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AuroraA

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How Can You Tell If Michael Jackson Is Having A Birthday Party? Posted: 6/30/2009 8:52:13 AM
It's worse than that! MJ is 50+ now. eeeeuuuh

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

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How Can You Tell If Michael Jackson Is Having A Birthday Party? Posted: 6/30/2009 8:50:23 AM
I've been wondering what his obit will say.... White woman or black man.

AuroraA

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How Can You Tell If Michael Jackson Is Having A Birthday Party? Posted: 6/30/2009 8:49:34 AM
Do you know what's black & white & comes in little cans??? Not Beans!!!! It's MJ x2

AuroraA

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How Can You Tell If Michael Jackson Is Having A Birthday Party? Posted: 6/30/2009 8:48:04 AM
Do you know why MJ's pants are so short??? They're not his.

AuroraA

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Ever been asked,Why aren't you married? Posted: 1/8/2009 11:27:43 AM
My friends & family never ask, but guys do. Like ~charmed~ says, I think they're making a compliment. I get asked why I haven't been snapped up already. I only want to let the right guy do any snapping around me. LoL Quality; not quantity is the most basic answer as to why.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

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why does it suck trying to find someone decent in Arkansas? Posted: 1/3/2009 10:01:50 AM
1-Trailblazer: I'm with you on that one about starting as friends. I want to start with the premise that it's a friendship. If something comes of it that would be lovely. But the reality is, that the chances are, it will remain a friendship only. I'm up for friends; it's not something a person can have too many of. But the chances of any relationship advancing into "The One" are slim, whether that is here or any other venue of opportunity in life. If it was easy to find "The One" we (any of us) would likely not be here at all, eh? Kennyb43: The notches on the bedpost is exactly what some people out here are looking for. I guess they don't care how empty that whole sort of behavior is, or how risky, but I don't judge them. I don't do it & like you, I don't want to be on the recieving end of it either, but who knows what those people are going through. They may still be in an emotionally numb place & just need to be held or something. I will acknowledge that there are simply plain old cold hearted players out here too. eeeuuuh.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

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Funny, but real names... Posted: 1/1/2009 12:06:32 AM
A fella I worked with had a couple of students; twin brothers named Oranjello & Lemonjello. My Mom used to be a radiologist when I was a kid & she said the hospital staff would often encourage illiterate women to name their children horrible things like Chlamydia. My chiropractor is Dr. Payne. Several years ago I was working on the Chamber of Commerce theatrical shindig that was being sponsored by Disney World (it was in Orlando, FL). The Disney guys came into our theatre & wanted us to wear name tags. (hehehehe) We kept changing them every hour or so to things like Eileen Dover, Pilar Knickershoff, etc. Hey, if humor doesn't present itself on its own....make some.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

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why does it suck trying to find someone decent in Arkansas? Posted: 12/26/2008 2:07:27 PM
It isn't just AR. I've lived all over & traveled to nearly every state in the lower 48..& then some. It also isn't about that dating sucks. It just means there are a lot of Prince's that just don't happen to be my prince. The same in reverse for the fellas. It doesn't mean there aren't quality people out there. It just means we haven't found the right one yet. That's not to say there aren't some folks out there truly lacking, but then perhaps there is someone for those folks too. I just know it isn't me. I only want one; the right one for me.

AuroraA

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Very High IQ Posted: 11/30/2008 12:05:33 PM
Wellll, here's an interesting note found on the page you referenced HO2. A note of caution: The Flynn Effect illustrates the difficulty of comparing test results over time, but it says little about the validity of the tests within a given time period (Flynn talks about the validity "within generations"). As in most things, IQ is a difficult quantum to measure. The variables are too many to make any sort of truly accurate statement & the measure of such is never really anything more than a rough guesstimate. That said, the rough guesstimates are all that is available to work with & is all it ever will be regardless of the alterations of tests used in the determination of. As to the answering the OP from a personal perspective, it is what I know & can speak of with the most authority. It's not so much to make it about "me" as it is to demonstrate experiences that typify the situation the OP is asking about. I can't give an inside view of what may be going on in the mind of another human being. I can only give the view of what went on in my mind when I was of an age similar to her current students. I gave the voice of a child who grew to have a broader perspective of a similar situation....& that is all it was.

