Confront Your Nemeses
January 24, 2012 at 2:21 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: City of Heroes, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nemesis, Unified Modeling Language
Obsessed With Marriage
January 15, 2012 at 5:56 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: Endocrine Disorders, Health, Pancreas
“Have you ever been married?” she asks,
“Have you thought about marriage?”
Missing deceased spouse she dreams midnight hours of marriage.
Is she in need of a spouse or companionship?
The two are entirely different.
Last year, year earlier, and in recent mist of words
Not relating to subject she asks, “Have you thought of getting married?”
I can think it, however a prospect’s required.
I can think it, but one must be ready.
To answer question―Nooo. Relax, he might come.
Relax, find a hobby, focus on you. Relax,
Ignore studies on high mortality of singles.
Death comes a knockin’ on wasted energy obsessin’ about it.
Death comes a knockin’ hookin’-up with wrong spouse.
Death comes a knockin’ when ya find out he eats crackers in bed.
2011 in review
January 1, 2012 at 1:37 am (Uncategorized)
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,600 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 27 trips to carry that many people.
Do They Really Want to Help or Convert?
December 8, 2011 at 2:43 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: Africa, AIDS, Conditions and Diseases, Health, HIV, Immune Deficiency, Immune Disorders
I have a problem with donating to causes back by religion. Why do some religions feel the need to shakabuku others into joining their faith before offering help? Helping without a motive is more Christ like. What? You’ll let a person starve unless they sit down to hear some giber. Yesterday, I was handed a pamphlet from an organization supposedly helping women and children affected with HIV/AIDS. The list read:
$5 buys toiletries
$10 buys seeds and food for crops
$15-20 buys educational supplies
$20-50 buys clothes and linens
$100 buys HIV/AIDS meds and a bible per person
Why do they need a bible? Eliminate the bible and they can buy necessities. It won’t cure HIV, halt aging, lower health care premiums, or get you a mansion on the hills. For centuries missionaries have been a pain in the ass, playing the guilt trip game on the weak. I never survived catechism because I questioned everything, leaving the teacher bewildered. At age nine I was set free from attending church. Being good to others, becoming one with nature, and having fun at camp was all that I needed.
Endo said,
December 3, 2011 at 11:39 pm (Uncategorized)
If you have a baby or pet sitter you might need to track them during outings. Why?
1. Sitter dragging child by arm
2. Sitter dragging dog by leash
3. Sitter yelling at child
4. Sitter not allowing pet enough time to go to bathroom
5. Sitter chatting or cell and not attentive to child or pet (e.g. pushing coach into traffic and not paying attention; dog lagging behind as sitter chats on cell.)
If you have children or pets and you’re guilty of this, maybe you should be watched.
Don’t feed your pet junk. Click link and read about foods in your frig that are not healthy for your pet(s).
Don’t feel like reading link? Buy a pet book. Get monthly updates from www.ASPCA.org (e.g., recalls, safety tips, vet info, etc.).
Have You Been Talkin’ To Jenny McCarthy
November 7, 2011 at 3:00 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: Agar, Food, Gelatin, Jenny McCarthy, Law & Order, Soybean, Vaccination, Vaccine, Vegetarianism, Whole Foods
Homeopathic Mad Chick strikes again. This time I saw her in Whole Foods. Trying to avoid her I detoured down the seafood aisle, but somehow met her face to face. “I thought that was you,” she said, eyes darting from my cart to carts of shoppers.
“Peanut and soy causes fibroid.”
Not responding I changed the subject. “How old is she?” referring to daughter sitting in shopping cart. “How old is he?” referring to son knocking over store display.
“Six months and five years old. He’s in school and they claim he’s under weight. I pack his lunch but they said he needs more protein. I told them he’s on a vegetarian diet.” Offering no suggestions I let her ramble. Peering in my cart again, she said, “I think there was too much mercury in your vaccine. That’s why you have diabetes.” Don’t response, ignore her, don’t response, “You were vaccinated, why don’t you have diabetes? Are you telling me you received a weaker dose?”
