Yours Truly

Yours Truly
Janet Fauble at home

Friday, July 8, 2016

Shopping Spree Frenzy

I am  at a turning point in my life now.  I signed a lease for another year so that I will be here in Mesa for another year at the least.  For some strange reason, I have gone on a shopping spree through HSN and QVC like there is no tomorrow.

Age is the reason and cause for this. One thing is that my passport will expire in 2017 and I must use it before too long or I will be sol.  But I have not made any plans on taking any trip anywhere since I have let my fears take hold of me. I have a flight to LA in September ready but am not sure where I will go or stay when I get there.  I have not let any of my friends in the area even know that I am planning on being there.  My plans are still undefined to do even that much.

I bought two items from QVC for which I am paying for four months...crab cakes from Emeril LaGasse, and Rib loins from Corky's, both of which area  sizable sum but I rationalized buying them on the basis of a simple lunch here in Mesa. I seldom go out for lunch due to the high cost for me.

I did cancel the autoship since I think I will be needing those funds for other purposes but I like both the crab cakes and the loin chops.  the loin chops provide at least two full meals so that is a very good buy for the price. Only $60 including s & h for 3 2 lbs of chops.  Excellent but not easy to heat since I never did get it up to temp on a grill but I suppose it worked in the oven to get to the necessary 160 degrees internal temperature.  I have a tool that tells me the temp.

The crab cakes are delicious but a little too much filler to suit me since another man came on with 80% crabs for $25 less on a special one day, and I more or less wondered what the heck is going on here. Until I got the crab cakes to learn how Emeril's taste, I had no idea.  The crab cakes are delicious but again only 3 oz. for 10 at $100.  $10 a cake is pricey even if half of what he charges at his restaurant.  But they are really delicious.  I wonder what the other guys taste like. To be honest,  I had never found any that I liked at all until I ate those sold by Emeril.  His are worth the price and the time to get.

Then to top it off, I had to order so many things one will wonder at me.  I ordered a poncho from Marla Wynne, and a cashmere sweater from Diane Gilman from HSN. Both are due in today so I will have to write an update after they arrive.  Then HSN had a sale on tablets  from Kindle Amazon Fire that were 2 for $100 so I bought those, and they are due in today also.  I bought a Curtis Stone everything pan that came in yesterday along with some gripsticks that also came in yesterday and have to admit that I needed both and am pleased with both.  I may never have to use my griddle/grill again.  I love the griddle/grill for pancakes and chicken breasts.  The chicken breasts that I make on the grill are the best ever, always moist and delicious.  So I guess I will hang on to the griddle/grill just for the pancakes and chicken breasts and steaks.  It is not a durapan but has the basic nonstick predurapan that Curtis Stone uses in his cookware.

Can you imagine a turtleneck cashmere sweater at $30...or a poncho sweater for $20?  Neither could I !  I could not resist trying it.  So when it gets here, I will see if I did right or wrong to order it.

So since i lowered my checking account by a lot, I have to win either the lottery or a huge exacta or trifecta race this summer. Will not say when.  But dang soon.


Friday, July 1, 2016

Poem from Sonja R of Holland

To the child who couldn’t understand
why nobody could understand.
To the one whose hand was never taken,
whose eyes were never gazed into by
an adult who said,
“I love you.
You are a miracle.
You are holy,
right now and
forever.”
To the one who grew up in the realm of “can’t.”
To you who lived “never enough.”
To the one who came home to no one there, and
there but not home.
To the one who could never understand why
she was being hit
by hands, words, ignorance.
To the one whose innocence was unceremoniously stolen.
To the one who fought back.
To the one who shattered.
To the never not broken one.
To the child who survived.
To the one who was told she was
sinful, bad, ugly.
To the one who didn’t fit.
To she who bucked authority
and challenged the status quo.
To the one who called out
the big people for
lying, hiding and cruelty.
To the one who never stopped loving anyway.
To the child that was forbidden to need.
To the ones whose dreams were crushed
by adults whose dreams were crushed.
To the one whose only friend
was the bursting, budding forest.
To the ones who prayed to the moon,
who sang to the stars
in the secrecy of the night
to keep the darkness at bay.
To the child who saw God
in the bursting sunshine of
dandelion heads
and the whispering
clover leaf.
To the child of light who cannot die,
even when she’s choking
in seven seas of darkness.
To the one love
I am and you are.
You are holy.
I love you.
You are a miracle.
Your life,
your feelings,
your hopes and dreams–
they matter.
Somebody failed you but you will not fail.
Somebody looked in your eyes and saw the sun — blazing — and got scared.
Somebody broke your heart but your love remains perfect.
Somebody lost their dreams and thought you should too,
but you mustn’t.
Somebody told you
that you weren’t
enough
or too much,
but you are
without question
the most perfect
and holy creation of
God’s
own
hands.

