Moroccan olive bread with an awesome dip to die for....

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A Unique  Recipe for a fun and supper delicious Appetizers’

Hello Friends, this date transpired to be a distinguished dinning remembrance for me. Years ago my husband's best friend invited us for dinner after he had a successful court turnout. Raymond, Joe's attorney lived in Beverly Hills and we lived in Orange County, which was quite a drive. After Arriving at Raymond and his wife's home, we rode in Raymond’s car, he told us we were in for a, bolt from the blue.

We were therefore delighted when we cross the threshold of this exclusive restaurant; seeing the décor as we ambled in; was like reaching our destination at Morocco; the decor was spectacular, and Raymond being Moroccan, was all buffed up with pride. This recipe in my article of the bread and dip was only the first course served; in spite of this, just the once, when I begin eating this first course, naught else in the world mattered. The ambiance was dark, yet you could see, the conversation was fun and entertaining.

First loaves of bread arrived, then a very large plate with a compete circle of this puréed Garbanzo Beans mixture that was fashioned around the plate. Inside this circle was olive oil. You would take hold of your bread and just tear a piece with your hands; nobody cut bread with a knife in this place. Then you would scope your bread into the olive oil and the awesome tasting pureed mixture...

SEE ATTACHED VIDEO TO SEE HOW TO MAKE THE BREAD

How to make Moroccan Olive Bread

Activating yeast:
1- Dilute the dry yeast with the sugar and 3 tablespoons of warm water. Let the yeast mixture rest for 5 minutes. The yeast is active if the mixture expands and bubbles up. \

Let’s state to making the dough:
2- Add the water, olive oil, thyme, and salt to the yeast mixture.
3- Gradually add the flour to the mixture until the flour is completely diluted. You will end up with sticky dough. Attached video will show you how this works;
4- Add the olives to the dough.
5- Cover the dough and let it rest in a warm place for 30 minutes.
the you need to kneading the dough:
6- After 30 minutes, the dough doubles in volume. Sprinkle generously flour on your working area and place the dough over it.
7- Sprinkle the dough with flour and knead for the next 10 minutes using the palm of your hand. Add flour to the dough when needed until you end up with malleable non-sticky dough.
8- Shape your breads. You can make round breads by flattening a ball of dough the size of your fist. To make French Baguette, flatten the dough into a disk using a rolling pin, and then wrap the disk into a roll.
9- Transfer the breads into a baking pan covered with parchment paper.
10- Cover the breads and let them rest in a warm place for 30 minutes.
Baking the breads:
11- Preheat your oven to 420 F degrees.
12- Place your baking pan in the lower third of the oven and let them bake for 30 minutes or until

Ingredient:

3 cups of flour (keep extra flour on the side for kneading) 1 1/2 cups of warm water 6 oz of black olives cut into small pieces 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of thyme 1 tablespoon of dry yeast 1 teaspoon of sugar 1 teaspoon of salt

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Ingredients for dip

1 (15-oz.) can garbanzo beans, drained 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 tablespoon a fresh lemon or juice 2 tablespoons chopped onions or scallions 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 2 tablespoons and of course sesame seeds 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 1 jacamar, cut in sticks 1 carrot, cut in sticks 1/4 lb. broccoli, cut in flowerets

How to make Moroccan Dip

In blender, combine beans, oil, lemon juice and onions.
Now process until the beans are smooth.
Add salt, Worcestershire sauce and sesame seeds.
Again Process briefly.
Spoon into a small serving dish; sprinkle with parsley.

My favorite is simpler and I like the Ingredients

Garbanzo Beans

Parsley fresh

Walnuts

Lemon

Onions

Dill

Give it a try, it fresh, organic, and a great veggie healthy meal. Peace & Love

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How to Surviving as a Senior Citizen on Today’s on Limited Income

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This is a sheer impossibility; until you are in these circumstances you could not know what existence is for countless elders.  In the United States seniors are not treasured, the Native American culture looks up to their elders and whom they go for daily advise.  And, the Mexican American’s are very good to their seniors and will procure them into the fold of their household. Many of us here in Colorado Springs are transplants from military families and it helps to know how to get what you need when you require some assistance..

