FACTS ON HONEY AND CINNAMON

It is found that mixture of honey and cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world.

Scientists of today also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.

Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not  harm diabetic patients.

Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, in its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists.

HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, chappati, or other bread, instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who already had an attack, if they do this process daily, are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalizes the arteries and veins.
   
BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it.  It destroys the germs in the bladder.
   
TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied three times a day until the tooth stops aching.
   
CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of cinnamon  powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day,  any chronic cholesterol is cured. As per information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.
  
COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.
   
UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
   
GAS: According to the studies done in India &Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
  
IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the  immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.
    
INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honeytaken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
   
INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains  natural ingredient which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
  
LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken  regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 teaspoons of honey, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age.
   
PIMPLES: Mix three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon to make a powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.
    
SKIN INFECTIONS: Apply honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts to cure eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
   
WEIGHT LOSS: Daily in the morning 1/2 hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
    
CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one
tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day.
   
FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts are more alert and flexible.
  
Dr. Milton who has done research says that a half tablespoon honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing your teeth and in the afternoon at about 3:00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.
   
BAD BREATH: People of South America first thing in the morning gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

Plymouth revisited under new rules of engagement!

Indian history is gaining space with Pilgrim myth in the Massachusetts community that calls itself America's "hometown."

Plymouth, a seaside town 50 miles south of Boston, prides itself as the place where English pilgrims arrived aboard the vessel Mayflower in 1620, established a colony, befriended the indigenous natives and had them over for a feast in 1621.

As taught to generations of schoolchildren, that feast became the basis for the holiday almost universally celebrated throughout the United States in November as Thanksgiving.

The problem, according to Native American historians, is that it's just part of a quilt of many myths woven by the descendants of those early English voyagers who settled in what is now southern New England and drove some tribes to near extinction.

Now, some 381 years later, Plymouth continues to be a focal point of disagreement and animosity pitting the white European-based establishment against the descendants of the local natives.

It is an age-old story of invasion and conquest, where the victors get to write the history and the viewpoint of the vanquished is minimized.

For one thing, despite what is widely taught, those early colonists fleeing religious persecution in their native England did not initially refer to themselves as Pilgrims -- 44 called themselves "Saints" and 66 were referred to by the "Saints" as "strangers." The label "Pilgrims" came into being after the voyagers joined in signing the Mayflower Compact.

The natives who had occupied the land for thousands of years didn't call themselves Indians, or even Native Americans. They were, simply, the People.

The People in this case was the Wampanoag, a tribal name translated as the "People of the Dawn" or the "People of the First Light" because they lived in the east and were the first to see the sun rise each day. The Wampanoag are also sometimes now simply known as "The Indians who met the Pilgrims."

The story of the Plymouth Colony is told at the living history museum, Plimoth Plantation, which uses the original spelling of the word Plymouth. The museum is a recreation of the colonial village as it existed in 1627, and character actors portray various English settlers, and talk with visitors about events leading up to 1627, but know nothing of events beyond that year.

For a half century, the museum told the story of the colony from the viewpoint of the Pilgrims. Traditional Thanksgiving images showed large numbers of Pilgrims and few natives, failing to reflect realities of native history and ignoring the persecution of the Wampanoag.

In truth, according to the only written record of the event, a letter by Mayflower passenger Edward Winslow, 90 natives lead by the sachem, or leader, Massasoit, participated in the harvest feast with some 45 Pilgrims who had survived their first brutal winter.

It took the museum years to revise the myth that became an icon of American holidays, and Indian leaders generally were pleased with the attempt at greater accuracy.

Linda Coombs, a Wampanoag and native expert at the museum, called the attempt "gratifying" but added that while some people are recognizing that what they've been taught is not true, there are some who "still don't want to hear it."

The Wampanoag of today are politically motivated and keenly interested in cultural preservation. Their pressure over recent decades finally motivated the museum in recent years to establish a special exhibit that includes the viewpoint of the Native Peoples. The exhibit, called "Irreconcilable Differences 1620-1692," traces the history of Plymouth Colony from the landing of the Mayflower and covers the major points of interaction between the colonists and the Native Peoples.

Many white historians had considered the Wampanoag to be extinct, the demise the result of the bloodiest war in New England, known as King Philip's War, from 1675 to 1676. Although their culture was nearly lost, the Wampanoag tribe was revitalized and reasserted itself in the 1960s and 1970s. Members of the tribe as it is now constituted insist their genealogies prove its culture "did not disappear." In 1987, it became the first federally recognized tribe in Massachusetts.

Anthony E. Pollard, an activist historian at Plimoth Plantation, and known by his Wampanoag name as Nanepashemet, wrote before he died in 1995 that the Wampanoag have proved by being a dynamic culture they will continue to exist despite continued challenges to their traditions and values.

The town of Plymouth draws thousands of tourists each year primarily because of its historical ties to the Pilgrims and the 1621 feast that became the core of the myth so ingrained in America's sense of national
identity. The Wampanoag regret many non-native people still believe the myth.

