The Joffre Pen
Compelling Evidence of Our Existence
Bella Joffre
- Location
- Sometown, New Jersey, USA
- Birthday
- June 27
- Title
- Senior Writer and Editor
- Company
- The Joffre Pen
- Bio
- "See, the human mind is kind of like... a pinata. When it breaks open, there's a lot of surprises inside. Once you get the pinata perspective, you see that losing your mind can be a peak experience." ~ Jane Wagner
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
MY RECENT POSTS
- My Struggle with Hashimoto's
and FVL* (story #2)
July 23, 2009 06:45AM - My Struggle With Hashimoto's
and FVL* (story #1)
July 02, 2009 02:08PM - Old Coffee Spoons
July 01, 2009 03:27PM - Growing Up in the Seventh
House
June 19, 2009 10:13AM - Is it all a lie, or a big
illusion, Mr. Nietzsche?
June 12, 2009 10:13AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “This is such a powerful
statement, and you have tugged
at my
philosophical
string…”
October 22, 2009 01:29PM - “Thank you so much for
sharing your family's
experience. I
really look
forward to…”
July 27, 2009 02:21PM - “I am a both an
auditory&visual thinker,
so I tend to
slightly read
aloud and…”
July 27, 2009 01:24PM - “I know I REALLY do
appreciate your readership,
and probably
WOULD very much
have…”
July 26, 2009 12:07AM - “I think I am with you on
number 3... 8a,8b,8h---
and
DEFINITELY number 1. Love
yo…”
July 25, 2009 11:56PM
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October 22, 2009 01:29PM
“This is such a powerful statement, and you have tugged at my philosophical strings, so I feel that I must respond .... The more I think about this... an…”
About: It's not denial...
“This is such a powerful statement, and you have tugged at my philosophical strings, so I feel that I must respond .... The more I think about this... an…”
About: It's not denial...
July 27, 2009 02:21PM
“Thank you so much for sharing your family's experience. I really look forward to you sharing more about your story. It just makes us all feel so incr…”
About: I Will Never Be Normal Like You 2
“Thank you so much for sharing your family's experience. I really look forward to you sharing more about your story. It just makes us all feel so incr…”
About: I Will Never Be Normal Like You 2
July 27, 2009 01:24PM
“I am a both an auditory&visual thinker, so I tend to slightly read aloud and go on a visual journey simultaneously. You need the accompaniment of…”
About: Down By The River With Logic And Proportion
“I am a both an auditory&visual thinker, so I tend to slightly read aloud and go on a visual journey simultaneously. You need the accompaniment of…”
About: Down By The River With Logic And Proportion
July 26, 2009 12:07AM
“I know I REALLY do appreciate your readership, and probably WOULD very much have appreciated your company. Your comments on my posts enlighten me...per…”
About: I Did Not Go to Las Vegas, But If I Had
“I know I REALLY do appreciate your readership, and probably WOULD very much have appreciated your company. Your comments on my posts enlighten me...per…”
About: I Did Not Go to Las Vegas, But If I Had
July 25, 2009 11:56PM
“I think I am with you on number 3... 8a,8b,8h--- and DEFINITELY number 1. Love your pics. This post REALLY inspired a laugh. REALLY!!”
About: OK YOU LOSERS!! Cartouche cooked in my kitchen! WITH PHOTOS
“I think I am with you on number 3... 8a,8b,8h--- and DEFINITELY number 1. Love your pics. This post REALLY inspired a laugh. REALLY!!”
About: OK YOU LOSERS!! Cartouche cooked in my kitchen! WITH PHOTOS
July 25, 2009 10:07PM
“I clearly do not get out enough! Nothing prevents me from appreciating the fun that other people have...and shit, I appreciated this after a week with…”
About: drunk SEX with Denese, hubby & pups, so suck it, Vegas!!
“I clearly do not get out enough! Nothing prevents me from appreciating the fun that other people have...and shit, I appreciated this after a week with…”
About: drunk SEX with Denese, hubby & pups, so suck it, Vegas!!
July 25, 2009 07:46PM
“I look forward to part 2. I loved this story very much. You write so elegantly. I think that there is a part of all of us that reaches and longs for o…”
About: Fathers and Sons, Part I of II: Kindertransport
“I look forward to part 2. I loved this story very much. You write so elegantly. I think that there is a part of all of us that reaches and longs for o…”
About: Fathers and Sons, Part I of II: Kindertransport
July 25, 2009 07:37PM
“You are a special person to work with horses. I admitted my knowledge of horses in my most recent post (about Phar Laps), but I am learning! I think…”
About: How to Save a Starving Horse
“You are a special person to work with horses. I admitted my knowledge of horses in my most recent post (about Phar Laps), but I am learning! I think…”
About: How to Save a Starving Horse
July 25, 2009 07:32PM
“Sometimes I liken myself to a voyager in the sea, who is lost, and there are friendly buoys -- like you-- to guide my way at night, in the storm. I ha…”
About: Dreaming about OSers - O My!
