Some Enchanted Evening

This evening was wonderful. My son, Shanathan, and I went through our holiday boxes. As some of you remember, we had mentioned something similar here when we moved into our new place. We had things delivered from two of our homes that we hadn't seen in years. Oh, the treasures we saw. And, oh, the wonders we saw tonight! I found old Christmas pictures I took of Key and Shanathan when Shanathan's new bike was revealed to him, one Christmas morn. And, to my delight, I found pictures of my friends and myself at my place from way back in 1996. So sweet. I lived in Las Vegas, so I made a small Christmas tree out of a tumble weed. One of my friends walked in and said, "Look! It's the Charlie Brown Christmas tree!" Too cute. It sure will be hard to find a tumble weed this coming winter. LoL ;) -SD

The Art of Conversation

It truly is an art. And one where one must be graceful. If one keeps talking and won't let another fully respond, and keeps thrusting the name of the other at them, over and over, as the other tries to talk, that is about control. One should only maintain self control as one talks. -SD Roads

And In Continuing Family Néws...

A wonderful gentleman neighbor helped me change two light bulbs in difficult places, a bit ago. A very nice man, he is. Yesterday afternoon, our family received word from a loved one in England. His name is Shaun. He made my day. I just found the email today. Thanxx Shaun! In other family news, my boys are learning to cook food by Chef Mommy. Their dad is a great cook, too. I recieved a greeting from a wonderful fellow children's advocate. She is thankful to me? I am thankful to her. She is a beautifully sweet hearted, amazing, and brilliant woman! Kudos to her. And, lastly, Shanathan just put out the pumpkins and we are about to put up the orange lights. It is a grand, festive time o' year! Too bad I am not on a pc, or I would update my holiday segment in my sidebar here on this blog, as I do every holiday. Oh well, c'est la vie. It is a hot cocoa kind of night. Sweet dreams to all tonight. -SD

An Aww Moment... More Like Awe... WHAAAT? LoL

Oh, I forgot to mention this earlier. To ask questions as a potential "friend" to someone in order to "see how they react" is very different than getting to know someone for the purposes of friendship by asking them questions to see what they think and exchange ideas. Waaay different. "I don't have time for this nonsense. I have a life! I have a boyfriend!", I was abruptly told by the Questioner. And it was so out of the blue. She had very selective hearing, which is not a good trait. I had to interject and say, "No, no, no! I said 'I'. I said 'I', not 'you'." She then slowed down and said, "Oh no. I understand for you. It is your passion and you fit everything in." Aww How lucky am I she said that. ... Sense my sarcasm? Lookie here. I don't think volunteering to help solve the JonBenét Ramsey case is "nonsense". If one bull doged that it was, one would have to contend with thousands of volunteers. Let's not lose focus. A real bull dog, that one was.
And that is my commentary, SD Roads

An Aww Moment... More Like Awe... WHAAAT? LoL

Oh, I forgot to mention this earlier. To ask questions as a potential "friend" to someone in order to "see how they react" is very different than getting to know someone for the purposes of friendship by asking them questions to see what they think and exchange ideas. Waaay different. "I don't have time for this nonsense. I have a life! I have a boyfriend!", I was abruptly told by the Questioner. And it was so out of the blue. She had very selective hearing, which is not a good trait. I had to interject and say, "No, no, no! I said 'I'. I said 'I', not 'you'." She then slowed down and said, "Oh no. I understand for you. It is your passion and you fit everything in." Aww How lucky am I she said that. ... Sense my sarcasm? Lookie here. I don't think volunteering to help solve the JonBenét Ramsey case is "nonsense". If one bull doged that it was, one would have to contend with thousands of volunteers. Let's not lose focus. A real bull dog, that one was.
And that is my commentary, SD Roads

An Aww Moment... More Like Awe... WHAAAT? LoL

Oh, I forgot to mention this earlier. To ask questions as a potential "friend" to someone in order to "see how they react" is very different than getting to know someone for the purposes of friendship by asking them questions to see what they think and exchange ideas. Waaay different. "I don't have time for this nonsense. I have a life! I have a boyfriend!", I was abruptly told by the Questioner. And it was so out of the blue. She had very selective hearing, which is not a good trait. I had to interject and say, "No, no, no! I said 'I'. I said 'I', not 'you'." She then slowed down and said, "Oh no. I understand for you. It is your passion and you fit everything in." Aww How lucky am I she said that. ... Sense my sarcasm? Lookie here. I don't think volunteering to help solve the JonBenét Ramsey case is "nonsense". If one bull doged that it was, one would have to contend with thousands of volunteers. Let's not lose focus. A real bull dog, that one was.
And that is my commentary, SD Roads

