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I had a near death experience while swimming laps in my pool this Saturday. I decided to kill two birds with one stone and get a workout while in the pool with my boys. So after playing a bit of volleyball with them I started swimming laps. Well, I don’t think I need to tell you how bad of shape I’m in, right? So about the third lap my legs feel sluggish. And my lungs start to hurt a bit. But I decide to push myself. I mean, “no pain, no gain” right? Halfway through the fourth lap I start to feel the “burn” and think to myself.. this is good, right? At first it was funny but then I started to panic. I can’t seem to push myself to go any further. This was gonna be the death of me. I’m going to die! Drowned. In the pool. With my family inside. They are going to come outside in a few minutes and see me floating. With fluid in my lungs. I hope one of them know how to ressucitate me! Just a few more strokes. I can’t. It’s all I’ve got. My life starts flashing before my very eyes. I have laundry piled up I’ll never get to. I have a stack of dishes in the sink. I never got around to shampooing the carpets. I should have painted the boys room a long time ago. They’ve been asking for a while. My bathroom needs to be cleaned too. Who’s gonna take of all these things if I go?? Then I realized I could actually reach the floor and the panic subsided. But not before my life flashed before my very eyes. All the things I HAVE gotten around to doing. All the love I have that’s surrounded me. Great friends. A wonderful family. A nice house. An awesome husband. And can I just say something? DAMNED I lead a blessed life! I think next time I’m in the pool I’ll cherish it by doing what I do best.
A pilot by the name of Craig Lennell died yesterday morningwhile his Continental Airlines Flight 61 was en route from Brussells to Newark. All of America knew about it, thanks to the media, including his wife Linda Lennell. But the passengers were clueless.
That’s appropriate, I think. No need to freak them out when everything is under control. But still. In hindsight if I were a passenger on that flight I would still think, “DAMN… death was amongst us and I didn’t even feel it. Creepy!” Anyways, my heart goes out to his family. When I woke up this morning I remembered the news article I read yesterday morning before getting super busy at work and I wondered what happened once the plane landed so I went to Yahoo News and found the article. Turns out they think he might have had a heart attack. His wife Linda says he was very healthy and had yearly physicals that said so. Pilots must pass a physical every six months to remain qualified to fly. Just goes to show, when it’s your time there’s nothing you can do to prevent it. Anyways.. I’m not gonna babble on about the meaning of life, or about how unexpected life is, or about how great the crew on this specific flight remained professional the whole time and handled themselves very well in spite of what happened. I just wanna say one thing. One sentence out of the whole article that you can read HERE stuck out for me. The pilot’s wife was quoted as saying that he died doing what made him happiest. My immediate thought was, “Really? You think he would have liked dying while at WORK? Cuz as much as I love my job… if I have a choice as to how to go, and that choice would be to die doing what makes me happiest? I’d die while drinking a nice cold beer or maybe a nice chilled glass of Mumms Cuvee and eating chocolate covered strawberries while having sex.”
The Twinkie Sisters We’ve been spending a lot of time with family the past month due to graduation parties, baby showers, etc and I noticed something. It’s something so subtle that you don’t really take time to notice it or if you do notice it you don’t question it. It is what it is. Period. What is this “something” that I noticed? The fact that we act different around our families. We don’t act like “ourselves.” Or do we? I mean what is the real us anyways? I’ve really been giving this some thought. Am I being fake when I don’t cuss, drink or smoke around my family?
a cigarette and a beer usually go hand in hand with me Or is that still me. Just a different part of me? I tend to think we’re all multi-faceted. I’m not just a friend. I’m a mom. And a daughter. And a wife. And I have different personality traits that I hone in on while I’m around them. But what do YOU think? Do you think I’m pretending to be something I’m not if I hold back a part of me? Do you find yourself acting different in front of your mom than you do when you’re around friends? Why do you think this is so? I mean, aren’t we all adults here and if I’m a smoking adult I shouldn’t NOT smoke just because of the people I’m around? If I drink should I NOT refrain from drinking when I’m around certain people in my life? I’m really curious to see what you all think about this. I recently read an article about how technology is breeding a new sort of pompous asshole. He/she is called the apphole. You know the kind? They have an iPhone or other type of smartphone and so they are constantly showing off the technology that is right at their fingertips?
