Just Kim's 2 Cents!

 

 

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  Sorry to bother you Mr. Obama, Sir

 

Excuse me Mr. Obama, I mean Senator Obama, sir. Um . . know you are busy and important and stuff. I mean running for president is very important and . . . ah . . I hate to bother you. I will only take a minute ok, sir?

 

See, I have these missing pieces that are holding me up, and I was wondering sir, if you could take time out of your busy schedule and help me out. You know, no big deal, just some loose ends and things.

 

 I can't seem to get some information I need to wrap this up. These things seem to either be 'locked' or 'not available'. I'm sure it's just some oversight or glitch or something, so if you could you tell me where these things are . . . I . . I . . . have them written down here somewhere . . . oh wait. Sorry about the smears. It was raining out. I'll just read it to you.

 

Could you help me please find these things, sir?

 

1. Occidental College records -- Not released
2. Columbia College records -- Not released
3. Columbia Thesis paper -- not available, locked down by faculty
4. Harvard College records -- Not released, locked down by faculty
5. Selective Service Registration -- Not released
6. Medical records -- Not released
7. Illinois State Senate schedule -- 'not available'
8. Law practice client list -- Not released
9. Certified Copy of original Birth certificate - - Not released
10. Embossed, signed paper Certification of Live Birth -- Not released
11. Harvard Law Review articles published -- None
12. University of Chicago scholarly articles -- None

13. Your Record of baptism-- Not released or 'not available'

14. Your Illinois State Senate records--'not available'

 

You couldn't get a job at McDonalds and become district manager after 143 days of experience. 

You couldn't become chief of surgery after 143 days of experience of being a surgeon. 

You couldn't get a job as a teacher and be the superintendent after 143 days of experience. 

You couldn't join the military and become a colonel after 143 days of experience. 

You couldn't get a job as a reporter and become the nightly news anchor after 143 days of experience. 



BUT.... 



'From the time Barack Obama was sworn in as a United State Senator, to the time he announced he was forming a Presidential exploratory committee, he logged 143 days of experience in  the Senate. That's how many days the Senate was actually in session and working.  After 
143 days of work experience, Obama believed he was ready to be Commander In Chief, Leader of the  Free World .... 143 days. 

We all have to start somewhere. The senate is a good start, but after 143 days, that's all it is - a  start. 

AND, strangely, a large sector of the American public is okay with this and campaigning for him. We wouldn't accept this in our own line of work, yet some are okay with this for the President of the  United States of America ?  Come on folks, we are not voting for the next American Idol! 

Please, please forward this before it's too late!!!!

 

 

Cole Berardi




Berardi, Cole Dylan Cole Dylan Berardi, born January 19, 1998, passed away on October 17, 2008. Cole was preceded in death by his maternal great- grandmother, Joan McCorgary, and James McCorgary his maternal great grandfather, and Robert C. Berardi his maternal grandfather. He is survived by his mother, Carrie Inman; stepfather, Brett Inman; sister, Skye Nahpi and other aunts, uncles, grandparents, extended family and many friends. Cole was born in Denton, Texas to Carrie Ann Berardi. He was an honor student with multiple awards. He was an avid bicyclist and enjoyed tinkering with anything. He loved animals and he loved his family. He attended Kleberg Elementary School and was well respected by his peers and his teachers. He loved math, science and the library. Cole always had a zest for life and a way of befriending everyone he met. He is loved and will be missed by all. Services will be on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 2:00 PM at New Hope Funeral Home, 500 E. Hwy 80, Sunnyvale, Texas 75182. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday evening, October 20, 2008 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Grand Bank of Texas, 1322 N. Beckley, Dallas, Texas, 214-941- 4268. Account in the name of Cole Berardi.

Dear Gardening Glenn,

Infectious_Sense needs your expert advise for her Magnolia Tree's.

Please come soon, she has been on her step stool trying to remove the dead leaves like her drill sergent has ordered her to do. All the while worrying about falling off and being eaten by ants!

