tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post2028301855937151542..comments2023-10-12T08:55:29.120-05:00Comments on Carol's Southern Spice: More pics of fur babiesCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-71363295290837531462022-04-16T05:21:37.689-05:002022-04-16T05:21:37.689-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Drift Financial Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11875146539252208254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-59917737799254036482012-12-18T19:10:56.839-06:002012-12-18T19:10:56.839-06:00When I first got my subscription to C2C, I spent s...When I first got my subscription to C2C, I spent some of my mowing time listening to some of the shows. At about that time is when they were talking a lot about the Mayan calender and whether our time was running out in 2012. I think I mentioned it at the time. They had several programs interviewing some people from institutions that were associated with prophecy. One was the Edgar Casey Institute. Don't remember the others. <br /><br />I was relieved to hear that none felt like the world would end but they did think that we would be in for some significant challenges. Challenges that would really test our resolve and force us to all pull together as a community. <br /><br />I'm starting to feel like maybe they were on to something. Certainly we have been challenged. This particular community, Newtown, has been a role model in demonstrating pulling together as a community. Are the rest of us going to join them and try to make this world a better place. I can't remember now but I do think there were going to be consequences if we didn't. <br /><br />I was thinking today how we have had some pretty significant mass shooting in the recent past and I can't remember, after crying about it for a while, that anything changed. We seem to hang on until the climax of the crisis passes and then just move on like nothing ever happened. <br /><br />We should all be screaming about doing something about our gun laws but instead, people are out buying up assault weapons and large capacity magazines at record rates. That's worrisome. <br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-80626462761511339862012-12-18T14:24:17.042-06:002012-12-18T14:24:17.042-06:00While the Newtown community mourns and buries thei...While the Newtown community mourns and buries their lost love ones, the rest of the world must focus on what we can do to prevent anything like this from ever happening again. It is mandatory! We must do more than weep and offer our sympathy. <br /> <br />I feel that there is only a slight possibility that we will see any meaningful action by our lawmakers unless there is significant pressure from those of us who vote. If we see anything come from this tragedy, it might be a ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines. I’m certain that that will not remove those threats from the homes that already harbor them and those are increasing significantly by the minute.<br /> <br />If there will not be anything done to remove those threats from our communities, then I think we all should be made aware of where they live and who they live with. Anyone owning any of those threats should be identified on a website. We can then all decide if we want to live near those individuals, allow our children to be near them and we can monitor those residents for any unusual activity.<br /> <br />We will never cure mental illness and most people who are mentally ill do not harm others. And speaking of mentally ill, I think anyone who feels the need to own one of those dangerous weapons would qualify. I can’t come up with one rational reason for a person to want to own one. <br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-54677878546889212682012-12-18T11:24:55.403-06:002012-12-18T11:24:55.403-06:00Please explain this to me.
Bushmaster Rifle Ad Re...Please explain this to me.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emma-gray/bushmaster-rifle-ad-masculinity-gun-violence-newtown-adam-lanza_b_2317924.html" rel="nofollow">Bushmaster Rifle Ad Reminds Us To Ask More About Masculinity And Gun Violence </a>Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-37149622500232576992012-12-18T09:02:23.526-06:002012-12-18T09:02:23.526-06:00You can sign a petition to encourage the Obama adm...You can sign a petition to encourage the Obama administration to come up with new gun control legislation.<br /><br />https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/immediately-address-issue-gun-control-through-introduction-legislation-congress/2tgcXzQCCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-81391326404552192972012-12-17T19:54:07.229-06:002012-12-17T19:54:07.229-06:00They had a very moving tribute to the Newtown vict...They had a very moving tribute to the Newtown victims on the Voice. I'm not someone who cries often but I've been balling like a baby for days now. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-88321882785876618032012-12-17T19:51:21.629-06:002012-12-17T19:51:21.629-06:00Coreen, I've been worrying about possums and o...Coreen, I've been worrying about possums and other varmints but I think the problem is a dang black tom cat. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-1490579106581281822012-12-17T19:49:01.838-06:002012-12-17T19:49:01.838-06:00Coreen, that poor woman is facing hell! Hopefully ...Coreen, that poor woman is facing hell! Hopefully she has a good support system but probably not. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-36794414171576739022012-12-17T19:25:53.176-06:002012-12-17T19:25:53.176-06:00Sorry about your back pain flareup...
