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Friday, January 30, 2009
Need Help
Does anyone know the name of the female subway singer that recently had a song on the charts....she is blond and has a guy with her that plays the guitar.....uuuugggggghhhhhh I hate when my memory fails me........
Monday, January 26, 2009
January 2009
I have signed up for an online photography class. Hooray! I know what Fstops are. I will be able to stop using the automatic mode on my camera soon! I framed some of the better pictures from Europe, Bahamas, etc. The only problem is no wall space to hang them on. I might remove them form the frames and put them in a large archival album and place it on the coffee table.......
We moved Jenny G to her new apartment close to the college she will be attending......took us 3 full days....she refused to leave anything behind......hopefully she will get a job within the next week to pay her bills.....she is about a 90 minute drive from home....this is the first time she has been completely on her own......no roommates or friends on campus or near her apartment......
Double G is struggling....... he graduates college this spring......has been attending Hebrew and Talmud studies with an orthodox Rabbi since his return from Israel in December.....broke off with his girlfriend of 4 years because he wants to find a Jewish girl....and has decided that he will be going to Israel for awhile......possibly in the military there..........G man and I are dazed with all of this......and are trying to talk sense into Double G.....go to Israel with Peace Corp or something not the military.....because I am not Jewish, Double G feels he needs to convert to be accepted as a jew....uuggghhhhh.....he is accepted in the reformed Jewish sect but not the orthodox and not some conservative sects.......he made bar mitzvah, went to Saturday and Sunday school.... Hebrew school as well as a child......he is on and off with attending temple....looking for a temple he feels connected with.......he has said and I know it is true that to be Jewish in the USA is to hide being Jewish most of the time.....unless you are with other Jews.......in Israel no one has to hide being Jewish........there are still alot of people here that do not understand Jews, have ideas about how Jews are......money grubbers, penny pincher's, pushy obnoxious personalities, swindlers, and flim flammers. I have heard it and seen it many times and I know Double G has experienced the same.
W did not get the house in Naples.The bank wanted 20k more then we were willing to pay so we walked away. The hunt is still on tho, with a different realtor. The one we were working with wasn't aggressive enough for us. Plus during a conversation G man and the realtor were having over price the Realtor asked what nationality G man is. We didn't like the question so we will not be using him anymore. The ass.
Both my brothers have lost their jobs..... David was fired because he will not keep his mouth shut.... and Matt lost his along with 150 other employees. This sucks for both. David is 47, has chronic bronchitis, is over weight grossly, and no education. I love him and he is a great father to his girls.....but he just can't keep his mouth shut at work.......he has been demoted and fired before......he has not learned from the past...... Matt is educated, a former Marine, and moved to this current job 8 months ago......because he was new he lost his job. He is 44, had a stroke when he was 35 that caused some short term memory loss, but has been doing well and learned to cope with the memory loss. I am not sure what the prospects for a job for either of them are. Matt works in the computer field, and David works in warehouses. UUUggghhh the big sister protector kicks in with me, but there is nothing I can do to ease the incredible stress they are having now.
I turn 50 at the end of the month....the only birthday wish I have is for my hormones to get back in balance ASAP.....the hormone thing is the worst.....at least the vitamins I have been taking have eased the night sweats, and helped with some of the involuntary crying. I do not think I have ever wanted to be a few years older, but 53 or 54 is looking pretty good to me. That is the age of hormonal balance.....or so I have been told.
We moved Jenny G to her new apartment close to the college she will be attending......took us 3 full days....she refused to leave anything behind......hopefully she will get a job within the next week to pay her bills.....she is about a 90 minute drive from home....this is the first time she has been completely on her own......no roommates or friends on campus or near her apartment......
Double G is struggling....... he graduates college this spring......has been attending Hebrew and Talmud studies with an orthodox Rabbi since his return from Israel in December.....broke off with his girlfriend of 4 years because he wants to find a Jewish girl....and has decided that he will be going to Israel for awhile......possibly in the military there..........G man and I are dazed with all of this......and are trying to talk sense into Double G.....go to Israel with Peace Corp or something not the military.....because I am not Jewish, Double G feels he needs to convert to be accepted as a jew....uuggghhhhh.....he is accepted in the reformed Jewish sect but not the orthodox and not some conservative sects.......he made bar mitzvah, went to Saturday and Sunday school.... Hebrew school as well as a child......he is on and off with attending temple....looking for a temple he feels connected with.......he has said and I know it is true that to be Jewish in the USA is to hide being Jewish most of the time.....unless you are with other Jews.......in Israel no one has to hide being Jewish........there are still alot of people here that do not understand Jews, have ideas about how Jews are......money grubbers, penny pincher's, pushy obnoxious personalities, swindlers, and flim flammers. I have heard it and seen it many times and I know Double G has experienced the same.
