Take It To The Limit Eagles Cover

There are those days when you're riding the train, walking in the rain or just catch yourself drifting off to think about absolutely nothing when you recall a favorite song, one that brings back some happier times than where you are now. The other day I caught myself walking along River Road in Richmond, looking down at the concrete and pebbles when I stopped and looked onto the water itself.  I felt lost.  It made my eyes tear up, it's been a tough couple of years and although I'm not one to ever let anyone see me like this, it happens.

I found myself taking that deep breath as if to make myself stand up taller and stronger when all of a sudden I looked upon the river itself, and the trees all dressed in oranges and reds, lined up like soldiers against the water's edge, that I felt suddenly peaceful. It caught me off guard. And that's when I heard a song list up inside my head...it was the Eagles, the song: "Take It To The Limit".  I just stood there and recalled a memory of times when my life was not so challenging and I was happy.  I remember being a passenger in car and driving the freeway in the middle of Summer. It was beautiful.

When I arrived home, I sat at the computer and upon my search to find the Eagles, I came upon a YouTube video for a person called Shangram who was performing an acoustic cover of this song. Since I also play guitar, I decided to take a look and a listen and was blown away by how wonderful this Man had covered this song, and since I love to share great things with my Friends, I want to post the link so that if you ever feel the same way I do, you will find some comfort from this as I did.

So, here we go! Have a Listen, you'll enjoy this.....

Well played Sir! Well played.

Turning Fifty and Feeling It

I write this as I get bombarded with another channel posting about how many Celebrities are turning Fifty this year, Demi Moore; Brad Pitt; Mike Myers; Lisa Kudrow and the list goes on and on.  I don't know what has changed inside me this year but something's certainly different. Oh wait, yes of course I feel different! I've gained over 47 pounds in less than 3 months, I don't sleep more than 3 hours per day, I can't eat without getting sick and I live with migraines that would make a Marine sob like a little baby in pain.  That's what's changed.

I can't say that my appearance is anywhere close to what it was over the past few years, now I deal with skin that has turned to sandpaper and I live in constant fear that I will lose my job, become homeless again and everything I eat is poison. Good times.

The smug will say "have faith" "everything happens for a reason" and "hang in there". Easily said. And its easy for people to tell me to compare my life to someone that is starving in Ethiopia yet it is the same people who will click the "like" button on Facebook thinking somehow "liking" a photo of starving orphans is the same as actually feeding them.  I have never been one that felt sorry for myself but I find myself doing that more often now and that is a hard thing to admit considering my life has been more about serving and caring for others no matter what the cost. Does this make me a bad person? No. It makes me human, a human that is not looking forward to turning fifty, not looking forward to declining health and not looking forward to taking care of the entire family as they age. It's safe to say that I am frightened of the future and what it has in store for me. 

I've always been alone on my birthday because of the day it falls on, most people are away or busy and I've become accustomed to not let it bother me any more, but this year it's different and I wish I knew why. Maybe it is selfish of me to even think about myself compared to the troubles of the world, and yet, I am.

Vancouver's Lost Music: Spring - As Feelings Go (1970).

We tend to forget so much in life and what better way to "shake the Pea loose" in your head and jog those memories of your times long ago.  I find it warms the heart when hearing a song that I listened to in my Youth and always inevitably wind up remember something that I had consigned the the attic space of my Mind.  Great music makes me think of the things I did, who I was with and what happened, there may have been some bad times but hell, there were great ones too. Have a Listen.

Email Scammer Esther Eakuadio Fraudster Alert!!

Ugh! Again, I am going through getting another round of scam emails from one person or another, so of course my dears, that I want to identify them on my blog so that for any reason you get one and think it's real (hey,..not everyone knows the difference..that's why these Scum make money) And we have more losers to add to the list.

So in no particular order...drum role please......


From IP Address: 216.97.230.99

Senders Email: Lewis Silkin LLP (lewislaw01@outlook.com)
 ...just a note I can't stop laughing..how official is an LLP (lawyer) who would sent private email from an Outlook account ..that's right...Lawyers don't do that.

And apparantly the good Doctor Mortimer loves me like no tomorrow and has included me in his inheritance: Here's the content of the email:

Late Mr. Dr Mortimer D. Sackler bequeathed $10,000,000.00 USD, to you in his will. More info,contact your attorney(Lewis Silkin Esq.) via email address; lewislaw01@yahoo.com Regards, Principal partners, Lewis Silkin LLP



**Then of course, I have to reply and send them money. Blah blah blah.

AND......Apparently scammers like the female name : Esther, as you can see from my previous posts below,
Esther has now moved to Ireland! Good on ya Esther, now go away. Here's The ESTHER SCAM email I received today, yesterday and so on..

