If preception is reality,.then belief is the death of imagination.
In my opinion,they want what we have.
Water,minerals,oil.hydro.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Friday, December 23, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Dear Joe;
We send each other cards and letters and we have a snap shot of how your lives are going. Its a thing we started when we first met in a Radiator Repair shop and my bike had a gas leak in the tank. I will write it up later and we can enjoy it to-gether.
Merry Christmas Folks and the Best to you all.
Dear Joe;
Thank you for your card, I can’t believe its that time already again. And congratulations on your 80th birthday, how do you stay so young. I guess its riding the Harley does it, I think I heard if you ride a bike you stop time for a while.
Yes, I will be going on 66 yrs old again this year, next year. I like to have my own party in May, its lot warmer and the beer tastes BETTER THEN.
We are all fine here, kids are growing up too fast and they are now, 10 yrs, 6 yrs and 4 yrs old. they sure keep us busy and we had our youngest son move to help us, well try too. They can sure run your ass off some days. We love them it’s a great job, sometimes.
Our mother-in-law has been passed away a year now and we will miss her at the table.
And the other day her cat died as well, we were taking care of her until Mom was able to so, now they are united together, again.
I am just a year clear of my cancer operation and still recovering from the treatments. I didn’t ride to much this year I was too weak and it was all I could do to a mile or so. Man, I tell you what, that was the hardest thing to be do, ever.
I spent more money on batteries than gas this year, both my bikes needed them and then they were running a little rough, tune up time.
Our weather has been great just enough snow to make snowmen and a small fort and its already melted away, kids aren’t happy, too bad.
Anyway, we wish you the best in the New Year and you have a Good Christmas and we will toast your birthday at the table. You know it’s a good time to toast you right now, so I am going to cupboard and get some wine and I will toast you every morning.
That, is until the misses finds out and then I will have to explain that it was your birthday and we always toast your birthday, everyday, with the bikers health drink, in this case some wine or it could be beer or it be some Jack or just good old rye, some days.
And as far it been too early in the morning, its never to early, well we have get the day off to a roaring start don’t we, I mean the Harley has to roar at bit before it, purrs.
Thank you and keep the rubber side down, ride well my friend!!.
Bruce,
Merry Christmas and God Bless you and your Family.
Merry Christmas Folks and the Best to you all.
Thank you for your card, I can’t believe its that time already again. And congratulations on your 80th birthday, how do you stay so young. I guess its riding the Harley does it, I think I heard if you ride a bike you stop time for a while.
Yes, I will be going on 66 yrs old again this year, next year. I like to have my own party in May, its lot warmer and the beer tastes BETTER THEN.
We are all fine here, kids are growing up too fast and they are now, 10 yrs, 6 yrs and 4 yrs old. they sure keep us busy and we had our youngest son move to help us, well try too. They can sure run your ass off some days. We love them it’s a great job, sometimes.
Our mother-in-law has been passed away a year now and we will miss her at the table.
And the other day her cat died as well, we were taking care of her until Mom was able to so, now they are united together, again.
I am just a year clear of my cancer operation and still recovering from the treatments. I didn’t ride to much this year I was too weak and it was all I could do to a mile or so. Man, I tell you what, that was the hardest thing to be do, ever.
I spent more money on batteries than gas this year, both my bikes needed them and then they were running a little rough, tune up time.
Our weather has been great just enough snow to make snowmen and a small fort and its already melted away, kids aren’t happy, too bad.
Anyway, we wish you the best in the New Year and you have a Good Christmas and we will toast your birthday at the table. You know it’s a good time to toast you right now, so I am going to cupboard and get some wine and I will toast you every morning.
That, is until the misses finds out and then I will have to explain that it was your birthday and we always toast your birthday, everyday, with the bikers health drink, in this case some wine or it could be beer or it be some Jack or just good old rye, some days.
And as far it been too early in the morning, its never to early, well we have get the day off to a roaring start don’t we, I mean the Harley has to roar at bit before it, purrs.
Thank you and keep the rubber side down, ride well my friend!!.
Bruce,
Merry Christmas and God Bless you and your Family.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Mr. Crunchy,Adventures in the neighbor hood again!
Oct/04/2012: update,Mr.Crunchy,rises to the occassion. To-day,the kids are outside playing and making noise, all of a sudden,I hear"shut the fuck up" and before I can get the boys to quiet down he says it again and this time the oldest says something rude back to him. Luckly he had slammed his door and didn't hear him.
To-days, episode is about the neighbor in the apt building yelling “shut up” out his window or door. It is about 10 minutes to eight o’clock AM, if you can believe it. And why is this person yelling you ask, well let me tell you.
Our kids get up between 6 and 6:30 am everyday, so there is a lot to get done before they catch the school bus. Sometimes, they get done early and get to play outside until the bus comes. If they play in the front yard its quieter than the back yard.
The back yard has a natural acoustic echo to it and if you talk loud enough aka “yelling” you get a 1.5% increase in your volume, amphitheatre or amplifier, sound pretty close. Put 3 kids playing soccer in the backyard, you can imagine, the sound level.(migraine)
The Crunchy, (its easy to earn this title from me),his bedroom faces the backyard which now is bombarded with noise in a full fledged soccer game going on with the 3 beavers.
The Crunchy, is a generic name that applies to either man or women. (as in this case, I am poetically, inclusive and politically correct?). So, should I use “they” in the description?.
He, she, they, must be retired, because why else would a person still be in bed, especially around here?. Well, the truth is they are all retired, with a few exceptions. I, presume it’s a “he”.
The noise level was a thing I was used too as I continued on the fixing up the back packs etc, until I heard this real loud “shut up”. Well, I think you could hear a pin drop. Kids run in and ask what the heck was that??. I, think it was a person that didn’t like the “sounds” of your game.
Well, it worked the boys didn’t want to go outside, until the bus came and were very quiet going to the road. Crunchy, thank you, you have saved the day and as your consequence you get this story splashed on my blog and someone will figure who you are.
Did I mention that it snows here, sometimes daily.? And, that the snowplow arrives between 6:30 and 7:00. A.M. And folks this not a quiet machine, especially when he drops the blade. It growls!.
I use to live near the tracks and I know what a locomotive working up speed sounds like, this is very comparable. And he has a yellow blinking light on top, a very large, bright, blinking light, really it flashes off and on, alternating, like a light house!.
A traveling caution signal light, so it is and don’t you know!. Maybe, when the kids came out, he had reached his “threshold of intolerance”!. Totally, another story in its self. But, I, do digress. Often and with out shame.!
Did, I also mention that are dogs in the hood as well. Yes sir, there are a collections from small sopranos, bulgy beagles to totally prominent Cujoe baritones. Can you all guess at what time these performers come to, too,…..pee?.
For the record they are largely quiet until their business is done and then they need to serenade us with the various tunes and songs they know so well!!. It ain’t quiet.!
And for what its worth, “you have my humble apologies I am sure”. Kids will be kids and even though they are ours, I do not apologize for their behavior, rather for your total lack of good manners. But, you wouldn’t see that way, now would you?., you all give “grouches” a bad name.
Thank you folks, stay tuned your true adventures from “the hood”. I ain't Judge Judy,so I don't care,well maybe a little bit.! No disclaimers: mostly true and enhanced for the public to enjoy.
To-days, episode is about the neighbor in the apt building yelling “shut up” out his window or door. It is about 10 minutes to eight o’clock AM, if you can believe it. And why is this person yelling you ask, well let me tell you.
Our kids get up between 6 and 6:30 am everyday, so there is a lot to get done before they catch the school bus. Sometimes, they get done early and get to play outside until the bus comes. If they play in the front yard its quieter than the back yard.
The back yard has a natural acoustic echo to it and if you talk loud enough aka “yelling” you get a 1.5% increase in your volume, amphitheatre or amplifier, sound pretty close. Put 3 kids playing soccer in the backyard, you can imagine, the sound level.(migraine)
The Crunchy, (its easy to earn this title from me),his bedroom faces the backyard which now is bombarded with noise in a full fledged soccer game going on with the 3 beavers.
The Crunchy, is a generic name that applies to either man or women. (as in this case, I am poetically, inclusive and politically correct?). So, should I use “they” in the description?.
He, she, they, must be retired, because why else would a person still be in bed, especially around here?. Well, the truth is they are all retired, with a few exceptions. I, presume it’s a “he”.
The noise level was a thing I was used too as I continued on the fixing up the back packs etc, until I heard this real loud “shut up”. Well, I think you could hear a pin drop. Kids run in and ask what the heck was that??. I, think it was a person that didn’t like the “sounds” of your game.
Well, it worked the boys didn’t want to go outside, until the bus came and were very quiet going to the road. Crunchy, thank you, you have saved the day and as your consequence you get this story splashed on my blog and someone will figure who you are.
Did I mention that it snows here, sometimes daily.? And, that the snowplow arrives between 6:30 and 7:00. A.M. And folks this not a quiet machine, especially when he drops the blade. It growls!.
I use to live near the tracks and I know what a locomotive working up speed sounds like, this is very comparable. And he has a yellow blinking light on top, a very large, bright, blinking light, really it flashes off and on, alternating, like a light house!.
A traveling caution signal light, so it is and don’t you know!. Maybe, when the kids came out, he had reached his “threshold of intolerance”!. Totally, another story in its self. But, I, do digress. Often and with out shame.!
Did, I also mention that are dogs in the hood as well. Yes sir, there are a collections from small sopranos, bulgy beagles to totally prominent Cujoe baritones. Can you all guess at what time these performers come to, too,…..pee?.
For the record they are largely quiet until their business is done and then they need to serenade us with the various tunes and songs they know so well!!. It ain’t quiet.!
And for what its worth, “you have my humble apologies I am sure”. Kids will be kids and even though they are ours, I do not apologize for their behavior, rather for your total lack of good manners. But, you wouldn’t see that way, now would you?., you all give “grouches” a bad name.
Thank you folks, stay tuned your true adventures from “the hood”. I ain't Judge Judy,so I don't care,well maybe a little bit.! No disclaimers: mostly true and enhanced for the public to enjoy.
I miss you,Bro!
A Special Friend
I have a special friend,
I can truly call my own,
Someone, that I can talk to.
When I really feel alone.
Someone, who will listen,
To every word I say.
Even though the words I’ve spoken,
Have gotten lost along the way.
My friend is always with me,
Even in the dark of the night.
Like the soft glow of an ember,
Soft…but always bright.
His warmth will always be with me,
It wraps around my heart.
And through the coldest days of winter,
It gives me a brand new start.
My Special Friend is a he,
Although it maybe a she,
My Special Friend is my brother,
A Special part of me.
I can not face him man to man,
Until my day has come.
When the Father calls me home,
To stand beside his son.
But, as I strive through life’s ups and downs,
I have a hand to hold.
A Special hand….from a Special Friend,
Something to behold.
A Special Feeling,
A Special Heart,
That will always touch me,
It has, From the very start.
Dedicated to my late brother,
Robert Charles Alton.
Written by…
Leonard F. Alton, October 8th ,1989.
Monday, December 5, 2011
A friend sent this to me. Life Lesson.
The older I get
The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either, way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning is most enjoyable. A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the garage with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time? Let me tell you about it:
I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my, ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You know the kind; he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business. He was telling whomever he was talking with something about "a thousand marbles."
I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say "Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you’re busy with your job. I'm sure they pay you well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and you’re Family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. It's too bad you missed your Daughter’s "dance recital" he continued. "Let me tell you something that has helped me keep my own priorities."
And that's when he began to explain his theory of a "thousand marbles." "You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years.
"Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire Lifetime. Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the important part. It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail", he went on, "and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays."
"I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round up 1000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside a large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my gear."
"Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight."
"Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure that if I make it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time." "It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your Family and I hope to meet you again here on the band.
This is a 75 year old man, K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning!" You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams to work on the next club newsletter.
Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. "C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast" "What brought this on?" she asked with a smile. "Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles.
A friend sent this to me, so I to you, my friend. And so, as one smart bear once said..."If you live to be a hundred, I Want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live Without you." - Winnie the Pooh.
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| Stop,and smell the roses! |
I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my, ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You know the kind; he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business. He was telling whomever he was talking with something about "a thousand marbles."
I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say "Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you’re busy with your job. I'm sure they pay you well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and you’re Family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. It's too bad you missed your Daughter’s "dance recital" he continued. "Let me tell you something that has helped me keep my own priorities."
And that's when he began to explain his theory of a "thousand marbles." "You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years.
"Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire Lifetime. Now, stick with me, Tom, I'm getting to the important part. It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail", he went on, "and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays."
"I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round up 1000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside a large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my gear."
"Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight."
"Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure that if I make it until next Saturday then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time." "It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your Family and I hope to meet you again here on the band.
This is a 75 year old man, K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning!" You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams to work on the next club newsletter.
Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. "C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast" "What brought this on?" she asked with a smile. "Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. And hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles.
A friend sent this to me, so I to you, my friend. And so, as one smart bear once said..."If you live to be a hundred, I Want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live Without you." - Winnie the Pooh.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
We miss you, Russell !
Lesson: some cats are black and white,some skunks are black and white.
Its good to know which one of them,......you are chasing, before you all catch them!!!!!
Friday, December 2, 2011
Its been a year to-day.
Its been a year since this lovely person passed away.
