Why. . .Just Is!

I sometimes get asked (or not) why I usually sign off on correspondence with friends, with “Just Is,” so I figured it’s time to explain how and why that signature came about…

Just Is!

Yep. My name is… Is. Just Is™, that is.

This all came about when I was attending school at GibbsCollege. In the evenings while studying and reviewing myassignments, I would often e-mail my friend, Cathy.

As usual, when writing a letter, a note, or an e-mailing one ends their letter/note with a closing such as sincerely, fondly, or by saying love, _?_.
I would always close simply as…
Love, Is… The “Is” of course, was short for Isabel.
Cathy said it sounded like the “two little naked kids.” I asked for clarification on what two little naked kids (I had forgotten). She elaborated that they were the cartoon naked kids that were printed in the comic section of the Newspaper. The comics would often read, for example: “Love is…” , followed by different phrases, such as “sharing your ice-cream.” After that, I felt like the closing “Love Is,” just begged for added phrase, so I then took to writing ‘Love, “Just Is™” ‘ when closing a letter, note, or e-mail.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And that’s how it all started.

 

©2009 Isabel Cristina Alvarez

aka Just Is™

As stated by Geoff Notkin – #MeteoriteMen

“Meteorites are older than the Earth, and some are older than our solar system. They have spent millions of years traveling through unknown parts of space, being bathed in cosmic rays and frozen almost to absolute zero. During their celestial wanderings, a few of them cross paths with our planet, which is a small target out there in the perpetual night. Some bounce back into space, never to be seen again; some burn up completely in Earth’s atmosphere; others fall into oceans where they will not be found. A very few are seen to fall by observers. Some of those falls are recovered, studied, photographed, and placed reverently in museum cabinets and collection cases. And that is what I do: I search the globe for space rocks.” by @geoffnotkin 

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I asked @Tommytrc 2 questions on #Formspringme and he gave me the greatest story!

Question:  Have you made your own kite? And…have you flown a kite? ツ

As I was reading, and picturing images in my mind―It was believable.

Answer:  Funny you should ask. I used to LOVE flying kites But one huge incident changed all that. I was 9 yrs old when I was really into kite flying. I really, really wanted to send a kite as high as I could.

I purchased spool after spool of string, and sent that sucker as high as I could. I guess it went too high. You see it was a windy day, and I sent my $5.94 K-Bee kite as high as I could. Apparently it was too high.

The darn thing got snagged on a DC-10 that was passing overhead…

well one thing lead to another, and you know how things go. The next thing I knew it was state troopers as well as the FAA officials had swarmed the house. It was pretty amazing.

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Okay, I made the whole thing up..but I do love to fly kites. And yes I have made my own kite.

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Great Quote ~ Published in the 2011 @Meetmeme Yearbook!

The 2011 yearbook is now available at:                            https://www.meet-meme.com/cards/yearbook

“Remember Kids, take it easy and if it’s easy, take it twice!” ~                      ©Thomas Clifford                    

Follow Tommy at @TommyTRC !

For Tarlov Cyst Disease Info: http://www.tarlovcystfoundation.org                                               Sac-like cyst located in the spine/back. Note: Be hesitate on epidural/spine injections. They relieve pain BUT only if it is inserted—to the root of the problem.

Like with everything—moderation!

How our social media contacts become real friends to us, and how we are left with a very real, yet virtual hole when they suddenly leave us.

“You can be friends from hundreds, even thousands of miles away.” -© @tommytrc 2009

“….amazing that someone so far away, can influence. This is the power of twitter. 100%.” – © @tommytrc 2009

I noticed one of Tommy’s 2009 Tommylog videos  about someone who had passed away.

“A friend from twitter, Megan Porter, aka @megapixel was killed in a car crash near her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, she was just 24 years old.” -TRC

As per Tommy’s video, Megan was killed in a car crash. This was in June, 2009. This must have been her second really bad car accident (obviously) because she has a Twitpic photo of a car, probably hers, that’s fully wrecked  (January 8, 2009). Wow!

Her Twitpic images:  http://twitpic.com/photos/megapixel

 

I didn’t know her nor was I following her. This was three-years ago. It’s a real  shame, she was so beautiful. Car accidents are horrible, I’ve had several and my last put me permanently out of commission. The news article, and report states that she was speeding but that was not the case. Per her dad’s correction there were lime deposits on the road from the nearby lime plant. Therefore, Megan hit a bad patch and lost control.

Article of her accident:  http://www.kwtx.com/localnews/headlines/48860797.html

Obituary Notice:  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?n=megan-elizabeth-porter&pid=128871645&fhid=2985

You could tell she loved photography. Here’s my favorite photo. If you look closely, it’s signed (her initials are on the lower left-hand corner).

Wow, this just made me think. What happens to ones account on social media network sites when one passes? It just stays there. Sure friends, acquaintances, fans, followers, and frenemies will miss you perhaps, BUT for how long? Until one is just a vague memory, fading away.

It’s true what my friend Tommy says, it’s all about ‘relationships’. This girl must have been an amazing tweeter, and twitter  friend as she got comments on her twitpic photos. She was as young as my niece. One can tell she was well loved. She had conversations with Tommy along with his fashionista friends, and shoe lover peeps.

It’s an interesting thought that whatever we post on Twitter or elsewhere online, could very well be our last documented words.

Now I have to think of what I post, as it could very well be my last.

“I L♥VE TO LAUGH!”

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Garden Discoveries Tour: 6/15/2011 #WI

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