Michele

Um well, I could tell you that. But I wouldn't be telling you the truth. I wonder how one goes about doing/getting that kind of thing? Hmmmmmm. I hadn't thought of that. Good suggestion. Oh, this next year is gonna get really interesting, I think. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Hey, Spy...once it's all hooked up, post a pix...I can't really see it while it's in the bag... And for me, my mother today put $50 onto my account at Perris...so as soon as I get this escrow closed, I shall be airborn again! Yahooooooooo!!!! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

It's a mean thing, and I will not be watching it. Additionally, if they are really not told beforehand, there could be some really interesting litigation coming from this... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

It may be more interesting than that...seeing as it may cross over to the federal level. Now, a federal restraining order is serious business. I wonder...maybe contacting a gumshoe would be in order, to look at the raw data. Or perhaps a person I know who's the most gorgeous man (he is such a babe!) from the air force... Have fun, Rhino... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Poor Jim....poor, poor Jim. Just tells me you're better able to keep track of your $$ than I am....Ah, man, if I made $$, we'd all be rich! Tell ya what. If you ask really nicely, and ever cross my path, I'll buy you a beer. Deal? As for you, Lippy, I dunno what the rules/regs in Alberta are... And Speedy, the truth of credit reports is that everyone is entitled to a free one, once a year, from all three credit reporting agencies. It's a good idea to call in your birthday month to get it, and make sure things are accurate (birthday month only because it's easier to remember...). Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Rawk on, Jess! And a late Merry Christmas to my favorite editor! O.K., so I didn't actually give you anything...and o.k., so you did the work and sent out the form...but Merry Christmas anyway! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

I didn't claim my $$ because I didn't know it was there. Not because I'm in jail, dead, in a coma, etc. Nor have I moved frequently, had many married names, joint accounts, etc. Furthermore, the client I found several thousand for had inherited the $$, and had no idea it was there. These are all reasons I put the stuff up in the first place. My point was, and remains, that $$ is out there, possibly yours, and maybe it would be a good thing to check the stuff out and see. No harm, no foul. If someone has enough money to not want any more, they're in a great place, and more power to them. I'm not, and I think that others may be in my shoes...and I'm just sending info out that I've discovered as I discover it. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Yup. Checking some state websites for unclaimed property, bwilling and maybe ECVZZ (it's a common name though) has some. The link a few posts up should connect you to your state. Yes, I'm bored. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Not a soul. Sigh. Maybe next year will be better! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

True dat, Clay. But try this link - it should take you to all the state comptroller's office which will allow you to search their data banks, for free. http://www.ohiotreasurer.org/textonly/t-treasstate.htm I would suggest checking every state you have lived in. You many not have anything there, but why not? And, that's free... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Rhino, according to the state of MI, there are two unclaimed items in their treasury department under your name. Dunno your middle initial, so dunno if it's you... Clay, it cost me nothing to search. Do you really believe I would waste a jump ticket cost on each of those listed above? Love ya all, but I'm broke. Wouldn't happen. "Foundmoney" allows you to name search for free. From there, you're on your own. You might start with states you've lived in and their treasury department. Every state's claiming laws vary, but it should be checked out. Jess - glad to hear you got a couple bucks coming your way...spend it wisely - on JUMPS!!!! or top ramen for your cutaway (that amount should feed you ramen for the entire summer! LOL) And no, I have no financial interest in any website. Cheese and rice, just trying to help folks out with info I found. So shoot me. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Yup, I agree... Except, and here's the interesting thing...I found an account which was holding $$ for me that I didn't know was there. If I don't know it's there, how will I know to look? This website will at least give you a clue that there are things out there for you. If that means I then go on to the CA (or NJ, as this was - and I've never been to NJ, but it's mine, alright) state unclaimed funds (which is where it goes to), then I can start the rigamarole to claim it through the state, and not the website. The first site is free to search... Hey, don't bother if you're not interested. It wasn't an attempt to do anything other than share info that I'd found. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Just FYI... the following folks here have a name match in the Foundmoney database (not to say it's you, but it's your name...) Clay Fowler Rhino Skybytch Luna Jessica Andyman Weid Homer Gawain Ironmike Bob/Robert Hanrahan(forgot your screenname, sorry). I also ran several others, and they did not result in a match...which tells me this isn't a database of everyone...and like I said, it worked for several clients of mine. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

"You TOO may have money you didn't KNOW about....blah blah blah..." Several years ago, I ran a search on the web to see which sites have this kind of info... Here's one. http://www.foundmoney.com/ And yes, I have about 8 records of unclaimed funds (not for long...I will claim them shortly...). So does my father - his is something like $5K. So do several relatives in addition to Pop. I ran some names from DZ.com, and while it may be wrong because of middle initial or misspelled names, it may behoove you to check it out. I did this for a few clients last year, and found three of them several hundred $$ to several thousand (in one case...). Here's another site which claims to be similar, although I haven't played with it...it needs a registration and maybe a fee to access... http://www.unclaimedfunds.org/ Check it out - "vad coid it hoit", as my Pops would say! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Congratulations, Rob. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

