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Aug. 31, 2005 More information is filtering in to me both from the internet and directly from relatives and friends of Miss Popovich. These two sites have some data. http://www.planethuff.com/twilight_kingdom/ www.Websleuths.com It appears likely that the “dark-complected” fellow was one Jake Parsons, who is, despite the anglo-sounding name, supposedly of Arabic ancestry. It also appears that some “friend” of Julie named Justin Webb may have reported to Julie’s supposedly main squeeze that Julie was “hanging all over” Jake Parsons. (I recall my prior comment: “With friends like this, who needs enemas?”) This might have, according to some relatives, caused the boy friend to be jealous and angry and to avoid the Ledo Lounge, where he was to meet Julie Popovich. All of this is, of course, just rumor at this point. I can personally vouch for none of it. Other information seems more factual. The ID used by Julie to get into the Ledo Lounge beloned to one “Teonna Brooks,” it is reported, and it is also reported that Our Miss Brooks is, as Julie Popovich herself, not of legal age to be drinking. It does bring up several other interesting areas of speculation. We’ve already mentioned the foolish and self-destructive behavior of excessive alcohol. Don’t write to tell me “all kids do it.” All kids don’t do it. Don’t write to tell me that it is justifiable for Julie to do foolish and dangerous things because she was drunk at the time. (Yes, some people have made that claim, stupid as it is.) Being drunk does not justify dangerous behavior. Try that on a police officer when you are arrested for drunk driving—“I was drunk at the time—therefore you can’t charge me with reckless driving. I have an excuse!” (Don’t try it, seriously. It won’t work) Try telling that to Julie Popovich’s family. “Sure, she’s missing, but it’s OK because she was drunk.” And cogitating about “Tanner, the boy friend, and Julie’s amorous behavior, reportedly, toward another young man, one might begin to speculate about just how bad-tempered and possessive Tanner is. If he’s known to be a hothead, then he might move to the top of the list of suspects. If he’s known to be a bad-tempered guy with violent tendencies, then we have another foolish behavior to add to Julie’s list. The reports that Julie got into a car with the “dark-complected” guy are equivocal, some thinking she did, some saying not. Some say Julie’s usual boy friend was to pick her up at the bar but didn’t show. Or did he show up and get her but simply wasn’t seen? We don’t know. However, we can formulate some advice: Don’t drink too much. Don’t date bad-tempered jealous hotheads. Don’t go anywhere alone if you are a young woman except where all is public and in the light. Getting into a taxi alone at night is not smart. Walking off down a dark street at night is not smart. Getting into a car with any casual male acquaintance is not smart. Hanging around with gossips is not smart. Hanging around with people who lie, cheat, or steal isn’t smart. One should consider having fake ID or sharing ID as a form of lying. Don’t leave drinks on the table if you aren’t there to watch them, and don’t accept drinks brought to the table by strangers or casual aquaintances. Don’t date anyone who listens to rap music or is planning on becoming a professional skateboarder or who has several tattoos and is not a US Marine. And I wouldn’t date anyone with piercings in odd places, either. I would define “odd places” as anywhere other than the ear lobe. ------------ About the author Brooks A. Mick: 63-yr-old physician, still practicing medicine but retired from the US Army. Write just for the fun of it, but working on novel in the vein of Tom Clancy's politico-military genre. Email: brooks15@cox.net ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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