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OK, Does LAST Years' Tree Count??? Last year was the first year in my new home. Since it has cahedral celiings, I thought, "gee what the heck" and threw down (what seemed to me to be) an extraorinary amount of cash for the ... are you ready for this ... 12-Foot MONSTROSITY. FLOCKED. DELIVERED. I proceeded to decorate it witn: BLACK feather-boas (like 10,000 yards worth) as garland Ornaments in the shape of lions, tigers, zebras, and elephants (to go with the whole "jungle theme" living room. For an "artistic" touch, I took pictures of Zeus, the household dog (a fawn Boxer) wearing an black bow-tie ... stuck his pictures inside of clear plastic globes filled with fake snow, and hung 'em on the tree. I surrounded the base of the tree with stuffed animals (of course, jungle-themed as well) ... and the Tree-Topper was a stuffed monkey named "George." Of course, being a skydiver, I am, naturally, deathly afraid of LADDERS, and I recruited an unsuspecting neghbor-kid to CLIMB the 14' ladder to place "George" at the top. All the while, as I watched the kid, with little more than one hand and on efoot upon the teetering ladder ... All the while, I was thinking what I was going to tell the kid's mother if he fell off the ladder ... And, to all first-time-home-owners, I suggest you repeat the mantra I QUICKLY developed ... "Whatever it was, Mrs. (insert kid's last name here) It didn't happen at MY house, It must have happened down the street, at (insert name of Evil Neighbor here)'s house." Well, last year George, the tree, and the kid who climbed the ladder, all made it through the Holiday Season, safe and sound. Unfortunately, I spent so much money on "the monstrosity" last year, that I can't afford a twig nor branch to decorate this season. So, for cryin' out loud ... PLEASEEEEE SEND IN those pics of YOUR tree, and I'll print up 8x10's of YOUR Xmas trees all over that GAWD-forsaken, 12-Foot, empty wall!!! Merry F-N Christmas! J Mo J Mo Fantastico Rodriguez (a bumpy brother)

Alrighty Folks ... Upon request, This one here is submitted on behalf of my VERY good friend, Jamie. She is a 12-Year old middle school student, scientist, poet, philosopher, joker, and LOVER of LIFE. (We've submitted this piece to local, state and National media, and, she wanted some cool peoples' feedback.) So, here goes! Without further ado ... (Remember, she is TWELVE, so let's be honest, yet NICE, boys and girls ...) THE KNOWING GAME (Do You Really Want To Know?) By: Jamie Bodal Student, Excelsior Middle School How am I suppose to know, huh? Oh, so YOU don’t know, how I’m suppose to know? But YOU know I DON'T know. I KNOW, but I don’t know what you know. You know, and NOW I know what you know, …in the knowing way Do YOU Know What I Know Yet? copyright2004.jamiebodal.allrightsreserved. J Mo Fantastico Rodriguez (a bumpy brother)

JP, you KNOW that: a) I'm in a very vulnerable place in my life right now b) I'm a SCORPIO and c) I've recently been released into the wild Now, anything that ends in ... "shorts of power" is likely to begin a WHOLE new thread, entirely. PERIOD. J Mo Fantastico Rodriguez (a bumpy brother)

GARETH HOLDER... Don't eeeevvvveeeennnnn get me started! I LOVE THAT MAN! ALWAYS HAVE. ALWAYS WILL. And by GAWD, he's made me a BELIEVER ... "Everyone needs a pair of wings" J Mo J Mo Fantastico Rodriguez (a bumpy brother)

And the Drama I prefer these days is... SUNSETS. Sunset BOAT Rides ... Sunset SKYDIVE loads with AMAZING people ... Sunset out-on-the-deck-with TALENTED friends and CHOSEN family members ... Sunset EXPRESSIONS of LIFE, LIBERTY and PURSUIT of HAPPINESS ... But then again, that's just one woman's thoughts. J Mo J Mo Fantastico Rodriguez (a bumpy brother)

Amen ... And, may I add the following ... ADDRESSED ONLY to those in CyberSpace, that have expressed their GENUINE concern over my current-state-of-affairs... That is spelled TRAUMA (with a "T") Not to be confused with DRAMA (with a "D") (apparently this confusion exists around some DZs) Affectionately Yours this Holiday Season, The ONE, The ONLY .... Recently-Been-FREED-From-100%-of-the-DRAMA-in-my-REAL-LIFE-so-BRING-IT-ON-out-here-in-CYBERSPACE-'cuz-there-AINT-NOTHIN-OUT-HERE-I-can't-handle... I-GUARANTEE-IT... J ... Mo ... FANTASTICO ... ROODDDRRRRIIIIIGGGGGGUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!! J Mo Fantastico Rodriguez (a bumpy brother)

I've never heard THAT one before! Thank you kindly for the compliment. I had a great time at the WFFC!!! Thank you to everyone who worked so hard putting it together, to everyone who participated, and to everyone who kept their clothes (mostly) on! J Mo Fantastico Rodriguez (a bumpy brother)

AMEN Sista! My personal code of ethics says this... If I want to see you naked, I will do one of the following: 1. ASK you to take off your clothes for me or 2. PAY you to take off your clothes for me Honestly, guys...get a girl to give you a PRIVATE lap dance...I'm sure it will be MUCH more REWARDING in the end. Ya know what I'm sayin'? J Mo Fantastico Rodriguez (a bumpy brother)

Cute, Fun, Clean, California Skydiver chick seeks couch and shower in/near Chicago tonight, Tues. 08/17. Prefer a female's couch, but will settle for a REPTUTABLE male's COUCH. (i.e. "you're not getting any action") Lemme know. J Mo Fantastico Rodriguez (a bumpy brother)