USMB Coffee Shop IV

[Lumpy 1]

It might be too structured for folks who resist being 'programmed' , but one of my Texas cousins and her husband recently took one of those world cruises beginning in Australia/New Zealand, many many Asian ports and points of interest, many many Mediterranean ports and points of interest. I think they were gone for I want to say three months? But they enjoyed it immensely. Pretty pricey though. Hombre and I could never afford it. But if we could I sure would consider it.

When I was a young lad (early 60’s) we traveled by ship from Vancouver, BC to Auckland, New Zealand (21 days)

.. Three years later-ish by ship to Los Angeles, CA .. USA.. I’ll never forget those adventures. Magical..

 

[beautress]

Buy some Naphcon A, it is an over the counter eye drop. It took me years to realize that my eye pain was the result of seasonal allergies, but after I had had enough of my eye pain one day I called in sick to work one morning and got an appointment with the eye doctor the same day, and that's when I finally found out the cause.

What was the cause, odanny? I have eye pain along with all this, so I'm wondering what the cause might be, because at this point, I'm reasonably clueless about all the twitching I can feel beneath the surface. Thanks.

 

[Oddball]

Saturday morning!

Tales of bears were never like this.

Let the cartoon begin!

 

[odanny]

What was the cause, odanny? I have eye pain along with all this, so I'm wondering what the cause might be, because at this point, I'm reasonably clueless about all the twitching I can feel beneath the surface. Thanks.

This is the condition that is aggravated by allergies. What helps the most is applying a dab of gel to each eye before bed, the only time I have real pain in either eye is right when i wake up in the morning.

About 10 years ago i had a debridement surgery, which is no big deal, they give you a Valium and numb your eyes and take something like an electric toothbrush to each eye, which more or less removes any dead cells that are on the surface of your cornea. That made a big difference. It was over in 10 minutes, you just have to keep your eyes lubricated for the next few days with constant eye drops.

Clinical course and risk factors of recurrent corneal erosion: Observational study

Recurrent corneal erosion (RCE) is a common disorder causing ocular pain, tearing, photophobia, and visual impairments. Various factors such as ocular trauma, ocular surgery, corneal dystrophy, contact lens wear, and diabetes mellitus (DM) can cause RCE. ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Foxfyre]

When I was a young lad (early 60’s) we traveled by ship from Vancouver, BC to Auckland, New Zealand (21 days)

.. Three years later-ish by ship to Los Angeles, CA .. USA.. I’ll never forget those adventures. Magical..

Yes, the cruises we have taken have been some of our most memorable vacations. Loved the experience. Love shipboard life.

 

[Hossfly]

When I was a young lad (early 60’s) we traveled by ship from Vancouver, BC to Auckland, New Zealand (21 days)

.. Three years later-ish by ship to Los Angeles, CA .. USA.. I’ll never forget those adventures. Magical..

I have traveled on tours by ship and riverboat many times. Twice from Oakland, CA to Korea, once from Tacoma, WA to Havana, Cuba (Russian missile crisis) and once from Charleston, SC to Qui Nhon, VN (31 days). Plus uncounted number of riverboat cruises on American rivers. I should have joined the Navy. The best cruises I liked were Caribbean cruises for the shows and the food.

 

[Foxfyre]

I have traveled on tours by ship and riverboat many times. Twice from Oakland, CA to Korea, once from Tacoma, WA to Havana, Cuba (Russian missile crisis) and once from Charleston, SC to Qui Nhon, VN (31 days). Plus uncounted number of riverboat cruises on American rivers. I should have joined the Navy. The best cruises I liked were Caribbean cruises for the shows and the food.

Yes the nightly entertainment was wonderful on our Caribbean cruise. The food was also very good but the food we enjoyed on the Alaskan cruise was awesome. But oddly I don't recall the entertainment on the Alaskan cruise so might have been in the casino at night the whole trip.

We've never taken an overseas tour and I've never been on a river boat cruise. Would like to do both but probably won't at this stage in our lives.

