Horrors From The Illegal Drug Trade - Link Correction

Hello Everyone,

Evelyn Here,

On Friday August 4, 2006, our local newspaper the Saint Petersburg Times ran an article that struck me to the core. It was a story about the inhumane treatment of a young boy of ten at the hands of a beastly drug dealer.  It is also a story of abuse that all too clearly fits into the purpose of this blog, which is to offer helpful information to women as well as links for stopping all types of abuse and other crimes.

The article describes how a young boy’s desire to buy a go-cart led him into the cruel world of the illegal drug trade and child abuse. The article was entitled “Drug Trade Rough on Boy, 10”, and it was written by Abhi Raghunathan. If you live in the St. Petersburg area, then you know the story. If you have not read the article, the link below leads to a news release from the Saint Petersburg Police Headquarters.

http://www.stpete.org/police/press_releases/08-03-06child_abuse.htm

The above picture was once offered by Allposter.com, but they no longer have it. It is appropriately entitled "NO DRUGS", artist unknown.

Evelyn out.

 

Good Week

Hello Everyone,

Evelyn Here,

I had a great week at work. In stead of trying to "fit in", I put my attention on my duties and not on what was said around me. "Fitting in" have lost its appeal, and I have made up my mind to stay clear of such argumentative situations. I am quite happy avoiding it and it showed in how I felt after the workday was over. I mood was much freer and happier.

They now know that I am comfortable working this way. I work well with them; I just do need not all the confrontation that they appear to thrive on.

They know about the blog, and just as I thought, some have read it. They are not happy with what I wrote. I can not help that. I believe that telling the truth is the best recourse to stopping the bullying. I know they do not like me. I can respect that, but I do need to suffer their abuses.

I pray that I never have to write about workplace abuses again. Motto: Trust thyself, and deal with the other guy cautiously

Evelyn out.

More on Michael Bay's Transformers Movie

Hey all you adult Transformers fans!

Evelyn Here,

I say adult Transformers fans because if you were like me and you got hooked on the original cartoon and followed it to it last season when your children were much younger than they are today, then you know what I am talking about.  Sitting there each Saturday morning wondering if Silverbot, and  Cheetor, or Optimus Primal would defeat the evil Megatron and his minions

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Well, today I found a  new link that had the latest on the news on Transformers movie due out on July 4, 2007.  Michael Bay is the director of this new movie. From of the pictures the movie is live actions. Still, I bet there will be a lot of computerized robots running around on  the screen for some scenes. The link Transformerland.com below contains links to more sites that have additional news, pictures, teasers, rumors, plot spoilers.  I am also including a link to ToyRocket.Com for collectors. Check them out.

http://www.transformerland.com/transformers-the-movie.html

http://www.toyrocket.com/html/catalog/cat_tf.html

Evelyn out.

HEX - The Final Season Episodes

Hello Everyone,

Evelyn Here,

For those of you who like the series Hex.  BBC America will air its final season starting June 2007.  Yes, that is right - 2007. I found the show after it has been cancelled as a summer rerun.  I did not know that it was cancelled at the time. It was a good series, and although I saw many Buffy-like themes, the series took the viewer deeper into the realm of the demonic adventure with a theme that was clearly based on the Book of Enoch, an non-canonized and unacceptible book of scriptures. It has been around for centuries and banned God only knows how many times, but the book has become great research material for such story lines as Hex. 

I, for one, enjoy the series, but I guess that like The WB's Bird of Prey, Hex did not find its audience.

Evelyn out.

Camera Jockey

Hello Everyone,

Evelyn Here,

Regardless of past few weeks harrowing and to my thinking unnecessary events that has occurs in my life by people who fail to accept the truth and then move on with life for being blinded by their own deceptive actions, I am still very activity in my church. Phew! What a long winded sentence.

Yesterday after giving my choir director some photos from our trip to Celebration Station with our church youth group, he asked me if I would like to be the official photographer for the youth group ministry. I would take photos of the schedules activities. This music director is also the students youth minister and a family therapist.  Previously, I had shown him other photos that I took and some of my original artwork.  So, he knows me well enough to know that  I enjoy fiddling with graphic art and taking photographs.

Since I have become of “camera jockey” and my camera with me everywhere just in case I see something or someone that catches my artist eye, I said yes. Now I am waiting for my first assignment. It is really of small thing, but I think it is  cool. 

