Ladies and Gentlemen, Sir Elton John Sultan.

I am flawed. Terribly flawed. I strive to live a life that exhibits more love and less cynicism. At this, I fail far more than I succeed. I believe that in the end, if love, if Jesus wins, we all win. The struggle to convey this message throughout my daily meanderings in this thing called life is constant. What can I say... I am human. I have bouts of jealousy and selfishness. I have three mean bones in my body.

Freddie Prince Jr. said to me today that I needed to check myself. I agreed... albeit hesitantly. One of the ways that I remind myself to walk in the light of love, is through child sponsorship with this organization. I have been sponsoring Rheka, a 9 year old girl from India and Yohannes a 5 year old boy from Ethiopia. My sponsor kids remind me to be thankful for all that I have, and that Love wins!! In all reality, they have saved me. I did not save them. The one check I write every month with a smile goes to Compassion. To get me back on the right track, the track of LOVE, I thought immediately of Compassion and the kids. I needed a reality check, and this is a great place for me to start.

Today, I checked out the children waiting for sponsorship page hoping that someone would jump out to me. Someone that I needed to remind me that Love Wins. I scrolled through the kids from Thailand, Kenya, Togo, Mexico, and finally the Philippines. This is where I first saw him. A 14 year old boy from just outside of Manilla named Elton John. Lets just say he caught more than just my eye. He captured my heart. I could definitely feel the love tonight, and I immediately clicked on his picture to secure his place on my sponsorship list... as well as in my prayers.

Have you ever heard of anyone having a sponsor child with a cooler name?? I have not. As of today, I am the proud sponsor of 3 amazing kids. Adorable Rheka, chosen because she had been waiting for sponsorship for over 1 year, was from my beloved India... and a real life beauty. Yohannes, chosen because he was hands down the cutest little guy on the message boards, he lives in a a country plagued with the misfortunes of abject poverty, AIDS, and famine and five million orphans. I pray my sponsorship will allow his family to remain intact. One less orphan longing for a home. And now, finally, my third child... Elton John Sultan. Elton John was chosen because of his name. Who wouldn't choose Elton John? But I also felt an immediate connection to him because of my little Alex. They are roughly the same age. I cannot imagine what I would do if he were suddenly placed in Elton John's tattered shoes. A world where education is not a given, dinner is not even assumed. Dreams are far and few between. Move Mountains. That is what I would do. Nobody loves him like I do. I am his biggest sister, after all. I love him like a sister and a mother all wrapped up into one big package of unyielding love. So, as my heart is full, I am grateful for my sponsor children. They bring me joy, reassurance in my faith, and a sense of gratitude and duty.

Go ahead and check out the other "waiting" kids" at Compassion. This is a great organization. They are doing great things, and I am proud to be a part of it. God bless all my sweet sweet babes whom I have never met... but hold a special place in my life. Someday, I will meet all three of you. This I promise you.

PS... if you want to read a detailed account of the wonderful things this organization is doing... go to Angies blog. I heart compassion. You will to... go and sign up today! As Katy Perry says, Shut up and put your money where you mouth is... you will be blessed. And, every time you hear Crocodile Rock or Rocket Man, think of my littles. Put them and your families in their prayers. Me too. We all could use them.

I will get into contact with those at Compassion to see if I can post their pictures. I would love to share my beautiful sponsor children with all of you. They are breathtaking and inspiring to say the least. I will keep you posted on this.

The New Gitmo.

Life is a beach for the former GITMO detainees who have recently transferred from prison to paradise. While toiling away the day, I found a great deal of solace that these thugs were lounging on the beach, enjoying ice cream cones, and swimming in the ocean on my dime. Give me an F-ing break Mr. Obama. This is your solution to the GITMO fiasco?? I cannot wait to see what you do with health care, cap and trade, and tax codes.

The detainees, known as Uighurs (wegurs)... I like to refer to them more accurately, terrorists... have been quoted saying, "We don't have any hard feelings towards the United States." No Sh*t. We just sent you on a lifelong 200 million dollar vacation at the American Tax Payer's expense. They also said that their treatment in Communist China was far worse than GITMO. Perhaps things were not as bad there as some would like us to believe.

