That is so pretty. If you squinch up your eyes, or just look at it before you have had near enough coffee, it looks like people walking across a plain.
Thank you for sharing these pictures! Lovely way to start a day.
McGinness leaving town, sounds like he got some good material for his book….and another non-issue, but emotional pushed button by Sarah fades away; wonder what her next “Crisis of the Day” for the lemmings will be…
Haven’t you heard…every single liberal in the country is on welfare or unemployment, sitting in their recliner dressed in (blue) sweatpants and stained t-shirts, eating popcorn and watching daytime television while opening up checks from the gubment.
And, of course, there are NO conservatives on welfare or unemployment, NONE receive money from those soshalist/communist/Marxist programs like Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid and they’ve ALL pulled themselves up by their bootstraps while simultaneously praying to little baby Jesus (’cause it IS a Christian nation, after all), saving small children from starvation in foreign countries and rescuing small puppies from drowning in the sewer.
Thanks benlomand2 for the link. I wish other media sources would have referred to that article McGinnis wrote about Sarah’s pipeline fiasco because it would have put her reactions in a more understandable – not justifiable – context.
Barbara, you’re right. Those comments were awful – not just about liberals not having work ethics – though where they get that idea is bizarre. Her followers obviously don’t spend any time reflecting upon issues or problems, they simply regurgitate whatever phrase of hate is the flavor of the day. So boring and so sad.
Sure am grateful that folks on mudflats actually think and analyze – oh, yeah, and read.
Gosh, don’tcha wish our mums were right and her face Could Freeze that way?
Oh, dear, shame on my snarkitude…I swear old whatzername brings out my “evil impulses.” She’s messing with my anticipation of Rosh Hashanah/New Year vibe. Drat.
*conjuring up images of apples and honey and a sweet new year*
My mind is doing summersaults trying to process the photo.
On the one hand, it’s used to seeing such vast vistas with no trees on it — wide, open, featureless prairies, if you will. On the other, it’s used to seeing such vast vistas with many congregations of trees on it — frequent stands of multi-treed, forest-like islands scattered liberally about, if you will.
That this photo shows lone trees plunked with seeming randomness on such a seemingly-endless expanse of other-wise uninterrupted land, is making my mind do some heavy-duty ‘computing’ to process it!
Thanks for the lovely photograph, AKM! Among other things this fine day, it’s gently reminding me of the great adaptations Mother Nature makes in ‘dressing’ herself, and of the resulting diversity (ecological and otherwise) on this wonderful old planet we all call Home. Indeed, mental gymnastics are a good thing; thanks for providing, as you always do!, a spring board for growth with your fantastic pictures. beth.
It’s difficult to figure out the proportion of the trees in the photo. I assume that there are so few because of the harshness of the landscape? The trees seem to all be a similar size, but are they small or mature? Was there a fire that devastated the original fauna? It looks very like the trees that are now coming up in the areas around Mt. St. Helens. Of course, everything was wiped out on the North Slope and for years nothing grew because of the ash. But here and there, there are trees now. Not a massive old growth forest, but very like the photo.
i’m sending out signals for any little pups dwelling in the city of sitka.
we’re landing in your fair city in an hour or two and i’ve heard thru the grapevine that one of you might be around and about for a little meet up.
if so…WAKE UP AND POST!!!!
i know where to find you if you’ll let me know that you are in.
(don’t ya just love cryptic messages)
You’re already back in Alaska , Fawnskin ? ( or did you never leave ?? ) If you’re going to be sticking around awhile, I hear there’s a nice little place in Wasilla that might be available for rent.
it is a lovely Sunday afternoon here in Central Ohio. sunny and breezy. as usual, when visiting Little Bubbles and Son, the days fly by and before i know it it’s time to begin packing and thinking of home.
i have been having sessions with a chiropractor/nutritionist. i walked in with a blood pressure reading of 197/60 and now it is coming down a bit..179/53. “hmnnn. not good i hear you say.” i have a another visit on Tuesday just before i must go back to the beehive that is New York.
Little Bubbles has whipped her mama into better shape. i return home loaded down with minerals and herbs for my body and strawberry,rhu
You take care, bubbles. We need you here. I love that you have a “little bubbles (and Son),” and she worries and takes care of you as well. Tell her thanks from all of us. I know I speak for many who come to mudflats when I say your comments are always wonderful. We look to see your name pop up on the home page. Safe journey home to NY/
Nice photo AKM. There is something very peaceful about this one.