It’s a year today that my mother-in-law passed away,
How quickly that moment has been and went.
She knew, the date, to us she couldn’t say,
As the Lord came, embraced her spirit, with consent.
Come my child, your task here is done,
Come with me and see the rest of your folk.
Put down your burden, time for you again, begun,
Enjoy the company with each other, laugh at the joke.
My spirit swiftly took flight as I had breathed my last.
It’s a year today that my mother-in-law passed away,
How quickly that moment has been and went.
She knew, the date, to us she couldn’t say,
As the Lord came, embraced her spirit, with consent.
Come my child, your task here is done,
Come with me and see the rest of your folk.
Put down your burden, time for you again, begun,
Enjoy the company with each other, laugh at the joke.
My spirit swiftly took flight as I had breathed my last.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
BMW M3 Vs Lexus ISF Part 2 - YouTube
BMW M3 Vs Lexus ISF Part 2 - YouTube
2 different drivers and 3 ladies, in a fast car,on a track, to see if they could get the girls pulse to over 130 bpm. Well,it got mine up just watching!!! I wish I had those cars when I was in school.!!
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| Das Sexy,ya? |
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
There is a purpose for Wiser’s Wednesday night hockey.
Experiment: we drank a 750 ml bottle of Wiser’s Special Blend, Canadian Whiskey, to prove if we could begin to treat the miseries of a cold. There is a purpose for Wiser’s Wednesday night hockey.
The amber liquor was aged to distinction for us to enjoy while watching the “Maple Leafs” play against an American team which will remain nameless at this point because they out scored and out played them on National Television. Ok, its, “Nashville Predators.” Damn fine name.
Which begs the question;” how can guitar players and cowboys play hockey”? I have national pride here and I am not the least prejudiced in any way. Yellow, uniforms?.
We wish to thank those distillers that have labored so hard to produce a fine whiskey that was consumed and the results of whether it cured us or made us not care if we were effected by a flu bug or not!!. We wish to thank the makers of “Canada Dry” soda gingembre, aka ginger ale, for the inclusive, politically correct segment of our readers. (so, are we acceptable?).
Water, which has no known ingredients that are unhelpful for you and the makers of the ginger ale have to list the stuff that it takes to make it. Just because you can’t pronounce the chemicals names, don’t make it a bad thing, as MSG might, for example.
What are trying to cure?. We both have a real nasty cold or flu or something that makes you better for a short time and then kicks your ass for a longer time. Home made soups and other concoctions have been so far ineffectual, so we are down to the basics ………….alcohol.!! I know for a fact that it cures various alignments and cause others.
To-days episode is about the curing part, as I assume you know the other causes this causes. I don’t believe in over the counter cold remedies nor prescriptions either.
Being old school, has no special privileges other than the fact the old guy ,is not listening to anyone when he is sick and to the best of my knowledge I don’t ask for help when I am in a fevered delirium either or so I have been told.!!
I am writing about this research on how it will cure this bug that had besotted us for such a long time and at the same time we are to undergo a hockey game on TV. One thing for sure as the volume of the liquid increases, not so, much, the capacity of intellectual power.
Another property that has been observed in a non medical conclusion, is you grow to be, “ten feet tall and bullet proof” and in the morning the opposite is true. This bares further study.
AS we consumed the untried mixtures in different volumes and temperatures the effects were noted as “I don’t give a shit if they scored again” many times, in increasing volumes as the game continued. How the hell do you shoot at the net, nine times and only score once??. Oh, once is enough to win a game, you say!!. But, they played for 60 minutes. Were they “figure skating”?.
When the game was over, so were we, and if you were expecting any myth busters conclusion, any alcohol if applied correctly in the above proportions does work as intended and a separate crowd of observers must record the results, because “we didn’t give a shit” and the cold continues on its miserable path of settling of scores. Amen
P.S.: it turns out that this cold and cough will last a 100 days,more or less. I like to error on the side of "more". So,we will make the necessary arrangements to bring enough :medicine" to cure this problem for sure.I think I am going to enjoy getting better,its almost cheaper than driving Arizona,but not near as much fun!!. .
The amber liquor was aged to distinction for us to enjoy while watching the “Maple Leafs” play against an American team which will remain nameless at this point because they out scored and out played them on National Television. Ok, its, “Nashville Predators.” Damn fine name.
Which begs the question;” how can guitar players and cowboys play hockey”? I have national pride here and I am not the least prejudiced in any way. Yellow, uniforms?.
We wish to thank those distillers that have labored so hard to produce a fine whiskey that was consumed and the results of whether it cured us or made us not care if we were effected by a flu bug or not!!. We wish to thank the makers of “Canada Dry” soda gingembre, aka ginger ale, for the inclusive, politically correct segment of our readers. (so, are we acceptable?).
Water, which has no known ingredients that are unhelpful for you and the makers of the ginger ale have to list the stuff that it takes to make it. Just because you can’t pronounce the chemicals names, don’t make it a bad thing, as MSG might, for example.
What are trying to cure?. We both have a real nasty cold or flu or something that makes you better for a short time and then kicks your ass for a longer time. Home made soups and other concoctions have been so far ineffectual, so we are down to the basics ………….alcohol.!! I know for a fact that it cures various alignments and cause others.
To-days episode is about the curing part, as I assume you know the other causes this causes. I don’t believe in over the counter cold remedies nor prescriptions either.
Being old school, has no special privileges other than the fact the old guy ,is not listening to anyone when he is sick and to the best of my knowledge I don’t ask for help when I am in a fevered delirium either or so I have been told.!!
I am writing about this research on how it will cure this bug that had besotted us for such a long time and at the same time we are to undergo a hockey game on TV. One thing for sure as the volume of the liquid increases, not so, much, the capacity of intellectual power.
Another property that has been observed in a non medical conclusion, is you grow to be, “ten feet tall and bullet proof” and in the morning the opposite is true. This bares further study.
AS we consumed the untried mixtures in different volumes and temperatures the effects were noted as “I don’t give a shit if they scored again” many times, in increasing volumes as the game continued. How the hell do you shoot at the net, nine times and only score once??. Oh, once is enough to win a game, you say!!. But, they played for 60 minutes. Were they “figure skating”?.
When the game was over, so were we, and if you were expecting any myth busters conclusion, any alcohol if applied correctly in the above proportions does work as intended and a separate crowd of observers must record the results, because “we didn’t give a shit” and the cold continues on its miserable path of settling of scores. Amen
P.S.: it turns out that this cold and cough will last a 100 days,more or less. I like to error on the side of "more". So,we will make the necessary arrangements to bring enough :medicine" to cure this problem for sure.I think I am going to enjoy getting better,its almost cheaper than driving Arizona,but not near as much fun!!. .
Sunday, November 13, 2011
The Crunchy Critter !!
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The Crunchy Critter
As promised earlier I would write about this person, it’s a women and just for the records these types come in all sizes and species. Is, this politically correct, I have been known to offend these people that literally hang on each word and make issue of it…yes,.......... I am ok .
So a crunchy critter once identified no longer has a gender, because that’s is a moot point in my opinion. They will no doubt piss you off and that’s their job to do so and you are powerless in your quest to get service delivered to you in a friendly, timely, fashion from her, or them, anyway.
The only satisfaction you are going to get is, silently to yourself, curse her name and call her every name you can think of, to help you deal with the critter that she is. She can get you all revved up quicker than your wife in an argument. Now, you just gotta admire that don’t you.?
Now, that’s something I like to do, tell her how her charisma has an emotional impact on people. I am going to pause a second and savor that moment in my mind, because it ain’t goanna happen.
This women works at a local company and we as a Family have sent some money here and they have done all the work in our homes. For all I know this behavior is tolerated here and she can get away with it because, she might a lesser owner or a relative or just so dam good at her job, that being “crunchy” is part of the job description, maybe,……….its ,ok here.
I know the true owners have made a great effort to get the business built to a point where word of mouth is what keeps new clients going there and there field service guys are top shelf. So, I can’t imagine that this women is allowed to do this and not get herself fired.
There are three times that I called and asked for service and was insulted to a point where I did phone another provider and did use him. Just to be a jerk myself, I phoned and told the crunchy that I had found someone else and not for her to worry about it. She was thankful and hinted that the next time she could help.
So the question is what empowerment does she have that we all have to change direction into her schedule when we are the ones that are providing them with a meal ticket. The truth is that we are over a barrel and they know it and so a little attitude is given to show us we aren’t the only people out there.
I, am also thinking is it me?. Do I piss people off for no apparent reason, other than I ask a question?. Could be, but that is another story and I really will have to write that one up. I believe that once you have seen this person and heard her speak, you will know exactly what I am referring too!. You, get the impression her poop don’t stink.
Having said all that, in her defense ,she must be very efficient at her duties, in order for the company to prosper and be able to provide a level of service to a large customer base. Judging from the response she gives me, she must be the scheduler of all the work that is predetermined for the whole damn place etc. So, asking for a favor without proper waiting time. “Well ain’t happening”.
And I quote: “we aren’t going to keep a man waiting until you decide when you are hooking up your stove”. Excuse me, I am waiting for you to give me a time when he ain’t busy, remember!!!.
So, we are at her mercy and it is, what it is, so live with it or you have a choice to make!!. Do you have a “crunchy critter” in your life?. Write to me, love to hear about it.
If, by some strange coincidence, your are a “crunchy” and are reading this, don’t take offence, just because I didn’t use your name, does not mean that it didn’t happen!!. This would qualify as a “reality show”. If I have offend any of you in this story, too bad, get over it, I need a stove connected, anybody handy??.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
A tribute to the most excellent women.
Welcome back everyone and to-days story is going to be about: a tribute to the most excellent women, lady, sister, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great grandmother I have had the pleasure to know. Margaret Ellen Edwards. Yes ,she is unique and an original and they don’t make them like that any more. But, lucky thru her children and her grandchildren she is always with us and some of our children even bear her middle name in her memory; that made sure she would be remembered. All her descendents will be the living reminder of her legacy and life. She passed away not long ago.
With out doubt, your Mother (Margaret) will be the most significant individual in our lives. Your lives, were once totally dependent on her for our every need. Many believe that we search for aspects of the mother child relationship during our entire lives. She was your first love and will never be gone from your heart. You will always be in her heart now and in the great beyond. Try telling her not to love you, try telling her to forget you existed. It is impossible. Unless you are a mother yourself, you will never understand the passion of this love. Your mom is such a women, you are blessed as am I and the story goes like this…….she, has and always will put all others ahead of herself.
She, put in a lifetime of devotion and love for her children, that only a mother can give …she willingly gave of herself! Your Mother is seriously ailing, she needs your love and support.(she won’t ask anything of you all that she couldn’t do herself and if she could, would rather do it herself) If, you could, some of you, would take her place and ease her suffering for just a short time.
Her passing away will be a test of everyone’s determination, its your history, perhaps later a lesson will be learned., maybe an unrequited question will linger. And these damn mysteries of life will remain just that, a mystery, unanswered sometimes and some of you needn’t worry it as it is beyond your acuity.
Some of your lessons about life were taught as you sat at her knee and she breathed the little words of comfort and wisdom to you. She dried your tears, wiped your nose ,your little behind’s and kissed you and made it all better and now its your turn. Yes, its her time. She needs her tears to be dried and given a warm embrace and comforting words in her final days. These lessons are now your way of life. Pass it forward.
Later, occasional thoughts of her former presence will enter your mind and for a while you will sense a guilt about not visiting her resting place. This is where you will admit to yourself that you will go the next time and pay your respects. Its up to you, it always has been. In the end tranquility will come to you .
You seek inner soul reconciliations , so we can continue with our lives, so that we can deal with your own life’s conclusions intimately, which we all will face. Your mom has thought about this more readily than she would admit.. There were minor hints in her manner and you will have seen a change in her. There is nothing you can do or say that will dissuade her thoughts now, this is her moment. Like it or not its your time also and now you and Mom are entitled to live this experience out together. It will be difficult to talk to her about these feelings as she will no doubt be unable to do so.
All we can hope is that when the big sleep comes to us, its arrives quietly. Just like a silent canoe that glides thru the still waters of a lake as we paddle, to drink in the beauty that nature offers and quietly reflect our simple thoughts, as the warming breezes waft our face and a little hum begins a new day. Our departure kindly begins a eternal voyage, we become forever young again and leave free and unconfined of the worldly care’s and anguish.
Leonard Alton (her son) wrote a verse called “the canoeist” in this poem he describes very vividly the feelings, the sounds and the surroundings that you can picture and feel the familiarity of being in that canoe. I find comfort in it and reflect as it brings in focus that time passes by quickly (tempus fugit) and before we know it we are thinking about our own mortality often. Is, this what it will be like, a long canoe trip with never-ending days.?
Use your imagination here, we all have preconceived notions of what death is like, as well as the hereafter and we model to make ourselves feel better because we are all worried of this fact and many don’t want to face it. I think this is why many people find a renewal in their faith because of this fact and they want to be prepared to meet their Maker in peace and harmony with themselves and the rest of the World.
This is conspicuous when you see your children, Grandchildren and your aging parents, aunts and uncles that are slowly, gracefully passing thru time and awaiting their turn to meet their entitlements. Its at this time most of us will reflect back when we might have been kids ourselves and think about the antics our parents, and relatives did to make us laugh and enjoyed their lives. Many have passed away now, but their memories linger in our thoughts and hearts.
