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 You are The HermitPrudence, Caution, Deliberation. The Hermit points to all things hidden, such as knowledge and inspiration,hidden enemies. The illumination is from within, and retirement from participation in current events. The Hermit is a card of introspection, analysis and, well, virginity. You do not desire to socialize; the card indicates, instead, a desire for peace and solitude. You prefer to take the time to think, organize, ruminate, take stock. There may be feelings of frustration and discontent but these feelings eventually lead to enlightenment, illumination, clarity. The Hermit represents a wise, inspirational person, friend, teacher, therapist. This a person who can shine a light on things that were previously mysterious and confusing. What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out. Mood:  bored
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This is sure to piss some people off, but a reputable medical magazine published: "People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease live almost four years longer, on average, if they closely follow the Mediterranean way of eating than if they don’t, according to research from Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. The traditional Mediterranean diet pattern includes mostly vegetables, legumes, fruits, cereal, olive oil, fish, dairy and moderate daily intake of alcohol—typically wine." HELLO!? Is that four QUALITY years, or just four years? If you're caring for a parent or other loved-one with Alzheimer’s, the last thing you want is for them to live four years longer. No, you don't want to kill them off, but why extend the amount of time you spend turning off the stove, checking to make sure all the doors are locked, hunting them down when they DO escape, and then eventually need their diapers changed and basically are a complete stranger to their caregiver? I would not trade the last years with my grandmother for anything, but with four more years, she would have died absolutely penniless after racking up tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills, and it would have been impossible to pay for care when it was needed (My mom & I did most of it, but there were times we needed help.) She was bedridden for nearly a month before she died. Where exactly would those four years fit? Tags: Alzheimer’s rant
Background Noise: Movie: SW The Phantom Menace
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Yesterday the husband brings home Season 1 of “Bones”. I haven’t seen this show before, but wish I had. I’ve had an interest in Forensic Archeology for quite some time, but not because of the current worldwide CSI craze that’s going on. It’s the masses of bodies embedded in peat bogs for hundreds if not thousands of years that have been preserved in near-perfect condition. Finally, we have the technology to discover far more information than we’ve ever had before. “...in 1984, at Lindow Moss near Manchester, peat workers happened to spot a human foot on their machine's conveyer belt. Researchers eventually found the rest of the body, still encased in uncut peat. Fifty specialists were called in to examine Lindow Man. They dated him, X-rayed him, probed his guts, found his blood type, checked his teeth, and reconstructed his face. Lindow Man, they discovered, was in his twenties when he died about 2,000 years ago. He suffered from mild arthritis in his lower back, had excellent teeth, and had type O blood, like most of the modern English population. His intestines were riddled with the eggs of parasitic worms, and his last meal was unleavened bread. He was strangled with a cord of sinew, which left clear marks around his neck. He had also been struck several times over the head, and one of his ribs had been cracked by a blow from behind.”Fascinating, yes? High school history was never so intriguing. Mood:  anxious
Background Noise: Bones, Season 1, The Man in the Morgue
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I'm sure there are more interesting things dragged home, but this one poses a dilemma. Does the wife get the horn to represent the horned god on her altar, or does the husband get the horn to stick in his lathe and make stuff out of?
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I have my new wedding ring! I was completely lost and bereft without it... like I’d lost a piece of myself. I surprised myself with how much the symbolism and having it meant to me. (This was probably the worst possible fabric I could have picked to take a photo of it.)