I have three sisters and a brother. Eileen is the oldest, Tom next(4 years younger), then Marjorie(2 years after Tom). Then there was another boy who died when he was about three I think. It's funny how little was told to my twin sister and I about him. We were, and are(even at 68) the babies of the family.
My sister Marge is currently in Hospice with pneumonia. She has been suffering from Alzheimer's
for years. I haven't done much research on Alzheimer's so I don't know how much the brain is functioning in there. I know Marge responds to music that was part of her family life. She can hear.
I had picked up my text, Hypnotherapy by Dave Elman, last night. I just wanted to read a bit and maybe increase my enthusiasm. I can open this book to any page and find the information fascinating. Elman taught hypnosis to Doctors in all branches of medicine for use in their practices.
At one point in the book he found that a patient had recovered from gall bladder surgery but a pain persisted. No cause could be found. Through hypnosis the patient recalled everything that was said and done during the operation. Even while under chemical anesthesia. One of the Doctors had remarked,"Look at that gall bladder, She'll never be the same." The patient took it to mean she would never fully recover. Mr. Elman pointed out that the Doctor could have meant that she would never be so bad off after the surgery had corrected the situation. She lost the pain almost immediately after hypnosis and it never returned. This made possible the finding that the patient can be given suggestions that the anesthesia will remain long after the chemical effects of amnesia have worn off, making for an easier recovery.
Elman said that was his first major finding in the use of hypnosis. This apparent hearing and functioning of the mind even under anesthesia, leads to many questions. One conclusion is obvious though, if you are in the room with a person who is unconscious or sleeping, say only positive things. Avoid making the funeral plans in that room. Quite the opposite, the positive suggestions about recovery and going home can have a good effect on the outcome. In this simple way, you can make a difference.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Older Men, More Whiskey, Options Trading, Less Money
I was thinking it was Waylon or Willie that sang that song alluded to in my title, but it was Tom T. Hall.
For a while now, I've been curious as to how options trading works. A friend of mine has taken a course, at considerable expense, in trading in options. This was a couple of years back and he did quite well with it. I assume that means in the millions of dollars or at least the high hundreds of thousands. He told me and another friend(yes, I have two friends) that he used a strategy called the Iron Condor. One surrounds the current position of the stock in question with puts and calls and as the expiration date approaches you will make a profit if the stock's price stays within this boundary.
First problem, couldn't remember the name of the strategy. Second problem, don't want to spend money learning about options trading. I do want to learn about it though. Another friend(really) Phil Huyck, says he bought a program a few years back. Roughly 3K but it's on VCR. I didn't ask and he didn't tell, so that is a possible means to learning.
Just a couple of days ago I went to the library to see what they had available and came across Jim Cramer's book "Getting Back to Even." He includes two chapters in there about using options. I wouldn't call Cramer a great or even good communicator, but eventually he does get his message across if you stick with it. So, I've gotten a bit of the puzzle figured out. I still have about 90% more to learn. There are a lot of strategies out there. You don't have to know all of them but you really have to know the one you are going to employ very well. Cramer gives one, Deep in the money calls. He then tells how you can insure your gains, if the stock has moved up. This is very clever and makes you realize that there are many smart people out there figuring out how to make money. Many of them doing it illegally, not Cramer. I feel like a target.
If you ever listen to Options Action on CNBC you will soon discover, there is a language you must understand to know what they are talking about. It starts with puts and calls and how one is just the opposite of the other. It will take me a while to get the concept of when stocks go down, that can be a good thing. You can sell it at the higher strike and capture the downside.
Don't know how long I'll stick with this but if my Blog title is looking prophetic I think I'll stick to, " Faster Horses, Younger Women, Older Whiskey and More Money." Repeat at least 2x.
For a while now, I've been curious as to how options trading works. A friend of mine has taken a course, at considerable expense, in trading in options. This was a couple of years back and he did quite well with it. I assume that means in the millions of dollars or at least the high hundreds of thousands. He told me and another friend(yes, I have two friends) that he used a strategy called the Iron Condor. One surrounds the current position of the stock in question with puts and calls and as the expiration date approaches you will make a profit if the stock's price stays within this boundary.
First problem, couldn't remember the name of the strategy. Second problem, don't want to spend money learning about options trading. I do want to learn about it though. Another friend(really) Phil Huyck, says he bought a program a few years back. Roughly 3K but it's on VCR. I didn't ask and he didn't tell, so that is a possible means to learning.
