Welcome to the Movie Rewrite of Steel Magnolia’s. Before reading, please take notice of the visual solution to the Rewrite. Picture by Vanessa Martinez. Despite the tragic ending, the movie was filled with Southern charm and wit. There was a lot of love with this family and yes, plenty of dysfunction. Anytime I see Sally Field, I always remember what an incredible actress she is. From Sybil to Norma Ray to Steal Magnolia’s, she is so intense. The whole cast is great but Sally, in my eyes, is untouchable.

Rewrite begins. As many of you have seen in our last 15 or so Rewrites, we usually change the end and take the story into several other directions and then connect them all at the end. While this was a great movie on all counts, one simple sensible twist would have kept everything intact with a strong future ahead of them all.

It’s similar to when a group of firemen are trying to get somebody out from under a car and can’t seem to figure it out. Then a five year old child walks by and sees the solution as clear as day.

So without our usual imaginative twists, let’s use the solution of a child. It was made very clear to Julia Roberts with her health complications, the risk in having a baby on her own. Sally Field, Julia’s mother, made it very clear and was adamant about it, as were her doctors and many others.

Fortunately, Sally Field being the powerhouse she is, was very close with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, or better known as “Brangelina.” As we know Brangelina has been very involved with hurricane relief efforts in Louisiana and happened to be in town during this pertinent time with Shelby ( Julia Roberts ). Sally Field invited the Pitt’s over for lunch one afternoon hoping they can talk some sense into Julia Roberts about having a baby.

They told Julia, have a baby is a miracle, nobody can ever argue otherwise. But when these kinds of risks are involved, once must consider other options. Adopting a baby is also a miracle. It’s a beautiful addition to a family and saves a child’s life. We call that a win win. Oh and don’t forget the third win, being this option saves Julia’s (Shelby’s) life, the family avoids heartache and devastation. We call that a, win win win.
The End. Move still would have been great.

[pullquote align=”left|center|right” textalign=”left|center|right” width=”30%”] Hello there. Tonight’s Movie Rewrite is “ Steel Magnolias “. This was a tough for a guy to watch. I love “ Chick Flicks “ & Romantic Comedies, but this was a lot for a guy. Nobody take offense, I have five sisters and a Pomeranian for Pete’s sake, and I’m with you. Tune in at 8 pm for the Rewrite right here on Everybody Loves Sammy‘s FB Page. This movie is going to get twisted up real good. [/pullquote]

[pullquote align=”left|center|right” textalign=”left|center|right” width=”30%”] Happy Saturday. Sometimes we just need to quote the late Mr. Rogers; ” It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, the neighborhood, the neighborhood ”

Thank God it’s Saturday. What a great day to be alive. [/pullquote]

Goodnight everybody. As this week comes to a close, let us all take a breath. Relax and enjoy your free time with the people who make you most happy. Make this time count and have gratitude for every day that you are given in this life. Tomorrow is not promised to any of us.

Prayers going out tonight for all of the animals all over this world that are being abused, abandoned and murdered every day. These precious angels are being extinguished without hesitation by the hands of those who don’t value life. God’s most precious angels are suffering unimaginable atrocities. They are being executed, but have committed no crime. It’s hard to fathom a human being that could look into the eyes of an innocent animal and go on to inflict pain upon them. How can these people possibly have a heart? How can these people possibly sleep at night? They must have no conscience. None at all.

It’s not something that we can ever possibly understand as animal lovers. We know very well that we have been gifted with these earthly angels. We know very well that they should be treasured beyond measure. What could be more beautiful than the love of our four legged babies? What other living creature on earth can match their unconditional love and devotion?  Let us send thanks to God for them, for we have been blessed by God to have them.

Many years ago, a beautiful song was sung by Karen Carpenter, called “Bless The Beast And The Children.” This song is a prayer for the innocent and defenseless beings on earth and it has always been one of my favorites. I’d like to share the lyrics with you if you haven’t heard them. They are very moving and I think best describe what we all want for these precious beings.

Here is the link to the song. It’s such a beautiful song. Please take a moment to listen to it if you can.

http://youtu.be/AhR36gV6vW4

And here are the lyrics…

~Bless The Beast And The Children-

Bless the beasts and the children
For in this world they have no voice
They have no choice

Bless the beasts and the children
For the world can never be
The world they see

Light their way
When the darkness surrounds them
Give them love
Let it shine all around them

Bless the beasts and the children
Give them shelter from the storm
Keep them safe
Keep them warm

Light their way
When the darkness surrounds them
Give them love
Let it shine all around them

Bless the beasts and the children
Give them shelter from the storm
Keep them safe
Keep them warm

The children
The children
The children

This is what we all want for these angels. We ask God to bless them always and to keep them safe.

Small adjustments to our diet and wardrobes and the products that we use, can mean the difference between life and death for millions of innocent animals. Let us do our best to make these adjustments for them for all that they give to us. Let us try to save as many lives as possible.

No lives will go in vain. No pain will go unnoticed. Amen.

