I see sunshine……

After 5 1/2 days of rain I can see sunshine and blue skies……….YEAH!!!!

Disclaimer: The sun seen at about 11am today will not necessarily stay in the sky until suunset this evening or the rest of the weekend for that matter!

Picture drawn by a bonifide bredren!

 

My Blogs Worth!

Apparantly my blog is worth $7339.02……

I wonder what kind of dollars are those and how do I cash in anyway, if you want to know how much your blog is worth….. click the link on my sidebar……..it was fun to see!!!!

 

My First Mammogram

I did my first mammogram today!!!!!! For something that women over 40 need to do yearly you would think by now they could come up with a procedure which is less painful/uncomfortable…….Anyway i ended up going becasue another girlfriend was making her appointment to go and i thought…why not since i have reached the big 40…..
Went to Jamaica Cancer Society on Lady Musgrave Road, it was a very quick process…..no long waiting….Anyway for those who dont know, they squash your breast down to the thickness of a pancake! (imagine that) and then it is done both sideways and frontways. So each breast gets sqaushed two times….
Anyway after all that, i guess it is worth the little discomfort huh……casue it can save even more painful times if you have a problem and it is detected early! I made a mental note to make sure to start my own breast exams while in the shower as i really dont do it…and I know better and know that I should ….
So this is a gentle reminder for all those of us out there who is due or overdure getting their mammogram.. (One more thing to note, try to schdule when it is not that time of mth dont make the mistake i did…..as it even more painful then as dem done tender already)….Men should also know that they should check their breast regulary for any changes ……
PS
Also, women, remember your yearly pap smears too….

 

Flooding again!!!!

Why do we ( and by we, I mean Jamaicans, not me per say) complain of blocked drains which cause flooding when we are the same ones blocking them. It is appaling to see the box juice boxes, lunch box, newpapers and other paper type material, dead animals, mattress (yes mattress) that we see in our drains and then we wonder why we have flooding…..

I got stuck in a traffic that took me about 45 mintues to get though while every minute wondering if the car was gonna shut off on me….all this while passing cars who had shut off while attempting to pass through the water…now this is a distance that would take me just about 1 mintues lets even be generous and say two minutes  to drive……From East Avenue to Industrial Terrace…..It was unbelivable……Now October is our month where we get the most rain ( ah just re-learned this from my sons grade 5 notes) I was thinking it was May…..anyway now that our rainy period is here i hope this wont be a weekly occurence!

When i went on the road at about close to one there was about 4 SUV’s parked along the road while 2 tractors cleared the drain…Classic……Always corrective and not preventative………

So unless your drain is blocked by sand, dirt, trees, grass which has grown, then dont complain ….STOP THE LITTERING!!!!!

 

Where is the codfish head?

I read this article in yesterdays Gleaner  about “In search of the codfish head” and realised that I have never seen one, but more importantly I have never ever thought about wher e the head was or what it looks like….but based on this article people may stop eating codfish if they were to see its head…..I asked some of the older heads around the office and heard the same story of the codfish being likened to the so called mermaid!!!mmmmmhhhhhmmm This will make me think while i am eating my next ackee and codfish meal, it wont stop me, but i will think about it…..

I have some friends from ATL who are some serious reggae fans….they made their booking from over one month ago to be here for curefest which is coming up on the heroes weekend……I should be there for the main event which is the Sunday night….so i will be looking forward to have Mr. Taurus Riley singing to me again….seriously though, it looks like a great line-up, should be fun……

 

Handy Hints #5 - Car washing tip

For those of you who actually wash your own car…  

Next time you wash your car try adding a teaspoon of vegetable
oil to the bucket before adding your soap and water. This will
help the soap carry away the dirt from your car’s paint during
the washing process.

 

Another Weekend is here already

Well another Friday is here again….Before we know it it will be Santa time again…..I had an idea last night while i was going off to sleep and made a note to myself that i should post about it…but of course ah trying to remember what it was and it totally slip me……..oh well…..
Reading glasses
I think I need reading glasses……I am a big reader and I am now fnding that I need longer arms to hold the fineprint books away from me so I can read it….I can still read comfortably but after a while i feel the strain on my eyes..my last eyecheck up was under two years so i guess the big 40 really had its impact….

Left hand/Right hand
They say that lefties are the only people in their right minds…yeah corny…i know…but they say that the right half of the brain predonminates in people who are left handed……anyway I was thinking about this becasue apparantly as a child i favoured my left hand, my mom not liking the idea of a left handed daughter “turned” me into a rightie…..i sometimes find myself using both and once even used my left hand to write for about 2 wks in primary school after spraining my right hand….Just makes me wonder whether she supressed all my creatvity! HA….the leftie community had the likes of Beethoven, Einstein, Michalanglo, Leonardo Da vinci, Newton….and i could go on and on…..I guess i will never know…..in my next lifetime maybe…..

Most common letters
The ten most common letters in the English language(in order) are e, t, a, o, i, n, s, h, r, and d. I bet you all didnt know that….Now what will you do with that info???

Happy w/end……

 

Married Couple……

I found this one kinda funny!

“”One night, after the couple had retired for the night, the woman became aware that her husband was touching her in a most unusual manner. He started by running his hand across her shoulders and the small of her back. He ran his hand over her breasts, touching them very lightly. Then, he proceeded to run his hand gently down her side, sliding his hand over her stomach, and then down the other side to a point below her waist. He continued on, gently feeling her hips, first one side and then the other. His hand ran further down the outside of her thighs. His gentle probing then started up the inside of her left thigh, stopped and the returned to do the same to her right thigh. By this time the woman was becoming aroused and she squirmed a little to better position herself. The man stopped abruptly and rolled over to his side of the bed.
“Why are you stopping darling?” she whispered.

He whispered back, “I found the remote!”"”

Now ladies, what would you do in this situation……

 

Handy Hints #4 -Cleaning burnt foods from pots

Here’s are two tricks on cleaning burnt food from your pots and pans.
One
Add some baking soda and water to the pot, bring to a boil
and then let it sit for about 15 minutes.
Two
Same as above but instead of baking soda, just use regular soapy water and bring to a boil……

I havent personally tried the baking soda, but i now for sure that the soapy water has worked for me before!!!!

 

Handy Hints #3; Preserving newsprint

Preserving newspaper clippings

Preserve a newspaper clipping by mixing a bottle of club
soda and 1/2 cup of milk of magnesia. Soak the clipping
for 20 minutes and let it dry. It will last for many
years!