Wreck This Journal: Week 7??? (CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE)

After a couple of weeks of not really working in my journal much this past week I found myself working on it every night. I got a book on CD from our local library and after doing dishes every evening and making a pot of coffee I would turn the book on and bring out my journal stuff and sit and listen to the book being read as I worked on my journal pages. I found working in my journal this week extremely soothing. Working with crayons totally soothes me...I love it. Almost all the stuff I have done in my journal so far has been done with crayons or crayon pencils. I should call it my crayon journal!

Anyway....here are some of the pages I have worked on and a few I have started on, but not yet finished.


WORK IN PROGRESS:
I only STARTED redoing the cover and back. I found some old Victorian
Images I wanted to add to the front and backside. I also
want to add more and then DECOUPAGE the front and back covers.
I want to make them thick, sturdy, and chunky! Like a hard back book.
PLUS I have discovered things do not want to stick to the slick cover so
decoupage should remedy that.


I wrote on the sides "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE LOVE LOVE!"



On the "Create a nonstop line" page I always read it as "Create a nonstop LIFE" which was a subliminal subconscious weird thing.
SO, I decided I could do a map of my life.
If you click on it and blow it up...you will learn some interesting facts about me.
(OF NOTE, this is a CONDENSED MINI version). AND even though this may be a bit too revealing....it has become one of my favorite pages too.


On the drawing something ugly/nasty I could only think of a kid eating boogers.


WORK IN PROGRESS: I know I will do more to this page. I tried chewing it. The paper tasted NASTY!!


WORK IN PROGRESS:
Once I started drawing these circles...I could not stop. Then I started seeing faces on the blue page, little round faces all bundled up in snow suits and furry hoods. SO I started to draw that. The other side was a sunnier background so I ended up making those flower faces. I will probably add SNOW to the blue page as it seems "wintry" to me and green stems to the sunny flowery page. This I think has become one of my favorite pages.


I decided to document my 4th of July cookout dinner with my family that was also my birthday dinner (as well as 2 of my sisters' birthdays albeit belated). I had taken my journal with me and then added some things to it later.

OKAY...when I first got the journal I was thrilled to see a "LEAVE THIS PAGE BLANK ON PURPOSE" in the book. NOW that I have been working in the journal I found I could NOT leave it blank. I found this cute little girl cut out to add to the page...cause I could not resist. She faces the "CRACK THE SPINE" page I did and her expression was just like mine was when I had to initially even think about cracking the spine of this book!"

These pages reminded me of old school....so I added some school images ..sort of. I also did a #13 on the number page and added a black cat. Most people do not like the number 13 but I love it. AND Halloween...which this then sort of reminded me of.




One word always in my mind....LOVE


My "Draw with glue" page sucks. I am very disappointed in it. I tried using a cheap glitter glue that was nasty. I scraped it off I don't know how many times. I doubt I will go anything more to this unless I get some better ideas!


I added some more to the "Ask a friend to do something destructive to this page" page...I had already posted this last week showing the tire treads but I added more to it.


AND of course I did a real-time VIDEO of taking my journal into the shower with me...a couple of posts before this one if you have not yet seen it. IT did turn out pretty funny. I never thought I would be able to do that, but I did! ONCE in the shower with me I also shaved it and gave it a spa treatment!


For anyone wishing to see that post you can go here:

SHOWER SCENE

So that's it for this week. I am also working on many other pages, but I figured this was enough to post for this week!

What have YOU wrecked today??

Wreck This Journal: Week 6

I have had an emotional whirlwind week and 2 days with a really bad migraine so this post will be short and sweet. I went to my parents' house for the 4th of July for a cookout and to celebrate my birthday (July 5th) and 2 of my sisters' birthdays (June 1 and June 27) and Father's Day...all in one big party. I took my Wreck This Journal with me for the day figuring an opportunity to have someone else do something to my journal might occur. My sisters all saw my Wreck This Journal postings on my blog so they now also each have their own journal and my 9-year-old niece has one as well. A couple of them also brought their journals.