While I am taking some time to breathe today I am having strange musings. Like, does anyone wonder how Willow must feel with Bristol getting all of the cash and fame (being on Jay Leno, DWTS, etc)? I am a second child. My older brother acted out horribly all through our childhood and thus received most of the attention from my parents. It makes me wonder how Willow must feel. Her older sister goes off and gets pregnant, drops out of high school and now look what she is rewarded with. If I were a teenager I would feel that all of this is terribly unfair. This is sending a horrible message to other teen girls as well. I guess there is no accounting for the whoring of popular media (getting those ratings and readers). Why can’t the quiet kids who study hard, finish school, put up with the bullies, etc. get some kind of acknowledgement for their achievements and send out a better message?
Just random thoughts…
By the way, I would kill to be on DWTS (shhhh, don’t tell anyone) just for the opportunity to be taught how to ballroom dance by a professional.
Ahhh Love..i know what you mean. it is a shame. the people who work so hard and do the right thing often get no tangible reward. i sometimes despair of our western notions of success. sending you hugs and kisses because you are a successful human and a damned fine writer
Willow is actually the third child. Track got into trouble for vandalism and was sent to join the military so hi mama could claim to have raised a combat vet instead of a criminal. Bristol, pregnant, was hooked up with a contract to tell everyone not to do what she had done. Willow, the third, has been involved in vandalism and partying, apparently following in the footsteps of both her older siblings. I would not be able to characterize any of the members of that family as ‘the quiet one’. That drama is still being played out, but I don’t see much in the way of studious behavior or self-discipline on display. I just feel sad for the whole sorry brood.
Anyone know anything about Joe Miller’s family? I was a little surprised to hear that he has eight kids, and that he has been working on and off for the government just enough to get health care coverage. Not to mention that he must love Alaska, that makes 10 PFD checks a year. So he’s a gimme my benefits on one hand and cut guvermint handouts on the other hand.
I’d like someone to ask Joe Miller two questions because he rants against government entitlements and “hand-outs.”
1) If he becomes a Senator, will he waive the health insurance given to members of Congress?
2) If he serves just long enough to vest in the Congressional retirement plan, will he waive that since he is so against Social Security? I really have problems with the generous retirement plan we provide Senators and Representatives for so little time spent working in Congress. So, if he thinks he deserves it why don’t the rest of us who work all our lives deserve the measly little check SS provides?
con’t…rhubarb raspberry jam and pickled peaches for my soul. i have been taken to a luxurious spa and had my nails done; my hair cut down and shaped to my scalp and my eyebrows waxed and plucked and am loaded down with “product” to keep myself ‘bee uu tee full’. now that i have been totally spoiled with hugs and kisses it will be hard to leave this beautiful place with its lovely lake and its huge Ent-like trees and very difficult to leave my baby girl.
Love!!.pain? i didn’t know that. yes. i have Fibromyalgia and when i went to see the chiropractor i was in a bit of pain. i usually try to ignore the discomfort and just go on with my day. i am hoping the minerals will help me manage pain by supporting my body on a micro level. i was very nervous about those numbers though, dear daughter. i don’t know what to do to make them go down to where they are suppose to be.
should i meditate?
listen to classical music?
make love?
smoke weed?
all the above?
Bubs – if you’re an herbal tea drinker, be sure to look up all the herbs you’re taking in. A few years ago I found myself feeling really off and worse as the days went by. One morning I was trying to lug a box up the stairs and realized I felt like I was going to just keel over and die. Got to the ER and they found my blood pressure was 205 / 185. Long story short , I found out later that the new “healthy” herbal tea that I had been drinking by the gallon had two herbs in it that raised pressure.
Who knew ?!
By the by, AKM’s photo reminds me of the picture on the old version of the board game, Risk. Probably just me, eh ?
Buff…hey lady. i am a lipton tea drinker but from time to time i do enjoy Roibush teas from Africa. i love drinking sweet tea at any time but i been drinking water lately. i bought a copper water jug from India and i keep it in the fridge. it makes NYC water taste so good. ummm yummm.
Watch *like a Hawk!*, your sodium intake, Bubbles (and all other mudpuppies, too).
Buy fresh fruits and veggies; as much and as often as you are able. (Or buy the lowest-sodium content canned/frozen veggies you can find, and rinse the hell out of them before you use/eat them.) Don’t “salt” Anything!
Check for the sodium content on Everything you eat and/or drink… A 15 fl. oz. can of Pepsi? — 30mg. Eight fl.oz. orange Gatorade? — 110mg. Eight fl. oz. of Equate-Strawberry Ensure? — 200mg. One Oscar Myer classic weiner? — 380mg. In a Big Mac? — 742mg. (The US RDA –Recommended Daily Allowance– for sodium is a mere 2000mg. per day – it ALL adds up!)
When purchasing *any* comestibles, remember to check also, too, the *serving size* the sodium amount is calculated for. (Who the heck makes a sammich out of only One! slice of Turkey Smoked Cotto Salami? Certainly not anyone I know…even though the slices have 310 mg. sodium <i<each! — and that’s not even accounting for the sodium in the bread, the spread, or any ‘sides’ you have with that sammich.) Condiments are a real booger when it comes to sodium.
