GRANDPARENTS VISITATION RIGHTS-WE HAVE NONE

THIS IS A PICTURE OF MY GRANDSON, OWEN BRIGHT THE LAST CHRISTMAS JENNIFER MORGAN WAS ALIVE (2009).  JENNIFER WOULD NOT LIVE TO SEE CHRISTMAS 2010.

IN COURT NATALIE BRIGHT, GAIL FAGEN AND DANNY BRIGHT TESTIFIED JENNIFER AND OWEN DID NOT CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS WITH US. EVEN THOUGH WE HAD OVER 350 PICTURES THAT SAID DIFFERENTLY, THE JUDGE (T. KELLY RYAN) RULED AGAINST US.

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MIAMI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE CITY OF OLATHE, KANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS CONCERNING JENNIFER MORGAN'S DEATH


TRUTHS

When Natalie Bright and her attorneys Karen Rosenberg and Sanford Krigel of Krigel & Krigel found out we had copies of the City of Olathe Police Department (meeting with Captain Greg O'Halloran and Captain Reynolds) report concerning their investigation into Jennifer Morgan's death, they wanted to get their hands on it.  We denied that request.

Since Natalie Bright was not related to my daughter in any way, she should not have any privilege to that information.  I truly believe they wanted it to get their kicks.

When Detective Ronnie Burk of the Miami County Sheriffs Office interviewed Natalie Bright after they found Jennifer's body.  One of her first questions of Det. Burk was "HOW DID SHE KILL HERSELF?"  Natalie Bright is such a hateful person, she was probably elated that Jennifer shot herself in the head.

As long as I have previously touched on the Miami County Police Report concerning Jennifer's death, I will continue with it.

DETECTIVE RONNIE BURK'S INTERVIEW WITH NATALIE BRIGHT ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010

When Burk arrived at Jennifer's house he was greeted by "MOMMY DEAREST-Gail Fagen at 4:45 pm on the 24th.  My question is how Mommy Dearest knew about Jennifer's death around 11:00 am and with no preparation, made it to Olathe, Kansas from the outskirts of Des Moines, Iowa before 3:00 pm.? Bright told me on Wednesday morning when she dropped Owen at my house that Mommy Dearest was calling all the nearby hotels in Olathe, Kansas from Des Moines, Iowa to see if she could find Jennifer. 


Burk asked Natalie Bright to tell him about about the past days events.  Liar that she is, Bright said that on Tuesdays Jennifer usually picks up Owen Bright from my house around 5:00 pm.  FIRST OF ALL, OWEN BRIGHT WENT TO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY.  HE WAS NOT WITH ME ON 11/23/2010.  She went on to say that "Bright sent a text message to Jennifer to tell her that she (Bright) picked him up from my house and Jennifer didn't have to.  Bright said she "did not get a response from Jennifer and thought that Morgan was maybe working late."  Again, Natalie Bright called me at 4:30 and asked if I had heard from Jennifer.  Jennifer would have still been at the Olathe Police Department's offices.  And if I would have had Owen with me that day Jennifer would not get to my house before 6:00 pm and most of the time I had Owen, she wouldn't get here till after 6:30pm.  Then, she goes on to tell Burk that around 7:00 pm. Bright had not heard from Jennifer and thought that maybe their relationship problems had caused her to go our with friends and drink.  She thought that if Jennifer was out drinking she would probably go spend the night at a hotel due to a fight they had several weeks before.  Bright states in following paragraphs of the Sheriffs report that "Morgan was moody, withdrawn from friends, lack of sex drive and troubles sleeping."  Bright's statements are contradictory in every way.  First, Bright thought Jennifer was out with friends that she didn't have, drinking.  Jennifer did not drink and no, she never got drunk and went out.  The day she found out she was pregnant with Owen until the day she died, Jennifer had beer on holidays and that was it.   As far as the other allegations Bright made, they were true, however Natalie Bright, mommy dearest Gail Fagen and Danny Bright were responsible for all Jennifer's feelings from Owen's date of birth (February 15, 2008) until Jennifer's death November 24, 2010.  

(GO BACK AND READ MY BLOG "HOW MUCH BULLYING COULD YOU TAKE").

The fight that was supposedly two weeks before was actually Monday two days before Jennifer killed herself.  Bright states that the fight they had was about Bright flirting with Sarah Tackett.  The fight was about so much more than about Tackett.  Again, refer to my bullying blog.

Natalie Bright also kept saying Jennifer and her had been together 6 years.  What a joke!  Three years and some odd  (9 months of that time Jennifer was pregnant).

This is an excerpt from the actual report: "Before ending the interview. Bright asked me for details on how Morgan died.  I (Det. Burk)told Bright that most spouses don't want to know the particulars and if she was ready for what I would tell her".  Natalie Bright was NOT JENNIFER MORGAN'S SPOUSE.  She did not even show any feelings whatsoever after she was told how Jennifer died.  She just went on to babble about firearms.

MIAMI COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
SUPPLEMENT NARRATIVE: PRELIM REPORT (VERBAL) 11/24/2010

First Call, the autopsy service of Dr. Handler.  The preliminary toxicology screen on Jennifer Morgan was negative for illegal drugs and alcohol.  The was no Xanax found either.  

Natalie Bright told Burk that Jennifer tried to commit suicide one other time by leaving her car running in the garage so she would succumb to carbon monoxide poisoning.  The Coroner's report said "signs of carbon monoxide are visible in the brain, however none was found on Jennifer's brain".

Another lie from Natalie Bright!!! 

SUPPLEMENT NARRATIVE: INTERVIEW OF DR. RITA OPLOTNIK

Jennifer Morgan thought she and Dr. Oplotnik were long time friends as well as Jennifer and Owen's doctor. 

Dr. Oplotnik said that she thought Jennifer's depression was relationship oriented than anything else.  Dr. Oplotnik said that she prescribe Xanax to Jennifer to help with her sleeping issues.    Dr. Oplotnik said that Jennifer was concerned concerned about taking Xanax because of what she thought it would do to her at work.   Dr. Oplotnik said that Jennifer still seemed to care about her job. As we  find out later, Jennifer was going to be put back in patrol aft 17+ years with the City of Olathe Police Department or she could be fired.

Dr. Oplotnik said "that when she attended the funeral service for Jennifer, she talked with her mother (me) who claimed that Jennifer was schizophrenic and blamed her for the suicide".   I did NOT TALK OR SEE DR. RITA OPLOTNIK.  Since we were in the delivery room when Jennifer Morgan was in labor with Owen and Oplotnik was right there helping with the delivery, I think I would know if I talked to her at Jennifer's service.  I have a suspicion that either she talked to Mommy Dearest, Gail Fagen, Natalie Bright's fat mother or a total stranger.

