03-31-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is yellow and the incense is honeysuckle. Today is the Ethiopian Borrowed Days.
Tuesday was a perfect day in paradise: cool, sunny and a gentle breeze.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, the Moon enters Scorpio at 8:41 EM EDT. Venus enters Taurus at 1:35 PM EDT.
For the next week, budget is really important at social events. For a couple of days psychic communications are swift so make sure you are paying attention to your intuition. Blink and it is over.
The morning starts with the solution to problems that may have arrived in a dream. You are more interesting in spending time on that than social events and invitations. Good things come your way around noon but if you aren’t humble, arguments will simmer and boil over an hour later. Evening brings change,
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Star: revelation. Meditation in a tranquil place bring enlightenment and the answers you have sought.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
Your inner child needs to behave itself. There is work to be done.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Catalog: “Treat yourself to some retail therapy.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Piper arrives today. His music seduces and speaks to our hearts and soul through nature.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 5 and the Element is Metal. The Dog finds conflict but the Ox and Tiger have ease. Today is not an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contracts, gambling, starting construction or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I am now ready to take all the risks necessary to completely express my Soul’s qualities. I dare now.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
I have no internet at the house and limited time at the shop, so all I am managing to do is upload the forecast. I am not even getting my email.
On top of that, my slightly over a year old TV blew up. George says the processor is fried and it has my DVD in it! Bad TV, bad! Give me that DVD back!
I do not believe it was so cold last night I had to turn the heater on in Vanwitch. It is the end of March! This is Florida. I am not complaining. Usually we are sweating this time of year. We will start Tuesday in the 50’s. My lettuce doesn’t know whether to head or bolt. It is doing both. It bolts about an inch and settles down and tries to head then bolts another inch. Doesn’t matter. I’m eating it tonight anyway.
Last night I tried to remember when I became the Old Folks Home for Stray Cats. Much more than that, I tries to figure out when they started expecting me to serve them breakfast, lunch and dinner in bed. I faintly remember buying a stack of these cheap little plastic bowls at Target for a dollar because I thought they would be great for putting recipe ingredients into when cooking. Then, Ebony, a.k.a. Gremlin the abandoned, was fed in one and discovered her head made the perfect stopper for the bowl. Anything bigger and Fiona can slip her nose in and vacuum the food right out of her mouth. Anything smaller and she goes all paranoid on me and won’t eat. Now these little bowls are all filled with each cat’s prescribed amount of food and distributed to their conveniently located sleeping locations. Those locations are defined as being within in three feet of a kitty pan and water bowl, easily defended and no desired by other cats. Heck, my own bed isn’t that conveniently located! Are they spoiled? You think?
I am totally convinced that no one who ever leaves you a message to call back has ever tangled with their own voice mail or for that matter, ever listens to their own menu options. I have the person’s extension number to call back. The only problem is there is no way to access or enter an extension number in their voice mail system. You have to say the person’s first and last name which they are not going to give you as it is probably a really bad idea for anyone working for a company to do that. So, I did what I bet everyone does, I took the first person whose extension would come up and left a message for the person. I bet that poor person wonders all day why they get all these messages for everyone else.
George gave me his TV last night while I wait for one to come on sale at BJ’s in the middle of the month. That’s given me enough budgetary leeway to finish the front area under the front window. I wonder what it is like to be financially independent and not have to budget little everything thing. I am fortunate in that I worked for many years as a bookkeeper, so I can keep the figures in my head without constantly consulting the bank or anyone else.
Due to the cat upchucking problem, which I am convinced has nothing to do with anything except being on their to do list each day, I have no rugs or carpet in the house. What I have are throw rugs not for decoration or my benefit. They are portable cat sleeping devices. Thus, they have only one requirement. They must be easily washed. That eliminates a nonskid backing which is unneeded anyway because I have the perfect nonskid device anyway: a cat body. I was just trying to convince Josephina that you can smooth out a rug on the floor much better if a cat ass isn’t under it! I did not succeed. One end has a large Josephina bump in it. I have concluded that nothing in the Universe looks more content than a cat having a sun bath/nap.
Thanks to week two of the flu, I am now half way down tissue box number 4 and on roll of toilet paper number 6. I do not have happy ends. I have also finished one case of chicken noodle soup and bought the second in addition to making homemade. My homemade seems to have a really short life expectancy. I decided to have a bowl for dinner last night as George was working late and could not find the jar in the fridge and I just cleaned that fridge! Finally George admitted he ate it. So, I am off to BJ’s to buy chickens. I wonder if I can get enough leaves off the little Bok Choy
During the cleanup this weekend, we discovered that almost 30 years after raiding the bait store for worms and freeing them in the yard…..warning I will shoot at fishermen trying to dig in my yard….the armadillo is enough of a digger…I undoubtedly have the richest soil in South Florida. It is no wonder everything grows like mad in this yard. It is not sand. It is dark, crumbly organic soil with …..oh dear….I should not admit this….tons of worms in every shovel full. My grandmother would be so proud of me.
That brings me to offering an apology for the entire state of West Virginia. What that Hades happened to you? I’m sorry, but I started watching that cooking program based in Huntington WV. When I was a tot, Huntington was the big city we used to visit from Buckhannon and Elkins. I spent the whole show with my eyes bugged out and my mouth open. I know those streets. Where did the kitchen gardens and the root cellars go that every house had? Those kids didn’t know the names of vegetables!!!!! In my day they would have known the names, raised them from seed and learned to cook them by school age. By their age I not only knew how to use a knife an fork, but which fork to use and my grandmother only had a grade school education! Spoons were something you ate soup with, your first course most every night except in summer when you had salad, and for feeding babies. Feed me pizza for breakfast and you would have dealt with Ma and man, that was nothing you wanted to ever do. Keep in mind, no one in my family except my mother had anything other than a grade school education. I was the first of my generation to attend college and graduate. We were dirt poor farmers, miners and truckers. We knew what a balanced diet was and we ate it. I do not ever remember there not being 3 fresh meals a day cooked, put on the table and you sat down and ate them. If I had ever reached onto my plate and grabbed anything but the occasional piece of fried chicken with my hands, I would be typing one handed right now. I am not kidding. The only thing I even remember ever being fried was chicken, bacon, eggs, sausage and the occasional pork chop which we avoided like the plague because you could bounce it off the wall providing it didn‘t make a hole in the wall and get stuck, an act you prayed for to happen so you didn‘t have to eat it. I don’t think anyone in the family even knew how to deep fry anything. The first time I saw a deep fryer and all that grease, I became physically sick and threw up. That is one reason I almost starved to death in Cuba: grease.
There is no way you can get a piece of animal fat in my mouth. Today I was watching a Checkers commercial on TV. I know everyone sees a hot and juicy hamburger on that screen but I see a cheap piece of meat dripping grease and it is revolting. I wasn’t even able to eat breakfast after that commercial.
Back to the question; What happened? I do not know, but I am certain of one thing. Big business is poisoning a huge portion of the country. They have no need to worry about retirement benefits. No one living that long. They have a nice docile work force because those people couldn’t revolt if they wanted to. They can barely move off the sofa! By this point, those kids are permanently mentally stunted by poor nutrition so they don’t have to worry about anyone thinking too much. Geez…perfect little Republicans. All they can do is run their already over stuffed mouths.
I just returned from shopping and it was eye opening. My first stop was the big W because they usually have Sweet 100 tomato plants. I got stuck in a huge line with my plant so I began to peruse the other people’s shopping carts in this conservative Redneck bastion. The people in front of me had 7 kinds of bagged “chip” things including something called pork rinds. Pork does not have a rind. Now I know what chitins are and there is no way I am eating something that once held pork crap I don’t care if you dress it up in satin with a bow on it. The woman across from me had two beautiful little girls and I had hope as she put a bag of apples, oranges and a hand of bananas on the counter followed by 4 boxes of ding dong things, two containers of cool whip, two package of purple apple sauce (there are no purple apples) and then came the chips. At least the dog is eating Beneful and is probably the only member of the family getting a balanced diet. None of those items is a vegetable. The rest of the carts held little or no hope for any child’s brain actually developing properly. My next stop was BJ’s, the more liberal strong hold and all I saw leaving the store was fresh vegetables, bags of fruit (the organic Gala apples are delish) and fresh meat. If this doesn’t tell you something, nothing ever will.
Please keep in mind the last time I was in Huntington, I was 16. That was 43 years ago. You would have had a hard time finding a fat, not obese, person on the street and definitely not one under 50. I only ever saw one obese woman growing up and she had a glandular problem. These were friendly, tolerant, nice people who were known for letting everyone have their say, politely. Those people were innovative, clever and hard working. That talk show host would have been tarred and feathered, literally, and run out of town on the rail and they have one. How many generations is that? They have effected this change in two generations at the most. This is what Corporate America has turned most of America into and you can tell where just by looking at the Red States. Someone please change the inscription on the Statue of Liberty to: “Abandon hope all ye who enter here. Oh, and don‘t eat the food. The water is fine.” After all, we do have truth in advertising.
Do you have any idea how much money you are wasting on this crap? I bought two whole all natural chickens for $8.50, 89 cents a pound no additives, antibiotics or hormones. Down the aisle by the same brand is a box of precooked seasoned chicken strips, about 9 - 10 ounces for $9.99. Do you know that cut into strips it takes about seven minutes to cook that chicken breast and sprinkle it with a bag of Italian dressing mix and you have the same thing? Seriously people, a box of cake mix will make twenty four cup cakes and you add fresh eggs and oil to it and it costs under 3.00. How much does box of preservative and chemical laden whatever those things were cost? Have you read what is in a tube of cookie dough? The raccoons won’t eat the stuff and they eat out of garbage cans. Do you have any idea how easy cookies are to make? I was making them from start to finish by the time I was 8. My mother never had a cook book in her life and she made cookies, cakes, bread and pancakes for us from scratch…no mixes. It’s not rocket science. You can do this. I just cut up one chicken: $4.30. The breast meat is about the same amount as in the 9.99 box. I just used about a nickel’s worth of seasonings. The two legs and wings are in the pot becoming chicken soup. The cats assured me they were there for me as they got the extra meat and the skin. They await the back, neck and wings as soon as they cook. There is nothing from China in there!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Forecast for 03/30/10
03-30-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
Healthcare Reform: the Republican Agenda
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit (Bitwit says she is a Republican. Whatever you have, she wants.)
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is white and the incense is geranium. Passover begins today.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, for a couple of days, social events cure old wounds. The morning brings more irritation with finances. I think we will all be coming down from the Full Moon yesterday and cleaning up the mess.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Page of Wands: equivocation. It is going to take a lot of patience and luck to decipher the ambiguity today.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
It will be hard to move forward fearlessly today, since you aren’t sure which way forward is.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Democat: “Stand up for what you believe in.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
Ffaff the Ffooter is running around. I swear, he shows up after every good rain just hoping to find some fungus between your toes or dirt under your toe nails. The problem is you can’t get him to wash those little hands of his and if he spies something amiss on your feet, he inspects and you get the fungus from him! Not only that, but he will lift both your feet at the same time and wonder why you hit the ground. You can fly, can’t you? He can.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 4 and the Element is Earth. The Rooster finds conflict today but the Horse has ease. Today is not an auspicious day for haircuts or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I acknowledge the light within every human being. I love, respect and accept each person as the manifestation of the Divine Will on earth. In so doing, I allow those around me to manifest the best of their being. Together we bring healing, beauty and freedom into our world for the highest good of all.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
In the contest of rainy days, Monday took the whole darned bakery. I think George swam to the RedWitch Van. I waited as long as I possibly could as I had a doctor’s appointment. Finally I gave up, kept my completely plastic sandals on, put on my free water resistant jacket I got last year and went for a pair of pedal pushers. The entire front yard was under water. As you can guess, I found the one hole the armadillo had dug last night and sank up to my ankle in muddy water. It was steadily, but not to badly, raining so I decided to put my purse in the passenger side after I picked up the newspaper. As soon as I opened the door, it came down in buckets. By the time I made it to the driver’s side, it was abandon all hope time, so I stopped and picked up all the garbage can lids and threw them at the fence before dragging myself into the van. I was dripping wet meeting in the middle. I managed to wiggle out of the jacket before I passed out from heat prostration and get the purse unhooked.
The doctor’s office is not that far away in Florida terms, just down 441 at the hospital By the time I got there, it was lightly raining. That is the kind of rain Floridians don’t even both with umbrellas in. So here I go into the doctor’s offices looking like a drowned rat, squishing. Everyone else was making squishing as they walked. The only part of me dry was my head because I am super protective of those 5,000.00 hearing aides! I bought rain hats that tie under my chin. Someone forgot to tell the doctor I had a really bad reaction to the cortisone shot and he was planning another one in a few weeks. That is off. However, I am ready for physical therapy starting Wednesday if I have nothing but a cough at that time. Three times a week I get therapy and 4 times a day I have to ice the shoulder as there is really nothing else I can do. I can’t even take aspirin now. If I don’t stop clenching my jaw from the pain, I am going to have to have all my teeth pulled. I also have a teeth ache from it.
The bad news is the medical offices are practically next door to Lowes and that one has a gorgeous garden center. Since George drilled the holes in the bottom of my tubs yesterday, I have been deciding what to do with them. I have determined one must become an herb garden. I put some fresh parsley in my chicken soup and it was beyond delicious. I have a pot of parsley going. Now I must have more fresh herbs as this will be the spring of soup and salads in this house. Lowes had just gotten a nice shipment of herbs in and I went wild. Then I got several buckets as I have no idea where all my buckets go around here. They are probably holding all the socks I am missing in the other dimension. We wound up putting the herbs in the buckets as the garden department registers had ceased to work and I had to check out in the front. I also got a yellow monkey’s paw! I wandered around and picked out my stones to complete the front patio/garden area under the window.
When I got home, the shovel was laying in front of the door. I have no idea how it got there or where it came from, the fence was locked and I would have fallen over it when I left, but I think the hint was given. This week, the front bed must be finished. I have to dig out one inch of dirt to lay the stones. Normally I am a really traditional, pastel sort of garden person. I am going with almost black irregular stones and to fill in the edges: some black and white marble stones they have in bags. The two tubs are celery green! How’s that for contrast? I left all the buckets out to collect rain water.
George spent most of the weekend clearing the front yard and the area around my altar. So I put all the herbs on the altar in honor of the Full Moon along with my triple goddess sort of pot pouch. Unless I find a really tiny plant, there is no room in the pouch. The yellow Monkey’s paw sits to the side. I have to get this shoulder fixed as I have a lot of work to do.
I spent the early afternoon perusing the Thompson and Morgan seed catalogue. If I plan my planting right, I can grow pole beans with red, pink, salmon and orange flowers. They will be ornamental as well as edible. This shall be interesting. I am looking for seeds from the Seminole climbing pumpkin. I have been down here for 50 years and I never knew such a creature existed. It is cucurbita moschata. If anyone knows a source of the seeds, let me know. I have to try it, though I am no fan of pumpkins. I did learn about micro greens and am going to try some along with salad leaves, the latter will wind up in the other tub. They have a lot of “exotic” seeds which to us are normal plants that will grow outside and not in a greenhouse.
Of course of all this was done under adverse conditions. The black Microwit contingency was ready for their petting. Boogaboo drove me nuts. If you don’t scratch his chin, he finds something to scratch it on and knocks that over. My stack of mail is his favorite thing. He is a stretcher, so he easily takes up two laps. Once I evicted him, Fiona attacked. She does summersaults on your lap.
It seems the required health insurance part of the healthcare package is what is inciting all the violence from the nut jobs. I guess having to have insurance for their psychiatric meds is upsetting them. The thing is, I was absolutely certain this was not the first time this idea has been brandished about. The question was when and who. Well, a reporter for the Miami Herald apparently had the same thought and did some research and I don’t know whether to laugh or cry but I have one thing to say to the Republican Conservatives and Tea Partiers: SHUT UP!
Why? Because it was your idea! Yes, it was the idea and mandate of your Tea Party Darlings. The mandate was developed by Mark V. Pauly, an economist during the first George Bush administration. Senator John McCain, yes, none other, first promoted the idea in a Miami speech in the 1990’s as an alternative to “Hillarycare”. Mitt Romney as governor of Massachussets picked it up in ‘06. The rationalization being the uninsured are paid for by the tax payers anyway because they must, by law, be treated by the emergency rooms which they use for routine medical problems instead of a family doctor or even specialist regardless of their ability to pay.