It was funny to see at what stages each of us are in regards to our journals. My youngest sister and her daughter are not too comfortable with too much actual "wrecking" yet in their journals and my poor little niece was horrified to find out while she was in the other room her cousin and aunt took her journal and put gum in it and licked the pages with their chocolate coated tongues. They also set fire to the "BURN THIS PAGE" page...and I mean they set it on fire. BUT she recovered pretty quickly.

I found it interesting that the 2 sisters who did not take their journals to the party were the ones most willing to do the most destruction to someone else's journal ....while apparently neither one of them have done much if anything yet to their own.

My next to the youngest sister refuses to crack the spine in her journal and says she now thinks most of the things in the journal are just "dumb" and "senseless."

I have made huge progress with my journal....and while there volunteered my journal to my nephew to do something destructive to it....so he decided to run over it with the car. Here is a short snippet of that ....you can see my youngest sister in the video after the car runs over the journal horrified to see tread marks on the journal and the damaged journal on the ground.

It was cool that day....mid to lower 60s and raining. Not very typical Fourth of July weather but wonderful to me. The tread marks in the journal I think are actually beautiful and I may do something artsy to them later this weekend.

Have a great weekend!

WiSHCASTING WEDNESDAY!! Full Buck Moon July 7, 2009! AWESOME raspberry colored moon!

as the moon came up last night it was raspberry in color....did you all manage to see it? WOW...it was incredible. Here is a glimpse:



It was awesome! SO LARGE and SO RASPBERRY in color!! A few Indian tribes have also called the Full Buck Moon "Full Blood Moon" or "Raspberry Moon" or even "Red Berries Moon" because when it rises it appears reddish in color. I could not believe I had the chance to see this moon exactly like that as it first rose last night!

The Full Buck Moon is known as such because it is the time when buck deer sprout velvety new antlers. It can also be known as the "Full Thunder Moon" because thunderstorms are more frequent during this month. It symbolizes a time of harvesting and enjoyment of crops of the season. To some this is the "Blessing Moon". Energy moves into creation. Opportunities for self-reliance and confidence, unity and balance abound. It can also be known as the "Hay Moon" or "Meadow Moon" because the meadows are at their greatest point of growth in this month and it is a time for hay cutting. Some have even called it "Ripe Corn Moon," "Herb Moon," "Grass Cutter Moon, and "Hungry Ghost Moon."

Today on Wishcasting Wednesday, I would like to make a special wish for Jamie Ridler and her new website for her studio....you can find it here JAMIE RIDLER STUDIOS

Go check it out for wonderful creative inspiration and guidance to open the door to your own creativity and growth!

With the wonderful Full Buck Moon backing you this week Jamie I wish you success and a smooth transition to your new creative home!

Full Buck Moon Dreamboard, July 7, 2009

Full Buck Moon Dreamboard, July 7, 2009, originally uploaded by racham.

I want to focus on my energy, power, and strength.... MUSCLE....this month......

it's all about building up.....strengthening.......receiving for me this month. Asserting myself in many more masculine areas in my life.

here is what the full buck moon looked like last night....I went out and took some pictures! I included a smaller image of it on my dreamboard!

Wreck This Journal.....Week 5: The Shower Scene.....

Yes...this is the week I decided to take my journal into the shower with me. I did not have any free time to work in the journal otherwise...and I had already decided I would do the shower challenge this week last week...so that was my goal. I made 2 videos of what happened. The first one here is the longer version....where you can hear everything I say and the entire process (minus my nudity!).....if you don't have approximately 7 minutes to spare...you can choose the second video which is a condensed version and only about 2-1/2 minutes...but you won't hear much of what I have to say. The choice is yours. I am happy with the results and of myself this week!!





the shorter slightly different version....

I LOVE Russian animation!

If subtitles appear to be missing: Click on the triangle at the bottom right of the video, and make sure that CC is turned on. Russian animation from 2006. "Kolobok" is a traditional East Slavic fairy tale very similar to "The Gingerbread Man". This film expands on it a little. Our protagonist lives a life of estrangement.

Wishcasting Wednesday......What Do You Wish To Nurture?

I have three of wishes.....

1. I wish to nurture my heart. I have realized over the past week I do not demand proper care of it from others or myself. This is unacceptable and has to change. So I wish to learn to nurture it as the fragile living, feeling, organ it is...and learn to command the same treatment from others who reportedly love me.