Is this what we the people do now?? Go to work, follow the laws of the land, act with civility and morality... and in the process fund the lifetime beach soiree of those who fundamentally hate everything about us. Hoping that we can show them a little brand of "change you can believe in"? Awesome idea. I bet you laid awake all night long thinking up this one PBO.

So here is the deal... Mr. and Mrs. oppressed in Yemen... apparently if you take up arms against the US military, and are captured, you will spend a few months in prison... then, they will fund your life-long vacation in exotic locals such as Palu or Bermuda. (a $12,000,000.00) value) There, you will enjoy long strolls on the beach, fishing, boating, and ice cream cones. Perhaps Geraldo could draw you a map to locate our troops. Oh, and make sure to take your AK-47's with you... and be sure to fire it at the 18 and 19 year old kid with the stars and stripes patch on his shoulder.

This is a solution????? This is a vacation at the tax payer's expense. Sort of makes those at AIG look harmless and rather frugal now. How about this one, PBO? How about leaving them at GITMO? Don't like that one... How about granting them 40 acres and a reindeer in the Arctic circle. Oh wait, that is probably considered "torture". Since I do know so much on your definitions of torture... please enlighten me on your definition of terrorist. Clearly a person who aligns themselves with the ETIM (a un and us designated terrorist organization) does not fit the bill for you... apparently fighting with the Taliban doesn't either. What does? Oh, I got it...Rush Limbaugh or the CEO of a hedge fund.

Missed This One By One Week....

Cops Show VH1 Chick Some 'Tough Love'

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I guess we went a week too late... aaahhh Biloxi. There is nothing quite like it.

On the upside, Jimmy Fallon is 2 guests closer to having the Saved by the Bell reunion. Zach was on his show last night... pure genius. And, in another strange twist of fate... Mr. Belding has been caught exposing himself.

This One Is For The Exposed And Naked.

T. You are welcome.
J. You are a close second to Ms. Heidi. Me not so lucky... I rank somewhere slightly above Meghan Fox. Not all of us can be supermodels. You are close though.

I miss you guys! How is life in the ATL??

Inside or outside the 285??

Drive This, Smoke This.

I have been rather quiet the past six weeks or so... I admit it, I have become slightly apathetic. I was becoming exhausted by my own disgust of the current administration. I left it alone when Cheney sparred with PBO and crew. I didn't touch it when his supreme court nominee was caught legislating from the bench. I didn't bite when crazy boy Kim Jong Ill and his cronies preformed tests on nuclear bombs. I hardly flinched when the govt. upped their share in GM to 72%.

So... What gets me?!?!?!

The govt. is now going to take over the tobacco industry. This is the proverbial straw that broke the camel's (no pun intended... yet a good one) back. Yes, that is right ladies and gentlemen, the FDA will now serve as big tobacco. Don't get me wrong, this industry is rather evil. I don't know how you sleep at night when you know you are peddling a product that is guaranteed to kill. But, the bottom line is this: This product is legal. It is an industry. This is a free market. I don't think the liberals who we elected understand this.

First it was the auto industry. We were told it was necessary for the government to buy them out to save them. Ok... What happens when the masses refuse to buy a GM car because it is government owned... will the government institute a "special tax break" for those who will purchase a GM? Not a free market, is it? Looks a little like something else to me.

What happens when the FDA replaces Phillip Morris? Will cigarettes and cigars be "safer"? No. There is no such thing as a safe cigarette, silly goose. Didn't you see the after school special? There is not a person alive who doesn't know that cigarettes kill. It is just another way for the government to extend its influence into places where it does not belong.

What is next the fast food industry? How about Coca Cola? Soft drinks cause cavities. Shouldn't they be regulated, too? Righty-oh... Righty-NO! Leave businesses to run themselves Mr. Obama. Stick to important things... like fixing my tax return. That would be a welcome Change.