I am talking about getting rid of the wrinkles in our shirts and trousers when you have no iron or clothers dryer, which to my suprise a lot of apartments do not have. Can’t imagine.

What often happens is that you throw your shirt or blouse in a pile with the intenion of hanging them up, but don’t. Result a wrinkly mess.

Here are two simple solutions.

a. Take one very wrinkled shirt and hang it on your shower curtain rod. I then turned the shower all the way to hot, shut the door and let the steam go for 15 minutes. When you come back, you should be genuinely surprised at how many wrinkles had come out.

b. Method two: This method called for spraying a wrinkled shirt with water from a spray bottled and then blow drying it. This is actually even faster than the shower method

This is the result:

Source

2.There are 923 words in the english language that break the “i before e” rule. Only 44 words actually follow that rule.

3. Up Until 1998 England had nuclear bombs that could be set off with just a bicycle lock Key. No launch codes, no other safeguards, just a small silver key.
Until 1998, when it was withdrawn from service, the WE.177 bomb was armed with a standard tubular pin tumbler lock (as used on bicycle locks) and a standard allen key was used to set yield and burst height. Source

4. In 2005 a gy named Chris Putnam hacked into Facebook and made thousands of profiles look like MySpace profiles. Facebook hired him

5. Most of our depression is brought on by simply over-thinking too much.
Persistently dwelling on distressing situations from the recent or distant past (called rumination, as in that thing a cow does when it constantly rechews food) can be one of the most destructive mental habits. It’s closely linked to depression, and it can sap our confidence, our ability to solve problems, and our sense of control over our lives. Source

We have done this before with great success. Breakfast of a good feed of shrimp and mullet.

This particular morning was just an abundance of color and serenity all in one. There was not a breath of wind, and as we rowed across the lake the sun peacefully and beautifully rose between the clouds.

Luckily I had my iPhone with me and was able to capture this awesome beauty,  which I was very blessed to experience.

To get a better take on these pictures I suggest you click on them to enlarge the photo, that way you can see for yourself how beautiful it was.

Enjoy

Mika about to cast out the shrimp net

You know, I am not one to complain normally, but in recent times I have had a frustrating experience with a particular Airlines, which I don’t care to name, but it has a Kangaroo painted on its tail. Yes this time I complained!

All the good it did as they did not even care to reply. I then decided to write to the CEO of the company to see if I get any results.

I felt I was not treated with the respect I should get as a paying customer  and consequently felt I paid more than I thought I should for the fare. Anyway I wont go into details as I have done that in writing to the Company.

Where I am going with this story? I read an article in the weekend which tells me that dissatisfaction with the service from Companies and their employees are getting more common.

In my opinion I feel that number crunching (marketers, accountants and whoever else in the company that is not particularly productive )in the administration of these companies have become more important than their clients. Hey without those clients there is no company and there is no job for those ‘Number Crunchers’..

The solution to this problem is very simple – Customers are important to your organization so you should be working with them. Ignoring customer dissatisfaction can do unrepairable damage to your business.

Customers are now getting desperate and frustrated with the service they are receiving . Nationalities that they have to deal with and try to have a dialogue with, that hardly speak clear english. I for one whose hearing is not of a 20-year-old any more, continually having to say excuse me I don’t understand, speak slowly or give me someone who can speak english and I can understand

The article  suggested nipping any negative reactions from the customers in the bud well before extreme emotions and rage  emerge.

In my opinion all complaints should be used to benefit the company and to use the information in a positive way  instead of treating it in a negative manner and try to resolve the complaints to the best of their ability. It is the only way a company will grow internally and externally.

MANAGING CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS

Source  Momentum — Magazine of UQ Business School

• Anticipate potential flashpoint
• Encourage – even reward – information about complaints
• Recruit service-minded staff
• Train staff to deal with angry customers
• Protect your employees
• Give front-line staff the power to make discretionary decisions.
• find out what went wrong – and learn from it.
• rebuild customer relationships

These to me are very wise words and a  plan for a successful business.

1. It’s possible for your body to survive without a surprisingly large fraction of its internal organs. Even if you lose your stomach, your spleen, 75% of your liver, 80% of your intestines, one kidney, one lung, and virtually every organ from your pelvic and groin area, you wouldn’t be very healthy, but you  would live.

2. 1. Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour. Ever wonder how you can react so fast to things around you or why that stubbed toe hurts right away? It’s due to the super-speedy movement of nerve impulses from your brain to the rest of your body and vice versa, bringing reactions at the speed of a high powered luxury sports car.

