“Just Noticing”: Observations Of A Blogger
Posted by Michelle Moquin on July 11th, 2010
“Just noticing…”
- …when bartenders collect cash from a patron, they don’t wash their hand when making the next drink: A martini garnished with a twist.
- …if I go to the restroom at a restaurant and there is no soap to wash my hands, I am lead to believe that the staff serving the patrons aren’t cleaning their hands either.
- …when I reward the behavior I want, I get more of it.
- …when I go to sleep with a full stomach, I wake up famished. And when I go to sleep with an empty stomach, I wake up with no hunger pangs. Huh…what’s up with that?
- …when I rush time, goes by faster, and when I slow down, time slows down too.
“I have oceans of time”
Don’t you just love it? I do.
And last but not least, this one is for you Anna and Peter:
- …while driving the other day, I noticed a bumper sticker that read “Hafa adai”. I would never have given it a second glance if it were not for the presence of both of you on my blog. :) Hafa adai.
“Just noticing…not judging.” Hm… maybe I ought to leave out the “not judging” part, as it seems that I do have some judgement in regards to some of these.
Readers: What have you been “just noticing”? Blog me.
Barogo: I was not very clear when I commented to you yesterday. Let me be clear, that I can have Madaline come and get you if you want to have the opportunity to become a girlz. However, I do not want to mislead you and promise you that you will ever return to Earth. If your main reason for wanting to become a girlz is so that you can come back to Earth and kick ass, I can not promise that will happen for you or anyone else who has that desire. That being said, let me know if you still want to go and I will alert Madaline.
Female Readers: Please make sure that you read the above comment to Barogo, before you request the opportunity to become a girlz, as my comment to her will apply to all of you as well.
Peter: Happy to hear you are alright.
Connie: I am not sure what I said that prompted you to post, but I am happy that you took the time to honor and recognize, by giving the space to those that served in the military and have lost their lives doing so, in order for us to live ours. Gratitude.
Hi Ruth: My pleasure. As much as I enjoy the articles that you post, I enjoy hearing about you personally, as well as Evelyn and the girls too. Thanks for the update. How much fun they must be having.
I am so delighted by the response that I have received from the “cat monologues”. And I agree with you…lightening up the atmosphere is definitely needed sometimes. I hope that you continue to have lots of joy and laughter in your life.
And that goes for the rest of my readers too.
Peace & Love: I am striving for it, and giving it to all of you. xoxo
Lastly, greed over a great story is surfacing from my ‘loyal’(?) readers. With all this back and forth about who owns what, that appears on my blog, let me reiterate that all material posted on my blog becomes the sole property of my blog. If you want to reserve any proprietary rights don’t post it to my blog. I will prominently display this caveat on my blog from now on to remind those who may have forgotten this notice.
Gratefully your blog host,
michelle
Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)
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July 11th, 2010 at 10:11 am
Young William threw Margery down on the floor
And with his stout gimlet began for to bore;”
But while he was fiddling and fumbling and thumbling,
“Hark!” cried the maiden. ” “Is that somebody coming?”
The boldhearted Willy pumped on, undismayed
Half dying with anguish, poor Margery said,
“Oh, lord, dear me, stop your stuffing and strumming;
A fot’s on the stairs, there is somebody coming.”
“Oh, no” said young William. “it’s impossible, for
You remember the sentries I placed at he door?”
“By my conscience,” said Madge, “you’re only ahumming.
I tell you again there is SOMEbody coming.”
But Will, unabashed kept on bucking away
And teased her so much with his amorous play
That soon,quite enraptured, her senses succumbing,
“Oh!” moaned she. “Believe it, there’s somebody COMING!”
July 11th, 2010 at 10:33 am
Hafa adai
So I saw the B-52H Stratofortess today. Seems we have several of those big bombers “guarding” the perimeter of America’s Pacific boarders.
Expecting an imvasion?
If yes ? Form whom?
Peter
July 11th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Miss Michelle;
I write for Barogo. She asked us to watch for your answer to her becoming a Girlz. We are so excited to tell you her answer. She is for going right away.
She will be married in 3 weeks. Her family is very embarrassed. She has made 16 and still has no husband. Her father owns many favors to Cho. He wants a young wife to help his second wife with her chores.
The bargain has been met. Help her quick.
Akello
July 11th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Banish Bad Breath — for Good
Violet I. Haraszthy, DDS, PhD
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
If a whiff of your breath makes others wince, it may be more than a social problem — often it suggests a medical problem, too. Here’s what you need to know about halitosis, or bad breath.
