Distracted by Wynonna

I have been nursing a back injury and haven't been able to sit at my computer to make blog posts. I finally get around to it and I get distracted by a GodVine video. . . A very emotional performance by Wynonna Judd. It's actually an old video but it's new to me.

There's always something very kind of "insecure" about her, but I love her voice.

Luckily I could get the code from YouTube and share the video.




Ironically, that's not the only thing I got distracted by. I saw this this George Bush T-shirt and thought I'd die laughing.

Yes. I'm definitely feeling better. You know what they say about laughter being good medicine.

You can actually order the shirt Here at Cafe Press

What a great Christmas gift for a democrat!

Rodents and Rabies

We had a possum in our yard during the daytime, which is a little unusual. The next morning, it was still there. My husband said he was concerned about its behavior and for me to keep the Grandkids inside the house. I watched it through the window and it acted like it had something caught in its throat or like it had a sore throat or something. It kept sort of  hacking and its tongue would hang out. Then it would act normal, except that it would let you walk right up to it. Most of the possums around will slowly walk the backyard fence right away from you if you walk towards it.

We finally decided to call animal control since we didn't know if it had rabies or some other sickness that the county should know about for public safety reasons. About 40 minutes later, they came. The possum was dead. They bagged it and took it with them. I asked if they would check for rabies and I was surprised at the answer. I was told that o'possums are rodents and unlike racoons, rodents don't carry rabies. They said the possum most likely died of distemper. NOW WE KNOW!!!

I got the picture from the animal control website because it looks just like that big ole possum in our yard. I only took video of its behavior.

A Truly Creepy Tale from Drabblecast "Scales"

An audio drama that is definitely unique in its creepiness.

Scales by Samantha Henderson

One day when a surge of dying summer heat roiled through the waterways, spoiling my fishing, I punted home to find Mama running down the grassy swell towards my docking-place. Hope died in her face when she saw my punt empty and I knew then what had happened...



LISTEN to "Scales"



Author's note: I HATE SNAKES (and mosquitos)

Want To See Something Creepy?

 Somebody tell me the truth. Is this real?

RC COLA MOON PIE FESTIVAL

You think I'm kidding, don't you? There really is such a thing! It's an annual event in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. An event they are proud of. They have a craft fair, a 10 mile run, a parade and even an RC King & Moonpie Queen Coronation.


Visit the Moon Pie Festival site HERE



Schedule of Events HERE

Want to try your hand at making moon pies at home? Get a recipe HERE

Wanted Posters (Make Your Own)

Make your own wanted poster HERE

Getting Rid of Ants and Gnats

It's that time of year again. Pesty little ants and gnats everywhere!

Getting Rid of Ants

Terro is essentially borax mixed with sugar water. You can buy a small bottle for about five bucks at your local hardware store or supermarket. When your home is invaded by ants, you take a business card and sprinkle it with drops of Terro. You place the business card near whatever it is the ants are devouring, and then you wait. It may take a day. It may take two. And during that time, the ants will swarm all over the area (keep adding more Terro!), but gradually they’ll carry this sticky sweet poison back to their nest, and the entire colony will perish like some freakish doomsday cult. It’s delightful.

(I don't remember the source of this information)

Getting rid of Gnats (advice from Yahoo answers)

If you don't want gnats around, you have to cut off their food supply. This means fruits and vegetables have to go in the refrigerator or a bin the bugs can't penetrate. Make sure house plants stay damp, but not wet, and they must have the proper drainage. Gnats just love over-watered house plants. Empty trashcans regularly and don't allow rotting food to sit in the house. Make sure all trash receptacles and sink drains are cleaned thoroughly, and don't have any old rancid food stuck to them. Never let dirty dishes stand in the sink.

Your best recourse is chemicals. The supermarket and hardware stores have several flying insect spray options for you to choose from. Just about any one of these will take care of your gnat problem. Be sure to check the back of the label to make certain it isn't harmful to pets. If your home is experiencing an all-out infestation, you may need to look into a fogging product. This will require you to seal off cabinets and anywhere else food and eating implements are stored. Be sure to take the pets and leave the house for the day.

You can also get rid of gnats by using products found around the home. Since they are attracted to the scent of vinegar, fill a jar with vinegar and poke holes in the lid. The gnats will climb into the jar, but they won't be able to climb out. For those that remain in the house, try putting vegetable oil around your kitchen sink drain. Gnats finding themselves coated in the oil will be unable to breed. If you're not interested in potentially clogging your drain with vegetable oil, pouring a cup of ammonia down your kitchen sink is said to get rid of any flies hovering around that area. Let it sit for a couple of hours before using the sink again.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_get_rid_of_gnats#ixzz1Ob2BKGoD

AUDIO CLASSICS

Boris Karloff Narrates Rip Van Winkle

Joel Chandler Harris - "Why Brother Bear Has No Tail" (From "Nights With Uncle Remus")

Listen HERE

What You Read On Blogs

I have been checking out other blogs recently just to see what other people do, say and write about. I am very concerned about the content that can be accessed by just clicking next. Sometimes you get a warning and you get asked if you want to proceed, but not always. A child that knows how to click can see things they shouldn't see, whether they can read or not.

I was also terribly concerned about the language and the anger on some of the younger people's blogs. We live in a time when teens have it better than ever, but they think they have it so bad. There's so much anger and profanity. How did we get here?

Also, I was reading a recent entry on the Feedjit Blog that stated, "younger authors post more: negative content, swear words, angry content, discuss themselves and their own physical state more and post more sexual content and content about school.

More mature authors post more: articles (Words like ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ referring to an item), prepositions (words like ‘to’, ‘the’ and ‘above’), social processes (words like ‘mate’, ‘talk’, ‘they’ and ‘child’) and they post more inclusive words (‘and’, ‘with’, ‘include’) and words referring to others. They also post more religious words and words indicating positive emotions."

There must be something we can do, but I wouldn't have a clue where to start. I don't think my children talked like that and I hope my granddchildren won't. They know now, at such a young age that certain words are "bad" words. They think "stupid" is a bad word. We have to work on the difference between "bad" words and "not nice" words.

Maybe we aren't praying for them enough or aren't praying for the right things. Maybe we should just pray about what we should do. What happens to future generations is our responsiblity today.