tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post6906727964389573530..comments2023-10-12T08:55:29.120-05:00Comments on Carol's Southern Spice: Summertime - livin is easy--Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-11152014222531959882011-07-03T19:03:38.951-05:002011-07-03T19:03:38.951-05:00I'd rather not see Casey get a 1st degree murd...I'd rather not see Casey get a 1st degree murder conviction. <br /><br />I'm pretty dang sure that both Cindy and <br />George knew Caylee was dead and Casey was involved from the moment she returned and was stalling bringing them to little Cayless. Later, Cindy went into denial but I don't think George ever did or didn't for long. And you can never convince me that he had a thing to do with Caylee's death. Nada. <br /><br />I've never been really convinced by the chloroform evidence even though Cindy lied about her doing the search. There were some good possibilities that Casey may have been looking up chloroform because a boyfriend had that My Space posting about chloroform. But it could also be true that that's where she got the idea originally of using chloroform to knock Caylee out. It's an old drug and you would have to be older to even know about it. But then why did she need to search how to make it?? <br /><br />But if we eliminate chloroform as being used in this case then it's worse to imagine the use of that duct tape. I feel pretty convinced that the duct tape was over Caylee's face..beyond a reasonable doubt convinced and I'd almost rather hope that chloroform was used first. I think even the State made that point. <br /><br />I'm still listening to the defense presentation. I recorded it since I've been interrupted many times today and didn't want to miss a word.<br /><br />The State did a wonderful job explaining Casey's motives and the situation Casey found herself in re her desires for her freedom and her being burdened by a child who was getting old enough to bust her for her lies. That rang very true. That child could sing all the words of a little song. Wouldn't be long before she could do more talking. <br /><br />The State didn't spend much time today on their first presentation today. Baez is making some wild accusations that the State will be able to counter tomorrow. That's why they left so much of their time for rebuttal. They knew he would. <br /><br />Had to leave the house because I had another crisis with SF. He's more devious than Casey but I hope no one ends up dead in his case.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-16566116035783763442011-07-03T19:01:37.834-05:002011-07-03T19:01:37.834-05:00Ok...a new post is up....Ok...a new post is up....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-11099555662313310692011-07-03T18:13:41.188-05:002011-07-03T18:13:41.188-05:00The State hasn't finished their presentation y...The State hasn't finished their presentation yet. They have over 2 hours tomorrow. Baez is pulling some BS. <br /><br />But I agree to a certain extent about 1st degree beyond a reasonable doubt even though they probably have more here than most cases are convicted on.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-26582763827072061592011-07-03T17:36:49.863-05:002011-07-03T17:36:49.863-05:00I still don't think the prosecution has shown ...I still don't think the prosecution has shown murder beyond a reasonable doubt. I have heard all sides now.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-15017829160451252962011-07-03T17:35:47.780-05:002011-07-03T17:35:47.780-05:00Carol, Pepper Swartz is a respected sociologist a...Carol, Pepper Swartz is a respected sociologist and researcher. i am fairly certain she is in Seattle with a group of family researchers. Most of my research has involved family and developmental issues. So Pepper and her colleagues have published a lot in this area.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-10265648777037570482011-07-03T12:38:47.126-05:002011-07-03T12:38:47.126-05:00Heat index here predicted to be between 105 and 10...Heat index here predicted to be between 105 and 109. Won't be much going outside for this girl.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-20960436160679524942011-07-03T12:28:25.769-05:002011-07-03T12:28:25.769-05:00As you probably realize, I've been watching th...As you probably realize, I've been watching the closing arguements of the State and defense in the Casey A trial. I have it on pause. The State has finished the first round of arguement and the defense is now up. I'm behind because of all my pausing. <br /><br />The State's first arguement lays out a pretty good case for premeditated murder. It kinda broke my denial. I just don't want to believe that anyone woman is capable of what they are accusing Casey of. Will soon listen to the defense to see if they can help me regain some of my denial.