I had a dream last night in which J, Emma and I were behind Central High School. It was the old Central and the kids were about high school age. Emma left in her car and J and I left in the VW which was outfitted with a tail section, wings etc. so we could fly home. All was well and we were really enjoying the trip. The view was beautiful and the VW/Plane handled beautifully. J dove us steeply down to a landing which required no rolling!
He needed to stretch his back. I was thinking how little sound there was from the engine. Soon I realized that it wasn't making sense and woke up.
Then I started thinking about web cams. Trying to figure out how a wireless web cam would work and how expensive it would be. In that state of mind one can't figure things out too well. I was awake and it was only 4AM. I came down stairs to the Sidebedroom to check on the computer and see if I could find a website that had web cams. I found one that I watched for a while. Most of the web cams there were in Norway, Germany and the UK.
I think it's fun to see what goes on in the locations of these cameras. There is no sound. The childsafe mode was on so no unsavory crap. The scenes with bird-feeders are nice. If you can't sleep some night, just check out some web cams from halfway round the world.
Talk to you later.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Big Weekend
Saturday was Gabe's 2nd birthday. I'm sure there will be pictures on Facebook. If you haven't unfriended these people yet, you can see them there. The thing that made Gabe happiest was the two bunches of helium filled balloons. He loved running through the opening between them. Knocking them helter skelter as he did. Then the adults had to follow suite. If you came to the party, thanks and I hope you enjoyed yourself.
Matt and Karen Langdon were here with, their new to walking daughter, Vienna. She was going all over the place, keeping up with the older boys.
One odd fact, there were no fewer than four couples that arrived in separate vehicles!?
The party coincided with the Michigan football game, so I set the VCR to record the game in the side bedroom. Several people wanted to watch so we spent a good deal of time in here. That is one of the characteristics of this room. It is a sanctuary. Nick Gregory made himself at home, he's one of the family now. Remember, once your in it's hard to get out. Michigan won the game over Notre Dame in the last minute or so. I wonder if we would have won if their number one quarterback had been in for the whole game. I even broke out "The General Bo (George Patton) Schembechler Scoring Horn". No one even commented on it. Michigan fans know what it's about.
At the end of the party, Gabe and Kavon hugged and it was soooooo cute. Then Kavon closed Gabe between the two back doors! Gabe had hurt feelings, so more hugging and a kiss made things a
little better.
Happy Second Birthday Gabe.
Matt and Karen Langdon were here with, their new to walking daughter, Vienna. She was going all over the place, keeping up with the older boys.
One odd fact, there were no fewer than four couples that arrived in separate vehicles!?
The party coincided with the Michigan football game, so I set the VCR to record the game in the side bedroom. Several people wanted to watch so we spent a good deal of time in here. That is one of the characteristics of this room. It is a sanctuary. Nick Gregory made himself at home, he's one of the family now. Remember, once your in it's hard to get out. Michigan won the game over Notre Dame in the last minute or so. I wonder if we would have won if their number one quarterback had been in for the whole game. I even broke out "The General Bo (George Patton) Schembechler Scoring Horn". No one even commented on it. Michigan fans know what it's about.
At the end of the party, Gabe and Kavon hugged and it was soooooo cute. Then Kavon closed Gabe between the two back doors! Gabe had hurt feelings, so more hugging and a kiss made things a
little better.
Happy Second Birthday Gabe.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
BLT
One of the best sandwiches is a Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwich. I made a couple tonight for dinner. They are so easy and rewarding, too.
For those who don't know how to make them, here is how. Start with frying the bacon on a low to medium heat. Put a couple of sheets of paper towel nearby (not so close that it will catch on fire) for draining the fat from the bacon. I used three slices of bacon per sandwich. Get out your bread and toast it medium.
While the bacon is gently frying, get out the lettuce, rinse and drain. Tear some off so you'll have enough for a good crunch when you bite in. Check bacon, turn if needed. Rinse off and slice the tomato, or if small, tomatoes.
Those are all of the ingredients except for Miracle Whip. If you don't have Miracle Whip, use mayonnaise. When the bacon is done, drain it in the paper towels. Now you just assemble the sandwich, cut in two and eat.
The best sandwich, for many, is the Peanut Butter and Banana, for short the banana sandwich. Forgive the capitalization errors. This requires no direction except it is best with Jif peanut butter and ripe bananas. Not over ripe. If you haven't tried it, do yourself a favor and try it. There are many other great sandwiches out there, but I just thought I'd share these two with you. PB &J is just too obvious.
