Michele Antionette

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I hate good-by’s so I prefer to say “See ya later” to everyone but especially to old friends.  Unfortunately I have to say just that to an old friend.

He was called Poet by those who knew him and I remember very well the first time I saw him.  Honestly, my first thought was “What the heck is this walking in my door?”  He was with a very dear friend of mine and I wasn’t sure I liked her choice in men.  Well it didn’t matter if I liked him or not because she loved him and that meant I had to accept him or lose my friend.  That was never going to happen so I accepted him, tattoos and all.

Acceptance didn’t come easy at first but once I finally got to know him, I hated him as much as I liked him.  He was just that kind of guy.  A scooter tramp all the way with a rat bike, top hat and cane.  That was Poet.  And what poems he could write!!!  They were the type that made you go “Did that come out of him?”  Well yes they did.

Unfortunately we lost him yesterday after many years of pain for him.  He’s riding the wind now with his hair blowing and his old rat bike screaming like an eagle flying high.  See ya later Poet.  Catch ya on the other side.  Don’t worry about your ol’ lady.  I’ll take care of her which you knew I would do, didn’t you?  Shiny up Poet!!! 

Did you hear about the 65 year old Triathlete that died from an injury sustained in a race?  She was a twin and her sister also is a Triathlete.  She had a wreck on her bicycle during a race and the result was she break her neck.  If you would like to read more about this amazing woman and this awful tragedy, you can go to http://news.yahoo.com and read about it.

I think it’s wonderful that these ladies remained so active but what a loss to her twin.  It was not only a terrible loss to her twin, this is a great loss to our country and our generation.  God bless her family.

When Katrina hit, there were a lot of abandoned pets.  Animal shelters from all over the country took them in.  A small way to thank them for what they do is to volunteer to come and walk dogs and play with the animals for short periods to give them exercise and socialization skills.

Unfortunately many people are having to give up a pet with gas prices rising by the second almost, and sometimes it comes down to pet food or food for yourself.  Because of this, the animal shelters are being over run with pets that can no longer be cared for. If you have a shelter in your community, next time you have the urge to take on a pet, I hope you will go to the shelter and adopt an animal from the shelter. And if you have anything you can donate to the shelter, here’s a list of desired items that can be dropped off and will be put into good use:

• Old but clean towels, sheets and blankets
• Dog toys
• Bags of dry dog food
• Collars and leashes

In the south, tea is a tradition.  I have been drinking tea for as long as I can remember, hot or cold, day or night.  Some Southerners prefer Lousianne tea but for me it’s Lipton.

I love to find Lipton tea on sale and when I do, I usually pick up several boxes.  I love to save money.  I was going to make tea one day and for some reason, the tea bags just fell apart.  I had never had this happen before so I tried again, and the same thing happened.  There was one of those 800 numbers for the customer service department on the side of the box so I gave them a call.  I received a warm hearted apology and was sent several coupons in the mail for several free boxes of Lipton Tea Bags.  That’s what keeps Lipton as one of Americas favorites, good customer service.  Nice to see it’s still around.

I can not believe that my state of Louisiana is the last state in the country to ban Cock Fighting.  I hate fighting of any animals for human pleasure.  I believe that anyone caught even letting their dog fight another dog at all should be punished.  I do know that it is extremely hard sometimes to separate two dogs that are fighting but a good spray from a water hose goes a long way to breaking their concentration on getting at each other and turns it towards getting away from the water.  You may even have to spray them in the face to get their attention but do what ever it takes short of injuring either animal to break up the fight.  Blow your car horn, go get your vacuum cleaner and turn it on, most dogs hate those things anyway.  Use your head and you can figure out a way to stop it. 

I believe that people that have done stupid things in the past and then got their lives straightened out should be able to earn back the rights taken from them.  No one is perfect and we all make mistakes, just some make bigger ones than others but depending on the mistake, should it be something they are punished for the rest of their lives?   Some felonies are worse than others I totally agree but some thing that are a felony, are minor offenses and should that person turn their lives around, I think their felony conviction should be lessened to just that, a minor offense. 

It seems that there are some lawyers out there that are fighting to get some felons the right to vote again.  Reggie Mitchell is a civil rights lawyer who is doing just that.  Mitchell is the leader of a grass-roots Democrats and civil-rights activists that are trying to get these felons registered to vote.  This is not a party based civil-rights fight.  It’s a human rights civil-rights fight and I think it’s a great thing.  I’m sure everyone has an opinion on this issue but you should read http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26130901 so you can make an informed decision if this is something good or not.

I decided I needed a new companion.  My old one passed away a couple years ago and I felt that I had mourned long enough over him so I needed to find a new one to take his place.  Then I saw her.  She made me feel that no matter what came my way, she would be there with nothing but pure joy in her heart and eyes and would be by my side through thick and thin with all the love she had inside that big heart of hers just for me.

She is a West Highland White Terrier or ‘Westie’ for short.  What did you think I was talking about?  Samson, my trusted and loyal German Shepherd Dog passed away a couple years ago and I swore I wouldn’t ever have another dog.  Well the moment I saw that adorable white bundle of fur with all that energy and love in her eyes, I had to have her and I named her Brea.  Nothing like having a baby or a puppy in the house.