Good Morning…

Have you seen any of these signs in your neighborhood?

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I don’t know if you’ve seen signs like this in your neighborhood but here in San Francisco, Obama’s stimulus package is working….jobs are being created. You want to know if Obama’s stimulus is doing something. I am happy to say that here, it is.

We can bitch at the bank bailouts and wonder just where all of the money is going besides into the pockets of big boys till when ever…I know because I bitch about it too.  But there are some good things happening out there, and they deserve the recognition too.

Back in January Obama had a goal to put together a plan that “not only creates jobs in the short-term but spurs economic growth and competitiveness in the long-term.” That stimulus package, the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” has come to fruition and is working.

Focusing on providing assistance to low- and middle-income Americans, Obama’s plan from the beginning was to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure by investing in states that are struggling with falling revenues. California currently in a bankrupt state, is one of them. Obama’s goal was to create or preserve at least 3 million jobs over the next two years. Is it working? Is he reaching his goal?

Readers: You tell me. The stimulus plan is working in our beautiful city. How successful it is, how many projects are really being supported by the package, I really don’t know.  But I am happy to see that there is some progress…is progress happening in your city? – blog me.

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BTK:  How goes it? Are you able to post your comments on The Huff successfully now or what? After I post, I’m gonna trip on over there and read a bit. I have commented myself over there. However, I do need to watch it with my spicy language and ribald badinage :) (That’s a nod to you George – Not George the Bigot :) By the way…loved your dig on Dylan.

Hi Ruth: loved your story. :)

Theresa: Your story was horrifying. Just having a baby or not, I’m pretty connected to down there, not just to the obvious physical part, but I know when my girls happy and when she’s falling apart – pun intended. :) Great write – hope it never happens to me or anyone else – good advice: Anything funny happening down there? Feeling ‘flat’ with no hole? –  address it immediately, please.

Anon:  You’re right; the woman that you saw at the party doesn’t write this stuff – Yeah my husband is my ghost writer- just like your husband thinks for you- he does for me too.

Zen Lill: No offense taken – why would I? I didn’t know half the people at the party. Anon is obviously not a friend of mine; no woman friend of mine would ever make that kind of statement towards me, and any man that knows me wouldn’t say that about me either. The words had no impact on me what-so-ever. I laughed when I read her comment – Hard to be offended or take Anon seriously when the words are so far from the truth.

In regards to twitter: All it means is that if people know your twitter address, they can follow you unless you block them. I have blocked a few spammers – yes there are spammers here at twitter too. Anybody can chose to follow you just by doing a search to find you and see if you have a twitter address. Your followers can check in to see what you’re up to. Whether you make a comment or not they are still followers if they choose to be or until you block them from following. It’s really very simple and much easier than FB, although FB has its place too I am discovering.  Tweet me baby.

Alexander: Let me tell ya, Suzy Wong’s got it goin’. I’m sure Bita would look gorgeous in anything but a little Asian spice is always nice…..garters and stockings underneath…outfit complete…Ready to praise, peel off, and take pleasure in :)

Evelyn:  Thank you for your comment and for including your article. When I wrote about Major Hasan, my research did not include that vital piece of info, and I misunderstood my source. My apologies to my readers for the misinformation. Big mistake.

And my apologies to Major Hasan for writing that he turned the gun on himself, and calling him a gutless wonder. Now I’ll just call him a mass murderer.

But much more importantly, big kudos and congrats to Sgt. Munley, the true hero who, didn’t give up despite being shot three times herself….saved the day.  Love her courage. Women rock.

Ingrid: Thank you for your comment. I know the feeling. I get anxious about the state of the world myself too. We all should be a little anxious or it means we’re not paying attention to the happenings in this world. Anxiety can be good if it is the impetus for change.

Your statement, “So now the world is full of people willing to kill others who do not believe as they do,” is a truth that has been going on for centuries. When were people not killing each other over some religious belief? Now we are blessed with the internet that gets us the information in split seconds from all over the world. No one has the excuse that they aren’t informed when there are so many ways to be informed. All one as to do is get involved.

