Category Archives: world events

May8

Touched by an angel and reality producer wed

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Mark and Roma

Roma Downey (47) married Mark Burnett(46) in Malibu lately. I like it when people my age find love again. I really like Roma, not only because of her angel role, but she is really lovely and classy too. Della Reese, who co-starred in the Touched by an Angel show is a minister and married the couple. The little girl is Roma’s 10 yr old daughter Reilly.

I’m sitting here with the noon news on and they just reported that a terrorist plot was broken up in New Jersey today. They wanted to storm Fort Dix and kill as many military personnel  as they could. All I can say is thank God!

Apr17

VA tech continued

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Sean’s psychology teacher was called down to VA tech yesterday as not only is he a grief counselor, but he is an EMT! I asked what kind of man he is and Sean replied that he is kinda like my brother Ken, a joker. I’m sure he helped.

Just heard that a bunch of New Jersey people were hurt-one young man who graduated the year before my nephew David (same high school) was probably a grad student down there.

I can’t understand why the English teacher didn’t red flag some of the papers the shooter turned in which mentioned killing several times (i.e.-I can kill him!).

College students are banding together offering support to VA Tech students. Sean has been meeting lots of VA tech students through Facebook and plans to wear maroon (and orange I think) on Friday-the school’s colors.

Sean dropped me off at my mom’s today as he only had a 2:30 class. His university in only about 4 miles from where my mom lives. I did a little vacuuming and dusting while there. We later went to my brother’s house so I could give Tori her birthday gifts which she liked (mostly clothes from The Gap and some earrings). We ate at a brick oven joint and then begged Sean to take us to the big JoAnn’s store. I did some serious damage there by adding to my art supplies. They always have good sales. I love the DCWV paper packs and got awesome designs-like 75 pages for $2.99-the right size for my cards. I may go food shopping tomorrow or I may play with my new ‘toys’.

Feb28

Amazing anchorman

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Bob Woodruff
Someone who fits in that ‘tall, dark, handsome… and smart’ category is anchorman Bob Woodruff. I think we were all concerned about his well being over the last year since his near fatal injury in Iraq. Half his scull was removed (not sure if it was saved or that he has a plate in his head) and his jaw was severely injured. Last night there was a tv special on him and I was glad to see him (I had seen him earlier on Oprah also) along with his wife Lee. He made a pretty amazing recovery, looking much like his old self though his peripheral vision is messed up and he had to relearn a lot of his vocabulary. He wants US citizens to sit up and be aware that there are many soldiers that are injured and have had similar injuries to his. Bob went around to many of these young men. Of course their lives will never be the same. One man’s body was just crippled and he lay in bed with a tube in his throat but you could tell he was talking with his eyes. Others are trying to get help with therapy and it’s hard for them to find it in their area.

So I have a new hero in Bob. I wish him and his family (along with wife Lee they have 4 children) well.

Lee asked the doctor if Bob would still love her and he said they never forget who they love and he was right.

Jan29

In memory of Barbaro

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3.5 year old Barbaro was euthanized today. What a gallant struggle.

Barbaro won four of his five career starts and over $1m in prize money.
He first caught the public imagination by winning the Kentucky Derby by nearly seven lengths – the biggest margin in 60 years.

When he broke his leg two weeks later, more than $1m was raised for a fund in his honor to help other animals/horses with similar injuries that he had. Christmas songs were written about him.

Here’s a timeline of what Barbaro went throught these last 8.5 months at the New Bolton Center.

A true fighter!

…Barbaro no longer is bearing weight on the right hind leg he shattered eight months ago in the Preakness Stakes after undergoing surgery Saturday to place two steel pins through a bone. The biggest fear is that the bone bearing the weight — the cannon bone — can break. From NBC 10 news

Barbaro has taken up residence a few miles from here where he still struggles to survive. When he first was brought to the animal hospital near Kennett Square, Sean and I drove by to see the signs left on the outside fence of encouragement, etc. I bet they are still there. That horse is surely loved around the world.