Saying this, for the remainder of the seniors they are pushed aside, even by the medical community.  First let’s start with the earnings.  For a couple, in many because the man will bring in income based on his highest three years he secured during his life-time of working, this will be averaged out to his once a month checks social security check.  If his spouse, on no account worked, stayed home; cooked, took care of the children, was the bond that keep the home together, well she will receive a small SSI check from the government, maybe a few hundred a month or so.

Currently if you are a women whose husband may have divorced you in your later years, you will only get the SSI check for income because you did not work, if he passed away and you were his wife of many years, you will inherit his income to add, which would help a great deal.  Sad to say this is rare. After doing a great deal of research if you are single, disabled and worked good jobs all your life, then when you do retire or become disabled, the income you received was livable and possible, at the present at the time you first received it; you cannot life on this income.

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The system depends on which state you live in, and for this article we are in Colorado Springs and foremost food stamps, many seniors are offered $4.00 to $10.00 per month in food stamp, why is this so low, because the families that have a million children, legally or not, so I am told, get a large amount of food stamps, and in many cases there are numerous family members and friends all breathing beneath one roof.  Same with energy assistance called Leap, and it was once a remarkable program except the cost of gas and electric has risen to such an elevated cost that the money they send, now only last one month of in the winter, in the past this would help a family for perhaps a good three months.

Let’s talk about doctors and medication, a sore subject for many seniors, co-pay to visit a doctor runs around $30.00, let’s declare you need to pay a visit to two or three doctors a month. Not like the old days where one doctor took care of you, now you are required to go to a orthopedic doctor, one for your knee, another for the hips and yet another for your back.  Then you ought to see your Psychiatrist every few months, and all they perform is to refills your meds, they no longer psychologically assist you and will only work with you if you are also seeing a physiologist, which would request that you ought to pop in at least once a week, bear in mind let me repeat these visits are on the average have $30.00 co-pay if you are on Medicare. Generally, nearly all seniors do not have a secondary insurance, who can afford several more hundred a month?   Again, Medicare does not cover for any kind of dental, so our seniors teeth are slowly weathering away, and they pay for the cost of one eye exam every few years, but they don’t pay for glasses, hearing aids, or dental.  They will pay for a monogram every few years.

Without hesitation, I see my everyday doctor at the clinic, he gives me prescriptions for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, low thyroid, diabetes, mussel relaxers for stiff neck, etc, you get my point they are so happy to give you pills, even for pain! Pills, Pills and more Pills.  Then there is my head doc who writes me some pretty powerful medications that you must take and can never go off abruptly, or they could kill you.  So everyday I take so much medication that my body is being poisoned.  Each one of these drugs has co-pay that varies.   The cost of my co-pays alone comes to about $300.00 a month.

Then there is your car, to clean it, put gas in it and to keep it well maintained is impossible.  Paying the rent is the one thing that must be done and that is half or more, for the majority senior’s income. Straight away we have car insurance, homeowners insurance, medical insurance, Medicare takes out $100.00 a month from this small monthly check to pay for Medicare Insurance.  To top it off this January 2010 our wonderful government said let’s give money to the Auto and Bank industries and not give our seniors their yearly cost of living increase.  Thank you Obama, you hate giving senior citizens their yearly raise, since you have taken office as President, we are all hungry and dying....

In conclusion, the motivation for starting with this article is since I engage in lived and survived in Colorado Springs as a low income senior, which required that I become skilled at the particulars; due to a great deal of research on this area under discussion.  I would be fond of initiating a senior Column; to establish an opportunity to help senior’s, and I am familiar with where to go for virtually all the help you might need. Accordingly, ask me questions, I will research or know the answer and then I will write back here on, "Fresh Ink" to assist all our senior in Colorado Springs and surrounding areas....At this stage in life we are supposed to play and have fun, writing is my way of have fun, so let me lighten the load, therefore ask me questions and I promise to find different options to help.  