AuroraA

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Is breeding the right thing to do these days? Posted: 11/30/2008 10:26:38 AM
deerdog1: ...she is wanting to know when we can start next years garden ... Why not do a bit of study to see what is done in a winter garden? A body still needs to eat in the winter & food sources would be harder to come by then, than in the summer months. Winter greens is my hint for you there. Also, if this granddaughter is so interested in where food comes from & you have an interest in education for surviving in a world with no technology, you may wish to invest in some study of wild foods. The so called smart people will be just as hungry as the not so smart. Lack of education in what is edible & what is not, (if the grocery stores were to close forever...) will not differentiate between those who hold a Phd. & those who didn't graduate high school. The bottom line in that sort of scenario is to know the difference in a sassassafras leaf & poison ivy. Knowing what foods to combine to form complete proteins & other such knowledge will be part of what would seperate the survivors from the non survivors. In the scenario you are painting, it would take far more knowledge to survive than knowing how to grow a garden because if you have a garden & your neighbor doesn't, you can bet your bippy that the hungry neighbors will steal your crops; by force if necessary. If you doubt that part of the scenario, you have a lot more faith in human nature than I do. The example I hold forth to support my views is New Orleans during the aftermath of Katrina. Education or the lack of it was not differentiated by the hurricane. However, I will concede that the undereducated were by & large responsible for a larger part of the looting that ensued. But if that became a more protracted situation where there was no help available from anywhere (as in a nationwide or worldwide catasrophe; be it simply economic, energy interuption, or physical catastrophe), people of all levels of education & economic prosperity would be equally affected at some point. In such cases of the breakdown of civilization that you refer to in history for whatever root cause, there have been instances of cannibalism that presented in such cases of survival where food sources were in short supply for the number of people that needed to be fed. In some instances of history, it is noted that cannibalism became an accepted part of various cultures. Now...if a horrific international catastrophe were to occur on our little blue planet, does it not make sense that the fewer humans (who are overcrowding the planet now), the fewer mouths there would to sustain if such an event were to occur? There wouldn't be any way the number of exixting humans would be capable of sustaining that population without the massive energy sucking agricultural systems we employ today. With these massive agricultural methods being employed today, we have diminished the biodiversity of the planet in general, thus diminishing the available food sources that would otherwise be available if the unthinkable were to occur. Humans....nest foulers.... We certainly haven't been very good stewards of this planet so far... Maybe the next sentient beings to wander our planet will be better at it than we are & if we're lucky (as a species) some of our grandchildren & great grandchildren will be better & more concientious than we've been.

AuroraA

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Is breeding the right thing to do these days? Posted: 11/18/2008 12:49:55 PM
IntoArt: You beat me to that response about the insane idea that the world is not overpopulated. LoL I can't imagine anyone truly believing the planet isn't overpopulated unless they have their head someplace real dark..... There is an organization of "concerned scientists" who have been beating the drum about the earth being overpopulated for about 30 years. I tend to agree with them too. It isn't necessary for there to be a town every 30 miles of backroad to be sufficiently populated. The sad state of the economy has forced people into the cities over the last 40-50 years. The deforesting of the Amazoninan Rain Forests are a perfect example to demonstrate that we are an overpopulated planet. If we weren't so overpopulated, we wouldn't need so much wood that it required stripping the lungs off of the planet to feed that need. What's wrong with having large spaces of unoccupied land? Why don't we give the midwest back to the Indians (as per the treaties state) since the population in those areas have dropped below the legal requirement to be held for pretty much "white only" use? Let it go back to what it is best suited for if nobody can make decent farmland out of it (& for the most part, they can't). Let the buffalo have it back. They know just what to do with it. As to who gets to reproduce & who doesn't.....in a democratic republic such as we have in the US, it would be highly illegal & immoral to decide who can & who cannot have children. To say that education is the answer...well, sometimes that works but only to some degree at best. Let's get real...abstenance ain't happening. The practical solution is to make voluntary birth control available to the poor & uneducated, they would use it. People who are extremely poor don't want to have to feed & clothe another mouth. I'm not saying they won't love the child...but that's a moot point regarding overpopulation. More undereducated people living in poverty will simply breed more of the same & the overall quality of society will be degraded until the social structure collapses... But, OH. That's already happening, isn't it?

AuroraA

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Very High IQ Posted: 11/12/2008 6:27:45 PM
School was boring to me as a kid. The out-takes from the boredom were by teachers who brought passion to a subject & went outside the proscribed lines of the curriculum. I still like that. I would blow off doing any serious work to learn something new until someone could show me why I needed to know a thing. As high as my IQ was as a kid, I didn't learn to tie my shoes for a really long time. I got hugs from my Mom (3rd of 4 kids) which was not readily available,...when she would tie my shoes for me. My logic was that if I never learned I would continue to recieve the small bit of extra attention. It was illogical to bother learning to tie my shoes when it clearly meant I would relenquish something I wanted. Pretty much the same thing with time. As a kid I didn't give a rat's arse what time it was & couldn't see a good reason to care what time it was either. My motivation for learning that was that I would get a nice watch if I learned how to use it first. Seeing the Cinderella watch my older sister got was something to look up to, but I wanted the Sleeping Beauty watch instead. LoL The key word in all this??? Motivation! Find what motivates them & go with it!

AuroraA

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Creation, maybe the answer is more simple than we think. Posted: 11/12/2008 6:14:29 PM
Void means nothing. If there was something "containing" the void, that would be something, whatever is "containing" the void, therefore no void. What does the void contain??? In a word: potential

AuroraA

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Sure-Fire First-Date Killers Posted: 10/4/2008 11:49:00 AM
Uptowner: OMG! Where do people get such crazy ideas????

AuroraA

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Hunting Season – A Wild Game and Native Dinner Posted: 10/4/2008 8:16:30 AM
Chestnuts are sort of sweet & I would think that it wouldn't be a great option to acorn flour as you suggested. As to recipes with them you might look for the word Chinkapin. (something in the spelling there doesn't look quite right. It may use a "c" or a "q" instead of the "k") Last night I did a crack-pot venison roast in beer, horseradish, instant coffee, garlic, onions, mushrooms, chicken broth powder (Frontier brand), & a few other spices. It turned out really good. I use the coffee as a tenderizer & it also adds another layer to the flavor. I served it with red potatos cut into 1" chunks, boiled & drained. Then drizzled toasted sesame oil over them & spiced them with (Frontier) chicken broth powder, Italian blend (chopped,dried, flakes), & a touch of sea salt. I love taters done this way.

