COLD DARK ROOM

[Yvonne G]

Many places here have started using paper straws rather than plastic...........small steps but all going in the right direction.
I dread to think how any vhs tapes have gone to landfill as people have replaced with dvds or steaming. Must be a huge mountains worth!!

It makes me cringe inside whenever I see those plastic bottle-filled beaches



It's disgusting! I donated to 4ocean :https://4ocean.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1...hafSQla847PJm1G2dh5nOgXZ872im_FgaAs9yEALw_wcB

But it really should be taken care of by those jerks who toss their bottles instead of putting them in the garbage.

 

[AZtortMom]

In California they have a plastic straw ban! They do not offer plastic straws in a full service restaurant. If you want one, you need to ask for one.
San Diego has a styrofoam ban too! No more styrofoam take out boxes.

I think that’s awesome!
I wish it was nation wide

 

[AZtortMom]

It makes me cringe inside whenever I see those plastic bottle-filled beaches

View attachment 269005

It's disgusting! I donated to 4ocean :https://4ocean.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1...hafSQla847PJm1G2dh5nOgXZ872im_FgaAs9yEALw_wcB

But it really should be taken care of by those jerks who toss their bottles instead of putting them in the garbage.

Me too!

 

[Lyn W]

It makes me cringe inside whenever I see those plastic bottle-filled beaches

View attachment 269005

It's disgusting! I donated to 4ocean :https://4ocean.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw1...hafSQla847PJm1G2dh5nOgXZ872im_FgaAs9yEALw_wcB

But it really should be taken care of by those jerks who toss their bottles instead of putting them in the garbage.

Its very sad everywhere but shocking when you think that even the Galapagos Islands have plastic washed up on them.
Someone told me that some unscrupulous shipping lines dump waste at sea rather than the pay the tariffs for disposing of it at port.
If it's true I don't know how you would catch them.

 

[Lyn W]

I think that’s awesome!
I wish it was nation wide

........or world wide even!!

 

[AZtortMom]

Oh snap!

 

[Cathie G]

I am healing. I just have to wait until the end of the month to put my prosthetic on.

My second cousin lost a leg in ww2. He was better then the rest of us walking on ice.

 

[KarenSoCal]

Progress report: In bed, it felt like I was all fixed. Moving round, it is obvious I am not. I am no worse than yesterday. Doing the exercises has improved the mobility. It feels like there’s swelling or something at the top of my calf that’s stopping me bending my knee properly and the muscle at the bottom of my calf goes into spasm quickly.

I shall keep doing the exercises and hopefully there will be more improvements [emoji846]

I've been following along, and I'm so glad you aren't worse! As much as we hate to do them, the exercises really do help, at least to keep your muscles as limber as possible.

Did you feel some kind of pop when this happened? Soft tissue injury sounds strange to me. It seems more like a tendon or ligament was damaged.

Be careful on the crutches...they make your underarms really sore.

And get some rest! Remember RICE!

 

[Lyn W]

My Solarmeter is arriving before 8 tomorrow so I'm off to bed to try to sleep and make sure I'm not just up but dressed when the postman knocks.
Whether I'll sleep or not at this early hour is another thing but I'll try.
So Nos Da fellow CDRers and see you on the morrow!
Take care.

 

[Cathie G]

I know!! It’s just a mental thing for me. I’ve had a needle phobia since I was 4 or 5 when I screamed and wiggled and the needle broke off in me!

I don’t know how I ever had kids with the test they run!!

I have that phobia too. My skin is thin but really tuff. When they can finally get the needle in, it stabs me. I try to warn them but they think they're schmarter...because I'm small.

 

[Momof4]

You big sissy! What kind of example are you setting for your kids?

Yep, that’s me!![emoji4]
They don’t know. I’m always brave when they go in for shots.

 

[KarenSoCal]

But mantids are sooooo beneficial! Well, beneficial unless you are it’s mate!

• SEXUAL CANNIBALISM AMONG female praying mantids may actually benefit males, in an evolutionary sense, according to a new study. The research suggests that when a male mantis is eaten by the female after mating, more of the male’s body material is passed into the female, and in turn, a higher number of eggs are laid. This also suggests there are genetic benefits to males that are eaten after copulation. Sexual cannibalism is common among mantids, and also occurs on a lesser scale among some scorpions and spiders.

