A friend sent a link to this article about a sex abuser in New York. If you read the story, you will note the abuser had himself been abused as a child: Rabbi Sentenced 32 Years For Sexually Abusing Teen – “In a surprise courtroom revelation, the judge read portions of Lebovits’ probation report, where the rabbi confided to authorities that he himself was a victim of sexual abuse, when he was a boy. Lebovits said he was victimized the first time by an uncle in London, when he was just 11-years-old. He said a teenager abused him again, a year later, when he was 12.”
If you take photos of bridges, please participate in the Sunday Bridge meme.
Stonecrop in my garden April 2010
Stonecrop is showy even before it flowers, with those sculptural, succulent green leaves.
Thursday’s Challenge is: “GREEN” (Plants, Spring Growth, Gardens, Clothing, Green Things,…)
and next week is FOOD (Meals, Restaurants, Eating, Vegetables, Unusual Foods, Cooking, BBQs,…)
Blossoms on N. 8th Avenue in Highland Park, New Jersey
Next week on Thursday, April 22 from 6 to 9 pm there will be an Earth Day Extravaganza and a health fair at the Highland Park High School.
Also, stand up comedian Benji Lovitt reports he will be in Whippany, New Jersey on April 18: “Because the Middle East is funny.”
Last night my husband and I attended our first college application planning meeting along with a roomful of other parents at my son’s school. College? Wasn’t he just born yesterday?
I took many photos of flowers late last week (azaleas, magnolias, tulips, cherry blossoms), and only this one was close to a Ruby. It’s an English Daisy plant that I bought at a small florist in North Brunswick, New Jersey when my boys were having orthodontic visits.
Shameless plug:
#NJSM09 Voting begins today until Sun. April 25, 11:59pm EST to choose the NJ Social Media Hall of Fame Inductees! Vote only once, by leaving one comment on the NJ Social Media Facebook fan page, naming your choice of Finalist and briefly explain why they should be inducted into the NJ Social Media Hall of Fame. List of Finalists to choose from (in reverse alphabetical order by Twitter user name): @tweetamar Itamar Kestenbaum, @podcaststeve Steven Lubetkin, @njplaygrounds Sheila Sayah, @njfamilymag Lucy Banta, @lynetteradio Lynette Young, @leorawLeora Wenger, @jessicalevin Jessica Levin, @jerseybites Deborah Smith, @hhrmediagroup Don Povia, @AmyVernon Amy Vernon
This week you can vote on Facebook (later you can vote via blog, LinkedIn or Twitter). All are great choices!
