RIP Theo

A bit of sad news...

Theo died Wednesday night of an as-yet-undiagnosed liver disease. He died peacefully at home while I was asleep, and did not appear to be in any pain. I was fortunate to have him in my life for the short time he lived here, and I'm glad I was able to give him a loving forever home for the last 2 1/2 years of his 10 1/2 year life.

He will be missed.

EmailOurMilitary's Holiday Love Project

I'm reposting this because the project is now underway. This is really easy to do, and a great way to show support for our troops!

clipped from www.emailourmilitary.com Each year we send holiday cards to our troops for Christmas and Hanukah. This year's project will start October 15th and end December 11th to ensure that all cards and letters can be shipped to meet the holiday deadlines. Mail your holiday cards for our troops to us and we’ll ship them to our military in time for the holidays! As we get closer to the date we'll include a detailed Holiday Love flyer here.

More on Scott Shields - New Lawsuit Filed

Dogged 9/11 Scam Pursuit - NY Post

Apparently, it's not over yet. According to this article in the NY Post, a lawsuit has been filed against Scott Shields by the US Attorney's Office for more than $35,000 in relief funds that he fraudulently obtained from FEMA.

Funny how the day after this story came out, Scott sent out a mass e-mail about his innocence, which included the following quote:

"The most amazing part was that people were so easily fooled (including the press) because they received the 'news' over the internet. It is a lesson for our times."

Apparently, Scott believes that people are too stupid and gullible to do their own research and are easily fooled. Yet, we should believe him, the tales of his heroics posted on his website, the e-mails he sends out over the internet, and help support the work of his "foundation", because he says so???

I hate to break it to him, but it's not as if people (including some very intelligent ones, like Jane Goodall) are blindly believing stories they've been spoon-fed by the masterminds of some bizarre conspiracy plot. Court documents can be somewhat easily researched and independently verified. Most of these people did not make the decision to stop believing Scott's stories overnight. If anything, they were too trusting when it came to believing in Scott and his "mission". When they believed in him and supported him without question, they were noble and generous. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, and they're starting to question him, they're gullible and believe everything they read on the internet. Go figure.

9/11 Self-Proclaimed Hero Sentencing

clipped from landofpuregold.wordpress.com Self-Proclaimed 9/11 Hero Scott Shields Sentenced Scott will appear before US District Judge Robert Sweet in courtroom 18c (United States Courthouse: 500 Pearl St., Room 1920, New York, NY 10007) on Tuesday, September 14, 2008. My disability keeps me homebound much of the time so I’d love to hear from anyone who believes they may be in the courtroom for this long-awaited event. The sentencing recommendations, however, have already been made (and most likely agreed upon). I have reproduced the 17 page (pdf) finding which folks can see by clicking here. Essentially, Scott Shields was sentenced to 8 months in prison, then 3 years supervised release, and is required to make restitution of all the money plus an additional $300, as well as submit to mental health counseling. His sister Patty was sentenced to 12 months and one day, plus all that noted for Scott.