The idea was not mentioned in the ‘08 campaign, but was picked up by Tommy Thompson, secretary of Health and Human Services to be “deradicalized” under the Bush administration in September of ‘08. Just after the election, America’s Health Insurance Plans, a trade group, issued an announcement that they were for universal coverage and non-rejection of those with pre-existing conditions with one condition; all individuals had to have coverage or face stiff penalties. This is not a liberal group. It is a conservative trade group for insurance companies.
Their reasoning is that the largest group of uninsured are young and healthy and would spread the risk around for insurance companies. The Obama administration saw adding this provision was the only way to get reform passed or the all godlike insurance company group would swat them like a fly. He added subsidies for those who could not afford insurance.
So cry in your tea cups idiots. The idea was your leaders’ from day one of inception to the final passage. SHUT UP!
Thanks John Dorschner for a wonderfully researched article.
By-the-way, the lawsuits don’t have a chance of succeeding unless you want to take down Medicare and mandatory car insurance and can erase 30 years of legislation. So save your donations to the Florida Attorney General’s election fund. He knows it has no chance. He is just yanking your chains and collecting money for his campaign. The question is whether you are stupid enough to let these liars lead you around by the nose every time they push a hot button issue and claim the Liberal Nazis are taking over. You do know Liberal Nazi is an oxymoron. Oooops…talking down to you again. They ain’t no such thingie as a Liberal Nazi, Communist Nazi or Socialist Nazi. All Nazis are conservatives. You is them. Oh, and Pauly wants credit for his idea. Frosted yet?
Forecast and Faery Finder
Healthcare Reform: the Republican Agenda
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit (Bitwit says she is a Republican. Whatever you have, she wants.)
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is white and the incense is geranium. Passover begins today.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, for a couple of days, social events cure old wounds. The morning brings more irritation with finances. I think we will all be coming down from the Full Moon yesterday and cleaning up the mess.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Page of Wands: equivocation. It is going to take a lot of patience and luck to decipher the ambiguity today.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
It will be hard to move forward fearlessly today, since you aren’t sure which way forward is.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Democat: “Stand up for what you believe in.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
Ffaff the Ffooter is running around. I swear, he shows up after every good rain just hoping to find some fungus between your toes or dirt under your toe nails. The problem is you can’t get him to wash those little hands of his and if he spies something amiss on your feet, he inspects and you get the fungus from him! Not only that, but he will lift both your feet at the same time and wonder why you hit the ground. You can fly, can’t you? He can.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 4 and the Element is Earth. The Rooster finds conflict today but the Horse has ease. Today is not an auspicious day for haircuts or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I acknowledge the light within every human being. I love, respect and accept each person as the manifestation of the Divine Will on earth. In so doing, I allow those around me to manifest the best of their being. Together we bring healing, beauty and freedom into our world for the highest good of all.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
In the contest of rainy days, Monday took the whole darned bakery. I think George swam to the RedWitch Van. I waited as long as I possibly could as I had a doctor’s appointment. Finally I gave up, kept my completely plastic sandals on, put on my free water resistant jacket I got last year and went for a pair of pedal pushers. The entire front yard was under water. As you can guess, I found the one hole the armadillo had dug last night and sank up to my ankle in muddy water. It was steadily, but not to badly, raining so I decided to put my purse in the passenger side after I picked up the newspaper. As soon as I opened the door, it came down in buckets. By the time I made it to the driver’s side, it was abandon all hope time, so I stopped and picked up all the garbage can lids and threw them at the fence before dragging myself into the van. I was dripping wet meeting in the middle. I managed to wiggle out of the jacket before I passed out from heat prostration and get the purse unhooked.
The doctor’s office is not that far away in Florida terms, just down 441 at the hospital By the time I got there, it was lightly raining. That is the kind of rain Floridians don’t even both with umbrellas in. So here I go into the doctor’s offices looking like a drowned rat, squishing. Everyone else was making squishing as they walked. The only part of me dry was my head because I am super protective of those 5,000.00 hearing aides! I bought rain hats that tie under my chin. Someone forgot to tell the doctor I had a really bad reaction to the cortisone shot and he was planning another one in a few weeks. That is off. However, I am ready for physical therapy starting Wednesday if I have nothing but a cough at that time. Three times a week I get therapy and 4 times a day I have to ice the shoulder as there is really nothing else I can do. I can’t even take aspirin now. If I don’t stop clenching my jaw from the pain, I am going to have to have all my teeth pulled. I also have a teeth ache from it.
The bad news is the medical offices are practically next door to Lowes and that one has a gorgeous garden center. Since George drilled the holes in the bottom of my tubs yesterday, I have been deciding what to do with them. I have determined one must become an herb garden. I put some fresh parsley in my chicken soup and it was beyond delicious. I have a pot of parsley going. Now I must have more fresh herbs as this will be the spring of soup and salads in this house. Lowes had just gotten a nice shipment of herbs in and I went wild. Then I got several buckets as I have no idea where all my buckets go around here. They are probably holding all the socks I am missing in the other dimension. We wound up putting the herbs in the buckets as the garden department registers had ceased to work and I had to check out in the front. I also got a yellow monkey’s paw! I wandered around and picked out my stones to complete the front patio/garden area under the window.
When I got home, the shovel was laying in front of the door. I have no idea how it got there or where it came from, the fence was locked and I would have fallen over it when I left, but I think the hint was given. This week, the front bed must be finished. I have to dig out one inch of dirt to lay the stones. Normally I am a really traditional, pastel sort of garden person. I am going with almost black irregular stones and to fill in the edges: some black and white marble stones they have in bags. The two tubs are celery green! How’s that for contrast? I left all the buckets out to collect rain water.
George spent most of the weekend clearing the front yard and the area around my altar. So I put all the herbs on the altar in honor of the Full Moon along with my triple goddess sort of pot pouch. Unless I find a really tiny plant, there is no room in the pouch. The yellow Monkey’s paw sits to the side. I have to get this shoulder fixed as I have a lot of work to do.
I spent the early afternoon perusing the Thompson and Morgan seed catalogue. If I plan my planting right, I can grow pole beans with red, pink, salmon and orange flowers. They will be ornamental as well as edible. This shall be interesting. I am looking for seeds from the Seminole climbing pumpkin. I have been down here for 50 years and I never knew such a creature existed. It is cucurbita moschata. If anyone knows a source of the seeds, let me know. I have to try it, though I am no fan of pumpkins. I did learn about micro greens and am going to try some along with salad leaves, the latter will wind up in the other tub. They have a lot of “exotic” seeds which to us are normal plants that will grow outside and not in a greenhouse.
Of course of all this was done under adverse conditions. The black Microwit contingency was ready for their petting. Boogaboo drove me nuts. If you don’t scratch his chin, he finds something to scratch it on and knocks that over. My stack of mail is his favorite thing. He is a stretcher, so he easily takes up two laps. Once I evicted him, Fiona attacked. She does summersaults on your lap.
It seems the required health insurance part of the healthcare package is what is inciting all the violence from the nut jobs. I guess having to have insurance for their psychiatric meds is upsetting them. The thing is, I was absolutely certain this was not the first time this idea has been brandished about. The question was when and who. Well, a reporter for the Miami Herald apparently had the same thought and did some research and I don’t know whether to laugh or cry but I have one thing to say to the Republican Conservatives and Tea Partiers: SHUT UP!
Why? Because it was your idea! Yes, it was the idea and mandate of your Tea Party Darlings. The mandate was developed by Mark V. Pauly, an economist during the first George Bush administration. Senator John McCain, yes, none other, first promoted the idea in a Miami speech in the 1990’s as an alternative to “Hillarycare”. Mitt Romney as governor of Massachussets picked it up in ‘06. The rationalization being the uninsured are paid for by the tax payers anyway because they must, by law, be treated by the emergency rooms which they use for routine medical problems instead of a family doctor or even specialist regardless of their ability to pay.
The idea was not mentioned in the ‘08 campaign, but was picked up by Tommy Thompson, secretary of Health and Human Services to be “deradicalized” under the Bush administration in September of ‘08. Just after the election, America’s Health Insurance Plans, a trade group, issued an announcement that they were for universal coverage and non-rejection of those with pre-existing conditions with one condition; all individuals had to have coverage or face stiff penalties. This is not a liberal group. It is a conservative trade group for insurance companies.
Their reasoning is that the largest group of uninsured are young and healthy and would spread the risk around for insurance companies. The Obama administration saw adding this provision was the only way to get reform passed or the all godlike insurance company group would swat them like a fly. He added subsidies for those who could not afford insurance.
So cry in your tea cups idiots. The idea was your leaders’ from day one of inception to the final passage. SHUT UP!
Thanks John Dorschner for a wonderfully researched article.
By-the-way, the lawsuits don’t have a chance of succeeding unless you want to take down Medicare and mandatory car insurance and can erase 30 years of legislation. So save your donations to the Florida Attorney General’s election fund. He knows it has no chance. He is just yanking your chains and collecting money for his campaign. The question is whether you are stupid enough to let these liars lead you around by the nose every time they push a hot button issue and claim the Liberal Nazis are taking over. You do know Liberal Nazi is an oxymoron. Oooops…talking down to you again. They ain’t no such thingie as a Liberal Nazi, Communist Nazi or Socialist Nazi. All Nazis are conservatives. You is them. Oh, and Pauly wants credit for his idea. Frosted yet?
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Forecast for 03/28/10
Sunday, 03-28-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
And
Conned by the Cats
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is orange and the incense is eucalyptus.
Today is Palm Sunday.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, this is not a day for financial matters, expanding much of anything and in the evening, communications are irritating.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 2 and the Element is Fire. The Sheep finds conflict but the Monkey has ease. Today is an auspicious day for signing contracts, gambling, starting construction and births, but not for haircuts.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
I have been so very sick with the flu that the doctor sent me home to get in bed and STAY THERE! I had the procedures last Thursday, week ago, and was feeling so bad I slept all of Sunday. I figured I had kicked it Monday and went to the Dentist and Physical Therapy (that man is a miracle worker!). I was feeling really tired and started coughing. The coughing went from bad to really, really, really bad . By Tuesday I was running 101.9 fever, coughing uncontrollably and George didn’t hear me tell him to take me to the doctor and left for work. By Wednesday, I was somewhat recovered and nixed the doctor. I managed to eat half a bowl of potato soup and laid down.
I awoke thinking there was a horrible chemical spill somewhere. It was the most horrible odor I have ever smelled, something like rancid iodine if iodine could go rancid. A couple of minutes later, I realized I couldn’t run from it, it was me! It was in my sinuses, mouth, throat, even permeating my lips. I washed my teeth, tongue, everything in my mouth and my face. I gargled with two different mouth washes. I used the water pic. It was all I could smell. Then it started coming in waves instead of being constant giving me at least a minute‘s respite. I had George bring me Vick’s vapor rub which, for those of you who don’t know, a few globs on your nose will even help cover the odor dead bodies. No dice, folks, the odor was here to stay. Thursday morning, I told George there was no way I could live like this, take me to the doctor. Since I needed a follow up on the procedure, we called my doctor. He was in surgery so I got the doctor I was originally supposed to see. He was certain this was not coming from my stomach, but had no idea what was wrong with me. In I go for blood tests. No that’s not quiet right. Reluctantly, I was drug in for blood tests with the nurse assuring me she could not only find a vein but I would feel nothing. She took one look at my hand, a Picasso of black, blue and bright red and still swollen, (this is a week later), my wrists: black and blue, my other hand with a bruise and my main vein still black and blue and muttered there was no excuse for this. She got out a butterfly. For those of you who do not know what that is, it is a needle with two little plastic wings on it attached to a flexible tube. She popped that into my vein and was drawing blood. The first hint I had it happened was when I saw the vial filling. The nice thing about this is, when she changes the vials, because the tubing is flexible and six inches away from your vein and the needle, you feel nothing, no movement, nothing! I do not know why everyone doesn’t use this except that it takes maybe 15 seconds longer to fill the tube. I swear I am buying some and taking them with me, just like I tend to carry the paper tape with me when I am having blood drawn. I almost kissed her. She gave me instructions to stop water, because it makes you nauseous, and switch to ginger ale and eat jello. (I’m getting to the cats today.)
Meanwhile, I am carrying the jar of Vicks with me as it is the only thing I can actually smell except this odor, though it doesn’t cover it at all. We stopped at Western Meats so George could pick up ginger ale and jello. Now you know how frequently I eat those things. While I was dying in the parking lot, I was not paying attention and suddenly the light shifted and the van filled with sunlight. Sunlight makes me sneeze! I started sneezing uncontrollably. Suddenly, I had to blow my nose and fortunately I had the entire hand full of tissues I was using to cover my mouth when I coughed because I have never had so much horrible green stuff come out of my nose. I know my sinuses can hold that much, but it is shocking anyway. The odor stopped! It was almost completely gone. One more sneeze and nose blow when I got home, and knock on wood, it was totally gone. Now I know why one of the nurses had to leave the OR when Dr. Redd cut my septums out so my sinuses could drain for the first time in my life. I thought it was because it was so gross. It was the odor! I was born with my nose completely closed off and no one ever checked or knew. They just kept saying my sinus infections were my imagination. Anyway, next week I get an appointment with the ENT and get my sinuses vacuumed like Dr. Redd used to do once a month since now I understand why. Getting to the cats…..
After watching the Dr. Oz show, today I went into the fridge and began a massive tossing of condiments. My fridge is really, really deep and things I found in the back when I was sitting on the floor shocked me. Wow…do I have plenty of room on that shelf and in the door, now! Two more shelves to go! I did not know ketchup goes bad in two months and mustard in 8. It’s been that long since I bought some, so it all hit the garbage can. Next….
I was awakened at 6:45 this morning by Fiona kissing my nose. I managed to crack one eyelid to discover Napoleon was on the pillow over my head staring intently at me. I closed my eyes, Fiona kissed me again and batted my nose and the memory of that cartoon on the internet with cat trying to wake the owner up flashed through my mind. Did that involve a baseball bat or a chain saw and did I have either one in the bedroom? I opened my eyes and both cats were staring intently and oh so worried at me, I panicked and thought something really was wrong. So I drug myself out of bed and discovered the house was not on fire, no bombs had exploded but something far worse had happened; the dry feeder was empty. I started back to bed, when Napoleon, Fiona, Purrbie and Prescious surrounded the feeder, each one took a single piece of kibble in their mouth, as there were only four pieces left, and looked up at me like they were starving. So, I found the huge bag of cat food and filled the feeder, coughing up a lung at the time. I cannot bend over and breathe. I was starting back to bed when Ebony gave me the starvation is setting in and I am an elderly disabled cat routine. I looked around into a sea of starving little faces (it seemed that way) and noticed every cat dish was empty. I could not see a container that George uses for the homemade cat food anywhere and the thought was inserted into my brain that since George was so tired last night, he never got up and fed them. I checked the fridge and didn’t see any homemade cat food (just remedied that by cleaning it out). So I shuffled into the living room where the case of cat food resides. Out runs Polecat screaming for food. Rusty is claiming he was put in the cage and not fed. So I gathered up 5 cans, got everyone fed and returned to bed intent upon napping until 9:30 AM. I awoke at 8:30 thinking the house was falling down. The cats were on a rampage and the only solution to that, and still having anything left in one piece, is to get out there and stop the running, leaping, throwing themselves at each other marathon. So, out I come.
I figured I’d really clean the coffee pot this morning and try out the sample of coffee I got in the Sunday paper a while back. First I had to wash George’s soup bowl from last night and that was when I found it; hidden under the soup bowl, where I couldn’t see it with one eye barely open, was the homemade cat food container! They had been fed! They conned me! They played me like a cheap violin! They planned it! They knew exactly what they were doing! They worked together! That is the last time they are pulling that one. I blame Prescious for corrupting my sweet little Fiona though I think Napoleon may be the ring leader…….
George just told me to get back into bed, that I was trying to over do it again. It is such a pretty day and I have so much laundry……
Forecast and Faery Finder
And
Conned by the Cats
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is orange and the incense is eucalyptus.
