my harrison comes in for a few hours a day. we are apparently moving to another state if feels like.

he broke out already when we tried to keep him in. he knocked out the AC.

is it possible to train him? he could go out there cuz allegedly there is land and a brook like here. and a cat downstairs.

i would rather die than find harrison dead on the street.

any experts?

my BIL needs prayer. my houseshare is coming home as he needs prayer.
i gotta jump in shower and dry hair. i think this is gonna be a busy day round here.

i actually am freezing its warm outside. so i did the unthinkable for me in years. had an omelette and a cup of tea.

little treasures i denied myself for years.

i prayed alot yesterday. Our Pastor made it quite well thru heavy duty surgery. my niece's cat has a good chance to live.

with just pill medication. he is but four.

so after my tea i am gonna be warm enuff to shower. do the damn hair.

i just threw bread to the birds and it is nice outside. i don't even question why this house is always so frigid. i suspect it will be roasting in summer.

we shall see.

but i shall be gone for a bit and back later.

Greetings all! Hope to establish a good rapport with the group again after a long hiatus. Patience is a virtue best wasted upon the young...

Barge hits bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island, causing partial collapse and oil spill
A barge hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a small island. Officials did not have any immediate information on damage to the bridge or if there were any injuries.

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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A barge slammed into a bridge pillar in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a smaller and separate island that is home to a university, officials said. There were no immediate reports of injuries, although officials said one person on the barge was knocked into the water and quickly rescued.

The bridge that leads to Pelican Island, north of Galveston, was struck by the barge around 9:50 a.m. when a tugboat backing out of Texas International Terminals, a fuel storage operator next to the bridge, lost control of two barges it was pushing, said David Flores, a bridge superintendent with the Galveston County Navigation District.

“The current was very bad, and the tide was high. He lost it,” Flores said.

One of the barges hit the bridge and two telephone poles, he said.

The accident came weeks after a cargo ship crashed into a support column of the Francis Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, killing six construction workers.

The accident Wednesday knocked one man off the vessel and into the water, but he was quickly recovered and was not injured, said Galveston County Sheriff’s Office Maj. Ray Nolen.

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Scam of the day – May 15, 2024 – REAL ID Scams

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May 14

The most effective scams are the ones that capitalize on real things that apply to you. Many people are familiar with the REAL ID, which is a new version of your driver's license mandated by federal law. The federal REAL ID Act established new security requirements for driver's licenses and identification cards with which all states must comply and which will eventually be needed by you if you wish to board an airplane or enter certain federal facilities although you can still do so if you have a passport.

The original date by which you had to get a REAL ID was set at October 1, 2021, however due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the deadline was postponed until May 3, 2023. However, in December of 2022, the deadline was extended again. The new deadline is May 7, 2025 which is just about a year away. This is both good news and bad news. It is good news because it gives you more time to get your REAL ID, but it is also bad news because it gives scammers more time to contact you posing as governmental officials seeking your personal information under the guise of helping you apply for your REAL ID when their real purpose is to harvest your personal information and use it to make you a victim of identity theft.

The scam is turning up in many forms. such as emails, text messages and phone calls in which you are urged to either provide sensitive personal information or click on links taking you to websites that appear to be official where you will either unwittingly have downloaded malware such as ransomware by clicking on the link or, again, be prompted to provide personal information used to make you a victim of identity theft.

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No states are initiating contact with people by emails, text messages or phone calls asking for personal information to apply for your REAL ID. An important thing to remember is that whenever you get a phone call, text message or email, you can never be sure you is really contacting you even if the email address, phone number or Caller ID indicates that the communication is legitimate. This is why you should never provide personal information or click on a link in an email or text message unless you have absolutely confirmed that the communication is legitimate.

Sometimes, you may be able to pick up on obvious (or not so obvious) mistakes in the communications from scammers such as in text messages to residents of Illinois that purported to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles. This is a mistake because Illinois does not have a Department of Motor Vehicles. The name of its agency dealing with these matters is the Department of Driver Services. In any event, if you receive a communication pertaining to the REAL ID, your best choice is to contact your state agency that deals with them at an email address you know is legitimate.