OCCASIONAL BAD BREATH typically results from diet. What to do…
Minimize food odors with herbs. Onions, garlic, cabbage and spices contain strong-smelling compounds that break down during digestion, are absorbed into the bloodstream and travel to the lungs.
To reduce production of smelly intestinal gases, along with the offending foods, swallow one of the following — one-eighth teaspoon of dried caraway seeds (chew them first)… six ounces of hot water mixed with one-quarter teaspoon of powdered caraway… one caraway capsule… or one parsley oil capsule.
Mask the smell. For a quick temporary fix, chew a clean mint leaf or sprig of fresh parsley, or suck on a sugar-free breath mint.
CHRONIC HALITOSIS usually is caused by bacteria in the mouth. Fixes…
Prevent dry mouth. Saliva helps flush out bacteria. Cut back on alcohol and caffeine, which are dehydrating… drink more fluids… chew sugarless gum or suck on sugarless hard candy to stimulate saliva production.
Antihistamines, antidepressants, blood pressure drugs and diuretics contribute to dry mouth, so ask your doctor about alternatives. Use a humidifier in your bedroom, especially if you are a nighttime mouth-breather.
Clean your tongue. The tongue’s surface has tiny protuberances called papillae that create havens for bacteria. Use a tongue scraper ($10 or less at drugstores) once a day… or try the Colgate 360 toothbrush, which has soft tongue-cleaning knobs on the back of the head.
Use antibacterial mouthwash. Most effective is prescription chlorhexidine (Peridex) or, to a lesser extent, nonprescription cetylpyridinium (found in Crest Pro-Health) — though to prevent temporary tooth discoloration, you must brush teeth thoroughly after using these
. Other good nonprescription antibacterials include zinc, found in TheraBreath Plus and Tom’s of Maine Natural Tartar Control Mouthwash… or chlorine dioxide, found in ProFresh.
Avoid: Mouthwashes with alcohol, such as Listerine, which are drying.
Try antimicrobial toothpaste. The only toothpaste with the effective antimicrobial triclosan is Colgate Total.
Also important: Floss teeth daily!
DISEASE-RELATED BAD BREATH may stem from a dental problem or from a systemic (body-wide) medical condition. Solutions…
See your dentist. When plaque-filled pockets form between teeth and gums, trapped bacteria create foul odors. Your dentist may recommend a cleaning, antibiotics and/or surgery. If that does not fix the problem…
See your primary care doctor. Do not wear cologne or scented lotion to your appointment — these mask odors that could help your doctor make a diagnosis.
Warning signs: Diabetes makes breath smell overly fruity… gastric cancer produces a fecal odor… kidney disorders create an ammonia-like smell… liver problems lead to fishy breath… lung disease causes a putrid smell… postnasal drip leads to sulfurous breath.
Good news: When the underlying disorder is addressed, breath freshens up, too.
Bottom Line/Women’s Health interviewed Violet I. Haraszthy, DDS, PhD, associate professor of oral biology and restorative dentistry, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, Buffalo, New York, and leader of a study on bad breath.
July 11th, 2010 at 10:54 am
Isn’t it interesting that when the pundits on the right say disparaging things about others they are almost never asked to be fired and if they are they never get fired.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail?blogid=95&entry_id=65122
July 11th, 2010 at 11:14 am
Here is a unbelievable scam. Newt has been paid tens of millions of dollars via buying his new book and “giving” it away to any who will pay $39.95 to subscribe to Human Events
:Great Deal! 35 weeks for $39.95 (saves me $46 off the regular rate). Please also send me my FREE copy of To Save America: Stopping Obama’s Secular-Socialist Machine — a $29.95 value.
The rich looking to hold on to the unregulated markets that bush and the republicans gave them are funding anything that looks like it has a chance to fool the majority of voters into supporting the republican party’s candidates.
But as usually they want the taxpayers to fund their endeavors. Even here greed plays a huge role. So they pay Newt to sponsor the drive by buying huge numbers of his book.
Then they donate them to get a tax write off for the bribe to Newt. The taxpayers get to pick up the tab. Then they get to use the book to gain money for one of their propaganda machines, “Human Events.”
While listening to Newt’s audio notice the deft way he lays the bali out without oversight on to Obama’s Presidency.
Watch Newt’s Challenge to
Obama’s Machine
Newt calls on Americans to “replace not reform”
our broken government and accept the challenge of saving America.