It was Plymouth's annual Thanksgiving Day celebration in 1970 that brought the cultural conflict into the national spotlight. Local planners sought out a Wampanoag to deliver a speech at a state dinner celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Pilgrim landing. They asked Wamsutta Frank James to speak
in praise of the white man for bringing civilization to "us poor heathens," according to Moonanum James, a co-leader of United American Indians of New England.

When event organizers read in advance what Wamsutta intended to say, they denied him the right to speak because his remarks did not fit the state's need to keep the Pilgrim mythology alive. Wamsutta refused to give a speech written for him by the state "that would keep the lies alive," said Moonanum
James.

Instead, native people from throughout the Americas came to Plymouth to mourn ancestors sold into slavery, burned alive, massacred, cheated and mistreated since the arrival of the Pilgrims. The natives call the gathering the National Day of Mourning.

At the 30th National Day of Mourning on Nov. 25, 1999, Moonanum James complained native peoples were not welcomed in Plymouth because "those who do not want the truth to come out have tried many times and in many ways to silence us."

"They wanted to keep the Pilgrim mythology alive," Moonanum James said. "They needed to keep the truth buried."

He said what was in Wamsutta's speech that so upset officials was that the reason the nation's focus was put on the Pilgrims and not the earlier English-speaking colony in Jamestown, Va., is that in Jamestown "the circumstances were way too ugly to hold up as an effective national myth," such as cannibalism on the part of the white settlers.

Wamsutta also planned to say the Pilgrims did not call themselves pilgrims, did not come here seeking religious freedom but, rather, as part of a commercial venture and they did not actually land at what is now called Plymouth Rock, derided by natives as a monument to racism and oppression.

The only truth in the whole mythology, according to Wamsutta, is that "these pitiful European strangers would not have survived their first several years in 'New England' were it not for the aid of Wampanoag people."

The annual National Day of Mourning turned ugly on Nov. 28, 1997, when police confronted a group of from 100 to 200 Indians trying to march through the historic district of Plymouth. Witnesses said police beat and gassed the group, arresting about 25 on charges of disorderly conduct and unlawful assembly.

Earlier in the day a group of historical re-enactors dressed as Pilgrims had marched through the same area to commemorate the first Thanksgiving without incident. Indian demonstrators argued without success that they had the same right to freedom of speech.

United American Indians of New England said the most sickening part of what happened is that the police attack was executed simply to protect the sacred image of the Pilgrims and the sacred image of Plymouth as a tourist shrine. The police assault was planned and carried out simply to protect the
tourist industry in Plymouth, the native activists said.

The confrontation did have positive results. Two years later, under an agreement with town officials, two plaques articulating the Indian view of Thanksgiving were dedicated by the Indians, one on Cole's Hill near the statue of Massasoit, and one in the town's Post Office square.

The Cole's Hill plaque reads in part: "Many Native Americans do not celebrate the arrival of the Pilgrims and other European settlers. To them, Thanksgiving Day is a reminder of the genocide of millions of their people, the theft of their lands, and the relentless assault on their culture."

The Post Office square plaque tells the story of Metacomet, the son of Massasoit, who became known to the English as King Philip. Massasoit was the first and staunchest ally of the settlers for 40 years until his death in 1661. When Philip became the tribal leader in 1662, he initially honored treaties made by his father with Plymouth Colony. Philip, however, later called upon native people to unite to defend their homelands, resulting in King Philip's war. The bloody conflict lasted from 1675 to 1676 when Philip was murdered and his head impaled on a pike and displayed near the town square.

With the end of the war, resistance to further colonial settlements in southern New England basically ended and the native tribes came under complete control of the colonists.

The struggle continues today, however, as Moonanum James said, to free the land "from the lies of the history books, the profiteers, and the mythmakers."

Indian Wisdom............

  
Two Eagles, an old Indian chief, sat in his hut on the reservation smoking a ceremonial pipe and eyeing two US government officials sent to interview  him.

One US official said to Chief Two Eagles, "You have observed the white man for 90 years. You've seen his wars and his technological advances.

 

You've seen his progress, and the damage he has done."  The Chief nodded in agreement.

The official continued, "Considering all these events, in your opinion, where did the white man go wrong?"
The Chief stared at the two government officials for over a minute, and then he calmly replied:
 

"When white man found the land, Indians were running it.  No taxes, No debt, Plenty buffalo, Plenty beaver, Women did all the work, Medicine man free, Indian man spent all day hunting and fishing, All night having sex."

Then the chief leaned back and smiled before he added,
"Only white man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that."

 

Fighting Terrorism Since 1492

The Stupidity Continues!!!

