It appears that the case of the missing journal entry postings has been SOLVED!
I can see from my own list of the number of journal entries posted on my site that last June 4th was a busy day. I know I have posted quite a few journal entries over the years but not 53 of them!!! I can talk and write alot but . . . . .
Trying to repair the site the guys posted over 30 test entries on my site in just a few hours! When the site recently got repaired these disappearing journal entries suddenly reappeared. I just noticied this and have spent time deleting the test items.
I would suggest that everyone go delete repetative journal/test items to cut down on the clutter.
Thanks Dan & Jon for the great work in making Urnotalone such an awesome place!!! You have proved yourselves again!
It is that time of year and yesterday's/today's snowstorm just seems to add to the festive mood of Christmas. I know that getting ready for the holidays can be stressful and painful.
I enjoy all the bright lights, good cheer, parties, the presents, and Xmas dinner. But let us remember the true meaning of Xmas. It is the day that we celeberate the life of one person and the meaning of what it is to strive and have a better planet to live on.
Enjoy your holidays no matter your belief system!!!!!
I hope that all of you have a great Thanksgiving. We all have, though it may not seem that way many times, so much to be thankful for. The next time you get down emotionally remember that things could be a whole lot worse. Many people are in that predicament.
This is a test to see if I can input my journal entry. Fingers crossed!
Summer is almost here. I know that 90 degree weather and
95% humidity does not do much for makeup. The season does not always
lend itself to dressing up. The dressed go into the box and the boxes
go into the closest.
Why not slip into that swimsuit and
go on out and get a great tan in a nice secluded surrounding. Or be
more brave and go out in public with a cute, sleeveless top and min
shorts/skirt. Give the guys some "eye candy!"
I am writing this journal entry to see if it will input or not! *Fingers crossed*
Summer is almost here and for many girls the makeup and clothes go into the box and the box goesinto the closet. While makeup does not work well in 90 degree weather and worse in 90% humidity you can still enjoy dressing. How about buying a new swim suit and sunning yourself in a secluded spot? Or if you are more adventuresome go out in public in a smart little outfit or a sleveless top and mini shorts! Give the guys some "eye candy!"
I tried to write this entry a week ago but the gremlins get me from posting it. I SO LOVE COPMUTERS!!!!!
It is May an this is the perfect month to go "out and about" on the town. I do miss wearing my leather coat and boots and regret putting them away for a summer hiatus till autumn's chilll returns.
Think of this time of year as a chance to enhance, and expand, your wardrobe. Don't we all want to go on another shoping spree? Be decadent once in awhile! Credit card please!
I think it is safe to say around here that spring is now firmly entrenched and winter is on the retreat. I love the warmth of spring and putting on the bright, lighter clothes though I do have pangs of regret putting away the leather coats and boots. I just love the smell and feel of leather and I have one hell of a boot fetish which summer cuts into in a big way!
For you part timers don't feel that you must put your fem self away for the duration till September. Find a nice outfit and a secluded spot to enjoy your ligther wardrobe. Time is the most precious commodsity and you can not put a price tag on it. Once time has passed it is gone forever. Enjoy!
For us 24/7 girls we will just have to sweat it out. Oh! Excuse me! We will perspire!
I'd Luv to be the 1st weather tgurl on the Weather Network! Where's my poker? giggles .... I'd Luv to be a pioneer in a medium other than porn. I'd like to show some class to the masses (clumsiness included, but not by choice). Just whistlin' away, enjoyin' my day ......
February 2nd is Ground Hog Day. I'm sure you all know the story. If the groundhog sees his shadow there is 6 more weeks of winter. If the groundhog does not see his shadow then spring is almost here.
I've often wondered, what type of IDIOT cam up with this concept? Have you ever seen spring start at the beginning of February? There may be global warning but spring at the start of February?
I regret to tell all of you that this year, 2008, the groundhog ended up with a different result. The groundhog came out of his burrow, saw my main picture in URNA this month and committed suicide. Funeral services will be conducted today, video at 11 P.M.
FIRST EVENT 2008
On Wednesday, 16 January I picked up my girlfriend Brenda Sue at the airport in Providence in the early evening and we proceeded to the Sheraton Hotel in Peabody. This was the new site for First Event. Brenda flew in from Chicago and this was her first First Event.
We were met at the hotel by our girlfriend, Jackie, who had come down earlier in the day. She helped us get into our rooms.
A bunch of us girls freshened up and went down to the restaurant for dinner. I was quite tired from a long day and was very hungry, but also wanted a drink!
Right off the bat I was impressed by the hotel staff's professionalism and courtesy. It was quite obvious that this year's hotel staff was given some corporate sensitivity training and the staff took the lessons to heart. Last year many of the staff at the previous hotel acted like the circus had come to town when they saw convention participants. They were rude.
The food at dinner was also very delicious. We ended up closing down the restaurant/bar.
On Thursday we welcomed many of our other friends. For me, these conventions are more of a social occasion now rather than an informational quest. I've attended many of these seminars in the past, plus I know everything anyways! HA HA HA, that's a joke everyone!
I was very fortunate in that Jackie's friend (and now mine) Bobbie was attending First Event. He is a professional hair stylist and so I was able to have my hair look its' best every evening. THANKS BOBBIE YOU ARE THE GREATEST BABES!
We then got prepared for the Dinner/Costume Ball. Since I did not get out on Halloween this was my chance to make up for it. My roommate, Jackie Thompson, went as the cutest cowgirl you have ever seen and I went as a cheerleader. YEA RA RA !
Even though the organizers did not say there would be a contest, I think many girls were under the impression there would be one. There was not. Had there been I think my girlfriend, Tiffany Starr, would have won it hands down. She went as a red, girl Dracula. YIKES!
One gentleman admirer was there and shared our dinner table.. He got up to perform after dinner and was a very talented impersonator. He was also quite charming and funny as well.
Later in the evening, while I was prancing around, I saw a sign board for the Leahy Clinic seminar of "Sleep Disorders" in the front lobby. You can see me sleeping with this sign:-)
Dinner was nice and we all got some dancing in.
The next day I woke up at 11 A.M. I've grown to like breakfast in bed at these events. Expensive? Perhaps. I like doing this since I normally do not do this when I travel. It also allows you more time to rest. My roommate Jackie T also liked it as well.
Sometime the early bird girlfriend or two pops in to chat. Annette Brunette came by and proceeded to take my pic in bed. OH NO ANNETTE! HOW COULD YOU?
She later photo shopped me into bed with the two life size plastic dolls at Dr. Z.'s party! Thanks Annette:-( I've never had such great sex in my life! *Giggles*
On Friday we wandered around the vendors' area and attended a couple of seminars. Since I do assist many others I decided that the workshop on coming out to children was a good workshop to go to It was nice to hear from others but I felt the presenter should have presented more of her own thoughts and ideas on the matter since she was a mental health care professional.
Friday evening many of my sorority sisters in Sorority Sisters of New England, and I, went out to dinner at the No Name Restaurant in Boston. Jackie picked out a great seafood restaurant.
I know that many girls only want to go out to "alternative" establishments. I grow tired of this self imposed segregation as a steady diet. If the transgendered community is looking for acceptance in the wider world then we need to "show the flag" and go out into the rest of the world. Our presence can educate the public into acceptance. I'm not going to hide in closets anymore. Besides they are too musty! Are we ashamed of ourselves? Our $$$ is just as green as anyone else's!
Our intrepid group included Jennifer Lane, Jackie Thompson, Brenda Sue Faulkner, Denise Armel, Jean Warren, Taylor Stephnz, Tiffany Starr, and myself. When we got to the restaurant two of the waitresses recognized Jackie and I from a previous visit last summer. Is that good or bad? Maybe it was the 5" stiletto heels, black fishnet stockings , and the micro min skirt. HUMMMM:-0
The waitresses were thrilled to wait on us 8 girls. They gave us the best seats in the house. We all had delicious seafood to eat. The other patrons did not even bat any eyelash at our crowd. Dress for the occasion is the rule. Later we went clubbing.
The night was topped off by a visit to Dr. Z's famous, or infamous, suite party. There is always enough free liquor to float a battleship!
At about 3 A.M. I was in a rather silly mood. I like convention pics, but not the usual, run of the mill, sitting at a table, or standing in a hallway photo parade. I suggested to Jackie that we go to the Exercise/Weigh Room and take some goofy photos. You can see them in my new gallery. It was a blast and no one was around. The pics are unique! You can also combine those with the previous evening's, "Girls On The Luggage Cart" pics
On Saturday we tore around the the site and had a nice time. For dinner all of us SSofNE girls sat at one table. There was Jennifer Lane, Jackie Thompson, Annette Brunette, Brenda Sue Faulkner, Denise Armel, Sherry Colah, and myself. The dinner was quite nice and later we danced the night away. They even ended up ripping up the temporary dance flooring from underneath us at the end of the evening!
The evening ended up back at another Dr Z suite party.
On Sunday I drove Brenda Sue back to the airport for her to catch her evening flight. We had dinner at a nice restaurant south of Worcester. I wanted to avoid I-95 since there was a big game for the Patriots being played down at Foxboro. She got off on time.
I want to thank everyone for a great time. My sorority sisters are the best and Jackie you are an awesome roommie !
In our everyday life we are surrounded by a variety of people. Some of the people we deal with on a daily basis are a joy to be with, and their loving presence nurtures and encourages us. Others may have the opposite effect, draining us of our energy, making us feel tired and exhausted. Our well-being can be easily influenced by those around us, and if we can keep this in mind, we will have greater insights into the quality of our social interactions and their energetic effect on us.
Once we think more deeply about the people we interact with, it becomes easier for us to work toward filling our lives with people who help us cultivate healthy and positive relationships. Even though it might not always seem like we have much control over who we are with, we do. The power to step back from toxicity lies within us. All we have to do is take a few moments to reflect on how another person makes you feel. Assessing the people we spend the most time with allows us to see if they add something constructive to, or subtract from, our lives. Should a friend sap our strength, for example, we can simply set the intention to tell them how we feel or simply spend less time with them.
We will find that the moment we are honest with ourselves about our own feelings, the more candid we can be with others about how they make us feel. While this may involve some drastic changes to our social life it can bring about a personal transformation that will truly empower us, since the decision to live our truth will infuse our lives with greater happiness.
When we surround ourselves with positive people, we clear away the negativity that exists around us and create more room to welcome nurturing energy. Doing this not only enriches our lives but also envelopes us in a supportive and healing space that fosters greater growth, understanding, and love of ourselves as well as those we care about.
Karen Reeves November 6th, 2007 7:13 pm MST ~Some Thoughts: November 2007~
NEW GALLERIES !
Check out my galleries here! I've added 7 new secondary pictures on my front page, rounded out my gallery on BeAll/SCC with 13 pictures, added 2 new pics in "Karen's Escapades", and started a new gallery with 5 pictures of my former front page pictures. That is 27 pictures in all. Enjoy!
Check Out My Revised & Updated Website: FoxyKaren.net
Hi Everyone !
"IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
~SOME NOVEMBER THOUGHTS~
November is now here and all turkeys are getting nervous ! Can you say "Giblet?" Hey, the Red Sox won the World Series!!! YES!!! Now we can enjoy football since justice has been done in baseball.
In November we have two important holidays: Veterans' Day & Thanksgiving. Let us all take stock of all that is positive in our lives and how fortunate we are compared to many others in this world. Let us also pay tribute to the women and men veterans who have defended our freedoms and our nation. They are heroes 24/7.
SS of NE Outing ( 13 October 2007 )
A few of my friends in Sorority Sisters of New England came down to visit me (Denise Armel and Jackie T). We hung around during the day on Saturday and I showed them the area that I live in.
That evening we met up with Jennifer Lane and her friend Audrey Conrad. We went out for dinner at a lovely Thai Restaurant in New London, CT called Bangkok City. Needless to say we all ate too much but had a great time.
For me the seafood is the best overall. I think the waiter enjoyed the company of all of us girls. Giggles!
After dinner we went clubbing at O'Neil's Brass Rail. The music was great but it was too chilly to stay on the outside deck for an extended time. We danced inside. I played a little pool and split a couple of games with Jackie.
THE MAIN PICTURE
This picture was taken on Thursday, 13 September 2007at the SCC Convention in Atlanta. I was sitting in the center hallway of the 3rd floor in my hotel where we stayed. I was afraid the glass top "counter" that I was sitting on would shatter from my heavy weight and impale my rear end:-)
ASK KAREN
I hope you like this feature also. Just email me any questions you might have and if I select your question, I will answer it next month. PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR QUESTION AND DO NOT WRITE IT IN MY GUEST BOOK. YOU WILL OVERWHELM IT! No obscene questions please!
Dear Karen,
Which convention do you prefer to attend Karen?
Mr. Eager Beaver Beaver Falls, OR
Dear Mr. Beaver,
That is a hard question. All conventions have many of the same attributes: seminars, banquets, dances, and clubbing. What sets the conventions apart from each other are the organization of the conventions and the different people who attend each convention.
I prefer SCC because: 1. It is Atlanta! 2. SCC is very well run. 3. It is the largest TG Convention in the U.S. so you get to see many girls and guys that you would not normally see at any other convention.
I urge anyone thinking of attending just one convention to make it SCC.
FOXYKAREN.NET
My website has been totally revamped. It has three new galleries, for a total of 30 new pictures. The pictures are also in larger frame when you click upon them in the drop down bar. Now you don't need to wear glasses. You can reach right out and touch me:-)
The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances.
Click on the tab or banner above my profile here in URNA, check it out, and leave a guest book comment if you like! Thanks!
I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large.
I have said it before and I say it again, any accolades I receive are due to ALL OF YOU ! ! ! Thank you for supporting me in URNA! We ALL need love and friendship, anybody who believes differently does not understand human nurturing. Nobody can exist in a vacuum. I hope my website makes you proud of yourselves as well. I am honored to be your friend :-)
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department a lot!
