- Those darned squirrels still get to the birdfeeder....
They climb the little post, and JUMP onto the feeder!
This drives the cat crazy- Me too.
The "FIX" will be posted tomorrow... hehehe
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Good Morning All.
I am way too late for Ten Thought Tuesday, so this will be a "Random Wednesday"
Received in my email. I have to begin with it. It is both terrifying and beautiful.
AREN'T THEY ALL OUR CHILDREN?
There are few things in this life more difficult to experience than the loss of one's child. Jim Wallis tells about a sad and terrifying incident that occurred during the tragic war in Sarajevo not too many years back.
A reporter who was covering the violence in the middle of the city saw a little girl fatally shot by a sniper.
The reporter threw down his pad and pencil and rushed to the aid of a man who was now holding the child. He helped them both into his car and sped off to a hospital.
"Hurry, my friend," the man urged, "my child is still alive."
A moment or two later he pleaded, "Hurry, my friend, my child is still breathing."
A little later he said, "Hurry, my friend, my child is still warm."
When they got to the hospital, the young girl was gone.
"This is a terrible task for me," the distraught man said to the reporter. "I must go tell her father that his child is dead. He will be heartbroken."
The reporter was amazed. He looked at the grieving man and said, "I thought she was YOUR child."
The man replied, "No, but aren't they all our children?"
I think that is one of the great questions of our age.
Aren't they all our children?
It is a question that deserves an answer.
Aren't they all our children?
Those who live under our roof and those who reside with another family?
Those to whom we are related as well as those whom we have never known?
Aren't they all our children?
Those on our side of the border as well as those on the other side?
Those of our nation no more or less than those of another?
Aren't they all our children?
Those who worship like us and those who worship differently? Those who look like us and those who do not?
Aren't they all our children?
The well-educated and the under-educated?
The well-fed and the under-fed?
Those who are secure and those who are at risk?
Aren't they all our children?
The highly valued and highly esteemed as well as the castaways and the lost?
Aren't they all our children?
Aren't they all our responsibility?
ALL of them?
Ours to nurture?
Ours to protect?
Ours to love?
I don't think it is an exaggeration to say that the survival of our world hinges on the answer to that question.
To say they are NOT all our children is to condemn the world to more struggle
– family against family,
- group against group,
- nation against nation.
Aren't they all our children?
If we say yes, can we ever again pit them against each other?
"If we have no peace," said Mother Teresa, "it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
Aren't they all our children?
There may be no greater question for our generation.
And how we answer that question will determine the shape of our world for years to come.- .
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Back to our homefront... - The wiegelia (sp) are in bloom- (However it's spelled they are pretty).
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Casey's dark purple irises are blooming too...
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And I think this mushroom might have been blooming too?
...before it got squished by the rider... hehehe
(It's my blog and if I say mushrooms bloom, then they bloom)!
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Some "bloomin' bird" walked all over Jenné's car...
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ROTFLMBO
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And I am left wondering if dogs bloom after they shed???
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Even Punk didn't recognize Old Man Miller!
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But yes, it is him, after a shave.
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Still lovin' Tigger
And MUCH cooler this way too...
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Sweet Pea got me to wondering what this is after her own blog yesterday...
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It is very heavy, about 9 or 10 inches across.
And very old.
No markings on the bottom either.
Not sure if it would be Native or Mexican. Does anyone know?
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We took a ride to Appleton yesterday afternoon to pick up an 18'x4' pool.
Hopefully we can get it set up soon too.
The bridges seem very treacherous down there...
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On the way back, we stopped to see Master Gabriel.
They were all playing in the back yard!
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Master Gabriel came running in the house as I was talking to his "mom" (NOT Berta), and exclaimed that he needed a "Grandma Kiss" !!!
HOW COOL IS THAT?!? (I can truly live on that for a long time)!!!
He wanted to plant a yellow pepper- Seeing the seeds on the inside, he and his sisters scattered those seeds in hopes of more pepper plants.
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Showing his pepper to Isaiah
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Hopefully at least one of those plants will grow for them...
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Isaiah rode with me after we left.
He wanted to know "when can we go back?"
So much fun playing with other kids!
So what does everyone think about getting that pool set up???.
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I wholeheartedly agree.
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They can't wait either!
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For now I must go into town for a bit- A few groceries & other things to get too.
My love to all!