Senior also having fun:

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My Father Was and is this; Protect Children From Pedophile's

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I just watched an interview with Kathy Griffin, the comedian, on television. She wrote her new book where she talked about her brother being a Pedophile and everyone in her family knew about it. I am really amazed about the stories I hear of families secrets from the past, and of course the present. My Father was a pedophile...pedophiles are very sick people

I have never conferred with any person regarding this with anyone and I am in my sixties. I have talked to my sister and my therapist only. I had to scurry to my computer to compose this before I lost the nerve. How many of us are there? Victim's I mean? It is completely incredible when I hear my friend’s stories about this, and they too never talked to anyone. I was out of the ordinary; I went to my Mother when I was a child.

My Mother was an alcoholic; as a result she wasn't there to protect me from harm. After I told her, she left my Father for one day. Craziness; is where I happen to be born into, yet how do I functioned in this world, barely? Scared to believe in something, scared to trust, just plain scared. Nevertheless, it never showed on me, I worked, I was successful, a mother, wife, sister, friend, on the contrary, I always had this enigma. There is a warning at this juncture; anyone can be capable of hiding this inner desire who in truth is a pedophile. Even your family member!

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I am not scripting this article for everyone to say, “Oh Darlene, we’re so proud of you, or you’re so brave". My Dad and Mom are not in or around this world any longer. This issue is for all the populace to become shocked, which many of my writer friends know about me, darn well I like to write articales that will change and to shock people into thinking about issue that they rather not think about….Pardon me, this is still happening and it comes in different packages. Normal people, like my dad, everyone thought he was this great guy, yet when he walked in that front door from a hard day of work, we're all became terrified of him, even my mom. Fear is how we all felt and he enjoyed that power. He had no power in the outside world, he held the same job all his life, talked little at work, did a great job, his desk was spotless and nobody would of guessed, "His Secret."

My father would came into my room late at night or whenever mom was passed out. I would pretend I was asleep; he would force us to take naps with him while he was naked and he walked around naked when mom was not at home. To punish me he would…..I am leaving the rest out, the particulars are not important. OMG, how could this happen? Sometimes I drive down streets and look at the houses and contemplate what is going on behind closed doors? I could never tell you what it has done to me as an adult, I could never express the outrage and sorrow and pain I carry. Nobody will ever know, for the reason that “it is a secret!”

Does anyone stop to think about this, your boyfriend that babysits while you are at work, your brother, neighbor, or any number of male friends. Okay, I do understand that not everyone is a Pedophile, I am not that crazy. Or, as Albert Einstein wrote, am I a bit hazy? Or is everyone else crazy?   Many westeners go over seas as tourist in many countries; most  of the child sex trade is in different countries included America. It has become a multi-million dollar criminal industry and to reiterate, it is mostly American citizens that travel abroad.

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Now, that I have written this, I call upon many women to open up about this, I implore you to shout this out. PROTECT ALL THE CHILDREN, boys and girls. My priest told me the other day that he was molested as a child. Our children are being taken right from under our noise, they are raped and murdered. Shout louder, until it not only one tree that falls in the forest! God Bless our children...

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Auctions, How To Successed in This Profitable Business

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 Auctions, Make Money From Home or Roam Your Local or Small Town Auction Houses, It's Fun.

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Let’s begin with there are two kinds of auctions; stock, live stock, cattle, horses sheep. Let's remember this is an in house auctions; antiques, household goods, paintings, furniture, some real estate, estate sales, and cars, just to mention a few.

If you experience a real auction you will never forget; the keenness, and mania, personally if you, on no account, have never proceeded to a live stock auction, I would recommend, don’t start off now, without doing a heap of home work. These auctions can be extremely difficult to comprehend; the auctioneer speaks and moves so fast you will be taken aback. There are secret signal, many may nod, or touch their hand taping their hat. These people know each other, and get there early, in addition, size up the kind of stock they are looking for.

