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October is National Popcorn Month
I was cleared for everything as tolerated at 8 weeks though I didn't attempt to eat popcorn till I was about 4 months out. I have it a few times a month. I generally like to choose snacks that are more protein packed but nothing goes better with a movie than popcorn...
Here's how I've been making it lately.
You need:
1 Paper Lunch Bag (find a pack of 50 or so at the $1 store)
2 Tablespoons Popcorn Kernels (bulk)
That's it.
Spoon kernels into bag. Fold over to close (at least 3 folds) and place in microwave. Nuke on high for 1 minute 50 seconds or so (time will vary microwave to microwave so it may take a time or two to learn yours - listening for popping slowing)
You can add a squirt of Pam non-stick spray and a sprinkle of salt to the bag before nuking I do that sometimes.
My favorite topping is a little spritz of Temecula Olive Oil Company Roasted Garlic Olive Oil, a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese & Italian seasoning. A tablespoon of Pesto sauce and a few peanuts are yummy and I love those Kernel Seasonings too. Here's a few other topping ideas.
Those of you that are long time blog readers know I love Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë movies. I have every version of Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, Jane Eyre made or so I thought. I spotted a 2006 Masterpiece Theater version of Jane Eyre I didn't own can you believe it ;) watched it yesterday (with popcorn of course.) Oh my gosh. Best version ever. I highly recommend it. If you have teenage girls they will love love love it too. Total Mom/Daughter afternoon. Make some popcorn ;)
3 comments:
- Fooseberry said...
I am totally into popcorn when I need a crunch. I have never had a problem with it but I did not try it for at least 6 months after surgery(my choice). I have to admit I don't like the microwave type so I pop my own and bag it in Ziplocks. It stays pretty crunchy for a few days.
This would be a great work option for me Thanks for the idea.
- October 11, 2009 at 5:36 PM
I must confess to having a couple of handfuls of popcorn at the movies on Saturday. But (unlike my pre-op days) I only ate one piece at a time and chewed it carefully. While I enjoyed my bariatric-friendly snacks (soy nuts and chili-cheese protein chips), it just wasn't the same without having a little bit of popcorn.
- October 12, 2009 at 12:14 PM
OMG, this is the first time I'm seen another person mention Persuasion! My favorite favorite love story movie. Rips my heart out at times, but love wins out. LOVE it. "My" version is the Ciarin Hinds one. Captain Wentworth... swoon!
- October 16, 2009 at 5:17 PM


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Centrica, which owns oil and gas fields around the world as well as being the UK's largest household energy supplier, is expected to report annual operating profits of £2.48 billion, an increase of £93 million on last year.
The profit comes as consumers are struggling to cope with rising household energy bills, which have increased by an average of 22 per cent over the last year.
According to website Uswitch.com, the average dual fuel household energy bill in the UK now stands at £1,260, around £230 more than last year.
Heat campaigners said that millions of families are being pushed into fuel poverty by high gas and electricity prices.
"Fuel poverty and financial exclusion is becoming a major issue in the UK. Millions of consumers are paying more than is necessary for their energy," said Danny Jatania, chief executive of Pockit, a consumer payment company.
The Government is also encouraging households to shop around for the cheapest tariffs as a way of saving money.
Although Centrica's overall earnings will rise, profits at the British Gas division of the company are expected to fall.
City analysts expect profits at British Gas Residential, which supplies domestic energy to around 16 million account holders, to fall by a quarter to around £550 million, which will be the lowest amount for three years.
The fall comes despite British Gas raising its fuel prices by around 15 per cent last year.
The decline in profits in the household division has come about households consumed less energy in 2011 compared to 2010. Rising prices on the energy wholesale market – from which British Gas buys its energy – also meant that the division was loss-making between April and August last year, when it raised its prices.
Despite the dip in earnings, the division will make still profits of around £50 per household.
As well as increasing its prices last year, British Gas cut its electricity prices by 5 per cent last month.
The company declined to comment.

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I had the odd and wholly unexpected experience of feeling supportive of a troop increase until I saw the president's speech arguing for it. What a jarring, furtive-seeming thing it was.
Surely the Iraq endeavor and those who've fought in it and put their hopes in it deserve more than collapse, withdrawal and calamity. But . . . 20,000 more troops, who'll start to arrive over the next few months, and we'll press the Iraqi government to be tougher? A young journalist who is generally supportive of the president said, "So this is it? The grand strategy is to repeat a strategy they weren't able to execute the first time they tried it?"
What a dreadful mistake the president made when he stiff-armed the Iraq Study Group report, which had bipartisan membership, an air of mutual party investment, the imprimatur of what remains of or is understood as the American establishment, and was inherently moderate in its proposals: move diplomatically, adjust the way we pursue the mission, realize abrupt withdrawal would yield chaos. There were enough good ideas, anodyne suggestions and blurry recommendations (blurriness is not always bad in foreign affairs—confusion can buy time!) that I thought the administration would see it as a life raft. Instead they pushed it away. Like the old woman in the flood who took to the roof and implored God to send a boat to save her. A hunk of wood floated by as she prayed with fervor. A busted wooden door floated by as the waters rose and she doubled her prayers. Finally she cried "God, I asked you to save me and you didn't send a boat!" And the voice of God answered: "I sent you a hunk of wood and a door!"
We don't always recognize deliverance when it arrives.
There was something unnerving about the speech, from the jumpy beginning to the stumbles to the sound glitches. A jittery affair, and some dusk hung over it. At the end I suspected the president's aides had instructed him again and again not to strut or have an edge. He perhaps understood that as: Got it—don't be me. He couldn't do wounded wisdom, but he could repress cocky cowboy. The result was that he seemed not chastened but effaced, not there. It was odd. One couldn't find the personal geography of the speech.
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Nothing in it really worked. "I had a sinking feeling," said a conservative journalist afterward. An old Republican hand: "He looked like he was over his head." Of the call for bipartisanship: "A tad late."
John McCain looked pale—he looked like a ghost among the pillars—as he gave reaction on Fox from the Capitol. His voice was soft, feathery, like a speaker who'd been knocked flat on the way to the podium. "I'd much rather lose a campaign than lose a war," he said. I wondered if he was thinking, Once again this man sinks my fortunes. It's South Carolina all over again! Dianne Feinstein seemed grave on CNN. "Oh, my heart fell," she said of the president's proposal. "I was very disappointed by it." She wanted more attention to Mideast peace efforts.
Pat Buchanan on MSNBC warned of what would happen if the U.S. simply withdrew or maintained the status quo: "I think the president's gonna get this last chance, but I think it's the last one." There has been something gallant in the old battler who'd opposed the war taking no pleasure in the current crisis. Democratic foreign affairs veteran Richard Holbrooke on PBS: The speech was "an astonishing event. . . . The president is doubling down on every bad bet." Republican veteran Ken Duberstein: "I found myself watching the speech thinking, 'I want to believe.'" He did not hide his skepticism.