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-74502315981685625522011-07-03T12:23:22.975-05:002011-07-03T12:23:22.975-05:00That name Pepper Swartz rang a bell so I went to l...That name Pepper Swartz rang a bell so I went to look her up. She is a Yale educated sociologist. I have one of her books..titled.."American Couples" Very interesting book. She compared married, heterosexual cohabitating, gay and lesbian couples in the issues of money, sex and power. The book was written in the mid 80s. Did you ever hear of it?Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-84135277828463006692011-07-03T12:17:39.906-05:002011-07-03T12:17:39.906-05:00Jan, sorry about your friend...but after reading t...Jan, sorry about your friend...but after reading that material about nde..I think he's in a good place. I would recommend that material for anyone facing any death, their own or someone else's. Makes me feel like we all have something to look forward to when our learning time here on earth is up. <br /><br />I hope you share that site with John. I'd be curious about what he thinks of it. Something I found particularly interesting is that some describe Jesus, God and other great spiritual leaders in their experience. Some all of them. <br /><br />I was sitting with a good friend of mine's father when he died years back. I didn't know the man that well but my friend and her mother were both very uncomfortable with his dying process. By that time, I was more comfortable with it so I sat with him. I was holding his hand when he left. He opened his eyes and said.."I love you Jesus" and took his last breath. It was as if he saw Jesus. <br /><br />The man was very religious. Those stories do often include experiencing God, even for those who were not religious or who identified themselves as atheist. Interesting. <br /><br />Some of the people describing their nde's did not share that experience with others. Some said when they did, they got strange looks and reactions. <br /><br />I experienced the same thing when I showed my orb and aura pics with people. Some people were cool with it and some were very spooked. I don't find any of it spooky. I find it very comforting. I think my orb and aura experience, when mom died, gave me some peace.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-10521411062991161862011-07-03T12:07:43.484-05:002011-07-03T12:07:43.484-05:00Lesson of DSK? Be careful who you're alone wit...Lesson of DSK? Be careful who you're alone with by Pepper Swartz on CNN news is an objective discussion of this issue when there was a "rush to judgment" in this case.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-6709174180293549932011-07-03T11:51:04.571-05:002011-07-03T11:51:04.571-05:00Hope you all are having a nice Sunday.
I don...Hope you all are having a nice Sunday. <br /><br />I don't have any ideas for a new post. Not very good at pulling off some pics from internet for Independence Day. Coreen and Carol, you all do a great job of doing that. Chloe did too. Wish she would do that. Come back Chloe!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-28810253808819510802011-07-03T11:48:21.418-05:002011-07-03T11:48:21.418-05:00After being awakened at 1:30, I was not able to go...After being awakened at 1:30, I was not able to go back to sleep, so had my tea and John and I talked until about 5 am when I went for a long walk. When I got back I slept until a few minutes ago. So glad this isn't a work day. If It was, I would have taken the day off.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-28678039935578816832011-07-03T11:46:29.209-05:002011-07-03T11:46:29.209-05:00Bob was a really witty guy. Rest in Peace Bob.
W...Bob was a really witty guy. Rest in Peace Bob.<br /><br />When we had been here about a year, Bob became very ill with a digestive disorder - not cancer. He was in the hospital about 3 months total. He completely recovered, although he was usually cautious about what he ate, and was always thinner after that. While he was in the hospital 7 years ago, John stayed with him a lot. That was when they became good friends.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-44909392162380586972011-07-03T11:41:41.626-05:002011-07-03T11:41:41.626-05:00Amazing Carol. Sounds like a great read.