Obviously you are involved in the world. I love when I hear people, especially younger people, inspired by me, my blog and the things written here. You are the future of this planet – You do have the opportunity to contribute a different attitude to a better world. You just have to do it. Love….right back at you :)

Mike:  Good points. I have been trying to rid my blog of ads that I don’t particularly want to advertise, but I can see from your comment and Libby’s that some are worth running, if nothing else but learning what the other side is doing (knowledge is power), i.e. your words: (1)….”get to see what bulls**t he is exporting and (2) he it cost him money to do it.” I enjoyed your comment and your view – keep it coming.

Readers: As always, good to hear your views- blog me – tweet me.

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Good morning!

I am sure that all of you by now have noticed that this bird, moi,  has joined twitter and is now tweeting! Join twitter and come follow my tweets. It’s easy to join and much more simpler than FaceBook. Although I am not knocking FB. I faced off awhile ago but I am back at it again and have figured out how not to be on it for hours on end. Now I am enjoying connecting with so many of you on all 3 venues. I have even recently joined some of my fave websites where my comments are now connected to my twitter. Pretty cool. So if you are having a hard time commenting here, or just want to connect in another way, join twitter and come tweet me baby!

Okay enough of blog biz.

Hi Mike:  Thanks for the compliment and the offer. If I could be in SF at 4:00 on Thursday, I would be there to support but I work during the day so it is a no go for me. Are you going to be there? Let us know how it goes – thanks.

Eunice: My pleasure.

Libby: I removed that ad of Newt – As you can see it’s still up. – it takes a while to get it out of the system.  But hey, maybe I should keep it for that one purpose. :) Since you joined – please keep us posted.

Anon, Anon 2: Well, well, well….are either of you close friends of mine? I can’t imagine that if either of you knew me well,  you would know that my blog would never be a subject that you could not broach.  Are you just too shy or is it something else? I spoke about my blog several times that evening, and happy to do so. So no, I do not mind being approached in public – why would I? I love chatting about my blog.

Let me guess….hmmm were either of you amongst the 4 in the bedroom who were totally silent when I was speaking to a woman who I just met, about my blog? I knew all of you quite well except for the one guy….And even though we haven’t seen each other in years, we had all grown up together, and yet not one of you said a word when this new acquaintance and I were chatting it up.  Yeah I noticed the silence. :) Look, I won’t put you on the spot. I don’t expect you to answer. I just find it humorous that both of you had topics that you wanted to discuss yet you didn’t come up to me. You must know that I am so approachable. And if you didn’t, you do now!  Talk to me.

Hey Zen Lill: As much as I agree that we need to pump up availability and research in prevention, I am not sure if you are saying that you personally would not like to pay for penile dysfunction products, viagra or abortions, meaning that people in general should get these for free through health insurance etc., or if you mean the government public option, should not subsidize these products and procedures.

A ‘personal decision‘ is a very shady area in my mind. Circumstances change. People change. Sometimes women get pregnant, and the man gets cold feet and leaves. Should a woman be forced to have the baby as a single parent? Women can be persuaded into pregnancy thinking that she does want a child, gets pregnant, and then wakes up one morning, reality hits and she realizes that maybe she really doesn’t want a baby. Maybe a young woman wants to have a child, gets pregnant, and a month later gets the raise and promotion that she has been working so hard for, but knows she won’t get the support from her boss – a man. She makes a tough decision and opts to have an abortion, knowing that she can live the dream job and have children later. My girlfriend just went through this only she chose to have a baby, and her boss, a man, laid her off – she is now in a law suit.

The point being, having a child is a huge life changer. I know you know this even better than me :)

I just feel that during the decision process, women can change their minds, and they have every right to.  And women should be supported for changing their minds if they choose. There are all sorts of personal reasons and decisions why women chose to get pregnant and then choose to have an abortion. And because women are the only ones who truly experience this on a physical level not to mention an emotional level, women need to be supported by it. And worrying whether they will be covered by it, shouldn’t be an issue.

Here’s an article that I read this morning on the Huff Post. (I tweeted it too :)

Boxer: Senate Has Votes To Block Stupak Amendment

One of Congress’s foremost champions of abortion rights said on Monday that the Senate did not have the votes to add a more restrictive anti-abortion amendment to health care reform legislation.