2. I wish to nurture my financial situation. I need to get out of credit card debt. As a single mom of an autistic son, I was only able to work part-time when I originally moved back here to my home state 3 years ago to be closer to my family because of divorce. I quickly depleted my savings and had to charge many things for a few years to basically make up the difference in the other half of income I was not making during that time. I work from home and also home-school my son....and I make a lot less now than I did before...though I have finally started to work full-time again from home. BUT the credit card debt is just suffocating me...us. I want and need to get out from under it as the remaining money I make would be MORE than sufficient to have a good life and actually even save money. Blah, blah, blah...I am sure many are in similar situations now even due to the economy. Without going into all sorts of details and/or feeling sorry for me crap......I just need to improve my INcome situation to make enough extra to continue to pay off my credit card debt easily so we can survive on our own with the remaining money each month. It is touch and go again this month....

3. I wish to nurture truth. I am all about truth. I always have been. It bothers me to see others who do not hold this value as highly as I do. It is very disturbing to find people online who in the end are not who they try to appear to be. I am pretty much what you see is what you get and upfront and straightforward about who I am. I don't wish to play head games with myself or others. I wish to be surrounded by truth and truth-loving people.

Wreck This Journal: Week 4

still working on doodling the instruction pages and such....did not work too much on it this week. Working in this journal has caused me to think about a lot of things. So that is good....I think. AND yes those are Band-aids on the CRACK THE SPINE page I doodled. AND that was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do!!

Wreck This Journal: Week 4, originally uploaded by racham.

Wreck This Journal: Week 4, originally uploaded by racham.

Wishcasting Wednesday......What Do You Wish To Savor??

savour or US savor

Verb
1. to enjoy and appreciate (food or drink) slowly
2. to enjoy (a pleasure) for as long as possible: an experience to be savoured
3. savour of
a. to have a suggestion of: that could savour of ostentation
b. to possess the taste or smell of: the vegetables savoured of coriander
Noun
1. the taste or smell of something
2. a slight but distinctive quality or trace [Latin sapor taste]

For myself:

I wish to savour each moment I am alive as if my life just began.

I wish to savor each visit I have with my grandmother.

I wish to enjoy all my time spent with my son as he grows up and thereafter.

I wish to savour all the blessings God has brought around me and into my life and avoid taking any for granted.

Wreck This Journal Week #3 (and Creative Every Day)

Wreck This Journal Week #3 (and Creative Every Day), originally uploaded by racham.

This week I worked on doodling and coloring and marking up my introduction pages.......

Wreck This Journal Week #3 (and Creative Every Day), originally uploaded by racham.

This week I worked on doodling and coloring and marking up my introduction pages.......

Wreck This Journal Week #3 (and Creative Every Day), originally uploaded by racham.

Wreck This Journal Week #3 (and Creative Every Day), originally uploaded by racham.

I also did the BURN THIS PAGE page with my woodburner...tried to burn holes in the paper....and the words "I'm On Fire" which was really hard to do and I pretty much burned it up. Oh well. I used the black from the ashes to mark the background and liked it so well I went back in and added more black. I will do the page opposite it too next.

I had a BIG entry here....and now it is gone. Oh well....I will start over again.

This week I worked on doodling, and coloring, and altering the introduction pages of my journal. I also did the BURN THIS PAGE page (see above).

This week has been a welcome creative outlet for me. I guess I am still struggling with the "WRECKING" part of WRECK THIS JOURNAL (as you can probably tell). I have looked at other posts and see where everyone is interpreting "WRECKING" as "DESTROYING" ...or at least that is how I am taking it. I don't look at "wrecking" as necessarily destroying.....whether creatively or not. I look at "wrecking" as more like "creatively altering" ....I imagine even for me that will be hard enough to accomplish each week.

I looked up the word WRECKING in the dictionary and found synonyms of "TO DESTROY, TO DEVASTATE, TO SHATTER" and I am having a very hard time accepting that.

I have very little time in my life to have any creative outlets. To PURPOSEFULLY turn around then and DESTROY any of my creativity or work WOULD be shattering to me..which I guess is the "WRECKING" part. BUT also on the other hand.....just marking this book up even with GOOD art is DEVASTATING TO ME. I mean it goes against everything I have ever done! SO isn't that WRECKING for me?

