Comments for Mary Anne's Musings and More http://profmad72.wordpress.com Insights into business, society, and life in general Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:40:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Diane Schuler: Now it Makes Sense by profmad72 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/diane-schuler-now-it-makes-sense/#comment-18 profmad72 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:40:23 +0000 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-18 John, you have certainly offered a whole new look at the Diane Schuler situation and it certainly would explain a lot of things. I do think this woman was horribly depressed, a state she hid behind a facade of strength and smiles. I remember back to my own psyche at that age and there were times I was close to suicidal, always when I was PMSing with hormones raging thorough my veins. Scary times. As far as real, serious, premeditation, that I am not sure. I do think you have points about her taking the actions she did, but I tend to think that her depression was aggravated by anger from the McDonald's fiasco as well as the fact the gas station didn't have the analgesics she so desperately needed. I would guess that this anger drove her into an irrational state of "to hell with it all," or perhaps a state where her anger scared her and so she tried to assuage it with the vodka. Sounds like you're privy to some inside info? Thanks for the comment, I so enjoyed it, and would love to hear from you again. MA John, you have certainly offered a whole new look at the Diane Schuler situation and it certainly would explain a lot of things. I do think this woman was horribly depressed, a state she hid behind a facade of strength and smiles. I remember back to my own psyche at that age and there were times I was close to suicidal, always when I was PMSing with hormones raging thorough my veins. Scary times.

As far as real, serious, premeditation, that I am not sure. I do think you have points about her taking the actions she did, but I tend to think that her depression was aggravated by anger from the McDonald’s fiasco as well as the fact the gas station didn’t have the analgesics she so desperately needed. I would guess that this anger drove her into an irrational state of “to hell with it all,” or perhaps a state where her anger scared her and so she tried to assuage it with the vodka.

Sounds like you’re privy to some inside info?

Thanks for the comment, I so enjoyed it, and would love to hear from you again.

MA

]]> Comment on Diane Schuler: Now it Makes Sense by john http://profmad72.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/diane-schuler-now-it-makes-sense/#comment-17 john Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:25:05 +0000 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/?p=108#comment-17 The more i read about this case, the clearer it gets. She argued with them at McDonalds to get her kids their last favorite meal and let them play in the playground there since she was gearing up for murder/suicide. It was premeditated, she fed the kids, got her OJ mixer to go, and peeled out of that gas station with a death wish, she drove like a maniac until she was numb enough to not care. She must have told her brother and sister in law something in those phone calls that sealed her fate, she left the phone and with it all hope of being stopped or saved, she drove up the Saw Mill to the Taconic, turned around and came back to end it all. She was not confused, she was building up her nerve. The phone probably got dumped because the kids kept calling home and interferring with her death wish plan, as soon as she knew they were coming to look for her, as soon as the kids said what the road signs said, she went in the opposite direction, north, up the Saw Mill so they would be looking in the wrong place. She was not confused, she was still making premediated decisions to carry out the plan. Then she told her brother she was on Southern State Parkway on Long Island, come on, no matter how drunk you are you can tell the difference between the 2 mile long Tappan Zee toll bridge soaring over the Hudson and Southern State pkwy. She had gone through the toll literally 30 seconds before making the call. She didn’t crash into the toll booth and was able to pull over to the pull off on the right shoulder. The 4 or 5 right hand toll lanes there are all cash only, since they claim they checked the time on her ezpass, that means she probably went through tolls on the left and had to navigate across at least 5 lanes of toll plaza traffic to the pull off without hitting anything. On page 10 of the police report, a witness describes travelling north on the Taconic at 1:15 pm and being cut off by the minivan ALSO TRAVELLING NORTH getting on the Taconic from the Saw Mill Parkway. This is right where the crash happened, about 200 yards north of the Saw Mill/Taconic merge. This means she went up the Taconic past the crash site, then turned around and got back on the same exit ramp in the wrong direction. She scouted the route! Probably saw a perfect spot to end it all and headed back down the road heading south knowing what was going to happen and where, there is a blind curve with a hill right at the crash site, no chance for the unwitting accessory to the crime to react evasively. There are two (2) turnarounds in that stretch of road, plus a lot of wide grass median and shoulder to change your mind if you wanted to. This is not the ‘mommy’s a secret addict’ story like the media has jumped on the bandwagon with to no end, she was uniquely crazy and suicidal and had to know what she was doing. Those people know what happened and have been protecting themselves since the brother first called the police and sugar-coated the situation as ‘a possible medical emergency’ and the husband only can say ’she was sober when she left..” not my fault. CYA. Also, the husbands story about the vodka being his is total BS. He drinks beer, very few men drink vodka as their drink of choice, especially when they are beer drinkers. Vodka is a chick drink. The more i read about this case, the clearer it gets. She argued with them at McDonalds to get her kids their last favorite meal and let them play in the playground there since she was gearing up for murder/suicide. It was premeditated, she fed the kids, got her OJ mixer to go, and peeled out of that gas station with a death wish, she drove like a maniac until she was numb enough to not care. She must have told her brother and sister in law something in those phone calls that sealed her fate, she left the phone and with it all hope of being stopped or saved, she drove up the Saw Mill to the Taconic, turned around and came back to end it all. She was not confused, she was building up her nerve. The phone probably got dumped because the kids kept calling home and interferring with her death wish plan, as soon as she knew they were coming to look for her, as soon as the kids said what the road signs said, she went in the opposite direction, north, up the Saw Mill so they would be looking in the wrong place. She was not confused, she was still making premediated decisions to carry out the plan. Then she told her brother she was on Southern State Parkway on Long Island, come on, no matter how drunk you are you can tell the difference between the 2 mile long Tappan Zee toll bridge soaring over the Hudson and Southern State pkwy. She had gone through the toll literally 30 seconds before making the call. She didn’t crash into the toll booth and was able to pull over to the pull off on the right shoulder. The 4 or 5 right hand toll lanes there are all cash only, since they claim they checked the time on her ezpass, that means she probably went through tolls on the left and had to navigate across at least 5 lanes of toll plaza traffic to the pull off without hitting anything.

