Potatoes

Potatoes

Poor potatoes are often avoided because theyfre high in carbohydrates, but research suggests that potatoes can actually get your body to burn fat like a pro. Shape writes that in addition to providing fiber and C and B vitamins, once potatoes cook and cool, they become loaded with resistant starch, a unique carb thatfs been shown to cause your body to rev up and burn fat.

Herefs how it works: Your body canft digest or absorb resistant starch, so instead it ferments it when it reaches the large intestine, triggering your body to burn fat instead of carbs. Livestrong recommends eating your potato with a source of lean protein. Consider topping your potato with beans and fat-free cheddar cheese, tuna salad made with fat-free yogurt, or diced chicken breast and sliced mushrooms. It will help lower the glycemic index of your meal, making it an even better fat-burning option.



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The Train

The Train

THIS IS VERY BEAUTIFUL ANALOGY OF LIFE. I AM HONORED TO SHARE IT.

When we boarded the train and met our parents, we believe they would always
travel by our side. However, at some station our parents will step down from the
train, leaving us on this journey alone. As time
goes by, other people will
board the train; and they will be significant, i.e, our siblings, friends,
children, and even the love of your life. Many will step down and leave a
permanent vacuum. Others will go so unnoticed that we don't realize they vacated
their seats. This
train ride will
be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations,
hellos, goodbyes, and farewells. Success consists of having a good relationship
with all passengers requiring that we give the best of ourselves.

The mystery to everyone is: We do not know at which station we ourselves
will step down. So, we must live in the best way, love, forgive, and offer the

best of who we are. It is important to do this because when the time comes for
us to step down and leave our seat empty we should leave behind beautiful
memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life.

I wish you a joyful
journey on the train of life. Reap success and give
lots of love. More importantly, thank God for the journey.

Lastly, I thank you for being one of the passengers on my train.



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Liver Cleanse

Liver Cleanse 

Shaped like a boomerang and coming in at a mere three pounds, your liver works hard for you everyday, possibly more than you could imagine. It's the second largest organ in your body and yet, probably not one you give much thought to until something goes wrong. Your liver keeps things going, and is often referred to as the gatekeeper of your body. Like a silent housekeeper, it's always working around the clock, cleaning up whatever goes in, and assisting with what goes out. Just like you mop up a mess on your kitchen floor, your liver does somewhat of the same thing with all the toxins from our food supply and the environment. It also performs everyday functions that you might not be aware of, and protects you from a number of nasty health conditions when you care for it properly.

Whatever you put in your body, your liver has to deal with and process, on top of other everyday functions, such as: use carbs, protein, and fats to process into energy, assist in digestion, use 30 percent of the circulating blood in your body every minute to perform chemical reactions that remove harmful toxins, distribute and store essential nutrients, make proteins, and detoxify your blood from carcinogens, or toxic invaders like alcohol, and other harmful food ingredients. And you thought your day job was hard!

How Food Fits Into the Equation

As you can see, your liver health is nothing to play around with, so feeding it and your body beneficial foods only makes good sense. One of the best things you can do for your liver is to eat a healthy, plant-based diet. Health experts recommended eliminating or reducing animal foods to care for your liver, just as much as they do eliminating alcohol, refined sugar, excess caffeine, and processed foods. Why? A whole foods, plant-based diet is free of toxins that are found in animals, such antibiotics, natural hormones, along with a host of other ingredients. It's also rich in antioxidants, naturally cleansing properties like fiber and water, and contains non-acidic proteins that are more friendly to your body than animal sources. Considering 85-90 percent of all blood that leaves your stomach and intestines after digestion goes straight to your liver for the processing of nutrients or the removal of toxins, you can easily see why it's important to eat a diet that's friendly to your blood and liver – so your liver can produce nutrients more than it does filter out toxins!

Here are 10 of the top liver-friendly foods to include in your diet, which aid in daily cleansing, rejuvenation, detoxification, and nourishment for the vital organ in your body:

1. Beets

Beets are bright and beautiful, like an insane shot of wellness for your whole body, including your liver. Their red, purplish hues may seem a bit overwhelming, but nature was smart in the way she created foods to mimic the benefits they have on the body. For example, beets look like the color of blood, and coincidentally, they naturally cleanse and purify the blood, which boosts liver function, and nutrient production in your body. Beets are also high in antioxidants and important nutrients including: folate, fiber (in the form of pectin), iron, betaine, betalains, betacyanin, and betanin. Pectin is a soluble form of fiber that's well known for its cleansing properties and ability to keep you full. Beets' fibers and nutrients help the body flush toxins that are often stored in our liver so they can be evacuated out of the body instead of reabsorbed into the bloodstream. So, stop hating on the bloody color of beets- these little red gems are amazing for you! Find out how to use them best with some of our best beet recipes.

