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Which Ultimate Beautiful Woman are You?

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You are The Tower

Ambition, fighting, war, courage. Destruction, danger, fall, ruin.

The Tower represents war, destruction, but also spiritual renewal. Plans are disrupted. Your views and ideas will change as a result.

The Tower is a card about war, a war between the structures of lies and the lightning flash of truth. The Tower stands for "false concepts and institutions that we take for real." You have been shaken up; blinded by a shocking revelation. It sometimes takes that to see a truth that one refuses to see. Or to bring down beliefs that are so well constructed. What's most important to remember is that the tearing down of this structure, however painful, makes room for something new to be built.

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MEDIEVAL: 15 FUN FACTS

MEDIEVAL 15 FUN FACTS

1.Roman numerals (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X) were used until soldiers came home from the crusades. The Arabic (O, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) numbers included zero which made computations easier.

2.Thirteenth century glass workers ground glass for lenses for those with bad eyesight.

3.Sometime during the 14th century, springs and gears were used to control hands of clocks, making clocks a great invention of the time. Eventually every town in Europe had a clock in the market square.

4.In the 14th century, heavier plows with wheels, horizontal plowshares, and a moldboard were invented, which cut down on manual labor.

5.Three-field crop rotation innovation caused many farmers to drop the idea of small, individual farming plots and take in the idea of communal patterns of open-field agriculture. This system of field use involved an autumn planting of grain (wheat, barley, or rye) and a spring planting of peas, beans, oats, or barley. This reduced the amount of fallow fields to one third. The legumes planted in spring improved the soil through the fixation of nitrogen. At the same time, the variation of crops improved the peasants' diet and larger families. This system was most successful in areas where there were consistent and reliable summer rains.

6.During the 13th and 14th century came the invention of the spinning wheel. The spinning wheel improved the production of yarn, cotton, and thread used for cloth.

7.From the 10th to the 11th centuries, the invention of the horseshoe, the whiffletree, and the spring carriage made travel easier. Goods were more easily transported, which aided the growth of industry.

8.The magnetic compass also made sea travel faster and more efficient. This technology was so advanced for the time that Prince Henry of Portugal (1394-1460) established a school to teach navigators how to use all the new machinery.

9.The horizontal loom appeared in Europe in the 11th century. Old looms had been vertical. This made weaving less wearing and time consuming.

10.In the winter of 1063, the Thames River froze for a record 14 weeks.

11.In 1191 A.D., Dean Herbert built the first English windmill, which he successfully used to grind corn.

12.In medieval England, pots and dishes were made from clay called "pygg." People saved coinage in such pots. Around 1600, an English potter unfamiliar with this custom was asked to make a "pygg bank." Misunderstanding the instructions, he created a clay vessel in the shape of a pig.

13.The Great Hall was the main meeting and dining area and used by everyone who lived in the castle. The life of the castle revolved around this room. All of the meals, celebrations, and entertainment happened here. Pages and servants waited on the tables. Servants ensured the Hall was cleaned, the fires were laid, and the lighting was adequate. The Steward supervised the events in the Great Hall.

14. The Buttery, usually adjacent to the Great Hall, was used for storing and dispensing beverages, especially mead, ale and wine. The person who presides over the buttery is the Butler.

15. Though he never mastered the art of reading and writing (he tried many times to learn), Charlemagne (742-814) was an enthusiastic patron of learning. He insisted that girls as well as boys learn how to read and write.

WEIRD WEDNESDAY

I don't like clowns.

I find them scary and misleading. I mean who trusts someone who acts all happy and cheery and have frowns and tears painted on their faces?

While other children thought clowns were great, I wanted to run and hide.

FEAR OF CLOWNS

I don't like Bozo, Ronald McDonald or the Burger King. No matter how happy and cheerful they are supposed to be, to me, they look like this.

CLOWN ART

10 REASONS TO HATE CLOWNS
By Rebecca Said

Published Aug 05, 2007
http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/93304/rebecca_said.html

1. Because everyone knows that all clowns are evil

2. They have big goofy feet

3. They wear too much make-up

4. They have razor teeth and give you nightmares

5. They will try to steal your soul

6. They drink too much and sleep in the gutter

7. They have an evil grin and try to scare little children

8. If you fall asleep, they will eat you

9. They can read your mind

10. Clowns hang out with mimes

There at least two of us who don't like clowns. Anyone else?

MYSTERIOUS MONDAY

HANDICAPPED PARKING AND MY INVISIBLE ILLNESS

by Deborah Brent

I have an invisible illness. To look at me you would see a short, fat, middle-aged grandmother. Sometimes I walk with a cane, but most of the times I don=t need it. I have a handicapped parking tag hanging on the mirror of my car. I park in handicapped spots. However, I get nasty looks when I get out of my car because I look normal.

I am not normal. I have Fibromyalgia. This is a connective tissue disorder. The health professionals’ don=t know what causes it, or how to cure it. There is no blood work that says, yes, you have it or, no, you don=t. It is diagnosed by a list of symptoms and a series of pressure points on the body.

They symptoms of Fibromyalgia are many and varied. What affects one sufferer may not affect another. In my case it is chronic fatigue and chronic pain. The fatigue can be overwhelming. Some days, just thinking about getting out of my bed or my chair is more than I can deal with. Doing everyday activities like washing my hair may not be possible because I can=t hold my arms up long enough to lather in the shampoo much less have any remaining strength to rinse it out.

