https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog daily 1.0 2025-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1587500904631-4J8SD3CQFUFOJ7TA984X/IMG_0320.jpg Blog - Welcome to Dear Easy Diaries… I’m grateful, I’m fierce, I’m loyal, I’m strong, I’m blessed, I’m fearless, but most of all I’m a survivor. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/good-christian-hypocrites monthly 0.5 2025-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/aa40d33d-b684-4e61-9d86-ddcc18b2b70c/Untitled+design-3.png Blog - “Good Christian Hypocrites” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/169670ba-77d7-40df-b4bd-cde51af7d362/thumbnail_IMG_1312.png Blog - “Good Christian Hypocrites” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d5e9e76e-4a3c-44ce-a83a-e81662a8e0e7/Untitled+design.png Blog - “Good Christian Hypocrites” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/91da8414-67b4-48f1-9249-926788028503/thumbnail_IMG_1313.png Blog - “Good Christian Hypocrites” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/57b977bb-563a-4618-b642-b2c4539e5cb0/Untitled+design-3.jpg Blog - “Good Christian Hypocrites” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/78d2a2de-f947-45f4-879f-bec1b5f9db59/thumbnail_IMG_1314.png Blog - “Good Christian Hypocrites” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1e0ee3c6-f633-4d9e-9c2e-1d70e216561f/Untitled+design-2.jpg Blog - “Good Christian Hypocrites” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/0527c03e-4593-4e4c-8d52-b7db2d204db4/IMG_1322.PNG Blog - “Good Christian Hypocrites” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/love-hurts monthly 0.5 2025-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f9cf63d8-aa4f-4742-9bbd-5be53c3339e4/thumbnail_IMG_5808.png Blog - “Love Hurts” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/3a0f7e0a-b676-493d-a821-5e11959122bb/thumbnail_IMG_2703.jpg Blog - “Love Hurts” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/026b75bd-b0fd-4938-8d46-6f9ed2a12bcc/istockphoto-183467222-612x612.jpg Blog - “Love Hurts” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/5241f0ab-5530-432b-beeb-c9d47b7b22d2/Untitled+design+copy+2.jpg Blog - “Love Hurts” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/e8139dac-9473-446a-a8ba-4b88c868e1b0/Untitled+design.jpg Blog - “Love Hurts” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/3db445a1-a499-4d59-bef1-f7eba45f4c0a/IMG_5793.PNG Blog - “Love Hurts” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d6ce04f4-5c61-4f37-b82d-35a8f4fdb949/Untitled+design+copy.jpg Blog - “Love Hurts” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/not-so-much-his-amp-hers-part-ii monthly 0.5 2024-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/07bec051-5d4a-48e8-a527-d2b968c23a75/IMG_2665.jpg Blog - Not So Much… (His & Hers Part II) - Make it stand out HOW ANY JUDICIAL SYSTEM COULD SO MISCONSTRUE THE MALFEASANCE EVIDENCED IN THIS ONE SPECIFIC LAWSUIT (“LEAGLE” - 854 F.SUPP.2D 134 [2010]”) TO RULE IN FAVOR OF THE NAMED DEFENDANT TWO YEARS AFTER HE WAS MADE A JUDGE IN THE SAME COUNTY IS STILL MIND-BOGGLING? OH BUT NO… OF COURSE, THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE. LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE GEORGIA COUNTY WHERE THE LAWSUIT OCCURRED; IT’S BEEN SWIMMING IN SCANDAL FOR DECADES. THAT BOTH THE DEFENDANT AS WELL AS HIS LEGAL COUNSEL WERE BOTH AL’S DIVORCE ATTORNEYS, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY JUSTICES IN THE SAME COUNTY SEEMS A TAD SUSPECT, BUT, MAYBE THAT’S JUST MY TAKE? I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT JUDICIAL CANONS FROWN UPON SUCH BEHAVIOR, AND THEN I REMEMBER THAT ONE REBA SONG ABOUT THE LIGHTS GOING OUT IN GEORGIA, SO THERE MUST BE SOMETHING THERE, THERE? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/2cf8fc7c-20e7-432e-8ae5-35d932b28211/IMG_0193_anonymized.png Blog - Not So Much… (His & Hers Part II) - Make it stand out OKAY MISSY, TRY TO FORGET THE FACT THAT 414 SAINT ANNIES LANE WAS ALLOCATED TO THE UMBRELLA OF AL’S OWNERSHIP, EVEN IF NOT DISCLOSED TO ME. BUT ENOUGH WITH THE TIN FOIL CONSPIRACY THEORIES… MOVE FORWARD AND FOCUS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/fd685e19-5f0c-48ba-8daf-ebd561d99b58/IMG_0191.PNG Blog - Not So Much… (His & Hers Part II) - Make it stand out I COULDN’T HELP BUT THINK IF MY MOM WERE STILL ALIVE RIGHT NOW, SHE WOULD SAY… “I TRIED SO HARD TO RAISE LADIES!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/8fe9c3d1-90b8-4da0-9f8a-2b1d69e456f8/IMG_2612_anonymized.png Blog - Not So Much… (His & Hers Part II) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b38b5068-98e3-45c2-9125-7bf5566a5a44/IMG_8437.png Blog - Not So Much… (His & Hers Part II) - Make it stand out FROM THE COMFORT OF THAT STURDY AND SPACIOUS SWING, I WATCHED THE CHANGING SEASCAPE IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST OF OUR OCEANFRONT SEA ISLAND HOME WHILE PONDERING HOW THE CRASHING EBB AND FLOW OF WAVES SEEMED TO SUDDENLY RESEMBLE THE KIDS AND MY NEW LIFE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1730253649897-MGTPQ0EW1JSISTLO8HUZ/IMG_8439_anonymized.png Blog - Not So Much… (His & Hers Part II) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1730253657176-3CPD8VOE62EGQE8483E2/IMG_8438_anonymized.png Blog - Not So Much… (His & Hers Part II) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/ba7368fe-b792-4134-824a-9d5cc0e94b35/IMG_8440.png Blog - Not So Much… (His & Hers Part II) - Make it stand out THAT THIS MESS OF LEGAL CRAP, CONSUMED A GOOD PORTION OF MY KID’S AND MY LIFE FOR A DECADE OR MORE IS A CAUTIONARY TALE, SO PLEASE BELIEVE ME WHEN I PLEAD WITH YOU… DO NOT EVER GIVE A LAWYER (OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER) THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT UNTIL THEY HAVE PROVED THEY’RE “WORTH THEIR SALT.” YOU CAN THANK ME LATER. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/8d32b8e9-0d53-4bc1-ad87-a664f093f86c/TRANSPARENCY.png Blog - Not So Much… (His & Hers Part II) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/3684da2c-1b3c-45d2-bacd-dcec063f3497/IMG_8436_anonymized.png Blog - Not So Much… (His & Hers Part II) - Make it stand out THIS PICTURE OF THE FIVE OF US SITTING IN MY FAVORITE BOOTH AT SNYDER’S REMINDS ME THAT DESPITE WHATEVER MY STATE OF MIND WAS LIKE OTHERWISE, WE STILL PIECED TOGETHER A BIRTHDAY THAT, ALBEIT A TAD UNUSUAL, WAS NOTHING IF NOT MEMORABLE. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/his-amp-hers monthly 0.5 2024-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/690e1063-0d7b-4556-ba0e-6b2930eae830/71Z0fKsNhiL._AC_UF350%2C350_QL80_.jpg Blog - His & Hers… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/34f83430-b399-4948-a279-fdb2ced51bdf/IMG_7102.PNG Blog - His & Hers… - Make it stand out WITH CLOSE TO 47,000 SCREENSHOTS SAVED ON MY DEVICES, IT'S HARD TO KNOW THE SPECIFIC SOURCE OF THIS THOROUGH EXPLANATION, BUT THANK YOU TO WHOMEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS HELPFUL LITTLE NUGGET OF INFORMATION. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/4617fbb8-d5bb-4daf-9679-6964ccd479a4/IMG_7120.jpg Blog - His & Hers… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/e5c9109a-fc32-4c8a-b1ce-6dd132d60146/IMG_7098.jpg Blog - His & Hers… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/e6c6a3cd-8445-41ee-9a4b-21c503847d71/IMG_7890_censored.jpg Blog - His & Hers… - Make it stand out CARS, COASTS, FRIENDS, & IN AL'S CASE, EVEN FACTS WERE ALL UP FOR GRABS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/e1da9a85-70dc-42f5-afa5-779b86b2704a/IMG_7118.PNG Blog - His & Hers… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/7b28deda-e9b5-4dab-b36d-85bc180ea45d/IMG_7095_censored.jpg Blog - His & Hers… - Make it stand out IT'S TOUGH TO TELL FROM THIS IMAGE, BUT THE DOCUMENTED "ASSIGNED VALUE OF $3900.00," WHICH AL ALLEGEDLY SOLD LOTS 6 & 10 KINGS POINT FOR TO THE SEA ISLAND COMPANY IS SUSPECT... AT BEST, BUT IT SURE HELPED "CLEAN UP" AL'S NEED TO DISCLOSE ANY AND ALL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS DURING AN AUTOMATIC STAY. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/morgan-run-101 monthly 0.5 2024-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/ff372b1c-c1e4-4bca-a503-ff6b632d5a05/4x6-american-flag-05.webp.jpeg Blog - MORGAN RUN 101 - Make it stand out GOD BLESS & PROTECT AMERICA... ALWAYS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/df6d67d8-3083-4eca-bfc8-a0ff4271af8f/IMG_6411.PNG Blog - MORGAN RUN 101 - Make it stand out WHAT DO YOU THINK? ~ LET’S GO TURN SOME PAGES. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d3685f33-260e-4dfd-82dc-178a8786bf5c/IMG_6418.PNG Blog - MORGAN RUN 101 - Make it stand out ONE NEVER KNOWS WHEN THE NEED TO ALTER A COMPONENT OF OUR CAREFULLY PLANNED AGENDAS MIGHT BE NECESSARY, BUT THEN I'VE GOTTEN PRETTY ADEPT AT DEALING WITH "PLAN B'S AND PLOT TWISTS, SO PIVOT I DID. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/66c4a5b7-34e5-46ff-98b3-a5518a4c6f78/IMG_6417.PNG Blog - MORGAN RUN 101 - Make it stand out RUGER WAS A REAL PRO AT MAKING HIMSELF FEEL RIGHT AT HOME, WHEREVER! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/8d5ac23e-23ce-464c-9477-db61dce83f2d/IMG_6412.PNG Blog - MORGAN RUN 101 - Make it stand out LIKE IT OR NOT... THIS PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP A DECENT GAME PLAN FOR LIFE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/7474b853-6b8b-45bf-b0b0-32d5517c3650/IMG_6404.PNG Blog - MORGAN RUN 101 - Make it stand out This one-of-a-kind creature will forever be remembered and live on in my eyes and heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1726112030345-QAUWC5WPFEMCQDDOBE8D/IMG_6405.PNG Blog - MORGAN RUN 101 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1726112031039-9CI46IN1Q65H11KCMXZ5/IMG_6407+2.PNG Blog - MORGAN RUN 101 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1726112034674-YTCLPOVYEQT36NZROIKB/IMG_6406+2.PNG Blog - MORGAN RUN 101 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/061b33e0-def2-4631-9137-71a469518a7f/TAL-inn-at-rancho-santa-fe-exterior-RANCHOSF1023-4fcb25d309814112813e8df7e96cc393.jpg Blog - MORGAN RUN 101 - Make it stand out THIS GLORIOUS PROPERTY IS ALSO KNOWN AS "THE INN AT RANCHO SANTA FE". https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/holi-daze monthly 0.5 2024-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/afb25a13-fed6-4b0e-b703-6b2513d8be71/Better-to-be-slapped-with-the-truth-than-kissed-wi.jpeg Blog - “Holi-Daze” - Make it stand out THE RESULT OF MANY OF MY LIFE’S EXPERIENCES IS EMBODIED IN THIS QUOTE ABOVE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/71a08361-e325-4635-a803-d3d2dd609e88/IMG_3255.jpg Blog - “Holi-Daze” - Make it stand out A POWERFUL TRUTH. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/ac02822b-c8c0-45a9-b799-6b0fe46f487c/IMG_3004.PNG Blog - “Holi-Daze” - Make it stand out LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE STREET FROM ONE ANOTHER LIVED FATHER AND SON. FORTUNATELY WE HAD A TRIBE OF SUPPORTERS AND MANY GOOD MEN WILLING TO STEP UP, INCLUDING SEVERAL “HEELIN” GOOD COWBOYS… BUT THEY WERE NOT MY BOY”S FATHER. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/638436e2-4d5e-4f9a-87a4-f4e29197cc04/Unknown.jpeg Blog - “Holi-Daze” - Make it stand out THIS TEXT AND CHRISTMAS “GIFT” WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE EVER FATHOMED RECEIVING, PARTICULARLY DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE MATERIAL INCLUDED WITHIN THE MESSAGE AND THE EMOTIONAL TSUNAMI WHICH ENSUED. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/0bf2eb67-f707-436d-88d4-411d628b627f/IMG_3737.PNG Blog - “Holi-Daze” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/pretty-smart monthly 0.5 2024-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1714958415482-FNELS62GU51CQRWKXAIE/IMG_0316.png Blog - “Pretty” Smart… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1714958603213-KHEGG5HVHJAYR54NRL4I/IMG_5007.png Blog - “Pretty” Smart… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f7edd552-31d1-4104-a3f2-ea35c8176909/IMG_0325.PNG Blog - “Pretty” Smart… - Make it stand out IF YOU HAVEN’T CAUGHT ON JUST YET, EVEN AFTER ALL MY “EQUALIZER” MOVIE REFERENCES, I’LL CONFIRM THE TRUTH… YES, I HAVE AN EVER SO SLIGHT “THING” FOR DENZEL WASHINGTON AND THIS PARTICULAR QUOTE SEEMED SO INCREDIBLY APROPOS RIGHT ABOUT NOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1714959282837-6WOA2A9KQ9ZDCP5NPVON/IMG_0323+2.PNG Blog - “Pretty” Smart… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1714959299142-1SNSE8HJ4BUSGZKQTQFY/IMG_0327.png Blog - “Pretty” Smart… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/6f30654d-2e9c-4587-a030-13adb8eaef86/IMG_0317.PNG Blog - “Pretty” Smart… - Make it stand out FOR MAYBE THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I GOT THE DISTINCT FEELING THAT I COULD AND SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING MORE THAN SIMPLY FOLLOWING THE ROAD WHICH HAD BEEN SET OUT FOR ME. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b8218de0-0b84-4abc-b596-38e02769d93f/IMG_0319.PNG Blog - “Pretty” Smart… - Make it stand out BEFORE AL, I HADN’T A CLUE WHAT THE DESCRIPTIVE MESSAGE ABOVE MEANT. I WOULD EVENTUALLY FIND OUT IN A VERY CRUEL & PERSONAL WAY JUST HOW ACCURATE THE PORTRAYAL REFLECTED IN THAT PASSAGE PARALLELED MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY THEN HUSBAND. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b2d87dd9-bd6c-4c78-9164-edbd08b2b217/IMG_5008.png Blog - “Pretty” Smart… - Make it stand out MUDDY WATERS CONSUMED MY UPBRINGING, AND VIV AND I HAD MORE THAN OUR SHARE OF DISAGREEMENTS, POWER STRUGGLES, AND OTHER ISSUES OVER THE YEARS, BUT AT THAT MOMENT, AS IN MANY OTHERS, VIV (SIX & A HALF YEARS MY SENIOR) WAS THE PERSON I LOOKED TO AS AN EXAMPLE OF STRENGTH AND TENACITY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/9bb64551-84b3-41ff-bba3-135868036d74/IMG_0314.PNG Blog - “Pretty” Smart… - Make it stand out “ROSIE THE RIVETER” (DEPICTED HERE) WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS WIDELY RECOGNIZED POSTER. “SHE” BECAME A CULTURAL ICON FOR THE MANY, MANY WOMEN WHO REPRESENTED AN ESSENTIAL, BEHIND THE SCENES, WORK FORCE IN THE U.S. DURING WORLD WAR II. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/chaos-amp-coparenting-not-for-the-faint-of-heart monthly 0.5 2024-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f27dfe23-dad0-4c7a-8811-329b9c7ea60b/IMG_8254+2.jpg Blog - CHAOS & COPARENTING: Not for the Faint of Heart - Make it stand out I WAS SO FAR OUT OF MY DEPTH, IT’S NO WONDER I LOST SIGHT OF ANY RATIONAL THOUGHT AND SPENT DECADES DEFENDING AND STICKING BY SOMEONE WHO HAD NO CAPACITY FOR HONEST & CONSISTENT RECIPROCATION. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/cc45e234-3238-4829-b7ec-c4d9a8b7aa80/IMG_3939.jpg Blog - CHAOS & COPARENTING: Not for the Faint of Heart - Make it stand out SWEET AVA REALLY WAS HELPFUL (FINGERNAILS ASIDE) BUT SHE DIDN’T LIKE THE CONSTANT TRAVEL & EMOTIONAL UPHEAVAL, SO HER TENURE WAS FAIRLY SHORT-LIVED. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/66d6349c-2344-4d08-96e7-8d169f808a67/IMG_8269.PNG Blog - CHAOS & COPARENTING: Not for the Faint of Heart - Make it stand out IF I COULD DRAW AN INCH & A HALF LONG ARROW FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VAN SHOWN IN THIS PICTURE DIRECTLY OVER TO THE RIGHT, IT WOULD LAND ON THE EXACT LOCATION WHERE THE KIDS AND MY FIRST OF THREE RENTAL HOMES IN TWO YEARS FOLLOWING THE DIVORCE SAT… “NESTLED” BETWEEN THE 101 FREEWAY AND SANTA BARBARA TRAIN TRACKS. WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS PHOTO ON INSTAGRAM, I WAS STUNNED BY THE TRUCK’S COINCIDENTAL LOCATION, BUT THE MESSAGE ON THE VAN COULDN’T HAVE BEEN MORE FITTING OR TIMELY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/329f8d3c-37a5-4464-a400-1d3afbd9ee6b/IMG_8260.PNG Blog - CHAOS & COPARENTING: Not for the Faint of Heart - Make it stand out PARENTING IS HARD WORK, BUT FOR ME, IT WAS ALSO THE GREATEST HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF MY LIFE. “SUGARBOO” AND THEIR FRAME ABOVE, WITH THE QUOTE FROM HELEN STEINER RICE, CAPTURE EVERYTHING I FELT AND CONTINUE TO FEEL ABOUT MOTHERHOOD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/e039fe8b-3702-4c04-a0c1-2696d1137d45/IMG_8258.PNG Blog - CHAOS & COPARENTING: Not for the Faint of Heart - Make it stand out TRUTH. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/aec1bd8d-bcc9-4971-9088-4d41c88615d4/IMG_8266.jpg Blog - CHAOS & COPARENTING: Not for the Faint of Heart - Make it stand out GO AHEAD, LET THAT REALLY SINK IN, AND IF YOU KNOW ONE, FOLLOW ROGER, THE ATTORNEY’S ADVICE AND… RUN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/3f075765-1ea2-4b41-9821-40afac423d6d/IMG_8262.PNG Blog - CHAOS & COPARENTING: Not for the Faint of Heart - Make it stand out I’M NOT SURE THERE COULD BE ANY MORE ACCURATE EXPRESSION REGARDING MY EXPERIENCES THAN THIS PARTICULAR SENTIMENT?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f869f4dd-f437-4dba-b954-986ac13354f3/IMG_8271.PNG Blog - CHAOS & COPARENTING: Not for the Faint of Heart - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/a-rosary-or-a-xanax monthly 0.5 2024-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/44698faa-1ab3-4905-935e-926b18614543/IMG_8005.PNG Blog - A Rosary or A Xanax? - Make it stand out FOR ANYONE, ANYWHERE, WHO MAY FIND THEMSELVES READING THIS… TAKE “GRANDMA’S ADVICE” TO HEART. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/594b9579-9512-4f9b-b26a-8dff03275959/Unknown-13.jpg Blog - A Rosary or A Xanax? - Make it stand out I WAS NEW AT EMAILING WHEN THIS EXCHANGED OCCURRED, SO I HADN’T QUITE CAUGHT ON TO CHECKING FOR AUTO-CORRECT AND OTHER “OPERATOR ERRORS.” PERHAPS I’VE SHARED THIS POIGNANT INSIGHT BEFORE? SOME STATEMENTS BEAR REPEATING… THIS IS ONE OF THEM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/85c46cc0-3b82-438c-a63b-52ac6faac993/IMG_7976.PNG Blog - A Rosary or A Xanax? - Make it stand out OCTOBER, 2007 ~ “JUST TWO MONTHS EARLIER, OUR LITTLE DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY OF FOUR, COMPLETE WITH 3 DOGS AND SQUIRT THE TURTLE LEFT THIS HOME, ALL TOGETHER ABOARD OUR LEAR FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR IN GEORGIA, ALONG WITH AL’S MASTER PLAN/DESIGN WORK, AN INCREASINGLY EXTRAVAGANT, YET APPARENTLY DISSATISFYING LIFESTYLE, AND WHATEVER OTHER IMPETUS HAD SUCKED AL INTO THE SEA ISLAND COMPANY AND COMMUNITY A DECADE AND A HALF EARLIER.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/97d619fa-811c-4f74-8372-de8c073b6681/IMG_7980.jpg Blog - A Rosary or A Xanax? - Make it stand out “MY COLLECTION OF SCREENSHOTS GATHERED OVER THE YEARS PROVES AWFULLY HELPFUL FROM TIME TO TIME… LIKE NOW. EVEN THOUGH I’VE NEVER HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THE SOURCE OF THIS PEARL OF WISDOM, I SURE DO AGREE WITH THE ASSESSMENT, AND SINCERELY WISH MORE FAMILY LAW COUNSEL AND COURTS WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE REALITY REFLECTED IN THOSE WORDS. LEGAL AND/OR COURT MANDATED COPARENTING IS OFTEN UNTENABLE, DAMAGING, AND EVEN DANGEROUS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/ddd3d220-6f8b-4222-8ed9-6277e92f18ec/IMG_7973.PNG Blog - A Rosary or A Xanax? - Make it stand out I HEARD AN EXPRESSION RECENTLY THAT SAID, “SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE CLOUDS. WHEN THEY GO AWAY, IT’S A BRIGHTER DAY.” TRUE THAT. LOOKS LIKE MY CURRENT STATE OF MIND IS A WHOLE LOT HEALTHIER AND MORE JUDICIOUS THAN THE OLD MISSY’S. CHEERS TO THAT AND TO THE ROSARY OF GRATITUDE I’M ABOUT TO SAY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/c34d7a4a-18a3-491f-8460-53a14b48bb09/After+Monday+%26+Tuesday+Even+the+Calendar+Says+WTF.png Blog - A Rosary or A Xanax? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/the-list-or-the-lobster monthly 0.5 2024-01-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f53e1a00-a2d6-4ba8-8551-fa57a6ccfe65/1*pbc_Ffk0yzIZFYHVrG8vcw.jpg Blog - “The List, The Accountant… & The Lobster” - Make it stand out WHOEVER SAID, “LESS IS MORE” OBVIOUSLY NEVER HAD ENOUGH MORE, NOR KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE HAMPTONS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/0f1bcbf8-8e24-48ef-95ed-01e3e3bac98f/6950.jpg Blog - “The List, The Accountant… & The Lobster” - Make it stand out THE PROCESS OF EXTRICATING MYSELF FROM AL AND THE ACCOUNTANT’S WEB OF DECEPTION AND ENDLESS “LIST” OF FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES CONJURES UP IMAGES LIKE THE ONE ABOVE. ESCAPING THE HOT WATER WHICH AL & THE ACCOUNTANT TRIED TO DROWN ME UNDER WAS NO CAKEWALK, TO SAY THE LEAST. THANK HEAVENS FOR ALL THOSE YEARS OF DODGING WAVES AT THE LA JOLLA BEACH & TENNIS CLUB… AND MY BLIND TENACITY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/99f92e43-b9ac-4f7a-a678-3fbde55b4c36/IMG_5723.PNG Blog - “The List, The Accountant… & The Lobster” - Make it stand out THIS QUOTE AND BACKGROUND MESSAGE FROM CHIP GAINES IN A BACK ISSUE OF “MAGNOLIA MAGAZINE” REALLY STUCK WITH ME. SO TOO, MY MISSION TO DISCLOSE THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HEINOUS LEVELS OF DECEPTION AND LEGAL FRAUD (DIVORCE, BANKRUPTCY & TAX) EXACTED BY AL AND THE ACCOUNTANT WILL FOREVER REMAIN A CONSTANT. IF SHINING A LIGHT, BY SHARING MY EXPERIENCES, SHEDS HELPFUL INSIGHT INTO THE MALICIOUS MACHINATIONS WHICH OFTEN STEER & VIOLATE THE LEGAL SYSTEM, NEGATIVELY AFFECTING THE OUTCOME WHICH “AN OUTSPOUSE” AND THE CHILDREN OF DIVORCE ENDURE, I AM FIRMLY COMMITTED TO SUCH TRANSPARENCY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/29f22068-c803-4d66-b63b-19d03955e639/41uUIwdbqgL._AC_UF1000%2C1000_QL80_.jpg Blog - “The List, The Accountant… & The Lobster” - Make it stand out MAYBE IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO HEED THE WORDS WITHIN THIS BLACK SQUARISH GRAPHIC? BUT… IF I DID “LET SHIT GO,” WOULD THERE BE ANY CHANCE I MIGHT PROVE HELPFUL TO OTHERS WHO ARE POTENTIALLY FACING SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES? DOUBTFUL. IF I HAVE THE ABILITY TO REACH EVEN ONE PERSON WHO NEEDS THE EXTRA PUSH TO AGGRESSIVELY ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES, IT’S WORTH EVERY IOTA OF EFFORT & AGIDA THAT THESE MEMORIES MAY STIR. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/family-trust-pt-3-aka-revocable-trustnbsp monthly 0.5 2023-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/90688246-1fe8-4485-9823-94431ff7b6dd/thumbnail_IMG_3568_censored.jpg Blog - Family Trust Pt.3 -a.k.a. Revocable Trust  - Make it stand out IT DIDN’T ELICIT THE SAME EMOTION OR THE PAIN OF BETRAYAL THAT THE QUITCLAIM DEED I WAS DEMANDED TO SIGN FOR THE ROCKBRIDGE ROAD TRANSACTION A YEAR EARLIER AND THREE YEARS AFTER OUR MARRIAGE, BUT IT STILL TOOK FAR TOO LONG BEFORE I LEARNED ALL THE IN’S & OUT’S OF THIS PARTICULAR LEGAL “VEHICLE.” WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY DESCRIBED TO ME MERELY AS A DOCUMENT ENABLING AL TO MAKE REAL ESTATE DECISIONS “ON THE FLY AND UNENCUMBERED” TOOK ON A LIFE ALL ITS OWN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/50b7e315-6432-4f3e-b966-11a9637204ef/IMG_1574_censored.jpg Blog - Family Trust Pt.3 -a.k.a. Revocable Trust  - Make it stand out NO MATTER HOW MANY OTHERS FELL BY THE WAYSIDE OR ACTIVELY AIMED FOR THE TARGET ON MY BACK DURING AND FOLLOWING THE DIVORCE, I WAS INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO THINK THAT MAREN MIGHT BE BACK IN OUR LIVES. P.S., BUT WHAT THE DEVIL WAS I THINKING WITH MY HEAVY-DUTY EYEBROW APPLICATION? YIKES. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/dbbd741a-feb1-4ec4-8bcc-24abb3fe641f/thumbnail_IMG_3565_censored.jpg Blog - Family Trust Pt.3 -a.k.a. Revocable Trust  - Make it stand out I’D NEVER HAVE GUESSED THAT AL COULDN’T EVEN BE STRAIGHT ABOUT HIS FAMILY’S NAMES AND HISTORY, BUT YET HERE IT IS… SAME FAMILY AND THE SAME ADDRESS WHERE ONE OF AL’S SISTERS STILL RESIDES TODAY. IT’S ALL RIGHT THERE IN BLACK AND WHITE, FOR ANYONE TO SEE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/9552fcc6-9271-4a51-8e35-6ebaa0369b87/Untitled+design-9.png Blog - Family Trust Pt.3 -a.k.a. Revocable Trust  - Make it stand out THIS CHAIN OF TEXT EXCHANGES BETWEEN AL AND ME IS BUT ONE OF MANY REMINDERS OF THE LITANY OF MISTRUTHS WHICH CONSUMED AL’S ENTIRE BEING. REGARDLESS OF THE “TALES” HE SPREADS LIKE WILDFIRE, THE REALITY IS DIFFERENT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f1fedeac-3211-441e-ad85-db73cb05a85e/thumbnail_IMG_3557.png Blog - Family Trust Pt.3 -a.k.a. Revocable Trust  - Make it stand out “IT’S NOT WHAT YOU LOOK AT THAT MATTERS, IT’S WHAT YOU SEE.” -HENRY DAVID THOREAU I FIND THE SOFT EXPRESSION RADIATING FROM THE EYES OF THIS MAGNIFICENT ANIMAL, PAINTED BY THE TALENTED ARTIST, EMILIE LUND, SUCH A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THE QUOTE ABOVE? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/74019eb3-676d-4b80-b8cd-4c3fc352efe3/thumbnail_IMG_3559_censored.jpg Blog - Family Trust Pt.3 -a.k.a. Revocable Trust  - Make it stand out IT’S A SAFE BET THAT THIS PHOTO, TAKEN IN THE VERY SAME SPOT AS THE ONE I REFERENCE, DID NOT OCCUR ON THE DATE IN QUESTION. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/11e9151c-b89c-49f8-ad04-e448183aef61/thumbnail_IMG_3558.jpg Blog - Family Trust Pt.3 -a.k.a. Revocable Trust  - Make it stand out HOW WEIRD IT WAS TO FIND MYSELF LIVING IN A HOUSE A MERE STONE’S THROW AWAY FROM THE LAKEFRONT HOME WHERE I SPENT A GOOD BIT OF MY CHILDHOOD? WAS IT A COSMIC SIGN OR MERELY HAPPENSTANCE? https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/family-trust-pt2 monthly 0.5 2023-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d5144974-594a-4c4e-9f5a-f79945c5bf7b/tumblr_n3hqzzuSye1s4yyi9o1_500.png Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.2 - Make it stand out THIS POEM BY MARY OLIVER HAS PROVIDED ME WITH INSIGHT, STRENGTH, AND COMFORT, MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT, AND MY PLAN IS TO CONTINUE RELYING UPON ITS INSPIRATION, BECAUSE THOSE DARK BOXES HAVE A WAY OF REAPPEARING. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/3c55796a-2231-4e7c-81fe-aae51a55735f/IMG_2588.PNG Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.2 - Make it stand out ART IS TRULY IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. WITH THAT SENTIMENT IN MIND, I ALWAYS THOUGHT MOM’S WORK, WHILE STIRRING AND PAINSTAKINGLY DETAILED, EXPRESSED A SADNESS WHICH SPOKE FROM THE BROODY COLORING OF SKIES AND BACKGROUNDS THAT PREVAILED AMONGST A MAJORITY OF HER CANVASES. STILL, I SUPPOSE THERE COULD BE COMFORT FOUND KNOWING MOM EXPLORED THERAPY THROUGH ARTISTIC EXPRESSION RATHER THAN INFIDELITY? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/215c0422-e988-416b-ab6c-d5d01300ecf0/IMG_1306_censored.jpg Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.2 - Make it stand out THIS PHOTO MAY BE A REPEAT, OR EVEN A THREE-PEAT, BUT IT’S WORTH SHOWING AGAIN BECAUSE IT SO ACCURATELY PORTRAYS THE FAÇADE MY FAMILY LIVED AND HID BEHIND. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AFTER THE HORRIBLE “DIANE/HORSESHOW” INCIDENT AND APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR PRIOR TO MY PARENT’S SPLIT. THAT’S SOME MESSED UP CRAP. YOU’D THINK I MIGHT HAVE LEARNED FROM IT ALL? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f57d253c-f6fe-41d6-852c-e40624a742f5/IMG_2595_censored.jpg Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.2 - Make it stand out BUDDHA IS QUOTED AS HAVING SAID, “THREE THINGS CANNOT BE LONG HIDDEN: THE SUN, THE MOON AND THE TRUTH…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/18cb7087-37c1-4b58-bb83-a14a39b3e08e/IMG_1307.png Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.2 - Make it stand out THESE TWO… BROTHER AND SISTER, EACH ENDED UP IN DEATH HAVING BEEN COMPLETELY DECEIVED BY THEIR CHOSEN FAVORED “CHILDREN.” TURNS OUT, PA’S DEATH ALL THOSE YEARS AGO SET INTO MOTION A MESS AND MAZE OF LIES, GREED, AND HATEFULNESS SO TWISTED, IT’S ALMOST UNFATHOMABLE. NOT QUITE TWO YEARS AGO, I WROTE A POST ENTITLED “CHANGES, CHOICES & CHIAVARI CHAIRS;” TURNS OUT THE “ICKY” SIBLING DYNAMIC I REFERENCED MIGHT HAVE BEEN RECIPROCAL, BASED ON THIS PHOTO AND THE UNLIMITED AUTHORITY/POWER MY MOM SO CAVALIERLY GAVE MY UNCLE ONCE MY GRANDFATHER WAS GONE? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1e2c1008-2c1f-4bbf-a70b-14f79b56c6ef/IMG_2589.PNG Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.2 - Make it stand out THERE’S NO BETTER FACIAL EXPRESSION TO ACCOMPANY THIS PARTICULAR POST… AND SO MANY OTHERS TOO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/7cc53e37-5ac2-41d2-bc07-490606714020/IMG_1305.png Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.2 - Make it stand out THIS PORTRAIT AND OTHER HORSESHOW DAY PHOTOS STILL HANG IN MY HOME TODAY. YOU KNOW THE EXPRESSION, “A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS,” WELL THAT PART OF MY JOURNEY SURE PROVES THAT THE ADAGE IS SPOT ON. WORDS AND “TRUST” WERE NOT HIGH ON THE PRIORITY LIST IN MY FAMILY OF ORIGIN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/c30ec6c6-c628-4a6d-954d-0730fef45f6a/IMG_6564_censored.jpg Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.2 - Make it stand out PHOTO OF PAGES FROM MOM AND DAD’S DIVORCE AGREEMENT… IN ADDITION TO THE “CLARIFICATION” OF THE CERTAIN DETAILS MOM CHOSE TO RELAY TO US KIDS REGARDING CUSTODIAL ISSUES, THE DOCUMENT OUTLINED THE ASSETS DAD TOOK AWAY FROM MY PARENT’S MARRIAGE. THAT’S MOST LIKELY “FODDER” FOR A LATER TIME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/62409e29-d927-4f54-a2b6-007ad79902ea/IMG_2592.JPG Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.2 - Make it stand out PICTURED HERE ARE MY FATHER, MY MATERNAL GRANDFATHER, AND MY PATERNAL GRANDFATHER ALL GATHERING TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE ANNUAL KNIGHTS OF MALTA INDUCTION CEREMONY HELD IN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/961cc6b6-e0ac-40db-b102-ba10b5c35c3e/IMG_6559_censored.jpg Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.2 - Make it stand out GRAPHIC OF PA’S WILL & TRUST, DELINEATING THE DISBURSEMENTS… “PA’S” WILL AND TRUST IS THE FIRST TIME I WAS EVER LISTED AS A BENEFICIARY IN AN OFFICIAL TRUST DOCUMENT. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/family-trust-pt1 monthly 0.5 2023-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/3edcfae0-4dc7-42eb-a81a-2d4f670a8882/thumbnail_IMG_2087.png Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.1 - Make it stand out ONE OF THE FEW THINGS I MISS ABOUT BEING ON INSTAGRAM IS THE ASSORTMENT OF INSPIRATION I USED TO STUMBLE UPON… LIKE @BROMSTHEPOET. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/e8c51a5c-8d5a-4728-9af2-f235ed05b863/thumbnail_IMG_2100.png Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.1 - Make it stand out I’VE SHARED PLENTY OF TIMES THAT I AM, BOTH, UNAPOLOGETICALLY CATHOLIC AS WELL AS A FLAWED INDIVIDUAL. WITH THOSE FACTORS IN MIND, TOGETHER WITH THE LATIN & RELIGIOUS ROOT OF THIS EXPRESSION ACKNOWLEDGING ONE’S CULPABILITY FOR FAULT, FAILURE OR SHORTCOMING, THIS PHRASE REALLY HITS HOME FOR ME ABOUT NOW AND WHAT BETTER TIME TO EMBRACE IT? WITH THAT SAID… AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE AND LET’S MOVE ON. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/be2430cd-b1f0-43d7-903c-dee568229df5/thumbnail_IMG_2092_censored.jpg Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.1 - Make it stand out THIS ODD ASSORTMENT OF CARDS AND POST-IT NOTES WAS THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM DORA LAST SPRING AFTER A COUPLE MONTHS OF CALLS AND TEXTS WHICH FOLLOWED THE PASSING OF HER PARTNER. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/3c8b57d2-477f-40b9-9a46-bf506113a630/IMG_1145_censored.jpg Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.1 - Make it stand out THIS PICTURE OF MY PARENTS AND OLDER SISTER STANDING AMONGST DAD’S FAMILY IN FRONT OF THEIR 222 ADELAIDE DRIVE HOME OF OVER THREE DECADES CERTAINLY PAINTS A PICTURE-PERFECT IMAGE OF A FAMILY, DOESN’T IT? TURNS OUT… REALITY DOESN’T ALWAYS SQUARE WITH THE IMAGE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/ab038a06-a450-4c35-983e-eb1245df4b73/4d27611806971e493ab1de5270bf3838-cc_ft_960.jpg Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.1 - Make it stand out THIS PHOTO OF MY BELOVED “CANTINA” FRONT ENTRANCE WITH ITS CUSTOM-PAINTED BUT ANTIQUE WOODEN DOOR IS A GOOD REMINDER OF THE SAYING, “WHEN GOD CLOSES A DOOR, SOMEWHERE HE OPENS A WINDOW.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1e9eb25c-27eb-48e0-abb0-ca7d007015a9/thumbnail_IMG_2040.png Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.1 - Make it stand out ONE MODEST EXAMPLE OF AN ORCHID ARRANGEMENT I SHARED WITH DORA THAT I HAD CREATED PREVIOUSLY FOR A CLIENT WHO EXPRESSED A SIMILAR DESIRE FOR SIMPLICITY, A QUALITY WHICH MATCHED AUNT DORA’S WISHES FOR BUTCH’S MEMORIAL SERVICE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b7084964-726e-4ba2-98a2-3b4d910dbfa5/thumbnail_IMG_2064.png Blog - “Family Trust” Pt.1 - Make it stand out “AIN’T FOR THE WEAK,” INDEED. BY THE WAY, “EQUALIZER 3” DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. KUDOS TO YOU DENZEL FOR BEING TRUE TO YOURSELF… AND AN INSPIRATION TO MANY. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/be-a-light monthly 0.5 2023-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1682725885440-4RL743NXH6XPAI4VBIYY/IMG_4436.PNG Blog - “Be A Light” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1682725886636-IJRNTUHSZYSSRCQXRZUW/IMG_4437.PNG Blog - “Be A Light” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/830f9bd7-b041-47af-bae8-67faead86f0a/the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia.png Blog - “Be A Light” - Make it stand out SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f99a3342-3ed6-4998-a8a1-13861b083418/Screen+Shot+2023-04-28+at+5.07.53+PM.png Blog - “Be A Light” - Make it stand out AS DESCRIBED ABOVE IN A REPORT FROM “THE AUGUSTA PRESS,” DATED SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 BY SANDY HODSON…GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA HAS EXPERIENCED AN INORDINATELY LENGTHY HISTORY OF LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ISSUES. THE REPORTING ALSO CITES A PARTICULAR YALE LAW SCHOOL PROFESSOR, STEPHEN BRIGHT, WHO SAID, “THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE IN POWER NO LONGER BELIEVE THE RULES GOVERNING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM MATTER. WITHOUT THE RULES OF LAW, THE MOST BASIC FUNCTION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, SORTING THE GUILTY FROM THE INNOCENT FAILS.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/6494cceb-615c-4698-99a7-48bd2159f78b/IMG_9085.png Blog - “Be A Light” - Make it stand out I’VE LEARNED IN DEEPLY PAINFUL WAYS THAT THOSE WORDS SUM UP A PRETTY ACCURATE REFLECTION OF HUMANKIND. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/3ca73f21-6377-4d70-9e3e-b1e9a4db958c/IMG_7134.PNG Blog - “Be A Light” - Make it stand out “BE A LIGHT” ~ PHOTO, MY OWN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/5a247498-29e1-48df-a26a-7f54cbf0b02f/IMG_4440.PNG Blog - “Be A Light” - Make it stand out THE LIST OF TRANSGRESSIONS ARE MANY AND CAN BE TRACKED EASILY, VIA A MERE GOOGLE SEARCH, BUT THAT DOESN’T PROVIDE FOR OR INDICATE THAT ANY OF THE INCIDENTS WERE ADJUDICATED JUSTLY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/235a42b7-6d01-415a-bc94-137d2978c4ef/IMG_4443.PNG Blog - “Be A Light” - Make it stand out *Photo taken directly from social media account of parties involved SOCIAL MEDIA IS A BLESSING AND A CURSE; I LEARNED THAT LESSON 1ST HAND. I ALSO KNOW SOMETHING THAT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY CAN’T QUITE SEEM TO GRASP. ONCE YOU POST SOMETHING…ANYTHING, ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IT’S THERE FOREVER. IF YOU’RE BRAZEN ENOUGH TO POST PHOTOS AND/OR VIDEOS OF YOURSELF STANDING, GLOATING AND GESTURING IN DEFIANCE ABOVE AN OBVIOUSLY HARMED AND VICTIMIZED FELLOW HUMAN BEING, CALL ME CRAZY, BUT I BELIEVE YOU DESERVE TO BE IDENTIFIED, CALLED OUT AND HELD CULPABLE FOR YOUR BEHAVIOR…PARENTS TOO! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b14b2170-4559-46ef-a67d-b11845039df9/IMG_7092.PNG Blog - “Be A Light” - Make it stand out LA JOLLA BEACH & TENNIS CLUB, CIRCA…AGES AGO! EVEN THEN, I LOOKED CONCERNED. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/60f3a803-3431-4bd0-bd02-2eae8c094f60/IMG_4432.PNG Blog - “Be A Light” - Make it stand out BALANCE IS IMPORTANT, AND SOMETIMES SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE USED FOR GOOD. I’D LIKE TO THINK THE IMAGE SHOWN IMMEDIATELY ABOVE (AGAIN, TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM “TIKTOK”) IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PERSON EXERCISING NOT JUST THEIR 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, BUT DECENCY AND GOOD JUDGEMENT TOO? ~ AT LEAST, I HOPE SO. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/fine monthly 0.5 2023-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d7c51c9a-9bcf-4955-b560-5c9cd9a9e899/IMG_2608.PNG Blog - F.I.N.E. - Make it stand out MINUS THE RANDOM TUBE OF EIGHT HOUR CREAM OR POT OF LAZLO ACTIVE PHELITYL CREAM, THIS IS PRETTY STANDARD FARE AND A MESS I’M PROUD TO CLAIM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/7e348a34-b53d-421f-ab4e-696cfc1507d3/snake.jpg Blog - F.I.N.E. - Make it stand out ERIC CHURCH’S SONG, “THE SNAKE” HAS MADE AN APPEARANCE IN DEAREASYDIARIES BEFORE, BUT IT SEEMS PARTICULARLY FITTING TO GIVE IT A SECOND SHOUT OUT NOW! (FOR THE FULL EFFECT, ASK SIRI TO GIVE IT A PLAY) LOVE ME SOME ERIC CHURCH! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/45c36986-42c0-4e5a-bed4-8cdc0e010256/IMG_2592_censored.jpg Blog - F.I.N.E. - Make it stand out I DON’T HAVE A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WRITING OBITUARIES, BUT I HAVE READ MANY AND WRITTEN ONE. WHOEVER WROTE THIS STRING OF SENTENCES COULD NOT HAVE FELT, CARED, NOR KNOWN MUCH ABOUT THIS MAN? OR, MAYBE THEY DID? I’M NOT CERTAIN WHICH IS THE GREATER SHAME? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/c29b14d9-9efa-4e7e-85fe-c03fb82f1d74/white+house.PNG Blog - F.I.N.E. - Make it stand out MY MOM WAS ALWAYS A STUNNING WOMAN, BUT STRUGGLED WITH HER WEIGHT AFTER THE DIVORCE FROM MY STEPFATHER, GEORGE, AND THE HORRIBLE LOSS WHICH THAT EVENT BROUGHT TO HER LIFE. I’M CONVINCED THE WEIGHT GAIN WAS SOME TYPE OF DEFENSE MECHANISM ENSURING THAT SHE WOULD NEVER FIND HERSELF EXPOSED TO THAT TYPE OF HEARTBREAK AGAIN? BUT, WHY WOULD I CONTEMPLATE SUCH A THEORY? WELL, HERE’S THE THING…IN MY FAMILY OF ORIGIN BEING OVERWEIGHT, EVEN JUST A LITTLE, MUCH LESS A GREAT DEAL, WAS AKIN TO BEING LIKENED TO A SERIAL KILLER, OR MENTAL PATIENT? EITHER WAY, YOU’RE SCREWED! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/a4a96b7c-b2d9-4a96-a46d-1fa9dc53ffe5/IMG_7497+2.jpg Blog - F.I.N.E. - Make it stand out NOT SURE WHAT OUR EXCESSIVELY ORANGE SKIN TONES WERE ALL ABOUT IN THIS PHOTO OF MY MOM AND I AT ONE OF THE SEVERAL DOG SHOW PARTIES I THREW FOR THE SANTA BARBARA KENNEL CLUB AND THE DOG SHOW LIFE I ADORED, FOR WHICH MOM ALSO SHARED MY ENTHUSIASM AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE INITIAL INTRODUCTION WHICH PROVIDED ME MY START. STILL THIS PARTY AT RANCHO VALIENTE REVEALS THE EXTRA WEIGHT MOM BEGAN TO ACCUMULATE AS THE YEARS PASSED. THE WEIGHT MOST LIKELY COMPROMISED HER OVERALL HEALTH, BUT IN NO WAY DID IT DIMINISH THE JOY SHE FELT WHEN SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO TRULY APPRECIATED HER UNIQUE & SPECIAL STYLE AND ABOVE ALL ELSE THE LOVE SHE FELT FOR HER FAMILY… ALL OF US. THE FRESH HAWAIIAN LEIS WERE A “SERCY” FOR PARTY GOERS AND A GIFT FROM A DEAR FRIEND, MY PARTY CO-HOST, A REVERED MEMBER OF THE KENNEL CLUB, AND A RESPECTED JUDGE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/ec7adb67-ef81-41cc-8cc4-b89a8f4476d7/IMG_7495.jpg Blog - F.I.N.E. - Make it stand out THIS PHOTO OF MY DAD AND ME WAS TAKEN NOT LONG AFTER WE BOTH HAD RECOVERED FROM THE TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSES AND DISEASE WE SHARED. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/oh-sht monthly 0.5 2023-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/43ce8d2d-dd52-4003-9679-935cc0239d75/IMG_7252_censored.jpg Blog - “Oh Sh*t” - Make it stand out TIMES CHANGE FOR ALL OF US; SOME GOOD CHANGES, AND SOME NOT AS GOOD ~ THIS COLLECTION OF MEMORIES IS A POWERFUL REMINDER FOR ME TO LIVE EACH DAY WITH GRATITUDE. NO-ONE KNOWS HOW OR WHEN THE NEXT CHANGE WILL OCCUR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/717e5ebf-5f25-49da-a234-6350d6d36991/IMG_1894.PNG Blog - “Oh Sh*t” - Make it stand out I’M RESOLVING TO ABANDON ANY HINT OF “MAUDLIN” FEELINGS ABOUT CHRISTMAS FROM HEREONAFTER. THERE IS SO MUCH I NEED TO BE GRATEFUL FOR AND SO MANY WAYS I’VE BEEN BLESSED. IT’S HIGH TIME I REALLY HOLD ON TO AND EMBRACE THE BLESSINGS, LIKE THE NOTES MY DAUGHTER LEAVES FOR ME OR THE BEAUTIFUL STERLING SILVER VASE THAT I WAS JUST GIFTED THIS YEAR AND BELONGED TO MY PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS AT 222 ADELAIDE DRIVE AND HAS NOW FOUND ITS WAY TO ME ALONG WITH ITS SWEET BACKSTORY AND LOVE FROM THE GIVER. “CHRISTMAS GIFT,” MEMORIES, AND TREASURES…ALL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/6598c8a3-c872-47a3-86f5-b6793fd29b58/IMG_1902.PNG Blog - “Oh Sh*t” - Make it stand out SURELY THE SWEETEST, MOST “CHILL,” FRIEND TO ALL THAT EVER WALKED THIS EARTH. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/7b6981ed-5a35-4c26-9420-82e19f23deca/IMG_7258.jpg Blog - “Oh Sh*t” - Make it stand out NO MATTER WHAT IT IS THAT FILLS YOUR GLASS, RAISE IT HIGH…LET’S COUNT OUR BLESSINGS AND BE GRATEFUL FOR THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING AND ALL THE GOOD THAT FILLS OUR LIVES. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/88d74548-859b-4358-96c1-6ca4aea1aaac/IMG_7251.jpg Blog - “Oh Sh*t” - Make it stand out TODAY THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL TABLE MAY BE DIFFERENT, ALTHOUGH STILL IRISH PINE, BUT THE SILVER SLEIGH BELLS I’VE COLLECTED EVER SINCE 1991, SYMBOLIZING MY DAUGHTER’S FIRST CHRISTMAS, THROUGH 1996 AND MY SON’S ARRIVAL, ALL THE WAY UP TO THIS VERY YEAR ARE STILL A FIXTURE OF EVERY CHRISTMAS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/10746f79-5ee9-474e-8a64-01e832ee74c7/IMG_7259_censored.jpg Blog - “Oh Sh*t” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d57210ab-8351-44d3-8b6e-15a010b033f0/IMG_7249.jpg Blog - “Oh Sh*t” - Make it stand out LIKE THE CHRISTMAS TREES THAT HAVE GRACED MY LIFE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AS WELL AS THE ASSORTED HOLIDAYS AND CHARACTERS ACCOMPANYING THE SAME… THE TRADITIONS I’VE BEEN A PART OF, OR THOSE I’VE CHOSEN TO CREATE ANEW, ARE A POWERFUL REMINDER OF HOW TIMES CHANGE. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/twice-shame-on-me monthly 0.5 2023-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/af970a44-b947-4bf4-8615-6dfc22fe9718/IMG_1715+2_censored.jpg Blog - Twice Shame on Me… - Make it stand out A PRETTY FINE EXAMPLE OF JUST ONE OF MY MANY LESSONS -AGAIN, TWICE SHAME ON ME. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/87cf1f24-f53d-4cd9-b900-f52d79daf7d2/512x512bb.jpg Blog - Twice Shame on Me… - Make it stand out IF YOU ARE FEELING EVEN A TEENSY BIT CURIOUS ABOUT THE SPORT I SO LOVE, CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE AND CLICK ON THE NCHA 2022 FUTURITY THAT’S BEEN RUNNING SINCE NOVEMBER 14TH, CONCLUDING TOMORROW, DECEMBER 10TH…IT CAN BE EITHER TOTALLY ADDICTIVE, OR NOT, BUT AT LEAST YOU’LL SEE WHAT I BLABBER ON ABOUT SO OFTEN. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/a8b03b51-ad3e-447b-bed4-a82ddb715f9d/IMG_1284_censored.jpg Blog - Twice Shame on Me… - Make it stand out ANSON WAS ONE HELL OF A HORSEMAN; HE COULD RIDE AND ROPE ANYTHING AND FREQUENTLY DID SO AT OUR RANCH AS IN THE PHOTO ABOVE. GOING TO COLLECT MY TWO HORSES WAS TOTALLY IN HIS WHEEL HOUSE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/be5359cd-368b-4e42-9fc9-0e64cb85c81b/IMG_1216.PNG Blog - Twice Shame on Me… - Make it stand out I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED ROSES. AS FAR BACK AS MY MID TWENTIES, WHEN I STILL SHARED A HOME WITH MY MOM ON SUN VALLEY ROAD IN DEL MAR; WE PLANTED AND TENDED A WIDE VARIETY OF HYBRID TEA ROSES IN OUR GARDEN. MAYBE A FUTURE COULD BE DRAWN FROM A PAST PASSION? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/8e69e1f9-b296-4f17-97e8-04c31c2aac25/IMG_1279.PNG Blog - Twice Shame on Me… - Make it stand out THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN FOLLOWING MY LAST BIG SHOW AND THE “OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP” TITLE I EARNED AT SANTA BARBARA’S FIESTA HORSE SHOW MANY YEARS EARLIER. IT MARKED THE LAST TIME I SHOWED “TOPPY’S SIS,” MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE HORSE PRIOR TO HER RETIREMENT. MY OTHER, MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE SHOWING AT FIESTA JUST A FEW MONTHS EARLIER THAT SAME SUMMER, BORE ZERO RESEMBLANCE TO THE SUCCESS OF MY YOUTH. I SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED THE EXPRESSION REGARDING A VARIETY OF GAMES AND CERTAIN PLAYERS… “ALWAYS LEAVE THEM WANTING MORE.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/8f9cf1ff-b13d-4466-9b24-c217e4395b8e/IMG_6826_censored.jpg Blog - Twice Shame on Me… - Make it stand out THERE WAS A CONNECTION BETWEEN TIM AND A.J. THAT WAS RARE AND ONE WHICH I, UNWISELY AND UNWITTINGLY, HELPED TO FOSTER… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/9a0df624-e31e-4fe7-bbd0-aa8ab2d5789c/IMG_1264.JPG Blog - Twice Shame on Me… - Make it stand out SHOULD YOU EVER FIND YOURSELF IN T-TOWN OR THE TWO ALTERNATE LOCATIONS WHERE THIS COOL PUB EXISTS, BY ALL MEANS, GET THERE… SOON AND OFTEN. @FIVETUSCALOOSA HOLDS MANY DEAR MEMORIES; THEY WHIP UP A MEAN BLOODY MARY ON GAME DAY, AND THEIR FRIED CHICKEN SPECIAL ON SUNDAYS IS BOMB! SADLY THE GYPSY SPUR SHUTTERED ITS DOOR PERMANENTLY ABOUT A YEAR AFTER OUR VISIT THAT DAY, BUT IT’S SAFE TO ASSUME THE ONE SHOWN ABOVE WAS JUST ONE OF MANY BAGS I CARRIED AWAY FROM THAT UBER COOL BRICK & MORTAR SLICE OF COWGIRL HEAVEN ON 6TH STREET IN TUSCALOOSA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b735e4c5-dd73-444e-934f-8fc9c70a124e/1742205-Kris-Carr-Quote-It-s-not-about-finding-your-voice-it-s-about.jpg Blog - Twice Shame on Me… - Make it stand out WISE WORDS TO BE SURE… https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/the-tell monthly 0.5 2023-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/95355bd0-abb7-477e-9227-5393e108336a/IMG_9810.jpg Blog - The Tell. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1cf697d3-493d-44a3-bd8c-da477160f832/IMG_9775_censored.jpg Blog - The Tell. - Make it stand out AL, MAREN, AND EMILY GETTING CHEESY FOR THE CAMERA DURING A MUCH, MUCH EARLIER VISIT TO MAREN’S PLACE IN SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK BEFORE HER BIG MOVE WEST. ONE NEVER KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT FROM AL, AND IT’S A PAINFUL PROCESS TO RECONCILE OR EVEN ADEQUATELY CONVEY ALL THE CONFLICT THAT CAME ALONG WITH HIM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/3de1dfa0-cd43-49fe-8106-f0b58f4e1c95/IMG_9852.PNG Blog - The Tell. - Make it stand out DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT AL HAS EVER CONTEMPLATED HOW ACCURATELY HE FITS THIS DESCRIPTION? YEAH, YOU’RE RIGHT…NOT HARDLY, AND IF YOU RECOGNIZE THAT LITTLE REFERENCE TO ANOTHER ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE FILMS, BRAVO! J.W. AND I APPRECIATE YOU. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/c784e63a-99ac-495b-9b3c-38a4de6f1375/IMG_9850.PNG Blog - The Tell. - Make it stand out “HMM, SOMEHOW I’M STILL LINKING FILM REFERENCES TO REAL LIFE, BUT I CAN’T HELP RECALL THE “FRACTURING” EXPERIENCES THAT OCCURRED IN MY KIDS AND MY LIFE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2008…AND FAR BEYOND. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/4bfa7d83-f844-47c6-83cd-90bb4f0b5014/IMG_9853.PNG Blog - The Tell. - Make it stand out OH GOOD GRIEF; WAS THIS FOR REAL? TURNS OUT YES, BOTH “IT” AND SHE WAS INDEED A THING! BUT ALAS, PINK PANTHER (AKA, CONNIE/CANDY/CHRISTIE OR WHATEVER NAME YOU FEEL LIKE INSERTING IN THAT______ SPACE RESERVED FOR ONE OF THE MANY BURNER BIMBOS SERVING AT AL’S BECK & CALL, YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEND A MESSAGE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/2fa3e3e9-7244-40b5-b6bd-034dc00005ab/IMG_9774.PNG Blog - The Tell. - Make it stand out SUGARBOO DESIGNS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES, AND THIS PARTICULAR POST HAS BROUGHT A WHOLE NEW MEANING TO THE IMAGE AND MESSAGE SHOWN HERE, AND BOY OH BOY, IS THAT MOON BRIGHT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/6d461a19-244a-4805-a7bf-e22d9cb48d19/IMG_9776.PNG Blog - The Tell. - Make it stand out I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE DEPTH OF DYSFUNCTION IN BOTH MY FAMILY OF ORIGIN AND THE FAMILY CREATED BY MARRIAGE, BUT THE AFTERMATH OF MY DIVORCE PROVIDED A CRASH COURSE IN THIS SENTIMENT…BIG TIME. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f226b718-b351-4553-824f-996148ae9418/IMG_9813.jpg Blog - The Tell. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f7ac2d48-7f75-44c4-b19c-1ccde8712f02/IMG_9788.PNG Blog - The Tell. - Make it stand out THANK GOD FOR MACY GREY - SHE ALWAYS HAD HIS BACK AND WAS A COMFORTING REMINDER OF HOME. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/truth-amp-consequences monthly 0.5 2022-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/99964a2c-1944-4d17-97bb-28b4ffd8cc16/thumbnail_IMG_7813.png Blog - Truth & Consequences… - Make it stand out WHO KNEW? THREATS LIKE THIS ONE FROM @CLG_MARCO, SOMEONE I’VE NEVER MET, (NOR CARE TO) MIGHT ACTUALLY CARRY SOME WEIGHT, WHETHER ITS RIGHT, LEGAL, OR EITHER? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/9de684e6-f7cd-4e52-aaac-5c70108e2ab6/thumbnail_IMG_7820.png Blog - Truth & Consequences… - Make it stand out I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT THIS SURE RINGS PRETTY TRUE TO ME RIGHT ABOUT NOW? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/c9850680-43c1-4013-9d39-703def626149/thumbnail_IMG_7819.png Blog - Truth & Consequences… - Make it stand out I WOULD LAY DOWN SOME SERIOUS COIN, THAT THIS ISN’T THE FIRST OR ONLY EXAMPLE OF SUCH PROFIT? WHAT AN INTRIGUING DYNAMIC IT IS WHEN REAL-LIFE DRAMA IS EVERY BIT AS PRODIGIOUS AS ANYTHING THAT’S BEING PRODUCED ON THE BIG SCREEN? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/c3e2c35f-e04f-4a06-8ed2-c1c7831caebe/thumbnail_IMG_7818.png Blog - Truth & Consequences… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/76424c09-b50e-4cef-a0c5-0f4a3020a91a/thumbnail_IMG_7817_censored.jpg Blog - Truth & Consequences… - Make it stand out SERIOUS ATTENTION SHOULD PROBABLY BE DIRECTED TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND “EDUCATORS” OF THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL, WHEREVER IT IS? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d0946ce8-ccdf-4ee7-9959-694cf2599663/thumbnail_IMG_7822.png Blog - Truth & Consequences… - Make it stand out A GEM OF AN IG SCREENSHOT AND MESSAGE…NEVER MORE NEEDED THAN TODAY? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/0c579475-4c13-4d04-8d01-c524435d2889/thumbnail_IMG_7814.png Blog - Truth & Consequences… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/7d5d8648-e31a-4e26-9fbb-4b2dc771ed95/thumbnail_IMG_7815.png Blog - Truth & Consequences… - Make it stand out NO, I DIDN’T DO ANY OF THE THINGS THE SUPERVISOR SUGGESTS ARE LEGITIMATE RESEARCH METHODS, BUT I HAVE READ THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. SO, SORRY… BUT I REALLY DON’T NEED, NOR APPRECIATE BEING LECTURED TO BY SOME POMPOUS, CONDESCENDING DUDE WHO CHANGES HIS POLITICS AS HE CHANGES WIVES. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/keep-reading monthly 0.5 2022-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/a4d4806e-f3f9-4094-8551-e9798f732802/IMG_5275.png Blog - Keep Reading… - Make it stand out DEFINITELY NOT A CONVENTIONAL TYPE OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION CEREMONY, BUT AT LEAST I LOOKED CUTER AND WAS FAR MORE CONFIDENT THAN I HAD BEEN IN 2ND GRADE, AND AS AN ADDED BONUS…I NO LONGER CUT MY OWN HAIR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b9ac7dcf-7194-43d5-ad01-15233fb0cce0/thumbnail_IMG_5306.jpg Blog - Keep Reading… - Make it stand out BACK TO SCHOOL… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/bd7fb328-3f0a-49fb-bb21-ad6264f76784/IMG_5273.png Blog - Keep Reading… - Make it stand out OH, FOR PETE’S SAKE…WHO KEEPS SCISSORS IN THE HOUSE WHEN THIS DISASTER COULD POSSIBLY RESULT, AND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS NO LESS? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1661553197434-07WU5WFJ8I91FM7SVZOF/IMG_5266.jpg Blog - Keep Reading… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1661553197936-HRW2GTBES8JPQ944A1RR/IMG_5267.jpg Blog - Keep Reading… https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/stars monthly 0.5 2022-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/8e8f5878-ea28-4973-83e1-28ee5eec9e5b/IMG_6264.PNG Blog - Stars… - Make it stand out Yikes…probably a good place to dig in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/9e6ffa1d-e947-4545-970b-016658ba23d3/thumbnail_IMG_5077.jpg Blog - Stars… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/94dd7723-13d1-4b53-a2c3-ec7f17cc2cd3/IMG_6295.PNG Blog - Stars… - Make it stand out “Thank You For Being A Friend”…theme song from the show, Golden Girls, by Andrew Gold. Quite the Anthem, and so worth listening to, while reading. Thank you for being a friend Traveled down a road and back again Your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant I'm not ashamed to say I hope it always will stay this way My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow And if you threw a party Invited everyone you knew Well, you would see the biggest gift would be from me And the card attached would say Thank you for being a friend Thank you for being a friend Thank you for being a friend Thank you for being a friend If it's a car you lack I'd surely buy you a Cadillac Whatever you need, any time of the day or night I'm not ashamed to say I hope it always will stay this way My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow And when we both get older With walking canes and hair of gray Have no fear, even though it's hard to hear I will stand real close and say Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) Let me tell you 'bout a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) And when we die and float away Into the night, the Milky Way You'll hear me call as we ascend I'll see you there, then once again Thank you for being a Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend People, let me tell you 'bout a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you) Thank you for being a friend Whoa, tell you 'bout a friend (let me thank you right now for being a friend) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna tell you 'bout a pal and I'll tell you again) Thank you for being a friend (I wanna thank you, thank you) Thank you for being a friend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/588c50cc-c95e-4868-aae2-80c8ef2dc15d/slide1.jpg Blog - Stars… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/e7039718-8faa-423f-b517-244f89fb5925/IMG_6291.PNG Blog - Stars… - Make it stand out I still text my Sister’s cell number to this day. The photo above was taken the last time I attended a Sunday Mass at Mt. Carmel and stayed afterwards in the side Chapel to say a Rosary and leave a little bouquet. I forwarded the picture and told her about it…that was two years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/131fe7f6-48e3-4be3-974d-e11449b26c1b/IMG_0152.JPG Blog - Stars… - Make it stand out THE STREAM OF GOLDEN STARS SUSPENDED ABOVE THE SANCTUARY & ALTAR PROVIDED SUCH A FITTING SYMBOLISM FOR THE CEREMONY, TRADITION AND SOUL BEING CELEBRATED THAT DAY. STARS WERE ALWAYS MY SISTER’S THING! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/a4be3a50-c0a6-468b-a4e1-10685fb48ef6/IMG_6268_censored.jpg Blog - Stars… - Make it stand out THERE WAS A DAY NOT THAT LONG AGO WHEN ALL THREE OF THESE CUTIES WERE IN MY LIFE, AND YET TODAY NOT A ONE OF THEM IS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/3275ec95-c9de-446f-b3e5-1761d74f6de3/IMG_6282.PNG Blog - Stars… - Make it stand out Irreplaceable…indeed and nothing less! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/ef0477ce-14db-41ca-9325-e0688fdc2313/IMG_6286.PNG Blog - Stars… - Make it stand out No caption needed. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/tke3wtlah9mbwmq2czi23gahoyptjc monthly 0.5 2022-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/c7ada171-37f6-4492-a890-95942d55d884/IMG_5218.PNG Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out NCHA SUMMER SPECTACULAR, 2016 ~ GOD BLESS THAT AMAZING HORSE WHISKEY CAT… WELL-PILOTED AND WINNING THIS LOVELY BUCKLE. WHISKEY MOVED ON, BUT THE BUCKLE REMAINS AND REPRESENTS AN AMAZING CHAPTER IN MY LIFE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/8f596c8e-a0d1-48d9-b548-4ef58baaa44d/IMG_5331.jpg Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out “THE CANTINA RESTS PEACEFULLY AMONGST OAK TREES AND NATIVE LANDSCAPE ON A PICTURE PERFECT 17 ACRE HILLTOP WITH PANORAMIC VIEWS FOR MILES…..” THERE WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE TO THAT WRITE-UP, WHICH I PENNED FOR MY BELOVED CANTINA. IT WAS THE IMPETUS FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT STILL FILL MY FUTURE. I KIND OF LOVE THE SERENDIPITOUS BEAUTY TO THAT KIND OF SYMBOLISM! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/be2bebf1-59f3-457d-bc89-2157e5949a1f/IMG_5333.PNG Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out “IN EACH MOMENT THE FIRE RAGES, IT WILL BURN AWAY A HUNDRED VEILS. AND CARRY YOU A THOUSAND STEPS TOWARD YOUR GOAL.” ~ RUMI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/4e1a6bce-dee8-4fab-86fc-df96cc4ea896/IMG_5194.PNG Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out INSPIRED BY “THE FRAY,” EMILY CRAFTED THIS PLATTER FOR ME IN 2007…THE YEAR OF MY SEPARATION AND RESULTING DIVORCE. IT WAS TRUE THEN, TRUE DURING TEXAS, AND REMAINS TRUE TODAY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f6a5d690-b628-4090-963b-fb23d19e8ed1/IMG_5289.jpg Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out THE SERIES OF SECOND FLOOR WINDOWS REMINDED ME OF THAT SONG BY CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL, “DO, DO, DO, LOOKIN’ OUT MY BACK DOOR,” OR IN MY CASE…BACK WINDOWS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/c8049ebe-e80e-406e-b074-e8438fd0b7d1/IMG_5220.PNG Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out ANOTHER GEM FROM MY ASSORTMENT OF INSTAGRAM CAPTURES; SHOWN AGAIN HERE WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE TO @momentaryhappiness FOR THE TREMENDOUS REMINDER & INSPIRATION. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/e1f639bb-2170-4725-9a70-c5a764475bb2/IMG_5291.jpg Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out MY LENS FOR THE FUTURE HAD ME ALL CAUGHT UP IN THE INDIVIDUAL DETAILS I LOVED, LIKE THE WALLS OF COPPER TILE, COMPLEMENTED BY SHADES OF MESQUITE POWDER PAINT, RICH CHOCOLATE MOLDINGS & WOOD TILE FLOORING. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/c6f21f75-d52d-4510-aa26-2ee33b2fddb6/thumbnail_IMG_4722_censored.jpg Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out THE ARRAY OF AWARDS I WON ABOARD TOPPY FOR OVER A DECADE WEREN’T WHAT MATTERED MOST. OUR’S WAS MORE THAN A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON EQUINE COMPETITIONS…AS STATED IN THE ARTICLE ABOVE, WE WERE INDEED, “PALS.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d5a38d7b-4295-4cc5-bfd6-618d8e73fb9b/IMG_5242.jpg Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out THE “BEFORE KITCHENETTE/BATHROOM ENTRANCE” WAS LOVINGLY TRANSFORMED INTO THIS, A MASTER BATH FOR ONE…ME! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/19bc03be-e0d3-4379-8216-06e66a69bbd6/IMG_5306.jpg Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out A.J. ROCKING THE TIE-DOWN EVENT ON STARBUCKS…ONE OF THE MANY HORSES PROVIDED FOR HIM AND AN INTEGRAL PART OF RANCHO VALIENTE. BETWEEN RODEOS, CUTTING SHOWS, SNOWBOARDING, SURFING, HUNTING TRIPS, ARCHERY, DIRT BIKES, AND THE ARRAY OF OTHER SPORTS A.J. LOVED, COMBINED WITH A DEMANDING PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM, THERE WASN’T MUCH FREE TIME…BUT I WOULDN’T HAVE WANTED IT ANY OTHER WAY! THOSE WERE EXPERIENCES OF WHICH THE MEMORIES WILL LAST FOREVER. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/a777cb19-45ba-4a25-9b7a-b143c8add2a2/IMG_5335.PNG Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out THIS HAS TO BE THE FUZZIEST, WORST POSSIBLE IMAGE OF THIS MESSAGE THAT COULD EXIST, BUT REGARDLESS OF PHOTO QUALITY, THE MESSAGE IS SPOT ON. I HOPE THAT SOMEDAY, WE ALL TURN EVERY SINGLE “CAN’T” INTO A HEALING AND RESOUNDING………“I CAN.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/44ce0b8e-af46-49b0-b3b1-9cc551c194db/IMG_5276.jpg Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out THE ENTRY PORTION OF THE CANTINA APARTMENT, STAGE 1…THE BEFORE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/132a05e6-21ef-4532-b9f2-665ad06cad9e/IMG_5229.jpg Blog - Fire and Ice… - Make it stand out TRUE… RIDGEOAK WAS A BIT RESORT-LIKE, BUT IT DIDN’T POSSESS THE SOUL OF THE CANTINA, WHICH HAD TOTALLY CAPTURED MY HEART. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/what-does-c-stand-for monthly 0.5 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/61841a0c-5486-4de3-9588-cdd69b460146/thumbnail_IMG_3783.png Blog - “C” Stands For…? - Make it stand out IS THIS GOING SOMEWHERE? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/bf85cf1c-20e5-4f12-ba33-1433f76798ef/thumbnail_IMG_3786.png Blog - “C” Stands For…? - Make it stand out THE “AFTER” WAS EVERYTHING I HAD HOPED FOR, AND THE PROCESS OF GUIDING IT TO ITS CULMINATION WAS A LABOR OF LOVE. IT’S AMAZING WHAT A LITTLE TIME, ATTENTION AND CARE CAN DO…FOR LANDSCAPES, AS WELL AS HUMANS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/a56e1290-335d-4923-be60-ea02b7a9d349/thumbnail_IMG_3789.png Blog - “C” Stands For…? - Make it stand out UNASSUMING, SIMPLE AND SERENE…MY SANCTUARY AND A QUIET SPOT TO COLLECT, GATHER & PROCESS THOUGHTS, SANS AL, DRAMA & EX’S ENTIRELY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/09ba97ed-7cb3-49b0-988b-49f7071b845b/thumbnail_IMG_3784.png Blog - “C” Stands For…? - Make it stand out THE BEGINNING OR “BEFORE” PICTURE… THE POOL’S CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETE, BUT THE INSTALLATION OF HARDSCAPE AND THE ADDITION OF LUSH SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE WAS YET TO TAKE FORM. IT WAS SUCH FUN TO PLAN AND WAS ALSO HUGELY REWARDING TO WATCH, AS IT TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/when-fortune-knocksopen-the-door monthly 0.5 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f98c8139-1d3a-40f8-97ef-b16983a540b9/IMG_3471.jpg Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out I DIDN’T ALREADY HAVE ONE, AND THIS WOULD HAVE SURE MADE A COOL ADDITION TO MY COLLECTION OF MAN-CAVE ACCESSORIES, RIGHT? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1fd911fe-8d74-4e58-baa2-23cb1c10fdc1/IMG_3432.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out NO MATTER HOW DISJOINTED AND UNPLEASANT THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF THE RIDGEOAK MOVE-IN WAS, THOSE TEXAS SKIES AND BAM’S REACTION TO THE WHOLE ADVENTURE WERE BEYOND MEMORABLE… MORE LIKE INCOMPARABLE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/ca6ea63d-6c6c-4d90-b367-8e5d6220b81a/IMG_3431.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out FIVE WEEKS IN, AND HERE WE WERE… NO BARN OR HORSESHOE, BUT STILL ALL LIT UP! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/02f88c3b-7cb2-4243-9db2-5d0232b27402/IMG_3436.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out THE MIRRORED, DISCO, SADDLE IN THE CANTINA’S “FUTURE EVENT PAVILION,” COMBINED WITH THOSE SPECTACULAR SUNSETS WERE PRETTY DARN COOL, BUT WERE THEY COOL ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND A MYRIAD OF OTHER PRESSURES? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/580ffe82-6cc6-468d-b41c-68545a961a82/IMG_3440.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out KUDOS TO PANCHO VILLA AND THIS SUPER COOL BAR…BULLET HOLES AND ALL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/2f1004f8-5602-4e04-b9b3-a15948bf0b8a/IMG_3462.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE GEORGE STRAIT FAN, AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE TUNES OF HIS (FOR A WHOLE HOST OF REASONS) TOOK ON A WHOLE NEW MEANING WITH THE CLOSING OF THAT TRIP. TO THAT END, “THE COWBOY RIDES AWAY” WILL NEVER MEAN,THE SAME FOR ME! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/ccd953d0-7af7-4273-b93c-7c9a4026e8a0/IMG_3442.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out MACY GREY WAS A MOST COOPERATIVE, IF SLIGHTLY FORLORN PATIENT, AS ALEX CARRIED HER FROM THE TRUCK AND INTO THE HOUSE. THE INJURY MIGHT HAVE LOOKED SMALL, BUT COST MACY TWO TOES, WHICH HAD TO BE AMPUTATED AND WOULD DEMAND CAREFUL MONITORING AS WELL AS RE-BANDAGING OVER THE NEXT WEEK TO TEN DAYS. SO MUCH FOR THE BIG TRIP TO ATHENS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/888c27ba-ef9d-4025-a8cd-211a60aa55bc/IMG_3435.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out APPARENTLY MORE EXPERIENCES WERE ON THE WAY, BUT WHAT WOULD THE NEXT YEAR IN TEXAS TEACH? “WE’RE ‘FIXIN’ TO FIND OUT.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/23ed6820-7336-4e89-972a-f9946ff31fc3/IMG_3470.