3.  Scientists say the higher your I.Q. the more you dream. While this may be true, don’t take it as a sign you’re mentally lacking if you can’t recall your dreams. Most of us don’t remember many of our dreams and the average length of most dreams is only 2-3 seconds–barely long enough to register.

4. Every day the average person loses 60-100 strands of hair. Unless you’re already bald, chances are good that you’re shedding pretty heavily on a daily basis. Your hair loss will vary in accordance with the season, pregnancy, illness, diet and age.

5. The adrenal glands change size throughout life. The adrenal glands, lying right above the kidneys, are responsible for releasing stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline. In the seventh month of a fetus’ development, the glands are roughly the same size as the kidneys. At birth, the glands have shrunk slightly and will continue to do so throughout life. In fact, by the time a person reaches old age, the glands are so small they can hardly be seen.

Feet have 500,000 sweat glands and can produce more than a pint of sweat a day.With that kind of sweat-producing power it’s no wonder that your gym shoes have a stench that can peel paint. Additionally, men usually have much more active sweat glands than women.

6. On any given day, sexual intercourse takes place 120 million times on earth. Humans are a quickly proliferating species, and with about 4% of the world’s population having sex on any given day, it’s no wonder that birth rates continue to increase in many places all over the world.

Your teeth start growing 6 months before you are born. While few babies are born with teeth in place, the teeth that will eventually push through the gums of young children are formed long before the child even leaves the womb. At 9 to 12 weeks the fetus starts to form the teeth buds that will turn into baby teeth.

7.  Your eyes are always the same size from birth but your nose and ears never stop growing. When babies look up at you with those big eyes, they’re the same size that they’ll be carrying around in their bodies for the rest of their lives. Their ears and nose, however, will grow throughout their lives and research has shown that growth peaks in seven year cycles.

Source – Your daily dose of Health

You Will Need:
High-Melt Paraffin Wax (IGI 1260)
Party Balloons
Double Boiler
Cookie Sheet

1. Fill a balloon with tepid water.

2. Melt your wax. Optimum working temperature for this project is 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Try to maintain this temperature for your wax while working by keeping it on a double boiler.

3. Slowly dip your balloon into the wax to just below the water level in the balloon. Warning: Do not dip the balloon into the wax past the water level. This could cause the balloon to pop.

4. Hold the balloon in the wax for a few seconds, and then slowly lift it out of the wax. Dip the balloon a few more times, allowing some time between dips to let the wax cool.

5. While it is still quite warm, carefully set the balloon down onto a piece of paper or a cookie sheet, making sure it is level. This will create a flat bottom for the luminary.

6. Dip your balloon a few more times until it is the desired thickness. A good target thickness is 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch.

7. Set the balloon on the paper or cookie sheet again and let it cool.

8. When the wax is completely cooled, hold the balloon over a sink or bucket, facing away from you. Carefully pop the balloon with a skewer or knife and let the water drain out. Throw away the balloon shards.

9. To level the top of the luminary, heat a cookie sheet on the stove and place the luminary top-down onto the hot sheet and carefully melt the edges until it is level.

10. Place a tea light or votive inside the luminary and burn on a candle holder in a dark area.

Here is an example of these luminaries when using dye.

Subject: Interesting Stanford lecture…

In an evening class at Stanford the last lecture was on the mind-body connection – the relationship between stress and disease. The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to be married to a woman, whereas, for a woman, one of the best things she could do for her health was to nurture her relationships with her girlfriends. At first everyone laughed, but he was serious.

Women connect with each other differently and provide support systems that help each other to deal with stress and difficult life experiences. Physically, this quality “girlfriend time” helps us to create more serotonin – a neurotransmitter that helps combat depression and can create a general feeling of well-being. Women share feelings whereas men often form relationships around activities. We share from our souls with our sisters/mothers, and evidently that is very GOOD for our health. He said that spending time with a friend is just as important to our general health as jogging or working out at a gym.

There’s a tendency to think that when we are “exercising” we are doing something good for our bodies, but when we are hanging out with friends, we are wasting our time and should be more productively engaged. Not true. In fact, he said that failure to create and maintain quality personal relationships with other humans is as dangerous to our physical health as smoking!

So every time you hang out to schmooze with a gal pal, just pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good for your health! We are indeed very, very lucky. Sooooo, let’s toast to our friendship with our girlfriends. Evidently it’s very good for our health.

So what keeps you happy will keep you healthy and reduce all medical bills

Happy Mother’s Day
By Lesley Voth

She has been around for almost 94 years
She is wise, a comforting strength, seen happiness and tears

Happy Mother’s Day Mom
Enjoy and have fun.