Chronic pain is another major symptom of this disease. It is not like any pain I have ever had. My muscles hurt. My joints hurt. My skin hurts. It hurts to have the lightest touch. Being hugged can be torture. Shaking hands feels like a vise. This is where the pressure point diagnoses comes in. There are eighteen pressure points on your body. A doctor who is familiar with the illness knows how hard and where to press. If he gets a reaction on eleven of the eighteen, it is considered a diagnosis. The day I went in because of the pain, I had a response to all eighteen pressure points.

Other symptoms that go with the illness do not in and of themselves mean you have Fibro. They can be indicators of other illnesses or mean nothing at all. I have a tendency to drop small items such as keys. I have also dropped large items because I thought I had a good grip on them and didn=t. This is not always constant and some days are better than others.

It can also alter your vision. Some days it is hard to focus and other days I have clarity of vision I haven=t had in years. Some days I can walk like I did ten years ago and some days it is all I can do to make my legs work. Some days I can eat whatever I want. Some days my stomach is in an uproar and getting any distance from a toilet is not an option.

How does this affect my everyday life? In some ways it has been extremely negative. I have well-meaning friends and family tell me about the latest miracle cure. They also give me unsolicited advice such as if you would only . . . fill in the blank . . . you would feel better. On the other hand, there is this wonderful new doctor, treatment, or vitamin that will surely cure me. They are offended when I don=t jump at the latest offering or advice, but what they don=t understand is that I have looked at all the suggestions they are offering me, and I found them lacking, quackery or just plain dangerous.

I can no longer work, even part-time. The fatigue and pain would put me to bed. I know, because I tried working part-time. At the end of the first two weeks, I was in tears. At the end of the second two weeks, I was in the bed for most of the next five months.

My love life is not what I want it to be. It is difficult for my husband to make love to me knowing that his slightest touch can be painful. This might work if you are married to a sadist, but most husbands’ don=t want to hurt their wives. The fatigue also plays havoc with my love life. I get tired quickly.

I have two sons nine years apart in age. My youngest son has been cheated. His mom can=t do all the activities his brother=s mom did. We don=t camp much anymore, or hike, or travel or visit relatives who live far away. I didn’t make it to all my younger son=s activities.

I have three beautiful grandchildren. I have not bonded with the two youngest as well as I have with the oldest. Because of the fatigue and tendency to drop objects I haven=t held the others as much as I did the first one.

Combined, all of these have led to a tremendous amount of guilt and anger. These have to be dealt with in order to move on with your life. Grieve. Grieve for the abilities you have lost. Grieve for the uncontrollable changes in your life. Grieve for the plans you had that will not come to pass. Grieve for the you, you could have been. Get angry. Find someone who will listen without judging. Who will let you blow off steam. If cussing makes you feel better, use every foul word you ever heard and make up new ones. Get it out of your system. Dealing with the guilt and the anger are not going to happen overnight, and once you deal with it doesn=t mean it will be gone forever. You will have periods where they will come back. Don=t be alarmed or get depressed, well maybe for a little while you can be depressed, but deal with them in the way you know works for you. The only exception here is substance abuse. It is very tempting to drink, smoke pot or do pills to make it all go away. However, it is only a temporary fix, and adds to your problems. It is not what you would tell your children or your friends to do. So, don=t you. (End of sermon)

All is not lost. I have been able to make positives out of the negatives. I now work from home as a freelance writer. It has been a slow journey, but I am making progress. I have written a few articles and been paid for them. I am developing an online reputation as a writer doing research columns, writing book reviews and teaching classes via the Internet.

My husband and I are learning to adapt to the illness and have a mutually satisfying love life. My children and grandchildren are learning to cope and know that they are loved in spite of what I can no longer do. We are learning how to adapt the activities we love to do as a family so I can take part and everyone can have a good time.

My friends and family are learning to look carefully at treatments and doctors not just for me, but for themselves too.

Now, if I could just get people in parking lots to quit giving me dirty looks when a normal looking woman gets out of a car parked in a handicapped spot.

For more info:

www.fibrohugs.com

SACRED SUNDAY -- HUMOR

SACRED SEVEN SUNDAY HUMOR

THE MEANING OF THE NUMBER 7

http://www.crystalinks.com/numerology3.html

1 SPIRITUAL HUMOR

http://www.enchantedmountainpoems.com/humorreligion.html

2 Religious Humor

http://www.metanoia.org/jokes2.htm

3 RELIGIOUS CARTOONS

http://www.womensfunnyvideos.com/pictures/religioushumor.htm

4 Church Sign Generator

http://www.churchsigngenerator.com/

5 Religious Humor

http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig/webjokes/index.html

6 Baby Got Bible

http://www.funnyjunk.com/movies/117/Baby+Got+Bible/

7 Clean Religious, Church, Sunday School, Minister, and Bible Jokes

http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Religious.htm

SATURDAY SEVEN

SEVEN FUN WEBSITES

1 Compose a personalized Santa letter in a few minutes and make this Christmas the most exciting and magical one for your children. Santa does exist, and it's you! Letters are guaranteed to arrive by Christmas.

http://becomesanta.com/

2 Did I send this to you already? I can't remember.

http://monday-fodder.org/fun_stuff/aging/aging.htm

3 For Sale: One Useless Cat

http://bertc.com/uselessCat.htm

4 ALL MY FAVS

http://www.allmyfaves.com/

5 SAD KITTY

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/TPC/Funny_Pictures/1001-2000/1701-1800/37.shtm

6 TALK LIKE A REDNECK

http://members.lycos.nl/jurgenspage/newpage5.html

7 DEEP THOUGHT OF THE DAY