Earthquake in Japan.. Humanity at its best, why can't we be like this everyday, instead of when there is a crisis?

Isn't is amazing how a film could last so long in a camera without disintegrating!

Fantastic photos taken 68 years ago. Some of you will have to go to a museum to see what a Brownie camera looked like......

Here is a simple picture of what we are talking about. . .

These photos are absolutely incredible.... what quality from 1941! Read below the first picture and at the end...

Pearl Harbor photos found in an old Brownie stored in a foot locker of A SAILOR WHO WAS ON THE USS QUAPAW ATF-11O, and just recently taken to be developed.


PEARL HARBOR ,December 7th, 1941

Pearl Harbor

On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor , Hawaii By planning this attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet in port. As luck would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake Island , where it had just delivered some aircraft. The USS Lexington was ferrying aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and USS Colorado were undergoing repairs in the United States .)


In spite of the latest intelligence reports about the missing aircraft carriers (his most important targets), Admiral Nagumo decided to continue the attack with his force of six carriers and 423 aircraft. At a range of 230 miles north of Oahu , he launched the first wave of a two-wave attack. Beginning at 0600 hours his first wave consisted of 183 fighters and torpedo bombers which struck at the fleet in Pearl Harbor and the airfields in Hickam, Kaneohe and Ewa. The second strike, launched at 0715 hours, consisted of 167 aircraft, which again struck at the same targets.


At 0753 hours the first wave consisting of 40 Nakajima B5N2 'Kate' torpedo bombers, 51 Aichi D3A1 'Val' dive bombers, 50 high altitude bombers and 43 Zeros struck airfields and Pearl Harbor Within the next hour, the second wave arrived and continued the attack.

When it was over, the U.S. Losses were:

Casualties

US Army: 218 KIA, 364 WIA.

US Navy: 2,008 KIA, 710 WIA.

US MarineCorp: 109 KIA, 69 WIA.

Civilians: 68 KIA, 35 WIA.


TOTAL: 2,403 KIA, 1,178 WIA.

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Battleships

USS Arizona (BB-39) - total loss when a bomb hit her magazine.

USS Oklahoma (BB-37) - Total loss when she capsized and sunk in the harbor.

USS California (BB-4 4) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and repaired.

USS West Virginia (BB-48) - Sunk at her berth. Later raised and repaired.

USS Nevada - (BB-36) Beached to prevent sinking. Later repaired.

USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) - Light damage.

USS Maryland (BB-46) - Light damage.

USS Tennessee (BB-43) Light damage.

USS Utah (AG-16) - (former battleship used as a target) - Sunk.

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Cruisers

USS New Orleans (CA-32) - Light Damage..

USS San Francisco (CA-38) - Light Damage.

USS Detroit (CL-8) - Light Damage.

USS Raleigh (CL-7) - Heavily damaged but repaired.

USS Helena (CL-50) - Light Damage.

USS Honolulu (CL-48) - Light Damage..

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Destroyers

USS Downes (DD-375) - Destroyed. Parts salvaged.

USS Cassin - (DD -3 7 2) Destroyed. Parts salvaged.

USS Shaw (DD-373) - Very heavy damage.

USS Helm (DD-388) - Light Damage.

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Minelayer

USS Ogala (CM-4) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.

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Seaplane Tender

USS Curtiss (AV-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired.

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Repair Ship

USS Vestal (AR-4) - Severely damaged but later repaired.

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Harbor Tug

USS Sotoyomo (YT-9) - Sunk but later raised and repaired.

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Aircraft

188 Aircraft destroyed (92 USN and 92 U.S. Army Air Corps.)

. . . . . . . Share this with your Loved ones of ALL ages...Elderly will remember, Young will be Awed.

this was my response to this e-mail i received this week early on maybe monday..