AuroraA

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Fiance in rehab.. what to do when he comes back? Posted: 10/1/2008 4:36:32 PM
I would say to take it all very slow. Don't rush into getting married because I wouldn't consider that he's in any state of mind to be making long term decisions quite yet. If continuing the relationship is meant to be then there's no rush. If it isn't meant to be; don't rush into making a huge mistake. There's plenty of time; use it & use it wisely. Give him the support anyone would hope to get but don't smother him either. He has to learn to deal with his problems on his own. Nobody can fix him; especially not you. This is one of those times in life where the silver platter rule comes into play. Life isn't served on one & each of us have to serve ourselves. Part of the growth & learning process is the struggle itself. Have you ever been told that if you assist a butterfly out of its cocoon that it will never develop the strength to fly? Well, it is true. The struggle to get out of the cocoon is necessary for the butterfly to grow strong enough to use its wings to fly. Allow him to struggle out of this cocoon himself. Be there when appropriate & let him fall if he needs to. It's like a child learning to walk again in some ways. Good luck to all of you.

AuroraA

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Hunting Season – A Wild Game and Native Dinner Posted: 10/1/2008 8:39:47 AM
Salmon: I just consider my heritage as colorful & I do give honor to all my ancestors. Heck, they survived all the world threw at them long enough to bring me into the world in this life! A lot has happened in the world too! Woof! I also bless my mom for having the strenghth of character not to go insane trying to raise this crazy child. LoL She said I was a tad feral in some ways. I think I still am. About the methods of cleansing acorns...it just goes along with my "no sweat method of living life" attitude. LoL mcopado: Don't think you wasted that venison! That sounds delicious. I'm allergic to the chile' family but for some reason I can do more chipotle than the raw or pickled jalapeno they come from. Beats me as to why that is. I guess something in the smoking process kills what swells me. Like beef or any other meat; there isn't just one good way to cook it. I like to take venison chili grind & make stroganhoff with it. You could use the steak medallions the same way I'm sure, but the chili grind is the easiest to me. I also use venison to make spaghetti, lasagne, pizza, ...if you can do it w/ beef, you can do it with venison or buffalo. I looooooooovvvvveee buffalo! Also, about the nut beer. Keep in mind that there is a lot more protein than carbs in acorns as I know that will make a difference in the chemistry of brewing. But it sounds pretty tasty to me. I like nutty flavored foods. I guess it's one of those "Sometimes ya feel like a nut; sometimes ya don't" moments. LoL Some folks don't like the gamey taste of wild meats, but I do. For those who don't; you can soak the meat in milk for a few hours in the fridge before cooking it. To me venison tastes like roses. Everyone I know says they think I'm nuts about that, but there is a very subtle back flavor that is like roses. I have a very sensitive palatte & olifactory system, so I notice stuff like that where others don't necessarily. LoL

AuroraA

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Hunting Season – A Wild Game and Native Dinner Posted: 9/30/2008 8:51:26 PM
Salmon Thanks Cailin! I am Jewish Irish Cherokee...can you imagine? No wonder I am the way I am. Cailin Norwegian, Irish, Cherokee - Tall, stubborn, and a temper when necessary...maybe better add that to my profile! Cherokee, Choctaw, Quapaw, Osage, English, French, Scottish, Irish, Spanish, & Danish. A veritable mutt to say the least. No wonder I have such eclectic tastes. LoL

AuroraA

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Hunting Season – A Wild Game and Native Dinner Posted: 9/30/2008 8:42:22 PM
raxarsr: Acorns are also extremely high in protein!!! A burger patty of acorns has approximately 2.5 times more protein than a beef burger patty of equal weight. I have several varieties of oak on my property, but my favorite is the white oak. They have the mildest flavor IMO. We pick up a bunch of the acorns & put them in a burlap bag. Put the burlap bag in a cooler with a drain plug & set underneath a water spigot. Set the drain plug to a slow leak & leave the spigot running at about the same rate. Let it run overnight & the tannins should be sufficiently rinsed out. This method simulates putting the bag in a stream of running water. The other method I know about is to soak in water in a pot & change the water once a day for a week. This method is far more time consuming but it uses less water overall & the water could potentially be used for other things if there's a drought.