W did not get the house in Naples.The bank wanted 20k more then we were willing to pay so we walked away. The hunt is still on tho, with a different realtor. The one we were working with wasn't aggressive enough for us. Plus during a conversation G man and the realtor were having over price the Realtor asked what nationality G man is. We didn't like the question so we will not be using him anymore. The ass.
Both my brothers have lost their jobs..... David was fired because he will not keep his mouth shut.... and Matt lost his along with 150 other employees. This sucks for both. David is 47, has chronic bronchitis, is over weight grossly, and no education. I love him and he is a great father to his girls.....but he just can't keep his mouth shut at work.......he has been demoted and fired before......he has not learned from the past...... Matt is educated, a former Marine, and moved to this current job 8 months ago......because he was new he lost his job. He is 44, had a stroke when he was 35 that caused some short term memory loss, but has been doing well and learned to cope with the memory loss. I am not sure what the prospects for a job for either of them are. Matt works in the computer field, and David works in warehouses. UUUggghhh the big sister protector kicks in with me, but there is nothing I can do to ease the incredible stress they are having now.
I turn 50 at the end of the month....the only birthday wish I have is for my hormones to get back in balance ASAP.....the hormone thing is the worst.....at least the vitamins I have been taking have eased the night sweats, and helped with some of the involuntary crying. I do not think I have ever wanted to be a few years older, but 53 or 54 is looking pretty good to me. That is the age of hormonal balance.....or so I have been told.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Roosters and Pelicans of Key West
Roosters run free in Key West. While I was walking around Key West I asked several locals why roosters were so prevalent, why the cocky birds were free to roam and if anyone knew the history of how the birds came to be. No one knew. But all of them told me that half the island population loved the birds and the other half did not. A big controversy exists over what to do with the birds. Some want the birds completely removed, some want the birds destroyed, some want the roosters contained in one area, and some want the current free roaming policy to continue. I did not see any hens. If I did I mistook them for roosters.
The white bird on the fence was crowing and strutting on the fence between two houses. No one seemed to mind. At least it was around 9am and not 5am. I think a 5am wake up call from a rooster could be annoying.
Mr. Pelican was sunning himself and then demonstrated how he would eat me if I came to close. Considering he was sitting on a piling out in the water the chances of me getting to close were none. I guess he did not know that.
I have more pictures of doorways to some of the homes around Key West that are really pretty, some of the harbor on the west side of the island, and a few of the beach area of the hotel, but my favorite is a picture I took of a display of merchandise at a boutiques on Duvall Street.
Monday, January 5, 2009
See in a week or so
I am off again...Key West, Lauderdale, and Naples.....I am making this a photography trip as G man will be busy with work....
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all......
Does any one know where I put my new year's resolution list? I need to find out if I included losing visceral fat on the list of resolutions....if not I need to add that. In 2010 I will add subcutaneous fat.
Though the term might sound dated, “middle-age spread” is a greater concern than ever. As women go through their middle years, their proportion of fat to body weight tends to increase — more than it does in men. Especially at menopause, extra pounds tend to park themselves around the midsection, as the ratio of fat to lean tissue shifts and fat storage begins favoring the upper body over the hips and thighs. Even women who don’t actually gain weight may still gain inches at the waist.
At one time, women might have accepted these changes as an inevitable fact of postmenopausal life. But we’ve now been put on notice that as our waistlines grow, so do our health risks. Abdominal, or visceral, fat is of particular concern because it’s a key player in a variety of health problems — much more so than subcutaneous fat, the kind you can grasp with your hand. Visceral fat, on the other hand, lies out of reach, deep within the abdominal cavity, where it pads the spaces between our abdominal organs.
Visceral fat has been linked to metabolic disturbances and increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. In women, it is also associated with breast cancer and the need for gallbladder surgery.
Oh the joys of what new years and birthdays bring.....
Does any one know where I put my new year's resolution list? I need to find out if I included losing visceral fat on the list of resolutions....if not I need to add that. In 2010 I will add subcutaneous fat.
Though the term might sound dated, “middle-age spread” is a greater concern than ever. As women go through their middle years, their proportion of fat to body weight tends to increase — more than it does in men. Especially at menopause, extra pounds tend to park themselves around the midsection, as the ratio of fat to lean tissue shifts and fat storage begins favoring the upper body over the hips and thighs. Even women who don’t actually gain weight may still gain inches at the waist.
At one time, women might have accepted these changes as an inevitable fact of postmenopausal life. But we’ve now been put on notice that as our waistlines grow, so do our health risks. Abdominal, or visceral, fat is of particular concern because it’s a key player in a variety of health problems — much more so than subcutaneous fat, the kind you can grasp with your hand. Visceral fat, on the other hand, lies out of reach, deep within the abdominal cavity, where it pads the spaces between our abdominal organs.
Visceral fat has been linked to metabolic disturbances and increased risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. In women, it is also associated with breast cancer and the need for gallbladder surgery.
Oh the joys of what new years and birthdays bring.....
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