Uppity Woman is following this story of the judge in Florida who refused a woman’s request for a restraining order against a stalker who subsequently shot her to death at work. Allissa Blanton was 23 years old, and she died in her husband’s arms. That’s my god damned Valentine for you.
Oh, and there’s this too. I think I found it at Uppity’s as well, but it may have been Simo. The original Super Bowl ad which, thankfully, I missed. And then the woman’s response.
Here’s one Woman’s Response. There are several now flying around You Tube.
{ 47 comments… read them below or add one }
murphy 02.14.10 at 11:09 am
reposting Hi Hat’s comment from earlier today. A valentine, of sorts, for mothers:
HiHat 02.14.10 at 5:01 am
A woman who smoked. And her words will continue to burn.
Lucille Clifton (1936-2010)
http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/955670.html
wishes for sons
by Lucille Clifton
i wish them cramps.
i wish them a strange town
and the last tampon.
I wish them no 7-11.
i wish them one week early
and wearing a white skirt.
i wish them one week late.
later i wish them hot flashes
and clots like you
wouldn’t believe. let the
flashes come when they
meet someone special.
let the clots come
when they want to.
let them think they have accepted
arrogance in the universe,
then bring them to gynecologists
not unlike themselves.
Middle age female 02.14.10 at 11:23 am
Just wanted to say how special this Valentines Day is to me. Nine days ago my hubby had a heart attack, and while being transferred from one hospital to another, they did not think he would make the trip. Last Mon he had an 11 hr triple bypass surgery. Yesterday I brought him home and we are able to celebrate another Valentines Day together. He is doing great, which is the best Valentines present I could every ask for.
murphy 02.14.10 at 11:24 am
Puma Candidate Mimi Planas has received an important endorsement from the Mayor of Pinecrest Florida. Please help Mimi however you can, join her facebook etc:
“BREAKING NEWS: Mayor Cindy Lerner Endorses Mimi Planas
To members of Miriam Mimi Planas for Miami-Dade County Commissioner – District 10
Vanessa Brito February 12 at 10:44am Reply
Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner Endorses Mimi Planas for Miami-Dade County District 10
It is a great honor to announce the endorsement of Pinecrest Mayor Cindy Lerner. I am both humbled and grateful for Mayor Lerner’s support of this campaign.
Mayor Lerner is an iconic leader in South Florida. Her experience and flawless leadership has elevated the Village of Pinecrest. During her tenure as Mayor, the City has instituted countless sustainability programs and initiatives, serving the village community at-large.
Mayor Lerner’s leadership will serve as an inspiration in Mimi’s campaign to be your next District 10 County Commissioner. Thank you Mayor Cindy Lerner!
If you wish to join Mayor Cindy Lerner and the other community leaders, elected officials, and organizations who have endorsed Mimi, please e-mail campaignmanager@mimiplanas2010.com.
*Pol. adv. paid for and approved by Miriam “Mimi” Planas for Miami-Dade County District 10*”
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54874104052
TerryDo 02.14.10 at 11:25 am
Wow! Sensing a lot of hate traversing this website on the special “Love Day” LOL
Pretty sad….
murphy 02.14.10 at 11:25 am
That’s wonderful Middle Age! May you enjoy many many more together!
HP Boston 02.14.10 at 11:35 am
((((Middle age female))) 02.14.10 at 11:23 am
That is wonderful. You have another day to love each other. Enjoy every minute.
My guy has no idea it is Valentine’s Day….he just went back to bed with grape juice down the front of his sweatshirt,dribble on his chin and he has not eaten in 4 days. He is no longer here, he is not him. My grief grows bigger every day.
simofish 02.14.10 at 11:37 am
Murphy — found the link over at The Confluence
TexasTigress 02.14.10 at 11:42 am
(((((HP))))
prplvette85 02.14.10 at 11:54 am
MAF- Have a wonderful day together.
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(((HP)))) I am so sorry. You are in my heart.
gojoyknocks 02.14.10 at 11:56 am
Is love worth the pain?
simofish 02.14.10 at 11:56 am
Post 3 — Great news !!
murphy 02.14.10 at 12:09 pm
love is great. it’s what we’re “supposed” to do for love that we should be skeptical of. Not love itself, but the entailments of love.
HP Boston 02.14.10 at 12:15 pm
murphy 02.14.10 at 12:09 pm
Sorry Murphy…I know you were saying oh shit..but your post is not hate. Its disgust for the horror women face in the name of love.
DancesWithPumas 02.14.10 at 12:16 pm
it’s what we’re “supposed” to do for love that we should be skeptical of.
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That isn’t Love… that’s Barter.
DancesWithPumas 02.14.10 at 12:18 pm
TerryDo 02.14.10 at 11:25 am
Wow! Sensing a lot of hate traversing this website on the special “Love Day” LOL
Pretty sad….
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Are you suggesting we ignore reality in order to commemorate Hallmark Card Day?
