a very weird thing has happened.
there's a blog called Lucy Tornado's Blog.
that's really the name of it!
and it has nothing to do with me, Lucy Tornado!
how can this happen?
the worst part is someone might go to the blog thinking i wrote all that.
what should i do?
i hardly use this blog but still would hate to have ideas and opinions attributed to me that are not like me.
what to do what to do fret fret fret.
May 13, 2013
May 6, 2013
science marches on!
apparently a study has shown that children have significantly fewer allergies if their parents cleaned off a dropped pacifier by licking or sucking it.
i'd like to know more about this!
were those parents all men?
did they have allergies?
what effect did it have on the health of the parent?
will this help my 30 something son if i lick or suck a pacifier and then give it to him?
what about lighting someone's cigarette, or sharing a joint?
will it help my sister, who has allergies, altho i pretty much don't, if i share some saliva with her now?
what if the dog licks it off?
does this involve some ancient knowledge now remembered in the phrase "he's the spit and image of his dad?"
i'd like to know more about this!
were those parents all men?
did they have allergies?
what effect did it have on the health of the parent?
will this help my 30 something son if i lick or suck a pacifier and then give it to him?
what about lighting someone's cigarette, or sharing a joint?
will it help my sister, who has allergies, altho i pretty much don't, if i share some saliva with her now?
what if the dog licks it off?
does this involve some ancient knowledge now remembered in the phrase "he's the spit and image of his dad?"
Apr 25, 2013
brown brown brown
for years i've used a particular eye medicine to control glaucoma. works fine, and has LOL in the name, so it must be good!
now comes the suggestion that i switch to a newer drug, which doesn't make your eyes dry.
and it's not a beta blocker.
and i wonder if i might have less (make it stop!!) tinnitus, fewer crazy dreams?
don't know.
here's the thing about the newer drops...
it darkens your eye color.
so me with hazel/green eyes would end up with BROWN EYES.
not reversible.
who would i even be with BROWN EYES???
one of my friends said "I've had brown eyes all my life...not a problem."
and i say "Easy for YOU to say!"
if there were a medicine that turned brown eyes green, i'll bet she be on it in a flash.
brown eyes.
yeah, right.
now comes the suggestion that i switch to a newer drug, which doesn't make your eyes dry.
and it's not a beta blocker.
and i wonder if i might have less (make it stop!!) tinnitus, fewer crazy dreams?
don't know.
here's the thing about the newer drops...
it darkens your eye color.
so me with hazel/green eyes would end up with BROWN EYES.
not reversible.
who would i even be with BROWN EYES???
one of my friends said "I've had brown eyes all my life...not a problem."
and i say "Easy for YOU to say!"
if there were a medicine that turned brown eyes green, i'll bet she be on it in a flash.
brown eyes.
yeah, right.
Apr 17, 2013
spring week - and other oddities
this is how spring came over the last few days:
day 1 full cover snowfall
day 2 melting, swollen river
day 3 robin evensong
day 4 peepers loud at dark
day 5 crocuses
day 6 ants in the cat's dish
day 7 bright sun and open windows
the week before, on my way south, security confiscated and destroyed my unopened (forgotten about) raspberry soy yogurt from my carryon. my penknife was allowed. the yogurt was deemed more of a threat.
day 1 full cover snowfall
day 2 melting, swollen river
day 3 robin evensong
day 4 peepers loud at dark
day 5 crocuses
day 6 ants in the cat's dish
day 7 bright sun and open windows
the week before, on my way south, security confiscated and destroyed my unopened (forgotten about) raspberry soy yogurt from my carryon. my penknife was allowed. the yogurt was deemed more of a threat.
Mar 31, 2013
visions of hallucinations!
i've read a number of books on the para normal. tale after tale of people's real experiences with the dead, with their own near-death, trips out of body, religious or ecstatic visions and visitors.
in some the point is to convince us these things happen, and that they are quite common. sometimes the conclusion is they must therefore be real.
in some, it's just part of someone's story, like Hildegarde of Bingham's visions and revelations, taking at face-value that they are from god.
and i read Mary Roach's "Spook" -- her scientific investigation into ghosts and after-death experiences. lots to laugh about and be amazed by, but no final answers to be found.
i just finished Oliver Sacks' "Hallucinations" which covers some of the same territory from a neurological point of view, appropriately not considering any other possible explanation. he begins with simple hallucinations in some blind people (Charles Bonnet syndrome), easily understood as the brain's reaction to loss of vision. then he leads us on further into various phenomenon not so clearly explained neurologically, but then goes on to explain them now that we are primed to hear such views.