Here's a little aside: while Jennifer was in labor,  Natalie Bright moved to the head of Jennifer's bed because "that Oplotnik is fingering my girlfriend and I don't want to see that".WHAT A MORON and she's raising my grandson.

Another aside: Mommy dearest, Gail Fagen and her comb-over hair husband, Pat Fagen own a company named FAST SHAFTS.  How appropriate, that's all that family does is give innocents the FAST SHAFT.

SUPPLEMENT NARRATIVE: INFORMATION FROM CAPT. REYNOLDS
  
''On 12/02/10 at approximately 0815 hours, I (Burk) was contacted by Capt. Reynolds of the Olathe Police Department in reference to additional information he obtained about my (Burk's) investigation.  Capt. Reynolds stated that he was informed that Jennifer had changed the benefactors of her life insurance on 11/19/2010 from her son Owen and (spouse-NOT) Natalie Bright to her son Owen Bright and her mother (me).

Someone thought this was important enough to put in an official police report concerning a death.  So, Natalie Bright thought she was the sole beneficiary on Jennifer's policies from 11/24/2010 till 12/06/2010.  There's something about that fact that gives me some pleasure.  And also, makes me wonder where Natalie Bright really was when Jennifer Morgan died.

SUPPLEMENT NARRATIVE:  INTERVIEW OF DETECTIVE BILL WALL

On 12/07/2010 Burk met with Detective Bill Wall who stated that he and Jennifer were partners while both worked homicide investigations.  Wall described Jennifer as having a "dark side".  According to Wall, Morgan suffered from depression about 5 or 6 years ago when she broke up with a girlfriend before she started dating Natalie Bright.  Wall was and is an idiot.  His statement about depression is not warranted.  Jennifer Morgan broke up with her girlfriend to date Natalie and she was perfectly fine with that.  What made Jennifer depressed was that Natalie Bright gave her the shaft right after she left that girl and moved into an apartment.  This "dark side" crap makes Jennifer sound like a devil.  I think we all know who the devil was.

Detective Wall said that he he noticed that Bright and Sarah  Tackett seemed to flirt and act as if they were more than friends.  Detective Wall told Sarah Tackett that it was not a good idea to "flirt with the bosses wife".  Bright started to hide her cell phone.  Wall then mentioned a training event that occurred at the Johnson County Community College that Bright and Tackett attended.  Jennifer set up "surveillance"of Bright and Tackett at this training and observed Natalie Bright and Sarah Tackett walking out of  the building and get into Bright's vehicle.  After seeing this, Jennifer contacted Wall and told him what she saw.  Wall then told Jennifer that if she thinks Bright and Tackett were cheating, Jennifer needed to move on.  At the end of this day, Wall was talking to Jennifer and she told him "Don't worry.  I'm not going to hurt myself.  That was so unlike Jennifer.  The light should have come on in this guy's head that indeed she was going to hurt herself.  Instead he went home that night 11/22/2010 and didn't think of it again.  On this day in the morning Jennifer attended a seminar on "committing suicide" then she says "don't worry I am not going to hurt myself".

On Tuesday 11/23/2010 Wall had a conversation with Jennifer.  "Wall said he didn't remember what the conversation was about, but it was not about Bright".  REALLY HE DIDN'T REMEMBER THAT JENNIFER TOLD HIM SHE WAS GETTING DEMOTED AND OR POSSIBLY ASKED TO QUIT!!!!  

Jennifer disappeared at noon Tuesday, 11/23/2010.  "Wall said around 7:00 pm he noticed that Jennifer's office was still open and empty".  He hadn't seen her since morning and supposedly texted and called her.  Again, no light came on in this Detective's mind and told him something was wrong. 

Captain Greg O'Halloran was at the police station until 8:30 pm and noticed that Jennifer's office door was still open.  Her service weapon was gone at noon when she left Tuesday 11/23/2010.  But to cover their collective asses Bill Wall and Captain Greg O'Halloran said they didn't notice that her gun was gone till the next day when Jennifer killed herself.

This is the extent of the investigation and interviews concerning Jennifer Morgan's death by the Miami County Sheriff's Office.  My husband and I were not interviewed by either the Miami County Sheriff's Office or the City of Olathe Police Department nor were any other City of Olathe Police Department employees.  

Next blog will discuss the City of Olathe, Kansas Police Department's Investigation Report. 

GRANDPARENTS VISITATION RIGHTS-IT'S A CHILD'S RIGHT

THIS PICTURE OF MY GRANDSON (OWEN BRIGHT) WAS TAKEN IN 2010 AT ELITE AQUATICS. I SIGNED HIM UP FOR SWIMMING LESSONS.  I TOOK HIM THE FIRST TIME BY MYSELF.  THE PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS HAD TO GO TO A SPECIAL VIEWING ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE BUILDING.  I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK TO PUT IT MILDLY.

ALL THE OTHER TIMES MY HUSBAND WENT WITH US.  HE ASSURED ME OWEN WAS IN GOOD HANDS AND NOTHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIM.

THAT'S WHAT GRANDPARENTS DO.  WORRY!!!!!

A CHILD'S RIGHT TO HAVE GRANDPARENTS '

TRUTH

Natalie Bright told the Judge (T. Kelly Ryan) that "I didn't do grandmotherly things with my grandson".  Two rounds of swimming lessons, playing endlessly when he was with me, reading to him, playing with flash cards, teaching him to identify what was on them, etc. wasn't considered doing grandmotherly things.

Before my daughter, Jennifer Morgan died, we accompanied Jennifer, Natalie Bright and Owen to the Pumpkin Patch in Gardner, Kansas.  We went to Baldwin City to ride Thomas the Train.

My husband and I and Owen went Fritz's where your food is delivered by toy trains.  We went to McDonald's every time he had his swimming lessons.  I took him to Toys Are Us at least one day a week.  I took him to the park where the trains came through right next to where we were.

After Jennifer died, Natalie Bright ask John and Dani McDermott accompany her and her mommy dearest (Gail Fagen) to go to the same places and make sure their were pictures of them.

Everyone failed to see that Jennifer was nowhere in sight, because she was dead.  Natalie Bright flaunted these so called "outings" and the pictures to show that the McDermott's were involved in Owen's life.

