Today children under five are more comfortable playing computer games than tying their own shoelaces.
Practical skills in children are increasingly being lost, with tradition skills being replaced by , well I don’t know really.
Seven out of ten, two to five year olds are happy playing on-line games compared to just 11 per cent who were capable of tying their shoelaces.
Also children are losing out on social and physical well-being as parents find it easier to entertain them by putting them in front of a computer screen.
As a result less than two out of ten children could swim unaided while 23 per cent aged two to five were able to make a call on a mobile phone.
Amazingly less than half knew their own home address and only a third were able to write their first and last names. Sign of the times I suppose, but in my eyes it doesn’t make it right.
Well thought I would add a couple links and a map here for the Argyle Riders, our snowmobile club here in Port Loring. The map below shows the trails and where one can get gas, repairs, food , or what ever while in our area. Oh and don’t forget to stop by our gift shop located at 11588 our 911 number out front on HWY 522 Port Loring, can’t miss it just look for the big sign out front of our home. Second house on the right heading west, just past the Shell station. Click Picture of map to enlarge and link to go to the Argyle Web Site. Now…..get you there and have some fun. Oh and don’t forget your trail pass for 2011.
As of 1995, we began to read the full gene sequence of . . .Bacteria, insects, plants, animals, humans.
It is written in a four-letter code (A, T, C, G) . . .
If you change this code, just as if you change the code in a floppy disk or on a CD . . .
You change the message, the product, the outcome.”
“We are beginning to acquire direct and deliberate control over the evolution of all life forms on the planet . . . including
ourselves.”
Don’t forget to get your flu shot!
Worth Mentioning again. “We are beginning to acquire direct and deliberate control over the evolution of all life forms on the planet . . . including ourselves”
Remember this planet we call Earth is a living thing in itself and has it’s own immune system to fight off infection and viruses, it seems the infection/virus is the human race, is nothing sacred anymore?
Synthetic Genetic Modification be worried, be very worried!
Keep your headlights clear with car wax! Just wipe ordinary car wax on your headlights. It contains special water repellents that will prevent that messy mixture from accumulating on your lights – lasts 6 weeks.
Squeak-proof your wipers with rubbing alcohol! Wipe the wipers with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia. This one trick can make badly streaking & squeaking wipers change to near perfect silence & clarity.
Ice-proof your windows with vinegar! Frost on it’s way? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water & spritz it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they’ll be clear of icy mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water—preventing water from freezing!
Prevent car doors from freezing shut with cooking spray! Spritz cooking oil on the rubber seals around car doors & rub it in with a paper towel. The cooking spray prevents water from melting into the rubber
Fog-proof your windshield with shaving cream! Spray some shaving cream on the inside of your windshield & wipe if off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial defoggers.
De-ice your lock in seconds with hand sanitiser! Just put some hand sanitiser gel on the key & the lock & the problems solved!
A guy is 84 years old and loves to fish.
He was sitting in his boat the other day when he heard a voice say,
‘Pick me up.’
He looked around and couldn’t see anyone.
He thought he was dreaming when he heard the voice say again,
‘Pick me up.’
He looked in the water and there, floating on the top, was a frog.
The man said, ‘Are you talking to me?’
The frog said, ‘Yes, I’m talking to you.’
Pick me up then, kiss me and I’ll turn into the most beautiful woman you have ever seen.
I’ll make sure that all your friends are envious and jealous because I will be your bride!’
The man looked at the frog for a short time, reached over, picked it up carefully, and placed it in his front pocket.
The frog said, ‘What, are you nuts? Didn’t you hear what I said? I said kiss me and I will be your beautiful bride.’
He opened his pocket, looked at the frog and said,
‘Nah, at my age I’d rather have a talking frog.’
Pork bacon’s are no good the health folks say, but is turkey bacon really any better?