2. Broccoli

Shaped like mini trees, broccoli gives life to your body and its bright green hues indicate the high level of antioxidants and chlorophyll found in the cruciferous veggie. Broccoli is high in fiber that naturally cleanses the body from carcinogens and other toxins.  Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and other members of the cruciferous veggie family also contain glucosinolates which help the liver produce enzymes to aid in the removal of toxins and aid in digestion. Broccoli is also a good source of fat-soluble Vitamin E, an especially important antioxidant for the liver. If you're tired of typical broccoli recipes, try these 12 Yummy Ways to Enjoy Broccoli for something new!

3. Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes (along with carrots and winter squash such as butternut and pumpkin) are all rich in beta-carotene, which is a natural anti-inflammatory nutrients your body loves! Beta carotene converts to Vitamin A in the body, directly in the liver. It's important to get your Vitamin A through beta-carotene rich foods in place of supplements. Supplements with too much Vitamin A can be toxic to the liver since Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin (meaning more gets stored than excreted.) Sweet potatoes and other foods rich in Vitamin A, however, do not cause liver toxicityand can not be stored for long-term use like supplements can. Sweet potatoes are also rich in fiber and Vitamin C, other cleansing and immunity-boosting nutrients that help your liver function at its best. Try using sweet potatoes roasted in a hearty, plant-based dinner, or use them as a simple lunch by stuffing them with salsa and some hummus for an easy mid-day meal.

4. Lemons

Lemons love your liver and your liver loves them right back! Lemons are a natural cleansing food and essentially one of the best to "get things going" in all areas of your body. Lemons provide a wealth of antioxidants, primarily Vitamin C, and they help your liver produce more enzymes which give you more energy and help with digestion. Lemons are also a natural replacement for salt in the diet since they're high in electrolytes that support your body but that don't dehydrate your cells like sodium does. In fact, they're often recommended as a salt replacement for individuals on a liver disease diet for this reason. Lemons are also alkalizing to the body, despite being acidic on their own. Once they enter the body, they help neutralize toxins, excrete wastes, and jump start the entire digestive process. Use organic lemons since you don't want any chemicals from conventional lemon peels interfering with their benefits. This Red Lentil Soup with Fresh Cilantro and Lemon is a great recipe to care for your liver and your appetite at the same time!

5. Lentils

Speaking of lentils, your liver loves them too! Lentils are rich in fiber, which assists with the cleansing process and they're also a natural source of plant-based protein. Too much protein is not recommended since it can be especially hard on the liver. Lentils provide just enough protein to support your body without causing any harm. They're also some of the easiest legumes to digest, which will help your body use them better for nutrient distribution.

6. Minimal Amounts of Healthy Fats

Healthy fats are important to any diet, plant-based or not, but too much is never a good thing when it comes to fats. Your liver needs fat for proper function, but too much can cause problems with bile production, which will affect the digestion of fats and possibly other issues of digestion. Healthy fats that are beneficial for your liver include: avocados, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, and almonds, along with olives, coconut, chia seeds, and flax seeds. Other nuts and seeds are also beneficial, but be sure to avoid most oils, which can be hard on the liver to process and distribute into nutrients. Some exceptions include small amounts of olive, flax, or coconut oil. Avocados and walnuts are especially rich in properties that help your body produce more glutathione, which is used for the detoxification and filtration of harmful substances. This Creamy Pumpkin Acai Bowl is a fantastic way to enjoy avocados in a delicious new way if you need a fresh idea.

7. Apples

Apples are rich in pectin, the soluble fiber that helps remove toxins and cholesterol from the blood, which helps your liver big time! They're also rich in malic acid, a naturally cleansing nutrient that removes carcinogens and other toxins from the blood. Granny Smith apples are especially rich in malic acid, along with being one of the most antioxidant-rich apple varieties. All apples are great for your liver, however, but be sure to choose organic apples since they're one of the worst sources of pesticides in conventional form.

8. Garlic

Garlic is rich in allicin and selenium, two powerhouse nutrients for your liver. They act in cleansing and in nourishing the entire body, especially the blood. Selenium is a naturally detoxifying mineral and allicin helps ward off immune system invaders, which helps lighten the load on your liver. Garlic also activates enzymes in the liver which help with overall digestion and flushing out toxins. Use whole garlic cloves as the best option, instead of processed minced garlic or powder. Roasted Garlic, Miso and Green Soup would be an excellent liver-friendly recipe to enjoy.