Today is Palm Sunday.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, this is not a day for financial matters, expanding much of anything and in the evening, communications are irritating.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 2 and the Element is Fire. The Sheep finds conflict but the Monkey has ease. Today is an auspicious day for signing contracts, gambling, starting construction and births, but not for haircuts.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
I have been so very sick with the flu that the doctor sent me home to get in bed and STAY THERE! I had the procedures last Thursday, week ago, and was feeling so bad I slept all of Sunday. I figured I had kicked it Monday and went to the Dentist and Physical Therapy (that man is a miracle worker!). I was feeling really tired and started coughing. The coughing went from bad to really, really, really bad . By Tuesday I was running 101.9 fever, coughing uncontrollably and George didn’t hear me tell him to take me to the doctor and left for work. By Wednesday, I was somewhat recovered and nixed the doctor. I managed to eat half a bowl of potato soup and laid down.
I awoke thinking there was a horrible chemical spill somewhere. It was the most horrible odor I have ever smelled, something like rancid iodine if iodine could go rancid. A couple of minutes later, I realized I couldn’t run from it, it was me! It was in my sinuses, mouth, throat, even permeating my lips. I washed my teeth, tongue, everything in my mouth and my face. I gargled with two different mouth washes. I used the water pic. It was all I could smell. Then it started coming in waves instead of being constant giving me at least a minute‘s respite. I had George bring me Vick’s vapor rub which, for those of you who don’t know, a few globs on your nose will even help cover the odor dead bodies. No dice, folks, the odor was here to stay. Thursday morning, I told George there was no way I could live like this, take me to the doctor. Since I needed a follow up on the procedure, we called my doctor. He was in surgery so I got the doctor I was originally supposed to see. He was certain this was not coming from my stomach, but had no idea what was wrong with me. In I go for blood tests. No that’s not quiet right. Reluctantly, I was drug in for blood tests with the nurse assuring me she could not only find a vein but I would feel nothing. She took one look at my hand, a Picasso of black, blue and bright red and still swollen, (this is a week later), my wrists: black and blue, my other hand with a bruise and my main vein still black and blue and muttered there was no excuse for this. She got out a butterfly. For those of you who do not know what that is, it is a needle with two little plastic wings on it attached to a flexible tube. She popped that into my vein and was drawing blood. The first hint I had it happened was when I saw the vial filling. The nice thing about this is, when she changes the vials, because the tubing is flexible and six inches away from your vein and the needle, you feel nothing, no movement, nothing! I do not know why everyone doesn’t use this except that it takes maybe 15 seconds longer to fill the tube. I swear I am buying some and taking them with me, just like I tend to carry the paper tape with me when I am having blood drawn. I almost kissed her. She gave me instructions to stop water, because it makes you nauseous, and switch to ginger ale and eat jello. (I’m getting to the cats today.)
Meanwhile, I am carrying the jar of Vicks with me as it is the only thing I can actually smell except this odor, though it doesn’t cover it at all. We stopped at Western Meats so George could pick up ginger ale and jello. Now you know how frequently I eat those things. While I was dying in the parking lot, I was not paying attention and suddenly the light shifted and the van filled with sunlight. Sunlight makes me sneeze! I started sneezing uncontrollably. Suddenly, I had to blow my nose and fortunately I had the entire hand full of tissues I was using to cover my mouth when I coughed because I have never had so much horrible green stuff come out of my nose. I know my sinuses can hold that much, but it is shocking anyway. The odor stopped! It was almost completely gone. One more sneeze and nose blow when I got home, and knock on wood, it was totally gone. Now I know why one of the nurses had to leave the OR when Dr. Redd cut my septums out so my sinuses could drain for the first time in my life. I thought it was because it was so gross. It was the odor! I was born with my nose completely closed off and no one ever checked or knew. They just kept saying my sinus infections were my imagination. Anyway, next week I get an appointment with the ENT and get my sinuses vacuumed like Dr. Redd used to do once a month since now I understand why. Getting to the cats…..
After watching the Dr. Oz show, today I went into the fridge and began a massive tossing of condiments. My fridge is really, really deep and things I found in the back when I was sitting on the floor shocked me. Wow…do I have plenty of room on that shelf and in the door, now! Two more shelves to go! I did not know ketchup goes bad in two months and mustard in 8. It’s been that long since I bought some, so it all hit the garbage can. Next….
I was awakened at 6:45 this morning by Fiona kissing my nose. I managed to crack one eyelid to discover Napoleon was on the pillow over my head staring intently at me. I closed my eyes, Fiona kissed me again and batted my nose and the memory of that cartoon on the internet with cat trying to wake the owner up flashed through my mind. Did that involve a baseball bat or a chain saw and did I have either one in the bedroom? I opened my eyes and both cats were staring intently and oh so worried at me, I panicked and thought something really was wrong. So I drug myself out of bed and discovered the house was not on fire, no bombs had exploded but something far worse had happened; the dry feeder was empty. I started back to bed, when Napoleon, Fiona, Purrbie and Prescious surrounded the feeder, each one took a single piece of kibble in their mouth, as there were only four pieces left, and looked up at me like they were starving. So, I found the huge bag of cat food and filled the feeder, coughing up a lung at the time. I cannot bend over and breathe. I was starting back to bed when Ebony gave me the starvation is setting in and I am an elderly disabled cat routine. I looked around into a sea of starving little faces (it seemed that way) and noticed every cat dish was empty. I could not see a container that George uses for the homemade cat food anywhere and the thought was inserted into my brain that since George was so tired last night, he never got up and fed them. I checked the fridge and didn’t see any homemade cat food (just remedied that by cleaning it out). So I shuffled into the living room where the case of cat food resides. Out runs Polecat screaming for food. Rusty is claiming he was put in the cage and not fed. So I gathered up 5 cans, got everyone fed and returned to bed intent upon napping until 9:30 AM. I awoke at 8:30 thinking the house was falling down. The cats were on a rampage and the only solution to that, and still having anything left in one piece, is to get out there and stop the running, leaping, throwing themselves at each other marathon. So, out I come.
I figured I’d really clean the coffee pot this morning and try out the sample of coffee I got in the Sunday paper a while back. First I had to wash George’s soup bowl from last night and that was when I found it; hidden under the soup bowl, where I couldn’t see it with one eye barely open, was the homemade cat food container! They had been fed! They conned me! They played me like a cheap violin! They planned it! They knew exactly what they were doing! They worked together! That is the last time they are pulling that one. I blame Prescious for corrupting my sweet little Fiona though I think Napoleon may be the ring leader…….
George just told me to get back into bed, that I was trying to over do it again. It is such a pretty day and I have so much laundry……
Forecast for 03.29/10
03-29-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is grey and the incense is hyssop. Today is the Feast of St. Eustace’s of Luxeuil.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically,
The Moon enters Libra at 7:21 AM EDT.
The Moon is Full at 10:25 PM EDT, in 9Libra17.
Strange dreams plague you and you awaken with old wounds hurting and may a crick in the neck. With the moon moving immediately into Libra, don’t expect anyone to make their minds up quickly. The first things on today’s agenda is how you can look like a million bucks and spend none. Projects for art and beautification have to scaled back to within budget. Getting a reward you rightly deserve but really don’t like is going to increase your energy and have you vowing to make some big changes in yourself. Just be nicer to people. This is not a day you can make sweeping changes in anything, but you can plan.
For the next couple of days, social events of a metaphysical nature are favored.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Lovers: discrimination. The key to success is to find your complimentary half within yourself. You have all the components you need for success. You just need to find your strengths and your weaknesses. Strengths require no work. Weaknesses need some logical solutions.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
This is not the day to resolve problems
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cat Lover: “Contact your loved ones today.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Dark Lady joins us today. The Dark Lady is the mistress of ritual and mysteries. Observe the proper ritual and enlightenment will be yours.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 3 and the Element is Earth. The Monkey finds conflict today but the Rat has ease. Today is an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contracts, gambling and births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I am now ready to live a courageous life committed to the complete manifestation of the Divine Plan on earth. Neither difficult tasks now fear can stop me. I go forward with power and enthusiasm for God is with me and supports my every effort.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
Geez, I am finding it hard to believe March is almost over! I guess that is what happens when you are sick for most of the month and I am still under the weather with this flu. I am now into the second week of suffering.
Today I am offering some pinch-a-penny tips, since George is soon joining the unemployment line, we have to start the conservation now. Coupons and sales are the biggies in saving money as your food budget is the one thing you can cut a few corners on without sitting under a bridge.
Coupons can be big savings if you don’t fall into the trap of buying something you really don’t need just because it looks like it is on sale. Note the words: looks like. Read your sales flyer carefully and make certain the words: regular low price, are not in it. Stores have taken to placing Their non sale items in the flyers. Some will place a couple of sale items interspersed between the regular priced items so you think the others are on sale. So, ask yourself before you get to the store if it is something you really use and if it is really on sale. Then, put on blinders. By that I mean, have a list, get those items and get the H of Dodge. Why? Because stores don’t make money on sales. They make money on the products you buy with the sale items. Got a good coupon on chips? Aw, aren’t you going to need the much more profitable drinks to go with them? Then the store jacks up the price on drinks. The big W is well known for that trick. Consider those store aisles a minefield for your wallet.
When shopping sales, make sure you shop more than one store flier. Why, you ask? Well, this week there is a coupon for frozen veggies. Going between Target and the big W, they are the same price, on sale. However, there is also a coupon for Oscar Mayer Bacon. It is on sale at both stores, so pickup a package of that at the big W for TWENTY ONE CENTS MORE than it is at Target. See what I mean???? While you have those ads in front of you, compare! I will be shopping Target tomorrow.
Coupons can be a nightmare. You have to be organized and forget the coupon organizers. Eventually, I have not only abandoned the organizer but the coupons out of total frustration. So, I have new system and hey, if you are out of work, you’ve got time. My system involves a package of small envelopes, of which I have plenty left, and a dollar zipper pouch I got at Walgreens. I take each envelop and tuck the flap in. On the front top, I write a category like condiments. On the back I have 3 conveniently created segments on which I now have April, May and June written. These are expiration dates. Under each month I have the date the coupon expires, the brand and the amount. It really helps if you normally write small. All the envelopes go into the pouch alphabetically with a marker so as I use them, I can mark them off. Writing the coupons down puts them in my memory better than just clipping. I have a final envelop into which the coupons for the sale will go and tomorrow, those are the only items I will walk out with.
The next way to save food money is to know what and how much you use. If you are a couple like George and I, you simply don’t use a lot of many things. The biggies are condiments. Don’t go with the maybe you will make deviled eggs next month so a big jar of mustard is a good idea! That is how the garbage can gets money. We use very little mustard and ketchup and I just threw out a half a garbage can of condiments and salad dressings. So from now on, I am buying the smallest size I get. It may cost more initially but if I am tossing ¾ of the bottle, the big one will cost more in the long run as I keep replacing it. I really like Dr. Oz’s idea of writing the date on the bottle but instead of when you opened it, I suggest the date it is going to meet the garbage can. That way the question of should I eat it is a no brainer. Now, in the world of mayo, I can get the big one because we like it on our tomatoes. So, watch your eating habits and then plan or better yet, clean the fridge and find out what you have way too much of in the garbage can.
The really biggie is to not buy what you don’t eat. There are always great coupons on new products, but will you really try them once you get them home? Think before you even clip the coupon. The other tricky one is to study the new product. There is 5.00 coupon off the soap dispensing system. Motion activated soap dispensers are really expensive and this “looks like” a bargain. Read closely and you will discover the words: soap dispensing system. That means it will only use its own soap and you can bet they are about to nail you there! Me, I am passing on it.
However, don’t fall into the not buying what you don’t need right now trap. There is not much baking going on in the summer and spring, so it should be no surprise that those supplies just came on sale. Parchment paper, tin foil, all those things can be stored in a plastic box in preparation for fall and winter because come those seasons, the price will rise. Cute things like specialty cake and cupcake molds go on discount after or just before the holiday and you can bet that is when I buy them. I am already looking at all the molds on sale to see what goes nice with Ostara! It is always cheaper to make your own. I saw a cute trick on the View this week. A totally plain cake can be nicely dressed by gathering a few flowers, tying them with a ribbon and just laying them on top of the cake. Absolutely no talent is required. However, stay away from the Oleander and Datura blossoms. Well, some of you may like the Datura blossoms, just to not poison anyone you aren’t intending to.
Happy shopping and saving!
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is grey and the incense is hyssop. Today is the Feast of St. Eustace’s of Luxeuil.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically,
The Moon enters Libra at 7:21 AM EDT.
The Moon is Full at 10:25 PM EDT, in 9Libra17.
Strange dreams plague you and you awaken with old wounds hurting and may a crick in the neck. With the moon moving immediately into Libra, don’t expect anyone to make their minds up quickly. The first things on today’s agenda is how you can look like a million bucks and spend none. Projects for art and beautification have to scaled back to within budget. Getting a reward you rightly deserve but really don’t like is going to increase your energy and have you vowing to make some big changes in yourself. Just be nicer to people. This is not a day you can make sweeping changes in anything, but you can plan.
For the next couple of days, social events of a metaphysical nature are favored.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Lovers: discrimination. The key to success is to find your complimentary half within yourself. You have all the components you need for success. You just need to find your strengths and your weaknesses. Strengths require no work. Weaknesses need some logical solutions.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
This is not the day to resolve problems
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cat Lover: “Contact your loved ones today.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Dark Lady joins us today. The Dark Lady is the mistress of ritual and mysteries. Observe the proper ritual and enlightenment will be yours.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 3 and the Element is Earth. The Monkey finds conflict today but the Rat has ease. Today is an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contracts, gambling and births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I am now ready to live a courageous life committed to the complete manifestation of the Divine Plan on earth. Neither difficult tasks now fear can stop me. I go forward with power and enthusiasm for God is with me and supports my every effort.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
Geez, I am finding it hard to believe March is almost over! I guess that is what happens when you are sick for most of the month and I am still under the weather with this flu. I am now into the second week of suffering.
Today I am offering some pinch-a-penny tips, since George is soon joining the unemployment line, we have to start the conservation now. Coupons and sales are the biggies in saving money as your food budget is the one thing you can cut a few corners on without sitting under a bridge.
Coupons can be big savings if you don’t fall into the trap of buying something you really don’t need just because it looks like it is on sale. Note the words: looks like. Read your sales flyer carefully and make certain the words: regular low price, are not in it. Stores have taken to placing Their non sale items in the flyers. Some will place a couple of sale items interspersed between the regular priced items so you think the others are on sale. So, ask yourself before you get to the store if it is something you really use and if it is really on sale. Then, put on blinders. By that I mean, have a list, get those items and get the H of Dodge. Why? Because stores don’t make money on sales. They make money on the products you buy with the sale items. Got a good coupon on chips? Aw, aren’t you going to need the much more profitable drinks to go with them? Then the store jacks up the price on drinks. The big W is well known for that trick. Consider those store aisles a minefield for your wallet.
When shopping sales, make sure you shop more than one store flier. Why, you ask? Well, this week there is a coupon for frozen veggies. Going between Target and the big W, they are the same price, on sale. However, there is also a coupon for Oscar Mayer Bacon. It is on sale at both stores, so pickup a package of that at the big W for TWENTY ONE CENTS MORE than it is at Target. See what I mean???? While you have those ads in front of you, compare! I will be shopping Target tomorrow.
Coupons can be a nightmare. You have to be organized and forget the coupon organizers. Eventually, I have not only abandoned the organizer but the coupons out of total frustration. So, I have new system and hey, if you are out of work, you’ve got time. My system involves a package of small envelopes, of which I have plenty left, and a dollar zipper pouch I got at Walgreens. I take each envelop and tuck the flap in. On the front top, I write a category like condiments. On the back I have 3 conveniently created segments on which I now have April, May and June written. These are expiration dates. Under each month I have the date the coupon expires, the brand and the amount. It really helps if you normally write small. All the envelopes go into the pouch alphabetically with a marker so as I use them, I can mark them off. Writing the coupons down puts them in my memory better than just clipping. I have a final envelop into which the coupons for the sale will go and tomorrow, those are the only items I will walk out with.
