Who else has a desk that looks like this?



While I examined my desk this morning, I wondered just how much work was completed while I was away? It couldn't have been much....lol. Oh well, it will keep me busy.

You know what they say about idle hands?
They play on NN too much......hahahaha

Happy Monday!

A few months ago in the forum, an unverified and non premium poster made a comment about being real. I made mention that they should be careful what they write because all of their pics are from a plethora of web crap/trash sites and professional pay to play sites and they spam in their profile. Another member *who shall remain nameless* told me to mind my own business. Well, I can't do that and I won't do that. This site means a great deal to me. Any amount of help in curbing the unwanted or illegal pics is better than nothing. Yes, the pics keep returning and yes, it is a full time job. But every little bit helps.

Can you imagine how many of the unwanted or illegal pics would still be here is we didn't report the web crap/trash or professional porn pay to play pics? I think it is the responsibility of all true NN members to hit the alert mod button on the pics and the profiles. I am serious, every little bit counts! Yes, I also hit the "alert mod" button on Premium and Verified Members.

****Why is it even a greater responsibility to pay attention?
Earlier, while perusing the pic board, I noticed a poster who has a habit of forgetting his/her surroundings. This poster forgets that there are pictures of family members in the background. And like before, I hit the mod button and did go into status and alerted a mod. WELL.....TONIGHT.....IT WAS WORSE. This poster had an actual child in the pic. The child looked to be about 6 or 7 years old. The child was off to the side, but still, you could tell that the poster knew that the child was in the room while they were taking the pic! That wasn't an accident.

This is why I make it my business, the xxxxxx pics, the children in the pics, revenge pics with names attached and lastly because of web crap/trash. So no, I will not mind my own business. If we just let things slide on some of these pics and the authorities are notified of the pics that don't get reported, NN could lose their site. The old excuse "I didn't know" would not fly.

NN places Mods here for a reason. The Mods are fantastic!
But, they cannot work alone. It takes the entire caring and responsible NN family to assist. So do your best to help. You never know what you can find and report.

Between Thanksgiving and New Years Day the increase of suicides take place. I was gone over Thanksgiving and was fortunate enough to miss the phone calls that overwhelmed the department. It all caught up with me last night. I had 6 calls between the hours of 1000 and 0500. One woman told me that she had been calling for a few days and that no one had answered the phones. I felt bad about that and had to explain the cuts in budgets and man power. On the other hand, I do have to be careful and not make promises about the phones and how I can have them covered at all times.

I won't go on and poo poo the system or why the budget cuts are happening. It wouldn't do any good to whine and cry over it. All we can do is keep trying and keep pushing on. There is always a way to figure out how to cover the phones and visits while officers are off on vacation or during the morning hours. I return to work tomorrow and this is my first priority.

One person cannot man the phones 24/7, that isn't fair to any of us. We do have lives and we do need that down time away from those who seek assistance. I know the trauma that it can bring and how it can interrupt the psyche of those who take the phone calls or follow up on the suicide attempts.

I think a walk in the woods later on will clear my head. I am tired and even though it is noon here, I will say good night.

*in my best Captain Kirk voice*

I must hold out.........don't.... give.... in.... and cut hair.
Must...... remain..... strong...........




Star Trek nerds will get this. Who feels geekish and nerdy today?
hahahaahahah. I am struggling with my hair today....soooooo dramatic!

On the days that I head on out to Orange County, I am always so excited to see my sons. I can't wait to just listen to their voices as they give me the updates on what is going on in their lives. I look forward to seeing their smiles and getting their hugs. Those drives are filled with excitement and anticipation. I love those hours because at the end of them, I am greeted by 2 very special men in my life.
When I leave Orange County the drive is somber. I drive away from those two very special men with their smiles and hugs in my heart. The drive means I won't be seeing them for another month. The drive also means that I reflect on just how much I love them and miss them.
As my sons were growing up we shared everything that three adventurous souls could share. One of them was the ocean. So the drive along the coast stirs memories of laughter, smiles, excitement and discovery. I find myself needing to stop and think of the two boys who brought out the child within a grown woman.

I stopped at one of our favorite places. The Lion Seal Sanctuary is a few miles of playful Seals. The Bull Seals have been arriving for the December mating season. All they do is eat, fight and then fuck....lol. The funny thing is, when they fight, the seal bitches truly do not care. As you can see off to the side.... they are sleeping!!! They fight to claim an area of the beach and then the picking is theirs!!


As the miles slipped on by, my mood perked up and it was time to stop and enjoy the sun tucking itself behind the ocean.

