Hello Multipliers,

Every blue moon, I compose a blog piece, titled my fave bloggers. I started this on Yahoo. Unfortunately, many of the 360 bloggers, did not migrate to Multiply or are sticking it out at “yonder place” or even worse - given up blogging….still, I have met new friends, on Multiply and would like to introduce ya’ll, to some of my favorite Multiply bloggers:

Debbie and Sharon – I put them in the same paragraph, because these two ladies are MASTERS of metaphors. Their poetry is achingly beautiful and it is a beauty that cuts with a knife. 

Debbie mirrors my educational background and Sharon expresses ideas and emotions that I keep hidden. Two different writers but their words are powerful. I hate them! LOL – actually, I envy their facility with words. They are also my sisters…um, we have different mothers and fathers *glares at anyone who disputes this relationship*

Karen – Her poetry is heartfelt and astonishes me. The first time that I read her poetry, I had to read them again. I was FLOORED. She is amazing; her essays, brilliant and moving. I bow down in awe. She has become a friend via this strange landscape we call our cyberhome.

Steph – Sweet Steph…she is my Vanilla Mocha. The real deal, when it comes to motherhood, decency and sincerity. We, Jews frequently quote the Torah about women, like Steph – A woman of virtue (strength and ability) is worth more than rubies.” Steph is all that and more. She is also my sister…*DOUBLE DARES anyone to doubt this relationship*

Tammy – Oh Tammy, with the heart of a lion, the soul of a poet, she who bleeds across pages, Tammy of the wry humor, Tammy, my friend and also my sister. She has a website and a blog. What else can I say? I would trust her to have my back, if alligators were chewing at my ankles and my alligator gun had no more bullets…lol…

Rusty – He of the fierce pen. Writer. Essayist. Though we sit on the opposite side of many issues, I respect him, totally. He is also a DAMN fine fantasy writer…and my friend.

Political Junkie - I have no idea why this person, does not have her own newspaper column. She is witty, funny, and spot on (in many of her political observations). I laugh until I cry, when I visit her blog.

Sans Souci – A mix of photography, jewelry and poetry; a very creative site…she has a “Poetry Wednesday”, exposing many of us, to other poets, famous or otherwise.

Charli – One of the best amateur photographers, on Multiply and Yahoo… she is also an essayist…her essays are well crafted and enjoyable; she brings to mind, James Thurber, a humorist and writer.

Joyce – Poet and short story writer; she also composes a very inspirational Sunday blog. I love her short stories but can not convince her to write more…sighs (hint hint)…lol.

Jenny – not of “Jenny Gotta a Gun” fame!...lol…poet, essayist…she is equally parts minx, agent provocateur and a life commentator…

Guys - I know that you love your graphics EXCEPT I suffer from multiple sclerosis. The Flickering graphics at best, cause me to have headaches, and at worse cause me to have SEIZURES. So PLEASE, when I open my guestbook back up, do not POST any FREAKIN graphics....MIELDA...

There are people who suffer from migraines or seizures from the flickering graphics...if someone asks you NOT to post graphics, please be kind...DON'T post them!

For more info on flickering graphics -
http://www.webaim.org/techniques/images/seizures.php

For more info on partial sezures - http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/answerplace/Medical/seizures/types/partialSeizures/

For more info on migraines -
http://www.migraines.org/

For more on multiple sclerosis -
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HOM_ABOUT_homepage

Sorry guys, for my continued absence...I returned from the East Coast and have decided to relocate, back east...the new job did not work out, I am still very ill...I spend most of my visit sleeping...today, I have been going thru my things and tossing things out. I should be back on the East Coast by the end of January...this week will be busy...I am being admitting for a two day stay and have to arrange to have a few things shipped...unfortunately, I will have to give away or throw away several things, as shipping is exhpensivet...on a happier note, my grandson is a love...a very happy baby...a hug to Debbie, Steph, Tamster, Rusty, Jonea, Nancy, Bunny, Carol...I miss you guys but as soon as life calms down, will be back blogging up a storm...

Once again, I wish everyone a Chag Sameach and a Merry Christmas.