The Canadian Government has suggested that Radical Native Americans, such as the Mohawk Warrior Society, be included in the Canadian Armed Forces Counterinsurgency Manual as a potential military opponent, lumping aboriginals in with the Tamil Tigers, Hezbollah and the Islamic Jihad! This is basically a answer to the 1990 Oka crisis in Quebec, where the Mohawks, united to stop the Canadians from building on Sacred Burial Grounds of the Mohawk. The International community condemmed the Canadian Government for their actions against the Sovereign Mohawk Nation, and since that time the Canadian government has walked on egg shells, when dealing with the Mohawk Nation. To suggest that the Mohawk are terrorists is simple bullshit. But if the Canadian government is successful in including the Mohawk's as terrorists, then it'll be easier for them to take military action against the Mohawk at anytime deemed necessary! A Mohawk friend of mine, Chief Thomas Wounded Bear of Somerset, Massachusetts, was refused entry into Canada to visit relatives, this year,because he was Mohawk! Chief Wounded Bear is a American Citizen, had his American passport in hand, his current government registration card as a Mohawk and is a decorated military veteran! But, he was denied entry into Canada, because he was Mohawk! I too have native family in Canada. Will I be denied access to visiting my relatives at the Mohawk Kahnawake Reserve, south of Montreal ?  By all means, this story will continue as the Canadian government takes action on their proposal to include the Mohawk on their military terrorists list. Hopefully, the Canadian Parliment will see the stupidity of this motion and deny the military their request!  I promise more on this subject as it develops!

Edward Broken Feather

Mohawk Metís Elder

It's A Miracle We Survived!

Congratulations to all the kids who were born in the 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.  Riding in the back of a van - loose - was always great fun.

We drank water from the garden hosepipe and NOT from a bottle.   We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.  We ate cakes, white bread and real butter and drank pop with sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because -- We were always playing outside!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no  99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell phones, no text messaging, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms --  We had friends and we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. We played with worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. Made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out any eyes.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them! Local teams had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.  They actually sided with the law!

This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.  We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all!

If YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS

Pillsbury Doughboy Dies.........

Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community.

The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.

Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, The Keebler Elves, the California Raisins,Uncle Ben, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, Count Choucla,Franken Berry, Boo Berry and Captain Crunch.

The gravesite was piled high with flours. Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded.

Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times he still, was a crusty old man and was considered a roll model for millions.

Doughboy is survived by his wife, Play Dough, two children, John Dough and Jane Dough, plus they had
one in the oven. He is also survived by this elderly dad, Pop Tart.

The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.

Dear ABBY!

 

My husband is a liar and a cheat. He has cheated on me from the beginning, and when I confront him, he denies everything. What's worse, everyone knows that he cheats on me. It is so humiliating. Also, since he lost his job five years ago, he hasn't even looked for a new one. All he does all day is smoke cigars, cruise around and bull shit with his buddies while I have to work to pay the bills.  Since our daughter went away to college he doesn't even pretend to like me and hints that I may be a lesbian. What should I do?  Signed: Clueless

 

Dear Clueless:

 

Grow up and dump him. Good grief, woman. For crying out loud, you don't need him anymore. You're a United States Senator from New York.  Act like one.

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Aah, Those Pink Flamingo's!

AVIAN FLU HITS FLORIDA TRAILER PARK! 

The Potential of Cloning?

WHEN CLONING GOES TOO FAR ...

Parawal	Kangalion	Monkphant	BeagleRoo

This Is What The Creator Had In Mind!

WHAT PEACE REALLY LOOKS LIKE...

The Threat of Discovery, Part Two.......

In the few short years I had my grandfather as my guidance in life. I can never remember a negative moment, with him! He was the most positive, loving man, that a role model could be! He lost his father at a young age, when his father was kicked to death, putting a mule onto a treadmill at a sawmill, his father owned in St. Fidele, Quebec! That event happened about 1890 ish, when my grandfather was only about 5 years old. Shortly there after he was sent to live with his oldest brother Hilare, who lived in Chambly, outside of Montreal. Of all of my grandfathers brothers and sisters, he was the only one that chose to move to the United States. I guess, because he wanted the best shot at success. And he was successful in life!

Even as his talks to me, took place, there was a sort of silent reserve that was insinuated! I guess it was that lingering fear of revealing his heritage. In 1960 we went to Canada for the last time. While in Canada, visiting relatives in Chambly, my grandfather became very sick. So sick that I offered to drive the family vehicle home. Mind you, I was only 14 at the time. But that's how sick he'd become. Little did I know that my grandfather was dying from bone cancer! It was the begining, of the ending, of a wonderful lifetime for me, of  love, patience, reverance, and wonderment of all the momenteous events my Grandfather had brought about in my short lifetime! From Chambly, my grandfather mustered enough strength to drive from Canada to our summer home in Groton, Ma. While in Groton, my grandfather was in the yard, when a white dove/pigeon hovered over him, while he was in the yard.Upon seeing the dove, my grandmother broke out into a frenzy, trying to scare the white bird away! I'd never seen her act in such a crazed state. In the end, to her it was a sign that death was soon to be upon her husband!  At my Grandfathers funeral, the last day of the wake, after everybody had left the room, there was just my Grandmother and me. She walked to the casket where her husband layed. She kissed him on the forehead and said, " Goodbye, My Brave Silent Warrior, I'm so proud to have been married to a Mohawk! I stood in amazement and awe that I overheard her  finally acknowledged her loving husband, and father to her 8 children, nine including me, was a Native American! Her spoken words that she uttered, are as live to me  as she spoke them  yesterday!  