Jan28

The Royals in Philly-like a 3rd grade class trip

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It is almost like the same kinds of trips all us kids from the Philadelphia burbs would take in elementary school. One time we would visit Independence Hall and see the Liberty Bell (it’s been moved to another location). Then we went to the Academy of Nature Sciences or the Franklin Institute. My least favorite trip-riding ‘The Good Ship Lollipop’ down the Delaware River. It was a cold early spring day (if I remember correctly) and I got a little seasick.

So Charles and Camilla are hopping all over the city (video) seeing the sites, painting with kids, and maybe even trying a ‘Royal Philly cheesesteak’ (I’m trying to find the ingredients). They are staying at the Four Seasons. I believe they went to a concert at the Academy of Music (where I saw The Carpenters when I was 13 or 14) in honor of the Academy’s 150th anniversary. Tom Brokaw was the host. Brian told me the necklace Camilla had on was worth 25 million or some exuburant price. I still think she is one lucky lady-not so much for marrying Charles, but just because. ; ) I’d like to feel like ‘the upper crust’ of society just one time.

Jan1

An Inconvenient Truth

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Now that another new year is under way, I want to tell you all to rent the documentary DVD by former VP Al Gore. It’s really important because global warning isn’t going to go away but only get worse. Just look at the weather we are having. It’s in the 50s in January here! Hurricane Katrina was a result of global warming. In fact the earth hasn’t been this warm in 650,000 years and is only getting warmer! If Greenland ‘goes away’ many places will be flooded out. I didn’t like the fact that the Netherlands was used in two incidences-the Greenland problem and in an example of insects that hatch too soon and the birds can’t feed their young (as I have friends who live there).
What can we do? Rally for environmentally safe vehicles for one thing. The future is in our hands!
Visit the website
I mentioned the above on MySpace and you can add a link to Amazon to buy the documentary. Over 300 people there gave high praise to it! Someone said people got up and applauded at the end of it in the theater.

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Aug29

Prayers for the gulf coast

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Needless to say, I am watching the tv and praying for all the people living in the New Orleans, Biloxi and Mobile areas. I feel so bad for the people in the Super Dome in New Orleans, especially when the roof was leaking on them. I have pals in MS and AL and I know they are dealing with this too My brother lives in Fort Lauderdale and he was without power and cooking all his perishables on the grill. I think he had to do that last year.
Back to cleaning…the vacuum is calling me! (The guys are gone today and it’s so quiet here).

May13

Hey, let’s fly over the White House!

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There’s nothing that’s been this dumb happen for a while. And the poor idiots were from near here-Smoketown. What were they thinking? Didn’t they heed the warning or didn’t they even know where they were? (What’s that big white pointy thingie down yonder?) They are lucky they didn’t get their butts blown to smithereens! Guess they didn’t make the airshow in North Carolina.

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I’m back to my night owl ways. I actually didn’t mind getting up early the time we were down in Florida. You sure utilize more of the day, but I was flat on my back by 8pm. That’s not me at all. Still got to see ‘my tv shows’ in the hotel at night. I really didn’t miss the computer that much either. I was so glad to be doing something different. I think we need to travel this country more. I know, it cost money. We’re not that old that I can at least see a few more states.

May2

Laura Leno Bush

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So everyone is talking about how the first lady was the highlight of a dinner on Saturday night for the White House Correspondents’ Association. She ‘interrupted’ the President and proceeded to charm the crowd. Her timing was great-telling how ‘Mr Excitement’ was in bed by 9pm so she watched ‘Desperate Housewives’.
I like Laura a lot. She reminds me of the Donna Reed character Mary in ‘What a Wonderful Life’ who was also a librarian at one time. And did you know she comes from a family of Democrats? This is so interesting to me for some reason. I know I would never change my political views for anyone. Some women vote exactly the same way as their husbands do. I think deep down Laura is a ‘leaner’ toward ‘the other party’.
Anyway here’s another blurp from the article I was reading:
Mrs. Bush took another jab at the president as he announced a preservation award being given to Bolduc Historic Properties, which maintains three houses in a French Colonial settlement in St. Genevieve, Mo., along the Mississippi River.

“The restoration of the 18th Bolduc House has attracted visitors from around the country …” Bush said.

“Eighteenth century,” Mrs. Bush said, correcting the president.

“You’ve become a comedian and an editor,” Bush deadpanned.