9. Onions

Like garlic, onions are also rich in allicin that flush out the liver and the digestive tract. They're also packed with potassium, fiber, phytonutrients, and flavonoids that help your body do everything from fight a nasty cold to repel toxic chemicals. Onions may stink odor-wise, but they're are a well-known detoxifying food to enjoy anyhow. To avoid possible indigestion, avoid too many raw onions and give them a gentle cooking. Try them in a recipe such as Soothing Vegan French Onion Soup or Eggplant, Onion and Tomato Stew.

10. Leafy Greens

The nutritional all-star ingredients for just about every health issue are leafy greens. Like the rest of your body, your liver loves the leafies! Spinach, kale, chard, romaine, arugula, and collards are all some of the most nutrient dense leafy greens to enjoy. They're packed with chlorophyll to purify the blood, which assists in liver function and they help neutralize heavy metals, toxic chemicals, and even pesticides that burden the liver. Just be sure to buy organic once again, so you get the benefits. Tired of your usual recipes? Here are 35 Delicious Ways to Eat More Greens!

Now give your liver some plant-based lovin with these foods and remember that sugar, alcohol, lack of exercise, multiple trips to the coffee maker, animal foods, and stuff out of a box and bag with a laundry list of ingredients are not your liver's friend. Take care of your liver so it can take care of you!

Image Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture/Flickr

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Clayton homes

Clayton homes
Of Shallotte

910- 755-3344

2248 Ocean Highway West
Supply NC

Home ID: OX 3620-0241
1056 sq feet
66'x16
2 beds, 2 baths

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Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a He

Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food

Health  by Amanda Woerner on 12/22/2014

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Photo: Pond5

Butter is making a comeback \ and it has nothing to do with Paula Deen. Once maligned as a high-calorie, artery-clogging disaster, butter is now re-emerging as a staple in the diets of some health-minded folks. Case in point: Coffee aficionados are mixing their brew with butter, and Paleo folks are debating whether the spread belongs on their list of OK-to-eat foods. Clarified butter, also known as ghee, is even experiencing a culinary moment as it becomes popular outside of traditional Indian cuisine.

So should butter be a mainstay in high-fat diets? Or should you swear it off in the name of better cholesterol? Read on to find out.

RELATED: Saturated Fat: Is It Really That Bad for You?

Bulletproof Coffee: Bringing Butter Back to the Breakfast Table

If you think whole milk feels like a splurge, the idea of mixing up a cup of Bulletproof coffee, which requires adding one to two tablespoons of grass-fed, unsalted butter to your java, might seem downright sinful. Nonetheless, the trend has caught on among followers who say itfs both energizing and filling. BulletProof coffee is the brainchild of Dave Asprey, a Silicon Valley investor turned health nut, who lost more than 100 pounds by eating a diet rich in healthy fats.

gOne of the big misconceptions is that eating fat makes you fat, because it has more calories.h

Asprey was inspired to swap out butter for traditional coffee creamers while on a trip to Nepal. gI happened upon yak butter tea, a traditional high-energy food eaten by Tibetans,h Asprey says. gNormally at high latitude you feel really unwell, but I drank it and felt rejuvenated.h Upon his return to the U.S., he came up with his own version, made with specialty Bulletproof beans, Brain Octane (a healthy oil made from coconut and palm kernels) and butter.

After weighing 300 pounds in his 20s, Asprey eventually slimmed down by incorporating more healthy fats, and fewer trans fats, gluten, sugar and other inflammatory foods in his diet. Now, his new book gThe Bulletproof Diet,h claims to offer a weight loss solution that lets you have your butter, and eat it too.

gButter has always been a healthy part of the diet in almost every culture; butter is a traditional food,h Asprey says. The one caveat: Asprey advises only buying butter made from grass-fed or pasturedcows. gIf youfre going to eat butter, the health of the animal that made the butter is really important.h

Photo: Pond5

Does Butter Make You Fat?

In just one tablespoon of butter, there are 100 calories and 11 grams of fat (including 7 grams of saturated fat) \ which makes it hard to argue that butter is a ghealthh food. Yet, the nutrition facts might not tell the whole story here. gOne of the big misconceptions is that eating fat makes you fat, because it has more calories,h Asprey says.

gDo I think people need to cut butter out completely? Absolutely not.h

Plus, a recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that people who ate more saturated fat didnft necessarily have higher rates of heart disease \ indicating that high-fat, meat-filled diets might not necessarily be your heartfs worst enemy. Though controversial, the research got people wondering if butter wasnft quite so bad.