For those who don't know how to make them, here is how. Start with frying the bacon on a low to medium heat. Put a couple of sheets of paper towel nearby (not so close that it will catch on fire) for draining the fat from the bacon. I used three slices of bacon per sandwich. Get out your bread and toast it medium.
While the bacon is gently frying, get out the lettuce, rinse and drain. Tear some off so you'll have enough for a good crunch when you bite in. Check bacon, turn if needed. Rinse off and slice the tomato, or if small, tomatoes.
Those are all of the ingredients except for Miracle Whip. If you don't have Miracle Whip, use mayonnaise. When the bacon is done, drain it in the paper towels. Now you just assemble the sandwich, cut in two and eat.
The best sandwich, for many, is the Peanut Butter and Banana, for short the banana sandwich. Forgive the capitalization errors. This requires no direction except it is best with Jif peanut butter and ripe bananas. Not over ripe. If you haven't tried it, do yourself a favor and try it. There are many other great sandwiches out there, but I just thought I'd share these two with you. PB &J is just too obvious.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Internet Blogger
I wrote this blog for the blog sidebedroom, but I mistakenly published it on my other blog hometownhypnotist. Please go to that blog to read it. http://hometownhypnotist.blogspot.com/ You'll like it. I tried to copy and paste but no luck.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Dangers of Reading
I've been reading another book on hypnosis lately. The author has a lot right in the book and some things incorrect. Since I have been trained at Omni it isn't a problem to correct as I read. As an example, let's say you are writing a suggestion for yourself to use in self hypnosis. You want to stop eating ice cream, so you write, "I will not eat ice cream." The problem is that when you are speaking to the subconscious mind, that mind tends to drop the word not. So your suggestion becomes, "I will eat ice cream." So, the suggestions must be stated in the positive. "I will only eat foods that are healthy for me," would be an effective suggestion. One suggestion that is effective, but you might think flies in the face of this rule, is, "I am a non-smoker and will remain a non-smoker for the rest of my life." I suppose you could tell the subconscious you are a non-ice cream eater.
At any rate, I was reading about changing habits. Many habits (maybe all) are triggered by a stimulus. Maybe it's the conditioning we've been exposed to. I noticed that watching football makes me want to eat. In order to change the habit I need to write down, "When I think I'm going to eat food while watching football, that will be my signal to instead walk on the treadmill." Use this during self hypnosis, and soon you will have broken the old habit and replaced it with the new one. I can't help but wonder how much of human behavior is simply habit? If you take this train of thought too far it gets disturbing. "I am non-disturbed, I am non-disturbed!"
At the end of the chapter, the author says that if you have mental issues, hypnosis will not harm you but won't work. People with mental problems have trouble focusing, their minds tend to wander. Now, that hurts! My mind tends to wander. "I am a non-self-doubter." "I am a non-self-doubter, dammit!"
I must bring the treadmill in from the garage.
At any rate, I was reading about changing habits. Many habits (maybe all) are triggered by a stimulus. Maybe it's the conditioning we've been exposed to. I noticed that watching football makes me want to eat. In order to change the habit I need to write down, "When I think I'm going to eat food while watching football, that will be my signal to instead walk on the treadmill." Use this during self hypnosis, and soon you will have broken the old habit and replaced it with the new one. I can't help but wonder how much of human behavior is simply habit? If you take this train of thought too far it gets disturbing. "I am non-disturbed, I am non-disturbed!"
At the end of the chapter, the author says that if you have mental issues, hypnosis will not harm you but won't work. People with mental problems have trouble focusing, their minds tend to wander. Now, that hurts! My mind tends to wander. "I am a non-self-doubter." "I am a non-self-doubter, dammit!"
I must bring the treadmill in from the garage.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Football Saturday
In the United States, Saturdays are when most of the college football games are played. With pre-game radio shows, pre-game TV shows, the games themselves, post-game analysis etc. you can spend the whole day occupied with football. It's a great game for television and there are many rivalries and human interest stories. It's fun and seems so damned important sometimes. Today I spent a good deal of my day watching football. My team had a good start to their season.