ONE LIE AFTER ANOTHER WAS NATALIE BRIGHT'S PHILOSOPHY.  My husband and I were an important part of my grandson's life.  He is the one that is being deprived of his family.  Any judge that does what our judge did, should be ousted, not given a promotion to a Criminal Court Judge.

All of Owen Bright's rights were yanked away after Jennifer died.  Natalie Bright, Gail Fagen and Danny Bright ganged up to remove me and his grandpa,from his life.  Natalie Bright also took his dog away from him, pulled him out of his school, got rid of the car Owen was familiar with when Jennifer brought him over to our house, and put their home up for sale.

Jennifer put so much of herself into that house.  She made the dining room Owen's play area.  She ordered Owen an arm chair, his own TV, an area shag carpet and toys stacked to the hilt.

Whenever Owen got sick she would disinfect all the toys and everything in his room.

Natalie Bright changed everything that Jennifer did.  Nevertheless, THE HOUSE NEVER SOLD.  So, maybe Jennifer Morgan's spirit had a hand in that.

LETTERS FROM THE OFFICES OF THE GOVERNORS' OFFICES

In my last post I said I had written to the governors of both Missouri and Kansas concerning "POLICE MISCONDUCT-CITY OF OLATHE" AND "ILLEGAL ADOPTION-MISSOURI".  I was going to load the letter in this blog, but basically it told Jennifer Morgan's story as I have told you previously, so it would be redundant to put it in here.

However, I got responses from their offices and they are as follows:

My letter was 10 pages long explaining in detail what the City of Olathe, Kansas did to drive my daughter to suicide.  Along with that the procedure of the Missouri Courts to portend an effective adoption.

I also explained in detail the way our "Grandparent's Right's case was handled by the attorneys (Joshua Mathews, The Mathews Group, Dana Parks, Hubbard Ruzicka Kreamer & Kincaid, Sanford Krigel, Karen Rosenberg Krigel & Krigel Law and last but not least, Judge T. Kelly Ryan and informal mediator, Judge Keven M.P. O'Grady).

As you can see from the letters, which are generic in nature, gave me numbers to call concerning my case.

MY CASE HAD BEEN TERMIINATED DUE TO A JUDGEMENT.  I DON'T NEED THE NUMBERS NOW.

I also sent the same letter to The Kansas City Star, KCTV-5, Fox 4, etc.  

GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS ARE NOT WORTH FOLLOWING UP ON.

 

GRANDPARENTS VISITATION RIGHTS-ADOPTION FRAUD

THE FIRST PICTURE IS OF JENNIFER MORGAN AND ME AT THE MERIT AWARDS GIVEN OUT BY THE CITY OF OLATHE, KANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2004.

THE SECOND OBVIOUSLY IS MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER LOOKING SO PROUD TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD.  HER OBITUARY READ "SHE PROUDLY SERVED THE CITY OF OLATHE, KANSAS AS A POLICE OFFICER SINCE 1994".

TOO BAD THE CITY OF OLATHE, KANSAS POLICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT PROUDLY SERVE JENNIFER M. MORGAN WHEN SHE NEEDED THEM THE MOST.  THEY KNEW SHE WAS MISSING AND WITH HER SERVICE WEAPON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2010 AT 12:00 NOON.  SHE WAS FOUND DEAD NOVEMBER 24, 2010 18 HOURS AFTER SHE DISAPPEARED.

ADOPTION FRAUD
TRUTH

The following is a printing of the actual "Adoption Document" concerning my grandson, Owen P. Bright.  

Following is an explanation of the "Missouri Revised Statutes" on "Adoption and Foster Care".

 (1)   Natalie Bright did not reside in Missouri.
 (2)   Owen Bright was not born in Missouri.
 (3)   This is how Karen Rosenberg, Attorney for Natalie Bright, Krigel & Krigel Law interprets the Law.  "Located" does not mean physicality it means "lives".  None of the people involved in this "adoption" lived in Kansas City, Missouri.  Maybe Rosenberg does, but that doesn't matter.  This law firm makes hundreds of thousands of dollars dodging the law and the Missouri Courts and Judges let them do it.
 (4)   Jennifer Morgan (birth parent) did not live in Missouri.

I spent one whole day on the phone trying to find out who the Judge was in my grandson's supposed adoption.  Even though this guy or woman signed the "adoption" papers it is not legible.

The "Court Commissioner" was Molly Merrigan.  She heard the case and then "the Judge" signed the papers supposedly.

THIS IS THE MOST RINKY DINK AND CRACKER JACK GOINGS ON I HAVE EVER HEARD OF.  YES, JENNIFER MORGAN, MY DAUGHTER ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE AT THE TIME SHE BELIEVED IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.  IN THE END SHE PLEADED WITH ME TO HAVE THE "ADOPTION" OVERTURNED IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO HER.

WELL, WE TRIED!!!!!!!!!

In my next post I will show a letter that I sent to the Office of the Governor of Kansas, Sam Brownback, Office of the Governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon,  Mr.  Mike Fanning, News Editor of The Kansas City Star, Mr. Blaise Labbe, News Director KCTV-5, Ms. Tracy Brogden Miller, News Director, Fox 4 TV, Mr. Steve Pokin, The Springfield News Leader and Mi-Ai Prrish, President & Publisher, The Kansas City Star.

RE:  Police Misconduct-City of Olathe
         Illegal Adoption-Missouri

GRANDPARENTS VISITATION RIGHTS-NONE

TIDBITS
TRUTH

THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT LOVED JENNIFER AND SADLY THE FEW THAT HATED HER (NATALIE BRIGHT, GAIL FAGEN, DAN BRIGHT, CHIEF STEVE MENKE, CAPTAIN (NOW CHIEF) GREG O'HALLORAN, ANITA DICKEY AND BILL WALL) .  IN HER 39 YEARS ON THIS EARTH SHE LEFT HER MARK WITH THE MANY GOOD THINGS SHE DID FOR PEOPLE.  SHE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN BY HER FAMILY AND TRUE FRIENDS.

I posted the following on "YELP".  I was notified by "YELP" that they took if off the website.  I would assume that Natalie Bright's attorneys Karen Rosenberg and Sanford Krigel of Krigel & Krigel contacted them and complained that I depicted them as I did.  The truth always hurts.