My friends and I are guilty of this. We’ll be sitting around having a conversation and a subject will come up and we will question the answer or subject matter and then somebody will inevitably say, “GOOGLE IT”… and so there we all go, all of us on our phones trying to get the information faster than the other person. In fact we always joke that we’re addicted to google.com. If google.com were a man, I’d marry him. Or at least have an ilicit affair with him.
For a while there, I was very much into an APP called Lose It..
forever counting my calories or telling people how many calories they were consuming as far what cocktail they were drinking, etc.
We’re also always checking the news or the weather. I never really thought it was annoying until recently. My recently witnessed a group of people talking about something… I forget what? Anyways, one person disagreed with them and said so. So the other person very obviously ANNOYED at their friend for disagreeing said, “Go head! (insert rolling of the eyes sarcastically here) Go ahead and google it. Gawd.. I hate having conversations with you sometimes. You always gotta try to prove people wrong with your stupid phone. You can’t stay off google for two seconds to save your life.” I giggled internally and IMMEDIATELY thought of the article I’d read. I guess when it’s not a mutual love for smartphones it could be a little annoying and could make you an apphole in somebody elses mind. As for me? I’m just glad me and my friends all have a mutual love and respect for google. And our iPhones! For lack of anything interesting to say, let me show you what happens in my back yard every day. Lola, our Boston Terrier is a very ferocious guard dog. She protects us from dangerous, vicious wild life such as birds, caterpillars and…
YES people. We have a very dangerous monster living in our pool. It’s white, has a long neck and it attacks unprovoked. In fact, I was just laying out last weekend minding my own business when it reared it’s ugly head and attacked me then immediately hid back into the deep, deep waters of the murky pool. *(OK it’s really CLEAR water but murky sounds much scarier, doesn’t it?) We have named this monster the Pool-chness monster due to similarities between it and the infamous Lochness Monster. It only comes out during certain times of the day (because that’s what we have it programmed to do) But when it does… Lola is READY to attack. Now of course as much as she tires, poor defenseless Lola is NO match for this pool-chness monster so sometimes she requires some help. This is when Sasha steps in. Sasha is her trusty sidekick. Doesn’t every hero need a trusty sidekick? And Sasha having lived in the streets and under a restaurant until we rescued her is the best sidekick ever. Sasha not only has “street smarts” but she also has more experience and is always willing to teach Lola new moves.
After they both attack this thing and make it go back deep DEEP in the
We usually oblige.
Well, OK not Uma, but her character in Kill Bill. Actor David Carradine who played Bill on the Kill Bill movies was found dead in Bangkok. He was found hung in the hotel room he was staying at while filming "Stretch." Now the media is trying to say he committed suicide. But doesn’t this just SMELL like Kill Bill Volume 3? On Kill Bill Volume 1, Bill (David Carradine) and his assassins show us just how devious and skilled they can be at the art of murder. It also shows us how cold and callous Bill is, and how the baby Umah was carrying before being left for brain dead in a coma is HIS. Kill Bill Volume 2 is all about Umah Thurman’s character showing us HER skills. Not only does she finish off everyone and anyone who had something to do with her child’s murderer (she thought her child was dead) but she also finishes off her mentor/lover Bill. Of course Bill is very skilled and devious! Which brings me to my theory. What IF he didn’t really die? And WHAT IF Umah’s character found out and came back to finish the job? And what IF the media is covering it up? I mean, why come back from the dead just to HANG yourself? Doesn’t make sense right? I smell a cover up! Hu? What? who? You mean to tell me that Bill is a fictional character and it was all acting and I must be high or something to come up with such a stupid ass theory about a real life suicide? Well in that case. My bizzle. And, I hope you rest in peace, Mr. Carradine. You were a truly talented actor and I honestly can’t think of any reason REALLY GOOD REASON why you would want to end your life. In fact, if you DID kill yourself? I think this makes you a selfish coward. Which is NOTHING like the character you portrayed so well on Kill Bill. Click here for David’s biography and news about his death.