The next way to save food money is to know what and how much you use. If you are a couple like George and I, you simply don’t use a lot of many things. The biggies are condiments. Don’t go with the maybe you will make deviled eggs next month so a big jar of mustard is a good idea! That is how the garbage can gets money. We use very little mustard and ketchup and I just threw out a half a garbage can of condiments and salad dressings. So from now on, I am buying the smallest size I get. It may cost more initially but if I am tossing ¾ of the bottle, the big one will cost more in the long run as I keep replacing it. I really like Dr. Oz’s idea of writing the date on the bottle but instead of when you opened it, I suggest the date it is going to meet the garbage can. That way the question of should I eat it is a no brainer. Now, in the world of mayo, I can get the big one because we like it on our tomatoes. So, watch your eating habits and then plan or better yet, clean the fridge and find out what you have way too much of in the garbage can.
The really biggie is to not buy what you don’t eat. There are always great coupons on new products, but will you really try them once you get them home? Think before you even clip the coupon. The other tricky one is to study the new product. There is 5.00 coupon off the soap dispensing system. Motion activated soap dispensers are really expensive and this “looks like” a bargain. Read closely and you will discover the words: soap dispensing system. That means it will only use its own soap and you can bet they are about to nail you there! Me, I am passing on it.
However, don’t fall into the not buying what you don’t need right now trap. There is not much baking going on in the summer and spring, so it should be no surprise that those supplies just came on sale. Parchment paper, tin foil, all those things can be stored in a plastic box in preparation for fall and winter because come those seasons, the price will rise. Cute things like specialty cake and cupcake molds go on discount after or just before the holiday and you can bet that is when I buy them. I am already looking at all the molds on sale to see what goes nice with Ostara! It is always cheaper to make your own. I saw a cute trick on the View this week. A totally plain cake can be nicely dressed by gathering a few flowers, tying them with a ribbon and just laying them on top of the cake. Absolutely no talent is required. However, stay away from the Oleander and Datura blossoms. Well, some of you may like the Datura blossoms, just to not poison anyone you aren’t intending to.
Happy shopping and saving!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Forecast for March Twenth Fourth, '10
03-24-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is brown and the incense is bay laurel. Today is the Roman Day of Blood.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, we will remain under a major aspect for about 3 months where people are demanding accountability. There is money to be made in the very early morning. Afternoon degenerates to a social time so enjoy yourself.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Seven of Cups: delusion. A beautiful exterior can hide a rotten core. Be wary out there.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
.This is not the day to find a romantic partner.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Technocat: “Learn a new skill. It will open up many possibilities.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
Tobaira of the Water visits today. She is the patron of all healing wells and waters, but she also has domain of over all waters. So, don’t pollute.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 7 and the Element is Water. The Rabbit finds conflict today but the Dog and Boar have ease. Today is not an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contracts, gambling, starting construction or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “The longer I have to wait to obtain the results I want, the more magnificent these results will be. I remain peaceful, detached and confident in God’s intelligent kind action.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
Sorry to be late posting. I started coughing uncontrollably on Monday night and I’ve spent all of Tuesday running a 101.9 fever and generally unable to move. I’ve managed to eat 3 saltine crackers over the period and have decided that is my personal best. I shall stick to ice water.
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is brown and the incense is bay laurel. Today is the Roman Day of Blood.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, we will remain under a major aspect for about 3 months where people are demanding accountability. There is money to be made in the very early morning. Afternoon degenerates to a social time so enjoy yourself.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Seven of Cups: delusion. A beautiful exterior can hide a rotten core. Be wary out there.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
.This is not the day to find a romantic partner.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Technocat: “Learn a new skill. It will open up many possibilities.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
Tobaira of the Water visits today. She is the patron of all healing wells and waters, but she also has domain of over all waters. So, don’t pollute.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 7 and the Element is Water. The Rabbit finds conflict today but the Dog and Boar have ease. Today is not an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contracts, gambling, starting construction or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “The longer I have to wait to obtain the results I want, the more magnificent these results will be. I remain peaceful, detached and confident in God’s intelligent kind action.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
Sorry to be late posting. I started coughing uncontrollably on Monday night and I’ve spent all of Tuesday running a 101.9 fever and generally unable to move. I’ve managed to eat 3 saltine crackers over the period and have decided that is my personal best. I shall stick to ice water.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Forecast for 03/22/10
03-23-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is red and the incense is Bayberry. Today is Pakistan Day.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, The Moon enters Cancer at 2:16 AM EDT.
The 2nd Quarter Moon starts at 7 AM EDT in Cancer.
The energies are conflicting today and harsh. Ego energies get you in trouble during the daylight. Come night, resistance to change hits a high point.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Queen of Swords: subversion. During deep meditation and reflection enlightenment comes.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
.It is hard to have positive expectation today.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cool Cat: “Pride comes before a fall - humility is needed today.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Soul Shrinker is out today. He is really one ugly Fae because he absorbs all the negativity and nastiness we throw out. Be nicer to people and his appearance improves.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 6 and the Element is Water. The Tiger finds conflict but the Rooster has ease. Today is an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contract and births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I know that peace on earth begins with my own inner peace. I release all negative thoughts I might have about myself and others. I rediscover the purity, the simplicity and the power of Divine Child within me. “ Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
Surviving in a house full of cats with the flu requires a new set of skills. First off, never leave the tag dangling over the side of your herbal tea cup unless you want to clean up tea, sweep up broken pottery and dry off one really upset cat. Of course a nice cup of hot tea would be lovely but my temporary cap will come off so I have been making do with tepid tea, coffee and soup.
Then there is the fact that your normal lay on your back and let Napoleon stretch out on you can’t happen because your lungs fill up and you start coughing. Napoleon is not a happy camper. He and Josephina usually have a lick fest across me in the morning. One of these days those two tongues are going to get tangled in a knot and I have no idea how I will get them apart. I keep reaching for my camera to record this, but as usual, when there is a really good picture to be taken, the camera takes a hike.
I really hate not having home DSL but there is nothing I can do about it. I am used to being able to look things up, communicate via email and generally connect with the world. Now I feel totally isolated and to add insult to injury, my cell phone battery is going bad.
I slept most of Sunday. Well, I was up in the morning, got the forecast written and transmitted, thanks to George driving me to the shop, and then I came home, took a shower and went to bed where I stayed. I am up at 7 AM Monday, after coughing all night and sleeping fitfully but I am well enough to go and get my permanent crown installed and my first physical therapy session. I am going to stop at Walgreens on the way and get a small bottle of Tylenol. Being jittery in the daytime is not so bad and this headache I have had since Saturday is way worse. Jittery I can cope with.
I admit to being curious about the physical therapy. I have arthritis and calcification of the tendon in my shoulder. I cannot figure out what therapy is going to do for it. It seems to me the condition is pretty darned fixed. I shall learn.
It is a wet, cool morning in South Florida and I am hoping for clear roads as I started the stupid coughing again. Movement is not good.
Fiona shall henceforth be known as Fiona, the Black Hole of Sausage. I had left two large pieces of sausage for Josephina and Purdy von Sweets. They both turned their little noses up at it. In came Fiona and down went both pieces. Yesterday she drove me nuts trying to throw herself into my breakfast. I guess I’m not the only thing that loves Bob Evan’s Sausage Patties. One thing we cannot figure out is why the patties are so much cheaper than the links. Doesn’t matter. I’ll eat it in any shape.
I received my new crown at Spodak Dental today. You can’t tell it is a cap. It looks much better than original tooth, I have no pain and it fits perfectly. I stopped and got the Tylenol, generic of course, on sale at Walgreens. It took two but the headache is gone. You will really love the Walgreens at Palmetto and 441. I got two shawls for 10.00. That was for both of them and they are gorgeous. You know I got the purple multi ones. Now I know my neck and shoulder hurt. Geez, get rid of one pain, get another one.
I have learned that they may be able to increase my range of movement but unless surgery removed the calcium nodules, I will continue to have the pain.
I should be celebrating passage of the Healthcare Bill, but its success is overshadowed by the antics of the far right. One Congressman was sat on by an anti-abortion protestor. Others were called the N word. It amazes me that these people are willing to sacrifice the health and welfare of thousands of children already born and the health of the American people over a religious argument about when the soul enters the body. The majority, going to at least 75% of religions believe it occurs at first breath. Some of the exact religions opposing abortion, once refused to allow a baby to buried on sanctified ground if it had not taken its first breath. I wonder if these people are ever going to realize they are nothing more than pawns in a much larger game where they are used as cannon fodder for economic issues that big corporations do not want to see passed. The insurance industry has been discriminating against women since day one. They refused to cover birth control pills but would cover Viagra. They have reduced the number of days a woman can spend in the hospital from a week to less than a day. They have reduced the number of days a woman can spend in the hospital after breast cancer surgery to almost an out patient procedure sending them home with drainage tubes sticking out. Many refuse to cover reconstructive surgery. Guess what? Once again most of the same companies happily cover penal implants and pumps. Prior to this bill, a child born with a continuing medical problem would be denied coverage by the next company if their parents lost their coverage by moving to another job. Lifetime limits made care of children with medical problems the responsibility of the tax payers. When are these women going to wake up and realize they are being screwed every possible way?
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is red and the incense is Bayberry. Today is Pakistan Day.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, The Moon enters Cancer at 2:16 AM EDT.
The 2nd Quarter Moon starts at 7 AM EDT in Cancer.
The energies are conflicting today and harsh. Ego energies get you in trouble during the daylight. Come night, resistance to change hits a high point.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Queen of Swords: subversion. During deep meditation and reflection enlightenment comes.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
.It is hard to have positive expectation today.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cool Cat: “Pride comes before a fall - humility is needed today.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Soul Shrinker is out today. He is really one ugly Fae because he absorbs all the negativity and nastiness we throw out. Be nicer to people and his appearance improves.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 6 and the Element is Water. The Tiger finds conflict but the Rooster has ease. Today is an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contract and births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I know that peace on earth begins with my own inner peace. I release all negative thoughts I might have about myself and others. I rediscover the purity, the simplicity and the power of Divine Child within me. “ Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
Surviving in a house full of cats with the flu requires a new set of skills. First off, never leave the tag dangling over the side of your herbal tea cup unless you want to clean up tea, sweep up broken pottery and dry off one really upset cat. Of course a nice cup of hot tea would be lovely but my temporary cap will come off so I have been making do with tepid tea, coffee and soup.
Then there is the fact that your normal lay on your back and let Napoleon stretch out on you can’t happen because your lungs fill up and you start coughing. Napoleon is not a happy camper. He and Josephina usually have a lick fest across me in the morning. One of these days those two tongues are going to get tangled in a knot and I have no idea how I will get them apart. I keep reaching for my camera to record this, but as usual, when there is a really good picture to be taken, the camera takes a hike.
I really hate not having home DSL but there is nothing I can do about it. I am used to being able to look things up, communicate via email and generally connect with the world. Now I feel totally isolated and to add insult to injury, my cell phone battery is going bad.
I slept most of Sunday. Well, I was up in the morning, got the forecast written and transmitted, thanks to George driving me to the shop, and then I came home, took a shower and went to bed where I stayed. I am up at 7 AM Monday, after coughing all night and sleeping fitfully but I am well enough to go and get my permanent crown installed and my first physical therapy session. I am going to stop at Walgreens on the way and get a small bottle of Tylenol. Being jittery in the daytime is not so bad and this headache I have had since Saturday is way worse. Jittery I can cope with.
I admit to being curious about the physical therapy. I have arthritis and calcification of the tendon in my shoulder. I cannot figure out what therapy is going to do for it. It seems to me the condition is pretty darned fixed. I shall learn.
It is a wet, cool morning in South Florida and I am hoping for clear roads as I started the stupid coughing again. Movement is not good.
Fiona shall henceforth be known as Fiona, the Black Hole of Sausage. I had left two large pieces of sausage for Josephina and Purdy von Sweets. They both turned their little noses up at it. In came Fiona and down went both pieces. Yesterday she drove me nuts trying to throw herself into my breakfast. I guess I’m not the only thing that loves Bob Evan’s Sausage Patties. One thing we cannot figure out is why the patties are so much cheaper than the links. Doesn’t matter. I’ll eat it in any shape.
I received my new crown at Spodak Dental today. You can’t tell it is a cap. It looks much better than original tooth, I have no pain and it fits perfectly. I stopped and got the Tylenol, generic of course, on sale at Walgreens. It took two but the headache is gone. You will really love the Walgreens at Palmetto and 441. I got two shawls for 10.00. That was for both of them and they are gorgeous. You know I got the purple multi ones. Now I know my neck and shoulder hurt. Geez, get rid of one pain, get another one.
I have learned that they may be able to increase my range of movement but unless surgery removed the calcium nodules, I will continue to have the pain.
I should be celebrating passage of the Healthcare Bill, but its success is overshadowed by the antics of the far right. One Congressman was sat on by an anti-abortion protestor. Others were called the N word. It amazes me that these people are willing to sacrifice the health and welfare of thousands of children already born and the health of the American people over a religious argument about when the soul enters the body. The majority, going to at least 75% of religions believe it occurs at first breath. Some of the exact religions opposing abortion, once refused to allow a baby to buried on sanctified ground if it had not taken its first breath. I wonder if these people are ever going to realize they are nothing more than pawns in a much larger game where they are used as cannon fodder for economic issues that big corporations do not want to see passed. The insurance industry has been discriminating against women since day one. They refused to cover birth control pills but would cover Viagra. They have reduced the number of days a woman can spend in the hospital from a week to less than a day. They have reduced the number of days a woman can spend in the hospital after breast cancer surgery to almost an out patient procedure sending them home with drainage tubes sticking out. Many refuse to cover reconstructive surgery. Guess what? Once again most of the same companies happily cover penal implants and pumps. Prior to this bill, a child born with a continuing medical problem would be denied coverage by the next company if their parents lost their coverage by moving to another job. Lifetime limits made care of children with medical problems the responsibility of the tax payers. When are these women going to wake up and realize they are being screwed every possible way?
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Forecast for03/22/10
03-22-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is lavender and the incense is Clary Sage. Today is the Roman holiday of Hilaria. I don’t know whether to honor Hilary Clinton or just get hysterical. I am not finding much funny these days.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically,
A major aspect lasting about two weeks if going to allow you to break through limitations if you have the courage of your convictions. If you don’t, you will be back in the old trap of the past.
This is a vary social and pleasant day. Late tonight, you hear something that really shocks you but when you stop and think, the reason behind a lot of things becomes very clear and the bonds of the past slip off and you are freed to move forward. So don’t just sit there and reel, analyze what happens.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Three of Wands: cohesion. This is an interesting word and I copied the definition for you: “co·he·sion, noun
1. joining or working together: the state or condition of joining or working together to form a united whole, or the tendency to do this
2. molecular attraction: the force of attraction by which the molecules of a solid or liquid tend to remain together
Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved“.
At first this sounds like the Power of Attraction, but reread it because it is not.
Spend this day sorting out all the things that are knocking around in your subconscious. You have some great ideas, you just need to sort them out and get organized. Quiet contempletion brings success today. There is insight to be found.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
Stand your ground! I don’t care what they call you, do not back off from the things you know are right. Just remember, Pixies may be small, they can annoy the beejeebees out of you until you surrender and leave their territory.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cat’s Cradle: “Time to untangle the knots. Don’t put it off any longer.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Rarr is about and you will sort of note his appearance as a ball of energy and suddenly everyone gets antsy. In ancient times, the Druid would invoke the Rarrs before a battle as they were the only things that could energize the Celts enough to fight the Viking Berserkers. He has energy, but he doesn’t know when to stop. So make certain you set the limits and throw him off before he burns you out. Now, if he gets into your cats, well, good luck with that. There are some great furniture sales right now……
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 5 and the Element is Metal. The Ox finds conflict today but the Tiger has ease. Today is not an auspicious day for signing contracts, gambling or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I let go of all criticism. I open my heart to tolerance, sympathy, humility and tenderness.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one through at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
I have given up on the internet at home and will have it turned off today. No sense paying for something you can’t use. That means my fans on Facebook and MySpace will not be seeing very much of me since I have to trek to the shop to get online. I also will not be on Keen until this issue is resolved because I can’t sign in without the computer.
I have the Dentist this morning to get my permanent cap installed and my first physical therapy session this afternoon providing I do not wind up in the hospital with this hand. I am getting dark red areas at the edge of bruised area which is pretty much the entire top of my hand. I look awful.
