You've heard about people who have been abducted and had their kidneys removed by black-market organ thieves.

Then the thieves struck again. My butt was next.  I knew it was the same gang, because they took pains to match my new rear-end to the thighs they had stuck me with earlier.  But my new butt was attached at least three inches lower than my original!  I realized I'd have to give up  my jeans in favor of long skirts.

Two years ago I realized my arms had been switched. One morning I was fixing my hair and was horrified to see the flesh of my upper arm swing to and fro with the motion of the hairbrush. This was really getting scary--my body was being replaced one section at a time. What could they do to me next?

When my poor neck suddenly disappeared and was replaced with a turkey neck, I decided to tell my story.

The wind, the rain WOW and its here to stay.  At least its supposed to stay for another 8 hours or so. The girls are going stir crazy, everytime I look out at the barn I see a different horse in the stalls. That must be how Kristy keeps herself occupied cause I know Sudden wouldn't expend the energy to change stalls in the pouring down rain unless Kristy pushes her out. They ran out of thier 700 lb Alfalfa bale this morning and I have another one on the back of the truck waiting for the rain to quit so that we can put it out. What a pain in the butt pulling off enough hay to feed them, that stuff is really packed tight. We really need to get a strong shelter for the bales but so far everything we have put up they have torn down. I saw a really cool plastic unit that has slots for thier heads but I am afraid that in the Florida Humidity the alfalfa will mold too quickly.

Earlier this week Sudden got hung up in the fence so I have been diligently wrapping her leg daily but now I am wondering if it is doing any good. Everytime I check it, its caked in mud from them walking and running around. Hope the rain stops soon so the place can dry up. Geeze I pray for rain for my pasture and then I complain when it rains too much LOL! Guess I better not complain too much as we could be without power like the 8900 people in Ocala are right now.

Today was the second time I have seen people trying to get gas at Walmart Murphy Oil.  I am used to the people in the parking lot asking for money for gas, food what ever but now people are pulling up to the pumps and sitting there until they get someone to pay for thier gas. What a sad state we are in where people are having to actually use the money on what they say they need it for. The Walmart employee said that they are having to call the Police more and more for this problem.

Todays incident was the standard oh poor me story from a loud obnoxious person using a crutch. He had a nicer car than I drive and a couple other people in the vehicle with him.  Money for gas? I think not! Surely you and your buds could come up with enough change to get enough gas to get you up the road to pick up the check you say you have waiting for you.

The other incident was an entirely different story. This elderly woman (in a car nicer than mine again) was just sitting in her car at the pump. A lady in a big Lincoln Navigator behind her started honking the horn at her to move. I was fueling next to her and could see that the woman appeared confused or something. I started to walk towards her to make sure she was ok but the lady in the Lincoln was already exiting her car and walking to the elderly woman.  Well from what I could hear it turned out the old woman was out of gas and had no money to get some. My heart just sank, here was an elderly woman who has been hit by the gas crunch to the fullest extent. I am sure her car had long been paid for and she was trying to live off Social Security or something. I hung around a bit longer to see if the woman from the Lincoln was going to help her out which she did.

I left with a sad feeling knowing that someday that could be me, but happy that there are still nice people out there that can and will help a person in need.

Legislation introduced July 23 to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee addresses the horse slaughter issue by linking the practice to animal cruelty and leaving enforcement to federal authorities.

According to some animal welfare advocates, the proposal represents the best chance for enacting federal anti-slaughter laws since the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R.503) has been blocked in House committees despite its passage by both houses of Congress.

"This bill is more defined and more focused and is attached to Title 18, which already deals with animal cruelty issues including dog fighting," said Chris Heyde, spokesman for the Animal Welfare Institute. "Also, enforcement will be done by the FBI and customs. These guys are professionals."

Sponsored by Judiciary Committee Chairman U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), and U.S. Rep. Dan Burton, (R-Ind.), H.R. 6598 the "Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2008" prohibits transport, sale, delivery, or export of horses for slaughter for human consumption. It would also criminalize the purchase, sale, delivery, or export of horsemeat intended for human consumption.

Violators would face fines and/or one year imprisonment for a first offense or one involving five or fewer horses, and fines and/or three years imprisonment for repeat offenses or those involving more than five horses.

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