Nov. 25, 2005 - Kelsey Briggs

Oh my, I had a lovely Thanksgiving with the Puppy Couple. Christy is such a good cook and makes boatloads of food as well as delicious homemade pies. She gave me a pecan pie (yummy) and some food to bring home.
I put up my big Christmas tree in the living room today. (I have a 2 ft tall one I put in my room.) I wasn't going to unless Jeremy comes home, but I decided he'll feel better if he comes home and sees the apt all decorated. I will stuff his stocking and have presents for him under the tree, just as always. Gad, I want him home. Patience, grasshopper...

I must post this, unpleasant as it is. The injustice of this is just heart breaking.

The tragedy of Kelsey Briggs

from Lost In Lima Ohio

At only 2-and-a-half-years-old, Kelsey Briggs' tiny body had already endured more injuries than most people see in a lifetime. She had broken bones and bruises from head to toe. The DHS report states that Kelsey had a broken collarbone and faded bruises on her thighs and bottom. A doctor said those bruises were the result of abuse, likely from a beating with an object such as a hair brush. Kelsey's mom, Ray Dawn, said she didn't know how the bruises got there. At that time, DHS told a judge that Kelsey needed to be removed from the home and she was. In February the DA went to court to establish Kelsey as a deprived and abused child. The DA said Kelsey's mother and step-father either perpetrated the abuse or failed to protect Kelsey. Two months later, the judge, acting on a DHS recommendation, allowed Ray Dawn unsupervised visits. Given the history some people wonder why DHS thought that was a good idea. Department of Human Service official George Johnson says, Until you can prove a person has done abuse or neglect to a child, at whatever level; until you can prove that, the courts say you need to be certain of things and that there is enough evidence to prove otherwise. If that means returning a child to a childs home you have to do that. Kelsey's guardian, her paternal grandmother, insists the mothers visits only took place if Michael Porter was not around. Within a month, Kelsey was back in a DHS office. She now has more bruises and what's described as a sprained ankle. DHS staff noticed that Kelsey whimpered and would not walk or crawl. They tell her mom to take the little girl to the emergency room right away. Doctors eventually find broken bones and say the injuries are the result of abuse. DHS remove Kelsey from her grandparents home and continue to investigate. Because of Kelseys broken legs, within a month, the Lincoln County DA is back in court and files a petition saying, in part that Ray Dawn, "either perpetrated the acts of abuse or failed to protect Kelsey. However, a month later, in June, the court allows Ray Dawn to have physical custody of the little girl. FULL STORY



How in the name of all that is holy can someone do this to a little child? HOW? Whenever I got angry with Jeremy, it never occured to me to abuse him. This is horrible, tragic and infuriating. Look at this precious child. She is dead now because of her step-father. You don't want to know what I think he deserves. Mutant.

Paulina pondered at 8:20pm Friday

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Nov. 21, 2005 - at last I am back for real

Frak. Yesterday I was finally able to get my sites back online. Kudos and thanks to Dani at Icicle Drop Web Hosting, I can't sing her praises and prices enough!

I added a true crime blogroll I found during my hiatus. *points right* The subjects are horrendous, but very important. Child molestion, murder, abduction, and crime are a part of life whether we like it or not. If you read any of these blogs, I hope they make you think and want to bitch loud and long to our leaders about doing something to stop the senseless, heart-wrenching plight of these crime victims. I advocate prevention and education and the death penalty for serial child molesters, rapists and murderers. They are mutants who prey on us at will. It's sickening and scary.

On to more pleasant things. I have to finish uploading and tweaking a few sites, so that is what I'll be doing this week. Many sites got new layouts and graphics, go peek at heart-stricken.net, my collective, base of operations, etc. to see the new stuff.
And wait until you see the Christmas layouts I have ready to put up!

I hope you all have a lovely Thanksgiving Day kittens, remember those less fortunate and less loved than us and keep them in your thoughts. It's so good to be back online! Yippee!

Paulina pondered at 5:17pm Monday

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Nov. 16, 2005 - gah, spoke too soon

Why do things have to be so hard? kieben.com is STILL offline. It's almost 2 months now. godaddy.com won't let me tranfer my domain to the new server because I made my info private. They also assigned me an email KIEBEN.COM@domainsbyproxy.com with no way to access it. My new host Dani at Icicle Drop Web Hosting has been working with me for 2 weeks trying to get this mess figured out. I am so not a happy camper!

