08.15.07
Posted in Anything goes, Uncategorized, humor at 11:30 am by Administrator
This gave me a chuckle, so thought I’d share. . .
An atheist was walking through the woods.
“What majestic trees! “What powerful rivers! “What beautiful animals!” he said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look and saw a 7-foot grizzly charge towards him.
He ran as fast as he could up the path. He looked over his shoulder and saw the bear closing in on him. He looked over his shoulder again and the bear was even closer. He tripped and fell, rolled over, and found the bear right on top of him with a paw slashing toward his face.
The atheist cried out, “Oh my God!”
Time Stopped. The bear froze. The forest was silent. As a bright light shone upon the man, a voice came out of the sky. “You deny My existence for all these years, teach others I don’t exist and even credit creation to cosmic accident. Do you expect Me to help you out of this predicament? Am I to now count you as a believer?”
The atheist looked directly into the light, “It would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a Christian now, but perhaps you could make the BEAR a Christian?”
“Very well,” said the voice.
The light went out. The sounds of the forest resumed. And the bear brought his swiping paw down. Then he drew both paws together, bowed his head and said, “Lord, bless this food, which I am about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ our Lord, Amen.”
Tee hee! 
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05.25.07
Posted in Anything goes, Uncategorized, humor at 5:43 pm by Administrator
If this museum were located near me, I would definitely go visit it. But unfortunately, it’s not. It’s located in Dedham, Massachusetts and is called, “Museum of Bad Art” (MOBA). Being that I am interested in arts, this particular museum caught my eye, not only because of the “artwork” it displays, but because when Brian and I checked out their website, we laughed so hard it hurt. This is the picture that had us almost rolling on the floor in laughter. It was under the landscape section and is called, “Dog.”
For more details on this lovely piece along with a gallery of their other pieces, here’s the link.
Marlakins
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05.10.07
Posted in Anything goes, Uncategorized, humor at 10:27 pm by Administrator
This morning I woke up chuckling. I think it was from a strange dream I had. I’m almost reluctant to document my dreams on the net because maybe some dream analyst might find them and inform me that I’m a repressed psychopath, ha ha. Anyway, I was in a building on the 3rd floor. While I was there I saw Lana. . . You know, Lana from Smallville. Ha ha! Yeah, as if I knew her. And that was her name, not her real life name. Strange thing is that I don’t even watch that TV series much and just don’t watch TV much at all. Anyway, then I was upstairs in the same building, but waiting for the elevator. As the elevator doors opened, there was a man standing in there. I didn’t pay attention to his face because there was another man in there sitting on a gurney. He was very skinny and had these great big bulgy eyes. The shape of his eyes were like Pleekly’s in Lilo and Stitch! Not as big, but pretty darned big and shaped like Pleekly’s. One eye was even bigger than the other. I was amazed. Then the guy standing says, where’s Lana? And I reply, “Oh, I just saw her on the 3rd floor.” So we press the elevator button, and down we go. The elevator door opens, and Lana happens to just walk by. So I grab her and pull her into the elevator. So we quickly (I don’t know why quickly), pushed the elevator button so that it would go back up. And while in the elevator, Lana looks at the guy with the big eyes, and says, “Yeah, they look like they’re getting better. They’re now both facing the same direction. . . ” LOLOLOL And then I woke up.
Okay, what kind of a dream was that?! As if my other dream of trying to eat a giant pretzel shaped like a seahorse wasn’t enough of a mystery to me. Cripes. By the way, while downtown in Chinatown, I have browsed through some of their herbal shops, and guess what? They carry “dried seahorse.” So I looked it up on the net and found this:
“Dried seahorse, tiger penis, bear gall and rhinoceros horn are some of the rare ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat problems ranging from impotence to migraine. Since the 1960s environmentalists and governments have been arguing and legislating against this trade – which has involved the deaths of hundreds of thousands of endangered animals. Yet the poaching still goes on.”
http://www.arcworld.org/projects.asp?projectID=113
Hmm, I don’t think I’m suffering from impotence or migraine! Now I’m curious what all the stuff is in “between” impotence and migraine. If I find out, I’ll be sure to post an update.