My advice is stick with the regular bacon. As far as calories go, the difference between “healthy” turkey bacon and regular bacon—and depending on the slice, turkey would tip the scales a wee bit more. Also while turkey is indeed a leaner meat, turkey bacon isn’t made from 100 percent bird: One look at the ingredients list will show a long line of suspicious additives and extras that can’t possibly add anything of nutritional value. And finally, the sodium content of the turkey bacon is actually higher than what you’ll find in regular bacon—so if you’re worried about your blood pressure, or gaining weight stick with the original. Myself I have cut back on eating bacon, not that I don’t love it, as I do, just that to much of a good thing ends up not being so good. Moderation folks, is what we all have to learn, including myself. My Opinion Only
I have heard that some say that low fat peanut butter is good for you. Better than the regular. Let me tell ya in my eyes it is all a scam, folks trying to pick up some extra money using the low fat thing. Don’t believe it not only for peanut butter but for most other items also.
In reality a tub of reduced-fat peanut butter indeed comes with a fraction less fat than the full-fat variety—they’re not lying about that. But what the food companies don’t tell you is that peanut oil—the fat in peanut butter—is a heart-healthy monounsaturated fat that can actually help fight weight gain, heart disease and diabetes. This means you’re trading the healthy fat from peanuts for empty carbs, double the sugar, and a savings of a meager 10 calories. Now the next time you go shopping, what are you going to do? Pick up all those low calorie items? Or go back to what our body was intended to eat. Food for thought.
Stopping GMOs is simply a numbers game. When enough shoppers stop buying GMO brands, the food industry will kick out all genetically modified (GM) ingredients. This happened in Europe, and it’s happening in the US with GM bovine growth hormone (rbGH).
“We need about 5% of US shoppers-15 million people or 5.6 million households-to choose healthier non-GMO brands in order to generate a non-GMO tipping point.
“It’s just a matter of reaching enough people. That’s what our educational tools and talking points are designed to do.”
Kind of interesting for us weather buffs.Snow is on the ground in 49 out of 50 states – every one except Florida. Forecasters described the storm as a fast-moving and severe, where air pressure has dropped alarmingly quickly. It is characterised by heavy snow and winds thanks to a jet stream extending unusually far south.
Don’t think I have heard of such a thing in all my born days.
The Link below shows where all the Animal and Bird Deaths are happening here on earth. Just hover your mouse over the selected areas and a pop up will come up and tell you what it is all about. Pretty interesting I thought take a look. Click Link Below
Well for one I say it’s a sign of the times. Thing is folks, the old Zellers stores hasn’t been very productive for a good number of years. Myself I just don’t like the atmosphere when going into one, nothing against the stores just that’s the way I feel. You can say what you want about the US stores and maybe not like shopping in them as they are not Canadian, but one thing is for certain, they all have a certain flair about them that draws millions of customers a year. Their secret lies in how they promote their stores, along with how they lay them out. That pertains to the old style family, has worked for them for years and will keep on working, as the USA as a whole is one family and treats everyone as their family. Lets hope now that Target is of the same calibre as the rest of the USA stores so that we have another place to spend our hard earned dollars. Hmm just what I need too. Thing is though no matter where one shops here in Canada, most of all the items you see or buy all comes from across the ocean, hardly anything any more says, Made In Canada Or Made In The Good Ol USA. What a shame too. My Opinion Only
Internet as we now know it will soon be a thing of the past, at least here in Canada, if we keep allowing these Powers That Be to do what every they want. These big players like Bell and Rodgers are all about money. Even the Governments of today bow to them. Right now these small business’s like Teksavvy are having a major hard time and if allowed to continue, their advancement in the business world will be hard done by. Thing is folks, some competition is needed here in Canada and with out it we will always being paying these high unfair prices. Not fair that just a few have the right to making a go of things. Shouldn’t be allowed and for one, if something isn’t done, certain Powers That Be will be loosing my vote come election time let me tell ya. I have written them, E mailed them, you name it, does it do any good? Not likely by the way things are shaping up with this Internet throttling that’s for sure. This dropping the limits on downloading to around 60 GB or less is the last straw in my books. Sure a lot of folks don’t use that much, but a lot does and even if you don’t you should be allowed to download what ever you want for a favourable price, simple as that. Dam….. where is this world going. There is reason behind it though, as more folks will be turning to Internet TV in the future and that is what it is all about, so when the big players put their TV shows on line for downloading, they can charge what ever they want. Not a good thing folks, so come election time speak out, as we as a whole are the only ones that can do anything about it. Bottom line, The Powers That Be should have not let this happen. One day they will wake up an realise that it isn’t the big guys that make a country strong and prosperous, it’s the little guy.