Life isn’t fair and nobody really cares about your self esteem unless its you. If, you look around life is still rolling along as though nothing has happened. Life continues at a dedicated rate!! A new life is given every 8 seconds and an another life taken every 12 seconds. Mom has shown the courage to continue for as long as it takes and to get as much enjoyment in her remaining time as possible! And to enjoy the fruits of her work hard, her children, grandchildren and great Grandchildren.
Not sure of what you can count on, if you have faith of religion or a position of inner succor, I guess this is where you will find what you seek!., what’s your question? Behold, “the fleeting canoe” awaits you l! Good luck on your journey!
*Act independently and decide your own fate.
With out doubt, your Mother (Margaret) will be the most significant individual in our lives. Your lives, were once totally dependent on her for our every need. Many believe that we search for aspects of the mother child relationship during our entire lives. She was your first love and will never be gone from your heart. You will always be in her heart now and in the great beyond. Try telling her not to love you, try telling her to forget you existed. It is impossible. Unless you are a mother yourself, you will never understand the passion of this love. Your mom is such a women, you are blessed as am I and the story goes like this…….she, has and always will put all others ahead of herself.
She, put in a lifetime of devotion and love for her children, that only a mother can give …she willingly gave of herself! Your Mother is seriously ailing, she needs your love and support.(she won’t ask anything of you all that she couldn’t do herself and if she could, would rather do it herself) If, you could, some of you, would take her place and ease her suffering for just a short time.
Her passing away will be a test of everyone’s determination, its your history, perhaps later a lesson will be learned., maybe an unrequited question will linger. And these damn mysteries of life will remain just that, a mystery, unanswered sometimes and some of you needn’t worry it as it is beyond your acuity.
Some of your lessons about life were taught as you sat at her knee and she breathed the little words of comfort and wisdom to you. She dried your tears, wiped your nose ,your little behind’s and kissed you and made it all better and now its your turn. Yes, its her time. She needs her tears to be dried and given a warm embrace and comforting words in her final days. These lessons are now your way of life. Pass it forward.
Later, occasional thoughts of her former presence will enter your mind and for a while you will sense a guilt about not visiting her resting place. This is where you will admit to yourself that you will go the next time and pay your respects. Its up to you, it always has been. In the end tranquility will come to you .
You seek inner soul reconciliations , so we can continue with our lives, so that we can deal with your own life’s conclusions intimately, which we all will face. Your mom has thought about this more readily than she would admit.. There were minor hints in her manner and you will have seen a change in her. There is nothing you can do or say that will dissuade her thoughts now, this is her moment. Like it or not its your time also and now you and Mom are entitled to live this experience out together. It will be difficult to talk to her about these feelings as she will no doubt be unable to do so.
All we can hope is that when the big sleep comes to us, its arrives quietly. Just like a silent canoe that glides thru the still waters of a lake as we paddle, to drink in the beauty that nature offers and quietly reflect our simple thoughts, as the warming breezes waft our face and a little hum begins a new day. Our departure kindly begins a eternal voyage, we become forever young again and leave free and unconfined of the worldly care’s and anguish.
Leonard Alton (her son) wrote a verse called “the canoeist” in this poem he describes very vividly the feelings, the sounds and the surroundings that you can picture and feel the familiarity of being in that canoe. I find comfort in it and reflect as it brings in focus that time passes by quickly (tempus fugit) and before we know it we are thinking about our own mortality often. Is, this what it will be like, a long canoe trip with never-ending days.?
Use your imagination here, we all have preconceived notions of what death is like, as well as the hereafter and we model to make ourselves feel better because we are all worried of this fact and many don’t want to face it. I think this is why many people find a renewal in their faith because of this fact and they want to be prepared to meet their Maker in peace and harmony with themselves and the rest of the World.
This is conspicuous when you see your children, Grandchildren and your aging parents, aunts and uncles that are slowly, gracefully passing thru time and awaiting their turn to meet their entitlements. Its at this time most of us will reflect back when we might have been kids ourselves and think about the antics our parents, and relatives did to make us laugh and enjoyed their lives. Many have passed away now, but their memories linger in our thoughts and hearts.
Life isn’t fair and nobody really cares about your self esteem unless its you. If, you look around life is still rolling along as though nothing has happened. Life continues at a dedicated rate!! A new life is given every 8 seconds and an another life taken every 12 seconds. Mom has shown the courage to continue for as long as it takes and to get as much enjoyment in her remaining time as possible! And to enjoy the fruits of her work hard, her children, grandchildren and great Grandchildren.
Not sure of what you can count on, if you have faith of religion or a position of inner succor, I guess this is where you will find what you seek!., what’s your question? Behold, “the fleeting canoe” awaits you l! Good luck on your journey!
*Act independently and decide your own fate.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Keep The Rubber Side Down
Keep The Rubber Side Down
While reading one of the motorcycle forums I visit. I ran across a post from another rider. She was cut off by a cager and when the vehicles stopped, she confronted the driver. Here's the post. What would you have done?
While reading one of the motorcycle forums I visit. I ran across a post from another rider. She was cut off by a cager and when the vehicles stopped, she confronted the driver. Here's the post. What would you have done?
I am the Sears Catalogue Man.
Hi, back again with more of my ramblings. On my route I see shifting dynamics in the neighborhoods such as homes up for sale, homes sold and remodeled and new Families moving in and older people moving out.
To-day’s story is about, an senior, a women, who is struggling with her daily activities and still proud to be in her home but, she now does not pay attention to the small details as her world slowly starts to close in around her. Luckily, there is a next of kin that comes to help and soon she will be moved to a sheltered residence.
When I spoke to her she still remembers when she and her husband first moved there and began to raise their Family. She spoke of where he worked and she was a stay at home mom because the kids came home for lunch and she needed to be there after school. She enjoyed that trip back to memory lane and all the things that meant something to her as a young mother and the fun that they had along with the struggles.
Her kids are grown with their own Families now and she sees the grandkids regularly and enjoys them and is glad to see them leave, they are so busy. Her husband has passed away and she now watches a little TV and looks at the photo albums and quietly naps on the couch. Her time has a certain routine to it now and she gladly follows it as her time here begins to dwindle away.
She is glad to see company once in a while but prefers to be on her own and let the leisure time shroud her as she drifts away in the memories of yesterday. Who knows what she dreams of and how far back she can remember or does it matter as her medication works its magic and gives a small reprieve in time. She begins to muddle up her pills and takes them randomly and has no sense of what is the proper dosage.
Luckily, for her there is a relative that has observed the same thing and has began to come over regularly to care for her and slowly she begins to awaken from her self induced stupor and begins to enjoy what the days and new company have to offer. She begins to go on escorted trips to the store and visit her kids at their home and reawakens within her a reason to her life.
She now begins to work in the yard pulling weeds and replanting flowers and enjoys the pleasure that she has missed for such a long time. She feels a purpose to her life and has told me that time indeed does fly by.
So, her opinion is to live each day and do as much as you can before you can’t.
She was later taken to a nursing home and there she will look forward to, her entitlement, to meet her maker and go in peace to be forever young and throw away the burdens of life and mingle freely among her predeceased relatives and friends. When I visit she barely recognizes me, but I talk to her like this is o.k. and not to worry I, too have spells when I can’t remember stuff either.
Good bye, my spiritual grand mother, live well,................see you tomorrow.
To-day’s story is about, an senior, a women, who is struggling with her daily activities and still proud to be in her home but, she now does not pay attention to the small details as her world slowly starts to close in around her. Luckily, there is a next of kin that comes to help and soon she will be moved to a sheltered residence.
When I spoke to her she still remembers when she and her husband first moved there and began to raise their Family. She spoke of where he worked and she was a stay at home mom because the kids came home for lunch and she needed to be there after school. She enjoyed that trip back to memory lane and all the things that meant something to her as a young mother and the fun that they had along with the struggles.
Her kids are grown with their own Families now and she sees the grandkids regularly and enjoys them and is glad to see them leave, they are so busy. Her husband has passed away and she now watches a little TV and looks at the photo albums and quietly naps on the couch. Her time has a certain routine to it now and she gladly follows it as her time here begins to dwindle away.
She is glad to see company once in a while but prefers to be on her own and let the leisure time shroud her as she drifts away in the memories of yesterday. Who knows what she dreams of and how far back she can remember or does it matter as her medication works its magic and gives a small reprieve in time. She begins to muddle up her pills and takes them randomly and has no sense of what is the proper dosage.
Luckily, for her there is a relative that has observed the same thing and has began to come over regularly to care for her and slowly she begins to awaken from her self induced stupor and begins to enjoy what the days and new company have to offer. She begins to go on escorted trips to the store and visit her kids at their home and reawakens within her a reason to her life.
She now begins to work in the yard pulling weeds and replanting flowers and enjoys the pleasure that she has missed for such a long time. She feels a purpose to her life and has told me that time indeed does fly by.
So, her opinion is to live each day and do as much as you can before you can’t.
She was later taken to a nursing home and there she will look forward to, her entitlement, to meet her maker and go in peace to be forever young and throw away the burdens of life and mingle freely among her predeceased relatives and friends. When I visit she barely recognizes me, but I talk to her like this is o.k. and not to worry I, too have spells when I can’t remember stuff either.
Good bye, my spiritual grand mother, live well,................see you tomorrow.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
Pamelia Kurstin plays the theremin | Video on TED.com
Pamelia Kurstin plays the theremin Video on TED.com
Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin performs and discusses her theremin, the not-just-for-sci-fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Songs include "Autumn Leaves," "Lush Life" and David Mash’s "Listen, Words Are Gone."
Virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin performs and discusses her theremin, the not-just-for-sci-fi electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Songs include "Autumn Leaves," "Lush Life" and David Mash’s "Listen, Words Are Gone."
“Sears Catalogue Man”.
SPECIAL DELIVERY: I am the Sears Catalogue Man.
Have I got your attention now?. No, I am not the Sears model with the left hand in his pocket and joyful and debonair white toothy smile showing off the suit of the month. I, am the end of the chain in the marketing world, I deliver the catalog to your door.
And the end result of the high priced help, cascades to me, a lowly paid, bookie, who delivers to the door step or mail box. Rain, sheet or sleet or snow will not deter me, why you ask, because, I won’t go out and drop them off unless it’s SUNNY!. The only weak link has shown its self. Its me.
To tell the truth, the longer you procrastinate about doing the job, the more you have to do to meet the dead line of when these books are to be delivered. So, a sunny day is bonus but I will deliver them no matter the weather.
Cooked like a dinner or frozen like a popsicle. I was going to say like a bed sheet, those were the days when the clothes were hung outside, no matter the weather and then brought in, stiff as a board. So, you know, I am as old as dirt. There is nothing like a fresh frozen sheet!!.
So, far I have only been bitten by one dog, whom got away from his master, a very petite lady, who was knocked off her feet and dragged a few more feet until he met me, with his teeth in my upper thigh region. It was a big son of a bitch, a beast n small bear mix. :"Cujoe"
Lucky, for me I had the Christmas Wish book in my hand and he got to read it before the household did. All, 873 pages including the plastic cover were given to him in quick blow to the nose. Now, that’s what I call “speed reading”. My pride was more offended than the bite, but it still left a bruise where he made contact. The book deflected most of the energy from me.Saved by Sears.
Across the street, another lady is walking her dog and pissing herself laughing as she was a witness to the “dancing bear n catalog guy” going at it. I don’t remember everything. I am sure the noise level for a short time was exceedingly loud. Feet’s don’t fail we now.! Exit, stage left!.
Whistle, while you work has a new meaning to me now. So, whenever I approach this house I do give a wolf whistle to see if the “Cujoe” is in the yard. If he is near, I disappear, once bite, twice shy, another mystery cleared up about where that saying came from. The things you do for a dime!!. There are some friendly dogs out there, but not all on my route.
Stay tuned, I be writing about the other adventures as they happen to the “Sears Catalogue Man”.
Have I got your attention now?. No, I am not the Sears model with the left hand in his pocket and joyful and debonair white toothy smile showing off the suit of the month. I, am the end of the chain in the marketing world, I deliver the catalog to your door.
And the end result of the high priced help, cascades to me, a lowly paid, bookie, who delivers to the door step or mail box. Rain, sheet or sleet or snow will not deter me, why you ask, because, I won’t go out and drop them off unless it’s SUNNY!. The only weak link has shown its self. Its me.
To tell the truth, the longer you procrastinate about doing the job, the more you have to do to meet the dead line of when these books are to be delivered. So, a sunny day is bonus but I will deliver them no matter the weather.
Cooked like a dinner or frozen like a popsicle. I was going to say like a bed sheet, those were the days when the clothes were hung outside, no matter the weather and then brought in, stiff as a board. So, you know, I am as old as dirt. There is nothing like a fresh frozen sheet!!.
So, far I have only been bitten by one dog, whom got away from his master, a very petite lady, who was knocked off her feet and dragged a few more feet until he met me, with his teeth in my upper thigh region. It was a big son of a bitch, a beast n small bear mix. :"Cujoe"
Lucky, for me I had the Christmas Wish book in my hand and he got to read it before the household did. All, 873 pages including the plastic cover were given to him in quick blow to the nose. Now, that’s what I call “speed reading”. My pride was more offended than the bite, but it still left a bruise where he made contact. The book deflected most of the energy from me.Saved by Sears.