“Sometimes I liken myself to a voyager in the sea, who is lost, and there are friendly buoys -- like you-- to guide my way at night, in the storm. I ha…”
About: Dreaming about OSers - O My!
July 25, 2009 07:21PM
“This is fantastic! I love the one about the rattlesnakes. I think it was at that point that my eyes began popping at this post in disbelief. But I d…”
About: Australia,enjoy a laugh.
“This is fantastic! I love the one about the rattlesnakes. I think it was at that point that my eyes began popping at this post in disbelief. But I d…”
About: Australia,enjoy a laugh.
July 08, 2009 11:31PM
“Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!! This post should be on the front page of the Education section of the New York Times, and then there sho…”
About: Teachers and students go begging
“Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!! This post should be on the front page of the Education section of the New York Times, and then there sho…”
About: Teachers and students go begging
July 05, 2009 05:06PM
“This is toooo funny. I love the Ann Coulter... and how she just throws everyone off with her femme fatale charm!!! Thank goodness Waldo HASN'T been e…”
About: Fox News on Twitter asks: "Where's Waldo?"
“This is toooo funny. I love the Ann Coulter... and how she just throws everyone off with her femme fatale charm!!! Thank goodness Waldo HASN'T been e…”
About: Fox News on Twitter asks: "Where's Waldo?"
July 05, 2009 04:50AM
“I think you raise such a good point. There must be ways to trim down the costs of this celebration, while still keeping it a safe one for all. After…”
About: I Don't Mean to Rain On Your Parade, But....
“I think you raise such a good point. There must be ways to trim down the costs of this celebration, while still keeping it a safe one for all. After…”
About: I Don't Mean to Rain On Your Parade, But....
July 04, 2009 05:20PM
“Congratulations on your book. I am sure that Steven Levy understands that [sarcasm, sarcasm] in this age of personal iPods and MP3 players there is no…”
About: Say Everything: some initial coverage
“Congratulations on your book. I am sure that Steven Levy understands that [sarcasm, sarcasm] in this age of personal iPods and MP3 players there is no…”
About: Say Everything: some initial coverage
July 04, 2009 04:58PM
“Gosh... I do appreciate this music half as much - maybe 70 or 80 or 90% as much as you do. I sing these tunes. This is the music that has always suite…”
About: Who's Going To Fill Their Shoes? - American Standards Music
“Gosh... I do appreciate this music half as much - maybe 70 or 80 or 90% as much as you do. I sing these tunes. This is the music that has always suite…”
About: Who's Going To Fill Their Shoes? - American Standards Music
July 04, 2009 04:55PM
“Thank you! These ARE FABulous! Never seen 'em and I would love to. I got the netflix window loading my queue already!”
About: Cinema for the Lonely
“Thank you! These ARE FABulous! Never seen 'em and I would love to. I got the netflix window loading my queue already!”
About: Cinema for the Lonely
July 04, 2009 04:50PM
“You compiled so much information here... into a very well written piece. I really really enjoyed reading this. I have such interest in Iran's revolut…”
About: Are we talking about the same election?
“You compiled so much information here... into a very well written piece. I really really enjoyed reading this. I have such interest in Iran's revolut…”
About: Are we talking about the same election?
July 04, 2009 04:34PM
“I really enjoyed reading about your Fourth of July experiences. Thank you for this nicely written post.”
About: 4th of July : What It Means To The Frenchie That I Am
“I really enjoyed reading about your Fourth of July experiences. Thank you for this nicely written post.”
About: 4th of July : What It Means To The Frenchie That I Am
July 04, 2009 04:19PM
“That was beautiful. I love the music because this is what was around for me to listen to when I was a child... and folk music was just about the only…”
About: This Land Is My Land
“That was beautiful. I love the music because this is what was around for me to listen to when I was a child... and folk music was just about the only…”
About: This Land Is My Land
July 02, 2009 10:07AM
“I DESPISE spiders. I know that they do a good job of eating other bugs, but they eat us too! Just look at the evidence. Pleeeeease take care of your…”
About: Spider Bite! Now a Tick Bite! Lyme Disease!UPDATE
“I DESPISE spiders. I know that they do a good job of eating other bugs, but they eat us too! Just look at the evidence. Pleeeeease take care of your…”
About: Spider Bite! Now a Tick Bite! Lyme Disease!UPDATE
July 01, 2009 09:00PM
“Behind Blue Eyes: I didn't know. Now I do! Thank you!! Wow.”
About: Old Coffee Spoons
“Behind Blue Eyes: I didn't know. Now I do! Thank you!! Wow.”
About: Old Coffee Spoons
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The cat came back: Felix's incredible Berlin odyssey
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Stacy Szymaszek
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Who's to Blame for the Mess in Montreal?
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The health and weight of the (young) nation
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[nousbase] [Gangjeong, Jeju] Weekly Appeal for May 20
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Conservatives Create Easter Effect In Dying Union Movement.
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Forget About Ohio
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A Sad Parallel: Reflecting on the Suicide of Mary Kennedy
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