Don’t use any ‘salt substitutes’ in your cooking/on your food. Use, instead, spices of all sorts – be creative and have fun experimenting. Spices and Mrs. Dash are your friend; salt, not so much.
Yes, your body needs, *demands*, sodium to keep it functioning properly, but we have become a nation where e.v.e.r.y…s.i.n.g.l.e item of food/drink we purchase for consumption –with rare, rare, rare exception– has a too-great sufficiency of it…an over-abundance of it.
Manufacturers and processors of food have gotten pretty good about cutting fat out of the goods we consume and they’re getting better about reducing the amount of sugar they’re adding, but they still haven’t quite figured out they need to knock it off, already, with all the *added* sodium! Until they do, WE have to be smart label-readers and *only* purchase foods and drinks with the lowest-possible sodium in them.
Eat well and enjoy what you eat, but watch, watch, Watch! that sodium. beth.
[DISCLAIMER: I am not a dietitian, a nutritionist, or a doctor; I've had *no* formal training in this --or any other-- medical field. I *am*, however, an RQ (Registered Quack) who is learning all sorts of things I never, ever!, wanted to *have* to learn about sodium and diet; an RQ who has been forced to re-learn *all* I 'knew' about cooking (and eating) so we can prolong --as long as possible-- the function of *other* body organs while one (of the body's many *vital* organs) has begun an irreversible and inexorable process towards Catastrophic Failure. *NOT* fun. At *all*! I, sincerely, wouldn't wish this nightmare on Anyone -- not even on my worstest of worst enemy...and that's saying a LOT! b.]
REgistered Quack?? Did you get your training in the school of life?? I think by listening to the body, paying attention and being mindful a RQ can gain as much knowledge as the ‘professionals”!!
Thanks for the reminders. Good no matter what the bp is. Mine spikes daily reading the news. Maybe there should be a standard for how much of that we can take!
Thank you Beth. little Bubbles and i have read this together. we had a serious discussion this morning before i wrote my comment and i am thankful for your feedback and for the reply from LoveMd and Overthemoon. i promise to make real changes in the way i prepare food. i want to be here with my friends for a long while yet. i can still make ‘Bubbles Ribz’ without the salty rubs. i will go easy on the refined sodium and use tiny amounts of the gray unrefined sea salt and Mrs. Dash.
thanks again for responding to my need for information…..love, big bubs and little bubs.
A gentle reminder: They don’t call high blood pressure “The Silent Killer” for nothing. There are, 99-times-out-of-100, *no* ‘outward’ signs of it…it’s most often just UP there — Dangerously, so; exacerbated by our every day food, drink, and lifestyle choices, it truly lives up to its name.
Fortunately, blood pressure can ALSO be ‘assisted’, tremendously!, by our food, drink, and lifestyle choices…as long as those choices are healthy ones. (Who knew there were 8mg of sodium in a 5oz! serving of red wine? Sheesh! — takes all the fun out of having too much fun!) beth.
Unfortunately, many food manufacturers have compensated for all the stuff they take OUT of food by adding in sodium and flavor enhancers (which are loaded with sodium).
Mrs. Dash and other herbs and spices are a great way to add flavor into food without adding salt. Even foods that don’t taste salty have lots of added sodium so you have to become a militant label reader to know what you’re putting in your mouth!
Pain can definitely raise your BP, especially the top number. Lack of sleep and illness can have an effect also. (Coughing and the resulting inability to sleep from my twice-yearly bouts of bronchitis always send my top number up.) At least your lower number is good, which seems to be the harder one to reduce.
You might want to look into taking some Tai Chi classes as well. It’s a great exercise but easier on the body than many of the more aerobic types of exercise out there. I visited China back in 1988 and saw people in the park across from our hotel doing it in a large group every morning. Some of them must have been well into their 80s but were keeping up with the youngsters quite easily.
There’s a spiritual/meditational aspect to it and a real emphasis on breathing that would probably be very good for you, both for the fibromyalgia and for the blood pressure.
Tell Little Bubbles that we mudpups appreciate all the care she’s been lavishing on our dear Bubbles!
Following a few blog links – came across this – posted a few days ago -
but vital to remember those who don’t learn from the past, are bound to repeat it.
snip] The small, little party began to unite the struggling people in its promise of solutions. They promised to “restore honor” to the “one true” nation. They claimed that the economic difficulties and problems and sufferings of the people were caused by the undermining of the foundations of morality, faith, justice, and honor in their country. [end snip
“…undermining of the foundations of morality, faith, justice, and honor in their country” Actually they are correct, they just need to read ( and understand) their own script.
