I HATE CANCER

I try really hard not to hate, I think hating is unhealthy and that hate in itself is like a cancer that left unchecked grows out of control and kills Joy. Kills Hope. But today I HATE cancer. The bad news is that the cancer rate will double in the next few decades. The good news is that many will survive cancer for years, decades, and sometimes even a lifetime after diagnosis. Five-year "cure" rates vary from 100% for prostate cancer to a scandalous 15% for lung cancer. But aside from the crucial issues of funding for cancer research, treatment, and prevention, it's time that we all acknowledge that cancer's here to stay and that whether we receive a diagnosis or not, we will certainly know and care for someone who has the disease. All I can do is strive to be more thoughtful, sensitive, and considerate. Listen more and talk less.

Below is a survivors story. He is a very courageous and brave man. He has made it his goal in life to educate people on the health hazards of smoking and if I do say so he is doing a great job on twitter.

HERE (in his own words) IS RANDY’S STORY:

A close friend of my wife's & mine ask me if I would write down a few thoughts on cancer. Since I am recovering from throat cancer, I have quite a few thoughts on it and they are mostly all bad.
When I started smoking cigarettes there was no evidence or proof that smoking causes cancer. Once that we found out that all the tobacco companies were not being honest about cigarettes being addictive and possible carcinogens, more testing started and more facts and information were released to the public. Bottom line is that smoking does cause cancer. I knew it but it was too late, I was hooked. I made the decision to quit 12-29-05. I won't say that it was easy quitting cigarettes but I had some insight into stopping addiction since I stopped drinking 13yrs prior to quitting smoking. I had been cigarette free for 2 and a half years when I was diagnosed with stage 3 squimous cell cancer of the throat. All 3 of my doctors, surgeon, oncologist and radiation said that my cancer was 100% caused by all of the years I had smoked. That's why I can say that it is never too soon to quit smoking but it can be too late. Cancer has been the scourge of both the past and present centuries. There were probably people getting sick and dying in the 1800s, but doctors had no idea what it was. Cancer also can run in a family. If there are members in your family that have or have had cancer, that increases your odds of getting some form of cancer. I myself had 2 strikes against me. I smoked and my mother and grandmother both died of cancer and my grandfather had prostate cancer.
There are hundreds of kinds of cancer, some of which have causes that are known but most, just happen. Myself and my partner manage a website for UAW retirees, bcbmonitor.com and in it there is a Medical section. In it we post articles about insurance and health. Our core belief in this section is that Health Care must start at home. This can be done through diet, exercise, regular maintenance and quitting smoking.
Some things that anybody who is diagnosed with cancer must do, is go into it with your eyes open, have and keep a positive attitude and put your life and trust into your doctors hands. It can be hard at times to keep a positive attitude but it is a must. Everybody told me that they couldn't believe the positive attitude I had going through all of my treatments. They would ask, how do you do it, and I would tell them that that was one thing I had control over. Through the surgery in which I was cut from just behind my right ear, down then over to just below my Adams Apple, 3 intensive chemo treatments that were three weeks apart and going to radiation therapy 37 times while doing chemo, it can be easy to get a poor me attitude but that does nothing good for you or your loved ones. When you go through it with a positive attitude, it helps you and gives family and friends more hope that you will recover.
I am 1 and a half years into my recovery and feel great. I will feel much better when I hit the 5 year benchmark and I have no doubt that I will make it. All of my follow ups with doctors have been nothing but positive and I know they will continue to be that way. I know that there are a lot worse kinds of cancer than I had but no matter what kind or how bad, keeping a positive attitude through it all can and does make a difference. A person has control over 2 things that can help get through or even prevent cancer. Keep a positive attitude and if you smoke, QUIT and if you don't smoke, don't start.

Things that Annoy me Today

1. Made up car names that are not even real words.

2. Double negatives.

3. Guys who leave the toilet seat up.

4. People who always need favors.

5. People who give their kids weird made up names.

6. People who go the wrong way in parking lots.

7. “Yes But” people

8. People reading over my shoulder.

9. People who let their dogs use my yard as their toilet.

10. People who over use quotes from movies.

Average

The average American woman is 5'4", weighs 140 lbs, and wears a size 14 dress.

One-third of all American women wear a size 16 or larger.

75% of American women are dissatisfied with their appearance.

50% of American women are on a diet at any one time.