Good Morning!! Well sure a cold one here this morning, down to around minus four old scale and I got to tell ya, I almost needed to put on a tea shirt to walk to my shop this morning. LOL. On another note, while in town the other day visiting my son Karl, we decided on getting our books put into E Book Form. We are going to try the first one, One More Story and see how it goes. Then kind of take it from there. As my son says it is the sign of the times and one has to look ahead. The nice thing is, the price of the books will drop to about half price. I will let you know the exact price when we get it all set up. We will still have the paper backs though so don’t be frettin’ about that, as a lot of my readers like signed copies. I am also really lucky to have Karl and Craig my two boys to do all the technical work, as it isn’t as easy as it might seem to get things all in order. With the price of E Book readers dropping each and every day a lot more folks are buying them, not to forget that even without an E Book reader they can still be read on ones home computer or lap top. Amazing really, as looking back it doesn’t seem that long ago I was typing on an old ribbon typewriter. Still miss that old typewriter too, think it was the sound I miss most. Well guess I will go and will let you know when the E Book is all said an done and where you can purchase it.
Well how you all doing today?? For myself other than clean the driveway with the old snow blower, an going for an hour walk, my day has been quite mild. On saying that I often wonder how many folks today just take a day and do nothing. Nothing other than getting some fresh air and a touch of exercise. I bet not to many, as for most folks today when taking a day off usually just sit around and watch some TV, play on the net or have a snooze. Now don’t get me wrong, as there is nothing wrong with a snooze now and then, as I do enjoy them once in awhile, especially after lunch. Even five minutes seems to give me the boost I need to make it through the rest of the day. Well there again I shouldn’t say I don’t need any excuse to make it through a day, as I enjoy every day that happens by. I would have to say I enjoy the daytime hours as much as I do the night time hours, as bed to me looks as good as getting up in the mornings. So there you go, a post about nothing, but is it nothing, could be, might be, hmm……………..maybe I will lay down and check my eyelids for leaks and give it some thought.
The the original adaptation starring John Wayne was one great show for sure. Also the scenery was a lot nicer and of course no one could pull on John Wayne’s boots, but….. the new movie has some Grit to it for sure. Last Friday my wife and I along with our son Karl went to see it and I would have to say it was a nice evening out. Only thing is, the treats cost as much, if not more than the show LOL LOL oh well what can you do and I shouldn’t complain as my son paid our way in for us. Out of a five I would have to give it a three and a half star rating. One other thing. These days there isn’t to many westerns being made, so if you would like to see more, then get out there and see True Grit, as the more folks that goes, the more westerns the Powers That Be will be inclined to make. There is a need for a few good westerns let me tell ya, as it would be a pleasant alternative for folks to see other than those Vampire, Harry Potter, you name it movies. Not sure why folks even go to see them. My opinion only.
Now here is some interesting news that for some reason doesn’t even bother folks, as to what is happening in our old world today. For most parts the Powers That Be have said it isn’t us humans that have caused their death, but in saying that I kind of think they are wrong in their thinking. Something is causing these to die and no matter what they say I don’t believe it is natural. I am inclined to think that the cause is from us humans and to take it one step further I am kind of inclined to believe that some where killed deliberately. Reason being there is word out there that a lot of folks in certain towns are plagued with birds of certain kinds, along with fish and other species. So what better way than to get rid of a few and put the blame on something, other than themselves. Now again my opinion only.