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said that 60 votes would be needed to strip the current health care bill of its abortion-related language and replace it with a version resembling that passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday. And, in an interview with the Huffington Post, the California Democrat predicted that pro-choice forces in the Senate would keep that from happening.

“If someone wants to offer this very radical amendment, which would really tear apart [a decades-long] compromise, then I think at that point they would need to have 60 votes to do it,” Boxer said. “And I believe in our Senate we can hold it.”

“It is a much more pro-choice Senate than it has been in a long time,” she added. “And it is much more pro-choice than the House.”

Boxer’s reading of the political landscape might seem like the hopeful spin of an abortion-rights defender. But it was seconded by a far less pro-choice lawmaker, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

“It would have to be added,” sad the Montana Democrat of an amendment that mirrored that offered Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) in the House. “I doubt it could pass.”

Speaking days after House Democrats helped pass the Stupak provision — which would greatly restrict private insurers from covering abortion — Boxer and Baucus’s proclamations are undoubtedly music to the ears of pro-choice activists. President Obama, likewise, stressed during an interview with ABC News Monday night that he would like to see the Stupak amendment changed before a final version of health care legislation is produced.

In making her argument, Boxer described the provision as inherently prejudiced, as well as bad policy and unfair politics. The Stupak amendment, she said, would deny women access to “a legal medical procedure” even if she agrees to pay for it with private funds (a supplemental policy would have to be purchased to cover abortion).

“It’s bad enough on the first count, but on the second count it seems to me very unfair and very discriminatory,” she said. “I don’t see them picking out anything that a man relies on, any kind of procedure that a man relies on. This is very discriminatory towards women.”

She noted that it was predominantly men who were making these policy decisions.

“In all my years in politics, this is what it’s been like,” Boxer said. “This is the way it is. It always amazes me. The leading voices always, since I’ve been in Congress, have always been males. And that is one of the reasons why I think it is so important to have more women. Not that every woman is pro-choice. It is not true. But most of the women are.”

“And so when I see man after man come down there I just feel, in my heart our of hearts: Why don’t you trust women to make this decision? We are deserving of your trust,” the senator added.

Currently, the Senate bill’s language would allow for insurers participating in a health care exchange to cover abortions so long as they ensured that federal funds are not used to pay for the procedure. An amendment similar to Stupaks’ effort — which was offered by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) — had already been voted down in the Senate Finance Committee.

To re-introduce such a provision, Boxer said, 60 senators would be required to cut off debate on the floor. And the votes for that, she said, likely won’t materialize.

“If they try to add the language we would try to stop them,” she said. “If somebody wants to take it out they are going to need 60 votes to take it out… And my view is that we do have the numbers.”

Boxer is slated to meet on Tuesday with Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) as well as other Democratic women in the Senate to discuss the topic of abortion vis-à-vis health care reform.

“When we sat down to do health care, I thought there was an understanding that we would be abortion-neutral,” she said. “In other words we wouldn’t change anything on abortion; that federal funds couldn’t be used but of course private funds could as long as this was legal. And Roe v. Wade is the law of the land.”

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Hey BTK: Loved your comment – you are so right on. And here…on my blog….you can say anything you like, even twice :)  – go for it.

Jeff: Awesome – thanks for making such a big commitment.

Readers: Comments? Thoughts? Complaints? Compliments :) – blog me or tweet me!

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Oh….I am in a humorous mood this morning. Time to lighten up and laugh a little. This girls got it going good this morning and I am going to ride it all day. Ya know what I mean?

No topic this morning…just a little chitchat with my readers to break up the monotony of all of the heaviness lately. Don’t ya just need to distant yourself for awhile and laugh a little? I believe one should laugh at least a few times a day. Crack yourself up – I do all the time. And when I’m not laughing at myself, I’m laughing at others….in a good way of course, and hopefully they’re laughing with me.

Not laughing enough in your day? Well, start here this morning. I found a few things to help you break out into some laughter. Keep reading and you’ll come across them :)

Anna:  I love traveling, and I hope one day soon I can fly to meet you. I have no problem sleeping on flights, and no problem with long flights. I use to fly to Indo a few times a year for work and although I was flying business class, which to me was so delicious, being able to totally recline would be the ultimate way to fly….besides having my own craft of course.