Young girls are more afraid of becoming fat than they are of nuclear war, cancer, or losing their parents.

50% of 9-year-old girls and 80% of 10-year-old girls have already dieted.

The "ideal" woman--portrayed by models, Miss America, Barbie dolls, and screen actresses, is 5'7", weighs 100 lbs, and wears a size 8.

These statistics make me flat crazy, if our average size is 14 why are there not models in our size? Why are there not more actresses on TV our size? What? There are you say? Yep they are on there and are doing commercials to try Nutri System or Jenny Craig, I guess so they won’t be average any more. I wish that we could just live in a world where our size didn’t determine our worth. That you could just be you and not have to worry about if you are a size 2 or a size 22.

But honestly it's time that we start realizing that if the average size of a woman is 14 and up then we should all be very happy and we shouldn't all be worrying that we need to go on a diet, because hell we have set the mark, we are the AVERAGE size so we don’t have any thing to worry about!!! According to the statistics the average woman is only 5'4" and well I'm taller than that and I sure as hell am not going to try to find a way to shrink myself....so I'm learning and hope so many others learn that sometimes we shoot for unrealistic goals or sizes for ourselves, or we get influenced by what we see on TV or in magazines. Don’t get down on yourself because you’re not a size 2! Love who you are and be the best you, you can be, no matter what your size!

THINGS THAT SOUND DIRTY AT THANKSGIVING:

"Just reach in and grab the giblets."
"Whew...that's one terrific spread!"
"I'm in the mood for thighs!"
"Tying the legs together will keep the inside moist."
"Talk about a HUGE breast!"
"And he forces his way into the end zone!"
"She's 5000 pounds fully inflated and it takes 15 men to hold her down."
"It's cool whip time!"
"If I don't unbutton my pants, I am going to burst!"
"It must be broken 'cause when I push on the tip, nothing squirts out."
I'm in the mood for a little dark meat.
Are you ready for seconds yet?
Its a little dry, do you still want to eat it?
Just wait your turn, you'll get some!
Don't play with your meat.
Just spread the legs open & stuff it in.
Do you think you'll be able to handle all these people at once?
I didn't expect everyone to come at once!
You still have a little bit on your chin.
How long will it take after you stick it in?
You'll know it's ready when it pops up.
Wow, I didn't think I could handle all of that!
That's the biggest one I've ever seen

Do You Remember?

The other day I was talking to some one about all the old TV shows. You know the ones, your kids could watch them with out you having to explain what the actors are doing on screen. When they really were entertainment and not a social statement.  Are you listening Adam Lambert? How many of these do you remember?

 

A team

Addams Family

Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

Andy Williams Show

Ann Southern show

Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts

Bachelor Father

Baretta

Ben Casey

Big Valley

Bonanza

Burkes Law

Car 54 Where are you?

Cisco Kid

Courtship of Eddies Father

Daktari

Dallas

Dark Shadows

December Bride

Donna Reed Show

Doogie Howser

Doris Day Show

You bet your life

Lone Ranger

You Ask for it.

Perry Mason

Flipper

The High Chaparral

Mannix

Barnaby Jones

Love American Style

Julia

Courtship of Eddie’s Father

Welcome Back Kotter

Room 222

Here Come the Brides

Dark Shadows

Lost in Space

Ben Casey

Family Affair

Favorite Sayings

Some of my Favorite Sayings

An opinion should be the result of thought, not a substitute for it.

Hate is easy. Love takes courage

You cannot unsay a cruel word.

Every path has a few puddles

We can not change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand

The best sermons are lived not preached

Silence is sometimes the best answer

If you find yourself in a hole the first thing you must so is Stop digging.

Monday Monday

1. I think there is great need for a sarcasm font.
2. I do not want to start my DVD collection again so I am ignoring Blue Ray
3. I have a couple numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer it when they call.
4. I try to keep my words soft and sweet just in case I have to eat them.
5. We could learn a lot from crayons...some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.
6. A smile can change a whole lot of things!
7. No matter how old my boys are, they will always be my babies.
8. There is no such thing as a bad time to eat a cupcake.
9. Sometimes it is better to just have no expectations.
10. Going grocery shopping without a list is never a good idea.

My Philosophy

1. DON'T SWEAT THE PETTY THINGS AND DON'T PET THE SWEATY THINGS.

2. ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA, FLOOR.

3. ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANIZATION.