Gardening Glen, she really just wants her tree's to bloom those beautiful flowers like you see on Steel Magnolias, so that everytime she walks outside she has  pretty flower's to look at. While your at it please put down some ant killer.

We love I_S and want her to be happy.

Thanks so much, all your help would be much appreciated!

KHollowell

 P.S all your services will be PRO BONO of course!

 

When you feel a gentle breeze
Caress you when you sigh
It's a hug sent from Heaven
From a loved one way up high.

If a soft and tender raindrop
Lands upon your nose
They've added a small kiss
As fragile as a rose.

If a song you hear fills you
With a feeling of sweet love
It's a hug sent from Heaven
From someone special up above.

If you awaken in the morning
To a bluebird's chirping song
It's music sent from Heaven
To cheer you all day long.

If tiny little snowflakes
Land upon your face
It's a hug sent from Heaven
Trimmed with Angel lace.

So keep the joy in your heart
If you're lonely my dear friend
Hugs that are sent from Heaven
A broken heart will mend.

Marilyn Higgins Nicolaou NICOLAOU, , MARILYN HIGGINS Born July 26, 1952 and passed away September 14, 2007. A native Texan, Marilyn was born in Fort Worth and spent her childhood in north Dallas. She graduated from Hillcrest High School and went on to attend The University of Oklahoma. While living in the Midwest with her first husband Scott Farber, she received the blessing of a daughter, Kelly Ann. After moving back to Dallas in the early 80's, she re-kindled her high school friendship with Chris Nicolaou, which in turn re-kindled their love. They were married in 1984. Two years later, she was again blessed, this time with a son, Christopher Alexander. It was in the early eighties that Marilyn began her work as a travel consultant. In 1982 she opened her own agency, Travel Productions, working closely with the growing film and television production industry in North Texas. Later in her career, she dedicated much of her time and the resources of her agency toward the development of youth sports programs in the Dallas area, personally handling travel details for a number of youth hockey, volleyball and soccer teams. Kelly and Christopher learned to share Marilyn on many trips as she became "Travel Mom" to high school seniors and hockey boys, touching dozens of lives along the way; the lives of her friends' children and the lives of her children's friends. Marilyn's selflessness was seldom visible through her soft spoken personality, but during the past few years, she faced every day with endless courage, purpose, and determination. We learned that selflessness was her greatest gift to us. Some people "die", some "pass away", some "move on to a greater calling"; but on September 14th we "lost" Marilyn; her gift will be in our hearts forever. She is preceded in death by her father and mother Lee and Lillie Higgins, brother Ronald Higgins and father-in-law George Nicolaou. She is survived by her husband Chris, and children Kelly and Christopher. She is also survived by her nephews Christopher, Sean, wife Brenna, & Ronald, wife Kylie, grand-niece Madison, grand-nephews Cole and Hudson, sister-in-law Mary, mother-in-law Irene, and all who knew and loved her. The family will receive friends on Monday, September 17, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Restland. Funeral Services held on Tuesday, September 18 at 1:00 pm at Restland, Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society, or to Gilda's Club North Texas. Restland 972-238-7111 restlandfuneralhome.com

OB6 Obituaries, Notices
Published in the Dallas Morning News on 9/16/2007.

My boss had been fighting stomach cancer for about 3 years.

Last Oct they did some surgery on her and since then she has went down hill.

She has been in and out of the hospital since then for weeks and months on end.

She went in this time iaug 23, we got the news tuesday that it was now just a matter of days.

Then we get the call this morning that she passed last night.

Although we knew it was coming, we are just devestaded here in our Office.

So far as we know the funeral will be on tuesday  9-18-07.

She was the best BOSS in the world, I was lucky to know her.

I have to go now, to upset to write anymore.

 

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Today i go out to take my lunch break, I'm sitting on the bench smoking my cigarette and

I notice that the ashtray is 1/4 full of water.

Floating top of the water is a monarch butterfly.

I look at the butterfly and its not moving so i'm thinking to myself, what a shame

that he/she drowned, then I see its wings barely move and I realize that its still alive.