Across the street, another lady is walking her dog and pissing herself laughing as she was a witness to the “dancing bear n catalog guy” going at it. I don’t remember everything. I am sure the noise level for a short time was exceedingly loud. Feet’s don’t fail we now.! Exit, stage left!.
Whistle, while you work has a new meaning to me now. So, whenever I approach this house I do give a wolf whistle to see if the “Cujoe” is in the yard. If he is near, I disappear, once bite, twice shy, another mystery cleared up about where that saying came from. The things you do for a dime!!. There are some friendly dogs out there, but not all on my route.
Stay tuned, I be writing about the other adventures as they happen to the “Sears Catalogue Man”.
Life is full of mysteries !
"*the beginning of wisdom is to desire it"."
Life is full of mysteries and unanswered questions, what you do about it, will prove how curious you are about finding out.
“What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch, we may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you died, but that you lived.
Finding Elegance: Poetry I Love: Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken"
Finding Elegance: Poetry I Love: Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken": Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken" Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stoo...
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Stuff our kids want to eat”
Grandparents face parenting challenges; Retirement years being spent raising grandkids
By DOUG EDGAR
– Doug Edgar, wrote the original story about our Family and its time to let him know what the scoop is.
I should rename this story “Stuff our kids want to eat”
Doug Edgar wrote: ”Bruce Nuckowski thought his days of fishing toy cars out of the toilet and explaining why cereal is a better choice for breakfast than Goldfish crackers were over.”
They weren't.
Well, Doug, if I was to tell you that Goldfish are indeed now acceptable as a breakfast food, would you laugh at me?. Don’t get me wrong cereal has its place but there is something about the smell of a fresh box of Goldfish in the morning. Dip them in butter,you can't quit eating them.!
You should try it, its good. First, we have to get them to eat some cereal or toast before the replacement food is requested. But, if you ask what do you want for breakfast, then you will get the following answers.
Here, is what else that can be had at the breakfast table, so folks if you always wondered what will kids eat, I might be able to answer your question shortly.
Pizza-cold or reheated, but in the oven only please. Tastes good. Fingers only.
Cereal-with milk, but its not eaten, just the milk is drank and a refill is asked for or the cereal is eaten, but the milk is left, or its half n half. Could use a spoon but forks and fingers work.
Baby dill Pickles-they can be Valasic Kosher baby dills with garlic or Bick’s with garlic. Fingers or forks.
Pepperettes-they can be found at Zehr’s deli and they are made by Schneider’s. fingers only.
Cheese- a slice of Kraft or old cheddar and a piece of ham from the same deli. utensils optional
Nachos n cheese-again only Kraft cheese or jalapeno' chips.!! A finger food
Pergories-reheated in a frying pan with some sour cream. They must be Chemo’s brand. Fingers or forks.
Bagels- must be sesame seed and the top only, toasted, with peanut butter or cream cheese and no butter. Fingers.
Toast- white bread. Lots of butter, can have peanut butter, no crust, cut in 4 pieces, on a plate being optional
Eggs-scrambled with cheese and no toast and if there was bacon in it, that would be eaten first, utensils optional.
Frozen pancakes / waffles-with butter and tons of syrup, cut in bite size pieces. Forks used here.
Yoghurt / pudding cups- I am ok with the yoghurt but not pudding, a discussion always is requested.
And pie; what ever was for desert the night before, its ok for breakfast the next day.
And after that has all happened, guess what ”can we have a “snack” now, please”? Did I miss something ?.
Well, after reading all this is, it does appear to be usual food requests no matter what time of day I guess and if it makes them happy and fills that hole I guess it works. I am sure other Families have the same menu, don’t you?.
Breakfast should run from 6:30 am to 7:30 am and after they all dressed and teeth brushed, then they require a snack, no way, didn’t you all just finish eating something?.
Well, that’s it Doug, I have to go, I hear a Hot Wheels car is in the toilet and its not going to make it unless I rescue it, before somebody flushes. .
By DOUG EDGAR
– Doug Edgar, wrote the original story about our Family and its time to let him know what the scoop is.
I should rename this story “Stuff our kids want to eat”
Doug Edgar wrote: ”Bruce Nuckowski thought his days of fishing toy cars out of the toilet and explaining why cereal is a better choice for breakfast than Goldfish crackers were over.”
They weren't.
Well, Doug, if I was to tell you that Goldfish are indeed now acceptable as a breakfast food, would you laugh at me?. Don’t get me wrong cereal has its place but there is something about the smell of a fresh box of Goldfish in the morning. Dip them in butter,you can't quit eating them.!
You should try it, its good. First, we have to get them to eat some cereal or toast before the replacement food is requested. But, if you ask what do you want for breakfast, then you will get the following answers.
Here, is what else that can be had at the breakfast table, so folks if you always wondered what will kids eat, I might be able to answer your question shortly.
Pizza-cold or reheated, but in the oven only please. Tastes good. Fingers only.
Cereal-with milk, but its not eaten, just the milk is drank and a refill is asked for or the cereal is eaten, but the milk is left, or its half n half. Could use a spoon but forks and fingers work.
Baby dill Pickles-they can be Valasic Kosher baby dills with garlic or Bick’s with garlic. Fingers or forks.
Pepperettes-they can be found at Zehr’s deli and they are made by Schneider’s. fingers only.
Cheese- a slice of Kraft or old cheddar and a piece of ham from the same deli. utensils optional
Nachos n cheese-again only Kraft cheese or jalapeno' chips.!! A finger food
Pergories-reheated in a frying pan with some sour cream. They must be Chemo’s brand. Fingers or forks.
Bagels- must be sesame seed and the top only, toasted, with peanut butter or cream cheese and no butter. Fingers.
Toast- white bread. Lots of butter, can have peanut butter, no crust, cut in 4 pieces, on a plate being optional
Eggs-scrambled with cheese and no toast and if there was bacon in it, that would be eaten first, utensils optional.
Frozen pancakes / waffles-with butter and tons of syrup, cut in bite size pieces. Forks used here.
Yoghurt / pudding cups- I am ok with the yoghurt but not pudding, a discussion always is requested.
And pie; what ever was for desert the night before, its ok for breakfast the next day.
And after that has all happened, guess what ”can we have a “snack” now, please”? Did I miss something ?.
Well, after reading all this is, it does appear to be usual food requests no matter what time of day I guess and if it makes them happy and fills that hole I guess it works. I am sure other Families have the same menu, don’t you?.
Breakfast should run from 6:30 am to 7:30 am and after they all dressed and teeth brushed, then they require a snack, no way, didn’t you all just finish eating something?.
Well, that’s it Doug, I have to go, I hear a Hot Wheels car is in the toilet and its not going to make it unless I rescue it, before somebody flushes. .
Monday, October 31, 2011
The Red Poppy - CKA
To this day McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” remains one of the most memorable war poems ever written, with its lasting legacy of the terrible battle in the Ypres salient.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
50Plus : Lifestyle : Manopause: Is it for real?
50Plus : Lifestyle : Manopause: Is it for real?
Apparently its true,read all about it and weep,its ok and perfectly normal!.
Apparently its true,read all about it and weep,its ok and perfectly normal!.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Are all car dealers crooks?
http://66.147.244.224/~canadij2/2011/01/i-am-a-thief-a-crook-and-a-con-man/
Old news but,you should know not all, is what it is!!
Old news but,you should know not all, is what it is!!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
There is too much S**T in our Children's Food!!.
http://healthybliss.net/the-truth-in-food-labeling-food-additives-to-avoid-hidden-sources-of-msg/
I know its old news but this is what is making us older FASTER!!
I know its old news but this is what is making us older FASTER!!
Fishing Story
Jack Daniels Fishing Story
I went fishing this morning but after a short time I ran out of worms. Then
I saw a cottonmouth (snake)with a frog in his mouth. Frogs are good bass bait.
Knowing the snake couldn't bite me with the frog in his mouth I grabbed him right behind the head, took the frog,and put it in my bait bucket.
Now the dilemma was how to release the snake without getting bit. So, I grabbed my bottle of Jack Daniels and poured a little whiskey in its mouth.
His eyes rolled back, he went limp. I released him into the lake without incident and carried on fishing using the frog.
A little later, I felt a nudge on my foot. It was that damn snake… with two more frogs.
Life is good in the South.
I went fishing this morning but after a short time I ran out of worms. Then
I saw a cottonmouth (snake)with a frog in his mouth. Frogs are good bass bait.
Knowing the snake couldn't bite me with the frog in his mouth I grabbed him right behind the head, took the frog,and put it in my bait bucket.
Now the dilemma was how to release the snake without getting bit. So, I grabbed my bottle of Jack Daniels and poured a little whiskey in its mouth.
His eyes rolled back, he went limp. I released him into the lake without incident and carried on fishing using the frog.
A little later, I felt a nudge on my foot. It was that damn snake… with two more frogs.
Life is good in the South.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Craniosacral Massage - The Benefits
Craniosacral Massage - The Benefits
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Kelly_Price]Kelly Price
Craniosacral massage is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the function of the craniosacral system.
It is a form of healing therapy, we look at the benefits of craniosacral massage and examine the benefits of it in more detail.
What is the Craniosacral System?
The Craniosacral system is a physiological system like the cardiovascular and respiratory systems and provides the physical environment in which the brain and spinal cord develop and function.
The membranes and cerebrospinal fluid of the craniosacral system surround and protect the brain and spinal cord.
Craniosacral Massage therapy deals with the bones of the head, spinal column, sacrum and the underlying structures.
This type of massage employs a very light touch and uses specifically designed techniques to release restrictions and compression in these areas.
Craniosacral Massage - How Does it Work?
Craniosacral massage taps into the inherent wisdom of the body which allows it to heal itself where possible.
The craniosacral system has a rhythm that can be felt throughout the body. Craniosacral massage therapists use a very light, soft touch to monitor this rhythm and pinpoint sources of obstruction and stress in the body.
Once located the therapist will assist the natural movement and release of the restriction to help the body self correct.
Craniosacral massage therapy can be used to treat childhood conditions such as poor sleep, restlessness, colic and ear infections.
It is a gentle and non-invasive therapy and can be used to treat babies while they are asleep.
Craniosacral Massage - Is it safe for Everyone?
Craniocascral massage is safe if performed for the right condition.
As with most massage treatments there are some medical conditions that are contra indicated and craniosacral massage should not be recommended.
These include conditions where a variation and/or slight increase in intracranial pressure would cause instability.
Acute aneurysm, cerebral hemorrhage or other pre-existing severe bleeding disorders are examples of conditions that could be affected by small intracranial pressure changes.
It is advisable to consult your medical practitioner before embarking on a course of treatment.
Craniosacral Massage - What are the Benefits?
Due to its influence on the functioning of the central nervous system, craniosacral massage benefits the body in a number of ways.
It is increasingly used as a preventive health measure for its ability to bolster resistance to disease and alleviate a wide range of specific medical conditions including:
o Chronic back and neck pain
o Headache
o Tension
o Migraine
o Autism
o Chronic Fatigue
o Post traumatic stress disorder
o Emotional difficulties
Craniosacral massage has also proved effective in treating stress related dysfunctions and various sensory disorders.
What Happens during a Session?
As with most massage treatment, craniosacral massage usually takes place in a quiet, private setting.
During the massage you will remain fully clothed and it is recommended that you wear comfortable clothing. Most people choose to remove their shoes.
You will be asked to recline on a massage couch or treatment table. The practitioner sits or stands and
will move around between the client's head, torso and feet.
Some therapists may use a light organic oil to facilitate the massage.
Finding a qualified therapist
To get the best results from a craniosacral massage, seek out a suitably trained and qualified therapist who you feel comfortable with.
More and more massage therapists and osteopaths are incorporating some craniosacral massage techniques into their treatments and you should find craniosacral massage available at spas, salons and healthclubs.
More FREE info on craniosacral massage and other forms of massage from trained therapists please visit: http://www.privatelyyours.co.uk
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Craniosacral-Massage---The-Benefits&id=275274] Craniosacral Massage - The Benefits
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Kelly_Price]Kelly Price
Craniosacral massage is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the function of the craniosacral system.
It is a form of healing therapy, we look at the benefits of craniosacral massage and examine the benefits of it in more detail.
What is the Craniosacral System?
The Craniosacral system is a physiological system like the cardiovascular and respiratory systems and provides the physical environment in which the brain and spinal cord develop and function.
The membranes and cerebrospinal fluid of the craniosacral system surround and protect the brain and spinal cord.
Craniosacral Massage therapy deals with the bones of the head, spinal column, sacrum and the underlying structures.
This type of massage employs a very light touch and uses specifically designed techniques to release restrictions and compression in these areas.
Craniosacral Massage - How Does it Work?
Craniosacral massage taps into the inherent wisdom of the body which allows it to heal itself where possible.
The craniosacral system has a rhythm that can be felt throughout the body. Craniosacral massage therapists use a very light, soft touch to monitor this rhythm and pinpoint sources of obstruction and stress in the body.
Once located the therapist will assist the natural movement and release of the restriction to help the body self correct.
Craniosacral massage therapy can be used to treat childhood conditions such as poor sleep, restlessness, colic and ear infections.
It is a gentle and non-invasive therapy and can be used to treat babies while they are asleep.
Craniosacral Massage - Is it safe for Everyone?
