Supergrannys Musings

Chicago Rules

2012-01-15T15:40:00.000-07:00

It matters not which political party affiliation you profess to be a part of
but if either side is insistant on telling 'Big Windy Stories' they should
be called out for them.

As we get closer and closer to the 2012 election, it's

important to remember The Rules we play by. The

Rules are taken from the Chicago playbook of rules

where they are simply known as... Chicago Rules.

Chicago Rules are illustrated by the six photographs

below:

Rod Blagojevich is the former Illinois Governor who tried to sell

Obama's seat in Congress.

Obama was asked by the press if he had ever met Gov. Rod
Blagojevich. He replied: "I only saw Rod Blagojevich one time
... And that was in the stands and from a distance at a Chicago
Bears Football Game."
Of course, you can believe him - he's our President

The picture below? That's irrelevant.

Rod Blagojevich, Barack Obama, and Richard Daley during a rally
in Chicago , April 16, 2007. (Photo: Reuters) Note: Rahm
Emanual has replaced Daley as Mayor! And Daley's brother has
replaced Rahm as a chief adviser to the president. But you don't
need to know all this.

Rham, the new Mayor of Chicago

You have to understand "the world according to Chicago."
Chicago is almost a completely different country when it comes to
politics. Chicago even has a different set of morals and language.
There are three rules and a Prime Directive.
RULE #1. No matter what you see, hear, or do -- you don't know
anybody & you know nothing!
RULE #2. If you capture something on tape or camera -- it
reveals nothing!
RULE #3. If you know what everybody else in Chicago knows --
you still know nothing.

The PRIME DIRECTIVE ...No matter what the vote,
Democrats win the election.

Now pay close attention!

It's very simple. Remember, you know nothing.

These two? They never met! Obama said they didn't..

These two? Who are they?

The guy on the left? He's Santa Claus. And the guy on the
right.... he's the Easter Bunny! That's all you need to know.

These two? Don't ask.

Remember Jimmy Hoffa? He knew too much. Where is he now?
Don't ask.

Do you understand? Don't look at these pictures! Remember,
you've already forgotten them.....

Do you understand? They don't know each other and they never
met!
How is that possible? BECAUSE OBAMA SAID SO!
And - don't - you - fergit - it! as a wise old
Cartoon Character used to say!

(By the way... how's that "Hope and Change" working out for
you?)

Short Subjects

2011-11-30T16:15:00.000-07:00

What is wrong with this picture?

Let's see how well you control your brain...do it quickly..

It's just that kind of day and I need some funny stuff so don't be offended...I'm giving you fair warning. I don't think these are bad but I laugh at a lot of things.

and now .........DRUM ROLL, PLEASE.............

Sears for Christmas Shopping

2011-11-29T10:40:00.000-07:00

It is nice to know you are showing your appreciation for our troops by giving Sears some business for helping those troops and their families. I think we all need to pass this to everyone.

Sears - Christmas shopping this year.

I know I needed this reminder, since Sears isn't always my first choice. It's amazing when you think of how long the war has lasted and Sears hasn't withdrawn from their commitment. Could we each buy at least one thing at Sears this year?

How does Sears treat its employees who are called up for military duty? By law, they are required to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually, people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being called up for active duty.

Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus programs, for all called up reservist employees for up to two years.

I submit that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and should be recognized for its contribution. I suggest we all shop at Sears at least once, and be sure to find a manager to tell them why we are there so the company gets the positive reinforcement & feedback it well deserves.

Another Growing Old Post....OH NO!!

2011-11-28T17:35:00.000-07:00

A good friend sent me this. I don't know who the author is...but it mirrors my thoughts. I thank Suz for sharing this with me...I hope you all enjoy it. Remember it's not bemoaning the fact that we grow old, but rather the comfort and joy we should feel when we are comfortable in our sagging skin and enjoying life. You may not be here yet, but rest assured, it will sneak up on you when you're not looking. ENJOY!
I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging. I very recently lost a very dear friend...his footprint is forever on my heart.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 40 & 50's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love... I will.