The question that suddenly began to crop up in all the talk after the speech was: What will fill the vacuum if America simply says, "We gave it our best, but the Iraqi people didn't seem to want to cooperate in their freedom, so we will have to leave"? The talk was grim and believable. Ethnic cleansing, religious warfare, geopolitical machinations potentially harmful—almost certainly harmful, and deeply so—to America and the West. One argument seems tired and not true. It is that if we leave Iraq, the terrorists of the world will have a safe place in which to gather, coalesce, plan and move. They already have such places, in the Mideast and outside it, and maybe here. Terrorists hide, and the world is full of hiding places.
But there are two vacuums in the Iraq story. The first is the vacuum that would be filled in Iraq if America withdrew tomorrow. The second is the power vacuum that will be created in Washington if the administration is, indeed, collapsing. The Democrats of Capitol Hill will fill that one. And they seem—and seemed in their statements after the president's speech—wholly unprepared to fill it, wholly unserious in their thoughts and approach. They seem locked into habits that no longer pertain, and absorbed by the small picture of partisan advancement at the expense of the big picture, which is that the nation is in trouble and needs their help. They are sunk in the superficial.
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When Nancy Pelosi showed up at the White House Wednesday to talk with the president it was obvious she'd spent a lot of time thinking about . . . what to wear. She wrapped herself in a rich red shawl. Dick Morris said it looked like a straitjacket. I thought she looked like a particularly colorful mummy. She complained that the president had not asked for her input as he put together his plan. He should have. But what would she have brought to the table if she'd been asked to it? It is still—still!—unclear.
The other night after the speech, Rahm Emanuel, on PBS, was pressed for what he would have the president do. He blinked as if the question were a diversion. He was there to say Bush is Bad. Why bother with what might be good?
Right now, in the deepest levels of the American government, intelligence and military planners should be ordered to draw up serious plans for an American withdrawal, and serious strategies for dealing with the realities withdrawal will bring. It would not be the worst thing if the Maliki government knew those plans were being drawn up. It might concentrate the mind.
What is paramount is a hard, cold-eyed and even brutal look at America's interests. We have them. I'm not sure they've been given sufficient attention the past few years. In fact, I am sorry to say I believe they have not.


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According to bbc news Indian police search for monkey that snatched baby
India Police is keeping a lookout for a monkey that allegedly snatched a baby in India. Baby's dead body was later found in a well located in eastern state of Orissa.
Mother of the baby saw the whole incident but was unable to stop it.
Baby was found by a relative in a well behind their house on Sunday. The body was found after a day of incident.
According to police officials this is a special case as monkeys have only been known to cause property damage.
In an interview to BBC reporters Police officer Pardahn told that they are going to catch this monkey in a week.
He further added by saying that,
"while monkeys have been known for attacking humans or entering houses for food but a monkey snatching away a child is very first time."
Police have taken the help of a local tribe which specializes in catching monkeys.
Forest officials told BBC interviewers that the alleged monkey snatched the baby from his home on Saturday early in the morning. The baby at the time of snatching was inside home so the case seems a little unprecedented but we are trying our best to capture such a wild animal that can be a threat in future too.
Also Read: Indian Police Shot Down Eight Militant Of SIMI, Escaped From Bhopal Central Jail
The body of the child was examined by a female doctor who claims that there were no marks of injury on child's body. The child seems to have died due to asphyxiation after drowning in the well.
Local people have presented their thoughts on the incident by saying, that monkey might have dropped the baby in well after running away with baby.


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Specialising in child and family health care, Debbie is a homeopathic practitioner with over 25 years of practical experience, as well as a registered nurse and a qualified Montessori teacher.
Debbie has extensive experience with early childhood, behavioural problems, learning difficulties, stress management, asthma and allergies, childhood anxiety and depression, ear nose and throat, women's health, menopause, palliative care and general child and family healthcare.
Over the last 30 years, through a large diversity of experience, Debbie has built a deep understanding of the nature of the human being in relation to health and disease.
Debbie studied nursing at St. Thomas's Hospital, London, and pursued her career with an interest in medical and intensive care nursing. She then moved into the field of nursing education and was a tutor for some years. During this time, Debbie became aware of 'gaps' in the conventional system of medicine, and in 1988 followed her desire to develop an understanding of natural therapies and nutrition, particularly the philosophy of homeopathic medicine.
Debbie has accumulated over 15 years of practical experience in homeopathic health care and has lectured at the two main Sydney homeopathic colleges, as well as the Montessori College and other colleges in London.
In 1996, Debbie took on the responsibility of director of health and education for a charitable project in central India. The position involved establishing a homeopathic hospital and outreach programme with an emphasis on mothers and their children, and polio and paralysis rehabilitation.
During her time in India, Debbie also established a charitable school following the philosophy of Universal Education. Her interest in understanding the needs of young children in assisting the development of a Universal Education curriculum, lead her to qualify as a Montessori teacher, after which she taught in the UK and India.
Debbie's experiences in India helped to established a deep wish to understand the spiritual nature of the human being, particularly through the practice of meditation and the study of Buddhist philosophy. In order further this understanding, she has undertaken intensive solo meditation retreats in the Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Central India and the mountains of Spain, often for several months at a time.
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A job fair connecting military veterans and other job seekers with North and South Shore employers will be held Thursday, May 2, at the Slidell Municipal Auditorium, 2056 Second St.
From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., the event is reserved for military veterans and their spouses. The job fair then will open up to the public from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Participating employers include Textron, PSL North America, Slidell Memorial Hospital, Northlake Behavioral Health System, Davita, Veterans Health Administration, Liberty National, Express Employment Professionals, World Financial Group, St Tammany Parish School Board and many others.
The event, sponsored by the St. Tammany Business and Career Solutions Center in conjunction with the City of Slidell, is free for job seekers and employers.
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Dear Rowland of Silver Fox Wines
My son John Gallagher of Your Bespoke Space had recommended you and your wines to ourselves and had booked a wine tasting evening. Unfortunately our night had to be postponed on our part.
We were not completely disappointed, as we received bottles of red and white wines from Jon, supplied by Silver Fox Wines as a gift, along with a Kelvin Wine Thermometer. We had been told about the thermometers and what a difference it makes to the taste of wines being at the right temperature.
Having used the thermometer and enjoyed the wines we are planning on a wine tasting evening in the new year and sampling more wines.
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Back in February a friend moving out of the country donated half a bookshelf worth of books to me. Amongst the huge pile of books I've yet to even scratch the surface with was one called 100 Simple Secrets of Successful People, the contents of which are fairly self-explanatory. Everything inside of it is stuff you'd hear from almost any life coach, guidance counselor or wise old man inside an ancient temple at the top of a mountain you'd have to spend a full week climbing. Stuff like: 'You'll Get What You're Afraid Of,' 'You'll Work Harder If You Feel Wanted,' 'Always Think About What's Next,' all sound advice that most people wouldn't argue with.
