Well, I watched Horders on TLC last night and again, I do not understand how the Horders also have filth involved. Some of the Horders are rather neat and orderly in their effort to collect and save items for their personal enjoyment. (yes, I have hording tendencies) And, then some have dead cats, dirty, stained carpets, spoiled food in plates everywhere. To me, that is not hording but nastiness. There is a distinct difference between throwing a half-eaten plate of food on the floor–fork and all–and saving decorative plates to display later.
Another thing I noticed is that most of the Horders have money to burn on unnecessary items.
I understand the hording mind, I do.
Granted, when I first saw the show Horders, I saw a lot of myself in the ones who like to save things thinking it will be useful later or hate to throw things away only to find its use later and not have it. However, I cleaned up my act straightaway! I didn't even know hording existed. I called it "saving things."
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Get Moving America But Be Careful!
Well, like I said on the other blog, we have taken the plunge. Last week I and my daughter started walking around the block for exercise. And that is no easy feat in this urban setting. For the most part, mornings around here are quiet and it is quiet lovely when the weather permits.
We decided to take a que from the First Lady and her teen obesity health initiative. It's simple: reduce calorie intake, increase calorie usage. What better way than to walk?
But with the Chantix, I can feel this medicine blocking the nicotine so I am in a perpetual state of nicotine fitness. (haha)
Some dude almost ran me down while walking today. I and my daughter were walking on the sidewalk not the street. This man did a reverse U-turn move and from time to time, since I was walking backwards, I noticed because I constantly looked behind me. Good thing for me because the front end of his truck was a foot away from my ass. He scared the *&^% out of me. I thought I was gone. Lauren wouldn't know to get the cell phone out of mommy's pocket and call for help and Billy had ran off up the street five minutes before it happened. He came back when he heard cussing and broke off a huge stick from a tree branch laying on the ground. Dude did not leave off of the street until he saw me with the cell phone to my ear and he knew what I was doing. I called 911. Damn shame when you cannot walk around the block in your own neighborhood because of stupid *&^%.
I wished all types of bad karma on his ass. He did it on purpose. Don't ask me why.
. I will be *&^%$#@! if I cannot walk in the neighborhood I pay to stay in. It's a fn shame some of us cannot be in normal society but hey, that is what prison is for, now ain't it?
We decided to take a que from the First Lady and her teen obesity health initiative. It's simple: reduce calorie intake, increase calorie usage. What better way than to walk?
But with the Chantix, I can feel this medicine blocking the nicotine so I am in a perpetual state of nicotine fitness. (haha)
Some dude almost ran me down while walking today. I and my daughter were walking on the sidewalk not the street. This man did a reverse U-turn move and from time to time, since I was walking backwards, I noticed because I constantly looked behind me. Good thing for me because the front end of his truck was a foot away from my ass. He scared the *&^% out of me. I thought I was gone. Lauren wouldn't know to get the cell phone out of mommy's pocket and call for help and Billy had ran off up the street five minutes before it happened. He came back when he heard cussing and broke off a huge stick from a tree branch laying on the ground. Dude did not leave off of the street until he saw me with the cell phone to my ear and he knew what I was doing. I called 911. Damn shame when you cannot walk around the block in your own neighborhood because of stupid *&^%.
I wished all types of bad karma on his ass. He did it on purpose. Don't ask me why.
. I will be *&^%$#@! if I cannot walk in the neighborhood I pay to stay in. It's a fn shame some of us cannot be in normal society but hey, that is what prison is for, now ain't it?
Thursday, March 11, 2010
My Online Chantix Dream Diary
I have started the stop smoking therapy Chantix. I have the rest of the week to ready myself to stop smoking completely.
Chantix works by stopping your brain from absorbing nicotine. This is named a nicotine fit. People having a nicotine fit are usually agitated. I haven't gotten to that point yet.
Anyhow, I don't remember details of the dreams but they were very pleasant and interactive. I felt in control the entire time the man attempted to hit me in the head with the crowbar while having a domestic dispute with his wife. I snatched the crowbar out of his hand and threatened to beat the s*it out of him with it. Then I woke up. I have been up since 2:30 a.m. however that is no fault of Chantix!
I hope it doesn't get any worse than that.
Chantix works by stopping your brain from absorbing nicotine. This is named a nicotine fit. People having a nicotine fit are usually agitated. I haven't gotten to that point yet.
Anyhow, I don't remember details of the dreams but they were very pleasant and interactive. I felt in control the entire time the man attempted to hit me in the head with the crowbar while having a domestic dispute with his wife. I snatched the crowbar out of his hand and threatened to beat the s*it out of him with it. Then I woke up. I have been up since 2:30 a.m. however that is no fault of Chantix!
I hope it doesn't get any worse than that.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Everyone should donate a dollar toward the National Debt this tax season--if you care
I noticed the other day while filing taxes that there was an offer to donate a dollar or what ever amount you want, toward the national debt. It's located in the upper left hand corner of the tax form.
It is my suggestion, that anyone who wants to help dig their country out of debt, donate whatever amount in which you are comfortable.
I don't want to hear another so-called conservative whine about the national debt climbing but yet are unwilling to help. Heck, if you can help other countries, be willing to help your own as well. Any U.S. filer should consider donating. Most of us waste a dollar or lose a dollar's worth change in the car or the couch--wherever you sit the most.