A Rancher or cowboy, is knowledgeable about his stuff, this is what he does, as each animal is brought into the arena, the cowboy can size him up in seconds, he can tell how much he weighs and can brake that down in his head to how much beef he will make if he buys this cow, These auction moves so fast your head will spin. The most important thing to remember in any auction is don’t size up your completion by what they are wearing, this dirty cowboys might be richer then George Bush.

The best thing to do is walk around and hear what folks are talking about, you can tell by the conversations that are an armature. The cowboy looks for a horse with a start back, not a long back, but a strong back. A long back will make a horse weak. Buying stock is like playing to stock market, sometime the price drops that when you keep your cattle out in the range, when the price goes back up, you can load them up and off the stock auction.

Then in-house auctions are the same in many ways, except you can understand what the auctioneer is saying, he is not moving items out as fast, but again an amateur can really screw up how a bid goes, he wants something and starts a high bid, then another amateur will bid against him, yes one of them will get the product, but they paid maybe way over the price of a new showroom floor design. This is great for the house, but really upsets the pros.

Next, show up early and write down all the item numbers, examine the product and think of a price you are willing to pay for these item, you need to ease-drop what others are saying around you. You need to size everyone one up as armatures or professionals. A pro never jumps in right away; it will go down low or the amateurs don’t jump in with a high price.

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All auctioneers’ knows when there is a strong pro in the audience. Then the pros know who the “thinkers” are, they hesitate! Once they bid they are not sure they did the right thing, the pro will yell out a price and the thinker will not bid back, those are the folks for pros like in the room. There are also people at the auction that have a second hand store, so then need a mark up of around 100%. People, who buy for their home, end up paying higher, when they see what they like they know it is lower priced then a store, but they still pay more for this used items in the auction house. I sure hope you learned something about going to auctions and being successful. Good fortune

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The Kentucky Derby, The Most Prestigious Horse Race In The World

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Kentucky Derby

Currently, I for one never experienced attending the Kentucky Derby, I get pleasure from watched this race on TV, it starts this year on April 29 and runs through May 2nd. The seating remain where the racing enthusiast exhibits their wealth, as well as obtaining the best seats in the house. Not really my cup of tea, it's somewhat akin to being bored stiff watching, the King of England play Polo. And, the lady's as well, they’re prancing around with their best dresses and hats, hats, hats, the bigger the hat the better and the complete ordeal is candidly a fashion show. This is reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland, falling down, down, down and entering into an alternative crazy bizarre world.

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All joking aside, this is an event of a lifetime, populace travel from all over the globe to see this splendid horse race. You can still get tickets in the millionaire’s row, the turf club, the Triple Crown room, clubhouse and grandstands, Ops, the Triple Crown room is sold out already, and so are the famous Infield Finish Line areas. Wonder how much those tickets cost?

From my version concerning the Derby, they have a fixation which is called "Derby Experience," this includes concierge services so their clients are supported outside Church Downs; they will help all the member of your private party; organize museum tours, golfing, and parties just to name a few. I sure can bet, no pun intended, which the hotel prices, during this occasion of the year, escalate to outrages rates.

The Kentucky Derby is America’s oldest thorough-breed horse race. The first race was in 1864. This area is known as the Bluegrass Region, and many of the winning horses were raised and bred in this location. Furthermore, the amazing occurrence of history for me to learn about who founded this Derby, okay, I am open the envelope and the winner is… Mr. Lewis, from the Louis and Clark expedition, yes that’s same Lewis. Church Hill was the name of Lewis Clark Jr's relatives. That really surprised me, as well as Lewis Sr. organized and created the Louisville Jockey Club. Now this is a grand piece of history.

I love going to the quarter horse races, I like the lag time between each race to study the farms and the jockeys. How many races have they won and just working out the figures, coming early to go down and visit the horses, and talk to them? But, thoroughbreds and buggy races are not for me. But, I sure do like going to the local horse races.

