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Regarding the PP top of page .... Tex where are you getting these 'interesting' facts, they have been great!
Joe
Tex...
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Hi Joe,
The basic ideas come from a daily calendar, called 365 Facts That Will Scare The S#*t Out Of You, that Gabes was kind enough to send me last fall. (Where else would you find something so unique, but in Australia.)
Sometimes I use them as is, and sometimes I take what it shows, or maybe edit it, and add other facts that I consider to be interesting. This one, for example only mentioned the part about ancient Romans using urine for toothpaste, so I added the rest. Some days the listings don't appear to be appropriate, or otherwise don't seem to be suitable for the board, so I just skip those days.
Thanks again to Gabes.
Tex
The basic ideas come from a daily calendar, called 365 Facts That Will Scare The S#*t Out Of You, that Gabes was kind enough to send me last fall. (Where else would you find something so unique, but in Australia.)
Sometimes I use them as is, and sometimes I take what it shows, or maybe edit it, and add other facts that I consider to be interesting. This one, for example only mentioned the part about ancient Romans using urine for toothpaste, so I added the rest. Some days the listings don't appear to be appropriate, or otherwise don't seem to be suitable for the board, so I just skip those days.
Thanks again to Gabes.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Guess it's that time of the year, I've been trying to answer these: http://www.101things1001days.com/365-th ... -facebook/
Resolved MC symptoms successfully w/L-Glutamine, Probiotics and Vitamins, GF since 8/'09. DX w/MC 10/'09.
Well, those questions are thought-provoking, but are they actually beneficial for any purpose, (other than to kill time)? IMO, most people who use facebook, twitter, etc., have too much time on their hands. 
Tex
IMO, most people who use facebook, twitter, etc., have too much time on their hands. Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
On the contrary Tex. I find it so easy to keep track of my friends. Run down the wall quickly, read interesting articles (plenty posted there) and out. There is a woman with REALLY interesting recipes, and I am been pointed towards another one, which I will try out soon.
Lots of GREAT information I can't get elsewhere.
Lots of GREAT information I can't get elsewhere.
Lesley,
That verifies what I was referring to - you have a lot of time to devote to that pursuit. True, you find it satisfying, and "productive", (if you consider cyber socializing to be productive), but it all takes a lot of time, because it's so addictive, it's so easy, and there's really no limit to the information available. It all captures and holds your attention. If it's what you want to do with your time, that's great, but in all honesty, I really don't care to know all the gory details of what all my friends and/or family members are doing, every minute of every day. I'm quite content with only hearing about the really important stuff, and remaining ignorant of all the synthetic drama, and avoiding most of the unnecessary stress associated with trivial issues.
By not trying to keep up with everything that's happening to every inhabitant of the planet, every minute of the day, I not only avoid being unintentionally inoculated with a high percentage of everyone else's stress, but I save a huge amount of "me" time, that I can use for the things that I really enjoy doing, such as writing a book, and simply enjoying doing nothing, for at least a portion of the day. Call me old-fashioned, but I find that keeping up with my friends and family by primitive methods, (face to face, whenever I happen to encounter them), e-mails, or archaic communication technology such as phone calls, is more than adequate for allowing me to stay abreast of all the news and other issues that really count, while saving most of the time that would otherwise be wasted wading through chaff.
Tex
P. S. I'm joking, of course - I realize that most people really enjoy that stuff, and I have nothing against that - it just doesn't appeal to me, because it takes away everyone's individuality, and turns them into just another facebook or twitter account. Remember the old song titled "Little Boxes", from the 1960's, sung by Pete Seeger? It starts with:
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky tacky
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes all the same,
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue on and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look the same.
And the people in the houses
All went to the university,
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same,
And there's doctors and lawyers,
And business executives,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
That's exactly how Facebook and Twitter destroy individuality, IMO. I can't get that image out of my mind, whenever I think of them, and the owners of those websites are laughing all the way to the bank.
That verifies what I was referring to - you have a lot of time to devote to that pursuit. True, you find it satisfying, and "productive", (if you consider cyber socializing to be productive), but it all takes a lot of time, because it's so addictive, it's so easy, and there's really no limit to the information available. It all captures and holds your attention. If it's what you want to do with your time, that's great, but in all honesty, I really don't care to know all the gory details of what all my friends and/or family members are doing, every minute of every day. I'm quite content with only hearing about the really important stuff, and remaining ignorant of all the synthetic drama, and avoiding most of the unnecessary stress associated with trivial issues.
By not trying to keep up with everything that's happening to every inhabitant of the planet, every minute of the day, I not only avoid being unintentionally inoculated with a high percentage of everyone else's stress, but I save a huge amount of "me" time, that I can use for the things that I really enjoy doing, such as writing a book, and simply enjoying doing nothing, for at least a portion of the day. Call me old-fashioned, but I find that keeping up with my friends and family by primitive methods, (face to face, whenever I happen to encounter them), e-mails, or archaic communication technology such as phone calls, is more than adequate for allowing me to stay abreast of all the news and other issues that really count, while saving most of the time that would otherwise be wasted wading through chaff.
Tex
P. S. I'm joking, of course - I realize that most people really enjoy that stuff, and I have nothing against that - it just doesn't appeal to me, because it takes away everyone's individuality, and turns them into just another facebook or twitter account. Remember the old song titled "Little Boxes", from the 1960's, sung by Pete Seeger? It starts with:
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky tacky
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes all the same,
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue on and a yellow one
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look the same.