***EDITED 6/5/09 to include this article which questions the suicide theory. Also, doesn't this first sentence sound like his body was best known for...and not the actor himself? tee hee. Ok, I shouldn't laugh right now in the time of mourning. Sorry. The body of American actor David Carradine, best known for the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," was found in a hotel room closet with a rope tied to his neck and genitals, and his death may have been caused by accidental suffocation, Thai police said Friday. The 72-year-old actor's body was discovered Thursday in his luxury suite at Bangkok's Swissotel Nai Lert Park Hotel. Police initially said they suspected suicide, though Carradine's associates had questioned that theory and authorities later said no suicide note was found in his room.
You send us lead painted toys, we send you cocaine. Even trade, yes? hahah This article actually tripped me out. Aparently Hong Kong found traces of cocaine in Red Bull. My only question is... what makes one decide to test for cocaine. But, I guess that's why I have an average jane job and whoever did the testing has their job, right?
Bad things that have happened the past few days: 1. my body hurts. BAD. I have fybromayialgia and so I'm used to constant pain but the past few days it's been awful. 2. my daughter's car was vandalized. Somebody spray painted fuck u on it while it was parked either at school or home late the night before. 3. My Expedition needs brakes. It also needs the A/C fixed. Not only does it not blow cold.. it's stuck on HOT and so is always blowing hot air through the vents even when it's on "off" 4. the day my daughter's car was vandalized I also had to return the tables I borrowed to my buddy which left with NO time to eat for lunch. That caused my blood sugar to go low and I was irritated and cranky. 5. the same day my daughter's car was vandalized, my son needed to return his dad's car to him in Bakersfield so I drove him there. (after a stressful day in which I just wanted to RELAX when I got home.) 6. While driving to Bakersfield, my hubby calls. He left his work tools in my Expedition so I offered to meet him in the town he works at to deliver them to him. This of course made my Bakersfield trip short which meant I couldn't go visit my sister the way I'd planned. 7. Not only did I take his work tools. I also took his truck keys. He had to get a ride to work. 8. Today I decided I deserved a "treat" since I've had a few shitty days where it seems like everything that could go wrong, has gone wrong (way more than what I'm writing about here.. ) so I went to the Mexican ice cream shop where they make the most delicious fruit cocktails.. you know the kind? With the cucumber and watermelon, and melon and papaya and mango and they add lemon and chile and salt.. yummmmm.... only to find out that they are CLOSED on Wednesdays. DAMN. I guess I don't deserve a treat. Yet. ----------------------------------- Good things that have happened the past few days 1. While my body hurts. BAD. I'm so grateful that it is not at this level every day or I would just SHOOT myself and get it overwith. 2. I sent my daughter to the body shop to have the paint removed and they didn't charge us ANYTHING because the paint was fresh and so it was easy to clean off. 3. This incident allowed me to show my daughter how life happens but to every problem, there is a solution so there is no reason to stress out or get pissed or let it get her down. It was a good learning experience for her. 4. when I returned the tables I was able to get the grand tour to my buddy's house. I missed his housewarming party because we were out of town so I was excited to see his new digs! Also, my daughter brought me a sandwich so I would make it through the day. That was sweet. 5. On the way back from dropping the car off at his dads, my son and I had a great time talking and laughing and listening to music and singing along too! I don't get very moments like that with him anymore. 6. My body still hurts. BAD. But hopefully a glass tonight will help!