XOXO
Me
Anna~Anna
"Flintville Annie"
© 2006-2015
Mushrooms in Bloom (and other scattered~brained fun)...
The Mouse Knew...
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From the email corner.
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A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.
"What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered.
He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.
Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed this warning: "There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."
The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a mousetrap in the house!
The pig sympathized, but said, "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers."
The mouse turned to the cow and said, "There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap . . .
Alone. . .
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house -- the sound Of a mousetrap catching its prey.
The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught.
In the darkness, she did not see it.
It was a venomous snake whose tail was caught in the trap.
The snake bit the farmer's wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital.
When she returned home she still had a fever.
Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup.
So the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient!
But his wife's sickness continued.
Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.
But, alas, the farmer's wife did not get well...
She died.
So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them for the funeral luncheon.
And the mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.
So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and you think it doesn't concern you, remember ---
...When one of us is threatened, we are all at risk.
We are all involved in this journey called life.
We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.
EACH OF US IS A VITAL THREAD IN ANOTHER PERSON'S TAPESTRY.
OUR LIVES ARE WOVEN TOGETHER FOR A REASON.
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Thank you for being such a "wunnaful" part of my family!
XOXO
Me
Welcome to My Morning...
- Taken yesterday as the clouds threatened....
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Good Monday Morning Everyone!
More rain on and off all day yesterday.
The new moisture left this scene as the sun came up...
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It promises to be sunny. (Unless it rains of course). hehehe
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And days like this you just need to put your sunglasses on....
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I began mowing lawns yesterday morning. Made a few swipes as I outline the yards before I begin. And then a few drops of rain. Nothing to worry about as the grass was very dry to begin with.
Another sweep around and I hit a rock that shut my blades down. Jenne and Isaiah were at mass, so no one to crawl under there for me...
I pulled the mower in the garage.
Not even two minutes later, it was pouring rain.
On to "Plan B" then-
I thought I would sew a few stitches on Jenné's maternity clothes.
Casey and Greg called. They were on their way out. And came inside soaking wet! Guess the Good Lord saw fit to keep me dry by throwing that little rock under the mower deck.
I began sewing, and as soon as I did the sun came out. Not for long though, and more hit and miss fell on the grass... Even a few little hailstones.
I never did get back to mowing, being that the grass was so thoroughly soaked... - ...And then the danged bobbin jammed on my st00pid machine, so didn't finish there either. (This will give me ample time then to cut more material to be ready for stitching). hehehe I am no seamstress, but these will cover her pregnant nudity well enough.
Jenné and Isaiah got back from mass... Casey got an urge for a pizza- Her and Greg went to Pulaski to pick some up from Hot Stuff. (Mmmmm)...
As they left, I heard a weird noise... It was Greg K. with his tractor, and mower, and bucket, mowing the lawn that had gotten too long on me earlier. AND he had already mowed back by the woods.
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He not only mowed that west yard, he also moved the pine pile; leveling it off, and spreading it in the dip in the back yard.
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I am so happy that is all done!
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~Shot just before sunrise this morning...
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Going to throw a few flowers seeds in there too! - Another "try to be" busy day ahead... It is already almost 70°
Nice out there... And I must get outside!
Yes, my back still sucks. No it won't keep me indoors... - As most of you know, there is something wrong with my updates... Sorry if I do not get to your blogs... I have written Multiply already, but they always take a long time to respond...
- Will let you know when either the updates or the dang toolbar starts working again.
Love to all
Have a fantabulous day!
XOXO
Me- PS
Jenné just woke up and came downstairs...
Updates not working...
http://multiply.com/mail/updates/flintville/1#_mainfilter
Is anyone else getting this on their update page?
"No posts found.
Invite your friends and when they post content it will appear here."
Did everybody drop me?
XOXO
Me
Jamie Dukes says Brett Favre is the victim here -
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Jamie-Dukes-says-Brett-Favre-is-the-victim-here?urn=nfl,169755
Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:37 am EDT
Jamie Dukes says Brett Favre is the victim here
By MJD
I like Jamie Dukes, and I think he does a terrific job on the NFL Network, but the latest viewpoint that he voices on NFL.com, I find to be, well, let's say "novel."
Dukes is of the opinion that Brett Favre has been made a victim through his retirement, his unretirement, interception-fest with the Jets, retirement, and then likely unretirement again. Dukes is a former player, and I think a player is more likely to take Brett Favre's(notes) side than a regular joe, and that's completely understandable. I strongly disagree, though, and I'd like to go through Dukes' latest blog post line-by-line to demonstrate how.