And the people in the houses
All went to the university,
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same,
And there's doctors and lawyers,
And business executives,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
That's exactly how Facebook and Twitter destroy individuality, IMO. I can't get that image out of my mind, whenever I think of them, and the owners of those websites are laughing all the way to the bank.
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
That's exactly how Facebook and Twitter destroy individuality,
that is a very interesting observation Tex, because the idea of all those social media is to express your individuality, to show you are different than the rest (my wall is different than yours), to share you uniqueness with the world etc. etc. etc. But with all those sooo different, unique facebook, linked in and twitter account we all become the same.
"As the sense of identity shifts from the imaginary person to your real being as presence awareness, the life of suffering dissolves like mist before the rising sun"
Harma,
Exactly. Where is individuality, when everyone is doing exactly the same thing, (because it's so easy)? It's the reason why form letters and mass e-mails to politicians or corporate executives almost always go in the trash, but individual, hand-written letters are read and carefully considered.
Tex
Exactly. Where is individuality, when everyone is doing exactly the same thing, (because it's so easy)?
It's the reason why form letters and mass e-mails to politicians or corporate executives almost always go in the trash, but individual, hand-written letters are read and carefully considered.Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
Ditto everything you stated about cyber socializing!
However, pets are another thing. We can close the bedroom door to our pets, but the purr of a cat helps me sleep. Notice a cat will choose a sunny window of vitamin D verses stress whenever possible.
As for the 75 lb pit bull on the foot of the bed, nursing home residents and staff enjoy her visits. She's been a canine blood donor numerous times - good health and easy-going disposition. Oh, the look on the dog owner's face when she realized the blood of a pit bull was in her toy poodle....priceless :)
Brenda
Ditto everything you stated about cyber socializing!
However, pets are another thing. We can close the bedroom door to our pets, but the purr of a cat helps me sleep. Notice a cat will choose a sunny window of vitamin D verses stress whenever possible.
As for the 75 lb pit bull on the foot of the bed, nursing home residents and staff enjoy her visits. She's been a canine blood donor numerous times - good health and easy-going disposition. Oh, the look on the dog owner's face when she realized the blood of a pit bull was in her toy poodle....priceless :)
Brenda
It is important to be able to sacrifice what we are for what we can become.
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Love it, Love it, Love it Tex!
It is so true, we all get caught up in it! I wont let my boys text me anymore, I want them to pick up the phone, I want to here there voice! I use to send out a lot of E-cards, not anymore, now I take the time to hand write a little note inside. I think we all need to get back to the basic things in life. We are all becoming cyber junkies! Not good for our mental health! Thats why most americans have health problems and are over weight. They sit in front of the computer or text all day long. Oh thats stimulating! LOL
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Robin
It is so true, we all get caught up in it! I wont let my boys text me anymore, I want them to pick up the phone, I want to here there voice! I use to send out a lot of E-cards, not anymore, now I take the time to hand write a little note inside. I think we all need to get back to the basic things in life. We are all becoming cyber junkies! Not good for our mental health! Thats why most americans have health problems and are over weight. They sit in front of the computer or text all day long. Oh thats stimulating! LOL
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I became one of the very first Facebookers when it was opened to membership to the general public (but you still had to have an invitation) in 2006. As the daughter of an Air Force officer, we moved every few years and I rarely saw any family. I have cousins I have never met. Until 10 years ago, my husband and I moved for his job every couple of years. However, through Facebook I keep up with family I know and also have gotten to know a few cousins, second cousins, nieces, nephews, and other relatives I never would have known. I also keep up with friends across the nation that I have been friends with all the time or had lost contact with until Facebook, and it has deepened my relationships with local friends and their children.
I also use it for "business". I am a writer and editor, and I have many friends who are writers, or agents, teachers, or editors.
I don't just "friend" anyone who asks like some do. That's the shallow component to Facebook, the people who think you are vastly interested what they ate for dinner. I have to have a reason to "friend" someone. I also don't do mass "unfriending" as some do. That's the height of inanity, when the person is just going to go back and start friending everyone who asks again. Geez.
Sure, it's nice to talk to people on the phone, and I do that. I also write personal notes. But I have a deep sense of connectedness through Facebook to real people that I value and care about that I would otherwise never have.
Oh--I texted for the first time in 2009, and now I love it. It's like having your own telegraph machine, lol.
That being said--I just don't get Twitter. People follow me all the time on there, and I'm like, whatev!
With reference to the extraterrestrials in today's tidbit... I live in the Portland metro area. I may be in big trouble.
I also use it for "business". I am a writer and editor, and I have many friends who are writers, or agents, teachers, or editors.
I don't just "friend" anyone who asks like some do. That's the shallow component to Facebook, the people who think you are vastly interested what they ate for dinner. I have to have a reason to "friend" someone. I also don't do mass "unfriending" as some do. That's the height of inanity, when the person is just going to go back and start friending everyone who asks again. Geez.
Sure, it's nice to talk to people on the phone, and I do that. I also write personal notes. But I have a deep sense of connectedness through Facebook to real people that I value and care about that I would otherwise never have.
Oh--I texted for the first time in 2009, and now I love it. It's like having your own telegraph machine, lol.
That being said--I just don't get Twitter. People follow me all the time on there, and I'm like, whatev!
With reference to the extraterrestrials in today's tidbit... I live in the Portland metro area. I may be in big trouble.
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Dum spiro, spero -- While I breathe, I hope
Psoriasis - the dark ages
Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Dec 2001
Collagenous Colitis - Sept 2010
Granuloma Annulare - June 2011