Sharon Thinkin Out Loud
Wednesday, May 16, 2007:
It has been three years! I am finally on Myspace.com. I have a blog posted there. my page is myspace.com/samrose66. Not that anyone has really checked this one in a long time.
Today's my birthday. I am now 40-Something, instead of just plain ole forty. Back in Alameda now, except Cassie is back with her Dad in Salida because she didn't want to leave all her friends in Modesto/Manteca area. She's 15 on Sunday and a freshman in high school, soon to be a sophomore! Danny is 10, Julianne is 9, and Shannon is 7. Danny starts middle school next fall. Whoa. Dan and I are still together even though we separated for a lil while in late 2005.
I miss Manteca. I miss being a stay-at-home mom sometimes, but it feels good to be employed and it's interesting working here at the local law firm.Labels: I'm baaaack.
Sharon // 3:19 PM
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Saturday, August 21, 2004:
Could it be another Zodiac Killer? Some of the Zodiac's killings were discovered in the north bay area.
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Updated: 09:31 AM EDT
Slain Counselors Had a Passion for Nature
By JIM WASSERMAN, AP
COLOMA, Calif. (Aug. 21) - They were young adults from America's heartland with a passion for the wild outdoors, backpacking, sailing and camping when they could, working together as counselors at a Christian retreat and dreaming that they would someday open one of their own.
Then, just weeks before their Sept. 11 wedding date, they were killed in their sleep - perhaps after taking in one last Pacific sunset under the open sky they loved. They died instantly, each shot in the head as they lay in sleeping bags on a wild shoreline 2,500 miles from their homes and families, Sonoma County authorities said Friday.
By all accounts, Jason Allen of Michigan and Lindsay Cutshall of Ohio possessed outgoing physical natures to match their Midwest-grown spirituality. Friends, neighbors and family members recalled a couple who backpacked, sailed and rafted whitewater rivers, some day hoping to open an outdoor Christian camp like the one where they were counselors together.
''They both enjoyed that, and they just wanted to find some mission where they could reach young people for the Lord,'' said John Hart, a close friend of the Allen family in Michigan.
The couple's bodies were discovered Wednesday when deputies rescuing a stranded hiker spotted the crime scene from a helicopter. ''It appears to be a terrible crime absent of motive, which is a concern to us,'' Sheriff's Lt. Dave Edmonds said.
There were no signs of sexual assault or robbery, and murder-suicide was ruled out because no weapon was found, authorities said.
''From all indications, the victims were very upstanding citizens, they were very honorable people. They had an absolute absence of enemies,'' Edmonds said. Police said they had no suspects. Authorities said the slaying apparently occurred Sunday or Monday. Autopsies were being performed Friday.
Allen, 26, and Cutshall, 23, had been engaged for two years. Both were born into active churchgoing families. Allen's father, Robert Allen, was an elder at his Immanuel Baptist Church near the family home in Zeeland, Mich; Cutshall's father, the Rev. Chris Cutshall, is pastor of the Fresno Bible Church in rural Ohio. The couple was remembered as being dependable and prompt; people took notice when they didn't return to work at the camp as scheduled. But most of all, they were known for their religious conviction. ''As a young man, he gave his life to Christ and from that day forward, has lived a life dedicated to loving and ministering to others in the name of Christ, both through outdoor adventures and in every aspect of his daily life,'' said Alyn Goossen, a friend of Allen's from Michigan.
In California's Gold Country where the couple lived since June, they guided teens and college students rafting down the South Fork of the American River. A few miles from where settlers struck gold 1848 in the Sierra foothills 50 miles east of Sacramento, the 15-year-old Rock-n-River Christian camp is hidden off Highway 49, down a dirt road amid numerous other rafting operations.
Camp assistant Patty Salee said the couple provided ''good, clean fun'' for campers from around the country. Stacks of canoe paddles with Biblical verses written on them bear testament to the camp's theme. A small building houses shelves of religious books. But Rock-N-Water closed for the season after the two disappeared, and campers were sent to other camps nearby, Salee said. ''They were great kids, shining beacons of Christian young adults,''she said.
Kathy Cutshall said Allen met her daughter while the two attended Appalachian Bible college in West Virginia. Allen, who graduated in 2001, moved to a farmhouse in Ohio to be near Cutshall after her graduation last year.
