A Revolution?

As with most revolutions in history, presently there is a long-awaited revolution occurring in our country - and around the world - against greed, corporate and government corruption, discrimination (on all levels), eroding personal rights and income inequality.
At present, the revolution is organized as demonstrations and - other one recorded death in the USA and possibly several injuries resulting from pepper spray and infrequent (but ever-present possibility of) police brutality - is essentially non-violent.  Granted, however, that there will always be troublemakers that will put the entire demonstration group in harm's way.

The current opposition to the status  quo of excessive executive bonuses of so-called public corporations, as shown by the recent Citibank stockholder vote against excessive executive bonuses, is an important step of a revolution that will possibly evolve into a full-scale conflict as opposition to change and resulting frustrations increases.

Here's a video from MSNBC taken at the very start of the Occupy Movement in the USA - can you see where this is may be going?

Woman's Health Panel

Contraception means more to most women than simply having sex without getting pregnant. Well documented, "the pill" can also help control many other medical ailments for women.

The right to contraception has been made a rather large issue amongst republicans looking for anything to give them leverage to regain power. Don't be fooled by the kangaroo panels, irate bishops, etc. they are a ploy to convince you to be one-sided on this issue. Republican senator Issa created a shock wave by convening an all-male panel to discuss woman's health issues and, if you are a woman, would you put your health welfare into these guy's hands?

Vote Republican? I think not.....

Justice for all.

An appropriate petition to president Obama:

"We, the undersigned, feel that at the beginning of your administration, you provided what we consider a "blanket pardon" to members of the Bush Administration for the reason of "moving our country forward". In doing that, you neglected to expose many acts of possible wrong-doing by members of the administration who had conducted and/or advised President Bush on many items including waging a war against a sovereign nation without proof that a significant "clear and present danger" to the United States or it's allies existed. The result of this single act mentioned resulted in massive destruction and wastefulness including the death and/or maiming of several thousand American military and support personnel, Iraqi civilians and the purposeful destruction of much of the Iraqi infrastructure. The war event and several other possible crimes must be investigated and individuals involved, no matter how highly placed in the administration, must also be investigated and, if criminal activity evidence is found, charged and answer for criminal activities proven, including war crimes, performed during their tenure in the Bush administration. We realize that investigations will be very expensive but feel that the American way of decency and "Freedom and Justice for all" must be preserved and protected at any cost. Thank you for reading our letter."


Click or paste to sign petition:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help-justice-prevail/

America's laughing-stock

The Supreme Court?

How about if we call it The Special - interest Court? I believe that would be much more accurate than the given name.
Actually, we shouldn't call the members Judges - how about "Protected Lobbyists" - just to be more accurate?

My favorite part of President Obama's 2010 State-of-the-Union speech was when the president confronted them for essentially opening the flood gates to establish unlimited, undocumented political contributions from corporations and special interests, both foreign and domestic.

I watched Sam Alito shaking his rather inflated head as the president spoke about their horrific decision. I was proud of Obama and enjoyed watching the "Justices" obvious uneasiness as he spoke.


The Supreme Court is, in reality, A Supreme Joke.

President Obama - you will need a much bigger stick for your 2nd term.

Toss that Expensive Foot Cream!

After approximately 5 decades (and several foot doctors) - I have finally learned how to cure abrasions, roughness, painful cracked heels, etc. on my feet.
After a considerable length of time thinking about how much money this would be worth to the one or two people that read my blog - I decided to give the info away for nada! I mean, how much can you make from maybe two semi-avid followers....?

So, here is the miracle treatment: Aloe Vera gel.
Surprise, surprise! Once again we can say "screw you!" to the pharmacist and the drug companies! Instead, we can dole out a couple of bucks ($5.95) to our local Nursery for a live, healthy Aloe Vera plant, slice off a chunk or two and stick it to the problem area.

I feel really stupid for not thinking about trying this stuff before; I have used Aloe Vera for minor burns and abrasions for years - I guess I just didn't have much faith for the bigger things Mother Nature can do.

Here's a display (rather poor photos but - oh well..) of one of my heel cracks and the under the foot abrasion: Not pretty - that's for sure; and it is amazing how much it hurts!


I went to my foot specialist (about to be my ex-specialist) and was told I needed Surgery to remove the nerve that was "causing the pain". But, although the jury is still out, I think it was not the nerve but perhaps the topical stuff. As one of my favorite aunts used to say, "Can I be angry?"
Yes, you flipping right I can!




You can see how this aloe stuff is done; cut off a piece and rub the sticky goo on the affected area. Trust me, in a short time the area will feel better. it is truly amazing! Yes, I know - I am a simple guy..



Anyhow, my feet now feel a hell of a lot better and I will let you all know how everything works out. I promise not to send more gross photos... Well, maybe just a couple.

Aren't we all terrorists?

This picture has been around for awhile but it still stirs my deepest emotions and renews a profound sense of reality.

Got Roots?

Mike, a friend of mine, invented a wonderful device for root propagation - he calls it the "OxyClone".

What it does is provide a very favorable atmosphere to grow roots from plant cuttings or stems - actually does leaves as well. Here he is with a OxyClone 16 and cuttings that have been there for a couple of weeks. "Works pretty well, eh ?" he said with that devilish look in his eyes.

"Jesus!" I stated as he opened the lid containing the cuttings (actually new plants at this stage) with incredible root mass. "Ya think?"

Click on these photos below to see amazing root growth:

It operates on a principle known as Deep Water Culture (DWC) which enjoys increasing popularity in the Hydroponic Gardening community. The principle works extremely well in all sizes of hydro systems but is unique in the OxyCloner.

But before I tell you how it's principle is unique - let me explain a bit about DWC to help you get a grasp on the subject:

Plants in a DWC system are grown with the roots remaining in water throughout the plant's life. The addition of nutrients (fertilizer) and a constant supply of air into the water allows the plant to grow in an unrestricted manner. Here's a video of a simple DWC bucket system to demonstrate the principle:



Basically, the plant's root's are suspended in water and supplied oxygen (usually via an air pump and air-stone) and nutrition 24/7. To grow properly, plants need a decent outside environment; clean, warmish, with plenty of sunshine and CO2. As mentioned, in addition, the plant's root's require a constant supply of moisture, nutrition and oxygen. If done properly, with the proper ratios, the plants in a DWC system will grow at least 2 times faster than the same type plants in soil!

So, what makes the OxyClone unique? Well, as you saw in the Bucket System video, air is supplied via an air-stone by an external, aquarium-type air pump. In the OxyCloner - a submersible pump is installed directly in the rooting area solution and air is pulled in from the outside and distributed, and well circulated in the solution by the submersible pump. It is the combination of the air and constant circulation that makes this system work so well and, essentially, maintenance free.

Check out the video at this u-tube address to see the full operation of the OxyClone.

http://www.youtube.com/user/rwkleinman#p/a/u/2/aZfrWeLXag0

Here's a couple of larger cloning machines Mike Manufactures:




Click on these photo's for a closer view.


So, there you have it. For those of you who are not familiar with Hydroponic Gardening; not only will plants produce faster, the harvests are better and there are also organic nutrients available.




Oh - I mentioned the OxyClone will grow "roots on a leaf"?