There once was a hippo named Zippo
Who met an armadillo named Brillo
They seemed sort of odd, but were like two peas in a pod
And that is how the lot of us got a tattoo on our potamus
I adore my friend, Jonathan.
I was looking at Halloween costumes (parrot) online at buycostumes.com when in the little box to the side of "You May Also Like" I saw this picture. What??? I realized shortly after starting this blog that you might get really hot under the costume so this would be to keep cool. Still...
"All we want to do is eat your brains
We’re not unreasonable, I mean, no one’s gonna eat your eyes"
Two- not as many people use it in my office. Enough said.
Three - Because of reason number two there is almost never a shortage of toilet paper. Lovely!
If Hillary Clinton is elected president what would we call Bill Clinton?
Mark
Cleveland, Ohio
Dear Mark:
The United States has never had a female president, so we've never grappled with this bit of etiquette. Or, to put it another way, there's no precedent for that president.
That said, our first female president will be referred to as "Madam President." This is how female heads of state are referred to in other countries. We can only assume the same rules will apply here. Addressing the president's husband (if she's married) is a bit trickier.
If Hillary Clinton were elected president, we'd most likely still refer to Bill Clinton as either "Mr. President" or "former President Clinton." Even after they're out of office, past commanders in chief retain the title. Call it a perk of the job.
Of course, not every potential presidential candidate is married to a previous ruler of the free world. For example, if Britney Spears were elected to the office (God help us), we'd all address Kevin Federline as "First Gentleman." This is how Dan Mulhern, the spouse of the governor of Michigan, is referred to. Same thing with Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo, husband of Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Link to this question.
Something interesting to keep in mind and observe. Since this won't happen again for between 5,000 and 60,000 years...might be worth a look now. I'm sure some of you already know and are watching for this phenomenon, but if you aren't - here's your
chance.
This month the Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the Last 5,000 years, but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again.
The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9
and will appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.
Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10 p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.
By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's pretty convenient to see something that no human being has seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month.
1. No plastic containers in micro.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.
Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.
He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers. This especially applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body.
Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.
He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.
Cover food with a paper towel instead.
I am not sure why, but I like facial hair on men. I suppose I could explore a Freud tangent. I did hear once that we tend to date those who are similar to our parents; whether that be physically or personality wise.
There seems to be a lack of respect and manners among the general public, not to mention in smaller circles such as work. I say this because I like it when a guy opens the door for me. Let me clarify- I like when a guy opens the door and holds it open for me to walk through first. I feel like I should be sporting a hoop skirt and breaking out in a Southern accent, but that is okay because it feels like........well, like I am experiencing the lost art of chivilary. I have noticed that when approaching a door if I see someone else is headed for the same door, I will keep them in my peripheral vision and if they are close behind I will hold the door for them after I have opened it and gone part way through. There are exceptions such as is if I approach the door and see someone exiting who just short of growing another arm may have a difficult time opening the door. That third arm could really come in handing when steering a stoller in and out of most stores.
Dooce
Blurbomat
Very George
VanWagner...when it's working ;)
Oliver Daily
Daily Mumps
Finslippy
Fluid Pudding
Sweetney
Suburban Bliss
Amalah
Breed 'em and weep
Woulda Coulda Shoulda and her other site Want Not
Married To The Sea which is the work of Natalie Dee and Toothpaste For Dinner
Mamacita
And of course...Flickr!
So, is there a way to get a "responsible" tan?
Chocolate As Sunscreen article here!
WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET A TRAFFIC TICKET
This advice was sent by a retired State Farm agent! The system has been tried and it works in every state. If you get a speeding ticket or went through a red light or whatever the case may be, you're going to get points on your license. This is a method to ensure that you DO NOT get the points. When you get your fine, send in a check to pay for it. If the fine is $79.00 make the check out for $82.00 or some small amount over the fine. The system will then have to send you back a check for the difference! However, here is the trick.
DO NOT CASH THE REFUND CHECK!
Throw it away! Points are not assessed to your license until all financial transactions are complete. If you do not cash the check, then the transactions are NOT complete. The system has received it's money and is satisfied and will no longer bother you (and no points will be added to your license). This information comes from an unmentionable computer company that sets up the standard databases used by every state.
Send this on to your friends. You never know when they may need a break.
I asked my daughter Lucia (who has been two for a month and a half) where I should go to find a date. She smiled and said, "Maggie." As in the Maggie with whom she is slightly obsessed. I'm not sure how to interpret her answer other than to consider the source.