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 The Kentucky Derby simply allows horses that happen to be three-years old. The horse that wins this extraordinary race, are called winners of the 'Triple Crown.' Just imagine how much this level of horse cost, in the millions. The purse is enormous and this race is also known as the "Run for the Roses," coverlet of roses is awarded to the Derby winner every year.

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Who Are You? Is There a Stranger Inside - A Poem

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Who Are You? Is There a Stranger Inside - A Poem

The majority of people don’t know who they are

They become skilled at how to imitate; feelings, ideas, life style of others

We have NO control over what happens to us...

They told you, you were to be seen and not heard

That you’re this, and not enough of that

What do you see when you look in the mirror?

Do you look deep into your eyes to see your soul?

Do you believe in God inside their somewhere, or do you only answer to yourself?

Do you see how magnificent, and remarkable and splendid you are?

Only you can see if you are light or dark deep inside; when you see in that mirror

Now at this ripe age I don’t recognize who I see and that is so frightening

Who is this person that has moved inside of me and made me change?

You do not know who you are, and you see a great deal less

Where did you get the idea that you are less?

From the people you love and trusted while growing up

We have NO control over what happens unless, we know who we are

They told you, you were to be seen and not heard

That you were this, and not enough of that, messing with your head

When you achieve some of your finest moment they put you down

You were taught that love was conditional; you must do this to get that

And this is how you will carry all your relationships with you throughout your life

Why, because you don’t know who you are

So, who are you? You are a stranger inside yourself

Your veins run cold, and fear is always so close, who are you?

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Create your Sacred Space; A Private Paradise

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PRIVATE PARADISE JUST FOR YOU

I have ensued working for years on my unique dwelling. It’s located at the parcel of my yard that is similar to an L shape, attached to the side of my house. It’s a diminutive area; nevertheless this is ideal for me. I planted a row of Aspen Tress by the side of the gap of the L shape, and then there is a shed on the back corner. I fashioned a path for my neighbors to walk between the trees and the shed, this is located at the end area of the L shape of my home; almost to the back accordingly I have accomplished creating the privacy.

My next step is to eliminate all the rocks in that area and deposit sand. I want to acquire an assortment of colorful hand painted Italian tiles. Now, get yourself one large clay pot, not plastic it must be natural. I would say about three feet deep, and about three feet high, make sure it is a nice round pot. Then put a medium pot in the center upside down. Now, fill the pot with soil, next add another clay pot that is smaller on top of the upside down pot. Again, place another pot in the center upside down and add your soil. Do this one last time, then you have a tier of three levels.

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place yogurt all over your pots, this has a natural fugues in it and it will produce moss to grow on your pots, this bestows that old looking appearance, as if they preserved the look of growing old without further ado, this is the time to include a large amount colorful plants, you can mix herbs and plants collectively, merely use your imaginative side to craft this centerpiece that you can use year after year.

It’s still snowing here, however I am already planting small pot of herbs and flowers inside my house, this way I can preserve and prepare for spring, and work from the seeds and not splurge so much on summer plants. Now, you can come across some decorative pots for a large to medium size and place them around you space, assemble these single flower pots filled with a mixture of wonderful flowers and plants and some plants that will grow down the side of the pot, that will convey happiness, peace and joy to your heart

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Consider adding lattice at this point this to add more privacy, and place your chair in your special location. This is important; a site that bestows liveliness, walk around the area and you will know your special distinctive position. Create a nice brick border line around your trees, and plant big plants under and all-around the trees, and plant vines for your lattice. Somehow water is another way to add to this scene, you can add a small water fall. Oh, and don't forget the bird feeder, bird house and bird bath, you will enjoy several hours of calming bird watching.

Single out a style of a country you love, or a scene in your mind. Look through gardening magazines’ to get planting and landscaping ideas. What a splendid location to get inspiration, imagine yourself sitting outside in your paradise, with your lap top, writing magnificent articles for hubpages or working on you latest novel. Encircle yourself with magnificence; everywhere you gaze must provide you with inspiration. Each year you can add to it and remodel it to fit whatever ambiance you are into. This has been an on going project for me and it in truth, this does transport me into paradise. It rains here a lot during the spring and summer, you ought to deliberate adding an over head attached to the lattice or a large umbrella. I can’t take too much sun, so I also need this for protection.