To Peter:

Hey there, when i saw these pix the other day i thought of u, as a photographer, and the Foundation, though loosely, related.
when i was 26 or so i went to hawaii with a friend, for 5 days, i loved it so when it came the day before we were to leave, we sat on the beach and cried, how we didn't want to leave, so i went to the travel agency, and begged them to find us a room anywhere for at least 2 more days.. did some reconnaissance that weekend to find the flea market bustling, as soon as i returned stateside i went directly back to the travel agency and booked another trip for a month later, i went by myself that time, and for 2 weeks, at the time , ok, don't laugh, but i was selling blue blocker sunglasses like there wasn't tomorrow, so i loaded up a suit case of sunglasses, and another with a swim suit, sandals, a few dresses, and off I returned to heaven on earth, hawaii. between selling on sat, sun, and wed. i had plenty of time to kill at the beaches. on one rainy day, i took advantage of the weather, and went to Pearl Harbor, by myself, in those days i did a lot of things by myself, i watched the film, at the museum, and then we took a shuttle out to the Arizona. I can not describe the feeling, other than it stayed with me a life time. i could feel the moment, with a strange calm, from those remaining, buried in the sea grave, it was very powerful, and i was not the only one. A japanese man bumped into me, and as he turned to me, he looked directly into my eyes, and with the deepest meaning, apologized, for what might have been for bumping into me, but that was not at all what he meant.. I have never forgotten that moment. as though it were yesterday. When i saw the pix the memories came flooding in. They are really quiet something. Our gateway to entering the war, wwII . I have enjoyed being able to be a part of history by visiting these kinds of places all my life.. and as many historic places as i could put in my travel agenda, through the years.. i thought u might appreciate, as i know u too will. ah with a Minuit before the "Bell" i must run to get the crew up and ready for school..

hope u are all well,

andrea

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Let me add in the events that we have all shared now as of yesterday, the earthquake, in of all places Japan, and with that 68 years, having now become but water under the bridge, i salute, us as humans for be able to move onward, forward, and with forgiveness, look here we go again, the world, sending out ships of supplies,and rescuers to japan, and i am filled with pride, not to be an american, but to be a member of humanity. That we can move forward and reach out a loving hand, and be there again for another that so needs.. I was totally engulfed in the news yesterday, as i haven't been in what seems a long time, as T.V and the news has been on hold, for me.. I found much too much going on in my life to have time for the News, politics, or religion, Just wanted to focus on being the best i can be, without that, as a distraction..but there i was tucked in way early for me, fell asleep, to be awakened by a friends phone call whilst i'd left the t.v on . within seconds of our conversation there it was Breaking news.. a huge earthquake had rocked the country of Japan.. only closer, having moved to california, and it's inevitable earthquake state, to come someday.. making it a much more scary event. And then on top of it, the tsunami, which washed away a town and everyone and thing in its path.. the best broadcast was from the BBC, when a british reporter, had the courage to say just that, People were in that swell of water, not just cars and trucks homes and debris, but people.. oh how devastating, as we now wait for the stories of survivors, the only way we can cope with the losses here on our planet, like the Star wars movie when OB 1 kanbe said, I feel a loss in the force, when alduran had been destroyed.. by darth vader, strange analysis, but one i felt, deep with in my soul.. a great many lives lost, like that of 2004, when that horrid earthquake and tsunami came and washed away 250,000 people.. Yet in a strange way, though less lives lost, a huge loss none the less.. A highly developed country, brought to a dead stop, without electricity, transportation, clean water, sanitary conditions, and the threat of the nuclear power plant, becoming an added threat..

much less the interesting facts of how a tsunami works which i filled my brain with information, and as friends called in yesterday, described what and how the whole thing works, as it rolled across 5000 miles of the pacific to actually hit the U.S., and its effects here, 9 hours later, traveling at 500 miles per hour.. to boom, hit the coastal waters of california, fortunately not as bad as japan, but never the less, quiet a mess, and don't let me not forget Hawaii.. which got a rush of water upon it's shores, though interestingly enough, not pearl harbor, come to think of it.. right? wow..