What a gorgeous view. I sat a few hundred feet on top of a cliff. *no, this time I did not try to scale it...lol* The day was going to slip behind me once again. It felt serene to have the sea mist blowing in my face as the warm sun bid me adieu.

As the sun was distracting me, I hadn't noticed the sight below me. A mile or so to my left and right were thousands of otters pulling the waves over their bodies as they settled in for the night. This was something I had never ever seen in all of the years I have been making the ocean my playground. I could not zoom in any further because I was too high up, so I did my best. What appears to be rocks are actually otters. I was amazed at the numbers. I plan on stopping by this very area on my way back to Orange County during Christmas. At that time, I will scale on down in order to get a better view.


It is time to tuck myself into bed. But unlike the otters, I will be wrapped up in a nice warm blankie. I hope everyone ahd a great week.

xoxox

I set a roaring fire, made some popcorn and popped a movie into the DVD player. It is a peaceful night.

Here is the fire that I set.
I send my warm and toasty wishes to all of you on this Thanksgiving Day.


xoxoxxxoxox
I am thankful for those I love and those who are weird enough to love me in return.
I am thankful for the roof over my head, the food in my stomach and the clothes on my back.
I am thankful to have what I need and the ability to save a penny or two for the few things that I want.
On this cold night, I am thankful to be warm.

At my youngest sons and his girlfriends house, the only way to get to the bathroom is to go through the bedroom. While passing through the bedroom I noticed something odd. They had placed strips of masking tape over the eyes on the photographs of his Gram and his Great Aunt Mary. So I called out to him and he came into the bedroom.
Me: B? Why do you have masking tape over their eyes?
B: (he started to laugh) Because last weekend, E and I got overly funky and I didn't want Gram and Aunt Mary see what we were doing. We.......
Me: (I covered my ears) lalalallalalalala I don't want to hear it.
His girlfriend E. heard me saying la lalalallal and came into the bedroom. My son told her that I had asked about the masking tape. So she responds with "Ooooooh yeaaaaaaaaaaa, brown chicken brown cow...boom chikka boom boom" Then she walked away saying "Thank God we put the cattle prod away"

Mommies don't want to hear those things....lol.

On to my next destination! To my old stomping and surfing grounds of Huntington Beach. Last night I had a ton of fun with my dept. friends and didn't get around to seeing the latest entries to the blog challenge. I will view them tonight.

I am off to have lunch at my favorite lunch shack. If any of you have a chance to eat at Jan's....do so. Awesome little soup and sammich counter.

Toodles for now........
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*Amended to add the easy to view link*

On the 1st Anniversary of the Blog Challenges, I dedicate this challenge to lennkynatural. His socks have been gracing the pages of NN for quite some time and I for one think it's HAWT!!!

Here are my cow socks. Of course being a big fan of bovines, I had to own a pair. They keep my little tootsies warm at night.


Besides keeping my tootsies warm, I like wearing fun and flirty socks. Introducing my silver studded, suede heels. A gift to myself.


And depending on the atmosphere, those very same fun and flirty socks can be worn later during a romantic interlude.


Now, for the special sock tribute. To the man himself. For lennyknatural. My ode to the black socks. Lenny, this is for you!


P.s. Lenny, I also posted a pic especially for you in my gallery.


Here is the list of challenge players:
bighoss2, amancalledpony, guitartxn, Uschi7337, Whispermyname, Showy_Showy, ali_dee, InnateLovers, Viszla1, luvthelabia, dziga, masterstoy91, KaioticEvil, hornyman1155, stretch, Tardis, safire13, lennyknatural, Jersey_Girl, nickey69, elle40, MrMrsFX, arabella_topaz, hornyman1155, northern_star and me..tight_wet_lips.
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Instead of leaving Wednesday to see my sons over Thanksgiving, I made a spontaneous decision and left yesterday. I was on the road by 0830 and arrived on the front doorstep at 1430 and shocked them...lol. I like being spontaneous. It keeps people on their toes.

It is a good thing that I thought ahead and snapped my blog challenge sock pics last week. Yes, you read that right! I was early in taking the pics. WOW, you're thinking 'that can't be?' With her busy schedule? How did she do that? Well, it was quite simple. I didn't sleep! It was worth it.

After I watched a movie with my oldest son, I headed on over to my former patrol partners house and we stayed up talking and talking. He's on duty right now and the Jacuzzi is calling my name. I must answer that call.

I have been viewing the sock pics and have been impressed! I will post mine later.
xoxox