Lots has been going on...I have been working seven days a week, started a new job that is not panning out, and am in the midst of a severe MS exacerbation.I fly out this morning, to the East Coast, where I will be ensconced with familia and amigos...I will visit all of your blogs...rest and ruminate, on my future...

~peace~

I love the State of WA and their Attorney Generals office. I received the following email from Paypal (I have deleted out certain personal information):

Thomas,

Please transfer the funds back to my checking account, asap. Once the money has been transferred, please advise me of the transaction.

Thank you for your response. Once the money is transferred to my checking account (Deleted), please close my Paypal and Ebay accounts. I no longer wish to conduct business, with your companies.

Regards,

Venetia Ghozlan

And I ain't done yet! I am filing criminal charges...

Guys thanks for all your warm thoughts...I just got back from the bank...all the fraud papers have been filed...I also heard from WA State Attoney General's office...my next move is to file criminal charges, at my local police office. I shall take care of that, next Monday...Paypal has credited my account BUT I cannot access it...so I have money, that I cannot access...of course this does not take into account the over draw charges...or the aggravation and fear...LMAO..this is a "Comedy of Errors"...do ya'll think that Paypal reads Shakespeare???

What was also astonishing - Paypal initially refused to divulge who the vendor was...they had allowed a vendor to make a series of unauthorized withdrawals until my account was emptied but would not divulge, the name, to me, the VICTIM...LMAO...my bank is incredulous...I don't think that the police will be too amused...hmmm...

Sorry guys, I have been exhausted...as I have explained before, I work 7 days a week, until 12/22...I have also been fighting a battle with Paypal. They allowed someone to hack my account and my checking account was emptied out.

Then to add insult to injury, they never contacted me and when I went to check my account balance, discovered I had zilch, as well as overdraw charges.Their customer service department then lied and informed me that the FBI had been contacted and that an investigation had been launched. No such thing happened. I called Friday and spent two hours raising hell. Finally they agreed to do something about it as well as change the language setting on the hacked account, back to English. It seems as the hacker speaks an Asian language and changed the language settings...what a frigging joke of an operation...

 I have been busy working two jobs and filing fraud charged with the bank as well as the WA State Attorney General's Office. The bank will eventually back the over draw charges, off my account. I have just received paperwork to file with their Fraud Dept. Hopefully, the thieving bastard will go to jail...for a very long time...

The moral of the story? Shop on Amazon. Ebay/Paypal is a scuzzy operation and as bad as the people/person/vendor, who hacked my account. Amazon has excellent customer service and resolves customer service issues, rapidly...

Passing the Giggle Test
Definition: giggle test- n. A symbolic test used to determine whether something is legitimate or serious.

People, have you been told things that are so far fetched that the story is unlikely to pass the giggle test? Over the years, I have been subjected to a few stories, threats and total BS and it makes me question the chances of some of these stories passing the “Giggle Test”.

I have created a Giggle Test Rating System:
Rating 1: Passes Giggle Test – the person is so brutally honest, that when you ask them a question, they tell you the absolute truth. No hedging, no viewing thru rose-colored spectacles, they are blunt, frank and are “nothing but the truth” kinda folks.

Rating 2: Passes the Giggle Test - the story and or allegation is true BUT they have exaggerated certain aspects of the story. Likes embellishing because it makes the story more interesting or forgivable. Basically harmless...

Rating 3: Fails the Giggle Test Misdemeanor – this person tells minor lies but is not a malicious or habitual liar. Can piss a person off when you need an answer, in order to make a decision...but over all, not a pyscho. Is capable of learning that lying is generally not the optimum way to win friends and influence enemies...

Rating 4: Fails the Giggle Test Felony – WARNING WARNING WARNING; this person can’t pass a Giggle Test (much less a Google Test, Rorschach Test, or a Polygraph Test) and not only FAILS the test but believes his/her own lies. This person makes you doubt your own sanity. Or theirs.

Examples:
Giggle Test Rating “1”
A husband asks his wife is he still a stud. She responds no and that the rolls of fat, the bald head, the socks over feet that are shod in sandals, clearly indicates that he has passed and left behind his stud status.