I don’t know how I will actually feel on Monday, but I have the Flu while writing this and I am miserable.
When I saw what the Faeries said today, I was reminded that the Faery garden at the shop has fallen into disrepair as I have not been able to get outside and do anything for 8 months. But, the Pixies have not moved. They have three favorite plants: the ancho pepper, the firebush and the bougainvillea. Now the bougainvillea is so old and well establish, it would be hard to kill but the other two are in pots and much to my shock, the ancho pepper has two peppers on it and the Firebush is doing just great. On the other side, the Faeries picked out a dying coleus at Home Depot one afternoon and made me drag it back to the shop and repot it. It is still alive. So, magickal things do happen at the Salamander.
At first the new cameras and monitor did not pick up the orbs, but now they are appearing one by one. I think when we reopen, we will have orb viewing nights, pop some popcorn and see if we can figure out what they are up to. I can wait until we can afford a large flat screen and really view them in all their splendor!
The update on George is we still have no idea when he is being laid off and are in limbo until we have a date which will probably happen when they toss him out the door. Companies are not big on giving you warning. Now it is possible his severance package is in jeopardy as funds start getting scarce. If that happens, we will be in trouble so keep your fingers crossed.
I think I will lie down for a while. The headache with this flu is horrible and I can have no pain killers. I can’t stop coughing and my nose is running a marathon. Remind me to buy that stock in a tissue company when I get rich. And to put the cherry on that sundae, something wakes me up at 4:47 AM every morning. I have to nap in the afternoon which doesn’t work for me as I wake up feeling awful.
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is lavender and the incense is Clary Sage. Today is the Roman holiday of Hilaria. I don’t know whether to honor Hilary Clinton or just get hysterical. I am not finding much funny these days.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically,
A major aspect lasting about two weeks if going to allow you to break through limitations if you have the courage of your convictions. If you don’t, you will be back in the old trap of the past.
This is a vary social and pleasant day. Late tonight, you hear something that really shocks you but when you stop and think, the reason behind a lot of things becomes very clear and the bonds of the past slip off and you are freed to move forward. So don’t just sit there and reel, analyze what happens.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Three of Wands: cohesion. This is an interesting word and I copied the definition for you: “co·he·sion, noun
1. joining or working together: the state or condition of joining or working together to form a united whole, or the tendency to do this
2. molecular attraction: the force of attraction by which the molecules of a solid or liquid tend to remain together
Encarta ® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1998-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved“.
At first this sounds like the Power of Attraction, but reread it because it is not.
Spend this day sorting out all the things that are knocking around in your subconscious. You have some great ideas, you just need to sort them out and get organized. Quiet contempletion brings success today. There is insight to be found.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
Stand your ground! I don’t care what they call you, do not back off from the things you know are right. Just remember, Pixies may be small, they can annoy the beejeebees out of you until you surrender and leave their territory.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cat’s Cradle: “Time to untangle the knots. Don’t put it off any longer.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Rarr is about and you will sort of note his appearance as a ball of energy and suddenly everyone gets antsy. In ancient times, the Druid would invoke the Rarrs before a battle as they were the only things that could energize the Celts enough to fight the Viking Berserkers. He has energy, but he doesn’t know when to stop. So make certain you set the limits and throw him off before he burns you out. Now, if he gets into your cats, well, good luck with that. There are some great furniture sales right now……
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 5 and the Element is Metal. The Ox finds conflict today but the Tiger has ease. Today is not an auspicious day for signing contracts, gambling or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I let go of all criticism. I open my heart to tolerance, sympathy, humility and tenderness.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one through at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
I have given up on the internet at home and will have it turned off today. No sense paying for something you can’t use. That means my fans on Facebook and MySpace will not be seeing very much of me since I have to trek to the shop to get online. I also will not be on Keen until this issue is resolved because I can’t sign in without the computer.
I have the Dentist this morning to get my permanent cap installed and my first physical therapy session this afternoon providing I do not wind up in the hospital with this hand. I am getting dark red areas at the edge of bruised area which is pretty much the entire top of my hand. I look awful.
I don’t know how I will actually feel on Monday, but I have the Flu while writing this and I am miserable.
When I saw what the Faeries said today, I was reminded that the Faery garden at the shop has fallen into disrepair as I have not been able to get outside and do anything for 8 months. But, the Pixies have not moved. They have three favorite plants: the ancho pepper, the firebush and the bougainvillea. Now the bougainvillea is so old and well establish, it would be hard to kill but the other two are in pots and much to my shock, the ancho pepper has two peppers on it and the Firebush is doing just great. On the other side, the Faeries picked out a dying coleus at Home Depot one afternoon and made me drag it back to the shop and repot it. It is still alive. So, magickal things do happen at the Salamander.
At first the new cameras and monitor did not pick up the orbs, but now they are appearing one by one. I think when we reopen, we will have orb viewing nights, pop some popcorn and see if we can figure out what they are up to. I can wait until we can afford a large flat screen and really view them in all their splendor!
The update on George is we still have no idea when he is being laid off and are in limbo until we have a date which will probably happen when they toss him out the door. Companies are not big on giving you warning. Now it is possible his severance package is in jeopardy as funds start getting scarce. If that happens, we will be in trouble so keep your fingers crossed.
I think I will lie down for a while. The headache with this flu is horrible and I can have no pain killers. I can’t stop coughing and my nose is running a marathon. Remind me to buy that stock in a tissue company when I get rich. And to put the cherry on that sundae, something wakes me up at 4:47 AM every morning. I have to nap in the afternoon which doesn’t work for me as I wake up feeling awful.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Forecast for March twentyfirst '01
03-21-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is amber and the incense is marigold. Today is Juarez Day in Mexico.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, this week will see ego energies running high and a lot of people will find the courage of their convictions. That will break us free of limitations.
You may awaken feeling really upset that you are helpless. However, good news arrives midmorning and you find you are not as helpless as you thought you were. Late tonight is not a good time to try an make money or influence people.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Two of Wands: domination. This is not the day to smile and bite your tongue to keep the peace. Your opinion is as important as everyone else’s. Have the courage of your convictions. If you ascend to power, do not abuse those who trust you.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
.A new location is not in the cards at the moment. Fix up the old one.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Black Cat: “Lady Luck is with you.” Or, Fiona and Josephina are with me.
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
This is one weekend I am very glad to see Lys of the Shadows out and about. She is the Fae of all the helping professions and everyone she touches has the opportunity to be a better person by acts of charity.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 4 and the Element is Metal. The Rat finds conflict but the horse has ease. Today is not an auspicious day for signing contracts, construction or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I let go of any concern about the future or regret about the past. I live every moment in the here and now. My mind opens up to a wonderful flow of creativity and every second of my life becomes new and exciting. This way I fin joy, peace an freedom.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
I am carrying optimism to the extreme. George has given me his flu. I came home from Brandsmart, after almost keeling over in the store, put on my nightgown, made a cup of Orange plus C tea and crawled into bed. I can take absolutely nothing because of the procedure I had on Thursday. I can’t take anything for two weeks and I am miserable. I would rent my soul for a Dayquill.
I went to the shop first thing this morning. Howler let out a few yowls and didn’t bother coming to the door for breakfast. I think one 6 AM visit, yesterday, was all he was putting up with. How dare I interrupt his twenty three hour nap. Bitwit was not that nice. She rolled on me until I almost lost it. Then she hung over the back of the chair and nuzzled me into submission. As soon as I stopped swatting her, she once more eased into my lap. Finally, I just gave up and came home. Now that I am trying to rest at home, I have Fiona. She can really use her small size to lay a guilt trip on you if you try to escape her ministrations. Cats, you can’t win. Why try?
I am black and blue on both hands. I can’t stand for anything to touch the top of my right hand. My knuckles are gorgeous maroon color. I can barely twist the top off a bottle of water but I must stroke Fiona. Being owned by a cat requires you get your priorities straight.
However, we have a new Mighty Mite vacuum. I love them because they are small, light weight and really powerful little suckers, literally. But the hoses wear out and I found out the hard way that it is pretty much as cheap to buy a new than to buy the replacement hose. I paid for the new hose and happened to walk by the display and discovered for ten dollars more I could have had a new vacuum.
Well, I am going to return the part of the program where I sit here in bed and feel miserable. It is amazing how fast things change. I started the morning out with a nice egg and whole wheat Kaiser roll breakfast and now I am trying to keep three saltine crackers down. This up side to George being laid off is he won’t have to go into that germ factory and then bring it home to me, which is exactly what he did this time. The downside of working for an international company is international bugs!
One Pundit put the Healthcare Debate into perspective. We have to decide as a country if healthcare is a commodity to be bought and sold like a car, only for the well off, or if life is a basic right. We are most certainly at a turning point as a society. Will we embrace charity or greed? Time will tell.
If you want to know why health care is so expensive, let me introduce you to the self eating watermelon. The answer is simply malpractice insurance. The insurance companies have priced many specialties such as obstetrics out of the entire market. Everyone winds up carrying their own policy whose cost they then hand over to you in more expensive services which then causes the insurance company to raise your premiums because healthcare expenses are going up. Did you notice that the insurance companies start the whole cycle and pick both our and the doctor’s pocket at the same time? Wow, I would like to have a business like that.
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is amber and the incense is marigold. Today is Juarez Day in Mexico.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, this week will see ego energies running high and a lot of people will find the courage of their convictions. That will break us free of limitations.
You may awaken feeling really upset that you are helpless. However, good news arrives midmorning and you find you are not as helpless as you thought you were. Late tonight is not a good time to try an make money or influence people.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Two of Wands: domination. This is not the day to smile and bite your tongue to keep the peace. Your opinion is as important as everyone else’s. Have the courage of your convictions. If you ascend to power, do not abuse those who trust you.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
.A new location is not in the cards at the moment. Fix up the old one.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Black Cat: “Lady Luck is with you.” Or, Fiona and Josephina are with me.
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
This is one weekend I am very glad to see Lys of the Shadows out and about. She is the Fae of all the helping professions and everyone she touches has the opportunity to be a better person by acts of charity.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 4 and the Element is Metal. The Rat finds conflict but the horse has ease. Today is not an auspicious day for signing contracts, construction or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I let go of any concern about the future or regret about the past. I live every moment in the here and now. My mind opens up to a wonderful flow of creativity and every second of my life becomes new and exciting. This way I fin joy, peace an freedom.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
I am carrying optimism to the extreme. George has given me his flu. I came home from Brandsmart, after almost keeling over in the store, put on my nightgown, made a cup of Orange plus C tea and crawled into bed. I can take absolutely nothing because of the procedure I had on Thursday. I can’t take anything for two weeks and I am miserable. I would rent my soul for a Dayquill.
I went to the shop first thing this morning. Howler let out a few yowls and didn’t bother coming to the door for breakfast. I think one 6 AM visit, yesterday, was all he was putting up with. How dare I interrupt his twenty three hour nap. Bitwit was not that nice. She rolled on me until I almost lost it. Then she hung over the back of the chair and nuzzled me into submission. As soon as I stopped swatting her, she once more eased into my lap. Finally, I just gave up and came home. Now that I am trying to rest at home, I have Fiona. She can really use her small size to lay a guilt trip on you if you try to escape her ministrations. Cats, you can’t win. Why try?
I am black and blue on both hands. I can’t stand for anything to touch the top of my right hand. My knuckles are gorgeous maroon color. I can barely twist the top off a bottle of water but I must stroke Fiona. Being owned by a cat requires you get your priorities straight.
However, we have a new Mighty Mite vacuum. I love them because they are small, light weight and really powerful little suckers, literally. But the hoses wear out and I found out the hard way that it is pretty much as cheap to buy a new than to buy the replacement hose. I paid for the new hose and happened to walk by the display and discovered for ten dollars more I could have had a new vacuum.
Well, I am going to return the part of the program where I sit here in bed and feel miserable. It is amazing how fast things change. I started the morning out with a nice egg and whole wheat Kaiser roll breakfast and now I am trying to keep three saltine crackers down. This up side to George being laid off is he won’t have to go into that germ factory and then bring it home to me, which is exactly what he did this time. The downside of working for an international company is international bugs!
One Pundit put the Healthcare Debate into perspective. We have to decide as a country if healthcare is a commodity to be bought and sold like a car, only for the well off, or if life is a basic right. We are most certainly at a turning point as a society. Will we embrace charity or greed? Time will tell.
If you want to know why health care is so expensive, let me introduce you to the self eating watermelon. The answer is simply malpractice insurance. The insurance companies have priced many specialties such as obstetrics out of the entire market. Everyone winds up carrying their own policy whose cost they then hand over to you in more expensive services which then causes the insurance company to raise your premiums because healthcare expenses are going up. Did you notice that the insurance companies start the whole cycle and pick both our and the doctor’s pocket at the same time? Wow, I would like to have a business like that.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Forecast for March Twentieth, '10
03-20-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is grey and the incense is sage. Today is Ostara, the Spring Equinox and International Astrology Day. The Spring Equinox occurs at One thirty two PM EDT when the sun enters Aries.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, the Sun enters Aries at 1:32 PM EDT and the Moon enters Gemini at 8:28 PM EDT.
For the weekend, those trying to bring change really lose their tempers with those who refuse to change the status quo.
For the entire week, there will be a lot of threats about reaping what you sow and be assured, they are not idle.
This afternoon a surprise emotional declaration has you totally confused as to what is going on and that activates your old insecurities. Later tonight, it is a good time to promote yourself but remember that if you get carried away, you will be brought down to earth with a thud. Energy is high and by late night you can find your way around the restrictions that have been keeping you from changing things.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Two of Pentacles: permutation. Get organized and then get others to help you bring your projects to fruition. Being stuck in old ways of doing things is going to get you nowhere.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
Rising above your problems is very hard today and that is really a good thing. You have to solve them before you can move on to the next phase.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cat on a Hot Tim Roof: “Life likes to test your surefootedness. Be nimble.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Guardian of the Gate makes a second appearance this week and heralds new things and a new phase of our lives. If you have learned your lessons well, the doors open and you get a pat on the back. If you haven’t, they slam shut.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 3 and the Element is Earth. The Boar finds conflict but the Rat has ease. Today is not an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contracts, gambling, starting construction or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I acknowledge the wonderful qualities I have within me. I open up to the beauty and creativity of my Soul and I accomplish great things easily and successfully.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
How many rings does Hades have? Well, I know three of them. The first one starts when the gastroenterologist casually mentions that since you are over 50, you really should have a colonoscopy and while we are doing that, we out to run a tube down your throat and see what is going on with your esophagus and stomach. That is easy to say when you are the one running the tubes down someone. When you are on the other end of that procedure, you are fairly certain the man moonlights for rooter router.
The day before the procedure you get to do the prep. Now in my case, I had a cortisone shot in my shoulder the day before as I was diagnosed with arthritis and calcification of tendon. You can’t argue with an Xray and let me tell you, I’ve used smaller needles on horses! Fortunately, Dr. Young is very experienced in this procedure, froze my shoulder and I barely felt anything. What I, while my mind was reeling, forgot to mention was I have a bad reaction to cortisone nasal sprays. So, I awoke the next day with my arm, face and hand swollen up and the headache from Hell. Of course, part of the prep for two weeks before the lovely rooting out of your colon, is nothing containing aspirin or any of its many children. That leaves Tylenol which I can not take. Translation: no pain killers. However, I was allowed one benedryl to help take the swelling down. It knocked me out.
I was on a clear liquid diet the day before. That was not the bad part. Apparently the doctor wants to make certain you have a really clean colon, so we are talking an entire bottle of Miralax mixed in 64 ounces of Propel Fitness water, divided into two doses followed with a chaser of two Dulcolax tablets. Why he doesn’t just use Draino, I do not know. I was allowed three bottles of ensure. Do not even buy that stuff. I almost upchucked after two swallows. Any resemblance to chocolate is purely fictional. So, I decided fasting was the way to go. I am not a big fan of chicken broth though I managed to get a cup down. Apple juice is not high on my list of things I willingly drink. I managed to get through the first dose and nothing happened. I mean nothing happened. Around 1:30 in the morning, it hit like a ton of bricks and I spent the rest of the night running to the bathroom, compounded by the process had to be repeated at 4:30 in the morning. Let me describe this liquid mixture: snail slime. I can guarantee I will never take another laxative in my life. By time to leave for the surgical center my only hope was I would arrive with clean underwear. As per course, I forgot a spare pair. Fortunately, I had run out anything but water in my colon.