Brett Favre would still be a Packer if the front office didn’t push him out the door.
I guess that could be true, depending on how you look at his departure from Green Bay. I wouldn't characterize it as "pushing [Favre] out the door," but we'll get to that in a second.
Did Packers general manager Ted Thompson force Favre to retire? No. But he made it clear enough to Favre that he wanted to get his guy, Aaron Rodgers(notes), who had waited three seasons for the job since he was a first-round pick in 2005, into the lineup.
Did he? Or did Thompson get tired of waiting for Favre to make up his mind every off-season, because if he was going to have to put Aaron Rodgers in the line-up, he had to know as soon as possible so they could rebuild the offense to suit him?
Or did Favre retire, essentially tell the Packers to move on without him, and then change his mind, and expect the Packers to undo everything they did and cater to his every whim?
I don't think the Packers got tired of having Brett Favre as their quarterback, I think they got tired of waiting and waiting and waiting for Favre to make up his mind so they could see who their quarterback was going to be every year.
So what was Favre to do? The fire was still in his belly, but the clock was working against him.
If the fire was in his belly, I wish he would have just let someone know, instead of saying for months on end, "You know, I can't really tell if this belly-fire is completely extinguished or not. I'll let you know when I know, which might be tomorrow, or it might be in the middle of training camp."
If Favre is guilty of anything, it’s having pride.
Or of being unable to make a decision.
His pride told him that he didn’t want to stay where he wasn’t wanted. It was 49ers coach Mike Singletary who said it best a few weeks ago: “Players want to feel wanted.” Favre felt Thompson wanted him gone.
Even if Thompson was absolutely hell-bent on getting Favre out of Green Bay (which I don't think he was), would that really be so terrible? Would Brett Favre be the first player in the history of the NFL to feel the sting of a team not wanting him anymore? He's a victim because he's gone through something that thousands and thousands of other players have gone through before him?
I don’t understand why it’s a big deal that Favre wants to play football again.
It's not a big deal that Favre wants to play football again. What is a big deal, though, is that he can't make up his mind this year, couldn't make it up last year, and even struggled the few years before that. If you were a general manager, would you appreciate having that uncertainty at your quarterback position every offseason until Favre felt like making a decision?
If you were the Jets, would you appreciate Favre saying that he wanted his release so he could retire a Packer, only for it to become obvious weeks later that he really just wanted to be a Viking?
He should be allowed to play as long as someone is willing to sign him.
He is. He just happens to be doing it very childishly and very annoyingly.
The way I see it, Favre has done nothing wrong.
Wanting to play another year in Minnesota, just so he can "stick it" to the Packers ... you're okay with that? You think that's a good reason to play football? You think the Minnesota Vikings should turn themselves into a vehicle for Brett Favre's childish revenge?
He still has it. Look at last season — he played fantastic until he hurt his arm late in the season.
That part still counts, though, right? The part where he cost the Jets a spot in the playoffs? The Jets don't still get playoff money just because Brett Favre was good before then, do they?
Look, I understand if you don’t want Favre on your team, but it’s hypocritical to say he should stop playing because you think it’s time for him to stop.
Again, I'm not saying he should stop playing. It's not for me to tell anyone else, in any profession, when they should retire. I don't do that. It would be nice, though, if Brett Favre could act like an adult, make a decision, and stick with it.
What if I were to tell you that you have worked at your job long enough and it’s my opinion that you should look for something else to do?
It would be a completely different situation than what we're talking about here. No one's mad at Brett Favre because they think he should retire. People are mad at Brett Favre because he's acting like a real child about it.
You would tell me where to go.
Probably.
Favre is entitled to the same liberties as anyone else.
True. Everyone's got the right to be an ass.
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My own opinion is that Terrible Ted Thompson is as nasty as they come.
But with Freak~Show~Favre, I have lost much respect for Brett too.
Thanks for the memories Brett, but you have UNclassed yourself in a huge way.
And *IF* you become a Viking, I can only hope that we kick you ass from here to eternity. (That is, providing you, your ego, and your shoulder are still in the game after Indianapolis, Kansas City, Houston, Dallas, Cleveland, Detroit, and San Francisco)...
XOXO
Me
GO PACK, GO!