4. IF MAN EVOLVED FROM MONKEYS AND APES, WHY DO WE STILL HAVE MONKEYS AND APES?

5. THE MAIN REASON THAT SANTA IS SO JOLLY IS BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHERE ALL THE BADGIRLS LIVE.

6. I WENT TO A BOOKSTORE AND ASKED THE SALESWOMAN, "WHERE'S THE SELF- HELP SECTION?" SHE SAID IF SHE TOLD ME, IT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE.

7. WHAT IF THERE WERE NO HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS?

8. IF A DEAF CHILD SIGNS SWEAR WORDS, DOES HIS MOTHER WASH HIS HANDS WITH SOAP?

9. IF SOMEONE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES THREATENS TO KILL HIMSELF, IS IT CONSIDERED A HOSTAGE SITUATION?

10. IS THERE ANOTHER WORD FOR SYNONYM?

11. WHERE DO FOREST RANGERS GO TO "GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?"

12. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL EATING AN ENDANGERED PLANT?

13. IF A PARSLEY FARMER IS SUED, CAN THEY GARNISH HIS WAGES?

14. WOULD A FLY WITHOUT WINGS BE CALLED A WALK?

15. WHY DO THEY LOCK PETROL STATION BATHROOMS? ARE THEY AFRAID SOMEONE WILL CLEAN THEM?

16. IF A TURTLE DOESN’T HAVE A SHELL, IS HE HOMELESS OR NAKED?

17. CAN VEGETARIANS EAT ANIMAL CRACKERS?

18. IF THE POLICE ARREST A MIME, DO THEY TELL HIM HE HAS THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT?

19. WHY DO THEY PUT BRAILLE ON THE DRIVE-THROUGH BANK MACHINES?

20. HOW DO THEY GET DEER TO CROSS THE ROAD ONLY AT THOSE YELLOW ROAD SIGNS?

21. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING BEFORE SLICED BREAD?

22. ONE NICE THING ABOUT EGOTISTS: THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.

23. DOES THE LITTLE MERMAID WEAR ALGEBRA?

24. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CIVIL WAR?

25. IF ONE SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER DROWNS, DO THE REST DROWN TOO?

26. IF YOU ATE BOTH PASTA AND ANTIPASTO, WOULD YOU STILL BE HUNGRY?

27. IF YOU TRY TO FAIL, AND SUCCEED, WHICH HAVE YOU DONE?

28. WHOSE CRUEL IDEA WAS IT FOR THE WORD 'LISP' TO HAVE 'S' IN IT?

29. WHY ARE HEMORRHOIDS CALLED "HEMORRHOIDS" INSTEAD OF "ASSTEROIDS"?

30. WHY IS IT CALLED TOURIST SEASON IF WE CAN'T SHOOT AT THEM?

31. WHY IS THERE AN EXPIRATION DATE ON SOUR CREAM?

32. IF YOU SPIN AN ORIENTAL PERSON IN A CIRCLE THREE TIMES, DO THEY BECOME DISORIENTED?

33. CAN AN ATHEIST GET INSURANCE AGAINST ACTS OF GOD?

I love these lists.

WTF

Things that made me go Huh??

Blood Bath?  Psycho Chic?

If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, it must be a lamp?

The perfect bathroom scales

A high End book shelf

Hmmm I have now seen it all a horny chair.

I would make a how big is your sausage chair joke but I like to think I am more mature than that.

A whole new meaning to flip on the light.

Words fail me.

Quick pass this house some Viagra.

If the house is rockin don’t come knockin

Feel Good

I have been thinking ways to avoid the over-commercialization of Christmas this year. Donating food is a GREAT way to make a difference in your community. I really like the idea of presenting a loved one with a card telling them that a family has had a warm meal "in your name”

Each community has a food bank and with the recession I am sure they would be delighted to get a nice donation from you.

So clean your cupboards, pick up an extra can and DONATE, they even accept money to purchase dairy and produce.

Wal mart is selling turkey for 40¢ a pound. Buy one and donate it to a soup kitchen.

Practice now, Thanksgiving is next week. So donate food, supplies or your time. You will feel good.

Seems like a no-brainer to me..