 

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[beautress]

This is as close to a political post as I will make in the Coffee Shop

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Lately, I've been reading some bad stuff about plastics on foods, but not about the environment, about human health. I don't know what's in plastics, but some are saying to stay away from aluminum pans and utensils and plastics that cover food, saying it's bad for your health and shortens your life. I have a collection of unused aluminum cake decorator pans but haven't been using them for years because of health warnings against sugar, too much of consumption that will destroy your immune system coming from food health scientists. The older stick-free pans are under the shadow of researchers, too. More recent types of non-stick pans for some reason are not getting their thumbs down. I'm using the good old iron skillets more and more. They don't rust if you wash, dry, and oil them, and put them in the oven till they're dry. I haven't used my fancy cake pans in years. Sugary frostings are on the list too. They're saying it's okay for younger people, but bad for older people trying to stay healthy so they can enjoy life in their post retirement years. I've been using a spoonful of real maple syrup in my coffee for about a year now. It grows on you, and it's the only sugar the researchers approve of on the idea it has other chemical components that benefit longevity that overrides the sugar problem. I'm not sure I can understand what the researchers are talking about, but it's okay, and it has a little tang in it that makes coffee drinking a good experience. Coffee is also being heralded for its phytonutrients, that are necessary for becoming alert faster than without it, in moderation, of course. Years ago, I developed something called fibrocystic breast disease which my doctor said was begging for punishment. I was drinking too much coffee, and he told me to cut it down to one or two cups a day rather than two or three coffee pots a day. The disease went away. The trouble with fibrocystic issues is that they are precursors to cancer and immune system troubles. I haven't had any traces of fibrocystic disease since I went with the no more than two cups a day panacea for my illness. And I enjoy a cuppa twice as much without worrying about getting a malignant situation. My family has been coffee drinkers since the Boston Tea Party, according to my grandpa's family history he spent several years researching for the "Texas branch" of his findings. He was the best grandpa in the world, and I practically worshipped the ground he walked on from age 3 or 4 when Dad was away at Korea, and we were given a roof over our heads due to mom's parents who housed us for the years he was gone to war to free South Korea from its N.K. invaders for power over the headstrong S.K. people there, according to the contemporary narratives.

 

[beautress]

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Yebbut nuts are nutritious proteins that enhance human health, so say the contemporary nutritional scientists.

 

[beautress]

Good morning, everyone. It's Thursday, and my last visit to the Emergency Room encoraged me take home medicine from Target's pharma that didn't do a thing until the last day, when I felt my energy and health returning upon waking, so I completed the little charity quilt I was working on that I've been seeing as "Campfire," which I redesigned to my style and coloring. The "Campfire" quilts I found online were any color but nature's campfires when we went to Lake Houston for a week every summer when I was growing up. All mom's family would camp out with tents in a circle around the campfire, which had a coffee-heating feature due to Grandpa Shurtleff's affinity for creating a hook above the fire that kept the coffee pot just right in heating the coffee for the grownups. Dad's fiberglass boat gave us a sense of windblowing on the water surface on warm summer days, and the surrounding pine trees smelled so good. Gee I hadn't thought of those days for years, but at the time, we totalled about 10 cousins to play with and share boat rides around that vast body of water. Grandpa and Uncle James did all the fishing, and Dad was assigned boat duty to ride the children around in the speedboat, since his credentials included teaching math and taught in his safe driver's program after school sponsored by teachers in general. That was back when teachers were required to volunteer tasks that helped students learn safety behind the wheel. Education back then was incredible--Americans training American kids to take care of themselves and their pals with free safety classes. ~~~memories~~~

 

[beautress]

The weekend comes soon. Hope everyone gets over the present world situation, relaxes, and starts anew. Here's a few little laffs to keep us in a better frame of mind. I hope I'm not repeating, but finding the other half of the RD jokes I posted earlier this week. Get ready to smile.