I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care.
I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ?
1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !" 2. You can use my picture as a dartboard ! 3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone ! 4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
KAREN'S 8 FRONT PAGE FRIENDS FOR NOVEMBER 2007
I noticed in March that the four friends on my front page were now boxed in yellow and they had four others joining them there as well. What was this, an outbreak of Yellow Fever? Oh my !
I then received an email from URNA explaining to me that they had instituted, for paid members, the ability to reconstitute your front friends page to list your top 8 "Best Friends"
But what if you have more than 8 Best Friends? What if they list YOU and you can NOT list THEM? Oh no! Surprised
So many of you wonderful girlfriends and boyfriends have reached out and touched my life that this presented a real problem to me. I had to find a solution. Here is mine starting in August.
I shall select a new top 8 "Front Page Friends" each month. Those people who are Gold Members and place me in their #1 slot on their front page will be in the top row, slots #3 & #4. Sorority Sisters of New England will be in slots #1 & #2.
Those Gold Members who have me on their front page in positions 2-8 will be in my second row, slots #7 & #8. Sorority Sisters of New England Gold Members will be in slot #5 and SSofNE Free Members will be in slot #6. Make any sense? Probably not:-)
I do not mean to slight non paying members but it is the paying members who support this site and the non paying members ability to have profiles here. Jon, Vicky, and Dan can not run this place as a charity.
My friends who care enough to list me on their front page at some point should receive some recognition. Saying "Everyone's my friend but ONLY THESE 8 will be on my front page forever!" seems a little too exclusive. I wish to thank these people for showing their friendship to me.
I will notify those selected that they have been selected. This is a small way to pay tribute in my monthly journal posting "SOME (MONTH) THOUGHTS".
This will be in lieu of my monthly "Karen's TGurl Awards". So many of you hold a special place in my heart. You have helped me so much. I hope this solution does not offend anyone. If so then please email me.
Thank you for reading this and understanding! Laughing *With Love & Respect* ~Karen~
JACKIE THOMPSON ( West Ossipee, NH ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/10132
DENISE ARMEL ( Boston, MA ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/103229
KEVIN ( Hudson, MA ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/83913
LARRY ( Honolulu, HI ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/61820
Karen Reeves October 2nd, 2007 5:55 pm MDT ~Some Thoughts: October 2007~
Check Out My Revised & Updated Website: FoxyKaren.net
Hi Everyone !
"IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
October is now here ! This is my favorite month of the year. Did you know that the WTNH TV8 (New Haven) Weatherman, Dr. Mel Goldstein, states that overall October is the least stormiest month of the year on average? HUMMM:-)
My favorite season is on tap ! The cooler, less humid days of autumn are a thrill for me. Warm days are followed by cool, crisp nights. The leaves on the trees of New England are adorned with bright fall colors. IT'S BOOT WEATHER GIRLS!!!!!
I hope this year to get some nice autumn pictures for this site. We shall see how well they come out!
Southern Comfort Conference ( 12 September - 16 September 2007 )
I attended my 4th SCC in Atlanta, Georgia this year. I arrived at the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on Wednesday evening around 8:30 P.M. after an eventful flight.
I do have ONE MORE gripe with the airlines. Many of the airlines use smaller commuter jets now thus clogging up the airports with many more smaller planes and delaying flights. I also get irked with the virtually non existent luggage compartments on these flights. I went out and bought a much smaller piece of carry on luggage but since the overheads now can not store anything large than a loaf of bread I had to check all my belongings. Can you imagine going to a TG convention with no dresses????? At least I was allowed to carry my purse on board.
Once I got to the hotel I was politely "ambushed" by many friends. It was great hanging out in the lobby but after a day at work and a plane flight I was bushed. Fortunately my friend Alexis Rene bought me dinner so I did not starve. Thanks Alexis:-)
The hotel was new. I loved the decor of the hotel but heard rumblings that the service was not very good. I said they had better get their act together before the number of attendees to SCC tripled by Saturday night. Fortunately it did ! Disaster averted.
On Thursday I rolled out of bed to do a modeling session with Jamie Austin. I enjoyed it and got some great shots out in the garden with all the lovely flowers and the trees. I'm sitting on those pics for now. Sorry girls & guys !
In the afternoon one of my best friends, Lisa White of Massachusetts, arrived. She was my roommate and was attending SCC for the first time. When I greeted her up on the 3rd floor next to our room she looked so sweet and cute (of course she always does!!!!!). We chatted away in our room while I got her settled.
Dinner was at the Italian Restaurant in the lower level of the hotel. Lisa and I had Jenna Taylor, her roommate Lara, and Simone Lee as dinner partners. The food was great, the company even greater. I wish to thank Jenna for springing for the bill for me. Thanks sweetie:-):-):-) We were all feeling good after the wine.
That evening at dinner. I was wearing a hot blue, form fitting dress. I must admit that I was decked out to take no prisoners. None of the POWs seemed to mind surrendering to Lisa and I.
At any conventions there are room parties, visiting in the bars, and dancing. We did all three and hit the room around 4 A.M. BEDTIME !!!!! SNORE:-)
On Friday we slept to 11:30 A.M. and rolled out of bed to go to breakfast, errr lunch. The food was not notable. We did receive a pep talk on TG legislation winding its' way thru Congress. Hopefully discrimination against the TG community will be outlawed federally though I am not holding my breath on this.
In the evening we went out clubbing. Megan (who lives in Atlanta) drove us around in her Mercedes convertible. It was cool out but not bad. We hit this club and had a great time dancing, drinking, playing pool, drinking, chatting, and ahh drinking! Thanks for being a perfect tour guide Meagan. You are one live wire !
Lisa and I were in bed by 3:45 A.M. WOW earlier this night ! HA HA HA !
On Saturday we were dragging and since the lunches at the event were not to impress Lisa and I decided to curl up in bed and have room service. The Eggs Benedict breakfast (at noon time) was awesome. It was pricey but we deserved it!
In the afternoon I filmed a video for a television show. I'm not sure I did that well but the producer wanted to film Tgirls to portray our lives in a NON Jerry Springer type of atmosphere.
Funny thing is that I knew what I wanted to say UNTIL THE CAMERA STARTED ROLLING. I ad libbed it. If this show makes it to television look for it. With me in the show it maybe on the SciFi Channel !
The Saturday night banquet was great! The food was outstanding, the dancing and music was nice, and we each got a coffee mug as a keepsake. I got to bed "early" since I had to fly out the next morning at 9:30 A.M.
The flight home was not a problem. Thank goodness !
I want to give a huge thanks to my roommate Lisa White. She is one beautiful, classy, mature, and awesome friend. She was the best roommate by not snoring, hogging the bathroom, or fighting over make up.
We hung out a lot and went all over the place. I could not have asked for a more perfect roommate. In every way Lisa White is amazing. Girlfriend thanks for a nice time. You are definitely the best and girls a lot older than you should follow your example of class and dignity, mixed with plenty of sexiness! You have nothing to learn from them!!!!!
THE MAIN PICTURE
This picture was taken in June at the Be All Convention in Chicago. I was standing in the center atrium. Why did I post a picture of the Be All right after SCC you may ask. Well everyone else posted pictures of SCC. I am giving the site a change of pace.
ASK KAREN
I hope you like this feature also. Just email me any questions you might have and if I select your question, I will answer it next month. PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR QUESTION AND DO NOT WRITE IT IN MY GUEST BOOK. YOU WILL OVERWHELM IT! No obscene questions please!
Dear Karen,
Why would anyone want to put you on television? I see no point in it. You have nothing to offer.
Miss I.M.A. _itch Downer's Ville, OK
Dear Miss _itch,
Ahh I know you so well. Maybe I will be the lead in for a new reality show. Friday the 13th, part 56! (Scream erupt all over!).
I agree with the sentiments of many here regarding, "You got a 10" being repeatedly written in guest books. It's okay to do it but it does "get old". I'm guilty too ! I only started to do this so folks would know that I awarded them a 10. When I write to ANYONE in a positive manner from now on then you AUTOMATICALLY have my 10 vote if your ratings are on. I also do not "cut & paste" the very same guest book comments, by the hundreds, each day to everyone. That "illusion" of individuality of comments to people when it, in reality, is not is just plain insincere.
FOXYKAREN.NET
My website has been totally revamped. It has three new galleries, for a total of 30 new pictures. The pictures are also in larger frame when you click upon them in the drop down bar. Now you don't need to wear glasses. You can reach right out and touch me:-)
The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances.
Click on the tab or banner above my profile here in URNA, check it out, and leave a guest book comment if you like! Thanks!
I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large.
I have said it before and I say it again, any accolades I receive are due to ALL OF YOU ! ! ! Thank you for supporting me in URNA! We ALL need love and friendship, anybody who believes differently does not understand human nurturing. Nobody can exist in a vacuum. I hope my website makes you proud of yourselves as well. I am honored to be your friend :-)
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department a lot!
I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care.
I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ?
1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !" 2. You can use my picture as a dartboard ! 3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone ! 4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
KAREN'S 8 FRONT PAGE FRIENDS FOR OCTOBER 2007
I noticed in March that the four friends on my front page were now boxed in yellow and they had four others joining them there as well. What was this, an outbreak of Yellow Fever? Oh my !
I then received an email from URNA explaining to me that they had instituted, for paid members, the ability to reconstitute your front friends page to list your top 8 "Best Friends"
But what if you have more than 8 Best Friends? What if they list YOU and you can NOT list THEM? Oh no! Surprised
So many of you wonderful girlfriends and boyfriends have reached out and touched my life that this presented a real problem to me. I had to find a solution. Here is mine starting in August.
I shall select a new top 8 "Front Page Friends" each month. Those people who are Gold Members and place me in their #1 slot on their front page will be in the top row, slots #3 & #4. Sorority Sisters of New England will be in slots #1 & #2.
Those Gold Members who have me on their front page in positions 2-8 will be in my second row, slots #7 & #8. Sorority Sisters of New England Gold Members will be in slot #5 and SSofNE Free Members will be in slot #6. Make any sense? Probably not:-)
I do not mean to slight non paying members but it is the paying members who support this site and the non paying members ability to have profiles here. Jon, Vicky, and Dan can not run this place as a charity.
My friends who care enough to list me on their front page at some point should receive some recognition. Saying "Everyone's my friend but ONLY THESE 8 will be on my front page forever!" seems a little too exclusive. I wish to thank these people for showing their friendship to me.
I will notify those selected that they have been selected. This is a small way to pay tribute in my monthly journal posting "SOME (MONTH) THOUGHTS".
This will be in lieu of my monthly "Karen's TGurl Awards". So many of you hold a special place in my heart. You have helped me so much. I hope this solution does not offend anyone. If so then please email me.
Thank you for reading this and understanding! Laughing *With Love & Respect* ~Karen~
BRENDA SUE ( Wheeling, IL ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/83995
DEAN M.L. ( Northampton, Sywell, UNITED KINGDOM ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/93507
JENN FOXX ( Northbridge, MA ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/17724
JESSICA MICHELLE PAULSEN ( Madison, WI ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/87212
KIMBERLY ANN VIRTUE ( San Diego, CA ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/35886
LAURA CARRILLO (Ft. Lauderdale, FL ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/SultryLaura
DANA ( Philadelphia, PA ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/54510
Karen Reeves August 31st, 2007 2:44 pm MDT~Some Thoughts: September 2007~
Check Out My Revised & Updated Website: FoxyKaren.net
Hi Everyone !
"IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
September is now here ! My favorite season is on tap ! The cooler, less humid days of autumn are a thrill for me. Warm days are followed by cool, crisp nights. The leaves on the trees of New England are adorned with bright fall colors. IT'S BOOT WEATHER GIRLS!!!!!
I hope this year to get some nice autumn pictures for this site. We shall see how well they come out!
An Outing With Friends ( 3 August - 6 August 2007 )
A friend of mine, Syntha Walker of Minnesota, wanted to come east and visit. Having never met I said "Okay".
I met here at the airport on Friday evening in Providence. We headed up to Sutton, MA in a spectacular thunder storm. What an awesome light show! Once in Sutton my friend, Jackie Thompson of New Hampshire, met us.
On Saturday we all did some modeling with Jamie Austin and had some great pictures taken. We then all headed out to dinner.
Later we ventured to the Randolph Country Club. It was rather dead but we still had a great time. I think Syntha was impressed, especially since a guy hit on her ! HA HA HA !
On Sunday we hung out at the hotel and watched movies and then went out for dinner. Later, Jackie had to return home.
On Monday Syntha and I went shopping after which I took her back to the airport. Girl I hope you had a nice time here in the east:-)
THE MAIN PICTURE
This picture was taken last September 2006 in front of the "Wet Bar" in Atlanta, Georgia at an SCC clubbing event on Friday night. I was dressed to the nines for the big city.
I've been sitting on this picture for a year. I thought bringing it out now was appropriate since SCC 2007 is here. I will be attending! Will you??? I hope so ! Come on down and party with all of us girls!!!!!!!!
ASK KAREN
I hope you like this feature also. Just email me any questions you might have and if I select your question, I will answer it next month. PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR QUESTION AND DO NOT WRITE IT IN MY GUEST BOOK. YOU WILL OVERWHELM IT! No obscene questions please!
Dear Karen,
My mascara always "clumps" on my eyelashes when I use it. How can I prevent this from happening?
Upset And Crying In Florida
Dear Upset,
First off, DON'T CRY ! The mascara will run and make you look like an extra from the "Rocky Horror Picture Show!"
When you pull the mascara coated plunger out of the tube it is loaded with thick mascara. Tap the pointed bottom tip onto a paper tissue or paper towel. This will get rid of the heavy clump of mascara and leave the right amount on the grooved wand itself for you to apply to your lovely lashes. Try it sweetie. It works:-)
I agree with the sentiments of many here regarding, "You got a 10" being repeatedly written in guest books. It's okay to do it but it does "get old". I'm guilty too ! I only started to do this so folks would know that I awarded them a 10. When I write to ANYONE in a positive manner from now on then you AUTOMATICALLY have my 10 vote if your ratings are on.
