I've been working on my other blog so much and working on my manuscript that I've been neglecting this place. So much has happened since my last entry in March, that I would be here all day trying to catch you up. So, suffice it to say that lots has happened. Among all that, here are the high and lowlights:

March: My #2 son, Jeff turned 18.
April: I had my Social Security hearing on the 20th (yeah, 4/20! LOL).
May: Jeff graduated from high school, was accepted to both the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) and the University of Oklahoma (OU). He chose OU, and will be moving to Norman, OK in August; my #3 son, Scott, turned 13; my friend, JC has had to put his wedding on hold due to a lack of funds and other things. It has not been rescheduled as of today (7/2/04), and he and his fiancee Kelly are still together (no one got cold feet in other words); Saon called and said that he and the IB are divorcing, that she's taken up with other men and that her whole family treats him like crap.
June: Saon called me to tell me that he's leaving Minnesota in July; I learned that I had been turned down a third time for Disability and SSI, so I reapplied. I also realized that I have to leave Oklahoma, or I will go insane.

Now it's July, and since it's only the second day of the month, not much has happened yet. Saon's birthday is the 10th, and my mom's is the 31st.

So what's new with y'all?

--MorelaterZ--

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Martha Stewart was convicted of a felony. Once you are convicted of a felony, you are no longer allowed to vote, own any handguns, hold a passport, and it becomes increasingly difficult to hold legitimate employment. There are other things you can't do, but I'm not sure what they all are at the moment.

Insider trading is when a stockholder sells stock based on information not available to the public. Martha Stewart sold her ImClone (a company that manufactures prescription drugs) stock because she got word from her broker that the founder of ImClone was going to sell his because a new drug was not going to be approved by the FDA, and the stock price was expected to fall dramatically. By law, the broker was not supposed to provide this information to his clients, because he had inside knowledge. However, he told his client Ms. Stewart, and she acted accordingly. Insider trading is a felony as I mentioned previously. She could very well go to prison, though it looks like she's going to get a light sentence. She won't be sentenced until June, though, so who knows what will happen by then.

This has nothing to do with AIM or any other internet application. This does, however, have a lot to do with greed.

I hope that clears up any confusion. I worked in the financial industry for a while and became rather well versed in what insider trading is. Otherwise, it is a rather confusing subject, I'll admit.

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whaddya know...

Now, c'mon, did she think the jury was that stupid? I wasn't on the frigging jury and I knew she was guilty. She had insider info about ImClone and she acted on it. That says guilty to me.

MEMO TO MARTHA: Insider trading is illegal, even if you say you had an "arrangement" to sell at a set price. I don't believe that for a second. You knew that the CEO of ImClone was going to sell his stock and you knew why he was doing it. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. Your only regret is that you got caught. Now serve your time and shut up.

MorelaterZ--

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watching: my life pass before me like a Chinese water torture
listening to: "Who's Looking Out for You" audiobook by Bill O'Reilly
mood: neutral

I miss Saon. We had so much promise, now look at us. He's back in a bad relationship with his alleged ex-wife, and I'm stuck in Oklahoma. I should just accept that whatever we had is over and to move on, but I can't. I need something to close out this chapter in my life. He says he still loves me, but I don't know if he says that because it's what I want to hear, or if he really means it.

I don't understand anything anymore.

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Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of the Christ" has been released, and I'd like to go see it. It seems that it's being discussed by everyone...the Today Show had two critics on yesterday, one from the New York Times, and Richard Roeper (who replaced Gene Siskel after he passed on) from "At the Movies". The NYT guy hated it, said it was too violent, irrelevant, and was an extention of Gibson's ego and radical beliefs. Roeper thought it was a good film that showed that Christ's sacrifice and crucifixion was indeed a violent event. This is definitely NOT a movie to take young children to see, even if you, as Bill O'Reilly from FOXNews suggests, read over the scriptures with your children beforehand. Letting, let's say, sixteen year olds see it I think would be stretching it. After all, it IS rated R. From what I have seen of the movie from what's been shown on television, it is a rather intense film that tells the story of the crucifixion the way it may have happened, blood and all. If you want a pretty film, or a tame film, go rent "Finding Nemo". Gibson has put his reputation on the line for this film, and he wouldn't have made it if he didn't believe it would make people think. Go, Mel!

Bush had a news confrence yesterday saying that there should be a Constitutional amendment defining marriage as "a union between a man and a woman". In other words, he is against so-called "gay marriages". C'mon, Mr. President, who are you to say what two consenting adults do behind closed doors? And to make all those petty comments about John Kerry because his state is actually debating the issue of allowing gay unions (Massachusetts has put off that debate until next month). You didn't mention Kerry's name specifically, but we all know who you meant.

And, what about the job issue, Mr. President? How did three-friggin-billion jobs become "lost" during your tenure in the White House, hmmm? All I know is that I have not had a regular full or part time job in nearly two years, and I blame your administration for that. I have no interest in anything you say because I know you're only saying it to get re-elected, and I'm going to work hard to make sure you don't. You can retire to that "ranch" of yours in Crawford, TX, and rake in the speaking engagment fees. Sad to say, Mr. President, your father had much more class and more brains than you do. He made his gaffes, but he was a much better President that you ever hoped to be. Why don't you just admit that there were no WMD's in Iraq and get it over with. What's wrong with our leaders telling us the truth for a change?

End rant.

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