TIME

Time is precious and never retreived...

but something to cherish and real to believe.

You are not guranteed tomorrow or even to succeed...
but be the one to try, hope, fail and believe!

Only when I'm dancin' can I feel this free...

At night I lock the doors so no one else can see...

I'm tired of dancin' here all by myself...

tonight I wanna' dance with someone else!"

'Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Ritchie'

-INSPIRATION-

PS...

Just got a shot of cortizone in my left big toe today and am so happy to put on the heels even if...laying down with my feet up in the mirror...notice?

Just to have 'em on was thrill enough.

I'll take a shot before more foot surgery...geez!

The Red Rover

Meet the Red Rover! He is my regular neighborhood cardinal.

I believe this is the same bird I have been noticing for a few years; but only recently have I noticed how much.

I have been noticing more and more the birds in my area. Considering that I am home so much and looking out my front or back window I have been wondering what all the different birds are up to.

This particular Cardinal sits in the tree on the back or on the electric wire in the front and chirps, chirps, chirps! Sometimes I mimick him and he gets confused and does it back, I guess thinking it's a female cardinal. I hope that's not mean?!? Wouldn't want him to think he's gettin' a date and it's only ME!

But then...there are the other birds. We have some endangered Egretts that live in the protected marsh lands at the end of the road but you never see them. They must hang by the nest.

Then there are the WILD PARROTS! Boy are they WILD!

Apparently, there was a truck accicdent on I-95 back in the 80's and these parrots got loose from their cages after the accident. They have since adapted to the Connecticut climate and have remained here ever since; even throughout the winter.

They have made headline news in recent years for making HUGE nests on utility poles (usually Electric poles...probably because the converter is so warm) that they have caused black outs, excessive squawking noise and basically more than a nusience due to their multiplication.

We have an Evergreen tree on the street behind us and it is filled with these wild green parrots.

They are aggressive, chase other birds out of the area and as stated multiply like wild fire.

They zip around at top speed in the morning 7-9 and then they disappear for the rest of the day?! Where are they?

The black birds are out same time 7-9 then dwindle off around 10 and are all sitting in the same big tree at twelve totally still. Napping? And then...they disappear again until about 4-6 and then gone again. Where? What? Why? What are these birds doing?

There are some more bird observations I've made that are quite interesting and will be passed on tomorrow. I'm sure once I google 'BIRDS' I'll get my answer but for now...I continue to watch and wonder!

25 YEARS LATER...

I HATE to do it but after 25 years I feel this is somewhat of an omen.

Madonna and Rosie are still BF's after all these years and for some yellow, red bracelet, astrological line up, karma or just will I have found myself on Rosie.com since she joined the view.

I find Rosie fascinating, moving, real, charismatic, friendly, strong, open but yet shy, compensatory, understanding and most of all loving. Funny thing is...I have been feeling the same way about Madonna since the day I heard her voice and even more when I saw her eyes.

That must be why these compelling, controversial and talented women have lasted as long as they have!

So, the CHALLENGE is to see if one of my many Ask Ro will reach it's destination. I'm not Kathy Griffin or anything...but if Ro could show Madonna Kathy's outfit, I would wish with all the SUN I can gather that she would ask/pass on my question? "

"Madonna do you remember writing me back a long letter I sent you to 'Private Eyes', in NYC just as you had gotten marrried?" I wouldn' t normally think that you would remember except that it was about ten pages long, addressed to the owner Robert, covered in stickers and had a self addressed stamped envelope inside that I got back a year and a half later!!!

I actually got mad and thought someone was playing a joke on me, unti I realized the notebook paper, Sean Penn's sig in green marker and my OWN handwriting on the return envelope.

Going in for my aproximately 15th rectal surgery at the end of April...boy oh boy would this make the tears a little bit better!!

I am funny and have a hell of a story that would bring me to Zimbabwe; where my father and his entire family live. That country for those of you who don't know is above South Africa, sharing the Zambezie River with Zambia hosting one of the seven wonders of the world... VICTORIA FALLS

Madonna adopted her son David from Malawi, above Zimbabwe, on the East side of Africa near the island of Madagascar.