I also do not "cut & paste" the very same guest book comments, by the hundreds, each day to everyone. That "illusion" of individuality of comments to people when it, in reality, is not is just plain insincere.
FOXYKAREN.NET
My website has been totally revamped. It has three new galleries, for a total of 30 new pictures. The pictures are also in larger frame when you click upon them in the drop down bar. Now you don't need to wear glasses. You can reach right out and touch me:-)
The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances.
Click on the tab or banner above my profile here in URNA, check it out, and leave a guest book comment if you like! Thanks!
I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large.
I have said it before and I say it again, any accolades I receive are due to ALL OF YOU ! ! ! Thank you for supporting me in URNA! We ALL need love and friendship, anybody who believes differently does not understand human nurturing. Nobody can exist in a vacuum. I hope my website makes you proud of yourselves as well. I am honored to be your friend :-)
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department alot!
I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care.
I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ?
1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !"
2. You can use my picture as a dartboard !
3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone !
4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
KAREN'S 8 FRONT PAGE FRIENDS FOR SEPTEMBER 2007
I noticed in March that the four friends on my front page were now boxed in yellow and they had four others joining them there as well. What was this, an outbreak of Yellow Fever? Oh my !
I then received an email from URNA explaining to me that they had instituted, for paid members, the ability to reconstitute your front friends page to list your top 8 "Best Friends"
But what if you have more than 8 Best Friends? What if they list YOU and you can NOT list THEM? Oh no! Surprised
So many of you wonderful girlfriends and boyfriends have reached out and touched my life that this presented a real problem to me. I had to find a solution. Here is mine starting in August.
I shall select a new top 8 "Front Page Friends" each month. Those people who are Gold Members and place me in their #1 slot on their front page will be in the top row, slots #3 & #4. Sorority Sisters of New England will be in slots #1 & #2.
Those Gold Members who have me on their front page in positions 2-8 will be in my second row, slots #7 & #8. Sorority Sisters of New England Gold Members will be in slot #5 and SSofNE Free Members will be in slot #6. Make any sense? Probably not:-)
I do not mean to slight non paying members but it is the paying members who support this site and the non paying members ability to have profiles here. Jon, Vicky, and Dan can not run this place as a charity.
My friends who care enough to list me on their front page at some point should receive some recognition. Saying "Everyone's my friend but ONLY THESE 8 will be on my front page forever!" seems a little too exclusive. I wish to thank these people for showing their friendship to me.
I will notify those selected that they have been selected. This is a small way to pay tribute in my monthly journal posting "SOME (MONTH) THOUGHTS".
This will be in lieu of my monthly "Karen's TGurl Awards".
So many of you hold a special place in my heart. You have helped me so much. I hope this solution does not offend anyone. If so then please email me.
Thank you for reading this and understanding! Laughing
*With Love & Respect*
~Karen~
JACKIE LEE THOMPSON ( West Ossipee, NH )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/101302
SHERRY P ( New Paltz, NY )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/64437
DESTINY AND HARMONY ( Union City, TN )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/DestinyandHarmony
JAMIE DAILY (Danbury, CT )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/JamieInHeels
DEAN M. L. ( Northampton, UNITED KINGDOM )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/Dean
KERI RENAULT (Milwaukee, WI )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/KeriRenault
BRIAN WHITWORTH ( North Miami Beach, FL )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/BrianWhitworth
CEC SPARKS ( Phoenix, AZ )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/CSparks
Check Out My Revised & Updated Website: FoxyKaren.net
Hi Everyone !
"IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
To The URNA COMMUNITY:
This is by far, the saddest, and most depressing journal entry that I have written here in URNA in 4 years. A noted supporter and friend of the trans community has suffered a terrible loss.
Dr. William A. Petit is a noted endocrinologist in Connecticut where I reside. He is on the board of the Gender Identity Clinic.I have been a patient of his for many years. He is a most remarkable man.
Besides assisting me with hormones he has helped me with a number of health related issues, including detecting a chemical deficiency in my body which could have potentially affected my heart. He saved my life from a hidden disease.
Most importantly, I consider him a friend.
It is sad for me to relate the following news.
On Monday, 23 July 2007 two men invaded Dr. Petit's home. They brutally assaulted Dr. Petit, tortured his wife and two daughters, raped two of the ladies, robbed his bank account, murdered his entire family, set fire to Dr. Petit's house, and stole his SUV to escape the crime scene. The police have caught two suspects.
Dr. Petit has been a strong supporter of the transgendered community. He has helped out so many people in a number of varied manners.
Understandably I am quite downcast and despondent. I have received more bad news today.
It is very difficult especially with friends visiting me here, to "carry on". The terrible news plays out, and will continue to play out, with a funeral, numerous memorial services, a police investigation, and years of court trials, appeals, and possibly executions of the offenders.
For Dr. Petit the horrors will last a lifetime. For everyone else the horrors will last for a decade or two.
If you wish to know more then please go to the Hartford Courant website. You can also make donations there if you wish.
If I seen rather torn and preoccupied over the next few weeks it will be from this tragedy. Life is not fair and this proves the point. I grieve for my friend and three lovely ladies who did not deserve this fate.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Petit family. I know many trans people in New England will be affected by this sad event.
I do not like to post such disturbing news here in URNA. I hope I do not offend any of you.
Sorority Sisters of New England event ( 26 July - 29 July 2007 )
The group named above (SSofNE) is a Yahoo Group. We held our first outing last week. A number of the girls meet at Jamie Austin's studio for makeovers. I played photographer. I love working behind the camera.
Brenda Sue of Illinois and Jackie T of New Hampshire really strutted their stuff in front of the lens. They enjoyed their time and they looked ~GORGEOUS~!!!!! Way to go girls:-)
We then journeyed to our hotel in Boston, freshened up, had some "liquid refreshment" and went out to the Randolph Country Club. Being a Thursday night we knew it would be dead and it sure was!
This gave us more time to talk outside on the patio and get acquainted more. Jackie and I had a great time on the dance floor. Jackie said I taught her alot of moves. I'll not elaborate on that but I think she had a great time dirty dancing with me ;-)
On Friday we all rolled out of bed at noon. Some girls rolled out of bed easier than others. I was the worst.
We went to an early dinner at the Olive Garden. We had drinks, salad, drinks, pasta dishes, drinks, dessert, and uhhhh DRINKS !!!!! Burp.
We were then met by the ultimate party girl of Boston and all around trouble maker, Annette Brunette. She came to the hotel with her photo album of photo shop doctored pics of me. I'm still not paying the extortion money Annette!
We then headed to everyone's "favorite" club, Jacques. We had a great time chatting with everyone, watching the floor show, and getting more than a few offers from very nice gentleman. I'm glad to see that they were interested in my brains and not my bod. At least that is what they told me folks ! But why would I have to go with them to their cars???
We then went to "Machine". This club is ear plug mandatory. I did not have mine.
All the girls had a great time tearing up the dance floor. I was a little bit dragging due to other news on my mind but still enjoyed the club. Quite a few guys enjoyed talking to us ladies :-) We got to bed around 4 A.M.
On Saturday I drove the ladies in a caravan down to Connecticut to my house. We hit a 20 mile traffic jam on I-95 due to a concert. We lost two hours there.
I took the ladies to an outside restaurant where we dined on the docks overlooking New London harbor. We had great seafood and watched the sun set. How romantic !
We later went to Ocean Beach Park. There was an outdoor rock concert with music you could dance to! Sherry and Brenda really rocked the boardwalk with their moves. Jackie and I did okay but the other ladies out did us for sure. Wait till next time girls ! Payback !
One by one the ladies left Sunday. I had to wait at the airport with Brenda Sue for 4 hours till they confirmed that her flight was leaving- 8 hours late ! I took her out to dinner to cut the boredom.
All in all a great weekend. Thanks ladies for keeping me preoccupied with better thoughts. You gals are angels. Annette, you are still a trouble maker !
THE MAIN PICTURE
This picture is was taken in my hotel room in Boston on Friday night before we went out clubbing. It was ~HOT~!!!!! I mean the weather, not my outfit or me.
ASK KAREN
I hope you like this feature also. Just email me any questions you might have and if I select your question, I will answer it next month. PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR QUESTION AND DO NOT WRITE IT IN MY GUEST BOOK. YOU WILL OVERWHELM IT! No obscene questions please!
Dear Karen,
Do you drink alcohol?
Mr. T. Totaler Teapot Dome, Wyoming
Dear Mr. T,
You Don't you wear alot of jewelry and once had a television show? Well never mind.
To answer your question, Do birds fly? Nuff said ;-)
I agree with the sentiments of many here regarding, "You got a 10" being repeatedly written in guest books. It's okay to do it but it does "get old". I'm guilty too ! I only started to do this so folks would know that I awarded them a 10. When I write to ANYONE in a positive manner from now on then you AUTOMATICALLY have my 10 vote if your ratings are on.
I also do not "cut & paste" the very same guest book comments, by the hundreds, each day to everyone. That "illusion" of individuality of comments to people when it, in reality, is not is just plain insincere.
FOXYKAREN.NET
My website has been totally revamped. It has three new galleries, for a total of 30 new pictures. The pictures are also in larger frame when you click upon them in the drop down bar. Now you don't need to wear glasses. You can reach right out and touch me:-)
The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances.
Click on the tab or banner above my profile here in URNA, check it out, and leave a guest book comment if you like! Thanks!
I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large.
I have said it before and I say it again, any accolades I receive are due to ALL OF YOU ! ! ! Thank you for supporting me in URNA! We ALL need love and friendship, anybody who believes differently does not understand human nurturing. Nobody can exist in a vacuum. I hope my website makes you proud of yourselves as well. I am honored to be your friend :-)
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department alot!
I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care.
I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ?
1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !" 2. You can use my picture as a dartboard ! 3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone ! 4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
KAREN'S 8 FRONT PAGE FRIENDS FOR AUGUST 2007
I noticed in March that the four friends on my front page were now boxed in yellow and they had four others joining them there as well. What was this, an outbreak of Yellow Fever? Oh my !
I then received an email from URNA explaining to me that they had instituted, for paid members, the ability to reconstitute your front friends page to list your top 8 "Best Friends"
But what if you have more than 8 Best Friends? What if they list YOU and you can NOT list THEM? Oh no!
So many of you wonderful girlfriends and boyfriends have reached out and touched my life that this presented a real problem to me. I had to find a solution. Here is mine starting in August.
I shall select a new top 8 "Front Page Friends" each month. Those people who are Gold Members and place me in their #1 slot on their front page will be in the top row. Those who have me on their front page in positions 2-8 will be in my second row.
I do not mean to slight non paying members but it is the paying members who support this site and the non paying members ability to have profiles here. Jon, Vicky, and Dan can not run this place as a charity.
My friends who care enough to list me on their front page at some point should receive some recognition. Saying "Everyone's my friend but ONLY THESE 8 will be on my front page forever!" seems a little too exclusive. I wish to thank these people for showing their friendship to me.
They will be listed in alphabetical order by first name (except for Henrietta- giggles!).I will notify those selected that they have been selected. This is a small way to pay tribute in my monthly journal posting "SOME (MONTH) THOUGHTS".
This will be in lieu of my monthly "Karen's TGurl Awards".
So many of you hold a special place in my heart. You have helped me so much. I hope this solution does not offend anyone. If so then please email me.
Thank you for reading this and understanding!
*With Love & Respect*
~Karen~
BRENDA SUE ( Wheeling, IL ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/83995
BRIT SOMERS ( West Palm Beach, FL ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/24929
Check Out My Revised & Updated Website: FoxyKaren.net
Hi Everyone !
"IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
July is here ! For many girls this is a tough season to dress. Can you say "Sweaty?" Don't be afraid to venture out in shorts and limit the makeup to foundation and powder if you can. "Shades" will help you look the girl role and provide you some anonymity.
BE ALL CONVENTION: CHICAGO, IL ( 31 MAY - 3 JUNE 2007 )
I always wanted to visit me friends in the Midwest. This trip helped make this wish a reality.
I flew in to O'Hare Airport on Thursday night after a 4 hour flight delay. I was told in Providence, RI that my 5:30 P.M. flight would be delayed to 7 P.M. and then 8 P.M. due to bad weather in Chicago. A nice group of guys suggested I go to dinner with them. Mind you, it was an airport restaurant (Mexican cuisine) !
After we ordered our food and drinks we started to chow down. Then the ticket agent came running along to tell us the flight was loading. The guys said it was too bad that we had to leave the food/drink virtually untouched. I said forget the food and ~CHUGGED~ my drink. BAD IDEA KAREN!!!!!
Once we taxied onto the runway I remarked that weather moved west to east. Enough said Karen! The pilot then announced that due to bad weather we had to wait on the runway. We sat there an hour and a half. And I sat there with an empty stomach, save for two drinks. I was feeling fine:-) *Giggles*
We got into Chicago four hours late.
The hotel for this event was so nice. It was a new venue for the convention. I had a room on the top floor in the back with a lovely view of the countryside. I wish to thank the staff of the Be All Convention for getting this suite for me at the very last minute.
On Friday I attended a couple of seminars and went out to dinner with Keri Renault and her wife Sunny. Keri told me she would be in boy mode due to an electrolysis session. How would I recognize her?????
At the appointed hour I sat out in front of the hotel on a bench waiting for Keri and Sunny. Soon I was joined by a handsome looking guy sitting next to me on the bench who seemed much too friendly and started flirting with me. I got nervous and was wondering how to get this dude away from me gracefully. Then Keri started to laugh. She pranked me GOOD ! Okay Keri you got me cold. Now comes payback sweetie:-)
Dinner was at a Japanese restaurant. We were joined by a friend of Keri's. I had some sort of fish dish. The food was GREAT and the fish was DEAD so I was happy:-)
The conversation was awesome and I really enjoyed getting to know Sunny. She is a lovely and supportive lady !
