The events of 7 October were horrifying. Equally horrifying has been the response of some in the United States.
It's remarkable to watch young people raised so gently and carefully -- no bullying! we cried -- turn into hate-spewing thugs. The selfsame sheltered precious beings on whom was showered so much love and nurturing went to college and came out bullies. The amount of hatred in the world seems to have actually increased -- only the targets have changed.
White people are privileged, good-for-nothing, poisoned by their own entitlement, according to these fruits of our loins. Jews should be massacred en masse, because as Adolf Hitler told us, there was only one "solution." If you're a female athlete who doesn't want to compete with men, you're a bigot and a homophobe, and whatever other name they can shout at you. If you disagree on any point they choose to champion, you should be canceled -- lose your job and ability to feed your family -- even, and especially, if your disagreement is based on faith (unless you're Muslim of course) or fact.
I say those of us who disagree should fight back -- loudly. Pull your kids out of these hate factories that pass themselves off as colleges. Confront those who advocate these hatreds in whatever form they currently espouse it. Refuse to be silenced -- because as that famous saying goes, "...I said nothing. And then they came for me."
Good people -- please speak up, stand up, shout truth from the rooftops, because evil triumphs when good people do nothing.
Shock and sadness
REVIEW 14: Knotted Complete Series Boxset: Paranormal Romance
This is actually a series of 6 books sold as a set. I will be honest I nearly dropped this set after the first 3 chapters. Actually eht first 10 chapters had little plot . Chapters 2 through 9 were mostly a lot of explisid sex. The blessing is the chapters are only about 15 to 20 min long. I stuck with it and about midways through the first book the plat surfaced. It is set in the future where global warming had messed up the envirement ,and took out most of the population. Those that survived were in 3 classes of people. The alphas( usually big, strong, and many had a sense of entidlement.) The batas( the seconds to the alphas usually in cdontrol of the soldures that protected the clans.) The omegas ( the bottom of the pecking order SO IT SEEMED IN THE BEGINNING ) but turned out the omegas could be just as strong willed as the alphas alpohas that tried to own them.
In this messed up vision of our future if we do not fix global warming, only aloha males and omaga females can still produce children. In a turn to the more primitive natures, the omega females would go into a heat cycle, that would draw every alpha male in a mile ratius to them. The female's heat pheramones would drive the male alphas crazy with lust, all they could think about was ruting th female inheat. Some alphas actually tried to protect and help the omegas protecting them form the other alphas that may take them against their will. The family geniology of the alpha males could be a bit complicated. The first alpha male we were introduced to the head of london, had a half brother that was the head of scotland who wanted him dead and wanted to take back the lands his older brother had taken from the scotts. Three or four books later the younger half brother winds up mated to the sister of the older brother's mate. The older sister and her mate had set up a trap to get his brother and her sister together, what they had not counted on was, the younger brother took the younger sister against her will,and then kidnapped her. Ki the younger brother took cloie the younger sister of hiis brother's mate into his arms, and jumped out a window several floors up into the themes river. She nearly died, but he saved her and got away with her. When Ki took her back to his ancestral home, the daughter of his bata who had a crush on himher whole life,was jealous. She tried to get rid of ki's new mate, by druging her and giving her to the vikings( yes apparently there are vikings in the future and they are huge)
Ok so shorter version EVERYONE WANTS TO TAKE OVER WHAT IS LEFT OF THE WORLD. The last chapter of the last book is a dissapointment. The daughter of Ki's second gives herself to the viking leader to save BOTH the english and the scottish clans. Her dad does not like this at all. but he was out voted by his adult daughter who chose to stay with the head viking, and the leaders of london , and scottland( the half brothers). They are all warned by the vikings not to follow them. The head viking threatens not only to kill anyone that trys to follow them, but also to kill Lisa the girl that gave herself to save her clan and the londan clan also. Lisa's dad was not going to let that go, he was determind to get his daughter back, after her mother's death he became very protective of his daughter. HOW HERE IS THE WORST PART OF THE WHOLE SERIES: They tell her father not to try to get her back she made her choice, he said he was going after her, and that he had a plan. LAST SENTENCE IN THE BOOK HINTED THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER BOOK, BUT I SEARCHED THE NET ALOT, AND A FRIEND OF MINE FOUND THAT THE NEXT BOOK, THE ONE THAT WOULD HAVE REVILED THE PLAN WAS NEVER RELEACED FOR PUBLICATION. To me there is nothing more frustrating that a book that leaves the end of the book with a cliffhanger and then does not follow through with another book to clear it up. I have felt this way after an old series on tv called SOAP ended the series with a bunch of cliff hangers. I was like awwwwww come on.