Giggle Test Rating “2”
Teenage girl has a date, parent advises teenage girl to be home by 11pm, teenage girl sneak in at 12am. Parent wakes up the next morning and asks beloved teenage girl what time did she arrive home. Teenage girl responds oh, around 12am; I was late because the tire was flat and we didn’t know how to change a tire and then the water hose blew and then we became lost when we tried to take a shortcut home....hmmmm

Giggle Test Rating “3”
Child watches TV instead of doing homework; goes to school and teacher asks student “where is your homework”. Student responds with golden oldie, “The dog ate it”...hmmm...yeah...

Giggle Test Rating “4”
Husband is an abusive jerk. He smacks you and says, oh I love you but you make me do these things. Promises never to do it again. Does it again. It is your fault again. Will not work. It is your fault. Calls you a whore although he is the one who has been unfaithful. It is your fault. Empties the bank account to pay for his (fill in the blank). It is your fault. Lies to your family and friends. It is your fault.

Do you have stories that fail/pass the giggle test? Please share – “inquiring minds want to know”.

An Open Rant to All you Pervs Online

Let me give you a piece of advice; I am NOT interested in pictures of your genitalia, have absolutely no curiosity to view your web cam nor do I want to pm with you while you explore your sexuality.

I don’t care if you are in a happy or unhappy marriage, dead and/or unfullfilling relationship and that your wife, girlfriend/boyfriend and/or significant other “will understand” if you are tempted to stray from your commitment to her/him/it. Your open relationships are none of my business.

No, you cannot have my phone number, address, my physical statistics or nor will I email you pictures. Any informatiom that I am willing to share with a stranger (and yes, you are a stranger) is available on my blog.

I am willing to discuss writing, politics, religion, astronomy, computers, even the weather; the subject list is endless and varied . In the unlikely event that we become friends in real life, then other personal information will be available...and yes, there are some people, for whatever reason, become exception "to the no other information disclosed rule". However, you, the perv or online stalker, will never be one of them

I am neither a prude or frigid or unsexual or cold or unemotional or any of the clever little bon mots that you accuse me of, when I indicate my lack of interest or when I refuse to respond to your efforts to engage in cyber sex.

In other words – PISS OFF.

Anyone sending me gliteratti 360 msgs will be deleted from my friends list. The reason I do not use myspace is because I have a low seizure threshold. Additionaly, it gives me a headache. I have no intention of seeing that shit in my 360 mailbox or on my mini comments. Despite my previous requests, to STOP sending me that crap, people continue to do so. Post it on your blog, instead.

While I am on a rant roll, let me address another issue - stop sending me forwards in my emails. I don't frigging read them. You are wasting my bandwidth and time, as well as your own.

vee

Todays Shattering Myths focuses on Western holidays. It is Easter today, and additionaly, this week, Jews around the world celebrated Pesach.

First let me state my position - I am a secular Jew. I can imagine some of you scratching your head and saying what the f***, er heck. A FYI - Judaisim embraces their apostatates like moi, thus one can be both Jewish and irreverent. Continuing on...in Oregon, a school district forbade a mother, who has for several years, brought the children in her son's class, the dreaded "Easter Basket"...*gasp*. In Seattle, a rabbi sparked off the removal of Christmas decorations, at Seatac. *rolls eyes*

Solution - in order to not disturb anyone's sensibilities, let's strictly enforce the separation between church and state. CELEBRATE NONE OF THE HOLIDAYS. Remove the "G" word from every public edifice and from every school. The felonious use of the "G" word shall be punishable by death. That of course, means, we shall not swear upon the Bible, Torah, Koran or any holy book, in court. We shall remove, "In God We Trust" from all monies and coinage. Etc. Etc. Etc.

While I could care less about removing the "G" word from money and swearing on holy books (like people are not gonna lie anyway), I would be saddened by the removal of public, holiday celebrations/decorations. I like Easter bunnies, chocolates and being invited to partake of friend's celebrations. When I resided on the East Coast, my Wiccan and Christian friends, were welcomed to my Seders. They loved my potatoe latkes at Hanuka, and Purim Hamentaschen...yummie. I also enjoyed learning about Dussehra, Diwali and Ganesh Chaturthi, from Indian friends and Cinco De Mayo? Yeah boy, what young American does not like Cinco De Mayo?