I watched, just now, on the news a video, of the ships, in formation, on their way to Japan, and got the chills, as i thought how truly amazing we are as a people, To be able to forgive and move on.. as we do in our lives, with relationships in general. How we find forgiveness, for others and ourselves. To then find, great happiness, through the tears of loss, and what that all means..never giving up, to constantly be able to move towards trust itself, again, in ourselves and in others. maybe that ability to forget, is how we manage to be better people, friends, neighbors, lovers, parents, children, Humans.. frail, yet strong all at the same time.. Truly fantastic.. And life goes on.. It will..

better for what we give, and what we accept from those that give, to receive, is, as important. and to accept both the ying and yang of it all!! balance and boundaries.. again..

I will post the photos my friend Simona sent to me, and how it played in the roll of my blog.. this fine day with the milky skies above, as i look forward to a day with the crew, and leave my reeling mind of swirling thoughts, a rest today!!

with all my love to those that keep reading, and my best to those who are on their way to Japan, and to those that have such losses, makes the little things in life that much smaller.. but not dismissed entirely..

Andrea and crew, my always, inspiration!!

replies to my "no road trip" blog prior(so far)

Hey Andrea,

So sorry to hear that you won't be traveling this summer, you'll be missed here in NY.  I completely understand about the gas prices.  I travel 37 miles one way to get to work and Roger travels 47 miles, so our commuting costs have skyrocketed.  My company had a 41% staff reduction on February 10; luckily for me, I still have my job.  It's been scary and lonely, and very sad to be in a lab by myself when it used to have more.  Hopefully I'll see you again sometime, please make sure you keep me in mind and my email address on your mailing list.

Regards,

Elizabeth

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Ok, so you made me cry worrying about you and the kids.  I know you will manage but having been there done that I know how scary this time is for you.  I too made the decision not to travel or do shows this year...well did sign up for Fairport and probably will still apply for Park Ave only because it's only 3 hours away and I get to stay with dear friends in Rochester.  However, they will be my "retirement" shows and try to sell  off what ever I can.  Ron and I have been doing some side construction work and enjoying that plus it's all for local folks and we get to be together.  Who ever thought the price of gas would put us out of the craft business?  My Dad told me for the last 3 years of his life "get out".... I never could give up what I loved,, but between gas and arthritis I'm ready.  I did pray and cry over the decision but ready to let go. 
I wish you nothing but peace and happiness in your life.  Remember there is always a place for you to visit here in Pa.  Love to the kids and to you!!

xoxo kas

Subject: Let's start a price war in our favor an e-mail i received

Subject: Let's start a price war in our favor, This is what inspired my thoughts for this weeks blog... to follow..

 Tired of higher gas prices…then boycott Exxon & Mobil to bring down gas prices…
Please read on

THIS IS NOT THE 'DON'T BUY' GAS FOR ONE DAY, BUT IT WILL SHOW YOU HOW WE CAN GET GAS BACK DOWN TO  $1.30 PER  GALLON. 

This was sent by a retired Coca Cola executive.  It came from one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton.  If you are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise this summer, take time to read this please. 

Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea.
 
This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day” campaign that was going around last April or May! 
 
It's worth your consideration.  Join the resistance!!!!

I hear we are going to hit close to $ 4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might go higher!!  Want gasoline prices to come down? 

We need to take some intelligent, united action.   
The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn’t continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas.  It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them. 
 
BUT, whoever thought of this idea has come up with a plan that can really work.  
Please read on and join with us! 

By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $2.00 is super cheap.  Me too!  It is currently $3.08 at Arco and Costco for regular unleaded in Salem, Oregon and climbing every week.

Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50 - $1.75, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace..Not sellers. 

With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action. 
 
 The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas!  And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves. 
 
How?   Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas. 
 
But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to force a  price war. 
 
Here’s the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. 
 
 If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their  prices.   If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit. 
 
But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers.  It's really simple to do!  Now, don't  wimp out on me at this point...keep reading and I'll explain how  simple it is to reach millions of  people!! 
 
I am sending this note to 30 people.  If each of us send it to at  least ten more (30 x 10 = 300) ...  and those 300 send it to at  least ten more (300 x 10 =  3,000)... and  so on, by the time the message reaches the sixth group of people, we  will have reached over THREE MILLION  consumers .
 If those three million get excited and pass this on to ten friends each, then 30 million people will have been contacted! 
 