AuroraA

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Hunting Season – A Wild Game and Native Dinner Posted: 9/30/2008 8:35:08 PM
Salmon: We have a cedar lodge here on the property & sweat the last Saturday of every month. Well, us ladies glisten & glow actually. LoL I sometimes pour for women only sweats, but generally we run a mixed lodge. One of our Bears has been growing sage & wormwood but we just got him moved into the guest cabin so he's just transplanted some of both. Thankfully he has enough smudge sticks put together from his old place that we should be in high cotton until these babies mature. I grow sweetgrass but it's the short variety. I use the seeds for giveaways mostly. I would love to get seeds for the taller variety sometime soon. They make better braids. I hope for you that you do find some pinon shavings to burn on coals or in a lodge. Man oh man!!! I just love pinon!!! I have some English sage & rosemary growing & I love using it on slow cooked turkey. I just lay some of the leaves across the breast & a few inside the cavity. I just harvested the sassafrass leaves (September full moon) to put away for this year's file' for gumbo. I make a mean wild duck gumbo! I would post the recipe but I'm a tossing sort of cook. My sister is working on a cookbook & has asked me for that & several other recipes. I'm having to measure things when I make them now. If I put that together in measured amounts, maybe I'll post it here. When I get some of that "time" stuff. LoL When I get out of school....I'm going to sleep in! LoL

AuroraA

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Hunting Season – A Wild Game and Native Dinner Posted: 9/29/2008 6:48:38 PM
Smiling Salmon always has great recipes! I've followed some of her other posts as well. Pinons are awesome!!!!! I not only love the nuts but the wood shavings are the most delightful incense. It smells like home should smell...if that makes any sense. It will to those of SW Native American heritage.

AuroraA

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Endangered Foods Posted: 9/28/2008 9:49:05 PM
What area are you talking about? I can't find that information and I have talked to a lot of people that haven't heard of that. Can you help direct me? Sorry Salmon. I've been way busy lately. Didn't see this question until today. I'm not sure what this was in reference to? If it was about the Muscovi ducks, that is a nationwide phenomenon. My Dad is retired from the AR Game & Fish Commission & wildlife has been a major part of my upbringing. I guess you could contact any Extention Service of the state where you live or the local equivilant of the Game & Fish Comm. If it was something different...lemme know. I love this thread. Aurora Oh...The sumac recipes sound wonderful!!! I'll have to try that in the coming spring. I'm assuming the harvest is better in the spring when all things are more tender. Thanks for sharing!

AuroraA

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Whats with women that invite their dogs into the bedroom to sleep? Posted: 9/28/2008 9:30:56 PM
I have 2 big honkin' black Labs & both of them sleep in my room on the floor next to my bed. Anyone who'd try to hurt me while I slept would have a painful surprise. Anyone who shows me love will find 2 more friends to go with. My cats are more reserved with new people. One almost always sleeps with me, one does occasionally, & the other very rarely comes in my room. All 3 cats are acutely aware if someone wants them to stay away. The cat that sleeps with me will hide, the one that comes to my room rarely will stay away, but the other cat may just come around & be in a mood to mess with your head. LoL She's sweet but she is very likely to check you out to find out how you deal with it. Frankly, I trust the reactions to people by my animals. Just today some folks came out here that were friends of another guest. One of the dogs kept barking at one fella & was sweet as pie to everyone else. Sure enough...before the day was over, that same guy showed himself to be a tad arrogant & just doesn't get it. Everyone else was fine & the dog knew it right off the bat.

AuroraA

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Sure-Fire First-Date Killers Posted: 9/28/2008 9:12:35 PM
OMG!!! LMAO! Stellar thread Joe! All of y'all have been cracking me up. This thread is a shining example of my theory that it isn't what happens to us; it's how we choose to respond to it. My choice in life is to laugh! Laugh as often as I can & if life doesn't serve up humor,....make some! I've only had one wierd one & that was from match. First date goes fine. He's handsome, intelligent, articulate, funny, & things went well. He seemed a perfect gentleman; even walked me to my car & didn't try to kiss me or anything. Very polite; respectful. Wow..cool. Second date: I work late & he is a traveling salesman whose territory includes where I live. I had to work later than anticipated & called to let him know. I recommended that he go ahead & eat dinner without me. Not a problem. He was tired & went back to his hotel & I agreed to meet him briefly on my way home for a few minutes. Well, I thought that meant in the hotel lounge. I apparently had a Duh Girl moment. Instead he takes me to his room. (What was I thinking?) Him: You know you need to be really careful out here. Me: Yes, & I am. Him: Tells me about several of his own crazy date misadventures & that people post false profiles, yada, yada, yada.... We chat a bit longer about general stuff & things seem fine. Me: It's far later than I intended to stay & I need to be going. I have to get up really early tomorrow. All of a sudden he has his pants open with my hand shoved to it & he's trying to get my head down! I punched him in the chest with my free hand as hard as I could (& I'm no woos) & most likely sounded a bit like a very angry chihuahua. He sat on the couch saucer-eyed with one hand on his chest & the other covering his parts. I may have injured that too...I don't rightly recall; it happened pretty fast. From the look on his face & the protective body language....well, it could have happend. I ranted for a split second & then just ran out of there. Him: Wait a second! I'll walk you to your car! Me: Thinking to myself....I dare ya... I just dare ya. And!!!!! You guessed it! He called several times after that wanting to know when we were going to get together again. I finally blocked his number.

