The Road to Nowhere...
My life at the end of a U.S. highway
The Road to Nowhere
Dolly deflated...
All the storm hoopla has passed. I did, however, sleep with my laptop on top of the ottoman next to my bed. Our local NBC affiliate has a special weather program that announces any special weather situation---the meteorologist voice actually comes out and says " This is Joe Smith with a First Warning Weather Alert....." . It woke me up about 5 times last night. I had to check it only because it could have been tornadic. Plus our freaking Dish network satellite doesn't work in the hard rain!!!! AND WE DON'T EVEN GET LOCAL ON THE 8's from the Weather Channel! Oh, this is not going to work. I am switching back to something that works as soon as my one year obligation is over.
Yesterday afternoon was aimless. I just read the weather stuff that came faxed over to us by our Accuweather people. Frankly, I gleaned more info from NOAA and the local NBC station. I took my laptop into the control room with me while I was on the air. We already have two computers in there, it looked like NASA Mission Control in there! Unfortunately, I cannot print from any of the computers in there so I have to copy whatever I need into an email and fwd it to our Administrative Assistant at the front desk, who in turn printed it for me and then ran it back to the control room to me. I did get a chance to catch up with alot of my friends from all over the USA yesterday. I let everyone know that it was all much ado about nothing regarding the storm. It did give me the opportunity to invite everyone to hop onto our station website: kftx.com and click on the listen live button.
A bunch of businesses were closed yesterday, which is really bad for some people who depend on their weekly hours to survive, like the gals at the Subway Sandwich Shop across the street. That $40 missing from their paycheck really hurts them. At least the minimum wage is going up today. Listen to this, their boss told them he was giving them a raise! What an asshole! Raise my ass! He is mandated by the Federal Government to pay them the new minimum wage!
But what can you do? What can they do? They need their jobs. They aren't qualified to do much of any other kind of work. It gets better. The owner of the shop is closing down for about 5 days to remodel. So, is this a layoff? Hell, what are these gals gonna do?
Thank God, I have skills and a husband that supports our household.
OMG! I almost forgot, have you seen MAD MEN? More in another post!!!!
Yesterday afternoon was aimless. I just read the weather stuff that came faxed over to us by our Accuweather people. Frankly, I gleaned more info from NOAA and the local NBC station. I took my laptop into the control room with me while I was on the air. We already have two computers in there, it looked like NASA Mission Control in there! Unfortunately, I cannot print from any of the computers in there so I have to copy whatever I need into an email and fwd it to our Administrative Assistant at the front desk, who in turn printed it for me and then ran it back to the control room to me. I did get a chance to catch up with alot of my friends from all over the USA yesterday. I let everyone know that it was all much ado about nothing regarding the storm. It did give me the opportunity to invite everyone to hop onto our station website: kftx.com and click on the listen live button.
A bunch of businesses were closed yesterday, which is really bad for some people who depend on their weekly hours to survive, like the gals at the Subway Sandwich Shop across the street. That $40 missing from their paycheck really hurts them. At least the minimum wage is going up today. Listen to this, their boss told them he was giving them a raise! What an asshole! Raise my ass! He is mandated by the Federal Government to pay them the new minimum wage!
But what can you do? What can they do? They need their jobs. They aren't qualified to do much of any other kind of work. It gets better. The owner of the shop is closing down for about 5 days to remodel. So, is this a layoff? Hell, what are these gals gonna do?
Thank God, I have skills and a husband that supports our household.
OMG! I almost forgot, have you seen MAD MEN? More in another post!!!!
Effects of Dolly on Corpus Christi, TX
Just to let everyone know that we are only experiencing periods of heavy rain and some gusty winds. The wind is felt mostly if you are in a high profile vehicle and driving on the elevated overpasses of the highways and roads that are out in the open. We've had a few tornado warnings around the Taft area and a waterspout made it onto land on CC North Beach (across the Harbor Bridge) but no damage just some awesome picture opportunities for everyone in the highrise buildings in downtown CC.
We expect these conditions to continue for the next 24 hours or so. Category 2 Hurricane Dolly decided to come inland about 50 miles further up the Texas Coast than the forecasters were predicting.
It's pretty much business as usual for everyone down here (only a few college/university closures)...I think we have had worse thunderstorms pop up in the Spring....but we breathe a sigh of relief and a thankful prayer that we have once again gotten lucky!
Della and Jeff Dunn
Corpus Christi, Texas
We expect these conditions to continue for the next 24 hours or so. Category 2 Hurricane Dolly decided to come inland about 50 miles further up the Texas Coast than the forecasters were predicting.
It's pretty much business as usual for everyone down here (only a few college/university closures)...I think we have had worse thunderstorms pop up in the Spring....but we breathe a sigh of relief and a thankful prayer that we have once again gotten lucky!
Della and Jeff Dunn
Corpus Christi, Texas
All better (cough) just in time for the hurricane...
It's looking more and more like we are not going to see much action from Dolly. It seems like we have always received more action in a bad thunderstorm front moving through than in all of the last few tropical events combined over the last couple of years. I am almost sad that it won't be something that we can all talk about when we get old. Oh well. The season is still early and we are only on "D"....August is just around the corner and September not far behind it.
It's my sick time of year....
As if I didn't already have a full week mapped out last week, I got sick.
I usually get sick twice a year, usually in July and January, and it lasts for about 6 weeks until the final symptom is gone. (Hell, I just got over a similar sickness from February when Nicky was in the hospital with pneumonia.)
This sickness hit me hard and out of nowhere! I spent last weekend at home all weekend long--except for the occasional foray to pick up some fast food!!!--so I had no contact with anyone from Friday afternoon's doctor's appointment until Monday morning when I arrived at the radio station. I have no idea how I got this! I woke up Monday morning feeling like my throat was on fire and my throat glands as big as a bullfrogs neck in mid-ribbit. Even worse, I had a fever! I wasn't able to start antibiotics until that evening, but by then I was already coughing up green phlegm. I started the Zicam swabs every 4 hours.
Tuesday was a blur. I was sucking on cough drops and drinking tons of OJ and doing the swabs religiously. I don't even know how I got through my radio show or how I even drove home. My fever was 101 and I was on the Dayquil stuff that has fever reducer. Yes, I sprayed all the surfaces of my work place that I came into contact with with Lysol and even wore a face mask to keep the germs from getting to everyone else at the station.
Wednesday I didn't go in to work. Easton filled in for me and I just let my body do its duty and fight this crap. By around 10am my fever broke and I knew I was on the upswing.
Thursday morning I felt so much better, coughing alot, but definitely feeling more human than the day before.
Friday the Fourth, I continued to live on the Dayquil, Mucinex and Zicam swabs.
The cough really gets bad at night, so I took a shower with the tablets that emit a camphor and eucalyptus smell when the water hits them. That lasts all of ten minutes.
The cough continues.
My head hurts from the severity of the cough and I've been checking my eyes to make sure I haven't burst another blood vessel like I did a few years ago. I have to wear those Poise pee pads because when I have a horrid coughing attack fit I pee---I can thank my two children for that lovely side effect. I guess the Kegal exercises just ain't working anymore...
I did a short shift at the station this morning and was just hacking like crazy. I've gotten to the end of my rope and am ready to just take some NYQUIL in order to just sleep until this cough goes away. I'd like to sleep until Monday morning.
My head is killing me from the cough...and now I need to wash a load of underwear.
I usually get sick twice a year, usually in July and January, and it lasts for about 6 weeks until the final symptom is gone. (Hell, I just got over a similar sickness from February when Nicky was in the hospital with pneumonia.)
This sickness hit me hard and out of nowhere! I spent last weekend at home all weekend long--except for the occasional foray to pick up some fast food!!!--so I had no contact with anyone from Friday afternoon's doctor's appointment until Monday morning when I arrived at the radio station. I have no idea how I got this! I woke up Monday morning feeling like my throat was on fire and my throat glands as big as a bullfrogs neck in mid-ribbit. Even worse, I had a fever! I wasn't able to start antibiotics until that evening, but by then I was already coughing up green phlegm. I started the Zicam swabs every 4 hours.
Tuesday was a blur. I was sucking on cough drops and drinking tons of OJ and doing the swabs religiously. I don't even know how I got through my radio show or how I even drove home. My fever was 101 and I was on the Dayquil stuff that has fever reducer. Yes, I sprayed all the surfaces of my work place that I came into contact with with Lysol and even wore a face mask to keep the germs from getting to everyone else at the station.
Wednesday I didn't go in to work. Easton filled in for me and I just let my body do its duty and fight this crap. By around 10am my fever broke and I knew I was on the upswing.
Thursday morning I felt so much better, coughing alot, but definitely feeling more human than the day before.
Friday the Fourth, I continued to live on the Dayquil, Mucinex and Zicam swabs.
The cough really gets bad at night, so I took a shower with the tablets that emit a camphor and eucalyptus smell when the water hits them. That lasts all of ten minutes.
The cough continues.
My head hurts from the severity of the cough and I've been checking my eyes to make sure I haven't burst another blood vessel like I did a few years ago. I have to wear those Poise pee pads because when I have a horrid coughing attack fit I pee---I can thank my two children for that lovely side effect. I guess the Kegal exercises just ain't working anymore...
I did a short shift at the station this morning and was just hacking like crazy. I've gotten to the end of my rope and am ready to just take some NYQUIL in order to just sleep until this cough goes away. I'd like to sleep until Monday morning.
My head is killing me from the cough...and now I need to wash a load of underwear.
The Month in Picture Review
Alex got a job at Sonic. His first real job.
Tintana is very needy lately. .jpg)
Someone with attitude.
What-the-hell is the Whataburger mascot?
White tigers at the Aransas Pass Shrimporee.
How many things can I put into my mouth? 1. Grandma's Blackberry
2. Grandma's purse handle.
3. My baba with ice cold water in it! Look at the stream!
Real Country Crew at the Hook's game.How long has it been?
It's been a while huh? Well, here's the rundown on what I have been up to:
I still have the same hair color, mostly..added some mocha chocolate color to it to tone down the super blonde highlights.
