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The wish could be for yourself or for someone else you know. Just post a brief explanation as to what your wish is and why you want it and you may be a lucky winner!
Yesterday I decided it would be a nice thing to do to “Pay It Forward” so I paid for the green tea of the gentleman in the car behind me at Tim Horton’s. I know it really isn’t much but I thought it would be a nice start to someone elses day. So I got to thinking, how often do we “pay it forward” with others?
Share a “pay it forward” moment and maybe we’ll reward you with something too!!
On today’s show, Bevin and I discussed briefly capital punishment. On our facebook group there was quite the heated discussion between people for and against capital punishment which made me want to write a blog and hear what everyone had to say about this topic.
If you watched our segment, you would find out that I am totally FOR capital punishment. Some of you may disagree with me and that’s ok. I’d like to hear your views. Are you for it or are you against it?
For me, at one point, I suppose you could have called me a fence sitter. I was neither for it or against it. I was indifferent I suppose but on May 5th, 2006 my friend Shelley Atkinson’s husband, Constable John Atkinson was shot and killed in the line of duty here in Windsor. I no longer was a fence sitter anymore.
As I sat through the trial of his killer with Shelley and her family all I could think of was how unfair life really is. How Shelley would no longer have her husband and best friend any more and Mitchel and Nicole would never have their daddy by their side. I was all of ten feet away from Nicholas Brennan, the man who shot and killed John and destroyed the lives of his family, friends, collegues and all the people who loved him. There was not one part of me that thought, “I wonder if he can be rehabilitated” or “we should be lenient on him”. All I thought was “why should you continue to live when you never gave John that chance”. It was hard not to want to lounge over the bench and pummel this man and I, for those who don’t know me, am not a violent person. Yet every part of me wished him harm and every part of me hurt for my friend. I have never loathed someone so much as I loathed this man, a man who I would otherwise would never have met.
As far as I was concerned…the moment he chose to pull that trigger and end John’s life, was the moment that I feel he no longer should have that right to breath.
Granted, I am emotional about this and it does hit too close to home for me to have a more balanced opinion on this. I understand that my emotions have got the better of me and I can’t see past the anger and resentment I feel for Nicholas Brennan. Still having said all of that, I am more and more convinced that we are far too lenient on criminals.
I know to some an “eye for an eye” may sound barbaric in this day and age but the crimes that these criminals partake in are also barbaric and can not and should not go unpunished.
Will it bring back John if Nicholas Brennan was no longer a part of the human race?? We all know that answer. Will it bring comfort to the people who loved him and miss him terribly that Nicholas Brennan is gone?? Maybe it will. I don’t know. What I do know is that my friend and her kids will never see him walk through the door again. And while they lay their heads to rest each night they will lay there knowing their hero, their protector is no longer there while the man who stole their dreams still gets to live and we get to pay for him to live, eat, sleeep also knowing that he may possibly be allowed to walk free at 35, roughly the age John was when he took his life.
I make no appologies for what I am about to say…Capital Punishment: For or Against?? I’ll quote a line from one of the people who posted on our facebook page.
Darren and Brad wrote: “Flick the switch” and “Fry Em”…….I think that about sums it up!
In this day and age where there is so much doom and gloom, I wanted to hear something positive and something happy instead.
Today’s blog is simple. I want to know what makes you happy? Does getting a raise at work make you happy? What about hearing someone you love say “I love you”? What does it for you?
I would love to hear your stories so please share them with us!
Thanks
Houida
It appears as though many people thought Kanye West was a jackass for what he did to Taylor Swift at the MTV music awards including President Obama.
The President called the West “a jackass” in an off-the-record comment during a CNBC interview.
Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards, the rapper jumped on stage during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech and declared her award should have gone to Beyoncé Knowles.
West appeared on Jay Leno apologizing and saying “It was rude, period….I’m just ashamed that my hurt caused someone else’s hurt.” He went on to say, “I need to, after this, take some time off and just analyze how I’m going to make it through the rest of this life, how I’m going to improve.”