I don't know. I am thinking the WRECKING part of WRECK THIS JOURNAL will be very different for many of us....it will be the way we PERCEIVE it to be. What may be WRECKING to one....will not be to another. What I am doing so far is wrecking to me. My goal all along was to WRECK this journal (alter it) but in a creative/artsy way.....even when I rub dirt on the page that says to rub dirt on it. I will do that.....but then I still want to try to make something GOOD out of the BAD! SO I imagine when I RUB that dirt on the page I will add and embelish and use other methods to then create something "creative" and "pleasing" to my inner being.

Does that still qualify as wrecking? I think it does....because I did the wrecking part....but then I took it a step further.

I am starting to get a headache thinking this through...but I will continue to think on this. I am sure this also is a reflection of my life in general and how I always want to make even something BAD into something GOOD. Yes...I can see that....because in my mind even I am never quite GOOD enough...you know? I could always be better....my work could always be better...my art could always be better.....so even if something is crappy...I always want to bring it up a notch on the standards of what is "acceptable" or "pleasing" to the eye. MY eyes...others' eyes...

hum.......this journal may be opening my eyes

IN MY HEAD: ("Oh there's a dab of dirt there you can't remove? Well let me see if I can make a tree out of it!" Make it look like something else....something MORE than just a dab of dirt. Is that wrong? Am I obsessive compulsive....have I been a recluse too long and have nothing better to do with my time? I don't know. The biggest part of me does not think so or see anything wrong with this way of thinking.) I guess I am a fixer....UPPER.....

but this journal is about tearing down.....

so I struggle...I want to tear down first......and then build back up. In my mind I justify the wrecking part that way I suppose....cause I wrecked it....but then FIXED it....

man...now I need some Tylenol

Into Dust....Mazzy Star (performed by The Brooke)

the moon Tuesday morning around 2:30 a.m.

Week #1 and 2 - Wreck This Journal.....CLICK to enlarge photos if you want...

Well I am not sure if this is actually the second week or the first. I think according to Jamie's post it would be the second week. I just received my book 2 days ago so I am combining the 2 weeks.

After receiving my book I flipped through it and did get a bit excited at some of the challenges and instructions it has inside for me to do with it. AND some seemed VERY silly and some my inner self still fights with doing at all....but I WILL do it all.

I started with the front of the book first....and am trying to remember to carry it with me everywhere I go.

Last night I picked a random page....COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES and grabbed a box of crayons and just went with it. I applied so many layers of colors that my pages now have a shiny waxy buildup on them. I was worried I would OVER do it and not know when it was "complete." (I also did some blending of the colors with rubbing alcohol and an eraser). BUT right about when I thought I had ruined it and done too much....and wondered how I could cover it all up with black paint (which I could do and then scrape off sections or a design to reveal the color underneath with all the wax on there)....I finally realized it was almost done but needed something "extra."

For me..that was glitter. So here is my first ARTSY piece of work in my WRECK THIS JOURNAL series.......and I have to admit....just making time for this....really made me feel so good!

Oh..I LOVE the SUN (as much as the moon!) and have many wonderful SUN sculpture pieces in my home....I love SUN FACES and moon faces...so it was no surprise I ended up seeing a SUN on this one. I started out coloring RAYS outside the circle line......and then...well...the rest is history!



Opie was oblivious to it all......

Oh The Places You'll Go! by Dr. Suess (read by John Lithgow) appropriate for us all to read!

Wishcasting Wednesday....."What Do I Wish For My Body?"

I wish for my body release of any excess fat...so I can embrace the lean, muscular, strong true me waiting to be seen and recognized underneath. I wish for myself to realize that I can be safe and even stronger and more powerful as a lean, trim person who no longer requires carrying the excess around as a blanket of protection or as a shield of armor. I wish to love myself and treat my body as a temple and realize I am worth it. I wish to remember to take care of myself...to actually put myself on the list every day. I wish for more discipline...to be a parent to myself. I wish for myself to be all I can be and ready to receive.

So I wish for my body to realize I can let the excess pounds of fat go and melt away for good as they are no longer required.