Then comes the wait. I have no idea why I insist on arriving on time for medical procedures or why George wants to get there early. They always start late. In diddy bops the rest of the patients, nicely dressed and generally looking like they are there for morning tea. I look like something the vulture dragged in. I am still running for the bathroom. They seem to be feeling nothing. Something is very wrong with that picture.
Finally they take me in and we go through get the gown on. This process is further complicated by a right arm I cannot really raise but I managed. At least this time I remember to put the booties on last after almost breaking my neck when one of them got stuck in my pants leg last time.
They bring me a lovely warm blanket as I am freezing to death and hook me up to everything. Then she goes for the vein. She can’t find one. Three sticks later, she gets the anesthesiologist. The anesthesiologist at the Dentist popped that baby in my hand in one try. She had already blown both hands. He got one hand and two wrists before finally putting it in my arm on the back of the elbow. The pain finally reached the point I no longer experienced it. My brain shut down. Since it takes longer for the anesthesia to reach you from that position, they immediately wheeled me into the operating room where someone asked if I feeling sleepy. Ah..no…I did drop off a few minutes later.
The net result was 3 polyps burned off and one little pouch in the bowel. The esophagus and stomach got three biopsies I will be waiting on the results. It was obvious what has been hurting me. It was not obvious why or what the areas are. Then I woke up.
They never let you die in peace. They had to change all the tape to paper tape as you could see through the clear tape I was beginning to have a really bad reaction to it. Then I was sent home. I really thought the discomfort was over. Oh ye of little faith in the medical profession’s ability to torture you.
It seems they fill your colon with gas so your methane doesn’t explode when they burn the polyps off. Unfortunately, you are still full of it! Not only that, but the effects of the laxative have not left. Your brain is also nicely blurry. Let me tell you, that is not a good combination. In trying to wash the clothes I messed up, I think I washed them twice trying to get the fabric softener in with the load. Yes, when they say do not operate heavy equipment, that includes a washing machine. Every tooth in my mouth is hurting where I must have clenched my jaw. My throat is getting sorer by the minute. I am bruised and swollen where every needle went in. I have a crick in my neck from how they laid me for the procedure and the freaking internet refuses to come up. I had no idea how much I depend on the internet for information until I didn’t have it any more. I am totally miserable and afraid to go to sleep because that was the cause of the last little accident I had. And then he said…we’ll repeat this is 3 to 5 years. Not if I see him first……
My nursing staff at home has been taking good care of me. No, not George. He has the flu which I think he has given to me. Napoleon and Fiona are taking care of me. They both insist on tasting my food to make certain no one is poisoning me. I have no idea why that require an entire fish cake. Fiona had to inspect every inch of my arms as she smelled my blood. It was fascinating to watch because I did not know a cat snuffles. I know most hounds do it, but cats???? She had her mouth open, lightly hovering over my arm with just the very edge of the tip of her tongue touching me. If she ever encounters the doctor, I think his name will be Claude Balls. She may be little, but she is fierce and she does not take lightly to someone hurting her human mommy.
Oh, and just for fun, I can’t have anything with aspirin in it for another two weeks while I heal. That means I can have no pain relievers what-so-ever and no, I can’t have alcohol either. Oh joyous two freaking weeks! And no internet. My life really sucks right now.
Day Two: Hands were throbbing so badly, I went to shop where I could easily elevate them on my computer chair. It had not slipped my mind that my daily ritual with Bitwit was that she would run over when I sat down and kiss me on the lips. What I failed to realize was she had 8 months of stored up kissing. She drove me totally insane. I even tried to buy her off with a can of food. That had no effect. Finally, it came down to if she was going to roll on my lap, the claws had to be clipped. One claw and she was gone. She has gained weight but not as much Ra the Sun Goddess who is going to have to go on a diet when we reopen. All the cats have gained weight.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am not a fan of economics. I think my economics professor got drunk to justify passing me simply because another semester of me would have driven him to suicide. However, I have been reading everything that has been written on this melt down, the projections and the possibility of a recovery because I am curious. One thing that everyone, no matter what their political leanings, agrees to is that we will never return to the economy and standard of living we had before the crash. Once more, we will never have the same standard of living we enjoyed 9 years ago. We are going to have to settle for less of everything. The second thing everyone agrees on is that there will be a second crash because the second wave of bad mortgages and investments is about to come due. That means the real estate market is going to suffer another “adjustment” or loss of value. The severity of this is what is debated but one thing is for certain, not a single regulation that prevented this from happening prior to Reagan has been reinstated. The Banks and Wall Street are still doing the same things that brought the original crash on and it is just a matter of time before the world financial market bottoms out again.
Our health insurance premiums are about to go up 40% or more across the board. If we do not get reform, we are all going to go broke. Once again, you can’t eat gold. Gas is expected to reach 3.00 a gallon by summer. That will add a hefty charge to all food. If the truckers can’t afford to bring the food in and the people can’t afford to buy it, the groceries can’t afford to stay open. It is a simple domino effect. So, do what I am trying to do: plant that garden! Learn to can and dry food. The odds are really good you are going to need that knowledge.
Remember, people survived the Great Depression because they would return home to the farm and there was food. The farm is owned by Conagra and the other corporations and there is nowhere to return home to now. Genetically engineered food does not breed true any more than hybrid plants do. That means even if you save the seeds out of your tomato, the plant and fruit you get will not resemble the fruit you took the seed from. Just for the fun of it, I planted some of the seeds from the “grape” tomatoes. I got a little round tomato about a half an inch in diameter and definitely not worth growing. When buying your seeds, get heirloom vegetables. They will breed true from seed and save your seeds. Plant fruit trees and bushes instead of ornamentals. Always remember that nuts are the most efficient crop and they store well.
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is grey and the incense is sage. Today is Ostara, the Spring Equinox and International Astrology Day. The Spring Equinox occurs at One thirty two PM EDT when the sun enters Aries.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, the Sun enters Aries at 1:32 PM EDT and the Moon enters Gemini at 8:28 PM EDT.
For the weekend, those trying to bring change really lose their tempers with those who refuse to change the status quo.
For the entire week, there will be a lot of threats about reaping what you sow and be assured, they are not idle.
This afternoon a surprise emotional declaration has you totally confused as to what is going on and that activates your old insecurities. Later tonight, it is a good time to promote yourself but remember that if you get carried away, you will be brought down to earth with a thud. Energy is high and by late night you can find your way around the restrictions that have been keeping you from changing things.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Two of Pentacles: permutation. Get organized and then get others to help you bring your projects to fruition. Being stuck in old ways of doing things is going to get you nowhere.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
Rising above your problems is very hard today and that is really a good thing. You have to solve them before you can move on to the next phase.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cat on a Hot Tim Roof: “Life likes to test your surefootedness. Be nimble.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Guardian of the Gate makes a second appearance this week and heralds new things and a new phase of our lives. If you have learned your lessons well, the doors open and you get a pat on the back. If you haven’t, they slam shut.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 3 and the Element is Earth. The Boar finds conflict but the Rat has ease. Today is not an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contracts, gambling, starting construction or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I acknowledge the wonderful qualities I have within me. I open up to the beauty and creativity of my Soul and I accomplish great things easily and successfully.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
How many rings does Hades have? Well, I know three of them. The first one starts when the gastroenterologist casually mentions that since you are over 50, you really should have a colonoscopy and while we are doing that, we out to run a tube down your throat and see what is going on with your esophagus and stomach. That is easy to say when you are the one running the tubes down someone. When you are on the other end of that procedure, you are fairly certain the man moonlights for rooter router.
The day before the procedure you get to do the prep. Now in my case, I had a cortisone shot in my shoulder the day before as I was diagnosed with arthritis and calcification of tendon. You can’t argue with an Xray and let me tell you, I’ve used smaller needles on horses! Fortunately, Dr. Young is very experienced in this procedure, froze my shoulder and I barely felt anything. What I, while my mind was reeling, forgot to mention was I have a bad reaction to cortisone nasal sprays. So, I awoke the next day with my arm, face and hand swollen up and the headache from Hell. Of course, part of the prep for two weeks before the lovely rooting out of your colon, is nothing containing aspirin or any of its many children. That leaves Tylenol which I can not take. Translation: no pain killers. However, I was allowed one benedryl to help take the swelling down. It knocked me out.
I was on a clear liquid diet the day before. That was not the bad part. Apparently the doctor wants to make certain you have a really clean colon, so we are talking an entire bottle of Miralax mixed in 64 ounces of Propel Fitness water, divided into two doses followed with a chaser of two Dulcolax tablets. Why he doesn’t just use Draino, I do not know. I was allowed three bottles of ensure. Do not even buy that stuff. I almost upchucked after two swallows. Any resemblance to chocolate is purely fictional. So, I decided fasting was the way to go. I am not a big fan of chicken broth though I managed to get a cup down. Apple juice is not high on my list of things I willingly drink. I managed to get through the first dose and nothing happened. I mean nothing happened. Around 1:30 in the morning, it hit like a ton of bricks and I spent the rest of the night running to the bathroom, compounded by the process had to be repeated at 4:30 in the morning. Let me describe this liquid mixture: snail slime. I can guarantee I will never take another laxative in my life. By time to leave for the surgical center my only hope was I would arrive with clean underwear. As per course, I forgot a spare pair. Fortunately, I had run out anything but water in my colon.
Then comes the wait. I have no idea why I insist on arriving on time for medical procedures or why George wants to get there early. They always start late. In diddy bops the rest of the patients, nicely dressed and generally looking like they are there for morning tea. I look like something the vulture dragged in. I am still running for the bathroom. They seem to be feeling nothing. Something is very wrong with that picture.
Finally they take me in and we go through get the gown on. This process is further complicated by a right arm I cannot really raise but I managed. At least this time I remember to put the booties on last after almost breaking my neck when one of them got stuck in my pants leg last time.
They bring me a lovely warm blanket as I am freezing to death and hook me up to everything. Then she goes for the vein. She can’t find one. Three sticks later, she gets the anesthesiologist. The anesthesiologist at the Dentist popped that baby in my hand in one try. She had already blown both hands. He got one hand and two wrists before finally putting it in my arm on the back of the elbow. The pain finally reached the point I no longer experienced it. My brain shut down. Since it takes longer for the anesthesia to reach you from that position, they immediately wheeled me into the operating room where someone asked if I feeling sleepy. Ah..no…I did drop off a few minutes later.
The net result was 3 polyps burned off and one little pouch in the bowel. The esophagus and stomach got three biopsies I will be waiting on the results. It was obvious what has been hurting me. It was not obvious why or what the areas are. Then I woke up.
They never let you die in peace. They had to change all the tape to paper tape as you could see through the clear tape I was beginning to have a really bad reaction to it. Then I was sent home. I really thought the discomfort was over. Oh ye of little faith in the medical profession’s ability to torture you.
It seems they fill your colon with gas so your methane doesn’t explode when they burn the polyps off. Unfortunately, you are still full of it! Not only that, but the effects of the laxative have not left. Your brain is also nicely blurry. Let me tell you, that is not a good combination. In trying to wash the clothes I messed up, I think I washed them twice trying to get the fabric softener in with the load. Yes, when they say do not operate heavy equipment, that includes a washing machine. Every tooth in my mouth is hurting where I must have clenched my jaw. My throat is getting sorer by the minute. I am bruised and swollen where every needle went in. I have a crick in my neck from how they laid me for the procedure and the freaking internet refuses to come up. I had no idea how much I depend on the internet for information until I didn’t have it any more. I am totally miserable and afraid to go to sleep because that was the cause of the last little accident I had. And then he said…we’ll repeat this is 3 to 5 years. Not if I see him first……
My nursing staff at home has been taking good care of me. No, not George. He has the flu which I think he has given to me. Napoleon and Fiona are taking care of me. They both insist on tasting my food to make certain no one is poisoning me. I have no idea why that require an entire fish cake. Fiona had to inspect every inch of my arms as she smelled my blood. It was fascinating to watch because I did not know a cat snuffles. I know most hounds do it, but cats???? She had her mouth open, lightly hovering over my arm with just the very edge of the tip of her tongue touching me. If she ever encounters the doctor, I think his name will be Claude Balls. She may be little, but she is fierce and she does not take lightly to someone hurting her human mommy.
Oh, and just for fun, I can’t have anything with aspirin in it for another two weeks while I heal. That means I can have no pain relievers what-so-ever and no, I can’t have alcohol either. Oh joyous two freaking weeks! And no internet. My life really sucks right now.
Day Two: Hands were throbbing so badly, I went to shop where I could easily elevate them on my computer chair. It had not slipped my mind that my daily ritual with Bitwit was that she would run over when I sat down and kiss me on the lips. What I failed to realize was she had 8 months of stored up kissing. She drove me totally insane. I even tried to buy her off with a can of food. That had no effect. Finally, it came down to if she was going to roll on my lap, the claws had to be clipped. One claw and she was gone. She has gained weight but not as much Ra the Sun Goddess who is going to have to go on a diet when we reopen. All the cats have gained weight.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am not a fan of economics. I think my economics professor got drunk to justify passing me simply because another semester of me would have driven him to suicide. However, I have been reading everything that has been written on this melt down, the projections and the possibility of a recovery because I am curious. One thing that everyone, no matter what their political leanings, agrees to is that we will never return to the economy and standard of living we had before the crash. Once more, we will never have the same standard of living we enjoyed 9 years ago. We are going to have to settle for less of everything. The second thing everyone agrees on is that there will be a second crash because the second wave of bad mortgages and investments is about to come due. That means the real estate market is going to suffer another “adjustment” or loss of value. The severity of this is what is debated but one thing is for certain, not a single regulation that prevented this from happening prior to Reagan has been reinstated. The Banks and Wall Street are still doing the same things that brought the original crash on and it is just a matter of time before the world financial market bottoms out again.
Our health insurance premiums are about to go up 40% or more across the board. If we do not get reform, we are all going to go broke. Once again, you can’t eat gold. Gas is expected to reach 3.00 a gallon by summer. That will add a hefty charge to all food. If the truckers can’t afford to bring the food in and the people can’t afford to buy it, the groceries can’t afford to stay open. It is a simple domino effect. So, do what I am trying to do: plant that garden! Learn to can and dry food. The odds are really good you are going to need that knowledge.
Remember, people survived the Great Depression because they would return home to the farm and there was food. The farm is owned by Conagra and the other corporations and there is nowhere to return home to now. Genetically engineered food does not breed true any more than hybrid plants do. That means even if you save the seeds out of your tomato, the plant and fruit you get will not resemble the fruit you took the seed from. Just for the fun of it, I planted some of the seeds from the “grape” tomatoes. I got a little round tomato about a half an inch in diameter and definitely not worth growing. When buying your seeds, get heirloom vegetables. They will breed true from seed and save your seeds. Plant fruit trees and bushes instead of ornamentals. Always remember that nuts are the most efficient crop and they store well.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Forecast for 03/17/10
03-17-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is white and the incense is lilac. Today is St. Patrick’s Day.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, Mercury enters Aries at Twelve, Twelve PM EDT. That has to be significant. Communication speed up. Arguments ensue. People speak before thinking.
For the next three days, you are wearing your heart on your heart on your sleeve. Some people will do some really hurtful things in the name of justice and fairness. Everyone is talking and the main subject is me, myself and I, ad nauseum.
There are no minor aspects today, so expect major things to occurs.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Seven of Pentacles: variance. Bad feelings, limitations and arguments over money and assets beset you today. This is nothing new. It has been festering under the surface and you have pushing it aside. Now, like an emotional pimple, it blows.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
.Kick up your heels today and have a little fun.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Seacat:: “Expand your horizons and your limitations will disappear.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
G. Hobyah is a hobgoblin and he specializes in blowing things out of proportion. That is the theme of the day.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 9 and the Element is fire. The Monkey finds conflict today but the Dragon and Snake have ease. Today is an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contracts, gambling and births but not for starting construction.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I let go of my past and the part of others.
I forgive totally and unconditionally.
