Hi EveryOne!!!
Happy, Happy Birthday!!! Happy Re-Birth to us as well. How was/is your most important day?
For those of you who are my Blogger Friends, Thank you for your time, as always, that you take
to click a read with me,and I am so Grateful for the Opportunity to share. You know what? for the last few days, I have been thinking that this Avenue is Truly a Godsend to me, where else could I rise above the things that bother me or make me the most happy. I take this Vehicle to be my "Silent Friend", somethings I have shared, I would only share with a best friend, but now I have a few best Friends that click a read with me. Sometimes to tell someone, what you are thinking about is such a relief, that equates to one less pill, that you/I would have to take in the course of a day to alleviate, what could be considered as STRESS. Now, mind you I do not, as of yet take any"Medication", but boy, oh boy, do I have to "MEDITATE". I am so grateful for this chance to explain for me and sometimes for someone else the things that plague us as SENIORS, Maybe not to all, but I know personally to some. To borrow the phrase, from the (TRIVIAL TO THE TRAUMATIC). I mostly say just simple say I REJECT, I REJECT, I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THIS, THAT OR THE OTHER . WITH MEANING, OR AS MY DAUGHTER WOULD AND OFTEN does SAY JUST "SPREAD LOVE"I contend, I do not know how else to say it, except to just simply say it. If this was not her strong belief I don't think she would have lasted so long, if I tell you some of the things that she is going, and has gone through, you would say WOW, are you kidding? then I would have to answer,
NO, I am really,really for real. but from the (TRIVIAL TO THE TRAUMATIC) any trace of Sanity cannot be the gift of anyone else but the" HOLY SPIRIT", No Job, No Extra Finances, No one will rehire, and they do not even most of the time respond to any of her CV's or RESUMES. Should it be this way?.. I do not think so, and today I am not going to just think about it , I am going to share it. I think it will make me feel better, I think I am supposed to begin to share with you my friends just what is going on in the world that you would not think any longer exist, well, uh huh, yes it does, and I want you to look at a letter I received from THE TOWN OF PENDLETON, which is where we live, on the 14th of September.
Dear Business Owner,
It has come to our attention that you are doing business in the Town of Pendleton.
Municipal Code 110.01 concerning Business License, states in part:
Section 1. All person, firms, and corporations, whether individual, mercantile. manufacturing. or otherwise, owning, operating or conducting any type of business for the purpose of profit or gain, shall pay into the treasury of the town a business license fee.
During work without a business license can results in a fine. It is imperative that you contact-----------------within (10) days.Thank you for your cooperation.
My response was: Dear-----------&-------------------'
as you can see, I am in receipt of your letter as of 9/14/2015. I made inquiries of your office when I sold ---------------.
However, I am unclear of how , or why? for this letter. Please provide a copy of Municipal Code 110.01 to me. Since clearly you have been misinformed. Thank you. Tonnie Jackson,& BLESSINGS.
I sent the letter with confirmation data required. On Monday,I received a call from -------------,stating that I I had not answered the questions ,of course, we were walking up the hill and I told----------, that I was walking now and that I was giving out of breath, but I would call back, for which I did, when we arrived at the Library. I then heard-----'s voice-mail, I left the message to just write me a written response and I would return an answer. Never-the-less, I did return the call the next morning and was told the same thing that I had not answered the questions, I was told by-----"I only have two questions to ask,"(Do You have a business &) I endeavored to answer by asking, ("can we sell raffle tickets, since the Law has pass "I also stated "it seems as if I am hearing an echo,and you wrote me a letter but you want me to give you a verbal answer just send me the written response as had happened with the first letter" I stated, I will send you an answer", then the Boom came."You are not zoned to have any kind of Business in your area"..Hm mmm I immediately thought is it about making money?) whether or not it should have been said, it was (Final conclusion from-------, okay then I will send it) I took it to be just another form of Harassment for us, because clearly I had served on the Board of Appeal for at least 3 years, for the town, and some of the Laws, I had not forgotten. If you are wondering WHY/ this even happen, well, it was explained to me my name was sent from the Sec. of the States to the town stating such I am a Business Owner. (I am not listed as a Business Owner but as a (Registered Agent for a Corporation since 2011, why this letter at this time?). I did not take the time to explain that LOS NIŇOS DE SPRING N2 SALSA is a (501C3). There is no business being done from this house.The address on the application had to be an a physical address, rather that a P.O. Box. As I prior stated, the service is not rendered from the town of Pendleton, but rather from a near by township. I think this is another way to just keep leaning too hard on my daughter because of her case with the Anderson County District 4. What more can be done?