DancesWithPumas 02.14.10 at 12:29 pm
((( HP and Scout)))
invalidresponse 02.14.10 at 12:45 pm
hiya pumas…
Hey powers that be… somethings wrong w/ the blog.. it is taking FOREVER to load!! I checked other blogs and the problem seems to be just this one.. do we have a link out of sorts or something….
just wanted to let you know
Rancho 02.14.10 at 12:52 pm
For California Pumas . . .
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/02/14/latest-round-up-of-obama-poll-ratings-by-state/
California
Public Policy Institute of California, Jan. 12-19
2008 election: Obama 61 percent, McCain 37 percent
PPIC says 61 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 34 percent disapprove, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-six percent believe that Obama and the Congress will be able to work together and accomplish a lot in the next year while 38 percent do not, with 6 percent undecided. About two-third of Democrats believe that compared to a third of Republicans.
Also . . .
FALL MATCHUPS: BROWN HAS SMALL EDGE—BOXER, CAMPBELL IN CLOSE RACE
In a hypothetical matchup for the November election, unofficial Democratic candidate Jerry Brown retains
a narrow lead over Whitman (41% to 36%) among likely voters, with 23 percent undecided. Support
for the candidates runs along party lines: 69 percent of Democrats favor Brown and 73 percent of
Republicans favor Whitman. Independents favor Brown over Whitman, 36 percent to 28 percent, with
36 percent undecided. Brown, the current attorney general and former governor, had a 6-point lead
over Whitman in December. His 15-point lead over Poizner (44% to 29%) is also similar to December’s
(47% to 31%).
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NO ONE ASKED ME!!
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((HP AND SCOUT)) Casper has your address. Would it be o.k. if I got it from her. I would really like to write you.
Gotta go but will check in later. (We are off to spend the day with a friend who was recently widowed . . don’t want her to be alone today)
DancesWithPumas 02.14.10 at 1:10 pm
Going to be in the 70s today…
going to drive my road house to the beach.
invalidresponse 02.14.10 at 1:17 pm
DancesWithPumas 02.14.10 at 1:10 pm
Going to be in the 70s today…
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Bragger!!!
theamericanway 02.14.10 at 1:22 pm
Holidays are never easy for those who carry extraordinary burdens. There is no way for them to feel the joy which the holiday was meant to celebrate, but yet they feel obligated to do just that.
Middle age female 02.14.10 at 1:29 pm
((HP AND SCOUT))
sistermoon3 02.14.10 at 1:30 pm
the older i get i say enjoy each day of celebration with gusto, Happy Valentine’s day all, and may you enjoy some chocolate and whatever beverage suits your fancey:)
TerryDo 02.14.10 at 1:39 pm
DancesWithPumas 02.14.10 at 12:18 pm
TerryDo 02.14.10 at 11:25 am
Wow! Sensing a lot of hate traversing this website on the special “Love Day” LOL
Pretty sad….
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Are you suggesting we ignore reality in order to commemorate Hallmark Card Day?
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No, I am suggesting there’s a lot of concentration, on the negative 10% of the world’s wrongful deeds and not enough of the positive encounters, assistance, and overall good people do for each other. And that is the reality also!
FLBarbara 02.14.10 at 1:52 pm
(((HPBoston)))
This is the time in both you and Scouts lifes where Love really does have everything to do with it.
Today, because of grief love is found in that place in the heart where tears are born.
But I do know one day it will live in that place in the heart not where tears are born from grief but where love is born from the joy of the memory of loving and being loved….deeply.
My prayers for you both.
DancesWithPumas 02.14.10 at 1:53 pm
TerryDo
Granted but where in the world did you come up with that 10% statistic?
If the planet is 100% patriarchal is your 10% just the extreme percentage of the negative whole?
2PumaSisters 02.14.10 at 2:04 pm
Hello Murphy, Mama and all Pumas,
Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone.
I am finally back after leaving cold, wintery
Canada and going south of the border down
Mexico way.
The weather was beautiful. I have come back to
temperatures that are as low as 5F. However, we
are enjoying a lovely day at a balmy 12F.
Lots of love to each of my Puma family.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxooooooooooooooooooo
BillieJo 02.14.10 at 2:04 pm
Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone that loves someone that loves them back. Entailments, schmalements…………..if you have to play games to keep a relationship, it isn’t love…it’s an arrangement.
BillieJo 02.14.10 at 2:06 pm
{{{{{{{{{HP and her Scout}}}}}}}}}}}}}
2PumaSisters 02.14.10 at 2:13 pm
Hi all,
Sistermoon #23
You are right, we must enjoy every day. If not, every
moment, because life is too short.
The MOST important thing right now is this instand,
moment, day.
Good health to all.
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((Pumas)))))))))))))))))))))))
2PumaSisters 02.14.10 at 2:16 pm
Sorry, sorry, sorry: instant
LOL
Bye-Bye……….later!
