Pornography is big business for people that want to watch it, i don't have a problem with it so long as it does not involve children or acts of violence such as forcible rape.

I don't know if you have heard of Crush videos that's being sold for up to $300 on the internet, It was a new term to me but when i found out what it was it made me sick.

The videos feature a woman holding and caressing a small dog or cat, then with spiked heels she crushes it. How sick is that? they say this video appeal to certain types of sick individuals with some kind of sexual fetish.

Congress recently passed a ban on the sale of these videos because of cruelty to animals.

(Crush Story)

1.Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them'

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.


And if you don't send this to other people - who cares?  But do share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!

I ask this question after reading about the man that hated his Ex wife so much that he cut his finger off with  the ring still on it and presented it to her, what a cruel thing to do. You have to think that at one time they had to love each other. I couldn't help but wonder, what happens in a marriage that causes Love to turn into Hate?

He said it was his way of breaking free of her and that he would never marry again.He was charged with assault and Harassment. He stated that he has no regrets and could function fine without the finger.

A friend of mine received this postcard from a local church:

a postcard that on one side said "Pure Sex" with a photo of a man and woman's feet tangled from under a sheet on a bed.  she flip ped it over and it said:

Pure Sex Series

1.  Let's Keep It Sticky
2.  Sex Happens Between The Ears
3.  How To Make Love

You'll never guess who sent it.  Never.

Alight, I'll tell you.

It came from one of the local churches!  The lead pastor's last name is Lovins. 

Seriously. 

I can't make this stuff up!

Those three topics are upcoming Sunday worship services according to the card.

I know that they are trying to entice people to come to church but this does not seem right.

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• Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to watch a TV for three hours - it's equivalent to half a gallon of gasoline.
• Earth Day is a relatively new holiday and was first celebrated on April 22 in 1970. More than 20 million Americans participated in this first Earth Day celebration
• Earth Day was founded by a senator of Wisconsin and the day is credited for creating the environmentalism movement.
• April 22 is the first official day of Spring in the Northern hemisphere and of Fall in the Southern hemisphere and was chosen to be Earth Day for this rNever underestimate the importance of recycling: if every newspaper was recycled, we could save about 250,000,000 trees each year. Unfortunately only 27% of all American newspapers are recycled.
• More than 20,000,000 Hershey's Kisses are wrapped each day, using 133 square miles of tinfoil. All that foil is recyclable, but not many people realize it.
• Only 11% of the earth's surface is used to grow food.

Our relationship with the earth must be like our relationship with one another. . . a ceaseless exercise in respect.

 A woman who was shot in the head not only survived but made herself tea and offered an astonished deputy something to drink, She was shot in the forehead and the bullet passed through her skull and exited through the back of her head, She is expected to fully recover.

A real miraclr from God.

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This is a beautiful doghouse and I suppose that it's nothing wrong to build a doghouse with running water, heat and AC for your beloved pet, but when I think of the many homeless families living in thier car or tent city I can't help but feel sad.

These homes cost from $25,000 and up. More doggie homes.

Sleep walking is known as Somnambul­ism.

Sleep walking is a disorder that occurs when a person walks or does another activity while they are still asleep.

When someone sleep walks, they may sit up and look as though they are awake while they are actually asleep. They may get up and walk around, or do complex activities such as moving furniture, going to the bathroom, and dressing and undressing. Some people even drive a car while they are asleep. The episode can be very brief (a few seconds or minutes) or can last for 30 minutes or longer.

Sleep walking can occur at any age, but it happens most often in children aged 4 - 8. It appears to run in families.

The cause of sleep walking in children is usually unknown but may have to do with fatigue, lack of sleep, or anxiety.

 Sleep walking in adults can have to do with mental disorders, reactions to drugs and alcohol, or medical conditions such as partial complex seizures.
Some people mistakenly believe that a sleep walker should not be awakened. It is not dangerous to awaken a sleep walker, although it is common for the person to be confused or disoriented for a short time when they wake up.

 Another misconception is that a person cannot be injured when sleep walking. Actually, sleep walkers are commonly injured by tripping and losing balance.

Sleep walking can occur at any age, but it happens most often in children aged 4 - 8. It appears to run in families.

 Sleep researchers from the University of Toledo, Ohio, reported the first ever case of someone using the Internet while asleep, even sending emails inviting people over for drinks and caviar.

The 44-year-old woman had gone to bed at about 10pm, but rose a couple of hours later, walked to the next room and sat down at her computer. She turned the machine on, conn­ected to the Internet and success­fully logged on with her user name and password, before composing three emails and sending them to friends. She only found out what she had done when one of them telephoned the next day to reply to the email and accept the invitation.

The mails themselves were perhaps not up to the woman's waking standard; each was in a random mix of upper and lower case characters, badly formatted and containing odd expressions. One read: "Come tomorrow and sort this hell hole out. Dinner and drinks, 4.pm. Bring wine and caviar only." Another said simply: "What the..."

 When her friends called her about the emails she was shocked as she did not recall writing them. She did not have any history of night terr­ors or sleepwalking as a child."

 She had no memory of the events the next day. It's thought that the somnambulistic episode may have been triggered by prescript­ion medication.
 

 Then there's sleep sex, an REM behavioural disorder distinct from somnambulism: a middle-aged Australian woman had no idea she was leaving her house at night and having sex with random strangers.

I have never been a sleep walker but I had a cousin that did it, also a grandchild had gone to bed and i was watching TV, she walked right pass me and tried to open the door to go in the backyard, It scared me because if i had not been sitting there she would have gone outside.

. Chocolate May Boost Brain Power and Fight Fatigue

The next time your energy slumps, but you need to be sharp, a cup of hot chocolate might be just the boost you need.