Enjay, excellent article and comments especially this one…
“A political scientist by the name of Laurence Britt studied the regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Pinochet, Franco and Suharto and found that they share certain characteristics:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause.
4. Supremacy of the Military.
5. Unapologetic Sexism.
6. Controlled Media Message or Outlets.
7. Obsession with National Security.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined or Indistinguishable.
9. Corporate Power is Protected.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed or Eliminated.
11. Disdain for Education, Intellectuals and the Arts.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
13. Rampant Cronyism and Blatant Corruption.
14. Fraudulent or Suspicious Elections…”
yep..same old same old. and to think we fought a World War to rid the world of these monsters and here they are all over again. Like a psychic cancer they spread and kill the body politic.
What I find is the ‘iciing on the cake’ is the *fact* that one of the Key points, one of the major, uber-poignant heart-string-pulling and lump-in-the-throating points, Beck made in his ‘performance’, was a TOTAL and COMPLETE fabrication.
In his “Restoring Honor” [to America] exhortations, *HE* flat-out Lied his ever-lovin’ buttocks off! Sure, he’s since fessed up to the out-right, bald-faced Lie *he* told, but it wasn’t *until After* he was called on it, that he did. Had no one called him out, he would’ve *not* said a word, I bet.
The *fact* remains: As *He* was telling citizens we have to ‘restore honor’ in/to our Nation –and as he was telling them how to go about doing it– *He* purposefully and willfully told A Big-Fat Lie! To the hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the Mall to hear and hang on his every word, and to the countless thousands who watched and heard it via the media, he told it! He plain Lied!
So……..tell me again…….WHY do these folks, these bots, Talibangelicals, ‘conservatives,’ radical-rights, and meme-loving-Republicans, STILL believe –without question!– e.v.e.r.y thing they’re fed by the likes of Beck, $P, Limbaugh, Angle, Bachmann, et.al, ‘leaders’ who have, time and time again, *proven* to be {ahem…} Prevaricators? They want us all to take lessons on “honor” from $P and Beck? They want our Nation to have that ‘type’ of “honor”? Jiminy Crickets and Criminy!
Damn, I wish they’d all get a clue. Even half a clue would be a Great improvement. beth.
When Democrats say something that’s not completely true, it’s a boldfaced, dirty, stinkin’ LIE.
When conservatives, Republicans, TPers, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh or Sarah Palin say something that’s not true, it’s a(n):
misunderstanding
misrepresentation
slight exaggeration
honest mistake
attempt by the librul, left wing media to ruthlessly attack said person
OR…..
They never actually said it, despite the audio and/or video recordings documenting it.
(Don’t forget, also, that exposure of any and all lies will NEVER see the light of day on FauxNews so the lie never really happened in the first place. See how well that works?!?!)
They tried to get rid of the Alaskan GOP Chairman Ruedrich whom Palin did Not get along with. Miller was a GOP Reginal Party Chairman at the time.
They were unsuccessful.
Gosh, when I read that Joe Miller said of Sarah Palin, “The governor is an extraordinary asset . . . .” I had to laugh. Everyone should have recognized his judgment was impaired even in 2008. That he would accept her endorsement after all that has transpired since goes to show that his judgment has simply deteriorated even more.
Nice shot. I love flying in that area. Of course it won’t be the same if they ever build the coal mine over near Beluga Lake.
That is so pretty. If you squinch up your eyes, or just look at it before you have had near enough coffee, it looks like people walking across a plain.
Thank you for sharing these pictures! Lovely way to start a day.
I can tell I haven’t had my coffee today because I can see people walking across a plain too. Where’s my coffee cup!!
McGinness leaving town, sounds like he got some good material for his book….and another non-issue, but emotional pushed button by Sarah fades away; wonder what her next “Crisis of the Day” for the lemmings will be…
hope the book rolls out sooner than later…
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/palin_stalker_author_leaving_town_YlgFVONu4iMxbBsZoqhAtO/1
Can’t wait to read the book. The funny thing is McGuinnis got plenty of free publicity thanks to the Palins!!
weird comments on that site. “liberals have zero work ethic” — excuuuuse me i’m 55 and work 9 and 10 hours a day every day. aargh.
Tell me about it. I’m 63 and have worked 13-16 hours a day for the last 8 months thanks to the conservative economy.
Haven’t you heard…every single liberal in the country is on welfare or unemployment, sitting in their recliner dressed in (blue) sweatpants and stained t-shirts, eating popcorn and watching daytime television while opening up checks from the gubment.
And, of course, there are NO conservatives on welfare or unemployment, NONE receive money from those soshalist/communist/Marxist programs like Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid and they’ve ALL pulled themselves up by their bootstraps while simultaneously praying to little baby Jesus (’cause it IS a Christian nation, after all), saving small children from starvation in foreign countries and rescuing small puppies from drowning in the sewer.
