Yahoo! News - Man Undergoes Web-Arranged Transplant

Well, I guess it all depends on who needs the kidney, or other organ. If my family or I needed one, I think I'd go to any lengths to try and find one...I hope the guy does well.

Man this sucks! I do NOT understand anyone saying there was a lack of protest or information regarding it...there were online petitions, I signed one of them...I am totally against infringing on Yellowstone's animal residents and invading their homes! I hope more people will protest this because it is cruel for snow mobilers to cruise through the animals homes...it is noise pollution at the very least. There are so few areas left for animals to inhabit and call their own, where they can be free of humans who pollute, hunt, maim and kill....my heart goes out to these animals and I so very much hope this will be overturned...
Yahoo! News - Judge Rejects Yellowstone Snowmobile Ban

~LINKS: HELP OUR TROOPS!~

Here are some great links to get ya started if you wanna help our troops!
http://booksforsoldiers.com/
http://www.woundedwarriorhospitalfund.org/index.htm
http://www.soldiersangels.com/adopt_a_soldier.asp
http://www.operationshoebox.com/home.asp
http://homefronthugs.com/page17.html
http://www.militarycarepackages.net/
http://www.brandonblog.homestead.com/Adopt-A-Soldier.html

UHbReeVeeAyTud MedIcUll dIcKshUnArRy

REDNECKS ABBREVIATED MEDICAL DICTIONARY

adenoids.....(n) Space critters whut are keepin' Elvis alive on Pluto
anesthesia...(n) Rushun princess y'all red 'bout in skool.
antacid......(n) aloosinagenic drugs uzed by itty bitty bugz.
bowel........(n) A alfabit letter lyke A, E, I, O, or U or why?
bronchitis...(n) dinosour frum the plastikseen age; extinked. catscan......(v) lukin' fer hookers (dont y'all do this)
cauterize....(v) makin' eye contak with a hooker (berry dangerous)
d & c........(n) Warshingtun; whar the weirdos, purvurts, & kongress type peepul live.

emema........(n) sumone who ain't never no frend no how
fester.......(n) yer unkles name (mos likelee)
genital......(n) head of a army, fer sample, Genital Robert E. Lee

heart........(v) when u cauz pain to some1
hypodermic...(n) huge, big, fat zoo crittur; mostly live in de woter mamogram.....(n) short note sent 2 yer ma er other female

papsmear.....(v) when peepul sez veri ugli things bout yer pappy recovery.....(n) place wear yew fix up yer fernitur
rectum.......(v) whut happenz when yew drive yer pick up truck drunk

seizure......(n) Emperore of Rome. series.......(n) tv continuin show, fer sample, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
tumor........(n) how many beers yew can drink after last call
urine........(v) xact oppisyte of yerrout

~THINKING ABOUT OUR TROOPS~

THINKING...ABOUT OUR TROOPS...
Originally uploaded by KODA.

I've been thinking a lot about the war...our troops...wishing I could do something...I pray for them but I wanna do more...so I've been checking out war blogs and websites with info on how to help...There are a passel of em...I decided to adopt a soldier so I joined up with a site and today they sent me his name...I'm writing him and gonna send a care package of goodies...From the many sites I've come across, there are certain things the troops are in dire need of and some stuff that's a definite NO-NO! So here's a partial list in case you wanna get more involved...
STUFF THEY WANT OR NEED:
PERSONAL HYGEINE ITEMS
WET WIPES
EYEDROPS
ZIPLOK BAGGIES(SAND GETS IN EVERYTHING!!)
CANDY
MUSIC CD'S
SNACKS LIKE CHIPS, PRETZELS, TRAIL MIX
SKEETER REPELLANT STICKS
LIP BALM STICKS
MOISTURIZER
POWDERED DRINK MIXES WITH THE SUGAR IN EM, LIKE GATORADE,CRYSTAL LIGHT, KOOLAID,
SILK SOCK LINERS
SOX
ATHLETES FOOT POWDERS AND GOOP IN THE TUBE
GOLD BOND POWDER
COOKIES
NUTS
CHEMICAL HAND-WARMERS
PORTABLE SHOWERS
BOOKS
MAGAZINES
BATTERIES
COCOA PACKETS
THERMAL UNDERWEAR
BLANKETS/PILLOWS
KRAFT EZ MAC
SOUP PACKETS
TOOTHBRUSHES & TOOTHPASTE
SLIM JIMS
PUZZLES
WEEKLY WORLD NEWS
WHITMAN SAMPLERS
DRIED FRUIT
FIG NEWTONS
BREAKFAST BARS
POWER BARS
ZIPLOK BAGGIES
MOLESKIN FOR BLISTERS
FUNNY BANDAIDS
TYLENOL
TAMPAX
MIDOL
POPCORN
AVON SKIN-SO-SOFT PADS
CONDIMENT PACKETS (KETCHUP, MUSTARD, TABASCO)
SILLY PUTTY
RUBIKS CUBES
WORD SEARCH BOOKS
TINY GAMES AND POCKET PUZZLERS
TANG
TIC-TACS
GUM
LUDENS CHERRY COUGH DROPS
SUCRETS
ALTOIDS
MENTOS
M&M'S
RAZORS & SHAVING SOAP (NO PRESSURIZED CANS)

