That BBW always leaves Gerbil sore, he tells all in Sharing 4-6-4!

[taco_harvell]

Isaac, do you have a Trader Joe's grocery store near you?

My brother in law was here in revival last week and they brought us some Trader Joe's dark chocolate bars and 72% cacao dark chocolate bars. They are both some of the best dark chocolate I have had and you get like 3 bars for 2 bucks. When I tasted how good they were it made me think of you, so I thought I would tell you about them in case you have one close by.


Still in pain. Was hoping to go back to work tomorrow but as of right now the stone hasn't passed yet. My boss said not to worry about my job just get better. It's hard not to worry though.  Just keep trying to remind myself God is in control and has a plan for all things including kidney stones.

[Lynx]

I've heard of that Joe character, but never seen his trading post.  I'll see if I can get an online locater on the dude.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

  peeking in

[Melody]

Peek a boo @ PF. 


Trader Joe's is awesome.  It's Whole Foods Inc. without the middle man so you can get GOOD food for far cheaper.  Milk there is $2 but it doesn't have the hormones or antibiotics in it.  Their coffee, which is $5 a can, is very good!   I wish there were one closer to me.  I have to go all the way cross stateline to KS to go to one.

Everyone is whining about the heat.  I could understand if they were working outside but they are all in AC.  So their "suffering" is based on the walk to the car.  Americans overdo AC in general.  It's been proven that cranking your AC so much and then walking out into the heat/humidity is so much harder on a person.  Our bodies can't adjust very fast or well. Same with heat in the winter, I'm guilty of that one.

In the Middle East, they drink HOT tea and it's been proven to cause their body temp to adjust better.  We're obsessed with ice and AC... lol  I'm guilty, I like ice in my drinks with a straw.  I'm spoiled!!!  How on earth could we be spiritual if this country suffered serious economic issues?

[Lynx]

I don't do ice in my drinks (and everyone at work thinks that is odd) but the air conditioner sure does help when I'm on the furnace line, in the middle of summer.

[Melody]

I like AC.  God bless the inventor.  I just don't need to be so chilled that the heat knocks me out when I leave.  I like just enough to take the edge off.  Different people have different edges though.  Growing up, my step dad would crank it high and draw all the curtains.  So it'd be dark and cold nearly every day.  Kinda creepy actually. 

[Lynx]

Talking about everyone whining about the heat... When I worked at McD's I was on the grill.  Anyone complained about the heat, I would ask them if they wanted to trade jobs.  It always ended the whining. 

[Roscoe]

  Been busy.....Had to got to the range AGAIN.....Got one more left to qualify, hopefully tomorrow. So glad this mess is nearly over with. I am hurting in many places, and God forbid, tonight is the last night of VBS, which I have not attended yet. I must confess, with the pounding headache, the other pains, and general tiredness from working 12 to 16 hours a day all week, I am considering staying home.

And I now want to find a Trader Joe's......

[taco_harvell]

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[Chseeads]

I have a headache.

Been herding cattle and such.

[Lynx]

Been busy.....Had to got to the range AGAIN.....Got one more left to qualify, hopefully tomorrow. So glad this mess is nearly over with. I am hurting in many places, and God forbid, tonight is the last night of VBS, which I have not attended yet. I must confess, with the pounding headache, the other pains, and general tiredness from working 12 to 16 hours a day all week, I am considering staying home.

And I now want to find a Trader Joe's......

Okay, Roscoe is one with a *legitimate* right to complain about the heat.    

Ever tried wearing one of those ice bandanas around your neck?  Not the ones you soak in water, the ones with ice inserts. 

[Melody]

yes, Roscoe, you need a day or two off, in a pool with an ice cream sunday. 

Sorry you have a headache, Seth.  No fun at all.


Made an awesome spur of the moment meal.  I reheated some mashed potatoes with a bit of Mrs.Dash and garlic, I sautéd some zuchinni and shredded carrot w/ some Tony's.  I made some quinoa in chicken broth which served as a bed for some broiled tilapia that had pulsed onion, red pepper and jalapeno on top.  All in 20 min. with the kids' help! 

Nathan is exhausted, please pray he doesn't get sick.  He said it's too hot to wear a hat but he's outside all day working hard.  Today was only 101° but the heat index was 111°. Tomorrow is supposed to be 104°.  He drank a little over a gallon of water throughout. 

[mesipie]

Hi

[Newsman]

Hello, L:ady M!

Hi, all!


