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Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation ^
| December 3,2006
| Schindler Foundation
Posted on 12/03/2006 3:03:26 AM PST by 8mmMauser
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To: 8mmMauser; T'wit
You guys always do just fine. If it makes it any easier, I will observe a Christmas cease fire also.
901
posted on
12/23/2006 3:41:32 PM PST
by
bjs1779
To: 8mmMauser
![](http://home.comcast.net/~bykrbayb/images/White_Rose_01.jpg)
Why Were My Hopes So Hidden?
Why were my hopes so hidden?
They seemed a quite normal kind.
I just wanted children and family,
And watching our lives unwind.
Something has happened to me,
What it was I just cannot say,
How it happened or who did what,
That hurt me on that day.
At first, it was acceptable,
I felt love, and they gave me care,
In time, I guess I realized,
I wasnt going anywhere.
And then, the days grew longer,
My visitor list grew short,
My diary held blank pages,
And that is my report.
Its also condemnation,
For how my life has drained,
Out through the vacant window,
Of my vista now constrained.
I could have gone to parties,
With many a birthday chance,
I would have smiled at a party,
Even though I couldnt dance.
So why were my hopes so painful,
To those who had starred in my dreams?
Ive shrunken to life in a bird-cage,
Even thats not enough for some schemes.
They debate about life thats worth living,
But they dont put their own lives in hock.
Im inclined to believe that a just review,
Would have placed most of them into shock.
For the scales of true justice will measure,
The worth of those judging me,
And the hopes that I had that I treasure,
Far outshine any others I see.
NicknamedBob . . . . . December 10, 2006
902
posted on
12/23/2006 4:03:10 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(When I say, "Have a Merry Christmas!" it's only a suggestion. -- You don't HAVE to ...)
To: bjs1779
"Christmas be a day for fergettin' and most of all, Christmas be a day for fergivin'" -- Trapper John Norton
-- How John Norton, the Trapper, Kept his Christmas, by William Henry Harrison Murray; "Holiday Tales," 1897.
903
posted on
12/23/2006 6:13:52 PM PST
by
T'wit
(Liberalism is in every particular the attitude and tactics of insufferable little girls.)
To: NicknamedBob
Have a merry Christmas, and that's an order :-)
Now let me tiptoe out of here and let your poem catch every eye.
904
posted on
12/23/2006 7:24:40 PM PST
by
T'wit
(Liberalism is in every particular the attitude and tactics of insufferable little girls.)
To: T'wit
Clearly the perp was a fathead,and sounds like the intended victim fired back with standard ball ammo, metal jacketed, so it did not deform. A better round would have expanded and emptied out anything serious between that spot and the fresh air on the other side of his head.
A glancing shot could well have deflected off the hard bone of the forehead, but I am mystified as to why it would be spent so quickly and just stay there.
It happens in hunting situations where a hunter tries to shoot a deer (or worse, a bear) between the eyes and the bullet skips off the top of the head into the woods leaving a very nervous deer or annoyed bear to confront.
I have no further explanation why it did not penetrate any further, except would throw away the rest of that box of ammo and buy better stuff.
905
posted on
12/24/2006 2:13:26 AM PST
by
8mmMauser
(Jezu ufam tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
To: NicknamedBob; All
Merry Christmas to you with appreciation for your poignant tribute!
8mm
and the White Rose
906
posted on
12/24/2006 2:24:56 AM PST
by
8mmMauser
(Jezu ufam tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
To: Ohioan from Florida; Goodgirlinred; Miss Behave; cyn; AlwaysFree; amdgmary; angelwings49; ...
As this eve of Christmas is upon us, I hope we can remember in our prayers those who have been touched by Terri and that those who suffer similar plights be comforted with blessings and our prayers. Some of our own group have been touched by family members and friends falling into peril this past year. May we remember them all in our prayers.
I took this extract from the book written by Terri's family, "A Life That Matters", and photos of Terri in happier times, a Christmas past.
![](http://www.christthekingmaine.com/Terri%20Christmas.jpg)
8mm
907
posted on
12/24/2006 3:07:11 AM PST
by
8mmMauser
(Jezu ufam tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
To: 8mmMauser
Last time I saw Bobby, he looked just like he did in that first picture, only bigger. : )
908
posted on
12/24/2006 3:11:02 AM PST
by
BykrBayb
(Be careful what you ask for, and even more careful what you demand. Þ)
To: NicknamedBob
909
posted on
12/24/2006 3:15:52 AM PST
by
BykrBayb
(Be careful what you ask for, and even more careful what you demand. Þ)
To: 8mmMauser
All I could think of was a light load and/or a frangible slug -- is that the right word? The slugs that guards pack in airliners to keep from penetrating the outer shell of the plane. Or, conceivably a spent ricochet -- but off of what? Very odd.
Meanwhile, darned if I can see a real privacy issue here :-) The perp is withholding evidence in a criminal case. If Bubba Clinton could be obliged to offer a DNA sample to compare to residues on the blue dress, this little thug should get his forehead fat emptied. (Since when do teen gang members have access to fancy civil rights lawyers?)
