June 02, 2008
Motel Key Card
This is interesting, ever wonder what is on your magnetic key card?
Answer:
A. Customer's name
B. Customer's partial home address
C. Hotel room number
D. Check-in date and out dates
E. Customer's credit card number and expiration date!
When you turn them in to the front desk your personal information is there for any employee to access by simply scanning the card in the hotel scanner.
An employee can take a hand full of cards home an d using a scanning device, access the information onto a laptop computer and go shopping at your expense.
Simply put, hotels do not erase the information on these cards until an employee re-issues the card to the next hotel guest.
At that time, the new guest's information is electronically"overwritten"on the card and the previous guest's information is erased in the overwriting process.
But until the card is rewritten for the next guest, it usually is kept in a drawer at the front desk with YOUR INFORMATION ON IT !
The bottom line is:
Keep the cards, take them home with you, or destroy them.
NEVER leave them behind in the room or room wastebasket, and NEVER turn them Into the front desk when you check out of a room.
They will not charge you for the card (it's illegal) and you'll be sure you are not leaving a lot of valuable personal information on it that could be easily lifted off with any simple scanning device card reader.
For the same reason, if you arrive at the airport and discover you still have the card key in your pocket, do not toss it in an airport trash basket.
Take it home and destroy it by cutting it up, especially through the electronic information strip!
Information courtesy of: Pasadena Police Department.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to internet friends, Debbie and Bobby.
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Praying Women
To the PRAYING women in my life...
Live your life
in such a way that
when your feet hit the
floor in the morning,
Satan shudders and says...
'Oh no....she's awake!!'
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to "my friend since junior high, Judy V.
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May 06, 2008
Ode to Plurals
We’ll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.
If the plural of man is always called men,
Why shouldn’t the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn’t the plural of booth be called beeth?
Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!
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English: A Language for the Verbally Insane
Let’s face it—English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren’t invented in England. We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce and hammers don’t ham? Doesn’t it seem crazy that you can make amends, but not one amend. If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn’t preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.
In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? We ship by truck but send cargo by ship. We have noses that run and feet that smell. We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway. And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in which an alarm goes off by going on.
And, in closing, if Father is Pop, how come Mother’s not Mop?
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May 05, 2008
11 Commandments from Bill Gates
This should be posted in all U.S. schools and work places
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Catherine.
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May 02, 2008
Gas Prices
Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump...
Trying to find something funny in the absurdity of it all .........................
The price of Gas versus Printer Ink
All these examples do NOT imply that gasoline is cheap; it just illustrates how outrageous some prices are....
You will be really shocked by the last one!
Compared with Gasoline...... Think a gallon of gas is expensive?
This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective to other things we buy.
Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 ... $10.32 per gallon
Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 ..........$9.52 per gallon
Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 .... $10.17 per gallon
Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 ......... $10.00 per gallon
Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 ...... $33.60 per gallon
Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 ... $178.13 per gallon
Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 .. $123.20 per gallon
Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 ....... . $25.42 per gallon
Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 .....$84.48 per gallon
And this is the REAL KICKER...
Evian water 9 oz $1.49..$21.19 per gallon! $21.19 for WATER and the buyers don't even know the source
(Evian spelled backwards is Naive.)
Ever wonder why printers are so cheap?
So they have you hooked for the ink.
Someone calculated the cost of the ink at...............
(you won't believe it....but it is true........)
$5,200 a gal. (five thousand two hundred dollars)
So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, Pepto Bismol, Nyquil or God forbid, Printer Ink!
Just a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump...
And - If you don't pass this along to at least one person, your muffler will fall off!!
Okay, your muffler won't really fall off...but, you might run out of toilet paper.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Carole.
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April 21, 2008
Home Remedies
Eliminate ear mites (from cats). All it takes is a few drops of Wesson corn oil in your cat's ear...Massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for three days. The oil soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.
Kills fleas instantly...Dawn dishwashing liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog's bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Good-bye fleas.
Rainy day cure for dog odor ... Next time your dog comes in from the rain,
simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly making
your dog smell springtime fresh.
Did you know drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain
almost immediately -- without the unpleasant side effects caused by
traditional "pain relievers."
Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.
Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.
Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix one Tablespoon of horseradish in one cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil, for instant relief for aching muscles.
Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take one tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.
Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly -- even though the product was never been advertised for this use.
Honey remedy for skin blemishes ... Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.
Listerine therapy for toenail fungus. Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.
Easy eyeglass protection... To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear nail polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.
Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer ... If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly.
Smart splinter remover. Just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.
Hunt's tomato paste boil cure ... cover the boil with Hunt's tomato paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.
Balm for broken blisters... To disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine. A powerful antiseptic.
Vinegar to heal bruises ... Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for one hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.
Quaker Oats for fast pain relief... It's not for breakfast any more. Mix two cups of Quaker Oats and one cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for one minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.
If you get bit by ants you can pour Clorox on the bite as soon as you get them and it takes the itching and burning away.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to internet friend, Debbie and her hubby.
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March 12, 2008
Tax System
Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes
to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go
something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3.
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
So, that's what they decided to do.
The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with the
arrangement until one day the owner threw them a curved ball (or is that a
curved beer!). "Because you are all such good customers," he said, "I'm going
to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20."
Drinks for the ten now cost just $80.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes so the first
four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free. But what about the
other six men - the paying customers? How could they divide the $20 windfall
so that everyone would get his 'fair share?'
They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that
from everybody's share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.
So, the bar owner suggested that it would be fair to reduce each man's bill by
roughly the same amount, and he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay. And so:
The fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
The sixth now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% savings).
The seventh now paid $5 instead of $7 (28% savings).
The eighth now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
The ninth now paid $14 instead of $18 (22% savings).
The tenth now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four Continued to
drink for free. But once outside the restaurant the men began to compare their
savings.
"I only got a dollar out of the $20," declared the sixth man. He pointed to the
tenth man, "but he got $10!"
Yeah, that's right," exclaimed the fifth man. "I only saved a dollar too. It's
unfair that he got ten times more than I!"
"That's true!!" shouted the seventh man. "Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!"
"Wait a minute," yelled the first four men in unison. "We didn't get anything at
all. The system exploits the poor!"
The nine men surrounded the tenth man and beat him up. The next night the tenth man didn't show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him.
But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important.
They didn't have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, is how our Tax
System works. The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction. Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
David R Kamerschen, Ph.D.
Professor of Economics
University of Georgia
For those who understand, no explanation is needed.
For those who do not understand, no explanation is possible.
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March 10, 2008
Ageless Wit & Observations
Quotes/Jokes to make you cry!
If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. Mark Twain
Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress....
But then I repeat myself. Mark Twain
I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. Winston Churchill
A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. George Bernard Shaw
A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. G. Gordon Liddy
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries. Douglas Casey, Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. Ronald Reagan (1986)
I don't make jokes I just watch the government and report the facts. Will Rogers
If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! P.J. O'Rourke
In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. Voltaire (1764)
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! Pericles (430 B.C.)
No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. Mark Twain (1866 )
Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it. Unknown
The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. Ronald Reagan
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. Mark Twain
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is t o fill the world with fools. Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)
There is no distinctly Native American criminal class...save Congress. Mark Twain
What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. Edward Langley, Artist (1928 - 1995)
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jefferson
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February 13, 2008
Two-Way Mirrors
Two Way Mirrors - Can you tell the difference??
How can you tell when you are in a room, restroom, motel etc. with a mirror or a two-way glass?
Here's how: I thought it was quite interesting! And I know in about 30 seconds you're going do what I did and find the nearest mirror....
When we visit bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a two-way mirror? (i.e, they can see you, but you can't see them)
There have been many cases of people installing two-way mirrors in female changing rooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it.
So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of mirror we are looking at? Just conduct this simple test:
Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror..
However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, FOR IT IS A TWO-WAY MIRROR!
"No Space, Leave the Place."
So remember, every time you see a mirror, do the "fingernail test." It doesn't cost you anything.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Good information. My thanks to Marie
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January 24, 2008
Goin' Bananas
THE BETTER BANANA
A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas on the brain. After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a
strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school ( England ) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking & Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and
minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around
So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Carole.
Posted by Omie at 01:40 PM | Comments (0)
Keepers
I grew up with practical parents who had been frightened by the Great Depression in the 1930's.
A mother, God love her, who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it. She was the original recycle queen, before they had a Name for it...
A father who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones.
Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away.
I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress, lawn mower in one hand, and dish-towel in the other. It was the time for fixing things: a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.
It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that repairing, eating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.
But then my father died, and on that clear fall night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away...never to return. So... While we have it... it's best we love it... And care for it.... And fix it when it's broken..... And heal it when it's sick.
This is true... For marriage....
And old cars....
And children with bad report cards.....
And dogs and cats with bad hips....
And aging parents.... And grandparents.
We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep. Like a best friend that moved away or a classmate we grew up with.
There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special.... And so, we keep them close!
Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.
Keep them close.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to friend, Judy.
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January 14, 2008
Dream Shattered
Finally someone has been able to photograph the pot at the end of the rainbow!!!
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GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Billie and her hubby.
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January 08, 2008
Good Sayings
** The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. ~~~ Samuel Johnson, British Author, Lexicographer
** We are inclined to believe those we do not know, because they have never deceived us.
** "Treat your body like a temple, not a woodshed. The mind and body work
together. Your body needs to be a good support system for the mind and spirit. If you take good care of it, your body can take you wherever you want to go, with the power and strength and energy and vitality you will need to get there." ~~~Jim Rohn
** "Some people take better care of their pets than they do themselves. Their animals can run like the wind and they can barely make it up a flight of stairs." ~~~Jim Rohn
** There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real!
** When the door of happiness closes, another opens; but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one, which has been opened for us.
** Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile.
** Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
** When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ "Borrowed" from Andy.
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December 24, 2007
California Family & Christmas 2007
My son had a layover in California and got to visit with his Aunt, Uncle and all his cousins and their cute babies. My sis included him in their family Christmas card picture of 2007.
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Standing on back row LR: Omie's #1 son, Omie's big sister, Omie's BIL.
Sitting LR:
1) Nephew's SO holding newest addition to the family - 2) Omie's "great" nephew);
3) Sister's #1 son, (or Omie's nephew);
4) Niece's hubby with 5) their first born;
6) Sister's #1 daughter (or Omie's niece) holding another 7) great nephew.
Did you count those babies? THREE BOYS! and then I have TWO GRAND BOYS! Cannot wait until everybody is here this summer to make pictures of all FIVE of these "GRANDS."
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<3 GrandMom LOVE LOVE ~ Thanks to niece and nephew and their family for permission to use these pics. Merry Christmas everyone! Hugs from Omie.
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December 21, 2007
Gratitude
Folks, Here is a way to say Thank You and show gratitude to all those guys and gals in uniform who so honorably serve our country. Gratitude Campaign
Here is the link to copy/paste should the above link not work.
http://www.gratitudecampaign.org/fullmovie.php
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Catherine
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December 19, 2007
The Christmas Bell
THE BELL
I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God's child (John 1:12)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:15)
I am united with the Lord(1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price(1 Cor. 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt.5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ(1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil.3:20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31-34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor.5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God (Rom.8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor.1:21-22)
I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8: 28)
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16)
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)
I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)
I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3). I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10)
I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected
(Phil 1: 5)
I have been redeemed and forgiven (Col. 1:14). I have been adopted as God's child (Eph 1:5)
I belong to God
Do you know
Who you are!?
Keep this bell ringing...pass it on :)
"The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you;
The LORD turn His face toward you
And give you peace."
There is no SIN that SATISFIES the HEART .
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to internet friend, Debbie.
Posted by Omie at 07:58 PM | Comments (2)
December 14, 2007
Cute Grandbaby Pics
"Snitched" from my sil's blog...
"November-December happenings:
Max can crawl as fast as a bug, he can stand/cruise along anything strong enough to lean on (that doesn't preclude him trying things that aren't), he can hoard Cheerios in his cheeks with the best of chipmunks, and he is becoming fluent in Pterodactyl and Sleastak...."
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<3 GrandMom LOVE LOVE ~ Thanks to my cutie grandson, Max and his dad, my sil, who is both a great photographer, and also a very creative writer.
Posted by Omie at 05:21 PM | Comments (0)
December 07, 2007
Molly's Fruitcake Cookies
Cream together:
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
Add to the mix:
4 egg yolks
Mix and add:
2 cups flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
Alternate flour mixture with this liquid:
1/3 cup orange juice
red wine to 3/4 cup total with the orange juice
(Nota Bene from Omie ~ I never have red wine in the house, (it gives me heartburn), so I am believing you can just subsitute O.J.)
Then add:
3 tsp soda dissolved in
3 Tablespoons of milk
FRUIT: Dredge in 1 cup of flour in a bag ~
1 lb. candied cherries cut in half
1 lb. pineapple
1/2 lb. white raisins
1 lb. dates
Add:
6 cups of your choice of nuts, I use pecans.
Fold In:
4 egg whites, slightly beaten
Drop by teaspoon onto greased pan and bake in preheated oven at 325 for 20 to 25 minutes. It is hard to see if they are done.
Makes 175 cookies. These freeze well.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to cousin Mike's wonderful wife for this new family Holiday recipe. I wish I had had this recipe years ago when there was an annual rivalry between my mother's WONDERFUL moist fruitcake and my MIL's dark, dense and dry fruitcake. Ugh! Maybe this recipe will save your marriage a few holiday headaches. heh heh.
Posted by Omie at 05:38 PM | Comments (0)
December 06, 2007
Something to Remember
A letter from God to His children on this holiday season
Dear Children,
It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking My name out of the season. Maybe you've forgotten that I wasn't actually born during this time of the year and that it was some of you're predecessors who decided to celebrate My birthday on what was actually a time of pagan festival; although, I do appreciate being remembered anytime.
How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children of your own. I don't care what you call the day. If you want to celebrate My birth just, GET ALONG AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER. Now, having said that, let Me go on.
If it bothers you that the town in which you live doesn't allow a scene depicting My birth, then just get rid of a couple of Santas and snowmen and put in a small Nativity scene on your own front lawn. If all My followers did that, there wouldn't be any need for such a scene on the town square because there would be many of them all around town.
Stop worrying about the fact that people are calling the tree a holiday tree, instead of a Christmas tree. It was I who made all trees. You can and may remember Me anytime you see any tree. Decorate a grape vine if you wish: I actually spoke of that one in a teaching that explains who I am in relation to you and what each of our tasks are. If you have forgotten that one, look at John 15:1-8.
If you want to give Me a present in remembrance of My birth, here is my wish list. Choose something from it.
1) Instead of writing protest letters objecting to the way My birthday is being celebrated, write letters of love and hope to soldiers away from home. They are terribly afraid and lonely this time of year. I know, they tell Me all the time.
2) Visit someone in a nursing home. You don't have to know them personally. They just need to know that someone cares about them.
3) Instead of writing George complaining about the wording on the cards his staff sent out this year, why don't you write and tell him that you'll be praying for him and his family this year. Then follow up. It will be nice hearing from you again.
4) Instead of giving your children a lot of gifts you can't afford, and they don't need, spend time with them. Tell them the story of My birth and why I came to live with you down here. Hold them in your arms and remind them that I love them.
5) Pick someone that has hurt you in the past and forgive him or her.
6) Did you know that someone in your town will attempt to take their own life this season because they feel so alone and hopeless? Since you don't know who that person is, try giving everyone you meet a warm smile. It could make the difference. Also, you might consider supporting the local Hot-Line: they talk with people like that every day. (Nota Bene from Omie: Chattanooga folks can call our local CONTACT hot line.)
7) Instead of nit picking about what the retailer in your town calls the holiday, be patient with the people who work there. Give them a warm smile and a kind word. Even if they aren't allowed to wish you a "Merry Christmas" that doesn't keep you from wishing them one. Then stop shopping there on Sunday. If the store didn't make so much money on that day, they'd close and let their employees spend the day at home with their families.
8) If you really want to make a difference, support a missionary, especially one who takes My love and Good News to those who have never heard My name. You may already know someone like that.
9) Here's a good one. There are individuals and whole families in your town who not only will have no "Christmas" tree, but neither will they have any presents to give or receive. If you don't know them (and I suspect you don't), buy some food and a few gifts and give them to the Marines, the Salvation Army or some other charity that believes in Me and they will make the delivery for you.