I stop all the dramas now and fill my life with playfulness, humor and joy, whatever the circumstance.
I celebrate life.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
Pain suffering and other things, and yes, some of you can snicker. I had my first shot of cortisone today. Goddess, have you seen the size of that needle?????? Thankfully, he froze the skin first or I am certain they would have heard the scream in the next building. However, I have the diagnosis of old age: arthritis with calcification of the tendon and it even showed on the Xray in black and white! I am shot in more than one way. By the time we got home, I managed to get my ring off just before my finger was too swollen to remove it. My entire arm is swollen from the shot but the pain is less! However, I do have to ice it 3 more times and I have physical therapy in addition to all the other crap 3 times a week now. I think my new job is being a medical specimen.
As soon as I came home, Fiona jumped up on the bed and smelled my shoulder. Strange people touched me and she was one upset little kitty. How dare they scent mark her human! She was beside herself and had to rub all over me. Napoleon was equally upset and had to chase all the spiders in the bedroom. I don’t know why the spiders bother coming in here. The minute he gets upset, he takes it out on them. Every web comes down. Every spider is eaten. All around the room he goes.
Still no internet which is going to be a real (b)itch tomorrow when I can’t eat anything and have nothing to distract me from hunger and laxatives. I am pretty darned miserable today. Everything always happens at the worst possible time.
And to add insult to injury, I can’t get into Vanwitch without George pushing my butt up. Then I have to get off my stomach and twist around into the seat. I can always just jump out but I may lose an ankle doing that yet.
My strawberries have produced their first baby strawberry!. My sage looks great and my lettuce even has a couple of good leaves on it. The hanging garden is progressing. I won’t even be able to water them tonight. This sucks big time.
I really hate the idea of moving, but the forced gentrification of the neighborhood from our rural quality of life is going to force me out of here in the worse possible market. I truly am an empath and a psychic. Too many people around batter my senses and now that the county is going to force us to remove the green buffer, ie. our trees so they can have sidewalks, I know my last barrier against the psychic assault will be gone. I need a farm somewhere far from people. Then again with all my medical problems and everything else heaped on me, I am not certain it is even worth getting out of bed now-a-days much let alone moving. Hey, there is always the chance you won’t come out of anesthesia and I am getting plenty on Thursday. I’ve fought the good battle all my life and now I am just plain tired.
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is white and the incense is lilac. Today is St. Patrick’s Day.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, Mercury enters Aries at Twelve, Twelve PM EDT. That has to be significant. Communication speed up. Arguments ensue. People speak before thinking.
For the next three days, you are wearing your heart on your heart on your sleeve. Some people will do some really hurtful things in the name of justice and fairness. Everyone is talking and the main subject is me, myself and I, ad nauseum.
There are no minor aspects today, so expect major things to occurs.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Seven of Pentacles: variance. Bad feelings, limitations and arguments over money and assets beset you today. This is nothing new. It has been festering under the surface and you have pushing it aside. Now, like an emotional pimple, it blows.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
.Kick up your heels today and have a little fun.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Seacat:: “Expand your horizons and your limitations will disappear.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
G. Hobyah is a hobgoblin and he specializes in blowing things out of proportion. That is the theme of the day.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 9 and the Element is fire. The Monkey finds conflict today but the Dragon and Snake have ease. Today is an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contracts, gambling and births but not for starting construction.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I let go of my past and the part of others.
I forgive totally and unconditionally.
I stop all the dramas now and fill my life with playfulness, humor and joy, whatever the circumstance.
I celebrate life.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
Pain suffering and other things, and yes, some of you can snicker. I had my first shot of cortisone today. Goddess, have you seen the size of that needle?????? Thankfully, he froze the skin first or I am certain they would have heard the scream in the next building. However, I have the diagnosis of old age: arthritis with calcification of the tendon and it even showed on the Xray in black and white! I am shot in more than one way. By the time we got home, I managed to get my ring off just before my finger was too swollen to remove it. My entire arm is swollen from the shot but the pain is less! However, I do have to ice it 3 more times and I have physical therapy in addition to all the other crap 3 times a week now. I think my new job is being a medical specimen.
As soon as I came home, Fiona jumped up on the bed and smelled my shoulder. Strange people touched me and she was one upset little kitty. How dare they scent mark her human! She was beside herself and had to rub all over me. Napoleon was equally upset and had to chase all the spiders in the bedroom. I don’t know why the spiders bother coming in here. The minute he gets upset, he takes it out on them. Every web comes down. Every spider is eaten. All around the room he goes.
Still no internet which is going to be a real (b)itch tomorrow when I can’t eat anything and have nothing to distract me from hunger and laxatives. I am pretty darned miserable today. Everything always happens at the worst possible time.
And to add insult to injury, I can’t get into Vanwitch without George pushing my butt up. Then I have to get off my stomach and twist around into the seat. I can always just jump out but I may lose an ankle doing that yet.
My strawberries have produced their first baby strawberry!. My sage looks great and my lettuce even has a couple of good leaves on it. The hanging garden is progressing. I won’t even be able to water them tonight. This sucks big time.
I really hate the idea of moving, but the forced gentrification of the neighborhood from our rural quality of life is going to force me out of here in the worse possible market. I truly am an empath and a psychic. Too many people around batter my senses and now that the county is going to force us to remove the green buffer, ie. our trees so they can have sidewalks, I know my last barrier against the psychic assault will be gone. I need a farm somewhere far from people. Then again with all my medical problems and everything else heaped on me, I am not certain it is even worth getting out of bed now-a-days much let alone moving. Hey, there is always the chance you won’t come out of anesthesia and I am getting plenty on Thursday. I’ve fought the good battle all my life and now I am just plain tired.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Forecast for 03.16/10
03-16-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
Down with Broward County: Pricing People Out of Homes with “Improvements”!
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is Maroon and the incense is Ylang-Ylang. Today is the Flemish St. Urho’s Day.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, the Moon enters Aries at Two thirty two AM EDT. Over night energy is high making it difficult to sleep. You can channel it into doing something good or just nurse old wounds. By dawn you are totally disgusted with limits and ready to run out and do something. Unfortunately it is not a good day to make changes so just work on finishing things up. Expect a few social calls in the wee hours.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Universe: consecration. Today is the beginning of major change in our lives. Embrace it.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
.Break free of the past today.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cat Suit: “Be daring. Be wild. Be bold.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Guardian at the Gate makes certain we do not cross the threshold into new experiences without being ready. So don’t be frightened. He had your best interests at heart.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 8 and the Element is wood. The sheep finds conflict today.
Today is an auspicious day for haircuts, starting construction and births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I now choose to communicate freely and openly everything that needs to be said. I free my mind from all limiting thoughts and I am now at peace with myself and others. I no longer worry about what other people think. I know that I am loved and totally supported by the Universe.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
I still don’t have internet service. It came up at 1 in the morning and went down by morning. The shop had no DSL either. They are trying to blame the house on our wiring. Now someone explain how that causes the shop DSL to go down? The simple fact is they oversold bandwidth with all the smart phones and now the system keeps crashing from having too many users.
Aside from the pain, that isn’t the only thing keeping me up at night this week.
One in eight houses is in foreclosure. Doing a little check of the neighborhood last night I would say a quarter of the people here are renting rooms to keep a roof over their heads and eat. This is a middle class neighborhood and we, like everyone else in the middle class, are stretched to the breaking point financially.
So what do we get in the mail? We get a letter from the county with their latest and greatest new plans to install storm drains, sidewalks and water and sewer. They have one Hell of a lot of nerve. I am also guessing someone’s relative is getting a sweetheart contract the Broward County Taxpayers will be paying for.
First off, I have lived here for 35 years and in those years, we have only had street flooding once when we got 16 inches of rain in less than 3 hours. We also had walking catfish zipping down the street. Compared to the rest of the area, we were actually dry. No one’s house flooded. No one was in danger. We do not need storm drains to carry the water that should be going into the aquifer out into the ocean so we can have more salt water intrusion than we already have. This is boondoggle. If anyone is having any problems is the duplexes who paved their parking lot and now the water has no where to go. Their fault, not ours. My shop has a drain in the parking lot and doesn’t flood. Even then, the water is gone in a few hours.
Secondly, we have never had sidewalks and don’t want them. BSO is out here at least twice a day on vandalism and theft charges. All we need is the teenage perpetrators off their golf carts, on skate boards and closer to houses to multiply that problem.
Both the projects will increase our house values which is no use to us but lets the County raise our assessments and our taxes.
Finally comes the water and sewer and the real money maker for the County. The last estimate I heard 10 years ago was 60,000.00 per house, that they would place a lien on our homes and lets us pay it off at two hundred and some bucks per month. That figure did not include the monthly sewer fee or the estimated water bill which will drive it up to at least 400.00 per month. Do you know anyone with that kind of money laying around their budget?
That is not the end of the cost. That only puts the line in front of our house. We then have to pay a private company, cash up front, to remove any tree, dig two trenches because our water lines are one side on the house and the sewer on the other and hire a license plumber to lay the pipe ( which we also have to buy) and hook into their pipe, for which we have to pay a hook up fee so their engineer can come buy and see it is done right, not to mention permits that have to be paid for to do this. The septic tank must be pumped and filled with sand (half a load), all to be paid in cash. The total bill in Hialeah to do this at my mother’s house with no trees to remove and only one trench and line needed (we already had city water) over 40 years ago was $5,000.00. I estimate our out of pocket cost to be between $40,000.00 and $80,000.00 per house and then 400.00 a month.
Not only that, but this increases the value of our houses by at least $60,000.00 or the amount of the lien which raises our taxes and for most of us will effectively wipe out all money saved with our homestead exemption. So, we get whacked in the pocket book by the County twice.
Where do they get off in this economy asking people to pay that sort of money? Of course, if we do not hook up in the allotted time, usually less than 30 days, they can start fining us with no notification at any rate they so choose and at any arbitrary date they choose, auction our houses off for the fees with no notification until the moment the auctioneer arrives on the front lawn and yes, it is perfectly legal. The State Attorney’s office was appalled to discover they were actively doing just that and there was nothing he could do.
Then again, this neighborhood, condemned or auctioned off for violation fees, makes a really nice commercial development as it sits right on the canal and county line with a park on the other side, 441 on the third side and total commercial development to Lyon’s road. This is nothing more than a land grab to push us out of our homes and they are going to do just that. By perverting the state laws, they can force us have water and sewer.
They tried ten years ago to say there were grants available to help us with all the other fees. When I looked those very grants up, they were for low income people in areas with out houses to bring indoor plumbing to them. The Feds discovered people were lying to do just what they suggested we would have no trouble doing, cracked down, demanded the money back with interest and closed the loopholes. It was in the national newspapers. Lying on a grant form is a Federal Offense which can put you in jail, fast.
Trust the government to take care of you. Yup, my ancestors did that once and we all know how that turned out: pretty close to genocide.
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
Down with Broward County: Pricing People Out of Homes with “Improvements”!
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is Maroon and the incense is Ylang-Ylang. Today is the Flemish St. Urho’s Day.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, the Moon enters Aries at Two thirty two AM EDT. Over night energy is high making it difficult to sleep. You can channel it into doing something good or just nurse old wounds. By dawn you are totally disgusted with limits and ready to run out and do something. Unfortunately it is not a good day to make changes so just work on finishing things up. Expect a few social calls in the wee hours.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Universe: consecration. Today is the beginning of major change in our lives. Embrace it.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
.Break free of the past today.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cat Suit: “Be daring. Be wild. Be bold.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Guardian at the Gate makes certain we do not cross the threshold into new experiences without being ready. So don’t be frightened. He had your best interests at heart.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 8 and the Element is wood. The sheep finds conflict today.
Today is an auspicious day for haircuts, starting construction and births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I now choose to communicate freely and openly everything that needs to be said. I free my mind from all limiting thoughts and I am now at peace with myself and others. I no longer worry about what other people think. I know that I am loved and totally supported by the Universe.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
I still don’t have internet service. It came up at 1 in the morning and went down by morning. The shop had no DSL either. They are trying to blame the house on our wiring. Now someone explain how that causes the shop DSL to go down? The simple fact is they oversold bandwidth with all the smart phones and now the system keeps crashing from having too many users.
Aside from the pain, that isn’t the only thing keeping me up at night this week.
One in eight houses is in foreclosure. Doing a little check of the neighborhood last night I would say a quarter of the people here are renting rooms to keep a roof over their heads and eat. This is a middle class neighborhood and we, like everyone else in the middle class, are stretched to the breaking point financially.
So what do we get in the mail? We get a letter from the county with their latest and greatest new plans to install storm drains, sidewalks and water and sewer. They have one Hell of a lot of nerve. I am also guessing someone’s relative is getting a sweetheart contract the Broward County Taxpayers will be paying for.
First off, I have lived here for 35 years and in those years, we have only had street flooding once when we got 16 inches of rain in less than 3 hours. We also had walking catfish zipping down the street. Compared to the rest of the area, we were actually dry. No one’s house flooded. No one was in danger. We do not need storm drains to carry the water that should be going into the aquifer out into the ocean so we can have more salt water intrusion than we already have. This is boondoggle. If anyone is having any problems is the duplexes who paved their parking lot and now the water has no where to go. Their fault, not ours. My shop has a drain in the parking lot and doesn’t flood. Even then, the water is gone in a few hours.
Secondly, we have never had sidewalks and don’t want them. BSO is out here at least twice a day on vandalism and theft charges. All we need is the teenage perpetrators off their golf carts, on skate boards and closer to houses to multiply that problem.
Both the projects will increase our house values which is no use to us but lets the County raise our assessments and our taxes.
Finally comes the water and sewer and the real money maker for the County. The last estimate I heard 10 years ago was 60,000.00 per house, that they would place a lien on our homes and lets us pay it off at two hundred and some bucks per month. That figure did not include the monthly sewer fee or the estimated water bill which will drive it up to at least 400.00 per month. Do you know anyone with that kind of money laying around their budget?
That is not the end of the cost. That only puts the line in front of our house. We then have to pay a private company, cash up front, to remove any tree, dig two trenches because our water lines are one side on the house and the sewer on the other and hire a license plumber to lay the pipe ( which we also have to buy) and hook into their pipe, for which we have to pay a hook up fee so their engineer can come buy and see it is done right, not to mention permits that have to be paid for to do this. The septic tank must be pumped and filled with sand (half a load), all to be paid in cash. The total bill in Hialeah to do this at my mother’s house with no trees to remove and only one trench and line needed (we already had city water) over 40 years ago was $5,000.00. I estimate our out of pocket cost to be between $40,000.00 and $80,000.00 per house and then 400.00 a month.
Not only that, but this increases the value of our houses by at least $60,000.00 or the amount of the lien which raises our taxes and for most of us will effectively wipe out all money saved with our homestead exemption. So, we get whacked in the pocket book by the County twice.
Where do they get off in this economy asking people to pay that sort of money? Of course, if we do not hook up in the allotted time, usually less than 30 days, they can start fining us with no notification at any rate they so choose and at any arbitrary date they choose, auction our houses off for the fees with no notification until the moment the auctioneer arrives on the front lawn and yes, it is perfectly legal. The State Attorney’s office was appalled to discover they were actively doing just that and there was nothing he could do.
Then again, this neighborhood, condemned or auctioned off for violation fees, makes a really nice commercial development as it sits right on the canal and county line with a park on the other side, 441 on the third side and total commercial development to Lyon’s road. This is nothing more than a land grab to push us out of our homes and they are going to do just that. By perverting the state laws, they can force us have water and sewer.
They tried ten years ago to say there were grants available to help us with all the other fees. When I looked those very grants up, they were for low income people in areas with out houses to bring indoor plumbing to them. The Feds discovered people were lying to do just what they suggested we would have no trouble doing, cracked down, demanded the money back with interest and closed the loopholes. It was in the national newspapers. Lying on a grant form is a Federal Offense which can put you in jail, fast.
Trust the government to take care of you. Yup, my ancestors did that once and we all know how that turned out: pretty close to genocide.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Forecast for 03.15.10
03-15-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is grey and the incense is Rosemary. Today is the Japanese Phallus Festival.
FORECASTS:
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Astrologically, the New Moon is at 5:01 PM EST, in Twenty five Pisces 10. Still no Two on my keyboard.
