Oil Rig Explosion...What Do We Do Now?

You may have noticed...I've been out of the loop...truth be told..I've been hiding under my 'rock'.

So many things are going on I just became overwhelmed with it all...but have discovered I cannot escape!

When I read the newspaper this morning and saw this cartoon - I knew I had to share it with anyone that still may be lurking out there. Check it out, I'd like to know what you think.....



Does that make sense? What a horrible tragedy - we don't need an additional layer of tragedy.

Are You Aging Gracefully?.....Well, I'm NOT

Pay attention....there's something creeping up on you...watch out

Relax...this is no ghost story...it's worse..GROWING OLD!

I've discovered that my mind is still processing even when I'm playing FarmVille, Cafe World on Facebook or working on my little shop at OnlineAuction.com. My husband says my mind is like the hard drive in my computer...it needs de-fragged every so often!

I didn't pay much attention to the state of my body until the last few years...so many things are going wrong...isn't there a warranty on this pile of flesh?

Here's a few of my musings...
Skin flaps...what was our Creator thinking? what is the purpose of these flappy little pieces of skin showing up willy nilly...NO place is sacred to them.

Feet...they're a changin..mine used to be a petite 6...now they're spread out to an 8.

Mirror...peripheral vision offered me a glimpse of my mother the other day. Startled me...but when she spoke...I broke into a cold sweat when I discovered it was me!

Several years ago, I put on shorts at the beginning of the season and my dear sweet husband comes up with "When you gonna press them knees?". Well, that honest observation sent me into peels of laughter...just as well laugh as cry.

This process of becoming a truly Senior Citizen thing is a nasty vicious joke.....it's MEAN ...just plain mean.

I am so sorry I used to complain about having to shave my legs like every other day. and all that armpit hair...let it go and you could have braids in a few days. Crap, now I don't have to shave those places but maybe once every month or six. That's good news and my toes never have to be shorn.

BUT.....NOW, I've got hairs growing out of selected spots on my chin....I have one long begger that is partial to my left ear lobe. Five years ago I would never have thought I would have nose hairs showing or a moustache for crying out loud.

This is a favorite poem by Donna Vickodil...

Growing Old Gracefully

There's a mole on my neck that's growing a hair
When I was younger it wasn't there
A lot of things changed since I've grown older like my fallen arches and this hump on my shoulder
Yesterday I noticed a twitch in one eye and spots on my hand that resemble a fly
I used to be able to party all night but now to stay awake until five is a fight
My breasts used to be firm and quite pert
Now I have to be careful they don't drag in the dirt
Gravity surely has taken its toll
What was once on the surface is now in a hole
The backs of my arms are wobbly like jelly and I found the remote tucked under my belly
I used to eat steak but now I can't chew it
Growing old gracefully. I don't think I can do it !
Copyright: Donna Vickodil

Is there anybody out there that really thinks this is funny? Don't laugh too loud...it's gonna happen to you

The only saving grace is my heart, as long as it beats, I am still a fun and loving aging free spirit when I'm not wrought with worry

As long as my brain functions I'm happy...except those days when I can remember when I was 6 and somebody stepped on my mud pie but today I have to check my drivers license to catch my name....(sigh)

A positive to growing old...you can tell your deepest secrets to your friends... they won't remember them either.

There's so many things I could go on about...the eyes, driving, hormones, sex, gas, memory.....aargh! Time for a nap!  Yes, I'm growing old and there's no dad-gummed way I intend to go without a ruckus!


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Happy Easter...Things to Learn From The Easter Bunny

All I need to know I learned from the Easter Bunny!

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.




 

There's no such thing as too much candy.

All work and no play can make you a basket case.

A cute tail attracts a lot of attention.

Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.

Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.

Some body parts should be floppy.

Keep your paws off of other people's jelly beans.

 

Good things come in small, sugar coated packages.

The grass is always greener in someone else's basket.

To show your true colors, you have to come out of the shell.

The best things in life are still sweet and gooey.

May the joy of the season fill your heart.

Happy Easter! Have a blessed holiday and enjoy your friends and family!

How's Your Right Brain?

Ever wonder how your right brain is functioning?  Time yourself....
Find the man between the coffee beans. Doctors have concluded that if
you find the man in 3 seconds that the right half of your brain is better
developed than most people.

If you find the man between three seconds
and one minute, then the right half of your brain is developed normally.

If you find the man between one minute and three minutes, then the
right half of your brain is functioning slowly and you need to eat more
protein.

If you have not found the man after three minutes the right half of your
brain is a mess, and the only advise is to look more for these types of
exercises to make that part of the brain stronger.