I have been anxiously awaiting the ripening of my fruit trees... look at these pomegranates! This was a few weeks ago and they are even bigger now. My stupid ass neighbors were plucking off the fruit! What the fuck? The tree is on MY property! These are my trees! That girl is so stupid, she said she picked some to see what they were! Hello, pomegranates--sensation fruit of the millennium decade! Her 80 year old mother in law also told me she was picking my oranges and figs over my backyard fence! What the hell do these people think? Then she told me she wanted to go into my backyard and get some peaches! Hello?! My backyard...I hope my dogs bite them if they try! Stupid ass idiots...thieves!
I still have the same hair color, mostly..added some mocha chocolate color to it to tone down the super blonde highlights. I have been anxiously awaiting the ripening of my fruit trees... look at these pomegranates! This was a few weeks ago and they are even bigger now. My stupid ass neighbors were plucking off the fruit! What the fuck? The tree is on MY property! These are my trees! That girl is so stupid, she said she picked some to see what they were! Hello, pomegranates--sensation fruit of the millennium decade! Her 80 year old mother in law also told me she was picking my oranges and figs over my backyard fence! What the hell do these people think? Then she told me she wanted to go into my backyard and get some peaches! Hello?! My backyard...I hope my dogs bite them if they try! Stupid ass idiots...thieves!
From L-R: Rory, Sammy Seagull, Me, Austin, Cindy and her daughter. The KFTX Real Country crew at a Wednesday night KFTX Hooks Fan Night. We won taquitos too! Stripes gave out coupons because our team struck out opponents enough times to spell LAREDO TACO! Yippee! Yummy!
Trying to get some tail at the ballgame! Ooops! Caught in action! Austin tried to stop me!!
Our fearless leader: Dr. Bruce celebrating his 65th birthday and his official entrance into the opposite end of our Social Security System! Our sales manager Cyndi was at the ready with the fire extinguisher...just in case!
Alex got his braces off on the 19th. Perfect! So worth it! I am thrilled that he will always have a gorgeous smile to go with his intelligence and honorable personality!
I am so proud of my kids biological mom! She ran two legs of our Annual Beach to Bay Marathon. Two of her teams members didn't bother to show up, so she took on the challenge. She is an awesome athlete and very devoted to her physical well being. Runs everyday and works out religiously. She has run in a huge marathon in San Diego, CA and she did very well timewise in this marathon from our Padre Island Beach, thorough the Naval Air Station and down our beautiful Bayfront. Jeff (her ex!) and I hung out at the hand off area, we had the baby with us! We were perfectly timed in that she ran past us just as we were loading up to move down to the finish line. At the finishing area there was lots food, fun and music. We had some beer, pizza, kabobs.... It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning and cheer her on.Dalena tried to eat her favorite fruit down at the finish line area.
Even though we weren't running, it was so humid and hot that we broke out into a sweat too!
Another Wednesday night FAN NIGHT at the Hooks ball field! I think the baby is really getting into these little outing to the ball park. She gets to see alot of people, enjoy the great breeze that runs through the concourse and listen to all the music, cheering and singing. We found a good spot to not only enjoy a few Whataburgers, but to also set the camera and use the auto timer feature on my digital camera.
From L-R" My cousin Cindy, Jessica, Me and the littles Hooks fan, the baby in front.
I guess the Hooks don't have cheerleaders because they would have been called the Hooker-ettes? Hookers? Hookies?
SHIT HITTING THE FAN AGAIN!
MY
GOD FEARING AND LOVING NEPHEW SENT OUT THIS EMAIL TO HIS CONTACTS. I READ IT
AND DISMISSED IT. I DIDN’T FEEL THE NEED TO REVIEW ALL THE VIDEOS OR ANYTHING.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT WAS SUGGESTED BY MY PSYCHO CHIHUAHUA PERSONALITY SISTER LISA SELF TO PUT PERSONAL OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS ONTO A BLOG. SO HERE IT IS.
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Fernando Lopez Jr <popippen33@hotmail.com> wrote:
Friends and family,
Like any other day, we are in a world that continues to sink further and further away from God. When I say God, I mean the one and only God.
It is Christ's teachings from the Bible that should give us direction in life while we are here, not false doctrines and 'various religions' that oppose what the Bible says.
It's sad how people with great recognition in today's media can dictate so much influence to lead people further away from God's word becasue they are searching themselves for something to 'make them feel good' and fulfill whatever 'spritual' or various need in their lives that they think is right.
What about you Fernando? What makes YOU think what you believe is right? Well, my church home is from aIndependent Fundamental Baptist Church
Not lies. Not religious doctrines (which become routine) that has made it's own rules and changes throughout history.
Not buddha, not allah, Not mary, not a pope, not a new best selling book teaching how to be a 'better you', not just being a good person, not just giving $$, not preaching pure prosperity gospel w/o teaching sin...
Plain and simply, NOT JUSTIFICATION. People are using these religions and false teachings to hide what are behind them. Why? It's easy, they satisfy others and gives them a sense of well being. Divinity of man is not the answer.
It's wrong. I'll stop here, but my main point was to show ya'll some videos that explain what's going on, and mainly about how Oprah denies the teachings of Christ. We all have seen Oprah, some more than others, some fans.
But this just shows you how easy it is for others to get confused and pick up these lies that will push them more into leading them to Hell. What can you do? Just pray and spread the word so others can be aware of these lies.
To those who are followers of Christ, it's so easy to see through all this, but to those who are lost and lack the understanding it is not.
We are taught that we can not blame those who are lost (those who have not chosen to accept Christ and be saved) because we (I) was once there and didn't understand the big picture either. Compassion.
And for the record, I don't claim a perfect lifestyle, nor do i expect others to have one. Like anybody else, I face trials and tribulations every day. I continue to try and increase my knowledge to better myself as a young Christian.
I just hope and pray everyone can also know the truth (Bible) and know where they are really going if they were to die right now.
I hope you can take the time to read this and view these videos fully. Do it over time if you can't do it in all one sitting. I urge you to see this, please.
What do you think about it??????
Much Love, God bless.
****Oprah denies Christ, says there is no sin, that there are many ways to Heaven and God, etc.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&rlz=1T4DMUS_enUS239US240&resnum=0&q=video%20of%20oprah%20denies%20christ&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv
**Bill Keller debate vs Oprah
The lies of the new age gurus versus the Truth of the Bible
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3BjL4Y9UOpw
**Today, we (society aka the Wordly View) have a great deal of emphasis on 'spirituality.' But it is a counterfeit spirituality, that originated in the Garden of Eden, and its central focus is 'The Grand Lie.'
Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer touches on contemporary issues including:
Eckhart Tolle - The New Earth
Marianne Williamson on A Course In Miracles (by Helen Schucman)
Neale Walsch - Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uje-T69qj2g
I
RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN MY INBOX ON MOTHER’S DAY. I WILL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT
THAT I DID NOT APPRECIATE THE WAY HIS UNCLE GREG (MARRIED TO CHIHUAHUA
LISA) DISUADED HIM FROM HIS ‘PERSONAL MISSION
Young Nando, stop worring so much what everyone believes. You are wasting your time with this religious reteric and preaching to those who believe differently than yourself. No one can say for certain what is the correct god or the correct belief. If someone chooses to believe differently than you, so what, as long as you have faith in your beliefs. I often think that others or religions who want to persuade others to their "side" often are insecure in their own beliefs.
As you consistantly demonstrate, as we all have, our views and beliefs change as we get older and get additional life experiences beyond our parents, schools, work and friends. I am glad to see you have strong beliefs, however, do not chastise others who believe differently.
Hope you are doing well and I hope you find comfort in your beliefs while your wife is overseas protecting our great nation.
Take care Nando and I hope to see you soon.
Greg
PS: I think you forgot to capitalize Mary and the Pope. Yes, I am Catholic and feel strong about my beliefs.
Lisa Self
mrs.self@gmail.com
832-752-4644
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE EMAIL CAME FROM THE CHIHUAHUA AUNT LISA’S EMAIL ADDRESS. WHICH APPARENTLY IS ALSO USED BY PUSSY WHIPPED UNCLE GREG! MRS.SELF @ GMAIL IS HIS ADDRESS TOO? LOL!!!! HE ALSO DID NOT ASK NANDO NOT TO SEND THEM ANY MORE SIMILAR EMAILS.OPPORTUNITY
TO SHOW UNCLE GREG WHAT AN IDIOT HE WAS. I WASN’T ABOUT TO DISCUSS THE BIBLE
STUFF, BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE THE RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE TOO. I JUST KNOW THAT
WITNESSING WAS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY PERSONAL TO NANDO AND MOST BELIEVERS.
Young Greg:
I am so glad that your college education afforded you the ability to point out (to all of us in the "reply to all" option) Nando's failure to apply the rules of capitalization in his email.
From my review (and with my few credit hours of college education), the text does appear to be written quite haphazardly and with no consistent application of the rules of modern grammar.
What you see exhibited is the product of the electronic era and a small example of the lazy writing language that has emerged from an email writing society that has no regard for proper grammar. I count several lower case "i" letters in the text that are clearly supposed to be upper case.
However, before you criticize his writing, perhaps you should proofread yours! The following words were misspelled in YOUR text: worrying, rhetoric and consistently.
All that college education and YOU didn't learn to use the spell check on your computer! Your reply may have also benefitted from the punctuation and grammar functions.
Evidently, Nando's lack of capitalization of "Mary" and "Pope" was NOT to imply a lack of respect at the Catholic religion, but merely his failure to use the spell/grammar check as well.
Whatever your beliefs or religion, there is one thing ALL religions have in common:
The belief that there is evil.
I remain,
Mrs.
ersonName w:st="on">Della Adame
Nando's Aunt
P.S. I didn't use any spell/grammar check. I have to rely on the old brain. I have a Blackberry and I haven't a clue as to where that feature could possibly be!
CHIHUAHUA
Older sister Della,
If the only thing you understood from the e-mail that Greg sent to Nando was the grammatical incorrectness, then you do need to finish college some day. You might be good at grammar, as all the Adame sisters are, but not reading comprehension. My college education has also afforded me the ability to point out (to all of us in the "reply to all" option) your failure to comprehend the content of Greg's
e-mail.
Greg did forget to spell check and will be the first to tell you he is not an English major. I believe his success in his career and personal life speaks for itself. He was actually being nice about the e-mail Nando sent out and trying to let Nando know that we do not need to receive these "witnessing" e-mails because we are believers and do not idolize Oprah or any yahoo that claims to be someone because of celebrity. We know he has strong views and we applaud him for that because it must be the Adame in him.