10) Finally if you want to make a statement about your belief in and loyalty to Me, then behave like a Christian. Don't do things in secret that you wouldn't do in My presence. Let people know by your actions that you are one of mine.
P.S. Don't forget; I am God and can take care of Myself. Just love Me and do what I have told you to do. I'll take care of all the rest. Check out the list above and get to work. Time is short, but I'll help you. The ball is now in your court.
And do have a most blessed Christmas with all those you love and, remember, I LOVE YOU.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ A very good repeat from Christmas '06 "Chatta Mom" archives.
Posted by Omie at 07:07 PM | Comments (0)
December 04, 2007
Unbelieveable Math Problem
Here is a math trick so unbelievable that it will stump you. Personally, I would like to know who came up with this and why that person is not running the country.
1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head)
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide number by 2
Do you recognize the answer?????
Yep, your phone number.....
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to friend, Judy, who has made her first contribution to Chatta Mom.
Posted by Omie at 08:33 PM | Comments (0)
November 20, 2007
Holiday Recipes
Here are a few holiday recipes to try. Of course, ALL are non-fattening. heh heh
Hot Muller Cider
1/2 gallon cider
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
One teaspoon of allspice
One teaspoon whoe cloves
One stick of cinnamom/ Dash of nutmeg.
Tie spices in a cheese cloth and add to rest of ingredients. Simmer 20 minutes and remove spice bundle. (Bundle may be used more than once.)
Serve with a twist of orange/lemon peel.
This serves about 12 people. A small amount of water may be added without hurting the flavor.
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THIS IS MY FAMILY'S FAVORITE HOLIDAY DISH. Thanks to one of my son's ex-girlfriends. ....long story.... BTW ~ His sweet wife, whom we ALL adore, is a WONDERFUL "COOK." Those of you who know me, will get a chuckle out of that pun.
Cranberry Apple Recipe
1 lb. raw cranberries
4C chopped apples (unpeeled)
1 1/2C sugar, 1/2C brown Sugar
1 1/2 C quick oats
1/2 chopped nuts
1 stick melted butter
Mix all ingredients together except butter. Melt butter and pour over casserole. Bake 325 for 1 hour.
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This sounds interesting, however I'm not going to make it this year, but maybe one or two of you will.
Pumpkin Apple Streusel Muffins
2 ½ c. all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
½ tsp. salt
1 c. canned solid pack pumpkin
2 cups peeled, finely chopped apples
2 c. granulated sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
2 eggs, lightly beaten
½ c. vegetable oil
In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt.
In medium bowl, combine eggs, pumpkin and oil. Add liquid ingredients to dry
ingredients; stir just until moistened. Stir in apples. Spoon batter into
greased or lined muffin cups, filling ¾ full. Sprinkle streusel topping over
batter.
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
Streusel Topping: In small bowl, combine 2 tbsp. flour, ¼ c. sugar and ½ tsp.
cinnamon. Cut in 4 tsp. butter until mixture is crumbly.
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This next recipe is from my sis from California. I first made this around 1982 to take to a very swanky party. My artichoke "dip" slash "pie" was a hit.
Artichoke Pie (serve as a pre-dinner snack on crackers. DELICIOUS!)
2 cans of artichokes, drained and mashed (14 oz. packed in water).
One cup parmesan cheese
One cup of mayonaise
1 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon garlic powder
Mix and place in greased pie pan.
Bake 45 minutes at 350.
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Glady's Egg Nog ~ This is more for Christmas time. Y'all ready yet?
6 eggs (separated)
3/4 cup of sugar
1/8 teaspoon of salt
2 cups of whipping cream (whipped)
2 cups of milk
One teaspoon of vanilla
Combine egg yolks, 1/2 cup of sugar, salt in large mixing bowl. Beat at high speed until thick and lemon colored.
Beat whites at room tempature until foamy, gradually adding sugar one tablespoon at a time. Beating until stiff and peaks form.
Gently fold in egg whites and next three ingreidnets into yolk mixture.
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Before Christmas, in the next two weeks, I will post the recipe for a wonderful Vermont Chicken-Pot Pie. Warm, comfy food....
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ from Omie's recipe files
Posted by Omie at 02:40 PM | Comments (0)
November 17, 2007
Interesting Things About the Human Body
Things I'm sure you've always wanted to know....
The human body is a machine that is full of wonder. This collection of human body facts will leave you wondering why in the heck we were designed the way we were.
-Scientists say the higher your I.Q. the more you dream.
-The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.
-You use 200 muscles to take one step.
-The average woman is five inches shorter than the average man.
-Your big toes have two bones each while the rest have three.
-A pair of human feet contains 250,000 sweat glands.
-A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.
-The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razor blades.
-The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica.
-It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
-The average human dream lasts two to three seconds.
-Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the liver than men with hair.
-At the moment of conception, you spent about half an hour as a single cell.
-There is about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
-Your body gives off enough heat in 30 minutes to bring half a gallon of water to a boil.
-The enamel in your teeth is the hardest substance in your body.
-Your teeth start growing 6 months before you are born
-When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, and they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
-Your thumb is the same length of your nose.
At this very moment, I know full well you are putting this last fact to the test. Now remove your thumb from your nose and pass this on to the friends you think might be interested in comparing their thumbs to their noses as well.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Catherine.
Posted by Omie at 07:50 PM | Comments (0)
November 13, 2007
Washing Glasses
Do you get creeped out in hotels? Watch this video. It will make you a cleaning nut.
The message ~ Drink out of your own cups. Don't touch anything and bring your own hand sanitizer. Evidently, hotels/motels don't wash anything!
http://clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/438812?cpt=3
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Carole
Posted by Omie at 10:09 AM | Comments (0)
November 11, 2007
Sunday Afternoon at Omie's
Max (who is nine months old today) and his family visited Omie's this afternoon for lunch. Here are a few treats.
Here is Max exploring under Omie's living room chair.
Now he can almost stand by himself. Wow! Omie will soon have to "baby-proof" the whole house.
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<3 GrandMom Love LOVE ~ Thanks to my daughter and SIL for the baby pics.
Posted by Omie at 03:26 PM | Comments (0)
November 03, 2007
Are Y'All Ready for "Fattin'?
Texas Sheet Cake
Melt together:
½ cup of Wesson oil
1 cup of water or milk
1 stick of butter
Bring to a slow boil and add 1/3 cup of cocoa
Mix together: -
2 cups of sugar
2 cups of plain flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
2 eggs
½ cup of buttermilk
1 or 2 teaspoons of vanilla
~ then add your melted butter/cocoa mixture
This all fits on my jelly roll/cookie sheet pan.
Bake 350 for 30 to 40 minutes. Cool slightly then frost
Nota Bene - Paula Deen tops her Texas Sheet cake with miniature marshmellows and then adds the icing. Sounds good to me! :))
Frosting:
1 box of conf XXX sugar
1 stick of melted butter
3 teaspoons of cocoa
1/4 cup of milk ~ add slowly to get a good consistency
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Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits II
Note: I pulled this recipe out because I couldn't find "Sister Shulbert's Yeast Rolls" at the Bi-Lo frozen food section this afternoon. They are delicious!, but these fatting cheese biscuits will just have to do. heh heh
This recipe was posted in the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.
Ingredients:
2 C. Bisquick
2/3 C. milk
1/2 C. shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/2 C. butter or margarine, melted
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
Preparation:
Heat oven to 450 degrees. Mix bisquick, milk and cheese until a soft dough forms. Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased cooking sheet. Bake 8- 10 min until golden brown. Mix butter and garlic powder. Brush mixture over warm biscuits before removing from cookie sheet.
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One more ..... not so fatting. We had to have something at least semi-healthy. This recipe looked good to me so I copied it from somewhere intertesting, (????) and will be trying it out on my family tomorrow for Sunday lunch. Yeah! They are bringing baby Max to Omie's house for Sunday lunch. Not that the baby can eat any of this as yet. >grin<
Fruity Slaw
1 cup finely shredded cabbage
1/2 cup grated carrot
1 8-ounce can unsweetened pineapple chunks, in their own juice
1/3 cup raisins
1 1/2 cups chopped apple
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
In a large non-aluminum bowl combine cabbage, carrot, pineapple with juice, raisins, apple and lemon juice. Toss well. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Marinate overnight in refrigerator to let flavors blend and develop. Drain before serving.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ from Omie's recipe files.
Thursday 8th of November 2007 update ~ The kids and baby came over for Sunday lunch and DID NOT like the fruity slaw. My SIL, however, loved the chicken, the squash cassarole and the homemade chocalate chip cookies. YEA! He especailly liked taking a bag of cookies home with him. I did not make the cake or the biscuits, but might make the cake for this weekend if I have enough friends that I can give most of it away as I don't need all those calories right here before Thanksgiving and Christmas. ....how did you like that run-on and on sentence. 
Posted by Omie at 07:28 PM | Comments (0)
November 01, 2007
Helpful Information
How many of these did YOU know about?
A sealed envelope - Put in the freezer for a few hours, then slide a knife under the flap The envelope can then be resealed. (hmmmmmm.... ) :)
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Use empty toilet paper roll to store appliance cords. It keeps them neat and you can write on the roll what appliance it belongs to.
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For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: get warm water and put Dawn dish washing liquid in it. Pour it all over the steps. They won't refreeze. (wish I had known this for the last 40 years!)
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To remove old wax from a glass candle holder, put it in the freezer for a few hours, then take the candle holder out and turn it upside down. The wax will fall out.
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Crayon marks on walls? This worked wonderfully! A damp rag, dipped in baking soda. Comes off with little effort (elbow grease that is)!
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Permanent marker on appliances/counter tops (like store receipt BLUE) rubbing alcohol on paper towel.
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Whenever I purchase a box of S.O.S pads, I immediately take a pair of scissors and cut each pad into halves. After years of having to throw away rusted and unused and smelly pads, I finally decided that this would be much more economical. Now a box of S.O.S pads last me indefinitely. In fact, I have noticed that the scissors get 'sharpened' this way!
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Blood stains on clothes? Not to worry! Just pour a little hydrogen peroxide on a cloth and proceed to wipe off every drop of blood. Works every time! (Now, where to put the body?) LOL (Note from Omie - ammonia works well also.)
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Use vertical strokes when washing windows outside and horizontal for inside windows. This way you can tell which side has the streaks. Straight vinegar will get outside windows really clean. Don't wash windows on a sunny day. They will dry too quickly and will probably streak.
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Spray a bit of perfume on the light bulb in any room to create a lovely light scent in each room when the light is turned on.
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Place fabric softener sheets in dresser drawers and your clothes will smell freshly washed for weeks to come. You can also do this with towels and linen.
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Candles will last a lot longer if placed in the freezer for at least three hours prior to burning.
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To clean artificial flowers, pour some salt into a paper bag and add the flowers. Shake vigorously as the salt will absorb all the dust and dirt and leave your artificial flowers looking like new! Works like a charm!
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To easily remove burnt on food from your skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring to a boil on stove top.
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Spray your TUPPERWARE with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato based sauces and there won't be any stains.
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Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks.
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When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the corn's natural sweetness.
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Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half, and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away.
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Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces ........ Left over wine? What's that? :)
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To get rid of itch from mosquito bites, try applying soap on the area and you will experience instant relief.
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Ants, ants, ants everywhere. Well, they are said to never cross a chalk line. So, get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march. See for yourself. hmmm? really?
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Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better still leaves a lovely smell to the shine.
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When you get a splinter, reach for the scotch tape before resorting to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the scotch tape over the splinter, and then pull it off. Scotch tape removes most splinters painlessly and easily.
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Now look what you can do with Alka Seltzer.........Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous China.
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Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets.
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Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.
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Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary).
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Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, and then run the hot water.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Carole
Posted by Omie at 03:24 PM | Comments (0)
October 24, 2007
Email Petitions
If you are going to pass something along, let it be THIS!
To whom it concerns:
Just a word to the wise. E-mail petitions are NOT acceptable to Congress or any other municipality. To be acceptable, petitions must have a signed signature and full address. Same with "prayer chains" -- be wary.
Almost all e-mails that ask you to add your name and forward on to others are similar to that mass letter years ago that asked people to send business cards to the little kid in Florida who wanted to break the Guinness Book of Records for the most cards. All it was, and all this type of e-mail is, is to get names and "cookie"tracking info for telemarketers and spammers to validate active e-mail accounts for their own purposes.
Any time you see an e-mail that says forward this on to "10" of your friends, sign this petition, or you'll get good luck, or whatever, it has either an e-mail tracker program attached that tracks the cookies and e-mails of those folks you forward to, or the host sender is getting a copy. Each time it gets forwarded and then is able to get lists of "active" e-mails to use in spam e-mails, or sell to others that do.
Please forward this notice to others and you will be providing a good service to your friends, and will be rewarded by not getting 30,000 spam e-mail in the future.
(If you have been sending out the above kinds of email, now you know why you get so much spam!)
Check it out: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.htm
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Carole and her friend, Joe.
Posted by Omie at 09:21 PM
October 20, 2007
New Use for Vicks
Hard to believe this....
It works 100 percent of the time, although the scientists at the Canada Research council (who discovered it) aren't sure why. To stop nighttime coughing in a child (or an adult, as we found out personally), put Vicks Vapor rub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime and then cover with socks.
Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about five minutes and stay stopped for many, many hours of relief. This works 100 percent of the time and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines.
In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly.
I heard the head of the Canada Research Council describe these findings on the part of their scientists when they were investigating the effectiveness and usage of prescription cough medicines in children as compared to alternative therapies like acupressure.
I just happened to tune in to a.m. radio, and picked up this guy talking about why cough medicines in kids often do more harm than good due to the chemical makeup of these strong drugs, so I listened. It was a surprising finding and found to be more effective than prescribed medicines for children at bedtime and in addition to have a soothing and calming effect on sick children who then
went on to sleep soundly.
My wife tried it on herself when she had a very deep constant and persistent cough a few weeks ago and it worked 100 percent! She said it felt like a warm blanket had enveloped her. The coughing stopped in a few minutes, and believe me, this was a deep (incredibly annoying!), every few seconds, uncontrollable cough, and she slept cough-free for hours every night she used it.
If you have grandchildren, pass it on.
If you end up sick, try it yourself and you will be absolutely amazed by the effect.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Disclaimer.... this is just a floating email and may be completely unwarranted so please always use your best common sense and judgment.
Thanks to Kerri.
Posted by Omie at 07:42 PM
October 19, 2007
Five Finger Prayer
This is beautiful - and it is surely worth making the five-finger prayer a part of our lives.
1. Your thumb is nearest you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C.S. Lewis once said, a "sweet duty."
2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.
3. The next finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business and industry, and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God's guidance.
4. The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for them.
5. And lastly comes our little finger - the smallest finger of all which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, "The least shall be the greatest among you." Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively.
Don't tell God how big your storm is; tell the storm how big your God is!!!!!
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Carole
Posted by Omie at 12:38 PM
October 18, 2007
Word Scramble
Someone out there either has too much spare time or is deadly at Scrabble. (Wait till you see the last one)!
DORMITORY:
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM
PRESBYTERIAN:
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN PRAYER
ASTRONOMER:
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER
THE EYES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE
GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE :
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS
SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO AMITY
ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
SNOOZE ALARMS:
When you rearrange the letters:
ALAS NO MORE Z 'S
A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:
IM A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE
AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE:
MOTHER-IN-LAW:
When you rearrange the letters:
WOMAN HITLER
Yep! Someone with waaaaaaaaaaay too much time on their hands!
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Carole
Posted by Omie at 08:28 PM
October 17, 2007
Cat Bowling
Click on this link and go Halloween bowling. Halloween Bowling
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Thanks again to friend, Gladys
Posted by Omie at 08:14 PM
October 15, 2007
CHRISTIAN WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS
"Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice."
1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day un-rushed.
4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget: don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the kid in you everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good "Thank you Jesus."
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego. (Ego = Edging God Out)
33. Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
36 . Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before.
GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU. "If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31)
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Debbie
Posted by Omie at 08:40 PM
October 12, 2007
Salad Recipes
Tabbouleh Salad
2 cups of hot water
1 cup bulgur wheat
1 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup of chopped fresh mint
1/2 cup of chopped onion
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Lettuce leaves
2 medium tomatoes, finely chopped
Pour hot water over bulgur. Let stand 30 minutes. Drain. mix with remaining ingredients except tomatoes. Chill. Serve on lettuce leaves with chopped tomatoes on top.
Apple Spinach Salad (from Southern Living Magazine)
1 10 oz package fresh spinach, torn
2 Granny Smith apples, chopped
1/2 cup cashews
1/3 cup golden raisins
Dressing for the above
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ from Omie's files ~ Enjoy!
Posted by Omie at 08:22 PM
October 10, 2007
Good Stuff
1) My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't!
2) I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
3) I work hard because millions on welfare depend on me!
4) Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
5) I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
6) Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.
7) You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.
8) Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
9) Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
10) Quoting one is plagiarism. Quoting many is research.
11) I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing.
12) Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
15) God must love stupid people, he made so many.
16) His gene pool could use a little chlorine.
17) It IS as BAD as you think and they ARE out to get you.
18) She took an IQ test and the results were negative.
19) Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.
20) Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
24) Frankly, Scallop, I Don't Give a Clam (seen on Cape Cod)
26) Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew Up. (Amen to that!)
27) Procrastinate Now
28) Rehab Is for Quitters
29) My Dog Can Lick Anyone
32) Finally 21, and Legally Able To Do Everything I've Been Doing Since 15
33) West Virginia: Four million people and 15 last names
34) FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION. It comes bundled with the software.
35) MY WILD OATS HAVE TURNED TO SHREDDED WHEAT
37) A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance
38) STUPIDITY IS NOT A HANDICAP. Park elsewhere!
40) They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken
41) He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead
43) POLICE STATION TOILET STOLEN .... Cops have nothing to go on.
44) FOR SALE - Iraqi rifle. Never fired. Dropped once.
45) HECK IS WHERE PEOPLE GO WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN GOSH
46) A PICTURE IS WORTH A 1000 WORDS, but it uses up a 1000 times the memory.
47) The Meek shall inherit the earth, after we're through with it.
48) Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
49) HAM AND EGGS - A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.
50) WELCOME TO SOUTH CAROLINA - Set your watch back 20 years.
51) The trouble with life is there's no background music.
52) The original "point and click interface" was a Smith & Wesson.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Again, may be a repeat.....author unknown. From the files of Omie.
Posted by Omie at 09:23 PM
October 05, 2007
Canadian Health Care - NOT a Joke
I didn't check this out for accuracy, but it sounds like many of the other comments that were checked out.
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I saw on the news up here in Canada where Hillary Clinton introduced her new health care plan; something similar to what we have in Canada. I also heard that Michael Moore was raving about the health care up here in Canada in his latest movie. As your friend, and someone who lives with the Canada health care plan, I thought I would give you some facts about this great medical plan that we have in Canada.
First of all
1) The health care plan in Canada is not free. We pay a premium every month of $96.00 for Shirley and I to be covered. Sounds great eh? What they don't tell you is how much we pay in taxes to keep the health care system afloat. I am personally in the 55% tax bracket. Yes, 55% of my earnings go to taxes. A large portion of that, and I am not sure of the exact amount, goes directly to health care - our #1 expense.
2) I would not classify what we have as a health care plan, it is more like a health diagnosis system. You can get into to see a doctor quick enough so he can tell you 'yes indeed you are sick or 'you need an operation,' but now the challenge becomes getting treated or operated on. We have waiting lists out the ying yang some as much as two years down the road.
3) Rather than fix what is wrong with you; the usual tactic in Canada is to prescribe drugs. Have a pain? - here is a drug to take- not what is causing the pain and why. No time for checking you out because it is more important to move as many patients thru as possible each hour for Government reimbursement
4) Many Canadians do not have a family Doctor.
5) Don't require emergency treatment as you may wait for hours in the emergency room waiting for treatment.
6) Shirley's dad cut his hand on a power saw a few weeks back and it required that his hand be put in a splint. To our surprise, we had to pay $125.00 for a splint because it is not covered under health care. Plus we have to pay $60.00 for each visit for him to check it out each week.
7) Shirley's cousin was diagnosed with a heart blockage and he was put on a waiting list. He died before he could get treatment.
8) Government allots so many operations per year. When that is done, no more
operations, unless you go to your local newspaper, and plead your case, and embarrass the government; then money suddenly appears.
9) The Government takes great pride in telling us how much more they are increasing the funding for health care, but waiting lists never get shorter. Government just keeps throwing money at the problem, but it never goes away. But they are good at finding new ways to tax us. They don't call it a tax anymore; it is now a user fee.
10) A friend of ours is 65 years old and needs an operation for a blockage in her leg but because she is a smoker they will not do it, and despite paying into the health care system all these years. Now there is talk that maybe we should not treat fat and obese people either because they are a drain on the health care system. Let me see now, what we want in Canada is a health care system for healthy people only? That should reduce our health care costs.
11) Forget getting a second opinion, what you see is what you get.
12) I can spend what money I have left after taxes on booze, cigarettes, junk food and anything else that could kill me, but I am not allowed by law to spend my money on getting an operation I need because that would be jumping the queue. I must wait my turn except if I am a hockey player or athlete then I can get looked at right away. Go figger. Where else in the world can you spend money to kill yourself but not allowed to spend money to get healthy.
13) Oh, did I mention that immigrants are covered automatically at tax payer
expense having never contributed a dollar to the system and pay no premiums?
14) Oh yeah, we now give free needles to drug users to try and keep them healthy. Wouldn't want a sickly druggie breaking into your house and stealing your things. But people with diabetes, who pay into the health care system, have to pay for their needles because it is not covered but the health care system.
I send this out not looking for sympathy but as the election looms in the states you will be hearing more and more about universal health care down there and the advocates will be pointing to Canada. I just want to make sure that you hear the truth about health care up here and have some food for thought and informed questions to ask when broached with this subject.
Step wisely and don't make the same mistakes we have.
Several years ago, I went to Deaconness Hospital in Cincinnati to visit with Lewis Foster, an esteemed professor of The Cincinnati Bible Seminary (Now Cincinnati Christian University). He had just returned from an extended visit in England. While there, he had what the doctors thought was probably a heart attack. Betty, his wife, said they went to a doctor who thought he probably had a heart attack, but couldn't be totally sure as he did not have an EKG machine in his office.
The doctor explained that there was a 3-month wait to get into a hospital, regardless of your problem. They asked if the doctor thought Lewis could make back to the states, and the doctor 'supposed' he could. They arranged a flight as soon as possible. Betty said he had a rough time of it, and they had an ambulance waiting at the Greater Cincinnati Airport to bring him straight to Deaconness Hospital. He did recover, but Betty went on to explain that there was no incentive for a doctor to buy any expensive equipment as it would put nothing more in his pocket to do so. That certainly opened my eyes to the 'lackings and failures' of a socialized medical system.
Someone once said, 'If you think medical treatment is expensive now, you should see what it costs when it's free.'
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to a friend of a friend of Carole's
Posted by Omie at 12:08 PM
October 04, 2007
A Good Toast
Worry looks around, sorry looks back, Faith looks up.
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
May your troubles be less, your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door.
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Thanks to Carole
Posted by Omie at 01:15 PM
True or False?
WHICH ARE TRUE AND WHICH ARE FALSE?
1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.
3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.
4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more during cold weather.
5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.
7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.
8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old.
9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.
10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.
11. The average housefly lives for 1 month.
12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.
13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.
14 The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.
15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.
16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.
17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water.
18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.
19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Tootsie."
20. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.
21. In most television commercials for milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.
22. Prince Charles and Prince William NEVER travel on the same airplane, just in case there is a crash.
23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburetor.
24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.
25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7th cousins.
26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.
See all the answers below:
They are all true....Now go back and think about #16!,
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ hmmmm? ALL true? No belly button? I don't think so.....however, "Fred," my back porch brown reculse spider, and his family, have just limited their days on this earth. Thanks to Carole
Posted by Omie at 01:04 PM
My Sentiments, Exactly
When Insults Had Class:
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." -- Winston Churchill
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." -- Clarence Darrow
"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." -- William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway)
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." -- Groucho Marx
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." -- Mark Twain
"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." -- Oscar Wilde
"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend... If you have one." -- George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill.. . followed by Churchill's response:
"Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second, if there is one." -- Winston Churchill
"I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here." --
Stephen Bishop
"He is a self-made man and worships his creator." -- John Bright
"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." -- Irvin S. Cobb
"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others." -- Samuel Johnson
"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up." -- Paul Keating
"He had delusions of adequacy." -- Walter Kerr
"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?" -- Mark Twain
"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." -- Mae West
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." -- Oscar Wilde
Lady Astor once remarked to Winston Churchill at a Dinner Party, "Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your coffee! " To which Winston replied, "Madam, if I were your husband, I would drink it!"
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to neighbor, Ed.
Posted by Omie at 12:45 PM
October 01, 2007
A Word to the Single
Folks, I have had this in my files for over ten plus years and I still find it stirring. I pray that it will speak to you as it does to me. May it minister truth and love to all of you, single or not.
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Everyone longs to give himself completely to someone, to have a deep soul relationship with another --to be loved thoroughly and exclusively.
But God says to a Christian; "Not until you are satisfied, fulfilled and content with being loved by Me alone, --with giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me; with having an intensely personal and unique relationship with Me alone, discovering that only in Me is your satisfaction to be found--will you be capable of the perfect human relationship that I have planned for you. You will never be united with another until you are united with Me--exclusive of anyone or anything else, exclusive of any other desires or longings.
I want you to stop planning, stop wishing, and allow Me to give you the most thrilling plan existing--one that you cannot imagine. I want you to have the best. Please allow Me to bring it to you. You just keep watching Me, expecting the greatest things. Keep experiencing the satisfaction that I am. Keep listening and learning the things that I tell you. You just wait, that's all. Don't be anxious. Don't worry.
Don't look around at the things others have gotten or that I've given them. Don't look around at the things you think you want. You just keep looking at Me, or you will miss what I want to show you. And then, when you are ready, I'll surprise you with a love far more wonderful than any you would dream. You see, until you are ready, and until the one I have for you is ready --(I am working even at this moment to have both of you ready at the same time)--until you are both satisfied exclusively with Me, and the life prepared for you, you won't be able to experience the love that exemplifies your relationship with Me, and this is the Perfect LOVE.
And, dear one, I want you to have this relationship with Me, and to enjoy materially and concretely the everlasting union of beauty, perfection and love. What I offer you is MYSELF. Know that I LOVE YOU utterly. I AM GOD. Believe it and be satisfied.
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from the files of "Omie" ~ except for the Holy Spirit......origins and/or author unknown
"And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. GOD IS LOVE; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 1 John 4:16.
Posted by Omie at 01:21 PM
September 26, 2007
Born in 1988?
Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things.
The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1988.
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
The CD was introduced the year they were born.
They have always had an answering machine
They have always had cable.
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: 'Where's the Beef?', 'I'd walk a mile for a Camel', or 'de plane Boss, de plane'.
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
Do you feel old yet?
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Ed.
Posted by Omie at 05:29 PM
September 19, 2007
Points to Ponder
I dialed a number and got the following recording: "I am not available right now, but Thank you for caring enough to call. I am making some changes in my life. Please leave a message after the Beep. If I do not return your call, You are one of the changes."
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Aspire to inspire before you expire.
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My wife and I had words, but I didn't get to use mine.
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Frustration is trying to find your glasses without your glasses.
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Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without
forgetting.
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The irony of life is that, by the time you're old enough to know your way around, you're not going anywhere.
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God made man before woman so as to give him time to think of an answer for
her first question.
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I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.
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Every morning is the dawn of a new error.
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The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Debbie
Posted by Omie at 10:14 AM
September 15, 2007
Food Prep...Yuck
Read the CNN story here.......The Garlic Stomp Dance
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<3 GrandMom Omie....who is totally grossed out by the above picture.
Posted by Omie at 02:56 PM
September 11, 2007
About Dogs
If a dog were the teacher you would learn stuff like:
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.
Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
Take naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back in the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout..! run right back and make friends.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.
Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you're not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
Omie's Dog....notice the cute little off center nose. >grin<
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<3 GrandMom Love - another repeat from the files of Omie.
Posted by Omie at 09:04 PM
How To Stay Young, Healthy and Happy
Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. If you really need a grouch, there are probably a few dozen of your relatives to do the job.
Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening ...whatever. Just never let the brain idle.
Enjoy the simple things. When the children are young... that is all that you can afford. When they are in college... that is all that you can afford. When they are grown and you are on retirement... that is all that you can afford!
Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. Laugh so much that you can be tracked in the store by your distinctive laughter. The tears happen.
Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life is ourselves.
Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies ... whatever.
Your home is your refuge.
Cherish your health. If it is good ... preserve it. If it is unstable ... improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve ... get help.
Don't take guilt trips. Go to the mall, the next county, a foreign country, but not guilt.
Tell the people you love, that you love them ... at every opportunity.
Remember ... Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ This may be a repeat. I pulled it from my secret stash ..... I was desperate!
Posted by Omie at 08:57 PM
September 06, 2007
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word, I agreed. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously. please read:
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall -- she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food -- while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the afternoon. Ingrid's husband called later saying that his wife had been taken to the hospital and passed away. She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some stroke victims don't die, they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this...
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within three hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke . . . totally. He said the trick was having a stroke recognized, diagnosed and then getting the patient medically cared for within three hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE:
Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps.
Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK, to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE. (Coherently) (I.e. . . It is sunny out today)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked,' if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.
If he or she has trouble with any one of these tasks, call 911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to ten people, you can bet at least one life will be saved.
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<3 GrandMom LOVE!
Posted by Omie at 06:00 PM
August 24, 2007
Things You May Not Know About Me
Okay, Folks, my friend, Catherine, sent this to me and I usually will let these go by the wayside and break them every time, but tonight I asked myself.....why not? So, here goes ....nothin.' heh heh
Things you may not have known about me....
1) Four places I have worked:
1. for my DDS dad - when I was a teenager
2. Tupperware lady
3. for a couple of ambulance chasing lawyers
4. a christian counseling center - which was the BEST, ...emotionally safe and healthiest place I have ever worked!
2) Four places I have lived:
1. Cleveland, TN. (also will add Sewanee, TN to this list)
2. Signal Mtn, TN.
3. Chickamauga, GA
4. Chattanooga, TN
3) Four TV shows/games I love to watch:
1. I tape "Literary Visions" off of GA Public TV every morning.
2. Paula Deen cooking on Food Network
3. any of those "flipping houses" programs
4. Joyce Meyer, who cracks me up - also Beth Moore
4) Four places I have been on vacation
1. Jerusalem Israel
2. Pebble Beach/Carmel, CA.
3. Parksville Lake/ Ocoee River, TN - this is my favorite
4. Key West, FL
5) Four of my favorite foods
1. sweet/sour pickled watermelon or Homemade Christmas pickles
2. French Silk Chocalate Pie - homemade, using my recipe
3. Grilled Salmon with a nice glass of white wine
4. Armando's cheese burger - YES, very juicy!
6) Four Places I'd rather be
1. Anywhere riding horses - - trail riding through the woods and singing at the top of my lungs.
2. on a houseboat hidden in a secluded lake slough -- nothing more relaxing to me than being on the water.
3. playing with my two grandkids
4. in a deeply intense conversation connecting (heart to heart) with a group of like minded friends or EVEN BETTER with a guy who is not giving you "his life story, but who can aptly toss the conversational ball back to you. hmmm? where is that guy?
7) Four friends I think will respond:
1. Debbie H. (internet friend)
2. Gladys
3. Diana
4. Marie
adding 5. Carole and 6. internet friend, Connie.
Now here's what you are supposed to do. Do not spoil the fun. Hit forward or copy and paste, then delete my answers and type in your own. Then send this to a whole bunch of people you know INCLUDING the person who sent it to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little known facts about those who know you. Great wisdom through painful experience is an inside job.
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<3 GrandMom Love - previously emailed back to Catherine
Posted by Omie at 11:39 PM
So You Think You Know Everything?