Anyway, I am still in both choirs, but the Traditional choir is out for the summer and we will start up again this fall. With the Contemporary choir, we are singing all year long.

Evelyn out.

 

More Black on Black Crime: The Invitation

Hello Everyone,

Evelyn Here,

 

I just experienced a most disappointing display of social indifference today. For months now, I have been trying do what little I can to stop the flow of illegal drugs sold on the corner of my avenue and previous that I have tried to be the good citizen in reporting suspected crime.

 

The situation that I speak of today involves a co-worker who yesterday gave me strong impression that she was very concerned about the high rate of “Black on Black” in our city and particularly in her neighborhood, which differs from my neighborhood in location but crime wise the differences is small.

 

This woman invited me to join a rally that will be occurring tomorrow morning. I was delighted by her invitation and accepted. However, as with all such invitations that involve rally or marches publicly speaking out against crime, I wanted to check my source. I learned to do this after I was made a victim of “Black on Black” crime. I also check my sources because I know that the people I am trying to stop from selling the illegal drugs are not only still trying to cause my family and me trouble but have a relative working in the office who is actively pushing buttons to cause even more problems. 

 

When I discovered that the woman who invited me to the rally was neither interested in it or getting involved with the problems of her own neighborhood nor the crime I face in my neighborhood, I wanted to understand why this change in her from yesterday. What I learned was that she never cared and because she made the situation into a screaming match, I came to believe that she and one or two others had done this on purpose but did not expect me to be so thorough and check into the situation. In fact she tried to talk me out of having my of deacon check to see if there would be anyone from of our parish who knew of the rally and if there might be someone who would be going that I could attend with. 

 

Because it turned into a screaming match, we both had to speak with a supervisor and we were told not to talk about heated discussions such as religion and politics. This was fine with me; however,  I made it clear that I no longer trusted this woman and that my supervisor no longer needed to worry about me discussing such topics any more and that I not longer trusted the motivation of a woman who invites me to the rally she herself care nothing about getting involving in.

 

Of all those I have spoken to about the situation, the one question we all asked was,

 

“Why would she invite me or even mention it to me if she did not want to involve herself?”

 

I agree that in some cases politics and religion should not be discussed, especially if it caused situations like today. However, I thought we where two mature adult women who cared about ridding or at less reducing our neighborhoods of its crime and also finding solutions that might help to end the “Black on Black” crime which is  (as she stated) “common throughout the south side of the city where most Blacks lives”.

 

 Lesson of the day: when it comes to standing up against crime whether it is “Black on Black” crime or from another source, trust no one, and if your instinct tells you to check the information provided to you, trust it.

 

Question: Was I further victimized by “Black on Black” crime today?

 

Evelyn out.

Scars

Hello Everyone,

 

Evelyn Here,

 

I stated once before I have some pretty nice and thoughtful friends who email me some extraordinary and beautiful stuff at times. Today is no difference. Below is a story about life's scars, the unseen as well as the seen, and how Christ’s unending love for us make those scars bearable. The story is entitled The Scars of Life.  Thank you M. Know that you are loved by me and by Christ.

 

For clarity, I took the liberty to flesh out the tale in the area of the story where it was unclear.

 

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The Scars of Life

 

 

Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hold behind his house.

In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving

behind his shoes, socks and shirt as he went.

He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore.

His father working in the yard saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could.

Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached him.  From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but the father was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard his screams, raced from his truck with rifle in hand, saw the drama before him, took aim and shot the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father's fingernails dug into his flesh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved.

The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Dad wouldn't let go."

You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because God has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, He's been there holding on to you.

The Scripture teaches that God loves you. You are a child of God. He wants to protect you and provide for you in every way But sometimes we foolishly wade into dangerous situations, not knowing what lies ahead. The swimming hole of life is filled with peril - and we forget that the enemy is waiting to attack. That's when the tug-of-war begins - and if you have the scars of His love on your arms, be very, very grateful. He did not and will not ever let you go.

 

 

 

Never Judge another persons scars, because you don't know how they got them... Also, it is sooooo important that we are not selfish, to receive the blessings on these messages...without forwarding them to someone else. Right now, someone needs to know that God loves them,

and you love them too...enough not to let them go...

 

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Evelyn out.