the friday five
1. What does it say in the signature line of your emails?

King Solomon: "Justice will only be achieved when those who are not injured by crime feel as indignant as those who are."
B E K A H Z A S K July 6, 1980 - murdered July 19, 2001
my only girl

2. Did you have a senior quote in your high school yearbook? What was it? If you haven't graduated yet, what would you like your quote to be?

no

3. If you had vanity plates on your car, what would they read? If you already have them, what do they say?

i dunno. i don't. probably BEKAH. someone must have that one already. BKHTRTL - there. bekah turtle. lol i dunno

4. Have you received any gifts with messages engraved upon them? What did the inscription say?

no

5. What would you like your epitaph to be?

this is the reason i did the friday five, which i have never done before....

Epiphany and Irony
Together build the frame
That holds the canvas of my soul,
Which Love and Wonder claim.



in unrelated news, the meeting went well, very well. we have to agree to disagree about whether nick rini would have won a conviction for murder, but at least now i understand the thinking that went into his decision, that it was his decision, and that he does appreciate the true nature of the crime committed against my girl. i know now that he did take bekah's case seriously and personally as well, and that he understands the travesty and the guilt as well as he can [not having lost a child, i mean].

i am lighter today. more ready to carry on again. closer to recovery, not further away. it was a concern. i am very, very glad i went. i told him about the turtle, and the flower shop the day before we buried bekah. he told me that he could tell she was special, and i believe he could.

also, nuts and bolts! we got her CDC [ca. dept of corrections] number, and will be able to learn when she gets out, the terms of her parole, and be able to contact her parole officer with our concerns. she's not getting out until may. why the extra 3 months he didn't and we don't know, but it works for us. the more time that - person? i use the term loosely - stays inside, the better off we all are. trust me on that.
- posted by barbara @ 1/17/2004 06:21:00 AM