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)
No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt." (Are you doubting this?)
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?)
The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to "do" this one.)
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not doubting this, are you?)
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (Yes, admit it, you are going to say. a e i o u)
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out)
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A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. (Some days that's about what my memory span is) (How do they KNOW that?)
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too.)
Almonds are a member of the peach family.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
Babies are born without kneecaps They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. (And it wasn't an issue needing politicians to resolve it.)
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
The cruise liner, QE 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that)
The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
There are more chickens than people in the world.
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Congratulations! NOW...You Know Everything!
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to whomever sent this to me..... Marie, was that you?
Posted by Omie at 03:52 PM
August 23, 2007
The Price of Children
This is just too good! Something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. Nice.
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.
But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.
* That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich."
Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watching Saturday morning cartoons,
* going to Disney movies, and
* wishing on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.
For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream or pizza regardless.
You get a front row seat to history, to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first bra,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits. So, one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.
That is quite a deal for the price!
Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren!
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to internet friend, Debbie.
Posted by Omie at 10:51 AM
August 19, 2007
Ecclesiastes 3
To everything there is a season....Click here: Ecclesiastes 3 HE has made everything beautiful in its time.
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<3 GrandMom Love - Thanks to friend Anne, who almost never emails me, but when she does, she sends REALLY GOOD STUFF. Enjoy!
Posted by Omie at 09:09 PM
August 17, 2007
Farmer Wisdom
* Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
* Keep skunks, bankers, and lawyers at a distance.
* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
* Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
* It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
* You cannot unsay a cruel word.
* Every path has a few puddles.
* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
* The best sermons are lived, not preached.
* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
* Don't judge folks by their relatives.
* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
* Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.
* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
* Always drink upstream from the herd.
* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
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<3 GrandMom Love - Thanks to Marie
Posted by Omie at 12:11 PM
August 01, 2007
Useless Info About Me
Connie over at BrainFoggles tagged me for a “little meme” which NO ONE HAS EVER DONE BEFORE. So, I am honored by my internet and DOUA friend to give the world a view of useless information and/or what my kids call….."TMI"….too much information. Eat this up, Chatta Mom fans, (all three or four of you) ‘cause, as you know, this is something I rarely do….get personal. Or if I do, I leave it up for a couple of days and then tear it down. SO…..look fast. Heh heh.
The Rules:
“Each person links to the person who tagged them. Then each person posts the rules before their list, then they list 8 things about themselves. At the end of the post, that person tags and links to 8 other people and then visits those peoples’ sites and comments letting them know that they have been tagged, and to come read the post, so they know what they have to do.”
1) When I was 14 or 15 years old, I was under the gun. A crazy squatter hermit, off a back country road, (where I was riding horses with a guy friend), pointed his shotgun dead aim at us. Scary. Needless to say, we rode off into the sunset in a hurry. Of course, this is one of those stories I never shared with my folks.
2) I have only one or two prejudices: 1. folks who drive slow in the left hand passing lane, are usually mindlessly snuggled up to a car in the right lane and in their blind spot, and nobody can pass them. EKKKK! Drives me crazy! and 2. the paparazzi. Don't make me get on my soapbox, folks. Just thought of a third. I avoid whiney, fussy, nervous, high-strung folks like the plague. Sheesh!
3) I absolutely hate shopping….clothes, groceries, etc. but you cannot get me out of a book store.
4) I have a bad habit of correcting peoples' language on the TV. A lot of good that does. NOT, “I wish I WAS……!!!! IT IS, “I wish I WERE,” drives me batty. My sister does this also. This is an inherited trait from our mother.
5) Events, programs, suppers, parties I can organize in a snap, but absolutely cannot guide, lead, or direct people. Not my forte.
6) When my two grandsons are able to sit up on their own, I plan to get them on a horse to get their picture made.
7) There are at least two guardian angels (maybe more) who take very good care of me. I have to apologize to them regularly for the scrapes I lead them through.
8) I have traveled as far North as International Falls, MN, as far South as Key West FL., as far East as Sea Island, GA., and as far West as San Francisco, CA. At 16, my older sister and I went to explore the beaches and bars of Baja, CA. I have also been to Israel once, but have a friend who has been to Israel over 35 times. Whew!
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Okay Connie. Hope this works for ya, friend. Unfortunately, I don't know eight other bloggers that well, or the one or two that I do know have already done this two or three times. Sorry....
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Posted by Omie at 04:24 PM
July 20, 2007
Sunday Brunch Recipe
Still not back here on the blog, but thought I would share this recipe. Y'all are, of course, invited for Sunday bunch. The menu is Mexican Green Chili Strata, Sausage Cheese Balls, Fruit Salad and some sort of coffee cake. Coffee/Juice.
STRATA
6 slices of firm bread, we are using sourdough..... Trim crusts and spread one side with softened butter. Arrange bread, butter side down, in a 9 x 12-inch baking pan.
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Sprinkle cheeses evenly over bread.
8 ounces minced green chilies ... Distribute the chilies evenly over the cheese layer.
6 eggs
2 cups milk
2 teaspoons salt....2 teaspoons paprika, 1 teaspoon crumbled oregano, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard.
In a bowl, beat eggs with milk and all seasonings until well blended. Pour egg mixture over cheese. Cover and chill overnight or at least four hours.
Bake, uncovered, at 325 for about 50 minutes, or until top is lightly browned. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. ENJOY! :))
Yield: 8 servings
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Posted by Omie at 11:13 PM
July 04, 2007
If I Had a Blog Roll, part 2
Recommending....
Thanks to my Florida DOUA friend, whom I have never met face to face, but who just added Chatta Mom to her blog roll.
HURRAY! Now, there is a first! Thanks, Connie. Brain Foggles
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Posted by Omie at 05:20 PM
Washing Clothes
Build fire in backyard to heat kettle of rain water.
Set tubs so smoke wont blow in eyes if wind is pert.
Shave one hole cake of lie soap in boilin' water.
Sort things, make 3 piles
1 pile white,
1 pile colored,
1 pile work britches and rags.
To make starch, stir flour in cool water to smooth, then thin down with boiling water.
Take white things, rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, and boil, then rub colored don't boil just
wrench and starch.
Take things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then wrench, and starch.
Hang old rags on fence.
Spread tea towels on grass.
Pore wrench water in flower bed.
Scrub porch with hot soapy water. Turn tubs upside down.
Go put on clean dress, smooth hair with hair combs.
Brew cup of tea, sit and rock a spell and count your blessings.
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Paste this over your washer and dryer. Next time when you think things are bleak, read it again, kiss
that washing machine and dryer, and give thanks.
First thing each morning you should run and hug your washer and dryer, also your toilet---those
two-holers used to get mighty cold!
For you non-southerners -wrench means rinse. ;) AND WE THOUGHT WE HAVE IT ROUGH
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Posted by Omie at 03:59 PM
June 29, 2007
Introducing....
Son and Daughter introducing the cousins. Omie looking on.
Posted by Omie at 10:23 PM
June 28, 2007
Another BOY
Folks, (all two or three of you that read this blog) heh heh
For a season, I will not be posting jokes or stories, etc., instead I will be off kissing and playing with my brand new grandbaby. Another boy! Yes, I get another grandbaby just after having my first "grand" 4 1/2 months ago. I waited 13 years before the first one was born and here is another. HURRAY! God is good!
When I get back, I am sure to have some great "Omie" (german for grandmother) stories to share.
<3 GrandMom Hugs and Kisses ~
Omie
Thursday 11:40 pm update: DIL has been in labor since 2 am this morning. Baby still not here, but told son to call me in the middle of the night when baby does decide to arrive. The other grandfather just had quadruple by-pass surgery on Tuesday, but let himself out of the hospital this afternoon to be with his very pregnant daughter in another hospital. Will let ya know...
Friday 12 noon update: Son called me at 4:15 am this morning to announce the arrival of new baby boy. WOO-HOO! After 25 hours of hard labor, the doctors finally decided on a C-Section and unzipped DIL, delivered the baby and zipped her back up. Baby Boy weighs 7 pounds 12 ounces, is 21 inches long and has a full head of dark, (I am told) not blond, hair. Baby and Mom are doing well and daughter, other grandson and I are on our way over to meet our newest family member. Hurray!
Posted by Omie at 11:34 AM
June 18, 2007
Here's the BOY!
Shhhh! Every once in a while I sneak over to my son-in-law's blog to snitch pics of my grandbaby. Here is a Father's Day kiss from Dad for a very happy baby.
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Posted by Omie at 01:31 PM
June 11, 2007
True Advice
A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.
Anyone who thinks old age is golden must not have had a very exciting youth.
How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?
Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.
Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?
No one has more driving ambition than the boy who wants to buy a car.
There are no new sins....the old ones just get more publicity.
There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 AM. It could be a right number.
No one ever says "It's only a game" when their team is winning.
Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.
One of the quickest ways for a young man to fail in life is to work so hard the boss will think he's after his job.
If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably don't have any sense at all.
Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.
I've reached the age where the happy hour is a nap.
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<3 GrandMom Love ~ Thanks to Carole
Posted by Omie at 03:26 PM
May 24, 2007
Stolen License Plates
This is true: http://www.snopes.com/autos/theft/gastheft.asp
A woman said her son found his license plate missing so he called the police to file a report. They told him people were stealing the plates to get free gas. Given the rise in gas prices, people have taken to stealing license plates, putting them on their car, then getting gas and running. The gas station will have "your" license plate # and you could be in trouble for "pump and run."
Check your car periodically to be sure you still have a plate. If you should find it missing, file a report immediately!!! Keep an eye on your license plate! Make sure you always know it's there! When the license plate is reported as the "drive off vehicle", it's YOU they contact! Be aware!!!! Be aware of your license plates, most of us never look to see if they're there.
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Posted by Omie at 11:12 AM
May 05, 2007
Revised Cake Recipe
MIMI'S STRAWBERRY CAKE
Mix together and beat for about 2 minutes:
white cake mix
l strawberry Jello ( 3 oz. size)
1 cp strawberries, fresh or frozen
4 eggs
1/2 cup of salad oil
1/2 cup of juice or water
Bke 350, for 30 to 35 mins.
FROSTING
1 pkg. conectioner sugar
3/4 stick of softened butter
1/2 cup of strawberry juice or water or milk
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Posted by Omie at 09:42 PM
Time
At three minutes and four seconds after 2 AM on the 6th of May this year, the time and date will be 02:03:04 05/06/07. This will never happen again!
Posted by Omie at 12:16 PM
May 04, 2007
Strawberry Recipes
Several posts ago, I promised to share my strawberry cake recipe on this blog. Well, guess what? I cannot find my batter dripped, torn and ripped, nasty copy of that recipe. It is my daughter's favorite recipe for her birthday cake and I ABSOLUTELY have to find it before her birthday in two weeks!
I have called my sister in California hoping that this thirty plus year old family recipe has survived in HER kitchen.
SOoooo...... this is what I remember of the recipe and I will post the good copy (with correct proportions) should I ever find it in the cookbook cabinet. ....which I dread cleaning out with a passion. >groan<
1 box of Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1 -3 oz. package strawberry jello gelatin
mix together
add ??? eggs - at least two or three???
(cannot remember but it seems you add 3/4 of a stick of softened butter)
1/2 cup or so of strawberry juice and...
about 1/2 cup of fresh, but mashed strawberries
Bake in preheated oven.... don't even remember the temperature, but probably 350 degrees for about 25 to 30 minutes. Cool
CAKE ICING - Mix up one box of confectioner sugar.....with 1/2 stick or more of soften butter and slowly mix in milk or strawberry juice a tablespoon at a time until you get the right consistency. Ice cake and generously dot ALL OVER with strawberries. ENJOY! :))
When I find the correct recipe, I will inform you of the correct measurements. Meanwhile, honey, bake this at your own risk!!! Disclaimer given and you have been warned. chuckle chuckle :)
Because this is Strawberry Festival time in the next county up, (Rhea) I am posting other good strawberry recipes in which you might be interested.
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Strawberry Shortcake
I never much liked those little sponge cakes shaped like hockey pucks that are sold next to the berries in the grocery. Real shortcake is a melt in your mouth sweet biscuit, home made, and fresh.
2 cups unbleached flour
2/3 cup shortening, or oleo
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream *
1 tsp. baking soda *
[* or substitute 2 tsp. baking powder & 1/3 cup milk or 1/3 cup mocha mix]
3 baskets strawberries, sliced
3 Tbs. brown sugar
1 cup sour cream [or other topping]
Mix flour, sugar, and baking powder or soda together and cut in the shortening with a pastry wire, or a fork. Add the liquid last mixing with a fork. Adjust the quantity so that all the dry flour is picked up in the dough, but it is not too sticky. Humidity affects the amount.
Turn out onto a floured board. press and fold over 2 or 3 times. Press out to 1/3-inch thick and cut circles with a biscuit cutter, or a floured glass. Bake on cookie sheet in an oven preheated to 350 for 10 - 12 minutes or until golden tan on top. Serve with sliced, brown sugared strawberries and your favorite topping. Great for Sunday breakfast!
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Strawberry Soup --
[This recipe is adapted from one which came from the Beverly Hills Farmers' Market.]
4 cups strawberries, rinsed, hulled
1/4 cup raspberry or currant jelly
1/4 cup orange juice, or more to taste
1/2 cup superfine sugar
2 Tbls. Kirschwasser or Triple Sec
2-3 peaches, peeled and sliced
2 apricots, washed and halved
4-8 mint leaves, washed
Purée berries and sugar in a blender and pass through a sieve. Heat jelly with Kirsch until dissolved. Remove from heat. Add pureed berries and orange juice. Return saucepan to the heat and thin mixture with juice to make a "soup-like" mixture. Heat just until warm -- don't overheat or you will destroy the flavor of the fruit. Ladle the soup into four bowls. In each bowl float half an apricot surrounded by slices of peach and garnished with mint leaves.
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This is a family recipe that I am just throwing in because you will need something to wash down all these strawberry treats. Try it out for your Mother's Day get together.
Mint Iced Tea
1-quart water – Boil
Add 7 teabags and 6/7 sprigs of mint
Steep – 20 minutes, time it
In one-gallon container, add ¾ cups of sugar or ½ cups of sugar, to taste
Add frozen lemonade (small)
And frozen limeade (small)
Fill with water to the top of gallon container.
"My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four....unless three other people were present." ~Orson Wells
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Posted by Omie at 02:32 PM
May 02, 2007
Quiz for Fun
This is a quiz for people who know everything! I found out in a hurry that I didn't. These are not trick questions. They are straight questions with straight answers.
1. Name the one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends.
2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
4. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
5. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn't been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?
6. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters " dw" and they are all common words. Name two of them.
7. There are 14 punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name at least half of them?
8. Name the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form except fresh.
9. Name 6 or more things that you can wear on your feet beginning with the letter "S."
Answers To Quiz:
1. The one sport in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. Boxing.
2. North American landmark constantly moving backward . Niagara Falls (The rim is worn down about two and a half feet each year because of the millions of gallons of water that rush over it every minute.)
3. Only two vegetables that can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. Asparagus and rhubarb.
4. The fruit with its seeds on the outside. Strawberry.
5. How did the pear get inside the brandy bottle? It grew inside the bottle. (The bottles are placed over pear buds when they are small, and are wired in place on the tree. The bottle is left in place for the entire growing season. When the pears are ripe, they are snipped off at the stems.)
6. Three English words beginning with dw. Dwarf, dwell and dwindle.
7. Fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar. Period, comma, colon, semicolon, dash, hyphen, apostrophe, question mark, exclamation point, quotation marks, brackets, parenthesis, braces, and ellipses.
8. The only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh. Lettuce.
9. Six or more things you can wear on your feet beginning with "S". Shoes, socks, sandals, sneakers, slippers, skis, skates, snowshoes, stockings, stilts.
LIFE IS A JOURNEY - ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND ENJOY THE BREEZE
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Posted by Omie at 11:45 PM
April 16, 2007
Why People Come into Your Life
PEOPLE COME INTO YOUR LIFE FOR A REASON
I am posting this to see how many actually read this blog. Any response will be interesting. Pay attention to what you read and the people in your life. After you have finished reading it, you will know the reason. Here goes:
People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.