No One would take the Case, No Organization & No Attorney, but finally BY THE GRACE OF GOD, EEOC did give the right to Sue on the initial complaint of DISCRIMINATION AND A HOSTILE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. Did they want to?. I don't think so, because it took them over a year (instead of 6 months) to render that decision, after it had to be submitted to a 4th party for intervention. and my daughter had to file her own case PRO SE. After all, I have already explained that we do not have the money to pay $250.00 for a consultation fee or $2500.00 to an attorney to just present the case and have it tied up in court for five years. (verbatim) language from an Attorney. The most amazing thing is she is not suing for anything but her Annual Salary for one year,to have her Retirement restored and guidelines to help rectify Cultural Infractions for all,Students, and her record expunged of all Negative Slander, that has now become a part of her permanent working History. I wonder what would have happened if she had named an outlandish sum, then, I would understand the "Good OLD Boy System" that has become an all out reprisal She has continued to work in the some Organizations such as HRC, LSN, AREA Council, and the ROTARY. She is also a "GOLDEN KEY INTERNATIONAL HONOUR SOCIETY MEMBER" of Walden University. There but for the "GRACE OF GOD" (The author and finisher of all of our lives).
Now, I have in the past told you of her Studio having to close because of a lack of Support/Funds on our Part, (in 2012) and how, she while employed by Anderson District 4 founded a Program for KIDS, which is titled"Los Ninos De Spring N2 Salsa"and supported it from her Salary alone. This program is/was for all KIDS, One foot Print for all Children. Race, Gender, Autistic, TAG, ETC,. it does/not matter who the child is/was - without a fee to the parents. Now, that the STUDIO is closed which is in another Town near by, mind you. There is still this hidden kind of Discrimination occurring. Its subtle intents can not be ignored by me. No, I don't think you can change it, but as I fore stated, I am going to share it. Some day it will, because it is stated he that "diggeth a hole shall fall into the pit that he hath dug".. I am not wise enough to say When, Or How, But I believe it to be so.
In our town we have about twenty-nine hundred (2900) residents, and such blatant disregard for the less fortunate is unequal to anything that you will ever experience. We are surrounded by Clemson University. On game days, we as residents find it hard to maneuver to and from our homes, that is okay, I am accustomed to traffic, but in, such close proximity to a Popular University, I would not think that this kind of thing would be allowed to happen, but in this Southern State, Mega-Bucks are owned, We are Sunday Church goers & 6 days a week discriminators while all the time being regarded as the BIBLE BELT of the SOUTH. Senator Lindsay Graham even have an office in this small town.When you walk down the street of Pendleton, there are green foot prints painted on sidewalks of the Elite, and blue foot printed on the sidewalks of the African American side. I have often wondered what's up with this? There are some good people in this town, and will speak to you whether there are with their families or not, in fact when they are, usually the whole family will speak and there are someeeee that will only speak when they are alone.
I have shared, vented and I have cried. Prayed, and now have became downright sadden. We were taught to fear God, attend Church and now just think, we cannot attend Church without being Shot to Death in the very Pews where we sit. I take this time to again say, I am glad that you have read with me this long, and I am now going to get me something to snack on and a coffee to sip on. Will you join me at another time?As my Daughter would say MOMMIE, JUST SPREAD LOVE" So for those of you who will not/ have not changed just know that today MY CUP RAN OVER!!! (GO<FIGURE)
I Appreciate you, and I Appreciate the Opportunity to share. Please help me to be Mindful to Continue to Smile. BE <BLESSED>BE A BLESSINGS TO OTHERS. I am going to talk now to my grand-son who will make me laugh about something, as he always does. Don't forget to ask your LITTLE Ones as well.
Don't forget to GOOGLE, GOOGLE TO TOP OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHARTS. I am so Grateful.
With Much LOVE(TYG)
Tonnie Stowers Jackson
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