I hope I bequeathed upon you some delightful suggestions on a sacred space, your place, your point of reference, just image, a small table next to your chair with a large glass of freshly made lemonade, a good book, your lap top, your feet propped up, your cell phone on the table. Think Green in all that you do. Love & peace

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Medical Marijuana, Last Night I had A Tiny Piece of ABrownie

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I am stoned precisely in this second: high, scared, confused; I will add a new better choice of words once my brains starts working, I am all mind in this moment and I am in a very strange place, many illogical thoughts.  However, I am in my deep inner recesses,  so many events and madness, as well as, watching strange things inside my room seriously milting in front of me.  I went to my doctor a few months ago, as I suffer from Arthritis of the spine, neck, fingers, hips and knees.  During this visit my doctor gave me a prescription, “To apply for a “Red” card which is the legal right to buy, “Medical Marijuana, I cannot smoke and had NO idea what to, hey remember I was a hippie in the mid sixties, then during the remainder of my life, I stopped smoking it. Consequently I throw the ½ bag of pot into a large bowl; mixed it with my brownie mix, and cooked it to make the brownies, and I am allergic to all kinds of pain meds, I am utterly allergic to chemical’s in nearly all alcoholic drinks.  And, all opium, which exists in all pain drugs, therefore I am allergic to everything.  My evening started off normal, nothing different in my life, as each day turns to evening as the day draw to a close.   At the moment, I was quite intently watch TV, kicked back being happy, and I  forgot about the tiny piece of a brownie I ate, which I had taken aw maybe 45 minutes ago, then BAM!

Instantly this is happening whist I am in the “Other World” I am writing during the exact time this has hit me so hard as to share with you what has truly happened to me… My room started changing in form, I became terrified and jumped off the bed and stood pacing in the center of the room, in this still light, my room was moving, a buzzing sound was deep in my ears, or was it in the room.  The TV was negative so I turned it off; my heart started pounding, the furniture started moving, nothing to grasp or formulate as real, the fear approached and I was on planet Saturn….Then as I started to move slower and wind down, although my physical affects were the same.  Therefore I calmed my mind, slowed  my thoughts down and my heart stopped racing, And, then again BAM…again, I hate this feeling, it’s like you are losing your mind, and I don’t want to experience this ever again.  This went on for hours and hours.

I called a few friends, talking to someone who does not know what “Trip-in” is, with out an understanding of this situation it’s not going to get you anywhere or who can get it, or you.  Thank God for them, but hell for me.  I needed someone to relate to my dilemma.  After a few calls I called my  46 year old son, he had NO idea how to talk to me and then his friend’s arrived as they were heading out to dinner and they had to leave….I was so not happy that he would not talk to me.  A few minutes later he called me back and said mom, I have a friend here that can talk to you and help to get through this and he will, “Talk you down”.  If this is the kind of weed now, in this day and age, then what was I smoking in the 60”s?  if it is the same I must have been really really high, but I can remember, I cant’s stop shaking the feeling that during the good old days,  it was always mellow, like “Mellow Yellow” and we could laugh and just get a buzz.

On the contrary, this was like obtaining Acid or laced with Acid.  What do I know I have never done Acid, although most of my friends did back in the day? Without hesitation I was just doing what the doctor ordered and flying this high I felt like I was cut loose from a kite, space looked like it was going to be my premeditate destination.  So, while talking to my son’s friend Todd, I was freaking out, and I will never never never go to do this again.  Why the doctor didn’t let know about these results of this stuff, heck this is nothing like we smoked.  This is something else in it and I was told it was all NATURAL, um.   So this is the stuff that is “legal: street drugs, if it isn’t or grown as they say “A natural product”, then why did I freak out?  I will die in pain before I ever go back to the scary and paranoid place again.  Make some comments to explain to me what happened.

