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I WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

September 17th 2009 09:03

A few months ago I wrote a blog for a very dear old friend who passed away at only 50 years of age. We were like sisters when we were young and there is not a memory I have of my youth without Bev in it. Bev had 4 children, 2 boys and 2 girls and I keep in contact with both girls on facebook.
They are beautiful young women with young families of there own but to me they are still the little girls I knew years ago. But I feel so very sad for them because 6 months on they are still struggling so hard with their mum's death. How do you make someone feel better when they have lost their mum? Every couple of nights the eldest girl posts messages about how much she is missing her mum and wants her back, I want to reach into the screen and hug her tight to let her know that I feel some of her pain, she just seems so lost.

It breaks my heart when I read her messages. They should have had their mum for much longer and it stinks that they have lost her. I ended up in tears last time I read one of her status posts. So today I sent her a song, a beautiful song. I heard this years ago and although the artist is not well known here it is one of my favorite tunes. I think this a beautiful statement of mother and daughter and the circle of life. This is for Bev and her lovely girls.

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ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST

September 15th 2009 07:28

I, along with everybody else, hopes that when my time comes to go to God (or wherever I'm going), it will be peaceful. I also hope there is a computer waiting for me so I can keep posting my silly little blogs. But spare a thought for those of us who do not go peacefully into eternity, people like these:

Death by full moon
Chinese poet Li Po (701-706) is regarded as one of the two greatest poets in China’s literary history. He was well known for his love of booze and wrote his best work when rolling drunk. He must have also been extremely stupid because one night, Li Po fell from his boat and drowned in the Yangtze River while trying to embrace the reflection of the moon in the water.

Death by bursting
Now if it happens that I am not meant to die in my sleep then this is the death for me. After all..... my sons nickname for me is "The Queen Of Indulgence". King Adolf Frederick of Sweden loved to eat (ditto) but kind of went a touch overboard.
The "King Who Ate Himself to Death" died in 1771 at the age of 61 from a digestive problem (his innards exploded) after eating a giant meal consisting of lobster, caviar, saurkraut, cabbage soup, smoked herring, champagne and 14 servings of his favorite dessert: semla a bun filled with marzipan and milk. Of course if it was me it would have been chocolate cheesecake. What a way to go !!

This one is a ripper.............I can't believe he thought an overcoat would fly.
Death by Overcoat Parachute Failure
In 1911, French tailor Franz Reichelt decided to test his invention, a combination overcoat and parachute, by jumping off the Eiffel Tower. Actually, he told the authorities that he would use a dummy,(himself) but at the last minute decided to test it himself (idiot). It was no surprise that he fell to his death. Here is the actual footage of the flying einstein.

Death at a Talk Show
Jerome Irving Rodale was a proponent of healthy eating (he should have known better). He was an early advocate for organic farming and sustainable agriculture.
After bragging that he would "live to 100, unless I’m run down by a a sugar-crazy taxi driver", Rodale died of a heart attack while being interviewed on the Dick Cavett Show in 1971. Appearing fast asleep, Dick Cavett joked "Are we boring you, Mr. Rodale?" before discovering that his 72-year-old guest had indeed died.
That will teach him for trying to get kids to eat vegetables !!

And the most bizarre and my personal favorite would have to be "sheep gone wild".
Death by Sheep
While pretending to be a member of Hells Angels in 1999, Betty Stobbs, 67, of Durham, England, took a bale of hay to feed her flock of sheep on the back of her motorcycle.
Apparently, the sheep were very hungry (I understand how the sheep felt). About forty of them rushed the hay and knocked her off a cliff into a 100-feet deep quarry. Stobbs survived the fall only to be killed when the motorcycle, which was also knocked off the cliff, tumbled down after her. I wonder if the sheep ever got thier hay?

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I CAN'T RUN BUT IT'S SURE FUN TRYING

September 10th 2009 02:58

The last post I wrote was pretty bizarre and guess what?? So is this one. Here for your enjoyment are just a few things to amuse small minds like mine. The first is a video (sort of a game) called Screaming Beans.

You HAVE to try this game. I spent ages trying to run in between laughing madly but in the end gave up..........I think it may be impossible. Okay, get your running shoes ready and click on the link.
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The next link is great for those of you who like to insult people but sound intelligent at the same time. The Shakespeare insult page will give you wonderful words to insult stupid people with like this quote: "Thou tottering milk-livered pignut!".
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And for the artistically minded there is the upside down celebrity page with photo's like these: The link: Really Long Link

Been thinking about a family portrait lately? Or maybe a portrait of your beautiful baby? Here is the link for you. Something unusual in the way of portraits, 3D memories (I think they are
rather creepy myself) but each to their own. The link is : http://www.thatsmyface.com/

The last of the strange and freaky would be a website called RATE MY TURBAN. Yes it a site where men and women post pictures of themselves in all kinds of turbans and you get to rate them, fun, fun, fun.
The link is : http://www.ratemyturban.com/
I hope I have provided you all with a bit of fun for those boring days when you really need something to fill the hours.

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CORPSES FOR SALE

September 8th 2009 04:52

Anyone who knows me also knows I am a little warped. I find bizarre things amusing and am fascinated by the unusual. I thought I had seen most of the more unique sites on the web but I was wrong, I have struck gold. My good friend Ros and I sat in hysterics while looking at some of the products for sale on "CORPSES FOR SALE". So without further ado let me show you some of the products, and I will leave you with the link so you can check it out.
The first thing I checked out was The Gallery, an informative look at products you can't pick up in your local supermarket. Products like LADY DIE.

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SNOT EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED

September 5th 2009 01:20

If you, like me have a head of hair that resembles a zulu having a bad hair day there is help out there. Stop spending all that hard earned cash on expensive products and try a bit of snot gel manufactured in Mexico. Now you know why those little mexicans wear such big hats, it's to cover up the snot.

Do you have bowel problems? Are you too embarrassed to go to the toilet when you are out and about, and hold on to until your backside feels like it's about to give birth? Never ever be afraid of offending the rest of the population again, the solution to all your smelly problems is nigh. "Feces odor tablets" have arrived to make pooing more socially acceptable. "People must be responsible for their odors" the bottle informs us.
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IS THAT ALL THERE IS?

September 5th 2009 00:46

While sitting around and chatting with a couple of old friends the other night the conversation turned to our lives and we wondered that age old question about ourselves and our lives "how did I get here". I have talked to a lot of people my age in the last couple of years and often suspected that a lot of them were not where they wanted to be, not where they thought they would end up, and just existing but not experiencing.
I wonder how many people reach a certain age and start to think to themselves "is this all there is".

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CACOON

August 30th 2009 02:28

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LILLY LIVERED

August 28th 2009 01:50

Do horror films frighten you? If like me you are lilly livered and would rather watch The Wizard of Oz than Nightmare On Elm Street these are for you

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THE GANGSTERS BALL.

August 26th 2009 08:50

The Gangsters’ Ball – A Swing Dancing, Burlesque & Cabaret Extravaganza!

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LINES

August 25th 2009 02:35

I watched a little old lady get completely ignored yesterday at the shopping centre and my heart broke for her. Why are our old people not held in esteem, they know more than we do and they can look back in hindsight and warn us of what lies ahead. In this age of worshipping youth I would like to take a moment to worship wrinkles and everything that goes with it.