An Introduction
An Introduction
Welcome to my page, I hope that in the future you are as happy with my articles as I am writing them. I have always had a passion for writing and have written several short stories, poems and articles throughout my life. My articles normally reflect my opinions on many different subjects that I am interested in. From politics, to dirty diapers, I have something to say about it all. I hope you stay tuned for more from me!
Babies Online - The Blog
Time to bring some sanity back to this situation with some uncensored pictures of Amber Portwood nekkid. Thanks to our good friend at RadarOnline for this exclusive and intimate look at Amber Portwood unleashing yet another scandalous chapter, albeit, of the Egotastic! kind (wherein nobody gets kicked in the nutsack, everybody just peacefully ogles).
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Alyssa Milano announced that she's pregnant on Tuesday -- and she proved it on Wednesday.
The "Charmed" star stepped out with her plus one at the "Hall Pass" premiere, showing off a growing bundle of joy at the comedy's big night.
PHOTOS:
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PHOENIX The Arizona Legislature is considering a bill to designate a historic Colt revolver the official state firearm, angering gun-control activists who denounced the measure as insulting and a waste of time when the state is facing serious economic problems.
The measure comes less than two months after the deadly shooting in Tucson that killed six and wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a former Arizona legislator. The mass shooting has prompted gun-control supporters to push for tougher weapons laws, although that is unlikely to happen in an Arizona Legislature that has become a national leader in passing pro-gun laws in recent years.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The killing of two Pakistanis by an American citizen in the eastern city of Lahore late last month may have turned into a nightmare for U.S.-Pakistani relations, but it is shaping up as a field day for Pakistan's conspiracy theorists.
More than three weeks after Raymond Davis, 36, shot and killed two local men in what U.S. officials described as an act of self-defense, many questions remain unanswered about the circumstances of the incident, but the gaps have been filled eagerly by the vibrant Pakistani media.
Elaborating complex theories involving nefarious actors to explain the day's events has always been a sort of national pastime in Pakistan, but the phenomenon has ballooned with the advent of countless new newspapers, television channels and news websites in recent years.
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As you may have heard, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder recently decided to take complete leave of his senses and sue the owners of the Washington City Paper over a months-old cover story by Dave McKenna entitled "The Cranky Redskins Fan's Guide to Dan Snyder." Snyder's decision has had two immediate effects. First, it has caused McKenna's original piece to take on new life through the phenomenon known as "The Streisand Effect." And second, it has basically proven Snyder to be precisely the person that McKenna describes in his piece: a brainless, petty tyrant who brings a trademarked brand of incompetence upon everything he touches.
The Washington City Paper's publisher, Amy Austin, has published a letter to her readers, updating them on where things stand in the pending legal action. Her tone is confident and unbowed. In her letter, she touts the success of their legal defense fund, which has thus far brought in $28,000. She offers that it is a "thrill ... fighting to defend our journalism." She cautions Snyder that "what people seem to be saying is that ... they want you to focus for as long as you own the Redskins on the stewardship of the team," and not mount dubious lawsuits against local newspapers. And she is "confident we'll triumph in court."
She has good reason to be confident:
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Election Time
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mommytothree
Posted on: 10/19/08
Election Time
Alright, so I thought I would start this whole thing off with a little something to do with the elections. Since it's on everyone's mind I thought it would be a good topic for discussion. Yesterday while I was in church a woman said to me (regarding who to vote for) "I just pray about it". I thought, how wonderful that if I put it in the Lord's hands I can avoid making the wrong decision. Then I realized that it does not work that way. I have to inform myself about what is going on in the world, what I want from a President and VP and how I want things to change. Only then, with the Lord's guidance, can I make the right decision.
I get extremely confused by being a Christian and riding the fence between Republican and Democrat. I understand that to be Christian usually means you vote Republican because of certain policies but I'm not sure if another Republican is what we need. Nor am I convinced that a Democrat is what we need either. I know it is impossible to not have either or but sometimes I wonder, what do we really need? Who is really going to give us that which will bring us out of this slump we've been in?
Here is how I see it, if anyone is interested. We need someone who is willing to look at this war from a concerned perspective. The money we're spending over there, is it being spent accordingly? Out tax dollars are funding this war, it's only right that the public has a better idea of where that money is going. Deployments... Is there a way to decrease the time men and women are deployed? What about creating policy's that say when a man's wife is expecting a child - perhaps that is not a good time to send him to a foreign country. Or perhaps they should rethink sending men/women who have several children but are single, taking care of their little one's alone. These people have to depend on the kindness of other's to take care of what is theirs. It's a hardship that no woman or man should have to go through. I'm amazed at the single men and women who parent alone and have to deal with deployments, leaving their children in the hands of others for months on end.
Since my husband has been deployed I've had a child without him here to welcome her into the world. I've had to make a decision whether or not to have a life changing surgery for our daughter. I have also had to raise our children 3,000 miles from any famiy with no support but that which I have reached out for myself. The Air Force is wonderful when it comes to helping a woman to cope through deployments but can they replace him in the birthing room? No. Can they offer the same comfort when your child is rushed to the hospital, or you get sick and need someone's help? No, they cannot. Yet it doesn't matter what you are going through in your own life. When your husband is called to serve, he will do it leaving those behind who desperately need him. I wonder, does a civilian family understand what this means? No, and yet they will make up the majority of the votes.
