Thursday, April 23, 2009

Fires, smoke, and a way for pets to be kept fed

The Harry Chapin Food Bank along with the North Shore Animal League is receiving donated pet food for people who have had difficulty providing it to their pets due to unfortunate circumstances. And I think that is just great, so donate or contact them if you are in need for your pets this could be local so try in my tri-county area first, Charlotte, Lee and Collier Counties in Florida.

Fires, fires everywhere, and there is a really nasty one in South Carolina's Myrtle Beach area, evacuations have taken place of more than 2500 people and homes are being destroyed, let's pray for them to get some relief soon.
We, here in Florida have forest fires going on too along what is called Alligator Alley, our main thoroughfare from Naples on the west coast to Miami on the east coast.
Smoke was so thick it had to be closed for nearly two days now, a commuter’s nightmare being that it is the best traveled highway to cross our state. But fortunately it is barren woodlands mostly so no people or homes have been placed in jeopardy.

I am always fascinated on what possesses people to do what they do, and I am still left with a question that may never get answered, which is so unlike me not to investigate further.
Any-who… while hospitalized with my somewhat restrained abilities, not being able physically to get out of bed for most of my stay…one mid-morning I looked over and between the bed and the railing was a pack of menthol cigarettes. Now if any of you have been reading this Blog I have many, many times announced the fact that I am extremely proud that I quit smoking on July11.2006, and when I say proud I do mean proud…I tell anyone who will listen, I had been a smoker for forty-four years.
Well, that’s why I was very annoyed that when I was released from the hospital they gave me literature about how bad smoking is for me, what? I told them I no longer smoked; did they think I was lying? How dreadful. That pack, by the way happened to belong to my CNA, certified nurses aide apparently while she was bathing me it slipped from her pocket.
If we had not been discussing my quitting and her mentioning that she wanted to but had not yet I would have been even more baffled. My nurse came in, and I asked her to not give the CNA any trouble since I realize how expensive a bad habit it was and to please just return them. I do know it is impossible for anyone to prevent you from smoking if you’re not ready to quit on your own too.

I told you I would be giving you more tidbits as time goes by.

Now another word interest of mine Narcissism, am I, are you, are any of us truly so self involved that we no longer have interest in others? I sure hope not, and I really try to be as interested in the world around me as my all encompassing small world of late due to my particular circumstances.
Below is the actual definition thanks to Merriam Webster dictionary:
1 results for: narcissism

Main Entry: narcissism
Pronunciation: när-sə-ˌsi-zəm
Function: noun
Etymology: German Narzissismus, from Narziss Narcissus, from Latin Narcissus
Date: 1822
Results
egoism egocentrism

love of or sexual desire for one's own body

Nope, I’m good… none of the above explains me or my feelings towards myself…whew!

On that peculiar note I will bid you all good night and to all count those blessings and I will too!

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