SMACK RAMEN
PATRIOTIC TEE SHIRTS
POSTCARDS

NOTEPADS
PENS
PHONE CARDS

TAPE
PRINGLES
TEA BAGS
INSTANT COFFEE PACKETS
SWEET N LOW
PAPERBACK BOOKS
PLASTIC UTENSILS
PEANUT BUTTER CRACKERS
CHEEZITS
MINI SEWING KITS
SMALL CANDLES IN TINS
COMIC BOOKS
COLD N FLU HOT PACKETS
HEAT PACKS
LIFE SAVERS
LINT ROLLERS
LISTERINE SHEETS
SALT N PEPPER
SOAP
Q-TIPS
LIFESAVERS
BOBBY PINS & HAIRTIES
VITAMINS
ANTACIDS
ALKA SELTZER
OK, THESE ARE SOME NO-NO'S BELOW:
NO PORN
NO BOOZE, DRUGS OR PARAPHERNALIA
NO PORK PRODUCTS
NO WEAPONS
NO CHOCOLATE (melts all over in the mailing pouch!!)
It's EASY to send stuff...You can get "FLAT-RATE" mailing pouches and fill em full up OR you can send 'SHOEBOX" SIZED boxes of stuff. CHECK FIRST with the website where you 'adopt' your soldier or platoon and they'll give ya the nitty gritty!
Thank God for these awesome people willing to fight for our freedom and safety! Let's tell them how much we appreciate them!!!! In the ABOVE POST are some links to some of these great websites!

~ A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY-CHRISTOPHER REEVE DIED~

I just spotted this...I am in tears...This man fought so hard, was so brave in the face of so much adversity...He was truly a super man...May you rest in peace Christopher...We will miss you
Yahoo! News - `Superman' Star Christopher Reeve Dies

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I just love this blog & heartily recommend it! Being an animal advocate myself, I can really identify with it and it's just so enjoyable!!! You'll love it!!!
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~MONDAY MORNIN COMIN DOWN~