After all these years, my daughter Renee isn't interested in her heritage, because she see's, how the American government still is active in tracking and creating problems for those of us that declare our heritage! I'm constantly being harrassed by government officials, that monitor my web site and my blog! I may go to my grave as being noted as an American Indian aggitator/trouble maker, but it's a part of who I am, and what I have to do!  Make no mistake that Native Americans are still being hunted down like dogs and forced into submission, to accept assimilation!  Well, as far as I'm concerned, they can hunt me down, but I'll never change my activism for what I believe is right for my ancestors and those Native Americans alive today! I'm extemely proud to be a Mohawk, Metis (pronounced Maytee) Elder.  I'm always willing to receive e-mails or answers to my blog!

The Threat Of Discovery! Part 1

"There are many people who could claim and learn from their Indian ancestry, but because of the fear their parents and grandparents knew, because of past and present prejudice against Indian people, that part of their heritage is clouded or denied."

 

My grandfather lied to immigration authorities, and said that he was French Canadian, when, in fact, he was Mohawk Indian, Canadian Montagnais Indian and French Canadian. This was in about 1901. He was given legal status in the USA, and never talked about his real heritage, throughout much of his adult life! He was terrified that the truth would be discovered and that he'd be deported back to Canada! As it was, when he married my grandmother, she lost her American Citizenship, making them both legal aliens. I'm pleased to report that they both obtained American citizenship, in 1937! It's still a sorrowful chapter in my family history! I believe that there were Aunt's and Uncle's that lived their entire lives, never knowing they were Native American's!  By the time, I came along in 1945, and was begining to be raised by my grandparents, my grandfather was a little more comfortable about talking about his heritage. He was no longer afraid of being deported back to Canada. He spent hours upon hours talking to me, teaching me the ways that he learned as a child. Our talks were always on a one on one basis and on a very serious level. Most often, they occured in Groton, MA, where he owned a summer home. We spent hours in the wooded surrounds of the summer cottage, him teaching me wilderness foods, that'd keep me alive, in the event of a disaster! He taught me that Mohawk men needed to honor and cherish women. Because without women, there would be no continuation of life.He taught me that there was strength in being quiet! That silence was the sign of a very strong person. I have heeded his teachings and walked the road of my Native Forefathers for the past 20 years. I have always know that I was different! I just simply never fit anybody's mold, of what was expected of me. I've spent my entire life trying to do what was right, and trying to be a role model for others that followed in my path. Even though I was raised in the Catholic religion and have received all the Sacraments of the Catholic Church, I fell away from the Church about 20 years ago and started to follow the Mohawk Longhouse religion. It's deals with spiritualality and the belief that everything on Mother Earth (Turtle Island) has a spirit and that we're all equal. I cherish the elements and honor all living and inanimate things!

My grandmother use to hate my grandfather talking about his culture in her presence. In 1920, they returned to Canada to visit my Grandfather's friends and relatives. They were treated like Royalty! by then, my grandfather had become a successful businessman. She actually reported that she hated visiting people on the Canadian Mohawk Reserve of Kanawake (Caugnawaga). She regarded them as pagan's and a much lower social class than herself. In 1954, upon returning to Canada for the first time in 34 years, she was much more mellower and reported enjoying her visit with her husbands relatives! I was there and saw first hand at her reserve at being gentile. I remember being so disappointed that the relatives living at Kanawake didn't live in teepee's. They lived in tar paper shacks! I was 8 years old at the time and simply didn't know any better. That year, my cousin Mary Bertini, went with us to Canada. She was as proud as I was to visit our Canadian relatives. We continued to visit Canada on summer vacations for the next several years. The Tremblay's family summer home was in Chambly! Site of Fort Chambly, where the Mohawk's joined forces with the French in 1704 to raid the Village of Deerfield, Massachusetts. I remember, my grandfather telling me, that as a young boy he played in a band associated with the Fort. He was a drummer! Today, Fort Chambly is on the Canadian National Landmark Heritage Trail!

Amazing Facts............

DID YOU KNOW?

 

 

WATER:
1.   75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
2.   In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
3.   Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
4.   A glass of water will shut down midnight  hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a Univ. Washington study.
5.    Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
6.    Preliminary research shows that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of

       sufferers.
7.    A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the

       computer screen or on a printed page.
8.    Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by

       79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
 

And now for the properties of

COKE :
1.    In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after  a car accident.
2.   You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.
3.   To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The

      citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous China .
4.   To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil

       dipped in Coca-Cola.
5.   To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
6.   To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7.   To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
8.    To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular  cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
9.    It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
 

For Your Info:
1.   The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4days. Phosphoric acid also

       leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.
2.   To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for

       Highly corrosive materials.
3.    The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!
 