So I reach down in the nasty brown water and lift the butterfly out of the water and laid it on the ground.

But then it starts acting like it could'nt fly, so I pick it up off the ground and placed it on a branch in the tree hoping that when its wings dry it can fly away.

Around 2 pm today the fire alarm went off in our building and everyone was rushing to get outside, so I walk over to the tree and the butterfly was gone.

I sure hope it was able to fly away. It was sad seeing it in that water, I just knew  it was dead

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Well as many of you know I lost my best friend @ christmas.
I was given her dog Piazon, and I love him very much.
I had to clean out Mary's apartment this past weekend.
I was asked to do this cause her daughter had the expense of paying for her mother to be flown to san diego and all the funeral expenses. I was honored to do this for her.
It was very sad going through Marys belonging and packing them up for her daughter and donating the things that were to go to the needy. And for just a brief moment I could feel and hear Marys voice.
I miss her so much, I know she is in a better place.
But I still want to call her and go to our friday night dinners, but I cant, she is gone. I need to carry on with my life.
I have lost alot of loved ones in my life, my mom, dad, grandparents, aunts, nephew, brother in law, fiance',and now my friend. I know how devestating it feels to lose a loved one.
I will miss them all and cherish them as well.

TOKYO -- The top U.S. allies in Asia, Japan and South Korea, offered early support Thursday for President Bush's announcement of a boost in American troops in Iraq.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose government is providing humanitarian air assistance in Iraq, offered his support in a telephone conversation with Bush from Berlin.

"Japan regards highly President Bush's strong resolve toward Iraq's stability," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki told reporters in Tokyo.

Japan withdrew its 600 non-combat ground troops from southern Iraq last year, but has continued air support and Abe has made firm support for Bush a cornerstone of his foreign policy since taking office in September.

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun also conferred with the American president by telephone ahead of the announcement and expressed support for the new policy, Roh's office said.

Bush called the two leaders to explain his new policy on Iraq before his speech to the American people, in which he announced a deployment of 21,500 additional U.S. forces to Iraq and acknowledging failures in past policy.

The South Korean president "said he understood the background of the comprehensive U.S. policies and expressed support for President Bush's endeavor to bring about stability and reconstruction in Iraq," Roh's office said.

South Korea has 2,300 troops in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil to support the U.S.-led reconstruction of Iraq. Seoul's current contribution of forces makes it Washington's biggest coalition partner after Britain.

Seoul plans to withdraw 1,100 troops by April, and parliament has instructed the administration to devise a full pullout plan during 2007.

RICHMOND, Va. -- A high school art teacher who sparked controversy after his off-hours work as a "butt-printing artist" became known has been fired.
The Chesterfield County School Board, in a unanimous voice vote, terminated Stephen Murmer at a meeting Tuesday night, school spokeswoman Debra Marlow said.

The vote came after Chesterfield Superintendent Marcus J. Newsome recommended that Murmer be fired. Murmer and his lawyer, Jason Anthony, also had an opportunity to present their case in a closed session of the 3-hour meeting, Marlow said.

The vote came after the meeting was opened to the public.

In its decision, the board reasoned that students have a right to receive their education in a positive learning environment free from distractions and disruptions, Marlow said. The decision also is in keeping with court rulings that hold that teachers are expected to lead by example, be role models and honor core values, she said.

Later, Anthony called the vote "a bad day for the First Amendment."

"Chesterfield lost a tremendous asset today," he said.

Murmer, a teacher at Monacan High School, was suspended in December after objections were raised about his private abstract artwork, much of which includes smearing his posterior and genitals with paint and pressing them against canvas.

His paintings sell for as much as $900 each on his Web site.

The unique approach to art became a topic when a clip showing Murmer, wearing a fake nose and glasses, a towel on his head and black thong, turned up on YouTube.com.

That video inevitably made its way to the high school.

Murmer contacted the American Civil Liberties Union after he was suspended, and ACLU executive director Kent Willis said Tuesday night the case is far from simple.