XOXO
Me
Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:37 am EDT
Jamie Dukes says Brett Favre is the victim here
By MJD
I like Jamie Dukes, and I think he does a terrific job on the NFL Network, but the latest viewpoint that he voices on NFL.com, I find to be, well, let's say "novel."
Dukes is of the opinion that Brett Favre has been made a victim through his retirement, his unretirement, interception-fest with the Jets, retirement, and then likely unretirement again. Dukes is a former player, and I think a player is more likely to take Brett Favre's(notes) side than a regular joe, and that's completely understandable. I strongly disagree, though, and I'd like to go through Dukes' latest blog post line-by-line to demonstrate how.
Brett Favre would still be a Packer if the front office didn’t push him out the door.
I guess that could be true, depending on how you look at his departure from Green Bay. I wouldn't characterize it as "pushing [Favre] out the door," but we'll get to that in a second.
Did Packers general manager Ted Thompson force Favre to retire? No. But he made it clear enough to Favre that he wanted to get his guy, Aaron Rodgers(notes), who had waited three seasons for the job since he was a first-round pick in 2005, into the lineup.
Did he? Or did Thompson get tired of waiting for Favre to make up his mind every off-season, because if he was going to have to put Aaron Rodgers in the line-up, he had to know as soon as possible so they could rebuild the offense to suit him?
Or did Favre retire, essentially tell the Packers to move on without him, and then change his mind, and expect the Packers to undo everything they did and cater to his every whim?
I don't think the Packers got tired of having Brett Favre as their quarterback, I think they got tired of waiting and waiting and waiting for Favre to make up his mind so they could see who their quarterback was going to be every year.
So what was Favre to do? The fire was still in his belly, but the clock was working against him.
If the fire was in his belly, I wish he would have just let someone know, instead of saying for months on end, "You know, I can't really tell if this belly-fire is completely extinguished or not. I'll let you know when I know, which might be tomorrow, or it might be in the middle of training camp."
If Favre is guilty of anything, it’s having pride.
Or of being unable to make a decision.
His pride told him that he didn’t want to stay where he wasn’t wanted. It was 49ers coach Mike Singletary who said it best a few weeks ago: “Players want to feel wanted.” Favre felt Thompson wanted him gone.
Even if Thompson was absolutely hell-bent on getting Favre out of Green Bay (which I don't think he was), would that really be so terrible? Would Brett Favre be the first player in the history of the NFL to feel the sting of a team not wanting him anymore? He's a victim because he's gone through something that thousands and thousands of other players have gone through before him?
I don’t understand why it’s a big deal that Favre wants to play football again.
It's not a big deal that Favre wants to play football again. What is a big deal, though, is that he can't make up his mind this year, couldn't make it up last year, and even struggled the few years before that. If you were a general manager, would you appreciate having that uncertainty at your quarterback position every offseason until Favre felt like making a decision?
If you were the Jets, would you appreciate Favre saying that he wanted his release so he could retire a Packer, only for it to become obvious weeks later that he really just wanted to be a Viking?
He should be allowed to play as long as someone is willing to sign him.
He is. He just happens to be doing it very childishly and very annoyingly.
The way I see it, Favre has done nothing wrong.
Wanting to play another year in Minnesota, just so he can "stick it" to the Packers ... you're okay with that? You think that's a good reason to play football? You think the Minnesota Vikings should turn themselves into a vehicle for Brett Favre's childish revenge?
He still has it. Look at last season — he played fantastic until he hurt his arm late in the season.
That part still counts, though, right? The part where he cost the Jets a spot in the playoffs? The Jets don't still get playoff money just because Brett Favre was good before then, do they?
Look, I understand if you don’t want Favre on your team, but it’s hypocritical to say he should stop playing because you think it’s time for him to stop.
Again, I'm not saying he should stop playing. It's not for me to tell anyone else, in any profession, when they should retire. I don't do that. It would be nice, though, if Brett Favre could act like an adult, make a decision, and stick with it.
What if I were to tell you that you have worked at your job long enough and it’s my opinion that you should look for something else to do?
It would be a completely different situation than what we're talking about here. No one's mad at Brett Favre because they think he should retire. People are mad at Brett Favre because he's acting like a real child about it.
You would tell me where to go.
Probably.
Favre is entitled to the same liberties as anyone else.
True. Everyone's got the right to be an ass.
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My own opinion is that Terrible Ted Thompson is as nasty as they come.
