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04/30/2008
Priorities
Wednesday, April 30, 2008: What is important to me? Kindness. I have not seen a lot of it lately. Different Flags and the story I narrate in my novel. I feel that I need to work harder to get it out there because it would help a lot of people, women who have been in my situation. My little cat is extremely important, too. Lauchita has shown me love and affection.
Justice also matters. I would like to see it in my mortgage fraud/predatory lending case. I feel that I was defrauded by the realtor and loan officer in GA and that was the main reason why my condo in Atlanta foreclosed.
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04/28/2008
Writing
My name is Eugenia Renskoff. I love to write. I always write, every single day, no matter what. My novel Different Flags, received a very good review from the sormag reviewer as well as other reviewers. In spite of this, it has been impossible for me to find an agent. I have a couple of blogs (www.beccar.wordpress.com and www.mylifeinargentinaandbeyond.blogspirit.com). They may interest you. You have to be very persistent, very dedicated, because the writing life is not always easy. There are rewards, but they are not always in plain sight. Ask around for a literary agent. Ask a published writer friend, the friend of a friend, an acquaintance, your old college professor. Never give up. Eugenia Renskoff
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04/26/2008
Double Indemnity
Saturday, April 26, 2008: I just reacquainted myself with the 1944 movie Double Indemnity. It has long been one of my favorite film noir movies of all time. The acting is superb, the writing, the black and white cinematography as well as the great music score. Double Indemnity also has memories for me. When my mother got sick on July 9, 1994, I stayed up all night watching it on AMC. This great movie kept me company and helped me be brave and strong.
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Shame
Saturday, April 26, 2008: It is a shame that complaints to government agencies don't solve the consumer's problem. If you don't have a lawyer, you're out of luck. This has happened to me with my mortgage fraud issue. I have gotten in touch with several of these agencies, but have not had a satisfactory response from them. It's always: This is a legal matter and we don't handle individual cases. Frankly, I have been disappointed. Had I been financially able to hire a lawyer, I would have done it a long, long time ago. This problem has harmed me in many ways and I just don't have the means to hire anyone.
I was very naive to think that just because I am an American citizen, a taxpayer and a consumer, somebody would listen to me and help me punish the real estate professionals who defrauded me.
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04/25/2008
Like Rubio
Friday, April 25, 2008: For me it feels like it must have felt for Rubio when he was living with his surrogate family in Argentina. They could not wait for him to go. The look on the surrogate family members' faces when I told them I would be taking him back was one of joy and happiness. He was a good dog, a German sheperd willing to give up his life for his owner/person, yet that meant nothing to them. Now I find myself in a situation similar to his.
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04/23/2008
Celibacy Issue
I believe that it is time for Optional Celibacy. I also believe that it will come. It's going to happen. People, whther they are priests or not, are going to fall in love. If they fall in love, they will want to be with that person. It is a very painful experience and I would not want anyone to go through it.
It will take a long time to get used to it, but it's in the future. There are many priests from well to do or rich families. Most mothers from those families do not want priest sons. I have known/heard of a few. Statistics will not work as far as I am concerned. The experiences of real people with similar experiences are what I most care about.
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04/19/2008
The Big Give
April 19, 2008: Giving up isn't easy and it is not what I want. Where will I be if I say: To Hell with it? What will happen to me then? This financial hardship situation is very hard to endure. It is pushing it uphill, where I could slip and fall. Go down, all the way down.
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04/17/2008
$2,145.85 Foreclosure Tax Bill
Thursday, April 17, 2008: Today I got a letter from the Internal Revenue Service about my 2005 tax return. I was out of the country for almost 3 years, with no access to my US mail and I filed late. According to them, I owe $2,145.85 for getting foreclosed. It is a beautiful afternoon here, but to me it feels very cloudy and bleak. It seems that there is no end to my money problems because of the loss of the Buckhead condo. No end and I am drowning. Absolutely drowning.
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04/15/2008
Health Care NY Times Letter
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Health Care Horror Stories. I feel that health care should be available to all Americans, whether they are insured or not. We all live in this country and being in good health is very important. If we are not healthy, how can we work? How can we take care of ourselves and our family? Our government should help us. It is horrible for people to be sick and not be able to go to the hospital. It sets a bad example. Aren't we the wealthiest country in the world? Then, why is this happening with our most vulnerable citizens? Eugenia Renskoff
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04/14/2008
After the Pizza
Monday, April 14, 2008: After the new pizza rejection episode yesterday evening, I am not surprised. I need to move between now and mid June and I have no idea how, where, with what money. This scares me, as it leaves me very vulnerable. I have felt like this before, but this time is the most poignant, the worst. What will I do? Where will my cat and I go? That's all I think about.
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04/12/2008
Michael Johns
Saturday, April 12, 2008: Michael Johns out? How can this have happened? Sometimes I don't know what the American Idol voters are thinking. Even if his song choice wasn't great this past week, doesn't he still have a great voice? Isn't he a singer who appeals to the women in the audience because he is a very attractive guy? I believe Michael Johns deserves to be a star. There is no question in my mind that he will become one in spite of this apparent setback. When he sang in front of the American Idol audience for the last time, he gave more than his all. Michael Johns proved that he has class and courage as well as great talent.
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04/09/2008
Help for Struggling Homeowners
Wednesday, April 9, 2008: I understand that much-needed aid to struggling homeowners is not something that will actually happen. The Democrats and the Republicans. What one party wants to do, the other says no, thanks or No, way! When there are human beings suffering because of the subprime and mortgage fraud crisis, why are politicians so intent on not doing what they should and must do? Didn't the people in trouble pay taxes? Aren't they US citizens? Don't they deserve to get a break and start all over again?
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04/08/2008
Chiquito
Tuesday, April 8, 2008: I haven't seen him in almost 4 months. When I go to bed at night I wonder if he is eating well. I ask myself myself if I did the right thing. Was it right for me to leave Chiquiyo behind? It's all the way in Argentina and Argentina is very far away. But bringing him here would not have been good. This house is too crowded and there too many animals living in it already. But I miss him.I feel a part of me is not here where it should be.
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04/05/2008
Puppy Mills on the Oprah Show
Friday, April 4, 2008: Today's show on puppy mills in the US was one of the most moving I have ever watched. One of the most heartbreaking parts took place in San Antonio, at the local shelter. The dogs that could not be placed in homes were euthanized. Most of these animals looked nice and healthy. I understand that most stray dogs cannot wait forever until they find a new home and that the shelters have a limited budget to work with. But, all the same, it made me realize that this is something that has to stop. I have read about puppy mills on the Internet and now have seen how the operate. It is all about money, as usual.These places sacrifice and abuse helpless dogs for a buck or two. The Oprah Show has done a good deed and we must in our own individual ways, do more. We must ask ourselves: What if it was our dog that had to be euthanized? What if our companion somehow wound up in a jail for animals?
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04/01/2008
One Week Romance
April 1, 2008: Isn't online romance fun? Who wants real life romance after they've experienced it ? A person meets another on the Internet. The man expresses great interest. The woman is flattered. They exchange emails for a week. Then the man calls the woman and they talk for over an hour. The man says he'll call again later. He doesn't. And there are no more emails.
So, what did the woman say to turn the man off? Was it her age? He knew how old she was because she told him. Her interests in books? Her addiction to old I Love Lucy episodes? The script she is working on? Her lengthy stay in Argentina? It would be nice to find out. How do these things work, anyway?
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