Anyway, my most recent dream didn’t have animals or food like the previous one I wrote about. This one had people and specifically I remember this guy’s eyes and the numbers 3 and 6 as we pushed the elevator buttons for those floors. Hmm. It’s late, so maybe I’ll look and see what those things are thought to mean some other time, if anything?
Marlakins
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05.09.07
Posted in Anything goes, Uncategorized, humor, knitting and crocheting at 7:31 pm by Administrator
For the amusement of fellow knitters or anyone who “knows” a knitter firsthand. . . here’s alittle something to give you a chuckle!
WHEN KNITTING BECOMES AND OBSESSION
Marlakins
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03.12.07
Posted in Anything goes, Health-related--Natural Alternative Treatments, Uncategorized, humor at 8:45 am by Administrator
One of my email friends, Susie, sent me this video link. . . Kinda funny, but a little sad, too, because there is some truth to it, I think, ha! Anyway, turn up the volume for your amusement. . .
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03.04.07
Posted in Anything goes, God, Uncategorized, humor at 9:02 am by Administrator
For those of you who are familiar with Richard Dawkins and his recent book entitled, The God Delusion, this YouTube video may be amusing to watch. The interview features a Dr. Terry Tommyrot using Dawkins arguments against himself, ha! I got a chuckle out of it, I hope you do, too.
Marlakins
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02.21.07
Posted in Anything goes, God, Health-related--Natural Alternative Treatments, Uncategorized, humor, knitting and crocheting at 11:31 pm by Administrator
For anyone following along with my yarn journey, I wanted to share that today I got some organic wool samples from a supplier in the UK. Their brochure had some interesting information regarding the textile industry of which the production and processing of wool is part. This is what the brochure has written:
“The textile industry, taken as a whole, is among the top ten most polluting industries in the world and the conventional woollen industry contributes to this from the production of the fleece which then passes through many toxic chemical processes during the manufacture of the end products. Most conventional woollen products are no longer “natural” having been treated by one or more of the following processes: alkaline baths to remove dirt and grease, acid baths to remove vegetable matter, anti-shrink for machine washing, bleaching, dying, moth proofing, and possibly flame proofing; as well as often being blended with man made fibres. It is difficult to quantify the effects of chemical inputs, but there is growing evidence to show that some of the chemicals used in the treatment of wool are harmful to health and the environment.
Most people know something about the organic movement, and may choose to buy and eat food that is grown and produced organically without realising that other “natural” products could or should be organic. . . ”
Another part of their brochure that I feel worth mentioning is their comments on organic farming. I know I have been more vocal about the importance of “eating” organic for our health, even though I have also learned of the importance of practicing organic methods for the benefit of our environment. Even though I have been more vocal about eating organic, I do feel that organic farming is important to caring for our lands. And I do feel that it is Biblical to care for our land because the Bible states in revelation 11:18, “The nations were angry; and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those who reverence your name, both small and great— and for destroying those who destroy the earth.” In Genesis we are taught that in the beginning God told Adam to care for the animals and basically take care of the earth, not plunder the earth and render it infertile. Then in Revelation quoted above, God’s wrath comes, and it will be a time for judgement to reward His servants and to destroy those who destroy the earth. I see those who destroy the earth as those who pollute and damage our environment. That’s another practical aspect the Bible has revealed to us. From creation we were connected with the soil. Adam was formed from the dust of the earth. From dust we came, from dust we shall return. Our subsequent health has been closely intertwined with nature–the sun, the air, the soil, water, etc. is essential to our existence. We could not live without any one of them. When we pollute or damage our environment, our health suffers because we were designed to function in harmony with the earth. When the earth suffers and is less healthy, so we suffer and are also less healthy. So very briefly, here is the comment on organic farming on the brochure I received today:
“Organic farming is concerned with a holistic approach to animal welfare and the environment in its broadest sense and strives to minimise pollution in any form by avoiding the use of artificial chemicals wherever possible–artificial herbicides and fungicides are prohibited as are organo-phosphate dips and Genetically Modified Organisms.”