Favorite quote:
Mad Bob: [showing off long scar on his arm] Shark. Thirty-five footer.
Danny Campbell: [showing off small scar on elbow] Fell off my bike. Two-wheeler.
Deepening Your Search
What is this earthen bowl of treasure that you've found?
It's your belly. And loving your belly enables you to claim the treasure inside.
What are you going to do?
If you're like most women, you've always been told that your body isn't good enough, that your belly is shameful. As far as you may know, there's nothing good about a woman's belly unless it's flat and hard. You may have spent many years and much effort trying to lose your belly, trying to hide it from sight.
I know that the idea of loving your belly might be challenging. Okay, it might be rather unconventional. Well, given the culture's bias against women's bellies, loving your belly might actually require some courage. But tell me: Whose body is it, anyway? Who has the say-so? Who benefits when you belittle your belly? Who benefits when you befriend your belly and give yourself room to breathe? It's your body, your belly, your life. Whose permission do you need to love yourself?
I know that loving your belly is a strange, wild, unconventional idea. But what's the alternative? Do you really want to miss out on the precious treasure that's so close to home?
Today I found a link to a very eye opening site that encourages mothers to love all their shape!
I still bear stretch marks and a scar from my c-section...proudly!!!
Albert Einstein
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000!
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase........ "goodnight, sleep tight."
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
New artist recommendation: Corinne Bailey Rae
I snuggled up next to you as you slept
And laid kisses upon your cheek
I backed away to smell your sweet breath
As I watched I saw them all as shadows on your face
The eyes like those of Alexandra
The arch of your nose like Keeley
The line of your jaw like Britta
The glow of your skin like Kari
The dimple in your cheek like Louise
And in your ear the songs of Ruth
-Maiken Huntsman 08/05
I talked and cried into the silence
They turned in pain and closed their ears
She screams into the silence
I feel sadness and guilt for not joining
Why will she fight him
How does she have the same pain
He loves her more
He hurt her, too
I used to stand up to his terror
Now I let go and ignore the wounds
I see the infection, scabs, scars
Wasn’t I brave to live this tragedy
Reality says four survived
Yet two more remain trapped
Logic wants to know why
Why did she choose this man
History will tell our tale
But will our love be crippled
Wisdom says time will heal
Even if it takes death to break the cycle
-Maiken Huntsman 11/05
| i carry your heart with me |
| i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it (anywhere i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling) i fear no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet) i want no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true) and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide) and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart) ee cummings |
http://textism.com/oliver/daily/
I feel like he's my pseudo dog. You know the dog who everyone loves, but I don't have to feed or squeeze his anal glands. Someday I want a dog, but I know it will be like having another child and part of me thinks I struggle enough with a human child.
For anyone reading this blog I thought I would write an update regarding Lucia's leg. A nurse called me several days after taking Lucia to the InstaCare facility and having her leg x-rayed. The nurse said a radiologist has looked at the x-ray and did not feel there was even a buckle break to Lucia's leg. I was at a loss. How could she be in so much pain and nothing be broken?
My gut feeling was that there really was something wrong with Lucia's leg. She wasn't putting much weight on it and had reverted to crawling to get around. So, when my gut feeling was counter to the logic of modern medicine I called my mother. She agreed that Lucia wouldn't be faking for this long. She suggested I take Lucia to a chiropractor. Mind you I have known people who had great experiences with chiropractic work; however, I thought it couldn't be that easy.
I decided to wait it out. I did massage Lucia's leg because I wondered if she could have injured her muscles or tendons. I also decided not to push her to walk. Meanwhile I took a stroller to day care for her teacher's to use.
Lucia was starting to get better and then regressed. I couldn't get her in to her pediatrician quickly because they reserve immediate openings for people with sicknesses. Why was this not as important as an ear infection?
I still did not trust that the chiropractor was the solution, but I got an appointment right away. I would only be out some time off work and a co-pay. At this point it was almost three weeks from the incident, and I was eager to have my child not be in pain.
The chiropractor popped her ankle and her hip...and viola! It was so simple! Yet I refused to believe something so simple would solve the problem.
Have I been forever changed? Maybe not. I do believe I learned something important about parenting, and about myself.
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/broken_bones.html
"Children's bones are more likely to bend than break completely because they're softer. Fracture types that are more common in children include:
- buckle or torus fracture: one side of the bone bends, raising a little buckle, without breaking the other side"
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