Initially nothing drew me to the book other than its tiny size, which lent itself to being read in about a day. So I breezed through it, thought: "yeah, totally!" tossed it into a pile and forgot about it. But towards the end of this past year I was gearing up for what was already looking to be a busy 2011, and rather than just filling it up with all manner of things to fill my calendar, I decided I also wanted to make some active changes to my mindset, which I'd been less than diligent about. I remembered the Simple Secrets book, and I thought about how while everything in the book was useful, practical advice, there was no way I'd naturally ever make more than one or two small changes to my life after reading that or any other self help book, just by the nature of being human. I wondered how I could take it to the next level, and figure out a way to get more out of the concepts and suggestions presented inside.
I decided to incorporate something I'd done years ago almost a gag (but also, totally not at all): my Video Game 'To Play' List that I've been keeping since I took my year off from playing them in 2008. So I started a new spreadsheet, listing all 100 items from the Simple Secrets book, and broke them all down into four categories: Level, Priority, Task and Progress. I hope you're ready for the breakdown, 'cause there's no turning back now.
'Level' is a simple self-measurement that I took, trying to be as honest as possible with how much I truly believed and incorporated the item in my life. Something like 'Notice Patterns' is easy enough to agree with and assume you do well, but the reality is I mostly look out for certain specific patterns (douchey behavior, level of eye contact, whether you're laughing enough at my jokes) and miss plenty of others. So I'd rank myself on a scale of Low to High and consider the next step from there.
'Priority' is how much focus I think I need to give to the Simple Secret in question. Some of the items inside the book are useful but not as practical for my life or where I stand at the moment. 'Your Work And Home Life Must Fit Together' is something I'll worry more about when I'm not a bachelor who mostly goes home just to sleep and make a slight dent his DVR. I rate these items on a scale of 1-5, with the 5's being the ones I think more than anything can and should be applied to my life right away. In other words the 5's are the Mass Effect 2's in my life, and the 1's are the Bioshock 2's in my life. Make sense?
'Task' is what I'm actually going to do about it. A LOT of the secrets in the book are things we've all heard dozens of times in our lives but really, how do you just start believing and doing it? 'Learn From Losses' is a great example - I totally should be learning from my losses, rather than screaming at myself in the mirror for 4 hours, but how do I start doing that? I eventually decided to break down all the necessary tasks into five specific behaviors: Mantra, Practice, Journal, Seek Out, and Improve Behavior. Many items wound up getting more than one task, but these five behaviors pretty much summed up what I felt I needed to it.
Some items are just ideas that need to be ingrained in my head, perhaps rewriting another, more negative line of thinking. Those are mantras, things I just need to repeat to myself all the time, until there's no question in my mind that I believe it. Practicing and journaling as just that - Whenever possible I try to practice the behavior in question, and I've started a private journal that I'm trying to write in regularly with all my thoughts, good and bad, to try to track where I stand with things. Seeking out involves communicating or working with others to help improve this behavior, or gain some perspective. And the remaining items I felt like I had a good grasp on (as Ralph Wiggum has put it, "[Getting A Good Night's] Sleep is where I'm a Viking"), I would list aspire to improve the behavior, because hey, everything I'm doing well do I could probably be doing better.
Finally, there's 'Progress,' which has started as an empty column where I'm able to jot down notches, or notes or whatever I want to update the list as I go along. It'll take a fair amount of introspection and dedication, but I think even a quick glance at the list every day will push me in the right direction on a lot of things. I did initially write down a custom, 'Simple Secret 101', which was: "Create A Ridiculous Spreadsheet As A Way Of Tracking Life Goals," to really feel like I was crushing it right out of the gate. but it felt like a cheat so I took it off.
So that is the Simple Secrets Project. It has no end date, it's not something I'm really making a big deal out of to friends and family (I've only mentioned it to a handful of people at this point, and well, now you, dear reader) and there probably won't ever be a moment where I scan down the list and say to myself: "I did it!" but I do think it'll be a good thing for me, as someone who thinks a lot about his life, but often times isn't naturally inspired to make the necessary changes. If this happens to sound just crazy enough to work for any of you out there, hit me up, and if you'd like to try it, the book is super cheap, and I'd be happy to set you up with a blank copy of the spreadsheet I made.
But I'm too tired to go to sleep tonight
And I'm too weak to follow dreams tonight
For the first time in a long time I can say that I wanna try
To get better and overcome each moment in my own way
I'm not saying that I'm giving up
I'm just trying to not think as much as I used to
Cause never is a lonely little messed up word
Maybe I'll get it right some day
'Even If It Kills Me'
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Wonderful post! I loved it :) I feel strongly about the fact that your policies and beliefs are something that all groomers should strive for...then maybe the grooming industry wouldn't have such a bad rap and there would be so many more happy pets and pet parents! Keep up the great work! On a side note...1 more month until I finish school :D *happy dance*ReplyDeleteReplies
So happy for you Kasi!Delete
I hear you! I used to work for a groomer who created such a stressful environment, because she did not like people. She would be all great service to some, and arrogant to others. Being kind and courteous does not mean you have to be a pushover either. Maybe some people think providing a 'service' is demeaning, and therefore treat others badly? I don't know. I hate that their are so many grooming shops that are stressful and disrespectful to people and the dogs too. Dogs are incredibly astute creatures, and they will not feel good when they get shaved and their owner does not like how they look shaved. Happy Grooming indeed!ReplyDelete


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Who Are Yorkshire's Most Inspirational Individuals?
A new campaign is calling on the people of Yorkshire to nominate the region's most passionate and inspirational individuals.
The 100 Smiles initiative is looking for people who go out of their way to bring happiness to others.
From volunteers to scout leaders and teachers to foster parents, the 100 Smiles campaign wants to hear from you. Do you know someone who goes above and beyond to put a smile on other people's faces? That's the only requirement!
Nominations for 100 Smiles are now open and, after a vigorous judging process, the top 100 will be named Yorkshire's Happy Makers – from there, five exemplary entries will be picked.
Those in the 100, along with a guest, will be invited to a night of celebration in October – a very special tipi party.
The initiative is being led by Totally Tipi, Yorkshire's premier supplier of high-quality tipi events.
Totally Tipi was inspired to create the campaign as both directors are passionate about rewarding good causes.
Jay Ashton, director at Totally Tipi explains:
My previous connections with the Teenage Cancer Trust, the community-changing Permaculture Association and most recently EnRich- a charity formed in memory of friend and colleague Richard Tolson- opened my eyes to the generosity that exists around us.
I've seen first hand the work and endless hours devoted to causes; it can be quite thankless and there aren't many opportunities to unwind. Whilst these people don't do what they do to gain recognition, we think a party to celebrate what they do and give them a chance to let their hair down is much needed.
Laura Drury, director at Totally Tipi adds:
The work of volunteers helped me when I suffered from post-natal depression, so this is something Jay and I have wanted to do for a while.
There's a lot of good going on which often goes unnoticed. We want people to sing from the rooftops about those that inspire them, that go the extra mile and always make others smile.
It's well known the people of Yorkshire are generous and caring but they're also self-effacing – so we need people to nominate those people who go that extra mile in whatever they do.
Nominations are open until the end of August; the entry form can be found at: bit.ly/100smilesnomination
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Using Voodoo connotations might rile the wrong feathers.
But the bottom line is Monvelyno Alexis studied the nuances of Voodoo rhythms in his native Haiti after taking up the guitar at the age of 18.
