Casey's Reaction to the Infed Infusion

  "Objects in the rear view mirror"

Good Morning-
Friday already- Casey has a doctor appointment for 11; and I am typing fast because there are a few places I have to go also.
I also have yet to get in the shower.

To catch up a bit...
Casey had an almost immediate, and severe reaction, to the Infed. This is why her doctor wanted her at the hospital for this treatment.





We got settled in as they had taken her almost as soon as we had gotten there!



A very nice nurse, Miss Donna-
When Casey had explained about her veins being so shot- and the fact that they have a tendency to roll, Donna told her she would only poke her once. If that didn't work, she would call in the SWAT Team.



Casey, getting poked...

True to her word, in came Miss Joy-




Small veins, but she got the IV started at once.

Casey was then given 60 mg of Solumedrol, plus 50 mgs of Benedryl.
These were given to ward off any allergic reactions.
After those are given slowly, we wait for an hour for those meds to kick in and be ready...
We were told that at the end of the infusion Casey would also receive 60 more of the Solumedrol before she went home.
We never got that far-

About 1 minute into the test dose, Casey had a reaction in her arm- This is not a bad thing- just that she needed a bit more dilution.
2 minutes in and her back cramped up terribly.  This is major, and indicative of kidney/renal damage.
Donna stopped this test dose and immediately called Casey's doctor. He stopped the entire process.
Donna could not even flush the vein as there remained ½ the test dose in the tubing.

After watching her for a while, then very shortly we were on our way.




Wondering how many different ramps we have been in?

Casey was better, but still hurting on the way home-
But Mama knows how to make her feel a bit better...



We stopped at Kelli's-




Casey with the horses-





And Miss May following me like a little lost sheep.   hehehe

We finally got back here after those horses got a bunch of loving.
She still felt like crap.

But was made much better...



  ... when Greg got here!
Awwwww, aren't they just so cute?!

I will let everyone know what Casey's doctor decides to do next...
She is quite pale once more- and weak too- Such is par for anemia.

I hope you all have a 'wunnaful' weekend!
Love to all

XOXO
Me

PS
My pictures won't show up on my blog. I hope they show up for you?

Games With Words: The Communication Game

http://www.gameswithwords.org/TheCommunicationGame/index.html

Good Morning;
And get your thinking caps on!

Words are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to understanding what someone says.
Much is left unsaid.

Read sentences and try to figure out what they mean. How good are you at reading between the lines?
This should take you between 2 and 4 minutes, depending on connection speed.

Sentences are very short, and written on a 3rd grade level. So this should be easy for anyone.

One little caveat.
You must include your copy/paste personal score if you wish to comment.

Have fun! I did.

XOXO
Me


* This study has been approved by the Harvard University Institutional Review Board.
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Casey- Infed

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Hi All;
Our little Casey had a very bad reaction to the Infed.
She is here with me. Greg will be picking her up later.
Love to all.

XOXO
me

Cille's Refuge - Meditations with Native American Elders-Oct. 7

http://lrrpslady.multiply.com/journal/item/937
“We have a biological father and mother, but our real father is Tunkashila [Creator] and our real Mother is the Earth.”
Wallace Black Elk,
LAKOTA

Who really gives us our life?
Who really gives us our food and nurturing?
Who really allows us to be born?

We are born through our parents who act as the vehicle of life for the Creator and Mother Earth. Our parents take care of us for a little while and when we are ready we must leave them and be faithful to our true Father, the Creator, and our true Mother, the Earth. Then we need to be of service to the Creator and be respectful to Mother Earth.

Great Spirit, thank you for being my Father. Teach me to honor the Earth.
By: Don Coyhis

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With many thanks to my sweet Snotball.

XOXO
Me

Question- New York City Mosque.

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Just a short question for everyone-
With respect to the "ground zero mosque" (which it is neither), I have yet to hear ANY Muslim complaining about the YMCA in any town.
Have you?

Columbus Day- An Ethical Responsibility to Teachers, Parents and Students

http://flintville.multiply.com/journal/item/877/An_Ethical_Responsibility_to_Teachers_Parents_and_Students
Re: Columbus Day- and Thanksgiving.
Teaching the Young about Native Americans


"Much remains to be done to counter stereotypes of Native Americans learned by young children in our society."

