It's December 15th. Anyone thinking about New Year's Resolutions yet?

I've already got mine, but I cheated, as I started with mine some time ago...

This year, I will spend 1 night a week on call as a driver for a battered women's shelter. In other words, on say, a Saturday night, I'll be at the ready for any call that comes to me to go pick up a woman (possibly with child/ren) from a Safespot. She gets to one of many places, makes a call to the shelter, they call me, I go pick her/them up and deliver her/them to a place where they'll be free from abuse.

I'm looking forward to it. I hope it's largely uneventful for me, but then I also keep a thought in the back of my mind as to God helping the worthless shitbag that follows her there and gets in my way.

Anyone else thinking ahead to the New Year?

Hey, Thomas, you're safe for yet another year even though you deserve it, you hack!

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ALL church activities, or just during the service?

Either way, I'm impressed.

I've got the new trailer so there's no excuse as soon as it's light outside after work again.

Like my Yoda impression?

/geek

wearing your Stormtrooper underoos right now?

Just curious...

If I did you know I'd wear 'em. Maybe I should buy some, they'd have to be from the boys' section but that's already where I buy half my shirts. ;)

no, you probably wouldn't.

I've seen the pics of your liberation of the boobs...

I gotta protect the naughty bits. :D

VERY nice bits, too...

:blush:

Your resolution is most admirable......Good for you!

I haven't made any yet, for myself......Haven't even thought about it, really......

Did you get/read my PM yesterday?


:loveya: :hug:

I'm sure it will inspire us all.

And yes I did, and thank you.

As a person who utilized services provided by the East Texas Domestic Violence Shelter, I sincerely thank you. :hug:

But, I'm glad it was there for you, and I hope to be someone that increases the abilities of a place like that.

And get more business so i can quit my day job

I'm rootin' for you, either way.

drink wine in the place of beer.
as far as my business.
Things are falling into place And i should have a good year
I make archetectural trim and floats for underground storage tanks.
But this year i am entering a market that i Have been in before and am positive i can make a better cheaper item

I wish you the highest success with both of your goals.

Never EVER sell your product / service because it's "cheaper."

Trust me one this one. Better, yes, talk about that. Cheaper...let them find that out when you quote them a price. But do NOT use it as a selling point.

You don't want to be Wal-Mart, do you?

Redstone

Don't know for sure whether I will accomplish it or not but I have to at least try. I don't want to stay depressed, anxious, and yes self pitying forever. I really want to learn to live in the present as best as I can.

You're looking for a change, and may that change come at ramming speed.

I hope you get what you want.

I am also hoping to volunteer at our local hospital in the coming year.

Battered-women's shelters are a favorite charity of mine, because I have a REAL problem with men hitting women. Dunno why that is; my father never hit my mother (though he wasn't shy about beating me up), but it gets me angry even typing about it.

What I do is this: A couple of times a year, I buy half a dozen old Macs (you can get perfectly good ones for about $100 each), and I load them up with public-domain games and Kid Pix (which I've bought over 100 copies of), and send them to various shelters. I figure, here are these poor kids, Mom has grabbed them and gone to a shelter, and they need something to do to keep their minds off the lousy situation they are in.

Your resolution is to help battered women? That makes you an Official Good Guy in the Official Redstone Good Guy List.

Redstone

that you and I have so much in common?

I also have a HUGE problem with men otherwise hurting women, though my father never raised his hand to my mother. He never hit me, largely also due to my mother not tolerating it.

I think that true men, men's men so to speak, believe that a real man would never hit a woman, child, elderly person, nor animal. I think that it has to do with fairness and the "ethics of violence" if you will. You want to duke it out with another fella, maybe a physical equal, have at it, knuckle-dragger. However, go after one that hasn't your physical prowess, and beware, as there are those that do, that will set you straight.

What you do for those kids is a wonderful act, sir, and I have nothing but respect for you, and I cherish my spot on the Official Redstone Good Guy List.

...on family activity every weekend, be it going swimming, taking a hike, going to a museum/zoo whatever.

I like your idea flvegan. I was thinking of doing something like that once Daisy comes in May. Maybe even setting my house up as a safehouse. I'd have to look into it a bit more. I have a friend in New Jersey who does this. She's affiliated with the local shelter, and her house is wired into the local police station, just in case.

At last count, she's had about 20 women through her house. Some stay a few days, others a few weeks.

to open your home up.

Direct Action such as this is a blessing to those in need. If I weren't knee deep in rescue animals, I think I'd do the same.

tough!!! but, I think I can handle it

I never keep them! :evilgrin:

I've done a pretty good job this year - I've saved about $5 grand, and next year I hope to save even more as I want to go travel abroad.