Craniocascral massage is safe if performed for the right condition.
As with most massage treatments there are some medical conditions that are contra indicated and craniosacral massage should not be recommended.
These include conditions where a variation and/or slight increase in intracranial pressure would cause instability.
Acute aneurysm, cerebral hemorrhage or other pre-existing severe bleeding disorders are examples of conditions that could be affected by small intracranial pressure changes.
It is advisable to consult your medical practitioner before embarking on a course of treatment.
Craniosacral Massage - What are the Benefits?
Due to its influence on the functioning of the central nervous system, craniosacral massage benefits the body in a number of ways.
It is increasingly used as a preventive health measure for its ability to bolster resistance to disease and alleviate a wide range of specific medical conditions including:
o Chronic back and neck pain
o Headache
o Tension
o Migraine
o Autism
o Chronic Fatigue
o Post traumatic stress disorder
o Emotional difficulties
Craniosacral massage has also proved effective in treating stress related dysfunctions and various sensory disorders.
What Happens during a Session?
As with most massage treatment, craniosacral massage usually takes place in a quiet, private setting.
During the massage you will remain fully clothed and it is recommended that you wear comfortable clothing. Most people choose to remove their shoes.
You will be asked to recline on a massage couch or treatment table. The practitioner sits or stands and
will move around between the client's head, torso and feet.
Some therapists may use a light organic oil to facilitate the massage.
Finding a qualified therapist
To get the best results from a craniosacral massage, seek out a suitably trained and qualified therapist who you feel comfortable with.
More and more massage therapists and osteopaths are incorporating some craniosacral massage techniques into their treatments and you should find craniosacral massage available at spas, salons and healthclubs.
More FREE info on craniosacral massage and other forms of massage from trained therapists please visit: http://www.privatelyyours.co.uk
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com/?Craniosacral-Massage---The-Benefits&id=275274] Craniosacral Massage - The Benefits
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE
The last Monday in May is the day when the United States celebrates Memorial Day. This holiday was originally called Decoration Day due to the practice of decorating graves of soldiers.
It is a day of remembrance for those who have died serving America. In 1971 Congress put into law that the holiday would be celebrated on the last Monday in May. This was done in order to ensure a three-day weekend holiday.
While it was a tradition in the past for many cities to hold Memorial Day parades, today the number of those parades are dwindling. It is important to remember that on Memorial Day, we honor those who died serving our country and protecting our freedoms.
Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries to remember the members of their armed forces who have died on duty since World War I.
This day, or alternative dates, are also recognised as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the official end of World War I on that date in 1918, as the major hostilities of World War I were formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice. (Note that "at the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 a.m.)
This basically tells it like it is and it is very sad...
but true....May God bless all our soldiers....J.
A Poem Worth Reading
‘Tho a Soldier died today.
He was getting old and paunchy
And his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion,
Telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he once fought in
And the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies;
They were heroes, every one.
And ‘tho sometimes to his neighbors
His tales became a joke,
All his buddies listened quietly
For they knew where of he spoke.
But we’ll hear his tales no longer,
For ol’ Bob has passed away,
And the world’s a little poorer
For a Soldier died today.
He won’t be mourned by many,
Just his children and his wife.
For he lived an ordinary,
Very quiet sort of life.
He held a job and raised a family,
Going quietly on his way;
And the world won’t note his passing,
’Tho a Soldier died today.
When politicians leave this earth,
Their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing,
And proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell of their life stories
From the time that they were young
But the passing of a Soldier
Goes unnoticed, and unsung.
Is the greatest contribution
To the welfare of our land,
Some jerk who breaks his promise
And cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow
Who in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his country
And offers up his life?
The politician’s stipend
And the style in which he lives,
Are often disproportionate,
To the service that he gives.
While the ordinary Soldier,
Who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal
And perhaps a pension, small.
It is not the politicians
With their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom
That our country now enjoys.
Should you find yourself in danger,
With your enemies at hand,
Would you really want some cop-out,
With his ever waffling stand?
Or would you want a Soldier--
His home, his country, his kin,
Just a common Soldier,
Who would fight until the end.
He was just a common Soldier,
And his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us
We may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict,
We find the Soldier’s part
Is to clean up all the troubles
That the politicians start.
If we cannot do him honor
While he’s here to hear the praise,
Then at least let’s give him homage
At the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline
In the paper that might say:
”OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING,
A SOLDIER DIED TODAY.”
Pass On The Patriotism! YOU can make a difference!
Sunday, October 16, 2011
I like being old,it sets you free! But,I can do without the aches and pains!!
Do I like being old ?.
As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend.. I think about this over a good glass of red wine with a bit of sharp cheddar, comfort food.
I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging, its a right of passage. I think of them and their Families. R.I.P. my brothers.
Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60 & 70's, play the air guitar and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love .. I will. And nap when I feel like it, the cat does.
I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. Must be the Speedo!.
They, too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.
Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car?
But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. We call them wrinkles.
So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver. As you get older, it is easier to be positive. Nobody likes grumpiness.
You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I’ve even earned the right to be wrong. And my wife will tell me,that is for sure!.
I want to thank the person that first wrote this letter and allows me the freedom to add to it my own thoughts. Thank you, your spirit will inspire others.No copy right issues, I hope!.
It helps to deal with the reality that I am older and yet not all that wise, but I am working on it. I find comfort in the laughter of children and their care free ways. It restores the feeling of youth. Just to be sure that we learn this lesson,God, has given us 3 Grandchildren to raise and teach them as we have been taught.
So,you know that I am going to live to at least 100 years of age,well that is the plan,so I going to do my darnest to full fill that honor given to us. They say it makes you younger?.It's not easy,but its worth it and I keep telling myself this everyday that I want to become angry with them. My, kids. Amen.
So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. We have kids depending on us!.
And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it, before dinner if I want).
MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT
FROM THE HEART!
As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend.. I think about this over a good glass of red wine with a bit of sharp cheddar, comfort food.
I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging, its a right of passage. I think of them and their Families. R.I.P. my brothers.
Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM or sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60 & 70's, play the air guitar and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love .. I will. And nap when I feel like it, the cat does.
I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. Must be the Speedo!.
They, too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.
Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car?
But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. We call them wrinkles.
So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver. As you get older, it is easier to be positive. Nobody likes grumpiness.
You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I’ve even earned the right to be wrong. And my wife will tell me,that is for sure!.
I want to thank the person that first wrote this letter and allows me the freedom to add to it my own thoughts. Thank you, your spirit will inspire others.No copy right issues, I hope!.
It helps to deal with the reality that I am older and yet not all that wise, but I am working on it. I find comfort in the laughter of children and their care free ways. It restores the feeling of youth. Just to be sure that we learn this lesson,God, has given us 3 Grandchildren to raise and teach them as we have been taught.
So,you know that I am going to live to at least 100 years of age,well that is the plan,so I going to do my darnest to full fill that honor given to us. They say it makes you younger?.It's not easy,but its worth it and I keep telling myself this everyday that I want to become angry with them. My, kids. Amen.
So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. We have kids depending on us!.
And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it, before dinner if I want).
MAY OUR FRIENDSHIP NEVER COME APART ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S STRAIGHT
FROM THE HEART!
Friday, October 14, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
Top-10-avoidable-scams-Good to Know!!
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/Top-10-avoidable-scams-cbc-4091246900.html?x=0&mod=pf-sp14d
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Fire Insurance इन Newfoundland Logic
Fire Insurance
A man and his wife moved back home to Newfoundland , from Vancouver.
The wife had a wooden leg and to insure it in BC was $2000.00 a year!
When they arrived in Newfoundland , they went to an Insurance agency to see how much it would cost to insure the wooden leg.
The agent looked it up on the computer and said to the couple, '$39.00.'
The husband was shocked and asked why it was so cheap here in Newfoundland to insure, because it cost him $2000.00 in BC!
The agent turned his computer screen to the couple and said, 'Well, here it is on the screen,it says:
*Any wooden structure, with a sprinkler system over it, is $39.00.*'
I always did find the Newfoundland Logic far superior to most others.
A man and his wife moved back home to Newfoundland , from Vancouver.
The wife had a wooden leg and to insure it in BC was $2000.00 a year!
When they arrived in Newfoundland , they went to an Insurance agency to see how much it would cost to insure the wooden leg.
The agent looked it up on the computer and said to the couple, '$39.00.'
The husband was shocked and asked why it was so cheap here in Newfoundland to insure, because it cost him $2000.00 in BC!
The agent turned his computer screen to the couple and said, 'Well, here it is on the screen,it says:
*Any wooden structure, with a sprinkler system over it, is $39.00.*'
I always did find the Newfoundland Logic far superior to most others.
Where did "piss poor" come from ?
Where did "piss poor" come from ? Us older people need to learn something new every day ... just to keep the grey matter tuned up. Try telling this to your kids,they wouldn't believe it.
· Where did "Piss Poor" come from? Interesting History. They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot and then once a day it was taken and sold to the tannery ... if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor".
· But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot ... they "didn't have a pot to piss in" and were the lowest of the low.
· The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.
· Here are some facts about the 1500s
· Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell, brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
· Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"
· Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying, "It's raining cats and dogs.."
· There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
· The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold.
· (Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
· In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old".
· Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special.. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.
· Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
· Bread was divided according to status.. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.
· Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom; "of holding a wake".
· England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift..) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, "saved by the bell" or was "considered a dead ringer".
· And that's the truth. Now, whoever said History was boring! So get out there and educate someone!
· Share these facts with a friend. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, 'What the heck happened?'
· "Smile", it gives your face something to do!
· Where did "Piss Poor" come from? Interesting History. They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot and then once a day it was taken and sold to the tannery ... if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor".
· But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot ... they "didn't have a pot to piss in" and were the lowest of the low.
· The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be.
· Here are some facts about the 1500s
· Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell, brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
· Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"
· Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying, "It's raining cats and dogs.."
· There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
· The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold.
· (Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
· In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old".
· Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special.. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.
· Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
· Bread was divided according to status.. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.
· Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom; "of holding a wake".
· England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift..) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, "saved by the bell" or was "considered a dead ringer".
· And that's the truth. Now, whoever said History was boring! So get out there and educate someone!
· Share these facts with a friend. Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, 'What the heck happened?'
· "Smile", it gives your face something to do!
Sunday, September 18, 2011
NOBODY can take us for granted.USA or CANADA
This is a week into the proposed ban but we can still make the difference. Good luck on the hunt for Made in Canada products....produce is easy.
SEPTEMBER1st to OCTOBER 1st (Hell,lets make year round,lets help save our jobs)
Well over 50 yrs ago I knew a lady who would not buy Christmas gifts if they were made in China . Her daughter will recognize her in the following.
Did y'all see Diane Sawyer's special report? They removed ALL items from a typical, middle class family's home that were not made in the USA or CANADA .
There was hardly anything left besides the kitchen sink. Literally. During the special they showed truckloads of items - USA and CANADIAN made - being brought in to replace everything and talked about how to find these items and the difference in price etc..
It was interesting that Diane said if every American OR CANADIAN spent just $64 more than normal on USA OR CANADIAN made items this year, it would create something like
200,000 new jobs!
I WAS BUYING FOOD THE OTHER DAY AT WALMART and ON THE LABEL OF SOME PRODUCTS IT SAID 'FROM CHINA '
FOR EXAMPLE THE "OUR FAMILY" BRAND OF THE MANDARIN ORANGES SAYS RIGHT ON THE CAN 'FROM CHINA '
I WAS SHOCKED SO FOR A FEW MORE CENTS I BOUGHT THE LIBERTY GOLD BRAND OR THE DOLE SINCE IT'S FROM CALIF.
Are we Americans and Canadians as dumb as we appear --- or --- is it that we just do not think. The Chinese, knowingly and intentionally, export inferior and even toxic products and dangerous toys and goods to be sold in American and Canadians markets.
70% of Americans and Canadians believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended.
Why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges? DO IT YOURSELF, AMERICA and CANADA.!!
Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says 'Made in China ' or 'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong ), simply choose another product, or none at all. You will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, and you will be equally amazed at what you can do without.
Who needs plastic eggs to celebrate Easter? If you must have eggs, use real ones and benefit some Canadian or American farmer.. Easter is just an example. The point is do not wait for the government to act. Just go ahead and assume control on your own.
THINK ABOUT THIS: If 200 million Americans and Canadians each refuse to buy just $20 of Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor...fast!!
Most of the people who have been reading about this matter are planning on implementing this on sept. 1st and continue it until OCT. 1st. That is only one month of trading losses, but it will hit the Chinese for 1/12th of the total, or 8%, of their American and Canadian exports. Then they might have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance and lawlessness were worth it.
Remember, SEPTEMBER 1st to OCT. 1st !!!!!! START NOW.
Send this to everybody you know. Let's show them that we are Americans and CANADIANS and NOBODY can take us for granted.
If we can't live without cheap Chinese goods for one month out of our lives, WE DESERVE WHAT WE GET!
Pass it on, America and CANADA ....Save and be healthy!!.
Well instead of doing it for just 1 month why not try to do it all the time.
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No
SEPTEMBER1st to OCTOBER 1st (Hell,lets make year round,lets help save our jobs)
Well over 50 yrs ago I knew a lady who would not buy Christmas gifts if they were made in China . Her daughter will recognize her in the following.