As for global warming, the economy and gas prices there are several things that they could approve upon. I think it's a great idea for people to become involved with Mother Nature. Treat her well and she will provide, I've always heard. So it goes without saying that to teach those around us to be more conscious of what we are doing and how it affects the world. Personally I think they are on the right track getting people involved in a good cause. As for the economy I am a little baffled. Politicians seem to think that raising minimum wage will end the problem. It wont though because for each raise of wages people recieve it will create a domino effect. Minimum wages go up so does the price for food, gas and other commonly used items. So, to be clear - nothing changes! Create more jobs, hire more American's (of any race, religion or ethniticity) and make more American-made products. Promote buying more American-made products, keep business in the US and I guarantee we will see some changes. I am of the same mind when it comes to gas prices also. Start drilling here in the US, buy only American-drilled oil and watch the other countries lower there prices to get us to buy from them again. If we take our business away which makes up a huge ammount of their revenue they will suffer until they lower prices to get us buying from them again. Or so I think.
I am just one person who's views I believe are common of the general public. I cannot say at this time whether I will vote for McCain/Palin or Obama/Bidin. I watch what I can on CNN and I read anything I can get my hands on about the election. And I pray, quite a bit that whoever our country elects will run this country the way we American's need it to be ran. They will step up to the plate and make the neccesary changes we need for them to make. Either way, it goes without saying that this election has changed each of us already. For the first time a black man may be President, a woman VP. Every one of us can tell our children, no matter what race or gender that they too could become the next President. For that, I am thankful to both candidates.
Super Momma
Posted by
mommytothree
Posted on: 10/19/08
Super Momma
I once shared a coment with my sister-in-law that when you become a parent of three small children you automatically qualify for Super status. I am amazed at the women I see in stores or just out and about who are accompanied by several children. Most of these women look so calm and collected as though having so many children with you at one is easy. I viewed these women while pregnant with my third child as other-wordly while hoping that I could be just like them. My goal was to have my child and still live the safe life I had lived as a mother to two children. This was not to be.
I gave birth to my sweet daughter and I still thought, while sitting in the hospital alone, I can do this - I can do anything. The moment I stepped through the doors to my house greeted instantly by my two older children I had doubts. Here I stood having only made it as far as the enterance and my children had already come up to me needing me as they always had. I wondered in that moment whether or not I had lost my mind when deciding we could handle number three. My older girls had very opposite views on the new bundle I had brought home.
Grace, my oldest took one look at her new sister and dismissed her just as quickly. She had been here before, my bringing home a tiny being who took up too much of my time and demanded I sometimes ignore my own needs. Just as she had done with Madelynne, Grace reached out and touched Layla just to be sure she was real and then went off to play. As far as she was concerned she was done with the whole thing. Madelynne was another story. From the beginning I have called her my "Little Mommy". She was so interested in Layla, every little part of her. She kissed her, wanted to hold her and just smiled wide at each noise Layla made. Perhaps she felt this shared bond with her little sister, having only been at this stage a year ago but Madelynne became an instant Great Big Sister.
Since having a third child I have been amazed at all that changes. Going to the grocery store is a huge production, I thank God for the person who thought of connecting a little tykes car to a shopping cart. Leaving the house itself becomes harder to do when there are three other people who you have to make sure are clean, dressed and ready to go. I cannot so much as take a shower undisturbed in our house. The bathroom has become more of a meeting place for my children since my husband left. With all the things that come with having just three I am in awe of those who have more.
My number one goal since having my youngest daughter is to just do it. Do what I have to do, no matter what and try not to look too pained by it. My motto is "I may be stressed out and ready to break but when I walk out of this house a smile pasted on my face you will never know what I am going through." It used to bother me when I would be out with my two older girls, myself pregnant and people would sympathetically say to me "You have your hands full." I was bothered by it because as far as I was concerned I may actually have my hands full but you were never supposed to know that. I was so concerned with being the perfect parent that I did not stop to think what stress I was adding to my life trying to be perfect for everyone.
Should we really wonder what people think of us? Whether the woman behind you knows you just told your daughter you were going to spank her? Or maybe that someone heard you whisper to yourself that you were never taking these children anywhere, ever again? I used to but now, as far as I'm concerned they can think I've got my hands full all they want. They're right, I do. My hands are full, my patience is somewhat thin and my nerves are extremely frazzled. I'm not Super Mom and there is no reason to act like it. I'm a normal Mother who tries her best and works hard to make her children happy. At the end of the day I don't have time to wonder if I could have done it differently, I've fallen asleep the second I laid down. I've revised my plan for being Super. If I can make it through the day without locking myself in my room, if I can get all three girls through the day unscathed - I'm Super. If you think you may qualify for Super Status ask yourself these questions:
Are your children bathed, ie: they don't smell bad?
Are they dressed? Preferably matching (not each other just shirt = pants)
Have they eaten? Homemade or store bought.
Are they hurt in any way from neglect?
If you can answer yes to each of these - except the last one than congratulations your Super. I am not going to worry if people assume my hands are full because I have "too many" children. The words of wisdom I plan on living by are these, "I'll worry about mine - you concentrate on yours."
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