Teachers must provide accurate instruction not only about history; but also about the contemporary lives of Native Americans. '

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"Teachers must teach"

-without prejudice, bias, or duress.

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Please take a moment to click the link above. Some have already seen it. Too many have not.
Also, please comment there- if you wish-

XOXO
Anne

To God, I hope you don't mind

To God,
I hope you don't mind, but we would like to talk to you-
There are some things we need to straighten out-

It is about these Christians.
They claim to be from your nation. But man, you should see the things they do all the time- blaming it on you-
Raping the Earth.
Lying.
Taking more than they need -in all the forms of the greed.
They say it's God's will

I don't mean to be disrespectful, but you know how it is. My people have their own ways. We never even heard of you until not long ago.
Your representative spoke magnificent things of you, which I was willing to believe.
And the way they acted.

We know you.
We were being deceived.
It is time for you to decide what life is worth.
We already remember, but maybe you forgot.

At times they were kind, they were polite in their sophistication, smiling, but never too loudly, acting in a civilized manner; an illusion of gentleness- always fighting to get their way.
... while the people see, the people know, the people wait, the people say the closing of your doors will never shut use out, the closing of your doors can only shut you in.

We know the predator, we see them feed on us, we are aware to starve the beast is our destiny. At times they were kind, they were polite, but never honest.

We see your technological society devour you before your very eyes- we hear your anguished cries exalting greed through progress while you seek material advances -the sound of flowers dying carry messages through the wind. trying to tell you about balance and your safety

But your minds are chained to your machines -and the strings dangling from your puppeteers hands turning you, twisting you into forms and confusions beyond your control

Your mind for a job, your mind for a t.v., your mind for a hair dryer, your mind for consumption.

With your atom bombs, your material bombs, your drug bombs, your racial bombs, your class bombs, your sexist bombs, your ageist bombs

Devastating your natural shelters making you homeless on earth chasing you into illusions fooling you, making you pretend you can run away from the ravishing of your spirit

While the sound of flowers dying carry messages through the wind trying to tell you about balance and your safety.

Trying to isolate us in a dimension called loneliness- leading us into the trap believe in their power; but not in ourselves- piling us with guilt- always taking the blame- greed chasing out the balance- trying to isolate us in a dimension called loneliness

economic deities seizing power through illusions created armies- are justified class systems are democracy- god listens to warmongers prayers- tyranny is here, divide and conquer- trying to isolate us in a dimension called loneliness

greed- a parent insecurity- the happiness- companion- genocide conceived in sophistication technologic material- civilization a rationalization, replacing a way to live- trying to isolate us in a dimension called loneliness

To god we hope you don’t mind but we would like to talk to you; there are some things we need to straighten out, it’s about these Christians they claim to be from your nation but man you should see the things they do all the time blaming it on you:
manifest destiny, genocide, maximized profit, sterilization, raping the earth, lying taking more than they need in all the forms of the greed.
We ask them why, they say it’s god’s will.

Damn god, they make it so hard.
Remember Jesus?
Would you send him back to them, tell them how to kill him, rather they should listen stop abusing his name, and yours.

We do not mean to be disrespectful but you know how it is, our people have their own ways we never even heard of you until not long ago, your representatives spoke magnificent things of you which we were willing to believe, but from the way they acted we know we and you were being deceived.

We do not mean you and your christian children any bad, but you all came to take all we had -we have not seen you but we have heard so much it is time for you to decide what life is worth
we already remember but maybe you forgot.

Look at us, look at us, we are of Earth and Water
Look at them, it is the same
Look at us, we are suffering all these years
Look at them, they are connected.
Look at us, we are in pain
Look at them, surprised at our anger
Look at us, we are struggling to survive
Look at them, expecting sorrow be benign
Look at us, we were the ones called pagan
Look at them, on their arrival
Look at us, we are called subversive
Look at them, descending from name callers
Look at us, we wept sadly in the long dark
Look at them, hiding in tech no logic light
Look at us, we buried the generations
Look at them, inventing the body count
Look at us, we are older than America
Look at them, chasing a fountain of youth
Look at us, we are embracing Earth
Look at them, clutching today
Look at us, we are living in the generations
Look at them, existing in jobs and debts
Look at us, we have escaped many times
Look at them, they cannot remember
Look at us, we are healing
Look at them, their medicine is patented
Look at us, we are trying
Look at them, what are they doing
Look at us, we are children of Earth
Look at them, who are they?