10 Facts about Cancer

1. There are more than 100 types of cancers; any part of the body can be affected.
2. In 2004, 7.4 million people died of cancer - 13% of all deaths worldwide.
3. More than 70% of all cancer deaths occur in low and middle income countries.
4. Worldwide, the 5 most common types of cancer that kill men are (in order of frequency): lung, stomach, liver, colorectal and oesophagus.
5. Worldwide, the 5 most common types of cancer that kill women are (in the order of frequency): breast, lung, stomach, colorectal and cervical.
6. Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of cancer in the world.
7. One fifth of all cancers worldwide are caused by a chronic infection, for example human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer and hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes liver cancer.
8. A third of cancers could be cured if detected early and treated adequately.
9. All patients in need of pain relief could be helped if current knowledge about pain control and palliative care were applied.
10. More than 30% of cancer could be prevented, mainly by not using tobacco, having a healthy diet, being physically active and preventing infections that may cause cancer.

Tuesday Trivia

1. Eagles see better than humans on clear days, humans see better than eagles on foggy days.
2. The United States spends $79 million a day collecting "intelligence" around the world.
3. Your're born with 300 bones, but have only 206 as an adult. The others fuse together.
4. An average person gives off about as much heat in an hour as a 100~watt light bulb.
5. 63% of shopping~mall Santa's have a college degree...and 29% are fluent in sign language.
6. The average Japanese drinks 4.8 gallons of liquor a year, the average American drinks 1.3 gallons.
7. It took Einstein five weeks to write his Theory of Relativity.
8. The average American opens their fridge 22 times a day.
9. Emergency call: In the U.S. you dial 911; in Stockholm, Sweden, you dial 90000.
10. Three U.S. towns are named Santa Claus.
11. Reindeer are the only species of deer in which the female grows antlers.
12. A snowstorm becomes a blizzard when the temp drops below 2o°F and wind speed hits 35 mph.
    
    
    

Dress Code for over 50

Many of those over 50 are quite confused about how we should present

ourselves. We're unsure about the kind of image we are projecting

and whether or not we are correct as we try to conform to current

fashions.

If you are not in our 'group,' but you know someone who is -- please

share this:

Despite what you may have seen on the streets, or at the beach, the

following combinations DO NOT go together and should be avoided:

1. Wearing a nose ring and bifocals.

2. Spiked hair with bald spots.

3. Sporting a pierced tongue and wearing dentures.

4. Wearing a miniskirt and support hose.

5. Wearing an ankle bracelet and corn pads.

6. Wearing a Speedo when you have Cellulite

7. Wearing a belly button ring and showing a gall bladder surgery

scar above it.

8. Wearing unbuttoned Disco shirts and a heart monitor.

9. Midriff shirts and a midriff bulge.

10. Pierced nipples that hang below the waist.

11. Bikinis and liver spots.

12. Short shorts and varicose veins.

13. Inline skates and a walker.

And the ultimate Bad Taste in fashion for older folks. .

14. Wearing a thong over your Depends.

Expectation

I WAS NEVER HAPPY AS A CHILD,

SO IT WAS NEVER SOMETHING

I TOOK FOR GRANTED. I DIDN'T

GROW UP AS AN AVERAGE

AMERICAN CHILD. AN AVERAGE

CHILD GROWS UP WITH THE

EXPECTATION OF BEING HAPPY.

Marilyn Monroe

Random Thoughts

Dear Radios stations, it is not even Thanksgiving knock off the Christmas music.

Dear people, who don’t know how to merge, read a frickin drivers handbook.

Dear Halloween candy, don’t you hear the Christmas music? You need to get out of my house pronto.

Dear Sammy Sosa, you don’t live at Neverland Ranch.

Dear Mother Nature, Some sunshine please.

Dear Daylight Savings time, I miss you. Getting dark at 5 pm is just not right.

Dear driver, blinkers are not an accessory they actually work. Use em.

Dear Michelle Duggar, Can life with 18 kids be that great?

Dear People who make sexy home movies, keep your clothes on if you don’t want them leaked to the public (are you listening celebrities?)

Dear H1N1, I hear you knocking but you can’t come in.

Dear Hoosier Lottery, how about you cut me a break? I would love you forever.

Dear Veterans, Thank you for all you did and for all you do.

Dear Winter, can you hurry and get here so I can stop shaving my legs?

Dear Jon Gosselin, quit being such a douche enough already.

Gone With the Wind Ultimate Survival Movie

It is hard to believe my all time favorite film is turning 70 years old. It is being re-premiered at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta Georgia next weekend.