so he tells of patients with ecstatic religious visions, hearing of celestial voices, seeing deceased loved ones, having out of body experiences, and gives us the details of how the brain is bringing all this about. he ends with the neurological explanation for the not uncommon feeling of a presence, that we are not alone, in a helping way or in a threatening way, and he surmises that this leads humans to the idea of god.
round and round we humans go trying to understand our experiences and our brains, using our experiences and our brains -- each expert feeling a different part of the elephant. (you know the elephant story i'm sure). my conclusion so far...it's all hallucination!
in some the point is to convince us these things happen, and that they are quite common. sometimes the conclusion is they must therefore be real.
in some, it's just part of someone's story, like Hildegarde of Bingham's visions and revelations, taking at face-value that they are from god.
and i read Mary Roach's "Spook" -- her scientific investigation into ghosts and after-death experiences. lots to laugh about and be amazed by, but no final answers to be found.
i just finished Oliver Sacks' "Hallucinations" which covers some of the same territory from a neurological point of view, appropriately not considering any other possible explanation. he begins with simple hallucinations in some blind people (Charles Bonnet syndrome), easily understood as the brain's reaction to loss of vision. then he leads us on further into various phenomenon not so clearly explained neurologically, but then goes on to explain them now that we are primed to hear such views.
so he tells of patients with ecstatic religious visions, hearing of celestial voices, seeing deceased loved ones, having out of body experiences, and gives us the details of how the brain is bringing all this about. he ends with the neurological explanation for the not uncommon feeling of a presence, that we are not alone, in a helping way or in a threatening way, and he surmises that this leads humans to the idea of god.
round and round we humans go trying to understand our experiences and our brains, using our experiences and our brains -- each expert feeling a different part of the elephant. (you know the elephant story i'm sure). my conclusion so far...it's all hallucination!
Mar 22, 2013
syrup & eggs
march 22 signs of spring on main street!
fresh eggs - the hens are back at work! & sap buckets - this year's maple syrup on the way!
and a gorgeous blue spring sky for the morning.
later in the afternoon, snow fell to brighten the muddy spots.
fresh eggs - the hens are back at work! & sap buckets - this year's maple syrup on the way!
later in the afternoon, snow fell to brighten the muddy spots.
Mar 15, 2013
emergency in the snow
local emergency volunteers get a call that a grandfather, snowmobiling with his grandson out in the middle of nowhere, turned around and realized his grandson was not behind him!
he retraced his path, but didn't find the boy. he rode on to the nearest town and called 911 for help.
dozens of people show up in response, as word spreads of the lost child.
their snowmobiles comb the area for this kid.
it was the event of the year!
one smart rescuer decides to go back to the parking area the pair started out from, and discovers the boy, waiting in the car.
turns out the boy is 18, not a child as people had imagined, and driving his own snowmobile!
when grandpa got too far ahead, grandson turned around and drove back to the car to wait for his return.
no doubt there's plenty of grumbling, but given the happy outcome, i'm sure a good time was had by all!
he retraced his path, but didn't find the boy. he rode on to the nearest town and called 911 for help.
dozens of people show up in response, as word spreads of the lost child.
their snowmobiles comb the area for this kid.
it was the event of the year!
one smart rescuer decides to go back to the parking area the pair started out from, and discovers the boy, waiting in the car.
turns out the boy is 18, not a child as people had imagined, and driving his own snowmobile!
when grandpa got too far ahead, grandson turned around and drove back to the car to wait for his return.
no doubt there's plenty of grumbling, but given the happy outcome, i'm sure a good time was had by all!
Mar 14, 2013
Sunny with patches of brown and snowing
well now it rhymes. does
that make it a poem?
what is spring up to?
unpacking her bag?
hey, wait -- that's not spring!
it's old jack frost in drag.
see, he's wrapped her blue skies
over his frosty suit
just as soon as she catches him,
he'll get the boot!
what is spring up to?
unpacking her bag?
hey, wait -- that's not spring!
it's old jack frost in drag.
see, he's wrapped her blue skies
over his frosty suit
just as soon as she catches him,
he'll get the boot!
Mar 13, 2013
redwings!
got out of the car at 10:30 and right in front of me, i heard the first redwinged blackbird of spring! probably on his way further north.
sunny with patches of brown
out the window i stare hard at Spring - is she unpacking?
or living from a suitcase??
the birds will know.
oh wait! hahaha!
it isn't Spring at all!
it's Jack Frost in drag
what jokers they are!.
or living from a suitcase??
the birds will know.
oh wait! hahaha!
it isn't Spring at all!
it's Jack Frost in drag
what jokers they are!.