John Trudell
"I don't think the cause is lost," Trudell says of the current political activist climate. "But I think we're in great danger, not as citizens but as human beings."

Think.
Be rational.
Be kind.

XOXO
Me

The Hole...

   This one's for Gritter!  
Casey, at The Pumpkin Festival in Thorp.

Good Morning!
I am still catching up so you'd best grab a cuppa coffee, it's a windy one.

Most of you already know that I fell in a hole.
Wasn't my fault-  But I do have the explanation now.


Yesterday afternoon, Kelli and Tim had brought the trailer over- (I'll blame them)! hehehe



While Tim parked the trailer, Kelli and I had wandered over to pick some squash.

Remember these pictures from last Spring?
A little handful of saved seeds, and a little bending...

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Those few little seeds I'd saved grew into a lot of beautiful squash!

Mmmmmm !!!!
The one on the left is your average store-bought Butternut Squash.
The one on the right must have found some growth hormone in that soil.
(Yes, that is a dime, almost lost, between them).

I've been picking a few of those here and there-
Even leaving some for the neighbors, in their driveway    hehehe
(And keeping some for me too)!  

Back to my little adventure- into the hole...

This was no ordinary hole- But not a cavelike opening into the earth either. It was large enough for a small herd of fattened gophers to enter ALL at the same time- But big enough to sink into, and tight enough to entrap my leg.


I swear on my parents graves that this hole was never there before! 


A rough winter ahead? -Or is Pa smoking again?
Sure looks like a chimney up there to me?!?!  hehehe


Perhaps the hole is a foxhole?
(I haven't seen any of those beasties since we saw the wolves a few years back).

Not sure, but when the ground(cover), and vines, gave way I sunk clear up to my knee! 
Tim had seen the whole thing from the truck- Kelli had been picking squash.

I didn't break anything, but I was injured. (Pride being what it is). hehehe


Punk, nursing a broken heart because Mr. Miller and Miss CocoBeans did not come.


But always vigilant too
She'd heard me squeal; then heard Kelli and I laughing quite loud-
So she was off to check it out...

She didn't even have to dig!



Among those wilted, (frozen), squash vines, that dog darn near disappeared too!

She emerged with a dirty face-


It's only dirt, thank goodness. Her face did not smell of skunk. Whew.  One day I'll spy something that doesn't belong, and let you know what it is that tried to kill me.
Glad I really didn't get hurt-

Kelli also found this quite entertaining-
 


Tim and I -almost twins- with our matching little back braces.
The very picture of health, right! (And how to age gracefully)! hehehe

I'd better close for now- Went to Wouters' Front last night and ordered prime rib.
Didn't get any wash done then, so it's time for me to start emptying my hamper.
Supposed to be another beautimous Sun(ny)day, so I'll hang the old quilts on the line.

Wasn't too good for the Minnesota Twinkies yesterday -the Yanks kicked their butts.
(And our 'wunnaful' Badgers beat those Minnesota Gophers too)!

Hopeful that today our Packers can hold on to beat Washington too!
Go Pack! 


What's on YOUR pumpkin?

Game is at noon, so will have lunch for halftime if anyone wants to come watch with me!
Casey will be heading to Marsha's today-  A bit of help with her biology course.
Maybe they will come out after that.

Time to start attacking that hamper.
Love to all! Have a 'wunnaful' day!

XOXO
Me

Leaving Minneapolis. (And an update on Casey).

   Taken near to Dinkytown...
   A downtown view of Minneapolis from the banks of The Mississippi.

Good Morning All;
A chilly morning, but we are to get to the 70's today so I am happy for that.

As we checked out of our hotel in Minnesota, Punk went to the front desk and patiently awaited her treat.





She loves this place like no other we have ever gone to. 
And God only knows how many places that amounts to from Froedtert in Milwaukee, to Mayo Clinics in Rochester, to, to, to-


She loves most of the staff too- There are a few she has nothing to do with, (one of the janitors, and one of the desk people). These people want nothing to do with her, so she obliges.

Otherwise EVERYONE there loves her as well.
(And always has treats for her).




Punk, Casey and Pat, as we were checking out-


On the corner was a man selling tickets to the Gopher Football game


Looks kinda silly too.