Sunday, June 19, 2016

Thought s on the election

Because Donald Trump made a fourth visit to the Valley yesterday, and because of the ongoing irrational reactions to his becoming the Republican nominee, I am writing about the upcoming election once again.

First and foremost with regard to the two candidates who will be on the ballot in November as of this time we believe is the fact that while both have garnered the most votes in the primaries of each respective party, neither appear to have so called favorable ratings.  That probably is a lot of b.s. in my opinion; otherwise, how could either have emerged the choice of their respective parties.

There does appear to have been a lot of back stabbing and cheating happening in both parties.  The Republicans who did not want Donald tried to prevent his getting the full support in states where it appears that some inside shenanigans happened: Colorado for example.  The ultra conservatives and the Bush family appear to be opposed to Donald because of his frank and candid speech about issues that are plaguing the nation today.  These issues are being exploited to the point of absurdity because most people understand that he is talking about the inherent danger of criminals who cross the border, no matter whether Mexican, Central Americans, or Muslims disguised as Mexicans.

There are also financiers who are paying protesters to carry signs and to disrupt things at a variety of sites where we do see the problems in a Democratic run city who will not offer protection for a Republican candidate: San Jose, California.

The nighttime comedy shows are all too obvious in their efforts to distort the truth as well...Donald Trump seems to be the biggest target for the obvious hatred of the four main comedians: Jimmy Falwell, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth Myers who all seem to have an axe to grind about a fellow t.v. personality having the audacity and courage to actually have a fan base who want to see him win the presidency.

Saturday Night Live, to their credit, did give Hillary Clinton as much time as they did The Donald, for she was lampooned in the same way.  One cannot help but wonder at the late night comedians as to their obvious invective against Donald but why is it that they cannot throw a few jibes at Hillary remains a mystery.  Is it because she a woman, and they fear alienating her female base?  That is far from equal, is it?

I am not really discussing the merits of either candidate in this post. I am more interested in the over reaction to each candidate or lack of reaction to either candidate.  No need to discuss Bernie Sanders because he was always the side show and never the main circus act.  Everyone knew that from the  beginning so it was rather interesting to see why it is that people flocked to see him.  That is still a mystery to me.  His cause has no appeal to me at all.  I considered him a sparring partner only, and he did not spar well until he finally got the idea into his head that maybe he could have a chance at the nomination.

The thing that has disturbed me the most about this election process is the bad boy behavior of the Republican party who appear to hate the Donald more than the Democrats fear him.  If they could not have their own way which obviously is contrary to the people themselves, they delight in distancing themselves from him.   This is why it concerns me so much about sour grapes Republicans.  They have proved the liars they are when they took a vow publicly to support and endorse the candidate no matter which of them it may be.  Now, they use the pretext that Donald has used insulting words to push them away...that was evident from the beginning yet they gathered round him then like crazy when he brought the ratings up so that people watched who had never watched before.

There was no doubt that Donald was scathing and rude at times, but it was apparently what the voters wanted as he drew fans and supporters from places that had scorned politics as usual until he came along.

People view politicians pretty much as they really are which is not a compliment to them; but as charlatans willing to say or do anything to gain prominence through elections and then give themselves perks and rewards uncommon to the general public.  Barack Obama had promised that all that a legislator receives should be the lot of the ordinary citizen, but he never pursued that idea once he reached his goal and what he really wanted, power in the Presidency. He forgot all his so called good intentions about the differences between legislators and citizens.

Whether Donald Trump is doing the same thing is something that will only be decided by the public when they finally vote. Will they give him the chance to make good on his many promises as well? Only time will tell.  In a future post, I will dissect the differences between the two candidates in term of what to expect from each one regardless of past performances.  In an election, the future is what is at stake, and is only determined by the winners.




Thursday, June 9, 2016

Update on Progress of Election for President

Thus far, there are three candidates whose parties have voted for them to be on the ballot in November.  Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Gary Johnson represent respectively the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties.  The primary elections are fundamentally ended despite a last primary this coming Tuesday in Washington, D.C. for the Democrats.

Rather than discuss the merits of each candidate, since each are apparently full of character flaws, handicaps in decisions and speeches, that I find it unnecessary to even get too excited about this election until after the convention and the onslaught of debates if there are any.  Gary Johnson would like to be included but apparently, there is a polling problem for him to meet if he is able to get on the stage at all.

He is the most unlikely candidate but he has made personal appearances on the talk shows whose main goal is to fit their hours with as much dialogue as they can about each and every candidate. He is the  CEO of his own marijuana company which he is now ready to abandon for the job of the presidency if he were to win it.  HaHa Ha!  Not a chance for him at all.

