a doggy quilt

a doggy quilt
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

I made a small, dog-sized quilt for Pepper. It took me about a couple of days to make. I also made a small pillow out of blue velvet and black duvatyn.



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vlog 0003: for the Deaf chefs.

Here's the link as noted in my vlog above. Enjoy!

Tags: deaf, advice, vlog topics, cooking tools, devices

27,000 bucks

For this Smart Fortwo Mercedes Benz car!

OUCH!

quiz plug - jackass?

Which JACKASS are you? (pics)
Johnny Knoxville Stunts: fake erections, public farting, carrying around a dead alligator, breaking a coffin, sticking hand up cow's butt, and getting things shot at balls
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a funny im.

It was a couple of months ago when out of the blue, Ridor sent me an IM
at 2:05 am. Hoping that Ridor doesn't mind, I've decided to share this
with you:

ridor9th: asdf

deafie258: Ghjkl

ridor9th: 46fth

deafie258: 75hyf

ridor9th: see?

deafie258: See what?

ridor9th: YOUR attitude! :-D

deafie258: Lol

deafie258: Too sassy for you?

ridor9th: yuppie

deafie258: Heh

a response to Mary Ruth's disclaimers vlog.

This video is a response to Mary Ruth's vlog topic about Are vLoggers’ Disclaimers Neccessary?

vlog 0002: anonymous bunnies.

I know I was supposed to talk about the topic about what is a "friend," but it has been taking some time to get my thoughts out. It's a sensitive issue.

Anyhow, you can still get another topic today about anonymous commentors! I know it is kinda overdue. I made this response to David Eberwein's vlog and other vloggers/bloggers discussion about anonymous commentors. I also explained a bit that I do not allow anonymous comments on my blog.

Tags: vlog topics, humor, advice

duff and i.

duff and i.
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

This is the star of Ace of Cakes and owner of Charm City Cakes. He seems to be an awesome dude and I am glad to meet him in person! We were at a cake show in Westminster, MD.

Pepper is happy.

vlog 0001: why 258? what is revver.com?

vlog 0000: popping my vlog cherry.

Pardon me since this vlog is over 10 minutes long! Not too bad for a starting vlog. Hopefully, I'll get the hang of it and make better, clear and faster vlogs for easier loading.

Enjoy!

a quick note of thanks.

easter.

easter.
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

I can't wait for Easter!



I love the bright colors, the cadbury creme egg, those sugar egg

dioramas and the floral seeds. I even love April 1st the most!



I can't wait to enjoy the Spring this year! :)

how many of me?

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 5 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

cake!

cake!
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

Duff's a stud! Glad I met him at a cake show in Westminster, MD!

confessions of an amway brat.

I am going to say this - I REALLY despise Amway-slash-Quixtar! I despise multilevel marketing and matrixes with a passion. I was an Amway brat. What does an "Amway brat" means, you might ask? It meant that when I was a kid growing up, my parents have tried to succeed in selling Amway products, recruiting buyers and sales representatives. I know firsthand and have seen upfront with my own eyes, from my parents' experiences, how damaging MLMs and Matrixes can be to everyone involved. The topmost reason why I hate Amway/Quixtar is it reeks of child labor. It is illegal in USA. I have seen parents force their kids to go door-to-door, trying to sell Amway products! In fact, I remember I had to go door-to-door with my brothers and sisters in the middle of the summer, and we lived in Phoenix, Arizona! Can you imagine the heat?!? With all the wrong things going on with Amway/Quixtar, I have to admit there's only one good thing from that company - I still stand by their L.O.C. soap!

Many friends who have joined MLM/Matrixes have often been upset with me because I consistently refused to join any of their schemes. They badgered me with "why?" - "you lose for missing out a great opportunity!" - "you don't know what you're talking about because you never tried this!" - (and my all-time favorite) "I thought you were my friend!" I have seen more friendships damaged or lost because of those fast cash schemes. After all that crap, I have learned to say one sentence each and every time a new scheme is invented, a friend would try to get me to join. I would put on my best smile with a twinkle in my eye and say:

Prove it to me that it works for you and I will join when I see your results!
Guaranteed!