John 

[MelodyB]

Hey Mesi!


I'm awake. Another bad night with no sleep due to sunburn pain. I dropped Dad off at dialysis about 30 mins ago, and now I'm at the Funeral Home in the shade. Gonna read my book after I catch up on all my online places. I may try to get a nap too. I have over 4 hours to fill.

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Morning.  I'm at work.

[Melody]

Well, the mandate for healthcare was upheld, ruled as constitutional.  We rarely ever go to the Dr. and we can't afford health insurance at all.  So the Lord's going to have to increase our pay and keep us super healthy.  We hear all the time from foreigners how horrible this turns out.  Ones that can afford it, come here for surgeries and such because the waiting list is far too long in their country.  Blah. 


On the upside.  People will be more desperate and open to being healed from the Lord.  Jesus, increase me that I can be perpetually used!

[The Purple Fuzzy]

So, are they going to jail folks that can't afford insurance?  Fine them?  How can they pay a fine if they already can't afford to buy insurance? grrr

[Chseeads]

Yay, jail, free room & board and meals!

[MelodyB]

No fence building! No fowl tending! Whoot!

[Melody]

I don't know the total ins and outs of it, maybe someone else can chime in here.  If I understand it though, yes, we will be fined.  Their answer to this is that we will have the option to have government healthcare and thus no excuse to not have it.  The only problem I have with this is the requirements that will be enforced upon people with govn't healthcare.  It was already stirred up last year? about the vaccine against cervical cancer being required in a state.. not sure which one, you can google it.   The problem with that vaccine is that the virus is an STD.  There's been deaths linked to it and it hasn't been proven that the vaccine actually anilates the virus or conclusively that the virus causes cervical cancer.  I don't care to have my kids vac'd for an STD when they are abstinent anymore than I'll be putting them on bc.  People are so stupid that think there aren't wholesome kids out there.  And I wouldn't be suprised if they made bc necessary for teens too.  I couldn't take reg. bc because of my high cancer risk, so that's gonna jack up a bunch of people.

It's not conspiracy or crazy, it's realistic possibilities.  I hope it doesn't happen.

And duh.  There are taxes we will be paying for this.  So it's not really less expensive healthcare.  It's only going to be free to those on welfare, as usual. 

[Roscoe]

I don't know the total ins and outs of it........

Neither do 98% of the idiots that voted for it....

And duh.  There are taxes we will be paying for this.  So it's not really less expensive healthcare.  It's only going to be free to those on welfare, as usual. 

I quite agree. And to keep from getting wound up and on a political soapbox, I'll simply say that I disagree strongly, both with the individual mandate and the Supreme Court's veiw of the mandate being a "tax"....


And off of politics- I was pleased today when the last officer I had that had not qualified managed a miracle on par with rising from the dead- he qualified. I was even more pleased when I got to read the independant observer's comments on my range process and the professionalism of myself and my fellow instructors. Plainly put, he was impressed and bragged on us alot. My Chief told me that he was going to attempt to get the instructors a raise after reading that report.

Other than feeling ill to my stomach and fearing to get too far from a particular room in my home- and it ain't the kitchen- today has been a grand day.

[Melody]

What makes the least amount of sense to me is that if this healthcare mandate is a result of the medical community being overwhelmed by patients who cannot afford to have insurance and cannot pay their med. bills, what does this really do but make people who can't afford it, poorer?  Besides the fact that now though there is government insurance, there will still be a co-pay, which people who can't afford insurance but are forced to get it or fined will be able to pay more $$ for such co-pays.  It would seem that while people will be paying more taxes, there will be fewer who can actually afford to go to the Dr., right? 

But they'll have to at some point.  So then what?  Denied because they choose the fines over the insurance?  Or what will be the enforcement of not paying government insurance costs or fines or co-pays?  Would it be considered tax evasion?  Which is punishable by jail.  Having wages garnished until it's paid, like they do for taxes and child support?

There seems to just be too many questions that I don't like any of the possible answers to.

[taco_harvell]

This really doesn't make anyone poorer but it does make millions more reliant on the government. Basically, this bill would triple the number of Medicaid patients, and Medicaid is already broke now. The court did say that states didn't have to expand medicaid, so in some ways as it stands right now this law has major holes which still have to be addressed anyway. God is still in control even of Obamacare.

Stone feels like it may finally pass tonight. Antibiotics have caused secondary issues. I am praying I get to go back to work on Saturday!! Please help me pray!

[BeccaBoo]

Howdy!