NOTE THE ITALICIZED SECTION: WHERE IN THE ORIGINAL EMAIL DID HE LET HIM KNOW THAT? THROUGH A MIND MELD?
I, too, believe very strongly in my religion. I was ready to send him a much harsher response because I do not like getting these e-mails from him. He needs to learn to respect others beliefs and leave it at that. He needs to preach not to Christians, but to the non-believers. Perhaps he could blog or put it on his "myspace" website for people to read, if they wish. Nando is very young and still learning, as he says in his e-mail and in 10 years he won't even recognize himself. I understood the content of his e-mail and enjoyed the fervor and passion he clearly exhibits for his beliefs and would have been overjoyed with it had I been at an extreme religious right convention. Since I am not Baptist and do take the literal interpretation of the Bible as the only interpretation, we do not see eye to eye, and that is okay. It is called Freedom of Religion and is one of the many things Nando's wife will be defending for this great country of ours.
I do hope this has cleared up some things for you and am so happy you have a Blackberry for your very important lifestyle.
Regards,
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 9:59 PM, <dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:48:03 -050
From:ersonName w:st="on">dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.net ersonName>
To: mrs.self@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Oprah, Christianity and "spritual crack"
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The only sad thing about this day was you responding to Greg's e-mail and thrusting yourself back into my life with your usual ignorant antics. I believe Nando has learned his lesson about what unwanted e-mails can do.
Greg, by the way, did not want to respond to your e-mail because he felt you were not worth the energy it would take, and boy, was he right! I should have listened to him, but you always manage to bring out the best in people.
You are right about one thing:
"there is one thing ALL religions have in common: The belief that there is evil".
THE VERY END!
This will be the end and I will make sure to block your address in my system and you will not receive another e-mail from us.
NEPHEW
SENT OUT THIS EMAIL AFTER ALL THE HULABALOO:
i am saddened of how this all turned out. i really am. i don' want this minor issue to halt people from mending "OLD WOUNDS" and moving foward in a postive direction in order to rekindle what was/is broken between each other. ya'll know what i'm talking about. please don't use this as a way to further distance yourselves away from each other. unity cannot be reached if when divided we continue to fall. look, the past is the past. FOR EVERYONE READING. why live lives bitter ya'll? bitter over hurtful words and actions??? let it go, FORGIVE. if everyone says they believe in whatever they say they do...then forgive! the book commands it. not asking to forget, but do forgive. pride can be our worst enemy. i know this firsthand. it still battles w/ me! do not take 5 steps back when you are trying to take 1/2 step foward..that 1/2 step will payoff! blood is thicker than water. so cliche, but so true. no matter what, someone's always (me as well ) is gonna be in between other's relationships...trying to balance that out ,e tc....
do YA'LL NOT EVER THINK ABOUT HAVING IT LIKE A '99 CHRISTMAS AGAIN???????!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARE U GONNA TELL ME YOU DONT WANT THAT AGAIN? WAS THAT A HAPPY TIME FOR US ALL????????AS A FAMILY????????? WERE THERE PROBLEMS HERE N THERE YES, BUT WE WERE UNITED AND 2GETHER!! AND MADE IT A POINT TO BE 2GETHGER 4 HOLIDAYS!!!!!! YES THERE'S FAMILIES NOW, ETC, SO WHAT......! THAT ISN'T AN EXCUSE!
just think about that.....it's sad when i can say (4 tha most prt) that my main fam i see is just my mom n them and nana...and just now rebuilding my relationship w/ dad n them as well (which is a great thing)....b4 i could say everyone. all my aunts....all my cousins.....etc...
CAN WE NOT HAVE THAT AGAIN? CAN WE MAKE TRIPS AND GET TOGETHERS AS A WHOLE W/O LEAVING PEOPLE OUT???????
WE NEED THA LOVE. BRING IT BACK. MOVE FOWARD. THE DEVIL WANTS US APART. LETTING HIM WIN DOESNT GETUS
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 08:38:31 -0500
From: mrs.self@gmail.com
To: popippen33@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: appology
CC: nascarwallacefan@hotmail.com; angelina_cci@yahoo.com; pooba@cox-internet.com; pooba1@cox.net; bigefan4ever@hotmail.com; victoria_lopez1119@yahoo.com
Ignorant Nando,
You are still so ignorant, immature and not even a man. Della and others have always coddled you and that is why you are stagnant in this state of immaturity. You are still in college, being supported by your wife, and have not even entered the professional world. If you had any rational thoughts in your mind and did what you actually preached, you might have figured your way around the fact that Greg and I share an e-mail, like many other married couples. We have nothing to hide from each other. We are one. Isn't that what your Bible says we should be??? As I understand it, you have a lot to learn about marriage. Perhaps you should be focusing in on that instead of sending out unwanted e-mails.
If you are such a man, why aren't you calling people and preaching over the phone or door to door like others, instead of utilizing these e-mails. Greg is more of a man than you will ever be. Maybe someday you will get a glimpse of what it feels like.
Also, think, preach and say what you will, they are of no value to me and my family. You, too, have been added to my blocked e-mails.
Hooray, no spam here!
Your Aunt Lisa
NEPHEW
SENT THIS OUT AFTER RECEIVING THE CHIHUAHUA
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 11:10 PM, Fernando Lopez Jr <popippen33@hotmail.com> wrote:
To all (apparently...lol),
Well this has been interesting to say the least, has it not? Lol.
First of all, my "flesh" part of me could and would most definitely want to respond in a way similar to what is being exhibited by various people here
back and fourth. What good would that do though? So I stoop down to other's level and prove them right to how they want me to react so the finger pointing at the
"Christian" can begin? Naw...That would be to easy. It'd be too easy to point our scripture (text from the 'KING JAMES' Bible) and show others where the proof is. That's
okay though. I wouldn't want others to feel more, if any, offended. Conviction can speak for itself sometimes. I can look at a red crayon and try to force myself to
try and see it as a blue crayon, but no matter what it's a red crayon. Again, my intent was not to preach to others about my belief/religion and put it upon ya'll. Geez.
Not my M.O. I just said what I was. I just wanted and (still want) everyone reading this to know beyond a resonable doubt that if they died tonight, where would go
Heaven or Hell? Being a Baptist doesn't get yo into Heaven either, FYI. It's getting saved that is the key. Anyways........
To the Self's,
Initially, I truly thought thought I was e-mailing Lisa....my aunt. I wasn't aware that there was a screening process, permission, that Greg has to speak for her or what ever the case was/is. For that lack of missing information, I appologize. If I would've known that prior to e-mailing "you", I would have understood a little more.
Since he responded to me, I don't appreciate the "Young Nando" title. Was that even relevant? I mean, c'mon, that would be like me addressing it back to you as: "Dictator Greg, " (or any other title or numerous number of adjectives that could be used)
See, that wouldn't be appropriate it as well. Anyways, I worry about my family because it IS my duty to make sure they have the same knowledge/opportunity to get saved as well because I would like to know that I will see them again in Heaven. Man, it's hard and I am fighting the urge to just put the scripture(s) that refutes why you say I shouldn't worry about it. But I won't. I'll respect your 'wishes' not to...hear the truth. Simply, I don't want your blood (and anyone else I know) on my hands when judgment day comes and God asks why I didn't witness to my family. I don't have to worry about that anymore, because I've done my part. The rest is left up to you. Sorry, but I am not insecure in my own faith/belief. I didn't bite the hook first. Conviction bit 'you' obviously by responding the way you did. I didn't attack nobody, call any names out, or disrepect at all. Oh yea, I'm fully aware of where I can discuss this matter. Like you said, blog, myspace, facebook, etc...Thanks I know this, but I decide when and where I talk or respond about something ; )
I don't handle my "business" with people over lil' letters or e-mails. If it's really about something of 'importance', they know to bring it straight to me, my face, and any other direct form. Like a man basically. I mean, atleast a phone call if the seriousness is there. A friend once told me a story of how him and his dad were trying to find out if there was a rat in their house. So they decided to put some cheese on a bait and sure enough the rat ended up coming out to get it, answering their question at the same time. Just a little story...That doesn't mean anyone is a rat (GEEZ), so nobody get any more butt-hurt. I didn't want that then and don't want that now either.
Leslie/Martinez's,
I also appologize if I offended you, but like i said AGAIN, my intent or motive was not that. I will also not have the guilt trip or any feeling of guilt about this because I've made myself clear now for the misunderstanding.
Della,
Thanks for having my back in whatever way it was. Let it be known that I do recognize that. ; )
Anbody else,
God bless
'there's two things in life that are constant.....change and change"
let's not get set in *our own ways to where it keeps us from
CHIHUAHUA
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 08:43:53 -0500
From: mrs.self@gmail.com
To: popippen33@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: go foward not backward
CC: nascarwallacefan@hotmail.com; angelina_cci@yahoo.com; pooba@cox-internet.com; pooba1@cox.net; bigefan4ever@hotmail.com; victoria_lopez1119@yahoo.com
You should have sent this e-mail before your last--too late. Too much has been said.
The real sad thing is that Greg was the one talking about mending the relationship with Della.
SO VERY WELL PUT AND SO TRUTHFUL, BECAUSE WITHOUT THE STAMP OF APPROVAL FROM THECHIHUAHUA
I hold you, Nando, totally responsible for this debacle. AND DON’T YOU FUCKING FORGET IT MISTER! WOOF! WOOF!
Lisa
==========================================================================================
THIS WAS MY RESPONSE TO NANDO REGARDING THE HATEFUL EMAIL THECHIHUAHUA
From:ersonName w:st="on">dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.net ersonName>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 20:45:21
To:"ersonName w:st="on">Nando Lopez ersonName>" <popippen33@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: go foward not backward-LISA/GREG OTHER REPLY
The only one who can hold anyone responsible for anything is.......
GOD and YOU...YOURSELF.
You should always be true to yourself and be accountable for your own actions.
I accept responsibility for my actions, words and thoughts. I also admit and apologize when I am wrong.
I thought my reply was funny....kinda like the pot calling the kettle black when Greg threw that grammatical jab at the end!
And I only used the college education reference because everyone in the family knows how he feels superior to those members of society (and our family) who are not holding a degree.
I don't need a 50K debt and a diploma on the wall to validate my being a housewife or working at a radio station. I've been quite successful in my own right without one.