On today’s show, we spoke about a friend of mine who was anticipating a proposal from her boyfriend of 7 years but she was concerned that he would not give her the ring she wanted. She actually said she would accept his proposal but if the ring wasn’t a “princess cut” diamond ring, she would tell him she wanted another one.
My jaw is still on the ground and I am honestly trying so very hard to pick it up right now but am having a hard time doing that.
So here’s my question to all you ladies out there.
Is this something that is common place?? Do women really do this? Have you done this?
Am I missing something here? Does the ring matter more than the proposal itself? I understand that one may have a preference over one type of ring versus another but seriously, if it’s not what you want do you tell him as he’s down on bended knee, “I love you too honey and yes I’ll marry you but not until you get me the ring I want”
Help me out here! Am I wrong in telling my girlfriend that her behaviour is just over the top shallow?
I would love to get some feed back on this one!
Can you image leaving school on a nice day and standing outside of a bus stop when all of a sudden a vehicle approaches and a man grabs you, throws you into his car and takes off, leaving your step father trying to save you on his bicycle? Imagine if that was the last memory you had of a place you once knew, of people you once loved and of a life you once had. Now picture yourself 11 years old when this nightmare began. Now imagine that nightmare finally ending, 18 years later!!
Jaycee Lee Dugard was trapped in an nightmare for almost two decades and no one was able to save her from the horrors she had to endure any sooner. Almost two decades??? How is it possible that no one saw the signs and no one suspected anything? I will not listen any more to apologies from law enforcement officials or neighbours or anyone for that matter saying they did their best. Are you kidding me? An 11 year old little girl is kidnapped, held captive, raped, gives birth to two children fathered by her alleged captor, lives in conditions most of us could not fathom and some officials are saying they did their best?? Tell that to Jaycee Lee Dugard and her family and tell that to her step father who was under suspicion for kidnapping her that horrible day.
I know people make mistakes and law enforcement officials and departments are no stranger to mistakes as we all are. I do not fault them entirely for what happened to Jaycee nor do I fault the community she lived in entirely. I do, however, fault our judicial system that let a man walk freely when he had already been convicted of kidnapping in 1976 and convicted of rape in 1988. What more do we need to put someone like that away? How did neighbours not see the signs and insist on doing something about it? How did law enforcement departments not monitor him more effectively, how did his parole officers not know something was going on, how did her alleged captor’s wife allow him to do the things he did to this little girl and not do something to stop it and most importantly how did we all fail to protect and save Jaycee Lee?
We are all at fault here. Each and everyone of us in some small way failed to protect her. How many times have we all been at a mall and watched a child scream as a parent dragged them off. Can you be certain that the person dragging them away was their parent? How many times have we looked at our neighbours behaviours and thought to ourselves, they’re just odd or it’s none of my business? How many times have you turned a blind eye to things because you’d just rather not get involved?? For almost two decades numerous people inadvertently turned a blind eye to Jaycee Lee.
I know many of you may think differently than me but this case also brings up the way in which we punish criminals. We are far to lenient in our society. We don’t punish criminals severely enough or long enough for the crimes they have been convicted for. A woman I spoke to yesterday said “it’s a crying shame what happened to that little girl”. No. No. No. It is not a crying shame. It is a tragedy! A tragedy that could have been avoided in my opinion. This should never have happened and gone unnoticed for 18 years.
Until we start punishing convicted felons accordingly, we will fail to protect and save others who could end up being victimized because we, as a society let someone like Phillip Garrido, the man now being charged with her abduction and rape, free. In my opinion, that man should never have had the luxury to walk freely among us after being convicted on charges of rape and kidnapping years before.
Not a day has gone by since Jaycee Lee was found that I don’t think of how the rest of her life will forever be altered. She will never have a normal life after having gone through what she has for all those years. She was even quoted as saying that she felt bad for bonding with her captor. How sad that she, the victim, feels bad.
As a mother, I can’t help but cry for her, for her family,for the people who know and love her and for us, as society who must demand changes to ensure that this does not happen again. We owe it to ourselves, to our children and to our community. We owe it to Jaycee Lee..