Did y'all see Diane Sawyer's special report? They removed ALL items from a typical, middle class family's home that were not made in the USA or CANADA .
There was hardly anything left besides the kitchen sink. Literally. During the special they showed truckloads of items - USA and CANADIAN made - being brought in to replace everything and talked about how to find these items and the difference in price etc..
It was interesting that Diane said if every American OR CANADIAN spent just $64 more than normal on USA OR CANADIAN made items this year, it would create something like
200,000 new jobs!
I WAS BUYING FOOD THE OTHER DAY AT WALMART and ON THE LABEL OF SOME PRODUCTS IT SAID 'FROM CHINA '
FOR EXAMPLE THE "OUR FAMILY" BRAND OF THE MANDARIN ORANGES SAYS RIGHT ON THE CAN 'FROM CHINA '
I WAS SHOCKED SO FOR A FEW MORE CENTS I BOUGHT THE LIBERTY GOLD BRAND OR THE DOLE SINCE IT'S FROM CALIF.
Are we Americans and Canadians as dumb as we appear --- or --- is it that we just do not think. The Chinese, knowingly and intentionally, export inferior and even toxic products and dangerous toys and goods to be sold in American and Canadians markets.
70% of Americans and Canadians believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended.
Why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges? DO IT YOURSELF, AMERICA and CANADA.!!
Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says 'Made in China ' or 'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong ), simply choose another product, or none at all. You will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, and you will be equally amazed at what you can do without.
Who needs plastic eggs to celebrate Easter? If you must have eggs, use real ones and benefit some Canadian or American farmer.. Easter is just an example. The point is do not wait for the government to act. Just go ahead and assume control on your own.
THINK ABOUT THIS: If 200 million Americans and Canadians each refuse to buy just $20 of Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor...fast!!
Most of the people who have been reading about this matter are planning on implementing this on sept. 1st and continue it until OCT. 1st. That is only one month of trading losses, but it will hit the Chinese for 1/12th of the total, or 8%, of their American and Canadian exports. Then they might have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance and lawlessness were worth it.
Remember, SEPTEMBER 1st to OCT. 1st !!!!!! START NOW.
Send this to everybody you know. Let's show them that we are Americans and CANADIANS and NOBODY can take us for granted.
If we can't live without cheap Chinese goods for one month out of our lives, WE DESERVE WHAT WE GET!
Pass it on, America and CANADA ....Save and be healthy!!.
Well instead of doing it for just 1 month why not try to do it all the time.
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No
Monday, September 12, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
You, sir have to move your (shed)
Saturday, September 10, 2011
You, sir have to move your sheds!
For over two years I had a portable shed that I bought at C.T.C. store (Canadian tire) and dragged all over the side and back yard to suit where I wanted it to be. After two years this began to look ragged and I decided to get a real wooden shed built by a local Mennonite farmer in the area.(and all this time no-one said "boo").
So, they came and built this shed in 4 hours from preassembled pieces and it was done. And after a few days I dismantled the old portable and took it to the dump. And moved my stuff in and began to clean up the back yard.
This honeymoon only Lasted a few weeks when I got a visit and a letter from the City officials proclaiming I must move the two sheds which I had in the back yard. Move or remove my two sheds. Apparently, acting on a complaint from unknown neighborhood yob. The City By-law enforcement office, then asked me to respond shortly.
The problem is: that my two sheds are located within the hazard area and that folks is a big no-no here about’s. It has taken from August 23rd until September 10th to get proper set backs measurements and permissions to move my sheds on my property which I pay taxes on every year with out fail. Amen.(reason for the delays,Holidays,summer vacations and I also have a life outside this situation).
I will continue this later as I am now busy getting the sheds raised and prepared to roll them to a new spot which” I can choose as long as it falls outside the designated hazard area”. Amen again.
2012: the people came back to check.!!
You, sir have to move your sheds!
For over two years I had a portable shed that I bought at C.T.C. store (Canadian tire) and dragged all over the side and back yard to suit where I wanted it to be. After two years this began to look ragged and I decided to get a real wooden shed built by a local Mennonite farmer in the area.(and all this time no-one said "boo").
So, they came and built this shed in 4 hours from preassembled pieces and it was done. And after a few days I dismantled the old portable and took it to the dump. And moved my stuff in and began to clean up the back yard.
This honeymoon only Lasted a few weeks when I got a visit and a letter from the City officials proclaiming I must move the two sheds which I had in the back yard. Move or remove my two sheds. Apparently, acting on a complaint from unknown neighborhood yob. The City By-law enforcement office, then asked me to respond shortly.
The problem is: that my two sheds are located within the hazard area and that folks is a big no-no here about’s. It has taken from August 23rd until September 10th to get proper set backs measurements and permissions to move my sheds on my property which I pay taxes on every year with out fail. Amen.(reason for the delays,Holidays,summer vacations and I also have a life outside this situation).
I will continue this later as I am now busy getting the sheds raised and prepared to roll them to a new spot which” I can choose as long as it falls outside the designated hazard area”. Amen again.
2012: the people came back to check.!!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
अहोय, (Ahoy) there me hearties
Friday, February 12, 2010
Ahoy, there me hearties, it’s the captain’s birthday.
The town crier proclaims this day as the “Captain’s birth date.
Randy Smith aka as Captain Hynd Grynder celebrates this big day.
The provisions officer has the hold filled with malted beverages and salted snacks
And we can sail as soon as the ice clears and those pesky ice huts float away.
All the way from the below checkerboard to the edge of the Tub.
Look lively there lads, lets weigh anchor, hoist those sails and shiver me timbers, you lazy land loving swabs
These wishes come to you from the Chief sail maker Zbig-e-nuff and the
Loyal crew of the “the Big Bay Buck-n-ear”
So, Happy Birthday and many happy returns.
Ahoy, there me hearties, it’s the captain’s birthday.
The town crier proclaims this day as the “Captain’s birth date.
Randy Smith aka as Captain Hynd Grynder celebrates this big day.
The provisions officer has the hold filled with malted beverages and salted snacks
And we can sail as soon as the ice clears and those pesky ice huts float away.
All the way from the below checkerboard to the edge of the Tub.
Look lively there lads, lets weigh anchor, hoist those sails and shiver me timbers, you lazy land loving swabs
These wishes come to you from the Chief sail maker Zbig-e-nuff and the
Loyal crew of the “the Big Bay Buck-n-ear”
So, Happy Birthday and many happy returns.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
HOSPITAL CHART BLOOPERS
HOSPITAL CHART BLOOPERS (Actual writings from hospital charts)
1 . The patient refused autopsy.
2. The patient has no previous history of suicides.
3. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.
4. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.
5. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
6. On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it disappeared.
7. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
8 The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.
9. Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
10. Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentally alert but forgetful.
11. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
12. She is numb from her toes down.
13. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated and sent home.
14. The skin was moist and dry.
15. Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.
16. Patient was alert and unresponsive.
17. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid. (OMG! that is some examination)
18. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.
19. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
20. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.
21. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.
22 The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
23. Skin: somewhat pale but present.
24. The pelvic exam will be done later on the floor.
25. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.
1 . The patient refused autopsy.
2. The patient has no previous history of suicides.
3. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.
4. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.
5. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
6. On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it disappeared.
7. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
8 The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.
9. Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
10. Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentally alert but forgetful.
11. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
12. She is numb from her toes down.
13. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated and sent home.
14. The skin was moist and dry.
15. Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.
16. Patient was alert and unresponsive.
17. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid. (OMG! that is some examination)
18. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.
19. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
20. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.
21. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.
22 The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
23. Skin: somewhat pale but present.
24. The pelvic exam will be done later on the floor.
25. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.
My Neighbours, I ain’t Judge Judy
My Neighbours, I ain’t Judge Judy
I read some where that in order to forgive and forget people for a wrong they have done to you, you must first acknowledge this as a mistake and get over it. The other person is probably not aware of the transgression, so you let them know and forgive and don’t let happen again.
Well, in some cases this proves to be complicated because this person or couple are your neighbors. These people should almost be your best friend because you share the same space on the block or the best antagonist you ever had.
If gets even better when you have two or more neighbours involved and the kids are the source of the problem, for them and as well as you.
So, you have your kids and the neighbors kids and kids will be kids. Yes, kids say the most innocent things and that’s where this gets started. They call each other names, then they call the parents some names and then just swear to get a reaction.
Well, it works because the offended party is over like a flea on a mission and begins to chew me out for something that frankly folks, I don’t give a shit about. Why, because I wasn’t there and I ain’t Judge Judy either. So, my opinion is, it happened in your yard, handle it.Send the kid home!!.
Soon, this gets going forward, so it isn’t about the kids swearing, its about two grown men having a pissing contest. In the mean time the kids are off and playing and not giving a shit about two guys dueling it out, well almost ,about foul language.
Bottom line, keep your kids away for a while and then they will forget until the next time and it will start all over. But, in mean time again, the two men are still pissy and we ignore each other as well. Peace at last.
I didn’t like the nob anyway, so this a bonus for me. But, the kids still play with each other and when they come over I ask them to leave and play in the street, safely of course.
Well, that’s one neighbor taken care of. But, my next story will be about the other neighbor, no kids, what happens when you mis-understand what was been said or meant to be said or who said it. Does it matter?.
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I read some where that in order to forgive and forget people for a wrong they have done to you, you must first acknowledge this as a mistake and get over it. The other person is probably not aware of the transgression, so you let them know and forgive and don’t let happen again.
Well, in some cases this proves to be complicated because this person or couple are your neighbors. These people should almost be your best friend because you share the same space on the block or the best antagonist you ever had.
If gets even better when you have two or more neighbours involved and the kids are the source of the problem, for them and as well as you.
So, you have your kids and the neighbors kids and kids will be kids. Yes, kids say the most innocent things and that’s where this gets started. They call each other names, then they call the parents some names and then just swear to get a reaction.
Well, it works because the offended party is over like a flea on a mission and begins to chew me out for something that frankly folks, I don’t give a shit about. Why, because I wasn’t there and I ain’t Judge Judy either. So, my opinion is, it happened in your yard, handle it.Send the kid home!!.
Soon, this gets going forward, so it isn’t about the kids swearing, its about two grown men having a pissing contest. In the mean time the kids are off and playing and not giving a shit about two guys dueling it out, well almost ,about foul language.
Bottom line, keep your kids away for a while and then they will forget until the next time and it will start all over. But, in mean time again, the two men are still pissy and we ignore each other as well. Peace at last.
I didn’t like the nob anyway, so this a bonus for me. But, the kids still play with each other and when they come over I ask them to leave and play in the street, safely of course.
Well, that’s one neighbor taken care of. But, my next story will be about the other neighbor, no kids, what happens when you mis-understand what was been said or meant to be said or who said it. Does it matter?.
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Top Ten Old West Phrases That Will Never Sound The Same
Top Ten Old West Phrases That Will Never Sound The Same After That Damned Gay Cowboy Movie
1. "I'm gonna pump you fulla lead!"
2. "Give me a stiff one, barkeep!"
3. "Don't fret---I've been in tight spots before."
4. "Howdy, pardner."
5. You stay here while I sneak around from behind."
6. Two words: "Saddle Sore."
7. "Hold it right there! Now, move your hand, reeeal slow-like."
8. "Let's mount up!"
9. "Nice spread ya got there!"
10. "Ride'em cowboy!"
1. "I'm gonna pump you fulla lead!"
2. "Give me a stiff one, barkeep!"
3. "Don't fret---I've been in tight spots before."
4. "Howdy, pardner."
5. You stay here while I sneak around from behind."
6. Two words: "Saddle Sore."
7. "Hold it right there! Now, move your hand, reeeal slow-like."
8. "Let's mount up!"
9. "Nice spread ya got there!"
10. "Ride'em cowboy!"
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Paraprosdokians (not a vegetable)
Paraprosdokians
A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to re-frame or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect. Enjoy!
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it's still on the list.
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
War does not determine who is right -- only who is left.
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way; so I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening,' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
To steal an idea from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. My desk is a work station.
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
I thought I wanted a career; turns out I just wanted paychecks.
Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "In an emergency, notify:" I put "A DOCTOR."
I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
Some cause happiness wherever they go... Others, whenever they go.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
I always take life with a grain of salt plus a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila.
You're never too old to learn something stupid.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to re-frame or reinterpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect. Enjoy!
The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it's still on the list.
If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
War does not determine who is right -- only who is left.
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way; so I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening,' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
To steal an idea from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. My desk is a work station.
How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
I thought I wanted a career; turns out I just wanted paychecks.
Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "In an emergency, notify:" I put "A DOCTOR."
I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
Some cause happiness wherever they go... Others, whenever they go.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
I always take life with a grain of salt plus a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila.
You're never too old to learn something stupid.
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
The Canoeist
The Canoeist
Alone….
On the lake
The soft stroke of my paddle…
Echo’s off the shore.
I can feel the quietness;
I can hear the sound of silence
A peaceful sound.
It is so calm, so still,
That I hear the echo of my blood,
Rushing in my ears, a deafening sound.
The early evening mist,
Feels cool on my face;
But has a freshness to it
Like no other time of day.
And as I guide my canoe slowly
Through the calm, quiet waters,
I drink in the beauty that lays before me…
A ghostly image of evergreens
Reflects off a natural mirror
I am alone, but not alone.