A note from Nana
9 years ago My sweet sweet Nana wrote me a note and left it on my dresser one morning and her words have helped me thru my journey and I know without a doubt they will help me meaneuver life without her by my side, she was my rock my anchor the one person I could turn to for anything, from adopting me into her family at 9 years old to teaching me about life and all it had to offer good and bad, I know without a doubt without her in my life I wouldn't be the person I am today, she taught me things I never knew I had learned until after she was gone,I miss her bigger than the stars and I know she's in heaven guiding me thru life till I get to see her again one day,,
This was Nanas note that day..
I really hope you’re starting to give yourself the credit you deserve. Life can throw some tough stuff your way, but remember, you’ve been strong enough to get through it all. That’s something to be proud of! Whenever you face challenges, I want you to know that you’ve got the inner strength to keep going. No matter how hard things seem, you’ve got the guts to keep moving forward, growing, and healing. Look in the mirror, and say to yourself, “I’m proud of you.” And mean it! You’ve accomplished so much, and it’s important to acknowledge that. Most importantly, I hope you realize how amazing you are as a person. You deserve your own love and care, just like anyone else. So, be kind to yourself, appreciate your strengths, and keep being the wonderful human you that you are, know I love you as my own child and long after I'm gone I hope you will always know this, even on your worst days Love yourself as much as I love you my sweet Hope..
You know its words to some but for me it's a life line a lot of days one without it I would have gotten so lost way before now, I framed her note and I keep it hanging in my bathroom by the mirror, it been there since a ew days after she wrote it..I've shared these same words to so many I thought needed to hear it same as me and I hope it gets them thru the hard times like it has me,,, and if your reading this and goin thru a hard time in life now or in the past and still struggling I hope they help you as well..
My Part
Every soul, who feels that there's a bunch of dreams left unrealised, remember that as long as the life remains, the possibility to dream remains, that sometimes some dreams that we paint in our hearts are not meant to grow us in our journey of life and then while we walk along the path, even the detours and broken dreams pave way to a whole lot of waking dreams that only the heart of gratitude can see and feel. I've seen and felt and experienced same as some of you , that sometimes some souls have to go through a lot of trials and tribulations, lessons and sufferings, and even then they never fail to wear kindness and grace simply because they know that what happens around them should not intrude upon what is inside their heart. To know that we are here for a purpose and to not live idly, to know that the purpose is as simple as to stay kind and open to every possibility is as beautiful as the sky who knows no matter how dark the night is the stars will always shine.. In a world where everything comes at a price, if you're choosing to stay kind, if you're choosing to value your dignity and your integrity, if your choosing to understand and embrace the smile of solitude, if you're choosing to employ your faculties to understand the real questions of life, then you're alive, much more alive than your human dreams could have made you feel. Because no matter what, when sunset hits the night, and the day comes to a close you know you've done your part, you know you have embraced one more day with gratitude and grace, with a formidable zeal for Life and an invincible spirit of human understanding that stands firm pillared with hope and faith. And then no matter how many voices shrill your mind, the echo of your soul would pierce through your heart and enlighten every inch of your mind, body and soul, and you would know how proud the universe must be to see the faithfulness, the strength and resilience in your soul, the very mould that was shaped in the fire of the stardust that shines upon the sky, sometimes becoming a beacon to others while sometimes lying beautifully hidden but always there, always alive. And so each time, I look at the sky with a bunch of stars, I know I am alive, burning with all that life is made up of. And someday when the day closes for another dawn altogether, I know somehow that I;ve done my part as well as I can maybe its not perfect but I tried and that should be all that matters,
.con amor todo... sin amor nada.
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The CeLL Phone!!!
The Cell Phone:::
A couple of months ago, my friend's cousin (a single mother) bought a new cell phone. After a long day of work, she came home, placed her phone on the counter, and went watch to TV; her son came to her and asked if he could play with her new phone. She told him not to call anyone or mess with text messages, and he agreed.At around 11:20, she was drowsy, so she decided to tuck her son in and go to bed. She walked to his room and saw that he wasn't there. She then ran over to her room to find him sleeping on her bed with the phone in his hand.