Now today, after the fact, I am still a little shaken, and I am having a flash back from last night of me sitting in front of the refrigerator and eating until I got sick….I know many of you don’t approve of what I did, and I was exciting to be honest without feeling any pain for awhile, and it did happen I felt NO pain that’s for sure, and the reason, “because I was pure mind” in some kind of panic mode.  Thanks for putting up with me, nevertheless everyday offers a new experience and this was mine.  Love & peace

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Vitamin therapy For Your Hyperactive Children or ADHD

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Healthy Children

Vitamin therapy for the Hyperactive Child

The FDA requirements are not accurate understanding the information is out of date. There subsist too, countless variations in the scope of the requirement for normal persons. Indeed, there subsist numerous different research programs going on, mostly for people that are seriously mentally ill, they are finding that these groups of children are missing essential vitamins. Indeed, research also shows that food alone cannot supply the body with the nutritional elements, vitamins and other supplements are urgently needed.

At the moment, there is a growing recognition that the hyperactive child “problem” child with a learning disability, May indeed, be suffering from a physical disorder related chiefly to nutrition and the possibly is very high nutritional requirements of some of these children. There exist a true contention that mental illness is caused my malnutrcion, of parts of the brain and nervous system.

When my daughter was a toddler and up into grade school the doctors gave her mega drugs, during the 60’s this was what they gave to a hyperactive child, my daughter was so active the school would call me to pick her up, she was disturbing the classroom. It was almost impossible for her to stay in her seat. The doctors, at the time, started treating her with the usual drugs. After giving this medication to her, I noticed she was sitting in this chair at home for hours, she looked comatose to me, I thought, “wow, where is the middle ground for this?” I instantly took the drugs and tossed them down the toilet.

Then I found a great doctor that believed in putting her on up to 1,000 times the usual vitamin doses. After several months with this vitamin therapy she was starting to calm down and understand my commands and was doing better in school. She could now speak slow and study and the therapy was starting to work. In general behavior, she showed a greater appreciation for the family and her environment. She became more loving, just by me buying different foods and the vitamin therapy was proving to me a great benefit. Many of the victims were in the B family, and calcium.

Also, B-15 was believed to help supply oxygen to the brain tissues. Some Psychiatrist believes that hyperactivity in early childhood maybe an indication that schizophrenia will occur later in life, now that is a scary thought. Also research done on hyperactive children shows they were eating a bad diet of high in cereals, and carbohydrate foods and those foods prepared with sugar. I have been writing articles about Candida, and this is where it starts. The sugar is the enemy and many people show signs of mental illness that are sensitive to sugar…they found that the “Hill Side Strangler, in Los Angeles, lived on a diet of candy bars and cokes, this is enough sugar intake after so long to create a crazy mind.

Many of these children are extremely smart as my daughter had an IQ above genius levels. However her behavior was completely unpredictable and impulsive, I believe in this form of treatment and call upon doctors to treat hyperactive children with vitamins, which seem to be so effective. Take that extra effort with your child that may exhibit these behaviors’, and give them a change to grow into healthy happy people. Feed them live foods, it is hard to stop the sugar completely once they reach school age, but while they are in our care. Lets serve them a healthy diet, it will be amazing the changes you will notice.

Yet again, I was such a young parent, at sixteen and my kids would wake up and grab their cereal boxes and that is what they did in the mornings. While shopping my son always picked the cereals that contain the best prize in the box, I thought that was cute. Not knowing anything about cooking and nutrients and healthy food I am sure I caused this problem in my daughter. But, now in our advance and healthy green thinking, if we apply this to all the children, you will see a different kind of person behind the haze. Maybe, just maybe we can save our children from bad behavior. Bless our children.

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I’m extremely Apologetic, But You’re Late!

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 I’m Extremely Apologetic, But You’re Late!

What Is Your Pet Peeve?