"A public employee such as a school teacher has a right to free expression outside the work place so long as that free expression doesn't go beyond his ability to do his job," Willis said after learning of the board's vote to dismiss Murmer.

"The question is, 'Does his art interfere with his ability to teach?'"

Willis noted that it wasn't until the county decided to suspend Murmer a month ago that the video illustrating his unusual approach to art became a topic of discussion.

He said the county has overreacted with its decision to fire Murmer

Two women were out for a Saturday stroll. One had a Doberman and the other, a Chihuahua.
As they walked down the street, the one with the Doberman said to her friend, "Let's go over to that bar for a drink."

The lady with the Chihuahua said, "We can't go in there. We've got dogs with us."

The one with the Doberman said, "Just watch, and do as I do."
They walked over to the bar and the one with the Doberman put on a pair of dark glasses and started to walk in.

The bouncer at the door said, "Sorry, lady, no pets allowed."

The woman with the Doberman said, "You don't understand. This is my seeing-eye dog."

The bouncer said, "A Doberman?"

The woman said, "Yes, they're using them now. They're very good."

The bouncer said, "OK, come on in."

The lady with the Chihuahua thought that convincing him that a Chihuahua was a seeing-eye dog may be a bit more difficult, but thought, "What the heck," so she put on her dark glasses and started to walk in.

Once again the bouncer said, "Sorry, lady, no pets allowed."

The woman said, "You don't understand. This is my seeing-eye dog."

The bouncer said, "A Chihuahua???"

The woman with the Chihuahua said, "What?? A Chihuahua? They gave me a Chihuahua?!"

Bob Deeds with Kinsey of the Texas Task Force One (Photo Courtesy http://usar.tamu.edu/) FORT WORTH -- A specially trained search-and-rescue dog had to be destroyed over the weekend after a training accident, according to the animal's handler.

Bob Deeds says his dog Kinsey, and 8-year-old Labrador, tried to jump across a three-foot gap during some training maneuvers, and broke her back.

Veterinarians told Deeds the animal would never recover, so she was put down.

Kinsey was certified as a Type I-Advanced Disaster dog, and she helped with the Texas Task Force One team in finding and rescuing victims from a variety of disasters. Kinsey was part of the canine team in New York City after September 11, and also helped rescuers in the recent Gulf Coast hurricanes.

BRINY BREEZES, Fla. - Residents of this trailer-park town sitting on beachfront property have voted overwhelmingly to sell their community to a developer for more than $510 million, which could make most of them millionaires.



Some residents bought their homes for as little as $35,000.

The contract isn't official — and residents don't get any money — until 2009. If the sale goes through, nearly every owner will get more than $1 million.

About 80 percent of the town's shareholders who cast ballots approved the sale, while 17 percent opposed it, according to a statement Wednesday from the town's corporate office. More than 97 percent of shareholders voted.

The overwhelming support will help heal some rifts created by the proposed sale of the 488 mobile homes, said Gay Sideris, who has lived at the park with her husband since 2001.

"I don't think there is anyone that lives here that doesn't love Briny," said Sideris, who stands to get about $1.5 million for a $155,000 investment. "We're happy it went through because it will be good for us and our family, but we're sad we have to leave. Now we can just concentrate on the great two years we have left here."

The 43-acre property is a down-market relic of old Florida surrounded by multimillion-dollar homes and splashy high-rise condos.

State and local officials still must approve new zoning to accommodate the 900 condo units, a luxury hotel and marina proposed by the developer, Ocean Land Investments of Boca Raton.

Palm Beach County officials have raised concerns about adding a high-density development to South Florida's cluttered coastline. The community is in a hurricane evacuation zone and has few ways in or out.

"We think we can immediately allay any concerns they might have," said Logan Pierson, Ocean Land's vice president of acquisitions. "We are not going to build a concrete jungle on the barrier island. We live here."

The town began as a strawberry farm in the 1920s. A group of regular visitors bought the property in 1958, and it became a town in 1963. It is run as a corporation by a board of directors, and the residents own shares based on the size and location of their lot.