Lisa Cimperman, RDN, LD, and a clinical dietician at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, says she gets questions about butter from her patients all the time. gWe learned at one point that saturated fat increased cholesterol levels and increased our risk for heart disease, so everybody went low-fat and we replaced all those calories with simple sugars and refined carbohydrates,h Cimperman says. gIn doing so, we actually didnft improve the quality of our diets and we just continued to get fatter \ and our rates of heart disease were just as significant as before.h

Asprey advocates a diet rich in vegetables, high-quality protein, such as grass-fed beef or wild-caught fish, and supplemented with butter and healthy fats, such as guacamole, tropical oils (like coconut), fish oil, or nuts.

RELATED: 8 Lower-Calorie Nut Butter Recipes

So Is Butter Healthy Now?

Despite the health hype, your best bet with butter is still to eat it in moderation, Cimperman says. She recommends people use it when they crave a buttery taste, such as on toast, rather than cooking with it. gDo I think people need to cut butter out completely? Absolutely not.h Cimperman says. gBut I would encourage other oils and fats that are unsaturated as the mains source of fat, and butter as an accent.h

For anyone on a high-fat diet rich in meats, oils or butter (including the Paleo peeps out there), Cimperman said shefd still advise being wary of saturated fat, despite recent studies. gFor anyone who is going to do the Paleo diet, limiting saturated fat is one of the things I would talk to them about, and with that emphasizing unsaturated fats as other things to eat.h Some of her favorites: peanut butter and other nut butters, oils, nuts and fish.

Craving more healthy fats in your life? Try one of these 14 Guilt-Free Mug Cake Recipes. Then sweat it out, with this gritty, calorie-blasting workout.

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Paleo Diet blockage

Paleo Diet blockage

One of the most common complaints we hear from patients on a paleo diet is an increase in constipation. Regular elimination is critical for gut health, no matter what diet you follow. This common side effect of the paleo diet can be combated with a few simple strategies.

Pay Attention To Your Water and Salt Intake

Often times when a paleo diet is adopted, the total number of carbohydrates being consumed drops. This causes a diuretic effect which accounts for the immediate weight loss experienced within the first few days of a paleo diet. This is commonly referred to as "water weight" but is more accurately named natriuresis.  Natriuresis is the process by which salt and water are excreted by the kidneys.  When insulin spikes, salt is retained by the kidneys.  If few carbohydrates are consumed, there are fewer insulin spikes which means that the kidneys are not being signaled to retain salt, thus salt is being excreted. Water follows the salt in excretion, and a loss of "water weight' ensues.  While this water loss can look impressive on a scale, it is a major contributing factor in constipation because less water is available to travel through the gut.  Focusing on increasing your water consumption is the key to combating this water loss and decreasing constipation.

Don't Forget Salt

While some people note that salt causes their blood pressure to increase, this intake is usually in the form of refined salt, MSG, and sodium from processed foods in a Standard American Diet.  When following a paleo diet, those processed sources of sodium are removed from the diet. This decrease in sodium consumption and thus free sodium in the body can contribute to constipation via a second mechanism. The mechanism that is responsible for this effect is a sodium pump in the muscular lining of the gut.  When there is not enough sodium available, the gut does not contract as effectively causing gut motility and elimination to slow down.  A simple fix for this problem is to season your food at each meal.  Using Himalayan sea salt is a great way to maintain this critical electrolyte balance and help ease constipation.

Magnesium Can Help

Taking a magnesium supplement is a fantastic way to help ease constipation on the paleo diet. Magnesium helps to relax the intestinal smooth muscle and also pull water into the gut, encouraging easier motility. Taking magnesium citrate before bed can help ease constipation by morning.

Remember your Prebiotics and Probiotics

The health of the gut microbiome is critical for proper elimination.  If you are transitioning to a paleo diet, taking a probiotic supplement (like the Be Well Probiotic Powder) can improve your gut health and elimination.  Also, including prebiotic foods that are high in soluble fiber, such as cruciferous vegetables, sweet potatoes, leeks, onions and garlic is critical to feeding the healthy bacteria.  Another addition that can help is fermented vegetables like sauerkraut, Kombucha, and kimchi.  By implementing these simple strategies you can stop constipation and start thriving on a paleo diet.

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Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure

Although you can get an accurate blood pressure reading at any given time, blood pressure isn't always the same. It can vary considerably in a short amount of time — sometimes from one heartbeat to the next, depending on body position, breathing rhythm, stress level, physical condition, medications you take, what you eat and drink, and even time of day. Blood pressure is usually lowest at night and rises sharply on waking.


