http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio How I spent my day How I spent my day en-us http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/8391 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/8391 <div align="justify">Recently I was verbally attacked by one of my nieces. You see I have a my-space and so does all my nieces and nephews. We keep in touch through my-space and have fun with the games they have and it is just a fun place to go and relax. That was not the situation yesterday. My niece who lives very far away read that I had given a ring to her cousin. This ring was a family heirloom. I received this ring on my wedding day. My mother told me on that day she wanted me to have the ring and ask that when I seen fit that I pass it to the first born girl with our bloodline. It so happens I had all boys but my brother had girls. I knew the minute that my eldest niece was born that ring would go to her one day. As she grew up I would show her that ring and tell her the story behind the ring so when I did give it to her she would understand the special value that ring held. My mother died of cancer two years before my niece graduated. My niece graduated 3rd in her class and was accepted to A&amp;M university. She is studying to be a doctor. So on graduation night I knew that my mother wanted to be there so bad but god had other plans for her. So before she walked up to the stage I gave her the ring and told her &quot;she had nanny with her on her special night&quot;. This was a very special moment I shared with this miraculous woman. I tear up just thinking about it. Well my other niece for some strange odd reason chose to curse me up one side and down the other. She has said the most hurtful and spiteful things to me that i just tore my heart in two. I tried to explain to her that she was wrong and I called her a little girl because of her behavior. She blew up even more and began posting the most hateful post on my-space. She kept it up to the point she just flat out disowned me and my family. She does not understand why I just did not give it to her or just buried it with her grandmother. She has refused to accept that was nanny's wishes. Her mother has chose to let me know that she feels the same way. Mind you this woman is not blood related she married my brother. I deleted her from my-space. I then received hateful notes on yahoo messenger and I deleted her there as well. I do not need that stress. I did nothing wrong but she continues to rant to other family members about this. Does anyone have a idea of what I should do with this immature adult that is acting like a child but wants the respect of a adult?<br /> </div> http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/8335 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/8335 <p>Ok........................................ I know that we as americans use more fuel than anyone in other country's. But I myself do not waste anything. My house is double window , x2 insulated , and I use those low watt lightbulbs. I keep my thermostat on 80. I got my Electric bill in today and WOW $391.00. I am baffled by this high bill. I do not understand. I have used less electricity this month than I did last month and its $70.00 higher. I called my electric company and was told that I was locked in on a fixed rate of $0.154000 per kwh then I began to look at my bill closer and there was all these charges that have no explaination.&nbsp; What exactly does that mean. Anyone out there know what that means or can explain this to me.....My exact bill is as follows customer charge&nbsp;$4.95, energy charge of&nbsp;2311 used @ kwh$0.15400= $355.59, TDSP charges$17.76, SUBTOTAL&nbsp;$378.60, TAXES&nbsp; $5.53,OTHER TAXES AND SURCHARGES&nbsp;$7.82,The average price you paid for electric service this month was $0.163721=TOTAL CHARGES&nbsp;$391.95</p> <p>Can anyone explain this to me...............</p> http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/8300 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/8300 <font size="4"><strong>A man recently said that dead beat dads need a break. Ok here is a story that I want to share with you.....does this rate as a dead beat to you....a man walked out on his wife four weeks after he learned of her pregnancy, after being with her for seven years. Knowing full well the child is in fact his. He has a very important job and is very capable of providing for a family. He is not a young kid. In fact he is a grown man in his 30's. He likes to boast and be the life of the party. He entertains women all the time. He is not divorced yet. He has been ordered to pay spousal support and child support. He has recently been partying quite publicly and has been enjoying&nbsp; the finer things in life. While his wife has to work 7 days a week to raise their daughter. He has a beautiful little girl and probably can not pick her out of a line up. Has not paid child support on time and regularly until a recent court order...SER you know what I am talking about those kind of guys.....DEAD BEAT DADS!!!! Do they need a break or does the system need to break them. I myself think they should not be allowed to reproduce......</strong></font> http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/8155 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/8155 OK NOW I POSTED A ARTICLE WITH A STORY ABOUT DEAD BEAT DADS AND A LITTLE GIRL WHOS FATHER IS A DEAD BEAT DAD AND I MENTIONED NO NAMES BUT MY STORY WAS DELETED. I THOUGHT THE ADVOCATE WOULD ALLOW FREEDOM OF SPEACH. http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/7553 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/7553 The garbage disposal service has declined severely! I believe if the City is going to cut cost&nbsp; then they need to cut the price we are paying for the service. We use to get our trash picked up twice a week. We could throw away boxes and items that do not fit in the trash can and the city crew would pick it up. Now they only pick up that big can and that is it. The service we receive is sub-par our whole neighborhood is very unhappy with the way things have changed. We now have to haul anything extra to the landfill and pay a disposal fee. I understand that metropolitan area's like Houston, Austin, and San Antonio have been doing this for a long time but they also have the higher paying jobs and better resources than we do here. Victoria has higher rental houses than larger cities and lower paying jobs. Victoria really needs to fix what is broke not change what works................ http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/7527 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/7527 Yesterday I spent with my kids. Both who are in their early 20's. They could not grasp the concept that the rising cost of living is directly affected by the cost of gasoline. I want to see who all believes my theory. Historically our country was founded by the agriculture industry. Basically the farmers. O.K. Now the farmers have to plant the crops. They need to use gas and diesel operated equipment to accomplish this process from start to finish. Then they have to ship the product to the market by gasoline or diesel operated equipment. The market has to mill the products or process it. Most of the machinery is either gasoline/diesel or electricity to run. This can go on and on and on but do you see what I am saying. With the price of gas so high it effects everything. Its a domino effect. So we are not just feeling the pinch at the pumps but its every where. Until it gets under control we are all going to have hard times. Our economy can not keep up with this rising cost and eventually the bottom will drop out. If it has not already dropped out..............What do you think? http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/7439 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/7439 I want to ride my bike to work but am afraid to do so. You see the death/injury toll in Victoria to pedestrians and bicyclist is way to high to attempt such a task. I was wondering how I can suggest that Victoria look into putting bicycle lanes. I lived in a community that had those lanes and the fear of riding a bike was less. I want to change Victoria for the better. By doing this Victoria can do its part with conservation of gas, reduction of pollution, and this can lead to a healthier community. What do you think? http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/7414 http://community.victoriaadvocate.com/home/Blog/scorpio/7414 This weekend many of you spent time with your mothers. I was at the cemetery visiting my mother. You see she died in 2002 of cancer. I want to tell you what made my mom so special to me and my entire family. My mom was a very colorful person and I mean that literarly. She wore some of the most bright and colorful outfits and made it work for her. She had a heart that was kind and considerate. She was there for you when you needed her, even if you did not think you needed her at the time. She had a vibrant spirit and astounded the doctors up until the time of her death. She loved deep and it was pure. She could be head strong and stubborn. I was the only daughter she had. She and I were&nbsp; the best of friends and I shared everything with my mom. You see my mom and I were born in November. She was born on November 8th and I was born on the 20th. We celebrated our birthdays together on the 14th of November. Exactly six days from her birthday and six days before mine. It was our official day. My mom found out that she had cancer in May of 2002. She died in my arms as I cried and told her I loved her on November 14, 2002 our special day we spent celebrating life together.&nbsp; I do not believe anyone ever realized what that did to me. My mother was Marcia Elaine Muehlstein and not a day goes by that I don't miss her. So when you seen your mom this weekend you realized that life is special and so is she.