As time passes I will list all the positives and negatives about each of the candidates, but I am certain that the internet is filled with advertising on each one that will make most voters gag by the end of this election.  Already, we know more than we should about each one, and I do not really like the tenor of the talk shows at all.

I wil just say that Hillary is not a piece of furniture to be treated with kid gloves but some of the media are very patronizing and condescending towards her as the first female to win her parties nomination. It does look as though many in her party are unhappy with her candidacy so have switched to either Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders in their frustration and disgust at the prospect of a Clinton Dynasty.  Little girl from Arkansas trying to fill her husband's shoes is a bit too much for most people.

On the other hand, Donald Trump has most of the former elected officials in the Republican party embarrassed that their Grand Old Party prefers a business realtor to all the namely pamby senators, governors, and business woman and medical doctor in their contest.  Sour grapes is making the GOP look like a bunch of sad sack losers when they cannot embrace the man who the people dote on so much.  Donald Trump has a following of a mixture of GOP, disgruntled Democrats, and Independents to make an evangelical meeting envious of the crowds he draws.

Issue wise, it is an easy choice.  You either want a third term of the Barack Obama hang loose, you silly goose presidency or you want change from it. Somehow the slogan of Hawaii has made even that pretty island  chain look bad when accomplished the way Barack Obama has done it.  Of course, I am biased against open borders and lawlessness as practiced by the big bad Barack Obama.

It will be a long contest.  Mostly, it will ruin t.v. lovers who like to watch the summer programs when political ads pop up to annoy us with either how wonderful or how dreadful a candidate may be.

I am thinking about finding a place somewhere in the world to escape all this tomfoolery.




Saturday, May 28, 2016

What a day!

Years ago, I decided to learn who I had been in a former lifetime.  That discovery has impacted me ever since, and today, some interesting information from France really made me realize the truth of this.  You know, it is very hard to accept the truth even when it is staring you in the face.  I asked, I received, and today I am very grateful to the Facebook friends I have made who reside in France.

I learned that I had been Louis XIV, the French King who is responsible for the building of the Chateau de Versailles.  I did accept it as true at first, but things happen over time to confirm it repeatedly in a way that always astonishes me.  I received information about Madame de Montespan, one of Louis Quatroze's mistresses who was quite special to me when I was back in time, seeing her through my eyes ( the King's eyes) and so today I did an exploration on the internet and on the pinterest to see what all I could find about the Porcelain Trianon, Madame de Montespan's hideaway from the main Chateau and the Queen.  She had been a special attendant to the Queen by the way, and was quite the deceiver.

I remember her from two scenes in my memory search.  She was an extraordinarily beautiful woman in my eyes.  She was always there for me. I have drawn two portraits of her in my sketch book to remember her.

I now am convinced since one of them changed into present times who she had been in the present time.  I was torn between two men of my past, but I am fairly certain that it was the longer relationship of two really short relationships.  It does make some sense to me but it would be hard for anyone else to believe.

So I am grateful today for the French friends who have helped me to confirm for a fact that I had been the French king, not that I have doubted it but I usually say I was in his person, which is true in the sense that when I return to that time, I am in his spiritual body and I am he as he was then.  When I come back to my present state I am myself as I am today.  I tend to differentiate between the two since they reside in two different time periods and have two different lifestyles.  But always, inside, I am the King in that period as that led me to know that I had been Alexander in his lifetime.  I am undoubtedly a soul that has great power I am concluding. I had always accepted my spiritual powers for what they are, and I am often very honest and forthright about them in the privacy of my four walls, which I do not believe is private at all.

But today, at last, I finally relaxed to realize the beauty of my having been able to go back to the Porcelain Trianon where I have Athenais waiting patiently for me while her ladies in waiting tend to her demands and wishes.  I led quite a life in that time period I must admit.  Now, maybe I will write a story about it after all.

I guess I am just happy again to realize that my memories are there for me to keep.  That makes me happy. My mother had always asked me if I am happy due to learning these facts about myself. It takes times to fathom it all but when finally realized as I have done once again, I am very happy to have it all within myself to keep forever.  Thank God!  Yes, I know all the criticisms of the King, but I am happy to know that it is me who has to bear that after all.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Election Problems

The presumptive nominees for the November election are Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.  Both have problems in fact that are making headlines today.  Donald Trump had a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last night that brought about riots and vandalism.  Hillary today has been exposed by the State department for violating rules and regulations in having her own personal email server used to do government business.  She is in one heap of trouble with the government, and Donald is in one heap of trouble with his haters who are causing trouble wherever he goes whenever he holds a rally to arouse public interest in his run for the office of President.

In truth, at the end of this half entertainment/half soapbox bid for attention, both candidates are becoming more and more agonizing as time passes.  It is a mud wrestling game that is being played before the American public, turning some people on while turning other people off.