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Gas

$1.85 per gallon in case you asked

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Gas

In case you asked gas is $1.85 a gallon.

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Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentine's Day

Garlic‬

Garlic‬

 has long been hailed for its healing powers, especially against infectious diseases like cold and flu. It has immune boosting effects, and fresh garlic is also a potent antibacterial, antiviral and anti-fungal agent. Studies have demonstrated more than 150 beneficial health effects of garlic. Dr. Mercola 

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Pagan origins of Easter

Many, perhaps most, Pagan religions in the Mediterranean area had a major seasonal day of religious celebration at or following the Spring Equinox. Cybele, the Phrygian fertility goddess, had a consort, Attis, who was believed to have been born via a virgin birth. Attis was believed to have died and been resurrected each year during the period MAR-22 to MAR-25. 

Gerald L. Berry, author of "Religions of the World," wrote:

"About 200 B.C. mystery cults began to appear in Rome just as they had earlier in Greece. Most notable was the Cybele cult centered on Vatican hill ...Associated with the Cybele cult was that of her lover, Attis (the older Tammuz, Osiris, Dionysus, or Orpheus under a new name). He was a god of ever-reviving vegetation. Born of a virgin, he died and was reborn annually. The festival began as a day of blood on Black Friday and culminated after three days in a day of rejoicing over the resurrection." ₃

Wherever Christian worship of Jesus and Pagan worship of Attis were active in the same geographical area in ancient times, Christians:

"... used to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus on the same date; and pagans and Christians used to quarrel bitterly about which of their gods was the true prototype and which the imitation." 

Many religious historians and liberal theologians believe that the death and resurrection legends were first associated with Attis, many centuries before the birth of Jesus. They were simply grafted onto stories of Jesus' life in order to make Christian theology more acceptable to Pagans. Others suggest that many of the events in Jesus' life that were recorded in the gospels were lifted from the life of Krishna, the second person of the Hindu Trinity, or were taken from the life of Horus, an Egyptian god. Ancient Christians had an alternative explanation; they claimed that Satan had created counterfeit deities in advance of the coming of Christ in order to confuse humanity. ₄Modern-day Christians generally regard the Attis and Horus legends as being a Pagan myths of little value with no connection to Jesus. They regard Jesus' death and resurrection account as being true, and unrelated to the earlier tradition.

Wiccans and other modern-day Neopagans continue to celebrate the Spring Equinox as one of their 8 yearly Sabbats (holy days of celebration). Near the Mediterranean, this is a time of sprouting of the summer's crop; farther north, it is the time for seeding. Their rituals at the Spring Equinox are related primarily to the fertility of the crops and to the balance of the day and night times. In those places where Wiccans can safely celebrate the Sabbat out of doors without threat of religious persecution, they often incorporate a bonfire into their rituals, jumping over the dying embers is believed to assure fertility of people and crops.

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Easter

Origins of the name "Easter":

The name "Easter" originated with the names of an ancient Goddess and God. The Venerable Bede, (672-735 CE), a Christian scholar, first asserted in his book De Ratione Temporum that Easter was named after Eostre (a.k.a. Eastre). She was the Great Mother Goddess of the Saxon people in Northern Europe. Similarly, the "Teutonic dawn goddess of fertility [was] known variously as Ostare, Ostara, Ostern, Eostra, Eostre, Eostur, Eastra, Eastur, Austron and Ausos." ₁ Her name was derived from the ancient word for spring: "eastre." Similar Goddesses were known by other names in ancient cultures around the Mediterranean, and were celebrated in the springtime. Some were: 

	Aphrodite, named Cytherea (Lady of Cythera) and Cypris (Lady of Cyprus) after the two places which claimed her birth; 8
	Ashtoreth from ancient Israel;
	Astarte from ancient Greece;
	Demeter from Mycenae;
	Hathor from ancient Egypt;
	Ishtar from Assyria;
	Kali, from India; and
	Ostara a Norse Goddess of fertility.

An alternative explanation has been suggested. The name given by the Frankish church to Jesus' resurrection festival included the Latin word "alba" which means "white." (This was a reference to the white robes that were worn during the festival.) "Alba" also has a second meaning: "sunrise." When the name of the festival was translated into German, the "sunrise" meaning was selected in error. This became "ostern" in German. Ostern has been proposed as the origin of the word "Easter".₂

There are two popular beliefs about the origin of the English word "Sunday."