When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant .
Thank God for the folks who are a part of my life, whether they were a reason, a season or a lifetime.
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Posted by Omie at 09:45 PM
April 15, 2007
Tipping
Should I ever visit New York, Chicago or San Francisco.... now I'll know. Good information.
Hotel Tipping
Not every hotel you are going to stay in will have a bellman and concierge. Heck, some just have Frank, who makes $4.25/hour, asleep behind the desk. In this case, you needn't worry, tipping is probably not expected; but if you're staying in a place slightly more upscale, tipping is both customary and appreciated.
Because tipping is a way of rewarding good service, there is no way to say what is appropriate across the board. Tip at your own discretion, and only if you feel it is warranted. Here are some general guidelines to follow.
Valet: $1 - $2 (more in bad weather)
Shuttle Driver: $2
Doorman: $1 - $2 (for hailing a cab)
Bellman: $1 - $2 (when bags are brought up and down from your room)
Concierge: $2 - $20 (depending on the level of attention)
Room Service: 18% of the bill or at least $2 (not required if gratuity is included)
Housekeeping: $1 - $5 per night (the messier you are, the higher the tip)
Coatcheck: $1 - $2
Lesson one: Don't forget the chambermaid. "Some of these ladies have so much pride in what they do," says Michael Tuesca, concierge at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, in Miami (See: "South Beach Style"). "I've seen housekeepers return $10,000 Rolex watches covered in diamonds. They work for their money. They clean 12 rooms a day. And you never even see them, but you come back to a clean hotel room with music playing."
Tuesca advises leaving a few dollars per night, depending on the size of the room and how much work is involved in cleaning it. Leave the tip daily; housekeepers may change from one day to the next. And hand it over in person, if possible--it means more.
Lesson Two: For the ubiquitous hotel doormen, a good rule is $1 to $2 per favor, whether that's a flagged cab or a quick city orientation.
"You're a public servant, especially with directions," says Josh Sobul, who spent 18 years as a doorman at two of Chicago's biggest hotels and is now the doorman supervisor at The St. Regis, Aspen, a top resort in Colorado (see: "Peak Experience"). "The hardest thing is keeping traffic flowing. Checking people in at the same time--it keeps you moving. I was happy if I got $2 per cab."
Lesson Three: Reward perfect dinner recommendation from the concierge, or last-minute tickets to the hottest show in town. When thanking a butler or hotel concierge, your options are to tip after each service provided, between $5 and $10 each time
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Posted by Omie at 07:18 PM
April 07, 2007
Hot Cross Buns
Folks, I have a friend who faithfully bakes Hot Cross Buns every Easter season. She has gifted me with her treats plus her recipe, however, I would have to do a major cleaning project to find that recipe in the etherals of my cook book cabinet, so I have come up with this one via the internet. It just might be as good as mine. :)
Enjoy a new family tradition.
History of the Hot Cross Bun:
Hot cross buns are typically eaten on Good Friday and during Lent
Stories abound about the origins of the Hot Cross Bun. Yet, the common thread throughout is the symbolism of the "cross" of icing which adorns the bun itself.
Some say that the origin of Hot Cross Buns dates back to the 12th century, when an Angelican monk was said to have placed the sign of the cross on the buns, to honor Good Friday, a Christian holiday also known as the Day of the Cross. Supposedly, this pastry was the only thing permitted to enter the mouths of the faithful on this holy day.
Other accounts talk of an English widow, who's son went off to sea. She vowed to bake him a bun every Good Friday. When he didn't return she continued to bake a hot cross bun for him each year and hung it in the bakery window in good faith that he would some day return to her. The English people kept the tradition even after she passed away.
INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon instant powdered milk
1/4 cup white sugar
3/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 egg white
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
3/4 cup dried currants
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons milk
DIRECTIONS
Put warm water, butter, skim milk powder, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, egg, egg white, flour, and yeast in bread maker and start on dough program.
When 5 minutes of kneading are left, add currants and cinnamon. Leave in machine till double.
Punch down on floured surface, cover, and let rest 10 minutes.
Shape into 12 balls and place in a greased 9 x 12 inch pan. Cover and let rise in a warm place till double, about 35-40 minutes.
Mix egg yolk and 2 tablespoons water. Brush on balls.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 20 minutes. Remove from pan immediately and cool on wire rack.
To make crosses: mix together confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and milk. Brush an X on each cooled bun.
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Posted by Omie at 05:48 PM
March 30, 2007
No Joke Here
Female heart attacks are different and this is the best description I've ever read. Kudos to the lady who wrote this. Y'all take care out there!
Women and Heart Attacks (Myocardial infarction)
Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack...you know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest & dropping to the floor that we see in the movies. Here is the story of one woman's experience with a heart attack.
I had a completely unexpected heart attack at about 10:30 pm with NO previous exertion, NO previous emotional trauma that one would suspect might've brought it on I was sitting all snug & warm on a cold evening with my purring cat in my lap, reading an interesting story my friend had sent me and actually thinking, "Ah-ha, this is the life, all cozy and warm in my soft, cushy Lazy Boy with my feet propped up." A moment later, I felt that awful sensation of indigestion, like when you've been in a hurry and grabbed a bite of a sandwich and washed it down with a dash of water, and that hurried bite seems to feel like you've swallowed a golf ball going down the esophagus in slow motion and it is most uncomfortable. You realize you shouldn't have gulped it down so fast and needed to chew it more thoroughly and this time drink a glass of water to hasten its progress down to the stomach. This was my initial sensation---the only trouble was that I hadn't taken a bite of anything since about 5:00 p.m.
"After that seemed to subside, the next sensation was like little squeezing motions that seemed to be racing up my SPINE (in hindsight, it was probably my aorta spasming), gaining speed as they continued racing up and under my sternum (breast bone, where one presses rhythmically when administering CPR) This fascinating process continued on into my throat and branched out into both jaws.
"AH-HA!! NOW I stopped puzzling about what was happening--we all have read and/or heard about pain in the jaws being one of the signals of an MI happening, haven't we? I said aloud to myself and the cat, "Dear God, I think I'm having a heart attack!" I lowered the foot rest, dumping the cat from my lap, started to take a step and fell to the floor instead. I thought to myself "If this is a heart attack, I shouldn't be walking into the next room where the phone is or anywhere else.......but on the other hand, if I don't nobody will know that I need help, and if I wait any longer I may not be able to get up in a moment."
"I pulled myself up with the arms of the chair, walked slowly into the next room and dialed the Paramedics... I told her I thought I was having a heart attack due to the pressure building under the sternum and radiating into my jaws. I didn't feel hysterical or afraid, just stated the facts. She said she was sending the Paramedics over immediately, asked if the front door was near to me and, if so, to unbolt the door and then lie down on the floor where they could see me when they came in.
"I then lay down on the floor as instructed and lost consciousness; I don't remember the medics coming in, their examination, lifting me onto a gurney or getting me into their ambulance, or hearing the call they made to St. Jude ER on the way, but I did briefly awaken when we arrived and saw that the Cardiologist was already there in his surgical blues and cap, helping the medics pull my stretcher out of the ambulance. He was bending over me asking questions (probably something like "Have you taken any medications?") but I couldn't make my mind interpret what he was saying or form an answer and nodded off again, not waking up until the Cardiologist and partner had already threaded the teeny angiogram balloon up my femoral artery into the aorta and into my heart where they installed 2 side-by-side stents to hold open my right coronary artery.
"I know it sounds like all my thinking and actions at home must have taken at least 20-30 minutes before calling the Paramedics, but actually it took perhaps 4-5 minutes before the call, and both the fire station and St. Jude are only minutes away from my home, and my Cardiologist was ready to go to the OR in his scrubs and get going on restarting my heart (which had stopped somewhere between my arrival and the procedure) and installing the stents.
"Why have I written all of this to you with so much detail? Because I want all of you who are so important in my life to know what I learned first hand."
1~ Be aware that something very different is happening in your body - not the usual men's symptoms, but inexplicable things happening (until my sternum and jaws got into the act). It is said that many more women than men die of their first (and last) MI because they didn't know they were having one and commonly mistake it as indigestion, take some Maalox or other anti-heartburn preparation, and go to bed, hoping they'll feel better in the morning when they wake up....which doesn't happen. My female friends, your symptoms might not be exactly like mine, so I advise you to call the Paramedics if ANYTHING unpleasant is happening that you've not felt before. It is better to have a "false alarm" visitation than to risk your life guessing what it might be!
2 ~ Note that I said "Call the Paramedics." Ladies, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Do NOT try to drive yourself to the ER - you're a hazard to others on the road, and so is your panicked husband who will be speeding and looking anxiously at what's happening with you instead of the road. Do NOT call your doctor - he doesn't know where you live and if it's at night you won't reach him anyway, and if it's daytime his assistants (or answering service) will tell you to call the Paramedics. He doesn't carry the equipment in his car that you need to be saved! The Paramedics do, principally OXYGEN that you need ASAP. Your Dr. will be notified later.
3 ~ Don't presume it couldn't be a heart attack because you have a normal cholesterol count. Research has discovered that an elevated cholesterol level is rarely the cause of an MI (unless it's unbelievably high and/or accompanied by high blood pressure.) MI's are usually caused by long term stress and inflammation in the body, which dumps all sorts of deadly hormones into your system to sludge things up in there. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know, the better the chance we have to survive...
A cardiologist says that if everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people, including men who love women, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life.
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Posted by Omie at 01:19 PM
March 11, 2007
Green St. Patrick Recipe
Here is a treat of a recipe for you to make with your children for St. Patrick's Day. Quick and easy. Your BIG kids will enjoy this dessert also.
1 three ounce box of lime green Jello
1 cup boiling water ...plus one ice cube
2 cups of vanilla ice cream
Put two cups of vanilla ice cream in a large tumbler with a tight lid ....like a juice pitcher.
Boil one cup of water and add the green jello, stir until throughly dissolved. Add one ice cube. (I don't know why this makes a difference, but it does.) Stir.
Pour dissolved green jello mixture over the ice cream and stir or have your kids shake the tumbler (with a secure lid).
Put in refreightor for about twenty to thirty minutes and serve either topped with Cool Whip and/or mint leaf. Celebrate with this St. Patrick's Day dessert.
My favorite way to fix this recipe is with strawberry jello and make a parfait layered with regular congealed jello, the ice cream jello and then a layer of whipped cream and repeat layers and top with cut up strawberries.
Enjoy the compliments from your friends and family.
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Posted by Omie at 02:11 PM
February 26, 2007
More Finger Painting
Double click to enlarge ~ Enjoy!
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Posted by Omie at 12:55 AM
February 23, 2007
Finger Painting
Folks, There are more fingerpainting pictures of this wonderful creative project and I will add as time permits. Just double click to enlarge. More tomorrow. Enjoy.
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Posted by Omie at 07:39 PM
February 21, 2007
I Believe...
I believe -
...that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
I believe -
..that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I believe -
..that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I believe -
....that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
I believe -
....that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I believe -
...that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I believe -
....that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I believe -
....that you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I believe -
....that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I believe -
...that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I believe -
..that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I believe -
...that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I believe -
....that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I believe -
....that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.
I believe -
....that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I believe -
....that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I believe -
....that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I believe -
....that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I believe -
...that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I believe -
....that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
I believe -
....two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I believe -
..that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
I believe -
....that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.
I believe -
....that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I believe -
.... that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
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Posted by Omie at 02:22 PM
February 01, 2007
Comfort Recipe for Snowy Day
Vermont Chicken Pie
5 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup flour
3 cups warm chicken stock (my secret is to use one can of chicken noodle soup)
1/4 white pepper
1/4 teaspoon thyme
Salt to taste
4 cups cooked chicken meat, cut into bite-size pieces
3 tablespoons dry sherry
2 to 2 1/2 cups Bisquick
2/3 cup milk
Melt butter in large pot. Whisk in flour and cook over medium heat five minutes to make a rue. Gradually add warm stock. Whisk constantly. Stir and simmer about 20 minutes until rue is gravy thick. Add pepper and thyme; salt to taste. Add chicken and simmer until chicken is heated through. Stir in sherry. Pour into 2-quart casserole.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Beat two cups of Bisquick and milk, adding more Bisquick, if necessary, to make a manageable dough. Turn onto a floured board. Knead until smooth, about 30 seconds. Roll out large enough to fully cover top of chicken casserole. Cut to fit, using scraps to make a dough design on surface of crust. (Good for kids activity.) Bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Serves 4 to 6.
Posted by Omie at 07:17 PM
January 29, 2007
Good Advice at the Gas Station
This is great advice. This was sent to us by Jim (he is with the Hamilton County Police). He is the Members Enhancement Director from our Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Chapter V. Protect Yourself at the Gas Station
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Posted by Omie at 12:57 PM
January 20, 2007
Immigration Discussion
We know Dick Lamm as the former Governor of Colorado. In that context his thoughts are particularly poignant. Last week there was an immigration overpopulation conference in Washington, DC, filled to capacity by many of America's finest minds and leaders. A brilliant college professor (and best selling author) by the name of Victor Hansen Davis talked about his latest book, "Mexifornia," explaining how immigration - both legal and illegal was destroying the entire state of California. He said it would march across the country until it destroyed all vestiges of The American Dream.
Moments later, former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm stood up and gave a stunning speech on how to destroy America. The audience sat spellbound as he described eight methods for the destruction of the United States. He said, "If you believe that America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let's destroy America. It is not that hard to do. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that 'An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.'"
"Here is how they do it," Lamm said:?
"First, to destroy America, turn America into a bilingual or multi-lingual and bicultural country." History shows that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two or more competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; however, it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. The historical scholar, Seymour Lipset, put it this way: "The histories of bilingual and bicultural societies that do not assimilate are histories of turmoil, tension, and tragedy." Canada, Belgium, Malaysia, and Lebanon all face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficulties with Basques, Bretons, and Corsicans."
Lamm went on:
"Second, to destroy America , "Invent 'multiculturalism' and encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. I would make it an article of belief that all cultures are equal. That there are no cultural differences. I would make it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout rates are due solely to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other explanation is out of bounds.
Third, "We could make the United States an 'Hispanic Quebec' without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic Monthly recently: "The apparent success of our own multiethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentricity and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together." Lamm said, "I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor. It is important to ensure that we have various cultural subgroups living in America enforcing their differences rather than as Americans, emphasizing their similarities."
"Fourth, I would make our fastest growing demographic group the least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50% dropout rate from high school."
"My fifth point for destroying America would be to get big foundations and business to give these efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identity, and I would establish the cult of 'Victimology.' I would get all minorities to think that their lack of success was the fault of the majority. I would start a grievance industry blaming all minority failure on the majority population."
"My sixth plan for America's downfall would include dual citizenship, and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse people worldwide! are mostly engaged in hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against most historical precedent. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together. Look at the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common language and literature; and they worshipped the same gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic games. A common enemy, Persia, threatened their liberty. Yet all these bonds were not strong enough to overcome two factors: local patriotism and geographical conditions that nurtured political divisions. Greece fell. "E. Pluribus Unum" -- >From many, one. In that historical reality, if we put the emphasis on the 'pluribus' instead of the 'Unum,' we will balkanize America as surely as Kosovo."
"Next to last, I would place all subjects off limits; make it taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity.' I would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century - that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like 'racist' or 'xenophobe' halt discussion and debate. Having made America a bilingual/bicultural country, having established multi-culturism, having the large foundations fund the doctrine of 'Victimology,' I would next make it impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I would develop a mantra: That because immigration has been good for America, it must always be good. I would make every individual immigrant symmetric and ignore the cumulative impact of millions of them."
In the last minute of his speech, Governor Lamm wiped his brow. Profound silence followed. Finally he said, "Lastly, I would censor Victor Hanson Davis's book "Mexifornia." His book is dangerous. It exposes the plan to destroy America. If you feel America deserves to be destroyed, don't read that book."