I am listening to Johhny Mathis to soothe my soul. I was raised on him and various other crooners, and at this time of year I love to hear his voice and remember holidays past. *sigh*

I am very sad and disappointed in Jeremy's ex girlfriend Brittany. She had this on her AWAY message on yahoo:
"Hey Its BrittanyBoo: [AWAY] stupid rumors!! ppl sayin that Jeremy Kralik come out this month.. haha yeah right! I called the warden at North Central Correctional Institution...they said that he's not released from prison until the year of 2009. dumb fools, quit being paranoid abt him. i'm glad he's stayin' there in prison!"

That really hurt and made me angry. I told her to never contact us again and to shut up. The papers have been filed for his release, we are simply waiting for them to go through the court system which is incredibly slow. His attorney said he should be out by Christmas. What a present that would be for both Jeremy and I! Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers, I truly appreciate it.
Well, even though this blog entry won't see the light of day for awhile, at least I can vent here. I don't know when my sites will be back online, it's most discouraging. Peace kittens.

Paulina pondered at 8:10pm Wednesday

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Nov. 07, 2005 - finally

Yay! I will be back online this week! I'm just waiting for the domain to change over to my new server. I have redone many of my sites and they look really good. The only 2 sites which stayed up during this whole mess were Paulina's Playground and heart-stricken.net.

Jeremy's 6 months was up Oct.26. On Nov. 2 when I called his public defender he said "Oh yeah, I must file the petition for his release." Oh yeah. So now I am waiting for the petition to be filed, the judge to sign it, said paper to be filed again, then sent to the prison to release my son. He wrote me today and asked if he can move back in cuz his apt will be gone and I wrote back of course he can. He spent his 22nd birthday (Sun. Nov. 6) in a prison cell, away from his family and friends. Ah, the impotent rage I feel for the girl who did this to him. What goes around comes around, right? Amber VanOrman will get hers, right? Is there any justice or God left in the world? Is anyone in charge?

Passive

"Dead as dead can be", my doctor tells me
But I just can't believe him, ever the optimistic one
I'm sure of your ability to become my perfect enemy
Wake up and face me, don't play dead cause maybe
Someday I will walk away and say, "You disappoint me",
Maybe you're better off this way

Leaning over you here, cold and catatonic
I catch a brief reflection of what you could and might have
been
It's your right and your ability
To become…my perfect enemy…

Wake up and face me, don't play dead cause maybe
Someday I'll walk away and say, "You disappoint me",
Maybe you're better off this way

Maybe you're better off this way
Maybe you're better off this way
Maybe you're better off this way
You're better off this…you're better off this…
Maybe you're better off!
Wake up and face me, don't play dead cause maybe
Someday I'll walk away and say, "You fucking disappoint me!"
Maybe you're better off this way

Go ahead and play dead

I know that you can hear this
Go ahead and play dead
Why can't you turn and face me?
Why can't you turn and face me?
Why can't you turn and face me?
Why can't you turn and face me?
You fucking disappoint me!

Passive aggressive bullshit" -©A Perfect Circle

I'm fixated on the film Constantine which I just bought along with Criminal, MIB II, Sahara, Little Monsters, and Girl, Interupted. I love dvds!

Eye Candy

Paulina pondered at 10:00am Monday

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Nov. 06, 2005 - Happy Birthday son

Oh what a sad day.

Paulina pondered at 8:43am Sunday

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Nov. 05, 2005 - ok, not yet

No word on my hosting. I'm calm. Really.
I have decided to cut my participation in web site comps in half. I also am resigning from voting at Mercy's VE Club as I just don't want to do it anymore. I have more pressing things on my mind, like Jeremy's freedom.

Paulina pondered at 5:13pm Saturday

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Nov. 03, 2005 - ack! kieben.com will be back

Oy! After an unexpected hiatus, kieben.com should be back online very soon. I over-nighted my hosting payment, but no one has been there to sign for it, so I must be patient. I just miss my sites and blog! That is why I am blogging even though I have no idea when this will actually reach the internet. I'm doing the same thing at my LOTR site which has a new format and feel.
New layouts: One Ring to rule them all, Tori Amos ~An Appreciation and Faery Unicorn's Fae Site. You, of course, can't see them until I get the whole domain (all 23 or so sites of it) uploaded again. Paulina's Playground is still online! So is heart-stricken.net! w00t! Damn it all anyway.

Eye Candy

Paulina pondered at 12:00am Wednesday

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