Weight Watcher's Spinach and Cheese Quiche (3 points and 139 calories per 1/12th slice)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

1 (12 ounce) can fat-free evaporated milk
1/3 cup low-fat or fat-free cottage cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 large eggs
3 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 Basic pie Crust baked and cooled (recipe to follow)
1 box frozen spinach thawed, drained and squeezed dry (10 oz box)

Basic Pie Crust (SUPER good pie crust - 114 calories, 3 points per 1/8th slice/section)

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons sugar
1/8th teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons cold butter, unsalted, diced
2 Tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3 to 3-1/2 Tablespoons ICE water

Mix flour, sugar, salt together. Cut in butter and shortening. Add vinegar....then ice water stirring just till ball forms. Flatten to patty and place in plastic or foil and place in refrigerator for at least 1 hour or overnight.

Roll out as you normally would with flour or between plastic wrap. Place in 10-in pie pan.....price sides and bottom with fork and bake till slightly brown...about 15 minutes or so in 400 degree oven.

COOL crust.

Meanwhile for filling of quiche:

WHISK together the evaporated milk, cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, eggs and egg whites, salt, and pepper.

On top of cool pie crust sprinkle spinach......pour liquid mixture above over spinach......place on cookie sheet or baking pan and bake for about 10 minutes at 400 degrees.....turn oven down to 350 and continue baking until center comes clean with knife. Mine took longer than recipe said ( they said 20 minutes longer) but mine took more like another 30 minutes longer. Allow to cool. Cut into 12 slices or 6...but if 6 remember to double points and calories if you are counting those.

This was actually very good and pretty simple to make. I think what would have made it better would be tomatoes added to it....so next time I have a slice I am going to slice up tomatoes on top. I also think fresh spinach would be better than frozen and you CAN use fresh. You just have to steam about 8 cups of fresh washed and trimmed spinach leaves for about 2 minutes till wilted...then chop up.



ENJOY!

Check this out.......I can see so many ways this could be used to help autistic kids learn social skills too!

The technology being developed today for virtual world and interactions is amazing. Check out the latest on this clip:

I cannot believe.......

that June is coming up next week.......where has the year gone?

Can calcium actually make your bones weaker?

Check out what the latest information is with Dr. Mercola here:

CAN CALCIUM MAKE YOUR BONES WEAKER?

I can't wait till this movie comes out in November!

go here to see more:

A Christmas Carol Featurette

Hallmark Keepsake Ornament catalog is out online!

I look forward to this every year. I am a little disappointed this year in some of the ornaments or lack thereof...but a few will be nice to get. You can check it out here

HALLMARK KEEPSAKE ORNAMENT CATALOG

oh my gosh!

What did YOU think of Grey's Anatomy last night????

jumble..........

I read the latest Sookie Stackhouse book in the series...book #9 (Dead and Gone) and I was so disappointed. :(

Many things were not resolved in this book from the prior book....there was not enough action in this book until about 3/4 the way into it and then only for the last couple of chapters.....and definitely also not enough love interest or action between Sookie and Eric.....or anyone else for that matter.

I waited for many months for this book to come out. I have thoroughly enjoyed all the other books immensely.....and was so very disappointed to read this one. BUT I am anxiously awaiting the next book and hope it will be more like the standards set in the prior books.

Otherwise......I had a busy week. I cannot believe this is the second full week in May already. Summer has barely started and I am already thinking fall and realizing how quickly it will be here.

I am getting ready to go plant some vegetables in the backyard flowerbeds for this summer. Then I will be busy working feverishly inside the house getting this room hopefully completed and boxes moved to the garage for storage and rearranging a ton of things.

makes me tired thinking about it........

so off I go for a fun-filled action-packed day!

I cannot wait to see this movie......

Before even thinking about getting a flu shot....you should reread this......

CLICK on title to go read a past interview about 1976 and a previous swine flu scare and tactics used to pressure people to get flu shots and then what happened to thousands after receiving the flu shot.......

I cannot believe anyone could possibly try to portray OBAMA as a Messiah......

Artist Michael D'Antuono's painting "The Truth" – featuring Obama with his arms outstretched and wearing a crown of thorns upon his head – will be unveiled on April 29 at the Square's South Plaza.