From site: Clockwise from top left: Iftikhar Khozmai Ali, Abid Noraiz Ali, Akbar Jamal, Mustafa Khan Owasi, Adil Pervez. LOL, yes, well...not ezzzactleee....but I must admit, I've had the same thought... LOL! He is no longer HH...he is...Secret AAAAAAgent man... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Nope, not weird and not '80's. I started skating young, and competed for a while. My home rink was in a mall which was destroyed in the 94 quake (I had stopped skating by then). It's really a good idea, inasmuch as it gives the kids/youths something to do while Mom spends time and money in the shopping center. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Why in heaven's name not? Oh, I geddit...he's not really human but still a figment of our imagination. O.K., I'll play! He's the forever mystery man.... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

As this year wanes, I look back on the path I have traveled. It turns and it twists, neither straight nor narrow. Rather, it is wide and well used, little trails leading off the side, being swallowed in the fields and forests surrounding it. It is the road I've walked, this year, and it resembles nothing I had imagined. No resolution made it to the first of February, no plan survived the January storms. I have encountered many unexpected events, and have come to this side of the year whole and healthy. I have struggled mightily, winning some battles and losing others. I have felt the slice of knife-sharp words, spoken in haste and pride from my own mouth as well as from others' mouths. I have known the damage of ridicule, and felt the sting of rejection and righteousness from a source I had sought for their knowledge and approval. And yet, I have been soothed by the smile of a child. In the eyes of a child, there is wonder and awe and exploration, and I have seen those eyes watch me and love me and sweep me off my feet. Small soft arms encircling my neck, and creeping 'round my shoulders, I have held a child as he fell asleep, innocent and trusting and pure. I have forgiven, and have asked forgiveness both. I have run from fears, and have met them headlong as well. I have delayed and I have procrastinated, but I have also moved forward with a speed which surprises me. In many ways, I have gone both backward and forward, sometimes at the same instant. And I wonder at this, my life. I wonder at the ability to surmount that which looks insurmountable, but falter at the small crack. I wonder at my heart's ability to have enough faith that the sun will rise tomorrow, and it's ability to stay here through another dark, bleak night, cold and scared, alone and lonely. I have seen glory and heartbreak, happiness and disillusionment, financial austerity and emotional wealth. I have both made and lost friends, kept and broke promises, and learned of the heart's capacity to try again, yet again. I have learned of humankind's capacity to heal and to hurt, in both large and small ways. I have seen both tears and smiles, successes and failures, hope and depression. I have seen both sunsets and dawns, and heard the wails of bereaved as well as the birdsong of birth. I gave my heart away, and received it back soon thereafter. I have reached inward and outward, gave of myself and received of others' selves. I have been hurt and I have been loved; I have let go and I have regained my footing, stumbling, struggling, fighting. I have been on intimate terms with a surgeon's scalpel, and have spoken - pled, if truth be told - with the Angel of Death for leniency in the passing of many friends this year. I have found myself awed by their grace in dying, and in their gifts to the living...and I remember them with both joy and sorrow. I have heard the first cries of a newborn, and seen her face, squished and startled, breathing alone for the first time. I have seen completion of lives, consummations of love, and beginnings of dreams. I have cried many nights through, and I have learned some harsh lessons. I have also played in the rain and slept in the sunshine. I have soared among the clouds, and danced along the path of the moon. I have listened to the many-layered music of the world, and I have listened to the solitary music of a beating heart. I have no idea what the path in front of me contains. I know, however, that I will walk it with experience harvested, lessons learned, and surrounded by friendships and dreams. I will follow my heart's direction, wherever it may take me, however rough the path, however scared I may be. I will follow it, for it leads forward. Ciels- Michele

Heya, Frank - that's a great pix of Jackson...what kind of dog was he? And rgoper, your pix of Bear looks like he's smiling! (Thanks for your post - it brought tears to my eyes!) Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Hey, Tonto. That is a sincere apology, and I am sure Frank appreciated it greatly...and you've jumped a notch in my opinion... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Um, why are you going to the packing shed when you had nothing out to pack up? Why didn't you just get back on the plane and go up again? Geesh...dreams make NO sense! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

Well, at least I'm getting cuddles somehow, you know? Nah, the only one who uses her nails to clutch is BK, and they are kept trimeed so when she decides to use them, they are ineffective. LOL! (Hey, Frank - are you smiling yet?) Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

ROFL...yes, well, but is it correct? (Ohhhh, thread creep...) Sure, why not? Now that would set the world on it's ear...Eve? Nah, Adam!!! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~

LOL...yes, it can make one a tad paranoid...btw, when are you going to start being obsessive/compulsive about the spelling part? Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~