What a powerful message this video has about text messaging while driving. Warning: it is of a very graphic nature. Discretion is advised.
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Amy Connelly performs on The X Factor. I love music and this one touches me so much for many reasons. Take a listen and be the judge. What do you think?
Local film maker, Gavin Michael Booth does an exceptional job with this parody film trailer about a controversy that started at 89X Radio on the morning show “Dave & Chuck”
Here’s a bit of what happened to prompt this video. The three hosts were chatting during their morning show when Chuck the Freak talked about how he found an unidentified employee in an employee restroom, in complete darkness. The morning radio hosts even called other 89X employess on the air to ask if it was them in the stall and in the dark. I guess the employee who was in the bathroom in the dark wasn’t too impressed and complained to management. A station boss reportedly then issued a memo telling the “Morning X” team to cease discussing the incident immediately or face disciplinary action. The hosts then read the memo on the air. They were suspended but back on the air Monday but not much chatter about the employee who was poopin in the dark.
It’s been a long time since I sat back, had a moment to myself and read A Woman’s Worth by Marianne Williamson but tonight I grabbed my book and a cup of Chai Tea and read it again.
Ladies, if you’re looking for an empowering and enlightening book, this is the one for you. It’s an easy read with a powerful message. I think I needed to remind myself of my worth again.
I am a mother, a sister, a daughter, an aunt, a friend, a companion, a career woman, a cook, a maid, a chauffeur, a teacher…I am everything to everyone but sometimes I just need to me everything to ME. This book reminds us how easy it is to be yourself and to honour the person you are or as Williamson puts it, to honour the goddess within.
I won’t tell you any more about the book other then, for me, it’s a must read. Empower yourself ladies!! You don’t need anyone’s help to do that but this book sure will make it a easier in some ways.
Enjoy the book!
Gotta love this video and the creativeness of this couple. They took walking down the aisle to a different level. If they can have this much fun and truly celebrate their love with such energy and life… here’s hoping that continues for years and years to come! Kudos to them for making their special day a day to remember… even by total strangers!
A good friend of mine sent me this link she wanted me to see and I have to tell you, even now I am still crying after watching it.
This has got to be one of the most moving dance routines I have ever had the privilege of seeing. The passion, the intensity and the emotion behind it was just captivating!
For all of us who have either faced the diagnosis of cancer and for those of us who have known someone who has had to fight this horrible disease, this will touch you and this will move you in ways I can’t even begin to explain. It brought out a lot of emotions for me.
As I sit here and type this, the tears are falling on the keyboard because I’m thinking about my girlfriend who lost her fight to breast cancer and I’m thinking about my dad who lost his life to another form of cancer. I miss them terribly. I hate this disease and I hate that anyone has to ever be met up with it. It has taken so many precious lives.
Maybe one day, cancer will be a thing of the past. I hope I see that day!!
For those of you who are living with cancer, for those of you who have lost someone to cancer…be strong…and continue to fight. Don’t let it win!
The link is below. Grab a box of tissues, it’s an emotional ride!
http://tv.yahoo.com/so-you-think-you-can-dance/show/36160/videos/14704989
You’ve heard that phrase before but really, it’s the simpliest quote but a great quote none the less.
Nothing and I mean nothing should really bring you down or make you sour. I know it’s all good in theory but it’s so true. YOU are the only person that determines how you feel and how things ultimately will be handled. I know that sometimes certain circumstances are beyond our control but how you handle it isn’t. YOU can take a bad situation and make it a good one. Make lemonade!!
I’ve had some lemons thrown my way over the years and when I was younger, I let it get the best of me. I would wallow in my own self pity and do the whole “Whoa is me” thing but where did it get me?? Nothing but those LEMONS!!
I’m older… hate to say that… I’m wiser…proud to say that and now I know what to do when life throws me lemons. Buy a sick pack, play some country music and stay up until you can’t keep your eyes open!! LOL
Ok, so you COULD try that but I say nooooooo!! That phrase is bang on!! Now when life throws me lemons, I make a TONNE of lemonade!!