On Saturday my friend, Brenda Sue, came on over to visit me in my hotel room since she lived in the area. It was great to meet her as well. We chatted for 3 hours and the time flew by. When she left we were almost in tears. This girl is sooooo sweet !!!!!
My dinner partner was Juliette, a local girl. She met me at the hotel and we hopped into the van for a ride on the parkway to the world headquarters of Sara Lee for our banquet.
The van rolled up the driveway to the 8 story building. We stepped out onto a red carpet where the cameras were rolling. I will pay for the camera which broke when they took a picture of me. They also took a group picture of all the convention members.
Inside we were whisked into a 3 story marble lobby with chandeliers. It was lovely. As we proceeded down the stairs to the dinning room the sun was setting on the lake behind the building. The effect was gorgeous.
Dinner was prime rib/shrimp with all the accoutrement's. They also had a jazz band playing.
As dinner was going on larger screens scrolled down from the ceiling and all the participants saw themselves stepping out of the vehicles in front of the building. When Juliette said "There You Are Karen!" I tried to slide down in my chair under the table. She stopped me with a laugh.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of this convention they then had fireworks. With the mood music and lighting it was so romantic. I had to grab onto someone. Juliette and I entwined our arms around our bodies. The lovely evening was ended with a sweet kiss! Thanks sweetie pie!!!!! This was truly a night to remember.
I later met many more girls back at the hotel in the bar, lobby, and at room parties. I got to bed at 3 A.M. Just in time to get up at 5 A.M. to go the the airport and my uneventful flight home. I arrived home tired but happy.
RANDOLPH COUNTRY CLUB: RANDOLPH, MA ( 9-10 JUNE 2007 )
While out in Chicago one of my best friends, Tiffany Starr, asked if I was going to the RCC the next Saturday night. I told Tiff that being tried and loopy at 2:30 A.M. I could not even focus on a week later. I did say "Probably Not!"
Well a week later I was rested and ready to go again. Another best friend, Denise Armel, greeted me at the hotel with flowers. Thanks honey ! You are so special to me:-)
We got made up and headed to the RCC. The place was over flowing with people. I spent most of the time dancing with Jamie L. and Taylor J. Our moves impressed a couple of GG's enough that they came on out to give us some competition. Jamie, Taylor, and myself later posed for pictures in front of, and on top of, the bar. That was fun!
There was an altercation during the evening and we had to duck flying drinks, ice, and falling chairs. Combat pay will be provided to all attendees!
BOSTON OUTING: BOSTON, MA ( 22-24 JUNE 2007)
This was a busy month for me. I generally do not party every single weekend, contrary to what many girls think:-)
My friend, Lisa B. was coming up to visit in the area. I had not seen her in a ~LONG~ time so when she asked me to come on up for a visit I could not resist. After all she is really super nice and cute as well.
We met up on Friday evening and went on out to dinner. We had a lovely time catching up on old times as we feed our faces.
During the day on Saturday she had to work. I drove into the city to do some sight seeing and shopping. I bought a few items, saw a few sites, and met a cute guy.
Saturday night Lisa and I met up again. We had a nice time enjoying each others' company.
On Sunday Lisa had to work again. My friend Jackie T. drove down from New Hampshire to see me. We really hit it off. We went and visited the Kennedy Presidential Museum. It was really interesting and the weather was superb.
Later we had dinner together at the Olive Garden. We shared great times, food, and lotsa giggles! We then departed in mid evening to go our separate ways. I really enjoyed meeting my GFs.
THE MAIN PICTURE
This picture is was taken at the Kennedy Presidential Library. Don't I look presidential?????
ASK KAREN
I hope you like this feature also. Just email me any questions you might have and if I select your question, I will answer it next month. PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR QUESTION AND DO NOT WRITE IT IN MY GUEST BOOK. YOU WILL OVERWHELM IT! No obscene questions please!
Dear Karen,
Which event from above did you like best? Why?
Mr. Leary King CNN World Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr. King,
You know, Larry, I've been so waiting to say this to you. You are a lousy interviewer, your look is so hickish, and you are just plain irritating! If Paris can get $1 Million for her "diarrhea of the mouth" interview then I want TWO MILLION !
I agree with the sentiments of many here regarding, "You got a 10" being repeatedly written in guest books. It's okay to do it but it does "get old". I'm guilty too ! I only started to do this so folks would know that I awarded them a 10. When I write to ANYONE in a positive manner from now on then you AUTOMATICALLY have my 10 vote if your ratings are on.
I also do not "cut & paste" the very same guest book comments, by the hundreds, each day to everyone. That "illusion" of individuality of comments to people when it, in reality, is not is just plain insincere.
FOXYKAREN.NET
My website has been totally revamped. It has three new galleries, for a total of 30 new pictures. The pictures are also in larger frame when you click upon them in the drop down bar. Now you don't need to wear glasses. You can reach right out and touch me:-)
The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances.
Click on the tab or banner above my profile here in URNA, check it out, and leave a guest book comment if you like! Thanks!
I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large.
I have said it before and I say it again, any accolades I receive are due to ALL OF YOU ! ! ! Thank you for supporting me in URNA! We ALL need love and friendship, anybody who believes differently does not understand human nurturing. Nobody can exist in a vacuum. I hope my website makes you proud of yourselves as well. I am honored to be your friend :-)
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department alot!
I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care.
I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ?
1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !" 2. You can use my picture as a dartboard ! 3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone ! 4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
KAREN'S 8 FRONT PAGE FRIENDS FOR JULY 2007
I noticed in March that the four friends on my front page were now boxed in yellow and they had four others joining them there as well. What was this, an outbreak of Yellow Fever? Oh my !
I then received an email from URNA explaining to me that they had instituted, for paid members, the ability to reconstitute your front friends page to list your top 8 "Best Friends"
But what if you have more than 8 Best Friends? What if they list YOU and you can NOT list THEM? Oh no!
So many of you wonderful girlfriends and boyfriends have reached out and touched my life that this presented a real problem to me. I had to find a solution. Here is mine!
Each month, commencing this past April I shall select a new top 8 "Front Page Friends." They will be listed in alphabetical order by first name (except for Henrietta- giggles!).I will notify those selected that they have been selected. I shall pay tribute in my monthly journal posting "SOME (MONTH) THOUGHTS".
This will be in lieu of my monthly "Karen's TGurl Awards".
So many of you hold a special place in my heart. You have helped me so much. I hope this solution does not offend anyone. If so then please email me.
Thank you for reading this and understanding!
*With Love & Respect*
~Karen~
DENISE ARMEL ( Boston, MA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/NewDeniseArmel
Denise is listed as the "New" Denise Armel. She is just fine without that adjective before her name:-)
"Denise, my love, I know that you have been through some tough times. You are a best friend because you show grace, love, and understanding, in a time of crisis. I admire and respect you for that.
Thank you for being so sweet to me. Thank you for sharing the fun times with me as well. Your smile lights up my days. It also brings joy to many other girls. Do not change. You are a wonderful person and no one can take that away from you. You are so beautiful and that is forever!"
JAMIE LEE ( Glastonbury, CT )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/95876
"When you say we will keep in touch you sure mean it Jamie! I enjoy our chats on the phone and our nights out clubbing. Whether it is dancing, drinking, pool, sitting out on the patio, or chatting you are so great. Thanks for being such a friend and such an inclusive one as well. It's nice to have a local girl to hang with gorgeous!"
JENNA TAYLOR ( Baltimore, MD )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/JennaTaylor
"Jenna, at a very difficult time for me last year you performed one of the GREATEST acts of human kindness towards me that no one, except my family, has ever done. This was way, and beyond, the call of duty as a best friend.
You are an angel. You saved my life. You were there when I was suffering. The world needs to know what a wonderful lady that you are. I will always love you and respect you for all your help to me in so many different ways. Thank You Sweetie.
If there is a heaven then you will get a front row seat. I hold you dear to my heart forever!"
JON ( Boston, MA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/Jon
"You invented the concept of URNA Jon. This has changed the lives for so many of us for the better. Thank you for this meeting site and for your friendly manner. URNA is so amazingly important in our TG world.
I know for you that is more than just a site to make a few dollars. This is a life passion for you and a mission. Thanks for helping all of us and for alot of fun times ! You are #1 in my book!"
JULIETTE ( Chicago, IL ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/JulietteTVChicago
"Juliette you have such a grace about you. I love your wit and charm. Thank you for reaching out to me on my trip to Chicago and sharing some special times at the 25th Be All. I respect you for your kind manner and for your acceptance of others. You represent true womanhood to me. You are the best honey !"
LISA BROCK ( North, AL ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/lisabrock01
"Lisa you know that I am in awe of you. I think you represent the best of both gender roles. You are beautiful and also handsome. You are strong yet gentle. You are witty, intelligent, and kind. Thank you for remembering me always.
Our times spent together are few but they are precious. What they lack in quantity they make up for in quality. You are a beautiful girl. Never lose sight of that fact. I'm always here for you like you are here for me."
SUNNY FIELDS ( Brookfield, WI ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/SunnyHika
"When I first met you Sunny your beauty took me away. As I got to know you at dinner I saw, if possible, and even greater beauty. You accept your mate. You accept her friends. You understand us but more than that you enjoy our company. Most of all, you ADVOCATE FOR US Sunny!
All the Tgirls in the world can advocate and explain who we are but the breakthrough of love, and acceptance, in the wider world will only truly happen, I believe, when the non TG world stands by us tall and proud.
In this way, Sunny, you are an angel here to so many of us. Thank you for your assistance, you advocacy, and your understanding. We owe you a huge debt we can never repay you.Thank you for honoring me by being a friend of yours."
TIFFANY STARR ( Cumberland, RI ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/tiffanycd2k
"Tiff, you sure are a star! You take glamor to new heights. Thanks for always having a smile for me, some pointers, and more than a few stories. It's great to know that SOMEONE can talk as much as I can ! HA HA HA !!!
Keep on being so nice and so supportive of the community. In you own special way you make this a better world. Thanks for being my GF."
Check Out My Revised & Updated Website: FoxyKaren.net
Hi Everyone !
"IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
June is here ! Break out the bikinis and show that bod girls !
Enjoy the rush of family events!
OUT & ABOUT: THE BRASS RAIL ( 19 MAY 2007 )
A group of us girls went out to the local watering hole to enjoy a few drinks , play pool, chat, and shake our booties on the dance floor. We had a great time but the club was rather hot inside and when we went out on the patio for a breather I was rather cold. I guess my dress was to short. Do I get any sympathy from all of you ?????
THE MAIN PICTURE
This picture is a modeling picture. Somebody asked me to throw it up. I forgot it was in my files. For those disappointed with the "Au Natural Look" last month here is one of me with some glitz to it !
ASK KAREN
I hope you like this feature also. Just email me any questions you might have and if I select your question, I will answer it next month. PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR QUESTION AND DO NOT WRITE IT IN MY GUEST BOOK. YOU WILL OVERWHELM IT! No obscene questions please!
Dear Karen,
It's about time that you updated your website! It has been two whole years and you did ~NOTHING~ to update it. How could you delay so long?
Mr. Pea Ping Tom In The Shadows, California
Dear Mr. Tom,
Actually quite easily I guess. Your kind note makes me think that the "Five Year Plans" of Chairman Mao in China were about the right length of time. Keep your eyes peeled. I'm sure you will!
I agree with the sentiments of many here regarding, "You got a 10" being repeatedly written in guest books. It's okay to do it but it does "get old". I'm guilty too ! I only started to do this so folks would know that I awarded them a 10. When I write to ANYONE in a positive manner from now on then you AUTOMATICALLY have my 10 vote if your ratings are on.
I also do not "cut & paste" the very same guestbook comments, by the hundreds, each day to everyone. That "illusion" of individuality of comments to people when it, in reality, is not is just plain insincere.
FOXYKAREN.NET
My website has been totally revamped. It has three new galleries, for a total of 30 new pictures. The pictures are also in larger frame when you click upon them in the drop down bar. Now you don't need to wear glasses. You can reach right out and touch me:-)
The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances.
Click on the tab or banner above my profile here in URNA, check it out, and leave a guest book comment if you like! Thanks!
I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large.
I have said it before and I say it again, any accolades I receive are due to ALL OF YOU ! ! ! Thank you for supporting me in URNA! We ALL need love and friendship, anybody who believes differently does not understand human nurturing. Nobody can exist in a vacuum. I hope my website makes you proud of yourselves as well. I am honored to be your friend :-)
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department alot!
I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care.
I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ?
1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !" 2. You can use my picture as a dartboard ! 3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone ! 4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
KAREN'S 8 FRONT PAGE FRIENDS FOR JUNE 2007
I noticied in March that the four friends on my front page were now boxed in yellow and they had four others joining them there as well. What was this, an outbreak of Yellow Fever? Oh my !
I then received an email from URNA explaining to me that they had instituted, for paid members, the ability to reconstitute your front friends page to list your top 8 "Best Friends"
But what if you have more than 8 Best Friends? What if they list YOU and you can NOT list THEM? Oh no!
So many of you wonderful girlfriends and boyfriends have reached out and touched my life that this presented a real problem to me. I had to find a solution. Here is mine!
Each month, commencing this past April I shall select a new top 8 "Front Page Friends." They will be listed in alphabetical order by first name (except for Henrietta- giggles!).I will notify those selected that they have been selected. I shall pay tribute in my monthly journal posting "SOME (MONTH) THOUGHTS".
This will be in lieu of my monthly "Karen's TGurl Awards".
So many of you hold a special place in my heart. You have helped me so much. I hope this solution does not offend anyone. If so then please email me.
Thank you for reading this and understanding!
