.. with the little "weather pixie" over in the sidebar. Her name is Tamsin. Have noticed that she puts on, and takes off clothing depending on the temperature. Am now waiting to see what happens if/when the temperature reaches 110F, Heh heh.('tis 108F today)
She'll either be stark naked, or end up as a frazzled little crisp at the bottom of the screen.
(No she won't, have had a look at her 'wardrobe'. That's as far as she goes.)
I used to have a bloke standing there, but he looked like yer typical boring Aussie yobbo, so changed it for something a little more pleasing to the eye.
Actually, it's not such a good idea to have her standing out in the blazing sun, as skin cancer is an ever-present danger in Australia and, silent and unseen, takes many years to develop.
The Anti-cancer Council of Australia runs an advertising campaign all through summer called "SLIP, SLOP. SLAP". (Slip on a shirt, Slop on some sunscreen, Slap on a hat.)
While am on that subject .. Many years ago, was partner to a delightful 26 year old lady, who regularly went for check-ups and a pap smear. One day she was told that they'd found "an anomaly" on her cervix. Am not sure of the exact details (or can't remember them.. typical male). Something about a 'pre-cursor' to cancer, and that they would have to operate and take out her womb.
As you can imagine, she freaked out somewhat. We decided to look for Second, Third and Fourth 'opinions', and Alternative Options. We found that it could be surgically "frozen" somehow, without the agony of an operation. She now has three delightful daughters. (not mine, that's another story)
In the course of 'looking around' however, we came across a bloke named Ian Gawler, who was giving a series of lectures in Melbourne at the time.
Ian was a 24 yr old Veterinary surgeon who was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma. A particularly malignant bone cancer.
He says that his doctor gave him the news the 'right' way around. He was told that he had a 5% chance of surviving longer than three months. 'Bugger it' he thought, 'I'll concentrate on the 5%'. That was all 25 or so years ago.
One of his themes was the use of mind control and meditation. He thinks that the mind can exercise far more 'control' over the body and its functions than most of us believe. As he said at the time .. people "trusted" their doctors and, when given three, six, twelve months to live .. they were remarkably 'prompt', and karked it 'on schedule'.
A comprehensive article about his life and recovery can be found here.
And another here.
He now runs a Retreat, and Meditation Centre in the Yarra Valley in Victoria.
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YAYYY!!!! Davo came by and said hello. Thanks!!! Now I know my post will get a good safety laughter rating...(when the Chairman finally stops by again...)
I love the "slip, slop, slap" routine endorsed by the The Anti-Cancer Council of Australia. Great way to remember what to do.
And I'm glad your friend made it through a scary experience and was finally able to have three kids... I'm still waiting for that opportunity. Might just adopt, eventually.
"des compliments en tant que ces derniers, vous avez besoin?"
I'm just learning French... In fact the small amount I posted is pretty much it at the moment, save for counting from one to ten, which I learned in ballet at age six or so.
I do speak and read Spanish, which is the going second language in Hayseed County, Kansas. My other "foreign language" is Hebrew and I know some Yiddish I'm also learning a bit of Cyrillic/Russian from one of the Safety Manuals here at the LSVC.
Sounds like your giving me a compliment? But the last part...
ces derniers, vous avez besoin?
What did that mean, exactly?
Don't know if you've been stopping by this week before, but you might have seen my struggle with revised editions of my current column.
Being the Kid Sister of The Chairman of The Laughter Safety Valve Commission, I posted last week without going through the proofreading department. When my brother found out, he made me learn my lesson the hard way... Next time I will hand in my column to the editor and we'll do some proofreading and developping before public posting.
I was already in enough trouble that my uncle, our lawyer had to come in to the office... (see Why I'm Fond of Richard Belzer)
I was told to take out a lot of info, take down another website and revise my previous posts due to Laughter Safety Violations.
Well my Big Brother, The Chairman of Funny may let me get by with a few things, but he has to draw the line somewhere...for my own personal safety.
Reni.
One more thing... your links on the right have all turned to so small they can't be read.
Very, very very strange....
errr, ummmm, Reni, this was supposed to be a sort of 'serious' post. Buuut, when thought about, who gives a shit.(well I do, once a day, so t speak.)
Have no idea about the sidebar, been there fer yonks, and nobody has mentioned it yet.
Cheers, luv ya, ya dingbat.
Does she bundle up when it gets real cold?
Ahhh yes. I had my cervix frozen too, same reason. Fun! Not.
I had some freeezingggg tooo...
close to the same place...actually acid burnninnng Ouch...
A bit of seriousness, then...
"He says that his doctor gave him the news the 'right' way around. He was told that he had a 5% chance of surviving longer than three months. 'Bugger it' he thought, 'I'll concentrate on the 5%'. That was all 25 or so years ago"
When you concentrate on the 5%, you get 100%.
I was going to give a quote from Night by Elie Weisel from his experience in Auschwitz, but couldn't find my copy of it. Will share when I find it.
Reni.
OK so I'm on pistacho nuts and Turkish delight....
Call me LUCKY, but call me :>)
Yah delete me!
Am I bovvared tho?
oh excuse me am I in your blog? just let me wipe my dirty feet and I will be gone.
Fare thee well, my lover fare thee well a while, and I will return though t'were ten thousand mile!
A hop and a skip and a jump but I will not wear your mask because I have a fan of my own!
mm, looks like someone had a bit of a 'merry dance' saturday night. Sorry about the 'deletions' Mother D, but they really made no sense at all. Hope the hangover resolves itsef quickly.
Reni: The links look OK at my end, am on Firefox. Anyone else having trouble seeing them? And yes, there must be a capability in people to survive incredible hardships. If I could find it and put it in a bottle, would make a lot of money, I guess. :)
Saur: have to say that have never had a broken bone, serious illness or major operation, so some things are beyond my comprehension. Maybe I just 'think' them away or am very lucky in that respect.
Kristiesue: You can see the rest of the "pixies" and wardrobes
here
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Whoa Davo: What a touching set of stories. One of my girlfriends this year went through a similar issue with the cervix but is on watch for now...Thanks for sharing about mind control techniques. I seriously could use some help in that area cuz the breathing and mindful meditation breaks down at a certain level of stress for me. Thanks for sharing these inspiring stories:)
hey davo, your side bar is an interesting addition. will stock her thru the season, may be she'll slip,slop,slap too !
AHA! Have just had a look at my blog through the AOL screen and yes, the links seem tiny and faint. Choose FIREFOX, best browser around! Heh.
Yeah to Tamsin and Firefox Davo.
Your sidebar links are fine here on Firefox, but are tiny on MS IE,I have been having heaps of trouble with my new template with people who use IE.
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