Teddytoy's Home: February 2009

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Ryan Skipper

Ryan Skipper

The State of Florida v. Joseph Eli Bearden

The first degree murder trial of Joseph Bearden has concluded in Bartow, Florida. Bearden and William David Brown, Jr. were accused of robbing and murdering Ryan Keith Skipper, age 25, on March 14, 2007. Skipper, an openly gay man, was targeted because he was a "faggot," according to an arrest affidavit. He was stabbed 19 times, his throat was cut and his skull suffered a severe contusion. Ryan Skipper was left to die on a dirt road south of Winter Haven as his accused killers allegedly drove around Polk County bragging about the crime they had committed. Skipper's stolen, blood-soaked car was found burned and abandoned at Lake Pansy near Winter Haven the following day. William Brown's trial has now been rescheduled for October 2009, and like Bearden's, will take place in Bartow, Florida

Ryan is dead.. one of his murderers was lead away to life in prison.. laughing, and only one local TV station covered it. Where were the 'NEWS LEADERS' as they like to call themselves? More on this very soon ..
In the mean time...show someone you care...

"Before you echo Amen in your home or place of worship, think and remember - A child is listening." - Mary Griffith

Monday, February 23, 2009

For my Birthday from Riccy

This came a bit early .. but it means sooo much to me I am re-posting it in case anyone missed it ... I have never had anyone so great in my life as Riccy. I am so very proud of him and everything he does! He and Jeremy are the best sons anyone could ever ask for!
A Lesson in HIStory
The ancient Greeks and Romans created great structures,
Pyramids rose to the sky, aqueducts carried water, and arches became an everyday part of the buildings of their time.
And for this, I thank them.
In the middle ages, men learned how to use metal to make
better tools, structures, and machines.
And for this, I thank them.
Henry Ford showed us that the automobile could be mass-produced cheaper than it was before. His innovative ways
helped us thrive through the century.
And again, for this I thank him.
Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, and many names that history forgets-- have changed the simple electrical current into something we cannot conceive being without! The great men, who under Dwight Eisenhower's orders, created a great network of roadways which has connected all of us into a truly united states.
Great men risked their lives to be able to express who they are. They lived in fear, and loved in private. Men who will never be remembered by historians live amongst us today, and we owe them our lifestyle, out ability to express ourselves openly, and our drive to live as who we are without fears or ridicule.
And to one of these great men--- I thank and love you daddy.
All my love,
Riccy

Oscars 2009

If you missed this last night ... pleaase listen to what he has to say... He is GREAT!

Friday, February 20, 2009

My Son

Please pardon me while I talk about one of my sons again... Today instead of chatting on the site in his nice warm room... Riccy spent his afternoon baking cookies and this evening took them and some coffee to the people working on cleaning up the crash site ... it is a huge job cleaning up a whole neighborhood and the weather is very cold and snowy.

Riccy continues to make me sooo Proud of him.