Just a couple of days ago I went to the library to see what they had available and came across Jim Cramer's book "Getting Back to Even." He includes two chapters in there about using options. I wouldn't call Cramer a great or even good communicator, but eventually he does get his message across if you stick with it. So, I've gotten a bit of the puzzle figured out. I still have about 90% more to learn. There are a lot of strategies out there. You don't have to know all of them but you really have to know the one you are going to employ very well. Cramer gives one, Deep in the money calls. He then tells how you can insure your gains, if the stock has moved up. This is very clever and makes you realize that there are many smart people out there figuring out how to make money. Many of them doing it illegally, not Cramer. I feel like a target.
If you ever listen to Options Action on CNBC you will soon discover, there is a language you must understand to know what they are talking about. It starts with puts and calls and how one is just the opposite of the other. It will take me a while to get the concept of when stocks go down, that can be a good thing. You can sell it at the higher strike and capture the downside.
Don't know how long I'll stick with this but if my Blog title is looking prophetic I think I'll stick to, " Faster Horses, Younger Women, Older Whiskey and More Money." Repeat at least 2x.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Two Birds With One Stone
Here I am again. I just read an entry at the restricted Omni Hypnosis forum from my teacher Gerry Kein.
He recently announced that he will no longer be regularly scheduling his beginner through advanced hypnosis class after April of this year. Many Omnigrads have been concerned over his health and he answered these concerns and told of his plans for the future. He is quite an inspiring man. I told him, when I was in his September of 2009 class, that someone should make a movie of his life. He said,"No one would believe it."
He was a close friend/protege of the famous Hypnotist Dave Elman. Jerry was a pilot in the Navy. He was a stage hypnotist in his youth. He had a very successful hypnosis business in Fort Lauderdale. That just scratches the surface. He is a wonderful speaker with great conviction and energy. When we attended classes there in Deland, FL., we all felt tremendously energized and positive about the future. What else could you ask for from a teacher?
Jerry developed a new method of Hypnosis which he termed, "Ultra Height." I spoke of this in an earlier blog on "The Hometownhypnotist". In Ultraheight the person who is seeking a solution to some problem is first taken to a very deep state of hypnosis called the coma state. Not the medical coma. In the coma state you would be so relaxed as to be nearly uncommunicative. You would have a natural anesthesia and the hypnotist can put your limbs in positions which you would hold like a jointed doll. Then, leaving your body in this state, the mind is brought up to a highly euphoric (my word) state where you are seemingly in touch with your spiritual essence. Here, you find the causes and solutions for your problem.
Jerry has been working on a book about Ultraheight and said he has had a possible breakthrough in it that, if duplicatable, could be important to the future of hypnosis.
Who knows, but that's the positive and forward thinking nature of Gerald (Jerry) Kein.
Why the title of this blog? I will also post it on my other blog, if I can figure out how.
He recently announced that he will no longer be regularly scheduling his beginner through advanced hypnosis class after April of this year. Many Omnigrads have been concerned over his health and he answered these concerns and told of his plans for the future. He is quite an inspiring man. I told him, when I was in his September of 2009 class, that someone should make a movie of his life. He said,"No one would believe it."
He was a close friend/protege of the famous Hypnotist Dave Elman. Jerry was a pilot in the Navy. He was a stage hypnotist in his youth. He had a very successful hypnosis business in Fort Lauderdale. That just scratches the surface. He is a wonderful speaker with great conviction and energy. When we attended classes there in Deland, FL., we all felt tremendously energized and positive about the future. What else could you ask for from a teacher?
Jerry developed a new method of Hypnosis which he termed, "Ultra Height." I spoke of this in an earlier blog on "The Hometownhypnotist". In Ultraheight the person who is seeking a solution to some problem is first taken to a very deep state of hypnosis called the coma state. Not the medical coma. In the coma state you would be so relaxed as to be nearly uncommunicative. You would have a natural anesthesia and the hypnotist can put your limbs in positions which you would hold like a jointed doll. Then, leaving your body in this state, the mind is brought up to a highly euphoric (my word) state where you are seemingly in touch with your spiritual essence. Here, you find the causes and solutions for your problem.
Jerry has been working on a book about Ultraheight and said he has had a possible breakthrough in it that, if duplicatable, could be important to the future of hypnosis.
Who knows, but that's the positive and forward thinking nature of Gerald (Jerry) Kein.
Why the title of this blog? I will also post it on my other blog, if I can figure out how.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Bangs House History
While looking for a lost bible, I came across a file that had some of the accumulated historical documents relating to our house. Gloria had stored most of these away(maybe all). She loved the history of The Benjamin Bangs House. She did all of the things one must do to get the house on the state and national registries of historic places. The letters stating our house indeed made it are in the file. A letter of commendation from the Fenton Beautification Committee is there and notably the head of the committee was John Gerych.
