MAYOR BLOOMBERG SHOULD BE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT

HAVE A GOOD LIFE, I WISH YOU THE BEST

We all have acquaintance, people we are friendly with but don't socialize on a regualr basis. When I moved to New Jersey 8 years ago, I became close to this woman and her group of friends.
My shcedule is rigourous and I have not had too much time to socialize. I have often asked her to lunch or dinner when her husband works late. No response. Our "realtionship" is strictly a phone relationship.
The phone relationship is not superficial. There was a real openess and we spoke about our families. We were both revealing.
Recently, we had one of our phone calls. This time, she chose to attach me and cross boundaries not acceptable. After she attached me with persoanly information she hung up the phone.
This pattern is not not. It has happened twice already. This time I wasn't willing to act as if nothing ha happened. I expected her to call and she did.
She greeted me with hello , how are you. I asked her if she thought I could be superficial after our lastconversation. She responded by saying " good luck with your life and I wish you the best".
Does anyone know how to say... I am sorry... I shouldn't have said what I said. I use to believe in extended families. I grew up in a large extended family. I see less and less extended families and blood relatives staying friendly. This saddens me.
Just like the "friend" I just described, people seem willing, more willing to give up realtionships. Its almost easist to justify staying angry, throwing away the "relationship".
It is easy to be critical. It is easier to find and point to another flaws. No one of us is perfect. We are all not perfect. Friendship and family is about "accepting " each other. People seem to take the easy way through judging those around. I believe the world will be very lonely and more people will live isolated as the friendships and families shrink.
My personal shoice is to forgive and stay open. Peolple make mistakes, they say stupid and harmful things. We must forgive and build on our realtionships or we will have none.

evie litwok/ tippy / the tippy story

ARE YOU A SINGLE WOMAN, DIVORCED, LIVING ALONE- WHEN YOU FILL OUT THE MEDIICAL FORMS, DO YOU WONDER WHO TO WRITE AS "EMERGENCY CONTACT"

In filling out medical forms, I always listed my father or my mother. My father died 4 years ago and my mother health is not good. I still list her as a contact but know her hearing is difficult. I have no children, no partner, no roomate. I am beginning to think about who to list.
Even some divorced friends with grown children are thinking about the same issue. I suggested we put each other down. My friends feel as I do. Life is not what we expected. Childhood memories of better times sadden us. Why is everyone linving alone? Why are so many of us so unhappy? What will the future be like?
I grew up in a large extended family. Over the years the exteded family has been shrinking. Too much fighting, too much stress,are too many crtical people fill my life. I long for my memories when everyone was together and the seasons were differentiated.
Today the days run into each other and the years feel shorter and shorter. Then there is our realtionships. They just don't hold together like those of our parents. I long for familiarity and less stress. I long for an extended family.

evie litwok/ tippy/ the tippy story

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME & FIBROMYALGIA

CONGRESSMAN MARK FOLEY, MARRIED AND FATHER OF THREE, SHOWN SHAKING THE HAND OF PRESIDENT BUSH AND STATING " THIS LAW IS A PEDOFILES WORST NIGHTMARE"

Congressman Mark Foley, like many pedofiles before him, have been permitted to resign and go to "rehab". Government attorneys and lawmakers have long been protected from prosecution.
It is time to make government lawyers and lawmakers held accountible for their actions. It is time to make them responsible for thier actions. They must be prosecuted like everyone else for any illegal or criminal action.
We must prosecute each and every lawmaker