That he'd already fiddled with wind instruments like the clarinet, flute, and trumpet are beside the point. The spirit got ahold of him in his late teens via the six-stringer.
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Tomorrow night at the Van Dyke Cafe, we'll be in for a rare treat from a musician who has delved into the cultural and religious aspects of his environment and soul to come clean, barely broken by a layer of water to bare the pulse of his picking fingers.
In Kreyòl it might be "Cordes & Peaux/Kod ak Po." But in essence, it is "Skins and Strings." And that is all that will bring us into accord with the good night.
Monvelyno Alexis, presented by KCC Productions and Backyard Movement. Friday, May 6. Van Dyke Café, 846 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach. The show starts at at 9 p.m. Call 305-534-3600 or visit thevandykecafe.com.


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Is Your Fragrance Causing WrinklesDr. Lawrence Jaeger
Sweet Toxic Fragrances
The perfumes used to give cosmetics and beauty products their pleasant scent are complex and often comprised of several different chemicals, many of which have been found to cause everything from allergic reactions to cancer. There are as many as 3,000 chemicals being used as fragrances in not only perfume, but most of the beauty and personal care products on the market. Many of these chemicals have yet to be tested for toxicity and include known hormone-disrupting chemicals and carcinogens.
"An allergen is a protein that is known to cause an IgE-mediated reaction," explains Beth A. Miller, MD, director of the University of Kentuckya��s Asthma, Allergy, and Sinus Clinics and chief of the school's division of allergy and immunology in Lexington. IgE, or immunoglobulin E, is an antibody produced by the body in response to exposure to an allergen.
Fragrance Allergies -A�Skin Reactions
Immunoglobulin E (IgE) are antibodies produced by the immune system. If you have an allergy, your immune system overreacts to an allergen by producing antibodies called Immunoglobulin E (IgE). These antibodies travel to cells that release chemicals, causing an allergic reaction.
An irritant, on the other hand, doesna��t provoke the immune system. But it has no problem making eyes water or noses run.
It's not understood how or why this happens. "An irritant is a chemical or product that causes symptoms without a known immunologic cause," says Miller, so it does not cause an IgE-mediated reaction.
"Sensitivity is really a non-specific term," notes Miller. Only an allergen can cause a true allergy, while "irritants cause sensitivities."
The bottom line: What people call a "perfume allergy" is either fragrance sensitivity or an allergy to some chemical in the perfume.
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Fragrance Causes – A�Burns or Brown Age Spots
Have you ever noticed that some ladies have distinct brown discoloration on areas such as the neck, dA�colletage and even on and behind their ears! This condition is a direct result of daily application of perfume to these areas.
Some perfumes even contain bergamot, a fragrant fruit that is photosensitive, meaning that it can cause aging spots or brown spots on your skin when it combines with the sun on your skin. The solution: spray perfume on your clothes instead of directly on your skin. Age spots are flat, brown, gray, or black spots on the skin.
Your favorite perfume or cologne is likely to contain alcohol, which when applied to your exposed skin during daylight hours, causes it to become photosensitive to sunlight. This means your skin is more likely to suffer from sunburn, leading to wrinkles,A�pigmentation and possibly even skin cancer.
So basically, applying perfume directly to the skin will accelerate burning; which in turn, sunburn causes wrinkles and pigmentation.
Contact dermatitis is a fairly common effect of perfume on the skin. This can cause your skin to develop a red, itchy rash that can be quite painful and even blister and become infected, depending on the severity of your reaction to the product. Those who use certain products regularly increase their risk of a severe reaction and even chronic skin disorders, such as eczema.
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LEHI When Hesther Rippy and her husband, William, moved here from Dallas 20 years ago, she said their primary goal was to spoil their grandchildren.
And though she proudly will tell you "mission accomplished," she now acknowledges a higher purpose in the move that changed her life and is making a genuine difference in the lives of Lehi residents.
Sitting in her office in the Rippy Literacy Center, located in the Lehi Public Library, Rippy takes a moment to look out into the spacious computer lab and bask in the quiet buzz created by more than 40 students, each working with his or her own reading tutor.
"I love it when it's like this," she says. "I love seeing everything going so smoothly, seeing all these children working with their tutors."
The Rippy Literacy Center is the giant step in a journey that began in 1997, when Rippy, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was asked to be a stake literacy specialist.
"I asked where I should go to be trained," Rippy said, "and they said, 'We don't know. Just find some way to help people learn to read.' "
With that broad mandate, Rippy approached Lehi city officials to see what help they could offer.
The city's help started with a charity golf tournament hosted by Micron that netted a donation of just over $22,000 to buy books and get the center started at the city's Arts Center where an 8-foot by 9-foot office was provided. The church assignment quickly evolved into a citywide effort.
"We called it the cockpit," Rippy said of the Arts Center office. "Students had to be tutored out in the halls where people were rehearsing."
When it became obvious the Arts Center could not house the rapidly growing program, the City Council set aside 2,000 square feet in the newly remodeled library.
At the center's grand opening in November 2002, Lehi Mayor Ken Greenwood unveiled two surprises for Rippy: a photo of her and her husband (who had passed away in April of that year) and the wrought-iron sign that would identify the new center as the Rippy Literacy Center.
"It was quite a surprise," said Rippy, the emotion obvious in her voice and eyes.
Today, the Rippy Literacy Center is in its busy time of the year. Summer tutoring programs in reading and math serve 730 students, and that number is still growing. Students attend two 50-minute classes each week, working one-on-one with a tutor or in small groups.
In the main room, students receive help with reading from one-on-one tutoring and reading programs on the center's 41 flat screen computers, paid for by a $28,000 donation from an anonymous couple.
Chris Davis, a 14-year-old student at Lehi Junior High School, evaluates new students with an advanced computer program that measures their reading and determines the specific areas and concepts with which they need help.
"I used to not read very good," Davis says. "I used to go to special classes, and now I just want to help others."
Davis is the poster child for what keeps the center running former students of the program who return as tutors. Any student who is at least two grades ahead of the student who needs help can be a tutor, a practice that results in a fascinating scene of children helping other children in a process that provides a mutual confidence builder.
"It's so satisfying to see the children make progression and then come back as tutors, knowing they are being helped in a way that will help them and their children," Rippy said.
Outside the computer room, a foyer with study carrels crammed into every inch connects to two smaller rooms used for math tutoring. Space is a precious commodity at the Rippy Literacy Center, so every inch is made to count.
In a hall behind the reading center, two younger students sit on pillows and listen while a tutor helps them with basic math skills.
"This is a fire escape, so we can't put any furniture in here," Rippy says. "But these students have been very good about working with us."
Rippy said the city is looking at options for giving the center more room, but she adds she is satisfied with the current arrangement and is doing fine with the space she has.
Back in her office, Rippy says she is surprised by the center's success but quickly adds, "I think we've just started."
Rippy firmly believes there has been a divine hand guiding her work but said the human hands are making a major contribution as well.
"God is so good," she says. "The city runs a very close second."