Now if we’re talking about my ship, there is  no comparison. Let me just brag a little… My ship is so huge, more than 1000 earths could fit in it. So if you want leg room and a place to recline and relax, I have beaches – because if I’m going anywhere, I have to be near a beach. And mountains? oh yeah…from Mt Tamalpais to the Himalayas. My ship has the best of everything.  Sound good? Want to join me?

In fact peeps, we may all be on my ship now and you would never even know it. Can you wrap your mind around that one? :)

Joyce: I have no idea – All I can say is they are stupid, and not paying attention to the facts. Here’s a little video I found that’ll get you laughing – just goes to show you how stupid people can really be. I think you’ll like it.

They are not always blond

Kushka, and Nawzad: You’re both welcome. I wish that I could do more. I wish that Madaline could do more, but sometimes, we humans need to be left to handle the situations ourselves. Nawzad, Madaline is not reachable by my readers any other way but through my blog. Feel free to say something to her here. She does check in to read, even if she is not able to respond. Hang in there – You girls Rock.

Ah…Scott: You caught me on a good day; I just couldn’t wait to get to you. Thank you for the compliment. So….let’s see….’Meddling’ huh? When men stop meddling with women, I will stop meddling in their lives. And not until then. ‘Bitch’: That I am, and proud of it! Call me a bitch any day of the week….and that’s Bad Ass Bitch to you.

But as far as me interfering in your family business, don’t shoot the messenger. Just because Wendy reads my blog, got inspired, and finally decided to woman up, and not to put up with your shit, don’t blame me. You’re the one who was/is cheating. Maybe you should’ve thought about your wife with your big head, before you thought with your little head and pulled down your pants. My blog just gave her the boldness she needed to bail out.

So…tell me…did you answer her question? Please share with me and my readers, just why Wendy should put up with your shit. I would love to hear your lame excuses. And by the way, you are threatening the wrong girl – I have peeps in the form of one bad-assed super-girl and a clan of chicks that are always ready and itching to kick a little ass.  I would be the wrong girl to fuck with – got my drift?

As far as me being a ball buster – you bet. When men think with the little head instead of the big one, where do you think their brains are? But don’t get me wrong. I love balls; they are the co-pilots on my favorite ride.

Now… be a good boy, and go run off and be with your little girlfriend, until she gets tired of your shit too.

Oh…and this one’s for you.

So...Wendy: How goes it? No need to thank me. It is my pleasure. I don’t know what I said that sparked your split, but whatever I said, I’m glad that it gave you the courage to do what you felt you needed to do. Hold you head high…..More power to you Babe, from this B.A.B.E. :) Hey, did you like the video I posted? Funny huh?

Ruth: I have no problem with family matters being discussed on my blog, so please, no need to ask for forgiveness.  As you can see, your little mother/daughter chat is pretty mild compared to some of the stuff that happens here. I am not judging; just pointing out that the stories that are printed here are about as wild, and intimate, and revealing as one can get. No worries. I love having you both here.

BTK: So that’s what the acronym stands for. I like it.

Wow. I can’t believe The Huff didn’t approve your comment. That surprise and disappoints me. In fact that is just BS. I would send Ariana a letter of complaint. And yes, if you need to drive your point home by printing it twice then do so.

Speaking of Billy: How are you doing? This ones for you.  ”He often broke into song, because he couldn’t find the key.” I hope that you are still reading and you’re doing okay. Peace Billy boy :)

Zen Lill: ‘Unwanted children tea’? You’ve got to be kidding me? Just the name itself made me crack up.  Please tell me more – this I’ve got to hear :)

JC: Love it – Reminds me of the saying: “One must be careful of what they ask for, as they just may get it.

Hey Robert: Are you still reading? It feels like it has been a long time.

What about you Helena? Miss your presence here too.

Well Readers: I’ve started my day laughing. I hope that at the very least, I got a chuckle out of you. If not, go find something that makes you break out. It’ll feel sooo good.

Peace, Love & Laughter: “Live it, Give it, and Do it!”

