Wordless Wednesday: Well, Nearly Wordless
2 comments Posted by Being Beth on Wednesday, January 04, 2012Christmas is long gone, but not the photo's. We open presents at the crack of dawn at our house, so nobody looks particularly lovely, but the fun we're having is apparent on our faces. Here's a few of my favorite shots from Christmas 2011:
It's hard to get excited about shaving cream,
but it's easy to crack up at a smart remark from one of the kids.
Jordan liked his "Mom's Cookie of the Month" gift.
A batch of his favorite cookies the 25th of every month during 2012.
I think he's laughing because on the calendar,
I also happened to include Mother's Day, Father's Day,
and everyone's birthday -
Jordan tends to be forgetful of these important dates.
Santa brought me a Hard Rock Cafe Couture shirt.
Like I said, it was really early...
Grant, our Trekkie, got an Enterprise Pizza Cutter. Made his day.
I made 1940 style aprons for Meredith and myself. Why not?
And with the extra fabric, I whipped up a bag for her to carry her laptop in while walking to class.
It just wouldn't be Christmas without a Georgia O'Keefe calendar - I'm serious. I love her art.
High Fivin' over a Psyche DVD
Grant's stylin'
Jordan now has no excuse for taking all my flatware up to his room. He's got his own set.
While taking Christmas down and storing it away for another year, i found I needed a big box and headed to the shed in the backyard to find one. You just never know when you'll discover a treasure in the shed or on the side of an old box:
I think Meredith must have been around 12 years old when she wrote that. Truth be told, she still hates math and loves art.
Friday morning, 30 December 2011, we had a gorgeous sunrise. I grabbed my camera and perched in front of my office window and snapped a few photo's:
Welcome to 2012, and welcome back, my friends, to this blog that I allowed to go fallow these past months.
After a bit of rest and time away, I'm ready to get going again with fresh thoughts to share. I'm starting off with a Trivia Tuesday that points to health, since I'm sure most of us have at least contemplated resolutions to make a few improvements in this area (and you might have already changed your mind and chowed down on a bag of chips).
I receive a daily e-newsletter from Health Sciences Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. It's full of information that debunks a lot of the misconceptions and misrepresentations surrounding health, wellness, and medicine.
After a bit of rest and time away, I'm ready to get going again with fresh thoughts to share. I'm starting off with a Trivia Tuesday that points to health, since I'm sure most of us have at least contemplated resolutions to make a few improvements in this area (and you might have already changed your mind and chowed down on a bag of chips).
I receive a daily e-newsletter from Health Sciences Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. It's full of information that debunks a lot of the misconceptions and misrepresentations surrounding health, wellness, and medicine.
Jenny Thompson writes the articles and I enjoy her humorous take on things. This past fall two short articles caught my attention and I thought I'd share them with you.
If you'd like to take a longer look at HSI, click here for a link to their website (you can sign up for the free e-newsletter from the home page if you'd like).
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The USDA estimates that since 1970, average daily calorie intake in the U.S. has increased by nearly 25 percent.
But this calorie-climbing trend apparently goes back much further than 40 years.
Cornell University researchers examined 52 of the most well known paintings of The Last Supper. More than 1,000 years separated the earliest painting from the most recent.
As they report in the International Journal of Obesity, plate size and entrée size enlarged by about two-thirds over the millennium.
Bread size increased too -- by nearly 25 percent.
Looks like we've taken the multiplying of fish and loaves just a bit too far.
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How easy is it to conduct a study that pulls the wool over just about everyone's eyes?
A junior high school student won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair. For his project, he asked people to sign a petition demanding stern regulation and possibly even a ban of a chemical called dihydrogen monoxide.
The Eagle Rock Junior High student listed seven reasons why the chemical needed strict controls...
1) It can cause excessive sweating and vomiting
2) It is a major component in acid rain
3) It can cause severe burns in its gaseous state
4) Accidental inhalation can kill you
5) It contributes to erosion
6) It decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes
7) It has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients
Out of 50 people, 43 signed the petition. Six were undecided. And only one man said no. Apparently that man had paid attention in chemistry class, and knew that dihydrogen monoxide is the chemical name for water.
It's THAT easy to pull the wool over someone's eyes.
See you tomorrow with Wordless Wednesday.
A junior high school student won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair. For his project, he asked people to sign a petition demanding stern regulation and possibly even a ban of a chemical called dihydrogen monoxide.
The Eagle Rock Junior High student listed seven reasons why the chemical needed strict controls...
1) It can cause excessive sweating and vomiting
2) It is a major component in acid rain
3) It can cause severe burns in its gaseous state
4) Accidental inhalation can kill you
5) It contributes to erosion
6) It decreases effectiveness of automobile brakes
7) It has been found in tumors of terminal cancer patients
Out of 50 people, 43 signed the petition. Six were undecided. And only one man said no. Apparently that man had paid attention in chemistry class, and knew that dihydrogen monoxide is the chemical name for water.
It's THAT easy to pull the wool over someone's eyes.
See you tomorrow with Wordless Wednesday.
This is hilarious. Couldn't wait until Friday to share this video.
Nothing like a good laugh on hump day. I guess you'll have to click on the link - do it - it is SO worth it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVwlMVYqMu4
A Thanksgiving Prayer from a local hospital chaplain
1 comments Posted by Being Beth on Saturday, November 26, 2011
If this dawn's curtain draws back and everything we relish in and count on becomes abruptly absent,
would we still discover something, anything, for which to give thanks?
Would Your love for us be enough? Would Your grace be sufficient to inspire a whisper of gratitude?
If indeed our appreciation is not limited to what cash or credit card or Black Friday Bargains can buy, then we unite in a chorus of thanksgiving for the breath in our lungs and the beats in our hearts, for shelter and sustenance and laughter, for vocations which deeply matter to wounded neighbors and worried strangers, for the good and gracious people who work beside us night and day, for the warmth of those who fill our homes with life and for Your presence.
Amen.
Blessings,
Timothy Madison, PhD, BCC
Chaplain Manager
Texas Health Resources Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest
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