Where HAVE you been???????
Thanks benlomand2 for the link. I wish other media sources would have referred to that article McGinnis wrote about Sarah’s pipeline fiasco because it would have put her reactions in a more understandable – not justifiable – context.
Barbara, you’re right. Those comments were awful – not just about liberals not having work ethics – though where they get that idea is bizarre. Her followers obviously don’t spend any time reflecting upon issues or problems, they simply regurgitate whatever phrase of hate is the flavor of the day. So boring and so sad.
Sure am grateful that folks on mudflats actually think and analyze – oh, yeah, and read.
This article is old news but the picture is fab:
http://www.google.ca/url?q=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/09/04/2010-09-04_vanity_fair_reporter_michael_joseph_gross_on_article_about_gop_sarah_palin_i_mad.html&sa=X&ei=8rCDTKzENYamnAemn-xu&ved=0CFUQpwIwDg&usg=AFQjCNF2x_oOcHUeEX6p_1P3KyFD87kZAw
Love the picture!!
She’s a looker alright!
Captures the true inner Sarah.
Gosh, don’tcha wish our mums were right and her face Could Freeze that way?
Oh, dear, shame on my snarkitude…I swear old whatzername brings out my “evil impulses.” She’s messing with my anticipation of Rosh Hashanah/New Year vibe. Drat.
*conjuring up images of apples and honey and a sweet new year*
Uh! That one hurts! Best picture yet of the witch of Wasilla.
Good pict of Sarah
My mind is doing summersaults trying to process the photo.
On the one hand, it’s used to seeing such vast vistas with no trees on it — wide, open, featureless prairies, if you will. On the other, it’s used to seeing such vast vistas with many congregations of trees on it — frequent stands of multi-treed, forest-like islands scattered liberally about, if you will.
That this photo shows lone trees plunked with seeming randomness on such a seemingly-endless expanse of other-wise uninterrupted land, is making my mind do some heavy-duty ‘computing’ to process it!
Thanks for the lovely photograph, AKM! Among other things this fine day, it’s gently reminding me of the great adaptations Mother Nature makes in ‘dressing’ herself, and of the resulting diversity (ecological and otherwise) on this wonderful old planet we all call Home. Indeed, mental gymnastics are a good thing; thanks for providing, as you always do!, a spring board for growth with your fantastic pictures. beth.
I enjoyed your reading how you described things and your reactions!
I agree – doing mental gymnastics is a good thing. That’s why we keep coming to mudflats, right?
It’s difficult to figure out the proportion of the trees in the photo. I assume that there are so few because of the harshness of the landscape? The trees seem to all be a similar size, but are they small or mature? Was there a fire that devastated the original fauna? It looks very like the trees that are now coming up in the areas around Mt. St. Helens. Of course, everything was wiped out on the North Slope and for years nothing grew because of the ash. But here and there, there are trees now. Not a massive old growth forest, but very like the photo.
Those are great questions. I hope someone has some answers. Like you, my husband and I are always wondering about why things are as they are.
Where is the broom????
an interesting video about Blackwater—-they have changed their name and moved out of the country.———— http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/929.html
HELLO, ALASKAN MUDPUPS
i’m sending out signals for any little pups dwelling in the city of sitka.
we’re landing in your fair city in an hour or two and i’ve heard thru the grapevine that one of you might be around and about for a little meet up.
if so…WAKE UP AND POST!!!!
i know where to find you if you’ll let me know that you are in.
(don’t ya just love cryptic messages)
You’re already back in Alaska , Fawnskin ? ( or did you never leave ?? ) If you’re going to be sticking around awhile, I hear there’s a nice little place in Wasilla that might be available for rent.
Enjoy your meet up!
it is a lovely Sunday afternoon here in Central Ohio. sunny and breezy. as usual, when visiting Little Bubbles and Son, the days fly by and before i know it it’s time to begin packing and thinking of home.
i have been having sessions with a chiropractor/nutritionist. i walked in with a blood pressure reading of 197/60 and now it is coming down a bit..179/53. “hmnnn. not good i hear you say.” i have a another visit on Tuesday just before i must go back to the beehive that is New York.
Little Bubbles has whipped her mama into better shape. i return home loaded down with minerals and herbs for my body and strawberry,rhu
You take care, bubbles. We need you here. I love that you have a “little bubbles (and Son),” and she worries and takes care of you as well. Tell her thanks from all of us. I know I speak for many who come to mudflats when I say your comments are always wonderful. We look to see your name pop up on the home page. Safe journey home to NY/
Nice photo AKM. There is something very peaceful about this one.