There was no applause. A chilling fear quietly rose like an ominous cloud above every attendee at the conference. Every American in that room knew that everything Lamm enumerated was proceeding methodically, quietly, darkly, yet pervasively across the United States today. Discussion is being suppressed. Over 100 languages are ripping the foundation of our educational system and national cohesiveness. Even barbaric cultures that practice female genital mutilation are growing as we celebrate 'diversity.' American jobs are vanishing into the Third World as corporations create a Third World in America - take note of California and other states - to date, ten million illegal aliens and growing fast. It is reminiscent of George Orwell's book "1984." In that story, three slogans are engraved in the Ministry of Truth building:? "War is peace," "Freedom is slavery," and "Ignorance is strength."
Governor Lamm walked back to his seat. It dawned on everyone at the conference that our nation and the future of this great democracy is deeply in trouble and worsening fast. If we don't get this immigration monster stopped within three years, it will rage like a California wildfire and destroy everything in its path, especially The American Dream.
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The following link was sent to me by another friend. It may take a while to bring this up, but it is really informative. Takes about 12 minutes to view.
It is interesting and very scary..... pull it up, listen to this short video, and see what you think. The guy makes a pretty overwhelming argument.
Immigration and US Population Control
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<3 Mom Love - Thanks to Marie for the Gov. Lamm speech and Carole for the Immigration video link.
Posted by Omie at 01:04 PM
January 11, 2007
Different Version of Jesus Loves Me
JESUS LOVES ME
Jesus loves me, this I know,
Though my hair is white as snow.
Though my sight is growing dim,
Still He bids me trust in Him.
(CHORUS)
YES, JESUS LOVES ME... YES, JESUS LOVES ME...
YES, JESUS LOVES ME FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.
Though my steps are oh, so slow,
With my hand in His I'll go.
On through life, let come what may,
He'll be there to lead the way.
(CHORUS)
Though I am no longer young,
I have much which He's begun.
Let me serve Christ with a smile,
Go with others the extra mile.
(CHORUS)
When the nights are dark and long,
In my heart He puts a song.
Telling me in words so clear,
"Have no fear, for I am near."
(CHORUS)
When my work on earth is done,
And life's victories have been won.
He will take me home above,
Then I'll understand His love
(CHORUS)
I love Jesus, does He know?
Have I ever told Him so?
Jesus loves to hear me say,
That I love Him every day.
Author unknown
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Posted by Omie at 12:45 PM
January 04, 2007
A New Direction
The Democrats now promise, "A New Direction For America"
The stock market is at a new all-time high and America's 401K's are back.
A new direction from there means, what?
Unemployment is at 25 year lows.
A new direction from there means, what?
Oil prices are plummeting.
A new direction from there means, what?
Taxes are at 20 year lows.
A new direction from there means, what?
Federal tax revenues are at all-time highs.
A new direction from there means, what?
The Federal deficit is down almost 50%, just as predicted over last year.
A new direction from there means, what?
Home valuations are up 200% over the past 3.5 years.
A new direction from there means, what?
Inflation is in check, hovering at 20 year lows.
A new direction from there means, what?
Not a single terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11/01.
A new direction from there means, what?
Osama bin Laden is living under a rock in a dark cave, having not surfaced in years, if he's alive at all, while 95% of Al Queda's top dogs are either dead or in custody, cooperating with US Intel.
A new direction from there means, what?
Several major terrorist attacks already thwarted by US and British Intel, including the recent planned attack involving 10 Jumbo Jets being exploded in mid-air over major US cities in order to celebrate the anniversary of the 9/11/01 attacks.
A new direction from there means, what?
Just as President Bush foretold us on a number of occasions, Iraq was to be made "ground zero" for the war on terrorism -- and just as President Bush said they would, terrorist cells from all over the region are arriving from the shadows of their hiding places and flooding into Iraq in order to get their faces blown off by US Marines rather than boarding planes and heading to the United States to wage war on us here.
A new direction from there means, what?
Now let me see, do I have this right? I can expect:
The economy to go South.
Illegals to go North.
Taxes to go Up.
Employment to go Down.
Terrorism to come In.
Tax breaks to go Out.
Social Security to go away.
Health Care to go the same way gas prices have gone.
But what the heck!
I can gain comfort by knowing that Nancy P, Hillary C, John K, Edward K, Howard D, Harry R and Obama have worked hard to create a comprehensive National Security Plan, Health Care Plan, Immigration Reform Plan, Gay Rights Plan, Same Sex Marriage Plan, Abortion On Demand Plan, Tolerance of Everyone and Everything Plan, How to Return all Troops to the U.S. in The Next Six Months Plan, A Get Tough Plan, adapted from the French Plan by the same name and a How Everyone Can Become as Wealthy as We Are Plan. I forgot the No More Katrina Storm Plan.
Now I know why I feel good after the elections. I am going to be able to sleep so much better at nights knowing these dedicated politicians are thinking of me and my welfare.
If you wish, pass this good news along to all of your friends so they can feel better also.
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Posted by Omie at 12:29 PM
December 24, 2006
Merry Christmas 2006
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, FOLKS!
Posted by Omie at 02:08 PM
December 23, 2006
A Birthday Celebration
You are cordially invited to
A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!!!
Guest of Honor: Jesus Christ
Date: Every day. Traditionally, December 25, but He's always around, so the date is flexible...
Time: Whenever you're ready. (Please don't be late, though, or you'll miss out on all the fun!)
Place: In your heart.... He'll meet you there. (You'll hear Him knock.)
Attire: Come as you are... grubbies are okay. He'll be washing our clothes anyway. He said something about new white robes and crowns for everyone who stays till the last.
Tickets: Admission is free. He's already paid for everyone...(He says you wouldn't have been able to afford it anyway... it cost Him everything He had. But you do need to accept the ticket!!
Refreshments: New wine, bread, and a far-out drink He calls "Living Water,"
followed by a supper that promises to be out of this world!
Gift Suggestions: Your life. He's one of those people who already has everything else. (He's very generous in return though. Just wait until you see what He has for you!)
Entertainment: Joy, Peace, Truth, Light, Life, Love, Real Happiness, Communion with God, Forgiveness, Miracles, Healing, Power, Eternity in Paradise, Contentment, and much more! (All "G" rated, so bring your family and friends.)
R.S.V.P. Very Important! He must know ahead so He can reserve a spot for you at the table. Also, He's keeping a list of His friends for future reference. He calls it the "Lamb's Book of Life."
Party being given by His Kids (that's us!!)! Hope to see you there! For those of you whom I will see at the party, share this with someone today!
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Posted by Omie at 11:39 AM
December 18, 2006
The Christmas Gullibility Test
Strange myths and legends buzz around Christmas like flies around reindeer. Can you separate the legitimate Christmas facts from the bogus ones?
Click 'True' or 'False' to make a selection for each statement. When you've made a selection for all twelve questions, a box will appear allowing you to see your score. Christmas Gullibility Test
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Posted by Omie at 12:28 PM
December 15, 2006
Important To Remember
1. ANYONE can become angry - that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not easy. (ARISTOTLE - The Nicomachean Ethics)
2. Shoot for the moon...........even if you miss you'll be among the stars.
3. A short course in Human Relations:
* The six most important words : "I admit I made a mistake."
* The five most important words : "You did a good job."
* The four most important words : "What is your opinion?"
* The three most important words : "If you please."
* The two most important words : "Thank you."
* The one most important word : "WE"
* The least important word : "I"
4. Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. (OPRAH WINFREY - Talk show host)
5. Watch your thoughts; they become words.
* Watch your words; they become actions.
* Watch your actions; they become habits.
* Watch your habits; they become character.
* Watch your character; it becomes your destiny. (FRANK OUTLAW)
6. If you have a penny and I have a penny and we exchange pennies, you still have one cent and I still have one cent. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange ideas, you now have two ideas and I now have two ideas.
7. If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win but think you can't, It's almost certain that you won't.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger woman or man,
But sooner or later, those who win
Are those who think they can.
8. IN HIS Creed for Optimists, Christian D. Larsen tells you how you can be somebody.
* Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
* Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
* Make all your friends feel there is something special in them.
* Look at the sunny side of everything.
* Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best.
* Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
* Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
* Give everyone a smile.
* Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others.
* Be too big for worry and too noble for anger.
9. The only place you find success before work is in the dictionary.
(MAY V. SMITH)
10. During the devastating earthquakes in Kobe, Japan, an American newscaster did a short piece on a Japanese woman who set up a makeshift store out of boxes selling flashlights and batteries. When the commentor asked why she wasn't selling these essential items for more than the regular price, the woman answered, "Why would I want to profit from someone else's suffering?"
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Posted by Omie at 12:38 PM
So Late So Soon
`How did it get so late so soon?
It's night before it's afternoon.
December is here before it's June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?'' -Dr. Seuss
Posted by Omie at 12:27 PM
November 29, 2006
Dog Tricks
Check it out:
www.idodogtricks.com
Be sure to type in your typical commands (fetch, roll over, speak, play dead, etc.) but also type in some not so typical ones. Lastly, make sure you type in "kiss"!
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Posted by Omie at 02:19 PM
U.S. Geography Test
Need another addiction? I have been playing this for the last thirty minutes. I have to get out the door to an appointment. I DON"T HAVE TIME FOR THIS! Why am I still messing with this? *groan*
Okay.... Your turn.
You must drag and drop all 48 states in the time allotted to be promoted to the 4th grade.
Click the webpage below.. Ready. Begin!
Copy/paste ~ http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf
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Posted by Omie at 01:29 PM
November 25, 2006
A Thankful Heart
Take nothing for granted, for whenever you do,
The joy of enjoying is lessened for you.
For we rob our own lives much more than we know
When we fail to respond or in any way show
Our thanks for the blessings that daily are ours-
The warmth of the sun, the fragrance of flowers,
The beauty of twilight, the freshness of dawn,
The coolness of dew on a green velvet lawn,
The kind little deeds, so thoughtfully done,
The favors of friends and the love that someone
Unselfishly gives us in a myriad of ways,
Expecting no payment and no words of praise.
Oh, great is our loss when we no longer find
A thankful response to things of this kind,
For the joy of enjoying, and the fullness of living,
Are found in the heart that is filled with Thanksgiving.
Helen Steiner Rice
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Posted by Omie at 12:50 PM
November 21, 2006
$1.00 Bill
Take out a one dollar bill, and look at it. The one dollar bill you're looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its present design. This so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and linen blend, with red and blue minute silk fibers running through it. It is actually material. We've all washed it without it falling apart. A special blend of ink is used, the contents we will never know. It is overprinted with symbols and then it is starched to make it water resistant and pressed to give it that nice crisp look.
If you look on the front of the bill, you will see the United States Treasury Seal. On the top you will see the scales for a balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's square, a tool used for an even cut. Underneath is the Key to the United States Treasury. That's all pretty easy to figure out, but what is on the back of that dollar bill is something we should all know.
If you turn the bill over, you will see two circles. Both circles, together, comprise the Great Seal of the United States. The First Continental Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up with a Seal. It took them four years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it approved.
If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a Pyramid. Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is dark. This country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore the West or decided what we could do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is un-capped, again signifying that we were not even close to being finished. Inside the capstone you have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin's belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of God, could do anything.
"IN GOD WE TRUST" is on this currency. The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means, "God has favored our undertaking."
The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means, "a new order has begun." At the base of the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776.
If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States. It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida National Cemetery, and is the centerpiece of most hero's monuments. Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States, and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the symbols mean.
The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons: First, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong, and he is smart enough to soar above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the King of England. Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one nation. In the Eagle's beak you will read, " E PLURIBUS UNUM," meaning, "one nation from many people."
Above the Eagle, you have thirteen stars, representing the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Again, we were coming together as one..
Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows.
They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number This is almost a worldwide belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or motels with a 13th floor. But think about this: 13 original colonies, 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 13 stripes on our flag, 13 steps on the Pyramid, 13 letters in the Latin above, 13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum," 13 stars above the Eagle, 13 bars on that shield, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13 fruits, and if you look closely, 13 arrows. And, for minorities: the 13th Amendment.
I always ask people, "Why don't you know this?" Your children don't know this, and their history teachers don't know this. Too many veterans have given up too much to ever let the meaning fade. Many veterans remember coming home to an America that didn't care. Too many veterans never came home at all.
Share this information with someone, so they can learn what is on the back of the UNITED STATES ONE DOLLAR BILL, and what it stands for...
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Posted by Omie at 11:22 AM
November 15, 2006
Filler
From the files of Omie...
***"Five Love Languages: 1) Time, 2) Gifts, 3) Acts of Service, 4) Words of Affirmation, 5) Physical Touch." (My love language is time, with words of affirmation coming in second.) What are yours?
***"Formula for a successful relationship~ 1) Have a solid underlying friendship and, 2) Meet the needs of each other."
***"We are all pencils in the hand of a writing God, who is sending love letters to the world." Mother Teresa.
***"Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day, while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure."
**"Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment." Eric Butterworth, Clergyman
***"Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more commonplace than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and Determination alone are omnipotent." Calvin Coolidge
***"I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time..." Charles Dickens
***"Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better." Pat Riley
***"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs--jolted by every pebble in the road." Henry Ward Beecher
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Posted by Omie at 01:16 PM
November 09, 2006
Thanksgiving Recipe
Cranberry Apple Recipe
1 lb. raw cranberries
4 cups chopped apples (unpeeled) ( I use Granny Smith for color contrast)
1 1/2 cups sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups quick oats
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 stick melted butter
Mix all ingredients together except butter. Melt butter and pour over casserole. Bake 325 for 1 hour.
Enjoy.
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Posted by Omie at 06:54 PM
November 05, 2006
Fire Rainbow
This is a FIRE RAINBOW - The rarest of all naturally occuring atmosphic phenomena. (aka circumcision arc)
The picture was captured on the Idaho/Washington border. The event lasted about 1 hour. (6/06 per Snopes.com)
Clouds have to be cirrus, at least 20K feet in the air, with just the right amount of ice crystals and the sun has to hit the clouds at precisely 58 degrees.
Lord, there is no other God--there is none like You!
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Posted by Omie at 01:17 PM
November 01, 2006
SING
Received this announcement from a friend. This event might be something you and your family would like to attend.
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There is going to be a fantastic free concert at the Tivoli Theater this Sunday at 3:00 pm. Every singer that has sung with Glenn Draper for the past 50 years has been invited to sing in a presentation of the Messiah with orchestra. Singers will be coming from Pfeiffer College, Keesler Air Force Base, University of Miami, Lake Junaluska Singers, UTC, First Presbyterian Church Choir, and the Glenn Draper Singers. This is all a part of a special reunion weekend in celebration of Glenn and Lounelle's 50 years of marriage and ministry together.
The chorus is expected to be around 180 - 200 strong. We will be performing a few additional favorites, such as "When I Survey" and "Heavenly Light" along with Handel's Messiah. We know it will be good, because rehearsals were absolutely thrilling! You can't miss it!
Admission is free! You will be given the opportunity to make a donation at the door. :-)
Come hear God's word put to beautiful and powerful music... telling the story of our true Messiah. Bring a friend ...3PM... Tivoli Theater...this Sunday.
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Posted by Omie at 11:14 AM
October 15, 2006
Iraq
1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq.
2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization!
3. Noah built the ark in Iraq.
4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq
5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq!
6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq!
7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.
8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq.
9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel.
10. Amos cried out in Iraq!
11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem.
12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq!
13. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in Iraq.
14. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq.
15. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.
16. The wise men were from Iraq
17. Peter preached in Iraq.
18. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon, which was a city in Iraq!
And you have probably seen this one. Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible. But do you know which nation is second? It is Iraq! However, that is not the name that is used in the Bible. The names used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar, and Mesopotamia. The word Mesopotamia means between the two rivers, more exactly between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The name Iraq, means country with deep roots.
Indeed Iraq is a country with deep roots and is a very significant country in the Bible.
No other nation, except Israel, has more history and prophecy associated it than Iraq.
And also this is something to think about ~ Since America is typically represented by an eagle, Saddam should have read up on his Muslim passages...
The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)
Koran (9:11 ) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and there was peace.
(Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?!
Comments anyone?
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Posted by Omie at 12:11 PM
October 13, 2006
Help Me To Focus
Folks, My well of interesting jokes and emails from friends and family has run dry for a few days so I searched in my reserve files and came up with this jewel.
