Sunday morning. Pick a topic that suits you and get a conversation going. The forum is open.

Blog me.

Peace & Love: “Live it, give it.”

Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my “loyal”(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)

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