Who Murdered My Co Worker’s Cousin?

This is a very tragic story about a co worker’s cousin in a very large and close family. Lets just call my co worker “Jane”.

Apparently there was a party at the Aunt’s house for a bunch of 16 to 18 year old kids. Their was alcohol to which the Aunt had provided along with the kids. Well, This young boy of 16 does not drink, smoke or take drugs. It is a known fact that he was a good kid and was just there to be with his friends. He knew that some of them did drugs but figured that that was their choice. According to (Jane), some of these wonderful friends of his (sarcasm) started putting pills in his soda thinking this was funny. These kids would always ask him if he wanted another soda and then would get it for him. He then after a while started acting as though on drugs and passed out on the couch. No one bothered to check on him – Just letting him sleep it off.

The next morning the aunt (the one who had this party and supervised it)(sarcasm), woke up to find the boy still laying on the couch and his lips were blue. The aunt called 911 and they promptly came out only to find that this young man of 16 was now dead. The autopsy showed that he had consumed several different types of pills.

When asked by (Jane) and her family members to the aunt. “What were you thinking, you are the adult!” “How could you let this happen?” Her reply was, according to (Jane) was almost matter of factly, “It isn’t my fault!” “I couldn’t watch everything that was going on!”

What? Just writing this makes me shake. I could not believe my ears when Jane told me. She had tears in her eyes and a lot of anger.

Well, this happened approx. 3 weeks ago and this is the update. The police are trying to find out which kids gave him the drugs, and when they figure out who they are (of course no one is squealing on them), they will be tried for murder in the 1st degree. The aunt however,  is going to also be charged but only with ” homicide due to neglect”. I could not believe my ears. I am so appalled and dumbfounded at this. She was the adult who is “supposed to be watching and supervising these children!” Well, as you can tell, I totally disagree with this. I feel that she is just to blame if not more for her lack of actions. She was a lousy supervisor and never bothered to checked on this kid who was passed out on her couch. She said she thought he would be ok. If she had checked on him through the night to make sure he was ok, he might have been saved! I honestly believe in my heart,  that she should get life for her actions, or lack of actions.

Write and let me know what you think!

“I send my blessings to all who grieve for this loss, and may God bless you all”.

Are Weather Forecasters Comedians?

I like to know what is happening with the weather and so I listen to the radio going to work and back home. I have finally realized that this is a pointless thing to do. I live in Arizona and we don’t get a lot of rain but when we do some of the roads flood and I either can’t get to work or home. A couple of days ago I was driving to work and the weather forcaster said ”It going to be sunny and quite warm today. No chance of rain. Well when I went out on my 15 minute break it was beautiful out. We had a nice cool breeze and clear skies. Went out for lunch, same thing. Went out on my afternoon 3:00 break and lo and behold, it was cloudy and sprinkling. Then at 5:00 I get in my car and its cloudy. I even hear a clap of thunder. I have the radio on and I don’t get but maybe 5 miles from work when the weather forcaster states that we “have some weather activity going on in the valley.” ” Looks like it’s raining in parts of the valley and it looks like we have a 30% chance of showers going into the evening:. Well, I swear to you that as soon as se said that, the sky began to clear up and by the time I got home it was beautiful outside. I sat in my car just cracking up. I was laughing so hard that tears were rolling down my face. When I regained myself, I then realized “Weather Forcasters Are Comedians”!

What About Tomorrows Money?

I normally do not like to talk about politics but I have to say that what I see happening in our country scares the heck out of me.

Things are getting tough and you really need to start thinking about tomorrow.

My significant other and I are living in our home that we are still paying for. He is 58 years old and working 3 jobs “thats right 3 jobs”. I am 56 years old and I work 2 jobs. “Guess what”! We”re struggling. Five jobs and barely making it.

Well, I am thinking about tomorrow. I have never really worried about tomorrow before. Now, after September 11th and because of the financial problems that our country is facing today. I am worried about tomorrow, next year, etc.

What I am doing is paying off all of my debts (credit cards, etc). This will take some time (approx 3 years) and this does not include the home, (that will come later).

Then when debts are paid off we won’t have as much of a problem with financial survival.

If the United States is out of trouble by then (fingers crossed) then I will be doing really well. If the united States is still in trouble then I will not be struggling so hard.

Don’t just assume that everything is going to get better, because none of us knows what is going to happen at this point.

So please, be safe and take care.