While I am taking some time to breathe today I am having strange musings. Like, does anyone wonder how Willow must feel with Bristol getting all of the cash and fame (being on Jay Leno, DWTS, etc)? I am a second child. My older brother acted out horribly all through our childhood and thus received most of the attention from my parents. It makes me wonder how Willow must feel. Her older sister goes off and gets pregnant, drops out of high school and now look what she is rewarded with. If I were a teenager I would feel that all of this is terribly unfair. This is sending a horrible message to other teen girls as well. I guess there is no accounting for the whoring of popular media (getting those ratings and readers). Why can’t the quiet kids who study hard, finish school, put up with the bullies, etc. get some kind of acknowledgement for their achievements and send out a better message?
Just random thoughts…
By the way, I would kill to be on DWTS (shhhh, don’t tell anyone) just for the opportunity to be taught how to ballroom dance by a professional.
Ahhh Love..i know what you mean. it is a shame. the people who work so hard and do the right thing often get no tangible reward. i sometimes despair of our western notions of success. sending you hugs and kisses because you are a successful human and a damned fine writer
Willow is actually the third child. Track got into trouble for vandalism and was sent to join the military so hi mama could claim to have raised a combat vet instead of a criminal. Bristol, pregnant, was hooked up with a contract to tell everyone not to do what she had done. Willow, the third, has been involved in vandalism and partying, apparently following in the footsteps of both her older siblings. I would not be able to characterize any of the members of that family as ‘the quiet one’. That drama is still being played out, but I don’t see much in the way of studious behavior or self-discipline on display. I just feel sad for the whole sorry brood.
Anyone know anything about Joe Miller’s family? I was a little surprised to hear that he has eight kids, and that he has been working on and off for the government just enough to get health care coverage. Not to mention that he must love Alaska, that makes 10 PFD checks a year. So he’s a gimme my benefits on one hand and cut guvermint handouts on the other hand.
I’d like someone to ask Joe Miller two questions because he rants against government entitlements and “hand-outs.”
1) If he becomes a Senator, will he waive the health insurance given to members of Congress?
2) If he serves just long enough to vest in the Congressional retirement plan, will he waive that since he is so against Social Security? I really have problems with the generous retirement plan we provide Senators and Representatives for so little time spent working in Congress. So, if he thinks he deserves it why don’t the rest of us who work all our lives deserve the measly little check SS provides?
con’t…rhubarb raspberry jam and pickled peaches for my soul. i have been taken to a luxurious spa and had my nails done; my hair cut down and shaped to my scalp and my eyebrows waxed and plucked and am loaded down with “product” to keep myself ‘bee uu tee full’. now that i have been totally spoiled with hugs and kisses it will be hard to leave this beautiful place with its lovely lake and its huge Ent-like trees and very difficult to leave my baby girl.
I’m here for you ((((Momma bubbles)))). Are you in physical pain? that can spike the first number of your BP.
Love!!.pain? i didn’t know that. yes. i have Fibromyalgia and when i went to see the chiropractor i was in a bit of pain. i usually try to ignore the discomfort and just go on with my day. i am hoping the minerals will help me manage pain by supporting my body on a micro level. i was very nervous about those numbers though, dear daughter. i don’t know what to do to make them go down to where they are suppose to be.
should i meditate?
listen to classical music?
make love?
smoke weed?
all the above?
all of the above.
((((Paula))))….a woman of mine own heart!
Bubs – if you’re an herbal tea drinker, be sure to look up all the herbs you’re taking in. A few years ago I found myself feeling really off and worse as the days went by. One morning I was trying to lug a box up the stairs and realized I felt like I was going to just keel over and die. Got to the ER and they found my blood pressure was 205 / 185. Long story short , I found out later that the new “healthy” herbal tea that I had been drinking by the gallon had two herbs in it that raised pressure.
Who knew ?!
By the by, AKM’s photo reminds me of the picture on the old version of the board game, Risk. Probably just me, eh ?
Buff…hey lady. i am a lipton tea drinker but from time to time i do enjoy Roibush teas from Africa. i love drinking sweet tea at any time but i been drinking water lately. i bought a copper water jug from India and i keep it in the fridge. it makes NYC water taste so good. ummm yummm.
Watch *like a Hawk!*, your sodium intake, Bubbles (and all other mudpuppies, too).
Buy fresh fruits and veggies; as much and as often as you are able. (Or buy the lowest-sodium content canned/frozen veggies you can find, and rinse the hell out of them before you use/eat them.) Don’t “salt” Anything!
Check for the sodium content on Everything you eat and/or drink… A 15 fl. oz. can of Pepsi? — 30mg. Eight fl.oz. orange Gatorade? — 110mg. Eight fl. oz. of Equate-Strawberry Ensure? — 200mg. One Oscar Myer classic weiner? — 380mg. In a Big Mac? — 742mg. (The US RDA –Recommended Daily Allowance– for sodium is a mere 2000mg. per day – it ALL adds up!)