But with Freak~Show~Favre, I have lost much respect for Brett too.
Thanks for the memories Brett, but you have UNclassed yourself in a huge way.
And *IF* you become a Viking, I can only hope that we kick you ass from here to eternity. (That is, providing you, your ego, and your shoulder are still in the game after Indianapolis, Kansas City, Houston, Dallas, Cleveland, Detroit, and San Francisco)...
XOXO
Me
GO PACK, GO!
XOXO
Me
Pancreatitis Researchers Must Look Elsewhere for Causes.
http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=5608
Link Between Pancreatitis and Alcohol Use Not as Strong as Expected, SLU Researcher Finds -
In an NIH-funded study published in the June 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal, researchers examined risk factors for pancreatitis, looking specifically at the connection to alcohol and tobacco use. Investigators, including a Saint Louis University professor of internal medicine, were surprised that the relationship between alcohol consumption and pancreatitis was far less than expected.
Frank Burton, M.D.
Inflammation of the pancreas, known as pancreatitis, affects 80,000 to 100,000 Americans each year. The main symptoms of pancreatitis are pain in the upper abdomen, nausea, vomiting, fever and sweating. Over time, pancreatitis can lead to complications including digestive problems, diabetes and pancreatic cancer.
"These research findings dispute the notion that alcohol use accounts for around 80 percent of pancreatitis cases, as previously believed," said Frank Burton, M.D., professor of internal medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and one of the study authors. "In fact, alcohol's contribution to pancreatitis appears to be much lower."
One thousand patients with pancreatitis were enrolled in the study along with 695 healthy patients, who served as a control group. Researchers found that only 38.4 percent of men and 11 percent of women with chronic pancreatitis were very heavy drinkers, a level much lower than anticipated.
Smoking, however, was found to be a significant risk factor for pancreatitis, as was very heavy drinking, defined as five or more drinks a day. The study also demonstrated that the combination of smoking and alcohol is a risk factor for the condition.
"Interestingly, this study suggested that other causes, such as environmental or genetic factors, contributed to developing chronic pancreatitis in the large group who did not have a history of heavy alcohol use," said Burton, who is a SLUCare gastroenterologist. "This offers a great deal of hope for the future that with continued studies we will be able to identify other potentially treatable causes of chronic pancreatitis."
Researchers will now turn to other factors, such as genetics, in their search to determine the causes of pancreatitis.
Established in 1836, Saint Louis University School of Medicine has the distinction of awarding the first medical degree west of the Mississippi River. The school educates physicians and biomedical scientists, conducts medical research, and provides health care on a local, national and international level. Research at the school seeks new cures and treatments in five key areas: cancer, liver disease, heart/lung disease, aging and brain disease, and infectious disease.
Contact: Carrie Bebermeyer, 314-977-8015, bebermcl@slu.edu
Source: Saint Louis University
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After seeing Casey suffer without relief for so many years, it's about time that maybe these damn doctors in the ER's (and elsewhere) will not be asking this as one of their first questions then.
It only adds insult to injury... And back again.
Even when answered truthfully the first thing they want is BAC because then they didn't believe her.
XOXO
Me
Have you ever heard of rose petal wine? (not convinced it's the best use for beautiful rose petals). ~~From the Old Farmers Almanac~~ Pour one gallon of boiling water over 3 to 4 quarts of petals lightly packed. Toss in the cut up rind of 2 oranges and 3 pounds of sugar. Boil for 20 minutes, cool, strain, and add a package of yeast dissolved in warm water. Add the juice from the two oranges and 4 or 5 white peppercorns. Let all ferment in a covered crock for 2 weeks, then strain, discard petals, and bottle in sterilized jars, corking lightly. Wine will be ready in about three months.
Lightning—The Underrated Killer
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/overview.htm
NWS Lightning Safety Overview
In the United States, there are an estimated 25 million lightning flashes each year. During the past 30 years, lightning killed an average of 58 people per year. This is higher than 57 deaths per year caused by tornadoes and average 48 deaths to hurricanes. Yet because lightning usually claims only one or two victims at a time and does not cause mass destruction of property, it is underrated as a risk. While documented lightning injuries in the United States average about 300 per year, undocumented injuries are likely much higher.