Love from,
Jessica Lee Smith,
For Sammy & Family

[pullquote align=”left|center|right” textalign=”left|center|right” width=”30%”] Happy Friday friends. Sammy has brought you a visual boost to lift your spirits. He learned this from Dr. Harp Seal. So, in the picture we have a combination of colorful flowers, with a very tranquil background, and Sammy as the face for the post. It makes me think of The Beach Boys when they sang Kokomo in 1988; ♫♫♫ Aruba, Jamaica ooo I wanna take ya to Bermuda, Bahama come on pretty mama, Key Largo, Montego baby why don’t we go to a place called Kokomo ♫♫♫

TGIF, don’t forget tomorrow is TGIS, Movie Rewrite Night at 7:15 PM right here on Facebook. [/pullquote]

Goodnight dear friends and family. It’s Thursday night. That means only one more day for working and other weekly obligations. The weekend is almost here. We hope you’ll be able to get outside and enjoy the warmer weather because soon it will be gone.

It’s back to school in just a few more weeks. This can be a very exciting time for children, as they enter a new grade and sometimes a new school. But it can also be a very scary time.

Bullying still remains one of the largest problems for school aged children. No matter how old the child is, they are at risk for bullying. It’s very important for you to teach your children about bullies and about the consequences of bullying on a person’s spirit. Most importantly, it is important to teach your child that bullies are always the weakest people of all. Make sure your child knows very well that it is never okay to bully someone else. Instill in your child a sense of pride and accomplishment for being kind to others. Reward your child for compassion and gentleness.

Even if your child is not being bullied but they see someone else being bullied, they should never remain silent. Tell your child to go right to the administration of the school and say something, even if it is anonymously. Tell your child how proud you are of them, when they take part in stopping a bully.

Every year bullying leads to depression, isolation and sometimes suicide. The introduction of the Internet has taken bullying to an all time high. This type of bullying, is known as “Cyber bullying.” Cyber bullying has made it easier for the bully to access the psyche, even after school. Make sure you monitor your child’s activity on the Internet. Encourage your child to always feel free to talk to you about anything. A lot of times, children being bullied will not tell their parents what’s going on at school. This can leave the child feeling more isolated, powerless and even hopeless.

Although many schools now have anti -bullying campaigns, it is still not enough to protect your child. Bullies usually do their “work” when no supervision is around. Hallways in between classes and recess can be the most vulnerable moments for your child. This is why it is so important to teach our children when they are very young that it is never “cool” to hurt someone else, either physically or emotionally.

As my father taught me so many years ago, never ever back down to a bully. It’s amazing that as we grow, you can always find a bully at any age and in any circumstances including the work place. No matter when or where, the rule still stands that you should never back down to a bully. The bully is weak and it makes them feel stronger to tear someone else down. A lot of times, bullies will pick on a person they are jealous of for one reason or another. Bullies are at the core, very unhappy people. Bullies feel powerless in their own lives and seek the power that they don’t have by making another person feel badly about themselves.

A lot of schools boast a “zero tolerance for bullies,” but there are some things that schools will never know or be able to control. I believe that schools should have hallway and recess monitors, specifically to target bullying. There should not be one moment of the day where a bully believes that they are not being watched.

When a child is caught bullying, there should be serious consequences. The more we teach tolerance and the more we teach our children that we are all created equal, the less bullying will take place. Learning to be a bully usually starts at home. Let us make it end at home, as well. No bullying ever, under any circumstance. Explain to your children how important it is to always treat everyone fairly and justly. Explain to them how much strength it takes and how much strength it shows to stand for what is right even if a whole crowd of people is doing the opposite. Even if they stand alone.

Prayers are being sent out tonight, as always, for the sweetest and most gentle creatures on earth, the animals. We can learn so much from animals. Animals are not tainted by hatred, intolerance or judgement. They love unconditionally. They love with complete devotion. They are a gift to us and that is precisely how they should be treated. Sadly, this is not the case with most animals.

All over the globe, these earthly angels are being tortured and murdered, living as prisoners, unloved and unwanted. No living being should ever be treated this way. Have no doubt that God sees all things and he watches over his angels very closely.

Small changes in our diet, wardrobe and the products that we use will mean the difference between life and death for millions and millions of animals. Let us do our very best to save as many lives as possible.

No lives will go in vain. No pain will go unnoticed. Amen.

Love from,
Jessica Lee Smith,
For Sammy & Family

[pullquote align=”left|center|right” textalign=”left|center|right” width=”30%”] Good morning. As I mentioned (I think now 343 times), I have written hundreds of articles on NYC. While NYC will always be special to us, Everybody Loves Sammy is about animals & people from all over the world now. Nonetheless for THROWBACK THURSDAY, here is a little fun NYC tidbit.

