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Moving Back

I've been thinking about this for awhile and I'm going to go back to blogging everything on my main blog at LadyJulia.net. It's silly to maintain two blogs and in some ways by doing so I could be seen as inferring that I am two separate people. Since a dominant woman is much more than just whips, chains, and sex, I see no reason why I shouldn't write about my many interests whenever and wherever I wish. My blog writing is an outlet for all those thoughts (creative and otherwise) that are floating around in my mind and is also a way to afford my online friends the opportunity to get to know me better. All of me. If that causes me to lose readers, then so be it.

P.S. RAB honey it is so good to hear from you and know that you are well. Hope we can catch up soon!

Train Wreck

We've received a number of calls from people concerned that we might be effected by the train wreck near Louisville, Kentucky. Lady Julia asked me to post this so those concerned would know that we are safe and are more than 100 miles from the site of this accident.

Because her father was in the hospital twice last week and several other serious issues are requiring her attention, she has not been able to read or reply to her email nor post to her blog or group. I will try to help keep her friends informed of things via this blog.

Bill

Laughing Baby

I saw this video featured on Headline News this morning and thought you might find it amusing. I'm going to hang on to the link for those days when I'm not feeling very cheerful as I cannot imagine being able to resist laughing when I watched it :)

Do the Right Thing

"If you see someone in distress, do the right thing." Wesley Autrey is one person whose actions meet his words. On Tuesday Autrey was riding the Subway in NYC and saw a 19 year old young man fall on the tracks with a train heading his way. He pulled the young man off the tracks into a trough beside them and lay on top of him, shielding him with his body. At least two trains passed, missing the men by two inches.

I was so touched by this man's bravery and by his modesty. In a day when sports figures and tv/movie stars are seen as "heroes" it's wonderful to see a reminder of true heroism. During a press conference earlier today, Autrey thanked the men and women serving in Iraq and declared them the true heroes.

What a great story.

What's Happening

I've been really sick so I haven't felt like writing, doing email, etc. Bill has chemo on Tuesday so the first part of the week will be hectic. Just wanted you to know I'm still here and will get to things as soon as I can.

Now I've Heard Everything

It would seem that the government is seriously considering taxing assets acquired from online games like Everquest and World of Warcraft because they could have a "real world" value. Apparently gamers are "selling" some of their virtual items on Ebay for real world dollars. Because of this, the government is considering whether or not these items have taxable value - even if you don't sell them. Should you die with a munificent amount of virtual assets, your heirs could be taxed real dollars.

Do you think perhaps - just perhaps - virtual tax wouldn't be necessary if the government did something novel like, oh.. maybe making the uber rich pay their fair share in taxes?

Insane. Absolutely insane.

I Went Sky Diving

Well, not yet. I'm considering it. Bungee jumping or sky diving. Doesn't that sound exhilarating? About a year ago I made my FuManchu list (see the lyrics below) and I have checked off a few things but because of the craziness in my life I haven't marked off many. It's time to revise the list and start checking things off again. I'm going to list a few things that will be a little easier to accomplish this time given time constraints but still things I really want to do. I don't want to live a life that is so busy that I'm too busy to live my life. That probably doesn't make any sense, but it does to me.

So... by the end of the year, I'm recording a song in a studio a friend owns. That's number two on my list. No, I can't sing. No, you can't hear it. I'm doing it for me :) He keeps telling me that it'll sound great so we'll see. I don't care if it does - I just want the experience of singing and recording in a studio.

Do you have a FuManchu list? Hope so - and I hope you'll keep adding to it til you're old and gray.

Soft kisses on the cheek for the fellas and hugs for the ladies,

Lady J

Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw (Click on link to listen)

He said I was in my early forties
with a lot of life before me
when a moment came that stopped me on a dime
and I spent most of the next days
looking at the x-rays
Talking bout the options
and talking bout sweet time
I asked him when it sank in
that this might really be the real end
how's it hit you when you get that kinda news
man what'd you do

and he said
I went sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named fumanchu
and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I gave forgiveness I'd been denying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.

He said I was finally the husband
that most the time I wasn't
and I became a friend a friend would like to have
and all the sudden going fishin
wasn't such an imposition
and I went three times that year I lost my dad
well I finally read the good book
and I took a good long hard look
at what I'd do if I could do it all again

and then
I went sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named fumanchu
and I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I gave forgiveness I'd been denying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.

Like tomorrow was a gift and you got eternity to think about
what'd you do with it what did you do with it
what did I do with it
what would I do with it?

Sky diving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named fumanchu
and then I loved deeper and I spoke sweeter
and I watched an eagle as it was flying
and he said someday I hope you get the chance
to live like you were dying.
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying
To live like you were dying

Ever Apologizing

I've been looking back over my blog(s) and I'm always apologizing. Is that a sign that I'm a wimp or just always stressed out? This week has been really tough. Aside from being sad because I miss Rook so much, I've been really sick again. It's a constant refrain I know. I don't even want to write it so I know you don't want to hear it. I'm always apologizing for not writing back to people or not calling or for not doing something. So.. here's the deal. You all know I've a chronic illness, my patient and my father have cancer, and my Mom has a chronic illness. If you're my friends, I want you to know I love you to pieces and want to do so much more than I can, but I can't keep on with this refrain of explaining and apologizing every time I get behind when I'm always behind. I worry I will hurt the feelings of someone who is important to me or miss something really important going on in your lives. Just know I'm doing the best I can.

This and That

This is chemo week so I've been a bit busy. I think (I pray) Bill's doing better with this new chemo. He's not nearly as sick as he usually is after receiving the meds. He ate a bit of lunch today and that's unheard of for him on the day after chemo. He is, however, incredibly tired - way past what he should be. He had some tests run and we'll know more on Wednesday.

My parents have both been ill this week so I've been running around trying to take care of all three. I'm not complaining, but it does leave little time for anything online. Tonight, in fact, we're staying overnight with my parents so that I can keep an eye on both Bill and my Dad. My folks (like many people who are almost 70) don't believe in spending money on unnecessary things. So, there's no high speed internet connection here. I'm using a backup dialup connection that I have.

Why tell all this? Well I feel as if I'm out of the online loop :) I never realized how long it takes blog pages to load when they're filled with images. It's just impossible to read them for now. I'll be catching up later on in the week so if you're reading this, be sure and right something truly naughty for me to read over the weekend ;)