The presidency is an office that depends entirely upon the person who occupies the office.  It is a position whose job function is clearly defined. Some presidents are very personable, fun, entertaining, inspirational, and engaging.  Others are dreary, dull, insipid, foolish, and frankly dreadful.

We now have two candidates who neither fill the above description but who are so ill equipped for this job as to make one wonder what is the matter with the American public, or the political party system.  Donald Trump is a  realtor who dabbled in the world of t.v. with his show The Apprentice, a show that essentially trained its competitors to shake people down for money, and to build a business, using any method that was sure to show a profit, whether ethical or unethical. Donald clearly taught his group that stealing from an adversary was a necessary in business.

Hillary Clinton has been the ambitious spouse of a former president whose personal life nearly cost him the presidency.  His promiscuity with so many women brought about a despair for decency and honor in his so called married life.  One wonders yet about the truth about his wife who used public sympathy to gain a seat in the Senate in New York.  She then ran for the office herself against then junior senator Barack Obama who won despite his short life of service.  Whether it was because Hillary appeared tainted or simply unfit is conjecture as to why the Democrats decided to stick with the extremely green black/mulatto senator from Illinois.  Barack Obama seemed to use his race to make his way into the White House but has proved to be totally ineffective so that he has used executive powers to achieve some of his goals.  All of which can be rescinded if a Republican does win and decide to void all his work.

So Hillary became a secretary of state appointed by Barack Obama because I suppose he thought to appease her in some way.  Due to some serious problems, she resigned her position at the end of the first term so that John Kerry was appointed to replace her.  But Hillary has decided to make a run for the White House again, never satisfied with having been First Lady, otherwise known as co-op President, then Senator for one term, and then secretary of state who permitted through  neglect 4 men to die in Libya.  Ambassador Stevens, appointed by Barack Obama, had cried for help but received no response from his superior, the Secretary of State, so that it cost him his life along with men who tried to help him when under attack.  Benghazi is a bit of history that will plague Hillary forever.

Supposedly, Hillary does take credit for the Iranian deal made recently about the nuclear weapons in Iran, and the chance for Iran to re-enter the world of commerce once more.   Many people hate this agreement that was made after many months of negotiations because Iran has become the big boogey man for the world now.  Truth be known is that Iran has never been an aggressor in any military problem at any time.  It is only through their rhetoric against America that they have aroused so much enmity.  I frankly find it questionable that they are the big boogey man now to fear. I think that there are other fish in the sea far more dangerous than Iran, but American propaganda is fixated on Iran now.

So today both Hillary and Donald Trump are making personal appearances in Southern California trying to convince voters that they are the answer to America's problems.  Protestors caused some problems in the Anaheim appearance that Donald held, and apparently, are also out in full force at the taping of a Jimmy Kimmel episode in Hollywood.

Hillary draws only small crowds, but the media blows her appearances up so that we get a glimpse of Hillary's attacks on Trump, and then we hear Trump blast either Martinez of New Mexico, Elizabeth Warren of Mass, or Hillary Clinton, who is his real target.  He likes to make fun of them as much as he can, which in fact, makes me wonder what is his point to let the world know that they get under his skin.

Now this is my solution to the Governor Martinez problem in New Mexico.  I would have greeted him, said welcome to New Mexico, but I will not attend your rally because of your comments about Mexicans being rapists and murderers.  If I am to support you, we must get this problem of illegal immigration solved together.

In Donald's shoes, I would have said, Thanks for your hospitality. I will try to smooth things over for you and your constituents.

In the case of Elizabeth Warren, I would have said that her comments about my business ethics is something that she can criticize but it only shows her ignorance about sound and good business decisions.  I would not have name called her at all.  She is not Pocohantas, a heroine in American history that has proved that Donald does not even know when he is flattering her instead of insulting her.  Goofy is something that should not be used to describe any elected senator serving her state.

As for Hillary, I would not bother to discuss Donald's insult tactics. I would simply say that while Donadl may be trying to be a comedy act like Donald Rickles, he has failed miserably since he is trying to prove that he is worthy of the office of President.  I do not think that insult artists are suitable to be elected president.

As for Donald about Hillary, I would simply say that because she is under the scrutiny of the FBI, I need not point out how much trouble she is in.  That speaks for itself.

Donald has not yet risen to the level of a man capable of being a president who is to be respected and admired for any reason.  Instead, he continues to put himself down with his childish antics.

People want a president to be honorable, admirable, and respectable.

Both parties failed to deliver that person but instead have given us Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Both had better grow up soon, because either could be elected to find themselves very quickly hustled out the door to be certain their backup, the VP, could replace them quickly.  Any future vp possibility had better think seriously how soon he or she might become the replacement if either of these two candidates are elected to the office.