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50. What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear!​

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51. Why did the car get a flat tire? Because there was a fork in the road.​

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52. How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh? Ten-tickles.​

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53. How did the Vikings communicate? With Norse code.​

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54. What do you call a fish with no eyes? A fsh.​

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55. What do you call a well-dressed lion? A dandelion.​

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56. What happens to a frog’s car when it breaks down? It gets toad away.​

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57. What kind of car does an egg drive? A Yolkswagen.​

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58. There were two muffins in an oven, and one said, “It’s getting hot in here, isn’t it?” The other muffin gasped, “Aah! A talking muffin!”​

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59. What was Beethoven’s favorite fruit? A ba-na-na-na.​

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60. What do you call a female chicken staring at a pile of lettuce? A Chicken Caesar Salad.​

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61. How do trees access their email? They log in.​

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62. Why don’t scientists trust atoms? They make up everything.​

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63. Which program do Jedi use to sign their files? Adobe Sign Kenobi.​

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64. What is the best way to criticize your boss? Very quietly, so she cannot hear you.​

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65. Our computers went down at the office today, so we had to do everything manually. It took me 15 minutes to shuffle the cards for Solitaire.​

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66. How do folks at NASA organize a party? They planet.​

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67. Why don’t comedians tell unemployment jokes? None of them work.​

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68. Why does Snoop Dogg use an umbrella? Fo drizzle.​

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69. How many computer programmers does it take to change a light bulb? None—that’s a hardware issue.​

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70. A salesperson came into an office one day and said, “This computer will cut your workload by 50%!” The office manager replied, “Great, I’ll take two of them!”​

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71. What do you call someone who is happy on Mondays? Unemployed.​

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72. What do you call 12 people doing the work of one? A committee.​

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73. Why didn’t the Terminator upgrade to Windows 10? I asked him and he said, “I still love Vista, baby.”​

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74. To the person who stole my copy of Microsoft Office, I will find you. You have my Word.​

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75. What kind of award does the world’s top dentist get? A little plaque.​

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76. To err is human. To blame it on someone else shows management potential.​

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77. If it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.​

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78. Archaeologist: someone whose career lies in ruins.​

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79. The trouble with being punctual is that nobody’s there to appreciate it.​

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80. I think they picked me for my motivational skills. Everyone always says they have to work twice as hard when I’m around!​

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Wishing all of you well. My puppies will be one year old on 10/17/23! They're so cute!!! I couldn't part with any one of them, and didn't try.​

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[Oddball]

Saturday morning!

Man, French fleas are weird.

Let the cartoon begin!

 

[beautress]

I hope Foxfyre got to see the annular eclipse that went directly over New Mexico earlier today. It was out of our range by a hundred miles.

 

[Foxfyre]

I hope Foxfyre got to see the annular eclipse that went directly over New Mexico earlier today. It was out of our range by a hundred miles.

Hombre and I did indeed get to watch it though we have no protective glasses so watched it via the hole in the shoebox and via NASA's live feed from our Museum of Science and Natural History here in Albuquerque. We were dead center in the path of the total eclipse so it was a really big deal here.

Kind of freaky that the temperature dropped noticeably here during the eclipse. A good reminder that we need to be careful not to block out the sun for any length of time.

 

[Foxfyre]

THE COFFEE SHOP VIGIL LIST
We pray or send positive thoughts or keep vigil for:

Harper, the inspiration for the vigil list. Another surgery coming up.
Gracie for solutions and peace.
Ringel for continued wellness and his brothers' families for relief from adversity and illness.
Hombre & Foxfyre's son for continued wellness & their nephew gravely ill now with ALS
Beautress's friend Ken for healing and wellness.
Dale Smith for quality of life.
Boedicca's nephew for healing/adversity and baby Emma for healing and full recovery with good news for both now reported.
Mindful for successful preventative therapy.
SFC Ollie for healing and wellness

And we keep the light on so others who have been away can find their way back and we hope they will.

The solar eclipse this morning was amazing for those blessed to be in its path. But if you missed it you have another chance April 8, 2024
Today

Path next spring

 

[Foxfyre]

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

 

[Foxfyre]

 

[Hossfly]

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[Hossfly]

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

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A fat horse? dog? lion? cat?