Other newspaper articles are archived also. One article is a story of how Ray Rausch's students all
wore paper bags over their heads, and switched seats, so he couldn't identify them and direct comments to them individually. Ray was one of the great B.S.ers. They had a short discussion and adjourned to the cafeteria for coffee. Ray was a great coffee drinker also. The article appeared in the Mott CC Post.
Another story saved was written by the late Jan Rynearson in the Fenton Independent(also no longer with us). The story was of a woman who found and framed an old 1890 copy of The Independent. That copy happened to include a story of a horse and buggy accident written by none other than Benjamin Bangs. He tells of how he was giving a ride home to the church pastor(named Mr. Parson). The horse was frightened by a donkey pulling a toy express wagon with a boy mounted on the wagon. The horse turned short around dumping the buggy and it's occupants in the ditch. Injuries were minor.
What a nice bit of history. I think I will copy and frame those two stories so our many guests can read them when they visit.
Back to Wheat Thins and Easy Cheese. I believe I have perfected the exact proportions of cheese to cracker.
Other newspaper articles are archived also. One article is a story of how Ray Rausch's students all
wore paper bags over their heads, and switched seats, so he couldn't identify them and direct comments to them individually. Ray was one of the great B.S.ers. They had a short discussion and adjourned to the cafeteria for coffee. Ray was a great coffee drinker also. The article appeared in the Mott CC Post.
Another story saved was written by the late Jan Rynearson in the Fenton Independent(also no longer with us). The story was of a woman who found and framed an old 1890 copy of The Independent. That copy happened to include a story of a horse and buggy accident written by none other than Benjamin Bangs. He tells of how he was giving a ride home to the church pastor(named Mr. Parson). The horse was frightened by a donkey pulling a toy express wagon with a boy mounted on the wagon. The horse turned short around dumping the buggy and it's occupants in the ditch. Injuries were minor.
What a nice bit of history. I think I will copy and frame those two stories so our many guests can read them when they visit.
Back to Wheat Thins and Easy Cheese. I believe I have perfected the exact proportions of cheese to cracker.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Alone
We had a houseful of guests on Super Bowl Sunday.
Jake had people over for a goodbye party. My daughter's family was here too so there was a lot going on. Monday morning everyone left. Emma to Canada and Brooke and Jake to California. What a change. I was left alone with the dog and two cats.
I took the first day doing nothing. There was a kitchen to clean and a lot of cooking paraphernalia to be cleaned. There was also a short list of things to do left by Brooke. Nothing that couldn't wait until Tuesday. It takes a while to decompress after most week ends. The party was a little surreal for me because my right ear was blocked and everything sounded strange. I hope I didn't make more of a fool of myself than normal.
Tuesday was the big day to tackle the list. It took almost the whole day to clean the kitchen. I had a dentist appointment in the morning. Everything went pretty well and I checked in several times on the GPS Tracker that Jake had installed on my tablet. It was working well but since Jake is driving on all surface roads, it's hard to tell where they are. You just see a map showing their location on county road 53 or 212 as examples. You have to do some detective work to figure out where they are. They have made good progress so far. Today at about noon they were in New Mexico. It's nice to be able to track them. They sent a picture from Columbia, MO. a day or two ago. I'll try to post it here. Brooke is standing in front of her first apartment, where we met, on Chandler Court. The place hasn't changed in all these years. Brooke looks good, too, I think you will agree.
Well, I applied for a new passport today and figured out how to unlock the oven door, so that completes my list. I still have to pick up a prescription.
Jake had people over for a goodbye party. My daughter's family was here too so there was a lot going on. Monday morning everyone left. Emma to Canada and Brooke and Jake to California. What a change. I was left alone with the dog and two cats.
I took the first day doing nothing. There was a kitchen to clean and a lot of cooking paraphernalia to be cleaned. There was also a short list of things to do left by Brooke. Nothing that couldn't wait until Tuesday. It takes a while to decompress after most week ends. The party was a little surreal for me because my right ear was blocked and everything sounded strange. I hope I didn't make more of a fool of myself than normal.