Relieved, she picked her phone back up from his hand to inspect it. Browsing through it, she noticed only minor changes such as a new background, banner, etc., but then she opened up her saved pictures. She began deleting the pictures he had taken, until only one new picture remained. When she first saw it, she was in disbelief. It was her son sleeping on her bed, but the picture was taken by someone else above him... and it showed the left half of an elderly woman's face.
5 Short Ghost Stories that Will Scare the Life Out of You
5 Short Ghost Stories that Will Scare the Life Out of You
1. The Puppy in the Basement >> This short ghost story, found on Reddit, is super creepy:
“Mommy told me never to go in the basement, but I wanted to see what was making that noise. It kind of sounded like a puppy, and I wanted to see the puppy, so I opened the basement door and tiptoed down a bit. I didn’t see a puppy, and then Mommy yanked me out of the basement and yelled at me. Mommy had never yelled at me before, and it made me sad and I cried. Then Mommy told me never to go into the basement again, and she gave me a cookie. That made me feel better, so I didn’t ask her why the boy in the basement was making noises like a puppy, or why he had no hands or feet.”
2. Nun Chucks >> Michelle Froelick Young had a strange experience with her two year old daughter, submitted to Movie Pilot:
“When my daughter was 2, I found her twirling paper towel tubes, tied with twine, in the air. I asked her what she was doing. She said she was practicing her “nun chucks”. I was very confused as she’d have no way of knowing what they were. I asked her what she meant and she said that Adam had told her how to make them and showed her each night how to use them. She went on to say that Adam told her to practice because she may need to know how to defend herself someday. I almost freaked out, but asked her what Adam looked like. She said he was tall, blond, and had blue eyes. She said,”Mommy, you KNOW how he looks – you know him! He died of a headache.” I had to leave the room.You see, 4 months before she was born, my tall, blonde, blue eyed, martial arts-pro friend had died of a brain aneurysm at the age of 27. She has not spoken of him since that day, so I’m not sure if I scared her with my reaction or if she had completed her lessons."
3. There's Someone Under the Bed >> Sometimes the very short ghost stories are the best, and this tale, from Reddit via Buzzfeed, tells the story of a father putting his young son to bed:
"I begin tucking him into bed and he tells me, “Daddy, check for monsters under my bed.” I look underneath for his amusement and see him, another him, under the bed, staring back at me quivering and whispering, “Daddy, there’s somebody on my bed.”
4. The Chair >> This short tale starts benignly enough, with a friendly-seeming ghost playing with children, but when you learn the origins of the ghost – and just why the ghost is moving the object around the room, it quickly gets a lot creepier. Submitted via Reddit by Scoopwhoop:
“When my sister Betsy and I were kids, our family lived for awhile in a charming old farmhouse. We loved exploring its dusty corners and climbing the apple tree in the backyard. But our favorite thing was the ghost. We called her Mother, because she seemed so kind and nurturing. Some mornings Betsy and I would wake up, and on each of our nightstands, we’d find a cup that hadn’t been there the night before. Mother had left them there, worried that we’d get thirsty during the night. She just wanted to take care of us. Among the homes’ original furnishings was an antique wooden chair which we kept against the back wall of the living room. Whenever we were preoccupied, watching TV or playing a game, Mother would inch that chair forward, across the room, toward us. Sometimes she’d manage to move it all the way to the centre of the room. We always felt sad putting it back against the wall. Mother just wanted to be near us. Years later, long after we’d moved out, I found an old newspaper article about the farmhouse’s original occupant, a widow. She’d murdered her two children by giving them each a cup of poisoned milk before bed. Then she hung herself. The article included a photo of the farmhouse’s living room, with a woman’s body hanging from a beam. Beneath her, knocked over, was that old wooden chair, placed exactly in the center of the room.”…Did it get colder in here, or is it just me?
5. The Ghost at Home >> In one of my favourite short ghost stories, a man thinks that he loses his phone and someone is playing a trick on him. Turns out, there is someone playing with him, but it’s a ghoul rather than a person. Submitted via Reddit by Buzzfeed:
“Last night a friend rushed me out of the house to catch the opening act at a local bar’s music night. After a few drinks I realized my phone wasn’t in my pocket. I checked the table we were sitting at, the bar, the bathrooms, and after no luck I used my friend’s phone to call mine. After two rings someone answered, gave out a low raspy giggle, and hung up. They didn’t answer again. I eventually gave it up as a lost cause and headed home. I found my phone laying on my nightstand, right where I left it.”