MONDAY is on the way...weekends are interminably boring when you're stuck inside...alone! I DO like my solitude but this is ridiculous! Lol! Thank God for my 2 fur kids who keep me great company and they really have me on my toes...never a dull moment when they're awake...but they're napping about 75% of the time! Lolol!!! Oh I love cats!! I love dogs too & wish I could have one but since I'm an apartmeent dweller I feel it is verry unfair to a dog to be forced into such tiny confines...dogs need to roam and have access to trees! Lol! I have been blessed to be owned by a few dogs in my day and they are too good for humans...in a dangerous situation, a dog will give their life for us! A cat will split & say it's every cat for themselves! Lol! Call a dog, they hurry to inquire as to your wishes...a cat will say "send me a memo and I MAY get back to you" ...So anyway, I make the best the solitude and today I worked hard at cleaning my crib and did laundry...all those crappy domestik goddess thingz! LOl! I ordered a pizza from Dominos and after all the work I did, I'm tired & hurtin...but that's life! Lol! I wonder how many other multitudes in the world also suffer from immune system diseases?!? I really have no friends that do, nor do I get out so there's really no opportunity to meet up with any, but I'd like to...very much. It would be so great to actually know someone who goes thru the same crap as I do...It's very hard to keep from feeling conspicuous or to keep from feeling inferior when one is so different...I must remind myself constantly that I didn't choose this and it's not my fault...but still it is easy to feel like I am less-than...It also infringes on every single aspect of life, from the simplest things to the complex...It affects my family, relationships, pets...everything...I'm not complaining, just statin a fact. I wrote a history in one of my groups about my health, which we were all asked to do so we could share and compare notes. Later, after re-reading it I was very upset, even while writing it because it sucked to put it all down in black & white and face it all head on...I read every one elses as well and none of us faced the same medical problems, but I thought about how it would be to face any of their various maladies and it must be hell. I felt very compassionate and empathetic...I saw close up the many types of sufferings and although I've never thought that it was just me suffering, still, it made me stop and think how very self absorbed we become when we are ill and our world becomes very small...I feel it is important to try to broaden our horizons as much as possible. Because I am visually impaired as well, that is really limiting...I used to drive and when my vision made it impossible it hurt so much,. mainly because I felt another of my freedoms, my independence slipping away. When one of my Grandpas lost his license because he could no longer see well enough to drive, he was infuriated! It never occured to him that I was very young and lost mine...he was so angry he would drive anyway! Lol! Even just to the mailbox to show he could! Lol! I totally understood how he felt, but I would not WANT to drive if I cannot see properly! I knew it would endanger other peoples lives as well as my own. But that doesn't mean I don't miss it! I used to have a 69 chevy pickup, shortbox, stepside, 283 four barrel, dual eXhaust, bucket seats , 6X9 triaxials in the doors and a kik ass stereo! I drove 40 miles one-way to work each day and loved it because I could just relax and start my day out with the wind in my hair & my tunes crankin! I had those 2 hours each day to myself and it was great! Later I had a smaller pickup with a topper on it and I'd camp out in it...sometimes on a work night I'd just skip goin the 40 miles and head to the local park/campground or find a cool place out in the country by a lake & fish and jam & get into nature! When I got tired I'd tip back in the topper, turn on the radio & doze off! Come morning, I'd hit the nearest park & grabba shower, gobble a burger & head to work! Yup, I miss that!!!!! I guess I'm feelin kinda bummed tonight...reminiscin and wishin....Which makes me think about Heaven...in Heaven there will be NO sickness or misery! So...I know I gotta work harder at gettin meself in order cuz I don't wanna miss out on the opportunity to know life as a healthy person...I dream about it and yearn for it....Nitey nite!!!

BEYOND CRUEL...

Yahoo! News - Stars Offer Reward for Dog-Drowning Arrest

THIS JUST TORE MY HEART OUT...WHAT THE HELL KINDA PERSON COULD DO SOMETHIN SO HEINOUS!?!

REMEMBERING JOHN LENNON...

John Lennon Museum

JOHN LENNON : "IMAGINE"

JOHN LENNON
Originally uploaded by NEBBY.

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No Hell below us
Above us only sky.

Imagine all the people
Living for today ...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too

Imagine all the people
Living life in peace ...

You, you may say I am a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world ...

You, you may say I am a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one.

You'll never be forgotten John!

~0 T0 BITCH IN 2.4 SECONDZZZ~

0 to bitch in 2 4 seconds blinky
Originally uploaded by NEBBY.

BITCHOLOGY

When I stand up for myself and my beliefs, they call me a bitch.

When I stand up for those I love, they call me a bitch.

When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts or do things my own way, they call me a bitch.

Being a bitch means I won't compromise what's in my heart. It
means I live my life MY way. It means I won't allow anyone to step on me.

When I refuse to tolerate injustice and speak against it, I am
defined as a bitch.

The same thing happens when I take time for myself instead of being everyone's maid, or when I act a little selfish.
It means I have the courage and strength to allow myself to be who I truly am and won't become anyone else's idea of what they think I "should" be.

I am outspoken, opinionated and determined. I want what I want and there is nothing wrong with that!

So try to stomp on me, try to douse my inner flame, try to squash every ounce of beauty I hold within me. You won't succeed.

And if that makes me a bitch, so be it. I embrace the title and am proud to bear it.


B - Babe
I - In
T - Total
C - Control of
H - Herself

B = Beautiful
I = Intelligent
T = Talented
C = Charming
H = Hell of a Woman

B = Beautiful
I = Individual
T = That
C = Can
H = Handle anything

"If you can't do something right, get a woman to do it."

Have a great day!!!

"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody is watching."




Blessed are the Flexible, for they shall never be bent out of Shape~!

somewhere....over the....rainbow?

CAT WHAT THE
Originally uploaded by NEBBY.