I saved it years ago because of the children I have met or the folks I have worked with and the friends that I cherish that struggle with AHD. (Attention Hyperactive Disorder) These friends know they are loved, but some of them absolutely drive me crazy when their spontaneity serves up chaos and instant distractions in my so-called orderly bubble. But two things in this world that I eschew is, (one) whiney people and, (two) high-drama histrionic folks and since this usually is not the description of those afflicted with ADHD, I embrace them and try to "go with the flow." What concerns me (actually breaks my heart) is when kids with ADHD, (and who are too young to have developed their own voice) are misunderstood and/or mistreated.
Raising children is the most wonderful job, but dealing with an ADHD or other mentally/physically handicapped child is especially difficult and challenging. It is a struggle. But, those of you with differently-abled children know there are special assigned angels to call upon to give patience.....teach....guide....direct.....minister......give grace.....support....pick up....heal... strengthen...edify...counsel....encourage....bless and reward.
This is written (not by me) to encourage those parents, teachers, counselors, support team, friends and family of those special angels, whether they be adults or children.
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Please teach me through my sense of "touch".
I need "hands-on" and body movement.
"I need to know what comes next"
Please give me a structured environment where there is a dependable routine.
Give me an advanced warning if there will be changes.
"Wait for me, I'm still thinking"
Please allow me to go at my own pace.
If I rush, I get confused and upset.
"I'm stuck! I can't do it!"
Please offer me options for problem-solving.
I need to know the detours when the road is blocked.
"Is it right? I need to know NOW!"
Please give me rich and immediate feedback on how I'm doing.
"I didn't know I WASN'T in my seat!"
Please remind me to stop, think and act.
"Am I almost done now?"
Please give me short work periods with short-term goals.
"What?"
Please don't say "I already told you that."
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Posted by Omie at 02:33 PM
October 03, 2006
What Makes Your State So Special
ALABAMA ... Was the first place to have 9-1-1, started in 1968.
ALASKA ... One out of every 64 people has a pilot's license.
ARIZONA ... Is the only state in the continental U.S. that doesn't follow Daylight Savings Time.
ARKANSAS ... Has the only active diamond mine in the U.S.
CALIFORNIA... Its economy is so large that if it were a country, it would rank seventh in the entire world.
COLORADO ... In 1976 it became the only state to turn down the Olympics.
CONNECTICUT ... The Frisbee was invented here at Yale University.
DELAWARE ... Has more scientists and engineers than any other state.
FLORIDA ... At 759 square miles, Jacksonville is the U.S.'s largest city.
GEORGIA ... It was here, in 1886, that pharmacist John Pemberton made the first vat of Coca-Cola.
HAWAII ... Hawaiians live, on average, five years longer than residents in any other state.
IDAHO ... TV was invented in Rigby, Idaho, in 1922.
ILLINOIS ... The Chicago River is dyed green every St. Patrick's Day.
INDIANA ... Home to Santa Claus, Indiana, which get a half million letters to Santa every year.
IOWA ... Winnebagos get their name from Winnebago County. Also, it is the only state that begins with two vowels.
KANSAS ... Liberal, Kansas, has an exact replica of the house in The Wizard of Oz.
KENTUCKY ... Has more than $6 billion in gold underneath Fort Knox.
LOUISIANA ... Has parishes instead of counties because they were originally Spanish church units.
MAINE ... It's so big, it covers as many square miles as the other five New England states combined.
MARYLAND ... The Oujia board was created in Baltimore in 1892.
MASSACHUSETTS ... The Fig Newton is named after Newton, Massachusetts.
MICHIGAN ... Fremont, home to Gerber, is the baby food capital of the world.
MINNESOTA ... Bloomington's Mall of America is so big, if you spent 10 minutes in each store, you'd be there nearly four days.
MISSISSIPPI ... President Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear here.... that's how the teddy bear got its name.
MISSOURI ... Is the birthplace of the ice cream cone.
MONTANA .. A sapphire from Montana is in the Crown Jewels of England.
NEBRASKA ... More triplets are born here than in any other state.
NEVADA ... Has more hotel rooms than any other place in the world.
NEW HAMPSHIRE ... Birthplace of Tupperware, invented in 1938 by Earl Tupper.
NEW JERSEY ... Has the most shopping malls in one area in the world.
NEW MEXICO ... Smokey the Bear was rescued from a 1950 forest fire here.
NEW YORK ... Is home to the nation's oldest cattle ranch, started in 1747 in Montauk.
NORTH CAROLINA .. Home of the first Krispy Kreme doughnut.
NORTH DAKOTA ... Rigby, North Dakota, is the exact geographic center of North America.
OHIO ... The hot dog was invented here in 1900.
OKLAHOMA.. The grounds of the state capital are covered by operating oil wells.
OREGON ... Has the most ghost towns in the country.
PENNSYLVANIA ... The smiley, :) was first used in 1980 by computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University.
RHODE ISLAND...The nation's oldest bar, the White Horse Tavern, opened here in 1673.
SOUTH CAROLINA ... Sumter County is home to the world's largest gingko farm.
SOUTH DAKOTA ... Is the only state that's never had an earthquake.
TENNESSEE... Nashville's Grand Ole Opry is the longest running live radio show in the world.
TEXAS ... Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco back in 1885.
UTAH ... The first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened here in 1952.
VERMONT ... Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's.
VIRGINIA ... Home of the world's largest office building ... The Pentagon.
WASHINGTON ... Seattle has twice as many college graduates as any other state.
WASHINGTON D.C. ... Was the first planned capital in the world.
WEST VIRGINIA ... Had the world's first brick paved street, Summers Street, laid in Charleston in 1870.
WISCONSIN ... The ice cream sundae was invented here in 1881 to get around Blue Laws prohibiting ice cream from being sold on Sundays.
WYOMING ... Was the first state to allow women to vote.
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Posted by Omie at 12:22 PM
September 28, 2006
Every Woman Should Know
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
A set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra..
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
One friend who Always makes her Laugh... and one who lets her cry...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
A good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
Eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored.
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
A feeling of control over her destiny...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to fall in love without losing herself...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to quit a job, break up with a lover...and confront a friend without ruining the friendship.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
When to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY.
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
That she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
That her childhood may not have been perfect..but; Its over...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she would and wouldn't do for love or more...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
How to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
Whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally...
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
Where to go... be it to her best friend's kitchen table..or a charming inn in the woods...when her soul needs soothing... !
EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
What she can and can't accomplish in a day... a month...and a year
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Posted by Omie at 04:12 PM
September 16, 2006
Free Market
A car company can move its factories to Mexico and claim it's a free market.
A toy company can out source to a Chinese subcontractor and claim it's a
free market.
A shoe company can produce its shoes in Southeast Asia and claim it's a free
market.
A major bank can incorporate in Bermuda to avoid taxes and claim it's a free
market.
We can buy HP Printers made in Mexico. We can buy shirts made in Bangladesh.
We can purchase almost anything we want from 20 different countries.
BUT, heaven help the senior citizens who dare to buy their prescription drugs from a Canadian pharmacy. That's called un-American. And you think the pharmaceutical companies don't have a powerful lobby? Think again!
Just ask every person you know over age 50. It is an interesting thought. Maybe this is an issue that should come up in the next election!
Forget the 50, inform all your friends now. We're all in this boat together! Even
if you aren't in this boat now, you're standing on the pier. . .
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Posted by Omie at 11:43 AM
September 13, 2006
Laws of Work
** If you can't get your work done in the first 24 hours, work nights.
** A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick in the butt.
** Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
** It doesn't matter what you do, it only matters what you say you've done and what you're going to do.
** After any salary raise, you will have less money at the end of the month than you did before.
** The more Junk you put up with, the more Junk you are going to get.
** You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a clipboard.
** Eat one live toad the first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.
** When the bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves.
** If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a fool about it.
** There will always be Styrofoam Coffee Cups And Dougnut Wrappers and Fast Food Garbage Cluttering the floor of your car when the boss asks for a ride home from the office.
** Keep your boss's boss off your boss's back.
** Everything can be filed under "miscellaneous."
** Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he/she is supposed to be doing.
** Important letters that contain no errors will develop errors in the mail.
** If you are good, you will be assigned all the work. If you are really good, you will get out of it.
** You are always doing something marginal when the boss drops by your desk.
** People who go to conferences are the ones who shouldn't.
** If it wasn't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
** At work, the authority of a person is inversely proportional to the number of pens that person is carrying.
** When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.
** Following the rules will not get the job done.
** Getting the job done is no excuse for not following the rules.
** When confronted by a difficult problem you can solve it more easily by reducing it to the question, "How would the Lone Ranger handle this?"
** No matter how much you do, you never do enough.
** The last person that quit or was fired will be held responsible for everything that goes wrong.
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BILL GATES' SPEECH TO MT. WHITNEY HIGH SCHOOL in Visalia, California.
Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this!
To anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1: Life is not fair - - get used to it!
Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping -- they called it opportunity.
Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
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Posted by Omie at 09:57 PM
More
The more you give, the more you get.
The more you do unselfishly, the more you live abundantly.
The more of everything you share, the more you'll always have to spare.
The more you laugh, the less you fret.
The more you love, the more you'll find that life is good and friends are kind.
For only what we give away, enriches us from day to day.
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Posted by Omie at 09:54 PM
September 08, 2006
The Father's Love Letter
Please check this out, but have a kleenex handy. Father's Love Letter
The back story. Omie has a birthday party. Among the gifts is this "Love Letter from the Father." "A Special Birthday Message From God to You."
Omie reads love letter aloud to her family and guests and almost makes it through the whole thing without crying. But, near the end, the flood gate opens and a torrent of tears flow from Omie and guests alike.
Here is my birthday present to you.... Let these words touch your heart and soul, to minister hope and healing and a new life.
My Child...
"You may not know me, but I know everything about you." Psalm 139:1
"I know when you sit down and when you rise up." Psalm 139:2
"I am familiar with all your ways." Psalm 139:3
"Even the very hairs on your head are numbered." Mathew 10:29-31
"For you were made in my image." Genesis 1:27
"In me you live and move and have your being." Acts 17:28
"For you are my offspring." Acts 17:28
"I knew you even before you were conceived." Jeremiah 1:4-5
"I chose you when I planned creation." Ephesians 1:11-12
"You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book." Psalm 139:15-16
"I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live." Acts 17:26
"You were fearfully and wonderfully made." Psalm 139:14
"I knit you together in your mother's womb." Psalm 139:13
"And brought you forth on the day you were born." Psalm 71:6
"I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me." John 8:41-44
"I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love." 1 John 4:16
"And it is my desire to lavish my love on you." 1 Johm 3:1
"Simply because you are my child and I am your Father." 1 John 3:1
"I offer you more than your earthly father ever could." Matthew 7:11
"For I am the perfect Father." Matthew 5:48
"Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand." James 1:17
"For I am your provider and I meet all your needs." Matthew 6:31-33
"My plan for your future has always been filled with hope." Jeremiah 29:11
"Because I love you with an everlasting love." Jeremiah 31:3
"My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore." Psalms 139:17-18
"And I rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17
"I will never stop doing good to you." Jeremiah 32:40
"For you are my treasured possession." Exodus 19:5
"I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul." Jeremiah 32:41
"And I want to show you great and marvelous things." Jeremiah 33:3
"If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me." Deuteronomy 4:29
"Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4
"For it is I who gave you those desires." Philppians 2:13
"I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine." Ephesians 3:20
"For I am your greatest encourager." 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
"I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles." 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
"When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you." Psalm 34:18
"As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart." Isaiah 40:11
"One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes." Revelation 21:3-4
"And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth." Revelation 21:3-4
"I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus." John 17:23
"For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed." John 17:26
"He is the exact representation of my being." Hebrews 1:3
"He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you." Roman 8:31
"And to tell you that I am not counting your sins." 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
"Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled." 2 Corinthians 5:18-19.
"His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you." 1 John 4:10
"I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love." Romans 8:31-32
"If you receive the gift of my son, Jesus, you receive me." 1 John 2:23
"And nothing will ever separate you from My Love again." Romans 8:38-39
"Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen." Luke 15:7
"I have always been Father, and will always be Father." Ephesians 3:14-15
"My question is...Will you be my child?" John 1:12-13
"I am waiting for you." Luke 15:11-32
Love, Your Dad
Almighty God
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Posted by Omie at 06:31 PM
September 02, 2006
How to Stay Young, Healthy and Happy
Throw out non-essential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. If you really need a grouch, there are probably a few dozen of your relatives to do the job.
Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening ...whatever. Just never let the brain idle.
Enjoy the simple things. When the children are young... that is all that you can afford. When they are in college... that is all that you can afford. When they are grown and you are on retirement... that is all that you can afford!
Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.. Laugh so much that you can be tracked in the store by your distinctive laughter.
The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life is ... ourselves.
Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies ... whatever. Your home is your refuge.
Cherish your health. If it is good ... preserve it. If it is unstable ... improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve ... get help.
Don't take guilt trips. Go to the mall, the next county, a foreign country... but not guilt.
Tell the people you love, that you love them ... at every opportunity.
Remember ... Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away..
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Posted by Omie at 09:10 PM
August 16, 2006
You Tube
If you need a new addiction, head to YouTube (dot) com and view the new geriatric "star" of the vblog world. The senior citizen who is stirring up things on YouTube is a 79 year old man named Peter from the United Kingdom. His moniker is "geriatric 1927."
First of all.... I love old men....er... older gentlemen, (and they love me). I am a great listener. >grin< For the price of a smile, and a listening ear, they usually will share their wonderful stories and you can rely them to hold their audiences interest and begging for more. You don't interrupt them, holding on to the very end to ask them for more information.
If they believe you are interested in their stories, and the wisdom imparted, they will charm you for hours with their journeys, folks they have met and accomplishments they have achieved. Such is the latest hero at the YouTube site. Peter (geriatric1927) weaves his life story in a slow and causal, but methodical way intent on watching his time and dropping off at the last seconds a teaser for his next five minute video.
He has the usual few immature detractors which he ignores, but gains the kudos of young and old, giving them the courage to emulate his charm and poise. Following in Peter's footsteps is another older gentleman and widower from the UK, named Jim. Jim is a short-wave radio operator and likes Fleetwood Mac. (Who knew?) (jimsan1) decided to set up his own vblog, after enjoying Peter's stories, and share his own glorious past of growing up during the war years in England with rationing and parents who silently did their duty - sacrificing for their children.
Peter loves the blues, owned a motorcycle repair shop, among other things, and right now, I am intrigued that he took art lessons and is also studying Chinese.
YAY! and all I do is post funny jokes on a blog. BLAH! >feeling useless<
BUT the point is that these kids, and the not so young, are mingling together, mano to mano, learning from one another, creating a public forum,....being teachable....not casting judgements....eager to sit down at the feet of their elders as the elders in turn learn the new techno computer electronic lingo from the multi-talented and creative young. And both say, "This is unique..."I'm learning something here....This is different from anything I could learn on MTV, Real World, or a rap video. Go ahead, Peter and Jim, and other older sages, we are here to listen and learn.
Well, Halleujah! Bravo to Peter and Jim. We all need our heros, folks.
Blessings, Omie
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Posted by Omie at 10:21 PM
July 27, 2006
The Price of A Child
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about price shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.
But $160,140.00 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.
* That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich". Actually, it is just the opposite.
What do you get for your $160,140.00?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up. You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watch Saturday morning cartoons,
* go to Disney movies, and
* wish on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.
For a mere $24.24 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.
You get a front row seat in history to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first bra
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!
Love & enjoy your children and grandchildren!!!!!!!
It's the best investment you'll ever make! ALL in ALL a pretty good deal!
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Posted by Omie at 06:58 PM
June 06, 2006
Chattanoogans in Papua New Guinea
HAUNA 2006 REPORT
"All I have seen teaches me to trust God for all I have not seen."
Once again we had a great trip to Hauna Village in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, but it was not without some bumps in the road.