If it goes one level further, you guessed it.....  THREE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE!!!
 
Again, all you have to do is send this to 10 people.  That’s all! 
 (If you don't understand how we can reach 300 million and all you have to do is send this to 10 people....  Well, let's face it, you just aren’t a mathematician but I am.  So trust me on this one. 

 How long would all that take?  If each of us sends this e-mail out to ten more people within one day of receipt, all 300 MILLION people could conceivably be contacted within the next 8 days!

I’ll bet you didn't think you and I had that much potential, did you!
Acting together we can make a difference. 

If this makes sense to you, please pass this message on.  I suggest that we not buy from EXXON/MOBIL UNTIL THEY LOWER THEIR PRICES TO THE $2.00 RANGE AND KEEP THEM DOWN.  THIS CAN REALLY WORK. 



I have no idea if this would work, but considering, we are facing a summer of driving, and after 2008's gas prices, which destroyed much of my profits that year, i thought i would pass this to those i love that will be working at shows this summer. as it is right now, there's no way i can go on the road. it cost me $4000. in fuel last summer to travel from L.A to the east, this year that same trip would cost me $2000. more. making the trip OUT for me. I personally do not have enough weeks of work with school beginning august 15th. therefore i will remain here in L.A and figure out another way to earn money.  For the first time in 18 years i will not travel for the shows.  the shows have not been strong enough for me, to afford this kind of increase in fuel expense.  This has to be the most frightening decision I have had to make this year.  To completely change my life.  And who knew that the price of fuel would have that much impact. well 2008, told the story, customers spent less while our cost increased. This is likely the scenario this coming summer.. if there is any chance that this would work, see plan below.. it might be worth it.. when do we get to take our lives and businesses back? 

well my best wishes for a profitable summer for all those i will not have the chance to see over the coming summer.. xoxoxo

Andrea
UYE
 

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I am sorry to here you will not be able to do your traveling this year I know the gas prices a crazy and I can not let it take over my life. The only thing I can do is try to save money anywhere else I can and when my mother in-law was alive she would save her bread wrappers and the twist ties and put cookies in them. And plastic containers, she would never throw them away that is poor mans Tupperware, and I think we need to get back our lives and look at what we are doing and control the things we can control.
 
   I live on a farm and I am going to get back to canning again, not just to save money but to have better food. I enjoyed your blog and I think you next story should be about how no matter what they do to us we still can control our own lives. I remember a few years back a customer called for a part and was very upset about the gas prices and how they had to cut down on there trips and I said you know if a family of four just eats out one less meal on there travel that would make up for the gas. So traveling in a RV is like a house on wheels and how much cooler is it to cook out at the campfire, eat home cooked meals and travel at the same time. As going up we where a family of eight and every weekend we where on the road doing something and we did not have a lot of money. We cooked out side Coleman stove and I can even remember my mom heating up the water to do the dishes. As I think back now I wondered why we didn’t do these things inside the camper and as kid we never thought twice about all that stuff and it was fun.
 
  I hope the best for you and I hope things work out for you in what ever you do.

Debi

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A-
Girl - think about it.  

The oil comes from all over and is siphoned to the 'brands'.  If this action actually worked they would close - change the label - and reopen. As long as WE trade in their commerce WE are fucked 

Gas is not going up.  OUR WORTH IS GOING DOWN!  I paid $1.50 for M&M's that were $1 a month ago.

Who is to blame?  YOU, ME & ALL OF U.S.

WE allow the printing of money endlessly... by private banksters we are not allowed to vote into power - or even know who the owners are of the private bank (the Fed is our central bank) that prints the money you and I owe interest on - EVERY FUCKING DOLLAR IN YOUR WALLET - at this point the interest on the money the Fed has printed will never be paid back.  But we keep playing... still feel good?

Face it YOU, ME & ALL OF U.S. are slaves headed toward happiness if we can make $400 a month. See what you will experience soon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC0FlE4RWno

OR 

Take your REAL physical money now:
http://www.howtobuysilvernow.com

As long as we borrow at interest (every fucking dollar we use) your email will look mild in a few months/years.