*With Love & Respect*
~Karen~
ALICE NOVIC ( Manhattan Beach, CA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/AliceNovic
I think many of you know Alice as the author of magazine and book fame. Her works are informational, humorous, and insightful. She is an icon in the TG community. What you may not realize is that she is very totally approachable and very down to earth. When I met her for the first time she put me right at ease.
"Alice you are a total sweetheart! Thanks for bringing forward some humor in a community which can be rather dour at times. Thank you for being so very nice to me and lighting up so many of our lives by your great works. You are the ultimate role model and I love you for that!"
CINDI WARREN ( Killeen, TX )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/38355
"Cindi you give new meaning to the term, "Keep On Trucking!" You are the life of any party. Your dress is tasteful and super sexy. You have a ready smile for anyone within view. Thank you for always making me feel wanted at any event. I'll hitch a ride with you anyday!"
DEAN M.L. ( Northampton Sywell, UK )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/Dean
"Dean you are a complete nut case. You are wacky and witty. You need help from a psychiatrist! HA HA HA ! Gotcha ! Guy you are a hidden gem here. You are one of the brightest, sweetest, and most interesting people that I have met. Our chats are priceless. You reaffirm to me the value of friendship. You also make me realize why I miss living in the U.K. so much. I am always excited to hear from you. Please keep that rare gift alive. You bring happiness and laughter to many. Thanks for the smiles!"
ERANDHIKA DEBRA DIAS ( Colombo, Sri Lanka )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/Erandhi
"Girl, you and I go way back! You have been a sweetie, not only to me but also to many of the Special Needs people that I work with. I see the look in their eyes when you write to them. This ability of your to light flames of love in hearts long rejected by others is so special. Never lose that ability honey! You have lit my heart as well. Bless You Girl ! You are so special!"
JACKIE THOMPSON ( West Ossipee, NH ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/JackieTG
"Jackie you may be a new girl here in URNA but the way that you reached out to me with a loving smile and the word "Friend?" tells me that you have a heart of gold. You have impressed me with your charm, caring attitude, introspection, beauty, and concern for others. Girlfriend you will continue to grow and reach all those goals you have set for yourself! Trust in your inner self. I have so much respect for how far you have come. Thank you for being my friend! I love you."
KERI RENAULT ( Milwaukee, WI ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/KeriRenault
"Keri you are a leading lady here the TG world. That is because not only are you friendly to others , knowledgable, and smart but you possess that willingness to help others. You care. You reach out. You radiate love. We all need great leaders in our world. To me, Keri, you are the ultimate positive role model for so many of us. Thanks for your friendship sweetie! It means more than I can put into words!"
"When I first wrote to you, Tara, I was filled with trepedation. Why would anyone write back to me from 3,000 miles away? Not only did you write back but you have kept the communication lines open and flying back and forth between us. Even though you have had down times you have always reached out to ask me how I am and make me feel better. It is not just what you say but how you say it. You are an angel. Thank you for being in my constellation. We shall meet. In that you can believe GF !"
VALERIE 2B GIRL (Nantucket, MA ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/valerie2bgirl
"Val sweetie, you know the score girlfriend. You call and invite me out all around New England. When I am down you pick me up. When I can not go out for the weekend you make turn it around and make it possible. You accept me with all my quirks and imperfections. You don't lecture me. You listen to me. So many in the community rely upon your quiet demeanor and wise counsel. Thank you Val for truly understanding the full meaning of the word "Friendship."
When I developed my website two years ago I stated that I would add picture galleries every 6 months or so. In 2 years I have not added any galleries of pictures nor changed the website design. I've really negelcted it. A number of girls and guys have asked me to update the site. Now I have.
After much prodding Foxykaren.net has been redesigned, pictures enlarged in format, and 3 new galleries of pictures added (a total of 30 new pictures). I also have a news link now.
I hope you will revisit my site if you have been there in awhile, or visit it for the first time if you have not been there before. The link is at the top of my page here. Please feel free to write a comment in the guestbook as well.
My website is meant for all of you. I hope it represents who you are. It is a site you can proudly show to anyone who wants to understand about being TG.
URNA DETECTIVES NEWS FLASH! DAN, JON & THE CASE OF THE MISSING JOURNAL ENTRIES!
Karen Reeves December 27th, 2008 8:54 pm MSTHi Everyone!
It appears that the case of the missing journal entry postings has been SOLVED!
I can see from my own list of the number of journal entries posted on my site that last June 4th was a busy day. I know I have posted quite a few journal entries over the years but not 53 of them!!! I can talk and write alot but . . . . .
Trying to repair the site the guys posted over 30 test entries on my site in just a few hours! When the site recently got repaired these disappearing journal entries suddenly reappeared. I just noticied this and have spent time deleting the test items.
I would suggest that everyone go delete repetative journal/test items to cut down on the clutter.
Thanks Dan & Jon for the great work in making Urnotalone such an awesome place!!! You have proved yourselves again!
*Smiles*
~Karen~
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Merry Christmas 2008 To You All!
Karen Reeves December 20th, 2008 11:51 pm MSTHi Everyone!
It is that time of year and yesterday's/today's snowstorm just seems to add to the festive mood of Christmas. I know that getting ready for the holidays can be stressful and painful.
I enjoy all the bright lights, good cheer, parties, the presents, and Xmas dinner. But let us remember the true meaning of Xmas. It is the day that we celeberate the life of one person and the meaning of what it is to strive and have a better planet to live on.
Enjoy your holidays no matter your belief system!!!!!
*Kisses*
~Karen~
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GOOBLE GOOBLE GOOBLE-Some November Thoughts !
Karen Reeves November 16th, 2008 10:00 pm MSTHi Everyone!
I hope that all of you have a great Thanksgiving. We all have, though it may not seem that way many times, so much to be thankful for. The next time you get down emotionally remember that things could be a whole lot worse. Many people are in that predicament.
Don't each too much turkey!
*Kisses*
~Karen~
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THIS IS ONLY A TEST! SOME JUNE THOUGHTS
Karen Reeves June 4th, 2008 7:13 pm MDTHi Everyone!
This is a test to see if I can input my journal entry. Fingers crossed!
Summer is almost here. I know that 90 degree weather and 95% humidity does not do much for makeup. The season does not always lend itself to dressing up. The dressed go into the box and the boxes go into the closest.
Why not slip into that swimsuit and go on out and get a great tan in a nice secluded surrounding. Or be more brave and go out in public with a cute, sleeveless top and min shorts/skirt. Give the guys some "eye candy!"
*Kisses*
~Karen~
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Testing Journal Posting
Karen Reeves June 4th, 2008 7:08 pm MDTTesting basic journal posting for Jon and Dan
Hmm, seems to work. Not sure about everything.
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THIS IS ONLY A TEST! SOME JUNE THOUGHTS
Karen Reeves June 4th, 2008 6:36 pm MDTHi Everyone!
I am writing this journal entry to see if it will input or not! *Fingers crossed*
Summer is almost here and for many girls the makeup and clothes go into the box and the box goesinto the closet. While makeup does not work well in 90 degree weather and worse in 90% humidity you can still enjoy dressing. How about buying a new swim suit and sunning yourself in a secluded spot? Or if you are more adventuresome go out in public in a smart little outfit or a sleveless top and mini shorts! Give the guys some "eye candy!"
Enjoy the great weather!
*Hugz*
~Karen~
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~Some May Thoughts~
Karen Reeves May 19th, 2008 7:28 pm MDTI tried to write this entry a week ago but the gremlins get me from posting it. I SO LOVE COPMUTERS!!!!!
It is May an this is the perfect month to go "out and about" on the town. I do miss wearing my leather coat and boots and regret putting them away for a summer hiatus till autumn's chilll returns.
Think of this time of year as a chance to enhance, and expand, your wardrobe. Don't we all want to go on another shoping spree? Be decadent once in awhile! Credit card please!
*Huggz*
~Karen~
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Spring Is Here! ~Some May Thoughts~
Karen Reeves May 7th, 2008 7:38 pm MDTI think it is safe to say around here that spring is now firmly entrenched and winter is on the retreat. I love the warmth of spring and putting on the bright, lighter clothes though I do have pangs of regret putting away the leather coats and boots. I just love the smell and feel of leather and I have one hell of a boot fetish which summer cuts into in a big way!
For you part timers don't feel that you must put your fem self away for the duration till September. Find a nice outfit and a secluded spot to enjoy your ligther wardrobe. Time is the most precious commodsity and you can not put a price tag on it. Once time has passed it is gone forever. Enjoy!
For us 24/7 girls we will just have to sweat it out. Oh! Excuse me! We will perspire!
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Daydreaming ......
Cherise A Fairchild April 25th, 2008 9:59 am MDTI'd Luv to be the 1st weather tgurl on the Weather Network! Where's my poker? giggles .... I'd Luv to be a pioneer in a medium other than porn. I'd like to show some class to the masses (clumsiness included, but not by choice). Just whistlin' away, enjoyin' my day ......
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FIRST EVENT 2008: SOME FEBRUARY THOUGHTS
Karen Reeves February 6th, 2008 5:35 pm MSTFebruary 2nd is Ground Hog Day. I'm sure you all know the story. If the groundhog sees his shadow there is 6 more weeks of winter. If the groundhog does not see his shadow then spring is almost here.
I've often wondered, what type of IDIOT cam up with this concept? Have you ever seen spring start at the beginning of February? There may be global warning but spring at the start of February?
I regret to tell all of you that this year, 2008, the groundhog ended up with a different result. The groundhog came out of his burrow, saw my main picture in URNA this month and committed suicide. Funeral services will be conducted today, video at 11 P.M.
FIRST EVENT 2008
On Wednesday, 16 January I picked up my girlfriend Brenda Sue at the airport in Providence in the early evening and we proceeded to the Sheraton Hotel in Peabody. This was the new site for First Event. Brenda flew in from Chicago and this was her first First Event.
We were met at the hotel by our girlfriend, Jackie, who had come down earlier in the day. She helped us get into our rooms.
A bunch of us girls freshened up and went down to the restaurant for dinner. I was quite tired from a long day and was very hungry, but also wanted a drink!
Right off the bat I was impressed by the hotel staff's professionalism and courtesy. It was quite obvious that this year's hotel staff was given some corporate sensitivity training and the staff took the lessons to heart. Last year many of the staff at the previous hotel acted like the circus had come to town when they saw convention participants. They were rude.
The food at dinner was also very delicious. We ended up closing down the restaurant/bar.
On Thursday we welcomed many of our other friends. For me, these conventions are more of a social occasion now rather than an informational quest. I've attended many of these seminars in the past, plus I know everything anyways! HA HA HA, that's a joke everyone!
I was very fortunate in that Jackie's friend (and now mine) Bobbie was attending First Event. He is a professional hair stylist and so I was able to have my hair look its' best every evening. THANKS BOBBIE YOU ARE THE GREATEST BABES!
We then got prepared for the Dinner/Costume Ball. Since I did not get out on Halloween this was my chance to make up for it. My roommate, Jackie Thompson, went as the cutest cowgirl you have ever seen and I went as a cheerleader. YEA RA RA !
Even though the organizers did not say there would be a contest, I think many girls were under the impression there would be one. There was not. Had there been I think my girlfriend, Tiffany Starr, would have won it hands down. She went as a red, girl Dracula. YIKES!
One gentleman admirer was there and shared our dinner table.. He got up to perform after dinner and was a very talented impersonator. He was also quite charming and funny as well.
Later in the evening, while I was prancing around, I saw a sign board for the Leahy Clinic seminar of "Sleep Disorders" in the front lobby. You can see me sleeping with this sign:-)
Dinner was nice and we all got some dancing in.
The next day I woke up at 11 A.M. I've grown to like breakfast in bed at these events. Expensive? Perhaps. I like doing this since I normally do not do this when I travel. It also allows you more time to rest. My roommate Jackie T also liked it as well.
Sometime the early bird girlfriend or two pops in to chat. Annette Brunette came by and proceeded to take my pic in bed. OH NO ANNETTE! HOW COULD YOU?
She later photo shopped me into bed with the two life size plastic dolls at Dr. Z.'s party! Thanks Annette:-( I've never had such great sex in my life! *Giggles*
On Friday we wandered around the vendors' area and attended a couple of seminars. Since I do assist many others I decided that the workshop on coming out to children was a good workshop to go to It was nice to hear from others but I felt the presenter should have presented more of her own thoughts and ideas on the matter since she was a mental health care professional.
Friday evening many of my sorority sisters in Sorority Sisters of New England, and I, went out to dinner at the No Name Restaurant in Boston. Jackie picked out a great seafood restaurant.
I know that many girls only want to go out to "alternative" establishments. I grow tired of this self imposed segregation as a steady diet. If the transgendered community is looking for acceptance in the wider world then we need to "show the flag" and go out into the rest of the world. Our presence can educate the public into acceptance. I'm not going to hide in closets anymore. Besides they are too musty! Are we ashamed of ourselves? Our $$$ is just as green as anyone else's!
Our intrepid group included Jennifer Lane, Jackie Thompson, Brenda Sue Faulkner, Denise Armel, Jean Warren, Taylor Stephnz, Tiffany Starr, and myself. When we got to the restaurant two of the waitresses recognized Jackie and I from a previous visit last summer. Is that good or bad? Maybe it was the 5" stiletto heels, black fishnet stockings , and the micro min skirt. HUMMMM:-0
The waitresses were thrilled to wait on us 8 girls. They gave us the best seats in the house. We all had delicious seafood to eat. The other patrons did not even bat any eyelash at our crowd. Dress for the occasion is the rule. Later we went clubbing.
The night was topped off by a visit to Dr. Z's famous, or infamous, suite party. There is always enough free liquor to float a battleship!