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These "Shysters" were not my attorneys. They represented my (now deceased) daughter, when she drew up her Will. When she died they represented her live in girlfriend after they found out my daughter changed beneficiaries on her Life Insurance and other accounts to me and my daughter's son. They handled my daughter's probate and two cases to challenge the beneficiary change. If they represented my daughter and the girlfriend in several other cases against my daughter's estate, I call that unethical. Fabricated documents. Lying witnesses. Made-up testimony are their specialty.

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I also wrote a review of my second attorney.  I posted it on "AVVO".  The following is my post and review of  Joshua Mathews of The Mathews Group.  This guy had the gall to send me an email in response.  What a loser!!!

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME

Posted by Judy, 3 months ago

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• I do not recommend Joshua Mathews.
• I hired Joshua more than 3 years ago.
• I have previously worked with 3-5 lawyers.

We hired this lawyer in December, 2010 after our daughter committed suicide. We wanted Grandparents Visitation with our daughter's son. He was also hired to collect insurance monies that was left to me. This went on for almost 3 years. We did not get visitation rights and I gave up 1/2 the money on Joshua Mathews recommendation. He didn't mind taking all the money and he did nothing but sit back and dupe more people. DO NOT HIRE THIS GUY. DO NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING HE HAS TO SAY.

JOSHUA MATHEWS OF THE MATHEWS GROUP E-MAIL TO ME

 

To Me

Jun 12

Judy

I was disappointed to read your review on Avvo.  I don’t feel that it is fair to portray things the way that you are.  As you will recall, I DID NOT take your case for grandparents’ visitation to trial, and I believe that you might have been successful if I had.  Regardless, we will never know the answer to that question because you chose to fire me and hire someone else.  Someone who, according to court documents, charged you approximately 5x as much as I ever did, though she handled only one case and lost.  Furthermore, we discussed the insurance issue and you agreed because Dean Thomas of UMKC Law School mediated that issue, and suggested that he believed there was a good chance you would lose all of the money under the existing case law at the time.

I can’t possibly imagine how difficult this process is for you, but I think it’s unfair to take it out on me.  I worked hard for you, and I worked to get you time with your grandson.  Negative reviews like yours affect my business and my family, and I think that your review in particular is misleading, to say the least.  It’s one thing to rate me poorly, but to say that I lost a case that you fired me from long before the trial simply doesn’t make sense.  I never had an opportunity to win or lose that case, and I notice that you didn’t write a review of Dana Parks, or her $30,000 legal bill, though she was the one who lost the case.

I’m sorry that you feel I didn’t represent you well.  I certainly tried, and I only wanted to help.  Your situation is tragic, and I feel that for you.  I felt it for you the entire time that I represented you.  But now I feel like you’re printing libel about me, by misrepresenting the facts of our engagement, and that’s unfair.

 

Joshua T. Mathews

Missouri and Kansas Attorney

KIND OF PATHETIC.  DON'T YOU THINK?

 

This guy's website was down for a while.  His number one employee, Tricia  Zerger, Client Services Manager and his supposed Legal Assistant, Caitlyn Charlesworth (who was a RECEPTIONIST) aren't there anymore. 

Earlier I told you about the people who investigated Jennifer Morgan's death.  Following are their reports:

 Bill Powell said that Jennifer changed her Will.  That was a mistake, she changed her beneficiaries.  

Tricia Bath's report is self explanatory. It was hard to post, but it may help someone.

RANTS THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE

I recently bought some of Wolfgang Puck's (popular chef) gourmet soup and it tasted like baby food.  It was worse than Campbell's.

We had our home phone with Time Warner Cable and I called to cancel that part of the service.  The guy I talked to was named David.  He argued with me for five minutes trying to get me to change my mind.  He said he'd take ten dollars per month off the bill.  I told him to stop arguing and take the phone service off.  I told him "JUST THE PHONE SERVICE" and leave everything else as is.

Lo and behold the next day all TV's in the house went blank.  They HAD DISCONNECTED EVERYTHING.  This was at 4:00 pm.  We were on the phone trying to reconnect the service until 7:00 pm.  

GRANDPARENTS VISITATION RIGHTS - COURT PROCEEDINGS

COULD THIS BE MY GRANDSON'S FATHER?  LOOKS LIKE HIM DOESN'T HE?

THIS QUESTION WILL PROBABLY NEVER BE ANSWERED

TRUTH 

My daughter, Jennifer Morgan worked with this man named Ty Moeder at The City of Olathe Kansas Police Department.  He was still employed there when Jennifer had my grandson in February, 2008.  When she was alive, I told her I didn't want to know if she indeed knew his biological father.

After Jennifer died, I tried to contact him on several occasions via Email and phone.  He never responded.  To me that means there is something to the questions I have.  Or, he was instructed by Chief Steve Menke or Captain Greg O'Halloran not to talk to me, as were many others.

The question still remains in my mind.  Hopefully, one day this question will be answered some day.

WITNESS CALLED IN COURT TRIAL

TRUTH

When I was taking care of my grandson, Owen Bright, my daughter signed up for the services of the  Infants & Toddlers of Johnson County.  Jennifer was concerned that Owen wasn't talking more.  Two women from the organization came to the house and met with Jennifer and myself about the Program they offered.  Natalie Bright did not attend.  Nor, did she want to attend. Owen was signed up to see a teacher to work with him the next week.

This woman came to our house to work with Owen with me by his side to handle the details and make sure everything went smoothly.  Jennifer and Natalie Bright were encouraged by the woman from Infants and Toddlers, to attend these sessions.  However, neither of the two ever attended.


They sent Andrea Finter Bennion.  Nice enough woman.  She wanted to see how Owen interacted with me.  One time we did flash cards where I would tell Owen to find different images.  He found them every time.  Then Ms. Bennion worked with Owen and a mirror to form his mouth into specific words.  He didn't fight and was very personable with her.  

Ms. Bennion only came 2 or 3 times.  Another woman from Parents as Teachers came once.  Jennifer did not like some of the things they told us to try with Owen.  So, she cancelled the service.

When it came time to make up a "Witness List" for the Grandparents Visitation Rights trial Andrea Finter Bennion was on the list.  She was not happy about the testifying, so my lawyer at this stage, Dana Parks of Hubbard Ruzicka Kreamer & Kincaid law firm, told Ms. Bennion they would subpoena her and her records concerning her visits with Owen Bright.

Ms. Bennion did show up at trial WITH HER LAWYER.  Her lawyer told Judge T. Kelly Ryan that any testimony or paperwork she might have was privileged and should not be revealed at our trial.  Natalie Bright's attorney, Sanford Krigel of Krigel & Krigel law firm, jumped up from his seat and demanded to see the paperwork as Natalie Bright, Owen Bright's adoptive mother, had all the rights to examine anything regarding her son.