Now the question is, would you like a coke or a glass of water?

Bear Removers.......?

A man wakes up one morning to find a bear on his roof. So he looks in the yellow pages and sure enough, there's an ad for "Bear Removers."

He calls the number, and the bear remover says he'll be over in 30 minutes. The bear remover arrives, and gets out of his van. He's got a ladder, a baseball bat, a shotgun and a mean pit bull.

"What are you going to do," the homeowner asks?

"I'm going to put this ladder up against the roof, then I'm going to go up there and knock the bear off the roof with this baseball bat.

When the bear falls off, the pit bull is trained to grab his testicles and not let go. The bear will then be subdued enough for me to put him in the cage in the back of the van."

He hands the shotgun to the homeowner.

"What's the shotgun for?" asks the homeowner.

"If the bear knocks me off the roof, shoot the dog."

The Miracle of WD-40.............

THE MIRACLE OF WD-40 

 

I thought that you might like to know more about this well-known WD-40 product.  

When you read the "shower door" part, try it. It's the first thing that has cleaned that spotty shower door. If yours is plastic, it works just as well as glass. It's a miracle!

Then try it on your stovetop... Viola!  It's now shinier than it's ever been.  You'll be amazed.

The product began from a search for a rust preventative solvent and de-greaser to protect missile parts. WD-40 was created in 1953 by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket Chemical Company. Its name comes from the project that was to find a "Water Displacement" compound. They were successful with the Fortieth formulation, thus WD-40.

The Corvair Company bought it in bulk to protect their Atlas missile parts.  The workers were so pleased with the pro- duct they began smuggling (also known as "shrinkage" or "stealing") it out to use at home.  The executives decided there might be a consumer market for it and put it in aerosol cans.  The rest is history.  Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is nothing in WD-40 that would  hurt you.

Here are a few of the 1000s of uses: ~Protects silver from tarnishing. ~Cleans and lubricates guitar strings. ~Keeps flies off cows. ~Gets oil spots off concrete driveways. ~Restores and cleans chalkboards. ~Removes lipstick stains. ~Removes tomato stains from clothing. ~Keeps scissors working smoothly. ~Loosens stubborn zippers. ~Removes splattered grease on stove. ~Keeps chiggers away from the kids. ~Untangles jewelry chains. ~Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging. ~Stops squeaks in electric fans. ~Lubricates prosthetic limbs. ~Restores roof racks on vehicles. ~Gives floors that 'just-waxed' sheen without making them slippery. ~Removes stains on stainless sinks. ~Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes. ~Removes grime from barbecue grills. ~Gives a children's play gym slide a shine for a super fast slide. ~Keeps shower doors water spot free. ~Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing. ~Rids swings of squeaky noises. ~Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors. ~Spray umbrella stem - easier to open. ~Spraying it on arms, hands, and knees to relieve arthritis pain. ~Removes all traces of duct tape. ~WD-40 protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements. ~Removes crayon from walls. ~Use it for fire ant bites. It takes the sting away immediately, and stops the itch. ~Keeps pigeons off balcony. (they hate smell) ~WD-40 attracts fish. Spray a LITTLE on live bait or lures  - catch big one in no time.  ~Lubricates gear shift and mower-deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers. ~Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open. ~Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards and vinyl bumpers. ~Lubricates wheel sprockets on tri-cycles, wagons and bicycles for easy handling. ~Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly. ~Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools. ~Florida's favorite use was "cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers. ~Use it for fire ant bites. It takes the sting away immediately, and stops the itch. ~Saturate the lipstick spots with WD-40 and re-wash. Presto! Lipstick is gone! ~If you sprayed WD-40 on the distributor cap, it would displace the moisture and allow the car to start.   ~WD-40, long known for its ability to remove leftover tape smudges (sticky label tape), is also a lovely  perfume and air freshener! Sprayed liberally on every hinge in the house, it leaves that distinctive clean fresh scent for up to two days! ~Seriously though, it removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor!  Use WD-40 for those nasty tar and scuff marks on flooring.  It doesn't seem to harm the finish, and you won't have to scrub nearly as hard to get them off .  Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of marks. ~Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly!  Use WD-40!

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.............

Zero Gravity

When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball point pens would not work in zero gravity.  To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion developing a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside-down, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.  The Russians used a pencil.  Your taxes are due again--enjoy paying them.

 

Our Constitution

They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq.  Why don't we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it worked for over 200 years and, heck, we're not using it anymore.

 

Ten Commandments

The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse is that you cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians!   It creates a hostile work environment.

Noah in 2007

It is the year 2007, and Noah lives in the United States. The Lord speaks to Noah and says, "In one year I am going to make it rain and cover the whole earth with water until all is destroyed. But I want you to save the righteous people and two of every kind of living thing on the earth.  Therefore, I am commanding you to build an Ark."

In a flash of lightning, God delivered the specifications for an Ark. Fearful and trembling, Noah took the plans and agreed to build the Ark. 