Life is short and sometimes more full circle than you imagine.

I asked RO to ask MO if she remembers my letter of '85 which if you ask anyone who knows me, is my dream since then.

I would love to have lunch with Madonna, Rosie and combined friend of their choice!

It may seem corny but it's mine!
Bye-

Rock Band 12

12th Rock Band & Guitar Hero Birthday!

SocioEconomics

I never thought I would live to see the day where the American Dollar was not the strongest currency in the world.

My stepfather's Father, Robert Triffin was a Master of Berkley College, in Yale; and more recognizably a world respected economist. I wonder what he would think of the state of our economy and world markets today!?!

My Father lives in Zimbabwe where the dollar is practically worth nothing, due to the oppressive government from what I can see. Although, they have beautiful goods, natural resources and phenomenal African tourist attractions...it is somewhat unsafe and definitely unstable.

I believe we would all benefit from goods and services from other countries that have been oppressed for years, such as Cuba.

Competition is good, but 'NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND'...is leaving us behind the education of the other countries.

My 6th grader doesn't even know cursive handwriting because there is no money for that and the concentration is ALL on the MASTERY TEST SCORES; which results in Federal Funds for HIGH scores.

Just this year in our state of CT there was a town whose administration changed grades. Wonder why? The pressure of the scores itself I'm sure.

You almost wonder whose to blame. The Govt. or the Admin.? Cheating is ALWAYS wrong!

On the other hand most human beings are driven for one reason or another to do the wrong they do...unfortunately for them not making it right.

As they say, "Two wrongs don't always make a right!" And I can tell you this...revenge isn't always sweet. I have noticed people don't achieve the peace they desired as a result.

KARMA...however is a bitch! Those who do wrong shouldn't wonder when things continuously do wrong for them. Duh!?! That's not to say if you are perfect nothing bad is gonna' come your way but not in the negative back at you sort of way.

as NIKE would say,'Just Do It'!

Try to be RIGHT will you...?

It's no wonder people pay for private school. Higher expectations, smaller classes and the ability to mold their own curriculum.

It is also no wonder why the turn over rate of teachers is so high...poor salary for a job that covers the spectrum! Their not just teachers, they are parents, friends, nurses, crafters, social workers etc.

I bet if the teachers got paid more ALL the test scores would go up?

If we want to succeed as a future generation, we must invest in our youth who will decide how we progress or not in the future.

THINK! THINK! THINK!

Heaven

You know when you miss someone who has gone to heaven...

it makes your heart ache, your eyes well, two tears drop what the hell.

Just that quick...

you almost feel sick.

But just then you remember all the familiar things...

the smiles, smells, memories and such...so close you could reach out and touch.

Though sad, it's comforting to remember and feel the things...

your loved one left you before they took wings.

Nothing can ever take the place...

of your love's smile, laugh and face!

SMILE

Sending PEACE, REST and LOVE to Heaven...

Gramma 'Mimi' Lockwood

Grampa 'Bob' Lockwood

Janet Lee LaFlamme

Grandfather and Grandmother Mukwawaya

Deuce and Ace

Alison and Fresh

Marc

Nick 19

EROC

and this I do believe...fate brought me to a car accident scene on I-91 exit 8 in New Haven, CT on February 19...years ago...I can't even remember the year...however I will tell you this FATE is FATE and I am sure I have an angel on my shoulder. I always wonder if it was this beautiful girl I saw float away in front on me on the highway. I think of her at least once a week and I never knew her.

I went to the hospital to check on her and she was on life support. Her family insisited I come into the room and THANKED Me for taking the time to try to help her. It was too late. Nobody saw more than I did, which was literally nothing. Her car seemed to flip out of nowhere from the other side of the highway as I was driving by on the other side one exit from my house.

I went to her funeral and have been to quite a few in my time now; and have never seen a motorcade like this before. I am sure she is sorely missed.

I still cry to this day when I let myself think of what I saw that night.

I can at least rest knowing that someone, "ME" was there to give her a blanket, my hope and a prayer.

PEACE

KIMBERLY LALIBERTI

Waterbury, Connecticut