OnceThere Was a Little Baby....

Read this. I'm so sick already.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a woman accused of killing her 1-month-old daughter by burning the child in a microwave oven.
If convicted of aggravated murder, China Arnold, 27, could face the death penalty.
Investigators believe Arnold killed 1-month-old Paris Talley by putting her in a microwave at her home.
Arnold's attorneys argue she had nothing to do with the baby's death in 2005.
Coroner's officials have said the baby suffered high-heat internal injuries and had no external burns.
They have ruled out scalding water, open flame or other possible causes of death that could have damaged the skin.
Defense attorney Jon Paul Rion has said Arnold had nothing to do with her daughter's death and was stunned when investigators told her that a microwave might have been involved. Arnold took the baby to the hospital after finding her unconscious and does not know how she died, Rion said.
During a pretrial hearing in July, police Detective Michael Galbraith said Arnold told him she arrived home in the early morning hours after drinking, fell asleep and was awakened at 2:30 a.m. by the baby's crying.
She said she warmed a bottle in the microwave oven, tried to give it to the baby, changed the child's diaper and then fell asleep on the couch with the baby on her chest.
Arnold said she and her children were the only ones in the apartment until her boyfriend arrived several hours later and noticed something was wrong with the baby.
Galbraith said Arnold told him: "If I hadn't gotten so drunk, I guess my baby wouldn't have died."
When cross-examined by Rion, Galbraith acknowledged that Arnold told him she did not know how the baby suffered the burns and that she had nothing to do with it that she could recall.
Earlier this month, defense witness Robert Belloto, a staff pharmacist at Good Samaritan Hospital, testified he does not believe it would have been possible for Arnold to place the baby in the microwave because the woman was so intoxicated.
Belloto said Arnold told him she had consumed about 40 percent of a pint of high-proof rum in 90 minutes.
But he acknowledged that he had no other corroboration for her claim.

She is innocent until proven guilty. But....the poor baby.

Searching for Sharlinie

I've been a self-centred slut lately. Only thinking of and about myself and my needs.
There's a missing little girl out there, for crying out loud!
Five year-ol Sharlinie Mohd Nashar or Nini has been in the news since day one of her disappearance. That was on January 9.
I think that is really good that action had been swift to locate her from the start. So far removed from how Nurin Jazlin's disappearance was treated last year.
I do think a lot about how Nurin could have been saved if we had applied the same strategy. Still....we have not found Nini. So, there's no telling what or when....

On my part, I've been a lot more busy-bodyish. I've been looking over my shoulder. Over other people's shoulders. Listening into conversations of people at the next table in case they're discussing a certain little girl.
I've been looking inside cars as I pass them in the supermarket parking area or anywhere. Yeah....as though anyone would keep a little girl in a car while they go shopping.
Well...who knows?
I aint taking chances.

But it's good to see that Nini is still in the news. From what I've been told, it looks like the bloggers' idea of NURIN Alert is underway, though not formally.

Me? I'll stop bitching about how life sucks or how my sex life could be better. Oh...of how Antonio could love me more...

Crap, crap, crap.

There's a frightened little girl somewhere in a not very nice place with very very evil people.

To little Sharlinie -- we'll find you, sweetie. We'll find you.
And when we find you........

Ignorance Is Really Bliss

I have learnt, for a very long time, that this is just so true.
Ladies...what you don't know won't hurt you. So, don't ask questions if you cannot accept the answers.
But let me tell you that most times -- rather all the time -- your man will never tell the truth. Either way -- you not being able to bear with the truth or you being lied to with only answers you want to hear -- it's so sad.

So never ask your man these questions:

1. Have you been faithful/unfaithful to me?
2. Have you slept with another woman?
3. Are you in an intimate relationship with anyone else?
4. Are you in love with someone else?

He will never tell you the truth.
Why should he? He maybe unfaithful but he is not stupid!

First and foremost, these questions are often asked when you have that nagging feeling or that sneaking suspicion that your man has been up to no good.
Even in my case when I had proof.
As an example, only recently, my Antonio denied, in his most convincing gentle straight-faced even-toned voice that, no he was not in touch with XXX.
It was a question that arose in a light-hearted conversation about someone. XXX came into the picture.
I did not assume an accusing tone. Just a simple question asked in the most casual tone. A swift denial. If I had not known the truth, I would have readily believed.
The point was, I knew the truth. So, was and is Antonio a lying bastard for telling that little white lie?
I don't know his reason but I reckon he didn't want to get into having to elaborate something pretty innocuous and his fear (yes, his fear) that I would badger him for details and get so carried away, it would be disastrous.
The fact was that I know that it was nothing. But he chose the easy way out. Lie.
But why was I sure that he lied?
Well, I know they were in touch, though not seriously as in seeing each other. I guess, not yet.
But, very reliable sources told me that, yes they were. No details.
I am guessing through SMSes.
Does it matter how? They were in touch!
Of course I have questions. But, never mind. I choose to put all that aside.
But it keeps me wondering.....how far will he go this time?

So, back to my point that you should not ask questions about your man's "other" life.

You know, men are good liars.
So, don't ask them questions for which you'll get lies.

Be happy! And trust me...ignorance is bliss.

Aaah....

Hope this year will be better.