I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the pitying glances from the jet set. They, too, will get old.

I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things. I am working on my memory.

Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be.

And I shall eat dessert every single day (if I feel like it).

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Did You Do Any Black Friday Shopping?

2011-11-26T21:31:00.000-07:00

Who went Black Friday shopping this morning? What bargains did you find?

I was as full as a tick on Aunt Leona the day after Thanksgiving...... and Mabel shoulda stayed home....lookit this sight for sore eyes...sure hope nobody tries to pull that thing straight back and it gets away from them, ole Mabel will whizzzz clean across the store
.

Then I saw a picture of this other 65 yr old guy in the paper this morning that left home to go get in line for LAST years Black Friday Sale..evidently he indured some prety severe conditions..lookitimnow...poor thing..not much left.

Now thats why it was just as well that I couldn't roll out of my bed this morning. It's at times like this that everyone needs an XXXXL shirt or sweaterr to put on when you need to wear your comfortable leggings with the VERY elastiic waist. Just big long and oh so comfortable....nobody need know you had a weak moment of gluttony. Take this one as an example....its big and beautiful...CLICK HERE to see this beauty

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Senior Citizen....Brain Worries?

2011-11-19T18:26:00.000-07:00

You are poorer and older than you were last year, and you may be fatter. 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.................Not to worry the world is in even worse shape than you are. That will be my next post.

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.

Losing the ability to think, understand, & 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 and more active than ever before. People who are better off are more likely to use it, not lose it. So remember: Like sex, mental challenges are very good for you, and you are never too old. Spending time Googling is good for you which makes me soooo happy. I'm always researching something interesting.

We are also being flooded with remarkable new findings about brain plasticity. It seems that the brain - even the aging brain - is more malleable than we 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. Now THAT'S Good News!!!

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Inquiring Minds Want To Know.....Cow Facts

2011-11-16T14:19:00.000-07:00

1.A cow can climb up the stairs, but cannot climb down. This is because her knees cannot bend properly.

2. A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

3. A cow stands up and sits down about 14 times a day.

4. A cow usually spends 6-7 hours in a day eating cud and around 8 hours on chewing it.

5. Almost all the cows chew at least 50 times per minute.

6. An average cow has more than 40,000 jaw movements in a day.

7. A cow eats over 100 lbs. of food and drinks 30 to 40 gallons of water each day. Now this leads to urinating about 30 lbs of water and pooping about 60 lbs of feces each day.

8. Cows do not bite grass; rather they curl their tongue around it.

9. Cows have almost total 360-degree panoramic vision.

10. Cows have an acute sense of smell and can smell something up to 6 miles away. (I've known some people you could smell that far away

After putting these together..I got curious and decided I had to do some further research. The first cows were introduced in the new land by Christopher Columbus on his 2nd trip here in 1611 and again in 1615. It has been said that one reason for the high death rate among those who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower was that they had no fresh milk to drink. Cows were brought from Europe to the Jamestown colony in 1611 and to the Plymouth colony in 1624. Now, those ships were, by todays standards, very small. Did they just bring one cow? or how many? That would mean a WHOLE WHACK of food and fresh water.....which would then mean a WHOLE PILE of the resulting 'by-product' after each cow ate and drank all day (phew). Where did they store all that food and fresh water and what or who disposed of all that so-called 'by-product'?

Inquiring minds want to know............I could go on or if you're interested in any other factoids, just let me know:)

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Immigration Is An Age Old Problem

2011-11-15T14:35:00.000-07:00

I just came across this short piece by Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN.

'In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin.

But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here.

Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.. and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.'

Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Makes perfect sense to me!

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10 Fascinating Food Facts....Today I Found Out

2011-11-03T08:13:00.000-06:00

Have you ever run into a web site that was informative, broad in subject matter? I found Today I Found Out and it is such a site. I enjoyed these 10 Food Facts and hope you do also. If you get tired of reading, take a few moments and browse the buys offered at OLA CLICK HERE for Online Auction

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Clever Gals....Those Senior Citizens

2011-10-31T17:38:00.001-06:00

Never underestimate the senior in the bunch. Three women, two younger, and one senior citizen, were sitting naked in a sauna.

