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Latest update on one of my obsessions. The Missing McCann Case.

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The parents of Madeleine McCann have released artist's impressions of the man they think abducted their daughter.
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The images were drawn from the eyewitness account of one of the couple's friends, Jane Tanner, who was with them the night the four-year-old disappeared in Portugal.

They depict a man of southern European or Mediterranean appearance holding a child.

The man is drawn by the artist with greasy, straggly hair, wearing a purple or maroon top and beige chinos. He is aged about 35 to 40, 5ft 6in (1.7m) tall, and of slim build.

Crucially, the child, with her legs dangling, is wearing the same pyjamas as Madeleine on the evening of May 3.

To ensure accuracy, where Jane Tanner could not be certain, the artist left details blank.

The McCann's spokesman, Clarence Mitchell, said the release of the images was given the "tacit approval" of Portuguese police.

Mr Mitchell said: "This is another important phase of our investigation into Madeleine's abduction and we hope that this picture will be a very important reminder to anyone who was in the area on that night who may have seen this man.

"We believe that this was Madeleine being carried away by a man from the apartment, so we place great importance on having these pictures produced.

"Anyone who knows this man should contact our confidential phone line immediately."
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Okay....so, what you are telling me is that one of the McCanns friends saw a man carry off a child with the same PJ's as Maddie and did nothing? WHAT? WHAT? !!! I don't even know where to begin!!! ARG! What is wrong with these people? Is it the Brits or just this particular group of morons?

Oh Goodness

Okay, so I've decided to only blog here, I'm not moving the old one's over to my new my space page

so, what to talk about today? hmmm....Good think my mission 101 doesn't go into effect until November 1st. I'm not doing so well.

Gawl. I had a terrible personal moment today. I went out side for my lunch break. and there was this old homeless woman not doing much of anything around the subway. I had five dollars in my pocket. And yet, I could not find the courage to go up to her and ask if she wanted a sandwhich. I'm such a coward.
I did pick up someone's name badge/building key and return it to them. that involved more courage on my part than I usually put forth. But why couldn't i get that lady a hot meal? I wanted to. She needed it. I looked right at her, but I couldn't be brave enough to form the words. I think she knew i wanted to ask.
That makes it worse.

I can't get my snake to eat.

I think he has mites. I'll have to soak both him and Ami.

On the upside, Bathroom Bunny has proven to be a fairly good pet. He goes pooty and pee in his kennel. So there is almost no clean up. We plan on switching to a litter box soon for even less clean up. I highly recommend Bathroom Bunnies to everyone.

As for the dogs...
They bark way too much. But are still quite sweet. I just don't know what to do with them.
Any suggestions?

temp dump for myspace blog for durring move

The Take a Glance Campaign I've been thinking about it and I'm going to start a campaign. There already is one about not leaving your kids in the car, so I'm going for the social responsibility side of the coin. For now I'm going to call it "Take a Glance", simply because thats all it would take to save a baby left, forgotten in a car. I'm going to post things year round. When I get the funds I'm going to make stickers and flyers. It can happen any time of year. We hear most of the stories in the summer, but it happens in the fall too, when the temperature of a car rises above that of the outside air, just as it does in the summer. It also happens in winter, when the reverse happens to the children. So, to reiterate my last blog, Take a glance in the cars you pass as you go to work or cross the parking lot into walmart or wherever you might be. It's so insainly simple. 3:56 PM - 3 Comments - 4 Kudos - Add Comment

Easy Fix In the news I have heard far more than is reasonable stories about children being left in hot cars all day to die. It is, of course, the responsibility of the parents of said children to prevent this. However, that isn't enough for the children who have already suffered their fates. There are millions of people on myspace. Suppose we all take the time while walking into work, wal-mart, or where ever, to casually glance in the back seats of the cars we pass. How many of us would find a small child? How many of us would save lives? So far this year more than two dozen children have died this way. I'd like to think that we can stop this. It's such a simple thing to glance in a car. I'm challenging you, the reader, to do just that. Thank you, and if it suits you, please repost this. Imagine if one million people took the time to glance. Thank you. 3:05 PM - 2 Comments - 2 Kudos - Add Comment