TerryDo 02.14.10 at 2:44 pm
DancesWithPumas 02.14.10 at 1:53 pm
TerryDo
Granted but where in the world did you come up with that 10% statistic?
If the planet is 100% patriarchal is your 10% just the extreme percentage of the negative whole?
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The 10% is from my own personal point of view of life; with 10% of the population being extremely evil and 10% being extremely honorable while the 80% balance, of humans runs along the integer from a range of bad and good.
This includes women and well as men, cosidering we as women of all ages, represent 50% of the population.
FLBarbara 02.14.10 at 2:50 pm
My valentine PUMAs
Comes the Dawn
After a while you learn the difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul..and you learn that kisses aren’t contracts, and presents are promises.
And you begin to accept with your head up and your eyes open, with the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child…and you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain, and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight.
After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much…so you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.
And you learn you really can endure….that you really are a strong woman, and you really do have worth, value.
And you learn and learn, with every “goodbye” you learn.
Author unknow.
RememberNovember 02.14.10 at 2:54 pm
FLBarbara
Comes the dawn – beautiful words – thanks for sharing and also the birth of grief above – are those words yours – touched my heart
RememberNovember 02.14.10 at 2:56 pm
{{{{{HP and Scout}}}}}
RememberNovember 02.14.10 at 2:57 pm
(((Middle age female))) – hope you and hubby have a wonderful day
FLBarbara 02.14.10 at 3:05 pm
RemeberNovember
Comes the Dawn was given to me framed by a friend while going through one of those difficult times we all go through.It speaks to my heart.
My comment to dear HPBoston was my heart speaking to hers.
BillieJo 02.14.10 at 3:25 pm
(((( FlBarb, Remember)))
Watching my first hockey game, Women’s…US vs China.
US women are kicking China’s buns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go USA!
HP Boston 02.14.10 at 3:28 pm
Rancho 02.14.10 at 12:52 pm
But of course….and I did recieve a card from my Valentine Casper Cat. Hugs and love from far away that warmed my heart in every way.
Wow FlBarbara so many wonderful Pumas with love and kind words. Thank you, and all for the gift of love you share with me.
My world is changing and I hate the pain of losing so much. I have been blessed with all good things and much love.
FLBarbara 02.14.10 at 3:45 pm
HPBoston
You are loved..Always
I heading out my valentine niece turns 30 today.
Dances,
In Florida we believe that if you visit the beach you turn your back to the Ocean and toss a coin in making a wish.We believe it means you will return to Florida.
Oh wait, maybe its not Florida and it’s the Trevi Fountain and it’s Rome..whatever but just in case it’s San Diego…toss a coin…make a wish and one for all PUMAs.
Enjoy your day.
normapapuma 02.14.10 at 3:53 pm
#33 Very beautiful. Thanks, as always, for sharing!
RememberNovember 02.14.10 at 4:07 pm
To all the Pumas sharing today and all those lurking or out having fun (((BillieJo, Prpl, FLBarbara, TerryDo, 2Pumasisters,Dances,HP, middle age female, theamericanway, sistermoon3, invalid, Rancho, Simo, joygoknocks, Casper,TT and Murphy))) and, if I missed anyone, this is a special hug for you {{{{{
}}}}}}. Have a lovely day – I am going out to plant my own garden 
:lo:
Headclunker 02.14.10 at 5:11 pm
Here is a Valentine from Oblowit:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/02/president-obama-signs-law-raising-public-debt-limit-from-124-trillion-to-143-trillion.html
BigCatLover 02.14.10 at 5:51 pm
Dalai Lama urges Tibetans not to celebrate New Year
DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) – The Dalai Lama urged Tibetans on Sunday not to celebrate Losar, the Tibetan New Year, just days before his planned meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama which has infuriated China.
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, who greeted thousands of Tibetans in the main Buddhist temple in the north Indian town of Dharamsala at the start of what would otherwise be a two-week Losar celebration, said the gesture was to honor those in Tibet.
“We have heard some voices inside Tibet that they will not celebrate Losar. We should respect and abide by that call,” the Dalai Lama said, speaking in Tibetan.
snip
This is the second successive year that Tibetans in Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama’s headquarters, will not celebrate Losar, which is usually marked with traditional song and dance.
Last year, Tibetans in exile had unanimously called off New Year celebrations in the aftermath of China’s crackdown after the March 2008 uprisings in Tibet.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100214/wl_nm/us_india_dalailama
Politics stink.
Sometimes life does too. ((((HP))))
DeadGirl 02.14.10 at 8:36 pm
(((HP&HERVALENTINE)))
Notyoursweetie 02.15.10 at 7:10 am
How is a Nobel peace Prize different from other wars? It kills civilians:
http://edgeoforever.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/tabloids-war/
murphy 02.15.10 at 10:08 am
word of the day posted,
take it upstairs!
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