That’s because flavanols, which are chemicals plentiful in dark chocolate, fight fatigue and hone mental sharpness, according to scientists at the Brain, Performance and Nutrition Center at Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK.

Researchers gave 30 people a series of math tests before and after having either a flavanol-loaded chocolate drink or a placebo beverage. On a test that required repeatedly subtracting numbers, volunteers who got the flavanol-rich drink performed better than those drinking the dummy drink. In addition, the flavanols seemed to offset the fatigue from the intense mental concentration.

“We asked them about their mental fatigue, and that increased, but the cocoa offset that increase,” said researcher Crystal Haskell.

The brain-boosting effect is tied to flavanols’ ability to dilate blood vessels, allowing more blood to reach important areas of the brain.

The study also found that a 500 mg dose of flavanols worked best. That’s the equivalent of five bars of chocolate, so researchers are trying to discover whether lower levels work as well.

“The amounts we were giving them were more than you would get from eating small amounts in diet,” said co-researcher David Kennedy, “But there is quite a bit of evidence showing that general consumption over time is protective against neurodegenerative disease and decline in cognitive function.”

Flavanols are also found in red wine, olive oil, broccoli, blueberries, tea, and onions. They’ve been linked to lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and brain function.

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Easter comes but once a year
But when it does, we all know its here
Children filling themselves with chocolate
Dad's down the pub for a pint of beer!

We go to the church for the wine and bread
Dad's half asleep, and jerking his head
Baby sister is here too, munching away
On the free easter egg given today

But remember we must, that the Lord died for us
And ascended into heaven to give us fresh lives
For each and every one of us.

Have a Blessed Easter

   A new eight year study was done by the University of Denver that found out that once a couple have children that it decrease their marital satisfaction.

They feel that kids puts a damper on the marriage, they can no longer do as before because of the responsibility of raising a child. Plus they are more depressed when they don't have help.

Couples without kids can also experience a decrease in marital bliss but not as fast.

Speaking from experience I do think that if you can wait to have kids it's best to wait at least 2 years or more before bringing a child into the picture

It gives you that time to really bond and get to enjoy time with each other.

How long do you think it should take before having children?

In need of a break so I am getting ready to go to Vegas for 3 days.  Want to let all my friends know so that you won't worry.

When shopping and you really can't afford to spend another penny,

then just look at the item but don't touch it.

Customers who touch products  will pay more money for them than those who keep their hands off the merchandise."When you touch something, you instantly feel more of a connection to it according to thr study done by the  marketing professor at UCLA's Anderson School of Management.

 "That connection stirs up an emotional reaction - 'yeah, I like the feel of it, this can be mine.' And that emotion can cause you to buy something you never would have bought if you hadn't touched it."

So if you're  looking to save,  Don't even think about touching it.

Every time I read the news lately I am reading about another hospital mistake. Its very disturbing to think that you go into the hospital for a supposed to be routine procedure and end up with the wrong body part amputated or some instrument left inside by accident.

I read last week that a mother took her child to the dentist for a routine filling and was given to much anesthesia and died. Two weeks later A young mother goes to the hospital to have a baby and ends up paralyzed. They gave her a painkiller 10 times faster than intended. They hope that the paralysis is temporary.

It is up to us to take care of our selves when going for a procedure.This is a list of what we can do.This list is by:

1. If possible, avoid using the hospital emergency room for routine medical treatment.  Using the hospital emergency room physician for routine medical care will mean that you will be treated by a doctor who is not familiar with your medical history, possibly resulting in medical mistakes.  If you do not have health insurance, check with your county hospital or other local hospitals to see if you can visit their clinic.  Many hospitals have very inexpensive health-care plans (usable only in that hospital) for people who cannot afford health insurance.

2. If your doctor is recommending surgery or a course of treatment, obtain a second opinion from a specialist.  If the first doctor recommending surgery is not a specialist, you should obtain a third opinion from a second specialist.  Make sure that all doctors explain to you what the benefits are and what the risks are.

3. Make sure that a specialist does your surgery and that your surgeon routinely performs the type of surgery which you need (I even use specialists for dental work). 

4. If you are having surgery, make sure that you fully understand exactly what will be done and that both your doctor and surgeon agree with your understanding.  Do not be afraid to ask questions, even ones you think are silly.  This is your right!

5. If you will be given general anesthesia for a surgical procedure, use a magic marker to draw a large circle or mark around the area to be operated on.

6. When having surgery, ask a family member or close friend to be there with you and to be your advocate.

7. People are familiar with the fact that most doctors specialize, but many hospitals are known for one or more specialties.  If possible, choose a hospital that does a lot of the type of procedure you need.

8. Make sure that you tell all of your doctors about everything you are taking including prescription medicine, over-the-counter medications and supplements such as vitamins and herbs (some supplements can cause excessive bleeding after surgery).  Suggestion: make a written list of all of these items and give a copy to each doctor.

9. Make sure to tell you doctors about any allergies and adverse reactions to medications.  Suggestion: add these to your list.

10. Make sure that you personally can read any prescription you are given.  Even pharmacists can misread a poorly written prescription and you should double check what the pharmacist is giving you.

11. Be sure that both your doctor and pharmacist makes you familiar with all side effects of medication you are prescribed.  Be sure to report all side effects you experience, to your doctor and pharmacist immediately.  For instance, if you experience muscle weakness while taking cholesterol reducing medication, tell your doctor immediately because this side effect can become serious.

12. Have the pharmacist orally review the written instructions on the label.

13. If you have a test, make sure that both you and your doctor receive and read the results.  If the test is important, such as one indicating the existence or absence of cancer, consider getting a second test.