Mar 11, 2013
well then go ahead and panic
happy birthday to Doug Adams.
oh no! you're still dead. :(
just pour me some old janx spirit
“Oh don’t give me no more of that Old Janx Spirit
oh no! you're still dead. :(
just pour me some old janx spirit
“Oh don’t give me no more of that Old Janx Spirit
No, don’t you give me no more of that Old Janx Spirit
For my head will fly, my tongue will lie, my eyes will fry and I may die
Won’t you pour me one more of that sinful Old Janx Spirit”
Mar 9, 2013
feeding the mammals through the winter
keeping chickens continues to gain in popularity. by now i am not at all surprised and less and less distraught over someone's story of how all their chickens were killed/stolen/eaten by some predator (in one case, the family dog). you don't see many chickens past egg-laying age.
a few weeks ago during a neighborhood party chicken conversation, someone was listing with great interest the things that had gotten their chickens over the past couple of years -- ermines or minks, fishers, weasels, owls, hawks, coyotes, bobcats, and mostly, the mama fox who lives and raises her families nearby.
and then it dawned on me -- keeping chickens can be a lot like keeping a bird feeder -- it's a small mammal feeder! it helps the animals we love so much make it through the winter, and provides wildlife spotting opportunities for the owners. i do believe many chicken owners love the fox and her kits even more than they do their chickens, especially once they are over the stage of naming the chicks.
a few weeks ago during a neighborhood party chicken conversation, someone was listing with great interest the things that had gotten their chickens over the past couple of years -- ermines or minks, fishers, weasels, owls, hawks, coyotes, bobcats, and mostly, the mama fox who lives and raises her families nearby.
and then it dawned on me -- keeping chickens can be a lot like keeping a bird feeder -- it's a small mammal feeder! it helps the animals we love so much make it through the winter, and provides wildlife spotting opportunities for the owners. i do believe many chicken owners love the fox and her kits even more than they do their chickens, especially once they are over the stage of naming the chicks.
Mar 6, 2013
sock dolls
she was looking for project ideas and i remembered i used to make dolls out of old socks, trying to invent new kinds.
i found a few i still had, and she took them to her class. two of the kids decided to make merfolk (a mermaid and a merman)
wish i had a picture of the ones the kids made...here are some of mine...
Mar 5, 2013
keeping warm before dawn
i've never seen him with burnt paws...how does he know when the fire has burned down enough and the stove cooled enough to warm his tum but not hurt? i often find him here mornings.
Feb 27, 2013
forced remodeling
the van a the neighbors' probably wasn't robbers, or they would have backed into the driveway. the next day more trucks and people, and something clearly was going on. those neighbors are off in Florida keeping warm during the cold months. and they aren't the type to have someone remodel their house without them there to keep an eye on the doings!
eventually a huge pile of wood, insulation, flooring, grew in their front lawn. the sad story is that their furnace broke, and when their daughter came to check on the house, the pipes had broken, the downstairs flooded, the water froze, and what with the ups and downs of our weather as the sun returns, things even began to get moldy.
Feb 22, 2013
more placebos
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| mupie's pseudoceuticals |
are they taking them as directed? are they working?
or did they sit them on the shelf as a cute conversation piece (bah).
she has a brilliant idea, and several requests for ... ta da!...
assisted suicide placebos
(it being February and all)
but is nervous about actually giving them to anyone.
if you believe in the placebo effect, well, what would they do??
Feb 19, 2013
the unseen becomes felt
often people become more 'spiritual' as they age.
the usual explanation is that they feel the approach of death.
but i think it's expanding awareness.
picture my baby son at the ocean.
the infinite sky, the endless beach, the limitless sea.
what did he do?
picked up nearby cigarette butts.
as children our area of awareness is so small, because everything is new.
once the nearby is familiar we extend our awareness out another step.
awareness expands and grows as we age and become familiar with a wider and wider circle, until it reaches and then includes the unseen, the felt, the sensed world beyond our 5 senses, the world we maybe scoffed at in our body-centered youth.
the usual explanation is that they feel the approach of death.
but i think it's expanding awareness.
picture my baby son at the ocean.
the infinite sky, the endless beach, the limitless sea.
what did he do?
picked up nearby cigarette butts.
as children our area of awareness is so small, because everything is new.
once the nearby is familiar we extend our awareness out another step.
awareness expands and grows as we age and become familiar with a wider and wider circle, until it reaches and then includes the unseen, the felt, the sensed world beyond our 5 senses, the world we maybe scoffed at in our body-centered youth.