Tuesday was the big day to tackle the list. It took almost the whole day to clean the kitchen. I had a dentist appointment in the morning. Everything went pretty well and I checked in several times on the GPS Tracker that Jake had installed on my tablet. It was working well but since Jake is driving on all surface roads, it's hard to tell where they are. You just see a map showing their location on county road 53 or 212 as examples. You have to do some detective work to figure out where they are. They have made good progress so far. Today at about noon they were in New Mexico. It's nice to be able to track them. They sent a picture from Columbia, MO. a day or two ago. I'll try to post it here. Brooke is standing in front of her first apartment, where we met, on Chandler Court. The place hasn't changed in all these years. Brooke looks good, too, I think you will agree.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Why I Love the Internet
Love is a strong emotion and I don't use the word lightly, although I do love you. ha, ha. But I really love the internet. Let me count some of the ways.
For one, if you want to learn about something, you may be able to find the course of study on-line. I'm currently taking a course on programming in Java script. I took several classes in computer programming back in the mid-eighties when we were living in Flint. I only got to a certain level before giving up. With two babies to raise and trying to earn some money plus the household responsibilities, it was too much for me. I did like it though. Now (Thanks To The Internet) I can easily review and learn more recent languages.
Also and most valuable to me, when I have a problem with something that's not working, I first turn to the Net. How to repair your Ipod, your VCR, whatever. There are videos and blogs etc. and soon enough you are ready to tackle the problem.
Of course, there is Craig's List and Ebay and many other things that I still haven't found.
I remember when I first heard of the internet. It was a new territory. Unexplored and undeveloped. We all saw the potential but didn't know how to take advantage of it. Google, Youtube, Facebook what else could there be? It's been fascinating so far. I wouldn't want to be without it. I hope we don't screw it up.
For one, if you want to learn about something, you may be able to find the course of study on-line. I'm currently taking a course on programming in Java script. I took several classes in computer programming back in the mid-eighties when we were living in Flint. I only got to a certain level before giving up. With two babies to raise and trying to earn some money plus the household responsibilities, it was too much for me. I did like it though. Now (Thanks To The Internet) I can easily review and learn more recent languages.
Also and most valuable to me, when I have a problem with something that's not working, I first turn to the Net. How to repair your Ipod, your VCR, whatever. There are videos and blogs etc. and soon enough you are ready to tackle the problem.
Of course, there is Craig's List and Ebay and many other things that I still haven't found.
I remember when I first heard of the internet. It was a new territory. Unexplored and undeveloped. We all saw the potential but didn't know how to take advantage of it. Google, Youtube, Facebook what else could there be? It's been fascinating so far. I wouldn't want to be without it. I hope we don't screw it up.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Who Will Win That Super Bowl?
Once again we must all pick a team. As with all match ups the promoters talk up the contest and make predictions to get us all interested. It's only human to form an opinion and then we're hooked and will be interested in the outcome. I happen to be a Patriots fan. Is it because Tom Brady is a former Michigan player? Probably part of it. I got on their band wagon when they were playing well and for about 50 years in a row Detroit was disappointing. The Patriots coaching and attitude seemed good to me so I declared myself to be fan. The Giants have a good team and I think the game could go either way. I want New England to win but I wouldn't bet on it.
We are preparing for the departure of our son lately and our house is a mess. Brooke is done with her job and so big changes are in the works.
She may drive out to San Francisco with Jake and of course must spend time in Toronto with Gabe and Omar. This should be an interesting year. We're heading out west for a wedding for one thing. I have a feeling that will be a fun trip. I just have a feeling there will be other big changes this year, too.
I put Jake's mattress on Craig's List and some people are supposed to come look at it tonight. I listed a piece of exercise equipment on Ebay and accepted a bid on it just today. So some things are being resolved. Also, Jake and I spent some time fixing his car radio so it will accept music from another source. Big soldering project that so far has worked. Apparently it is a common problem to have the tip of your audio plug break off in your audio jack. We tried the super glue method a few times without success. Then got out the soldering equipment. This was a nice Father and Son project.
That's all for now. Happy Superbowl Sunday!
We are preparing for the departure of our son lately and our house is a mess. Brooke is done with her job and so big changes are in the works.
She may drive out to San Francisco with Jake and of course must spend time in Toronto with Gabe and Omar. This should be an interesting year. We're heading out west for a wedding for one thing. I have a feeling that will be a fun trip. I just have a feeling there will be other big changes this year, too.
I put Jake's mattress on Craig's List and some people are supposed to come look at it tonight. I listed a piece of exercise equipment on Ebay and accepted a bid on it just today. So some things are being resolved. Also, Jake and I spent some time fixing his car radio so it will accept music from another source. Big soldering project that so far has worked. Apparently it is a common problem to have the tip of your audio plug break off in your audio jack. We tried the super glue method a few times without success. Then got out the soldering equipment. This was a nice Father and Son project.
That's all for now. Happy Superbowl Sunday!
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