Not all of your pet peeves, as we all do have them, maybe pick one that really disturbs you, for me it is, "Being late". I am constantly on time. I by no means would presume any person to wait for me for thirty minutes, more or less an hour or two hours. This is so rude, time is money and money is time, if it is business. If it is personal it’s still rude, how could you be capable of not show up at an appointed hour?

Oh, you said, “Time fly’s,” do you possess a watch, am I crazy or is the world not interested in time? If you are a person that is late, why are you running late, what seems to be the problem? For the record, I am never late; I was always really…at least fifteen to twenty minutes early, I would print out a map off the internet, if I am going someplace new. I will call ahead and find out directions, if I would be lost, I would call and tell them I’m on my way. I worked in the corporate world most of my life, and where I come from, being late, is not acceptable, ever!

To be candid I have never had a job where I had to clock in and clock out. I continuously showed up early and left late. I did the job, and desired to conclude my day’s drudgery before I would tackle the next day of work. If the people I have met in the past ten years, sought after success in the location I operated, I pledge to you, they would encounter Donald Trump in the board room, “Your Fired”. Perhaps the quandary only exists in different areas of the country or the world, or only in my mind…which does roam a bit these days.

When I was a young girl I had friends that were always late, I in no way would say anything to them, I was to shy and hated confrontations, furthermore, if I had in all actuality, an exciting date, Mr. Handsome, with his hot car and as cute and charming as my cute dog.

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Subsequently, in those days, I may possibly be staring at the clock all dressed up, waiting and waiting, with my seductive dating garb on, flawless makeup and hair. I would sit motionless to look nice and pretty, however that was when I was young, and I abhorrent any kind of confrontation back then, conversely a young lady never would speak up. I guess because as a child I could on no account, express my feelings.

During those years, I really did feel disrespected; nevertheless I kept that opinion at bay. Now, as an old lady, “Off with your head.” I would not at all accept such bad behavior to be integrated into my life. Throughout my years of growing up and experiencing life, I encircled myself with friends that articulated the same concept about TIME. Perhaps my forefathers are not really Irish and Sicilian. Maybe, now this is a strong maybe, I come from a generation of Mayans; in another life I may possibly rendered a hand while constructing the calendar in the temple, where the sun was researched to follow the time. Yes, I believe I am right about this; these are my real distant relatives. Another thought; I choose the late natives as the sacrifice to the Gods.

What does time mean to you? Now, for the first time in my life, being retired has me forgetting what day it is, and I might have shown up for an appointment on the wrong day, however I was on time on those rare occasions. Also, for this key time in my life, I consent to allow time to be measured by those in the outside world; I merit this extra indulgence, of stop thinking about time in my home. Unless I have an appointment, and the only excuse I would have, if I don’t keep my appointment, is that I forgot to glace at my calendar and just plum forgot. On the other hand, old age works as an enormous excuse, but this is still not acceptable, even to me. If and when I have done such a thing, or admitted to it, I would accordingly be traumatized that I could of possibly done such an unspeakable deed as miss an appointment, being late, or showing up on the wrong day.

Thinking back I worked so much in my life, success was a feat I shrived for; even now I still can’t stop working. My fingers are surely bleed on the keyboard as I write; nevertheless I have faith in filling the time, being responsible, and taking full responsibility for my actions. Ops, I screwed up, that’s better then, um maybe George did that, not me, I didn’t do that…people that aren’t on time also blame everything on others. It’s the principle, like the “Ten Commandments” time ought to be the eleventh commandment.

Okay, I ponder you get my point, I have an issue, and that issue is “late people” they have cell phones, they drive through fast food places to eat, they have fast cars, a set of expensive watches, beautiful clocks all over the house (of course, late people would also have lots of mirrors all around the house as well), alarm clocks and fancy alarm watches. How in heavens name can a person be late over and over again? How do they keep their jobs? Both my children were born on their due date, so they are also great with time.  Maybe you can tell me, if you are a time person or a late person; I am fascinated in hearing what you have to say about this, most important issue.

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