According to a statement released about the portrait, "The 30" x 54" acrylic painting on canvas depicts President Obama appearing much like Jesus Christ on the Cross: atop his head, a crown of thorns; behind him, the dark veil being lifted (or lowered) on the Presidential Seal. But is he revealing or concealing, and is he being crucified or glorified?"

Even the title of the piece, "The Truth," suggests a play on biblical themes, as Jesus said in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

WND previously reported a website called "Is Barack Obama the Messiah?" capturing the wave of euphoria that followed the Democratic senator's remarkable rise.

The site is topped by an Obama quote strategically ripped from a Jan. 7 speech at Dartmouth College just before the New Hampshire Primary in which he told students, "… a light will shine through that window, a beam of light will come down upon you, you will experience an epiphany, and you will suddenly realize that you must go to the polls and vote" for Obama.

In January, artist Matthew J. Clark paraded a sculpture of Obama riding a donkey and preceded by waving palm fronds, reminiscent of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem in the 21st chapter of Matthew as foretold by the prophet Zechariah: "Behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass."

Others, such as Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, have been far clearer in their nearly religious adoration of Obama. As WND reported, Farrakhan declared last year that when Obama talks, "the Messiah is absolutely speaking."

Disturbing news.........this latest painting will be labeled "THE TRUTH"??? obama is more about lies than any other current public figure around. This blows me away that anyone has or would make banners, posters, paintings or sculptures to in any way....insinuate obama is a Messiah or Messiah-like.....in any manner connected to "Messiah."

I really have to wonder about the mentality of anyone who falls for all this....and cannot see the real truth ....as obama is standing there smiling his big goofy grin the entire time thinking to himself how he is fooling you all. If he is anything great....it would be a great "deceiver."

I do not acknowledge him as president......I currently live in a country that has no president.

and yet I totally "get" the fact that all this has to happen...for the "TRUTH" to be revealed.......so bring it on.

yeah....unreal. Click title to read more.

Ohio State's Spring Fling Saturday!

Was amazing to watch. The guys were great. Terrelle Pryor was incredible....and of course his team (who I was rooting for) DID beat the Scarlet team.......23 to 3. I am thankful it was broadcast live on Big Ten Network.com

So Long, So Long - Dashboard Confessional

roasting a turkey breast.......making cookies and party mix...

my house smells like Thanksgiving. All I need to do is pop in a holiday movie!

gratefulness...

WOW...listen to this recording of Susan Boyles from 1999 singing CRY ME A RIVER!

so sultry and sexy...absolutely stunning voice.......

So.....you really think your flu shot and vaccines are safe????

How close were we to a deadly pandemic in January of this year?

According to several published sources, we were teetering on the brink. That's because seasonal flu vaccines manufactured by US-based pharmaceutical company Baxter International had been contaminated with the deadly avian flu virus called H5N1.1 The contaminated vaccine made by a Baxter facility in Orth-Donau, Austria was shipped to numerous distributors in Austria, Germany, Slowenia, and the Czech Republic.

Were it not for the good sense of a lab in the Czech Republic that inoculated ferrets with the serum to check its safety, we might now be facing a global pandemic of avian flu -- of which there is a 60% mortality rate.2 The fact that the ferrets died soon after they were given the vaccine raised a red flag to scientists and government authorities. Ferrets do not die when exposed to seasonal flu viruses.

What makes this situation even more chilling is that the avian flu virus by itself does not easily infect people. But when mixed with an easily transmissible strain like the seasonal flu virus, the hybrid strain can be just as contagious.

How could Baxter have let this happen? Was it intentional as some people believe? Even the respected Dr. Mercola has his suspicions.4 A pandemic would certainly trigger a worldwide demand for the avian flu vaccine. Baxter happens to be one of only six international companies licensed to develop flu vaccines. If a pandemic occurred...well , you can do the math in terms of profits to be made.

The other possibility is that Baxter was not following its own stringent biosafety protocol to prevent cross-contamination of infectious materials. This protocol, called Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3), if followed, makes it virtually impossible for a situation like this to occur.2

Could a major pharmaceutical company really be so careless in handling an infectious agent that could possibly kill tens of millions of people? If so, should they even be allowed to remain in business? The human race can't afford mistakes of this magnitude.