Of course, the center still has its problems. Funding is tight, a problem Rippy hopes to solve by establishing a permanent endowment.
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Ladder 49
Watching Ladder 49, one is reminded of a small, real-life moment, witnessed a few years back: An older policeman, sitting in a Starbucks, was loudly lecturing his rookie partner on the finer points of the patrolman's life. "Being a cop means making unpopular decisions," said the veteran officer. "If you want to be a hero that everyone likes, be a firefighter." Ladder 49 is a sort of two-hour bearing-out of that remark. Telling the story of one blue-collar bloke's (Joaquin Phoenix) reflections on a life spent fighting fires, it's a sweet-natured but utterly two-dimensional ode to the heroes of the Baltimore City FD a post-9/11 hagiography that unabashedly loves all its characters and lionizes the Irish-Catholic community of rescue workers. Certainly, there's nothing wrong with saluting anyone who puts his or her life on the line for the rest of us. But that, by itself, ain't good drama. As directed by Jay Russell (Tuck Everlasting) from a script by Lewis Colick (October Sky), the film feels like nothing so much as an extended TV-series episode. But even that isn't exactly fair, because these days you'll find more complex characters (and fewer corny pop songs) in your average episode of "Rescue Me" or even "Third Watch" than you will in Ladder 49 reinforcing, again, the critical suspicion that all the best filmmaking is happening on TV right now. That said, the movie does get a few things right. Structurally, it's kind of interesting we see Phoenix's decade with the BCFD as a series of flashbacks he's having while trapped in a burning factory. And there's an infectious good humor in all the scenes of male bonding (with co-workers including John Travolta, Robert Patrick, Morris Chestnut, and Balthazar Getty). Everyone looks appropriately beefed-up, if a bit mustache-challenged, as they drink beer, play pranks on each other, and bark Important Action Dialogue over their walkie-talkies like "Go go go!" and "Talk to me!" And there's something quiet and strong about the plainspoken, inarticulate way Phoenix expresses himself as he courts his future wife (Jacinda Barrett) and explains the dangers of the job to his frightened young son. It's also nice that the "bad guy" in Ladder 49 is simply fire itself not, as in Backdraft, a silly serial arsonist and cartoonishly corrupt axe-swinging firefighters and Jennifer Jason Leigh wanting to mambo on top of a fire engine. But still Russell's direction falls a bit flat, the burning buildings occasionally feel like sets, and there's a lot of empty heft in the sheer number of funerals and parades and awards ceremonies scattered throughout the picture. Travolta, as the fire-station captain, is also serving up some lightly toasted ham-salad; his shrill variations on "Go go go!" and "Talk to me!" induce mild titters. Meanwhile, the film leans on its soundtrack like an amputee on a crutch with one particularly un-subtle Robbie Robertson song bombarding us with lyrics like "The cry of the city! Like a siren song!" There's also something deeply contrived about a scene where Barrett apparently under the impression that she'd been married to an ice-cream vendor all these years picks a fight with Phoenix after she suddenly realizes her husband could die in the line of duty. Ultimately, Ladder 49 moves us with a couple of its grittier dramatic choices, but overall the film feels cheap tugging a little too hard on the almost-instinctual pride you feel when seeing a hero in fireman's dress. We all know firefighters are heroes; show us the humans under the hats.
Buena Vista's DVD release of Ladder 49 offers a good anamorphic transfer (1.85:1) and solid Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Extras include a commentary from director Jay Russell and editor Bud Smith, featurettes "The Making of Ladder 49" (21 min.) and "Everyday Heroes" (13 min.), a deleted scenes reel (13 min.), and the music video for "Shine Your Light" by Robbie Robertson. Keep-case.
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White Orchid is an elegant styled and tastefully designed collection that gives a calm serene look and ecstatic feelings. Crafted with 300 thread count, 100% pure cotton fabric with pearl stitched edging, this range is exquisite in every details. When comfort, warmth and hygiene is of utmost importance, then White orchid is the only choice. Sophisticated patterns in whites are best fit for healthcare industry. Hotels : The perfect range for high end hotels to cater their executive class. Being warm , light weight, durable and hygienic, these are the best to keep guests comfortable and happy. Homes : Discerning people prefer the serene calm feel in their bedroom. Being light and warm , these are perfect for a cozy, comfortable sleep for the entire family. Springwel's White Orchid Duvets come with 200 GSM micro fiber filling and 300 TC cotton satin fabric.


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MEA revokes Vijay Mallya's passport - Tv9
Vijay Mallya has went out of the country following the banks initiation of action for being a wilful defaulter. Now the MEA has taken a key decision and cancelled the passport of Vijay Mallya following ED's appeal. It is most likely the Mallya might be arrested any time and brought back to the country to face the law. Watch for more details.


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The NHL's free agency period begins at noon on Tuesday. Here's what we know as of 1:30 on Monday:
-- The Blue Jackets are not attempting to acquire the negotiating rights to Vancouver center Brendan Morrison in advance of Tuesday. My first thought, after the barrage of moves last night, is that the Jackets would try to get a wide-open crack at Morrison, the best center on the market, but apparently that's not the case.
-- The re-signing of John-Michael Liles in Colorado has very little impact on what the Blue Jackets want to do on Tuesday. Liles is not believed to be a player the Blue Jackets were targeting.
-- Same with Brian Rolston's rights getting moved to Tampa Bay.
-- The Blue Jackets will take a major swing at defensemen Wade Redden. Not saying they'll get him, but they'll make a hell of an offer.
-- I've been told that the Blue Jackets will be in hot pursuit of "four or five" players as of 12:00:01 Tuesday. First is the phone calls, then out go the faxes with offers. My guess -- Redden, Morrison, Brooks Orpik, Kristian Huselius, Radim Vrbata. Maybe Niklas Hagman. Maybe Mike Commodore. Wait, that's seven.
-- Michael Arace, Tom Reed and I just finished up the podcast. It should be ready to go.
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Rockalily Styles - Vintage and High Street/
London is beautifully sunny this week, lovely! I've been working on rebuilding my website/blog as my current platform doesn't allow for mobile compatibility, which Google have said they're start penalising in rankings. I threw a lot of tantrums on Monday, struggling to learn the new platform, but only a few days later I'm excited! The new one will be much sleeker looking, so I'm keen to get it all finished and make the switch over!
I went for a vintage skirt today, with shoes from Next, and top from Primark.


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An exclusive development of only eighteen, 4 &5 bedroom detached villas by award winning Westpoint Homes, set in the beautiful picturesque village location of Fenwick in East Ayrshire. There are 4 styles to choose from and all offer generous living space.
The Barr - 4 Bed Detached Villa with integral garage - 1,630 Sqft(not including garage).
A large four-bedroom home with integral garage and private driveway, the Barr is a charming family home.
Enter via a convenient porch, ideal for storing coats and boots, and you are met by the welcoming and spacious inner hall. Stylish white-panelled doors lead off to the generously sized drawing room overlooking the front garden, a sleek breakfasting kitchen with attractive French doors that open out onto the rear garden, and an adjacent functional utility room. A separate formal dining room is the perfect size for entertaining. A practical WC is also located on the ground floor.
