Paradigms...where shift happens!

Movies to miss!

I’m not a movie reviewer in any sense of the word but the piece of crap I saw Sunday was so bad I can’t let it go by without telling you what a total waste of time and effort it was. Descriptions on line of “Untraceable”, Diane Lane’s newest movie made it sound as if it might be another take on the cyber drama like “War Games”. As it turned out whatever suspense that might have provided was dispensed with in the first 30 minutes of this 2 hour disaster of a film.

If you like gory disgusting perverted death scenes and a predictable plot then this is the film for you. If you feel you absolutely must see it, please, save yourself a few bucks and wait for it to come out on DVD. The wait shouldn’t be very long I think, maybe 20 minutes max.  

The highlight of the afternoon was the popcorn. That should tell you something.

Forwarding some info many of you may...

...already have seen but it's potentially important enough that I feel as if a forward is justified in this case:

My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree.

If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously..

Please read:

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .....she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die.... they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally . He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke .

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S * Ask the individual to SMILE.
T * Ask the person to TALK and SPE AK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today)
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 999/911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other ,that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

Christmas Eve Moon

I started out several weeks ago to add more frequent posts to this blog primarily posts of pictures I had taken that I was happy with. Haven't done so great with that but this one made me smile. I shot it Christmas Eve in front of my daughter's house. I think it could have been a better shot but I didn't have my tripod with me so I shot it on a mono-pod. Worth mentioning that I can be trained, the tri-pod is now permanently in my car. The detail is tough to see unless you click on the image for a larger picture.