Two million fish washed up in Chesapeake Bay.
Hundreds of snapper fish were found dead on the beaches of Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand on Tuesday. Beachgoers found the fish, many with their eyes missing, lying lifeless on the sand.
On Tuesday, 450 birds plummeted to their deaths in Louisiana for apparently no reason.
On New Year’s Eve, more than 3,000 red-winged blackbirds inexplicably fell from the skies in Arkansas along with 100,000 drum fish washed up on the shores of the Arkansas River. If nothing else these should make you kind of wonder what is happening, shouldn’t they??
You know when it comes to Ford I have to say I am a pretty dedicated customer along with my family of today and of yesteryear. For years other companies have competed right along side of Ford and a few like GM has even touted that they sell more cars. In theory I would have to say they are right in some instances too. Thing is though that in my mind ford is the only true car or truck that was ever made that helped bring our country to what it is today. Ford in the beginning when horses were being put by the roadside put together tractors, trucks and cars that fit most all our needs and also should say they kept them to where anyone and everyone could afford. I would have to say Ford was there for the working man and is still there today doing as it always has. Ford also hasn’t taken any Government assistance like all the other and is still leading today in sales. How can that be? Simple as I firmly believe that folks today have awakened and now realise what has been going on behind close doors for a good number of years. Yes Sir if your in a need for a car truck or tractor there is none better in my eyes. If your not sure just take one for a drive and then go and drive a GM, or off shore one, no comparison, none what’s so ever. Of course as always, My Opinion Only
Well here we go again and I couldn’t just let this get by without saying a few words on the subject. Folks everyone knows in today’s world what smoking can do to a fellow or gal. Also laws have been passed in excessive so that others aren’t affected by the ones that does smoke. Even the ones that do smoke are pretty courteous where they smoke and for most parts respect others wishes I have found. Anywhere you go you will see folks sitting outside their home or place of business smoking, so that they don’t infect their children or family or others. What I am trying to get across here is that we can’t keep on bringing in laws that are useless and this is one that is just that. What governments have to realise is that we are grown up human beings, we know right from wrong. Just that the powers that be want to be in full control, they don’t want us to think for ourselves any more. Want to protect us they say, give us a break, leave us alone, things have worked for a good number of years before these so called laws and will keep right on working without any interference from them. Maybe we should ban the governments from passing these laws and let our tax dollars start doing some good, like maybe looking after our elderly making sure they are cared for properly. It’s just common sense folks, but I guess a lot of that has been put by the road side, what a shame. My Opinion Only.
Well that is what they said us older folks said in a poll taken the other day. Now let me walk you through this a bit, as in reality there is a ploy setting this scenario up. What has happened here hidden from ones eyes, or so they would like you to believe, is that most seniors would like to stay working after sixty fife. The reason for this is so they don’t have to pay you your pension which you are entitled to as of now. Thing is folks, even for myself I want to do some work, but its not work that says I have to work from nine to five. Its work of my own choosing, work that lets me work when I want and when I want. Maybe I should say it isn’t work at all, its something that I look forward to doing each day, a reason to get out of bed. To enjoy nature, family, friends. pick up that pole and go fishing, bring in firewood, it could be any or all of them things. That is what most of us meant when this poll was taken. So don’t be fooled, but make sure you say what you mean when asked a question, as today folks have a way of twisting words for the good of them only. My opinion only.
You know they talk about fast guns many years ago but this fellow here is pretty good himself he is suppose to be the fastest gun alive and once you watch the video you will see for yourself that he is pretty good. Click Link Below to view
Welcome to my little corner of the countryside, where storytelling meets the everyday joys of woodworking, farming, and gardening. I’m GW, a writer and published author with over thirty years of experience.