I found these on a website https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/5-short-true-ghost-stories So the spelling is correct !! I love scary stories and movies ,,, and sorry this is so long but I hope you "enjoy" them. And now is the shortest, scary story I found >>> The World's Shortest Horror Story consists of only two sentences which were written & published by Frediric Brown in the year 1948. It reads :
“The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door…..." This Story was titled “Knock” and was first printed in Thrilling Wonder Stories in December 1948.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!
REVIEW 13: LOVE POTION FOR THE ALPHA
The book " LOVE POTION FOR THE ALPHA" is the book I finished in one night. This was a shifter book set in really old times. The book opens the home of two sisters. One beautiful, and young, still young unough to be a proper bride for the times. The other her older sister a spinster of all of 23 years old. ( They got married very young back then. The father had made arrangements for the son of a friend of his to come and seeif he wanted to marry one of his daughters.
The younger daughter desperate to not be chosen bought a love potion from someone she knew. She told her sister if she wore it the suiter would not be able to resist her. The older sister was more timid and not so skinny, as her sister. The girls piut a little of the love potion between the older sisters cleavage, and some spilled onto her underwhere. The Guest was setting in the dining room when the girls came in. First the younger, then the older. He could see the younger sister would be high maintance and little help around his house. He favored the older sister from first sight. He got a bit woosey, and nearly jumped over the table to lay his claim on hthe older sister when her scarf fell and he saw her ample bussems. When he went to her side to lay claim on her he promptly passed out , after making his claim. He woke up in a guest room. He told his second he did not know what happened. Everyone chalked it up to drinking too much, but he knew it was something different.
The wedding was held the girl's sister suggested she ware the same underware from the night before because it still had some of the potion on it. When he tried to make love to his new wife he got ill he could still smell the sent that had made him pass out the night before. He thought she was trying to keep him from consumating the marrage. He opted for a less conventional means of consumating. ( If you want to know what he did you will need to read it.) They then went back to his houme 3 days away. He wanted to wait till after the marrage to tell her the truth about him that he was a warewolf. On the first night on the trip they made camp with pavilian tents. He suggested she take a nap while they fixed supper. She over slept and when she woke up, there was food and water there for her. She was surprisede to find a big wolf in her bed and her husband no where to be found, but after she ate she went back to sleep when she realized the wolf met her no harm.
She did not really know her husband was a wolf untill they met up with his brother and the brother disrespected her. They both shifted into wolves and her husband nearly killed his brother, but she stopped him.
He had sought to have a human wife but not to take her as a wolf mate as part of the pack. He did not realize the night they wed he put things in motion that could not be stopped. She changed his way of thinking on any things, and finally he mated her in wolf fation. It was only then that she had told him that she had used a lust potion. He tried to convince her he was not under a spell. His uncle had promised her they could make an antidote for it and she was out hunting herbs when he tracked her down to take her back he was ready to matre her. His uncle had discoveered the potion had wolfbain in it. That was why he got ill frome it . ( As any fan of warewolf jaundra can tell you wolfbain can be deadly to warewolfs). Still makes me laugh she wanted him to love her and she newarly killed him with the love potion, because she did not know what was in the poption and that he was a warewolf.
REVIEW 12 ALPHA HEROS BOOK 5 CASS
This 5th book in the Alpha Heros Book series is about the ex delta squad member who now runs Battle Brothers company. He gets a call from his ex feiance's father telling him she is missing and begging for his help. Kass felt the need to help her, so he bailded on an opperatione he and his brothers were running to try to catch the man that had been stalking them for years. He deactovated his transdermal tracker they all had implanted so they could be found no matter where they were. He mannaged to get his girl out, and was determined to keep her safe, bu she had other plans. It was a good thing she did not listen to him, because she saved him from being captured. She was with the cia and got info where the guy the battlesons were after was, they tracked him to an island. T( Kass's girlfriend did not tell him she got part of the info to find the bad guy from one of his brothers so they knew where he was, lucky for him she did.
Kass was shocked to find out the master mind behind the attacks on his family had come from his biological father that he thought was dead. His biological father faked his death and wanted to take over his son's bussiness, to use for money laundering. When the brothers were nearly all killed, their women came riding to the rescue, proving Badelsom women were just as tough as the men. I do not want to give away the whold book, but there are a lot of surprises in this one,and it had me cryihng at the end. By the very end, all was resolved, and everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. There are more books in this series, but it may be a while before I can collect them all.
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You Gotta Be Kidding
Was reading my news app and seems someone did a survey and claim that having sex was the equivalent to running 8 miles. Now...now...now you tell me who can run 8 miles in 30 seconds. Really, I just wanna know.