also sad ab...Sorry about your back pain flareup...<br /><br />also sad about the fur family displacement, hope they come home, that is why I only have indoor cats...no good ever comes of animals outdoors....<br /><br />as far as the mental illness issues, as I asked what can be done with these individuals, since whatever actions are taken are short term at best...the woman who wrote the article seems to be pleading for help, but just what would that help be, since whatever has been done apparently does not work...<br /><br />Coreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529671587520012813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-61667726879252845442012-12-17T18:53:39.693-06:002012-12-17T18:53:39.693-06:00Most of the people I saw with children like that w...Most of the people I saw with children like that were single mothers. The children were hospitalized for short periods but they couldn't be kept there. Those kids terrorized their mothers. Some of those kids were big enough to be very dangerous. And the mothers couldn't even physically discipline those kids or they would get in trouble with social services. They eventually had to be placed in a detention center but that's not forever either. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-85632143726087763802012-12-17T18:47:47.559-06:002012-12-17T18:47:47.559-06:00Unfortunately, I've had experience with parent...Unfortunately, I've had experience with parents and children like the one described in the article you linked. That was mainly when I worked in the ER. It's a devastating situation. I didn't see kids her son's age at jail until they were much older. They were in juvenile facilities. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-26030181789604319402012-12-17T18:14:25.933-06:002012-12-17T18:14:25.933-06:00This morning I saw some of the kitties but then th...This morning I saw some of the kitties but then they were all gone. None, nada. I kept checking and nothing. I was really pissed at mama kitty because I thought that maybe she ran them off. <br /><br />I would see mama coming from the back of the yard but I walked around and didn't see anything. Didn't hear anything. It was back by my fence and there's a lot of brush back there. <br /><br />Finally, on one of my walks back there, I looked up and I saw at least a couple of the kitties up in the very top of a tree. They weren't making any noise. The tree is about 20 feet talk and 6 inches in diameter. It had a lot of vines in it. Of course I freaked out. I got a portable recipicating saw and tried to cut it down but my saw ran out of juice. My back was hurting so bad that I could barely stand up.<br /><br />I finally called my river rat neighbor. Luckily he was home. I asked him to come over with a chain saw. I had him cut the tree down where it would fall gently. The vines helped. <br /><br />Not even sure how many kitties were up there, at least the two red heads. They jumped when the tree got close to the ground. I did see the little solid black kitty back in that area before I cut the tree down. That one wasn't up in the tree but in the area. I haven't seen that one or the little black and white one since. If they got back into the neighbor yard, who lives behind the fence where the tree was, no telling what would happen to them. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-48365137830537279942012-12-17T18:01:23.219-06:002012-12-17T18:01:23.219-06:00I've been having some severe back pain for the...I've been having some severe back pain for the last couple of days. It's in the area of where I have those compression fractures but I've been able to keep it fairly well in check. Nothing is working now. <br /><br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-42761771190960729292012-12-17T17:54:21.404-06:002012-12-17T17:54:21.404-06:00No one, so far, has described the shooter as viole...No one, so far, has described the shooter as violent. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-38980104956172149482012-12-17T17:50:35.435-06:002012-12-17T17:50:35.435-06:00Coreen, I heard one of the neighbors say that the ...Coreen, I heard one of the neighbors say that the shooter was a vegan. He didn't want animals to be sacrificed for his pleasure. We don't know what caused that kid to snap. There are probably many young people who would be described with the same behavior that the shooter had. Can't cage them all, just in case. <br /><br />Neighbors and friends said mother was protective of him because she thought he was vulnerable, not that he would do harm to others. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-37020957670299602792012-12-17T16:37:24.826-06:002012-12-17T16:37:24.826-06:00Mom of mentally ill son says I am adam
lanza's...<a href="http://www.ctpost.com/default/article/Mom-of-mentally-ill-son-I-am-Adam-Lanza-s-4122492.php" rel="nofollow">Mom of mentally ill son says I am adam<br />lanza's mother</a>Coreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529671587520012813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-76798827282310793222012-12-17T16:36:40.536-06:002012-12-17T16:36:40.536-06:00From today's CT Post...