We started off with one of our best teams ever including six doctors, six nurses, a laboratory technologist, an electrician and Sam, the son of Dr. Andy Bennett from the Nazarene Hospital in Kudjip, PNG. We had six returning veterans of previous Hauna trips--Dr. Doyce Payne, Norman Bookout, our electrician, Jeannie Pesut our technologist, Patricia Class, and Louis and Anne.(Carter). In addition, Drs. Buddy Rawlings and Steve Petarra, and Juan Class joined us from Chattanooga. Dr. John Van Dyke from Paris, TN, was once again our ophthalmologist and Jill Rice from Memphis was our eye nurse. Norman Bookout's daughter, Elizabeth Campbell assisted in the eye room and Jeannie's friend in Valparaiso, Indiana, Lona Werner helped Anne in the general surgery operating room.
Louis had contacted the Prime Minister of PNG and had wonderful letters from the PNG Embassy in Washington authorizing the Customs Officials in PNG to allow us in duty free. So we thought that WE had the bases covered! More on that later.
Jeannie and Lona failed to make the flight out of Los Angeles because their plane from Chicago sat on the runway for 45 minutes waiting for a gate to open up. In Brisbane, we temporarily lost a passport and ticket which had accidentally been put in the garbage. The Air Niugini plane waited 30 minutes while these were found.
On our arrival in Port Moresby on Sunday, we walked right through Customs without question after we were met by a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Hauna Region of the East Sepik Province and members of the local media. Severe storms had hit Hauna several weeks before and the MP had visited Hauna to see the damage. In Hauna he heard of our impending arrival and made plans to meet us at the airport in the capital, Port Moresby. Our team made the evening national TV news the day of our arrival and last Tuesday a documentary of our work was shown on national TV. God again went before us and prepared a way to enter with all our equipment duty free just as He has done each year.
Jeannie and Lona and one missing box caught up with us the next day, Monday, in Wewak. Andy and Sam Bennett met us in Wewak after a flight from Mount Hagen in the Highlands. On Tuesday, we flew by mission plane, MAF, to Ambunti on the Sepik River. The airstrip at Hauna was under water due to flooding along the Sepik, so we had to ride in a dugout canoe for 5 hours up river through the jungle to Hauna--a unique experience for all of us. All of our 30+ boxes with our supplies and equipment made it safely to Hauna after the 5 plane trips and one long canoe ride. One of many things to praise God for.
Wednesday morning we "set up the operating rooms" at Hauna. We opened and sorted out equipment and supplies in stored boxes and then added to our supplies from our new boxes. John Van Dyke started eye surgery that morning and by evening he had performed 7 cataracts. Wednesday afternoon, Buddy, Louis, Doyce and Andy began seeing patients and Jeannie got the lab started. Norman Bookout again, as in his previous five trips, made sure everything worked for us.
Every day the local pastors, Lucas, Noel and Gabriel, preached to the outpatients and in the evenings, the Jesus Film was shown at the church. On Sunday Andy preached a wonderful message during the church service.
One lady who was pregnant with twins came to the Health Center just because Doyce Payne was there. She had significant difficulty in the delivery of the first baby who had the umbilical cord prolapse in front of his head, then delivered the second twin feet first and then bled significantly. Without Doyce present for the delivery and Steve around to resuscitate the first baby and the help of others, especially Juan and Patricia, there would have been three deaths. Instead all lived and the first baby was named Steve and the second Maurice, for Buddy who also helped with the resuscitation. Once again Doyce played a major role helping Louis in the planning and execution of the trip. Without Norman’s presence to keep everything working, nothing would be accomplished in Hauna. Hauna veterans such as Doyce, Jeannie, Norman, Patricia and Anne, are necessary for success on such a long and difficult mission trip.
We saw approximately 550 patients. John performed 62 eye procedures, mainly cataracts—all with lens implants--and Buddy, Doyce, Andy and Louis performed another 45 or so procedures, some really major procedures as cleft lips, club feet, amputations, hernias, etc. Steve Petarra, an anesthesiologist, gave great anesthesia to the patients that had spinals or needed to be put to sleep. Buddy operated most of each day and also saw many surgical outpatients. Two of John's patients were the father and the aunt of the MP who brought his family and came with TV camera man to document our work in Hauna. He also brought a "banana" boat (fiberglass) with a 40 HP outboard motor and donated it to the Marsh Health Center. The MP's family members did great and will return to see John next year to have surgery on the opposite eye. John set records for the number of eye cases with great help from Jill and Elizabeth. Lona was a great help to Anne in the general OR room.
Again, Jeannie helped us diagnose some unique cases including a case of Actinomycosis, an unusual bacterial disease rarely seen in PNG. Patricia "Girl" Class along with her new husband, Juan, did a great job organizing the outpatient department and orchestrating the minor surgeries.
Andy's teenage son, Sam, helped in translating and in surgery and in many other ways. He was wonderful.
We left Hauna early Wednesday morning by canoe back to Ambunti where we caught MAF planes for Wewak. Another passport was temporarily lost but soon found--another scare. All made it home by Friday night and all of us were healthy except for a few minor illnesses.
Once again, God provided exceedingly abundantly and once again He proved that we could trust in Him for the many unknowns and for help in the unexpected "bumps"—lost passports, luggage and even team members and some team sickness--in the road.
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Nota Bene: Thanks for Dr. Louis and Anne Carter and Dr. Doyce Payne for providing this mission report. This was their seventh mission/medical trip to Papua New Guinea. Please see previous post for link to SIM website.
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Posted by Omie at 01:58 PM
June 04, 2006
VIM - Volunteers in Medicine, Chattanooga
“And what have you done for someone today?” These were words that Jack McConnell heard daily from his father, a Methodist minister. They also are words that inspired him to start a health clinic for the needy in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
The youngest of seven children, Jack was not unfamiliar with hardships. In fact, his family never owned a car. Instead, he had to hitch hike where ever he went. His father simply said he could not send seven children to college and support Mr. Ford at the same time. Jack ended up “thumbing” his way through medical school and subsequently trained as a pediatrician, then began an illustrious career in research.
After retirement, Dr. McConnell was forever giving hitch hikers a lift. He always asked about their medical care, but very often heard; “we don’t get medical care”, or “we take care of ourselves”. These words of Jack’s father began to haunt him, even though the senior McConnell had been dead for several years. His dad’s daily question rang out again and again to him.
So began a movement that today has grown to 44 medical clinics (with over 40 in development) that provides free care to needy medically uninsured patients coast to coast. In 1994, the first Volunteers In Medicine (VIM) clinic opened in Hilton Head after local retired physicians, dentists, nurses, and lay people volunteered in support. Calendar year 2003 saw 21,000 patient visits in that clinic alone, and Chattanooga began development of a clinic in June of that same year. After much work, VIM-Chattanooga opened in May 2005.
VIM, Chattanooga- Mission Statement:
The mission of the Volunteers in Medicine, Chattanooga, Inc. is to understand and serve the health and wellness needs of the medically underserved in our community by providing quality, compassionate and personalized care in a faith-based caring environment.
Target Population- Working Uninsured:
Income at or up to 200% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
No medical insurance
Do not qualify for Medicare or TennCare
Medically Uninsured:
National estimate 45 to 50 million
Tennessee estimate is over 700,000
40,211 people in Hamilton County are currently uninsured
Demographics of Tennessee uninsured:
88.2% are native born 68.0% age 19-44
67.9% above 150% FPL 62.5% white
58.2% high school graduate + 56.7% male
39.7% working full time
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And what have you or I done to help someone today? Folks, Perhaps you know of someone who "falls thru the cracks" and is one of the 40,211 in Hamilton County that are uninsured. Please pass this information along that there are volunteer doctors, nurses, and clinical staff who are joined by the faith-based and business community to provide quality health care to the uninsured.
Things you need to know:
Located in Eastgate ~ 5900 Building, Suite 1400, next door to Public Library. Phone # 855-8220
Clinic operating hours:
Monday - 9 am until 1 pm
Tuesday - 1 pm until 5 pm
Wednesday - Closed
Thursday - 9 am until 1 pm
Friday - Closed
For more information, click here ~ Check out VIM - Volunteers in Medicine
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Posted by Omie at 11:26 PM
June 03, 2006
Weila -"Broken Mouth or Ugly One"
Folks, This is a copy of an email from Dr. Louis Carter, a retired Chattanooga physician, regarding a recent physician's mission team trip to Papua, New Guinea. It was forwarded to me by Dr. Doyce Payne, a retired OB-GYN here in Chattanooga. He and his wife, Kay, are friends of the family.
Doyce, while making many such trips to PNG, also serves as a Physician's recruiter for this group, and is also involved with Forgotten Child Ministry and Volunteers in Medicine. I have asked him for a future write up on VIM to post here.
One of the best kept secrets in Chattanooga, VIM is a free clinic located in Eastgate next to the library, is just a year old. It is primarily set up for folks who fall thru the system's cracks, having NO insurance or other resources. More about this great work in future posts.
Just spreading the word about what other folks are out there working to accomplish for the love of Jesus to minister to His sheep.
Forgive me, Lord, when I whine and complain about my little struggles and contribute little to other folk's spirits. Read on....
<3 Mom Love (Praying that all the pix are showing up)
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From Hauna Village, Papua New Guinea
NO LONGER WILL HE BE CALLED "Weila"
"Weila"---"broken mouth or ugly one"
When Weila was born, his father refused to give him a name because he had a cleft lip, so the grandfather gave him a derogatory name of "Weila" meaning broken mouth or the ugly one. Weila is now 5 years old and his name remained Weila until last week when he was brought into the Marsh Health Center at Hauna Village in Papua New Guinea.
Louis (Dr. Carter) had repaired one other cleft lip in this jungle village of PNG several years ago and he realized that there was a stigma associated with these deformed faces. Certainly the name "Weila" indicated this. This year we were fortunate to have Dr. Steve Petarra with us to give anesthesia for these somewhat dangerous cases. After the surgery to repair the cleft lip the father told one of our team members that he would no longer call his son, "Weila" but it would now be "Louis." We praise God that we were able to help this young boy and we pray that he will no longer be an outcast but will become a Christian and a leader in his village--far up the river from Hauna.
Double click to enlarge thumbnail pictures:
1) Preparing the canoe for travel up the Sepik River to Hauna with our supplies.
2) Anne in dugout canoe. Two large dugout canoes were required for the entire team and supplies.
3) Medical Team at MAF hanger in Wewak
4) Anne assisting Louis in Hauna
5) "Louis" 4 days after surgery ~ No longer broken mouth or ugly one.
6) "Weila" before surgery
We praise God for another wonderful trip to Papua New Guinea sponsored by Woodland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga. We had a great team and performed over 100 operative procedures including 62 eye procedures with most being cataracts with a lens implants by Dr. John Van Dyke of Paris, Tennessee. Louis also performed another cleft lip procedure, a club foot repair and a several other procedures. Our main surgeon for the trip was Dr. Buddy Rawlings. We had a team of six doctors including Doyce Payne in Ob-Gyn, our co-team leader, and Andy Bennett (from Kudjip Nazarene Hospital in PNG).
The highlights of the trip included a 4 1/2 hour canoe trip in and out of Hauna on the Sepik River in the jungles of PNG since the airfield was flooded and planes could not land. In addition, there were 5 flights in to reach the river to begin our trip to Hauna and another six to reach home on return. The Jesus Film was shown nightly and a number of patients told the pastors that they wanted to learn more about Jesus.
Full Hauna Update to follow. Thanks for your prayers. Louis leaves Tuesday, May 30, for Nigeria and the Retirement Ceremony of our good friend, Dr. Cornelius Olowola, from the Presidency of ECWA, the large Nigerian denomination that our mission SIM started years ago. Louis also attended his Presidential Inauguration six years ago.
Our love and appreciation,
Anne and Louis
Louis L. Carter, Jr. MD, FACS
Plastic and Hand Surgery
www.reconstructivesurgeryinmissions.org
Jeremiah 10:23
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Posted by Omie at 02:03 PM
May 02, 2006
Ronald Reagan Sayings
"Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose."
"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
"The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant: It's just that they know so much that isn't so."
"Of the four wars in my lifetime none came about because the U.S. was too strong."
"I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandment's would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress."
"The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination."
"Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."
"The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program."
"I've laid down the law, though, to everyone from now on about anything that happens: no matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of a Cabinet meeting."
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first."
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."
"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."
"No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.
- Ronald Reagan
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Posted by Omie at 06:17 PM
April 29, 2006
Cookie Jar Cafe
Chattanooga Bloggers and Family members,
~Take a scenic drive over Signal Mtn. to Dunlap to the COOKIE JAR CAFE. It is WAY OUT in the country on the Johnson Farm, but if you like reasonably priced good country cooking on your plate, this is the place to go. ....homemade desserts....and Kid's Meals @ 3.99? Yummmm!
They are opened Tuesday thru Saturday from 10:30 am until 8:00 pm. CST (Central) The cafe is literally located in the middle of a cow pasture. This is still a family-owned working dairy farm, and they have all the smells and noise of the countryside, which is why you need to be escorted by your small kids in order to see it, feel it and truly appreciate it thru their eyes. :) The smells are WONDERFUL with an upwind. :) Love it! A rich experience for kids.
Inside the cafe there are hundreds of cookie jars lined up on a ledge around the top of the walls, hence the name, "Cookie Jar Cafe." Very charming. The collection was started, of course, by a family member, but guests are always adding to their collection. I had to ask, of course, how they kept such a large collection that clean. It would take me a year just to clean one wall of jars. >groan< Kudos to the cleaning gals.
Sorry, I just took pictures of the folks I was with and none of the cookie jar collection. Regrets. Next time I go, I will bring back cookie jar pics for this blog.
They do have inside/outside dining. There are tables on the deck and also picnic tables under a pavilion for larger family reunions or church groups. This is a family style restaurant so, sorry, there is no romantic ambiance.
BTW ~ There is a handicap accessible ramp. (outside), but I forgot to go in the ladies room to check on their bathroom accessibility. Assume they are up to code.
WIVES ~ (whispering) Call the cafe ahead of time, (central time), to get better directions or try to go online to Mapquest, because you know your hubby will not stop to ask directions. shhhhh! Once you turn onto East Valley Road exit, you'll immediately feel lost and wonder why you ever tried this. And then after about two turns, you will see a green tin roof and lots of church vans in the parking lot and think, "How did all these folks find this place?
Another hint ~ first time, go on a Saturday afternoon or early enough so you don't have to trek back over the mountain late at night. Also, if you are bikers, this is a partial gravel parking lot, ....not fun.
Directions:
From Chattanooga: Take Hwy. 111 to Dunlap. Take the East Valley Road exit. Turn right. Go one mile. Turn left onto Kelly Cross Road. Go one mile and the cafe is on the right.
From Dunlap: Take Hwy 111 toward Chattanooga. Take the East Valley Road exit. Turn left. Go one mile. Turn left onto Kelly Cross Road. Go one mile and the cafe is on the right.
Cookie Jar Cafe, 1887 Kelly Cross Rd. Dunlap, TN. 37327 (423)949-5852 Open Tuesday - Saturday 10:30 am - 8:00 pm CST. Open Tuesday thru Saturday.
Enjoy!
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Posted by Omie at 12:36 PM
April 25, 2006
Unusual Facts
The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez dispenser.
The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the bubbles.
No standard 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
One in every four Americans has appeared on television.
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
The albatross drinks sea water. It has a special desalinization apparatus that strains out and excretes all excess salt.
In Clarendon, Texas, there is reportedly a law on the books that lawyers must accept eggs, chickens, or other produce, as well as money, as payment of legal fees.
Cats purr at 26 cycles per second, the same as an idling diesel engine.
A dragonfly flaps its wings 20 to 40 times a second, bees and houseflies 200 times, some mosquitoes 600 times, and a tiny gnat 1,000 times.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning "containing arsenic."
The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.
Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.
All porcupines float in water.
Non-dairy creamer is flammable.
When opossums are playing "possum," they are not "playing." They actually pass out from sheer terror. ********************************************************************
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Posted by Omie at 06:25 PM
April 22, 2006
Water or Coke?
75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (This likely applies to half the world population.)
In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied (in a University of Washington study).
Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
Preliminary research indicates that 8 to 10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble
with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
COKE
In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the
"real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a
rumpled-up piece of aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over
the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted
bolt for several minutes.
To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking! pan, wrap
the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
Coke will also clean road haze from your windshield.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.
To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the "Hazardous Material" place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!
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Posted by Omie at 10:06 PM