Jesus/Bible/Shira Law say very specific things about usury.  But who really cares?  Honestly?  

WHERE IS YOUR LINE IN THE SAND?

"To be willing to march into Hell for a Heavenly cause..."
-M

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Guys-

Sorry for this.

We can count.

Blood for oil.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdUGYLOfG3c&feature=channel_video_title

How do you define freedom?

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You have just opened up the proverbial can of worms.  You are right about the money.
I have been following this trend for three years now.  it is true that people should be investing in gold and silver now since this is the real standard for money.  Our dollar bills are just greenbacks, backed no longer by the gold and silver that once held the true currency for our money. Bought out in its entirety by Nixon in his years as President.  Now we are left with dollars that hold no value backed by nothing. 
 
 A couple of solutions, is to invest in gold and silver, but it must be in a form that you can use for trade, like boullion pieces.  why do you think that all the tv stations and newspapers have full page ads for people to trade in their gold and silver jewelry.  Everyone in the know is trying to get their hands on whatever they can before it is too late.  And it is almost too late my friends.  Everyone must start putting money, change, coins away and not in the banks. There is going to come a day in the not too distant future where we will not be able to access our bank accounts to get our worthless money out. So, put money away where you can.  Start stockpiling food and supplies, because when our food supply is running short, and it has already begun, all chaos will break out.
People must start to learn to fend for themselves and not look for anyone to bail them out.  The bailouts are reserved for the rich and undeserving like the banks and bankers and gangsters alike.
 
Another option is to barter.  there are several barter groups that are thriving here in Los Angeles.  I have been involved with barter groups for a couple of years now.  its amazing.  We need to get back to the basics and learn to take care of ourselves and each other again.  Everyone needs a survival plan starting now that will carry them for the next couple of years.  Food, shelter, a form of money or barter and a place to live.
We look at these other countries fighting for their freedom these past couple of weeks.  It's only a matter of time before its us right here in the good ol' U.S. of A, that will be in a similar situation.  So, a plan needs to manifest.  Learn to live with less.  Stop all the unnecessary consuming.  Live simply, help one another, get a survival plan in order and get into a community with like minded people.  We are going to need to depend on ourselves and ourselves only.  time to reach out and share information while we still can.
 
Kalee 

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LASTLY THIS IS MY PREVIEW FOR WHAT HELPED PROVOKE MY THOUGHTS THIS WEEK AND PLANS FOR UP YOUR EAR, CHECK OUT MY REAL POSTING, THIS IS JUST AN appetizer!!! click on that one.. plz

http://diaryofaroadtrip.blogspot.com/2011/03/fuel-prices-end-travel-for-at-least-up.html

 

Fuel Prices End Travel, For at Least Up Your Ear.

When i began this blog nearly a year ago now, where does the time pass i will never know, but here it is a year coming up, i was going on the road to do my art tour as i had, for 15 years, knowing nothing else but this for all these years. I presently have, for the first time, decided not to travel, as the shows were weak last year, and the potential for improvement is unlikely.

Funny enough i'm being audited by the IRS for 2008, when, of all things, gas was at it's all time high, that summer, and at one point spent $4.35 a gallon, on our way to chicago, from New England, it was a fortune to fill that 75 gallon tank. $326.25 and we had to fill it twice at least to get there and twice, back.. That show, which we did in Evanston, just outside chicago proper, wasn't good, i don't know if we even hit $4000. when u take out the Gas alone, $1200, plus the space and the cost of goods, forget it, a loss. oh and we had to eat, and food prices rise with gas prices..additionally, we (At the time) travel with children, so we are not feeding a couple but a foursome while on the road. we were never extravagant, i always cooked. we didn't rent movies, or go to one. I always love it when some one tells me that if i were to just cut out Star Bucks coffee, or at least one dinner out, we could save a fortune. well i'd have to do those things to begin with.. and i don't buy that icky coffee, or eat out. so if my life style were a calorie count, i've slimed down to a size 4, from a size 10.. and there is no where else to cut corners.

