Thursday, August 20th Elsie's Bowling Center - 7pm
Greetings Fellow Gabsters. Yes it's true, I haven't blogged for awhile - but there's nothing like helping out a fellow Gabster to get my fingers flying!
A lot of families are struggling. Good people are out of work & need to support their families. While many of us are facing tough economic times, people in the trades certainly have been hit hard.
Many of you know my darling friends WhirlWend & Ronalicous (aka: Wendy & Ron). Wendy's one of the original Gabsters and a bright spot of sunshine to anyone that knows her (hence - the title of our benefit). If you've been listening awhile, you may even recognize her beautiful voice on some FM107 commercials, introducing the listening audience to this wonderful cyber community.......and isn't it just like Wendy to donate her time to come in and record that commercial because she loves the station!
Wendy's generosity is legendary - in the two years since we've met, Wendy has become known for her unconditional friendship, flash of a......smile (!) and the ability to gather friends without effort. And now Wendy & Ron need a LOT of love and some help from each one of us. TOGETHER we can make a difference!
And I'm not alone - thanks to Gabster Anne Findley (who I give 100% credit for launching the Jason Matheson show - hahahah!) Anne stepped forward to find the perfect place for a gathering and benefit....
ELSIE'S BOWLING CENTER IN NE Minneapolis
Other Gabsters are joining in too - So PLEASE join in the fun of bowling, while gathering to help support Ron & Wendy Neuer, a family whose lives have been turned upside down by the downturn in the construction business.
Come to Elsie's Bowling Center in NE Minneapolis for a night of social networking and bowling. Are you yourself out of work?Are you wanting to change jobs? This is a perfect night to get together and have a LOT of fun, network with Party Town friends and meet new people, while helping a wonderful family who have always been there first to help others.
If you can't attend, but would like to help the Neuer's, a benefit fund has been established at US Bank and donations are being accepted on Paypal at: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xcl...
No donation is too small!
Come out and enjoy a great night at Elsies - it's sure to be a memorable one!
RUMOR HAS IT THAT REMY BASSETTE AND PUPPET DAN may perform!!!! Could this be true???
Long time no see, hear or emoticon... it's been that kind of a spring.
While I've been playing on twitter, blogging on wordpress or chatting on facebook - I have remembered FM107. Its just that, well, um, things in my stratosphere have gotten crazy.
I hope everyone's been well. And hello to anyone that's new (God knows I'm not new - in fact, I've been hanging out here for 5 years) ...but holy moly batman - people are changing around here like a hooker changes her panties! Often I would imagine, while the old ones get tossed in the trash...
....but they still keep Perez Hilton *sigh* Wad up with that Mgmt!
Frankly, let's give a BIG CHEER if you have a pet; especially a dog. My girl Sophie has given me so much hope and love during a very difficult couple of months. We're not out of the woods yet folks - but knowing I have my canine cutie to draw comfort from is worth its world in gold.
....and yes, I still Wine Blog Wednesday. In fact - I'm sitting here with a scrumptious bottle of Insignia - 2005 Cabernet. And no - I didn't wait til Wednesday - it's over 3/4 of the way GONE already!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 10:29 PM CST
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Wine Blogging Wednesday
Today's Choice Caravan Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Wonderfully structured, this wine is smooth, textured and elegant. Complex layers of blackberry, plum, and dark currant are accompanied by chocolate and coffee-bean nuances. Toast and herbs are complimentary to the slight earthy characteristics that play off the complex fruit and soft tannins.
Around $37.00 a bottle - but oh so worth it!
So, just how far would you go to get your 15 minutes of fame?
That seems to be a question of the century. If it wasn't so sad, it would be funny. But pathetic is more like it - what others will do for a little dose of celebrity.
Take this woman who pumped out babies like they were puppies. I'm not even going to name her....shhhh! Don't let her name take shape across your lips - she would love that. I think she's a real whack-job.
I couldn't and wouldn't stomach watching the prime-time special about this mentally ill person - mostly because she is willing to trade her health and the well-being of all her children for 15 minutes of fame. The status of her uterus is now a docudrama and there are thousands willing to watch. Not me. Not after the first day of watching her touch her single pound babies and turn for the right camera shots over & over again.