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The gall of these guys to use a man who cheated on his first wife and got expelled from office for malfeasance to tout family values and governmental honesty shows how much value they put on the ability of the average American to remember what happened just a few years ago.
Robert
July 11th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
Here is a study that we on Guam who still enjoy the pleasures of the Betel Nut should pay close attention to.
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Posted at 19:12 on 11 July, 2010 UTC
A betel nut and oral cancer pilot study in Saipan and Guam is to be launched soon.
The data collection, to begin in October, aims to gather baseline information to develop protocols for studying oral pre-cancerous lesions and other health risks among betel nut users in Micronesia.
A co-leader of the research, Dr Yvette Paulino, from the University of Guam, says the World Health Organisation has discovered betel nut chewing can be carcenogenic.
She says the study will compare different methods of betel nut chewing to identify any patterns relating to the risk of oral cancer.
“Some of the things we want to do would be to collect information on areca nut or betel quid use among the study purchase events as well as other family members, which would also include children. So a betel nut history on them. We’ll be doing some oral screeing; we have dental staff on our team.”
Dr Yvette Paulino says the three-year project will involved 300 participants from Guam and Saipan.
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It is always best to know what the possibilities of our actions are or could be.
Hafa Adai
Anna
July 11th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Michelle
You are always so concerned about the welfare of this planet. You show that the people, animal, and plants on it matter to you, every day. I read your articles and cry sometimes.
I know that you feel for the men and women we sent into harms way so I felt that I should do my part to honor them. I knew you wouldn’t mind my taking up space on your blog to do it because are committed to peace.
Maybe our presence in Afghanistan will better the lives of the women there,
Love
Connie
July 12th, 2010 at 7:13 am
Hafa adai
Here’s a News Flash. Can you believe that Gum’s Attorney General Office has no means to track the cost of the cases they prosecute?
It is ludicrous. That they have a blank check from the tax payers to spend without accountability. Let’s get this fixed.
Peter
July 12th, 2010 at 7:29 am
To remember the four questions when you are under stress, use the partial acronym I AM WORTH IT. I stands for Important… AM stands for Appropriate and Modifiable… WORTH IT, of course, stands for the last question.
If the answer to all four questions is “yes,” then assert yourself by telling the person…
Exactly what he is doing.
How it makes you feel.
What, specifically, you would like him to do differently.
Keep your voice fairly quiet and your tone neutral. Describe behavior, not motives or personal characteristics.
Example: My wife used this technique when I came home in a bad mood at the end of a tough day. Virginia was preparing dinner.
On the kitchen counter was a big stack of mail-order catalogs that she had promised to look through a few days earlier. I snapped, “What are these damn catalogs doing here?”
Virginia didn’t say a word for about 20 seconds. Then she replied calmly, “Redford, you just walked into the kitchen and said, ‘What are these damn catalogs doing here?’’
(She told me what I had done.) I came home early to make dinner, and now, I am feeling hurt, unappreciated and, frankly, angry at you. (She told me how it made her feel.) Would it be possible for you to come home at the end of the day and not have the first words out of your mouth be something critical?” (What she would like me to do.)
I turned around, walked out of the kitchen, came back in and said, “Mmm, smells good. What’s for supper?”
When I first arrived home, Virginia could have fueled an argument by snapping back, “What’s the matter with you, coming home and criticizing me?” Instead, during those 20 seconds of silence, she asked herself the four questions. Then she made a specific observation and a request for change.
If you need to respond to an angry outburst in a setting where expressing personal feelings is not appropriate — for example, at work — use a results-oriented word, such as “helpful.”
Example: “Bill, you just told me that my marketing idea for the new product is the stupidest thing you ever heard.
I need to let you know that calling my suggestion stupid isn’t helpful. If you could give me some of the reasons you think it won’t work, I’d appreciate it.”
If your answer to any of the four I AM WORTH IT questions gets a “no” — focus on controlling your reaction. Don’t say anything to the person.
Instead, if the situation isn’t important or can’t be changed, say to yourself, “Hey, it’s not that important,” or “There’s nothing I can do to change this guy.”
If requesting change isn’t appropriate or worth it, you can distract yourself by thinking about something pleasant or doing something else… or by taking a few deep breaths and thinking the word “calm” as you inhale and “down” as you exhale.
This is not the same as passively giving in. You are evaluating the situation and making a rational decision.
Personal interviewed Redford Williams, MD, director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.
April 22nd, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Glad I’ve finally found somheitng I agree with!