Feb 12, 2013
teeny xmas book
liz made some teeny tiny books to sell at the xmas craft fair in december.
they were so well made, with such good quality paper, i had to have one.
even tho she had added a ribbon to hang it on the xmas tree,
which is not something i do.
but they were so wonderful, i got one anyway.
after xmas i realized i could write in it if i wanted!
what if i wrote in one every year, what happened on xmas?
what if i'd started this years ago?
as the chinese saying goes "the best time to plant an apple tree is 10 years ago.
the second best time is now"
or something like that.
so i wrote in this one and plan to buy a few more...
let's see, if i live to be 120 i'll need...omg.
well it turned out the darn thing had like 40 some pages! (each page had 2 sides)
here's the first 4 pages (i only wrote on one side)
"now two-thousand twelve is ending"
"tis december twenty five"
"and despite the mayan warning"
"we have managed to survive"
and on and on and on it goes!!
they were so well made, with such good quality paper, i had to have one.
even tho she had added a ribbon to hang it on the xmas tree,
which is not something i do.
but they were so wonderful, i got one anyway.
after xmas i realized i could write in it if i wanted!
what if i wrote in one every year, what happened on xmas?
what if i'd started this years ago?
as the chinese saying goes "the best time to plant an apple tree is 10 years ago.
the second best time is now"
or something like that.
so i wrote in this one and plan to buy a few more...
let's see, if i live to be 120 i'll need...omg.
well it turned out the darn thing had like 40 some pages! (each page had 2 sides)
here's the first 4 pages (i only wrote on one side)
"now two-thousand twelve is ending"
"tis december twenty five"
"and despite the mayan warning"
"we have managed to survive"
and on and on and on it goes!!
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| i can haz book? |
Feb 10, 2013
from "brushes with"
from "brushes with" by emily toder
the last 6 lines of the book:
I got back in the house
my woolen farmprint pajamas of petting zoo textile
I let them on me
and they hung on me
ways I have managed to sleep after this
vary little
(reprinted here without permission! sorry! but her little book is a favorite of mine, and it comes from Tarpaulin Sky Press)
suddenly i remembered the feral clothing museum that Osprey created in Second Life, and i wanted to add a picture of it because these lines remind me of it. but alas, the museum is gone, vanished in whatever mysterious disaster took away Cowell and Salazar as well, and i can't even find any old pictures of it!
the last 6 lines of the book:
I got back in the house
my woolen farmprint pajamas of petting zoo textile
I let them on me
and they hung on me
ways I have managed to sleep after this
vary little
(reprinted here without permission! sorry! but her little book is a favorite of mine, and it comes from Tarpaulin Sky Press)
suddenly i remembered the feral clothing museum that Osprey created in Second Life, and i wanted to add a picture of it because these lines remind me of it. but alas, the museum is gone, vanished in whatever mysterious disaster took away Cowell and Salazar as well, and i can't even find any old pictures of it!
Feb 9, 2013
sewing with CATS
no sewing class or instruction addresses the subject of CATS, but they ought to.
this is not an acronym. i mean those small furry creatures.
they love to be involved, and they make me laugh so much!
i appreciate their holding down the fabric while i measure or cut.
...until they decide that ...
a. some of the pins would look nice dropped in their water dish (try catching a cat running off with a pin in his mouth!)
b. the voices in their head are telling them there's a mouse under the fabric.
c. it might be useful to find out how much thread is on that spool on top of the sewing machine.
d. it's cool the way things drop off the table when you push them.
general rules are:
1. don't leave the room if there is a hot iron on the ironing board
2. don't leave the room if there are pins anywhere in reach
3. don't leave the room if the sewing machine is uncovered (unless you want to have to thread it all over again with slightly chewed thread)
there may be more rules, but meanwhile, here are my helpers:
this is not an acronym. i mean those small furry creatures.
they love to be involved, and they make me laugh so much!
i appreciate their holding down the fabric while i measure or cut.
...until they decide that ...
a. some of the pins would look nice dropped in their water dish (try catching a cat running off with a pin in his mouth!)
b. the voices in their head are telling them there's a mouse under the fabric.
c. it might be useful to find out how much thread is on that spool on top of the sewing machine.
d. it's cool the way things drop off the table when you push them.
general rules are:
1. don't leave the room if there is a hot iron on the ironing board
2. don't leave the room if there are pins anywhere in reach
3. don't leave the room if the sewing machine is uncovered (unless you want to have to thread it all over again with slightly chewed thread)
there may be more rules, but meanwhile, here are my helpers:
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