We drove past the TCF Stadium- We have watched this entire building be constructed, part by part, since we have been coming to Minnesota.

Nice to see it being used now!








Tribal Nations Plaza, (and PRIDE), at the Stadium-

And on toward the Mississippi River banks...




From here,  The Pedal Pub
"Bicycle built for Brew"    hehehe



Not an empty seat anywhere!
A beautiful day, and we saw a few of these!

"The PedalPub offers tours of different Twin Cities neighborhoods -- mostly bar tours, of course. While it looks like a bar and even has a spot for a keg, state law prohibits drinking on the PedalPub. Its owners hope to get their contraption grouped with limos and party buses, which would allow drinks on board (anything non-alcoholic is allowed). Its newness -- there's nothing like it in the state and perhaps the country -- means the legal landscape is bumpy."



We took a little drive through an older neighborhood.



Punk and Casey- on the banks of The Mississippi River.
Check how Casey has the leash... Punk wanted to jump in so bad! 


The textile mill-


From here, "The North Star Woolen Mill is a building in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. The building, located in the St. Anthony Falls Historic District, was originally a textile mill for the North Star Woolen Company. The mill was built in 1864 by W.W. Eastman and Paris Gibson on the west side of the west side canal. High quality wool blankets, scarves, flannels, and yarns were manufactured at the facility and it became the nation's largest manufacturer of wool blankets by 1925.


Then to round a corner and see this building...



From here, "Pillsbury once claimed to have the largest grain mill in the world at the Pillsbury "A" Mill overlooking Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. The building had two of the most powerful direct-drive waterwheels ever built, each putting out 1200 horsepower "

More Pillsbury (very cool) pictures, gallery, and history... here.






Check out the cobblestone streets!





After a moment or two of getting turned around, we were headed home!

It is always such a good feeling to cross the bridge!

After speaking to Casey's hematologist in Minnesota, her doctor here has reluctantly agreed to use Infed on Casey... But due to the dangerous side-effects of it, he will only agree to have her infusion done at a hospital.

As I type, he is waiting to hear back from a colleague that will be supervising everything.
She is such a little  rascal, this youngest one of mine - - -  Please think of her often?

My love to all.

XOXO
Me

'Well you see, Norm, it's like this . . .

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"A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers."
John Ratzenberger

Autumn 2010

From the Back Forty, to Minneapolis- To my favorite spot in the woods.

Enjoy

XOXO
Me

a hands-on type of love...

     Punk- Happy in the car!




Good Evening all
I can't believe that I haven't updated!
Know that I still have pictures to upload to Flickr from Minnesota-
So that means I am not even caught up with our Minnesota trip, let alone what's been going on since we got back home!
(Perhaps you will see more than one or two updates soon).

In my last blog, I had left off with Punk getting a little love in the hotel room.

But of course there is MORE to that story! hehehe

Know that the only thing I did to them was make the pics smaller- (For faster uploading).

They remain in chronological order.




This of course is CaseyFace- waiting for one of her doctors...
(Cute, ain't she)? hehehe

After her tests we had gone back to the hotel-
Order a bite to eat- and remind Punk that she is loved.

This generally means a hands on type of love...
"Hands on" means a bit of wrestling to a dog.  hehehe




Miss Punk ♥LOVES♥ her Sponge-Bob almost as much as she loves her Casey!


"Gimme it. It's MINE!!!"


"ALL MINE!!!"



Darn it!  Don't even TRY to hide it on me!




"I will hunt you down like the DAWG I am!"



But wait...




What was THAT?






Ummmm    ...

No really!  Stop laughing Casey!  -What was THAT?!?

Somebody ought to be able to tell us what happened? Pretty please? 
Love to all.

XOXO
Me

41 Things You Have To Believe To Be A Republican Today

Good Morning All!
Being duly inspired by SpaceStevies post, "I am voting Republican because..."  
I feel that I have to post this-  If only as an informed "FYI"

Read. 
Think. 
Enjoy.

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First 20 Items: Author Unknown
Items 21 through 29 – By: Mark Crispin Miller,
Author of – The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder

1. Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you’re a conservative radio host. Then it’s an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.

2. The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.

3. Government should relax regulation of Big Business and Big Money but crack down on individuals who use marijuana to relieve the pain of illness.