And there are those who aren't satisfied with my answers to why I won't join their scheme. They'd get SO pushy and impatient with me, I'd finally rant at them:

Friends don't *bleep* with their friends' *bleep* and their wallets! So, do yourself and me a big favor - BACK the *bleep* OFF!

I've joined MatrixWatch because my best friend found this forum a few days ago. We were discussing the new team that works with ClubFreedom/RevolvingTravel. There is something different and new about this team. Knowing I would lose 100 dollars, I joined for research purposes and will track the progress into my blog about that group. I want to build a resource to protect the Deaf people's finances. Including Canadian Diamond Traders, Quixtar and Club Freedom, other 'get rich quick' schemes have also easily found their victims among the Deaf community repeatedly, daily, weekly and yearly. I wish I knew the exact amount of money the Deaf community has lost to those MLM/Matrixes/Product Redistributors.

I am constantly sick and tired of finding out my Deaf friends have lost a bundle of money into scams. If you have some information or advice I could incorporate into my personal research and reports, please share with me though PMs. I am trying to decide how to approach this with the Deaf community and create vlogs (video logs) in American Sign Language.

Tags: scams, matrixes, mlm, quixtar, amway, clubfreedom, revolvingtravel, canadian diamond traders, vlog topics, friends, money

at a mac store

at a mac store
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

Hey, I am at a Mac store checking out the 17" display while Jen and

Hil are checking out the iPods.



Vogue!

Pixel fonts

ow.

Hey everyone..

Let you know what happened in the past few weeks.  I ended up in the E.R. in the hospital yesterday.

My eyes have been bothering me for a month, then I started having pressure building up in my eye about a week ago.  It started to hurt a bit about 3 days ago.  Then, yesterday morning, when I woke up, it felt like someone punched my eye so hard.  Blinking and feeling the rawness, I knew right away this wasn't pink eye because there are no crusty residue and the eye didn't have that usual itching.  I went ahead and got ready for school.  During my Health & Wellness class, I asked my teacher out of curiosity what she thought of the spot on my eye.  She gasped, said it is not pink eye and could be an infection of some sort.  Her suggestion was that I am to go to E.R. as soon as possible to get my eye taken care of.  I took the rest of the day off from school so I could go to the hospital.

The hospital visit wasn't too bad.  It was under 3 hours long.  The M.D. doctor said I have Subconjunctival Hemorrhage.  He gave me a paper about it.  It is a result of a broken blood vessel in the white portion of the eye.  It is usually painless (yeah, right - it still hurts!) and may be caused by minor injury to the eye.  Also, coughing, sneezing or vomiting can cause this.  Although it can look frightening, it is not serious and the blood will be reabsorbed without treatment within 2 to 3 weeks.

He didn't prescribe anything.  A nurse took me to the eye institute part of the hospital to make sure my eyes are okay.  The eye doctor gave me some eye drops that dilated my pupils.  I went through a series of tests.  He said my eyes are okay for now, but will need to come back in 1 or 2 months for a vision field test to see if I am in the early stages of glaucoma.  It is odd though on how I got that broken blood vessel.  I didn't cough, sneeze or vomit.  My bowel movements is fine.  I never got hit in the eye nor touched it.  Frankly, I am stumped on how this happened to my eye!  I hope it goes away soon.

I hope my vision comes back to normal with no irritation or pain.  Please remind me in a couple weeks if you want to know if my eyes got better or not.  Anyway, enjoy the pics!

_\,,/  Philip

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abc wall?

rock hard.

rock hard.
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

From February 13th to 14th, it seemed like Jack Frost had taken a HUGE

constipated shit on Maryland and the rest of New England. Several

inches of frozen snow is everywhere. I could stand on and not sink more

than 1/8th of an inch into the snow!



Yep, rock hard, white, iced-thick snow.

freebie: a magazine subscription.