Ms. Bennion's lawyer handed the information over and Judge T. Kelly Ryan ruled that Ms. Bennion DID NOT have to testify.  REALLY!!!!

That information would have shown my importance as Owen's grandma in his development.  She could have commented on our interaction.  During one of her visits Owen bent down and hit his head on the coffee table.  It hurt and he sobbed on my shoulder for a few minutes and Ms. Bennion said "you can really tell he loves his grandma".  

This could have been very helpful to me but Judge Ryan wouldn't hear it.  The deck was stacked against me from day one.  And of course, my lawyer Dana Parks did not fight for this witness one bit.  This is the way the rest of the trial went.

KRIGEL & KRIGEL WITNESS LIST
NATALIE BRIGHTS ATTORNEYS

Natalie Bright
John and Dani McDermott (my ex-husband of over 35 years and his ignorant wife)
Gail Fagen (mommy dearest of Natalie Bright)
Danny Bright (scary brother of Natalie Bright)
Wendy Macrorie and Amy Hiesberger (my nieces)
Alicia Davis (no relation to anyone) (she didn't show up because Krigel and Natalie Bright asked her to lie)
Michelle Becker (Jennifer Morgan's first girlfriend 10 years prior)
Kris Probasco (some type of social worker I never met and she wasn't called as a witness)
Judy & Dave Szymula (me and my husband)

John and Dani McDermott said what Natalie Bright and Sanford Kriel told them to say.  Venomous statements about me that were unbelievable and so over the top, I couldn't believe what I was hearing.  I had not seen or heard from either on of these people in over 30 years, but Judge T. Kelly Ryan ate their lies up like candy.

Danny Bright did the same as the McDermott's and I only met him 2 times after Owen was born.

Gail Fagen (mommy dearest) did the same as the others.  I met her 2 times.

My nieces tried to help my case, but Natalie Bright and Sanford Krigel turned their testimony around and kept referring the "the meeting after Jennifer's death and being taped without their knowledge by Natalie Bright".

Michelle Becker.  Just an out and out liar.  Had a baby about a year ago.  I don't envy that child with an idiot like her as a mother.

Kris Probasco.  Never met the woman.  Don't know what she was asked to lie about.

Judy and Dave Szymula.  I was on the stand a day and a half.  Sanford Krigel (we called him the GOOF), had Dave on the stand for a very long time.  Tried to trip us both up with his tricks.  It didn't work except for Judge T. Kelly Ryan and his ruling that they were all telling the truth and I wasn't.

The only other one besides my husband that knew the truth was my daughter, Jennifer Marie Morgan, and she is dead.  So, in essence they could walk all over her grave, if she had one.

At the end of Krigel & Krigel's official typed witness list Karen S. Rosenberg, Natalie Bright's other lap dog attorney, put in the following request:

"We ask that the contact information for each witness not be provided to petitioner (me) or her husband (Dave).  We will extend the same courtesy to you and not provide our client with contact information for petitioner's witnesses".

What a crock.  Natalie Bright had the list and Karen Rosenberg called everyone on my witness list and tried to pump them for information on their testimony.

Of course, I originally had 18 witnesses and my stupid attorney, Dana Parks called 4.

I GOT THIS PICTURE OF MY GRANDSON, OWEN BRIGHT, OFF OF DANI MC DERMOTT'S  FACEBOOK PAGES.  IT WAS TAKEN IN 2012.  NOTHING AFTER THAT.  NATALIE BRIGHT USED THEM THE SAME WAY SHE TREATS EVERYONE. 

GRANDPARENTS VISITATION RIGHTS-AGAIN

MY DAUGHTER, JENNIFER MORGAN BROUGHT THIS STONE TO ME ON MY BIRTHDAY IN 2010, FROM MY GRANDSON, OWEN BRIGHT ABOUT FOUR MONTHS BEFORE HER DEATH.  SHE BOUGHT A KIT THAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO PUT THE SMALL STONES ON AND DO AN IMPRESSION OF OWEN'S FOOT.  "IT SAYS 7/16/10 I LOVE GRANDMA-OWEN".

 SHE ALSO BROUGHT A HALLMARK COFFEE MUG THAT SAYS "THERE'S NO LOVE LIKE GRANDMA'S".  



JENNIFER TOLD ME AT THE TIME, SHE AND OWEN WANTED TO DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL FOR ME ON THAT PARTICULAR BIRTHDAY.  DID SHE KNOW THEN THE WAY SHE WOULD DIE?

 
AS PROMISED IN MY LAST BLOG: If you are local these are some "Attorneys" to avoid:

Dana Parks, Attorney at Law, Hubbard Ruzicka Kreamer & Kincaid.  The following is on their website as of 2013.   Dana Parks was the third and final attorney representing me.  What a joke.

"LIABILITY FOR A PERSON'S SUICIDE".  " 

TRADITIONALLY, COURTS REFUSED TO HOLD A PERSON OR ENTITY LIABLE FOR A PERSON'S SUICIDE.  SUICIDE WAS CONSIDERED AN ILLEGAL, DELIBERATE AND INTENTIONAL ACT THAT BROKE THE CHAIN OF CAUSATION BETWEEN NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL CONDUCT AND THE SUICIDE.

IT IS STILL THE GENERAL RULE THAT A PERSON OR ENTITY IS NOT LEGALLY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUICIDE OF ANOTHER.  HOWEVER, COURTS HAVE CREATED THE FOLLOWING TWO EXCEPTIONS TO THE GENERAL RULE.

A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT HAS ACTUALLY CAUSED A PERSON TO COMMIT SUICIDE MAY BE LIABLE FOR THE DECEASED PERSON'S DEATH.

     *IN ORDER TO FALL WITHIN THESE EXCEPTIONS, THE PERSON OR ENTITY MUST  HAVE INFLICTED SEVERE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INJURY UPON THE DECEASED PERSON, CAUSING THE DECEASED PERSON TO COMMIT SUICIDE. 

     *COURTS TEND TO APPLY THIS EXCEPTION ONLY IN EXTREME AND UNUSUAL CASES.

 A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT HAD A DUTY TO PREVENT A PERSON FROM COMMITTING SUICIDE MAY BE LIABLE FOR THAT PERSON'S DEATH BY SUICIDE.