At about 3 A.M. I was in a rather silly mood. I like convention pics, but not the usual, run of the mill, sitting at a table, or standing in a hallway photo parade. I suggested to Jackie that we go to the Exercise/Weigh Room and take some goofy photos. You can see them in my new gallery. It was a blast and no one was around. The pics are unique! You can also combine those with the previous evening's, "Girls On The Luggage Cart" pics
On Saturday we tore around the the site and had a nice time. For dinner all of us SSofNE girls sat at one table. There was Jennifer Lane, Jackie Thompson, Annette Brunette, Brenda Sue Faulkner, Denise Armel, Sherry Colah, and myself. The dinner was quite nice and later we danced the night away. They even ended up ripping up the temporary dance flooring from underneath us at the end of the evening!
The evening ended up back at another Dr Z suite party.
On Sunday I drove Brenda Sue back to the airport for her to catch her evening flight. We had dinner at a nice restaurant south of Worcester. I wanted to avoid I-95 since there was a big game for the Patriots being played down at Foxboro. She got off on time.
I want to thank everyone for a great time. My sorority sisters are the best and Jackie you are an awesome roommie
I'm already planning on 1st Event 2009!
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Surround Yourself with Love
Michele Angelique January 6th, 2008 4:51 pm MSTOnce we think more deeply about the people we interact with, it becomes easier for us to work toward filling our lives with people who help us cultivate healthy and positive relationships. Even though it might not always seem like we have much control over who we are with, we do. The power to step back from toxicity lies within us. All we have to do is take a few moments to reflect on how another person makes you feel. Assessing the people we spend the most time with allows us to see if they add something constructive to, or subtract from, our lives. Should a friend sap our strength, for example, we can simply set the intention to tell them how we feel or simply spend less time with them.
We will find that the moment we are honest with ourselves about our own feelings, the more candid we can be with others about how they make us feel. While this may involve some drastic changes to our social life it can bring about a personal transformation that will truly empower us, since the decision to live our truth will infuse our lives with greater happiness.
When we surround ourselves with positive people, we clear away the negativity that exists around us and create more room to welcome nurturing energy. Doing this not only enriches our lives but also envelopes us in a supportive and healing space that fosters greater growth, understanding, and love of ourselves as well as those we care about.
Much love and happy 2008,
Michele Angelique
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~New Galleries & Some Thoughts: November 2007~
Karen Reeves November 6th, 2007 7:13 pm MST ~Some Thoughts: November 2007~NEW GALLERIES !
Check out my galleries here! I've added 7 new secondary pictures on my front page, rounded out my gallery on BeAll/SCC with 13 pictures, added 2 new pics in "Karen's Escapades", and started a new gallery with 5 pictures of my former front page pictures. That is 27 pictures in all. Enjoy!
Check Out My Revised & Updated Website: FoxyKaren.net
Hi Everyone !
"IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
~SOME NOVEMBER THOUGHTS~
November is now here and all turkeys are getting nervous
In November we have two important holidays: Veterans' Day & Thanksgiving. Let us all take stock of all that is positive in our lives and how fortunate we are compared to many others in this world. Let us also pay tribute to the women and men veterans who have defended our freedoms and our nation. They are heroes 24/7.
SS of NE Outing ( 13 October 2007 )
A few of my friends in Sorority Sisters of New England came down to visit me (Denise Armel and Jackie T). We hung around during the day on Saturday and I showed them the area that I live in.
That evening we met up with Jennifer Lane and her friend Audrey Conrad. We went out for dinner at a lovely Thai Restaurant in New London, CT called Bangkok City. Needless to say we all ate too much but had a great time.
For me the seafood is the best overall. I think the waiter enjoyed the company of all of us girls. Giggles!
After dinner we went clubbing at O'Neil's Brass Rail. The music was great but it was too chilly to stay on the outside deck for an extended time. We danced inside. I played a little pool and split a couple of games with Jackie.
THE MAIN PICTURE
This picture was taken on Thursday, 13 September 2007at the SCC Convention in Atlanta. I was sitting in the center hallway of the 3rd floor in my hotel where we stayed. I was afraid the glass top "counter" that I was sitting on would shatter from my heavy weight and impale my rear end:-)
ASK KAREN
I hope you like this feature also. Just email me any questions you might have and if I select your question, I will answer it next month. PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR QUESTION AND DO NOT WRITE IT IN MY GUEST BOOK. YOU WILL OVERWHELM IT! No obscene questions please!
Dear Karen,
Which convention do you prefer to attend Karen?
Mr. Eager Beaver
Beaver Falls, OR
Dear Mr. Beaver,
That is a hard question. All conventions have many of the same attributes: seminars, banquets, dances, and clubbing. What sets the conventions apart from each other are the organization of the conventions and the different people who attend each convention.
I prefer SCC because: 1. It is Atlanta! 2. SCC is very well run. 3. It is the largest TG Convention in the U.S. so you get to see many girls and guys that you would not normally see at any other convention.
I urge anyone thinking of attending just one convention to make it SCC.
FOXYKAREN.NET
My website has been totally revamped. It has three new galleries, for a total of 30 new pictures. The pictures are also in larger frame when you click upon them in the drop down bar. Now you don't need to wear glasses. You can reach right out and touch me:-)
The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances.
Click on the tab or banner above my profile here in URNA, check it out, and leave a guest book comment if you like! Thanks!
I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large.
I have said it before and I say it again, any accolades I receive are due to ALL OF YOU ! ! ! Thank you for supporting me in URNA! We ALL need love and friendship, anybody who believes differently does not understand human nurturing. Nobody can exist in a vacuum. I hope my website makes you proud of yourselves as well. I am honored to be your friend :-)
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department a lot!
I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care.
I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ?
1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !"
2. You can use my picture as a dartboard !
3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone !
4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
KAREN'S 8 FRONT PAGE FRIENDS FOR NOVEMBER 2007
I noticed in March that the four friends on my front page were now boxed in yellow and they had four others joining them there as well. What was this, an outbreak of Yellow Fever? Oh my !
I then received an email from URNA explaining to me that they had instituted, for paid members, the ability to reconstitute your front friends page to list your top 8 "Best Friends"
But what if you have more than 8 Best Friends? What if they list YOU and you can NOT list THEM? Oh no! Surprised
So many of you wonderful girlfriends and boyfriends have reached out and touched my life that this presented a real problem to me. I had to find a solution. Here is mine starting in August.
I shall select a new top 8 "Front Page Friends" each month. Those people who are Gold Members and place me in their #1 slot on their front page will be in the top row, slots #3 & #4. Sorority Sisters of New England will be in slots #1 & #2.
Those Gold Members who have me on their front page in positions 2-8 will be in my second row, slots #7 & #8. Sorority Sisters of New England Gold Members will be in slot #5 and SSofNE Free Members will be in slot #6. Make any sense? Probably not:-)
I do not mean to slight non paying members but it is the paying members who support this site and the non paying members ability to have profiles here. Jon, Vicky, and Dan can not run this place as a charity.
My friends who care enough to list me on their front page at some point should receive some recognition. Saying "Everyone's my friend but ONLY THESE 8 will be on my front page forever!" seems a little too exclusive. I wish to thank these people for showing their friendship to me.
I will notify those selected that they have been selected. This is a small way to pay tribute in my monthly journal posting "SOME (MONTH) THOUGHTS".
This will be in lieu of my monthly "Karen's TGurl Awards".
So many of you hold a special place in my heart. You have helped me so much. I hope this solution does not offend anyone. If so then please email me.
Thank you for reading this and understanding! Laughing
*With Love & Respect*
~Karen~
JACKIE THOMPSON ( West Ossipee, NH )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/10132
DENISE ARMEL ( Boston, MA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/103229
KEVIN ( Hudson, MA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/83913
LARRY ( Honolulu, HI )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/61820
VALERIE 2B GIRL ( Nantucket )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/
SCOTT BRADFORD ( Charlotte, NC )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/36793
GIGI MONET ( Grand Prairie, TX )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/57638
JENNA TAYLOR ( Baltimore, MD )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/25689
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SCC WAS FUNTASTIC~SOME OCTOBER THOUGHTS
Karen Reeves October 2nd, 2007 5:55 pm MDT ~Some Thoughts: October 2007~Check Out My Revised & Updated Website: FoxyKaren.net
Hi Everyone !
"IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
October is now here ! This is my favorite month of the year. Did you know that the WTNH TV8 (New Haven) Weatherman, Dr. Mel Goldstein, states that overall October is the least stormiest month of the year on average? HUMMM:-)
My favorite season is on tap ! The cooler, less humid days of autumn are a thrill for me. Warm days are followed by cool, crisp nights. The leaves on the trees of New England are adorned with bright fall colors. IT'S BOOT WEATHER GIRLS!!!!!
I hope this year to get some nice autumn pictures for this site. We shall see how well they come out!
Southern Comfort Conference ( 12 September - 16 September 2007 )
I attended my 4th SCC in Atlanta, Georgia this year. I arrived at the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on Wednesday evening around 8:30 P.M. after an eventful flight.
I do have ONE MORE gripe with the airlines. Many of the airlines use smaller commuter jets now thus clogging up the airports with many more smaller planes and delaying flights. I also get irked with the virtually non existent luggage compartments on these flights. I went out and bought a much smaller piece of carry on luggage but since the overheads now can not store anything large than a loaf of bread I had to check all my belongings. Can you imagine going to a TG convention with no dresses????? At least I was allowed to carry my purse on board.
Once I got to the hotel I was politely "ambushed" by many friends. It was great hanging out in the lobby but after a day at work and a plane flight I was bushed. Fortunately my friend Alexis Rene bought me dinner so I did not starve. Thanks Alexis:-)
The hotel was new. I loved the decor of the hotel but heard rumblings that the service was not very good. I said they had better get their act together before the number of attendees to SCC tripled by Saturday night. Fortunately it did ! Disaster averted.
On Thursday I rolled out of bed to do a modeling session with Jamie Austin. I enjoyed it and got some great shots out in the garden with all the lovely flowers and the trees. I'm sitting on those pics for now. Sorry girls & guys !
In the afternoon one of my best friends, Lisa White of Massachusetts, arrived. She was my roommate and was attending SCC for the first time. When I greeted her up on the 3rd floor next to our room she looked so sweet and cute (of course she always does!!!!!). We chatted away in our room while I got her settled.
Dinner was at the Italian Restaurant in the lower level of the hotel. Lisa and I had Jenna Taylor, her roommate Lara, and Simone Lee as dinner partners. The food was great, the company even greater. I wish to thank Jenna for springing for the bill for me. Thanks sweetie:-):-):-) We were all feeling good after the wine.
That evening at dinner. I was wearing a hot blue, form fitting dress. I must admit that I was decked out to take no prisoners. None of the POWs seemed to mind surrendering to Lisa and I.
At any conventions there are room parties, visiting in the bars, and dancing. We did all three and hit the room around 4 A.M. BEDTIME !!!!! SNORE:-)
On Friday we slept to 11:30 A.M. and rolled out of bed to go to breakfast, errr lunch. The food was not notable. We did receive a pep talk on TG legislation winding its' way thru Congress. Hopefully discrimination against the TG community will be outlawed federally though I am not holding my breath on this.
In the evening we went out clubbing. Megan (who lives in Atlanta) drove us around in her Mercedes convertible. It was cool out but not bad. We hit this club and had a great time dancing, drinking, playing pool, drinking, chatting, and ahh drinking! Thanks for being a perfect tour guide Meagan. You are one live wire !
Lisa and I were in bed by 3:45 A.M. WOW earlier this night ! HA HA HA !
On Saturday we were dragging and since the lunches at the event were not to impress Lisa and I decided to curl up in bed and have room service. The Eggs Benedict breakfast (at noon time) was awesome. It was pricey but we deserved it!
In the afternoon I filmed a video for a television show. I'm not sure I did that well but the producer wanted to film Tgirls to portray our lives in a NON Jerry Springer type of atmosphere.
Funny thing is that I knew what I wanted to say UNTIL THE CAMERA STARTED ROLLING. I ad libbed it. If this show makes it to television look for it. With me in the show it maybe on the SciFi Channel !
The Saturday night banquet was great! The food was outstanding, the dancing and music was nice, and we each got a coffee mug as a keepsake. I got to bed "early" since I had to fly out the next morning at 9:30 A.M.
The flight home was not a problem. Thank goodness !
I want to give a huge thanks to my roommate Lisa White. She is one beautiful, classy, mature, and awesome friend. She was the best roommate by not snoring, hogging the bathroom, or fighting over make up.
We hung out a lot and went all over the place. I could not have asked for a more perfect roommate. In every way Lisa White is amazing. Girlfriend thanks for a nice time. You are definitely the best and girls a lot older than you should follow your example of class and dignity, mixed with plenty of sexiness! You have nothing to learn from them!!!!!
THE MAIN PICTURE
This picture was taken in June at the Be All Convention in Chicago. I was standing in the center atrium. Why did I post a picture of the Be All right after SCC you may ask. Well everyone else posted pictures of SCC. I am giving the site a change of pace.
ASK KAREN
I hope you like this feature also. Just email me any questions you might have and if I select your question, I will answer it next month. PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR QUESTION AND DO NOT WRITE IT IN MY GUEST BOOK. YOU WILL OVERWHELM IT! No obscene questions please!
Dear Karen,
Why would anyone want to put you on television? I see no point in it. You have nothing to offer.
Miss I.M.A. _itch
Downer's Ville, OK
Dear Miss _itch,
Ahh I know you so well. Maybe I will be the lead in for a new reality show. Friday the 13th, part 56! (Scream erupt all over!).
I agree with the sentiments of many here regarding, "You got a 10" being repeatedly written in guest books. It's okay to do it but it does "get old". I'm guilty too ! I only started to do this so folks would know that I awarded them a 10. When I write to ANYONE in a positive manner from now on then you AUTOMATICALLY have my 10 vote if your ratings are on.
I also do not "cut & paste" the very same guest book comments, by the hundreds, each day to everyone. That "illusion" of individuality of comments to people when it, in reality, is not is just plain insincere.