4. “Standing Tall for America” means firing your workers and moving their jobs to India.

5. A woman can’t be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multinational corporations can make decisions affecting all humankind without regulation.

6. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.

7. The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans’ benefits and combat pay.

8. Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins unless you someday run for governor of California as a Republican.

9. If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won’t have sex.

10. A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our longtime allies, then demand their cooperation and money.

11. HMOs and insurance companies have the interest of the public at heart.

12. Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.

13. Global warming and tobacco’s link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.

14. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush’s daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a “we can’t find Bin Laden” diversion.

15. A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is a solid defense policy.

16. Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.

17. The public has a right to know about Hillary’s cattle trades, but George Bush’s driving record is none of our business.

18. You support states’ rights, which means Attorney General John Ashcroft can tell states what local voter initiatives they have a right to adopt.

19. What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the 1980s is irrelevant.

20. Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist; but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.

21. Be like Dick Cheney, who recently called the new Miss America unpatriotic – For wishing for world peace.

22. Be like Tom Delay [The Hammer!] – Doesn’t he look like a big, fat Adolf Hitler without the mustache?

23. With great power comes great responsibility — unless you’re Republican.

24. Republicans believe that if you enjoy sex, you are doing it wrong.

25. American justice should be blind, but Republicans prefer her deaf and mute.

26. Republicans believe that politics is only dirty if you do it right.

27. Republicans love deficits like Clinton loves sex.

28. The voter always wins — unless Republicans have their way.

29. The only time Republicans talk to blacks is when they challenge them at the polls.

My Additions:

30. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals, Hillary Clinton and IMMIGRANTS.

31. Lou Dobbs is a saint!

32. Immigrants are contaminating America with Leprosy.

33. There is an urgent need to keep the ‘Cradle of the Confederacy‘ safe from leprosy, pedophiles, Spanish and rampant godlessness.

34. Bilingualism is killing America. Kill the INVADERS! — Tom Tancredo

35. Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity of Fox News are the most FAIR & BALANCED newscasters in the world.

36. Miami a ‘Third World country‘ — Tom Tancredo

37. Ann Coulter is the reincarnation of Mother Teresa. She is also a Tadpole.

38. You have to be “cockamamie” like Newt Gingrich: In a glimpse of what his candidacy might look like, he said he would shut down public schools that aren’t performing, and offer a $20 billion reward for the first private company that successfully completes a Mars mission — Reported by the AP

The Republican Party – The Party of GOD, GUNS, FAMILY VALUES, ‘Real Americans’ & Newt Gingrich

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39. Sen. Barack Obama is a dangerous “Madrassa” trained Terrorist, his real name is “Obama Osama,” according to Rush Limbaugh — The drug addicted radio talk show host most Republicans listen to.

More From ‘Republican Bigot’ Rush Limbaugh
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Here is the BRAIN-DEAD Republican Base | Imbeciles still living in 1500’s America

40. Draft-Dodging makes you a tougher patriot. and it is “Godly” to do anything and everything to get elected — this includes cross-dressing to appeal to liberal New York of Flip-Flop like a Yo-Yo regarding a woman’s right to abortion.

41. Finally, you ought to be like Ronald Reagan, the president of “sunny optimism” —
(Here are Ronald Reagan’s Top 10 Greatest Achievements)

{Posted} June 25, 2010
Categories: Uncategorized . . Author: Chef Jeffrey Allen Kaufman

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Please make sure you enjoy Stevie's post too. Click here.

I think this 'list' came out about 4 years ago- (I had copied it from a CraigsList ad)!  hehehe

I believe Mr Kaufman has added to, and linked everything quite well!
If the links above don't work, please click here to go to the original article.

But, I am wondering- HOW MANY MORE CAN YOU ADD?

XOXO
Me

The Truth for Adults

    Hi All-
Yes, these have been circulating since before some of us were born...
Still, there is a grain of truth to each one.

Live well. Laugh heartily. Die with a smile on your kisser.

XOXO
Me

PS
Thank you Aunt Marlene!

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

10. Bad decisions make good stories.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment, when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

13. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

15. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.

16. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

17. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

18. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

19. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

20. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

21. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

23. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!

24. The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.

Ladies, Quit Laughing! 

Mo' blog soon...
hehehe