Post Scripts

Updates on some previous posts:

Obesity is the #2 preventable killer of adults in the United States. 20 Things You Didn't Know about obesity.
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Today, I'm reading

and

I turned in my Superhero Club card too early. These auditions are right out of Mystery Men!
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The Hibiscus needs serious help. First round after moving it indoors, we had about 20 blooms. Now, it's headed for Intensive Care.
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The Deering sisters had the stem-cell transplant in China and are at home again.
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Roni has completed a full round of chemotherapy. She provided this update from her final treatment:

Oh, and EVERYONE!!!!! INCLUDING EVERY PERSON in the waiting room, including new patients that didn't even know the story, the DR. every nurse in the place, and the woman who delivers the lunches commented on my KILLER KICK-ASS CANCER BOOTS. Suggested that someone could lose an eye with that heel.

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Wedding Thriller

Who doesn't love a wedding? Who doesn't love a wedding reception?

This ain't no Bird-Dance! Check out a great wedding dance:



My family, with well-founded Motown roots, boasts our own 'Dancin'-Machina'...but Patricia is looking pretty pale compared to this.

Coming of Age

Birthdays are special events. There are certain, recognized milestones associated with various ages. Like when you turn 16 and can receive a permit to drive. (Although these young adults don't get sprinkled with pixie-driving-dust and wake up on their birthdays endowed with the gift of driving prowess and skill.)

Some birthdays represent watershed dates, others serve to bring you closer to the greatness associated with the next milestone age. Five and it's off to school. Ten and you're into double digits. A teenager at 13, you look forward to 16 and driving. From 16 you can't wait for 18. You're an adult. Bring on college, casinos and the right to vote. From there, count down until you're 19; that's the legal drinking age (or 21 in much of the U.S.). And then what?

I present a collection of some lesser known age landmarks.

Age	What it Means
After your first child is 2 years old	Add fresh fruit to Jell-o™
30	Make homemade jam
35	Program at least 1 Talk-radio station on a preset button in the car
40	Take up Gardening as a hobby
50	Speak your mind Say anything you want to anyone at any time
60	Come and go as you please. Bonus: Senior's discounts
65	Retire...or not Either way, your social calendar will be full
75	Turn left blinker on
85	Turn left blinker off

I still have a lot of time to build enthusiasm toward the gardening, but really, ever since I found out the special privilege afforded at 50...Oh yeah... I can't wait for that.

Read more about Age Milestones

Rapid-Fire V : Out of Ammo

Really, we're not lost. We're following the directions I got from the internet. We're on turn #17. You have to follow the link...the page was too large to post here directly...

This time if Laura asks, "Is that the same McDonald's?"
It is.

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OK...this was funny before the Google™ engineer pulled over and asked for directions....If you missed it, the directions included making more than 50 consecutive U-turns at shorter intervals (which would have resulted in increasingly smaller concentric circles), to get to the destination. Some of the U-turns were after traveling just 1 ft.

Rapid-Fire IV : Crossfire

Very Random approved by internet censors in China!

Source: Sitemeter
Recent visits (to Jan 20/07)

Great Firewall of China

Open Net Initiative

Sitemeter's been down for 2 days on this site.

Rapid-Fire III : Under Fire

A new survey out of Britain indicates that
Breakfast in Bed Improves Mood. Respondents reported that their day got off to a better start if they were brought breakfast in bed.

I guess it's the sound of me laughing so hard that raises your spirits.

Rapid-Fire II

If you lost your job in 2006,
you need to update your resume.

Remember to include
Person of the Year (2006)
in your list of accomplishments and achievements.

Rapid-Fire

January 22 is the Most Miserable Day of the Year.
(with a mathematical formula to prove it)

It's also Answer Your Cat's Question Day.
Q: Meow.
A: Meow.

Yesterday was Squirrel Appreciation Day.

No Laughing Matter

I like laughter.

Not giggles, but cracking up. I mean cachinnations that make you cry, or snort or shake, or make your cheeks hurt or all of the above.