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out YOUR PLAN, MY PLAN OR GOD’S PLAN…NO FURTHER EXPLANATION NEEDED! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/c592e2bb-283c-4154-90d2-ce9058dbfb8b/IMG_3263.jpg Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out “WHATEVER THE MIND CAN CONCEIVE AND BELIEVE, IT CAN ACHIEVE.” ~ NO TRUER WORDS… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f6d7e769-9b43-41a7-83fc-bdeefd16c17d/IMG_3438.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out AFTER RANCHO VALIENTE, EM, ALEX AND I WERE ALL PRETTY DAMN ADEPT AT JUGGLING SEVERAL BALLS AT ONE TIME AND THE SPRING OF 2018 WOULD PROVE NO EXCEPTION. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/772247ba-ca31-41d1-8abc-3dfb21995051/IMG_3450.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out YOU’VE GOT TO LEARN TO TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE BAD…OR, IS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/33985eda-5609-4dd5-8244-1e7ad6655996/IMG_3459_censored.jpg Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out THE FURTHEST THAT LITTLE FANTASY TOOK US WAS A TRIP TO BILLY BOB’S ON THE FRIDAY EVENING OF WHAT HAS NOW BECOME AN INFAMOUS OCCASION AND MEMORY. I HAD PURCHASED A TABLE, FRONT ROW, FOR ALL 7 OF US TO TAKE IN THE “LO-CASH” CONCERT SCHEDULED THAT WEEKEND. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/3f641c77-afc8-4cc2-ab1d-7edd39b6d156/IMG_3466.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out A.J. REROUTED HIS TRIP HOME FROM ALABAMA TO TEXAS INSTEAD OF GEORGIA, AND I CALLED OUR DISAPPOINTED HOSTS TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAD TRANSPIRED. THAT SAID, SOMEHOW MY CREW PULLED TOGETHER A LOVELY LITTLE THANKSGIVING OF OUR OWN…COMPLETE WITH TABLE SETTINGS, AND I EVEN FOUND PA’S BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE PEWTER CARVING TRAY IN TIME FOR THE HUGE 23 LB. “TOM TURKEY,” WHICH WAS CALLING OUR NAMES. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/db990d83-ae07-4f7c-9eae-6d701dd9b0b2/IMG_3448.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out “WHAT THE HELL HAD I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/7b988a78-7561-4011-87f2-d72e4bd04e57/IMG_3425.PNG Blog - “When Fortune Knocks…Open the Door!” - Make it stand out That illuminated horseshoe was the last image I held of Rancho Valiente in my mind as we made our road trip east towards the Lonestar State. I couldn’t help but wonder what picture might replace it? https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/segues-and-the-truth monthly 0.5 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/5bf9a141-6c9a-459c-a00e-dd8960fb7117/IMG_2938+2.PNG Blog - Segues and The Truth - Make it stand out SEE THAT ADORABLE LITTLE BROWN AND WHITE PAPILLION? HER NAME IS CORALIE, NAMED AFTER MY AUNT WHO PASSED YEARS AGO, AND WAS THE PERSON WHO’S LIFE AND MEMORY WE HONORED THE DAY BEFORE I ACQUIRED WHAT WAS THEN A CUTE LITTLE, 10-WEEK OLD PUPPY. THAT SHE BORE MY AUNT’S NAME MAY ALSO BE THE SOLE REASON I’VE KEPT HER FOR THE ENTIRETY OF HER 12 YEARS OF LIFE ON EARTH THUS FAR? THAT LITTLE BUNDLE OF FUR HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A TOTAL SPITFIRE WITH MORE ATTITUDE THAN I COULD EVER IMAGINE STUFFED INTO SUCH A TINY 3 LB. DIVA PACKAGING. REGARDLESS OF THE REASONS CORALIE HAS MANAGED TO SOLIDIFY HER SPOT ON “THE TEAM,” THAT SAME LITTLE “BIAATCHH” HAS ABSOLUTELY “DROPPED A GRUMPY” ON MY BED…MORE THAN ONCE! SUCH AN EVENT USUALLY DICTATES THAT POOR, LITTLE CORALIE SLEEPS IN A CRATE FOR THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS, BUT IT ALSO NORMALLY PROVIDES FOR SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT MONTHS OF GOOD BEHAVIOR. I SUPPOSE IT’S A GOOD THING THAT THE CRATING OF HUMANS IS FROWNED UPON? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f8ae34c0-bb26-4a11-b313-537fe9c47f50/IMG_2927.PNG Blog - Segues and The Truth - Make it stand out GOOD HEAVENS, IF THE STATEMENT ILLUSTRATED ABOVE IS TRUE, I’LL BET BOTH THE PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANT MUST BE EXHAUSTED? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/212381b1-1333-4db7-a5ec-4fa1e61c832d/IMG_2926.PNG Blog - Segues and The Truth - Make it stand out Segue…to one super great song, below! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/213793e8-c233-448b-b9f1-e9cb2ad9d1bd/IMG_2932.PNG Blog - Segues and The Truth - Make it stand out MY EX NEVER RAISED A HAND TO ME..EVER, BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN I LEFT OUR MARRIAGE UNSCATHED…OR AS AL WOULD SAY, “DAMAGED GOODS.” https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/they-said-it-would-be-fun monthly 0.5 2022-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/5f835bc6-f2d6-4d86-8e61-885519925351/IMG_1900.jpg Blog - “They Said it Would be Fun?” - Make it stand out “WHAT A DISMAL EXPERIENCE TO GO FROM GUCCI PLATFORMS & STRAPPY LOUBOUTINS, TO THIS UNPLEASANT, EVEN VILE VISION? I NEVER DID UNDERSTAND THE DOC’S NEED TO DEFILE A PERFECTLY DECENT “PAINT JOB” WHEN THE INCISION SITE WAS NOT PARTICULARLY NEAR… DAMN THOSE PESKY DETAILS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/442feb02-76b9-4759-8184-875051bc2aaa/IMG_1901.PNG Blog - “They Said it Would be Fun?” - Make it stand out SOME FAVORITES FROM MY SHOE COLLECTION, WHILE I WAS STILL ABLE TO WEAR THEM! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/bf9c67b5-a501-43df-9e87-76b7e236c618/IMG_3084.jpg Blog - “They Said it Would be Fun?” - Make it stand out The Cantina… this is the kind of stuff my dreams are made of! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/823df5d9-388d-4b20-a4c5-a8cfb0e060a1/IMG_1894.PNG Blog - “They Said it Would be Fun?” - Make it stand out “IF YOU DON’T LIKE WHERE YOU ARE, MOVE. YOU ARE NOT A TREE.” (MY FENCING WAS IN NEED OF A FRESH COAT OF PAINT, TOO!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/0861ed6f-f4e7-4b7a-80a5-ee1d3240c4df/IMG_1950_censored.jpg Blog - “They Said it Would be Fun?” - Make it stand out SO LONG NASHVILLE ~ YOU WERE FUN! ONWARD.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/085fd995-8339-4123-91e1-924c98119381/IMG_1971.PNG Blog - “They Said it Would be Fun?” - Make it stand out I SINCERELY BELIEVE HAD THIS MAGICAL PLACE BEEN FOR SALE, I’D HAVE PURCHASED IT ON THE SPOT. SADLY, HOWEVER…IT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME AND WOULD REMAIN MERELY A DREAM? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/13389e3a-dd52-44b4-861f-8913778efe53/IMG_1968.PNG Blog - “They Said it Would be Fun?” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/0ae3daf5-d3bd-4607-944f-62c95bb01669/IMG_1899.jpg Blog - “They Said it Would be Fun?” - Make it stand out THE STATEMENT ON THIS BRILLIANT, “GATHERED THOUGHTS” CARD FROM SUGARBOO, ALWAYS REMINDS ME OF MY GRANDFATHER AND THE WONDROUS EXPERIENCES HE TREATED MY SIBLINGS AND ME TO DURING OUR UPBRINGING, AND WAS ALSO WHAT I TRIED TO PROVIDE FOR MY OWN FAMILY, ONCE I WAS ABLE. BUT, AS BAM’S INNOCENT YET ACCURATE PERCEPTION PROVED ON THAT RETURN AIRPLANE FLIGHT, MY EFFORTS MAY HAVE BACKFIRED A BIT? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f81e2337-b8f0-4abd-b81f-e8d761973eab/IMG_3695_censored.jpg Blog - “They Said it Would be Fun?” - Make it stand out BAM LOVED ‘ALL THE THINGS!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/56aeccdc-ed58-44a2-9e1a-e3488351490c/IMG_1966_censored.jpg Blog - “They Said it Would be Fun?” - Make it stand out I SUPPOSE THIS BRIEF ENDORSEMENT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED SOMETHING OF A TESTAMENT TO MY VISION, AS WELL AS A MESSAGE THAT MY END GOAL WAS ACHIEVED? https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/shhh monthly 0.5 2022-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/cd29f049-c18c-4907-af0a-5bfe7bff5d66/IMG_1311.PNG Blog - Shhh… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/0af5ba60-7c4f-47f8-8a0e-118558d1c9cf/IMG_1312.PNG Blog - Shhh… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/9d718a82-3721-40d3-bd55-71681263bd3e/IMG_1310.PNG Blog - Shhh… - Make it stand out I MAY NOT BE ON SOCIAL MEDIA ANY LONGER FOLLOWING MY IG SUSPENSION, BUT I’M BEYOND GRATEFUL FOR THE 42+ THOUSAND SCREENSHOTS SAVED TO MY DEVICES. INSPIRATION IS TRULY EVERYWHERE…LIKE THIS “JEWEL” FROM @allherwords. MAYBE, HOPEFULLY, SOMEDAY I’LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK HER ON A DIFFERENT PLATFORM? I HOPE SO! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/354a160b-3853-4343-9ebc-275612d42b4d/imageedit_5_9389881517.png Blog - Shhh… - Make it stand out IN ADDITION TO THE OVER $1 MILLION FROM MY SETTLEMENT GOING TO PAY MY DIVORCE COUNSEL, AL’S FOUR YEAR BANKRUPTCY WAS AWFULLY COSTLY TOO, AND CONTRARY TO THIS LAWYER’S LAST STATEMENT, IT WAS MY SETTLEMENT MONIES THAT PAID THOSE FEES…A PRETTY HEFTY SUM INDEED. WHEN ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, IT WAS OVER $300,000 THAT I PAID TO MY B/K COUNSEL FOR REPRESENTATION IN AL’S VOLUNTARY B/K FILING. FAIR…NO; THE TRUTH…YES! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/0b0458fe-feb3-4b45-821e-3a68da46fd5b/IMG_1385.PNG Blog - Shhh… - Make it stand out CUSTOM ARTWORK BY A TALENTED ARTIST AND DEAR FRIEND… “DERBY DAY” “FRIDAY AT FIVE-ISH,” WITH ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE WEEKENDS AHEAD… THE KENTUCKY DERBY TOMORROW, THE TRADITIONAL KICK-OFF TO THE ANNUAL RANCHEROS VISITADORES RIDE, AND MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND TO BOOT! A BIG, HEARTY CHEERS, AND HAPPY, SAFE WISHES TO ALL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/6b3fc036-0946-440b-9795-741581b8f905/IMG_1322.PNG Blog - Shhh… - Make it stand out IT’S STILL MIND NUMBING TO RECALL THE DEVASTATION AL’S ACTIONS HAVE LEFT BEHIND OVER THE YEARS. FOLLOWING THE “TALE” DESCRIBED IN THIS EARLIER BLOG ENTRY POSTED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO. IN ADDITION TO INCALCULABLE OTHER DAMAGES, AN ICONIC ARCHITECTURAL FIRM WAS SHUTTERED AND IT’S STILL UNKNOWN TO ME WHAT BECAME OF AL’S PARTNERS AND OTHER ASSOCIATES OF THE TIME? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/df7fa2de-cc3f-4494-a6e7-33b061712f9d/green.jpg Blog - Shhh… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/a7a29e5c-0712-4819-bcf9-777e0178de24/imageedit_14_2213052067.png Blog - Shhh… - Make it stand out JUST A COUPLE EXAMPLES OF MY ATTORNEY’S COMMUNICATIONS BACK AND FORTH, FOLLOWING OUR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND WELL INTO THE PENDENCY OF AL’S BANKRUPTCY, WHICH LASTED EXACTLY FOUR YEARS FROM FEBRUARY OF 2010 THROUGH 2014. AS EMBARRASING AS IT IS TO EXPOSE MY OBVIOUS IGNORANCE, NAIVETE, AND FRAGILITY, I REMEMBER THAT EACH TIME I SAW SUCH AN EXCHANGE, MY FEELINGS, CONCERNS AND EXPERIENCES FELT VALIDATED! IT WAS LIKE MY TELLING OF IT WASN’T TAKEN SERIOUSLY ON ITS OWN? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/acddd4a9-69b0-42da-8d89-0abf41ca1c5b/IMG_1286.jpg Blog - Shhh… - Make it stand out BIG KUDOS AND RESPECT TO “OLE BLUE EYES” AND SUGARBOO DESIGNS; I MUST HAVE OVER 5 COLLECTIONS OF THEIR “GATHERED THOUGHTS” CARDS, BUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE COULDN’T BE MORE “SPOT ON” RIGHT ABOUT NOW! https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/preoccupied-preconceived-notions-amp-the-perfect-man monthly 0.5 2022-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/e2551e9e-907c-429f-83a8-5b4dd5b5b714/thumbnail_IMG_0762.jpg Blog - Preoccupied, Preconceived Notions & “The Perfect Man” - Make it stand out I SAT ON THAT SET OF “TIME-OUT” STEPS PLENTY WHEN I WAS YOUNG, BUT I’M NO LONGER FOUR YEARS OLD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d6e43d64-c9d1-4822-b1f3-c65d4173a625/thumbnail_IMG_0757.jpg Blog - Preoccupied, Preconceived Notions & “The Perfect Man” - Make it stand out “SHALL WE DANCE?” WHAT A THRILL IT MUST HAVE BEEN TO WIN THE NCHA “SUPERSTAKES,” IN FORTH WORTH, TEXAS A FEW WEEKS AGO, TYING WITH YOUR BROTHER TO TAKE THE TITLE, AND BOTH ABOARD PHENOMENAL EQUINE ATHLETES. I’VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO OWN A FEW SUCH AMAZING HORSES AND LOVE KNOWING THIS PARTICULAR SPORT WILL ALWAYS CAPTURE MY HEART. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/e6c243ab-d93b-40f7-93b6-ed06d24f1783/thumbnail_IMG_0760.jpg Blog - Preoccupied, Preconceived Notions & “The Perfect Man” - Make it stand out IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY HEARD IT, NOW WOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING TIME TO LISTEN TO BILLY CURRINGTON’S SONG, “LIKE MY DOG.” https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/dilaudid-dodging-bullets-and-discoveries monthly 0.5 2023-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b2ac2db0-bc67-4df8-88ea-b94a28a4b3fb/thumbnail_IMG_8440.png Blog - “Dilaudid, Dodging Bullets, and Discoveries…” - Make it stand out WHETHER WE’RE LAUGHING, DANCING ON POOL TABLES, DRIVING CROSS COUNTRY, RAISING OTHER PEOPLE’S KIDS, OR EVEN OCCASIONALLY BICKERING, GOD CONTINUES TO BLESS ME BIG TIME WITH THESE TWO ~ “MY FIXERS!” YIKES, BUT YES… I’VE SINCE CUT BACK ON THE EYEBROW PENCIL…IT WAS ABOUT TIME. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/a9690d1b-19f8-4514-b7ac-b3922721d025/thumbnail_IMG_8443.png Blog - “Dilaudid, Dodging Bullets, and Discoveries…” - Make it stand out I NEVER GOT A PHOTO OF THE “BRANCH INCIDENT” BUT THE RUG/TAPE FIGHT, I CAPTURED, FOR SURE! GEEZ,WHAT A MESS; A MANICURE IN DESPERATE NEED OF A REFRESH, PLUS A SLICED JOINT AND ARTERY. NOT A WINNING DAY! KNIVES AND HEAVY LIFTING ARE NOW PRETTY MUCH A “NO GO” IN MY LIFE, THAT IS, PERHAPS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CUTE LITTLE “LAGUIOLE” THAT’S LIVED IN MY WALLET FOR DECADES. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b0a11987-3e0c-48fd-b8c6-11860a8ecbe0/thumbnail_IMG_8438.png Blog - “Dilaudid, Dodging Bullets, and Discoveries…” - Make it stand out PRETTY APROPOS RIGHT? THANK HEAVENS I POSSESS A FAIRLY EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF KICK ASS BOOTS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/c904e449-b86e-4a78-9e80-c511e7de3b35/thumbnail_IMG_8442.jpg Blog - “Dilaudid, Dodging Bullets, and Discoveries…” - Make it stand out THERE ARE SO MANY TYPES OF PAIN, AND IT CAN BE DISTRIBUTED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. WHEN BAM’S MOTHER ARBITRARILY DECIDED THAT WE HAD SERVED OUR PURPOSE AND WERE NO LONGER OF USE NOR WILLING TO PUT UP WITH HER SELFISH WHIMS, HER RETALIATION WAS HARSH, AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WELL-BEING OF BAM. HURTING THE THREE PEOPLE WHO FED, CLOTHED, CARED FOR AND LOVED BAM AS THEIR OWN, AND WERE EQUALLY LOVED BY BAM FOR 15 MONTHS, ‘TRUMPED’ ANY THOUGHT SHE MIGHT HAVE GIVEN HER SECOND BORN WHEN SHE DECIDED TO “PULL THE PLUG” AND WANTED HIM BACK. I OFTEN WONDER IF SHE EVER SOUGHT TO REGAIN “POSSESSION” OF HER FIRST SON; THE CHILD SHE “SIGNED AWAY” TO HIS FATHER WHEN THE LITTLE ONE WAS ONLY AROUND SIX OR SEVEN? WHETHER THAT EVER HAPPENED OR NOT, HE SPENT TWO CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS IN MY HOME? SELF-ADMITTEDLY, I AM WILDLY FAR FROM PERFECT, BUT FOR ME…TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND EIGHTEEN MONTH OLD SON MANY MOONS AGO WAS DUE, SOLELY…TO AN ILLNESS WHICH LEFT ME IN A HOSPITAL BED, UNABLE TO MOVE, AND ON A MORPHINE DRIP 24/7! THE SAME TWO WEEKS INCLUDED FOUR SURGERIES, HYBERBARIC TREATMENT 3X DAILY, 11.5 INCHES OF CUTTING, STITCHES AND SCARRING, AND IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A BULLET I’VE DODGED IN MY LIFE… IT’S ALSO THE ONLY CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH I ALLOWED SOMEONE ELSE (OTHER THAN MY OWN MOM) TO CARE FOR MY BABIES FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN A DINNER OUT, A FEW DAYS SPENT WITH COUSINS, OR A WEEK’S ANNIVERSARY/BUSINESS TRIP WITH THEIR FATHER. I GUESS WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN PRIORITIES? https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/conflicted monthly 0.5 2022-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/5738d750-e091-4f18-a1d2-14ade220eea9/thumbnail_IMG_2046.jpg Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out THIS CASE (EASILY FOUND) ON ANY SEARCH ENGINE, HAS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST “TEXT BOOK” EXAMPLES OF “CONFLICTING OUT” EVER DOCUMENTED? HOW IRONIC TOO, THAT THE ATTORNEY IN QUESTION WAS REPRESENTED BY THE SECOND OF AL’S DIVORCE COUNSEL - BOTH OF WHICH ARE NOW GLYNN COUNTY JUSTICES? TALK ABOUT CONFLICT??? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/cad97c9a-bb75-433c-a25b-41f8a1da1a08/IMG_7338.jpeg Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out These headlines are just a fraction of what might pop up on your screen, when searching for the “legal” process and details about Glynn County. It doesn’t take a legal scholar, or even a 1st year law student, to see there’s quite the list of red flags that appear. The “snippets” of cases one can find while searching Glynn County, Georgia’s “legal/judicial” history is an endless path, and the further you go, the more there is to find. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/eccc0463-5f64-477a-97a2-865116d5d2bb/thumbnail_IMG_7169.png Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/f906ddef-2d54-49a1-bbdb-993f5109c879/IMG_7284.jpeg Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out There is much to be ‘unpacked’ in the clip referenced above…but if you’ve been the victim of wrongful activity in Glynn County, Georgia…you may want to seriously study the legal concept noted above? I never knew about it, nor the people that I’m about to mention, and was, myself, just a lowly “outspouse,” not the victim of murder, but from what I do know…Katie Sasser, Caroline Small and Ahmaud Arbery, (among others) nor their families deserved the fate received, courtesy of Glynn County justice, and the concept of “qualified immunity?” All “good things” must come to an end, supposedly. It’s definitely WAAAAAAY PAST time for that ancient policy, which originated in the days of the KKK, is put to bed, for good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b8cd9a63-fb30-4ea0-93db-a8c0f1f2a2a9/thumbnail_IMG_7265.jpg Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out IT’S CERTAIN, I DON’T LOOK THE SAME NOW AS I DID THEN, BUT I GUESS THE “EASE” WITH WHICH I HANDLE A GUN WAS A GIVEN RIGHT FROM THE START, SAVE THE EXCEPTION OF FAILED MUZZLE CONTROL ON DISPLAY IN THIS PHOTO (WINK). IT IS WITH A CERTAIN IRONY THAT I “EMBRACE” GUN OWNERSHIP. MAYBE I’LL SHARE THE BACKSTORY, SOMETIME? IT HAS TO DO WITH RAISING SONS… AND B.B. GUNS. (WINK, AND A SMILE) P.S., PLEASE NOTE… NO CATS WERE HARMED IN THE TAKING OF THIS PHOTO! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/07eb2527-a6de-4c4c-bc83-1b867149fc9c/IMG_7270.PNG Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out THIS BRIEF STATEMENT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP THE ISSUE OF MEANINGFUL CORRECTION OF LEGAL OR JUDICIAL INJUSTICE AND SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. THE ISSUE OF “JUSTICE” REGARDING CHALLENGES OF LEGAL/JUDICIAL MALPRACTICE REMAINS A ROGUE AGENT! 40 YEARS OF “JQC,” AND ONLY 5 INSTANCES OF HEARINGS AND FOLLOW-UP HAVE OCCURRED…OUTRAGEOUS! DO THE MATH? THOSE STATISTICS DON’T INSPIRE MUCH FAITH IN AN ALREADY VERY FLAWED LEGAL SYSTEM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/bd04fddb-42f4-4e0c-8e9f-313ae389a603/thumbnail_IMG_7170.png Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out THERE’S NOT MUCH SOLACE TO BE FOUND, WHEN JUSTICES DISPLAY SUCH BLATANT CALLOUSNESS, EVEN IF IT IS MASKED WITH FEIGNED HUMOR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/76766145-8f65-4335-b87b-2566841e381b/thumbnail_IMG_2044.jpg Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out ALL (IF ANY) EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY, AND WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY “CONFLICTING OUT” THAT EXISTED IN THAT CASE… I SUPPOSE THE END RESULT AND “RULING” IS JUST ANOTHER ROUTINE CASE OF, “NOTHING TO SEE HERE, FOLKS, IN GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1fa75105-ae91-4370-bbb0-6060ee45ed73/Screen+Shot+2022-02-08+at+5.04.42+PM.png Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out RECOGNIZED ON A VERY LARGE AND PUBLIC STAGE, “CONFLICTING OUT” IS A LEGAL NO-NO, BUT STILL FREQUENTLY EMPLOYED, AND AS WILL SOON BE DISCLOSED...IS A STANDARD OF BAD FAITH, UNETHICAL, AND DIRTY DEALING WHICH UNFORTUNATELY IS UTILIZED BY MANY, AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE “JUSTICE” SYSTEM. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jefflanders/2012/04/17/how-conflicting-out-top-divorce-attorneys-can-impact-your-divorce/?sh=41328b9f148a https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/0b6d4c24-f749-4392-8b81-752243cf1faf/thumbnail_IMG_7182.png Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out Jerrico…my treasured friend and protector, remembered always in my heart and this loving tribute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/bdc0fba0-de96-4a54-8c93-6d977cd638a7/thumbnail_IMG_7168.png Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out The last four sentences of those two pages were, and are, the icing and cherry atop a very densely, layered cake and as far as I know, all those people and the practices referenced above are still at work? Scary, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d5a199c6-b645-45e0-b017-5c7eaaa84512/thumbnail_IMG_2045.jpg Blog - Conflicted… - Make it stand out AT THE TIME THIS EMAIL WAS SENT, I WAS ANNOYED THAT MY CONCERNS WERE BEING DISMISSED SO CAVALIERLY, AND I DREADED THE THOUGHT OF PAYING YET ANOTHER RETAINER, BUT I WAS ALSO BRUTALLY UNAWARE OF THE UNDERPINNINGS OF THE SYSTEM THAT WAS ACTUALLY AT WORK. IT SHOULDN’T COME AS ANY SURPRISE THAT I WAS INDEED “SMALL-TOWNED” BIG TIME! https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/changeschoicesamp-chiavari-chairs monthly 0.5 2022-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/969b551c-f88c-40b3-a3a5-c599af50464a/thumbnail_IMG_5452.png Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b4e0c695-7843-4835-bda7-cb63a828a0eb/3.jpg Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out Generations of family, including me… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1d4041ad-0a82-4ad3-91e2-103e1596df5b/jewel.png Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out PERHAPS MY LINGERING ILL-FEELINGS ON THIS TOPIC ARE DUE, IN PART, BECAUSE DOROTHY AND LILITH (WITH HELP FROM THE MARINE) CONFISCATED ALL OF MOM’S POSSESSIONS, INCLUDING ALL OF HER SPECIAL PAINTINGS AND JEWELRY UPON HER PASSING? OR…MAYBE I’M JUST BEING A BITCH? P.S. BEFORE YOU ANSWER, CONSIDER THIS…WHO DO YOU SUPPOSE WEARS THAT OPAL AND CROWN RING TODAY? IF YOU GUESSED LILITH, YOU’D BE CORRECT. I GUESS I JUST ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/0e3d7f8c-6d99-4d69-952d-87cefee1d6e2/5.png Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out AGAIN…YUCK! SURELY, THAT’S NOT THE LOOK OF A NORMAL BROTHER, DANCING WITH HIS SISTER AT HER WEDDING? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/ddfaba66-afff-4a1d-a5f8-18aa30299164/thumbnail_IMG_5541.png Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out MY OWN DAUGHTER’S LOVING TRIBUTE TO “THE REAL DEAL.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/5c0e11d6-2173-432e-850f-4745802ba53e/collings.png Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out ALL THOSE FACES ON ADELAIDE DRIVE IN SANTA MONICA APPEARED PRETTY DAMN PERFECT AND PRESENTED AN AWFULLY HAPPY IMAGE…AT LEAST FOR A WHILE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/5194a699-9640-4769-a7d6-9563be342c01/Buddha.png Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out NO TRUER WORDS… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/09be0528-0f14-45c9-aff3-c13d2b8f555e/7.png Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out Mom, Dad, Grandmother and Ma on the occasion of my parent’s wedding day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/a03f5ad1-5164-4b1e-bc79-b293fd661fee/4.png Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out Dad and Pa teaching me to swim in Ma and Pa’s Rancho Santa Fe home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d6a406f8-fa68-4727-95b0-c862631ba5d4/6.png Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out Mom’s cousin Gen, Dad, Mom, uncle DRJ and his new bride…at one of my parent’s nuptial celebrations. 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I don’t know any brothers who ogle their sisters that way, and with God’s grace I never will…ewwww! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b61617de-01ce-499c-a61b-7f2aea40da93/thumbnail_IMG_5549.png Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out ON HER ACTUAL DAY, LILITH WAS AS PERFECT AS THE BRIDAL SHOT AND OTHERS SHE MODELED IN A SELECTED FEW COFFEE TABLE BOOKS CREATED BY LEGENDARY EVENT COORDINATOR, COLIN COWIE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/b74bf06e-f1bb-4de9-8188-f1268c6b9871/thumbnail_IMG_5447.jpg Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out EVEN HER LOGO AND BUSINESS MODEL EXUDED A CERTAIN, “JE NE SAIS QUOI.” (THAT’S ABOUT ALL THAT TAKING SIX YEARS OF FRENCH IN SCHOOL GOT ME…LOL) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/32a15e92-62b7-40be-ab1f-0db4536224fd/thumbnail_IMG_5544.png Blog - Changes…Choices…& Chiavari Chairs! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/triggers-amp-the-truth monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635703045244-GHJ0P4XLOPGP9BJTEAT8/thumbnail_IMG_2372.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out This picture doesn’t look anything like a jungle, but it still looks a bit like the thoughts that float around in my head…I omitted a few that were just too, too harsh! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635706461068-B04QD0V0KQ8N1VNJS24A/thumbnail_IMG_2408.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out It’s worth noting that the last sentence referenced above is being repeated in more than just one image! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635702897748-N7C9BFCAFR22H4K54TQW/thumbnail_IMG_2389.jpg Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635706402920-TQPG0VCVFOCGXAM8QNDB/thumbnail_IMG_2387.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635703388983-2IVLXGLLINX6U71366FG/thumbnail_IMG_2376.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635706281650-6XOKA7O6TNAPM28EH77I/thumbnail_IMG_2362.jpg Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635703568130-4X52V1LB3HPX3FW39M4O/thumbnail_IMG_2382.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635703491746-AZ1YL19NGZE65IHLFMES/thumbnail_IMG_2361.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635706968435-AINF9277T0KPHXN2I1QM/thumbnail_IMG_2402.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635706331468-YKN0LVVLLV2RALQ7694T/thumbnail_IMG_2363.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out Finally, there is a theme that might just serve to unify the country…our kids and their education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635703336020-IX57K5WJ3E5YP0CPCKPV/thumbnail_IMG_2375.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635702781956-L3F56WNTF5GGW9E8VD0A/thumbnail_IMG_2340.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out PRETTY SURE THE PHRASE PRINTED ON THE CANVAS BAG SHOWN ABOVE IS TRUE…UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S ALSO MOST DECIDEDLY NOT A SUPERPOWER WHICH I POSSESS! WELL, MAYBE JUST THIS ONE DAY; SEEING AS HOW IT IS HALLOWEEN? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635706774719-QYXVZY351GU7HA7P1SUM/thumbnail_IMG_2310_censored.jpg Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out WOW…6 PAGES OUTLINING ALL THE WAYS I WAS “ALLEGEDLY” “DEFAMING” MY EX? HERE’S THE THING, THOUGH… IT’S NOT DEFAMATION, IF WHAT YOU ARE TELLING IS THE TRUTH, AND I HAVE 30+ YEARS OF DOCUMENTATION SUPPORTING THAT TRUTH. ANY DEFAMATION THAT WAS EXACTED, WAS DONE BY MY “EX” HIMSELF, AND I CAN ATTEST THERE WERE PLENTY OF DAMAGES! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635706887119-5Z79VXM812SBKBNK8933/thumbnail_IMG_2341.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1635703148525-Y59J395CCUZ1G5VNGA39/thumbnail_IMG_2373.png Blog - Triggers & The Truth - Make it stand out CRUDE LANGUAGE AND PHRASING ASIDE, THIS ENTIRE SONG AND THE LYRICS ARE WORTH REPEATING, AND PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH BOTH MY LIFE AND….. THIS POST. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/birthday-blessings monthly 0.5 2021-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/2c1831c9-e07d-4928-8450-ed8ea53728f2/thumbnail_IMG_0124.jpg Blog - Birthday Blessings! - Make it stand out “Angels Among Us” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/a28a2f3e-c712-4617-9e0e-98ffbb77b821/thumbnail_IMG_5830.jpg Blog - Birthday Blessings! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/61fb513d-c6a7-4fee-9f25-cb9c4265e91a/thumbnail_IMG_0126.jpg Blog - Birthday Blessings! - Make it stand out The Last Birthday Gift I Ever Sent My Mom! How appropriate…Angels, in our midst, and among us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/8b9dbe78-5b6b-4eb0-9848-cd6029d4c6f5/thumbnail_IMG_2099.jpg Blog - Birthday Blessings! - Make it stand out Generations of Strength… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/d1899a04-6eda-4f83-9177-ef97132df99d/thumbnail_IMG_2114.jpg Blog - Birthday Blessings! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/872ccf14-2e6b-43bf-9a98-9bbe77511066/thumbnail_IMG_5824.jpg Blog - Birthday Blessings! - Make it stand out “God bless every corner of this house.” Indeed! Ma, Mom, and Me…and someday, more. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/the-lyins-den monthly 0.5 2021-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634591661909-JNDW3XVQURCBCXCH0O3G/IMG_5403.PNG Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out This expression becomes more self-evident with every passing day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634593346070-2TQMA9HPQ1QVY39T7GP9/IMG_5463.PNG Blog - The Lyin’s Den https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634593463421-Y59PEPGOEM377INF45JE/IMG_5464.PNG Blog - The Lyin’s Den https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634590610342-VLE1B858D5O8C8YJ8OSS/lion.PNG Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out It’s some kind of crazy world when this type of Lion is far less scary than the kind of “lyin” beasts you’re used to! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634591554312-UR14RNDGEMRW7WL4LJ4X/IMG_3F67C9F3C7F0-1.jpeg Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out A small snippet of just some of the oh-so, apropos lyrics from the song, “Guts Over Fear” by artist Eminem, and featured in the movie, “The Equalizer, Pt. 1” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634593955824-RFJ9VLFGV929HIG15CJ9/IMG_1713.PNG Blog - The Lyin’s Den https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634593961922-GBZYQ2FKC3EA8S0A7WLV/IMG_1719.PNG Blog - The Lyin’s Den https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634594052956-EJSKU7E10U4QO5NPKEQW/IMG_1714.PNG Blog - The Lyin’s Den https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634593078686-X414PFBOYODOKWPTAMQW/IMG_5459_censored.jpg Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634591991401-HDJLCPATF2BWSOUGTRKQ/IMG_5410.PNG Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out Powerful truth! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634592142185-KAON4GCYCIFQ6KLKYXGK/IMG_9963.jpg Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out I have no recollection of where this photo was taken, but I’m so grateful to have it. There’s a saying, “life imitates art.” Whether that’s true or not, I’m struck by the oddities and the order that exist in this one image. 1.) My Mom had to feel VERY much at ease to take her shoes off anywhere other than her home, or one of ours. 2.) George had on “loafers,” rather than Cowboy boots? Always the way (in boots) I’ll lovingly remember him. 3.) Viv is sitting comfortably with both of them, and allowing George the role of “comforter in chief?” Absolutely not the norm for very long at all. 4.) The order in which they are sitting is the same order in which the world, and I, lost them! I suppose that saying is true after all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634593103194-RXHC8MMDZ8TT38JYHSX7/IMG_5460_censored.jpg Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out It’s a tragic state of affairs when within 10 days, such evil manipulation can occur. 4/3/13 ~ Original trust documents signed; 4/9/13 ~ Visiting Nurse appointment and my email to siblings advising of status; 4/12/13 ~ My two younger sisters arrived at 5:00 at Rancho Valiente to take our Mother to dinner, which was later revealed would include a surprise visit from cousin Pablo and at 10:00 pm, Mom’s world is changed…forever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634594564179-V6M4X78U1H7UXMR2QWQB/IMG_9967.jpg Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out “Wake me good!” One of Pa’s repeated requests, and on this day, we did… This snapshot of Ma, her nephew Ed, me and my first nephew, is a scene from the sidelines of an impromptu “touch football game” played in the front yard of our little red ranch house and Refugio home. There was lots of “Old Fitzgerald” that followed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634592658616-BKRO08V29RPTQUADWH2N/bitch+back_censored.jpg Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634594185636-4TEUS3LG4BH095YO4KYW/IMG_9966.jpg Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out The Knights Of Malta designation was an honor that both my Grandfathers, my Dad, and Aunt were all awarded. This one remembrance happens to be from my Grandfather, Pa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634591886723-YDBWZH82GFGFVLVTE72F/IMG_1710.PNG Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out I can take it; but I’m not sure about some others? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634602941290-V2DP0O4YE1PMKQLM7J4Z/IMG_1863.jpg Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out Whatever the reasoning, this was a treasure to receive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634592636419-1011XKAVS9TGKFH7BBCR/mc+to_censored.jpg Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1634594933911-4N7VVEO729B8L9HHLZZP/IMG_5467.PNG Blog - The Lyin’s Den - Make it stand out Muse or not…this is some great stuff! https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/stand-for-somethingor-you-will-fall-for-anything monthly 0.5 2021-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1631148497469-6C1BBM8R8ZMWH3QKW1B6/IMG_0077.PNG Blog - “Stand for Something…or You’ll Fall for Anything…” - Make it stand out Those crates are filled w/ American K-9 Service members, left behind in Afghanistan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1631149234852-5MX3YH9UAKKAKUZVYHWA/IMG_2050.PNG Blog - “Stand for Something…or You’ll Fall for Anything…” - Make it stand out What pain can look like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1631149016574-PLBJWZFUORGZKB22OEII/IMG_2049.PNG Blog - “Stand for Something…or You’ll Fall for Anything…” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1631149361899-O0OBNPUDQ9V4S65D8NH6/IMG_2048.jpg Blog - “Stand for Something…or You’ll Fall for Anything…” - Make it stand out Truth! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1631148868425-ER99U8BYPWK12T7TWKN6/IMG_0066.PNG Blog - “Stand for Something…or You’ll Fall for Anything…” - Make it stand out August, 2021 https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/the-moments-that-define-us monthly 0.5 2021-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1628294222021-2OPDROX1IEWF6L50H7EX/thumbnail_IMG_9495_censored.jpg Blog - The {Aha} Moments… - Make it stand out The text above, is also the same one I referenced in my last blog entry which, while still false, deserves to be completely addressed and corrected… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1628285906099-EAZWOWN0DAMH2C7K1INY/thumbnail_IMG_9601_censored.jpg Blog - The {Aha} Moments… - Make it stand out Both of these “shots” detail a matter of public record and could easily be found by “googling,” gaappeals.us! The first photo shows the ruling on my behalf in July of 2008; the second reveals Al’s loss in the same court just a few weeks later, in August. Those rulings were responsible for Al’s desperation to schedule Mediation seeking a Settlement, rather than going to court regarding the jurisdictional issue of our divorce proceeding. He was sure to lose on that point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1628285885450-XW10E67QTWDBQ99XTOCV/thumbnail_IMG_9600_censored.jpg Blog - The {Aha} Moments… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1628285019269-OTPKI1EI3VMT2SXGMCVC/thumbnail_IMG_7095.jpg Blog - The {Aha} Moments… - Make it stand out No need for embellishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1628286019024-4WP6QLTEM6TR837VL529/thumbnail_IMG_7127.png Blog - The {Aha} Moments… - Make it stand out Gifts, lessons and blessings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1628286103407-S4DB33ZW32OZDSEHQ4M1/thumbnail_IMG_9607.png Blog - The {Aha} Moments… - Make it stand out To this day, I cannot eat Lobster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1628285453786-EAGACF0L9BAYZ96SZCNF/thumbnail_IMG_9605.png Blog - The {Aha} Moments… - Make it stand out Indeed, he does. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1628285183948-1YTZMJN813BK2SAKA7G0/thumbnail_IMG_7086.png Blog - The {Aha} Moments… - Make it stand out Required Race Track attire - “kick-ass” hat and the gumption to rock it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1628274435137-H78SOEVD0538JUZLH253/thumbnail_IMG_9217.jpg Blog - The {Aha} Moments… - Make it stand out Truth! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1628286164301-JOCXXYIHLK6WGI6NDBSZ/thumbnail_IMG_7133.png Blog - The {Aha} Moments… - Make it stand out Go ahead…jump! https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/i-identify-as-un-masked monthly 0.5 2021-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624938486145-YW4MVL5TO85YLD2778N5/mask.jpg Blog - I Identify As “Un-Masked!” - Make it stand out A ceramic “mask” created and gifted to me by son, many years ago. I never dreamed how apropos the symbolism might figure into my life someday? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624927849226-4Y5UO0CR75EF3XDLFP5K/black.jpg Blog - I Identify As “Un-Masked!” - Make it stand out Truth! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624938524077-56740U08HRIITZLB7IGZ/quote.jpeg Blog - I Identify As “Un-Masked!” - Make it stand out The power of words, and the emotion they evoke is nothing short of miraculous! This beautiful and wise soul captured them perfectly! Thank you @stephaniebennetthenry for allowing me to share your insight; I’m humbled and honored! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624928932781-4LFOMYLT8W24NQFD2JN7/truth.PNG Blog - I Identify As “Un-Masked!” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624927912678-G6QS8YAX7C3IQ1DE6TC1/hide.jpg Blog - I Identify As “Un-Masked!” - Make it stand out Again…the truth! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624928008196-DKWXS6CKZWK9PAWTO6YD/avoid.jpg Blog - I Identify As “Un-Masked!” - Make it stand out I don’t take these words lightly, and am so glad I found them, to share with you here; they are a cruel but truthful reality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624928224739-AAZSAF32KX6DY9R6DU0G/blue.PNG Blog - I Identify As “Un-Masked!” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624928843154-R8ZEWL0XZO3MLW2YIX6Y/black+bitch.JPG Blog - I Identify As “Un-Masked!” - Make it stand out Enough said… https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/when-the-cowboy-rides-away monthly 0.5 2021-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624232408093-6G3T53TTZL41R36NTYLX/ry.jpg Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out No cowboy hat or boots that day; the cowboy cleaned up pretty good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624232679490-87J9X1MAHALSOGE08V79/mm.jpg Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out The first of a new generation! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624233050167-GW0033T51FDNF6SQ3YLL/pj.jpg Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out One of many (6) State Finals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624240046521-8ULQ3YVKWLR5NTDJ2WXX/horse.jpg Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624231389521-JYRKB61MFP0KA5W2SUDX/IMG_7485.jpg Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out “A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms, even when his hands are empty.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624232574581-8Y3TY73WMH1SW5TBPLCG/horsesgow_censored.jpg Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out Mom’s custom, travelling Tack Room set-up for horseshows! (I guess graphic “T” shirts must have been big back then?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624240020118-R88JDPVBHRX5ENW8Q1HE/bike.jpg Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624232172477-93EG3G1WTSS8L8PUZF2V/white+house.PNG Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out Unforgettable! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624232307004-0JOSXDHZ2B0JQML73HWO/tara_censored.jpg Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out Signature Valdez! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624231506202-IMP73EHCRD9OK8OTRSXP/nee+and+ac.jpg Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out Not everything is always as it appears. Mom and Dad, shortly after their marriage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624233334450-UUGFZESXMCDOBXGK7V4X/hanky.jpg Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out You’ll never find me without one…plus another to share! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624232864654-U2FYJG48W41PZNPVZO1E/ac.PNG Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out My Dad and me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1624232004252-LFS1J1KD8O7RXQG6QB2D/c6_censored.jpg Blog - “When the Cowboy Rides Away.” - Make it stand out The 6 C’s… No easy feat to accomplish that line-up! https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/lifes-a-beach monthly 0.5 2021-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1622772474071-2Z4K92QOK743CFC5A7Y5/column.jpg Blog - Reality Check? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1622775116584-Q541HZDVR9EDJ1I2JG57/artman_censored.jpg Blog - Reality Check? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1622773922920-PLRGLZJ4OHE4OUWPHYX3/tabby.jpg Blog - Reality Check? - Make it stand out My adored Cottage 64 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1622774552581-ST8L64S9WESH7O6V6OUR/j.jpg Blog - Reality Check? - Make it stand out Blessings! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1622775146582-6HP9FZT0UFUF3RGMLZM5/diary.PNG Blog - Reality Check? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1623013809506-XSQ19Q8LHVZCQ2S9781Q/dog+news_censored_censored.jpg Blog - Reality Check? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1622776088016-MWEZRA3IH8F67X8O3XRW/rose_censored.jpg Blog - Reality Check? - Make it stand out Following the delivery of Al’s “gift” five days later, I drove the hideous and huge bouquet of roses down the drive, walked calmly into Al’s office and deposited the whole damn mess on Al’s drawing board. “L. Bill Miller,” one of Al’s assistants, was in the office and greeted me as sweetly as always, asking if it was Al’s birthday when he saw the roses? I answered quickly and said, “no, this is a horrible joke, that Al has played!” Not 20 minutes later, Al’s number appeared on my cell, and when I answered, he said, “I’m in California, but did you get the roses?” I said yes and asked “what the hell is going on? It was you that just served me with divorce papers five days ago, right?” What Al said next are words I’ll never forget; he answered saying, “yes, I did, and I haven’t called yet because I was going to let you have a few days to cool down and think things through. The divorce service was meant to be a ‘REALITY CHECK’…. you’ve gotten way too far out of line, and needed a reminder about the way things work!” Before clicking my cell phone closed, I answered Al and said briefly but sharply…“You are a sick and cruel individual; this is NOT a game, and you can’t just play with people’s lives like this; our children are not pawns, and neither am I.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1622772285939-L0CNAEIBRKVHW7KKLF5H/cover+ci.jpg Blog - Reality Check? - Make it stand out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1622771647128-62VU9WVCR1H3TAR4NQIH/laura+.PNG Blog - Reality Check? - Make it stand out A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS FROM THAT TIME IN MY LIFE, INCLUDING A BEAUTIFUL PAINTING OF SEA ISLAND’S (THEN, EARLY 2000’S) BEACH CLUB, A GIFT FROM A DEAR FRIEND AND AMAZING ARTIST; A WORK FROM MY COLLECTION OF JAN BARBOGLIO TREASURES, AS WELL AS THE GORGEOUS, ONE-OF-A-KIND PIECES OF ARTWORK REPRESENTED IN CRYSTAL-CROSS VINTAGE BOTTLES, AND THE SHELL ENCASED CROSS AND KEEPSAKE BOX FROM THE UBER-TALENTED ARTISTRY OF “ANNETTE FRIEDERICH ORIGINALS.” ANNETTE’S UNIQUE PIECES HAVE GRACED MANY ART COLLECTIONS FROM COAST TO COAST, WITH INDIVIDUAL WORKS AVAILABLE BY COMMISSION. CONTACT INFO… AFRIEDERICH4031@GMAIL.COM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1623270111350-GXLT1M2ASABYQATI3FN7/connie_censored_censored.jpg Blog - Reality Check? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1622775918350-EV97X361GZJUFRU0Z90K/paper_censored.jpg Blog - Reality Check? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/madoff-or-made-off monthly 0.5 2021-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621481896648-0WTMTNL56XMNQAN6ZJ37/justice.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621483049050-FBQKKP9JFR9DAF50YVLD/signs.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out It’s true, the signs are almost always there; whether we choose to see them or not is something entirely different! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621531485373-VEL74NRPX66BBMF0R0HB/poppyletter_censored.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out This one email, while fraught with legal issues, still elicits a slight smile, each time I read the word “poppycock” and am again reminded that several lawyers were more than aware of Al’s bottom line… “will stop at nothing to try to deprive you of your rights under the MSA!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621531951215-BR55Y0G9QRVKOUSOI69K/tidal+doc+email_censored.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621485677623-T0NP74DLR5G6XKCABHUV/list3_censored.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out That’s a lot of real estate and coin for something that all went up in smoke? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621485659295-NWA652WDWFR1M9T973TE/list+2_censored.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621483114843-PP3BIUPEFTW6JTN43EW7/headline.PNG Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out The headline which caused one heck of a “domino effect!” Thirteen years following his arrest, Madoff was gone, once and for all, on April 14, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621482182735-VMZY7CQG8UFUZ8R8DSP1/Bernie.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out Headline: Madoff Dies in Prison…short, and to the point! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621484795687-2SGH8B3H0QUSA8YJFXBX/suit+slams_censored.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out This headline and article appeared in the New York Post. Most notably, I contend that the last sentence is “patently false” as Al admitted in a July 2009 deposition, he had been receiving an additional $120,000 in monthly income for years, as a direct result of those investments? Additionally, Al’s own Glynn County, Georgia lawyer PUT IN WRITING evidence to the contrary of what was stated in the article shown above? What, or who, was the source of that reporting, I wonder? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621532339245-VSAJS34OO5ART1YRAOCT/tidal+1_censored.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621532061024-X0MV8IAHGJKT05ETZ58H/8+shady.PNG Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out One of the properties listed as part of Al’s New York Ponzi/Rico suit; it’s a pretty place…who do you suppose ended up here? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621484610613-0G50HAGV7AMH205K3A16/legal+page_censored.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out Begging your indulgence at this letter’s condition? I poured over and attempted to dissect these types of “legal bombshells” for years, while this mess was going on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621641925451-MZZG6HWET40U6M7C3Z8R/Robert+fence+quote.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out Wise words… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621532360780-JQ8BAEC6GQWUCJRJRXJ0/tidal+2_censored.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out 145 Tidal Cove; the back and forth paperwork and players trading title from 2004 to 2012 was an interesting proposition to keep up with? A waterfront property and house on two lots, purchased in 2004 for $290,000, with a dock, and completely INHABITABLE despite Al’s contention to my lawyer that is was “uninhabitable;” transferred in 2010, and finally foreclosed on for $90,000 in 2012…makes no sense, right? It gets even “messier” since it was appraised in January of 2012 for $215,000 by a licensed real estate appraiser, which documentation I have. Nonetheless, that’s a lot of “party to the first party,” “acting on behalf of’s,” “where-as’s,” etc… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621485638582-XBC48XXYK63W8UDW7UK9/list1_censored.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621482791331-4071HNR6GKAJ05QPCGCP/bitch.PNG Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out Albeit a “tad” crass, this statement helps sum up the motivation for the anniversary gift described below… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621485117411-1BRFYKX4QR7A9T6U0NNJ/nathan+to+bret_censored.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out The long and the short of it all, was that Al’s Rico/Ponzi suit was “Dismissed With Prejudice;” but not before consuming hundreds of thousands of hours, dollars and headaches. I’m curious now, too, whether K. Ass paid ANY PRICE at all for the scam he set into motion, or was he, too, maybe a beneficiary of the “alleged” scheme? He was still Al’s “guy” as far into the future as 2012; who knows what that REALLY means? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621482670946-3OU71KF3HARLF3UX7PB5/birthday.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out The little bit of Birthday “hoopla” that I loved to create for my kid’s special days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1621531740037-I4N945SFW5CPD1LFH2AD/heart.jpg Blog - Madoff, or Made-Off! - Make it stand out “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/a-mothers-love monthly 0.5 2021-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1620531806054-HOP5DIO4F7EJW5XL4UIV/Beach.jpg Blog - A Mother’s Love Big love… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1620530581275-D00F9AHCBY16ZJ7YT7QK/wedding.jpg Blog - A Mother’s Love https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1620530691843-Y66YDNW11XLS35XROPIQ/everything+.jpg Blog - A Mother’s Love https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1620531832826-7KA58X3ZCTR6RB4F97F2/Big+Love.jpeg Blog - A Mother’s Love https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1620530496988-FRB7BMILBSQUN5RXHZP9/bellagio.jpg Blog - A Mother’s Love “This Moment In Time,” at The Bellagio in 2012 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1620530787933-RDHP11AOUZEYDHZ68TRT/Ocean.jpg Blog - A Mother’s Love https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/i-know-what-he-did-last-summer monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619561216422-QQ7HVOFE64MD6RG9J880/tennis.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… Roblar’s hilltop siting and plethora of amenities was something special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619561440263-HPWSFL42CQBUB9C5DJ47/bocce.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… Our rousing, if slightly unconventional, annual Bocce match. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619481115632-0WNX0MOV2OBX6R5CPJNJ/turtle.PNG Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… This little guy could be Squirt’s twin, and the sentiment pretty much sums up my mindset about life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619560425704-KY933QSKR4X5GAOI5EU0/IMG_9056.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… “The most important thing you can give your children is your time.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619486682231-EUXBDARGE3IBBIPCY3NZ/plane.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… Sunday, August 26, 2007… Off we flew (Al, Emily, PJ, and myself along with our four-legged bunch, back to Georgia, Sea Island, another school year…and then some! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619484565176-L61MJKWP9S8CE47BE576/flag_censored.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… The invites were casually, handwritten by me to compliment the informality of the holiday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619485472429-36VL5WV4EO4ZU0V1LGSE/freehaven+front.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… The picture quality is far from perfect, or even remotely close, but then nothing else that summer was perfect either, except maybe Freehaven’s beautiful Iron-encased, Front door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619485591447-6IJ8RTD0P6M3UTOOET04/Buc4xZkIIAAmbzE.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… One of my favorite movies was always “When Harry Met Sally,” but to this day…every time I watch it, looking at this talented actor (to whom I mean no disrespect) reminds me of K. Ass! The resemblance, and even his voice, is just so strikingly similar; my watching of that movie has been dramatically reduced since that fateful day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619485442315-QXDWBWPOM8CG2PTP2P8B/foss_censored.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… The Brothers always had everyone on their feet, rocking into the night, and closing the 4th in a big way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619485924215-UCDW3XP8RGRSCKC34P0V/swing.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… My Calm… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619485514182-9MHF68PL8ESI3K5O15R9/match.PNG Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… That tissue box and the conversation it would prompt wasn’t pleasant. “MP” was only too happy, though, to stir up a little trouble, when she asked, “Missy, for example, why do you feel it necessary to purchase and equip each bathroom with tissue boxes that cost $800 each? I’d sure label that a needless expense!” That was just the beginning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619481436794-8GTKR6QM0S3UBAKMG4HZ/treehouse_censored.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… Emily and our dear friend, Mark, posing at the treehouse’s completion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619485663355-99OP98AU9SYUGKZ6WSGH/nars.PNG Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… That summation of narcissism is true, but nothing could be further from my intention. Nonetheless, at some point, the bottom line remains and it is… THE TRUTH IS WHAT MATTERS, AND THE TRUTH HAS NO VERSIONS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619484161259-EBOW65KU9CNCBPZUGTIC/grammy.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… Al’s “toys” were many…and would (or might still) prove to be a tad controversial! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619480692241-VONLBTPVGA0SL6GCFEN4/IMG_6265.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619480932873-QH506FBNBQXMPA1PCHMM/SPider.PNG Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… All too true; it’s just a matter of perspective and circumstance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619481244391-RREE5X80IRRWZ6RJBWG6/coach.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… Al was full of pleasant surprises those few years, including this trip when he flew us all to Sacramento, from Georgia, to watch our new German Shepherd being shown for the first time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619487310342-PRQ6QOA9425B3AEW9H6P/harrison_censored.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… APPARENTLY LIKE SO MUCH ELSE THAT SEEMS ASKEW WITH THE GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA JUDICIAL SYSTEM, “CONFLICTING OUT” MUST NOT BE A THING THERE, IF I READ THIS CASE CORRECTLY? IT’S ALSO INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT TWO OF THE JUDGES/ATTORNEYS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE WERE AL’S GEORGIA COUNSEL. DO I THINK THAT’S A COINCIDENCE… “H E, DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS, NO! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619561290419-AKC08MSSX2WTL59X75H4/no+good.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… This very apt expression is proved to be true repeatedly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619480713453-R8Y95DP18CWTT6COT1ZW/IMG_6266.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… When I discovered the work of this incredible talent, Christopher Kearby (@topherkearby) I was so struck by the way he could, both, paint and say far more vividly and succinctly than I can, the depth of emotion I struggle to reveal, is a gift at which I marvel and respect beyond words. I’m also incredibly appreciative that Topher allowed me to use this particular piece, to accompany my post. While there’s far more healing to come, Topher’s expression of the process is spot on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619483925957-0WH0B3Y8GT31TY53RVA8/al1.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619485799694-HJUTJS8PFV1DAHOJR1ME/roblar.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… Roblar Avenue, Santa Ynez…my/our home for 15 years; the longest place I’d ever called “HOME,” but that 13th day in August, 2007 when I drove down that driveway, it would be my last time ever seeing it again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619481070610-5ZE784B0DSQ563728AEX/car.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… I will NEVER not be grateful for the privileges my family enjoyed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619560632911-7I7JSIXE11GAXCXMZ97T/Dunn.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… Clint and I entering our Senior Graduation Ceremony together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619481637726-BYXFBWB18K8AZXVM4HR9/kitchen.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… Freehaven’s kitchen worked beautifully, but nothing in that photo resembled either the way that wonderful space looked in real life, nor was the way I would have ever presented anything…real or pretend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619481783006-OQ93140NTGF7BU8ITH7W/ems+room.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… This was not the way my daughter’s room was meant, or designed, to look…just ask her! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1619483997723-TSK05JOLYBMNGBZT8LAX/al2.jpg Blog - I Know What He Did Last Summer… Al’s fascination for, an acquisition of a collection like this should, and did, give pause? https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/on-my-way-to-me monthly 0.5 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1618451350497-QJ5IGUEDA7T8Q2PCKL01/andrew.JPG Blog - On My Way To Me… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1618451229454-KUZ565MNZFNI9A5YFOPX/matt+letter_censored.jpg Blog - On My Way To Me… It’s super tough to be so formal, when you feel otherwise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1618451319943-GB9IU6L4PLND1G01DF1M/quote.PNG Blog - On My Way To Me… Nietzsche… pure genius. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1618451287456-VY5DGQ3WEDI4LQ4COUOM/text+from+DB_censored.jpg Blog - On My Way To Me… It turns out, there are some good guys out there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1618451393264-3JUM1ZY8E8M0NIH614TU/wagon+cowboy.PNG Blog - On My Way To Me… It’s pretty cool for a cowboy (whether horseback or driving a wagon) to plead for a picture together; so, yes, sir! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1618451787410-32CV4BZ21BKWD0UT5ZNO/MC.PNG Blog - On My Way To Me… Me. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/when-pigs-fly-part-1-circle-back monthly 0.5 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616871260366-URYUOJ3VGIEO6GEQROF1/IMG_1073_censored_censored.jpg Blog - Circle Back… Separating from and then divorcing Al, meant covering my ass in any, and every way I could! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616871942678-5FIA2EP2A9XSS37X3PRW/jm+msa+part+ca_censored.jpg Blog - Circle Back… The back page of our MSA, executed on Friday, September 5, 2008, just two days before my return to California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616871302816-Y9VWKDF58KVKYC4NQ0QK/note_censored.jpg Blog - Circle Back… Truth be told…that bottom, right hand corner, set of notes in red writing references a conversation that Emily shared with me sometime soon after Al’s and my separation; He claimed to have only married me because I was pregnant, but the reality remains that we were married in November of 1992. Emily was BORN on February 22, 1991, almost two full years before our marriage? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616871327278-NB3G2IO31S5S8U7T642G/IMG_1240.JPG Blog - Circle Back… Multiple examples of note-taking. See what I mean about the shorthand… I’m clearly out of practice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616454497085-XKLS2IX6GAY3U2W5MKX3/images-of-flying-pigs-6.jpg Blog - Circle Back… That good ol’ expression, “When Pigs Fly” never meant so much to me, until this happened… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616871050589-EN3CXSNQWVRL1MARSCMK/IMG_1047.PNG Blog - Circle Back… Minus the dirty barefeet, I make it a point now to travel my own path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616871555197-QSSDCSW3D229RUYNO6AQ/1200px-US_one_dollar_bill%2C_obverse%2C_series_2009.jpg Blog - Circle Back… “If I had a dollar for every time……….? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616871098237-RVJGNC623ELRNHHQBHQ7/IMG_BC41238E7FEF-1_censored.JPG Blog - Circle Back… This picture, the people, the extended characters (not all shown), and the story that goes along with it, is absolutely worthy of a “circle back” – but you’ll have to “hang in there” with me to finally read it, as I’m not quite ready to put it “out” for the world to see just yet. It’s painful to remember, much less recount the details, but hopefully, there will be a time when I’m ready to share the real and dark backstory of the “Lyin/Lion’s Den.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616872329807-B39E3R5I9RKWJILURFIK/IMG_1496_censored.jpg Blog - Circle Back… Glynn County, Georgia had a history of questionable ethics far before the world ever heard of Ahmaud Arbery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616871713458-9VYLZMKHH4TMOOUBVDMD/The+Truth+of+the+Matter+of+Truth....png Blog - Circle Back… I’m exhausted just trying to OUTLINE the trail of lies; imagine being the one telling the lies? Al must be pooped! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616870936212-845J3N6ZGQFDFOD8K4NP/IMG_0654.JPG Blog - Circle Back… Toppy’s Sis…horse extraordinaire and my best friend for many years; Shown here winning at The Del Mar National Horse Show https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616452006634-XJ140N9FHPE8AO1JQMXN/IMG_1229.PNG Blog - Circle Back… Zero Marlborough Street in Boston, Massachusetts ~ My home for 11 months. Located directly across the street from the Boston Common, just a couple of buildings away from Boston’s (then) Ritz Carlton Hotel, and “catty-corner” from The Bull & Finch Pub, famous for being the site of the popular T.V. show, “Cheers.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616453428743-4RZPMYCB2DL6XM6Q952L/PIGS_censored.jpg Blog - Circle Back… California’s Central District Bankruptcy Court ~ Transcript From One Of Al’s Hearings/Motions and the Judge’s Direct Quote Let it sink in… the reality of what that Judge was saying? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616452051249-T1MQM0XXJBW0U0Q1T0SM/IMG_1137.jpg Blog - Circle Back… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616870730551-HIGC0477I7Y2O3EYNUQV/type.jpg Blog - Circle Back… This stunning machine ( a 1965 Hermes 3000 model typewriter with case) resembles a work of art as much as, if not far more than it portrays a working tool used to capture and record our thoughts. All those years ago, I had no idea of the thought and care given to the design of these implements that breathe life and vision into the spoken word, Now that I do, you can bet I’m going to want to get my hands on at least one or two! Who needs an Hermes bag, when you can spend some serious quality time with an Hermes typewriter? Give @typewriter.revival.company on Instagram a thorough “look see,” and I bet you’ll find yourself captivated too, by the stories, histories, and the quality restoration that Stefan generously lavishes upon these machines in order to find them each a special new “home” of their own. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/slinte monthly 0.5 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616025244933-G1OOMROPZSF72KW4NU2I/IMG_0746.PNG Blog - Sláinte Pa loved both his Bourbon and his Beef! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616025201157-LECR3Q94EC25C37QDVVR/IMG_5453.jpg Blog - Sláinte One from the shelves of memory, together with a pic. of my very own, living doll. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616024783509-TVCQTVDC7MG998OPT1Q1/IMG_0757.JPG Blog - Sláinte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616025468874-M07XPZIGAXT1GWOO3M9H/IMG_0325.PNG Blog - Sláinte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616030116190-UFMUZPZUO0TOZM9DOR8Y/IMG_0769.jpg Blog - Sláinte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616030116585-Y3Z3LIIOD91OOMXKLLD5/IMG_0776.jpg Blog - Sláinte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616029877951-BO926M55T1W4P6NMGHM8/IMG_0754.JPG Blog - Sláinte My Mom, Ma, and Pa at Perino’s Restaurant in Los Angeles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1616026077980-THGO8MAW8UWUBDULH6N3/IMG_3318.jpg Blog - Sláinte Ryan tradition right here, complete with his Silver “jigger:” he rarely measured, but Ma did. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/games-people-play monthly 0.5 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615524640539-IFW4YQQPOBXUDW2IQ78C/iran+note.jpg Blog - Games People Play… Maybe not the typical musings that accompany the average “doodle;” but then Al has proven himself to be far beyond typical, and absolutely operates outside the law. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615518569213-2JR6PZU96OX033DNWZUL/Candle.jpeg Blog - Games People Play… Wow…how great would it have been to have this company and its candles back then! I’m going to make up for lost time and check them out now, though FOR SURE! Find them on Instagram @scentofsarcasm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615589852923-246HTS65FTMUZV4DGM24/IMG_5227.jpg Blog - Games People Play… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615591476024-Y0VV5VK3UU00MN7G1VL3/IMG_5228.jpg Blog - Games People Play… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615525265313-77J3K86TR4X77OLB1G3B/IMG_5217.JPG Blog - Games People Play… Maybe you just have to see to believe? Picture taken from a scene in “Fracture..” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615519053860-3Y7OL8OKGAPQ5UL00VBO/Dog+SHow+Photo_censored.jpg Blog - Games People Play… Picture taken at the Santa Barbara Kennel Club Dog Show, the exact day we left California for our return to Georgia and the start of the 2007/2008 school year. The spelling of our name, just like Al’s presence at a dog show, was a bit “off!” 7 days later…boom! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615519031450-PK43W1D4E0ZJRFHGDMF9/KGI+Bill_censored.jpg Blog - Games People Play… Note the date… The plan was in place long before the “trigger was pulled!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615518413038-DW0Y1ZWS3372WWFF2W8C/floorplan.jpg Blog - Games People Play… 18 years together, 15 years married, 2 children…and still, it was the “Peter Capone Residence?” Look closely in the top right corner, at the dates on the plans (2005/2006); we were still very much married, and together! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615519287966-Q8ISCA61BXJVIEBMW9ZC/fish.jpg Blog - Games People Play… Fishbowls…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615589227212-TY4Y3NENHZWCDHOD6WTW/guys_censored.jpg Blog - Games People Play… Paulo and Al at Emily’s christening in 1991 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615519072783-C4EVZ8BTXG30A0K2XY7P/Dogs+in+REview_censored.jpg Blog - Games People Play… Al’s assistant, got a little carried away in her joy to execute the plan. There’s actually this little thing called an “Automatic Stay” in divorce proceedings, which puts a “halt” on any changes in marital lifestyle, until formal discovery or ANY discovery can be obtained, and a hearing set to determine procedure, etc… I wasn’t even served with divorce papers until September 14th? Oops! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615525389772-8DFLO8TXT1ZA82WDYZ8A/letter.jpg Blog - Games People Play… It’s all right there, in black and white….but WHAT did it mean? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615589371349-32F8UUK8WW3BC6ZGLS8B/IMG_031jw.jpg Blog - Games People Play… https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/fwg9iyy75yajo2aaxt28q695lmbfyy monthly 0.5 2022-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615163229259-624DZCUKZHKMBQMD336G/IMG_5131.JPG Blog - My Brand is 10 Minutes Late. GO FIGURE… LOVEBIRDS DO EXIST? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615168917218-41ATQTQ5OHC0SQMZEP3R/IMG_5138.jpg Blog - My Brand is 10 Minutes Late. My Mom and my precious first born. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615168681243-9934Z94ONUBSRPCSF9XF/IMG_5135.jpg Blog - My Brand is 10 Minutes Late. Whether you’re late to the table or not, I hope it ends up being beautiful. Hurricanes and orchid planter by the incomparable @janbarboglio; Silver candlesticks, flatware, tableware and Pewter goblets, all family heirlooms; linens @sferra, and hide table runner a gift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615163129242-XWDQGS7W35AW1WJ3UWJO/IMG_9976.PNG Blog - My Brand is 10 Minutes Late. “LaLa” with the kids at Al’s 60th…March, 2000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615163671948-3SQRXJBA7EI1VT3EIIUE/IMG_5133_censored.jpg Blog - My Brand is 10 Minutes Late. Eric’s dad and I helping to get ready for the big day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1615163504586-VIN5Q9N3XINDF21KCGAP/IMG_5132.jpg Blog - My Brand is 10 Minutes Late. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/just-enough-to-be-dangerous monthly 0.5 2021-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614476244055-74NO9SLNONLH38LRSLYR/IMG_5005_censored.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… My one and only trip to Canada…my kids, Montreal, the snow…good weekend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614388267590-U4FEQNKBC4YUL0G5Z3SP/IMG_7E876932D54A-1.jpeg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… I’m still connecting the dots…even today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614474853161-TA4MZYZF37HMFFEMG3FK/IMG_4999_censored.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614475854639-9EI1368R3EIQQ8E5WV8F/IMG_5003_censored.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… Marina Drive’s entry gate was a perfect backdrop for a photo shoot with my treasured show dog, Jerrico, during his campaign for Westminster! (Not sure this qualifies as a ‘normal life,’ but confess this part was all my doing!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614481520977-SIQ5DIT0KC7AHH9PJX14/Roblar.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614477329780-BUVWDSKUEUBOXP9FSARM/IMG_CE9F1A18B73E-1_censored.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… We survived; we bought a ranch; we added another “son” and we made our way….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614474456506-2CG7VRMDJAK7TJ35TJFD/wedding_censored.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… Life has a way of surprising us! So blessed that both Emily and I had the presence of “Uncle Ed” in our lives for as long as we did. Pictured: Ed, myself, Al, Prince Bandar, Jonny’s wife, Jonny, and Al’s one female EDS partner at our wedding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614210762735-S9125TM37ZMGRUB631OH/latting.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… Smack dab between The Creek Club and Piping Rock Beach Club on Sheep Lane…..pretty special place! The Fireworks Show from Rye Playground across the Sound on Wednesdays was my favorite, not to be forgotten. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614476215790-P88PUIHW4V50TXMOPMPZ/IMG_5004_censored.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614475683970-5MEJAOBNZ4M49RZIT2UO/IMG_5002.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… Tabby Lane’s backyard and pool, with the ocean just beyond! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614210131074-BMDNTV1BE00J8INUDC7I/IMG_4926.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614388127265-BBWFU0N05RPITHWQFNHQ/IMG_4976.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… Options… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614475255269-8AVJ86RWGZD7E3FQ5P29/IMG_5001_censored.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614388518941-I92SZ86W4S3693QAW8T4/IMG_4978.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… 4353 Marina Drive…..looks can be deceiving! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614387992523-0KMYXWGAXENNAL6KY50H/IMG_4975.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… Emily and PJ on the Cambria Deck https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614387533397-HWH0X2KOSXS33DAQHAL7/IMG_4974.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… Al and Bruce discussing “prospects” at a Concours D’Elegance in New York…1990! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614474823957-6DPU580XPOK6HH6Z1SRA/IMG_4997_censored.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614652463759-V8HTD7L7YH4DIEF37ULF/IMG_5019_censored.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614476445200-UAU941V03M1R94CL0W2Q/IMG_5006_censored.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1614476759912-LZDMIVE35V1C2E0APX1I/IMG_5007.jpg Blog - Just Enough to Be Dangerous… Surprise purchase…..Summer of 2007; 108 acres https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/chances-are monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611531783914-8094DSVCTY5XKBUDNMRU/ca_censored.jpg Blog - Chances Are… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611543527206-PO8G6QMG1EU6SR22R8LM/IMG_4320.jpg Blog - Chances Are… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611531910168-PD9M5XRRTIQTTY9TGXE6/trope.jpg Blog - Chances Are… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611530255504-BT669XP7KYM9BMKRJSMT/fh.jpeg Blog - Chances Are… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611530864777-8RTLJXEK43IENO0KDQ7I/CP1.JPG Blog - Chances Are… What an honor to feature this beautiful work by the talented artist Carrie Pittman, to accompany the sentiment shared with me by my Mom on Christmas Day, 2007! Carrie started painting in 2014 to bring beauty and a real element to her own life and space. Carrie “loves the fact that art has no rights or wrongs, do’s or dont’s.” Carrie believes, “there is no end, no limits to what I can do and create. I am only limited by my own mind and imagination. There’s so much power and confidence in that! I work with oil, acrylic, water color and paper mache. The biggest compliment I’ve ever been given is that people can feel I put my heart into my pieces.” In 2016, Carrie decided to branch out from paintings to hand painted fabric in order to share her work in multiple formats. This has turned into her brand ‘Carrie Pittman Collection’ of handbags, pillows, window panels, wallpaper and accessories. Each piece Carrie paints is a one of a kind creation that represents the uniqueness of each client. Carrie works with fine retailers, design professionals, businesses and individuals who would like original art. “I am passionate about bringing beauty and personality to enhance the environment the art occupies.” Please visit her website: Carrie Pittman Art Collection (carrie pittman.com), and follow her on Instagram @carriepittmanart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611530790220-RNV76EVD7CJ55OJNSSZK/master.jpeg Blog - Chances Are… The bedroom portion of the master suite at Freehaven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611530684140-77HSA7OY940J8B31XECS/th_censored.jpg Blog - Chances Are… Official notice from Al’s attorney to my counsel regarding the “hold” put on the Divorce proceeding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611532332323-YZ9F2FERP7C7D64TC4HB/tc.jpeg Blog - Chances Are… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611530336157-T4P2PGSECS29K189U7KR/nee.jpg Blog - Chances Are… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611531225045-AY10Q0668DSNO0UWOSXG/pc_censored.jpg Blog - Chances Are… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611607760981-FIOHSUGBYL95JMWXIOY0/mp_censored.jpg Blog - Chances Are… Scraps of notes left for Al, while in the hospital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611532121270-YKVL7IOCJAWNU54NQMI4/cpp.jpg Blog - Chances Are… “Art changes people, and people change the world” ~Unknown Another beautiful illustration of the meaning behind this quote, with art by the talented and soulful Carrie Pittman (Carriepittman.com, @carriepittmanart) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1611530463633-FRLAYWPA0KQKWI78XGGK/bentley.jpeg Blog - Chances Are… https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/black-friday monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606599737640-ZZ7DRWEFEAJJROUOY7SG/IMG_2416.PNG Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606598816710-QMLYWJ0U946589EBP0W4/IMG_0813.PNG Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” TALK ABOUT CONNECTING THE DOTS…..THIS PAINTING IS BY RONNIE WOOD WHO WAS MARRIED TO JO WOOD (ONE OF AL’S 2010 “FLAVORS”) AND HUNG, OR HANGS, IN THE COLLECTION OF A GUY NAMED ******, WHO DID, AND STILL DOES, ALL KINDS OF SHADY DEALS WITH AL! It’s funny (funny, odd…not funny, haha) how the timing of the world has a way of putting things, or people, in your life, and when? When I first “stumbled” upon the painting shown (right above), it caught my eye. At first, for the obvious reasons that it’s colorful, and Warhol-esque in its presentation. Then it hit me on a very different level; I stumbled upon the image of the “artwork” during the same period of time when I discovered the online article about Al’s dating the ex-wife of Rolling Stone Rockstar, Ronnie Wood. Curiously enough, it linked the ex-wife, the Rockstar artist, and Al, all to another human oddity and enigma from the past, and my time served with Al. There’s more to this story for another time and another post, but it will suffice to say the world is a small place, and getting smaller, every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606527528422-6BV9LYQU04BYRCY6KZ1T/IMG_3980_censored.jpg Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606599077887-J13BIIOWR21V3F60ZJZL/AAA_censored.jpg Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606606584457-UZRDPE0NH7MG8UCXMP1W/IMG_4162+2.PNG Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606597063939-KPB486A28X6TGDQD0J2L/IMG_9969.jpg Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606598188702-X3YOX47770CHLMJBDDDI/IMG_9983.jpg Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606598361314-GY5B2Z9GDH8AIR5I7J1Y/IMG_FD43A67781EE-1.jpeg Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” Only very recently, did it occur to me, that I my years with and after Al, exemplify the quote above. Like, the “Fat Rat” mentioned earlier, I’ve had the unique distinction of being both, “at the table and on the menu!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606599378876-DCB57MXP2H1339FJ3PAJ/IMG_0900+2_censored.jpg Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” Checks the box for no Pension plan… then sells a property that was purchased in 2004 by the non existent pension plan??? Hmmm…how does that work? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606599607229-0XSLFYELP2LE96Z3QBBU/IMG_3291.jpg Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606527788167-5L36C4X6RRXOK0YTZ8TP/IMG_3982_censored.jpg Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606597303106-70WPNDBUI6SEJK6L5A0I/IMG_2358.PNG Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” Al’s personal circus includes at least two Foxes (a CPA and an attorney), and “Flying Monkeys” by the dozen….assistants, real estate agents, business partners, or associates, children, girlfriends, neighbors, art dealers, car buddies, and last but not least, a few “friends,” some sisters, as well as a prior employee or two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606597558054-0O8J4QGI3S9P5BABWNPR/nc+pc_censored.jpg Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1606596923860-1KJTJY712IZF2M8WP43O/IMG_3289.JPG Blog - “You’re Either at the Table…or on the Menu!” Gandhara sculptures graced the hallways, shelves and many other spaces of our Santa Ynez home… https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/p2gb71z2v77691polnvhf5fe1lqve5 monthly 0.5 2021-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603068295068-WPZEBLAY5PEU0VMP0SF5/IMG_9544_censored.jpg Blog - My Why, My Way… My Mother took perfection to a whole new level even with our matching equitation suits. Custom made, Everything designed to match perfectly… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603066338927-JLPCCTMNX5DP7ECB0HJ6/thumbnail_IMG_9365.png Blog - My Why, My Way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603065572550-FNSQ6ASJX7T1VPYB83FQ/IMG_9451.PNG Blog - My Why, My Way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603068514791-PBUGCHN72S05KAPF4BXH/thumbnail_IMG_8986_censored.jpg Blog - My Why, My Way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603066517990-23IPWOU9PE80MUI14LFF/thumbnail_IMG_9367.jpg Blog - My Why, My Way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603066811994-WNZJ0OX4V2TXXB1SM7SI/thumbnail_IMG_9350.png Blog - My Why, My Way… Fifie, my Dad, and Pa at Dad’s Knights of Malta induction, NYC 1960 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603066168483-TLHQR7SSC5QZOQQIVXVI/IMG_9494.jpg Blog - My Why, My Way… Rancho Valiente translates to “Home of the Brave” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603065245286-G5KF4IND1Y2AMDNMA2XU/Screen+Shot+2020-10-18+at+4.53.20+PM.png Blog - My Why, My Way… My very first “Dear Easy” post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603065686654-0RWNZH8MV39VBZN7Z60L/EMRgAPXXYAUkKL_.jpg Blog - My Why, My Way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603068057421-52MZIJYGSH9XSSWCARAG/thumbnail_IMG_9799.png Blog - My Why, My Way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603067696750-SMQUH5YBHMJFEMD90301/IMG_2ED426634E67-1.jpeg Blog - My Why, My Way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603069008430-V7OB0CSV84LCZ1TNANEZ/IMG_9458.PNG Blog - My Why, My Way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603066080179-YYZG2F1PLNIGQKTZZ6FP/IMG_2630.jpg Blog - My Why, My Way… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1603069109181-HBP907SAKPY3RDN2ST77/IMG_0B5E527D9C96-1.jpeg Blog - My Why, My Way… https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/contemplation monthly 0.5 2020-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1599528798885-0BPQTVSB83YPSR5EAZNL/IMG_2C9115F202EE-1.jpeg Blog - Contemplation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1599529124769-PVG07I1UKB2CKMEL7N4N/IMG_F21436534BAB-1.jpeg Blog - Contemplation Today.....Labor Day; While this may not be the most traditional way to honor the historical meaning of this holiday, my intention is, still, to observe, respect and pay tribute to the day, the significance it marks in our world, and the enormous sacrifice and achievements it symbolizes; as well as taking the liberty of adding a slight twist of my own! My family and life has been a series of highs and lows, kind of like one enormous roller coaster ride. I’m all at once, both, enormously grateful, blessed, and yet, haunted, by so much of my past. This email () message that I receive daily has provided an awakening over the past nine to twelve months. Every morning, I receive it, (or one like it) and reading the daily note has become a part of my morning routine; no different than popping that pod in the Keurig for my first cup of coffee, taking my sweet pups out for a walk, or feeding the horses, chickens & donkey. ▪️Today.....however, (actually yesterday) when I opened this particular message, it struck me in a whole new way. I’ve fought my whole life against accepting the notion that I was “co-dependent,” “dependent,” “controlling,” “damaged,” "less-than,"or whatever else someone might choose to label me! ▪️ Today..... I will choose my own label. All of a sudden, I am struck by the one phrase above that reads, “my obsessive focus on what’s wrong and what I might be doing wrong-real or imagined.” ▪️ Today.....it will be my Labor Of Love to stop focusing on all that’s wrong.....and instead, embrace all that’s right, and there’s SO MUCH RIGHT. To the person who sends this email to me each day, as well as the person who wrote it, thank you! ▪️ Today.....our world may be troubled, facing tremendous challenges and suffering, but WE can still dedicate ourselves to, and choose the good; find the good we want for, and see in our loved ones; find the good we want for, and see in our “crew;” find the good we want for, and see in ourselves; and even, or especially, find the good we want for, and see in the ones who are against us! ▪️ Today, that choice, and the significance of its achievement, will be my goal; and from now on, I’m going to make an effort to find, and see the good, what’s right, rather than what’s wrong, with me or anyone else! Happy Labor Day and Always! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1599531002180-OGBGCA9L3UPFO5Z22WIV/IMG_2016.jpg Blog - Contemplation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1599529020282-VKO6X74XS4LPR75CGDFQ/IMG_9906.PNG Blog - Contemplation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1599529160795-WXJSFXROLF1DN6ET0BUT/IMG_2017.jpg Blog - Contemplation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1599528933824-AYOTKZY72X2DAAVILRWW/IMG_5712.PNG Blog - Contemplation We are best described in our #WineWhiskeyAndFire, and there’s a good chance, this might be what we’ll do when this week is finished! https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/authenticity-guaranteed monthly 0.5 2021-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1598220780114-5A0J3AFLHL6D3TVEE2X4/IMG_1845.JPG Blog - Authenticity (Guaranteed?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1598220944453-BNIHEFVM0UDMS6YTGJY0/IMG_5705.PNG Blog - Authenticity (Guaranteed?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1598220899717-7KLEVQOZPPVU2MNGXE1V/IMG_5702+2.PNG Blog - Authenticity (Guaranteed?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1598219497874-4S7D1OS50DZJSTRB0NND/IMG_5529.PNG Blog - Authenticity (Guaranteed?) https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/good-ol-boys monthly 0.5 2023-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1597292379831-YUT30GVRHK5WN3L8P3X9/IMG_6371.JPG Blog - Good Ol’ Boys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1597293969245-QW0XKFWEUDPITYMFZ0G5/IMG_1711.jpg Blog - Good Ol’ Boys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1597294517127-SBLH7QYX9J83QEA2K9WZ/law.jpeg Blog - Good Ol’ Boys One wonders how in the world things like this were allowed to happen… but then again… “Outside the Law” Right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1597291610247-SHYLPQI5F7DQ4SJXK9LD/IMG_BB0DF797A827-1.jpeg Blog - Good Ol’ Boys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1597292059096-6L52BBDRFHEU1TU585VS/1200px-Vesica_piscis_circles.svg.png Blog - Good Ol’ Boys The middle representing the “holding pen” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1597291464936-IOLMHCYH8LOSZ761KWW7/moral-compass-paul-downey-2892270262_91c53fd702_o.jpg Blog - Good Ol’ Boys The proverbial “Moral Compass” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1597293005712-3XIYIY6XV0ST71RTM1XE/Mens-Locker-Room-Header-1024x819.jpg Blog - Good Ol’ Boys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1597291951450-P33N9HPYC3MU96WQ4589/hatchling-3-sunrise-sm.jpg Blog - Good Ol’ Boys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1597292511445-S2YIVIWQJSQBS4YFRVA1/Unknown-13.jpeg Blog - Good Ol’ Boys Our own invitation to the much celebrated Nuptials… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1597292901994-3Y4SUSWS7SPDK69IBKO3/59921-2334-l-a4epEJe.jpg Blog - Good Ol’ Boys https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/glimpses-and-gaffes monthly 0.5 2021-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596940928720-A1QDBPFNM42J4OMLO6PR/mobile-taco.png Blog - Glimpses and Gaffes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596941200690-CPR9GYF0ZILO2EAUK1J3/42P-39.jpg Blog - Glimpses and Gaffes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596941373593-RLYEWAQFAAJED1WVSSO7/54d2927c2c1cd822730968c5575ba301.jpg Blog - Glimpses and Gaffes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596940886236-BRHWMDR6A7YB98M6IH0X/Fire_Truck1-1.jpg Blog - Glimpses and Gaffes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596941047643-MQECWF00C6I0PVC9LAG8/hqdefault.jpg Blog - Glimpses and Gaffes https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/preludes monthly 0.5 2020-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596514953580-BXVC935OWCXCJFSU5IKY/IMG_1616.jpg Blog - Preludes… My blessings… My babies… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596514586410-79X6OI6ZQ81PLE84IMUL/good.png Blog - Preludes… Oh my, no blotchiness; surely a sign…but, of what? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596516111781-G3P22D078LWPNRLTM4I1/Untitled45.png Blog - Preludes… Our home was always the gathering spot for family gatherings… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596516192611-P7R9USXXYC8ZBQDHESAJ/Untitled85697879.png Blog - Preludes… Our Roblar pool was often the backdrop for my family’s summer activities. They look rather comfortable don’t they? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596516423410-86T30ZOJ8KOCO20TDPMF/aaddc72f2324c97dabf39e3d88d2ae63.jpg Blog - Preludes… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596514853146-CC2IUA3A9WDSPS4MC82N/Untitled65436.png Blog - Preludes… I have to hand it to her… Dorothy could “rock” some Daisy Dukes; Ironically, she usually loved to stir the proverbial “pot” with a spoon about as long as her legs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596515858662-TSUXVYRBBYMCPHFNUBJC/Untitledgffdsgdf.png Blog - Preludes… Paddy… a simple, sweet and precious baby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596514642388-7IPQIRK73N01FZS8APTK/Untitled643556456.png Blog - Preludes… The signature, and original,“Your Collins is Showing” smile… that my Mother invented, perfected, and was often directed at AL! I’m still working at it; what can I say, “Momma Tried!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596516293883-BWP377NZL2ZF5TMV4PQ7/Untitled64536.png Blog - Preludes… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596514746150-2DCSVJNL7MB3VN69QW8G/Untitled34.png Blog - Preludes… Al, myself, my sister Dorothy, and her new “about to be husband” at the Rehearsal Dinner.… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596516015555-ORFXDR4HQG1IY44TZXBP/Untitled34526547d.png Blog - Preludes… I see a hint of the “your Collins is showing” smile? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596515008562-MM2AU69D9GCL5MY8PKTK/Untitled65465.png Blog - Preludes… Paddy’s invitation…always hand designed and executed; life lessons that stick! https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/2600 monthly 0.5 2021-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596066997188-XUPUTQ5EPY4AF6G7LBHI/IMG_1510.jpg Blog - 2,600! Eyes! Miles! Lies! Each card personalized.. it was one of my “musts!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596067510648-P2Q7BOR7CZ3KGBMY4C6J/IMG_1509_censored.jpg Blog - 2,600! Eyes! Miles! Lies! Family Christmas Celebrations… anywhere from 10-18 people for as few as four, to six or seven days…at our original Santa Ynez home, Roblar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596075952679-XAN3QGTZKWPIJ61AS8GJ/IMG_6062.jpg Blog - 2,600! Eyes! Miles! Lies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596067087865-7SLXJEX8Y63NEED17BGK/IMG_1508.jpg Blog - 2,600! Eyes! Miles! Lies! The 355 acres that was home to “Rancho Encantado” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596067324495-GG4REGDUTV33MLELKFAX/20120106004844046780000000-o.jpg Blog - 2,600! Eyes! Miles! Lies! Our Hillside, Freehaven Drive Home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596067779899-W5H8SFV5AMTRNWF7EF2G/Screen+Shot+2020-07-29+at+5.08.36+PM.png Blog - 2,600! Eyes! Miles! Lies! Still pinching myself…. Something that started as a therapeutic release has grown to 2600 people reading a single post…WOW? Thankful, Grateful, Blessed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1596067214637-4C320PGPSHQXDXM2OJBD/ISmyktinmg1wn00000000000.jpg Blog - 2,600! Eyes! Miles! Lies! Francis Abreu’s Oceanside “Cottage 64” (our Georgia seaside home) https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/0qm522jpjmwh6t5cm85m2qn17ty5r9 monthly 0.5 2021-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1595390486746-DD143430YTP3VQ72U9E6/ka.png Blog - Breathe…And Don’t Blink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1595390906073-XRVYKFUH99FKTIV5HC03/IMG_3400.jpg Blog - Breathe…And Don’t Blink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1595391499969-SERZP41QLOI9OU4WBUZV/party.png Blog - Breathe…And Don’t Blink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1595390107307-J4RJWDH2EY63SXF7I4CS/IMG_1409_censored.jpg Blog - Breathe…And Don’t Blink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1595390226967-V7SD2SO55X5DJ4Q71H16/IMG_3348.PNG Blog - Breathe…And Don’t Blink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1595391678419-JNGDRC2CT227HFK0F3BP/cc.png Blog - Breathe…And Don’t Blink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1595390150042-GBX88066C6UTRCUMD54J/IMG_3362_censored.jpg Blog - Breathe…And Don’t Blink! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1595390185379-83D3UHGSK3978EL6P39B/IMG_3363_censored.jpg Blog - Breathe…And Don’t Blink! https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/id-rather-eat-crumbs-with-bums-than-steaks-with-snakes monthly 0.5 2023-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594857223950-FXMSM55RU3438GQP88E8/IMG_1352_censored.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! Here is that “elevated level of attention” to which I often refer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594857397997-1YTIQAXPUY50BLGUVJKA/IMG_1353.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! My father, Andrew, in Brewton Alabama… I always did love me some southern… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594858592849-DM1KQ2YJMVCXCST5ETN5/IMG_1358_censored.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! I loved the Southern life, smocked dresses and those “Big Georgia Bows!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594856625379-K34EDX3E48P440A7OQ2F/IMG_1350.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! Our Beautiful Rancho Santa Fe Home…7024 Rancho Cielo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594858330654-UALKFA1ZJV35TF0LNUV4/IMG_1357_censored.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! Turns out… Snakes train other snakes in their image… And these two are no exception! (More on this later…) Al and Billy Ray “taking a meeting” at hilltop Roblar home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594856070239-O54ZEQRALFOMDEMGCZOI/IMG_1348.JPG Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! That little piece of magic on an isle in Southeast Georgia… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594856758315-SVO86Q6B4Z4BVBIKVG5I/IMG_1351_censored.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! My sister Lilith, on her wedding day… Our Santa Ynez Home, certainly provided a gorgeous backdrop for the wedding and reception “she just had to have!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594857718807-OKGND4R44S0GJTO0P89J/IMG_1346_censored.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! Not the best photo of me, but Al and Bubba3, were flying high upon the grand opening of The Lodge at Sea Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594856171226-X3DBDOV1CMIVTQJDEACX/IMG_1345.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! “Mac the Knife” (on the right) in his early 90’s but still at the top of his game, pictured with a revered U.S. District Court Judge at a party we threw in 2006 at Cottage 64, intended to be a farewell to and swan song for our time in Georgia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594858183749-P9X9K912RYEIHFNRIB91/IMG_1356_censored.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594858167677-IGYHXRZ6ACX0F7VBEZUB/IMG_1355_censored.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! It’s fascinating to watch the way financial assets get moved around and hidden, so as not-disclosed in divorce or bankruptcy proceedings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594856282083-H1GRTXQODKUGLBSO9DMI/IMG_1344_censored.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! Al and BubbaIII… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594857638687-574DN4BKAW092H6USJAM/IMG_1354_censored.jpg Blog - I’d Rather Eat Crumbs With Bums… Than Steaks With Snakes! Eventually Al was “flying so high,” he purchased a Lear jet… and I must confess, flying privately doesn’t suck… https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/diggin-up-bones monthly 0.5 2021-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594336401363-DNIHSFJ63RCL9PJCUJLV/IMG_1269_censored.jpg Blog - Diggin’ Up Bones My original family at our home on Lago Lindo…6C Ranch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594336777352-W2U2BB2AQHF3X5G5H67T/email_censored.jpg Blog - Diggin’ Up Bones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594336993557-R2FLLCL34SEC62Y4UMJH/IMG_1272.jpg Blog - Diggin’ Up Bones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594335774520-HCN4WZ2HIPUAW0NLYEN9/Letter_censored.jpg Blog - Diggin’ Up Bones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1594336550597-FXZOGPFF8SGFL9HBBPJU/IMG_1271_censored.jpg Blog - Diggin’ Up Bones https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/pks6k09lw2n39uz1zkvdsi47za8q1d monthly 0.5 2021-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1593660891053-BU6Q39RLBY1JFWQAN69V/IMG_1168.JPG Blog - The First Cut is the Deepest There’s a song by the Brothers Osborne, “I’m Not For Everyone;” that definitely holds true for me, but I’m okay with that. Knowing and being true to yourself is a gift…whether acquired right away or with time matters not! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1593648961696-69OLIEAU3IEPT79UI8TC/IMG_1170.jpg Blog - The First Cut is the Deepest https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/a-house-divided monthly 0.5 2021-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1593032960079-JAFV14NMCF97MU0OVNH3/IMG_0641_censored.jpg Blog - A House Divided… Most VALID “PreNups” need to be executed several months prior to a marriage ceremony…not the day before! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1593032081618-GKX2AMDZQT4398KTUAS7/IMG_1091_censored.jpg Blog - A House Divided… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1593034075275-SB2VKYPP7DZ2BQZONSJM/IMG_0642.jpg Blog - A House Divided… (c) “Sunset Clause” of our Prenup; It’s all right there in black and white, and is pretty hard to “twist” in order to fit the narrative of the sociopathic narcissist, and their “followers” (or flying monkeys if you have studied narcissism). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1593033322186-P424A87SITU1I8A118B2/192322-03-alt.jpgx.jpeg Blog - A House Divided… Our Roblar hilltop home… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1593033689398-2JLYT8TREW779GBJ7LL4/IMG_1094_censored.jpg Blog - A House Divided… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1593033465829-0LTPOVTFXBP3ATGPZGWA/IMG_1092.jpg Blog - A House Divided… Al’s 60th celebration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1593033500463-GHH8HY4NEARYJI3PTA6L/IMG_1093_censored.jpg Blog - A House Divided… One of the ONLY two occasions when all four of Al’s kids have been together in 32 years. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/well-hello-there monthly 0.5 2021-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1592102008367-2OAYORWFA5Q7O0W1B2US/IMG_0962.jpg Blog - Well Hello There… I thought this photo was appropriate… Obviously I was younger but I still feel this very “WTF” expression as I type right now… https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/money-marriage-mafia-and-saudi-arabia monthly 0.5 2022-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1591408455885-WWHEB658TASHKNT8NXVH/8fae64a4e9413328330cf337aaba4bf4.jpg Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1592346161342-A7M2ZSZWN03T9JARLCYA/IMG_0911_censored.jpg Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia I NEVER NOTICED THE “STEEL” IN BANDAR’S GAZE WHEN I INITIALLY, AND FOR YEARS AFTERWARD, LOOKED AT OUR WEDDING PHOTOS? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1591407489298-OX6K040GQIZZ7M2H1YOV/IMG_8372F90A22FA-1.jpeg Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia NOT SURE WHATEVER BECAME OF THE VENTURE, BUT BACK IN THE DAY, MY NEPHEWS FOUND AL’S INVOLVEMENT IN THIS PARTNERSHIP PRETTY COOL. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1591407610982-DC3JS81WQF2WI8KOD02N/IMG_9462.PNG Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia SUSPENDED BY FISHING LINE, THE WOODEN SCULPTURES “SWAM” THROUGHOUT THE EXPANSIVE VAULTED CEILINGS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1591406172232-CYQDB3Z8AK3A590NXTLI/IMG_0908.jpg Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia “Uncle Ed",” Godfather extraordinaire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1592346341622-P2AIQLH9IVRAPNDECDXL/IMG_BC41238E7FEF-1_censored.jpg Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia AL USED TO BELITTLE & CRITICIZE MY IRISH HERITAGE, IN CONTRAST TO HIS ITALIAN PRIDE…CALLING US “SHANTY TO LACE-CURTAIN IRISH.” HERE’S WHAT A FAMILY OF IRISH, RYANS AND COLLINSES, LOOKS LIKE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1591407837374-KITH8XK34CEOZTHVIS9U/IMG_0914.jpg Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia A LITTLE “SWAG” FROM THE TIME…WOW, CHECK OUT THOSE SHOULDER PADS? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1591407287855-WFPFDZLSLSGADOT9WQMO/unnamed.png Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia I SOMETIMES WONDER, WHEN LOOKING BACK, IF THIS PROPERTY HAD ANY TIE-IN OR CONNECTION TO AL AND K. ASS’ES DUBIOUS CHAIN OF OWNERSHIP OF 145 TIDAL COVE WAY? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1591407972186-6RZO9P74LU11DDU4QMM2/IMG_0915.jpg Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia BANDAR AND A 10 MONTH OLD EMILY, ENJOYING EACH OTHER’S COMPANY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1592356844901-KW6L1B3M3V96Z4EN8X6V/IMG_0912_censored.jpg Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia AL AND MONICA, WITH BRUCE NEARBY IN THE BACKGROUND, AT A HAMPTON’S CONCOURS…I ALWAYS TRIED TO TAKE THE PICTURES, RATHER THAN BE IN THEM. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1592346096314-BEZJO3ZPL0AMNZNB1JGL/IMG_0910_censored.jpg Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia Al, Prince Bandar and Emily https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1593029614826-TMYW97JKDM3CW5HYGLET/IMG_1089_censored.jpg Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia OH THOSE TENNIS TOWELS… THEY FAR OUTWEIGHED THE RARE DISPLAYS OF FATHERHOOD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1592345971537-XIF30WKSSJAZEAJ5XEK8/IMG_0909_censored.jpg Blog - Money, Marriage, Mafia and Saudi Arabia “OUR WEDDING PARTY,” WITH ALL THE PEOPLE WE EACH AND INDIVIDUALLY WANTED PRESENT. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/trust-your-gut monthly 0.5 2022-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590973061071-CATV2K1DKIUECFBED2DC/IMG_0855.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! This particular “Shotgun Rider” was one special chick! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590972125654-FPWC0U4WKSTF74U2H0J0/IMG_0850.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! Listen to your instincts. P.S., raising little boys is exponentially different than raising little girls! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590973275741-RL7W2TRIAE4OHCQ118PB/IMG_0856.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! Miss Macy Gray, wonder dog, great pal and my “shotgun rider!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590972919495-IG18QESARPXNJVR7XRTW/GettyImages-587193483-569be0753df78cafda975df6-5c416d9e46e0fb000194b5e7.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! Travel companions take many forms… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590972059099-H6854H9S3ZM7VYSSDMYH/IMG_5095.JPG Blog - Trust your gut! Trust… and New York; making the most of a snow delay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590972259668-YU7UBE4LQIXXLN6TPJ79/IMG_0851.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! That long treacherous hallway of our Roblar home made for something of a “toddler deathtrap” at the time? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590972440850-SANI9WIN7FN3WALUKT6N/IMG_0848.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! Needless to say…Limestone floors quickly became my least favorite surface ever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590971946759-AAVXYJGW4GNUTB4ABR2N/IMG_0846.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! My beautiful Mom holding my precious first born! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590973549289-4Q6LN3HWU2UW1L9CY5K4/IMG_0858.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590972216861-VGIQ0XA21FX96EMMOFKV/IMG_0847.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! Yes… absolutely, I took to sitting in the “playpen” with A.J. ~ Far safer than any alternative. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590973123409-84766RP1K3M3YPZSYROP/IMG_0854.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! My drive began, “middled,” and ended with rain… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590976692517-BB605E4XTH5GT75XU7E9/IMG_9007.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! “Every boy deserves two things: a dog, and a mother willing to let him have one!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590972688221-PRVTRGUTUGTB9Y5QKJYD/IMG_0853.jpg Blog - Trust your gut! Who knew all those years earlier what would be awaiting? Game Day Ready, and Roll Tide Roll. https://www.deareasydiaries.com/blog/the-truth-is-easy monthly 0.5 2022-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e2fa2aab9ca761c7af250b1/1590114905627-XG0P4VSX8TRLQDIHGMZS/IMG_0717.jpg Blog - The Truth Is Easy… My life was “Easy” because of this rare and beautiful human. I have absolutely no recollection of that kitchen, but those arms and the person who so carefully used them to tend to me will never be forgotten. 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