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

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Good morning….No post today peeps…I just want to say hello and address some of you. Okey Dokey?

RB: I hear ya but I don’t think you’re going to get the answer you’re looking for from JB.

Doug: We are almost always in agreement on many things but I respectfully disagree with you too. Although I think after reading Nick’s post, you get where he and I are coming from, and see the logic in it. Nick took my point and expanded on it. I was hoping that a man would respond that way so that I didn’t have to. Since I am not a man I can not speak from experience, I can not speak from a man’s knowing point of view. I can only speculate.  But what you said Nick, was exactly how I felt and even more so. And I learned a little bit more. Thanks to both you and Doug for giving your opinions so that the conversation could go deeper.

AL: I hear where you are coming from too. A man can get raped by a woman how you described it. And as you said it happens in jail all of the time. However, I don’t think Nick was being foolish. My point about a woman not being able to rape a man was strictly about penis penetration on the man’s part. So was Nick’s, as he so articulately described in his comment. Your comment took the topic to a totally different direction and added some interest. Hope you are well.

Myra: Seeing a comment from an earthling girl was a nice surprise, but the content of your post was not to say the least.  I am so sorry for the loss of Initi. Thank you for informing me. I wish you and the rest safe travels.

Ruth: How are you? Thanks for the post. I take probiotics from Dr. David Williams. He has blogged here a few times. I am very happy with his products and the results.

Helena: Your post was a good one too. I am aware of the problem of older people taking their spouses meds instead of their own which is very dangerous. But the fact that 1 out of 30 prescriptions are written incorrectly is astounding to me. That is just too many errors in such delicate life situations. I agree with the post…too many doctors prescribe too many meds. I do believe in taking some medications, but I always try the natural or alternative ways first.  I hope that you are well.

Peter and Anna: I hope that you and your peeps are weathering the storm. Hafa Adai.

Anonymous: Wow. That was a very interesting and informative post on cholesterol. I hear so many people (including my mother) talk about their levels of cholesterol (LDL and HDL),  and how to lower it….how one day it is good and the next day it isn’t.  It seems to be very confusing and quite the mystery. But this really simplifies and gets to the meat of it. Thank you. This will definitely get filed in my desktop health folders.

Jerry: That was quite the story. Really, that is all of the energy I have right now for you.

Thanks for the Kudos Caroline…I think you’re a lark. :)

Anonymous #19/Drew: To answer your question plain and simple, “Yes.” Thanks for the info on Moveon. I’ll check it out.

Anonymous # 21, 26, Bg, XR, DL, TA: Right on. Thanks for the kind words. Liked all of your commentary too. We can all thank Ruth for bringing up this continued hot topic.

And now I must go. Happy Friday!

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

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Hellooo…

Well, Michael Moore’s movie “Capitalism: A Love Story” is hitting the theaters all across the country tomorrow. But today Michael has a gift for all of you that unfortunately have lost your home or your job. Read his letter below:

Friends,

We’re just one day away from the widest opening I’ve ever had for any of my movies. Tomorrow, Friday, October 2nd, “Capitalism: A Love Story” opens on over a thousand screens across the United States, a record for an independent documentary.

This follows last weekend’s limited opening in New York and L.A. where “Capitalism” set the box office record for the highest per screen average of ANY movie released so far this year. Not just any documentary – any MOVIE! It was, as the studio said, a good indicator of just how well the movie may do when it goes wide this weekend. I sincerely hope they’re right because I believe deeply in this film.

To kick off the national release of “Capitalism: A Love Story,” I’ve asked the studio to offer a number of screenings in the nation’s hardest hit cities — the ones with the highest unemployment rates and highest foreclosure rates — where those who’ve lost their jobs or who are in foreclosure (or have already been evicted) may attend my film free of charge. They’ve agreed, and so tonight (Thursday), the night before our opening day, ten cities will grant you free admission if you have fallen on hard times. The list of theaters and cities is below. You don’t need to bring any “proof” of your situation — just show up — it’s the honor system, no questions asked.