AuroraA

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Chemistry, is it real? Posted: 9/28/2008 10:10:50 AM
spumoni Spinoza: Chemistry is how your pheremones act towards another persons' pheremones. They either attract, repel, or are inert. You can't make it happen, or not happen. This is the only post so far that addresses the true issue of "chemistry" between people. Pheremones! This issue is about a chemical reaction to the other person's pheremones which are emitted by humans through sweat. There is either a compatible response to a potential mate's pheremones or there isn't. That said, it isn't necessarily a [italic]fixed[/italic] response. The pheremone output with modulators can vary in the balance of the overall makeup & thus change the overall effect. That balance of pheremones & modulators can be affected by many things such as stress & anything else one might emote. This is far more complex a subject than simple lust. When I meet someone I most assuredly want to check out the "chemistry" between us, but I also want to see their eyes. If I feel anything at all in a positive direction, I will take the time to investigate further. Looks are less important to me than the chemistry & the condition of someone's mind, heart, & soul. I won't say that looks have nothing to do with my responses to a man, but my opinion of what is beautiful in a man doesn't always follow the norm of society's opinions. I look more to what's inside.

AuroraA

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Endangered Foods Posted: 9/14/2008 6:26:07 PM
One thing Victor may be talking about regarding Muscovi ducks is that they are displacing indigenous species. They were imported from Europe & are very detrimental to the environment. They may be quite tasty, but the only thing I have for any Muscovi duck is a quick ending. The Muscovis that are wild are the result of escapees from people raising them. They are really bad news for many indigenous species across a broad range of critters.

AuroraA

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Endangered Foods Posted: 9/14/2008 6:22:03 PM
Ohh the sumac stuff sounds interesting. I have staghorn sumac growing wild on my property. What do you do with yours?

AuroraA

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Endangered Foods Posted: 9/14/2008 6:20:10 PM
Pistols&Pearls: Mustard seeds can be purchased in one pound bags from Frontier Herbs which I belive does have a website. If you cannot find it that way, contact your local natural foods store & find out if they use Frontier as one of their suppliers. If they do, you should be able to do a special order for it. They have a variety of different seeds; yellow, brown, etc. It is a very reputable company that invests in sustainable harvests around the world. Some large natural foods stores sell spices loose, by weight. These same sorts of stores have begun to carry a variety of different types of salt as well. I'm pretty sure Frontier carries pickling salt...I could be wrong on that one, but I am 100% positive about the mustard seeds.

AuroraA

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Why is animal euthenasia ok, but human isn't? Posted: 9/12/2008 7:21:28 AM
pluqer60: How many of you folks vote, You ROCK!!!!

AuroraA

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2012 pole shift Posted: 9/12/2008 7:11:23 AM
I suggest, before you go believing what every pseudo-science wielding crackpot throws out in an authoritative voice, read a book. And think. Knowledge is the most important power we have in the world. Where this is generally great advice; keep in mind that any idiot can write a book & many have. Just because something is in print doesn't make it true. Your advice to "think" is the best advice overall. I agree that knowledge is power, but discernment is paramount. As for the actual science of polar caps shifts goes, there is a growing amount of data from various scientific fields showing definitive evidence that our polar caps have been located elsewhere on mulitple occasions. That isn't new age crap just because it isn't common knowledge amongst the general population. The details of quantum physics aren't generally part of mainstream consciousness either, but it doesn't mean that is nonexistant either. Scientists have already noted that in recent years our polar caps have made 2 minor shifts. To what some call the end of the world in relation to Hopi prophesies: The Hopi & other Native American traditions (as well as many other indigenous people from around the world) teach that this is the conclusion of the 4th world & that the 5th world begins at the completion of this world. That is in reference to cycles. The entire universe operates in cyclical patterns. It obviously doesn't imply that the planet will cease to exist, or we wouldn't have 4 prior cycles. It is marking the passage of cycles. Just because 1999 occured doesn't mean that 2000 couldn't happen. It was the marking of the end of one cycle where the next began.

AuroraA

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Saying things you don't mean Posted: 9/12/2008 6:33:06 AM
If you love someone, why would you want to say hurtful things at any time??? It certainly isn't conducive to keeping the water level under the bridge at low tide in a LTR, regardless of what type of relationship it is. Name calling, blame assignment, & hurtful behavior is wasteful. It doesn't get to the truth of the issue & only exacerbates conflict. I hate conflict, but I won't back down if someone wants to bring it. I may blow it off or I may go straight to the fact of the matter, but never in a hurtful way if I can help it. Sometimes the truth itself is hurtful, but like a boil, it must be brought to the surface & dealt with. In situations where it's simply a matter of differing opinions, I just agree to disagree. Everyone has a right to have an opinion & it's OK not to agree on everything. Life would be a boring tan color if everyone thought the exact same way. Yuk! I respect the right of others to have an opinion & expect reciprocity. If reciprocity isn't forthcoming, ah well....then that person isn't the sort of person I want in my life anyway. That doesn't mean it's time to hurt them. It just means it's time for me to be spending my time with those who are more respectful instead. Opinioins are like a*holes; everyone has one. If they don't then they are full of sht.