There are more important things in my life...like being happy and loved by my husband and children.
=============================================================
THIS WAS MR. COVERDALES ELOQUENT, INFORMATIONAL AND SPOT-ON RESPONSE TO THE PUSSY BOY ANDCHIHUAHUA MISSION IS THE RELIGIOUS ASPECT AND QUICKLY
DISMISSES MY DEFENDING NANDO TO THE EVER SUPERIOR
DEGREE HOLDING PUSSY BOY. MY FEELINGS AIN’T HURT. READ ON. HE IS GOOD.
I agree with many points, disagree with even more, and neither constitute the main foci of my email. I do realize that the original response sent by "Greg" or whoever was not intended to use the "lack of capitalization" as a focal point, so I don't think further responses exploring that theory were even warranted. That's neither here nor there--people may (and will) do as they please.
Where I do find issue, however, is with the paradigms surrounding the idea that Nando was in the "wrong" for sending his email in the 1st place. Rather than attack speculation, however, I'll deal with the meat of the pertinent response(s)--
"You are wasting your time with this religious reteric and preaching to those who believe differently than yourself" THIS WAS A QUOTE FROM PUSSYBOY’S ORIGINAL EMAIL.
How is this so? Do not misinterpret what I am about to write--I fully agree that we frequently get caught up in the "doctrine" aspect (i.e. whether God intended for us to wear shorts, how communion should be taken, is speaking in tongues still necessary/intended, etc) and various other sect-based nuances that deter us from the BIGGER issue, which is a close relationship with God. THIS IS NOT WHAT OCCURRED HERE. The bottom line is that the wages of sin are DEATH (according to "my religion" as you phrase it). Believing, and therefore knowing that fact, how could we as true followers of Christ sit and allow those around us to live a "half-right" life knowing that if they are not completely in line with God's law that they will face eternal damnation? I'm not talking about arguing over Catholic vs. Christian, Nazarene vs. Baptist, but rather ways of God vs. ways of the world. THIS is what Nando was attempting to do, and if you paid attention to any of the content behind the new ideology Oprah is promoting this is certainly not simply another "facet of Christianity" that people are aimlessly arguing over, so while I may agree with your perspective I would also assert that it was completely employed in the wrong situation here.
“I am glad to see you have strong beliefs, however, do not chastise others who believe differently” THIS WAS A QUOTE FROM PUSSYBOY’S ORIGINAL EMAIL.
I did not see any "chastising" in the original email, but moreover, while one SHOULD be approachable and capable of discussing (with an open mind) the ideas and foundations of other beliefs/religions, it is also their responsibility to directly rebuke that which comes in opposition with the teachings of Christ. This is what the teachings of this new "self-help" system does, it is not simply some "minor deviation" from what God's word instructs for us.
“I do not like getting these e-mails from him. He needs to learn to respect others beliefs and leave it at that. He needs to preach not to Christians, but to the non-believers” THIS WAS A QUOTE FROM THE CHIHUAHUA’S EMAIL TO ME AFTER I POINTED OUT WHAT A DUMBASS HER HUSBAND IS.
Unfortunately, not all those who claim to be "Christians" will inherit the kingdom of heaven. I could not disagree more with the words above; if we don't--at the very minimum--share the love and laws of Christ with those who already know him we put ourselves in DIRE risk of letting this same "Christians" still end up in Hell. Yes, many dismiss the idea on account of "who's to say who does and doesn't get into Hell" and "I don't know if that's even gonna be a real place anyway," yet none of these arguments will stand on judgment day. I agree that ministering to the lost is VERY important, but when those we love and care for are only claiming to be in line with God but not completely embracing all he has intended for us, it would be foolish for us to not even ATTEMPT to make them aware of the truth. So what is your alternative solution, "you just do you, I'll do me, we'll see who's right in the end???” Is that how you REALLY believe God intended for us to live--one of us will be right and the others are screwed?!? Maybe we have a "mediocre" God and all those who "kinda" live right will be allowed into Heaven? Please believe that when I say if I truly believe that there is A correct way (which I do), and that those not in line with it will one day face ETERNAL DAMNATION (which they will), then I will do EVERYTHING I can to give them opportunities to know and come to the God who can redeem them. This "don't preach to the choir" method just doesn't cut it, ESPECIALLY when the choir is not living how they should and NEED to be.
“Finally, I believe Nando has learned his lesson about what unwanted e-mails can do” ALSO A CHIHUAHUA QUOTE.
If this means that unwanted emails may "upset" people, then yes, perhaps he has, and hopefully that doesn't change him ONE BIT. If 99 people get mad because of this type of email but yet ONE finds salvation and is able to see the light (or "my interpretation of the light" as you may wish to have me word it), it is worth that one. If everyone else in the distro list is truly living a proper life then so be it, although I feel those truly led by Christ would not be so easy to find such need for a "much harsher response" over reading an email that urges us to improve and refine our everyday walk. I totally agree with freedom of religion on earth and am happy we have it in this country; but I also agree that MY religion calls me to spread the word of my savior, and furthermore, that this "freedom of religion" ticket won't get us very far in the face of the true and living God. Sorry if it offends some, but I pray (and trust) that is not the predominant case.
Grace and peace to those who still read...
--J. Coverdale
I
SENT THIS TO NANDO AFTER READING HIS APOLOGY EMAIL. ONCE AGAIN READY TO
SEPARATE MYSELF FROM THE CRAZY PEOPLE WHO ADVOCATE THE CHIHUAHUA PSYCHOTIC WAYS
> To: popippen33@hotmail.com
> Subject: Goodbye. Forever.
> From:ersonName w:st="on">dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.net ersonName>
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 14:58:56 +0000
>
> I am sorry you are saddened.
>
> Your requests are heard; however they are not for me. I am quite happy without all of the interference from all of your crazy relatives. I am so glad that I have been reminded yet again of why I choose to eliminate the negativity that is ever present with them. In particular, Greg and Lisa, who have some issues of their own. Of course, no one has the gumption to even admit what they all say behind their backs. Hypocrisy.
>
> As usual, I could have written the word THANKS and had it interpreted as being libelous or slanderous!
>
> You should know that the email the ever Catholic (and uber bitter) Aunt of yours wrote to everyone on your list was NOT sent to me. I only read it because it was at the end of Mr. Coverdale’s eloquent, informational and spot-on reply to them.
>
> I am not versed in the bible nor do I claim to be. Therefore, I am not in any position to dissect the gist of the blowback.
>
> You are so right, Christmas 1999 was perfect. It was the first Christmas where I didn't have to listen to anybody bitch, gripe, complain, lament or gossip. My family and I were all together and it was wonderful. I have no idea what you all did, but obviously it was good for you.
>
> You're on the right track! Never stop witnessing to others because you never know when you might reach someone who needs you at that moment. Don't listen to those who chastise you for it.
>
> I don't care if you capitalize or punctuate, I was appreciative of being given the chance to read your thoughts. However, I must ask this of you: Kindly delete me from your email list as I no longer wish to read other peoples religious diatribes condemning the thoughts of an individual who had the courage to reach out and forward information that wasn't yet another stupid joke, video or rumor.
>
> Obviously, you don't need defending in any manner and you are pious enough to forgive others while struggling with the everyday battle of good versus bad.
>
> FYI: It isn't just the devil that wants your family apart. Perhaps you should be more direct in pointing out just who you mean when referencing actions rather than making generalizations.
>
> Have a wonderful life. May you reap the rewards you deserve and continue to surround yourself with like minded individuals who accept you for the enlightened person you are becoming.
>
> Thank you.
NANDO
SENT ME THIS EMAIL AFTER HE REALIZED THAT I WAS ONCE AGAIN READY TO WRITE THEM
ALL OFF AGAIN.
From:ersonName w:st="on">dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.net ersonName>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 19:30:59
To:"ersonName w:st="on">Nando Lopez ersonName>" <popippen33@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Goodbye. Forever.
I would never walk away from you unless I knew it would make your life better, just as I walked away from Angie so she could have peace.
I would defend you to the end as I would my own children.
Always.
Sadly, no one knows what Lisa is going thru except her.
Just pray for her peace of mind as I am sure you have prayed for me.
Your response to THEM was calm and amiable.
And, no, I don't mind the emails. I read them all. In fact Alex and I had just been discussing Tolle and Oprah the day you sent yours.
I LOVE YOU.
Aunt D
HE
DID SEND ME THE HARSH EMAIL FROM THE CHIHUAHUA
From:ersonName w:st="on">dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.net ersonName>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 21:36:44
To:"ersonName w:st="on">Nando Lopez ersonName>" <popippen33@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: appology -LISA/GREG HARSH REPLY
I really find the extent of her anger in this email rather disturbing. Venomous is the word one could use to describe the tone.
This why I chose to NEVER EVER have anything to do with them many years ago.
I haven't had anything to say to them for over three years - and the email with her name on it actually shocked the shit out of me when it popped up on my BBerry.
I must be some kind of threat to her sanctimonious piety for her to have transferred her fury to you - when I was the one who outed Greg as not being an English major. (Hilarious! I do hope he at least minored in math so he can at least balance his checkbook! LOL!)
Sometimes the skeletons in the closet really shake, rattle and roll when the shit is hitting the fan and things are out of ones control.
Honestly, I could have called Greg an idiot but I didn't. I could have called Lisa aChihuahua
Truth is, they need prayers for peace, contentment...and lessons on how email works!
You and Vicky are young and now is the time for you to enjoy your life with each other. You have no obligations except to each other.
Who cares if your wife is the major wage earner? The most successful doctors and lawyers in the world were supported by spouses when completing their educations.
There will be a time when you will evolve into the man who is a father and an old married dude. Until then live it up!
Coddled is not a word I would use to describe you. Courageous, yes. You have more courage to speak up than most men ever will, including Greg.
If cheating on your wife and giving her an STD while she is pregnant is the epitome of a man, then he can step right up and accept the trophy. I know that God has forgiven him for that, just as God has forgiven Lisa for having the abortion I paid for when she was in college.
No one is perfect, I most certainly am not, but pretending you are is just downright shameful.
And that my dear is why you have been blocked from their email as I have.
SOME
PEOPLE CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH.
Lighten
up and live today with fervor for tomorrow's blessings.
Oh
yeah, you may want to reinforce the wall a bit, I just added some barbed wire
to mine!