In any case, to further enrage the folks who are displeased with my "G" stance, I would like to debunk some holiday myths:

1. Jews do not use the blood of Christian children to make matzo. It's a frigging cracker.

2. Wicccans, unfortunately, no longer dance nekkid and daubed with blue paint, around trees.

3. Ducklings, chicks and gooselings, are not good Easter gifts, unless one lives on a farm and is accustomed to stepping in bird crap (in one's home).

4. Holidays are not good times, to commence a diet plan.

5. That fake cellophane grass is a pain in the ass to pickup. The person that created it, needs to be shot...

As always, have a great day...am off to have Easter breakfast with some dear friends...and yes, I attended a Seder, as well, earlier in the week...get a grip.

 

 

Hello everyone,

There are a few people on 360, that I have formed an attachment to; I read your blogs religiously (ya'll know who you are - please disregard this rant).

Others - here are my rules of engagement:

1. Do not send me glitterati emails and/or 360 mail messages asking me to send to five, ten, a million people. Those 360 mail messages/emails are summarily deleted .

2. Do not send forwards to my email address. It does not matter whom the email is from. I do not read fowards. Period. You are merely wasting my bandwidth. Please stop. Those emails are summarily deleted. Sending me an email saying "hello" will get a response.

3. I visit your blogs, but unless you post something that I am interested in, may only *wave* and/ or leave a "hmmm" comment, which should not be confused with the contemplative hmmm...it merely means, I read the blog, but really have nothing of note to add.

4. I no longer participate in "tagging". I am working two jobs, flying to the East Coast every two/three months AND trying to get TWO novels written and poetry published. What does this indicate? I try to quality blog since my time is limited - yeah, I have become a blog snob. I would rather read your essays, short stories, poems, polls or stuff about what is happening, in your life...I enjoy the art and photos, as well (for all the artists on my friends list).

5. I rarely re-visit blogs that have played music automatically, on a previous visit. Since I frequently have music playing, I don't want to get attacked by your choices. For instance - I am rocking to a Theory of a Deadman's "The Last Song". My music choice usually conflicts, with your music choice. Visiting someone playing Barry Manilow, as I click their blog entry, pretty frigging much GUARANTEES I will not be back. On the other hand, if you have a You Tube entry, where I can choose to listen, that's acceptable.

6. FYI - use of capital letters means that you are SHOUTING. Blog entries consisting of all CAPS are not read by me. I rarely come back either...

7. Cyber Romeos - I am not interested. Piss off.

8. I don't read religious entries/blogs except those written by a couple of friends (ya'll know who you are). If your blog is mostly religious, don't hold your breath, waiting for me to read OR comment. You'll be dead and unread, while waiting for a comment.

I am not a comedienne and don't know how to make this rant amusing and am too damn tired to care. Feel free to call me a bitch. Or delete me. Whatever.

"If you want me to believe in God, you must make me touch him." ~Denis Diderot~

Vee aka butterflynxile

 

An Open Rant to All you Pervs Online

Let me give you a piece of advice; I am NOT interested in pictures of your genitalia, have absolutely no curiosity to view your web cam nor do I want to pm with you while you explore your sexuality.

I dont care if you are in a happy or unhappy marriage, dead and/or unfullfilling relationship and that your wife, girlfriend/boyfriend and/or significant other will understand if you are tempted to stray from your commitment to her/him/it. Your open relationships are none of my business.

No, you cannot have my phone number, address, my physical statistics or nor will I email you pictures. Any informatiom that I am willing to share with a stranger (and yes, you are a stranger) is available on my blog.

I am willing to discuss writing, politics, religion, astronomy, computers, even the weather; the subject list is endless and varied . In the unlikely event that we become friends in real life, then other personal information will be available...and yes, there are some people, for whatever reason, become  exception "to the no other information disclosed rule". However, you, the perv or online stalker, will never be one of them

I am neither a prude or frigid or unsexual or cold or unemotional or any of the clever little bon mots that you accuse me of, when I indicate my lack of interest or when I refuse to respond to your efforts to engage in cyber sex.

In other words “ PISS OFF.