AuroraA

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How Do You Do It? ITS ONLY BEEN 2 DAYS!!!! Posted: 9/10/2008 5:49:29 PM
I've not been in the Military but I have been a roadie for Broadway tours. The longest time I was gone was about a year & a half from doing back to back tours. I always found that the 5th week was when I sort of hit the wall. I would miss my guy immediately, but the 5th week was when it got really, really hard. The best thing I can tell you is to stay in as close contact as possible. If you have a shirt or something that has his smell on it, you may want to keep that close too. Doing little things like that to celebrate his presence in your life won't bring him home any sooner, but it keeps him alive in your heart; where it truly matters.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 7 (view)

Losing an entire family at once. Posted: 9/10/2008 5:30:10 PM
It's not what happens to us; it's how we choose to respond to it. We either choose to allow an experience destroy our lives, or we choose to survive it & become stronger for having been through it. Hopefully, the experiences will eventually bring new wisdom to our lives. I have finally come to a place in my own life where I look for the lessons that are being offered in the Life experiences that present themselves. The hard stuff isn't necessarily any easier to work through, but I take some comfort in knowing that they are learning opportunities & I can choose to ignore the opportunity or take full advantage of it. Everyone is different with their own unique manner of dealing with Life's tragedies.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 27 (view)

Endangered Foods Posted: 9/10/2008 5:09:20 PM
Some of my ancestors were white settlers as well. Others were Native American. From both sides there are traditions handed down that make for an interesting mix of information. I have a very, very old cookbook that has been handed down from my mixed blood ancestors. I think there's a beaver recipe in there somewhere. LoL I know there is a recipe for mayonaise which was quite a delicacy to have especially since it was known to spoil very easily (raw eggs). I'll have to see if I can dig it up & post some of the fun stuff. It was a new bride's How To book that she took around to various friends & relatives to get good homemaking tips from. It's all hand written & really belongs in the museum down at Scott, but for now I still have it. I also have the family bread crock from at least 1850. It's really big & really heavy. It looks like Fiesta Ware, but predates that stuff by about half a century.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 45 (view)

Having trouble working through this, and I thought I was a strong person.. Posted: 9/10/2008 2:03:22 PM
I hope you don't wind up finding a similar story as my abrupt breakoff. However, a ways down the road, I think I'm better off for it. I was building a future in a long term relationship with a guy who had been faithful in all of his relationsips throughout his entire life & I trusted him without a 2nd thought. He went to church in his hometown & some woman who had just moved there, came on to him so strongly that it upset him. He told me about it & since I trusted him, I didn't give it much thought except to wonder what sort of woman comes on so strongly at church as to nearly hump his leg. Some time later, he called me crying to tell me he had to dump me but he couldn't say why. After about a month of many BS reasons, he finally admitted that it was because he had been weak & let that same woman maneuver her way into his home with a group from the church & waited the rest of them out so she could seduce him. He was so mortified at his weakness that he tried to cover it up by feeding me a list of BS reasons. He was/is terrible at lying so the truth eventually came out. I wasn't expecting that as the real reason, but I knew it wasn't the other cr*p he had tried to pass off. He told me that he couldn't face me with the truth & decided that his best course of action was to dump me before I had a chance to dump him. I told him he was dumped anyway & to send me everything I had at his house. I didn't want to go there ever again.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 135 (view)

What's your favorite secret ingredient? Posted: 9/9/2008 6:39:04 PM
Where do you buy rose water? A good quality health food store should have some.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 134 (view)

What's your favorite secret ingredient? Posted: 9/9/2008 6:38:14 PM
My most favorite secret ingredient for savory dishes is roasted sesame oil... I use that too!!! In something as simple as rice, toasted sesame oil & the Frontier's chicken broth powder make it so flavorful that it doesn't need any sort of gravy or sauce. I like to add a dash of parsley, some garlic, onions, & sliced mushrooms for a really nice side dish. Yummmmm

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

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Endangered Foods Posted: 9/9/2008 6:34:03 PM
Some Bee keepers have figured it out...some haven't. The commercial keepers don't know to look at that issue. Their mindset just doesn't take them into that realm of thinking...I guess. Just like some doctors can't imagine there are other things available to cure cancer. They don't know any better......

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 24 (view)

Endangered Foods Posted: 9/9/2008 6:18:55 PM
That squab recipe sounds delicious! There are mourning doves all around my property which is waaaaaaay out in the woods. I also have blueberries growing too. Wild & domestic. It requires at least 2 different varieties to pollinate with to produce fruit. The wild ones are pretty small but they're tasty & have more of some nutrients than the domestic ones do. Another issue much like the apple varieties going extinct are chickens. There used to be many more varieties of chickens when people had their own small backyard flocks. I've always been partial to the Rhode Island Reds myself. They are very hardy birds who are heat & drought tolerant. They are also one of the breeds that have not had the browsing instinct bred out of them. They are happy to go around seeking bugs, worms, & what have you to supplement a human provided diet. They are great producers of eggs as well. Because of the commercial market, it is difficult to find pure bred Rhode Island Reds. Most of what is sold by the large hatcheries are what they call "production reds" although they are marketed as R. H. Reds. There is a fellow here in the Little Rock area that is one of the most esteemed experts in R. I. Reds in the US. The Extention Service defers calls for information to him. Tom **something. I would have to look him up in my rolodex. He's a wealth of information on chicken history in this country. Anyway,...apples, bees, & chickens are just 3 examples of our diminishing diversity in this world. As Salmon put it, each of us doing just a small bit could do a lot in the preservation of so many useful species. Even those who have small spaces can utilize what is called, "Square Foot Gardenting" to make the most use of small spaces. On the 5 acres of woodland I have, I'm working to clear out some of the sweet gum trees to make room for some of the other types of beneficial trees & create more diversity for wildlife. I already have several varieties of oak, as well as some hickory, elm, sassafrass, American mulberry, dogwoods, service berry, and a few other odds & ends. I've planted some apples, plums, cherries, apricot, peaches, blueberries, red raspberry, and some herbs. I'm planning to start some goldenseal & ginseng since I have the perfect North facing woodlands slope that they love so much. I already have lots of wildlife, but it's nice to know I can support the plant life too.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 22 (view)