Suddenly there was a beeping sound, the young woman pressed her forearm and the beep stopped. The others looked at her questioningly. 'That was my pager,' she said. ' I have a microchip under the skin of my arm.'

A few minutes later, a phone rang. The second young woman lifted her palm to her ear. When she finished, she explained, 'That was my mobile phone. I have a microchip in my hand.'

The older woman felt very low-tech. Not to be out done,she decided she had to do something just as impressive. She stepped out of the sauna and went to the bathroom.

She returned with a piece of toilet paper hanging from her rear end.

The others raised their eyebrows and stared at her.

The older woman finally said..............'Well, will you look at that........I'm getting a fax'

I don't care who you are......that's funny ! OK, this is just a quickie I had to share with everyone. I'll add to it in a few days.

Fight the Nemises of the Elderly - Exercise the Brain

2011-10-03T17:05:00.002-06:00

I keep being told my forgetfulness is normal as we age. We need to exercise our brain not by just reading something but really thinking about it. There are times when I feel like there is a cat 5 tornado flying around in my brain. I need to master the art of slowing it down and stop the constant flying debris from littering my thought processes. Pick an item...think about it then put it away.

I don't want to be the elderly person that KNOWS EVERYTHING. I remember that all too well. We cared for my husbands mother the last several years of her life. I do not want to be the mean ole lady that knows everything! This is what I am fighting to stave off......so I have to exercise my brain to make sure the cobwebs do not build up in there.

I am going to make a supreme effort to exercise my thought processes.   I'm physically feeling old today so my first thought is what Cora Harvey Armstrong says,"Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what the hell happened."   The next thought is 'who is Cora Harvey Armstrong'? Do you know? After thinking about it for a spell...I had to look it up. A very interesting lady.   Look it up....good exercise for the brain.


Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty. ~ Coco Chanel. Oh, Coco, now you're getting personal....you mean this face that has more lines than a metropolitan road map is MY fault. I always thought those were character lines. I must be quite a character. I really don't like all those little lines around my mouth....looks like I have been sucking lemons! (Maybe I could believe they were from too many tequila shots?) Then there's the deep furrow between my eyes...I know that came from the many many years of concentrating too hard. Oh, those deep laugh lines. Actually those are tolerable....I've always had a somewhat strange sense of humor. Laughing is excellent therapy.

Listening to the news can be unsettling....they were just saying somebody had been assassinated....How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? I don't want to have either....I'm getting naturally old quick enough. I don't want to exercise that subject any more.

Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity? This has been floating around in my brain ever since my MIL was adamant that she be buried in her very best incl jewelry .....but she was cremated! I'm just saying, ya think we should pack a bag? That reminds me of when she was cremated and given to us in a small box. We then put her in the car to drive her to her final resting place in Spooner, Wisconsin. Do you put her in the trunk or in the back seat? It was October and was freezing at night...when we stopped for the night, do we bring her in or leave her in the trunk? I'm tellin ya, there was a lot of thinkin about that. Even tho she was meaner than the junk yard dog, I struggled with putting her in the trunk, etc. We laid her to rest and slept well on the way home.

We were looking at hams at the market the other day and I got to thinking.....what disease did Cured Ham actually have? I don't know but in the olden days we would cure it with salt that would draw out water and retard the bacteria growth, then hang it high in one of the closed in outbuildings till it was really jerkyfied.   I guess they wouldn't sell very many 'Infected Sick' Hams.

Bette Davis says "Old age ain't no place for sissies." So let me enjoy life and laugh....dance, sing, wear funny clothes and different color socks and hope that I don't wear my underwear on top of my pants or on my head.

I'm tired of thinking lets all go find the best bargains on the NET...CLICK HERE for Online Auction. It's going to be a wonderful holiday season. Enjoy!

Democratic Party Message From 120 Years Ago...What Do You Think?

2011-09-23T21:39:00.001-06:00

This tombstone is actually in the Attica Cemetery, Harper County , Kansas.