If you want a free 12-issue subscription to GDUSA, click here!

thrilled.

I finally found a great blogging client for Macs which is free. Since there aren't many Mac software out there that are free for use, please be kind and donate to Larry Borsato's efforts in making Bleezer.

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del.icio.us: bleezer freeware blog

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testing out bleezer

I am testing out a new blogging client by Larry at www.bleezer.com.

Technorati: bleezer new+editor

Powered by Bleezer

pepper.

arizona's 25¢

Pick one of the 5 designs to be the future Arizona Quarter! Please vote for the final Arizona state quarter!

a Deaf joke.

Q: Why are there so many Deaf men who happen to be gay?

witch-tittin' it.

It's SO freakin' cold right now! But it is about time I've seen a white, full blanket of snow in Maryland!

The snow is really pretty with the wind blowing. It makes the air look glittery. Also, while I was walking to my appointment and classes, I could see soft tuffs of snow on the trees falling slowly to the ground.

Too bad I'm on my SidekickII! If I had a better digital camera, those shots would look great!

witch-tittin' it.
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

a candid pic?

a candid pic?
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

Is it "candid" when you take a self-portrait and you're not trying to

pose? Sometimes I wonder, but what do you think? Could it be possible

or impossible to take a candid self-portrait?

a blogging tool for the mac.

If you are a Mac user and you got a blog, check out Bleezer. Fortunately for you, it's free. Unfortunately for you, it doesn't work with the new Blogger yet. Check back for updates!

sunbasked.

sunbasked.
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

This is one of my dearest friends, Kirsi. Isn't she adorable?! Some of

you may recognize her as Gnarlydorkette.

a celebration.

a celebration.
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

Hilary just found out last night that she finally got accepted to

Hofstra University! Neal took all of us out for a celebration for his

daughter getting accepted!



Congrats, Hilary! I'm proud of you! Oxox!



P.S. Don't I look scary?

a celebration.

a celebration.
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

Hilary just found out last night that she finally got accepted to

Hofstra University! Neal took all of us out for a celebration for his

daughter getting accepted!



Congrats, Hilary! I'm proud of you! Oxox!



P.S. Don't I look scary?

a celebration.

a celebration.
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

Hilary just found out last night that she finally got accepted to

Hofstra University! Neal took all of us out for a celebration for his

daughter getting accepted!



Congrats, Hilary! I'm proud of you! Oxox!



P.S. Don't I look scary?

stop motion.

I really enjoy watching stop motion short films! This one is created by Tony and Paul. The story is about 2 friends who became enemies. Tony and Paul worked on this video for 2 months! So, enjoy their final product!

a wallpaper.

This reminds me of someone who I love and cherish.

spring cleaning.

It can be such a BIG pain in the ass! But the end result is usually
rewarding. I spent about 15 hours cleaning my old computer files and
burned them to DVDs.

Also, I moved my necessary, daily files to a new 1 GB flashdrive. It's
cheap, I bought it for $20 bucks at Staples! It was supposed to be
around 60 bucks at the regular price. Good deal, huh?!

Soon, I'll be reformatting Neal's desktop computer.. Hope it'll be a
quick one. I have always made it a yearly habit to reformat any
computer I own. It keeps the computer running in tip-top shape and in
better organization. Each time I reformat, I don't add software that
that I don't use or stopped using. It leaves more room for memory.

Thank God for the MacBook! Neal's PC will breathe a little better! ;)

YES! Finally!

Now I'm a Mac man! No more PC!!!

I'm SOOOOOOO thrilled! Got me a new MacBook for school!

Feels great to rejoin the Apple ranks! ;)

favorite short flick.

I really like this funny, film short. I thought it was genius and brilliant!

favorite app.

I'd say most of the apps I like to use can be found on
PortableApps.com. They now bundled their software into a Portable
Suite. Perfect for people on-the-go who want all their writings,
browsing and pictures in one flash drive.

a new routine.