Endangered Foods Posted: 9/9/2008 3:39:41 PM
if the bees become extinct Some of the organic bee farmers are saying they are Not losing their bees. However, standard commercial bee farmers ARE. The key difference I noticed in what the organic beekeeprs are doing that the standard keeprs are not, is feeding their bees honey during the winter months & not taking all of the pollen produced in the hive. The standard keepers take all of the pollen & honey & feed their bees sugar water in the off seasons. Sugar is known to depress immune function in mammals; why not bees too? There is a type of mite that has infested the bee hives but it's not so much the mites themselves as it is a virus harbored by the mites that is killing off the American bee population in large numbers. Bees are not indigenous to the Americas with the exception of the South American (killer) bees. North America didn't have bees until the Europeans brought them along with horses, Johnson grass, plantain (not the banana type), & many other things common in our world today.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 80 (view)

Is breeding the right thing to do these days? Posted: 9/8/2008 8:27:12 AM
The only thing that holds people back is increased costs without increases in wages. Just an economic burp, which is self correcting. Ummmm. How long do you anticipate the self correction to take? Working class wages froze in 1980 while upper management income has continued to skyrocket. It's still in that little "economic burp" as you call it. We are at 28 years & counting so far... If you can give us a timeline on that self correction, I would love to hear it! Are we talking about revolution here? That's the standard method used throughout history to elicit a redistribution of wealth so far. As far as out of control breeding goes, it's the poor, & under-educated who are the primary breeders in the world today. The under-educated make great sheeple! The megolamaniacs want more, more, more to populate their feifdoms, kingdoms, etc.; be it religous, political, or economic. Those who wish to shove their religious views up the keisters of the rest of us, & not support population control are often the same ones who don't want to invest a dime in the programs to adequately care for & educate those who are born as a result of a lack of population control. When I see them protesting or prosthelitizing, I always ask how many unwanted children they've adopted. So far, I've only had one man answer that he did. However, the only ones he adopted were the white children he got from some young woman in "trouble." To date, nobody has answered that they have adopted children of color from inside our borders. To get white babies, they go to Eastern Europe since there are not enough of them here in the states. In the infamous words of the Wicked Witch of the West, "What a world! What a world!"

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 47 (view)

He Won't Stop Calling... Posted: 9/7/2008 3:44:25 PM
[…]near the end he went back to an old lover and I thought that was unacceptable;[…] […]he needs to go out and date even though he is picky about the little things and he may not find anyone, however he needs to try it out. This fella is apparently a player; whether he realizes it or not. That is quite the illogical line of BS. If I had a guy telling me he needed to fool around & that he plans on getting back to me when he thinks he's finished....geez. I can't even imagine wasting a single breath on him. Sounds like a man-Ho' to me. Hardin9: Then ask yourselves why would any guy in his right mind waste his time and energy on a girl like this. If you're looking for a main squeeze, have enough self respect to realize you can do better than this. No woman is worth this kind of hassle. Would you tolerate some woman telling you that she will get back to you when she's finished ho'in' around? I seriously doubt it. I hope not... Would you want her to continue calling you after you repeatedly told her, point blank to stop calling? What is about that statement you're referring to that you find offensive, "I'm a professional so I need to date some more before I settle down with you?" (You seem to find it Royally appalling.) Here again Hardin9, I can't imagine anyone with an microgram of self esteem, not finding that offensive. To see the full impact of this situation you need to reverse the gender roles here & think about how you would feel if your woman told you to hold that pose while she went out to boink everything else she could while you're supposed to wait until she's done with all that. I'm pretty blown away that you would think that way.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 3 (view)

Son of Stupid Easy: Lime and Cilantro Chicken Posted: 9/7/2008 10:11:50 AM
Ooooh Yum. Lime, Cilantro, & Ginger are some of my favorite flavors. I have to give this a try. I'll have to exchange the peppers for chipotles though. It's the only way I can eat jalapenos. For whatever reason the smoking process kills most of what I'm allergic to in peppers. Luckily, I love chipotle. Thanks OP!