	It is derived from the name of the Scandinavian sun Goddess Sunna (a.k.a. Sunne, Frau Sonne). 5,6
	It is derived from "Sol," the Roman God of the Sun." Their phrase "Dies Solis" means "day of the Sun." The Christian saint Jerome (d. 420 CE) commented: "If it is called the day of the sun by the pagans, we willingly accept this name, for on this day the Light of the world arose, on this day the Sun of Justice shone forth." 7

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Travel August 2015

Travel August 2015

KOA Erie PA site totally disjointed. 8/2/2015
Could not use water and sewer at same time outlets too far apart

Splenda

Sucralose (includes Splenda brand) – It is 500 times sweeter than sucrose, stored in body fats, and does not affect blood sugar levels. Its use is too new to know the long-term effects, but it appears the most promising and is the best one for cooking

Price of gas

Palm Sunday weekend the price of gas went up 30 cents and Easter it went another nickel. Myrtle Beach sways with the tourist season.

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Irena Sendler

Irena Sendler

Died: May 12, 2008 (aged 98)

Warsaw, Poland

 

 

During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an ulterior motive. Irena smuggled Jewish infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried. She also carried a burlap sack in the back of her truck, for larger kids. Irena kept a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto. The soldiers, of course, wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking covered the children and infants' noises.

 

 

During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 children and infants. Ultimately, she was caught, however, 
and the Nazis broke both of her legs and arms and beat her severely.

Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she had smuggled out in a glass jar that she buried under a tree in her back yard.

After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived and tried to reunite the family.

Most had been gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted.

 

 

In 2007 Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize.

She was not selected.

Al Gore won, for a slide show on Global Warming.

Later another politician, Barack Obama, won for SIMPLY BEING THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT.

It is now more than 65 years since the Second World War in Europe ended.

This e-mail is being sent as a memorial chain, In memory of the 6 million Jews, 20 million Russians, 10 million Christians and 1,900 Catholic priests who were murdered, massacred.

Now, more than ever, with Iran, and others, claiming the Holocaust to be 'a myth', itfs imperative to make sure the world never forgets,

because there are others who would like to do it again.

This e-mail is intended to reach 40 million people worldwide!

Join us and be a link in the memorial chain and help us distribute it around the world.

So whatever your faith or creed, in the name of humanity please send this e-mail to people you know and ask them to continue the memorial chain.

Roy Frost

2015 Yellowstone Trip

2015 Yellowstone Trip

July 31, 2015 Friday Day 1 Owego NY 

Last campsite river raft show next morning

Ate at 

August 1, 2015 Saturday

tried to get into Letchworth State park but was full because it was rated number one state park in the nation   Met couple from Australia with parents from Scotland touring the country and Canada they bought MotorHome in Texas and going to sell it when they were done with there tour. He is a semiprofessional photographer. Stayed in  Arkport NY not a good camping experience 

August 2, 2015 Sunday 

August 3, 2015 Monday 

Erie KOA 

August 4, 2015 Tuesday 

Ohio 

August 5, 2015 Wednesday 

August 6, 2015 Thursday 

August 7, 2015 Friday 

August 8, 2015 Saturday 

Visited Charley Funk in Sutherland Nebraska excellent with lots of old jump stories and of old paratrooper friends Charley did most of the talking and said he would let me do the talking next time. I told him that is what he said at our 2003 visit. Charley turned 80 on August 6, 2015

Stayed in Sidney Nebraska for two nights and got caught up on laundry and much needed rest from all the driving. It was cooler than the 102 degree weather we experienced in 2003. Stayed at Cabala's campground next to their headquarters Charle's daughter works there.   Showed Charley how to power down his iPhone 3G it looked like iPhone 4 or 4s he uses Verizon as a service provider. 

August 9, 2015 Sunday 

See above ate breakfast at Perkins two mornings in a row

August 10, 2015 min

Breakfast at Perkins

August 11, 2015 Tuesday 

Rock Springs Wyoming water electric sewer middle of very bare campground

Joan fixed excellent chili super

Denny's breakfast next morning

August 12, 2015 Wednesday 

Took route 191 north toward Grand Teton

Stayed at:

Grand Teton National Campground electric site D183 one night Gros Ventre Campground 4.5 miles from route route 191. 

Warned of bears and told moose were abundant here and all we saw was a chipmunk 

August 13, 2015 Thursday 

Very cool this morning turned the heat on

Leaving 9:00 am 

Saw Bald Eagle 11:18

Tiger camper Columbia SC

Bike trails all over the place

Jenny Lake round about

Lunch sandwich turkey very large

Grand Teton National Campground electric site D185 one night Gros Ventre Campground 

Excellent Steak and coleslaw supper

Friday August 14, 2015 

A little rainy. Stopped at Jenny Lake welcome center where we could not even get in parking lot yesterday. Bought calendar and a books of cards. 