FOXYKAREN.NET
My website has been totally revamped. It has three new galleries, for a total of 30 new pictures. The pictures are also in larger frame when you click upon them in the drop down bar. Now you don't need to wear glasses. You can reach right out and touch me:-)
The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances.
Click on the tab or banner above my profile here in URNA, check it out, and leave a guest book comment if you like! Thanks!
I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large.
I have said it before and I say it again, any accolades I receive are due to ALL OF YOU ! ! ! Thank you for supporting me in URNA! We ALL need love and friendship, anybody who believes differently does not understand human nurturing. Nobody can exist in a vacuum. I hope my website makes you proud of yourselves as well. I am honored to be your friend :-)
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department a lot!
I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care.
I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ?
1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !"
2. You can use my picture as a dartboard !
3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone !
4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
KAREN'S 8 FRONT PAGE FRIENDS FOR OCTOBER 2007
I noticed in March that the four friends on my front page were now boxed in yellow and they had four others joining them there as well. What was this, an outbreak of Yellow Fever? Oh my !
I then received an email from URNA explaining to me that they had instituted, for paid members, the ability to reconstitute your front friends page to list your top 8 "Best Friends"
But what if you have more than 8 Best Friends? What if they list YOU and you can NOT list THEM? Oh no! Surprised
So many of you wonderful girlfriends and boyfriends have reached out and touched my life that this presented a real problem to me. I had to find a solution. Here is mine starting in August.
I shall select a new top 8 "Front Page Friends" each month. Those people who are Gold Members and place me in their #1 slot on their front page will be in the top row, slots #3 & #4. Sorority Sisters of New England will be in slots #1 & #2.
Those Gold Members who have me on their front page in positions 2-8 will be in my second row, slots #7 & #8. Sorority Sisters of New England Gold Members will be in slot #5 and SSofNE Free Members will be in slot #6. Make any sense? Probably not:-)
I do not mean to slight non paying members but it is the paying members who support this site and the non paying members ability to have profiles here. Jon, Vicky, and Dan can not run this place as a charity.
My friends who care enough to list me on their front page at some point should receive some recognition. Saying "Everyone's my friend but ONLY THESE 8 will be on my front page forever!" seems a little too exclusive. I wish to thank these people for showing their friendship to me.
I will notify those selected that they have been selected. This is a small way to pay tribute in my monthly journal posting "SOME (MONTH) THOUGHTS".
This will be in lieu of my monthly "Karen's TGurl Awards".
So many of you hold a special place in my heart. You have helped me so much. I hope this solution does not offend anyone. If so then please email me.
Thank you for reading this and understanding! Laughing
*With Love & Respect*
~Karen~
BRENDA SUE ( Wheeling, IL )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/83995
DEAN M.L. ( Northampton, Sywell, UNITED KINGDOM )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/93507
JENN FOXX ( Northbridge, MA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/17724
JESSICA MICHELLE PAULSEN ( Madison, WI )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/87212
KIMBERLY ANN VIRTUE ( San Diego, CA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/35886
LAURA CARRILLO (Ft. Lauderdale, FL )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/SultryLaura
DANA ( Philadelphia, PA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/54510
SYNTHA WALKER (Rochester, MN )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/SynthyaW
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~Some Thoughts: September 2007~
Karen Reeves August 31st, 2007 2:44 pm MDT~Some Thoughts: September 2007~Check Out My Revised & Updated Website: FoxyKaren.net
Hi Everyone ! "IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
September is now here ! My favorite season is on tap ! The cooler, less humid days of autumn are a thrill for me. Warm days are followed by cool, crisp nights. The leaves on the trees of New England are adorned with bright fall colors. IT'S BOOT WEATHER GIRLS!!!!! I hope this year to get some nice autumn pictures for this site. We shall see how well they come out!
An Outing With Friends ( 3 August - 6 August 2007 ) A friend of mine, Syntha Walker of Minnesota, wanted to come east and visit. Having never met I said "Okay". I met here at the airport on Friday evening in Providence. We headed up to Sutton, MA in a spectacular thunder storm. What an awesome light show! Once in Sutton my friend, Jackie Thompson of New Hampshire, met us. On Saturday we all did some modeling with Jamie Austin and had some great pictures taken. We then all headed out to dinner. Later we ventured to the Randolph Country Club. It was rather dead but we still had a great time. I think Syntha was impressed, especially since a guy hit on her ! HA HA HA ! On Sunday we hung out at the hotel and watched movies and then went out for dinner. Later, Jackie had to return home. On Monday Syntha and I went shopping after which I took her back to the airport. Girl I hope you had a nice time here in the east:-)
THE MAIN PICTURE This picture was taken last September 2006 in front of the "Wet Bar" in Atlanta, Georgia at an SCC clubbing event on Friday night. I was dressed to the nines for the big city. I've been sitting on this picture for a year. I thought bringing it out now was appropriate since SCC 2007 is here. I will be attending! Will you??? I hope so ! Come on down and party with all of us girls!!!!!!!!
ASK KAREN I hope you like this feature also. Just email me any questions you might have and if I select your question, I will answer it next month. PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR QUESTION AND DO NOT WRITE IT IN MY GUEST BOOK. YOU WILL OVERWHELM IT! No obscene questions please! Dear Karen, My mascara always "clumps" on my eyelashes when I use it. How can I prevent this from happening? Upset And Crying In Florida Dear Upset, First off, DON'T CRY ! The mascara will run and make you look like an extra from the "Rocky Horror Picture Show!" When you pull the mascara coated plunger out of the tube it is loaded with thick mascara. Tap the pointed bottom tip onto a paper tissue or paper towel. This will get rid of the heavy clump of mascara and leave the right amount on the grooved wand itself for you to apply to your lovely lashes. Try it sweetie. It works:-)
I agree with the sentiments of many here regarding, "You got a 10" being repeatedly written in guest books. It's okay to do it but it does "get old". I'm guilty too ! I only started to do this so folks would know that I awarded them a 10. When I write to ANYONE in a positive manner from now on then you AUTOMATICALLY have my 10 vote if your ratings are on. I also do not "cut & paste" the very same guest book comments, by the hundreds, each day to everyone. That "illusion" of individuality of comments to people when it, in reality, is not is just plain insincere.
FOXYKAREN.NET My website has been totally revamped. It has three new galleries, for a total of 30 new pictures. The pictures are also in larger frame when you click upon them in the drop down bar. Now you don't need to wear glasses. You can reach right out and touch me:-) The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances. Click on the tab or banner above my profile here in URNA, check it out, and leave a guest book comment if you like! Thanks! I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large. I have said it before and I say it again, any accolades I receive are due to ALL OF YOU ! ! ! Thank you for supporting me in URNA! We ALL need love and friendship, anybody who believes differently does not understand human nurturing. Nobody can exist in a vacuum. I hope my website makes you proud of yourselves as well. I am honored to be your friend :-)
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department alot! I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care. I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ? 1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !" 2. You can use my picture as a dartboard ! 3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone ! 4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
KAREN'S 8 FRONT PAGE FRIENDS FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 I noticed in March that the four friends on my front page were now boxed in yellow and they had four others joining them there as well. What was this, an outbreak of Yellow Fever? Oh my ! I then received an email from URNA explaining to me that they had instituted, for paid members, the ability to reconstitute your front friends page to list your top 8 "Best Friends" But what if you have more than 8 Best Friends? What if they list YOU and you can NOT list THEM? Oh no! Surprised So many of you wonderful girlfriends and boyfriends have reached out and touched my life that this presented a real problem to me. I had to find a solution. Here is mine starting in August. I shall select a new top 8 "Front Page Friends" each month. Those people who are Gold Members and place me in their #1 slot on their front page will be in the top row, slots #3 & #4. Sorority Sisters of New England will be in slots #1 & #2. Those Gold Members who have me on their front page in positions 2-8 will be in my second row, slots #7 & #8. Sorority Sisters of New England Gold Members will be in slot #5 and SSofNE Free Members will be in slot #6. Make any sense? Probably not:-) I do not mean to slight non paying members but it is the paying members who support this site and the non paying members ability to have profiles here. Jon, Vicky, and Dan can not run this place as a charity. My friends who care enough to list me on their front page at some point should receive some recognition. Saying "Everyone's my friend but ONLY THESE 8 will be on my front page forever!" seems a little too exclusive. I wish to thank these people for showing their friendship to me. I will notify those selected that they have been selected. This is a small way to pay tribute in my monthly journal posting "SOME (MONTH) THOUGHTS". This will be in lieu of my monthly "Karen's TGurl Awards". So many of you hold a special place in my heart. You have helped me so much. I hope this solution does not offend anyone. If so then please email me. Thank you for reading this and understanding! Laughing *With Love & Respect* ~Karen~ JACKIE LEE THOMPSON ( West Ossipee, NH ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/101302 SHERRY P ( New Paltz, NY ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/64437 DESTINY AND HARMONY ( Union City, TN ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/DestinyandHarmony JAMIE DAILY (Danbury, CT ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/JamieInHeels DEAN M. L. ( Northampton, UNITED KINGDOM ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/Dean KERI RENAULT (Milwaukee, WI ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/KeriRenault BRIAN WHITWORTH ( North Miami Beach, FL ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/BrianWhitworth CEC SPARKS ( Phoenix, AZ ) http://profiles.urnotalone.com/CSparks
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~A Family Murdered: Some Thoughts August 2007
Karen Reeves August 2nd, 2007 7:58 pm MDT"IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
This is by far, the saddest, and most depressing journal entry that I have written here in URNA in 4 years. A noted supporter and friend of the trans community has suffered a terrible loss.
Dr. William A. Petit is a noted endocrinologist in Connecticut where I
reside. He is on the board of the Gender Identity Clinic.I have been a patient of his for many years. He is a most remarkable man.
Besides assisting me with hormones he has helped me with a number of
health related issues, including detecting a chemical deficiency in my
body which could have potentially affected my heart. He saved my life from a hidden disease.
Most importantly, I consider him a friend.
It is sad for me to relate the following news.
On Monday, 23 July 2007 two men invaded Dr. Petit's home. They
brutally assaulted Dr. Petit, tortured his wife and two daughters,
raped two of the ladies, robbed his bank account, murdered his entire
family, set fire to Dr. Petit's house, and stole his SUV to escape the
crime scene. The police have caught two suspects.
Dr. Petit has been a strong supporter of the transgendered community.
He has helped out so many people in a number of varied manners.
Understandably I am quite downcast and despondent. I have received more bad news today.
It is very difficult especially with friends visiting me here, to "carry on". The terrible news plays out, and will continue to play out, with a funeral, numerous memorial services, a police investigation, and years of court trials, appeals, and possibly executions of the offenders.
For Dr. Petit the horrors will last a lifetime. For everyone else the horrors will last for a decade or two.
If you wish to know more then please go to the Hartford Courant website. You can also make donations there if you wish.
If I seen rather torn and preoccupied over the next few weeks it will be from this tragedy. Life is not fair and this proves the point. I grieve for my friend and three lovely ladies who did not deserve this fate.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Petit family. I know many trans people in New England will be affected by this sad event.
I do not like to post such disturbing news here in URNA. I hope I do not offend any of you.
The group named above (SSofNE) is a Yahoo Group. We held our first outing last week. A number of the girls meet at Jamie Austin's studio for makeovers. I played photographer. I love working behind the camera.
Brenda Sue of Illinois and Jackie T of New Hampshire really strutted their stuff in front of the lens. They enjoyed their time and they looked ~GORGEOUS~!!!!! Way to go girls:-)
We then journeyed to our hotel in Boston, freshened up, had some "liquid refreshment" and went out to the Randolph Country Club. Being a Thursday night we knew it would be dead and it sure was!
This gave us more time to talk outside on the patio and get acquainted more. Jackie and I had a great time on the dance floor. Jackie said I taught her alot of moves. I'll not elaborate on that but I think she had a great time dirty dancing with me ;-)
On Friday we all rolled out of bed at noon. Some girls rolled out of bed easier than others. I was the worst.
We went to an early dinner at the Olive Garden. We had drinks, salad, drinks, pasta dishes, drinks, dessert, and uhhhh DRINKS !!!!! Burp.
We were then met by the ultimate party girl of Boston and all around trouble maker, Annette Brunette. She came to the hotel with her photo album of photo shop doctored pics of me. I'm still not paying the extortion money Annette!
We then headed to everyone's "favorite" club, Jacques. We had a great time chatting with everyone, watching the floor show, and getting more than a few offers from very nice gentleman. I'm glad to see that they were interested in my brains and not my bod. At least that is what they told me folks ! But why would I have to go with them to their cars???
We then went to "Machine". This club is ear plug mandatory. I did not have mine.
All the girls had a great time tearing up the dance floor. I was a little bit dragging due to other news on my mind but still enjoyed the club. Quite a few guys enjoyed talking to us ladies :-) We got to bed around 4 A.M.
On Saturday I drove the ladies in a caravan down to Connecticut to my house. We hit a 20 mile traffic jam on I-95 due to a concert. We lost two hours there.
I took the ladies to an outside restaurant where we dined on the docks overlooking New London harbor. We had great seafood and watched the sun set. How romantic !
We later went to Ocean Beach Park. There was an outdoor rock concert with music you could dance to! Sherry and Brenda really rocked the boardwalk with their moves. Jackie and I did okay but the other ladies out did us for sure. Wait till next time girls ! Payback !
One by one the ladies left Sunday. I had to wait at the airport with Brenda Sue for 4 hours till they confirmed that her flight was leaving- 8 hours late ! I took her out to dinner to cut the boredom.
All in all a great weekend. Thanks ladies for keeping me preoccupied with better thoughts. You gals are angels. Annette, you are still a trouble maker !
Do you drink alcohol?
Mr. T. Totaler
Teapot Dome, Wyoming
You Don't you wear alot of jewelry and once had a television show? Well never mind.
To answer your question, Do birds fly? Nuff said ;-)
FOXYKAREN.NET
The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances.