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 12 (view)

Music tastes link to personality Posted: 9/6/2008 11:08:58 AM
In the article the OP quoted, it says they queried over 35,000 people & are still seeking volunteers & it included a link for those interested in volunteering to participate in their data mining.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 1330 (view)

older women younger men Posted: 9/6/2008 11:04:34 AM
The kid factor is one of the main reasons I wouldn't date a younger man. I can't have children; never could. Regardless of a man's age, I always make sure they know that early on ....just in case they have any desires in that area...cause that just ain't gonna happen. Even if I could have children, at my age, ....well,...I'm just fresh out of eggs. LoL Seriously though, I just can't seem to wrap my head around the 20 or 30 somethings that approach me. Some have been downright hotties too. I just can't seem to grok the concept of dating a guy who would be near or younger than any children I might have had.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 5 (view)

Endangered Foods Posted: 9/6/2008 8:37:44 AM
There is a display issue with this link at msn. Bummer! As a Native American with a keen interest in natural living & preservation, I would love to see this article. Not sure why it doesn't display, maybe their link is temporarily broken or something. I think many would be surprised to discover what foods are commonly eaten in dominanat society that are actually indigenous to America, such as potatoes, corn, some froms of rice (wild rice), turkey, goose, red (not white) mulberries, etc. Many of the foods that are not considered heirloom have been genetically modified (GMO) & there are currently no long term studies that detail long term use in humans or anything else. WE are the long term study! A few years ago I read that over 70% of the foods in our standard grocery stores was produced from GMOs. There have been some companies who vowed not to use GMOs in their products. One such company is the parent company of Frito Lay. I make sure to buy something/anything from them now & then even though I don't eat that stuff often....just to support their efforts. Sadly though, in the case of corn for example; the pollen drift of GMO corn has infected the corn crops to as remote a place as Machu Pichu where they do not grow GMO corn. Genetic analysis' has been showing GMO markers even there. With this in mind, there may no longer be any such creature as nonGMO corn left anywhere on the planet. If there are any remote holdouts, they will not likely remain unaffected forever. Kinda scary that Frankenfoods are taking over the food chain!

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 25 (view)

Are agents of the State immune from the same laws that civilians have to follow? Posted: 9/6/2008 7:45:10 AM
I'm not saying that the people in the medical field would give less service to a law enforcement officer because they gave them a speeding ticket. I'm saying that police officers don't give tickets as frequently to medical personel just in case they run across one of the bad apples in the medical field who might carry a grudge for the ticket. Like perhaps the stitches wouldn't be done with as much care & detail, but still done to fulfill the medical requirement...just as an example of what could happen. The world if filled with people. People are human. People come in all sizes, shapes, temperments, & levels of evolutionary evolvement. People will never cease to amaze me with the things they can & are willing to do; both horrific & wonderful. People are just that; people.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 21 (view)

Are agents of the State immune from the same laws that civilians have to follow? Posted: 9/5/2008 2:20:04 PM
I am not getting your point here. Are you suggesting that there are illegal immigrants in America committing homicides, tampering with crime scenes, etc etc and not being indicted by the DA? Stats indicate that nearly 30% of the prison inmates of this country at this time are illegal invaders who have been convicted of violent & or drug charges. I think homicide is very likely a popular conviction amongst that bunch of folks. Rape, robbery, etc...are some of the other choices. They not only had the opportunity to tamper with the crime scenes...they created them! On your original point about law makers, & enforcement agents being held to a different standard: It is sad but very true in some cases. Others; not. There are good guys working in law enforcement & then there are some real Jacka**es making the rest of them look bad. Many cops don't give tickets to people who work in the medical field either on the off chance they find themselves at the recieving end of their care some day. You can make the very same argument that doctors won't give incriminating evidence in a malpractice case against a fellow doctor in the event that the same doctor or a buddy of theirs may be called upon to give testimony against them some day. It is the "good ol' boy system" and it's hard to crack when it's in full force. I'm not saying don't do anything about it or ignore it. If you see a way to fix the problem, I say Go for it!!!! I just think most everybody else doesn't have a clue what to do about it but is hoping that some day, somebody will figure out a way to straighten it all out. Let us know if anyone figures it out.

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 67 (view)

Gulf Coast(ers), are you ready????? Posted: 9/3/2008 6:33:39 PM
Msg 61: catabrie 8. Why oh why the lie persists is beyond me but Katrina did NOT hit NO... it hit MS - the devastation in MS was beyond words yet you did not hear us whining & complaining...why? We were too busy getting back to the business of living is why. And, the breach that flooded NO was not due to bad corp planning nor construction but upkeep - why? see #2... I had very dear friends who lived in Pass Christian, MS during Katrina. One couple came home to a blank concrete slab. The other couple came home to having had a 4' wall of water wash through their home, with the home still standing. I can (through photographs) confirm your description of the MS Gulf Coast post Katrina. The words nuclear blast zone come to mind. I also lived in New Orleans for many years & can say that the Corp. of Engineers are partly to blame for poor (aka lack of) planning. However, it is also very much the problem of a lack of maintenance over the decades. That falls back on the City/Parrish goverment officials as well as the surrounding cities (Algiers, Gretna, etc.) and parrishes (Jefferson, etc..). The money just kept evaporating into thin air as it is wont to do all across Louisiana (other states are not exempt from this phenomenon). By tomorrow sometime, the eye of what's left of Gustav will pass over my house or very near to it. I am hopeful we don't see any serious flooding or tornados. I do not live anywhere near the Gulf coast any longer, but here I am concerned about a hurricane... Whadda ya think folks? Should I abandon my home because the hurricane is coming? I'm only about 500 miles from the coast line. Is that too close?

AuroraA

Joined: 8/18/2007

Msg: 73 (view)

Police target protesters at RNC convention Posted: 9/3/2008 5:50:15 PM
sigh.......& this was going to be the free country

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