Photo from here: http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/lightning-gallery-18.jpg
* Watch for Developing Thunderstorms:
Thunderstorms are most likely to develop on spring or summer days but can occur year round. As the sun heats the air, pockets of warmer air start to rise and cumulus clouds form. Continued heating can cause these clouds to grow vertically into towering cumulus clouds, often the first sign of a developing thunderstorm.
* When to Seek Safe Shelter:
Lightning can strike as far as 10 miles from the area where it is raining. That's about the distance you can hear thunder. If you can hear thunder, you are within striking distance. Seek safe shelter immediately.
* Outdoor Activities:
Minimize the risk of being struck. Most lightning deaths and injuries occur in the summer. Where organized outdoor sports activities take place, coaches, camp counselors and other adults must stop activities at the first roar of thunder to ensure everyone has time to get to a large building or enclosed vehicle. Leaders of outdoors events should have a written plan that all staff are aware of and enforce.
* Indoor Activities: Inside buildings, stay off corded phones, computers and other electrical equipment that put you in direct contact with electricity. Stay away from pools (indoor or outdoor), tubs, showers and other plumbing. Buy surge suppressors for key equipment. Install ground fault protectors on circuits near water or outdoors. When inside, wait 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder, before going outside again.
* Helping a Lightning Strike Victim:
Lightning victims do not carry an electrical charge, are safe to touch, and need urgent medical attention. Cardiac arrest is the immediate cause of death for those who die. Some deaths can be prevented if the victim receives the proper first aid immediately. Call 9-1-1 immediately and perform CPR if the person is unresponsive or not breathing. Use an Automatic External Defibrillator if one is available.
* Summary: Lightning is dangerous.
With common sense, you can greatly increase your safety and the safety of those you are with. At the first clap of thunder, go to a large building or fully enclosed vehicle and wait 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder before you to go back outside.
When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!
"Normal" For the Most Part...
- What the dickens is on this maple tree?!?.
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Good Morning...
The above picture is indicative of only one of my maples- About a 20 year old tree, growing next to a mulberry tree. Not sure what those "things" are that are on all the leaves...
Hope you have all had a grand week.
We have been busy.
Almost always a good thing, save for when my back goes nutty. It has been spasming something fierce, those spasms knocking the wind out of me. But relief to know that if I do lose my breath that I will pass out and normal breathing always takes over then.
Feels like I fell flat on my back and got the wind knocked out.
Yes, (sorry) I will live. hehehe
I have tons of catching up to do once more...
Things are normal in Flintville...
Jenne steals (and stores), Isaiah's crayons, - and colors in his books...
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And so, Isaiah must find other things to do...
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Punk has no problem keeping him company on his little adventures.
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Sometimes Isaiah has to content himself as I sew. hehehe
I think I forgot how to sew properly. (It is NOT like riding a bike)!
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Notice the darn seam ripper!
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Isaiah's dad, (Brad), took him to BayFest yesterday.
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He will come home this afternoon, so I don't know if he had fun or not.
I am going to say he had a grand time with all the rides.
This picture was taken as they were setting it all up on Wednesday.
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Casey too is more and more back to "normal" too hehehe
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That's my Casey.
(I believe she is sleepwalking)...
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But she was more than wide awake by the time we got downtown.
And quickly noticed the sassy graffiti on this train!
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That's just bad...
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Punk apparently wanted a drink as we stopped for that train... - Guess she prefers the very local domestic brew from our Hinterland Brewery!
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Taking a walk the other day, and to see this little varmint sent Punk to chasing it, then trying to 'find' it below the hole it had run into.
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Jenne and Isaiah went to fill up that now much enlarged hole.
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And yes, Isaiah did help his Mama!
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The Wery's have been very busy in the fields-
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Grant has been out there since sunup this morning-
trying to cultivate the lowland dry so they can finish planting.
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More rain is predicted for this afternoon. And so, with respect to another day of rest for my back, the mowing will just have to keep until tomorrow. (It is getting much too fuzzy out there for my tastes).
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Notice the grass fuzz by Isaiah's legs.
Even the height of the grass falls under "normal" this year.
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Hope you all have a "wunnaful" weekend!
My love to all!
XOXO
Me
Only One Way In, and Only One Way Out
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- Street Decor of the Day!
06/11/2009
"President Obama in Green Bay, Wisconsin"
As many of you know, President Obama came to Green Bay on Thursday.
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Casey and I had SO wanted tickets, but that darn White House never called our numbers. We contented ourselves to sit on the lawn and chat with her neighbors, various security, and a charming young journalist who happens to be getting married today!.
