JUNE BLOOM

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Better news today, after a first time  for me in this century, much throwing up,  into the manicured rose bushes of a shopping center,, I put those pills away as evidence for a possible lawsuit if my Canadian lawyer wants in. I think CVS made a mistake since those pills with no markings have nothing in common with what the Pharma has on its website. I was given something for rheumatoid arthritis when you all know me as never having had a physical pain in my life, only metaphysical ones. I feel my normal self in every way today, happy to write a company's June letter you will soon see in your Inbox. It has been a ridiculous body and mind bending week for the fragile soul that you know me to be hahaha.

WANNA LIVE TO 105?

Agua -La Fragilidad De La Vida

How Old Are You Really, Blawgger?

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Redo the test one more time with a little more candor. Compare.Send us the date of your death. We love those funeral parlor sandwiches and coffee, the controlled giggles and the conviviality.

Anyone dying after 2033, don't bother with this information! We won't be around. Check 'La Casa De Los Funerales' in Rosarito MX, Dec.12 2032. They have fish tacos with cilantro sauce. The very best. We'll be there waiting for you in our cute decorated little urns.

Don't you ever click the in Mr. Grizzly's face with your silly little white hand.

Depression Hot Line

I was feeling a bit depressed the other day,
so I called the Help Hotline.
I was put through to a "call center" in Pakistan.
I explained that I was feeling suicidal.
They were very excited at this news and wanted to
know if just maybe .....
... I could drive a truck or fly an airplane.

The Band-Aid Removal Metaphor

You pull hard on the Band-Aid, it hurts once only and the pain is soon forgotten . Pull slowly over several days, you hurt a lot, get bored and tempted to just leave the Band-Aid there forever.

So my brother-in-law is quitting to smoke by spacing out his cigarettes from an elaborate chart, probably logarithmic. I quit cold turkey 4 days ago and the pain is fast going away, like the coughing. I feel that having these cigarettes numbered and lined up in front of him will make Paul weak in the knees and succumb. His doctor will not be happy. On the other hand maybe he is strengthening his resolve this way. I look at the picture of me smoking in this blog and THAT strengthens my resolve. Let's see who succeeds by ....hmmmm....New Year's Day.
We'll report back to you here in 2 1/2 months.
(The black object I am holding in my hand is a medallion of the Black Madonna of Cracovia that protects the Polish coal miners from black lung, the closest saint I could muster for my project. How much do you want to bet that this works better than nicotine patches ? Those are like an AA guy who would suck on this little bottle at all time to cut down on the withdrawal pains. OK OK I'm just holding a lens cap. But the story was good. )

A New Batch of Even Cuter Animalitos

You must admit that these 'animalitos' are a lot prettier than the first bunch I put together 3 months ago Thanks Jackee for letting me steal them from you! All animals including us are potentially 'cute' when looked at the right way, right?

Animalitos

It's Fish Day For Us Catholics

Do your catholic thing, like this fine parishioner, eat a fish on Friday. It's a sin to do otherwise, even though you may be running out of clean utensils or even cooking fuel. On the other hand this poor fella should consult with Father Carlin

QiGong , Natural Medecine...

...as practiced twice a day by 100 million Chinese, Qigong does amazing things to joints, blood pressure, the immune system, the oxygen carrying capacity, balance, everything that aging people need to worry about. I am very much into that and all I can give you here is a teaser of Lee Holden's DVD that I saw in its entirety on PBS. I will try to get you the entire thing if you are interested. I never thought 7-10 minutes could do so much for stress and well-being until I tried it. I saw old people in parks or on the beach in Vietnam doing it early in the morning or at night. I will post these video clips of them that I took. One man, using sign language, showed me 10 fingers 10 times when I asked him his age, after I had signified to him with my own fingers that I was 61 years old. He smiled a toothless smile and jumped on his bicycle he had hooked on to a branch by the beach. I think I filmed him going away in a perfectly straight line through the morning traffic in Nha Trang.