"Remember," said the Lord, "You must complete the Ark and bring everything aboard in one year."  

Exactly one year later, a fierce storm cloud covered the earth and all the seas of the earth went into a tumult. The Lord saw Noah sitting in his front yard weeping. "Noah," He shouted, "Where is the Ark?"  

"Lord, please forgive me!" cried Noah. "I did my best but there were big problems. First I had to get a permit for construction, and Your plans did not comply with the codes. I had to hire an engineering firm to redraw the plans. Then I got into a fight with OSHA over whether or not the Ark needed a fire sprinkler system and floatation devices. Then my neighbor objected, claiming I was violating zoning ordinances by building the Ark in my front yard, so I had to get a variance from the city planning commission. I had problems getting enough wood for the Ark, because there was a ban on cutting trees to protect the Spotted Owl. I finally convinced the US Forest Service that I needed the wood to save the owls. However, the Fish and Wildlife Service won¹t let me catch any owls. So, no owls. The carpenters formed a union and went out on strike. I had to negotiate a settlement with the National Labor Union. Now I have 16 carpenters on the Ark, but still no owls. When I started rounding up the other animals, I got sued by an animal rights group. They objected to me only taking two of each kind aboard. Just when I got the suit dismissed, the EPA notified me that I could not complete the Ark without filing an environmental impact statement on your proposed flood. They didn¹t take very kindly to the idea that they had no jurisdiction over the conduct of the Creator of the Universe. Then the Army Corps of Engineers demanded a map of the proposed new flood plans. I sent them a globe. Right now, I am trying to resolve a complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that I am practicing discrimination by not taking godless, unbelieving people aboard! The IRS has seized all my assets, claiming that I¹m building the Ark in preparation to flee the country to avoid paying taxes. I just got a notice from the State that I owe some kind of "user tax" and failed to register the Ark as a "recreational water craft."  Finally, the ACLU got the courts to issue an injunction against further construction of the Ark, saying that since God is flooding the earth, it is a religious event and therefore unconstitutional. I really don¹t think I can finish the Ark for another 5 or 6 years!" Noah wailed.

The sky began to clear, the sun began to shine, and the seas began to calm.  A rainbow arched across the sky. Noah looked up hopefully. "You mean you are not going to destroy the earth, Lord?"

"No," said the Lord sadly, "The government already has." 

Banana's

FEEL LIKE GOING BANANAS?  NOW IS THE TIME...

This is interesting. After Reading THIS, you'll NEVER look at a banana in the same way again. Bananas have  three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. 

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.  

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.  

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood. Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia. 

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke   

Brain Power:  200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert. 

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.  

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system. 

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief. Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.  

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.  

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system. Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady  

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.  

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.  

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.  

Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6 and B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.  

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.  

Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of >Medicine", eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of >death by strokes by as much as 40%!   

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!   

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

Attitude is Everything!

 

There once was a woman who woke up one morning, looked  in the mirror, and noticed she had only three hairs on her head.

 "Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?"  So she did.  And she had a wonderful day.

 The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and saw that she had only two hairs on her head.

 "H-M-M," she said,  "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today." So she did and she had a grand day.

 The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that she had only one hair on her head.

 "Well," she said, "today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail." So she did and she had a fun, fun day.

 The next day she woke up, looked in the mirror and noticed that there wasn't a single hair on her head!

"YEA!" she exclaimed, "I don't have to fix my hair today!" 

Attitude is everything!

Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

"Walking Eagle"

 

Senator Hillary Clinton was invited to address a major gathering of The American Indian nation two weeks ago in upper New York State She spoke for almost an hour on her future plans for increasing every Native American's present standard of living, should she one day become the first female President.

She referred to her career as a New York Senator, how she had signed "yes" for every Indian issue that came to her desk for approval.  Although the Senator was vague on the details of her plan, she seemed most enthusiastic about her future ideas for helping her "red sisters and brothers".

At the conclusion of her speech, the Tribes presented the Senator with a plaque inscribed with her new Indian name - Walking Eagle.

The proud Senator then departed in her motorcade, waving to the crowds. A news reporter later inquired of the group of chiefs of how they had come to select the new name given to the Senator.

They explained that Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird so full of shit it can no longer fly

My Native American Name........

 

I'm honored to talk to you about my Mohawk name. Typically, in years past, Mohawk children were not named at birth, or by their parents. That duty fell upon the Clan Mother. Usually the child's name had a relationship or bearing to something the Clan Mother had seen or felt about the child, while in it's presence. A "Naming Ceremony" is a very special day for a Mohawk child. And it usually takes place between the ages of 2 to 6. Today, it has the aire of baptism in a christian family. But in the past it had more of a Mother Nature/Mother Earth connection.