     *GENERALLY, THERE IS NO DUTY TO PREVENT SUICIDE.  HOWEVER, A DUTY TO PREVENT SUICIDE MAY ARISE WHEN THERE IS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

     *COURTS HAVE HELD THAT JAILS, MENTAL HOSPITALS AND REFORM SCHOOLS HAVE A DUTY TO PREVENT THEIR INMATES OR RESIDENTS FROM COMMITTING SUICIDE.  THIS DUTY ARISES BECAUSE TE ENTITY HAS ACTUAL PHYSICAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL OVER ITS INMATES OR RESIDENTS.

INTERESTING ISN'T IT?  NONE OF THESE "ESTEEMED" ATTORNEYS WANTED ANYTHING TO DO WITH NO. 1, SUING NATALIE BRIGHT, GAIL FAGEN, DAN BRIGHT, CAPTAIN GREG O'HALLORAN, CHIEF STEVE MENKE, BILL WALL, RITA OPLOTNIK, OR NO. 2 SUING THE CITY OF OLATHE, AND THE OLATHE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHO WERE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR JENNIFER MORGAN'S SUICIDE. 

        
Joshua Mathews, Attorney at Law, The Mathews Group

Sanford Krigel and Karen Rosenberg, Attorneys at Law, Krigel & Krigel   I SHOULD HAVE SUED THEM FOR UNETHICAL PRACTICES.

Paul Morrison, Attorney at Law, Morrison Law Firm

Lisa Brunner, Attorney at Law, Brunner Law Firm

Marc Berry, Attorney at Law, the Olathe Legal Clinic

Edward Stump, Attorney at Law, The Law Offices of Edward A. Stump

Just to name a few.  


STORIES FROM COURT

TRUTHS

After being hammered by Natalie Bright's attorney, Sanford Krigel of Krigel & Krigel for hours about my deposition trying to get me to admit to things that weren't true, he started in on my calendars, which I have kept for years.  When I kept my grandson, Owen Bright,  I marked it in the calendar for that year.  Every time my husband or I had doctor's appointments, dates of service on appliances, etc.  So, I marked when I went to Jennifer Morgan's house before and after my grandson was born.  When Owen was sick it was marked as were lists of items that I had to buy, such as soy milk and miscellaneous items.  The calendars that I have date from early 2000 to now.

I was asked in court why there was a notation marked "Odie T-Ball".  Obviously to any one who has a brain, I could not have divined to put it there if it weren't true.

Natalie Bright signed Owen Bright up for T-Ball when he was only 8 months old.  Jennifer Morgan told me to put it on the calendar so I wouldn't forget and also we were invited to go watch.  Jennifer said that Natalie Bright told Parks & Rec that Owen was 2 1/2 years old so he could be accepted into the program.  Jennifer Morgan was not consulted before hand.  She said she also told Natalie to dress more feminine so Owen would not be teased or embarrassed.

On my end I told Jennifer Morgan that it was most asinine to think an 8 month old could play ball. 

Of course, Natalie's mommy dearest, Gail Fagen came from Des Moines to watch.  My husband and I did not go because I knew what would happen.  And it did.  Owen wanted to play in the dirt.  He didn't want anything to do with T Ball.  Jennifer Morgan called me that evening and told me all about his reaction to instruction on how to play T Ball.

Natalie Bright and Jennifer took a maximum of 3 times and all time he wanted to play in the dirt.

So, Natalie Bright and her attorney, Sanford Krigel dreamed it up that they could turn her stupidity in signing Owen up for T Ball at 8 months old and say I made the whole thing up and put it on the calendar.  He stated that "no mother would sign an 8 month old for a sport like that and lie about it".

Jill Schultze, Jennifer Morgan's friend since they were kids playing basketball, testified on my behalf.  She also visited with Jennifer on November 6, 2010 (two weeks before Jennifer committed suicide).  Jill was at Jennifer's house and they were in the basement away from Natalie Bright and Jennifer told Jill about Natalie Bright signing Owen Bright up for T Ball.  She told Jill not to push her son Gibson into playing sports too early.  Jill couldn't believe that Natalie Bright was so stupid.

Again, if it weren't the truth, how could I dream up such a bizarre thing to write.  They tried to discredit me anytime they could.  They intimated that I was delusional and unstable and I wouldn't be a good person to have in my grandson's life.

So, right after Jennifer died, Natalie Bright signed Owen up for Karate.  Really, a 3 year old?  The only one he needs to defend himself from is her and her family.

There is a picture on Danielle McDermott's Facebook page that shows Owen Bright at Karate and the caption is "Owen got his green belt".  He's got a helmet on that is bigger than he is.  He looks like he's in outer space.  Poor baby.

Oh, and by the way, Natalie Bright has kicked the McDermotts to the curb.  After they testified against me, she didn't need them anymore.  What familiar behavior.  Sorry,  if you  don't remember, John McDermott was Jennifer's biological father and Danielle McDermott is his wife.

ANOTHER STORY  

The next truism is in March, 2009 I kept my grandson, Owen Bright from Tuesday March 24 to Sunday, March 29, 2009.  Jennifer Morgan, Natalie Bright, and mommy dearest, Gail Fagen and her husband, Pat Fagen went to Las Vegas, Nevada for a Monster Jam production.  Owen was supposed to go, but he was sick.  Hence, he stayed with me.

Natalie Bright produces "doctored" documents from her job in the Johnson County Sheriff's Department saying it was 2010 and Jennifer Morgan, Natalie Bright and mommy dearest Gail Fagen went to LasVegas for 3 days and Owen Bright stayed with Dan Bright and his husband Kevin Niekamp.

Again, Natalie Bright was implying I was delusional and/or out of my mind and I made up the whole thing about keeping my grandson Owen Bright for a week. 

My daughter Jennifer Morgan DID NOT GO TO LAS VEGAS IN 2010.  Natalie Bright's mommy dearest, Gail Fagen produced a flight schedule from DesMoines, Iowa to Las Vegas on those dates.  She probably did go.  Jennifer Morgan was asked to go with Natalie to accompany her brother Sean Fagen and Natalie Bright's step-father, Pat Fagen to a ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE riding event.  Jennifer Morgan asked me to keep Owen again and I told her I would.  Mommy dearest, Gail Fagen did not want to go.  She said she would watch Owen, but she could not handle Owen alone.  She would have to ask Dan Bright to help her.

I specifically remember Jennifer Morgan calling and asking me what I thought of that.  Jennifer was appalled that Fagen, Owen's supposed other grandmother, couldn't handle that child on her own.  I told Jennifer that given her hostile relationship with Natalie Bright and her whole nasty family shouldn't even consider going out of town with them, AND SHE DID NOT GO. 