IP Address:

31.6.47.128

Email address: estherboateng702@gmail.com


HELLO MY BELOVED IN THE LORD.
I AM MRS. ESTHER BOATENG, FROM REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, BORN IN THE STATE OF OHIO USA. I AM LEGALLY MARRIED TO MR. JOHN BOATENG, A SOUTH AFRICA CITIZEN BORN BROUGHT UP IN SWITZERLAND, I LIVE IN SWITZERLAND WITH MY HUSBAND FOR 32 YEARS BEFORE WE MOVE DOWN TO SOUTH AFRICA IN 1985 AFTER MY HUSBAND RETIREMENT IN 1974, I AM 71 YEARS OLD BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I AM A NEW CHRISTIAN CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST. ALL INDICATION FROM MY DOCTOR THAT MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WOULDN’T LIVE MORE THAN TWO MONTHS, ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS AND IN ALL INDICATION REGARDS TO MEDICAL ANALYSIS.THIS IS BECAUSE THE CANCER DISEASE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE THAT NO HOPE FOR ME TO BE A LIVING PERSON AGAIN. MY DEAR HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED WITH THE JANUARY 2000 KENYA AIRWAYS PLANE CRASHED AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE NEWS LINE WEB SITE. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6627485.stm 40 YEARS PERIOD OF MARRIAGE LIFE, STILL WE COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY CHILD, MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED SOME PART OF HIS BUSINESS AND MONEY IN THE BANK. THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN ONE MONTHS AND 2 WEEKS AND WARN ME TO DECEASE FROM THINKING OVER WHO IS GOING TO INHERIT ME, TODAY I HAVE DECIDED TO DONATE CONTRIBUTE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGES, CHARITY AND ORPHANAGE HOMES. I MADE THIS DECISION AFTER LISTING TO THE NEWS LINE ABOUT 100 YEARS OLD WOMAN WHO SECRETLY DONATE HER FORTUNE UPON HER DEATH, I CHOOSE YOU AFTER VIEWING YOUR PROFILE AND I HAVE CONFIDENT IN YOU BECAUSE I HAVE PRAYED. I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $20.5MILLION U.S DOLLARS, TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS STILL IN THE BANK WHERE MY HUSBAND DEPOSITED IT. I AM GOING TO ADVICE MY LAWYER TO CHANGE MY LAST WILL TO YOUR NAME AND FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY IN YOUR NAME. LASTLY, I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED WILL BE USED FOR THE SAID PURPOSE EVEN THOUGH I AM LATE THEN OR ALIVE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT GOD IS VANITY ACCORDING TO THE WISEST KING IN ISRAEL KING SOLOMON, AND I MADE THE PROMISE TO GOD THAT THE FUND WILL BE USE TO HELP THE NEEDY AND THE LESS PRIVILEGE. MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, I AWAIT URGENT REPLY. REMAIN BLESSED,

Oh Esther! You shame the people with the same name and that pisses me off.

One of my favorite characters in a movie "A Star Is Born" is named Esther, she's was lovely, you ...not so much.  

To all my lovely friends and blog mates, I received another scammer email from some scumbag who is sending out blanket and had the audacity to actually make a second email to me to tell me that I should not "gorge" her?  I think she/he or it meant "judge" after I explained that they could "expletive" themselves and that I was posting her bullshit email on my blog to share with the world what a scuzbucket these people are.  

Here's the email:  And it came from:  esthera002@yahoo.co.jp

Hi,

I am introducing my self as Miss Esther  Eakuadio, the only Daughter of late Mr. and Mrs Amen Eakuadio, I wish to request for your assistance in a financial Transaction.

And I wish to invest in Manufacturing and real estate management in your country.

I have Six million Five hundred thousand United States dollars. To invest in your country, and I will require your assistance in helping me stand as my foreign guardian to claim this (Consignment)out from security company to your country.

The consignment was deposited in Africa and was later lifted to Europe where the consignment is now under the care of the security company diplomat in Europe . I will be glad to give you 25% out of the total sum for your honest assistance.

Please it's very important you contact me immediately on my private e-mail for further explanation on the whole entire work plan contact me on my private email below ( esthera002@yahoo.co.jp )

Awaiting your immediate response

Regards 

Esther Eakuadio.

esthera002@yahoo.co.jp