WHEW! I feel better now...I found the man!

The man is really there. Now that I know  the right side of my brain is highly developed, I'm wondering what's up with the left side...there's no test for that side?   Guess I'll investigate...... 

BTW, just thought I would remind you that April's Fools Day will be here next week...be alert and don't let some clever 'fool-maker' get you.

                                        I just hate when that happens!

Want to see something hairy that will make you go all shivery? Check it out here. I thought it was amazing! What do you think?

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Good News for Senior Citizens....

It ain't all bad!!! Stop thinking doom and gloom. Oh, I know it's hard, especially this time of year. The weather's bleak. Flooding in March? You are poorer and older than you were last year, and you may be fatter. OK, let's don't get negative............

Your memory is shot.  You know deep down in your heart that you are becoming forgetful and what about all your bad habits?  Wish you could just resolve to make them disappear? POOF!! All gone............(I said, don't go negative......the world is in even worse shape than you are.)

Here's some good news to bolster you.......

The older brain is a wiser brain.   According to new findings in neuroscience, your inability to remember names at cocktail parties or where you left your keys is not necessarily a symptom of early-onset dementia.  Instead, it is a sign that your focus of attention has become broader. Getting distracted could be a good thing.
Did you ever think that getting distracted allows our creative juices to flow?  "It may increase the amount of information available to the conscious mind," Shelley H. Carson, a Harvard psychology researcher, told The New York Times.

"A broad attention span may enable older adults to ultimately know more about a situation and the indirect message of what's going on than their younger peers," adds Dr. Lynn Hasher, at the University of Toronto. "We believe that this characteristic may play a significant role in why we think of older people as wiser." In other words, while younger brains are cluttered up with trivia, your brain is freed to work on a whole lot more important things.

Be excited - the windmills of your mind just may not splinter!!!

Losing the ability to think, understand, and; learn among people over 70 has been declining sharply in recent years. Brain scientists aren't sure why, but they think it's tied to the fact that older people are better educated, wealthier(oh, really?) and more active than ever before. People who are better off are more likely to use it, not lose it (unless you knew Bernie Madoff).  So remember: Like sex, mental challenges are very good for you, and you are never too old. Spending time Googling is good for you.

There are remarkable findings about brain plasticity. It seems that the brain - even the aging brain - is more malleable than previously thought.  It can even grow new nerve cells. One day, you'll probably be able to take a pill to help keep your neural pathways firing on all cylinders. Meantime, exercise, social connections, flexibility (can you touch your toes?) and eagerness to embrace new experiences are extremely effective cognitive medicine.  Do you blog, twitter, use facebook?  All are good for your brain.  I guess the exercise of learning html is a very good thing even if it gives me a headache.....sigh....guess I'll keep working on 'flowing my brain juices'... 

Now THAT'S Good News!!!

If you want to read more about this subject or spend a little time exercising your brain with some teasers...you can visit Sharp Brains...Brain Teasers.

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Health Care Reform Will Allow Artists to Quit Their Day Jobs.....YIPPEE!!

I am SO excited...Thursday night on the Rachel Maddow Show, Nancy Pelosi said  because I have always wanted to paint and write, (you know, be an artist) that when the new health care bill was in place I could quit my job, not to worry, she and everybody else would pay my health care insuramce premium.  FINALLY all my artistic juices can be utilized!

 I never DREAMED that I would have this opportunity to spend my days in the park painting and gazing at the clouds....waiting for some prose to overtake me.....sigh.....I've got to check and see if she'll also take care of my mortgage payment and food, etc.

Do you think she will buy the gas for my car so I can get to the park? I mean,  I'll need gas to transport all my stuff to the park in my car so I can be truly artistic..... I can't REALLY just live on the fact that she'll pay my health care costs..... How's that gonna work?......OH, NO, I can feel my artistic juices drying up already with all this worry....wonder where my pizza money will come from?...oh, yea, and the beer?  Wait, I've gotta think this through..... It's just not making any sense....is it? (guess I'll go back to work in the morning...'cept I'm retired)

Read Freedom Edens Blog .  I love her last paragraph, "So the economy would come to a screeching halt, but there would be a lot of crappy art to see and bad poetry to read."

The Weekly Standard has an interesting article entitled  "Pelosi's Republic The House Speaker says health care reform will finally allow artists to focus on being unemployed, comfortably."



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The Amazing Human Body...Some Facts...Happy St Patricks Day

The Amazing Human Body!  Do you believe ALL this?

It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.  (right..and 2 seconds to go from your stomach to your butt)


One human hair can support 3kg (6.6 lb).


The average man's private area is three times the length of his thumb.


Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.


A woman's heart beats faster than a man's...


There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet. (Think about this before you go sucking on someone's toes)


Women blink twice as often as men.  (they're saying to themselves...I don't believe what I'm hearing)


The average person's skin weighs twice as much as the brain.


Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.


If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.


Women reading this will be finished now.


Men? They are still busy checking their thumbs.


St Patricks Day is fast approaching...don't forget to pick up a delicious corned beef to cook with some potatoes and cabbage. Always a tradition in our family.

Other ideas for St Patricks Day can be found at Online Auction...stop in, put St Patricks Day in the search box...you will find over 34 items including really pretty jewelry, t-shirts, craft projects, shamrock lights...the list just keeps going. Some real bargains are there to be had...

My Irish advice for you today is ... 'May the wind be at your back when following a donkey'....Don't drink too much green beer or the 'road will come up to meet you'.

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Used Wine Cork Art...Are You Artsy Fartsy Crafty?

Used Wine Cork Art?  Are you Artsy Fartsy Crafty?  I have approx 470 used wine corks for sale at a bargain price at Supergrannys Treasures
at Online Auction.

I was wondering if maybe I should keep them and do something with them (I decided that my days of making something crafty out of basically nothing occurs daily when I put my makeup on) so I did some Googling and came up with these....Terramia..Crazy for Corks
is the blog post where I found these photos.   She has many more photos of cork art projects and links that you can check out.

and to think you can do these projects and so many many more with piles of corks like these of mine...that I am selling...at Online Auction



Just remember..... get your 470 used wine corks here and have fun doing a creative art project you'll be proud to display!!

Hobby Week at OnlineAuction.com

 Hobby Week!

The OLA Six Week Stimulus Extravaganza
continues Feb 28th to Mar 6th
with your favorite hobby items!
Don't miss out on these great deals!  

WEEK 5 CATEGORIES:
Crafts and Hobbies
Dolls and Bears
Entertainment Memorabilia
Handmade Items
Memorabilia
Movie and TV Memorabilia
Pets and Supplies
Toys and Hobbies
To search the event, please visit OnlineAuction.com
and enter W5 into the search box.
Here is just a small sample of the fantastic products
 available from Week 5 participating sellers...
(just click on the title to visit the page)

From AdirondackArts:
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF HOME CRAFTS BY PAMELA WESTLAND W5
From Annimae:
Branch Octopus Coral Pieces Shellcraft Dollmaking Aquariums W5
From Bedding4me:
Plush Ivory Simon Its a Boy Bear 10 Inches Sitting W5
From Supergranny:
CROCHET EDGINGS DECORATIONS NEEDLEWORK MAGAZINES 1937 1945 W5
From Goldi:
Linen and Lace Vintage Doily W5
From LFWoodworking:
Bird House Red and White Barn Style, Custom Made W5
From Aphrodite:
Gift box Clam Shell Has Pearls and Turtles Earrings Inside W5
From Fleapirates:
Vlasic Pickle Jar Decorated for Craft Storage W5
From Tjintx:
Handcrafted Victorian Look Padded Lingerie Hanger W5
From DustyCorners:
Grandma grandmother doll granny Handmade ooak vinyl doll w5
From YawningDawg:
Family Circle Crewel Stitchery Kit Puppy Love W5
From GabbyDanie:
BRAND NEW SPECIAL HANDMADE AND HANDPAINTED SOUVENIR FANS - W5
From StubsInc:
1932 Rhododendrons Golden Gate Park San Francisco Postcard NM W5
From IceColdSales:
Colored Glow Bracelets W5
From Maggiemaybecrafty:
Environmentally Friendly Re-Cycled Craft Glass #7 sea glass substitute W5
From MetzyMom:
Blueberry Scented Goats Milk Soap Homemade Soap W5
Please click here to view
our YouTube video for Week 5!

Thanks for supporting our sellers!
Enjoy shopping...

Starry Starry Night...Vincent Van Gogh...Art Appreciation Day

“Vincent," as you may know, was a song by Don McLean, written in the seventies as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is also known by its opening line, "Starry Starry Night", a reference to van Gogh's painting "Starry Night."

The song describes different paintings by Van Gogh.

Don McLean wrote the lyrics in 1971 after reading a book about the life of the artist. The following year the song became the No. 1 hit in the U.K. and No. 12 in the U.S.

For several years, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam played the song daily. A copy of the sheet music is in a safe beneath the museum, along with a set of van Gogh's paint brushes, the hat he wore while painting Starry Night and various other items.