910
posted on
12/24/2006 3:36:40 AM PST
by
T'wit
(Liberalism is in every particular the attitude and tactics of insufferable little girls.)
To: BykrBayb
I've never met Suzanne, but she was given the gift of beauty and you can see it already in these photos when she was a tot.
911
posted on
12/24/2006 3:40:48 AM PST
by
T'wit
(Liberalism is in every particular the attitude and tactics of insufferable little girls.)
To: T'wit
In person, she is absolutely radiant.
912
posted on
12/24/2006 3:43:09 AM PST
by
BykrBayb
(Be careful what you ask for, and even more careful what you demand. Þ)
To: BykrBayb; T'wit
The only times I saw them was during the worst moments of stress one could imagine, yet the family stood out radiant, a real class act and the beauty of each shone through.
913
posted on
12/24/2006 3:49:05 AM PST
by
8mmMauser
(Jezu ufam tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
To: T'wit
If it were frangible, it would have shattered and caused great damage, I think, the energy spent and dispersed locally by the action of the fragmentation. That is why I thought it was a metal jacketed bullet which could ricochet off his forehead if at an angle without penetrating the skull and hitting any serious matter. Perhaps it passed through something already before striking, so that its velocity was sharply curtailed.
Think of a rock skipped across the water or across a fat head.
Isn't the perp in possession of private property, a bullet properly belonging to the victim? How can he keep something not his? Unless he thinks of it as a gift...
914
posted on
12/24/2006 3:56:12 AM PST
by
8mmMauser
(Jezu ufam tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
To: 8mmMauser
Going back to the "intervention" non-issue, a new case of intervention has showed up. Only now, all of the good guys are baying and yipping for intervention. (All depends whose ox is gored, eh?) The case at hand is prosecutorial misconduct in the alleged Duke lacrosse team "rapes." Here is a sample of the artillery aimed at DA Mike Nifong:
>> Nifong faces a barrage of attacks on the federal and state level from foes who are determined to have him investigated, punished and disbarred for his actions in the rape case against three Duke University lacrosse players.
>> Dozens of people, some connected to the accused, have asked the governor and the state attorney general to intervene. Many have complained to the N.C. State Bar, the agency that licenses and disciplines lawyers. And a lawyer for one of the indicted players has urged members of Congress to have the U.S. Department of Justice open a civil-rights investigation.
Excuse me, but all we've heard for months from the talking heads, especially in the Democrat talking points for the recent elections, was how terrible, terrible, terrible it was to ask Congress to intervene to give Terri Schiavo a fair trial. Never once did we get a headline like "Controversy dogs biased judge in court-ordered death of handicapped woman." But when it comes to three Duke lacrosse players getting a fair trial, now we have to intervene at every level of government. They'll probably call in the United Nations soon.
Controversy dogs district attorney in Duke lacrosse case
915
posted on
12/24/2006 4:07:52 AM PST
by
T'wit
(Liberalism is in every particular the attitude and tactics of insufferable little girls.)
To: BykrBayb
Yes. In a sense, Suzanne and Bobby are Terri's earthly presence. She is part of them. She still speaks to us through them.
916
posted on
12/24/2006 4:14:21 AM PST
by
T'wit
(Liberalism is in every particular the attitude and tactics of insufferable little girls.)
To: 8mmMauser
>> If it were frangible, it would have shattered and caused great damage
Yes, it should have. There was damage; there are bone fragments in the wound. Perhaps it did shatter and that's only one piece of it lodged in the fat. Maybe the rest bounced off hard skull. Unless they extract it, who knows? Something is on the fritz here, and I was just looking for a theory. This one is pretty far-fetched, if only because frangible slugs are not easy to come by.
917
posted on
12/24/2006 4:23:03 AM PST
by
T'wit
(Liberalism is in every particular the attitude and tactics of insufferable little girls.)
To: T'wit
My favorite Christmas gift so far -
A friend at Denver Bible Church gave me a t-shirt saying:
Terri Schiavo
1963- 2005
Victim of the U.S. Judicial System
We will not forget!!
918
posted on
12/24/2006 3:32:29 PM PST
by
Lesforlife
("For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb . . ." Psalm 139:13!!!!!)
To: 8mmMauser
Thanks for those lovely pictures of Terri's family.
919
posted on
12/25/2006 2:17:13 AM PST
by
Sun
(*MERRY CHRISTMAS!* And during this beautiful season, let's all pray for good to win over evil soon!)
To: Ohioan from Florida; Goodgirlinred; Miss Behave; cyn; AlwaysFree; amdgmary; angelwings49; ...
Merry Christmas everyone!
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!
And for our troops we send Christmas greetings and prayers that you're all safely home with your families very soon! God Bless you one and all.
Jim and Sheila Robinson
Merry Christmas Everyone!
8mm
920
posted on
12/25/2006 4:21:44 AM PST
by
8mmMauser
(Jezu ufam tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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