Not surprisingly, Baxter has said little on the subject. Christopher Bona, Baxter's Director of Global Bioscience Communications said the cross-contamination occurred as "the result of a combination of just the process itself, (and) technical and human error in this procedure."3 He declined to say more because he did not want to reveal proprietary secrets about their production process. (If anyone wants to steal that kind of production process, they should be first in line for one of Baxter's vaccines.)

We can only pray that Baxter doesn't get off the hook with such a vague excuse. They would like nothing better than for this story to just go away so that the American public, which is already skittish about vaccines, doesn't rise up in total revolt against them.

And sadly enough, the Western media seem to be helping them in keeping the story quiet. Has anyone really heard much about this terrifying near miss from the major news outlets in the US? Do we know if any Baxter employee or executive will be held accountable? Most importantly, can we be assured that this kind of mistake (if it was a mistake) can't and won't happen again?

There's a new group called People for Immunization (PFI) that will be traveling across the US to reassure the public about the safety and necessity of vaccines. Before they give you their sales pitch, let them answer the questions raised in this article.

He Is Risen! Blessed Easter!

our drive in is open!

Solid Potato Salad....the Ross Sisters (1944)

In this classic footage from the movie "Broadway Rhythm" (1944), the Ross sisters, Aggie, Maggie and Elmira, sing and move in ways that don't look humanly possible. Yoga anyone? Movie buffs will recognize the tune as one of the background instrumentals from "The Godfather."

It starts out looking like another kitschy 40's tune, but give it a minute. Things get wild!

(Extra trivia: While the Ross Sisters are billed in their act as Aggie, Maggie and Elmira Ross, their real-life names were actually Vicki, Dixie and Betsy Ross.)

My computer sounded like it was about to take off!!!!

I mean it sounded like it was going to explode! It was not getting quiet.....sounded stuck. I did a register check...had almost 2000 errors in the registry. I must admit my PC works like new now......SUPER FAST!!!!!!!

BUT the sound was still super loud.......which usually means a dirty fan somewhere or a hard drive going out. I am slightly panicked now as my livelihood depends on a PC that is up and running......(note to self...get a back up in place now!)

SO I took the PC apart (after I unplugged everything)...and swept out the dust from around the fan.......and anywhere else....put it back together and prayed a lot.

SOOOOOOOOO nice and SUPER quiet now.....just as it should be.

I accessed my work files...all working...

yes.......

God is good to me.......

SO far so good......though I will go ahead and get my music files and photos off here onto my portable second hard drive just in case as a backup.

AND I will go ahead and have work send me one of their PCs just to use for work in case this one goes before I get a replacement!

sigh......now to try to relax.......finish all the things I put on hold while fixing this......

Even watching Dancing with the Stars will have to wait till tomorrow on the PC.

the mean kitty song.......I can so relate.....

Can't Have It All.....by Jay Brannan

totally INAPPROPRIATE Family Guy episode......

I don't watch this cartoon and Noah does not.....though when flipping channels or waiting for another show to come on the same channel it has been on and we left it running in the background. Noah will usually flip it off as he does not like it as he says they say too many bad words (which the show does use too many bad words).

Well..they have totally crossed the line now....airing a sick episode.

On March 8, Fox network aired Family Guy, a perverted and sickening program, into the homes of millions of Americans. This episode was rated TV-14 DLSV by FOX, meaning that in the network's opinion it was appropriate for 14-year olds. It aired during prime-time.

In this perverted episode:

* Peter, the husband/father figure, turns gay after taking an experimental shot of the gay gene. He was paid $125 to take part of this experiment to prove that being gay is not a choice.
* Peter and his new lover make out in a restaurant.
* The lover tells Peter he has arranged an 11-way gay orgy.
* Peter helps his son with his math homework and turns the problem into an explicit conversation about “glory holes” and “circuit parties,” which are references to gay sex.
* Peter leaves his son Chris in charge of the family while he spends time with his gay partner. Upon his new role, Chris immediately passes gas in his sister’s face and knocks out his mother, Lois.
* Peter lies in bed with his rear exposed and moans in pleasure when a horse, which he assumes is his wife, licks his rear.
* Lois, wearing skimpy lingerie, is turned down by her now gay husband.
* Their child, Baby Stewie, eats cereal covered with horse sperm that resembled milk kept in the refrigerator

In one scene, husband Peter lies in bed, his naked rear exposed. A horse enters and licks Peter's rear, as Peter moans in pleasure. "Mmm, what made you come around, Lois? I love you so much. I love you so much, Lois," Peter groans. The FCC has the DUTY to enforce the law and fine Fox for this gross violation of broadcast decency standards.