On page 10 of the police report, a witness describes travelling north on the Taconic at 1:15 pm and being cut off by the minivan ALSO TRAVELLING NORTH getting on the Taconic from the Saw Mill Parkway. This is right where the crash happened, about 200 yards north of the Saw Mill/Taconic merge. This means she went up the Taconic past the crash site, then turned around and got back on the same exit ramp in the wrong direction. She scouted the route! Probably saw a perfect spot to end it all and headed back down the road heading south knowing what was going to happen and where, there is a blind curve with a hill right at the crash site, no chance for the unwitting accessory to the crime to react evasively. There are two (2) turnarounds in that stretch of road, plus a lot of wide grass median and shoulder to change your mind if you wanted to.

This is not the ‘mommy’s a secret addict’ story like the media has jumped on the bandwagon with to no end, she was uniquely crazy and suicidal and had to know what she was doing. Those people know what happened and have been protecting themselves since the brother first called the police and sugar-coated the situation as ‘a possible medical emergency’ and the husband only can say ’she was sober when she left..” not my fault. CYA.

Also, the husbands story about the vodka being his is total BS. He drinks beer, very few men drink vodka as their drink of choice, especially when they are beer drinkers. Vodka is a chick drink.

]]> Comment on Writing Auditions? by profmad72 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/writing-auditions/#comment-16 profmad72 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:47:11 +0000 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-16 Jessie -- thanks for the tip -- I will indeed join her community. Jessie — thanks for the tip — I will indeed join her community.

]]> Comment on Writing Auditions? by jessiefwriter http://profmad72.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/writing-auditions/#comment-15 jessiefwriter Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:02:56 +0000 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-15 It is impossible not to love Yo. You should consider joining her ning community, freelancewriterville.ning.com. It is impossible not to love Yo. You should consider joining her ning community, freelancewriterville.ning.com.

]]> Comment on Are There Any Decent Clients Out There?? by Linda http://profmad72.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/are-there-any-decent-clients-out-there/#comment-13 Linda Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:14:53 +0000 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-13 Hahaha, No, I don't have any client issues. If I do they are good ones or such minor issues, it's not even worth mentioning, so we are good in that department. Vet was out for Nicki today ( she was coming to see Raven anyway) and they jumped on board to get her shots, coggins and eye checked. All is good. She will be needing her teeth done soon or in the spring, so keep that in mind for your guy as I'm sure he'll probably need something done in the near future also. It never ends with these horses. Barn Mom Hahaha, No, I don’t have any client issues. If I do they are good ones or such minor issues, it’s not even worth mentioning, so we are good in that department. Vet was out for Nicki today ( she was coming to see Raven anyway) and they jumped on board to get her shots, coggins and eye checked. All is good. She will be needing her teeth done soon or in the spring, so keep that in mind for your guy as I’m sure he’ll probably need something done in the near future also. It never ends with these horses.
Barn Mom

]]> Comment on Are There Any Decent Clients Out There?? by profmad72 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/are-there-any-decent-clients-out-there/#comment-12 profmad72 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:52:31 +0000 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-12 Hello, my friend. Still waiting for money (sound familiar??) but otherwise yes, he is a done deal. Thanks for asking. And how are you? Have any client discussions yourself these days? Hello, my friend. Still waiting for money (sound familiar??) but otherwise yes, he is a done deal. Thanks for asking. And how are you? Have any client discussions yourself these days?

]]> Comment on Are There Any Decent Clients Out There?? by Linda http://profmad72.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/are-there-any-decent-clients-out-there/#comment-11 Linda Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:32:04 +0000 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/?p=89#comment-11 How are things going Maryanne? Have you managed to get this "client" put to rest yet? Downloading his programs was a real big no, no and probably had spyware /viruses that infested you computer. I dabble in computer repair, so in the future, mention it to me, maybe I can help and not cost you an arm and a leg! Linda How are things going Maryanne? Have you managed to get this “client” put to rest yet? Downloading his programs was a real big no, no and probably had spyware /viruses that infested you computer. I dabble in computer repair, so in the future, mention it to me, maybe I can help and not cost you an arm and a leg!
Linda

]]> Comment on On The Computer by profmad72 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/on-the-computer/#comment-6 profmad72 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:21:11 +0000 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-6 Thanks you for your kind words, Morsonmar. You have just given me the much needed kick I need to keep writing. Thanks you for your kind words, Morsonmar. You have just given me the much needed kick I need to keep writing.

]]> Comment on On The Computer by Morson http://profmad72.wordpress.com/2009/05/31/on-the-computer/#comment-5 Morson Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:04:32 +0000 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-5 It is very impressive i like it. Just keep it up. It is very impressive i like it. Just keep it up.

]]> Comment on Poor Writing Costs Big Bucks! by kenyard http://profmad72.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/poor-writing-costs-big-bucks/#comment-4 kenyard Wed, 13 May 2009 02:03:28 +0000 http://profmad72.wordpress.com/?p=22#comment-4 Most employees today are products of the "whole language" culture of their school years in the 1980s and early 1990s. A nice article on this connection is found at http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/writing/why-johnny-cant-write/ Kenyard Most employees today are products of the “whole language” culture of their school years in the 1980s and early 1990s. A nice article on this connection is found at http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/writing/why-johnny-cant-write/

Kenyard

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