I've heard someone laugh so hard she doesn't make a real noise. She can't catch her breath and all that you hear is machine gun-like gasps of 'aeh-aeh-aeh-aeh-aeh'. I've seen it happen that by the time a laugh-er settles down, he can't even remember what was so funny in the first place. And then, when he does remember, it doesn't seem so funny at all anymore.

It's probably safe to say we all have a 'laughed so hard that...' tale. Maybe you, or someone you know spit out his drink; had grape juice come out of her nose; made himself sick. (Food out the nose outdoes run-of-the-mill incontinence).

I have never seen someone laugh so hard that THIS happens.

"We don't stop laughing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop laughing” - Michael Pritchard

If every word I said could make you laugh, I'd talk forever.
Laughing at the dinner table can be painful.
It's all fun and games until someone swallows a spoon.

In Florida...

Get the story from Local 6 News (with video clip) Hooters Sign Changed after Teacher Complains (or just read the transcript)

First - I know... I shouldn't have given credit to the source.

Second - Maybe a Hooters operating across from a Middle School sends the wrong message to students...not the sign encouraging plagiarism.

Third - Who'da thought? Plagiarism is spelled correctly on the Hooters sign!

The Accident-al Tourists

For the past number of years, one of the family travels to Aruba in January and spends a week vacationing with my parents. First went Michelle and Lju, then Lori and Max, then Roni and Wayne. In the fourth year, Joe and Ginette went and then Jeremy and Sarah. Now, it's the grandchildren's turn to go. Shannon and Kara were the first of the second generation to spend some quality vacation time with their grandparents.

Below is a recap of the three sides to the adrenaline rush of last week.

As told by Shannon:

Mom, my life flashed before my eyes several times. We went off-roading in a Toyota Yaris with Gramma.

We were driving on cow paths that even the cows thought were too dangerous to use. At one point we stopped and Gramma pointed to a hill and said, 'that's the direction we want to go.' She asked me to go to the top of the hill and see what was on the other side. I hiked up the mountain and looked over. It was a sheer cliff. A straight drop to the ocean below.

Kara: We saw the most beautiful beach. So tranquil. So serene. Turquoise water, pure white sand. It was absolutely awesome.
(laughing) We'd been to the beach before Gramma almost killed us on the cliff, so I was at peace. Having seen the most beautiful spot in the world, it was OK to die.

I was in the backseat. I was praying. I mean it. Praying for real. We weren't really close to being killed. When we were on the sunset cruise, we saw the lighthouse that was on the hill where Gramma nearly killed us. Having already seen it up close, it was less impressive from the ocean.

Gramma: It was gr-reat having the girls with us this past week and in spite of what you may have heard from them, I never once put them in any peril...regardless of what they say. I want you to know that I stopped before we were going to go over the cliff. They wanted an adventure and I was the one to offer it to them...

I found this at the Aruba website: Car rentals are available, but most people prefer to rent a 4-wheel drive jeep because Aruba's terrain can be rugged in remote areas.

Now maybe our children will believe us when we say that in the 1970's, Gramma used to jump the Rossland bridge in her Cadillac. That's how cool your Gramma is.

Kara's going to be a Diplomat, for sure...in her version: We weren't really close to being killed,...


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Knit-Wit

Beth was following up on my knitting progress. She reminded me that I must take time for myself, hence her suggestion to take up knitting. "Stop doing things for other people," she chastised. "You have enough to deal with, already."

Her work is all about the touchy-feely stuff. She commented that I deserved to be well, and I don't disagree, but I was trying to clarify a point.
It would be great if all lives could be lived without any pain. I explained that we must actively manage our responses to the pain. One cannot be consumed by his/her circumstances. That would lead to impotence and despair. "Everyone deserves something, and attitude plays an important role in defining what that thing is," I finished. "So, can I get you something to drink?"

Still need to work on that 'doing-things-for-people' part.
Go ahead, ask me how the knitting's coming along...it's knot.

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