 

I was raised by my grandparents and since we were not living on a Reserve or Reservation, we were not in close contact with a Clan Mother. Thus, the duty of giving  me my name, fell upon my grandfather, who was the next in line, under such conditions.  I was named Broken Feather at the age of 4 1/2. The thought behind my name is as follows.  During my birth it was discovered that the delivery would be an upside down breech birth.  Dwelling upon my life, my grandfather observed that I was always very tiny (light as a feather) and I was (always getting hurt/broken). As a result of his observations, he felt that the Creator would be pleased if he named me Broken Feather.  I was actually named Edward Clarence Smith, JR. at birth, and had my name changed to Edward Clarence Tremblay at the age of 1, by my Grandparents.  Chandler was the name I got at the age of 12 from legal adoption!

I ask the Creator to bring peace and health into your lives! I pray he has listened to my talks with him and has acted upon my requests!

 

Warmest Regards,

 

Edward Broken Feather

AOL'S HOMESTEADING BOARD

I need to take the time to acknowledge my long time presence on AOL's Homesteading Board. I actually use to be a part of the survivalism board, but AOL eliminated that board and blended it into the homesteading board! I have tremendously enjoyed sharing my lifestyle and commitment to the rural lifestyle, that includes, foraging for wild edibles, raising animals and my native american heritage! I have so many internet aquaintences, "Minnie", "LisaAlso, no longer in Singapore", "Karen Lane", "Bev", "Biherbs", and Tetravera. If I didn't mention your name, please don't feel slighted, I've simply forgotten. I concider myself to be the luckest man alive, to have been able to have done everything I've ever wanted to do in life! My one failure in life was my marriage! But, it generated my precious daughter Renee!  My many interests in life, and my ongoing business interests consume huge amounts of my time, but I'll always find time to return to the Homesteading Board. That lifestyle will always be my roots! I truly have a love affair with mother nature, which I guess derives from my native american heritage!

Wild Turkey Feathers

A genuinely wonderful woman by the name of Elizabeth, from Natick/Wellesley, MA has befriended me and gone out of her way to gather wild turkey feathers and sent them to me! These feathers are a genuine act of love and devotion from this woman to my family, that has a deep regard for her and her kindness! Since I'm not a card carrying recognized native american, but rather a Mohawk Metís, I'm not legally allowed to own eagle feathers. So in my Metís world, turkey feathers have a huge value and significance! It allows me to teach my grandson to honor the presents that Mother Nature persents us with. Since these feathers will be utilized in the making of Native American Regalia, it also teaches my grandson that as a Native American, we utilize everything that Mother Nature provides us! Elizabeth, if you read this post, thank you for your wonderful kindness! I, my family and my grandchildren thank you for your unbelieveable thoughtfulness! You are truly a genuine Angel!

 

Edward Broken Feather

Where is Leonard Peltier?

A New Experiance!

Hi Folks.

This past weekend, I was a vendor at the Dighton, MA powwow. For the first time ever, I chose to wear my native Mohawk regalia while vending. I was amazed at how many other Native American Elder's, dressed in native regalia, entered my vending area to acknowledge my presence and to find out who I was, and get a glimpse of my heritage/ancestory! To all that attended this event, I thank you for your presence! If you were one of the people that engaged me in lengthy conversation, I can only tell you that I tremendously enjoyed our encounter! To those of you I gave out my email address, I welcome anything that you may throw at me, regarding Native American's! You're continued comments are imporant to me! I have this personal need to continue the awareness of my ancestors! I will never, ever tell you something that isn't actually historically correct. So, if you're searching your family tree and you think I may be able to assist you! Please, do not hesitate to contact me! I will tell you this. The Cherokee of North Carolina have a huge Native American Genology Data Base, only overtaken by the Navaho's which is by far the largest Native American data base available!

To all that view this blog, many thanks!

 

Edward Broken Feather!

The more injustices I find against my native american bretheren, the more I'm impelled to rebel against the American Government! They give us Sovereign rights and rule and then they invade our reservations and reserves. They provide us with assisance that keep us in poverty, and they provide us with free food that causes premature death from heart attack and diabetes! We as Native Americans need to unite as one entity and pool our resources to create a united  front to beat back the US Government from our Sovereign Lands! We need to stop riding ponies against Abrams A1 Tanks expecting to win.  I'm just one native american that's fed up with the bullshit and promises of the US Govenment!  I'd like to see an alliance built to undertake the strengthening of our peoples!         Edited on 7-10-07  I'm reminded by a reader of this blog that war is never a good thing. And I agree, however, if there's 200 tribal councils, each one has it's own agenda! If those 200 tribal councils spoke with a united voice, perhaps, just perhaps, the US Government may sit up and take notice. Change is never an easy undertaking. Neither is altering one's ways to walk the Red Road!

Edward Broken Feather, Mohawk Metís Elder

How ironic is it that the US Government has helicopters named Apache and Blackhawk? The same helicopters that are utilized everytime the federal government raids a native american reservation! Pine Ridge in South Dakota is no stranger to those helicopters. Just ask the industrial hemp growers at Pine Ridge! Native Americans need to wisely pool their resources for the  protection of their Sovereign Nations and put the United States Government on notice! 