Upstairs a sizable landing leads to the four bedrooms as well as the family bathroom and ample storage space. The en-suite master bedroom along with bedrooms two and three also feature fitted wardrobes.
Each home will be covered by the NHBC 10 year Guarantee.
The popular village of Fenwick caters for day to day requirement with an excellent primary school, church, hotel and pub. Fenwick has a growing population and due to its proximity to the upgraded M77 is becoming increasingly popular with commuters to Glasgow.
A wider range of shops, supermarkets and professional services are available in Kilmarnock, Newton Mearns and Ayr. Private schooling is available Wellington School in Ayr and Belmont House and Craigholme are both situated on the south side of Glasgow. Glasgow, (about 25 minutes) is easily reached via the M77/M8 motorway network and connecting throughout the central belt. Glasgow City centre is approximately 15 miles from Fenwick.
Prestwick Airport and Glasgow Airport are 15 miles and 19 miles respectively both offer an increasingly wide range of flights to domestic and international destinations. The ferry terminals at Troon and Stranraer provide access to Ireland.
Ayrshire is famous worldwide for golf with world class championship courses including Turnberry, Royal Troon and the new course at Rowallan Castle Estate, Kilmaurs are all within easy reach, and there is excellent sailing on the Firth of Clyde with yachting marines at Troon, Largs and Inverkip. The well known equestrian centre of Rowallan is about 4 miles away.
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It's very common for high school and college students to crush on their professors, and the sexy teachers quickly get used to having a new piece of ass every semester. Assistant Professors and full-time tutors often enjoy the same perk, and you can see an example in this hot new Staxus update starring Zack Hood and Rudy Valentino.
As the scene begins, there is clearly sexual tension between tutor Zack and student Rudy. When this type of awkward situation arises, an educator has two choices. The first option is to leave things unspoken and to use the sexual tension to motivate the student (since they will want to impress you by doing well.) The second option is to fuck the student as many times as necessary until he is able to overcome his infatuation and get back to studying. Following his gut, Zack goes with the second option. Instead of pussyfooting around, he just unzips his pants, pulls out his massive boner, and shoves it down the delighted student's throat. But in a surprise turn, the tutor is the one who ends up getting fucked! The life of an educator can sometimes be incredibly difficult but when you finally get to see the light click on in a student's mind, the sleepless nights and extended cram sessions all feel worthwhile.
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Poetry Says - featuring Me (fans self)
This week South Australian poet SB Wright gets real about the fact that perfect poetry doesn't happen the moment the pen hits the page. Sean's spending a year focusing on poetry, which leads us to Ira Glass's advice on the gap between taste and ability, William Stafford's A Way of Writing, fixed vs. growth mindsets and Jo Bell's poetry checklist.
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I have a fundraising crop coming up October 1st. It is a luau themed crop... so i designed this kit to sell to help raise money for my daughter's school. We are raising money for new technology.
If you are interested in purchasing this kit for $11 plus shipping (shipping will be anywhere from $3-7 depending on your location and whether you want delivery conf or insurance)- please e-mail me here. Kits need to be ordered by September 10th with shipping by Sept. 24. ( I have a few made up so the first few ordered will ship quicker). The kits come with a printout including a full color photo of the completed layout and instructions to slice your page protector to view the mini album without removing the page from your protector. I will donate $3 from every kit sold through my website to my daughter's school towards new technology.
Cardstock: Bamboo, Colonial White, Chocolate, Topiary, Lagoon and Cotton Candy
Cricut cartridges: Art Philosophy, Dinoroar (or something like that) and Luau
Other: mocha pearls, white flowers died with hollyhock ink and flip flaps
My sample layout will be used in one month... my daughter wanted a luau themed birthday party this year and I am hosting a luau themed crop ( helps me get more mileage from all the decorations purchased for her birthday!)


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Destroying Our Families & The Economy With The Stroke Of A Pen
I have already written my concerns about the suggested changes to the national budget and the dangerous potential it has for Israeli families. Now that more information is available, I feel the need to sound the alarm even more on what I believe is potentially a very dangerous economic plan.
An article in Globes yesterday made a much more accurate attempt at calculating the cost of the proposed budget changes than I could in my previous article. According to their calculations, the cuts in child allowance, increase in income tax, increase in VAT, cancellation of expanded dental care, cancellation of college tax credits, and higher co-payments for prescription medicine, will cost the average Israeli family 7,800 shekels a year. How will YOUR family make ends meet with 7,800 shekels less per year? We all are already too familiar with hard working friends and family members who cannot cover their rent or put food on the table. There is simply no way that Israeli families can afford this.
Yair Lapid, our Finance Minister, was quoted in another Globes article saying:
This process hurts the working man, and I accept with love all the criticism on the matter, but it should be noted that, for the first time in years, the working man is not the only victim. I am no socialist, and I want to encourage business in Israel, but this time we also made cuts to the rich.
So what if the working man is not the only victim? Should we feel better that cuts in child allowance, increases in income tax and VAT apply to both the rich and poor equally? Should a family making 5,000 or even 10,000 shekels a month be comforted that other people will suffer along with them, or should they be outraged that the several hundred shekels a month they will lose out on may mean giving up food for their children?
Another Globes article says that according to Mr. Lapid, "in two years, Israel will look different." I see a lot of truth in his statement, but while his comment sounds like one of optimism, I see the potential of a very dismal economic future in Israel if these plans are carried out. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, there were 1.77 million families living in Israel as of 2009. If the average Israeli family will lose 7,800 shekels a year, that is 14 billion less shekels that the Israeli public has to spend. That is a massive amount of money to take out of commerce. When consumer spending goes down, businesses suffer. When businesses suffer, they lay off workers, cut salaries, raise prices, and even close down. While the government may temporarily plug the budget hole with these painful measures, the reduction in tax revenues from less employees and less commerce will, in my opinion, potentially cause a new hole in the budget that will need to be filled. Does that mean two years form now they will come back with more cuts?
The only long term solution to our economic situation is to change budgetary priorities to create business, create jobs, and grow the tax base so that the "pie" is bigger. In the meantime, we must find solutions to reduce the catastrophic impact these changes will have on our middle and lower income families.


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Tag Archives: relax
Coffee & Tunes
Today's music mix is from Andrea Troiano's Youtube channel. I hope you like it! If you do, be sure to subscribe.
Tea and Tunes
This is what I'm enjoying this afternoon. I hope you'll enjoy it, too!
Tea and Tunes Is Back!
Beautiful Chillstep Mix #17【1 Hour】: http://youtu.be/PJG4uvQcGSs
Tea and tunes is back! I haven't been able to post recently because of a very busy season at work. I'll be getting back into my rhythm now that it's over. This is how my posts will look most of the time, since I'll be posting most often through my phone. It may mean you'll have to click the link. I'll see what I can do to make the posts show the actual video. I'm still pretty new at blogging through my phone. I hope you enjoy this chillstep mix!
Coffee and Tunes
This morning's coffee: Community Coffee Dark Roast (as per the norm).