A friend sent me these pictures in an email and I thought they were very interesting. I am sharing them with you all. Quite a poser...what do you think? Leave a comment.......

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Thinking About Halloween and the Passing of Summer

2011-09-20T13:24:00.002-06:00

The year is 2011......bearing down on October. This year has just disintegrated in front of my eyes.

It is now the time of year I start feeling every muscle and bone in my body going through its process of mourning the end of summer. Time to get out the stylish sweat pants with the elastic waist and the baggy sweaters and sweatshirts. AAAh....at least they're comforable. This time of year I can wear my supphose with impunity...nobody will see them...

After I've finished putting away the tank tops and shorts and reloading my drawers with the aforementioned 'fashions', I've got to shop for the Halloween snacks and start my holiday shopping lists.

I was thinking about Halloween this morning and went searching for some factoids....I came up with a few.....

If someone says you have 'bats in your belfry'...say thank you since it would mean you have bats in your yard (if you don't have a bell tower), where they eat about 1,000 mosquitos for a meal.

The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.

There are more than 1,000 species of bats in the world! They live on every continent of the world, except Antarctica. Bats do not live in areas where it is very hot or very cold.

To catch insects, bats use their wings. Their wings are the only part of their bodies not covered by hair, but with thin, tough skin. Bats use their wings like hands, and they have little thumbs and wrists on them.

Bats have long been associated with Halloween but the connection is less skeery than some would suspect. In Halloween's ancient origins people would gather together around giant bonfires to ward off evil spirits. Attracted to the warmth and bright light of these fires were many small flying insects. Natural food for hungry bats. People saw the bats flickering in and out of the firelight during the festivals and they became a feature of Halloween lore. They are the only true flying mammals.

Ever used the saying 'blind as a bat'? I have, but guess what? They aren't blind..

Our modern celebration of Halloween is a descendent of the ancient Celtic fire festival called "Samhain". The word is pronounced "sow-in (rhymes with cow).

Folk tradition tells us of many divination practices associated with Samhain. Among the most common were divinations dealing with marriage, weather, and the coming fortunes for the year. These were performed via such methods as ducking for apples, and apple peeling.

Ducking for apples was a marriage divination. The first person to bite an apple would be the first to marry in the coming year. I'll bet there's some folks out there wishing they hadn't been in that early apple bobbing event!

Apple peeling was a divination to see how long your life would be. The longer the unbroken apple peel, the longer your life was destined to be.

In Scotland, people would place stones in the ashes of the hearth before retiring for the night. Anyone whose stone had been disturbed during the night was said to be destined to die during the coming year.

Then we have Jack O'Lanterns.......

Pumpkin carving is a popular part of modern America's Halloween celebration. Come October, pumpkins can be found everywhere in the country from doorsteps to dinner tables. Despite the widespread carving that goes on in this country every autumn, few Americans really know why or when the jack o'lantern tradition began. Read on to find out!

The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed "Stingy Jack." According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn't want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul.

The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree's bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.

Soon after, Jack died. As the legend goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as "Jack of the Lantern," and then, simply "Jack O'Lantern."

In Ireland and Scotland, people began to make their own versions of Jack's lanterns by carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes and placing them into windows or near doors to frighten away Stingy Jack and other wandering evil spirits. In England, large beets are used. Immigrants from these countries brought the jack o'lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack o'lanterns.

An interesting historical tidbit is that the phrase "God Bless You" is actually associated with Halloween. The Welsh believed that every time you sneezed, you blew part of your soul out of your body. Hence, they would say "God Bless You" to anyone who sneezed to bless their soul.

Because of this, sneezing on Halloween was to be avoided entirely. It was believed to be extremely dangerous because wandering spirits or the devil could capture your soul as you sneezed!

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

2010-06-18T15:43:00.002-06:00

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

2010-04-06T14:44:00.000-06:00

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

2010-04-01T16:29:00.000-06:00

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?

2010-03-25T15:06:00.001-06:00

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!

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Good News for Senior Citizens....

2010-03-19T11:37:00.001-06:00

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!!

2010-03-13T14:55:00.000-07:00

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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