When I was in 2nd grade, I found one of my bully male classmates pulling the legs off a praying mantis.

I love praying mantises, and hated the bully, so I took him on and actually beat the crap out of him! I just couldn't fathom why the playground monitor didn't see the issue my way. There was a bit of a ruckus, then it was over.

Being a kind, sweet little girl who defended wildlife, I only was ever in one more fistfight. I was 9 or 10, and it was with the neighbor boy.

Had nothing to do with wildlife...we simply hated each other. We were evenly matched, so our moms said "it was bound to happen sooner or later".

A black eye hurts...that was the end of my fighting career.

 

[Cathie G]

Its very sad everywhere but shocking when you think that even the Galapagos Islands have plastic washed up on them.
Someone told me that some unscrupulous shipping lines dump waste at sea rather than the pay the tariffs for disposing of it at port.
If it's true I don't know how you would catch them.

My news station has actually aired that wildlife is eating plastic. They can't tell the difference. I saw proof of that in a pet shop recently. My heart was breaking but I couldn't help them.

 

[Cathie G]

When I was in 2nd grade, I found one of my bully male classmates pulling the legs off a praying mantis.

I love praying mantises, and hated the bully, so I took him on and actually beat the crap out of him! I just couldn't fathom why the playground monitor didn't see the issue my way. There was a bit of a ruckus, then it was over.

Being a kind, sweet little girl who defended wildlife, I only was ever in one more fistfight. I was 9 or 10, and it was with the neighbor boy.

Had nothing to do with wildlife...we simply hated each other. We were evenly matched, so our moms said "it was bound to happen sooner or later".

A black eye hurts...that was the end of my fighting career.

I don't like to fight either but...me and my brother tangled a few times. You can't believe what went on. I still really admire him. He could climb trees like a monkey. One fight I had him down but I ended up with a black eye. Fair is fair.

 

[Cathie G]

Something like that would definitely affect you!
Must have been horrible for you.
I remember having a booster jab when I was about 5 and struggled like mad - even called the nurse a bugger - much to my mother's embarrassment!
I came away with a long scratch across my backside as a result of my antics - served me right!
I can still picture that episode and see the nurse - her name was Nurse Hawkins.

Omg...that is so funny...no wonder the good Lord stuck you with a tortoise.

 

[EllieMay]

I’m so proud of myself today!!
I hate needles and the Dr. talked me into getting my tetanus shot!!
You know what?? It didn’t even hurt!!!
My next goal is to get my blood labs because it’s been 9yrs!!

Holy smokes!!! You may be the healthiest person I know

 

[EllieMay]

I know!! It’s just a mental thing for me. I’ve had a needle phobia since I was 4 or 5 when I screamed and wiggled and the needle broke off in me!

I don’t know how I ever had kids with the test they run!!

[emoji27] well now it’s perfectly understandable!!!

 

[Ray--Opo]

Ok here are some pics. None at the park but they will be coming. These are family pics.

 

[EllieMay]

When I was in 2nd grade, I found one of my bully male classmates pulling the legs off a praying mantis.

I love praying mantises, and hated the bully, so I took him on and actually beat the crap out of him! I just couldn't fathom why the playground monitor didn't see the issue my way. There was a bit of a ruckus, then it was over.

Being a kind, sweet little girl who defended wildlife, I only was ever in one more fistfight. I was 9 or 10, and it was with the neighbor boy.

Had nothing to do with wildlife...we simply hated each other. We were evenly matched, so our moms said "it was bound to happen sooner or later".

A black eye hurts...that was the end of my fighting career.

GOOD FOR YOU!!!

 

[Cathie G]

My Solarmeter is arriving before 8 tomorrow so I'm off to bed to try to sleep and make sure I'm not just up but dressed when the postman knocks.
Whether I'll sleep or not at this early hour is another thing but I'll try.
So Nos Da fellow CDRers and see you on the morrow!
Take care.

What in the world is a solarmeter? But sleep well.