"When I woke up this morning, there was ice on my car window, but now I am in shorts."

This morning when I woke up at 7am, there was ice on my window. Not Northern, need a ice scraper, ice, but enough where I had to wait a good five minutes before it started to melt and clear up. However, by 1pm when I saw good friend of mine, he was already in shorts. That's Texas weather for you.

Moving on. Projects. All my project going slowly to my dismay, but all takes time and effort. For my Lost Arts, I am thinking about learning how to make cloth diapers from a good friend of mine. A lot of people depend on disposable diapers. They are not a bad thing, but they can get costly. Cloth diapers are reusable, and it has been said that cloth diapers can be more comfortable for the baby.

Also, as spring is coming closer, I am thinking about planting a small garden. I enjoy cooking, so I think this is a good way to bring many of my projects together. I can add more to my Lost Arts project, cut my costs, and best of all I know what I am putting my food. I doubt I would make enough to last me all year, but I would have plenty to eat for a while. I am in the mists of deciding what to plant, and what I would need to do each for type of vegetable.

Lastly, I have come upon a book that has really struck my interest. I just started reading The Catcher in the Rye. The book starts with "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth." If you get a chance to read this book, I highly suggest it.

Keep and eye on the news everyone. Lately, France is rioting already, the postal service wants delivery to move to five (5) days instead of six (6), because they are in the red, and California will be stopping grants, tax refunds, and welfare, as of tomorrow. Watch the news, and be careful.

Wired

It has been one of those weeks, however on the bright side, I am feeling much better and getting my affairs back in order.

So for now I just have fun article about the 30 most wired cities. Any guesses on number one?

http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/22/wired-cities-2009-tech-wire-cx_ew_0122wiredcities_slide_2.html?partner=yahoore

Take care and be well.

Isn't this disturbing

California is going to stop government payments of welfare and such, because they lack the funds to do it.

http://kaiservontexas.blogspot.com/2009/01/signs-and-wonders.html

Divorce

I hate the word Divorce.

I have never had to experience it first hand, but I have seen some of the people in my life go through it. I have to upfront about the fact that I never been married. I am just not at the point in my life where I want to be yet, but I intend to be in the future. However, despite that point, I still hate the word Divorce. I hate it because people always seem to jump to as a first option to any little problem in a marriage. I know that marriage comes down to making it work or not, but it seems like no one wants to even try.

I know that marriage should be based on love, but I am sure there are many people out there that have had an arrange marriage or a shotgun wedding, who will say that you learn to love that person, or you just make it work.

Divorce should not be an option unless it simply gets so bad that it is really needed. I know the argument is that people are unhappy if they have to deal with it, but my argument is that before you get married, make sure it is really what you want, make sure you want to spend your life with that person.

When you divorce it effects everyone and everything around you. It is pretty traumatic, especially for children, and that is why marriage should not be taken so lightly.

I say all of this, because I do not believe in Divorce as an option. I hate what it has become. You can not married thinking that you will just refund the marriage, just in case it does not work out. I know sometimes it is needed. I do not argue with that. I am just saying that it should not be an option from day 1.

Bicycles and Exercise

I have been working on is getting my bike up to par. I know in most places, everything is far enough where a bike is not sufficient as a mode of transportation. However, it has be kept in mind that biking is a good form of exercise, which I need, but it is a form of transportation that is not dependent on electricity, gas, oil or any other type of fuel. This means as long the bikes works, you have a dependable form of transportation.

I like to stress the importance of keeping your body up to par. If your body is healthy, you are less likely to get sick as often. Also, in times of survival, such as Ike or all the snow storms, if you are healthier, then you have a more fighting chance to survive better.

I have mentioned this before, but being healthy saves you money, time, and pain. Take the time to keep yourself well.

Stay well and safe!

The Internet Can be a Musician's Best Friend.

One of my many projects is to get my viola back into good condition and start playing again frequently. There is nothing wrong with it, but I need to have it restrung along with some other minor care issues. Currently, I have already cleaned it, and now I have to get new strings for it.

So in my quest of not going broke with my project, I searched online for strings. I remember when I first played my voila, that even the thinnest string (the cheapest) was ten dollars. As the strings got thicker, so did the price. I was incredibly pleased with what I found. Hence the title of this post. Moreover, it has been about five years since I last changed a string, so I looked up how to, which will save me the money from getting someone else to do it. If anyone wants any links to all this, just comment.

It has been said by many that music, well particularly classic music, is a waste of time. Well, I beg to differ. Perhaps my opinion is a bit bias, because I love classical music, but in times of crisis and survival situation, stories and music along with food is how morale is kept up. Moreover, just because an instrument is dubbed as an classical music instrument only, it does not mean it can not play contemporary music.

I like to mention that Music is processed differently than other types of information to your brain. It has been seen many times when an elderly person will cry when they hear a song, but have no idea why. It is because the song is linked to the emotion of the memory.

Stay well and stay warm.

Weather and Wills

For anyone watching the news and weather, the weather is going to get pretty cold over the next couple of days. Even in Texas the temperature will reach the low 30's.So bundle up, and stay warm. I personally love the cold weather, so this makes me happy. However, most people I know are looking forward to the summer.

Now on to a more important topic. WILLS.
I know most people do not wish to talk about their deaths, however once of age, one should think about this topic. Also, if you have one, make sure it gets updated. This ensures that you and your loves ones are taken care of, and that your wishes are honored. Moreover, if one dies without a will, in many states your assets becomes property of the state.
I highly doubt I have any readers under the age of 18 (the age of majority), so make sure to take care of this. Remember every state and country have their different laws and rules about Wills and trusts, so, take care in doing this.

*Additionally, if you have any valuables, take pictures so you have a record of your valuables.

Laughs

These videos make me laugh.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O3Plt8DyMk&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvKgnkIN8C8&feature=channel_page


*I could not get the last two videos to be embed.*

Enjoy!

It is about time.

A customer got so mad at his phone company for wasting his time, that he charged the phone company.. and they paid up!

http://tags.consumerist.com/5127559/customer-bills-phone-company-for-time-wasted-gets-paid

I am still laughing.

Maybe you guys will get a laugh out of this, too.

Je suis malade.

I am sick. (That is what the title says)

I do not have much to say. I can only make some suggestions on how not to get sick,or how to deal with being sick since just about everyone is coming down with something.

1. Dress Appropriately for the weather. Be Reminded that your head, hands and feet lose most of your body heat. Your head alone loses 22% of your entire body heat.

2. Sugar kills your immune system when you are trying to get better.

3. Chicken soup is good for you.

4. Cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze and cough.

5. Wash your hands regularly both when you are healthy and sick.

6. Try to let your body battle some of your symptoms if you can. By always using medicine you make the germs in your body more resilient to the antibodies.

7. If your nose is stuffed up or your ears are clogged up, try taking a wash cloth and making it damp with hot water from the sink. (Take caution in not burning your hands. Lay the hot washcloth on the afflicted area to make some of it clear up. (The warmth of cloth will melt the mucus in the nose or the built up wax in the ear.) (You may have to repeat in warming up the cloth.)


That all I got. I hope everyone stays safe,well and healthy.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years

I know I have not posted in a little while. I was visiting and dealing with relatives for a while.

It was nice to see everyone, but I am glad to be home.

I hope everyone is well, and had a wonderful holiday season.

I been paying attention to the news, I hope everyone else has been, too.

I will post more later.