It follows Katie Scarlett O’Hara as she grows from an adorable spoiled brat into a woman without losing her selfish, vain, stubborn and manipulative traits.

I almost like Scarlett until she marries Frank Kennedy.

You can tell by the look on Mammy’s face that she is horrified at Scarlett’s selfishness. I guess when she said “If I have to steal, lie, and cheat I will never go hungry again” I did not think steal would include her sister’s fiancé.

Then after Frank is killed and she marries Rhett and she has Bonnie Blue Butler it is clear that even mother hood will not bring out one tiny unselfish feeling in her. Rhett dotes on his daughter and Scarlett fumes and even scolds him.. “I had the baby didn’t I?”

Maybe if she'd ended up with Ashley in an alternate universe that would have brought out unselfishness in her? As I was typing this, Rhett himself answered me.

Rhett: I feel sorry for you.
Scarlett: Sorry for me?
Rhett: Yes, sorry for you, because you're throwing away happiness with both hands and reaching out for something with both hands that'll never make you happy.
If you were free and Miss Mellie were dead and you had your precious honorable Ashley you think you'd be happy with him? You'd never know him; never even understand his mind, any more than you understand anything, except money.

Rhett's really like a romance novel hero come to life and walking around

- he totally takes Scarlett into his arms and does the "you've never really

been kissed before now" kiss.

Almost equally unsavory is Scarlett’s disdain for "white trash"

and the noble prostitute, Belle, who saves Ashley's life later on,

in spite of Scarlett. It is just easy to hate her, and I almost

believed I did...but despite it all I do like her. She's just so

spunky - I mean: she shoots a marauding Yankee in the face

point blank, she forces her younger sisters into hard labor,

she says things like "I can shoot straight, as long as I don't

have to shoot very far"! In 1868, that would have been

downright radical.

She is a paradox this lovely Scarlett O'Hara.

She is the ultimate survivor and the heroine we love to hate.

Veterans Day - November 11th

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 an armistice between Germany and the Allied nations came into effect. On November 11, 1919, Armistice Day was commemorated for the first time. In 1919, President Wilson proclaimed the day should be "filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory". There were plans for parades, public meetings and a brief suspension of business activities at 11am.

Veterans Day is intended to honor and thank all military personnel who served the United States in all wars, particularly living veterans. It is marked by parades and church services and in many places the American flag is hung at half mast. A period of silence lasting two minutes may be held at 11am. Some schools are closed on Veterans Day, while others do not close, but choose to mark the occasion with special assemblies or other activities.

With Deep Gratitude I say THANK YOU

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Rules to Live By

1. Admit nothing

2. Deny everything

3. Demand proof

Random Bits

1. The stirrup, the tiniest bone in your body (it's in your ear), is smaller than a ant.

2. Yuck! 70% of the dust in your house is skin your family members (including pets) have shed.

3. Most effective deterrent to house break~ins: "A noisy dog," thieves say.

4. There are one trillion atoms in a grain of salt.

5. The "first electronic computer" was built in 1889 for the U.S. Census Bureau.

6. People with heart disease are 2.4 times more likely to have a heart attack when they are angry.

7. The average American today gets 20% less sleep than the average American did 100 years ago.

8. The flu was first describes by Hippocrates, in 412 B.C.

9. Dr. Seuss coined the word "nerd" in his 1950 book, If I Ran the Zoo.

10. Traffic report: Accidents rise 10% in the first week of daylight savings time.

11. Kentucky Fried Chicken's Col. Sanders was actually born in Indiana.

12. . When do shoplifters take the most stuff? Between 3pm and 6pm on Friday and Sunday.

13. Halloween is the holiday with the highest candy sales, followed by Easter, Christmas and Valentine's Day.

14. Placed end to end, the bad checks Americans write in one year would stretch 35,000 miles.

15. How many hairs on your head? If you're blond, about 150,000, brunette, 100,000, redhead 60,000.

16. The average bra is designed to last for only 180 days of use.

17. 10 inches of snow is equal to about 1 inch of water. Heavy wet snow (oh yeah, Buffalo, New York lake effect!)has 4-5 inches of snow to one inch of water.

18. Uneven stats: There are about 10,700 births and 5,700 deaths everyday in the United States.

19. Q: What kind of wood is used to make Scrabble letters? A: Vermont Maple.

20. Most popular pizza topping in South Korea: Tuna.