As if on cue from a distant part of the lake;
Comes the cry of the northern loon.
There is nothing like it,
There is nothing to compare..
Expect the lonely answer,
Of another loons prayer.
Alone….
On the lake
The soft stroke of my paddle…
Echo’s off the shore.
I can feel the quietness;
I can hear the sound of silence
A peaceful sound.
It is so calm, so still,
That I hear the echo of my blood,
Rushing in my ears, a deafening sound.
The early evening mist,
Feels cool on my face;
But has a freshness to it
Like no other time of day.
And as I guide my canoe slowly
Through the calm, quiet waters,
I drink in the beauty that lays before me…
A ghostly image of evergreens
Reflects off a natural mirror
I am alone, but not alone.
As if on cue from a distant part of the lake;
Comes the cry of the northern loon.
There is nothing like it,
There is nothing to compare..
Expect the lonely answer,
Of another loons prayer.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Is vension or beef taste the same?
*Folks; if you all have a weak stomach read NO FURTHER. This is as disgusting as any report I have ever,ever,read!!.
From the U.S. Venison Council
Controversy has long raged about the relative quality and taste of venison and beef as gourmet foods. Some people say venison is tough, with a strong "wild" taste. Others insist venison's flavor is delicate. An independent food research group was retained by the Venison Council to conduct a taste test to determine the truth of these conflicting assertions once and for all.
First, a Grade A Choice Holstein steer was chased into a swamp a mile and a half from a road and shot several times. After some of the entrails were removed, the carcass was dragged back over rocks and logs, and through mud and dust to the road. It was then thrown into the back of a pickup truck and driven through rain and snow for 100 miles before being hung out in the sun for a day.
It was then lugged into a garage where it was skinned and rolled around on the floor for a while. Strict sanitary precautions were observed throughout the test, within the limitations of the butchering environment. For instance, dogs and cats were allowed to sniff and lick the steer carcass, but most of the time were chased away when they attempted to bite chunks out of it.
Next, a sheet of plywood left from last year's butchering was set up in the basement on two saw horses. The pieces of dried blood, hair and fat left from last year were scraped off with a wire brush last used to clean out the grass stuck under the lawn mower.
The skinned carcass was then dragged down the steps into the basement where a half dozen inexperienced but enthusiastic and intoxicated men worked on it with meat saws, cleavers, hammers and dull knives. The result was 375 pounds of soup bones, four bushel baskets of meat scraps, and a couple of steaks that were an eighth of an inch thick on one edge and an inch and a half thick on the other edge.
The steaks were seared on a glowing red hot cast iron skillet to lock in the flavor. When the smoke cleared, rancid bacon grease was added, along with three pounds of onions, and the whole conglomeration was fried for two hours.
The meat was gently teased from the frying pan and served to three intoxicated and blindfolded taste panel volunteers. Every member of the panel thought it was venison. One volunteer even said it tasted exactly like the venison he has eaten in hunting camps for the past 27 years.
The results of this scientific test conclusively show that there is no difference between the taste of beef and venison...
From the U.S. Venison Council
Controversy has long raged about the relative quality and taste of venison and beef as gourmet foods. Some people say venison is tough, with a strong "wild" taste. Others insist venison's flavor is delicate. An independent food research group was retained by the Venison Council to conduct a taste test to determine the truth of these conflicting assertions once and for all.
First, a Grade A Choice Holstein steer was chased into a swamp a mile and a half from a road and shot several times. After some of the entrails were removed, the carcass was dragged back over rocks and logs, and through mud and dust to the road. It was then thrown into the back of a pickup truck and driven through rain and snow for 100 miles before being hung out in the sun for a day.
It was then lugged into a garage where it was skinned and rolled around on the floor for a while. Strict sanitary precautions were observed throughout the test, within the limitations of the butchering environment. For instance, dogs and cats were allowed to sniff and lick the steer carcass, but most of the time were chased away when they attempted to bite chunks out of it.
Next, a sheet of plywood left from last year's butchering was set up in the basement on two saw horses. The pieces of dried blood, hair and fat left from last year were scraped off with a wire brush last used to clean out the grass stuck under the lawn mower.
The skinned carcass was then dragged down the steps into the basement where a half dozen inexperienced but enthusiastic and intoxicated men worked on it with meat saws, cleavers, hammers and dull knives. The result was 375 pounds of soup bones, four bushel baskets of meat scraps, and a couple of steaks that were an eighth of an inch thick on one edge and an inch and a half thick on the other edge.
The steaks were seared on a glowing red hot cast iron skillet to lock in the flavor. When the smoke cleared, rancid bacon grease was added, along with three pounds of onions, and the whole conglomeration was fried for two hours.
The meat was gently teased from the frying pan and served to three intoxicated and blindfolded taste panel volunteers. Every member of the panel thought it was venison. One volunteer even said it tasted exactly like the venison he has eaten in hunting camps for the past 27 years.
The results of this scientific test conclusively show that there is no difference between the taste of beef and venison...
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Airport pat-down screening
Folks; just let you know all this information will be forwarded to your Doctor and be expecting a phone call to confirm their findings.
Year to date statistics on Airport pat-down screening from the TSA:
Terrorist Plots Discovered 0
Transvestites 133
Hernias 1,485
Hemorrhoid Cases 3,172
Incontinence 6,418
Enlarged Prostates 8,249
Breast Implants 59,350
Natural Blondes 3
Year to date statistics on Airport pat-down screening from the TSA:
Terrorist Plots Discovered 0
Transvestites 133
Hernias 1,485
Hemorrhoid Cases 3,172
Incontinence 6,418
Enlarged Prostates 8,249
Breast Implants 59,350
Natural Blondes 3
Saturday, April 23, 2011
It’s your Retirement day.
True story: the names have been changed to protect,"nobody", and these events did occour and I get to tell all.
Hi Carole;
It’s your Retirement day, wow what a feeling that must be. When I left work it was a sense of relief and I was sadden that I was going to miss my GMC truck the most!!. In my mind I had departed a few months prior to the event.
I, guess there were only a few people that I would miss, but I got over that quickly. 0h,I am sure in your case there will be some people sadden by your departure, but guess what, they will get over it. And, others will be happy as hell you are going!.
Just to show you proper reverence and admiration the staff will have “burnt offerings” on random days of the year and remember WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE for this event.
In this way you will be acknowledged for a method of cuisine long practiced by your ancestors. “Sometimes I burn "shit", so what.!, we will have only dessert to-night.
Hope, you don’t mind if this make’s you all famous, I will put it on my blog.
P.S. ; she is a very good cook.!!
Friday, April 15, 2011
MSG - Slowly Poisoning America
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MSG - Slowly
Poisoning America
Author Unknown
5-1-4
I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic, so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at the University of Waterloo, and spent years working for the government.
He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called The Slow Poisoning of America. In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies.
No strain of rat or mice is naturally obese, so the scientists have to create them. They make these morbidly obese creatures by injecting them with a chemical when they are first born. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, causing rats (and humans?) to become obese They even have a title for the race of fat rodents they create: "MSG-Treated Rats" .
MSG?
I was shocked too. I went to my kitchen, checking the cupboards and the fridge.
MSG was in everything! The Campbell's soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays flavored potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, Kraft salad dressings, especially the 'healthy low fat' ones. The items that didn't have MSG had something called Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate. It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children everyday are filled with this stuff. They hide MSG under many different names in order to fool those who catch on.
But it didn't stop there. When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items had MSG. Many employees, even the managers, swore they didn't use MSG. But when we ask for the ingredient list, which they grudgingly provided, sure enough MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were everywhere. Burger King, McDonalds, Wendy's, Taco Bell, every restaurant, even the sit down ones like TGIF, Chilis', Applebees and Denny's use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in every chicken dish, salad dressing and gravy. No wonder I loved to eat that coating on the skin, their secret spice was MSG!
So why is MSG in so may of the foods we eat? Is it a preservative or a vitamin?
Not according to my friend John. In the book he wrote, an expose of the food additive industry called The Slow Poisoning of America, (www.spofamerica.com ), he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on the human body.
Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG at http://www.msgfacts.com/facts/msgfact12.html explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people eat more. A study of elderly people showed that people eat more of the foods that it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobby group says eating more benefits the elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us?
'Betcha can't eat just one', takes on a whole new meaning where MSG is concerned!
And we wonder why the nation is overweight? The MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others, and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.
Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance: NICOTINE for FOOD!
Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the prepackaged meals, soups, snacks and fast foods we are tempted to eat everyday.
The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food. They claim it's safe to eat in any amount.
How can they claim it is safe when there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these?
The monosodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of exercise in obesity. Gobatto CA, Mello MA, Souza CT, Ribeiro IA. Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 2002
Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin release in both normal and monosodium glutamate-obese rats. Guimaraes RB, Telles MM, Coelho VB, Mori RC, Nascimento CM, Ribeiro Brain Res Bull. 2002 Aug
Obesity induced by neonatal monosodium glutamate treatment in spontaneously hypertensive rats: an animal model of multiple risk factors. Iwase M, Yamamoto M, Iino K, Ichikawa K, Shinohara N, Yoshinari Fujishima
Hypertens Res. 1998 Mar
Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of monosodium glutamate in suckling period and subsequent development of obesity. Tanaka K, Shimada M, Nakao K, Kusunoki Exp Neurol. 1978 Oct
Yes, that last study was not a typo, it WAS written in 1978. Both the medical research community and food "manufaturers" have known MSG's side effects for decades!
Many more studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to Diabetes,
Migraines and headaches, Autism, ADHD and even Alzheimer's.
But what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping fattening and addictive MSG into our food supply and causing the obesity epidemic we now see?
Even as you read this, George W. Bush and his corporate supporters are pushing a Bill through Congress. Called the "Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act" also known as the "Cheeseburger Bill", this sweeping law bans anyone from suing food manufacturers, sellers and distributors. Even if it comes out that they purposely added an addictive chemical to their foods. Read about it for yourself at: http://www.yahoo.com.http://story.news.yahoo.com/news? tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040311/ap_on_go_co/obesity_lawsuits_4
The Bill has already been rushed through the House of Representatives, and is due for the same rubber stamp at Senate level. It is important that Bush and his corporate supporters get it through before the media lets everyone know about MSG, the intentional Nicotine for food.
Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the highest government health officials in Canada. While sitting in the Government office, the official told him "Sure I know how bad MSG is, I wouldn't touch the stuff!" But this top level government official refused to tell the public what he knew.
The big media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing legal issues with their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on the fast food industry may hurt their profit margin.
So what do we do?
The food producers and restaurants have been addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price for it.
Our children should not be cursed with obesity caused by an addictive food additive.
But what can I do about it? I'm just one voice, what can I do to stop the poisoning of our children, while guys like Bush are insuring financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us.
I for one am doing something about it.
I am sending this email out to everyone I know in an attempt to show you the truth that the corporate owned politicians and media won't tell you.
The best way you can help save yourself and your children from this drug-induced epidemic, is to forward this email to everyone. With any luck, it will circle the globe before Bush can pass the Bill protecting those who poisoned us.
The food industry learned a lot from the tobacco industry. Imagine if big tobacco had a bill like this in place before someone blew the whistle on Nicotine?
Blow the whistle on MSG.
If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good for us, and you don't believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself. Go to the National Library of Medicine, at www.pubmed.com
http://www.pubmed.com . Type in the words "MSG Obese", and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.
We do not want to be rats in one giant experiment, and we do not approve of food that makes us into a nation of obese, lethargic, addicted sheep, waiting for the slaughter.
With your help we can put an end to this, and stop the Slow Poisoning of America. Let's save our children
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FluoridePoisoning/message/1908
Hidden Sources Of MSG In Foods
From the book 'Excitotoxins - The Taste That Kills'
By Dr. Russell Blaylock, MD
3-6-3
What if someone were to tell you that a chemical (MSG) added to food could cause brain damage in your children, and that this chemical could effect how your children's nervous systems formed during development so that in later years they may have learning or emotional difficulties?
What if there was scientific evidence that these chemicals could permanently damage a critical part of the brain known to control hormones so that later in life your child might have endocrine problems? How would you feel?
Suppose evidence was presented to you strongly suggesting that the artificial sweetener in your diet soft drink may cause brain tumors to develop, and that the number of brain tumors reported since the introduction of this widespread introduction of this artificial sweetener has risen dramatically? Would that affect your decision to drink these products and especially to allow your children to drink them? What if you could be shown overwhelming evidence that one of the main ingredients in this sweetener (aspartate) could cause the same brain lesions as MSG? Would that affect your buying decisions?
And finally, what if it could be demonstrated that all of these types of chemicals, called excitotoxins, could possibly aggravate or even precipitate many of today's epidemic neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS, and Alzheimer's disease? Would you be concerned if you knew that these excitotoxin food additives are a particular risk if you have diabetes, or have ever had a stroke, brain injury, brain tumor, seizure, or have suffered from hypertension, meningitis, or viral encephalitis?
Would you also be upset to learn that many of the brain lesions caused by these products in your children are irreversible and can result from a SINGLE exposure of these products in sufficient concentration?
How would you feel when you learn the food industry hides and disguises these excitotoxin additives (MSG and Aspartate) so they can't be recognized? Incredulous? Enraged? The fact is many foods are labeled as having "No MSG" but in fact not only contain MSG but also are laced with other excitotoxins of equal potency and danger.