This got me a little curious, so I did a quick Google and found this link. It lists 64 different types of polluting industries and industry activities. Interestingly, “hospitals” are on this list, ha! I have suspected that, but never really researched it. I thought with all the chemicals and drugs used in hospitals as well as all that nuclear medicine, it must be a hazard living near one, like I do! Ack! Well, at least it’s not next door! What has run through my mind is that hospitals have a lot of poisons to dispose of, and when all their patients are drugged up and taking chemos, some of that stuff comes out in their feces and urine, and where does that go? The oceans? Reclaimed water for city use? If I recall correctly, a few years ago I read an article which revealed that traces of “Prozac” was detected in city water in parts of England. How did that stuff get into the water? It is well known that drugs are commonly not fully metabolised in the body so that a certain percentage passes through and ends up in the urine or feces. That means that all these people taking chemos, hormone replacements, any myriad of drugs will be peeing out a percentage of it, and where does it end up? Polluting our environment. And we’re not even talking about all the plastic supplies that have to be disposed of like rubber gloves and catheters, bags, and tubings, etc. So, I try to do my little part and support local organic farmers. Biodynamic is even better.
Well, it’s getting late again, and rather than end on a depressing note, I want to post a few cute things that my email friend, Viv, sent to me. I’m only posting my favorite ones that made me laugh, although there were other clever ones. Take a look at these sandwiches:
LOLOL Is this why we’re not supposed to play with our food? Unfortunately, I doubt any of these are organic, so I likely will never get a taste of them.
Have a nice day!
Marlakins
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01.07.07
Posted in Anything goes, Uncategorized, humor at 12:08 am by Administrator
For those of you who might be familiar with Filipino “ways,” here’s something my cousin sent me, which might give you a chuckle.
Top 10 Reasons Why There Couldn’t Be a
Filipino-American US President by David Letterman
10. The White House is not big enough for in-laws and extended relatives.
9. There is not enough parking spaces at the White House for 2 Honda Civics, 2 Toyota Land Cruisers, 3 Toyota Corollas, Mercedes Benz, BMW (Big Mean Wife), and MPV (My Pinoy Van).
8. Dignitaries generally are intimidated by eating with fingers at State dinners.
7. There is too many dining rooms in the White House – where will they put the Last Supper picture?
6. The White House walls is not big enough to hold a set of giant wooden spoon and fork.
5. Secret Service staff won’t respond to “pssst…pssst”.
4. Secret Service staff are uncomfortable driving the Presidential car with a Holy Rosary hanging on the rear view mirror or having the statue of the Santo Nino on the dashboard.
3. No budget allocation to purchase karaoke machines in every White House room.
2. State dinners do not allow “Take Home”.
AND THE NUMBER 1 REASON WHY THERE COULDN’T BE A FILIPINO-AMERICAN US
PRESIDENT IS….
1. Air Force One does not allow overweight Balikbayan boxes!
Hee, hee. . .
And here are my two words for the day:
farouche-adj.: 1. wild 2. marked with shyness and lack of polish.
hyperviscosity syndrome – Increased viscosity due to high Hct (usually 70% or more), which may result in sludging of blood within vessels, organ congestion, increased cardiac effort and, possibly, vascular thrombosis. The affected newborn is plethoric and may present with cerebrovascular signs (e.g., seizures), lethargy, poor feeding, or cardiorespiratory symptoms (tachypnea, tachycardia, cyanosis). Symptomatic newborns should receive a partial exchange transfusion in which aliquots of blood are removed and replaced by equal volumes of plasma to reduce the Hct to safe levels; however, simple phlebotomy alone should not be used, because hypovolemia results and the symptoms may worsen.
Marlakins
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