Not sure what the aut...From today's CT Post...<br /><br />Not sure what the author intends to happen...should these individuals be institutionalized, removed from society, medicated, restrained?...what measures, if any, can remedy these type of problems? <br /><a rel="nofollow">Mom of mentally ill son says I am adam<br />lanza's mother</a>Coreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529671587520012813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-88606645774101640172012-12-17T16:22:20.034-06:002012-12-17T16:22:20.034-06:00The aftermath of the Newtown killings...Area schoo...The aftermath of the Newtown killings...Area schools locked down for several hours because of a report of a man with a rifle near a local school...it turned out to be a guy in black, with an umbrella....Parents are sent notice of such occurences by email...one of my friend's has a grandson in our town's school...<br /><a href="http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Man-carrying-umbrella-that-looked-like-sword-4123461.php" rel="nofollow">man carrying umbrella that looked like sword</a>Coreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529671587520012813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-19713925261418355982012-12-16T20:36:57.768-06:002012-12-16T20:36:57.768-06:00From the Swamp to the community of Newtown, they w...From the Swamp to the community of Newtown, they were our children too and we feel your pain and meeting you all has been an inspiration to me! <br /><br />I have been moved by the lack of anger and hostility and by the love that that community has shown for one another. <br /><br />Yes, even during the darkest of times, we can all learn something. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-24358545492118493842012-12-16T20:27:20.966-06:002012-12-16T20:27:20.966-06:00Very moving speech by our President at Newtown. Very moving speech by our President at Newtown. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-49890091455668457882012-12-16T15:47:59.703-06:002012-12-16T15:47:59.703-06:00And another idea...why don't they put a GPS ch...And another idea...why don't they put a GPS chips in all guns so we can all track there movement. Some claim that a person can steal a gun so you can't just blame the owner. This would take care of that problem. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-82201401233759731772012-12-16T15:31:06.751-06:002012-12-16T15:31:06.751-06:00I definitely think that anyone who feels they need...I definitely think that anyone who feels they need to own an assault weapon should be on the list. There must be some serious paranoia in those folks. And everyone, and their family, who owns more than one non-hunting related gun. That would be a better list of who we need to watch out for. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-89014825169237551062012-12-16T15:23:46.696-06:002012-12-16T15:23:46.696-06:00Well, Rendell wants to identify every crazy person...Well, Rendell wants to identify every crazy person in this country and make sure they're on a list and can't get a gun. That ought to fix the problem. Maybe if you ever took an antidepressant, you'll be on the list. <br /><br />I would like to see more help available for mental illness but that's a joke. I have been pondering the mental illness aspect of this and don't see any easy solutions there. <br /><br />I don't know the answer to mental illness. I'm not sure there is an answer. When Jan and I were students, people with severe mental illnesses were housed in institutions. That changed several years after. Now people with severe mental illnesses are housed in jails/prisons. Probably not much different. I would say the number of mentally ill in jail is way over half but they don't get there until something bad happens, then it's too late. <br /><br />It will have to come down to the weapons. I kinda think that anyone who feels they need an arsenal in their home, would qualify as having a mental problem. <br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-62092532585656113842012-12-16T12:47:10.953-06:002012-12-16T12:47:10.953-06:00Jan, hope your trip goes well. I wonder how Maggie...Jan, hope your trip goes well. I wonder how Maggie would do on a long road trip. She does love the short ones. <br /><br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-76246020489995754072012-12-16T12:36:06.478-06:002012-12-16T12:36:06.478-06:00I have been the most moved by Emilie Parker's ...I have been the most moved by Emilie Parker's dad and his story about his precious daughter. <br /><br />Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.com