Headed toward DuBois Wyoming KOA 

Ate lunch in rest area just outside park on us 26 and 287

Dubois KOA best campsite so far right on the Wind River site 39 $54.00 for night

Route 287 very scenic more so than us 191 enjoyed it more even though it was hillier and windier 

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Saturday August 15, 2015

Stayed an extra day

Texted all family and friends 

Ate at Cowboy Cafe breakfast and lunch

Toured town bought 2 caps, John Wayne dragon fly ear rings

Sat in our chairs by the river for several hours and really enjoyed the sunshine and nice breeze

Updated all the apps on all our iOS devices and update to iOS 8.4.1

Sunset is really neat it is just at the top edge of the hills to our west and is peeking through the branches of a cotton wood tree here in the KOA campground DuBois Wyoming. now it is just over the hill and the sky is all aglow red of course. Time 8:01 here on the eastern edge of Yellowstone. 

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Sunday August 16, 2015 

We shopped at Ft Washakie Indian Reservation groceries water meat etc found vest I loved but none in my size

The first item I picked up was made in China 

We almost made it to South Pass City but road got too rough turned around. The scenery on the way was excellent. 

South Pass City is an unincorporated community in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is located 2 miles south of the intersection of highways 28 and 131. A ghost town until recently, the entire community is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] The closest town is Atlantic City, Wyoming.

Headed toward Rawlings WY 

Ate lunch in camper salad and sardines 

Staying at Rawlings KOA got last site 19

Windy windy windy can hardly get in and out of camper door

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Monday August 17, 2015 

Ate breakfast at TA across the interstate from campground and had steak and eggs

Took Happy Jack Road from rest area to Cheyenne WY nice views. Did not stop at any of the parks along the road. 

The Welcome center (rest area) has a large bust of President Lincoln and is on the old Lincoln highway 30 and Interstate 80, highway 30 went from Brooklyn to the Golden Gate Bridge the first transcontinental highway. We did take part of highway 30 in Pennsylvania. 

Staying at KOA Cheyenne WY water and electric site 28

I find most KOA WiFi service so slow it is unusable 

Rained and very windy during the night

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Tuesday August 18, 2015 

🎶 Good Morning to you 🎶 

Ate Apple Barrel interstate 80 exit 370

The auto toilets seem to always flush while I am doing the paper work 

Stopped early high winds Sidney Nebraska gusts  up to 30 mph coming from our left front slid camper over about an inch

Cabala's Campground site B2 facing into the wind less rocking

Visitpinedale.org from a couple of days ago

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Wednesday August 19, 2015 

Rained during the night but wind stopped 

Eating at Perkins next door breakfast 

Headed to North Platte Canteen Nebraska 

Rest Area met guy named Fritz 85 years old and gave us lots of good information he worked at the rest area

We moved up a time zone back to central

We are out in the boonies on the North Platte River in North Platte Nebraska near Canteen Nebraska it may be a state park staying at Buffalo Bill Campground

Joan fixed hamburger broccoli onions olives horseradish organic tomato catchup for supper topped off with peanut butter pie ice cream by Häagen-Dazs

Visit net.org to order dvd for Canteen Video

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Thursday August 20, 2015 

North Platte Nebraska 

Ate twice at the Lincoln Highway Diner highway 30 gave them a five star rating on Yelp

Visited Railroad Museum

Visited Golden Spike Tower Museum 

Bought railroad hat and DVD 

Landed in Gothenburg Nebraska paid cash for campsite had credit card information stollen in 2003 visit

Lots of nice places and people here in North Platte. A book called Once Upon a Town by Bob Greene is an excellent story about the people during WW II. A very touching story about all the troop trains that stopped during the war. 

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Friday August 21, 2015 

Pony Express a Station 1500 Lake Ave Ehem Park

Deb's Diner downtown Gothenburg Nebraska excellent family food and service *****

Exit 211 Interstate 80 Nebraska 

My Sister's Keeper by Jody Picolt

Visited Pony Express Station and Museum 12:30 Gothenburg Nebraska excellent 

93% of the land in Nebraska is used for farming

Lincoln Nebraska for two nights loads to see. Spent lots of time in Gothenburg this morning and love all the Pony Express information and museum. 

Bought Joan an embossed Tote Bag from the original Pony Express way station in Gothenburg Nebraska 

Camp A Way campground in Lincoln Nebraska exit 401A

Saturday August 21, 2015 

Lincoln Nebraska 

Had first breakfast in camper after three weeks on the road. First perked coffee on this trip, excellent. Maybe we will take day off and just do laundry. 