“Yes,” while staring at me with those glassy eyes.
“All my classmates received a weaker dose too?”
“Yes, you received the stronger dose.”
“Do you think I have a case,” I laughed.
Ignoring cynicism she continues, “That’s why my daughter’s not vaccinated.”
“You know she can’t attend school. She can make others sick that are in the beginning stages of getting their vaccines. Have you been talkin’ to Jenny McCarthy? This sounds like a Law & Order Episode where a couple’s unvaccinated child infected everyone at the playground. You could go to jail.”
Not smiling she continued her sequacious monologue, “Whole Foods shouldn’t sell meat, dairy, soy, gelatin, cosmetics…” Anything told to her by the vegetarian crusaders was wrong to eat or apply to skin, Whole Foods shouldn’t sell.
“What’s wrong with gelatin and cosmetics?
“It has pork.”
“Are you sure, because the label reads vegan. And they use a plant base called agar-agar to get the gel consistency for food products.”
“Nooooo.”
“Yeeees. I don’t think Whole Foods wants a law suit.”
Taking inventory of my cart again, I said, “Do you see something in my cart you want?”
That First Drop of Blood
November 1, 2011 at 7:26 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: Blood sugar, Diabetes Care, Diabetes mellitus, false blood sugar readings, Fingerstick, testing blood sugar
According to a study published in Diabetes Care, the first drop of blood obtained from a finger prick is best when testing blood sugar (providing you wash hands first). If in a bind and not able to wash hands, wipe first drop away with tissue and use the second for better accuracy.
Dirt, grease, and moisture affects accuracy by giving you a low reading. Always wash and dry first, or go with the second drop.
Let the Canine Be Your Guru
October 10, 2011 at 8:57 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: Blood sugar, Health, Insulin pump, LGBT, Pet adoption, Sexual orientation, Suicide, Turkey in the Straw
Endo sees no color, no sexual preference. He only senses kindness. Let the canine be your Guru, follow.
Tired with chores to do,
a rump in the park wasn’t enough for Endo
so we headed downtown. Avoiding the bus
stop, his twelve pound body pulled me
towards the “Coming Out Fest”
where he received LGBT stickers, lays,
roses, and more. We watched religious
fanatics protest, ignored by crowd.
We watched partners dos-a-dos to “Turkey
in the Straw.” Musical numbers, and tight
rope acts, pet adoption and more .
I forgot the nine screws in my ankle and the pain.
I forgot about chores left. Didn’t forget about testing
blood sugar or changing insulin pump site.
Suppose, suppose…who the hell cares. Nobody cares that you’re straight.
It’s about support, empowerment, equality.
Focusing on fun, I mingled. Focusing on learning, I collected pamphlets.
Education on: homelessness, suicide, abuse.
I found organizations helping people, helping our environment.
This is what existence is about.
Organizations
http://www.jeansdonations.org (Recycle unwanted jeans for those in need and for Eco-friendly installation)
http://www.atticyouthcenter.org/ (for teens and young adults)
http://www.actionAIDS.org
http://www.colorsofchange.org
The History of Diabetes: 1500 B.C.E. to 2 B.C.E
September 28, 2011 at 12:35 pm (Uncategorized)
The History of Diabetes: 1500 B.C.E. to 2 B.C.E.
For those of you that believe diabetes is a man-made disease please read this. The Egyptians, the Hindus, the Greeks…. all had a hand in combating this disease since 1500 B.C.E.
Factors that can cause diabetes:
1. Genetics
2. Environmental
3. Certain medications
4. Some Pregnancies
5. Certain ailments
6. Sometime age
And no, vaccines do not cause diabetes.
Translation Key for traveling with Diabetes and Other Conditions
September 23, 2011 at 5:01 pm (Uncategorized)
Google translated allows you to type a sentence and select language conversion.
It also allows you to listen to enunciation of term, sentence, phrase…
Once you enter translate. google you can select language from translation key. There are over 30.