But guess what, Judge T. Kelly Ryan believed them.  In his final ruling he stated "I was not a credible person" and Natalie Bright, mommy dearest Gail Fagen and Dan Bright were credible instead. 

ANOTHER STORY

Natalie Bright and her Attorneys, Sanford Krigel and Karen Rosenberg of Krigel & Krigel, paraded Michelle Becker who lives near St. Louis, Missouri, and hadn't seen my daughter, Jennifer Morgan, for years and did not absolutely ever visit my grandson, Owen Bright at any time while Jennifer was alive.  I hadn't seen or heard from her for over 20 some years.  The fact that they called this bitch to testify against me was unbelievable.  

She testified that once when she was at my home over 20 years ago and "I drank DEEWORS straight up all night long".  She was and is so ignorant. First of all it is Dewars, and second of all I have never drank any alcohol straight up.  And finally, if anyone can do that I'd like to see it.

She also testified that "she has a relationship with Owen Bright".  Since she left here that day, I doubt she has seen Natalie Bright or Owen Bright again.

More next time.

 


   

GRANDPARENTS VISITATION RIGHTS - AGAIN

I HAVE SHOWN THIS PICTURE BEFORE BUT IT IS SO CUTE I HAD TO SHOW IT AGAIN.  THIS IS MY GRANDSON, OWEN BRIGHT.  MY DAUGHTER JENNIFER MORGAN'S SON.  THIS IS MY HOUSE ON THE DECK BY THE POOL.  NATALIE BRIGHT ACCUSED ME OF "PUTTING HER SON IN DANGER".  LOOKS TO ME LIKE HE WAS PERFECTLY DIRTY, HAPPY AND FULL OF MISCHIEF.  HE  GOT A BIG KICK OUT OF THROWING THE SAND.

JUST SOME TIDBITS ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS

TRUTHS & MAYBE RANTS

My ex-husband of over 35 years testified against me in court.  Pretty interesting considering I was only married to him for 7 years.  When I got pregnant with my son, John, before we got married, he ignored it.  Thought it would go away.  I was told by my family (Catholics) I had one of two choices.  Get married to John McDermott or put the baby up for adoption.  We got married.  After two years I got pregnant with Jennifer.  John McDermott's response "have an abortion".  Yeah, I couldn't believe it either.

With Jennifer I almost had a miscarriage in the fourth month.  I had to bed rest until I felt her move in my belly.  She finally moved only to almost die when she was born.  I went into labor early and was bleeding heavily.  The doctors put me totally out when she was born because the placenta was coming first and they didn't know if she would make it.  John McDermott was somewhere playing video games during all of this.

 Jennifer McDermott was a perfect baby.  The only thing that was wrong was as I mentioned in an earlier blog, she was severely pigeon toed.

A while after she was born John McDermott started seeing a waitress that worked at the old John Francis Restaurant in Johnson County, Kansas.  This woman's "husband" was in the service stationed in Thailand.  John McDermott carried on with her for over a year.  I was surprised at my reaction really.  I tracked the woman down and told her she could have the worthless man.  Funny thing, she didn't want him.  She was going to Thailand to be with her husband.

After John McDermott came back home, I filed for divorce.  I didn't want him either.  From that time on for almost fifteen years I had to fight to get child support for the two kids.  I took a typing course and got a job at an insurance agency as a receptionist making almost no money.  The Court awarded some alimony for the first year, a pittance really and child support.  What a joke, I had to garnish John McDermott's wages several times, go back to Court several times, and basically fight to get John McDermott to help support his kids.  The ones he didn't want. One of the times we went to court, the Judge awarded my attorney's fees to be paid my John McDermott because he was being vindictive, John and his wife Dani McDermott filed for bankruptcy to get out of paying the fees.  Pretty clever for someone with no guts.  But then again, they didn't go through with it.  They just filed the papers.

Natalie Bright's case hinged on several accusations.  One of which was "I didn't approve of their (Jennifer Morgan and Natalie Bright's) lesbian lifestyle".  That, among other things, is what John and Dani McDermott testified to in Court.  I believe John McDermott's statement was "she (meaning me) was raised the same as me".  Which was in his opinion not to tolerate gays and lesbians. 

First, I was not raised anything like either of the McDermott's.  When I graduated Bishop Hogan High School in Kansas City, Missouri, I enrolled in Aladdin Beauty College to become a Hair Stylist.  I was there for about a year and a-half.  I took the State Boards in Jefferson City, Missouri, and passed.  I received my license to practice my trade.

During my time at Aladdin Beauty College, I was amongst actively gay men, lesbians, transgender men and women.  Some of the gay men dressed in drag on a daily basis.  Some of the lesbian girls and women dressed totally feminine and some like men.  Being at Aladdin Beauty College was one of the most fun and interesting times in my life.  My instructors were both gay and lesbian as were some of my customers.  We attended classes some of the day and the rest of the day we were "hair dressers" with paying customers.  Some of us had regulars that we loved to see come in to the shop.  But most of all, we were all friends and watched out for each other.  We did each others hair and nails and listened to each others heartbreaks, fights with boyfriends or girlfriends.  I was totally comfortable in my environment.

I did not have a problem with Jennifer and Natalie Bright being in a lesbian relationship nor did I have a problem with their "life style".  My problem was the way Natalie Bright and her family, Gail Fagen (mother), and Dan Bright (brother), was treating my daughter before she even had my grandson. 

My problem also was the way the City of Olathe Kansas Police Department seemed to think that siding with Natalie and Sarah Tackett (Natalie Bright's live in lover) was the way to go.  As I mentioned earlier in another blog, Natalie Bright had Detective Bill Wall, Human Resources Administrator, Anita Dickey, and Captain Greg O'Halloran all ready to say my daughter Jennifer Morgan was not acting normal when she changed her beneficiaries on her insurance policies.

Oh yes, Dani McDermott testified that when Jennifer Morgan brought Owen Bright over to my house every day, that I "started drinking at noon.  But the fact that Dave (my husband was upstairs working) made it okay to leave him here".  REALLY, WHAT A IGNORANT STATEMENT.  Need I say more about the McDermott's?

Oh, and by the way, Judge Ryan ate it up like candy.  AGAIN, REALLY.

John and Dani McDermott were not a part of Jennifer Morgan's life nor did they know anything about my life.  Natalie Bright forced them on Jennifer because she smelled money.  Jennifer said that Dani's son, Keith Utley, molested her when she and her brother visited them at their home after our divorce. Jennifer never told me about it until years later.   