Summer Stage in 2013 running through August 29th. Free concerts for all to enjoy. Artistic expression in Central Park at it’s finest. Rain or Shine, the performances don’t stop. Only way shows get cancelled would be if there was dangerous lighting during performances. Over 100 performances take place through the NYC Music Festival. It’s such a gift to see these concerts in Central Park surrounded by all these skyscrapers. You have to witness to believe it, when you do, you won’t ever forget it. Summer Stage takes place at Rumsey Playfield, enter Central Park on 72nd and 5th Ave.
To see full schedule, please click this link
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/summerstage/ [/pullquote]

[pullquote align=”left|center|right” textalign=”left|center|right” width=”30%”] Happy Times. This is our very close friend Mitchell. He has been a savings grace to Sammy & Family in good times and bad. When my friends and family come together, there is no stoppin us. I guess this is what Mcfadden & Whitehead meant in 1979 when they sang ♫♫♫ Ain’t No Stoppin Us Now ♫♫♫ [/pullquote]

[pullquote align=”left|center|right” textalign=”left|center|right” width=”30%”] ♫♫♫ I should have stayed on the farm. I should have listened to my old man ♫♫♫

———– Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ———–[/pullquote]

Good evening dear ones. We hope this post finds you and your loved ones well. The weather has finally cooled off. It’s been over three years since I’ve seen the fall and winter, so please forgive me for being too eager. They are my favorite seasons. I’m  looking forward to seeing my children’s faces, when they see the changing leaves and the falling snow for the first time. I am so grateful to be back home in New York.

We want to send special prayers out tonight for Portia, in Nova Scotia. Portia has passed away and we pray together for her family. We pray for their comfort at this unbearably painful time. God bless Portia, who is now an angel, and her family who has been left behind and devastated by her loss. Please God, keep them close to your heart and give them the strength that they need to go on.

We go on to pray for a precious baby deer named “Giggles,” In Wisconsin. A very caring family found giggles and they were worried that she had been abandoned by her mother. The family brought Giggles to the St. Francis no- kill animal shelter to try and help her. Wisconsin law forbids the possession of wild life, so workers there were caring for giggles and made arrangements for her to be picked up and taken to the wildlife reserve.

One day before Giggles was set to be transferred to the reserve, a swat team of approximately 9 fully armed officers, raided the no-kill shelter looking for Giggles. They even had a search warrant. Apparently, they received two phone calls from neighbors, telling them that the baby deer was being kept at the shelter. For one whole week they watched this shelter, taking Arial pictures, as well as many other ways. All for this precious baby deer. When they came in, one of the workers there explained to them that the deer was set to be picked up the next day. But his words fell on deaf ears.

The fully armed officers went into the barn and when they came out, they were carrying Giggles in a body bag. They had killed her, despite being told that she was being moved. When the worker there asked how and why they would do this, their answer was “policy.” We think this is totally disgusting.

The Department of Natural Resources Supervisor, Jennifer Niemeyer, answered complaints by stating that the law requires DNR agents to euthanize wild animals because of their “potential danger.” What a total disgrace and a complete disregard for life. An innocent baby dear murdered for “policy.” The no-kill shelter plans on suing. We pray for Giggles because this angel was not even given a chance to live. God bless this baby deer.

We wanted to mention something that came to our attention a little while back. There are monkeys being transported to the US, specifically to be placed in an experimental lab and tested on. Most will suffer and die there. What a horrible fate for these poor innocent monkeys. We want to do our best to let our voices be heard when it comes to this very sad life for these monkeys. The fight continues to stop airlines from transporting primates. There is one company in particular that has been suspended but is currently taking part in this, China Southern. Not only are they transporting these primates to certain death, they are being kept in unthinkable conditions. They are imprisoned in small wooden crates in the cargo of the plane. It is so important that China Southern is made aware of the outrage of the public, for what they are doing and taking part in. Here is the contact information for the airline. Let us tell them to stop transporting primates.

These monkeys are suffering so many atrocities. In China and other countries, innocent defenseless monkeys are being abused and tortured, while being forced to dance, ride bikes and act and dress like humans to entertain people on the streets. These little monkeys are being chained by the neck 24 hours a day for profit and for entertainment. If they fight it, they are being tortured, and many times killed. This is so completely disgusting. What can be said of the men and woman doing these horrific things to these monkeys? They are monsters, pure and simple.

God please end the suffering of these precious beings. Animals are not ours to abuse, so that they can be used for our “entertainment.” God please set them free and stop this torture. God bless these angels.
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All of these stories of animal abuse and torture, from all over the world, are so horrific. Who could possibly inflict pain upon an angel? Have no doubt in your mind that God sees all things. Have no doubt that each life will be accounted for.

Small adjustments to our lifestyle, our food and wardrobe can mean the difference between life and death to millions and millions of innocent animals. They need our help. Let us do our best to save as many lives as possible.

Helpful numbers below in regards to airlines and these monkey’s being transported.

No lives will go in vain. No pain will go unnoticed. Amen. Goodnight everybody.

Love from,
Jessica Lee Smith,
For Sammy & Family

China Southern Airlines:

Chicago (USA):
Tel: +1-773-6018800
Fax: +1-773-6018866

HEAD OFFICE (China):
Tel: +86 20 8613 3421
Tel: (Cargo Dept) +86 20 8613 8989
Fax: +86 20 8612 4024
Email: sunpeng@csair.com

MAIN EUROPE HUB (Holland):
Tel: +31-20-4123120
Fax: +31-20-4126054
Email: info@csair.nl

LOS ANGELES (USA)
Tel: +1-323-6538088
Fax: +1-323-6538066
Email: info@csair.us