08/16/2007 I’d gladly pay you tomorrow for a sticker today Current mood: annoyed Category: Life Okay, my eldest started kindergarten recently. Things have not gone smoothly. Everyday he comes home cranky and every morning its a battle to get him to go back to school. He went to head start for the past two years, so I know he can handle school. My child is a very bright, yet very stubborn child. With the exception of the first two days of school he has been sent home everyday with a note in his agenda about his behavior. "not minding" "not paying attention" "tried to strangle a child in line" (yeah...he got a whoopin for that one) "misbehaving in line, and lagging behind the class" and my favorite "poking holes in his work" He also writes his name in the shape of a rainbow, on purpose, and the teacher is none to happy about that. So I talk to him. Tell him school is important and he should listen to his teacher. That, natrually, does no good. So finally we ask "What, if anything, do you do when he misbehaves" I consider this one mystery solved. "first warning, no sticker, second warning five minutes from recess, third warning ten minutes from recess, ect. Today was better, but still not sticker behavior." She actually expects my child to obey on the promise of getting a little cheap ass sticker in his agenda for the day. Well, hell, he knows he can take a dollar down to the dollar tree and get a hundred of those stickers. And a few minutes out of recess? What does that matter when he does what he pleases all day long? Where's the time out? Where's the trip to the principles office? Heck, where is that quick smack on the butt? Not that I want them to beat him senseless, but the boy is used to people backing up their demands, and a sticker just isn't going to cut the mustard. The teacher has failed in his eyes to establish herself as an authority figure. I can do all I want at home and it won't help her out any. He knows that's a different place with rules he is creating himself because so far the worst that happens is that he goes back inside early. Come on! That might work on the other kids, but not mine! He knows how to work the system. That's my kid. 5:50 PM - 3 Comments - 2 Kudos - Add Comment

06/28/2007 i feel like yoko I can't make friends. It's pointless. It seems I'm too head strong and opinionated and pushy. I had a really great group of friends, that i loved, that made me so happy to be around, and now, it's not the same. I started seeing one of them. Which shouldn't be a huge deal since the other two are a couple. to we were two pairs instead of one pair and a couple wheels. But then, there was a situation that escalated very fast based on facts that were presented. Then, like with all things that escalate, it went to far. Now, I just can't make myself want to face one of the others. who is part of a couple. so it makes it hard to see the one I'm not mad at. And out of loyalty or personal disgruntled-ness "my" quarter of the group won't see the same person. again making things difficult for the...hell. It makes it hard on Jessica. I know she's going through a lot what with taking care of Nathan, but I'm just still so mad at him. More than mad. I'm disappointed that things turned out this way and i can't help but blame him. And now it looks like i betrayed Jessica. Which was not my intent. but I'm sure it doesn't matter. the thing is. I saw this band, twice, and spoke with them. I said that I'd like to try to do a write up about them in enigma. they said cool. Well, through a case of mistaken Identity they thought Jessica was me, and instead of admitting it they said I referred her to them. Which I didn't. I'm sorry. I never brought Jessica up. Because I wanted to do the write up. Because I was the one who spoke when them and saw them live. It just makes sense. Well, I emailed them to see if they still wanted to do the interview. They made no mention of Jessica. She has a ton to do anyway and I'm sure they don't want to wait til she has time, and besides, let me say this one more time, I saw their performance, and listening to their recordings is nothing in comparison. I could be wrong about the mistaken identity part, i don't know what was said to whom. Just that Jessica told me that they said I referred them to her. Yes, at this point i should have said something. but i had already emailed them my questions and i honestly didn't think it would turn out as well as it did. I put off telling her for when I knew if it would go in the paper or not. No point in bringing it up until then, that's what i thought anyway. Well, I didn't get confirmation that it would get published. I didn't find out until she emailed me about it. So, I feel like Yoko. I've broken up the band. There's more, but that's enough for now. 5:12 PM - 2 Comments - 4 Kudos - Add Comment

06/04/2007 There is simlpy no excuse The disappearance of Madeleine McCann occurred on the evening of Thursday, 3 May 2007, when a then three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann went missing from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in the Algarve in Portugal, in which she was staying with her parents. Madeleine, who was in a bedroom with her two two-year-old siblings, was initially thought to have only "wandered off" by Portuguese Police, but further investigation by Portuguese police suggested an abduction. To read more about this google it or just go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Madeleine_McCann 1:58 PM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment

Blog Because it's easier for me to blog at work with a diff. site, check here to read my stuff if you so choose. http://grayhermia.blogspot.com/ 5:24 AM - 1 Comments - 2 Kudos - Add Comment

05/30/2007 Exactly! Genius! Current mood: Insuperable Never mind man biting dog ... Artist eats Corgi to protest British royals' fox hunt; Yoko Ono also tastes it ..> ..> LONDON - A British artist has eaten chunks of a Corgi dog, the breed favored by Queen Elizabeth II, live on radio to protest against the royal family's treatment of animals. Mark McGowan, 37, said he ate "about three bites" of the dog meat, cooked with apples, onions and seasoning, to highlight what he called Prince Philip's mistreatment of a fox during a hunt by the Queen's husband in January. "It was pretty disgusting," McGowan said of the meal, which he ate while appearing on a London radio station on Tuesday. Yoko Ono, another guest on the show, also tried the meat. "I've never tasted anything like it — it was grey and had a very funny smell. It was horrible," McGowan told Reuters. Queen favors Corgis McGowan said he was angry that the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of which the royal family is a patron, had not prosecuted Prince Philip for hunting and killing the fox. The RSPCA said the fox did not suffer. Corgis are the favored dogs of the queen, who has owned more than 30 of them during her reign. The dog died of natural causes at a Corgi breeders and was prepared and cooked by others for McGowan. McGowan is well known for his outlandish performance stunts. He ate a swan in another protest against the queen. Swans are protected by the monarchy 7:15 AM - 5 Comments - 2 Kudos - Add Comment

05/25/2007 ATTACK! Current mood: silly ***I have sores on my feet. I think it's nice to have a good story to tell people about visible wounds. So, when asked "Lindsey, what did you do to yourself?" I reply "I tried to reconsile with my mortal enemy the flip flop. Negotiations failed and a battle ensued where the flops did flip, gravely wounding my feet. Did the wretched shoes survive? Nay, they have paid dearly for their betrayal!"*** 6:08 AM - 2 Comments - 4 Kudos - Add Comment

05/24/2007 GET HIM FRANK! There are no words, nothing, that can describe how I feel about this. One Charge Dropped Against Robert Reid Criminally negligent homicide charge remains Richard Simms WTVC-TV NewsChannel 9 May 23, 2007 - 12:45PM Prosecutors have dropped the most serious of two charges against a Chattanooga man whose 15 month old son died when he was left in a sweltering car outside the family's business. Hamilton County District Attorney, Bill Cox, agreed in a court hearing today to dismiss an aggravated child abuse charge against 43 year old Robert Reid. A charge of criminally negligent homicide in Timothy Reid's May first death will be presented to a grand jury. The boy's father remains free on a $1,500 bond. Dozens of the family's friends, and members of their church, attended the court hearing. Reid was accompanied by his wife, Beverly, and a brother. Defense attorney Jerry Summers said the justice system can't punish Reid the way he is being punished inside. Police have said the boy was unresponsive when discovered in a car seat in the father's BMW M5 sedan parked outside the family's business. Tests showed the temperature inside the car reached 142 degrees. The car's interior motion alarm went off four times because the child was moving inside, according to a police affidavit. Police have said Timothy was left in the car after he rode along as his father drove three other older children to school. We'll have the latest beginning on NewsChannel 9 at 5:00 p.m. 7:15 AM - 3 Comments - 2 Kudos - Add Comment

05/22/2007 In defense of a friend Granted, I do not know exactly what was written or said. But what I do know has infuriated me. So I shall lash out in the same manner as the villain who hath slenderized one of the kindest, most resilient people that I have ever had the privilege to encounter. My good friend has been attacked by a malevolent man, who seems to vitiate all that is good around him. Someone whose own reputation should have been enough to prevent him from attacking anyone, especially my compassionate friend. This uneducated bombast will not be tolerated. My friend is doughty, intelligent, witty, and loyal. None of these qualities can be found in the perpetrator. He should be humbled that he even knows my friend. 3:17 PM - 1 Comments - 2 Kudos - Add Comment

The Mission should you chose to accept it....

I'm borrowing this idea and format from Angel…okay not so much borrowing as stealing with presumed premission.

Anyway, maybe if I have a list I can get my life in order. Lets see.