Here is a link to a listing of the websites for all of the state agencies that deal with REAL IDs. https://www.dhs.gov/real-id

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Trigger Warning: The article contains references to rape, sexual abuse, violence, drug addiction and death.

Investigation Discovery’s resolve to explore the dark sides of fame was complemented with another riveting project. After Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV’s success, the network will release a docu-series based on the controversies and allegations around the star brothers, Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter and late pop star Aaron Carter.

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Fallen Idols chronicles how the Carter family’s life came to a standstill following a series of controversies ignited by sexual assault allegations against Nick Carter by three women in 2017. Later, Aaron Carter’s alleged support for the accusers created a wedge between the famous brothers eventually leading to his death in 2022.
Investigation Discovery lifts the curtains on Nick Carter’s controversy
Investigation Discovery is done and dusted with the Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter and is set to release on Monday, May 27 at 9 p.m. ET. The four-part docuseries will run over two nights on the network until May 28. The anticipated documentary will delve deeper into Nick Carter’s alleged mishaps with extensive interviews with family, friends, and associated members.

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The three accusers, Melissa Schuman, Ashley Repp, and Shannon ‘Shay’ Ruth will also feature in the documentary along with an anonymous Carter family member. An official press release by ID stated, “Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter not only offers a deeper understanding around the allegations but also chronicles the intense backlash Nick’s accusers have faced since their decision to speak publicly and the lasting impact that has had on their lives.” The 44-year-old singer’s ex, Kaya Jones will also add insights in addition to Melanie Martin, Aaron Carter’s fiancé with whom he shared a 3-year-old son, Prince.

Fall Idols will be produced by Ish Entertainment and Elissa Halperin serves as showrunner while Natasha Bowler helms the documentary as producer and co-director. The director is Tara Malone with execs Michael Hirschorn, Jess Antonini, Simon Ardizzone, and Halperin. ID and sister company Max will jointly run the docu-series. An official trailer for Fallen Idols dropped on Friday, April 24.

What will Fallen Idols be about?
It all started in 2017 when Melissa Schuman accused the Backstreet Boys member of assault in a blog post. He allegedly raped her in his Santa Monica apartment in 2003 amidst filming for The Hollow, per Variety. However, her accusations were dismissed after country prosecutors in LA ruled it outside the 10-year statute of limitations.

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But Schuman was determined to fight a legal battle as she filed another lawsuit in 2023 after California state made amends in their sexual assault statute of limitation laws. Similarly, Shay Ruth filed a sexual battery lawsuit against Nick Carter in 2022 alleging he assaulted and infected her with HPV in 2001. Ruth was 17 then and the boy band was on tour and claimed in the lawsuit that Carter had invited her to his tour bus and raped her.

Nick Carter’s lawyer deemed Ruth’s lawsuit as “legally meritless” and “entirely untrue” because it reportedly took place more than 20 years ago. Whereas addressing Schuman’s public accusations, Carter wrote in a statement in 2017 that he was “shocked and saddened” by the accusations and it is “contrary to my nature.”

Additionally, another woman identified as A.R. came forward and filed a lawsuit against the singer in August 2023 with rape allegations when she was 15, in 2003, per a Rolling Stone report.

Carter’s brother, Aaron showed support for the accusers, declaring in a video on social media, “My brother raped you and I know it,” as shown in the Fallen Idols trailer. However, this was while the late singer was dealing with drug addiction and mental health issues. Another snippet in the trailer showed a dead bird shot on Aaron’s balcony.

Thus, the network added in its official statement, “During this period, Aaron Carter decided to support Nick’s accusers, while battling addiction and struggling with his own mental health, stoking a very public feud between the two brothers in the lead up to Aaron’s tragic death in 2022.”

In November 2022, Aaron was declared dead from a drug overdose by the LA Country Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner after he was found unresponsive in his home.

Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter will be released on May 27 at 9 p.m. ET on Investigation Discovery and will be available to stream on Max.

Common Disclaimer: If you need support or know someone who is struggling with domestic violence or assault or abuse, please reach out to your nearest mental health specialist, NGO or speak to someone about it. There are several helplines available for the same

ALSO READ: Angel And Nick Carter Shares Family Photo In First Easter Since BJ’s Tragic Death; See Here



Trigger Warning: The article contains references to rape, sexual abuse, violence, drug addiction and death.

Investigation Discovery’s resolve to explore the dark sides of fame was complemented with another riveting project. After Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV’s success, the network will release a docu-series based on the controversies and allegations around the star brothers, Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter and late pop star Aaron Carter.

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Fallen Idols chronicles how the Carter family’s life came to a standstill following a series of controversies ignited by sexual assault allegations against Nick Carter by three women in 2017. Later, Aaron Carter’s alleged support for the accusers created a wedge between the famous brothers eventually leading to his death in 2022.
Investigation Discovery lifts the curtains on Nick Carter’s controversy
Investigation Discovery is done and dusted with the Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter and is set to release on Monday, May 27 at 9 p.m. ET. The four-part docuseries will run over two nights on the network until May 28. The anticipated documentary will delve deeper into Nick Carter’s alleged mishaps with extensive interviews with family, friends, and associated members.

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The three accusers, Melissa Schuman, Ashley Repp, and Shannon ‘Shay’ Ruth will also feature in the documentary along with an anonymous Carter family member. An official press release by ID stated, “Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter not only offers a deeper understanding around the allegations but also chronicles the intense backlash Nick’s accusers have faced since their decision to speak publicly and the lasting impact that has had on their lives.” The 44-year-old singer’s ex, Kaya Jones will also add insights in addition to Melanie Martin, Aaron Carter’s fiancé with whom he shared a 3-year-old son, Prince.

Fall Idols will be produced by Ish Entertainment and Elissa Halperin serves as showrunner while Natasha Bowler helms the documentary as producer and co-director. The director is Tara Malone with execs Michael Hirschorn, Jess Antonini, Simon Ardizzone, and Halperin. ID and sister company Max will jointly run the docu-series. An official trailer for Fallen Idols dropped on Friday, April 24.

What will Fallen Idols be about?
It all started in 2017 when Melissa Schuman accused the Backstreet Boys member of assault in a blog post. He allegedly raped her in his Santa Monica apartment in 2003 amidst filming for The Hollow, per Variety. However, her accusations were dismissed after country prosecutors in LA ruled it outside the 10-year statute of limitations.

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But Schuman was determined to fight a legal battle as she filed another lawsuit in 2023 after California state made amends in their sexual assault statute of limitation laws. Similarly, Shay Ruth filed a sexual battery lawsuit against Nick Carter in 2022 alleging he assaulted and infected her with HPV in 2001. Ruth was 17 then and the boy band was on tour and claimed in the lawsuit that Carter had invited her to his tour bus and raped her.

Nick Carter’s lawyer deemed Ruth’s lawsuit as “legally meritless” and “entirely untrue” because it reportedly took place more than 20 years ago. Whereas addressing Schuman’s public accusations, Carter wrote in a statement in 2017 that he was “shocked and saddened” by the accusations and it is “contrary to my nature.”

Additionally, another woman identified as A.R. came forward and filed a lawsuit against the singer in August 2023 with rape allegations when she was 15, in 2003, per a Rolling Stone report.

Carter’s brother, Aaron showed support for the accusers, declaring in a video on social media, “My brother raped you and I know it,” as shown in the Fallen Idols trailer. However, this was while the late singer was dealing with drug addiction and mental health issues. Another snippet in the trailer showed a dead bird shot on Aaron’s balcony.

Thus, the network added in its official statement, “During this period, Aaron Carter decided to support Nick’s accusers, while battling addiction and struggling with his own mental health, stoking a very public feud between the two brothers in the lead up to Aaron’s tragic death in 2022.”