Last week I set a goal of fixing the minivan's three most pressing problems. I went to Autozone and bought an alternator plus the tools needed to replace it. This took two trips and two days to finish the job. I would advise you not to pay me by the hour. The replacement headlight was only 20 minutes. The muffler was done at Tuffy Muffler. I did that today during the Michigan State game. So I didn't feel bad at all about wasting that time. The car runs so quietly now, I can hear other noises that may be problems.
Just to make this blog worth your time, we've had our yearly fruit-fly problem. I tried a couple of things out to catch them with little luck. Then I thought of using a plastic container with higher sides and a tight fitting top. Put in a small piece of banana to attract and once in a while quickly cover the container and release the flies outside. Brooke read on the Internet that you use this method but can just keep the top on and punch about 5 holes in the top. The flies go in but can't find their way out. It works great!
It's very satisfying to outwit fruit-flies. More tips on life's little problems to come.
Last week I set a goal of fixing the minivan's three most pressing problems. I went to Autozone and bought an alternator plus the tools needed to replace it. This took two trips and two days to finish the job. I would advise you not to pay me by the hour. The replacement headlight was only 20 minutes. The muffler was done at Tuffy Muffler. I did that today during the Michigan State game. So I didn't feel bad at all about wasting that time. The car runs so quietly now, I can hear other noises that may be problems.
Just to make this blog worth your time, we've had our yearly fruit-fly problem. I tried a couple of things out to catch them with little luck. Then I thought of using a plastic container with higher sides and a tight fitting top. Put in a small piece of banana to attract and once in a while quickly cover the container and release the flies outside. Brooke read on the Internet that you use this method but can just keep the top on and punch about 5 holes in the top. The flies go in but can't find their way out. It works great!
It's very satisfying to outwit fruit-flies. More tips on life's little problems to come.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Golf Outing
I'm not quite sure of the definition of a golf outing, but this was just your ordinary four guys playing golf at Tyrone Hills in Fenton. Mike, Chris, Jamie and I signed up to play 18 holes of golf. Jamie has played about 4-5 times and Mike had only played once before. Chris is a very good player and I am average. Brooke agreed to babysit Baby-G.
18 holes is a lot of golf for a beginner to play at one time. Also, the grip isn't right and the swing isn't tamed down to the point of being able to make good contact with the ball. Mike hasn't been told that when one swings and misses it counts as a stroke. Not important but it would give one motivation for figuring out a different approach. I was thinking, if I were put in charge of teaching a beginning golfer, I would get the grip established and the stance. I might at that point bring in the medicus golf club and start establishing the swing.
No golf ball would be involved. Then I would have the student hit balls with only a half swing concentrating only on making "crisp and clean" contact with the ball. When he/she can do that ten balls in a row, we would start hitting 3/4 to full shots. One thing about golf, no matter how good you are, there is always something to work on.
We had a nice time out there but Mike and I had to leave before finishing the round. I asked the course manager if he missed Luke and I chasing off geese this year and he said, "How is Luke?" Maybe next Spring we'll be back at it. I'd love to speak to some golfers regarding using hypnosis to shave a few strokes off their game. I must remember to wish Brooke a Happy Birthday. We are going out for Sushi. I find Sushi very filling. We spent some time in Ann Arbor yesterday and got Sushi at Trader Joe's. We ate it in the car and it hit the spot.
Thanks for checking in.
18 holes is a lot of golf for a beginner to play at one time. Also, the grip isn't right and the swing isn't tamed down to the point of being able to make good contact with the ball. Mike hasn't been told that when one swings and misses it counts as a stroke. Not important but it would give one motivation for figuring out a different approach. I was thinking, if I were put in charge of teaching a beginning golfer, I would get the grip established and the stance. I might at that point bring in the medicus golf club and start establishing the swing.
No golf ball would be involved. Then I would have the student hit balls with only a half swing concentrating only on making "crisp and clean" contact with the ball. When he/she can do that ten balls in a row, we would start hitting 3/4 to full shots. One thing about golf, no matter how good you are, there is always something to work on.
We had a nice time out there but Mike and I had to leave before finishing the round. I asked the course manager if he missed Luke and I chasing off geese this year and he said, "How is Luke?" Maybe next Spring we'll be back at it. I'd love to speak to some golfers regarding using hypnosis to shave a few strokes off their game. I must remember to wish Brooke a Happy Birthday. We are going out for Sushi. I find Sushi very filling. We spent some time in Ann Arbor yesterday and got Sushi at Trader Joe's. We ate it in the car and it hit the spot.
Thanks for checking in.
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