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AIN’T HEARD FROM ANYONE SINCE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT IT WAS SUGGESTED BY MY PSYCHO CHIHUAHUA PERSONALITY SISTER LISA SELF TO PUT PERSONAL OPINIONS AND THOUGHTS ONTO A BLOG. SO HERE IT IS.
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Fernando Lopez Jr <popippen33@hotmail.com> wrote:
Friends and family,
Like any other day, we are in a world that continues to sink further and further away from God. When I say God, I mean the one and only God.
It is Christ's teachings from the Bible that should give us direction in life while we are here, not false doctrines and 'various religions' that oppose what the Bible says.
It's sad how people with great recognition in today's media can dictate so much influence to lead people further away from God's word becasue they are searching themselves for something to 'make them feel good' and fulfill whatever 'spritual' or various need in their lives that they think is right.
What about you Fernando? What makes YOU think what you believe is right? Well, my church home is from a
Not lies. Not religious doctrines (which become routine) that has made it's own rules and changes throughout history.
Not buddha, not allah, Not mary, not a pope, not a new best selling book teaching how to be a 'better you', not just being a good person, not just giving $$, not preaching pure prosperity gospel w/o teaching sin...
Plain and simply, NOT JUSTIFICATION. People are using these religions and false teachings to hide what are behind them. Why? It's easy, they satisfy others and gives them a sense of well being. Divinity of man is not the answer.
It's wrong. I'll stop here, but my main point was to show ya'll some videos that explain what's going on, and mainly about how Oprah denies the teachings of Christ. We all have seen Oprah, some more than others, some fans.
But this just shows you how easy it is for others to get confused and pick up these lies that will push them more into leading them to Hell. What can you do? Just pray and spread the word so others can be aware of these lies.
To those who are followers of Christ, it's so easy to see through all this, but to those who are lost and lack the understanding it is not.
We are taught that we can not blame those who are lost (those who have not chosen to accept Christ and be saved) because we (I) was once there and didn't understand the big picture either. Compassion.
And for the record, I don't claim a perfect lifestyle, nor do i expect others to have one. Like anybody else, I face trials and tribulations every day. I continue to try and increase my knowledge to better myself as a young Christian.
I just hope and pray everyone can also know the truth (Bible) and know where they are really going if they were to die right now.
I hope you can take the time to read this and view these videos fully. Do it over time if you can't do it in all one sitting. I urge you to see this, please.
What do you think about it??????
Much Love, God bless.
****Oprah denies Christ, says there is no sin, that there are many ways to Heaven and God, etc.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&rlz=1T4DMUS_enUS239US240&resnum=0&q=video%20of%20oprah%20denies%20christ&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv
**Bill Keller debate vs Oprah
The lies of the new age gurus versus the Truth of the Bible
http://youtube.com/watch?v=3BjL4Y9UOpw
**Today, we (society aka the Wordly View) have a great deal of emphasis on 'spirituality.' But it is a counterfeit spirituality, that originated in the Garden of Eden, and its central focus is 'The Grand Lie.'
Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer touches on contemporary issues including:
Eckhart Tolle - The New Earth
Marianne Williamson on A Course In Miracles (by Helen Schucman)
Neale Walsch - Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uje-T69qj2g
Young Nando, stop worring so much what everyone believes. You are wasting your time with this religious reteric and preaching to those who believe differently than yourself. No one can say for certain what is the correct god or the correct belief. If someone chooses to believe differently than you, so what, as long as you have faith in your beliefs. I often think that others or religions who want to persuade others to their "side" often are insecure in their own beliefs.
As you consistantly demonstrate, as we all have, our views and beliefs change as we get older and get additional life experiences beyond our parents, schools, work and friends. I am glad to see you have strong beliefs, however, do not chastise others who believe differently.
Hope you are doing well and I hope you find comfort in your beliefs while your wife is overseas protecting our great nation.
Take care Nando and I hope to see you soon.
Greg
PS: I think you forgot to capitalize Mary and the Pope. Yes, I am Catholic and feel strong about my beliefs.
Lisa Self
mrs.self@gmail.com
832-752-4644
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE EMAIL CAME FROM THE CHIHUAHUA AUNT LISA’S EMAIL ADDRESS. WHICH APPARENTLY IS ALSO USED BY PUSSY WHIPPED UNCLE GREG! MRS.SELF @ GMAIL IS HIS ADDRESS TOO? LOL!!!! HE ALSO DID NOT ASK NANDO NOT TO SEND THEM ANY MORE SIMILAR EMAILS.
Young Greg:
I am so glad that your college education afforded you the ability to point out (to all of us in the "reply to all" option) Nando's failure to apply the rules of capitalization in his email.
From my review (and with my few credit hours of college education), the text does appear to be written quite haphazardly and with no consistent application of the rules of modern grammar.
What you see exhibited is the product of the electronic era and a small example of the lazy writing language that has emerged from an email writing society that has no regard for proper grammar. I count several lower case "i" letters in the text that are clearly supposed to be upper case.
However, before you criticize his writing, perhaps you should proofread yours! The following words were misspelled in YOUR text: worrying, rhetoric and consistently.
All that college education and YOU didn't learn to use the spell check on your computer! Your reply may have also benefitted from the punctuation and grammar functions.
Evidently, Nando's lack of capitalization of "Mary" and "Pope" was NOT to imply a lack of respect at the Catholic religion, but merely his failure to use the spell/grammar check as well.
Whatever your beliefs or religion, there is one thing ALL religions have in common:
The belief that there is evil.
I remain,
Mrs.
ersonName w:st="on">Della AdameersonName>-DunnNando's Aunt
P.S. I didn't use any spell/grammar check. I have to rely on the old brain. I have a Blackberry and I haven't a clue as to where that feature could possibly be!
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
THEN
THE Older sister Della,
If the only thing you understood from the e-mail that Greg sent to Nando was the grammatical incorrectness, then you do need to finish college some day. You might be good at grammar, as all the Adame sisters are, but not reading comprehension. My college education has also afforded me the ability to point out (to all of us in the "reply to all" option) your failure to comprehend the content of Greg's
e-mail.
Greg did forget to spell check and will be the first to tell you he is not an English major. I believe his success in his career and personal life speaks for itself. He was actually being nice about the e-mail Nando sent out and trying to let Nando know that we do not need to receive these "witnessing" e-mails because we are believers and do not idolize Oprah or any yahoo that claims to be someone because of celebrity. We know he has strong views and we applaud him for that because it must be the Adame in him.
NOTE THE ITALICIZED SECTION: WHERE IN THE ORIGINAL EMAIL DID HE LET HIM KNOW THAT? THROUGH A MIND MELD?
I, too, believe very strongly in my religion. I was ready to send him a much harsher response because I do not like getting these e-mails from him. He needs to learn to respect others beliefs and leave it at that. He needs to preach not to Christians, but to the non-believers. Perhaps he could blog or put it on his "myspace" website for people to read, if they wish. Nando is very young and still learning, as he says in his e-mail and in 10 years he won't even recognize himself. I understood the content of his e-mail and enjoyed the fervor and passion he clearly exhibits for his beliefs and would have been overjoyed with it had I been at an extreme religious right convention. Since I am not Baptist and do take the literal interpretation of the Bible as the only interpretation, we do not see eye to eye, and that is okay. It is called Freedom of Religion and is one of the many things Nando's wife will be defending for this great country of ours.
I do hope this has cleared up some things for you and am so happy you have a Blackberry for your very important lifestyle.
Regards,
Lisa
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 9:59 PM, <dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
What a sad day for education when not majoring in a subject
is used as an excuse for stupid mistakes.
I SURE AS HELL HOPE HE MINORED IN MATH SO AT LEAST HE CAN BALANCE HIS CHECKBOOK!!!!
Too bad Greg can't respond on his own. Some men need a mouthpiece and you are his.
I must have been given the wrong info on you two. I understood that YOU were subservient to HIM and not that HE hid behind YOUR skirt.
The email from Nando wasn't sent to HIM in the first place as can plainly be seen by the list of recipients.
Why would anyone entertain the idea of sending a harsh response to Nando when a simple request would suffice? I read it and dismissed it. End of story - until Greg's email popped up in my inbox.
It too was unsolicited and contained his beliefs.
I was not the only one who took it the same way, but I am the only one that will ever admit it.
Furthermore, Greg's mistakes were not the only thing I comprehended. I did address the original subject in my last paragraph.
Once again proving that some people only see and read what they WANT to see and read.
SO HERE IS MY REQUEST, PLAIN AND SIMPLY PUT:
Kindly refrain from sending ME any emails of a harsh or religious nature.
Thank you.
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
THE
FOLLOWING EMAIL WAS SENT TO EVERYONE ON THE LIST EXCEPT FOR ME! WHAT A COWARD!!
BUT IN ALL DUE RESPECT, I DID TELL HER NOT TO SEND ME ANY MORE EMAIL. SHE DID
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SHE SENT IT TO ME, SO I COULD HAVE LAMBASTED HER WITH A
SCATHING EMAIL—BUT LUCKY FOR HER SHE GRANTED MY REQUEST. I ONLY FOUND THIS
EMAIL AT THE END OF MR. COVERDALES EMAIL (FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE) THAT DEFENDED
NANDO IN THE RELIGIOUS ASPECT.I SURE AS HELL HOPE HE MINORED IN MATH SO AT LEAST HE CAN BALANCE HIS CHECKBOOK!!!!
Too bad Greg can't respond on his own. Some men need a mouthpiece and you are his.
I must have been given the wrong info on you two. I understood that YOU were subservient to HIM and not that HE hid behind YOUR skirt.
The email from Nando wasn't sent to HIM in the first place as can plainly be seen by the list of recipients.
Why would anyone entertain the idea of sending a harsh response to Nando when a simple request would suffice? I read it and dismissed it. End of story - until Greg's email popped up in my inbox.
It too was unsolicited and contained his beliefs.
I was not the only one who took it the same way, but I am the only one that will ever admit it.
Furthermore, Greg's mistakes were not the only thing I comprehended. I did address the original subject in my last paragraph.
Once again proving that some people only see and read what they WANT to see and read.
SO HERE IS MY REQUEST, PLAIN AND SIMPLY PUT:
Kindly refrain from sending ME any emails of a harsh or religious nature.
Thank you.