This morning's companion: John (as per the norm and I wouldn't have it any other way)
This morning's tunes: one long chill mix. I hope you really enjoy it and I hope it plays better for you than it is doing for me. This is another reason we're dropping our home internet on Friday.
Far Too Early Morning Coffee and Tunes 1
Coffee and Tunes
John and I are starting our morning off with the delicious sounds of percolating coffee and melodic dubstep. I hope you enjoy your coffee, tea, or cocoa while checking out these tunes.
My apologies for sharing only two tunes with you today. Our internet isn't the best and it seems to get worse every day. It is what it is. At least we have internet access and can connect with people. So I wonder how I will shine today. How will you?
Coffee And Tunes
I've been fighting a cold this past week. I lost my voice for a total of 4 days, which is always quite trying for me. It's what usually happens, though, when I catch this type of cold. *sigh* Anyway, this morning, I sound like a squeaky hinge, which while it may sound horrible does indicate positive progress. So as John and I drink our nice, warm mugs of Community Coffee dark roast, complete with honey and milk (and in my case, a dash of cinnamon and ginger), we're waking up to these tunes. Well, I'm not a morning person like him, so it takes me a bit longer to actually wake up. 🙂
This first one is probably well known by many. It's one of our son's favorites and it's been stuck in my head for a while.
And for the long mix today…more space music. 🙂
Coffee And Tunes
Cocoa, Coffee, And Tunes
Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed the holiday break (if you had one). We were able to spend Thanksgiving with family and we really enjoyed it. While on break, I was able to get some drawing pens, which I've already put to use, and brush tip pens that I hope to employ soon in my artwork. If you'd like to see my artwork, you can go to http://www.pianolady32.deviantart.com/gallery/ and all my work is posted there. Some of it is up for sale. Some of it is offered as a free download for personal use only.
Now on with the usual! The kids, John and I are enjoying morning coffee and cocoa as we check out these tunes and get back into the swing of things. Well, we're trying to, in spite of this nasty cold we seem to have picked up somewhere. I hope you enjoy the tunes!
Oskar Schuster has new work out! Yea!
And your long mix for today's tunes…


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|Project by Francois Vigneron
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I build a little house for wild bees. It's a simple block of untreated pine with a bunch of holes drilled in it. The red roof might help them find the hotel.
You can find lots of info online about those amazing little friends. They are also called solitary bees, carpenter bees, mason bees,... ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachilidae ). Don't hesitate to build a bee house too ; it's fun, only takes a few minutes and your wife & kids will love it.
-- Francois Vigneron, Gif-sur-Yvette, France & Altadena, CA
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#1 posted 02-21-2013 02:48 PM
Never thought about one of these. The Carpenter bees make the own home in my deck framing. They do not seem to mind pressure treated wood.
-- Chris K
#2 posted 02-21-2013 02:59 PM
Although I don't mind regular bees, I already have way too many carpenter bees trying to turn my car port into a home. Is there any way to encourage regular bees and discourage carpenter bees?
-- Jesse, Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 posted 02-21-2013 03:08 PM
Nice looking house.
To tell the truth, we have bee hives for the beneficial bees and bee traps to kill the carpenter bees as all they do is a lot of damage. Any reason as to why you want to attract carpenter bees to your location?
-- Robert Rhoades WoodWorks / Email: [email protected] / www.rhoadesclan.com
#4 posted 02-21-2013 03:34 PM
Bonjour Francois,
-- Bert
#5 posted 02-21-2013 03:49 PM
Nice bee house…but why…? I've had a hate and fear of bees for as long as I can remember. My body used to involuntarily freeze up whenever my brain thought one was around. Its gotten better since I've had children (trying not to instill a paranoid fear into them for no reason), but I still would not want to try and attract them, except to maybe trap and kill them. My father in laws cousin has a bee farm. He regularly collects the honey or moves the boxes without wearing any type of protection. He gets stung all the time and says, "Its just a part of life". I can't decide whether he is crazy, dumb, or just a badass!
-- Albert Einstein - "I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right."
#6 posted 02-21-2013 05:00 PM
Nice Bee house, maybe when the Bees move in you could add a picture of the new tenants.
#7 posted 02-21-2013 05:02 PM
Good job and great idea.
#8 posted 02-21-2013 05:09 PM
Thanks for the comments guys. A few answers.
Wild bees are much less efficient at making honey than regular bees. To survive, they have to visit more flowers. This makes them even more efficient at pollinating the garden than regular bees.
Carpenter bees are lazy ; if you have an untouched woodpile (especially a little stack of bamboo) or an old crumbling wall in a quiet zone… they might go there and not drill holes in your carport/deck. Jesse, try also coating your carport with a polyurethane varnish just prior to their nesting season. You could also get a regular beehive…
-- Francois Vigneron, Gif-sur-Yvette, France & Altadena, CA
#9 posted 02-21-2013 05:20 PM
This is the only type of bee house I make. It is a trap to kill them. They do tremendous damage specially in the south to any wooden structure.
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#10 posted 02-21-2013 05:21 PM
@exterminate : I understand your fear of bees and it is common but… ignore the bee and so will she !
Regular bees will only attacked when their hive is in peril : a bear, a man harvesting honey without smoking them enough and (more commonly) a man wearing dark colored clothed (it makes him look like a bear) that stands near the hive… An individual bee will also attack if you do wild moves at it to "wave it off". When the bee stings, she knows she will die so she will only do it if she believe that her sacrifice is worth something to the community. Most wild bees from our regions don't have a hive to defend so they attack even more rarely.
The only real danger with bees (unless you are allergic) is swallowing one because a sting in the throat can swell and block your airwave even if you had no prior allergy. I grew up in a big apple/pear orchard and as kid, we where taught to always look at the food/drinks while eating outside and I never had a problem : only 2 stings total in 30+ years and I believe I deserved at least one of them. Now at my in-laws we have 2 regular bee-hives and many wild-bee hotels and we don't have any problems with 3 kids in the garden.
But we do trap and kill yellow jackets though because those one will attack for no reason. Sorry for the long answer. I hope it helps.
-- Francois Vigneron, Gif-sur-Yvette, France & Altadena, CA
#11 posted 02-21-2013 05:28 PM
Sorry about your problem Idl. The ones I see most often are "blue orchard bees" :
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#12 posted 02-21-2013 07:07 PM
Francois you are lucky. I never heard about the mason bee till I posted my traps project. Another LJer from the north ask me if they were the same. I couldn't ans until I looked them up and found they were not. The mason bee's habitat is in the northern states while the carpenter bee is a southern native.
The bee house posted here would be fine for the mason bee for sure.
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#13 posted 02-22-2013 08:21 PM
My neighbors brought over a piece of his deck that had a carpenter bee tunnel in it that was about 8" long and as straight as an arrow … what a drill press!
We have some big ones in the bay area; some about 1/2 the size of a humming bird and you know when they are buzzing around.
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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Now, don't get me wrong .. my kids get plenty of socialisation, and basically, I think about 70% of my life is dedicated to making them happy .. as opposed to simply fed, clothed and cleaned.