The couple's families gathered Friday at a Baptist church in Placerville, Calif. They were ''grateful to God for taking our children home,'' said Chris Cutshall, who had planned to officiate his daughter's wedding. He said justice would ultimately be served for the killers: ''If not in this life, certainly in the life to come.'' The couple had planned a garden wedding and a barn reception with a Christian bluegrass band. They planned to honeymoon in a tent on West Virginia's Gauley River, tent camping along the banks of some of the nation's whitewater.
But before they were to fly home Aug. 22, family members said, they wanted to see San Francisco - and take a side trip up the coast. Authorities believe the couple arrived last Saturday at remote Fish Head Beach in Sonoma County about 60 miles north of San Francisco, and apparently were camping overnight.
''We're sure they really enjoyed the sunset that evening,'' Chris Cutshall said.
AP-NY-08-21-04 0306EDT
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Sharon // 12:26 PM
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004:
So, I haven't been writing in here much lately. Or updated my family personal homepage/website. I need to add birthday pics for Julianne and Dan's birthdays.
Let's see, what's new? Dan's working right here in Manteca now, which is wonderful. Never thought that would happen. Shannon starts Kindergarten in August! Time sure flies. Cassie is 12 now and will be in 7th grade. Danny is 7 going on 8 and will be in 3rd grade in Aug. Julianne graduated from Kindergarten in May and will be in 1st grade. Wow.
I miss Cassie. She is staying at her dad's for most of the summer.
Two of our hermit crabs passed away. Crusty and Baby. Baby died about a week ago and Crusty died a few months ago :(. The smaller ones. Big Daddy, Spider and Cleo are still doing well.
Sharon // 1:48 AM
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From what I can tell, this is a .gif of Jay-Z hitting on a girl backstage. I admit, at first I couldn't tell if it was a girl or not. However when I viewed it a few times, I could tell she was wearing bracelets up her arm. That along with her height and a ponytail pretty much says it's a girl. Poor thing. To him she's probably just a "worthless ho." Let's spread the word-
http://pittipat.com/JiggaAbuse1.gif
Sharon // 1:45 AM
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Thursday, February 19, 2004:
What happened to Farrah!? Is it a prosthetic nose? Is it a bad nose job? Too much coke? What the ?
Here's a link to a pic:
http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2004071237,00.jpg
Here's the article:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004072332,,00.html
Sharon // 1:00 PM
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Monday, February 09, 2004:
Bachelor Bob Finds LoveThe 4th "bachelor" Bob Guiney didn’t find true love on the show, but has reportedly found love with soap star, Rebecca Budig.
Buzzle Staff Editor, 1/28/2004 6:48:00 PM
(From Buzzle.com)
Budig stars as "Greenlee" on the soap All My Children, and the two reportedly met when Budig hosted "Bachelor XYZ," a "Bachelor" wrap-up show on ABC Family. They have been spotted on numerous occasions together looking very cozy and both have admitted to the relationship. Budig says, "I’m seeing him, and I couldn’t be happier."
When the divorced Bob appeared on The Bachelorette vying for Trista Rehn’s affections, he was cute, charming, and funny. That charm didn’t carry over to his run on The Bachelor, where he came across as shallow and annoying. He ended up giving a promise ring to Estella Gardinier and breaking her heart a few short weeks later. Guiney, 32, reportedly dumped Gardinier over the phone just days after Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter’s wedding, where he reportedly flirted with every woman at the wedding except Gardinier. Ouch!
Gardinier, 28, has been very vocal about her bitterness, stating, "Thanks to him, I probably won’t date for the rest of my life. I think I’m becoming a nun!" Guiney blames himself for the break-up, in part for spending too much time promoting his book and solo CD 3Sides. He is set to begin touring in late February, so his schedule remains pretty hectic. No doubt Gardinier is left wondering why he couldn’t seem to fit her into his busy schedule, yet he has found time to romance Budig.
Sharon // 4:21 PM
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Wednesday, November 12, 2003:
"What does Tina have that I don't? - Besides a working vagina." -Carson Kressley, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
Sharon // 12:47 PM
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Thursday, November 06, 2003:
"I am feeling feelings for these women, and I know they're feeling feelings for me...." -Bob Guiney, ABC's The Bachelor
"That's what you've got in your brain; your brains is what f*%ks us up." -Anonymous Husband to Wife
"Mommy, could I get a bed-night kiss?" -My daughter Shannon last night
"I know I didn't do it, because I remember I didn't do it." -My daughter Julianne recently
Sharon // 10:29 AM
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