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:48:03 -050
From:
ersonName w:st="on">dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.netersonName>To: mrs.self@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Oprah, Christianity and "spritual crack"
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The only sad thing about this day was you responding to Greg's e-mail and thrusting yourself back into my life with your usual ignorant antics. I believe Nando has learned his lesson about what unwanted e-mails can do.
Greg, by the way, did not want to respond to your e-mail because he felt you were not worth the energy it would take, and boy, was he right! I should have listened to him, but you always manage to bring out the best in people.
You are right about one thing:
"there is one thing ALL religions have in common: The belief that there is evil".
THE VERY END!
This will be the end and I will make sure to block your address in my system and you will not receive another e-mail from us.
i am saddened of how this all turned out. i really am. i don' want this minor issue to halt people from mending "OLD WOUNDS" and moving foward in a postive direction in order to rekindle what was/is broken between each other. ya'll know what i'm talking about. please don't use this as a way to further distance yourselves away from each other. unity cannot be reached if when divided we continue to fall. look, the past is the past. FOR EVERYONE READING. why live lives bitter ya'll? bitter over hurtful words and actions??? let it go, FORGIVE. if everyone says they believe in whatever they say they do...then forgive! the book commands it. not asking to forget, but do forgive. pride can be our worst enemy. i know this firsthand. it still battles w/ me! do not take 5 steps back when you are trying to take 1/2 step foward..that 1/2 step will payoff! blood is thicker than water. so cliche, but so true. no matter what, someone's always (me as well ) is gonna be in between other's relationships...trying to balance that out ,e tc....
do YA'LL NOT EVER THINK ABOUT HAVING IT LIKE A '99 CHRISTMAS AGAIN???????!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARE U GONNA TELL ME YOU DONT WANT THAT AGAIN? WAS THAT A HAPPY TIME FOR US ALL????????AS A FAMILY????????? WERE THERE PROBLEMS HERE N THERE YES, BUT WE WERE UNITED AND 2GETHER!! AND MADE IT A POINT TO BE 2GETHGER 4 HOLIDAYS!!!!!! YES THERE'S FAMILIES NOW, ETC, SO WHAT......! THAT ISN'T AN EXCUSE!
just think about that.....it's sad when i can say (4 tha most prt) that my main fam i see is just my mom n them and nana...and just now rebuilding my relationship w/ dad n them as well (which is a great thing)....b4 i could say everyone. all my aunts....all my cousins.....etc...
CAN WE NOT HAVE THAT AGAIN? CAN WE MAKE TRIPS AND GET TOGETHERS AS A WHOLE W/O LEAVING PEOPLE OUT???????
WE NEED THA LOVE. BRING IT BACK. MOVE FOWARD. THE DEVIL WANTS US APART. LETTING HIM WIN DOESNT GET
Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 08:38:31 -0500
From: mrs.self@gmail.com
To: popippen33@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: appology
CC: nascarwallacefan@hotmail.com; angelina_cci@yahoo.com; pooba@cox-internet.com; pooba1@cox.net; bigefan4ever@hotmail.com; victoria_lopez1119@yahoo.com
Ignorant Nando,
You are still so ignorant, immature and not even a man. Della and others have always coddled you and that is why you are stagnant in this state of immaturity. You are still in college, being supported by your wife, and have not even entered the professional world. If you had any rational thoughts in your mind and did what you actually preached, you might have figured your way around the fact that Greg and I share an e-mail, like many other married couples. We have nothing to hide from each other. We are one. Isn't that what your Bible says we should be??? As I understand it, you have a lot to learn about marriage. Perhaps you should be focusing in on that instead of sending out unwanted e-mails.
If you are such a man, why aren't you calling people and preaching over the phone or door to door like others, instead of utilizing these e-mails. Greg is more of a man than you will ever be. Maybe someday you will get a glimpse of what it feels like.
Also, think, preach and say what you will, they are of no value to me and my family. You, too, have been added to my blocked e-mails.
Hooray, no spam here!
Your Aunt Lisa
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 11:10 PM, Fernando Lopez Jr <popippen33@hotmail.com> wrote:
To all (apparently...lol),
Well this has been interesting to say the least, has it not? Lol.
First of all, my "flesh" part of me could and would most definitely want to respond in a way similar to what is being exhibited by various people here
back and fourth. What good would that do though? So I stoop down to other's level and prove them right to how they want me to react so the finger pointing at the
"Christian" can begin? Naw...That would be to easy. It'd be too easy to point our scripture (text from the 'KING JAMES' Bible) and show others where the proof is. That's
okay though. I wouldn't want others to feel more, if any, offended. Conviction can speak for itself sometimes. I can look at a red crayon and try to force myself to
try and see it as a blue crayon, but no matter what it's a red crayon. Again, my intent was not to preach to others about my belief/religion and put it upon ya'll. Geez.
Not my M.O. I just said what I was. I just wanted and (still want) everyone reading this to know beyond a resonable doubt that if they died tonight, where would go
Heaven or Hell? Being a Baptist doesn't get yo into Heaven either, FYI. It's getting saved that is the key. Anyways........
To the Self's,
Initially, I truly thought thought I was e-mailing Lisa....my aunt. I wasn't aware that there was a screening process, permission, that Greg has to speak for her or what ever the case was/is. For that lack of missing information, I appologize. If I would've known that prior to e-mailing "you", I would have understood a little more.
Since he responded to me, I don't appreciate the "Young Nando" title. Was that even relevant? I mean, c'mon, that would be like me addressing it back to you as: "Dictator Greg, " (or any other title or numerous number of adjectives that could be used)
See, that wouldn't be appropriate it as well. Anyways, I worry about my family because it IS my duty to make sure they have the same knowledge/opportunity to get saved as well because I would like to know that I will see them again in Heaven. Man, it's hard and I am fighting the urge to just put the scripture(s) that refutes why you say I shouldn't worry about it. But I won't. I'll respect your 'wishes' not to...hear the truth. Simply, I don't want your blood (and anyone else I know) on my hands when judgment day comes and God asks why I didn't witness to my family. I don't have to worry about that anymore, because I've done my part. The rest is left up to you. Sorry, but I am not insecure in my own faith/belief. I didn't bite the hook first. Conviction bit 'you' obviously by responding the way you did. I didn't attack nobody, call any names out, or disrepect at all. Oh yea, I'm fully aware of where I can discuss this matter. Like you said, blog, myspace, facebook, etc...Thanks I know this, but I decide when and where I talk or respond about something ; )
I don't handle my "business" with people over lil' letters or e-mails. If it's really about something of 'importance', they know to bring it straight to me, my face, and any other direct form. Like a man basically. I mean, atleast a phone call if the seriousness is there. A friend once told me a story of how him and his dad were trying to find out if there was a rat in their house. So they decided to put some cheese on a bait and sure enough the rat ended up coming out to get it, answering their question at the same time. Just a little story...That doesn't mean anyone is a rat (GEEZ), so nobody get any more butt-hurt. I didn't want that then and don't want that now either.
Leslie/Martinez's,
I also appologize if I offended you, but like i said AGAIN, my intent or motive was not that. I will also not have the guilt trip or any feeling of guilt about this because I've made myself clear now for the misunderstanding.
Della,
Thanks for having my back in whatever way it was. Let it be known that I do recognize that. ; )
Anbody else,
God bless
'there's two things in life that are constant.....change and change"
let's not get set in *our own ways to where it keeps us from
IT JUST ENDS LIKE THAT, I DON’T THINK HE HAD ENOUGH
ROOM ON HIS PHONE TO FINISH THE TEXTING.
THEN
ONCE AGAIN THE Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 08:43:53 -0500
From: mrs.self@gmail.com
To: popippen33@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: go foward not backward
CC: nascarwallacefan@hotmail.com; angelina_cci@yahoo.com; pooba@cox-internet.com; pooba1@cox.net; bigefan4ever@hotmail.com; victoria_lopez1119@yahoo.com
You should have sent this e-mail before your last--too late. Too much has been said.
The real sad thing is that Greg was the one talking about mending the relationship with Della.
SO VERY WELL PUT AND SO TRUTHFUL, BECAUSE WITHOUT THE STAMP OF APPROVAL FROM THE
I hold you, Nando, totally responsible for this debacle. AND DON’T YOU FUCKING FORGET IT MISTER! WOOF! WOOF!
Lisa
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THIS WAS MY RESPONSE TO NANDO REGARDING THE HATEFUL EMAIL THE
From:
ersonName w:st="on">dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.netersonName>Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 20:45:21
To:"
ersonName w:st="on">Nando LopezersonName>" <popippen33@hotmail.com>Subject: Re: go foward not backward-LISA/GREG OTHER REPLY
The only one who can hold anyone responsible for anything is.......
GOD and YOU...YOURSELF.
You should always be true to yourself and be accountable for your own actions.
I accept responsibility for my actions, words and thoughts. I also admit and apologize when I am wrong.
I thought my reply was funny....kinda like the pot calling the kettle black when Greg threw that grammatical jab at the end!
And I only used the college education reference because everyone in the family knows how he feels superior to those members of society (and our family) who are not holding a degree.
I don't need a 50K debt and a diploma on the wall to validate my being a housewife or working at a radio station. I've been quite successful in my own right without one.
There are more important things in my life...like being happy and loved by my husband and children.
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THIS WAS MR. COVERDALES ELOQUENT, INFORMATIONAL AND SPOT-ON RESPONSE TO THE PUSSY BOY AND
I agree with many points, disagree with even more, and neither constitute the main foci of my email. I do realize that the original response sent by "Greg" or whoever was not intended to use the "lack of capitalization" as a focal point, so I don't think further responses exploring that theory were even warranted. That's neither here nor there--people may (and will) do as they please.
Where I do find issue, however, is with the paradigms surrounding the idea that Nando was in the "wrong" for sending his email in the 1st place. Rather than attack speculation, however, I'll deal with the meat of the pertinent response(s)--
"You are wasting your time with this religious reteric and preaching to those who believe differently than yourself" THIS WAS A QUOTE FROM PUSSYBOY’S ORIGINAL EMAIL.