When purchasing *any* comestibles, remember to check also, too, the *serving size* the sodium amount is calculated for. (Who the heck makes a sammich out of only One! slice of Turkey Smoked Cotto Salami? Certainly not anyone I know…even though the slices have 310 mg. sodium <i<each! — and that’s not even accounting for the sodium in the bread, the spread, or any ‘sides’ you have with that sammich.) Condiments are a real booger when it comes to sodium.
Don’t use any ‘salt substitutes’ in your cooking/on your food. Use, instead, spices of all sorts – be creative and have fun experimenting. Spices and Mrs. Dash are your friend; salt, not so much.
Yes, your body needs, *demands*, sodium to keep it functioning properly, but we have become a nation where e.v.e.r.y…s.i.n.g.l.e item of food/drink we purchase for consumption –with rare, rare, rare exception– has a too-great sufficiency of it…an over-abundance of it.
Manufacturers and processors of food have gotten pretty good about cutting fat out of the goods we consume and they’re getting better about reducing the amount of sugar they’re adding, but they still haven’t quite figured out they need to knock it off, already, with all the *added* sodium! Until they do, WE have to be smart label-readers and *only* purchase foods and drinks with the lowest-possible sodium in them.
Eat well and enjoy what you eat, but watch, watch, Watch! that sodium. beth.
[DISCLAIMER: I am not a dietitian, a nutritionist, or a doctor; I've had *no* formal training in this --or any other-- medical field. I *am*, however, an RQ (Registered Quack) who is learning all sorts of things I never, ever!, wanted to *have* to learn about sodium and diet; an RQ who has been forced to re-learn *all* I 'knew' about cooking (and eating) so we can prolong --as long as possible-- the function of *other* body organs while one (of the body's many *vital* organs) has begun an irreversible and inexorable process towards Catastrophic Failure. *NOT* fun. At *all*! I, sincerely, wouldn't wish this nightmare on Anyone -- not even on my worstest of worst enemy...and that's saying a LOT! b.]
REgistered Quack?? Did you get your training in the school of life?? I think by listening to the body, paying attention and being mindful a RQ can gain as much knowledge as the ‘professionals”!!
Thanks for the reminders. Good no matter what the bp is. Mine spikes daily reading the news. Maybe there should be a standard for how much of that we can take!
Thank you Beth. little Bubbles and i have read this together. we had a serious discussion this morning before i wrote my comment and i am thankful for your feedback and for the reply from LoveMd and Overthemoon. i promise to make real changes in the way i prepare food. i want to be here with my friends for a long while yet. i can still make ‘Bubbles Ribz’ without the salty rubs. i will go easy on the refined sodium and use tiny amounts of the gray unrefined sea salt and Mrs. Dash.
thanks again for responding to my need for information…..love, big bubs and little bubs.
A gentle reminder: They don’t call high blood pressure “The Silent Killer” for nothing. There are, 99-times-out-of-100, *no* ‘outward’ signs of it…it’s most often just UP there — Dangerously, so; exacerbated by our every day food, drink, and lifestyle choices, it truly lives up to its name.
Fortunately, blood pressure can ALSO be ‘assisted’, tremendously!, by our food, drink, and lifestyle choices…as long as those choices are healthy ones. (Who knew there were 8mg of sodium in a 5oz! serving of red wine? Sheesh! — takes all the fun out of having too much fun!) beth.
Unfortunately, many food manufacturers have compensated for all the stuff they take OUT of food by adding in sodium and flavor enhancers (which are loaded with sodium).
Mrs. Dash and other herbs and spices are a great way to add flavor into food without adding salt. Even foods that don’t taste salty have lots of added sodium so you have to become a militant label reader to know what you’re putting in your mouth!
All of the above!
Pain can definitely raise your BP, especially the top number. Lack of sleep and illness can have an effect also. (Coughing and the resulting inability to sleep from my twice-yearly bouts of bronchitis always send my top number up.) At least your lower number is good, which seems to be the harder one to reduce.
You might want to look into taking some Tai Chi classes as well. It’s a great exercise but easier on the body than many of the more aerobic types of exercise out there. I visited China back in 1988 and saw people in the park across from our hotel doing it in a large group every morning. Some of them must have been well into their 80s but were keeping up with the youngsters quite easily.
There’s a spiritual/meditational aspect to it and a real emphasis on breathing that would probably be very good for you, both for the fibromyalgia and for the blood pressure.
Tell Little Bubbles that we mudpups appreciate all the care she’s been lavishing on our dear Bubbles!
maybe to see your dr. you might need meds.
All of them……….!