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on your part). Cross them off as you do them, and add the dates. Include the date you started the list and the finishing date. (You can use this to help figure out the finish date.)

More about Mission 101.

Start Date: Thursday November 1, 2007
End Date: Thursday, July 29, 2010

Finance:
001. Pay off credit cards. (hopefully with Tax Refund money)
002. Pay off car loan (or at least half of it)
003. Get six months ahead on house payments.
004. Make a donation of at least $50 to a charity.
005. Save $2 per day for the duration of the mission and deposit into savings account.
006. De-junk my house, many trips to the dump.
007. Use better money management, keep detailed records, use Accounting knowledge.

008. Have a clearly defined Monthly and Yearly home budget.
009. Start paying mom back.
010. Deposit at least $10 a month into both boys savings accounts and pay back what I have taken out in the past..

Health/Beauty:
011. Drink only water (at least 6 glass per day) when thirsty. Juice and milk only with meals.
012. Be healthy and weigh between 135-140 at the end of the mission.
013. Eat out only twice a month (this includes fastfood or dining resturants).
014. Participate in at least one awareness walk every half year.
015. Run a mile in less than 10 minutes.
016. Exercise for at least 20 minutes per day, if finances allow, join a gym.
017. Brush teeth in a.m. & before bed every night for duration of the mission.
018. Whiten teeth.
019. Wash face in a.m. & before bed every night for duration of the mission.
020. Apply lotion in a.m. & before bed every night.
021. Get back into Belly dance, practice at least 10 minutes daily, be a performer by end of mission.
022. Quit nail biting.
023. Have two full sleves of tattoos if finances allow. If not, do what you can.
024. Learn to stand up straight and walk like a confidant attractive lady
025. Get 8 hours of sleep every night and get up on time.
026. Look nice for work everyday.

Hobbies:
027. Master Belly Dance (Tribal Fusion and American Tribal Style)
028. Start and Finish 7 paintings. (acrylic or oil)
029. Fill one whole sketch book with life drawings.
030. Fill another sketch book with still lifes.
031. Do pastel poitraits of both boys.
032. Fill yet another sketch book with imaginative images.
033. Have a killer portfolio.
034. Fill one more sketch book with cartoon images for childrens book.
035. Finish fantasy adventure novel.
036. make no less then 5 volumes of children's books.
037. Read at least 2 books a month.
038. Every quarter year allow someone else to pick out a book for me to read.
039. Every quarter year read a book that is educational.
040. Sew my own really kick ass bedroom stuff.
041. Blog daily.
042. Decorate my house uniquely, whimzically, and thriftily.
043. Start a family tree.
044. Learn to swing dance.
045. Make and keep up a garden.

Education:
046. Take some art classes.
047. Look into getting bachelors. (in something…I need to pick)
048. Learn another language.

Family/Relationships:
049. Adopt or be ready for adoption.
050. Be in a secure, happy, loving relationship.
051. Be an even better mom.
052. Be a better daughter.
053. Have family portraits done.
054. Have portraits done of all kids (my generation) together for parents.
055. Have homework time with boys each evening during the school year.
056. Go on trips/adventures with my kids and make travel jars/books/boxes for each journey.
057. Express my gratitude to family more solidly than I do.
058. Make better efforts to visit friends and family.
059. Reconnect with some old friends.
060. Be active as a family.
061. Eat dinner at the kitchen table as a family every night for one month.
062. Go on a "date" with just my boys once a month.
063. Learn to go with the flow and relax.
064. Take family to church regularly.
065. Read a book to the boys every night. Pick something long with no pictures and read a chapter every night.
066. Establish and maintain a “chore chart” for all household members.
067. Write one letter each week to a friend or family member out of town.
068. Spend one day with sisters every quarter year.

Purchases:
069. Buy a projector.
070. Buy a couch.
071. Buy/obtain all new bathroom towels, including a set for guests.
072. Buy holiday decorating stuff.
073. Buy a really nice set of cookwear.
074. Buy a bookshelf or two…or twenty…
075. Buy a Flemish Giant.
076. Buy a family vacation.