I'm working on a new routine and hopefully I'll stick to it. No.. I shouldn't say that. I am going to stick to the new routine, period. Because I'm starting school soon. I'm taking 2 online classes along with 3 on-campus courses, so that presents a challenge for me and my timing.

For now, I'll list the kind of classes I signed up for, but will edit the accurate course names later. I'll be taking:
Fitness
Holistic health
Fundamentals of Photography
Information (computer)
Society

I have a few more projects in mind that I wanted to work on, but I need a routine to allow me to work on each project effectively. Overall, I think I'll do great in school as long as I don't get lousy, ADA-inaccessible instructors!

Next Wednesday, I have training and orientation for students doing workstudy this upcoming semester... Then on January 16, I'll be making my book and course supply purchases. With little patience for getting my degree, I start my first day of school on January 30th. The one class I am TOTALLY psyched for is Fundamentals of Photography! I can't wait!!!!

If my calculations are correct, I'll be going to school and work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. I indend to use one day for 2 of my online courses. With the rest of the days off, I intend to keep looking for a part-time job. God only knows how much support I need right now, emotionally and financially! A steady routine = the stability I need everyday.

** wrench falls in **

Oh, F@#%!!!!! For the past 3 days, I have been writing and working on this blog entry. Today, right before I started to write more and edit the contents of this blog post, I got an email from my mom. She just went to the doctor recently and learned some unfortunate news about the family. It seems that my mom, myself and my siblings have inherited Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy. I'm not going to be in a panicky drama over this, but yes, I'm upset about it. My sight is valuable to me because I am Deaf and see/hear with my own eyes. I hope I'll never have to face and deal with the full effects of Fuchs' Corneal Dystrophy.

** sigh! **

I'm going to close this post for now and send it in. I'll be watching a DVD then will be writing down my plans for tomorrow and this week.

Hope all's well with you!

will youtube listen?

Concerning the following 2 videos, I've sent a complaint to YouTube via their contact service page:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_uMaMXkxJE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q992QnPzpqE

I am very disappointed you would allow these videos to remain posted and online. Those videos are just as offensive as racist videos. Those 2 videos posted are pretty much categorized as Hate videos.

I would like to show you what the similarities are so you'll have a better understanding how offensive it can be:
hearing person mocks and makes fun of Deaf person
white person tease and taunt a black person

YouTube, are you willing to allow such videos mar and scar your reputation with the Deaf community? You want bad press? I hope you guys will do the right thing and take those offensive videos offline!

Sincerely yours,
Philip Mecham

I can only sit back and wonder when they'll listen or do something about it. Only time will tell! And, if other Deaf people sent in the same complaint to YouTube, then, maybe they'll listen and quickly remove the 2 videos.

:: foundation ::

Here's a poem I started to write in 2000, but completed it sometime in 2001. I wanted to make a political statement with a poem, and at the same time, do a different style of writing one. It is almost like alliteration, but it's not. Enjoy!

:: foundation ::

ill awe
artificial honor
hazy opportunities
obtuse cliques
coy exploitations
easily self-inflicted
sordid victims
vicious fibs
fudged proficiency
paralyzed obedience
optimistic employers
eager bastards
bloodsucking freeloaders
fair damnation
discrimination prostitutes
protests subdued
self-subscribing illiteracy
idiot farms
flagrant education
ensuing boredom
brain fatalities
foolish societies
silence continues
comic progress
people ill-tempered
intelligence unattractive
unsought agreements
abandoned aspirations
aimless drones
declassed innocents
of
ill awe!

- philip (c) 2007

poor utahn peeps.

While I'm enjoying the 70-something° weather here in Maryland, my Utah friends have been witch-tittin' it at around 24°! I'll tell you, the weather's pretty odd in the past year here! We'll see how it goes for 2007!

winter sky.

0068780-R1-026-11A
Originally uploaded by Deaf258.

I love this shot I took of the trees and sky of Maryland.

the end and the beginning.

10.. 9.. 8.. 7.. 6.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1..

Yappy Hew Near 7002!

More to be added later!

it sucked.