Among other atrocities in the episode, Peter warns his family that "some of the milk in the fridge is not milk, it's horse sperm," whereupon Baby Stewie eats cereal covered with the "milk"; Peter's gay lover greets him with news that he has arranged a gay "eleven-way" orgy; and Peter helps his son Chris with math homework:

"One trick I used to use is turning things into a word problem. For example, if there are three glory holes in the bathroom at the club and 28 guys at the circuit party. How many rotations of guys will it take before everybody's had a turn? Nine, with a remainder of Brent�Brent can't fit in the glory hole, and that's why we all like Brent."

If you still are not convinced this was inappropriate you can click here to watch the sick crap: (AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE IS A LINK TO FILE THE FCC COMPLAINT)

SICK FAMILY GUY

and then go here to file a complaint with the FCC: (IF BUSY USE ABOVE LINK AT BOTTOM OF THAT PAGE)

FILE FCC COMPLAINT

As far as I am concerned...this show or episode has nothing to do with being FAMILY ORIENTED whatsoever or appropriate for our children to be watching. I don't care if they are 14 years old.

We have to quit being so apathetic and not giving a crap about anything in the world around us thinking someone else will take care of it. This goes beyond sitting back and just saying "well if you don't like it you don't have to watch it." I mean this is crap that they would not even be allowed to show in a movie with the same rating...to the same age audience. This should not be on the air to begin with.

HBO's GENERATION KILL..........an excellent series......

if you get the chance to ever watch it.....you will be surprised just how good it is. And for the ladies who like Alexander Skarsgård who plays "Eric" on HBO series "True Blood".....he is also in Generation Kill as Sgt. Brad (Iceman) Colbert.....



Generation Kill began as a series of articles by Evan Wright, a Rolling Stone reporter embedded with the Marines' 1st Recon Battalion during the march to Baghdad in 2003.

I had got the book from the library after seeing many clips on You Tube which I found extremely interesting and well done. I then decided to buy the DVD set which I have been watching one episode right after the other. It is very difficult to stop watching each episode....it is like a good book you just never want to put down, but instead read from start to finish. If I had time...I would watch the entire series from start to finish. Today I will finish up the first disc and probably start the second disc. Anyway......you would probably really enjoy this one!

Paula Deen - "It Ain't All About The Cookin',".......have you read it?

I got it from our local library and it was an amazingly fast read...and she also included some wonderful recipes. It is a very inspirational book and you will also learn a few secrets about Paula she has not really let out before.....well not to many at least.

I enjoyed the book very much until she got to the chapters on starting a restaurant (basically a response to fans asking about what it would take....etc) and she went into a lot of detail and less memoir....so I was not into that part so much. BUT all the other chapters were very good and I really enjoyed reading them.

She has come a long long way. If you have not read it before and you like Paula Deen, cooking, and personal stories of triumph over tribulation (in a big way)...you might enjoy this book.

I am thankful for:
1. Being able to work from home and getting done with my work early.
2. Having Noah get through his dental visit okay yesterday.
3. Our bedrooms smelling like clothes hung out on the clothesline in the summer sun and wind. Not sure where that is coming from but it smells so nice!
4. Ohio State Football...and as fast as this year is going already it won't be long and the games will be back on.
5. God's inspirational words in scripture.

Sunday.......a day of thanks......

I am thankful for the beautiful day and fresh springy air I smell blowing in my window....

I am thankful I have a job and house to live in ......and can support myself and my son.....

I am thankful for all our blessings and health.......our salvation from God.....

I am thankful for those who love me...........

I am thankful I can homeschool my son and work from home......

I am thankful I have the choice whether or not to be around phony, negative people...

I am thankful I can choose to be the best I can be......after all it is a choice...

Faith...the 2-legged dog........

go here to check out this incredible story......

Faith Two Legged Dog