The daytime is free of aspects. The evening is once heck of a ride. For a couple of days, the censuring switch between mouth and brain is turned off so you might want to practice silence or you really will say what you mean. It swings into full bloom at sundown. Everyone is chatting away and by bedtime if anyone asks you how you feel about anything, you are going to need a shovel to bury them. Tip: pick a secluded spot.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Ace of Cups: immersion. You have to understand your deepest needs before you allow intuition to guide you or you will wind up in a right mess. You have to know what events from the past act as emotional triggers so you can control your reactions. Let me explain, because this is a big mistake people make. If you living by the river Denial and you ask your intuition to guide you to fulfilling your needs and desires, the big surprise will be when you discover what they really are. For example, if events in the past have convinced you that are unworthy of being loved and that has been deeply ingrained in your subconscious and you then ask your intuition to fulfill your ‘desire to be loved’ it will then lead you to the best possible person to show you just how unworthy and unlovable you are. So the real adage is; Not be careful what you are asking for but, know what you asking for.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
Find some quiet time today and visualize the life you want, realistically.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Catnap” “Take it easy. Curl up and relax.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
Ta’Om the Poet surfaces. On a day when our heart is worn on our sleeves, this is his kind of mood. He is the Fae to contact for inspiration is writing, however, he not as serious as one might think. He is full of youthful exuberance and energy. His danger is getting you to start way too many projects at once.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 6 and the Element is Fire. The Boar finds conflict today but the Rooster has ease. This is not an auspicious day for haircuts but it is an auspicious day for signing contracts, gambling and births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “Humility is now in my heart, opening the door to wisdom, true power and peace.
I now allow the love, peace an simplicity of my Soul to shine through.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
This going to be the last forecast, albeit all communications from me for what looks like a while. Our internet service is down and it is a mechanical issue. So until we can rewire the entire yard and house, there will be no service. I am transmitting this from a hot spot. Once we string a new wire to test it, we will know if it is us or the central office taking us down.
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is grey and the incense is Rosemary. Today is the Japanese Phallus Festival.
FORECASTS:
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Astrologically, the New Moon is at 5:01 PM EST, in Twenty five Pisces 10. Still no Two on my keyboard.
The daytime is free of aspects. The evening is once heck of a ride. For a couple of days, the censuring switch between mouth and brain is turned off so you might want to practice silence or you really will say what you mean. It swings into full bloom at sundown. Everyone is chatting away and by bedtime if anyone asks you how you feel about anything, you are going to need a shovel to bury them. Tip: pick a secluded spot.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Ace of Cups: immersion. You have to understand your deepest needs before you allow intuition to guide you or you will wind up in a right mess. You have to know what events from the past act as emotional triggers so you can control your reactions. Let me explain, because this is a big mistake people make. If you living by the river Denial and you ask your intuition to guide you to fulfilling your needs and desires, the big surprise will be when you discover what they really are. For example, if events in the past have convinced you that are unworthy of being loved and that has been deeply ingrained in your subconscious and you then ask your intuition to fulfill your ‘desire to be loved’ it will then lead you to the best possible person to show you just how unworthy and unlovable you are. So the real adage is; Not be careful what you are asking for but, know what you asking for.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
Find some quiet time today and visualize the life you want, realistically.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Catnap” “Take it easy. Curl up and relax.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
Ta’Om the Poet surfaces. On a day when our heart is worn on our sleeves, this is his kind of mood. He is the Fae to contact for inspiration is writing, however, he not as serious as one might think. He is full of youthful exuberance and energy. His danger is getting you to start way too many projects at once.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 6 and the Element is Fire. The Boar finds conflict today but the Rooster has ease. This is not an auspicious day for haircuts but it is an auspicious day for signing contracts, gambling and births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “Humility is now in my heart, opening the door to wisdom, true power and peace.
I now allow the love, peace an simplicity of my Soul to shine through.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
This going to be the last forecast, albeit all communications from me for what looks like a while. Our internet service is down and it is a mechanical issue. So until we can rewire the entire yard and house, there will be no service. I am transmitting this from a hot spot. Once we string a new wire to test it, we will know if it is us or the central office taking us down.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Forecast for 03/14/10
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03-14-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is yellow and the incense is almond. Today is the beginning of Daylight Saving’s Time.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, this is a good day. Great ideas occur overnight. This evening is excellent for making money, checking out property and expanding your sphere of influence. For the next couple of days, speak from the heart.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Four of Pentacles: authority. Careful, everyone around you does not have your best interests at heart. Keep your ideas to yourself. On the other hand, you realize you have hidden talents.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
This is a day to display kindness toward all.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Top Cat: “You’re on a winning streak.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
The Glanconer is about and you know he shows you what you want to see. If it is too good to be true, run, do not walk, to the nearest exit.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 3 and the Element is Water. The Snake finds conflict today but the Rat has ease. Today is an auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contracts, gambling and births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I let go of all my preconceived ideas. I look at life and people around in a new, open and accepting way. I am being divinely guided in a spirit of harmony an good judgment.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
We are 10 to 15 degrees below normal and Daylight Savings Time starts this morning. I had to go shop for supplies for my colon thing on Thursday. Oh what a wonderful day!!!
George keeps muttering if I do this, it is the last thing I will have to have done. The papers say if I deviate from the procedure one bit, they will cancel the procedure. Oh temptation, I really don’t want to go through this. I really don’t want to drink ensure. I really hate laxatives and fitness water doesn’t do anything for me either. Not only that, but I am not getting dinner and movie before hand. This sucks.
The cats have actually been on their best behavior. Josephina laid on me this morning and sucked all the energy out of me. I have concluded that must be what they do. You are thinking; just five more minutes and I’ll get up. They crawl on top of you, start purring and two hours later…
I finished “Frostbitten” by Kelly Armstong and I recommend it. It is the latest book in her series of Women of the Otherworld, and features our favorite werewolf female. You will not want to put it down.
Perhaps tomorrow I will actually have some energy, providing I can avoid the cat trap.
Some days, I am certain some people are way too stupid to be in business or they think I am. I got this ‘great’ offer from the a Church in LA. I can buy a minimum of three of a kind of their books that retail for 14.99 wholesale for 9.99 each plus 4.99 shipping per book. So I can buy their books for 14.98 each and resell them for 14.99. Such a deal! I also wonder exactly how they are shipping these thin paperbacks to have it cost 4.99 a book.
I know I said the cats have been good, but that excludes Napoleon. He took my flashlight and my owl on a pentagram pendant and had both of them in the hall when I got up. He bit the cord in half! Then he instigates the others running and jumping on me as I am trying to rest in bed. He runs and hides and the other cats get thrown out. They have not figured out he is setting them up.
I heard an interview with Michael Moore that is really upsetting. We all know the entire world economy almost crashed due to the reckless greed fueled practices of the big three: investors, banks and insurance companies. Not a single regulation has been passed by Congress to reign these companies in or curb the very same practices that brought us to brink of collapse this year. Does anyone really think we aren’t going to hit the brick wall, again, sooner rather than later? With all the houses on the market, they have returned to the same risky loan practices, risky insuring of these mortgages and trading these bad debts. I only have one thing to say that I am certain none of the fat cats are going to be smart enough to understand. YOU CAN’T EAT GOLD.
Now I am going to say something to you. The same insurance companies that insured these risky loans and then ran out of money causing the whole housing and money markets to almost flop belly up, are the guys running the health insurance companies. Now, do you really think they have your best interests at heart? Did you fail to get the message when they repossessed your home? Neither the banking or the insurance industry is on your side. What happens when the bankrupt the medical industry? Think about it.
Well, I tried.
Friday, March 12, 2010
It is hard to believe Napoleon and siblings were ever that small.....
03-13-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is Black and the incense is Pine. Today is the Balinese Purification Feast. For some us, it is Friday the thirteenth on Saturday, but we are weird.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, the Moon enters Pisces at 1:44 pm est. Although things are a but fuzzy this morning, lesson learned have an impact and you reap your reward from the suffering you have endured. Unfortunately the astrological energies for the afternoon are not as good and irritation is the mood, with self and limits. Don’t fret too much. The answers come really late tonight just before bed. Oh, and don’t forget the dreaded, artificial Daylight Savings Time begins in the wee hours of Sunday morning. Set your clocks 1 hour forward.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Six of Wands: triumph. Make sure you are being honest with yourself and others about your goals and desires.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
It is hard to let go of things today.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Temple Cat: “Tap into your intuition; wisdom will follow.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
Ffaff the Ffooter is around and after the rain we had, you don’t want old fungus fingers grabbing your toes. So clean your feet and have them ready for inspection.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is Two and the Element is Water. The Dragon finds conflict today but the sheep and monkey have ease. Today is not a auspicious day for haircuts, medical procedures, signing contracts, gambling, starting construction or births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “I have nothing to fear. Divine Love and Wisdom are now in action and produce wonderful results.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
Blogger fans, sorry. Somehow I managed to put a comma after the link to my Keen home page. It is now fixed. That is why you should always test your links when you put them up. Without Maris, I would never have known.
It has been a wet, gray, overcast day in Florida. At least we didn’t get the rain that West Palm Beach did. I guess we don’t have to worry about the lake going dry…..
I usually have a bunch of dishes and various things set out to catch rain water. Nothing beats rain water for energizing plants. Have you ever had a container that the water is supposed to exit a particular place, but it never does? I have a couple. I have gotten used to where the water actually comes out and compensated. The moment I compensate, it changes its mind and I have water down the front of my dress. Pixies can be evil little things.
All the plants were perked up and last time I checked it was 64 degrees. Now that the rain has gone, it is back to 70.
I am trying to write with Fiona on my lap. Though she is really a miniature cat, she is still proving to be a formidable roadblock. She wants to be petted. Ah, the fine art of over stroking moves the cat. When it rains, the cats are very subdued.
I awoke and my shoulder popped, the pain hit and then my neck popped and the other shoulder and more pain. I can’t lift a gallon of water with the right hand, now. I have an appointment on Tuesday with a new ortho guy. My old doctor doesn’t take my insurance. L I’ll adapt. I always do.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Forecast for 03/12.10
03-12-10
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is purple and the incense is cypress. Today is the Buddhist Receiving the Water.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, there are no aspects today. Huh? It actually says there are no aspects today. Wow, this is a day I have to observe. I’ve never actually seen this before. Odd, we have run out of the last aspect of yesterday and I just felt like everything wound down at once.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Magian: encapsulation. If you can balance the two halves of the brain, you attain extreme power. It can be used for trickery and deceit or for the betterment of the Universe.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
A miracle healing is possible.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cat Call: “Don’t be critical. See the positive in yourself and others.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
Solus is with us today. He is not a singer and not a Fae, not a human and not a Fae. He exists in the inbetween where energy manifests into matter. Something new arrives with him through our efforts but with that little magical push.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 1 and the Element is Metal The Rabbit finds conflict today. Today is not an auspicious day for haircuts or signing contracts but it is for medical procedures, gambling and births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “If I persevere and keep faith in my ultimate success, no power on earth can prevent it. God protects and supports me in all my endeavors.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
I love theories. They never work. Just as I got ready to do the forecast, Napoleon jumped on my computer desk and laid down on the mouse and mouse pad. So, I thought, I’ll just play a couple of games of solitaire and wait him out. Never try to wait a cat out. They always win.
There is new book you might like to pick up: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire. It is based on a Fae community in San Francisco. It was a little hard to get into at first but then it started moving and now I am ready to order the next one.
It has been a rainy day. The only time it rained was when I got halfway out into the yard. Then it would start drenching and I would run back. Finally I got tired of playing that game with Mother Nature and gave up. It is hot again and the air conditioners are on. After this long spat of cold, I am, for once, not complaining.
I remember when I was young being told more than once by various metaphysical, and I use that word loosely, organizations that I simply was not a good candidate for their programs. At the time my feelings were hurt. Now I realize they figured out quickly I was going to ask too many questions and was not controllable. It saved me a lot of grief. Now many of these same organizations have gotten way more sophisticated and scary. Their methods of mind control have been refined and honed to perfection. Their members have no idea what has been done to them. Any organization that first starts out by breaking you down, embarrassing you or degrading you in any way is providing a really good excuse to run for the exit. Then they are going to remake you into one of those smiling happy people that probably invited you there in the first place. They are going to tell you what to do and when to do it. They are going to control every facet of your life. You are being taught how to respond to everything and it must be their way.
Okay, now you might say how does this difference from joining any philosophy or religion? There is one big, honking difference. With most philosophies or religions are you given a set of rules and you work out a way to follow them. It is my decision whether I practice on the Full or New Moon and how, as long as I am giving the proper deference to the elements it doesn’t matter how I chop my carrots. In a cult, every aspect is controlled. You have no free will. If there comes a time you think that you absolutely cannot miss this meeting or do this one thing, no matter what is happening in your life, get counseling. You are in too deep.
No matter what anyone promises you, there is always an alternate way to get there.
Forecast and Faery Finder
By Janice Scott-Reeder and the Bitwit
According to Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac, today’s color is purple and the incense is cypress. Today is the Buddhist Receiving the Water.
FORECASTS:
Astrologically, there are no aspects today. Huh? It actually says there are no aspects today. Wow, this is a day I have to observe. I’ve never actually seen this before. Odd, we have run out of the last aspect of yesterday and I just felt like everything wound down at once.
Deck: Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea.
Today’s Tarot Card is the Magian: encapsulation. If you can balance the two halves of the brain, you attain extreme power. It can be used for trickery and deceit or for the betterment of the Universe.
Deck: Healing with the Fairies.
The Faeries say:
A miracle healing is possible.
.
Today’s Cat Comfort Card is:
Cat Call: “Don’t be critical. See the positive in yourself and others.”
Deck: The Fairies’ Oracle by Brian Froud & Jessica MacBeth
Today’s Faery Finder is on the lookout for:
Solus is with us today. He is not a singer and not a Fae, not a human and not a Fae. He exists in the inbetween where energy manifests into matter. Something new arrives with him through our efforts but with that little magical push.
Today’s Lo Shu Number is 1 and the Element is Metal The Rabbit finds conflict today. Today is not an auspicious day for haircuts or signing contracts but it is for medical procedures, gambling and births.
Today’s Message from the Universe is: “If I persevere and keep faith in my ultimate success, no power on earth can prevent it. God protects and supports me in all my endeavors.” Annie Marquier creating a world of peace one thought at a time.
COMMENTARIES BY JANICE SCOTT-REEDER
I love theories. They never work. Just as I got ready to do the forecast, Napoleon jumped on my computer desk and laid down on the mouse and mouse pad. So, I thought, I’ll just play a couple of games of solitaire and wait him out. Never try to wait a cat out. They always win.
There is new book you might like to pick up: Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire. It is based on a Fae community in San Francisco. It was a little hard to get into at first but then it started moving and now I am ready to order the next one.
It has been a rainy day. The only time it rained was when I got halfway out into the yard. Then it would start drenching and I would run back. Finally I got tired of playing that game with Mother Nature and gave up. It is hot again and the air conditioners are on. After this long spat of cold, I am, for once, not complaining.
I remember when I was young being told more than once by various metaphysical, and I use that word loosely, organizations that I simply was not a good candidate for their programs. At the time my feelings were hurt. Now I realize they figured out quickly I was going to ask too many questions and was not controllable. It saved me a lot of grief. Now many of these same organizations have gotten way more sophisticated and scary. Their methods of mind control have been refined and honed to perfection. Their members have no idea what has been done to them. Any organization that first starts out by breaking you down, embarrassing you or degrading you in any way is providing a really good excuse to run for the exit. Then they are going to remake you into one of those smiling happy people that probably invited you there in the first place. They are going to tell you what to do and when to do it. They are going to control every facet of your life. You are being taught how to respond to everything and it must be their way.
Okay, now you might say how does this difference from joining any philosophy or religion? There is one big, honking difference. With most philosophies or religions are you given a set of rules and you work out a way to follow them. It is my decision whether I practice on the Full or New Moon and how, as long as I am giving the proper deference to the elements it doesn’t matter how I chop my carrots. In a cult, every aspect is controlled. You have no free will. If there comes a time you think that you absolutely cannot miss this meeting or do this one thing, no matter what is happening in your life, get counseling. You are in too deep.
No matter what anyone promises you, there is always an alternate way to get there.
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