Intere...Amazing Carol. Sounds like a great read. <br /><br />Interesting that you should post this. We got a call at 1:30 this morning that a good friend of ours had died. He is more of John's friend, someone he had lunch with a couple of times a month. He has been John's best friend since we moved here. This is going to be tough for John. His name is Bob Browne. He was 86 years young. He died at 9:30 last night. He was a Presbyterian minister (retired). He had at one time been a stand up comedian in San Francisco. He also marched in the Freedom marches in the 1960's in Alabama. His wife (2nd) worked for the national Planned Parenthood, her name is Susan. She said he had gone outside for something and she heard a noise. She went outside and he was laying on the driveway. She called 911 and by the time EMT's arrived he was gone. He did hit his head but they don't know as yet what was the exact cause of death. He had been falling lately and was getting dementia. He had not been driving for about a year. John would pick him up about every other week and they would go out for lunch.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-19603325800371073852011-07-03T07:06:28.012-05:002011-07-03T07:06:28.012-05:00This one guy described himself during the experien...This one guy described himself during the experience as "I experienced all individual beings as spheres of light able to exchange all their understanding and memory immediately through an act of communion."<br /><br />That made me think about those orbs I've talked about.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-27420878333538198462011-07-03T06:42:47.948-05:002011-07-03T06:42:47.948-05:00I've been reading on that nderf site and it...I've been reading on that nderf site and it's really interesting. Anyone who has had a nde can leave a description of the experience and answer a questionaire and you can read them all. <br /><br />I just ordered the book from Amazon.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-19581831463070669262011-07-02T23:41:30.568-05:002011-07-02T23:41:30.568-05:00Here's his book on Amazon. It's also avai...Here's his book on Amazon. It's also available for Kindle. <br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Afterlife-Science-Near-Death-Experiences/dp/0061452572/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1309667914&sr=1-1Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-60507742415397412462011-07-02T23:37:00.582-05:002011-07-02T23:37:00.582-05:00While I was mowing today I listened to a program o...While I was mowing today I listened to a program on C2C on my Iphone. George had on Dr. Jeffery Long last night. He is a radiation oncologist and has done much research into near death experiences. He's got a best seller on Amazon titled..Evidence of an Afterlife. <br /><br />Listening to that program made mowing more tolerable. There's also a website for the near death experience research foundation: <br /><br />http://www.nderf.org/<br /><br />They collect experiences of many people who had nde in this country and around the world and people of many different spiritual backgrounds and those without any. He said the experience is similar for all.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-91251859316726893832011-07-02T20:52:43.732-05:002011-07-02T20:52:43.732-05:00Rut rho, fireworks have started. Maggie dove for ...Rut rho, fireworks have started. Maggie dove for cover but that's no big deal..she's been practicing that drill for a couple of months now.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-51872681588661118012011-07-02T20:44:35.078-05:002011-07-02T20:44:35.078-05:00Jan, do you ever get a frog strangler there? That...Jan, do you ever get a frog strangler there? That's what I call a big downpour.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-79469606507982870232011-07-02T20:43:06.414-05:002011-07-02T20:43:06.414-05:00I was reading NYT articles last month and at a cer...I was reading NYT articles last month and at a certain point my reading got interrupted with a message that I had read all the free articles allowed for the month and if I wanted to read more I would have to pay for them. It costs $19.00/month.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-58226624376559228812011-07-02T20:40:39.995-05:002011-07-02T20:40:39.995-05:00Our spell is broken. We had a light rainfall this...Our spell is broken. We had a light rainfall this afternoon about 3 pm. It was lovely - but too short.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-42929987856110138672011-07-02T20:39:17.407-05:002011-07-02T20:39:17.407-05:00That is the problem with rape cases, the victim wi...That is the problem with rape cases, the victim winds up getting blamed.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-61369620537735775802011-07-02T20:37:57.452-05:002011-07-02T20:37:57.452-05:00Carol, You can say "Big butts are beautiful, ...Carol, You can say "Big butts are beautiful, just look at Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce."janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03444805355043272927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2735094423029416610.post-23558810457749695872011-07-02T16:00:41.785-05:002011-07-02T16:00:41.785-05:00One example of that lying is the Kronk guy who fou...One example of that lying is the Kronk guy who found Caylee's body. He goes into the woods to urinate and sees something strange. This is in August. That area is swampy so he can't get close, especially after finding a huge rattle snake, but what he sees looks like a skull. He calls the cops at 9p that night, after he gets home, to report it. Nada. He calls again the next two nights and finally they send someone to meet him. <br /><br />The cop goes out, doesn't look far because of the swampy conditions, slips in the mud and chews him out. Kronk finally goes back in Dec., less folage and water then, sees the skull again, can get closer, even takes his meter stick and puts it in the eye hole and tilts it up to get a better look. Sure enough, it is a skull. He reports it again. <br /><br />They try to make him into someone who was involved, someone who removed, stored the remains and then replaced them. That sounds really far fetched to me but people believed it when they heard it. <br /><br />He probably did tell people that he would be rich and famous for finding the remains but he doesn't want to admit that because it doesn't sound good and they are trying to make him into some creep. <br /><br />Same with George and the affair. He had multiple reasons to lie about that.<br /><br />We learn over the years that telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth can get us in hot water. How about when your friend asks you if their outfit makes their butt look big? Do you say yes, like the titanic or do you say no, I don't think so?Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040510292724803196noreply@blogger.com