Some of you are probably asking yourself, "WHAT THE HELL IS A ;TROLL?" Well, the best way to explain what a troll is this: If they do anything or post comments to gain attention(shock and awe) or are trying to create havoc, then they are a troll or have trolling tendencies. Yes, we ALL crave attention otherwise we wouldn't be posting right? But a TROLL is a little bit different. Attention is THE thing that trolls crave. While most of us crave human interaction and good conversation, trolls get their attention NO MATTER WHAT THE COST. This is their sole reason for existing on the web. They feed off your insecurities. They feed off your weaknesses. They feed off of whatever you give them. Some want to feel like they achieved something, such as "putting a blogger/poster" in their place if they feel they have been out of line. Some just want to accomplish mayhem and destruction. I don't believe we have any of those types of trolls here on bakotopia.com but it's still important to know that they are out there. One very important thing to remember: Without attention, Trolls are nothing. They have no audience, and no victim. If you build it, they will come. If you ignore them, they will get bored and go away. Of course it's hard to ignore them. I get that. But what happens when we try to "teach them the way?" They feed off that and grow. They are not trying to hold intelligent conversations. They are NOT trying to expand their minds. They are out for one thing only! And that is for a good laugh. At YOUR expense. Once they see that they've hit a nerve, they feed off of it. But how do you recognize a troll? That is usually very simple. Here on bakotopia it's not. A good rule of thumb is, if a comment has made you upset (ie all the political slugging that's been going on lately) then walk away from the conversation. These political threads bring out the "trolls" in all of us so it's best just to walk away. Unless you enjoy it. In which case, then go at it. Otherwise.. find something else to comment on. Or write your own blog about something else. Another thing to remember about your own blogs is that if you see the conversation getting out of control you have the power to delete those comments. You also have the power to BLOCK those people from leaving any comments on your blogs. I've been blocked, believe it or not. And that's OK. It's that person's blog and it's their prerogative. What you DON'T want to do is get mad and strike bad. Under no circumstances should you allow yourself to get upset. It's just not worth it. Unless you're having fun being upset. In that case.. then go at it. I'm not trying to change the way YOU post or leave comments. So don't get YOUR panties all up in a bunch. This article isn't written for YOU specifically so don't take it personal. OR do. If you want. It's mostly meant for those of you who don't understand the mentality some people have. You know, those people that enjoy getting others all pissed off and wound up? And then you (not YOU but a "you" in general) take it upon yourself to try reasoning with said people then get upset when they don't see how wrong THEY are. Save your breath. It doesn't work that way. Trolls enjoy the mayhem. Trolls enjoy antagonizing. Trolls enjoy when others try to get them to "see" the error of their ways. This is what makes trolling fun. So don't let them have fun. Bore them to death by ignoring them. OK, well, hope this helps some of you. For those of you that it hasn't helped? It's probably because YOU are a troll! LOL Just kidding. Sorta. click here to read the article from the actual news site!
FRIDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News)—Nearly 96,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with the potentially deadly bacterium E. coli 0157:H7 have been recalled by Valley Meats LLC of Coal Valley, Ill., the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday. Federal officials classified the recall as "Class One," which means that eating the meat poses a high health risk, CNN reported. An outbreak of illness linked to the meat was first reported by the Ohio Department of Health on May 13. Illnesses have also been reported in Illinois and Pennsylvania. E. coli 0157:H7—which can cause dehydration, bloody diarrhea, and kidney failure—poses the greatest danger to the very young, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, says the USDA's Food Safety Inspection Service. 3S Brand Products:
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Additionally, each product bears the establishment number "EST. 5712" inside the USDA mark of inspection. The (2-1), (3-1), (4-1), (5-1) and (6-1) markings refer to the number of portions per one-pound. These ground beef products were produced on March 10, 2009, and were distributed to various consignees nationwide. The problem was discovered through an epidemiological investigation of illnesses. On May 13, 2009, FSIS was informed by the Ohio Department of Health of a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 infections. Illnesses have been reported in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. Individuals concerned about an illness should contact a physician. Media and consumers questions regarding the recall should be directed to the company spokesperson at (309) 799-7341. Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from l0 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. Source: USDA Food and Safety Service SOURCE: University of California, Los Angeles, news release, May 19, 2009 |
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