TIDBIT AND RANT 
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By the way,  Natalie Bright kicked Sarah Tackett to the curb it would seem.  She quit or was dismissed from her job as a "Police Officer, City of Olathe, Kansas".  She ran all the way back home to Kentucky.  Works in a stationery store.  How appropriate.  Wonder if detective Bill Wall went with her.  He was so concerned that "she was happy".

I wonder who Natalie Bright's next catch is.  Hope she reads my blog before she gets taken for everything she's got.

TRUTH

As a grandparent we want our grandchildren to be safe and happy.  A friend of mine I have known for over 28 years became a grandmother last August.  That baby got the rest of the stuff I had kept from when I kept my grandson, Owen Bright.  We keep in touch with each other sporadically.  Her grandson is 8 months old.  I told her to be sure to take pictures and keep detailed notes of the days and nights she spends with him because of what happened to us could happen to her.  The fact that someone could keep him from her was something she could not fathom.

She called the other day and told me that she was a mess because her grandson tried to go down the basement steps and fell a minimum way down.  She said she only took her eyes off him for a minute.  She was totally beside herself with guilt.  He did not get hurt in the slightest but that's how grandparent's feel about their grandchildren.  We are a protective bunch of nerves when it comes to their safety.

One day when I had Owen here he decided to get up off the floor and run down the hall to his room.  I was right behind him and before I could catch him he ran straight into the wall.  I wasn't a foot behind him.  I think it scared him more than hurt him and he held on to me tight and cried for about 5 minutes and then started laughing when I punched the wall and said "bad wall".  How did I feel after that?  Totally guilty.  I told Jennifer Morgan about it when she came to pick him up.  Her reply was "he's done worse at our house".  "Don't worry about it".  I think about it now and to this day could replay it hundreds of times just as it happened then.

As grandparents, we hope to do better with our grandchildren than we did with our children.

RANTS

THE FOLLOWING IS ON THE LIGHTER SIDE AND DOES NOT DEAL WITH GRANDPARENTS VISITATION RIGHTS-JUST A FEW MUSINGS

***I was at Walmart one day and I was standing in an aisle looking at something and a man who had been in the Pharmacy walked into an aisle where there was a trashcan.  He opened the lid and SPIT into the can.  REALLY!!!!!

***I have a CROCKPOT and usually put the lid in the dishwasher and unload it the next morning.  My husband happened to unload it that morning and took out the lid and set it on the cabinet.  The dishes were cool to the touch so we can't figure out how the following happened.  For no apparent reason the glass lid started to crack.  The glass was totally intact but ended up looking like a stained glass window that had been struck by lightening.  GO FIGURE!!!!

***For those of you who have a HyVee grocery store in your area, you have probably heard their jingle:  WHERE THERE IS A HELPFUL SMILE IN EVERY AISLE - I have shopped there many times and haven't seen one yet.  REALLY!!!

***We have a restaurant here that is known for their beef especially their "PRIME RIB".  It's the Hereford House.  We went there on our anniversary around 5:00 pm.  Both our mouths ready for that first tasty bight.  The waiter appears and we both order Prime Rib.  After he brought our drinks and we sat there for a while.  He appears again to tell us "there is NO PRIME RIB" today.  What else do you want?  REALLY!!!!

***I was at the grocery store the other day.  It was our local Hen House Grocery Store in Lenexa, Kansas.  I was getting salad from the salad bar where you can make your own salad.  The woman in front of me was piling on the lettuce in her container and started picking out pieces she didn't want.  Guess where she put the pieces?  Yep, your right.  Right back into the lettuce bowl in  the salad bar.  REALLY!!!!

***We have some local TV shows Kansas City, MO where the hosts are supposedly local newscasters or weather people or just locals who think we should know them.  What I don't understand is why each of them carry a "tablet or notebook computer" during the whole show and they never once look at it.  Does it vibrate with breaking news?  Because it must have some use other than a prop.  GO FIGURE!!!!

***I didn't know when I started the process to apply for early retirement and Social Security at age 62 that it was taxed and I sure didn't know that when I turn 65 that money would be taken out of that Social Security payment for Medicare.  How many time does the government want me to pay for what I put into that account starting at age 15 when I started working at Smack's Drive In in Kansas City, MO.  GO FIGURE!!!!

***Invariably when I get into my car either at the grocery store or the mall parking lot either a car darts in back of me while I am trying to pull out or people walk directly behind the car when they can see me backing up.  IS IT JUST ME?

***One thing I have never seen is a U.S. POSTAL TRUCK, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE TRUCK, FEDERAL EXPRESS TRUCK OR A CONCRETE TRUCK, who are traditional speeders get stopped by the Police and ticketed.  THEY MUST HAVE A DEAL WORKED OUT!!!!

***We purchased new carpet some time back from McIntyre Mann Carpet Store on 87th Street Parkway in Lenexa, Kansas.  The price included take up the old carpet (which we had already done so we could clean the floor), delivery of the new carpet and pad, installation, furniture moving, clean-up and repositioning the furniture.  Think again.  We barely got the carpet and pad installed.  These people left the house in such a mess I sat down and cried.  Then, I called the owner and he sent out one guy to put the furniture back.  We still cleaned up the mess which took days.  STAY AWAY FROM THESE GUYS!!!

***We hired painters, A STROKE OF COLOR, Owner Christopher Knight, Overland Park, Kansas to paint inside and outside the house and to fix the wood rot.  This was over a year ago.  I have called, sent certified letters and reported this company to the Better Business Bureau.  This company guarantees their work for 52 months.  DON'T BOTHER WITH THEM EITHER.  YOU WON'T EVER HEAR FROM THEM AGAIN!!!

***This is swimsuit season and many women pull out the "Nair" for their legs, arms or whatever.  I did the same.  I set it on the bathroom counter along with my "dentures" that I've had since 2001.  I use antibacterial soap with a pump the clean them and store them at night.  The "Nair" bottle has a pump too.  Now I know you've probably guessed what I'm going to say next.  Yep!!! DO NOT LEAVE THE NAIR NEXT TO THE SOAP!!! AND DON'T CLEAN YOUR TEETH IN THE SEMI-DARK.  Nair has a very distinctive smell.  Luckily, I'd only cleaned the lowers when it hit me.  WHAT A PIECE OF WORK!!!

***Next time I will give you a list of lawyers to stay away from.