March 3rd, 2010, by Lauren

I am sending information about The Orchid Recovery Center for Women to a gal that I used to work with years ago at the Insurance Company that I worked for many years ago. She has since moved to Florida, we kept in touch pretty much via emails every now and then. I am very worried about her. She and I were considered the “party gals” of the office, we did get into some pretty crazy things back then I have to admit, but than was then and this is now. I’ve settled down one heck of a lot, but she on the other hand seems to have kept on going “full speed ahead” as they say and I think she needs some help.

I’ve done a bit of research on the Internet about Recovery Center’s in her part of Florida and found The Orchid Recovery Center to be the one that I would consider, if the need be. I spent a good amount of time reading The Orchid Center Charity Blog and am urging her to do the same, it had some cool things to say that I think she might appreciate.

I’m hoping that I’m not going to piss her off. One has to be careful on how they approach folks on subjects like this, I just want to help in any way that I can. That’s one thing that I’m good at, or so I’m told from time to time.

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March 3rd, 2010, by Lauren

I just got this email from my friend in South Carolina. I’m assuming that this is a true announcement, but one never knows these days. Guess I’ll wait to hear more about them, possibly on the evening news.

New Michelin Tires… Absolutely SCARY looking…

Look for ‘em in August. These tires are made in Greenville, South Carolina , USA …

SEE THROUGH TIRES

Radical new tire design by Michelin. The next generation of tires. They had a pair at the Philadelphia car show.

philly show

Yes, those are ’spoke’ like connections to the inner part of the tire from the outside tread ‘wrap!’ The next picture shows how odd it looks in motion…

2nd tire

 Makes you wonder how the ride feels doesn’t it?

3rd tire

 These tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon. The bad news for law enforcement is that spike strips will not work on these.

Just think of the impact on existing technology:

A. no more air valves…

B. no more air compressors at gas stations…

C. no more repair kits…

D. no more flats…

These are actual pictures taken at the South Carolina plant of Michelin.

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March 3rd, 2010, by Lauren

I have to say that up until the other day I had not known anyone who had been diagnosed with Mesothelioma Cancer, although I have seen a lot of commercials for a local attorney that is advertising their services to people that have been diagnosed with this particular type of cancer.

My mother forwarded an email to the immediate family that she had gotten from her aunt who lives in North Carolina. This email was informing my mother that her aunt had just been diagnosed with Mesothelioma. She has been in bad health for some time, something not that unusual for some one in the late 70’s, but now she has been tested and is being treated for this type of cancer.

We don’t know many details on how she contracted this, but I’m sure more information will be forth coming at some point. Right now my mother is asking us all to keep my Great Aunt in our prayers and to send her a card or two from time to time to let her know that we are all thinking of her, which we all certainly will do. I’m glad that my Great Aunt has several close family members that live close by so that she won’t have to go through this experience all on her own and it looks like we may be taking a trip to North Carolina soon for a visit with her.

In the mean time it has been suggested that they look into using the Internet for information on Mesothelioma Cancer, the more you know about certain illnesses the better off you are and the Internet is a wonderful and useful tool for everyone to use. Survivingmesothelioma.com is one site that was recommended, they even offer a free copy of the book “Surviving Mesothelioma” which would be a useful guide for them to turn to.

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February 24th, 2010, by Lauren

And they got a cost of living raise and the seniors did not get a raise on their benefits. But it looks like    they needed it more, doesn’t it to you?  But we keep sending them back so it is no ones fault but our own.      

Should we buy them larger screen computers – or – a ticket home, permanently?

This is one of their THREE DAY WORK WEEKS that we all pay for.  I am ready to start from the beginning by voting out all elected officials and not letting any of them stay in office for more than two terms.  No more lifelong health care, retirement, voting in their own pay raises, taking perks on our taxes, etc.

 

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House Minority Leader  Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. , R-Norwalk, pictured standing, far  right, speaks while colleagues Rep. Barbara Lambert,  D-Milford and Rep. Jack F. Hennessy, D-Bridgeport, play solitaire Monday night as the House convened to vote on a  new budget. (AP)

The guy sitting in the row in front of these two….  he’s on Facebook, and the guy behind Hennessy is checking out the baseball scores.

These are the folks that couldn’t get the budget out by Oct. 1,  and are about to control your health care, cap and trade, and the list goes on….

KEEP THIS GOING, DON’T LET IT STOP WITH YOU!

 

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February 24th, 2010, by Lauren

I didn’t know that there were so many choices involved of such wonderful Myrtle Beach Accommodations. As I posted before I expect to get some money back from my taxes and I’d like to take some off and stay at one of the nice Myrtle Beach Resorts that Myrtle Beach is so well known for. I figured by going online I’d be able to take my time and compare some of the nice of the Myrtle Beach Accomodations, but I had no idea what I was getting into.  There are tons of them that I’m finding, it may take longer than I first imagined, but that’s all right I have plenty of time.

I have been talking with a few friends, seeing if any of them would like to join me this summer at the beach. I’m putting the word out right now, while most of my friends are just now doing their taxes as well and can ear mark their money if they decide they want to go. In the mean time I’m steady looking online to find the perfect Myrtle Beach Resort to enjoy for a nice long summer week end.

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