PS: Please tell me if you have thoughts of your own on a better way of handling this matter.

“GOD BLESS AMERICA” AND “GOD BLESS YOU”!

 

Whats Happening To Our Children?

Let me ask you a question. Does anyone seem to care that some our children are growing up to be so angry that they actually commit murder? Does anyone see that awful commercial on Girls Gone Wild? If that commercial came on and I saw “MY” daughter lifting her blouse in front of thousands if not millions of people I would be devastated. Someone told me once when I brought up this subject, “Oh, they’re just being kids.” JUST BEING KIDS? WAKE UP! This is our future. This is their future and this is our grandchildren’s future. Aren’t you worried? Even Scared? I am!

Computers, Ipods and all of the other electronics out there are raising our children. I see a commercial for a program teaching little children on the computer. Gee! Lets think about this.  What about human contact?  Does anyone besides me see this? I think it is sad that we don’t have time for our children. I remember playing jacks with friends or hop scotch or hide and seek. I remember children being read to before they went to sleep by their mom or dad. I can go on and on and believe me - on this subject it is not hard to do.

Do you realize that children don’t even verbally communicate with one another? Children are on their cell phone.  Right now you’re thinking “Well thats human communication”! No no no! They are text messaging each other…

Even radio has changed. I remember when radio was so much fun. You had a DJ that spoke to you, the listener. Legand (Wolfman Jack). Kids would stop to listen to this man. He would in his own way give kids a human voice and some how he totally connected to those kids. Kids would call his station to request a song and when he aired it he would dedicate it to someone from someone and say something to make that kid feel like Wolfman knew them and understood them. DJ’s used to actually talk to you. As if he/she was right there with you. That, my friends, is a skill. Today, voice talent either talks to each other or just does commercials. Today, I never feel connected  to a radio talent. In fact, they irritate me. Even radio isn’t about connecting with our kids. It is all about  (money, money and more money).

You don’t have time to talk to your kids because you have to work to put clothes on their backs. (money, money, and more money). This is because our children of today demand to wear designer clothes. $130.00 pair of designer sneakers. Oh yeah, and of course, our children need to go to salons and pay $100.00  or more to get their hair styled. (money, money and more money).

Children killing children, children killing their parents. etc, etc.

Please, if you are a parent, single or not, please think about this.

Maybe, all this money, lack of human contact, etc. is not working. At least think about it.

You might save a life!

Why are women this way?

I am a female and it still baffles my mind on how women are so different than men. My issue is in the working place. I work in an office with 19 women including myself and 2 men. The women just cannot get along. They are snippy, cliquish, judgmental, and downright rude. The whole office is run off of hormones. I know that women who read this will be upset at me for saying all of this but I really hope women who read this will look at  themselves and see if they fit in this category: If everyone got along and worked (together as a team) instead of thinking that we are stupid for asking questions, that we are the only ones who make a mistake in the whole office; that we don’t look good because we don’t have our hair done in a salon, etc.  And these are just a few examples of what goes on in a womens’ working world. Yes, I am a female and there are some things about women that I don’t like but I am never rude. I never whisper behind their backs, etc. The men in the office seem to get along with everyone including the other males. I don’t see them at lunch going “Oh my god! Did you see Sally’s hair?”  It looks so stupid! She should go to a salon and get it done. She looks like a bag lady. Men do not do this.  Also when Sally walks up to the girls talking,  they all shut up and walk away. Sally knows that they don’t like her but she doesn’t know why and she goes back to work feeling hurt, self-conscious and trying to figure out what she did.

Why are women this way? Did you ever think that maybe Sally can’t afford to go to a hair dresser? Maybe she is a single mom raising 2 children on her own and would rather feed her children?

Have you ever thought that maybe it would be nice for everyone pitching in on her birthday and getting her a gift certificate to a salon and spa? She would not think that you are doing it because you think her hair is ugly. She would think you are doing this because you want her to treat herself for a day. She probably would love it. She would also feel like you girls really care and like her.

So get off your high horses ladies. You are no better than anyone else. You don’t know how someone lives or what kind of a life they have. Maybe she is a battered wife and I have met a few of those ladies. Maybe she is raising children on her own. You are no better and no worse then anyone else.

I don’t care who you are. black, white, Hispanic, short, obese, homely, teeth missing, etc. I won’t judge you! I will get to know you!

I have always said that you can put 100 men in a working place and they will get along just fine. Put 5 women in a working place and you have a cat fight!