All of the above are true. And all of these well known brain toxins are poured into our food and drink by the thousands of tons to boost sales. These additives have NO OTHER purpose other than to enhance to TASTE of food and the SWEETNESS of various diet products.
Hidden Sources Of MSG
As discussed previously, the glutamate (MSG) manufacturers and the processed food industries are always on a quest to disguise the MSG added to food. Below is a partial list of the most common names for disguised MSG. Remember also that the powerful excitotoxins, aspartate and L-cystine, are frequently added to foods and according to FDA rules require NO LABELING AT ALL.
* Food Additives that ALWAYS contain MSG *
Monosodium Glutamate
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Hydrolyzed Protein
Hydrolyzed Plant Protein
Plant Protein Extract
Sodium Caseinate
Calcium Caseinate
Yeast Extract
Textured Protein (Including TVP)
Autolyzed Yeast
Hydrolyzed Oat Flour
Corn Oil
* Food Additives That FREQUENTLY Contain MSG *
Malt Extract
Malt Flavoring
Bouillon
Broth
Stock
Flavoring
Natural Flavors/Flavoring
Natural Beef Or Chicken Flavoring
Seasoning
Spices
* Food Additives That MAY Contain MSG Or Excitotoxins *
Carrageenan
Enzymes
Soy Protein Concentrate
Soy Protein Isolate
Whey Protein Concentrate
Also: Protease Enzymes of various sources can release excitotoxin amino acids from food proteins.
Aspartame - An Intense Source Of Excitotoxins
Aspartame is a sweetener made from two amino acids, phenylalanine and the excitotoxin aspartate. It should be avoided at all costs. Aspartame complaints accounts for approximately 70% of ALL complaints to the FDA. It is implicated in everything from blindness to headaches to convulsions. Sold under dozens of brand names such as NutraSweet and Equal, aspartame breaks down within 20 minutes at room temperature into several primary toxic and dangerous ingredients:
1. DKP (diketopiperazine) (When ingested, converts to a near duplicate of
a powerful brain tumor causing agent)
2. Formic Acid (ant venom)
3. Formaldehyde (embalming fluid)
4. Methanol (causes blindness...extremely dangerous substance)
Common Examples:
Diet soft drinks, sugar free gums, sugar free Kool Aid, Crystal Light, childrens' medications, and thousands of other products claiming to be 'low calorie', 'diet', or 'sugar free'.
A Final Note...
Dr. Blaylock recounted a meeting with a senior executive in the food additive industry who told him point blank that these excitotoxins are going to be in our food no matter how many name changes are necessary...
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5-1-4
I wondered if there could be an actual chemical causing the massive obesity epidemic, so did a friend of mine, John Erb. He was a research assistant at the University of Waterloo, and spent years working for the government.
He made an amazing discovery while going through scientific journals for a book he was writing called The Slow Poisoning of America. In hundreds of studies around the world, scientists were creating obese mice and rats to use in diet or diabetes test studies.
No strain of rat or mice is naturally obese, so the scientists have to create them. They make these morbidly obese creatures by injecting them with a chemical when they are first born. The MSG triples the amount of insulin the pancreas creates, causing rats (and humans?) to become obese They even have a title for the race of fat rodents they create: "MSG-Treated Rats" .
MSG?
I was shocked too. I went to my kitchen, checking the cupboards and the fridge.
MSG was in everything! The Campbell's soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays flavored potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, Kraft salad dressings, especially the 'healthy low fat' ones. The items that didn't have MSG had something called Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, which is just another name for Monosodium Glutamate. It was shocking to see just how many of the foods we feed our children everyday are filled with this stuff. They hide MSG under many different names in order to fool those who catch on.
But it didn't stop there. When our family went out to eat, we started asking at the restaurants what menu items had MSG. Many employees, even the managers, swore they didn't use MSG. But when we ask for the ingredient list, which they grudgingly provided, sure enough MSG and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein were everywhere. Burger King, McDonalds, Wendy's, Taco Bell, every restaurant, even the sit down ones like TGIF, Chilis', Applebees and Denny's use MSG in abundance. Kentucky Fried Chicken seemed to be the WORST offender: MSG was in every chicken dish, salad dressing and gravy. No wonder I loved to eat that coating on the skin, their secret spice was MSG!
So why is MSG in so may of the foods we eat? Is it a preservative or a vitamin?
Not according to my friend John. In the book he wrote, an expose of the food additive industry called The Slow Poisoning of America, (www.spofamerica.com ), he said that MSG is added to food for the addictive effect it has on the human body.
Even the propaganda website sponsored by the food manufacturers lobby group supporting MSG at http://www.msgfacts.com/facts/msgfact12.html explains that the reason they add it to food is to make people eat more. A study of elderly people showed that people eat more of the foods that it is added to. The Glutamate Association lobby group says eating more benefits the elderly, but what does it do to the rest of us?
'Betcha can't eat just one', takes on a whole new meaning where MSG is concerned!
And we wonder why the nation is overweight? The MSG manufacturers themselves admit that it addicts people to their products. It makes people choose their product over others, and makes people eat more of it than they would if MSG wasn't added.
Not only is MSG scientifically proven to cause obesity, it is an addictive substance: NICOTINE for FOOD!
Since its introduction into the American food supply fifty years ago, MSG has been added in larger and larger doses to the prepackaged meals, soups, snacks and fast foods we are tempted to eat everyday.
The FDA has set no limits on how much of it can be added to food. They claim it's safe to eat in any amount.
How can they claim it is safe when there are hundreds of scientific studies with titles like these?
The monosodium glutamate (MSG) obese rat as a model for the study of exercise in obesity. Gobatto CA, Mello MA, Souza CT, Ribeiro IA. Res Commun Mol Pathol Pharmacol. 2002
Adrenalectomy abolishes the food-induced hypothalamic serotonin release in both normal and monosodium glutamate-obese rats. Guimaraes RB, Telles MM, Coelho VB, Mori RC, Nascimento CM, Ribeiro Brain Res Bull. 2002 Aug
Obesity induced by neonatal monosodium glutamate treatment in spontaneously hypertensive rats: an animal model of multiple risk factors. Iwase M, Yamamoto M, Iino K, Ichikawa K, Shinohara N, Yoshinari Fujishima
Hypertens Res. 1998 Mar
Hypothalamic lesion induced by injection of monosodium glutamate in suckling period and subsequent development of obesity. Tanaka K, Shimada M, Nakao K, Kusunoki Exp Neurol. 1978 Oct
Yes, that last study was not a typo, it WAS written in 1978. Both the medical research community and food "manufaturers" have known MSG's side effects for decades!
Many more studies mentioned in John Erb's book link MSG to Diabetes,
Migraines and headaches, Autism, ADHD and even Alzheimer's.
But what can we do to stop the food manufactures from dumping fattening and addictive MSG into our food supply and causing the obesity epidemic we now see?
Even as you read this, George W. Bush and his corporate supporters are pushing a Bill through Congress. Called the "Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act" also known as the "Cheeseburger Bill", this sweeping law bans anyone from suing food manufacturers, sellers and distributors. Even if it comes out that they purposely added an addictive chemical to their foods. Read about it for yourself at: http://www.yahoo.com.http://story.news.yahoo.com/news? tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040311/ap_on_go_co/obesity_lawsuits_4
The Bill has already been rushed through the House of Representatives, and is due for the same rubber stamp at Senate level. It is important that Bush and his corporate supporters get it through before the media lets everyone know about MSG, the intentional Nicotine for food.
Several months ago, John Erb took his book and his concerns to one of the highest government health officials in Canada. While sitting in the Government office, the official told him "Sure I know how bad MSG is, I wouldn't touch the stuff!" But this top level government official refused to tell the public what he knew.
The big media doesn't want to tell the public either, fearing legal issues with their advertisers. It seems that the fallout on the fast food industry may hurt their profit margin.
So what do we do?
The food producers and restaurants have been addicting us to their products for years, and now we are paying the price for it.
Our children should not be cursed with obesity caused by an addictive food additive.
But what can I do about it? I'm just one voice, what can I do to stop the poisoning of our children, while guys like Bush are insuring financial protection for the industry that is poisoning us.
I for one am doing something about it.
I am sending this email out to everyone I know in an attempt to show you the truth that the corporate owned politicians and media won't tell you.
The best way you can help save yourself and your children from this drug-induced epidemic, is to forward this email to everyone. With any luck, it will circle the globe before Bush can pass the Bill protecting those who poisoned us.
The food industry learned a lot from the tobacco industry. Imagine if big tobacco had a bill like this in place before someone blew the whistle on Nicotine?
Blow the whistle on MSG.
If you are one of the few who can still believe that MSG is good for us, and you don't believe what John Erb has to say, see for yourself. Go to the National Library of Medicine, at www.pubmed.com
http://www.pubmed.com . Type in the words "MSG Obese", and read a few of the 115 medical studies that appear.
We do not want to be rats in one giant experiment, and we do not approve of food that makes us into a nation of obese, lethargic, addicted sheep, waiting for the slaughter.
With your help we can put an end to this, and stop the Slow Poisoning of America. Let's save our children
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FluoridePoisoning/message/1908
Hidden Sources Of MSG In Foods
From the book 'Excitotoxins - The Taste That Kills'
By Dr. Russell Blaylock, MD
3-6-3
What if someone were to tell you that a chemical (MSG) added to food could cause brain damage in your children, and that this chemical could effect how your children's nervous systems formed during development so that in later years they may have learning or emotional difficulties?
What if there was scientific evidence that these chemicals could permanently damage a critical part of the brain known to control hormones so that later in life your child might have endocrine problems? How would you feel?
Suppose evidence was presented to you strongly suggesting that the artificial sweetener in your diet soft drink may cause brain tumors to develop, and that the number of brain tumors reported since the introduction of this widespread introduction of this artificial sweetener has risen dramatically? Would that affect your decision to drink these products and especially to allow your children to drink them? What if you could be shown overwhelming evidence that one of the main ingredients in this sweetener (aspartate) could cause the same brain lesions as MSG? Would that affect your buying decisions?
And finally, what if it could be demonstrated that all of these types of chemicals, called excitotoxins, could possibly aggravate or even precipitate many of today's epidemic neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS, and Alzheimer's disease? Would you be concerned if you knew that these excitotoxin food additives are a particular risk if you have diabetes, or have ever had a stroke, brain injury, brain tumor, seizure, or have suffered from hypertension, meningitis, or viral encephalitis?
Would you also be upset to learn that many of the brain lesions caused by these products in your children are irreversible and can result from a SINGLE exposure of these products in sufficient concentration?
How would you feel when you learn the food industry hides and disguises these excitotoxin additives (MSG and Aspartate) so they can't be recognized? Incredulous? Enraged? The fact is many foods are labeled as having "No MSG" but in fact not only contain MSG but also are laced with other excitotoxins of equal potency and danger.
All of the above are true. And all of these well known brain toxins are poured into our food and drink by the thousands of tons to boost sales. These additives have NO OTHER purpose other than to enhance to TASTE of food and the SWEETNESS of various diet products.
Hidden Sources Of MSG
As discussed previously, the glutamate (MSG) manufacturers and the processed food industries are always on a quest to disguise the MSG added to food. Below is a partial list of the most common names for disguised MSG. Remember also that the powerful excitotoxins, aspartate and L-cystine, are frequently added to foods and according to FDA rules require NO LABELING AT ALL.
* Food Additives that ALWAYS contain MSG *
Monosodium Glutamate
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein
Hydrolyzed Protein
Hydrolyzed Plant Protein
Plant Protein Extract
Sodium Caseinate
Calcium Caseinate
Yeast Extract
Textured Protein (Including TVP)
Autolyzed Yeast
Hydrolyzed Oat Flour
Corn Oil
* Food Additives That FREQUENTLY Contain MSG *
Malt Extract
Malt Flavoring
Bouillon
Broth
Stock
Flavoring
Natural Flavors/Flavoring
Natural Beef Or Chicken Flavoring
Seasoning
Spices
* Food Additives That MAY Contain MSG Or Excitotoxins *
Carrageenan
Enzymes
Soy Protein Concentrate
Soy Protein Isolate
Whey Protein Concentrate
Also: Protease Enzymes of various sources can release excitotoxin amino acids from food proteins.
Aspartame - An Intense Source Of Excitotoxins
Aspartame is a sweetener made from two amino acids, phenylalanine and the excitotoxin aspartate. It should be avoided at all costs. Aspartame complaints accounts for approximately 70% of ALL complaints to the FDA. It is implicated in everything from blindness to headaches to convulsions. Sold under dozens of brand names such as NutraSweet and Equal, aspartame breaks down within 20 minutes at room temperature into several primary toxic and dangerous ingredients:
1. DKP (diketopiperazine) (When ingested, converts to a near duplicate of
a powerful brain tumor causing agent)
2. Formic Acid (ant venom)
3. Formaldehyde (embalming fluid)
4. Methanol (causes blindness...extremely dangerous substance)
Common Examples:
Diet soft drinks, sugar free gums, sugar free Kool Aid, Crystal Light, childrens' medications, and thousands of other products claiming to be 'low calorie', 'diet', or 'sugar free'.
A Final Note...
Dr. Blaylock recounted a meeting with a senior executive in the food additive industry who told him point blank that these excitotoxins are going to be in our food no matter how many name changes are necessary...
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