Of course, a free movie ain’t much when what you really need is a job or a place to live. And that’s not going to change until the party that controls both the Congress and the White House wakes up and realizes the American people put them in charge to fix the mess created by the previous administration. For that to happen requires the active involvement of each of us. And, as I show in this movie, it’s going to also require us to challenge some fundamental assumptions about an economic system that currently allows the wealthiest ONE PERCENT in this country to have more financial wealth than the bottom 95% combined. That concentration of money and power in the hands of so few people is, I believe, at the core of so many of our problems.

So, if you’re going through tough times and you live in one of the areas below, please be my guest tonight, on the eve of my new film’s opening. Seating will be on a first come, first served basis.

Also, in another five cities tonight, I have made the film available to local groups to hold benefit screenings to raise money for their local organizations — organizations which are working toward a day when a filmmaker doesn’t have to offer free screenings to people who’ve been put through the wringer. If you live in any of these areas (see below for the list of benefit premieres tonight), please come out and support the good work of these grassroots groups.

So, until tomorrow, thanks for your support, and I’ll see ya at the movies!

Yours,

Michael Moore

Awesome. I can’t wait to see it this weekend.

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Ruth: Interesting article. My first thought was, Polanski should be arrested. He left the country after he admitted raping her, to save his ass and escape being prosecuted. At least that is the story that I heard. (Correct me if I’m wrong please.) Just because it is 30 years later doesn’t mean it didn’t happen, even if the woman is over it. Time doesn’t dismiss the dirty deed.

Nor should being gifted dismiss it either. Were it just some Joe the plumber, we most likely wouldn’t be having this discussion. It disgusts me that people revere hollywood and stars as if they were more special than the average Joe. And I’m shocked by the likings of women such as Debra Winger who so easily dismiss his actions because of his genius. It’s women like her that push us back in our struggle to be equal. If women aren’t going to stick up for women, what message does that give to the young girls our there, not to mention the men?

On a side note, I can tell you one thing…..A woman can’t rape a man, let alone, rape a 13-year old boy. It just can’t happen. If a man gets aroused, he wants it…he’s consenting to it whether he’s 13 or 50. You can’t have sex if the dick isn’t hard. So, I’m not saying it’s okay for a woman to have sex with a minor, but you can’t call it rape. A woman on the other hand can be as dry as the desert and that won’t stop a man from raping her. It happens all the time. That’s my opinion. But hey, readers, if you feel differently, I’d love to hear from you.

Anyway, Ruth, I agree with you….it does say a lot about the state of things.

Paul: I’m sorry that happened to you. But I’m glad that you found the ad even it your friend didn’t. The other thing I have no control over is how long the ad stays up. Sometimes if a page is refreshed the ad stays constant and sometimes a new ad is posted.  FYI: The ads are placed relevant to my sites content, and they change with each post depending on the content of each individual post. My suggestion for your friend would be to go to the day (post) where you saw the ad. It might still be there or it might come up.

I know that is not much of a solution but I appreciate you bringing this up as I am learning a few things. One: I know that people are looking at the ads and clicking, because I check the numbers everyday. But that if one wants to find the ad again, it can be difficult. And two: In the future, it would behoove me to acquire paid advertisers so that I can control what ads are placed and how long they will be up and running. Thanks Paul.

Zen Lill:  Sorry that I’ve been behind in my correspondence  to you. Got your phone call the other day but I have been busy with work and my new fashion venture. Maybe we can chat toward the end of the week? Happy to hear things are going good and my women readers are benefiting from your health writes. :)

Al:  Thanks for the interesting article again and for posting the series. They were well worth the reads. I am assuming that this is the last of them since you included the link?  Bummer.

Anna: Your post made me laugh. You have quite the following that depends on you. :) Happy to see you back here.

Alvina:  I was so sorry to hear about Samoa last night and Indonesia. However I am happy to hear that you are safe since you are writing me here. I didn’t know I had a following in Samoa. Nor a male admirer. I do get his horny drift but please do me the honor and smack him for me :) It is my goal to be able to travel again, soon and lots…maybe Samoa will be a destination. How could I resist a parade for moi?! Be well…I am sure some of my readers will be able to help.

Ah…I see a few more comments have come in but I need to run….See ya tomorrow.

Gratefully your blog host,

michelle

Aka BABE: Your Bad Ass Bitch Editor

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