I couldn't help but notice something - did you catch her perfectly manicured nails? How does that work when your shoveling doo doo from the diapers of 8 new babies? And just how can a new mother who doesn't work outside the home, receiving federal assistance (um - WELFARE) have the time and money for a french manicure? She has six other kids - and 3 with special needs? I don't have the time for a manicure with 3 boys and a busy life, let alone the maintenance required to keep your fake nails looking good. Truth is, there isn't much about this woman that WAS real.
Please - someone file a petition to take those babies away from this woman. Now don't go being a hater of me.....just send me hate mail and tell me I'm not fit to judge. I'd be fine with that. And while you're at it, maybe you could produce a new reality show "Busting the BabyMama". Sort of a social services dishing out social justice. That would be a reality show I would watch.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 08:34 AM CST
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Have any of you noticed the increased road construction and the endless potholes appearing on countless Twin Cities roadways? I sure have - and my car has taken plenty of viper hits because of it. What about the increased traffic throughout our systems......how are our legislators planning for the increased traffic today and in the future?
These things I wonder out loud...
I've got a new Blog at WorldPress.com. Please stop by and Add yourself as a regular reader - PLEASE! I'll still be posting my Wine Blogging Wednesday's here - but want to encourage readers to visit my own site too. Thanks :)
Over a year ago, I put out a provocative blog about Adoption. In that blog, I asked very publically for my Gabster community to keep their eyes and ears out for someone considering that path.
Prayers and positive comments flooded my way. And truth be told, a few written arrows were slung by critics that hadn't understood my plea. It seemed to them I was *hoping* some poor young girl would get knocked up. Heck no! Who could be that heartless - not me. But if someone found themselves in that position, I prayed that she would consider adoption for those women who desperately long to be mothers & nuture a child.
Recently my friend got a call.....
You could practically hear this couple JUMPING FOR JOY! Someone had voiced an interest and was pledging to provide them with a baby, due in early spring. Through a network of passionate women who love & respect my friend, word had made its way to this girl and her boyfriend. See how powerful networks can be!
With reserved optimism, my friend has been doing what she can to support this young girl, hoping she would eventually follow through with her pledge to provide her with an opportunity to raise her child. So far, this is the plan.
So imagine my joy yesterday when I received this 3 word text:
A Girl! - A wee little lady ~ a tomboy or girly girl....it doesn't matter to this couple or any of their friends & family. Over the weekend an ultrasound picture was provided to my friend and this declaration confirms we're nearing the moment when this baby arrives (we're down to counting weeks, not months).
It seems as though things are on track....yet I'm the cautiously optimistic kind of friend who wants to guard my friend's heart. Why? Obviously it's fear. Fear that somehow this child herself won't be emotionally able to give such a sacrifice, offering her child to a couple that has the love and means to raise her. And even after the baby leaves the hospital and arrives in the arms of my friends, the birth mom will have 60 days to have a change of heart. And who could blame the legal system for allowing that? This is an enormous decision. One that could mean the very difference between which path this child takes in life. Yet knowing the situation, it's with every ounce of my being that I believe this child should be adopted. So it's with mixed emotions that I wait.
But I have hope. Hope that soon I can be organizing one hell of a baby shower. When do I host it? Shortly after the birth or after the 60 days? I'm leaning towards a party the weekend after the 60 days....just in case. There is still that little nagging voice in me that says 'help her protect her heart'...
So that is the situation. Hopeful & joyful, ready to welcome this baby into our lives. For my "Amigos" (the name we've always called our intimate circle of girlfriends) this is the FIRST girl! Out of 5 of us, I'm the only one with children and my 3 sons have been showered with love from my friend.
Just three little words over my cell phone yesterday - IT'S A GIRL. It makes my heart leap and my pocketbook seek all things pink! Once it's official, it will have made all the prayers, wishes on stars & leaps of faith met with humble, glorious thanks. I'll keep you posted!!!
If you can't attend, but would like to help the Neuer's, a benefit fund has been established at US Bank and donations are being accepted on Paypal at: 