Edward Broken Feather, Mohawk Metís Elder

Indian in Congress

An Indian walks into a cafe with a shotgun in one hand pulling a male buffalo with the other.
He says to the waiter, "Want coffee."

The waiter says, "Sure, Chief, coming right up."  He gets the Indian a tall mug of coffee. The Indian drinks the coffee down in one gulp, turns and blasts the buffalo with the shotgun, causing parts of the animal to splatter every where,  then just walks out.

The next morning the Indian returns. He has  his shotgun in one hand pulling  another male buffalo with the other. He  walks up to the counter and says to the waiter, "Want coffee."

The  waiter says, "Whoa, Tonto! We're still cleaning up your mess from  yesterday.  What was all that about, anyway?"

The Indian smiles and proudly  says, "Training for upper management position in United States Congress: Come  in, drink coffee, shoot the bull, leave mess for others to clean up, disappear for rest of day."

The Pilgrims' Many Native Friends

Upon their arrival, the Pilgrims were befriended by several natives, among them Samoset, Squanto, Massasoit and Hobomok.

Samoset was the first. He came to the settlers in March of 1621. His boldness surprised them, but not as much as his ability to speak the English language. Samoset said he was an Algonquin Sagamore from what is now the vicinity of Pemaquid Point, Maine. In a short time, he told the Pilgrims about the country around them, its land and people, and the political situation. He also introduced the colonists to another English speaking Indian. Tisquantum or Squanto. With Squanto, Samoset introduced the settlers to the Chief of the Wampanoags, Massasoit. He was also present at the signing of the treaty between the Wampanoags and the English. Soon after this he returned to his native lands, leaving Squanto to continue with the Pilgrims.

Squanto had learned English during his captivity aboard a slave ship bound for Spain. He escaped, making his way to England where he was in the care of an English merchant for a time. Eventually he made his way back to the Americas and his native Patuxet, now Plymouth, only to find himself the sole survivor of a plague-struck town. Squanto helped to make the peace treaty between the English and the Indians, living with them until he died of a fever late in 1622. He taught the settlers how to fish, plant Indian corn and make a profit from the land.

After the signing of the peace treaty, another native, Hobomok, served as a vital link between the settlers and the Wampanoags. Hobomok was a man of good standing. His people calledhim Prise, which meant he was an advisor in councel and could lead war parties. Hobomok's job in Plymouth was to make sure the treaty conditions were adhered to by both sides. His house was situated on what is now called Watson's Hill between Pilgrim John Howland and Stephen Hopkins fields. Hobomok lived here with his several wives and children until, as tradition tells it, he and his family moved to Duxbury with Captain Standish, living there until his death. Hobomok was concidered to be among the first natives to accept Christianity. During one of the drought years, he is believed to have observed the Pilgrims praying for rain on a day that was bright and sunny with no clouds in sight. During the course of their prayers, the clouds began to rise and eventually the rain did fall"in a most sweet, constant soaking shower."  He was amazed at the power of the English God and pledged from that day forward his loyality to the English and to their God. Despite the scorns of his own people, he continued in his Christian beliefs until the time of his death, sometime before 1643.  As recorded from Town records in Plymouth, MA.

  

 

 

 

 

 

How you and others are helping.

On July 6, 2007, you and others who clicked on the "Fund Food for Animals" button helped provide 103,617 bowls of food to animals in shelters and sanctuaries. 

FUNNY BONES

No offense intended for any individuals or tribes.

 

 

An American Indian boy and his father were in a mall for the first time in their lives.  They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that moved apart and slid back together again. 

 

The boy asked, "What is this, Father?"  The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, "Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life, I don't know what it is."

While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, a fat old lady in a wheel chair moved up to the moving walls and pressed a button.

The walls opened and the lady rolled between them into a small room.  The walls closed and the boy and his father watched the small circular numbers above the walls light up sequentially.

They continued to watch until it reached the last number and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order.

Finally the walls opened up again and a gorgeous 24-year-old blonde stepped out.

The father said quietly to his son... "Go get your Mother."

The Hunger Site

                      

Another one of my pet projects is "The Hunger Site". It allows you to assist people for free. Free Food to the needy, Free Books to children, Free Medical Care and Free Food to displaced animals! This site I visit every single day and I hope you do too.

Kiva, Loans that change lives!

 

                       

Becoming a Loaner at Kiva has changed my life dramatically! Visually seeing how other people in third world country's live can be emotionally draining. Many of these individuals live life on a day to day basis in most instances. The mere sum of $100 can change their life dramatically! And, in many instances it does! Click on the above link and see for yourself what $25.00 can accomplish for a deserving person of your choosing. KIVA allows people like you and me to make $25.00 loans directly to low-income entrepreneurs of your choosing in the developing world. You help to provide affordable working capital, empowering them to earn their way out of poverty. Your loan is then repaid as their business succeeds.

Check out the people Renee and I have loaned to. Every one of these loan recipients has become a part of our extended family. Renee and I are vested in these peoples lives. We wish them great health and huge success in their business ventures.