LILADYNY!!!! where are you? i been missing your voice. time to check in using your magic toothbrush dear lady. hope you are reading this today.
Sorry – my goof. I completely mixed up posters, sorry!
Following a few blog links – came across this – posted a few days ago -
but vital to remember those who don’t learn from the past, are bound to repeat it.
snip] The small, little party began to unite the struggling people in its promise of solutions. They promised to “restore honor” to the “one true” nation. They claimed that the economic difficulties and problems and sufferings of the people were caused by the undermining of the foundations of morality, faith, justice, and honor in their country. [end snip
read more @ http://www.natashafondren.com/writing/musings/on-restoring-honor/
“…undermining of the foundations of morality, faith, justice, and honor in their country” Actually they are correct, they just need to read ( and understand) their own script.
Enjay, excellent article and comments especially this one…
“A political scientist by the name of Laurence Britt studied the regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Pinochet, Franco and Suharto and found that they share certain characteristics:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause.
4. Supremacy of the Military.
5. Unapologetic Sexism.
6. Controlled Media Message or Outlets.
7. Obsession with National Security.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined or Indistinguishable.
9. Corporate Power is Protected.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed or Eliminated.
11. Disdain for Education, Intellectuals and the Arts.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
13. Rampant Cronyism and Blatant Corruption.
14. Fraudulent or Suspicious Elections…”
Sounds just like the GOP platform
Sure does. Thanks for the information!
The fascist check list…scares the crap out of me!
If you’d like to stress out a little more, this is an excellent article.
http://www.truth-out.org/080909A
And ‘the next post”
http://www.alternet.org/news/141929/7_ways_we_can_fight_back_against_the_rising_fascist_threat/
yep..same old same old. and to think we fought a World War to rid the world of these monsters and here they are all over again. Like a psychic cancer they spread and kill the body politic.
What I find is the ‘iciing on the cake’ is the *fact* that one of the Key points, one of the major, uber-poignant heart-string-pulling and lump-in-the-throating points, Beck made in his ‘performance’, was a TOTAL and COMPLETE fabrication.
In his “Restoring Honor” [to America] exhortations, *HE* flat-out Lied his ever-lovin’ buttocks off! Sure, he’s since fessed up to the out-right, bald-faced Lie *he* told, but it wasn’t *until After* he was called on it, that he did. Had no one called him out, he would’ve *not* said a word, I bet.
The *fact* remains: As *He* was telling citizens we have to ‘restore honor’ in/to our Nation –and as he was telling them how to go about doing it– *He* purposefully and willfully told A Big-Fat Lie! To the hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the Mall to hear and hang on his every word, and to the countless thousands who watched and heard it via the media, he told it! He plain Lied!
So……..tell me again…….WHY do these folks, these bots, Talibangelicals, ‘conservatives,’ radical-rights, and meme-loving-Republicans, STILL believe –without question!– e.v.e.r.y thing they’re fed by the likes of Beck, $P, Limbaugh, Angle, Bachmann, et.al, ‘leaders’ who have, time and time again, *proven* to be {ahem…} Prevaricators? They want us all to take lessons on “honor” from $P and Beck? They want our Nation to have that ‘type’ of “honor”? Jiminy Crickets and Criminy!
Damn, I wish they’d all get a clue. Even half a clue would be a Great improvement. beth.
When Democrats say something that’s not completely true, it’s a boldfaced, dirty, stinkin’ LIE.
When conservatives, Republicans, TPers, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh or Sarah Palin say something that’s not true, it’s a(n):
misunderstanding
misrepresentation
slight exaggeration
honest mistake
attempt by the librul, left wing media to ruthlessly attack said person
OR…..
They never actually said it, despite the audio and/or video recordings documenting it.
(Don’t forget, also, that exposure of any and all lies will NEVER see the light of day on FauxNews so the lie never really happened in the first place. See how well that works?!?!)
Thanks Enjay for that post. May be a few days old but still applies!
Just thought I’d remind people of what Joe Miller was up to in 2008 along side his arch supporter Sarah Palin.
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/030908/sta_255333530.shtml
They tried to get rid of the Alaskan GOP Chairman Ruedrich whom Palin did Not get along with. Miller was a GOP Reginal Party Chairman at the time.
They were unsuccessful.
Gosh, when I read that Joe Miller said of Sarah Palin, “The governor is an extraordinary asset . . . .” I had to laugh. Everyone should have recognized his judgment was impaired even in 2008. That he would accept her endorsement after all that has transpired since goes to show that his judgment has simply deteriorated even more.
Thanks for the link.
Maybe his statement was edited. He really meant to say “The governor has an extraordinary ass..et”?
It really doesn’t matter if the repubs have the majority or not. They HAVE gotten in otherwise.