An Aww Moment... More Like Awe... WHAAAT? LoL

Oh, I forgot to mention this earlier. To ask questions as a potential "friend" to someone in order to "see how they react" is very different than getting to know someone for the purposes of friendship by asking them questions to see what they think and exchange ideas. Waaay different. "I don't have time for this nonsense. I have a life! I have a boyfriend!", I was abruptly told by the Questioner. And it was so out of the blue. She had very selective hearing, which is not a good trait. I had to interject and say, "No, no, no! I said 'I'. I said 'I', not 'you'." She then slowed down and said, "Oh no. I understand for you. It is your passion and you fit everything in." Aww How lucky am I she said that. ... Sense my sarcasm? Lookie here. I don't think volunteering to help solve the JonBenét Ramsey case is "nonsense". If one bull doged that it was, one would have to contend with thousands of volunteers. Let's not lose focus. A real bull dog, that one was.
And that is my commentary, SD Roads

An Aww Moment... More Like Awe... WHAAAT? LoL

Oh, I forgot to mention this earlier. To ask questions as a potential "friend" to someone in order to "see how they react" is very different than getting to know someone for the purposes of friendship by asking them questions to see what they think and exchange ideas. Waaay different. "I don't have time for this nonsense. I have a life! I have a boyfriend!", I was abruptly told by the Questioner. And it was so out of the blue. She had very selective hearing, which is not a good trait. I had to interject and say, "No, no, no! I said 'I'. I said 'I', not 'you'." She then slowed down and said, "Oh no. I understand for you. It is your passion and you fit everything in." Aww How lucky am I she said that. ... Sense my sarcasm? Lookie here. I don't think volunteering to help solve the JonBenét Ramsey case is "nonsense". If one bull doged that it was, one would have to contend with thousands of volunteers. Let's not lose focus. A real bull dog, that one was.
And that is my commentary, SD Roads

On The Health Homefront

It is a rocky road for me. But it is the road I am on, so I will make the most of it. It will be my medical adventure on the road to health. -SD Roads

On The Health Homefront

It is a rocky road for me. But it is the road I am on, so I will make the most of it. It will be my medical adventure on the road to health. -SD Roads

On The Health Homefront

It is a rocky road for me. But it is the road I am on, so I will make the most of it. It will be my medical adventure on the road to health. -SD Roads

To The Few

To those that ask me strange questions, I don't think it is fair that you ask such personal questions, and so many, and at such a fast rate. You are strangers to me. It is not safe to answer the deep and personal questions of strangers. I "have my life", too. And it is one I am proud of and love. A nice person once said to me that I would be better off as a child advocate than a cop because cops can be no good. I appreciate that. But cops can be good. The system can work. But I remember those words. I have never been a suspect of any case. I feel, keep those questions for suspects and perps. I am just your friendly neighborhood amateur reporter, investigator, and advocate. I get paid to do what I do, but I do some volunteer work. I have time and room in my heart for all. That is not boasting, as I say people should not do. It is merely my defense to the few. -Shannon (SD)

In Family Néws continued from immediately below:

... Nor does one need to do that to a fellow mother, especially if that mother is considered a nice person by the person asking the questions. I am going to go back to what I wrote before. I won't be taking certain calls or dealing with the media, amateur investigators, and the like. I will resume when the vacation time is over. Please respect that.In other family news, a big day for this family is the 14th of this month. And a party is planned. We missed Family Chess Night this week. However, the youngest of our bunch is still scheduled for his chess tournament, as was mentioned here previously.

On the Holiday front, a neighbor of ours has decorated her home for Halloween with a brilliant display. What a treat! We are soon to decorate. That will be a fun family event.

Lastly, me mum and dad came by to visit. Mom looked radiant! Dad did, too. What else is new? LoL ;)

So, from all of us here to you, Happy Thanksgiving!! And that is not just for the Canadians. ;) Have a nice rest of your observed CD! -SD

In Family Néws

Days ago I stated here that I am going to be not discussing the case of JonBenét Ramsey or John Mark Karr. It is not so much I need a break I just am taking one. Well, I still need to take one. Over the last couple of days I have been speaking with a female in a degree of depth, being asked question after question after question. I do not feel you become "friends" with people in a getting-to-know-you fashion, as she suggests, with interrogation. I did answer certain questions. This happened all so sudden. I was actually calling someone else, initially. I know my friends and I don't ask question after question after question when we first meet a person. It is imposing and quite rude. I say, state your purpose initially, be polite, be respectful, don't overspeak the other person you are drilling, and don't use boasting and sarcasm. It does not show good interpersonal skills. Further, it truly is unwarranted. True friendships take time. One does not need
to impose upon an aquaintance, either. ...

Hi. Here is an important announcement.

We, here, at the center will not be posting JoeBob's pending email account in the future, after it may be created. -SD Roads, Administrator