I wonder what would happen if every household filer donated a dollar and every business $5?
Hmmmmmm. Solutions anyone?
It is my suggestion, that anyone who wants to help dig their country out of debt, donate whatever amount in which you are comfortable.
I don't want to hear another so-called conservative whine about the national debt climbing but yet are unwilling to help. Heck, if you can help other countries, be willing to help your own as well. Any U.S. filer should consider donating. Most of us waste a dollar or lose a dollar's worth change in the car or the couch--wherever you sit the most.
I wonder what would happen if every household filer donated a dollar and every business $5?
Hmmmmmm. Solutions anyone?
Monday, February 15, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
New Report: $1 Cigarette Tax Increase Would Raise $230.1 Million for Indiana and Cut Youth Smoking
National Poll Finds Voters Prefer Tobacco Tax to Other Tax Increases, Budget Cuts
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Raising Indiana's cigarette tax by $1 per pack would bring in $230.1 million in new annual revenue to help close the state's budget shortfall, while also reducing smoking and saving lives, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.
The report comes as states grapple with unprecedented budget shortfalls and face devastating cuts to education, health care and other essential public services. The report details the revenue and health benefits to each state of a $1 cigarette tax increase.
In Indiana, a $1 cigarette tax increase would also:
-- Prevent 63,600 kids from becoming smokers;
-- Spur 40,100 current adult smokers to quit;
-- Save 30,900 residents from premature, smoking-caused deaths; and
-- Save $1.4 billion in health care costs.
A nationwide poll released along with the report found that 67 percent of voters support a $1 tobacco tax increase, with backing from large majorities of Republicans (68 percent), Democrats (70 percent) and Independents (64 percent).
The poll found that voters far prefer raising the state tobacco tax to other options for addressing state budget deficits. While 60 percent favored increasing the tobacco tax for this purpose, more than 70 percent opposed every other option presented, including higher state income, gasoline and sales taxes and cuts to education, health care, transportation and law enforcement programs.
"This report shows that raising tobacco taxes is truly a win-win-win for Indiana. It is a budget win that will help protect vital programs like health care and education, a health win that will prevent kids from smoking and save lives, and a political win with the voters," said Matthew L. Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
The report was released by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is titled Tobacco Taxes: A Win-Win-Win for Cash-Strapped States.
Currently, Indiana's cigarette tax is 99.5 cents per pack, which ranks 29th in the nation. The national average is $1.34 per pack. The scientific evidence is clear that increasing cigarette prices is one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking, especially among kids. States will achieve even greater revenue and health gains if they also increase tax rates on other tobacco products, such as smokeless tobacco and cigars, and if they dedicate a portion of their new tobacco tax revenue to fund programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit.
Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. In Indiana, tobacco use claims 9,700 lives and costs the state $2.08 billion in health care bills each year. Currently, 18.3 percent of the state's high school students smoke, and 34,900 kids try cigarettes for the first time each year.
The national survey of 847 registered voters was conducted from January 20-24, 2010, by International Communications Research and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. More information, including the full report, state-specific information and detailed poll results, can be found at.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Raising Indiana's cigarette tax by $1 per pack would bring in $230.1 million in new annual revenue to help close the state's budget shortfall, while also reducing smoking and saving lives, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations.
The report comes as states grapple with unprecedented budget shortfalls and face devastating cuts to education, health care and other essential public services. The report details the revenue and health benefits to each state of a $1 cigarette tax increase.
In Indiana, a $1 cigarette tax increase would also:
-- Prevent 63,600 kids from becoming smokers;
-- Spur 40,100 current adult smokers to quit;
-- Save 30,900 residents from premature, smoking-caused deaths; and
-- Save $1.4 billion in health care costs.
A nationwide poll released along with the report found that 67 percent of voters support a $1 tobacco tax increase, with backing from large majorities of Republicans (68 percent), Democrats (70 percent) and Independents (64 percent).
The poll found that voters far prefer raising the state tobacco tax to other options for addressing state budget deficits. While 60 percent favored increasing the tobacco tax for this purpose, more than 70 percent opposed every other option presented, including higher state income, gasoline and sales taxes and cuts to education, health care, transportation and law enforcement programs.
"This report shows that raising tobacco taxes is truly a win-win-win for Indiana. It is a budget win that will help protect vital programs like health care and education, a health win that will prevent kids from smoking and save lives, and a political win with the voters," said Matthew L. Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
The report was released by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. It is titled Tobacco Taxes: A Win-Win-Win for Cash-Strapped States.
Currently, Indiana's cigarette tax is 99.5 cents per pack, which ranks 29th in the nation. The national average is $1.34 per pack. The scientific evidence is clear that increasing cigarette prices is one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking, especially among kids. States will achieve even greater revenue and health gains if they also increase tax rates on other tobacco products, such as smokeless tobacco and cigars, and if they dedicate a portion of their new tobacco tax revenue to fund programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit.
Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. In Indiana, tobacco use claims 9,700 lives and costs the state $2.08 billion in health care bills each year. Currently, 18.3 percent of the state's high school students smoke, and 34,900 kids try cigarettes for the first time each year.
The national survey of 847 registered voters was conducted from January 20-24, 2010, by International Communications Research and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. More information, including the full report, state-specific information and detailed poll results, can be found at.
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