I was going to write a long entry and email to post here for Christmas,
but...

Christmas sucked. Badly.

So, I'm going to bed early. Goodnight!

what am i?

You are The Fool

The Fool is the card of infinite possibilities. The bag on the staff indicates that he has all he need to do or be anything he wants, he has only to stop and unpack. He is on his way to a brand new beginning. But the card carries a little bark of warning as well. Stop daydreaming and fantasising and watch your step, lest you fall and end up looking the fool.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

fixing something.

The comments pages are on the fray. Hope to get them fixed by tonight!

new hat.

Neal and his 2 daughters got me a new hat and sweater with zipper for
Hanukkah.

I really like the hat! It's a reminiscence of Arizona with all the hot
weather during Spring and Summer!

a christmas present.

Finally! I got the supersampler camera for Christmas!

Every year, my brothers and sisters do this gift exchange. So, I'm
giving many thanks to one of my sister-in-laws!

:) :) :) :) :) :) :)

wish granted: a fisheye camera.

It was a pleasant surprise when I answered the door to find out I got a
Fedex delivery from Mipperjean!

Thanks, Missy! I'm forever in your debt!

Tags: camera, lomography

a firefox favorite: gbutts

I totally fell in love with GButts! It is a Firefox Add-on or Extension
that adds a drop-down menu of buttons to many services and features
provided by Google.

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/3576/

a speed test.

I thought my cable connection was 512kb. Boy, was I wrong!

updated signature.

For quite a while, this was my email signature:

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks
out."

- Walter Winchell

Now, I am using this new quote as a signature:

"It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

deep thought.

I have seen this quote a few times before. I decided to post a brief entry about it.

Sometimes when you try too hard to get something, you won't be happy. Usually, you have to let things happen naturally and enjoy life, then you'll be truly happy.

delicious italian cake.

Neal and I went to Trader Joe's for dinner 2 nights ago. We wanted to
get a quick sandwish or wrap before we went to a joint Deaf
organizations' Happy Hour fundraiser.

While we were at Trader Joe's, and after we picked our choice of food to
eat, we went to the food sample serving area. We found someone working
the table and asked if we could get our food microwaved bec it is so
cold outside. The worker reminded us that they aren't supposed to warm
up food for customers, but sensed our urgency and went ahead anyways. I
noticed a tray with slices of some kind of bread with diced fruit in
them. I tried a sample...

Mmmmmmh! It tasted really good!

While our food was getting heated up in the microwave, I asked about the
price of the type of bread. I forgot how much exactly it was. I can't
find the receipt, but I know it was somewhere between 6 to 7 dollars.

There was a big stack of the fruit bread in boxes. I noticed the boxes
came in 2 colors. I asked the salesperson what's the difference. The
darker colored boxes are raisins with candied fruit bits, and the
lighter colored boxes have cranberries instead with candied fruit bits.
Based on the salesperson's suggestion, I made my choice and grabbed it.

» insert classic zelda sfx «

Huzzah!! I bought a package of Trader Joe's Cranberry Panettone!

lomography fisheye camera

I've had my eye on this camera for quite some time. I think I will get this within the next 2 months for my Photography class at CCBC. Amazon is selling it right now for $36.60 with free shipping! It's times like this that I wish I was employed! :(
link...

tags: [lomography] [cameras]

via Wists: link

cat humor.

a nice surprise.

I was baking 3 kinds of cookies today when Neal came home from work. He walked in the kitchen and we chatted for a bit while I set the dough on the coockie sheet. He was playing with Pepper, then asked me to close my eyes for a minute. So, I shut my eyes.

He tapped me on the shoulder and I opened up my eyes. He held up a box with a small fiber optic Christmas tree in it.

I didn't have Christmas things or decorations around the apartment. Neal felt bad that he and his family will celebrate their Jewish traditions and holidays this month, and I won't be celebrating Christmas. Now the little tree is sitting in the corner of the living/dining room area.

I'm really touched. It really meant a lot what he did for me today! I wonder if he understood what that meant to me..