Casey and Greg live in the security apartments right across the road from Southwest High School. The Green Bay Police had brought the blockades on Wednesday already, so Casey had called management to inquire-
*Packerland Drive would be completely closed off, (as would be all entrances and exits from the complex), from 11AM until 3PM. - (I left here at 10:15, and was still challenged as I arrived at Packerland Drive).
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I had to turn left at that intersection.
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There seemed to be surveillance everywhere, and lots of "men in black" too.
As I arrived at the entrance, (10:30), there was a police car blocking it already. He told me to try the next entrance.
There? Another police car. But he allowed me through.
Punk came along also. (I think she wants health care for dogs too)! hehehe
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Casey holding her tight-
- Punk is innately uneasy in a 'town' type setting.
and did not want either of us out of her sight.
And I had walked away from her to take a few pictures
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Since the road was closed completely soon after I had arrived, there was no traffic to contend with.
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Punk did quite well all things considered. UNTIL...
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She was NOT amused by the Coast Guard Helicopter that flew round and round!
This, from the time our President landed at Austin Straubel, until he arrived at the high school.
(This was the ONLY aircraft allowed in the air from about 45 minutes before Air Force One arrived).
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Casey held her tight as she growled at the helicopter....
The people lucky enough to have gotten tickets were told to park at NWTC (Northeast Wisconsin Technical College). Lamers bus lines then drove them to the high school, providing the people showed them tickets prior to boarding.
There were about 6 buses that ran back and forth.
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I took a few pictures around that main driveway.
Governor Doyle's car.
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Notice the little red arrow... (Center, above).
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There was security even up there!
This is what that little red arrow points to....
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At the back end of the main drag at the apartment complex were two vehicles that were of the "watch~and~be~watched" variety...
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And of course the Secret Service sharpshooters and SWAT boys on various roofs.
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Yes, that's a man on the roof of the school.
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So we found it more than interesting to be outside too!
Not sure if I would have even looked up the driveway, but the officer at that drive was watching up there a lot.
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The gal from WLUK Channel 11 had asked to interview Casey at one point.
(But those plans got squashed
when Mr Obama's motorcade came from the opposite direction).
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I snapped a few more random pictures.
Noticing this man too.
Since there was NO FOOT TRAFFIC allowed on any of the sidewalks, nor bicycles, he had apparently ridden his bike out of the woods.
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Imagine my surprise as I turned around a few moments later and the man and bike were right behind me!
Turns out he is an old friend from Pulaski. Valerie's dad had worked for him at one point- Dave Wilkey having more than a few farms from Suamico to Pulaski to Shawano and Bonduel.
He had been driving up Highway 54 with the bike in the back of the pickup, saw all the hullaballoo, and thought he would take a little ride down to the school.
He DID have to come through the woods! hehehe Nice to see him again, and not busting his backside on one of his farms. He would stop in the store at Wouters Front every now and then completely flushed...
(He is also the ONLY person I ever allowed to go into the cooler).
There was a couple who lived nearby and had tickets to get in. They had walked through the parking lot...
(Shown below, arguing with Officer Ron Reese of GB Police Dept).
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In their defense, the parking lot announcements never said that people HAD to ride the buses.
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Perhaps it was written on their tickets? Or maybe I just missed it too.
They were not allowed to cross the street. And therefore were not allowed to attend the Town Hall Meeting..
Officer Reese even called the SS to find out what to do. Not allowed.
In Officer Reese's defense, they could have walked on down the road through the woods to cross where it was open. Too lazy I suppose.
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Casey listening.
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I had brought ample water along for Punk, but Officer Reese saved me the walk back to the car as he had donated a bottle to Miss Punk.
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We'd had a great afternoon!
And with certain respect to my panic attacks, it is probably a very good thing that our #'s weren't called. It might have been more than a world of embarrassment to have had a panic attack in front of the President of the United States...
Know that the only thing I have to add to my resume at this point is that I might have gotten yelled at by that darned Secret Service. (I didn't do it).
And then they all flew away almost as quickly as they'd come...
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Love to all!
As I want to save these little stories, I shall also be posting a new blog shortly- Perhaps later this morning. I do know I am terribly far behind...
XOXO
Me - Originally posted to the dying horse of Y! 360, Saturday June 13, 2009 - 01:10am (CDT)
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