I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large.
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department alot!
I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care.
I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ?
1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !"
2. You can use my picture as a dartboard !
3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone !
4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
I do not mean to slight non paying members but it is the paying members who support this site and the non paying members ability to have profiles here. Jon, Vicky, and Dan can not run this place as a charity.
My friends who care enough to list me on their front page at some point should receive some recognition. Saying "Everyone's my friend but ONLY THESE 8 will be on my front page forever!" seems a little too exclusive. I wish to thank these people for showing their friendship to me.
They will be listed in alphabetical order by first name (except for Henrietta- giggles!).I will notify those selected that they have been selected. This is a small way to pay tribute in my monthly journal posting "SOME (MONTH) THOUGHTS".
BRENDA SUE ( Wheeling, IL )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/83995
BRIT SOMERS ( West Palm Beach, FL )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/24929
CINDY WARREN ( Killeen, TX )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/38355
DENISE ARMEL ( Boston, MA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/38355
ALEX MILLS ( Sudbury, ON, CANADA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/35854
AMBER LACE BROOKS ( Los Angeles, CA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/92360
ANNETTE BRUNETTE ( Chelmsford, MA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/32928
APRIL LYNN ( Idaho Falls, ID )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/43385
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Some Thoughts:July 2007
Karen Reeves June 30th, 2007 6:50 pm MDT"IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
July is here ! For many girls this is a tough season to dress. Can you say "Sweaty?" Don't be afraid to venture out in shorts and limit the makeup to foundation and powder if you can. "Shades" will help you look the girl role and provide you some anonymity.
I always wanted to visit me friends in the Midwest. This trip helped make this wish a reality.
I flew in to O'Hare Airport on Thursday night after a 4 hour flight delay. I was told in Providence, RI that my 5:30 P.M. flight would be delayed to 7 P.M. and then 8 P.M. due to bad weather in Chicago. A nice group of guys suggested I go to dinner with them. Mind you, it was an airport restaurant (Mexican cuisine) !
After we ordered our food and drinks we started to chow down. Then the ticket agent came running along to tell us the flight was loading. The guys said it was too bad that we had to leave the food/drink virtually untouched. I said forget the food and ~CHUGGED~ my drink. BAD IDEA KAREN!!!!!
Once we taxied onto the runway I remarked that weather moved west to east. Enough said Karen! The pilot then announced that due to bad weather we had to wait on the runway. We sat there an hour and a half. And I sat there with an empty stomach, save for two drinks. I was feeling fine:-) *Giggles*
We got into Chicago four hours late.
The hotel for this event was so nice. It was a new venue for the convention. I had a room on the top floor in the back with a lovely view of the countryside. I wish to thank the staff of the Be All Convention for getting this suite for me at the very last minute.
On Friday I attended a couple of seminars and went out to dinner with Keri Renault and her wife Sunny. Keri told me she would be in boy mode due to an electrolysis session. How would I recognize her?????
At the appointed hour I sat out in front of the hotel on a bench waiting for Keri and Sunny. Soon I was joined by a handsome looking guy sitting next to me on the bench who seemed much too friendly and started flirting with me. I got nervous and was wondering how to get this dude away from me gracefully. Then Keri started to laugh. She pranked me GOOD ! Okay Keri you got me cold. Now comes payback sweetie:-)
Dinner was at a Japanese restaurant. We were joined by a friend of Keri's. I had some sort of fish dish. The food was GREAT and the fish was DEAD so I was happy:-)
The conversation was awesome and I really enjoyed getting to know Sunny. She is a lovely and supportive lady
On Saturday my friend, Brenda Sue, came on over to visit me in my hotel
room since she lived in the area. It was great to meet her as well. We chatted for 3 hours and the time flew by. When she left we were almost in tears. This girl is sooooo sweet !!!!!
My dinner partner was Juliette, a local girl. She met me at the hotel and we hopped into the van for a ride on the parkway to the world headquarters of Sara Lee for our banquet.
The van rolled up the driveway to the 8 story building. We stepped out onto a red carpet where the cameras were rolling. I will pay for the camera which broke when they took a picture of me. They also took a group picture of all the convention members.
Inside we were whisked into a 3 story marble lobby with chandeliers. It was lovely. As we proceeded down the stairs to the dinning room the sun was setting on the lake behind the building. The effect was gorgeous.
Dinner was prime rib/shrimp with all the accoutrement's. They also had a jazz band playing.
As dinner was going on larger screens scrolled down from the ceiling and all the participants saw themselves stepping out of the vehicles in front of the building. When Juliette said "There You Are Karen!" I tried to slide down in my chair under the table. She stopped me with a laugh.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of this convention they then had fireworks. With the mood music and lighting it was so romantic. I had to grab onto someone. Juliette and I entwined our arms around our bodies. The lovely evening was ended with a sweet kiss! Thanks sweetie pie!!!!! This was truly a night to remember.
I later met many more girls back at the hotel in the bar, lobby, and at room parties. I got to bed at 3 A.M. Just in time to get up at 5 A.M. to go the the airport and my uneventful flight home. I arrived home tired but happy.
RANDOLPH COUNTRY CLUB: RANDOLPH, MA ( 9-10 JUNE 2007 )
While out in Chicago one of my best friends, Tiffany Starr, asked if I was going to the RCC the next Saturday night. I told Tiff that being tried and loopy at 2:30 A.M. I could not even focus on a week later. I did say "Probably Not!"
Well a week later I was rested and ready to go again. Another best friend, Denise Armel, greeted me at the hotel with flowers. Thanks honey ! You are so special to me:-)
We got made up and headed to the RCC. The place was over flowing with people. I spent most of the time dancing with Jamie L. and Taylor J. Our moves impressed a couple of GG's enough that they came on out to give us some competition. Jamie, Taylor, and myself later posed for pictures in front of, and on top of, the bar. That was fun!
There was an altercation during the evening and we had to duck flying drinks, ice, and falling chairs. Combat pay will be provided to all attendees!
BOSTON OUTING: BOSTON, MA ( 22-24 JUNE 2007)
This was a busy month for me. I generally do not party every single weekend, contrary to what many girls think:-)
My friend, Lisa B. was coming up to visit in the area. I had not seen her in a ~LONG~ time so when she asked me to come on up for a visit I could not resist. After all she is really super nice and cute as well.
We met up on Friday evening and went on out to dinner. We had a lovely time catching up on old times as we feed our faces.
During the day on Saturday she had to work. I drove into the city to do some sight seeing and shopping. I bought a few items, saw a few sites, and met a cute guy.
Saturday night Lisa and I met up again. We had a nice time enjoying each others' company.
On Sunday Lisa had to work again. My friend Jackie T. drove down from New Hampshire to see me. We really hit it off. We went and visited the Kennedy Presidential Museum. It was really interesting and the weather was superb.
Later we had dinner together at the Olive Garden. We shared great times, food, and lotsa giggles! We then departed in mid evening to go our separate ways. I really enjoyed meeting my GFs.
Which event from above did you like best? Why?
Mr. Leary King
CNN World Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia
You know, Larry, I've been so waiting to say this to you. You are a lousy interviewer, your look is so hickish, and you are just plain irritating! If Paris can get $1 Million for her "diarrhea of the mouth" interview then I want TWO MILLION !
FOXYKAREN.NET
The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances.
I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large.
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department alot!
I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care.
I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ?
1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !"
2. You can use my picture as a dartboard !
3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone !
4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
Denise is listed as the "New" Denise Armel. She is just fine without that adjective before her name:-)
Thank you for being so sweet to me. Thank you for sharing the fun times with me as well. Your smile lights up my days. It also brings joy to many other girls. Do not change. You are a wonderful person and no one can take that away from you. You are so beautiful and that is forever!"
You are an angel. You saved my life. You were there when I was suffering. The world needs to know what a wonderful lady that you are. I will always love you and respect you for all your help to me in so many different ways. Thank You Sweetie.
If there is a heaven then you will get a front row seat. I hold you dear to my heart forever!"
I know for you that is more than just a site to make a few dollars. This is a life passion for you and a mission. Thanks for helping all of us and for alot of fun times ! You are #1 in my book!"
JULIETTE ( Chicago, IL )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/JulietteTVChicago
"Juliette you have such a grace about you. I love your wit and charm. Thank you for reaching out to me on my trip to Chicago and sharing some special times at the 25th Be All. I respect you for your kind manner and for your acceptance of others. You represent true womanhood to me. You are the best honey !"
LISA BROCK ( North, AL )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/lisabrock01
"Lisa you know that I am in awe of you. I think you represent the best of both gender roles. You are beautiful and also handsome. You are strong yet gentle. You are witty, intelligent, and kind. Thank you for remembering me always.
Our times spent together are few but they are precious. What they lack in quantity they make up for in quality. You are a beautiful girl. Never lose sight of that fact. I'm always here for you like you are here for me."
SUNNY FIELDS ( Brookfield, WI )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/SunnyHika
"When I first met you Sunny your beauty took me away. As I got to know you at dinner I saw, if possible, and even greater beauty. You accept your mate. You accept her friends. You understand us but more than that you enjoy our company. Most of all, you ADVOCATE FOR US Sunny!
All the Tgirls in the world can advocate and explain who we are but the breakthrough of love, and acceptance, in the wider world will only truly happen, I believe, when the non TG world stands by us tall and proud.
In this way, Sunny, you are an angel here to so many of us. Thank you for your assistance, you advocacy, and your understanding. We owe you a huge debt we can never repay you.Thank you for honoring me by being a friend of yours."
TIFFANY STARR ( Cumberland, RI )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/tiffanycd2k
"Tiff, you sure are a star! You take glamor to new heights. Thanks for always having a smile for me, some pointers, and more than a few stories. It's great to know that SOMEONE can talk as much as I can ! HA HA HA !!!
Keep on being so nice and so supportive of the community. In you own special way you make this a better world. Thanks for being my GF."
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~Some Thoughts: June 2007~
Karen Reeves May 30th, 2007 6:56 pm MDT"IF I CAN REACH FOR THE STARS IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORTING HELP OF MY TGIRLFRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS WHOSE SHOULDERS I STAND UPON !"
June is here ! Break out the bikinis and show that bod girls !
It's about time that you updated your website! It has been two whole years and you did ~NOTHING~ to update it. How could you delay so long?
Mr. Pea Ping Tom
In The Shadows, California
Actually quite easily I guess. Your kind note makes me think that the "Five Year Plans" of Chairman Mao in China were about the right length of time. Keep your eyes peeled. I'm sure you will!
FOXYKAREN.NET
The site also now includes a News Links where you can find out my latest travels and event appearances.
I wanted to present myself to the world in a positive light and to tell the world about myself. I think I have done that. I also wanted to represent the TG community at large.
KAREN'S NEW YEAR RESOLUTION
I shall continue to work on this resolution in 2007. I still need to better myself in this department alot!
I am dedicating my life to helping all you Tgirls. I pledge to help all of you by offering my best advice, lending a hand, or just shutting up and listening to you. I am not a genius nor do I have all the answers here but I do care.
I know I am not supposed to reveal my resolution but if I state it publicly then you can all hold me to it ! May I suggest some punishments if I come up short ?
1. You naysayers can say to me, "I told you so !"
2. You can use my picture as a dartboard !
3. You can put me on a new site URA- You Are Alone !
4. You can force me to wear guy's clothes- NO NO NO ! ! !
JACKIE THOMPSON ( West Ossipee, NH )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/JackieTG
"Jackie you may be a new girl here in URNA but the way that you reached out to me with a loving smile and the word "Friend?" tells me that you have a heart of gold. You have impressed me with your charm, caring attitude, introspection, beauty, and concern for others. Girlfriend you will continue to grow and reach all those goals you have set for yourself! Trust in your inner self. I have so much respect for how far you have come. Thank you for being my friend! I love you."
KERI RENAULT ( Milwaukee, WI )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/KeriRenault
"Keri you are a leading lady here the TG world. That is because not only are you friendly to others , knowledgable, and smart but you possess that willingness to help others. You care. You reach out. You radiate love. We all need great leaders in our world. To me, Keri, you are the ultimate positive role model for so many of us. Thanks for your friendship sweetie! It means more than I can put into words!"
TARA THOMPSON ( Granville, FR )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/TaraThompson
"When I first wrote to you, Tara, I was filled with trepedation. Why would anyone write back to me from 3,000 miles away? Not only did you write back but you have kept the communication lines open and flying back and forth between us. Even though you have had down times you have always reached out to ask me how I am and make me feel better. It is not just what you say but how you say it. You are an angel. Thank you for being in my constellation. We shall meet. In that you can believe GF !"
VALERIE 2B GIRL (Nantucket, MA )
http://profiles.urnotalone.com/valerie2bgirl
"Val sweetie, you know the score girlfriend. You call and invite me out all around New England. When I am down you pick me up. When I can not go out for the weekend you make turn it around and make it possible. You accept me with all my quirks and imperfections. You don't lecture me. You listen to me. So many in the community rely upon your quiet demeanor and wise counsel. Thank you Val for truly understanding the full meaning of the word "Friendship."
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After 2 Years Foxykaren.net Is Updated
Karen Reeves May 25th, 2007 7:05 pm MDTHi Everyone !
When I developed my website two years ago I stated that I would add picture galleries every 6 months or so. In 2 years I have not added any galleries of pictures nor changed the website design. I've really negelcted it. A number of girls and guys have asked me to update the site. Now I have.
After much prodding Foxykaren.net has been redesigned, pictures enlarged in format, and 3 new galleries of pictures added (a total of 30 new pictures). I also have a news link now.
I hope you will revisit my site if you have been there in awhile, or visit it for the first time if you have not been there before. The link is at the top of my page here. Please feel free to write a comment in the guestbook as well.
My website is meant for all of you. I hope it represents who you are. It is a site you can proudly show to anyone who wants to understand about being TG.
Have A Great Holiday Weekend Everyone ! ! !