How is this so? Do not misinterpret what I am about to write--I fully agree that we frequently get caught up in the "doctrine" aspect (i.e. whether God intended for us to wear shorts, how communion should be taken, is speaking in tongues still necessary/intended, etc) and various other sect-based nuances that deter us from the BIGGER issue, which is a close relationship with God. THIS IS NOT WHAT OCCURRED HERE. The bottom line is that the wages of sin are DEATH (according to "my religion" as you phrase it). Believing, and therefore knowing that fact, how could we as true followers of Christ sit and allow those around us to live a "half-right" life knowing that if they are not completely in line with God's law that they will face eternal damnation? I'm not talking about arguing over Catholic vs. Christian, Nazarene vs. Baptist, but rather ways of God vs. ways of the world. THIS is what Nando was attempting to do, and if you paid attention to any of the content behind the new ideology Oprah is promoting this is certainly not simply another "facet of Christianity" that people are aimlessly arguing over, so while I may agree with your perspective I would also assert that it was completely employed in the wrong situation here.
“I am glad to see you have strong beliefs, however, do not chastise others who believe differently” THIS WAS A QUOTE FROM PUSSYBOY’S ORIGINAL EMAIL.
I did not see any "chastising" in the original email, but moreover, while one SHOULD be approachable and capable of discussing (with an open mind) the ideas and foundations of other beliefs/religions, it is also their responsibility to directly rebuke that which comes in opposition with the teachings of Christ. This is what the teachings of this new "self-help" system does, it is not simply some "minor deviation" from what God's word instructs for us.
“I do not like getting these e-mails from him. He needs to learn to respect others beliefs and leave it at that. He needs to preach not to Christians, but to the non-believers” THIS WAS A QUOTE FROM THE CHIHUAHUA’S EMAIL TO ME AFTER I POINTED OUT WHAT A DUMBASS HER HUSBAND IS.
Unfortunately, not all those who claim to be "Christians" will inherit the kingdom of heaven. I could not disagree more with the words above; if we don't--at the very minimum--share the love and laws of Christ with those who already know him we put ourselves in DIRE risk of letting this same "Christians" still end up in Hell. Yes, many dismiss the idea on account of "who's to say who does and doesn't get into Hell" and "I don't know if that's even gonna be a real place anyway," yet none of these arguments will stand on judgment day. I agree that ministering to the lost is VERY important, but when those we love and care for are only claiming to be in line with God but not completely embracing all he has intended for us, it would be foolish for us to not even ATTEMPT to make them aware of the truth. So what is your alternative solution, "you just do you, I'll do me, we'll see who's right in the end???” Is that how you REALLY believe God intended for us to live--one of us will be right and the others are screwed?!? Maybe we have a "mediocre" God and all those who "kinda" live right will be allowed into Heaven? Please believe that when I say if I truly believe that there is A correct way (which I do), and that those not in line with it will one day face ETERNAL DAMNATION (which they will), then I will do EVERYTHING I can to give them opportunities to know and come to the God who can redeem them. This "don't preach to the choir" method just doesn't cut it, ESPECIALLY when the choir is not living how they should and NEED to be.
“Finally, I believe Nando has learned his lesson about what unwanted e-mails can do” ALSO A CHIHUAHUA QUOTE.
If this means that unwanted emails may "upset" people, then yes, perhaps he has, and hopefully that doesn't change him ONE BIT. If 99 people get mad because of this type of email but yet ONE finds salvation and is able to see the light (or "my interpretation of the light" as you may wish to have me word it), it is worth that one. If everyone else in the distro list is truly living a proper life then so be it, although I feel those truly led by Christ would not be so easy to find such need for a "much harsher response" over reading an email that urges us to improve and refine our everyday walk. I totally agree with freedom of religion on earth and am happy we have it in this country; but I also agree that MY religion calls me to spread the word of my savior, and furthermore, that this "freedom of religion" ticket won't get us very far in the face of the true and living God. Sorry if it offends some, but I pray (and trust) that is not the predominant case.
Grace and peace to those who still read...
--J. Coverdale
> To: popippen33@hotmail.com
> Subject: Goodbye. Forever.
> From:
ersonName w:st="on">dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.netersonName>> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 14:58:56 +0000
>
> I am sorry you are saddened.
>
> Your requests are heard; however they are not for me. I am quite happy without all of the interference from all of your crazy relatives. I am so glad that I have been reminded yet again of why I choose to eliminate the negativity that is ever present with them. In particular, Greg and Lisa, who have some issues of their own. Of course, no one has the gumption to even admit what they all say behind their backs. Hypocrisy.
>
> As usual, I could have written the word THANKS and had it interpreted as being libelous or slanderous!
>
> You should know that the email the ever Catholic (and uber bitter) Aunt of yours wrote to everyone on your list was NOT sent to me. I only read it because it was at the end of Mr. Coverdale’s eloquent, informational and spot-on reply to them.
>
> I am not versed in the bible nor do I claim to be. Therefore, I am not in any position to dissect the gist of the blowback.
>
> You are so right, Christmas 1999 was perfect. It was the first Christmas where I didn't have to listen to anybody bitch, gripe, complain, lament or gossip. My family and I were all together and it was wonderful. I have no idea what you all did, but obviously it was good for you.
>
> You're on the right track! Never stop witnessing to others because you never know when you might reach someone who needs you at that moment. Don't listen to those who chastise you for it.
>
> I don't care if you capitalize or punctuate, I was appreciative of being given the chance to read your thoughts. However, I must ask this of you: Kindly delete me from your email list as I no longer wish to read other peoples religious diatribes condemning the thoughts of an individual who had the courage to reach out and forward information that wasn't yet another stupid joke, video or rumor.
>
> Obviously, you don't need defending in any manner and you are pious enough to forgive others while struggling with the everyday battle of good versus bad.
>
> FYI: It isn't just the devil that wants your family apart. Perhaps you should be more direct in pointing out just who you mean when referencing actions rather than making generalizations.
>
> Have a wonderful life. May you reap the rewards you deserve and continue to surround yourself with like minded individuals who accept you for the enlightened person you are becoming.
>
> Thank you.
i understand what you are saying....let me first apologize
della for putting the wrong year on that christmas.. leslie brought to my
attention that it was actually 2001 christmas where we were all together for
the last time at her house in arkansas
and no, of course i didn't try or at all imply that when i said the devil is trying to keep us apart, that wasn't directed to you or anyone at all. i literally meant the devil. lol. i won't send you any emails like that again if you request not to, but please don't have me delete you from my list. i hardly enough have any other contact with you. i try to make an effort to see you when i am in town near by you know that. i've called you before to try and make it happen..
i was informed of my friend jeff coverdale's email earlier this morning by my mom and was relieved to find out he also had my back and did a better, thorough job of trying to open their ignorant eyes of what was being said. he's a smart guy, alot more deeper in spirituality than i am yet, so i respect him on that level as well.
with all this unfolding recently, i'm starting to see what you or others were saying about greg and lisa...i never want to take someone's word on things until i see or hear their own actions themselves. and that's exactly what happened, they showed their true colors. did you read her mean email to me??? i think it was just sent to me...i'll foward them to you. it's really sad della, what she says. i mean it's intent is to puncture and hurt me with words to try and attack my pride as a man. but of course she fails in doing so. there's no truth to her gibberish harsh reply. i know what i am. i know what i do. i know what WE (vicki and i) do. of all people, she has no right to say those things..... its just sad. i dust it off. lies and false judments, opinions can be blown off but still make you a lil mad just becasue they are so full of crap. i guess she expects me to live a high life like her and use MY college degree to work at the GAP. so i can be just like her, right?? geeeeeeeeez. i tell ya.
let me know what you think, because she mos def crossed the line with me. vicki as well. she doesnt like what she put either, it hurts her more than me because my emotions are dry enuff to where this is nothin to me. vicki is more open to vent emotions and sensitive. i, like you it seems as well, can (or seem to) have a strong wall up at all times. know what i mean??
but yea, please call me or email me back.
much love, your nephew still i hope!
I
EMAILED HIM BACK WITH THIS:and no, of course i didn't try or at all imply that when i said the devil is trying to keep us apart, that wasn't directed to you or anyone at all. i literally meant the devil. lol. i won't send you any emails like that again if you request not to, but please don't have me delete you from my list. i hardly enough have any other contact with you. i try to make an effort to see you when i am in town near by you know that. i've called you before to try and make it happen..
i was informed of my friend jeff coverdale's email earlier this morning by my mom and was relieved to find out he also had my back and did a better, thorough job of trying to open their ignorant eyes of what was being said. he's a smart guy, alot more deeper in spirituality than i am yet, so i respect him on that level as well.
with all this unfolding recently, i'm starting to see what you or others were saying about greg and lisa...i never want to take someone's word on things until i see or hear their own actions themselves. and that's exactly what happened, they showed their true colors. did you read her mean email to me??? i think it was just sent to me...i'll foward them to you. it's really sad della, what she says. i mean it's intent is to puncture and hurt me with words to try and attack my pride as a man. but of course she fails in doing so. there's no truth to her gibberish harsh reply. i know what i am. i know what i do. i know what WE (vicki and i) do. of all people, she has no right to say those things..... its just sad. i dust it off. lies and false judments, opinions can be blown off but still make you a lil mad just becasue they are so full of crap. i guess she expects me to live a high life like her and use MY college degree to work at the GAP. so i can be just like her, right?? geeeeeeeeez. i tell ya.
let me know what you think, because she mos def crossed the line with me. vicki as well. she doesnt like what she put either, it hurts her more than me because my emotions are dry enuff to where this is nothin to me. vicki is more open to vent emotions and sensitive. i, like you it seems as well, can (or seem to) have a strong wall up at all times. know what i mean??
but yea, please call me or email me back.
much love, your nephew still i hope!
From:
ersonName w:st="on">dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.netersonName>Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 19:30:59
To:"
ersonName w:st="on">Nando LopezersonName>" <popippen33@hotmail.com>Subject: Re: Goodbye. Forever.
I would never walk away from you unless I knew it would make your life better, just as I walked away from Angie so she could have peace.
I would defend you to the end as I would my own children.
Always.
Sadly, no one knows what Lisa is going thru except her.
Just pray for her peace of mind as I am sure you have prayed for me.
Your response to THEM was calm and amiable.
And, no, I don't mind the emails. I read them all. In fact Alex and I had just been discussing Tolle and Oprah the day you sent yours.
I LOVE YOU.
Aunt D
From:
ersonName w:st="on">dunn2dunn2@sbcglobal.netersonName>Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 21:36:44
To:"
ersonName w:st="on">Nando LopezersonName>" <popippen33@hotmail.com>Subject: Re: appology -LISA/GREG HARSH REPLY
I really find the extent of her anger in this email rather disturbing. Venomous is the word one could use to describe the tone.