Anyway.. Happy Hannukah (spell? I'm gonna check dictionary for this one), Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, y'all!

Testing Blogger.com

The damn blogger service won't work 3 times already.

a favorite anime.

For as long as I could remember, Grave of the Fireflies is the only anime that made me cry. It was very thought-provoking and heart-wrenching. I'd recommend this movie to everyone.

Blockbuster Online - Grave of the Fireflies on DVD

women with raging testosterones.

Rosie O'Donnell might be going too far, too quick with her recent spat with Kelly Ripa about Kelly's comment towards Clay Aiken. Wow. And, Kelly's comment towards Clay were pretty harsh.

Whether Kelly meant that comment as homophobic or not, I have to wonder if the only phobia she has is towards germs. Why else is she the Tide spokeperson?? Kelly's response about flu and cold season makes perfect sense. Although, she should have kept her tongue in cheek, because, as the saying goes, "If you have nothing good to say at all, don't say it."

And, poor Clay. I'll bet Clay didn't expect this would happen to him. He should have kept his hands to himself unless he is "really close, best friends" with Kelly Ripa. Then, it would have made sense for him to cover Kelly's mouth. Thank goodness, Clay had clever help from Tori Spelling to lighten the mood of the controversy!

Really. I think people, especially a select group of women with abnormal amounts of testosterone, really need to lighten up and back off.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=2672565&page=1

wacky haiku.

By MadHaiku:

just in time for thanksgiving...
a new cooking show:
"eat, drink, puke with rachael ray"
she's so glamorous!

personality colors test.

I love taking personality colors tests! I learn more about myself everytime! I think everyone else should make it a habit to play a few personality colors quizzes or tests once in a while!

Here's my result from this test:

You Chose:TYPE 5
High Sensation Seeking

High Sensation Seeking (HSS) means that you really enjoy high-energy, thrill-seeking kinds of activities. You seldom follow the crowd. Your idea of a good time is a thrilling emotional experience that challenges you to the max. Because you seek out high-energy experiences, other people probably think of you as a risk-taker. The people in your life may admire you as an avant-guard, leading-edge kind of individual who is likely to be tuned into new trends ahead of the curve. People are drawn to your adventurous spirit.

Find out more about your personality here!

spam poison?

I've used it in the past, and wasn't sure if it really works. Won't hurt to try posting it again!

ten on tuesday.

Every Tuesday, check here for 10 on Tuesday's latest meme! Here's this week's meme:

10 Things You Love to Eat During the Holidays

1. Molasses Ginger Cookies.
2. Ganache on fresh fruit pieces.
3. Warm Neiman Marcus cookies.
4. Homemade vanilla bean ice cream.
5. Homemade apple pie with cream.
6. Fruitcake and milk.
7. Homemade cheesecakes.
8. Caramel covered apple slices.
9. Turkey meat on legs and wings.
10. Cooked grated carrots with bacon bits.

free rental

Check out redbox to pick up a free movie rental! I like renting new releases from Redbox because it's only a buck per night! One drawback though, it's due the next day by 7 pm. So, you better plan on watching what you rent! Ya don't want the moolah go to waste, huh?? ;)

YOU MUST READ: Issue with Forwarded Emails

I am trying to be nice. I am gonna do a soft, short and sweet rant. I am sick and tired of getting forwarded emails from family and friends who don't know how to use the [Bcc:] feature! So, I typed out this email and sent it via [Bcc:] to everyone's email addresses I could find in those forwarded emails. Read the following:

Hello everyone!

I'd like to take a few minutes of your time. You'll find out why I have your email address.

Four of my family and friends sent me several forwarded emails with loaded with attached email addresses. If you got this email, it is because your address was also listed!

Not to worry and thank goodness for YOU, I am not a spammer and I do not work for advertisement in pornography, sexual medical advisement centers, drugs or other junk companies.

I feel this this is my civil duty to inform you the following -

Keep in mind that I say this with much love and respect.. and a lot of patience.