In November 2022, Aaron was declared dead from a drug overdose by the LA Country Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner after he was found unresponsive in his home.

Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter will be released on May 27 at 9 p.m. ET on Investigation Discovery and will be available to stream on Max.

Common Disclaimer: If you need support or know someone who is struggling with domestic violence or assault or abuse, please reach out to your nearest mental health specialist, NGO or speak to someone about it. There are several helplines available for the same

ALSO READ: Angel And Nick Carter Shares Family Photo In First Easter Since BJ’s Tragic Death; See Here

too weary to edit now. just read it twice please. i am weary beyond belief.

How calling your mom eases stress and anxiety
The study found speaking to mom over the phone (versus texting) increase levels of calmness
Published: May 8, 2020, 12:28 p.m. MDT

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A new study offers one more reason to call your mom this Mother’s Day.

The study found speaking to mom over the phone (versus texting) increase levels of calmness and peacefulness, and lowered stress and anxiety.

The study — which comes from Wilson Electronics — was conducted between people of Generation Z and their moms. The study measured alpha and beta brain wave patterns to determine physiological factors to see what happens when we talk to our moms. The results were compared to what happens during texting.

Some of the findings include:

83% of people showed increase in calm and peacefulness when talking to mom.
83% felt less anxiety or tension.
64% felt more relaxed or calm when talking on the phone opposed to texting.
87% of Generation Z participants said they preferred texting.
Bruce Lancaster, CEO of Wilson Electronics, said in an email that the study shows the phone call is more relevant than ever and remains a powerful form of communication today.”

“Talking on the phone not only brings us closer together, but also makes us feel better. During today’s unprecedented times, something as simple as a phone call can make all the difference in lowering stress and anxiety and bringing happiness in a time where we need it most. And of course, what better time to make that call than this weekend for Mother’s Day?”

A previous study from the company found a majority of people feel phone calls remain important in 2020 and provide positive health and strong relationships. Some of the findings from that study included:

6 in 10 Americans felt phone calls can reduce anxiety and stress.
The majority of Americans felt happy when they see someone calling them.
62% felt happier after they left a personal phone call.
The study said: “The benefits of the phone call are clear — talking on the phone makes you feel better and can physically decrease stress and anxiety.”
According to Lancaster, there’s no time like the present — Mother’s Day, which is this Sunday — to talk with your mother.

“While not everyone can be with our mothers in person this Mother’s Day, we can find other ways to celebrate her. Simply hopping on the phone with your mom can help reduce homesickness, and lower the feelings of anxiety and loneliness that many Americans are experiencing while isolating at home.”

He added, “So, Gen Z, make that call to mom this weekend! It will be good for you.”

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to my baby courance in heaven, i know u think of me.

To my rich boy scoundrel of a son, i shall be gone before u know it. you never forgave yourself for your father dying in one minute and u not responding. Do it while life still exists.

may u all have a call from your children. or a visit.

and take it easy today, mothers. It is your day.

i had read some pet foods have corrupted garbage and pieces of plastic or God only knows within.

Prince Harrison usually loves fancy feast--those tiny cans.

But he has ignored them of late. He ate one and i saw he vomited it outside.

And houseshare noted that some of the fancy feast labels say Pate, and those are ones harry now wont go near

But if the outside of the fancy feast can says chopped,or grilled with cheddar cheese, and u open it and its just plain ole pate,don't feed it to your cat.

labels have been changed. I know what prince harrison loved. it had been pate. but if he is now vomiting same, its got chemicals in it. even the feral cat, whom i unwittingly gave harrys untouched food to, won't touch the food that is not what the label says.

i shall never find the article i read on being careful with pet food. so u gotta trust me or yourself on this.

People want your money and don't give a rats arse about your pet.

check the label vs. the actual food.

i wish i had another company of food to recommend in lieu of fancy feast.

but i dont. just be careful.