It's the ME factor. Yep, despite the fact about 1% .. ok, maybe 2% of my life being dedicated to me being happy .. I still feel like a horrible old shrew with every playdate I turn down.
I'm tired. real tired.
I work, mother, do all the cooking and cleaning ( got a great husband, but he's always working too .. lately, he was overseas for a month ).
Recently a pair of my pants disintegrated and we realised I was wearing them in images of my firstborn at 6months old.
I don't go shopping for me. I have a 3yr old. When I get babysitters, it's so I can work, not flit around shopping.
It's not much fun at the moment, but I figure my time will come ( I look forward to being alone in a changing room again )
Every day after school, I let my kids play with other kids for on average an hour, in a park near the school. Let them run, climb, have fun.
On Saturdays there's birthday parties, and Sunday is my husband's day off, so that's family day.. if i'm not working.
On top of this, they want playdates.
Other parents want playdates.
After school.
In that impossibly small window where I have to prep dinner.
I mean, the park is easy, it's on the way home, so it's a no brainer to stop in and play.
There's a variety of other parents if I fancy a chat, but not the one-on-one pressure of a stranger, over tea or coffee and biscuits.
I'm not good at small talk with people I don't know well. And I don't really enjoy tea & biscuits. At the park, if i'm not chatting I can watch the trees change colour, think pleasant thoughts, enjoy the waning sunshine and actually rest my mind.
So lovely. So rare.
Playdates are for holidays. Blocks of time unbroken by school, by swimming lessons, by birthday parties.
Blocks of time when the trampoline gets boring and you want to fight with someone other than your brother over Lego.
Blocks of time where your mother doesn't have to get everyone dressed and make lunches and do the school run every single day by 8.30am, so maybe, just maybe she will feel a teeny bit more refreshed and welcome a change to routine.
But not after school.
Give this mother a break.
16 comments:
- Stacey said...
How about a playdate at the park? "I take the kids to the park after school, happy to take your kid along and drop them home after?" I'm a big fan of the "I'll drop your kid home because I have to got the shops anyway" line cos then I don't have to do the tea / biscuits with a relative stranger.
I'm not much of a fan of the after school playdate, but at least it can be short and sharp.
- 12:00 pm
- h&b said...
Good points, but these requests are coming from people at the park already ( isn't the park enough ? )
Apparently kids like going to other people's HOMES - I know my kids do.. I guess they like sussing out what toys and stuff other kids have? But yeah, then there's the extra 20minutes of trying to get them to leave when time is up.. and instead of my mind relaxing, it revs into MUST KEEP INTERESTING CONVERSATION GOING .. MUST AVOID AWKWARD SILENCE .. at the same time battling OH MY LORD, SO MUCH TO DO, WHY AM I HERE, DID I GET THE CHICKEN OUT TO DEFROST THIS MORNING, ARE WE OUT OF TOILET PAPER, DID I SHUT THE GUINEA PIG CAGE, WHAT IS THIS LADY'S NAME AGAIN?
- 1:20 pm
Playdates after school? Are you kidding? Dont these kids have readers to do, activities to attend, siblings and parents to catch up with? Playdates are fun things you do on the school holidays when the kids are bored.
Kids see each other enough at school.
- 1:53 pm
- Melody said...
Shit, I hate other people's kids and when Monet wants a playdate I groan. I do. Hate them. If it *must* happen I always suggest I'll do the drop-off of the other child who is at my place, or the pick up of Monet from the other child's house so then I am the one in control. It is especially hard when I have a 19 month old in the picture too.
School holiday ones work better with me too - a 4 hour block in the middle of the day. Better than the 2 hour after school rush-rush one. Yuck.
- 4:15 pm
- h&b said...
Agree Natalie .. every day when I pick him up it's "Pleeeeeasse can I go to {child's} name's house, Pleaaassssseeeee..." , and i'm like 'you've just been with him ALL day, AND you'll see him tomorrow!' ...
And yes, his brother loves to see and play with him at the end of the day too.
So glad i'm not alone on this, I hear playdates being organised everywhere, and think I must be the only witchy-poo mum that says no...
- 4:20 pm
- muser said...
I don't do after school playdates, and I cringe at the thought of proper full day playdates at my house. I'm on edge all day because it's someone else's kid and I need to make sure they're returned alive. I know it's easier now that we're dealing with 7 year olds. but still. I'm with you.
- 5:18 pm
- h&b said...
Ok .. so how do you all say NO without being weird or not overtly overly overly busy ( you know the type - it seems to be ok if you say No - well Monday is Cello, and Tuesdays are Gym/Soccer .. Wednesdays are Swimming Lessons, Thursday Piano and Friday we write letters to disadvantaged children in poor countries... )
Simply needing to chillax without hovering over a visting, possibly accident prone child makes me seem a lazy person ...
- 8:39 pm
- muser said...
I think it's incredibly rude that people are suggesting playdates at YOUR house. I always, always wait for an invitation. I do not say "can F come for a play at your house?"
Anyway, with these rude people, I would say "oh that would be nice some time, give me your number and I'll give you a call when we have an afternoon at our disposal." Then it becomes, don't call us, we'll call you. ;)
- 9:46 am
- Louise said...
Oh I am also witchy poo snarky pants when it comes to play dates. I really just don't get the need to see each other when they have just seen each other all day!! I have friends who LOVE them and see it as an opportunity to check out people's houses! Me, I prefer to keep to myself and get on with stuff. I would just be honest - "no thanks, we just like time to ourselves after school, but maybe during the holidays." I'm lucky as with 3 kids we are busy doing something most days but Friday is our come straight home from school day and I LOVE it! So... you're pretty normal and wise and cool in my books!!! :)
- 10:26 am
- Melinda said...
Not much else to add, but I love that you are saying exactly what i've been thinking ( and feeling guilty about too ) - yes, what is it with playdates after being together all day? Reading the comments has given me strength - i'm not weird! I'm smart! And normal! Such a relief! :D
- 10:48 am
- 62cherry said...
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- 7:13 pm
- rental elf said...
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- 2:44 pm
- Meggie said...
I soo relate to this, even though I am well past the age of having to deal with it all. My daughter is the same, and the last thing she wants is having to cope with other people's kids after school.
- 12:50 pm
- velcro said...
I hate and love playdates. Two of my kids are at the age where you don't have to accompany them on playdates past the front door. Just drop them off, wave goodbye and pick them back up later. The idea of staying with them and having to sit and make polite chitchat while stopping Ig from climbing on all their furniture is not fun. So getting rid of two kids for a few hours is fab.
- 5:17 am
I am the worst parent ever then. I don't do playmates... I don't even manage them in the holidays!! I see MY friends and their kids with my son. He is an only child and can fight with me about Lego ;) I do not have time to watch your kid and we can swap later .. Or sit and make conversation. The park? That is awesome and generous and GO you. The other parents need to get a life ...the park is heaps!!!
- 3:41 pm
- ellabellabooblog said...
If I remember rightly lady, when we first met you initiated a play....
now I know why it never eventuated. haha
I have absolutely no problem saying to someone that we have only a couple of afternoons free and we spend that time chilling out.
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