Somewhere over the rainbow....waaay upppp highhhhhhhh...
Yada yada yada! AnXiety has mellowed a bit...still fighting to vanquish it...just got a jump drive and now I can begin the tedious process of transferring around 5000 photos from my old computer to my new one...that should keep me busy a while! Mom visited this evening and we prayed together and although it was a brief visit, she can always give me a new perspective! I marvel at her...my Mom, my friend...how truly blessed I am to have her! It's almost 9:30 and my fever is pretty intense...it's hard to concentrate...I need to peel myself outta this chair and tend to some long overdue crap work...I wish we had the technology of the infamous 'Jetsons" Lol!!! Just pop into a device and be cleansed, powdered & primped!! Press a button, the house is cleaned! When I was a wee one, I thought that by the time I was an adult, we would have that technology! Lolol! Have a good night and a better tomorrow!

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~FEAR and LOATHING IN SD~

FEAR. How does one describe something so all consuming...
A feeling
An emotion
An irrationality?
Depending of course, upon what it is one fears...
I am consumed with fear...the season of flu and illness is upon us and my fear of illness is not an irrational one, since I'm allergic to most or maybe all antibiotics, cannot take the flu shot since it's growth medium is eggs and my lungs get nailed from illness very quickly and profoundly...nuttin scarier than being unable to breath...
I am fearful each and every year at this time but this year is different...worse...
because, unbeknownst to many, we are facing, in the near future, perhaps this year, an influenza pandemic. We are long overdue for one and there will be no vaccine against it. Not only would there NOT be time to effectively develop one, there would be no way to know long enough ahead just exactly what type of strain we would be hit with. The last flu pandemics wiped out so many people it is mind blowing and they were hit fast and hard and often felt fine that morning, were struck ill by noon and died by that night. There were bodies everywhere and no where to go to escape it. If you're interested in more info, log onto the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) website...there is a huge amount of info, including the history of influenza and the pandemics we have had.
At any rate...this is where my faith is sorely tested and also my nerves! I am in the throes of an all out panic attack right this minute and shaking so violently I am finding it difficult to type and making mistakes by the dozen!! Add to that the fact that everywhere we turn the media is constantly spewing forth about the shortage of vaccine, the vaccine having been contaminated (terrorists? screw ups?) and we are short millons of doses so now only those who absolutely must get the shot will be given a dose. Hence, even if we weren't already facing a possible pandemic, an epidemic looks likely.
With the flu's ability to mutate so readily, we are constantly re-assessing the strains yearly and new vaccines are developed to combat that years strain. However, in the last few years, new, unknown, never - before - seen strains have developed and jumped the human/animal barrier, jumped species, and influenza has begun to develop a supervirus. People are dying, regardless of treatment. No antibiotics can combat a virus, and flu is a virus. Treatment consists of bed rest, supportive care (fluids, treatment of any secondary illness brought about by flu and medications for cough, breathing, aches and fever).
In countries where people live in close proximity with their livestock, SARS and BIRD FLU (Avian) have become epidemic. In these areas especially, as well as others, the flu has effectively jumped species and people contract the mutant flu strain from their fowl and by the time they're treated, they have exposed others to it and often die. They usually die from respiratory failure. I wonder how we can contain a virus like this considering the circumstances surrounding it. SARS is so tiny a virus, that it is able to penetrate a mask! The Doctors and Nurses who have treated people with SARS have had to wear bio gear! Suits, respirators, etc! Still, through human error, some of them have contracted the disease and subsequently died.
I am not the only one who is filled with fear.
Scientists who study this are afraid.
I perhaps sound fatalistic...but I believe we should prepare for the worst...this impending pandemic may be the worst atrocity ever known to man. We must pray that science will prevail and create a drug to put a stop to it. We should get our affairs in order. We should most of all, give our hearts to God.
Our WHO (World Health Organization) and the CDC have people out-in-the-field risking their lives on a daily basis, tracking and combating a huge variety of heinous diseases to protect us all...keep them in your prayers! The CDC website has information on the health situations throughout the world http://www.who.int/csr/don/en/ and it is a very disturbing situation, to say the least. We hear about a few of them on the news but it is so much worse than most of us have been aware. Those multitudes need our prayers as well.
In conclusion....My fear has been transferred to text in a way...can you feel it? I am still afraid, but giving vent to it is somewhat cathartic....prayer and putting all our faith and trust in GOD our LORD and SAVIOR is the only thing I can do. I cannot solve the world ills, nor even my own, but God, who created us, one and all, can. All we can do is ask Him...and try to hang on.
CENTERS for DISEASE CONTROL >http://www.cdc.gov/
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION>http://www.who.int/en/