Gingers email was hacked and I told her. She has an AOL account. 

Decided to take the day off and just do laundry 

On the way out we got the last site two times because we came in later than I really wanted to. Today we noticed sever people checking in around two o'clock maybe to be sure then got a site or good site

Got AC on because it is really hot for us because we were used to the higher elevations where the nights were very cool. 91 feels like 96 and I believe it. 

Sunday August 22, 2015 

Tail wind today and got 14.2 miles per gallon for a while anyway 

Ate breakfast at Cracker Barrel 

Ate lunch/dinner at Perkins pork chops salad broccoli water

Stopped at Newton Iowa KOA for night exit 168 Interstate 80 

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Monday August 22, 2015 

Ate at Busy Corner excellent supper had old fashioned Blue berry pie

Timberline campground not so good I could not use the sewer line one toilet was so unlevel  I could not use it

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Tuesday August 23, 2015 

Stopped Richmond Indiana KOA drive over 300 miles today. Ate breakfast at Busy Corner and supper at Bob Evans back a couple of exits our diet is not doing well the last few days 

Rate this KOA with at least 3 stars good WiFi better than most KOAs 

Nothing much to see along the way the further east we get. 

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Wednesday August 24, 2015 

Ate breakfast at Carver's in Richmond excellent

Ate lunch in Ashland Ohio Perkins

Landed in Homerville Ohio KOA EXIT 196 on Interstate 71

Cloudy and 64°

Thursday August 27, 2015 

Very cloudy this morning 

Great breakfast to Country Pride

Not as good lunch at Bob Evans Where's the Turkey 

Marathon Gas not so good bought 93 octane and got less miles per gallon than with other stations 87 octane I believe some stations use all the same gas and charge higher prices for some of us suckers. Bought 87 octane at Mobile in Western NY and getting 13 miles per gallon now.  

Landed at Allegany State Park in Western New York called the Red House Area exit 19 off Interstate 86 super quiet and spacious sites.

Only electric no water or sewer they do have a dump station and showers. 

The Welcome Center on Interstate 86 in Western NY is by far the nicest I have ever seen. 

I have cell service I am using ConsumerCellular and Joan is using Verizon and does not have service. Also my Trac Phone Hotspot does not have service 

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Friday August 28, 2015 

Headed the last leg of our journey 198 miles to go. 

Ate breakfast at Perkins Olean NY we really like the food and prices

Home 2:30 4825 miles later gone four weeks glad to be home. 

Roy Frost

Maxine

MAXINE!!! 

This is the best analogy yet!

Leave it to Maxine to come up with a solution for the mess that America/Canada/Australia is now in economically.

I bought a bird feeder.  I hung it

on my back porch and filled it

with seed. What a beauty of

a bird feeder it was, as I filled it

lovingly with seed.

Within a week we had hundreds of birds taking advantage of the

continuous flow of free and

easily accessible food.

But then the birds started

building nests in the boards

of the patio, above the table,

and next to the barbecue. 

Then came the poop. It was

everywhere: on the patio tile,

the chairs, the table ..

everywhere!

Then some of the birds

turned mean. They would

dive bomb me and try to

peck me even though I had

fed them out of my own

pocket.

And others birds were

boisterous and loud. They

sat on the feeder and

squawked and screamed at

all hours of the day and night

and demanded that I fill it

when it got low on food.

After a while, I couldn't even

sit on my own back porch

anymore. So I took down the

bird feeder and in three days

the birds were gone. I cleaned

up their mess and took down

the many nests they had built

all over the patio.

Soon, the back yard was like

it used to be ..... quiet, serene....

and no one demanding their

rights to a free meal.

Now let's see......

Our government gives out

free food, subsidized housing,

free medical care and free

education, and allows anyone

born here to be an automatic

citizen.

Then the illegal's came by the

tens of thousands. Suddenly

our taxes went up to pay for

free services; small apartments

are housing 5 families; you

have to wait 6 hours to be seen

by an emergency room doctor;

Your child's second grade class is

behind other schools because

over half the class doesn't speak

English.

Corn Flakes now come in a

bilingual box; I have to

'press one ' to hear my bank

talk to me in English, and

people waving flags other

than "ours" are

squawking and screaming

in the streets, demanding

more rights and free liberties.

Just my opinion, but maybe

it's time for the government

to take down the bird feeder. 

If you agree, pass it on; if not,

just continue cleaning up the poop! 

Roy Frost