Other:
077. Renovate new home.
078. Rock the vote.
079. Attend my 10 year high school reunion in June 2011 and look rockin'.
080. Have people over on a more regular basis.
081. Pray everyday.
082. Read & ponder one Bible verse per day.
083. Make dinners ahead of time and freeze.
084. Send out a Christmas newsletter updating the family on my boys, include pictures and christmas card..
085. Find at least one thing a day that makes me happy and record it for a year
086. Do dishes daily.
087. Wash one load of laundry per day.
088. See one show every month and buy a t-shirt.
089. Turn off tv and computer for one week straight.
090. Print all photos on disk using free promotions
091. Keep clutter off of the kitchen table and desk.
092. Learn better time management.
093. Help Owen everyday to speak clearly and confidently.
094. Teach Fletcher a "big" word every month(not only speaking but how to read and write it.)
095. Make gifts for people.
094. Be thrifty.

095. Make home more energy efficient.
096. See a musical at the Tivoli.
097. Adopt a child from the “Angel Tree”
098. Have about 20 button up shirts, 10 dress slacks, and 5 pairs of flats for work. (and that's all!)
099. Make our bed every morning for one month.
100. For every item on list not completed donate $2.
101. Create a new list and begin again!

You know what i CAN spell?

okay, so i'm at work, working my butt off mind you, and some people are talking about how to spell something and i ask "what are you trying to spell?" and one lady turns around and very rudely says "Oh, you wouldn't know"....yeah, well, I know how to spell bitch.
Just because I'm not of the same religion doesn't mean i wouldn't know how to spell one of your dishes. But thanks for thinking i'm that dumb. Really. I guess us Christians just don't understand.

Meez

Stop being pathetic!

Mr. Mooshy Mooshy Googoo Pants!


just had to get that out....

Love, love, love, love....mmmmmm

Wow. I am so glad that I'm not any age between 14-23. Wowzers!
Granted, I don't get all the hype because I didn't date around in high school or college. I was with my ex husband (dating and marriage) 7 years. So it really tickles the hell out of me when someone has been dating x amount of days/weeks/months and they "love each other". What really gets me is how moody they get when a fight or break up happens. Dude! You're 20! get over it!

Looking back, I don't think anyone under 22 needs to be in a completely exclusive relationship. Don't roll up into a ball of drama!

It's too easy to drop the L Bomb and not mean it. I'm guilty of it myself. BUT I've learned not too and that's important.

Do you know what it reminds me of when people rave on profile pages about how great and fabulous their guy/girl is? High school. What is more sickening (to me, as this is just my opinion and you know what they say about those) are the girls who make their display name "Bobby's Girl" or "Chris's Love!"....Really....that's your great claim? That is all of who you are? Your parent's never bothered to name you because they knew you'd be a sheep and take on such a lowly title?

Another thing that gets me, and i believe its just because people sling the l word as much as they sling leg, is how every person they are with is "the one" or "the love of my life". Oh get over it.

yeah, i should get over it too. But you know what? YOU'RE READING MY BLOG!
so, yeah, i get to say what i want. Just as the Love Dumb masses still get to say what they want.

I'm not saying in anyway that you can't care about someone deeply. i'm not saying that you can't fall in love that young. But real love doesn't look, act, and sound like the hallmark valentines section.

And there are people who do meet the loves of their lives early on. But i would wager that THAT is EXTREMELY rare.

So, girls, when you are 20 and you start feeling like you love someone, try the phrase "I really care about you" or " I feel so good when I'm around you". And get on some birth control. And when your fella of a year dumps or or cheats on you...YOU ARE ONLY 20 ...and that was just a year. no time at all. Ask the old folks who've been married 60 years.

Boys, you can use the same phrases. But when you are starting to get stressed out because your girl is acting weird or flying off the handle...don't mope about how you thought you'd be with her forever. Girls are crazy, (yes girls, we are), if you weren't expecting it you are a moron. Not every relationship is peaches and cream. And if all she's dated before you are assholes and you treat her nice...she'll most likely dump you if she's young because guess what turns her on? Jerks.

So, Girls, find that female empowerment or what ever, be glad you have your very own identity that is based on YOUR personality, YOUR interests, YOUR skills, YOUR life, and NOT that of the status of being with a man.

Boys, some of you need a kick in the balls just to remind you that you have them.

Right, well, that's my high horse on that. Now to improve myself just a little bit more by observing people and reading their thoughts. Because it's so much easier to identify someone else's splinter and then locate it in myself for removal.