Oh, I forgot to mention that Julie of the Jolly Green Julie blog (and my Amy Sadaris book signing partner) is going to be a guest on Martha Stewart Friday. Set your TIVO!!! Julie started making necklaces for herself then the next thing you know she had them selling at Patricia Field in New York. Now she is going to be on Martha Stewart.

Go to Martha Stewart and click on Friday to see a shot of Julie and her necklace.

Have you ever noticed how most of my posts include the phrase "In a recent conversation with Twinkie"?

I chatted online with a old friend tonight. It's amazing to me that once you really connect with someone you can go years without talking and fall right back in step with each other. Kiki (name changed to protect the innocent) knew me in a former life. She is probably one of the few who knew me prior to a really dark period in my life and was by my side during those seven long years.

We never intended to lose touch, life just gets in the way sometimes and the next thing you know it's been years. Even with the limitations of instant messaging and trying to cover years worth of changes (she still thought I lived in the 'ville) it seemed like had not missed a beat.

Oddly, just few days ago I was telling Twinkie a story of one of my Kiki adventures. When I was in my mid 20s a high school boyfriend reentered my life and wrecked havoc. This guy was so wrong for me but at the time I tried to convince myself that it was destiny. I convinced myself that I could leave the city and live on a farm or ride shot gun on his trucking runs.

He was getting divorced and I was getting divorced and we were both really needy and messed up. Anyway I finally convinced him to meet my fiend Kiki.

I still remember us standing there with her looking at me with a “have you lost your mind" look on her face. Not only was this man about 3 inches shorter than me but he must have weighed 80 pounds, soaking wet. The best part of the meeting came when he said something stupid and I gave him a little nudge/elbow in the side. I guess I did not realize how delicate he was because the next thing you know, he goes rolling down the side of the yard. Kiki could not hold it in any longer and she laughed until she couldn't breathe. Later I tried desperately to convince her that "I was in love" but she could see right through the charade.

Your real friends can see right through your bull-shit and love you still.

In a past converstion with Twinkie I mentioned that I am am suprised by the amount of horrific crimes that happen in this All-American small town. While the crime rate is low here(compared to a major city) the crimes we do have are so brutal and bizarre. We are only 20 miles outside of Raleigh, but most of the outlying towns still look and feel like samll town America with main streets lined with small stores, trees and landscaped yard, and kids out riding bikes and playing in the park.

Maybe it is just my perception but I don't remember hearing about so much evil when I lived in the 'ville. Maybe I just didn't pay attention becuse there was more crime but it really feels like there is some sick undercurrent running through this area.

Last night about 10 miles from my house a woman comes home to find her 4 year old daughter decapitated. The pepertrator? It was the childs father.

Then this week's people magazine features a story about a local pregnant woman who was beaten to death in her home while her small child was there. #1 suspect, husband of course.

The story of the two kidnapped boys in Missouri is both heartbreaking and astonishing. It makes me want to vomit thinking about all the sick pedophiles we have running loose in the world. Having children of my own it makes me terrified to let them out of our site. I still remember watching the movie "Adam" more than 20 years ago and I remember the effect it had on me.

I read a blog post tonight where someone mentioned that on Dec. 1 2005 Shawn Hornbeck (the boy that was held for more than four years) actually posted two messages on the message board of the Website established to help find him.

I found it hard to imagine him being able to do this, so I went to the message board and there it was. Of course the poster (thought to be Shawn) used the first name Shawn and the last name Devlin (the abductors last name) but based on the listed location it seem to be a post from the missing boy.

How sad that the post "how long are you going to look for your son" never raised any red flags. See actual posts below.

This incidence should make investigator go back and look at ever post made on any Website concerning missing children.

Here is the magazine page that features Meg Monsters tattoo.

I have not kept any resolution in my entire life. In fact i bet I never made it past the first week of January. So this year I decided not to make any. Now I am wishing I had taken the time to reflect on what I want to change. So tonight I realized that maybe it's time to ask some of my faithful friends to create resolutions for me. Maybe I will have better luck sticking to it if I know there is someone I have to answer to. Anyone brave enough to play along?

One resolution I am going to make is to mail those damn Betty Davis paper dolls to Kiddo sometime this year.