If you love, respect and cherish your family and friends, PLEASE stop using [To:] for listing your family and friends' email addresses whenever you forward emails! Learn to use [Bcc:] and use it faithfully and religiously! [Bcc:] stands for Blind Carbon Copy. When you send out emails via [Bcc:], everyone will NOT see other people's email addresses! Only the sender's. If you use [To:], you only want to use your own email address. If you add other email addresses in [To:], you are exposing your family and friends' addresses to potential strangers when the forwarded email arrives its destinations several times. Where is the privacy?!?

If you got a forwarded email and before you forward it again, PLEASE erase any listed emails FIRST, those people would appreciate your support and help in respecting their privacy. Your family and friends would appreciate NOT having to scrooooooooooooooooooooooooooooll down past all the former recipients' and senders' email addresses and forwarded subjects and inset lines sometimes with double and repeated posting of the email's contents all the way down and a few more clicks of the mouse scrolling to the bottom to get the point of the message. (annoyed loss of breath) Get my point?

If you already practice using [Bcc:] and cleaning your forwarded emails by cropping out unnecessary contents and former recipients' and senders' email addresses before you send it out... THANK YOU with the bottom of my heart! Well, your family and friends will THANK YOU tremendously, too!

It will reduce the spread of unwanted spam and virus.

I'm happy to be here to help you understand the joys of using [Bcc:]!

Happy Holidays!
Philip

P.S. Please forward this email to your family and friends, I am sure they would appreciate to learn of [Bcc:]. Before you do that, erase the senders' or my email addresses from this email! thanks again!

P.P.S. I rarely use this email account, so I probably cannot reply.

pilates and diet

I was reading on the Craigslist forums, and found a discussion group where a person was complaining of a bad back as a result from surgery. Several people made suggestions on exercises. One of them said a few words about checking out the Winsdor Pilates, "Perhaps this exercise would work?"

I immediately replied with the following:

I have had a weak, bad back for quite a number of years.

I got fed up with feeling depressed, sore and fat. My depression often gets so bad to the point where it was disabling me, rendering me a hermit, always living indoors away from family and friends. I started taking Pilates over a year ago, and it was tough and hard. I kept at it and wasn't easy for me.

Now, it has been a year and a half, and I am so GLAD I took Pilates! My back problems have reduced maybe 80% less than before. I don't get that painful twinge in my lower back anymore. I have more energy, better posture and happier attitude.

I've been on diets and exercise programs before. Nothing worked. I was quickly gaining what I have lost and some extra. Ugh!

After starting Pilates, I went from 239 lbs to 214 lbs in 18 months and the weight STAYED OFF! Just be consistent with your Pilates routine, eat whole wheat products, more fruits/vegetables, proteins and drink lots and lots of water. Changing the way you eat is your own decision. Don't immediately force yourself on a diet, or you'll feel overwhelmed and give up. My changes in diet happened v e r y  s l o w l y. I made one or two adjustments here and there. It does make a difference! I still eat fattening foods, but ate in good moderation. Don't forget to follow the recommended serving size!

After exercising for long enough, I noticed my cravings for my favorite soda and sweets have gotten less and less. :D In the end, the changes in eating habits along with my exercises have helped me overcome most of my depression issues.

I haven't given up my sweets and soda yet! ;) Gotta have my chocolate fix!

Anyway, Pilates won't work unless you really want it to work. If you gave up on it, that means you don't want it badly enough. You have to really want it badly enough to make a positive difference in your health!

bitch mood.

I'm in a bitch mood today.

I'm tired of having to get permission to love someone unconditionally.

a poem.

Do not stand by my grave and weep
by Mary E. Frye

Do not stand at my grave and weep:
I am not there.  I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the softly falling snow,
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the field of ripening grain.

I am in the morning hush,
I am in the grateful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight.
I am the starshine of the night.

I am in the flowers that bloom.
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing.
I am in each lovely thing.

So do not stand by my grave and cry.
I am not there.
I did not die.