It is rumored that Van Gogh's painting of the 'Starry Night' was painted during the time he was in an asylum and we've heard that he sold only one painting during his lifetime, as his genius was not recognized. That's perhaps what caused him to fall into an abyss of depression which eventually led to his suicide. How tragic to have felt so hopeless and not understood in spite of being so gifted!

This video with exquisite music accompanied by Van Goghs paintings really moved me. It is beautiful and thought provoking. It's time for a moment of beauty.

Goda di...enjoy!


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Facts For and About Women....

This is either all about women or facts that concern women....I enjoyed looking for all these so hope somebody out there will enjoy them as well......

Okay, Okay, it all makes sense now... I never looked at it this way before: MENtal illness MENstrual cramps MENtal breakdown MENopause GUYnecologist And when we have REAL trouble, it's a... HISterectomy... Ever notice how all of women's problems start with MEN?

Here is a fascinating TULANE STUDY...

A study worth sharing with friends both male and female: A study conducted by Tulane's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle.

For example: If she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features.

However, if she is menstruating, or menopausal, she tends to be more attracted to a man with duct tape over his mouth and a spear lodged in his chest while he is on fire.

No further studies are expected.

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.

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man
was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have 'the rule of thumb' .

Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and
laser printers have in common?
A. All were invented by women.

Now here's one that might just come in handy...well, only if you're as old as I am....


This is a picture of an 83-year-old woman who talked herself
out of a speeding ticket by telling the young officer that she had to get there before she forgot where she was going!

Makes perfectly good sense to me...happens more often than not...


St Patricks Day is coming which means that......SPRING is close behind.  We're still inside for a bit longer so would like to suggest you check out week 4 (Tech Week) of the 6 Week Stimulus Extravaganza at Online Auction
All you need to do when you visit OLA is put W4 in the search box and the listed items will pop up. 

Mark your calendars because next week will be HOBBY WEEK!

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Treatment of Illegals..Non-English Speaking People

LET ME SEE IF I GOT THIS RIGHT.

IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.

IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.

IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.

IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.

IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.

IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET:

* A JOB,

* A DRIVERS LICENSE,

* SOCIAL SECURITY CARD,

* WELFARE,

* FOOD STAMPS,

* CREDIT CARDS,

* SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,

* FREE EDUCATION,

* FREE HEALTH CARE,

* A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON

* BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE

* THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRYS FLAG WHILE YOU PROTEST THAT YOU DONT GET ENOUGH RESPECT

* AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.

JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE SITUATION…

DO YOU SEE A PROBLEM HERE??
 
Is your state having problems with funding for schools?  Ours is...get the amount it takes per student per year multiply the approx number of illegals (non-English speaking, new PC word for illegals) enrolled and you'll be absolutely shocked at the number.
 
Consider the social programs paid out to the 'non-English speaking''.
 
I'm just saying...why do we continue to REWARD people for being here illegally?  Think on that.....

Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday (I seem to have Fat Wednesday, Fat Thursday, Fat Friday, etc)you know, the Tuesday before the onset of Lent.

Enjoy a fun Mardi Gras!

Week 3 of the OnlineAuction.com '6 Week Stimulus Extravaganza' is now in full swing.   Visit Online Auction , type in W3 in the search bar to browse all the bargains offered.  Here's just one example.....
Imagine 2 New Memory Foam Pillows offered for under $50 WITH FREE Shipping.

Ant and Grasshopper Fable...Applies to Our Nation Today?

I thought the old version of this fable would be a common sense suggestion that would benefit our country. Sadly, the modern version is...well...what do you think?

OLD VERSION
The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away..

Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed.

The grasshopper has no food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself!

MODERN VERSION
The ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while he is cold and starving.

CBS, NBC , PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.

America is stunned by the sharp contrast.

How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper and everybody cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'

ACORN stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house where the news stations film the group singing, "We shall overcome." Then a Reverand has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's sake..

President Obama condemns the ant and blames President Bush, President Reagan, Christopher Columbus, and the Pope for the grasshopper's plight.

Nancy Pelosi & Harry Reid exclaim in an interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant to make him pay his fair share.

Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity & Anti-Grasshopper Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer.

The ant is fined for failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by the Government Green Czar and given to the grasshopper.

The story ends as we see the grasshopper and his free-loading friends finishing up the last bits of the ant's food while the government house he is in, which, as you recall, just happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around them because the grasshopper doesn't maintain it.

The ant has disappeared in the snow, never to be seen again.

The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident, and the house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who terrorize the ramshackle, once prosperous and once peaceful, neighborhood..

The entire Nation collapses bringing the rest of the free world with it.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be careful how you vote in 2010.

Only a parady and humorous...sort of....



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