This why I chose to NEVER EVER have anything to do with them many years ago.
I haven't had anything to say to them for over three years - and the email with her name on it actually shocked the shit out of me when it popped up on my BBerry.
I must be some kind of threat to her sanctimonious piety for her to have transferred her fury to you - when I was the one who outed Greg as not being an English major. (Hilarious! I do hope he at least minored in math so he can at least balance his checkbook! LOL!)
Sometimes the skeletons in the closet really shake, rattle and roll when the shit is hitting the fan and things are out of ones control.
Honestly, I could have called Greg an idiot but I didn't. I could have called Lisa a
Truth is, they need prayers for peace, contentment...and lessons on how email works!
You and Vicky are young and now is the time for you to enjoy your life with each other. You have no obligations except to each other.
Who cares if your wife is the major wage earner? The most successful doctors and lawyers in the world were supported by spouses when completing their educations.
There will be a time when you will evolve into the man who is a father and an old married dude. Until then live it up!
Coddled is not a word I would use to describe you. Courageous, yes. You have more courage to speak up than most men ever will, including Greg.
If cheating on your wife and giving her an STD while she is pregnant is the epitome of a man, then he can step right up and accept the trophy. I know that God has forgiven him for that, just as God has forgiven Lisa for having the abortion I paid for when she was in college.
No one is perfect, I most certainly am not, but pretending you are is just downright shameful.
And that my dear is why you have been blocked from their email as I have.
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AIN’T HEARD FROM ANYONE SINCE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Too much to do and not enough time
Between two temp assignments, a part-time fill in gig at the radio station, renting a tux, making a corsage and boutonniere, changing haircolor again, dipping the cat, going to the Hooks baseball games, babysitting the granddaughter and helping a friend out with the quinceanera arrangements...I hardly have time to pee.
The hairshow was fun...working at the engineering firm was great...doing production (commercials) at the radio station is even more satisfying. It is really cool to hear myself again on the radio. The kids get a kick out of it too.
The baseball games have been enjoyable...taking the baby too! I'll have lotsa pics to post later.
My hair is almost the same color as my Siamese cat's fur, and we both are flea-free now.
The baby weighs almost 20 pounds, but appears to be losing weight as we have throttled back on the bottle feedings and she is eating baby food now.
I tried to get her to drink out of the sippy cup this morning. Maybe in a couple of weeks she'll get it better.
My goal is to get her off the bottle and potty trained by the time she is one year old. Very do-able. Indeed.
My youngest is going to his 8th grade prom and I have been working on the corsage for his "date". It is really pretty. I got lucky and found the prettiest white roses with just a hint of pink on the inside to match the pink of her dress. Nick will be in a black tux with white bow tie, vest and cummerbund.
I need to remember to get cash for the obligatory prom pic.
Report cards come out today!
The hairshow was fun...working at the engineering firm was great...doing production (commercials) at the radio station is even more satisfying. It is really cool to hear myself again on the radio. The kids get a kick out of it too.
The baseball games have been enjoyable...taking the baby too! I'll have lotsa pics to post later.
My hair is almost the same color as my Siamese cat's fur, and we both are flea-free now.
The baby weighs almost 20 pounds, but appears to be losing weight as we have throttled back on the bottle feedings and she is eating baby food now.
I tried to get her to drink out of the sippy cup this morning. Maybe in a couple of weeks she'll get it better.
My goal is to get her off the bottle and potty trained by the time she is one year old. Very do-able. Indeed.
My youngest is going to his 8th grade prom and I have been working on the corsage for his "date". It is really pretty. I got lucky and found the prettiest white roses with just a hint of pink on the inside to match the pink of her dress. Nick will be in a black tux with white bow tie, vest and cummerbund.
I need to remember to get cash for the obligatory prom pic.
Report cards come out today!
A man's man and a woman's dream
"I am a big fan of classic films and the age when real hollywood actors were role models.
I was so saddened to hear of this great icon of a earlier, golden, more classy, decent era in our country passing. He lived 84 years, blessing us with his talents that were captured on film to cheerish forever. His movies were truly entertainment, without the swearing, blood and guts, and pornography classified as Oscar material today. My deepest sympathy to his family, and many fans.
He was the first Hollywood crush of many girls and women. He will forever be mine.
Charlton Heston was an icon in his time. Gone are the days when men looked and behaved like men. Men that had strength, character, class, convictions and were respectful and courteous. Mr. Heston made some great movies and definitely stood up for his beliefs. I respected him as one of the few who had a long term marriage. Never heard anything negative about him or his kids.
Whether you agreed with everything he believed in is not relevant. You cannot take away his good deeds, hard work, accomplishments, strength of character and the high standards of excellence he held himself to.
Thank you Mr. Heston for the many good memories you provided during what many of us realize is but a fleeting time - life is short, no matter how many years you live. Your many movie portrayals will live on and remind of us of a time long since gone. A time when you "charged on" onto the cinema screens bold and handsome, strong and young with class and intelligence. A time when the whole world was still out there before us and we could dream. He was a larger than life icon, a great actor, and from everything I have ever read or heard, a GREAT MAN!
He did stand up and take action for his belief in solid American values and for that he is should be remembered well and with dignity.
I also loved his voice. When he spoke people listened.
So few are left with the character and integrity that he held. He led a life that shows there is still hope that a few can rise above the inherent muck of today's society. It doesn't matter if he was a Republician or a Democrat, what mattered was that he had convictions that he thought was for the bettering of mankind, and he stood behind them.
Rest in Peace my dear man, your life was noble and well lived. Thank you for sharing your talents. You will be missed by so many people.
May Moses greet you at the gates of heaven and let you charge in on a horse and chariot into the afterlife. Long live the memory of Charlton (and John Wayne, Glen Ford and the rest of the legends) for standing up for our gun rights so that we may be able to protect one's self. In these times, one can only guess when those rights will make themselves necessary to exist and protect of from the evil doers. Mr. Heston was a great man and a fighter for a great cause. Without being able to own a gun and protect one's self from criminals and even our own goverment, we will be powerless to do anything or even keep anything from being done to us.
Passing is part of life, but it is never easy. I hope his family can find comfort in knowing he will never be forgotten.
Oh how I wish we could forget this instant gratification world and have more people like Mr. Heston.
Goodbye Chuck."
I was so saddened to hear of this great icon of a earlier, golden, more classy, decent era in our country passing. He lived 84 years, blessing us with his talents that were captured on film to cheerish forever. His movies were truly entertainment, without the swearing, blood and guts, and pornography classified as Oscar material today. My deepest sympathy to his family, and many fans.
He was the first Hollywood crush of many girls and women. He will forever be mine.
Charlton Heston was an icon in his time. Gone are the days when men looked and behaved like men. Men that had strength, character, class, convictions and were respectful and courteous. Mr. Heston made some great movies and definitely stood up for his beliefs. I respected him as one of the few who had a long term marriage. Never heard anything negative about him or his kids.
Whether you agreed with everything he believed in is not relevant. You cannot take away his good deeds, hard work, accomplishments, strength of character and the high standards of excellence he held himself to.
Thank you Mr. Heston for the many good memories you provided during what many of us realize is but a fleeting time - life is short, no matter how many years you live. Your many movie portrayals will live on and remind of us of a time long since gone. A time when you "charged on" onto the cinema screens bold and handsome, strong and young with class and intelligence. A time when the whole world was still out there before us and we could dream. He was a larger than life icon, a great actor, and from everything I have ever read or heard, a GREAT MAN!
He did stand up and take action for his belief in solid American values and for that he is should be remembered well and with dignity.
I also loved his voice. When he spoke people listened.
So few are left with the character and integrity that he held. He led a life that shows there is still hope that a few can rise above the inherent muck of today's society. It doesn't matter if he was a Republician or a Democrat, what mattered was that he had convictions that he thought was for the bettering of mankind, and he stood behind them.
Rest in Peace my dear man, your life was noble and well lived. Thank you for sharing your talents. You will be missed by so many people.
May Moses greet you at the gates of heaven and let you charge in on a horse and chariot into the afterlife. Long live the memory of Charlton (and John Wayne, Glen Ford and the rest of the legends) for standing up for our gun rights so that we may be able to protect one's self. In these times, one can only guess when those rights will make themselves necessary to exist and protect of from the evil doers. Mr. Heston was a great man and a fighter for a great cause. Without being able to own a gun and protect one's self from criminals and even our own goverment, we will be powerless to do anything or even keep anything from being done to us.
Passing is part of life, but it is never easy. I hope his family can find comfort in knowing he will never be forgotten.
Oh how I wish we could forget this instant gratification world and have more people like Mr. Heston.
Goodbye Chuck."
For the love of ice, where does our oil really come from?
I want to know how much of our oil really comes from Iran. I know some of it comes from the Saudis. That is a well known fact, but how much of what is changing hands via brokers out in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico is really originally Iranian oil?
Why doesn't someone pay attention to those bills of lading and look for the original owners of the oil on these tanker ships?
With the oil companies having all time high profit margins, the cost of fuel and groceries going up every day, the truckers going into the negative on their hauls across the country because of the price of diesel...
I am going to start hoarding canned goods and start a vegetable garden of all the basics I use for cooking...onions, bell peppers, garlic, tomatoes and some kind of lettuce...maybe some watermelons. I already have orange, lemon, pomegranate, peach and fig trees.
I say canned goods, because who knows how long before the cost of electricity goes up again and running an extra refrigerator and freezer may not be cost effective.
I JUST CANNOT IMAGINE NOT HAVING ANY ICE!
Why doesn't someone pay attention to those bills of lading and look for the original owners of the oil on these tanker ships?
With the oil companies having all time high profit margins, the cost of fuel and groceries going up every day, the truckers going into the negative on their hauls across the country because of the price of diesel...
I am going to start hoarding canned goods and start a vegetable garden of all the basics I use for cooking...onions, bell peppers, garlic, tomatoes and some kind of lettuce...maybe some watermelons. I already have orange, lemon, pomegranate, peach and fig trees.
I say canned goods, because who knows how long before the cost of electricity goes up again and running an extra refrigerator and freezer may not be cost effective.
I JUST CANNOT IMAGINE NOT HAVING ANY ICE!