So, outside of not doing the shows, altogether, i must make another plan. This has to be the most difficult transition i have ever had to make. when one has been doing something for all these years. I have no idea how to live a different life, and as i write, i tear up, as i have so loved traveling and earning a fair living off of what i have loved, 17 years in total. I think daily of the driving, the sights to be seen, i will not this year, the friends i will not see, this summer. the Lobster i will not have to dine on, at dirt cheep prices, in the cape!! and fried clams.. oh but i remind myself, though they were luxuries, just plain grocery shopping on the cape is outrageous, and every thing is really expensive. Because of the price of fuel. and can u imagine what it will cost, this year.. holy mackerel. This then, is out.. And if it cost more for us to travel, all of us, then where is the extra $$$ to spend on earrings, jewelry, photography, painting, ceramics, glass ware, hand made and designed clothing, wooden carved bowls or sculpture, the bottom line is the extremely wealthy don't usually attend these out door fine art and craft shows. They can afford to travel to exotic places, and miss out on those shows, in towns near by, unless they are tourists, visiting, the shores of new england, and will this price of fuel cut into their travels as it did in 2008? I'd say so..much less their budget. It is simply logic.

These thoughts have been going through my head already months, so when i finally turned on the T.V to try and take in the news, this made my decision seem quiet right on.. If theres money to be made, i'd better stay right where i am and not spend it on Gas. even if the profits are less, they won't be eaten up by the cost of traveling.. boo hooo..

This discussion came up not because of my thoughts on this, but an e-mail i received early this week on the subject, i'd not actually discussed with my friend Roseanne, and i will post the e-mail and some of the responses, as i get approval, from those that did respond to a theory on how to make Gas prices be reduced. and their thoughts on the subject all together.

In this reduction of things, where is the bottom? ok no movies, no eating out, maybe we should forgo hair and nails, clothing, shoes, skip cable, which i already do, and internet, and get rid of our cell phones. maybe we should all move to a fucking farm, and herd sheep, like thats affordable, still have to feed the animals, which is already getting pricy I'd imagine, as transporting the grain, has to costing more to do so, but how much mutton must we eat before we say no more? Evidently we are still the second richest in the world, America that is, and yet we seem to be on a down turn financially of un-proportioned levels, out side of the great depression, which i find it hard to believe we are not actually in a worse situation, or certainly equal. I have but a few friends left in the art world that can still make it, but cost of goods for them have to be very low, in actual materials, so as to pay for the increases in other costs, if one works in a medium where materials cost less and your time is at a peak, then one can actually make money, but for those in that, they too will find the cost of goods increase, shipping of those goods is not free, and the expenses are going up each and every day.. as fuel rises. take a deep breath, i say to myself.. with this comes change for us all, be it now or in the near future, start planning.. as i have.. to make the changes necessary to feed my crew. and continue the best i can, to see them get to school on time, and get the most out of the public school system. another subject i will discuss sometime. for the moment they are in great schools, with dedicated instructors, who seem to endlessly strive to do better with limited resources.

with a brief interruption, i drove madeline to her first rehearsal, for a play at school, and will be for some time to come, opps there goes that gas bill for my most conservative car, "little red riding root", a 2003, toyota echo. which gets darn near, if not 40 MPG. but what cost me last year $30. a month to take them to school has cost me twice that this year, as they are each in different schools, this year, and now an extra trip to school saturdays for rehearsal..

But what i wanted to mention, was how spectacular the day is, finally warm, the sun shinning brightly, i must look for something free to do today, and take advantage of this glorious day.. sounds like walking might be on the agenda!!! hahaha

Normally i am very positive and cheery, which i do feel i am, even today, but sometimes when one speaks through logic and fact it appears to be less than up lifting, i would rather take another look at this to say, with this door, again another to close so shall others open, and as i brace for myself the changes I skip, not a beat, as i am sure the best is yet to come, my arms and mind are open.

be well, find solutions, and if anyone has any, i'm open to listen, or just add a comment, their are so many readers, that are so bright and full of opinions i'd just love to hear them.. and if u write to me via my e-mail, plz let me know if i may post your thoughts.. as we are all together, in this!!

Andrea and Crew