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Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Update And Apology For The Lack Of Posts
Well, I thought I would drop in to give a brief explanation as to why I haven't been blogging as normal. I'm actually at a crossroads in my life. It's one of those situations where God/The Universe, is insisting that you are going to make some life changes.
So to give you a brief update, my readers should know that my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had one breast removed and underwent chemo and radiation. They found that the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes so they removed them. When everything was said and done they discovered another lump in her second breast. That kind of infuriates me because I had already told my mother that if she is getting one removed she might inquire about getting the other one removed as well as a form of insurance against any further breast cancer. She said that it violated the doctors protocols to do such. Well, sure enough they discovered another lump in her other breast. I'm not sure what is going to happen with regard to that.
If the cancer wasn't bad enough, my mother left and moved way up north out of state. I have only texted her once since she left. I love my mother but she feels like a stranger to me and I know that I am not the only family member who feels like this. I keep telling myself that perhaps her drastic change in behavior is due to her chemo treatment, as it can effect the brain but am just not sure.
Additionally, I lost my day job over some bull shit excuse. I didn't do anything wrong and there is more to the story but it's a can of worms and it's better if I just leave it be. Two days after getting let go I got pulled over and got 2 tickets. If that wasn't bad, I came home to find one of my dogs dead, so I had deal with that. She had been sick and suffered from breathing problems and allergies all of her life so it was understandable.
My dad moved out the house and into my brother's home. Me, my sister and her fiance live here now. I will be staying here until I find another day job and a new home. My sister and her fiance will be marrying this month, so that's good news. I'm happy for them and wish them success and happiness.
Now for the clincher, I was suffering from severe teeth pain after having two bad teeth and being unable to afford going to a dentist as I didn't have insurance at the time. So I was saving money. It ultimately cost me nearly $5,000.00 to get them fixed but that's all said and done now. Anyway, at the time I was a wreck from all of the pain. I quickly exhausted what little amount of pain pills that I had on hand and of course Tylenol, Advil, and the like do absolutely nothing for teeth pain. Even Anbesol is useless for anything other than very mild teeth pain. I tried that stuff last time I had teeth pain and it only made the teeth pain worse. I've heard about clove oil and I know that it does numb the area but I felt it would be similar to Anbesol. So in order to try to have as normal as possible a life before I could get my teeth fixed I began to use a completely legal herb called Kratom. It's a plant that has opiod-like properties. Because I had to take it for an extended amount of time I developed an addiction to it. So I had to go through withdrawal (on my own) after deciding to quit it. The withdrawals were super bad. Horrible. This said, Kratom is a remarkable plant. Not a single twinge of tooth pain when I was on it.
As a result of all the problems I was hit with at once I did slip into a depression. I'm on my way out and am climbing my way back to normal but it will just take some time. So I will be taking a breather from blogging for a while just until I can get things back to normal. I know that some of you may think that this was the result of a curse or an enemy throwing at me but I can assure you that I know how to handle myself and that each time I checked the answer was always no, that these things weren't the result of any enemies but where just natural life problems that just happened to converge upon me. I have been keeping up with my cleansings, as usual.
So, thank you readers for being patient. I shall return to blogging as soon as possible.
Oh, and if possible, say a prayer for my niece. She was recently diagnosed with lupus and needs some healing energy.
So to give you a brief update, my readers should know that my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had one breast removed and underwent chemo and radiation. They found that the cancer had spread to her lymph nodes so they removed them. When everything was said and done they discovered another lump in her second breast. That kind of infuriates me because I had already told my mother that if she is getting one removed she might inquire about getting the other one removed as well as a form of insurance against any further breast cancer. She said that it violated the doctors protocols to do such. Well, sure enough they discovered another lump in her other breast. I'm not sure what is going to happen with regard to that.
If the cancer wasn't bad enough, my mother left and moved way up north out of state. I have only texted her once since she left. I love my mother but she feels like a stranger to me and I know that I am not the only family member who feels like this. I keep telling myself that perhaps her drastic change in behavior is due to her chemo treatment, as it can effect the brain but am just not sure.
Additionally, I lost my day job over some bull shit excuse. I didn't do anything wrong and there is more to the story but it's a can of worms and it's better if I just leave it be. Two days after getting let go I got pulled over and got 2 tickets. If that wasn't bad, I came home to find one of my dogs dead, so I had deal with that. She had been sick and suffered from breathing problems and allergies all of her life so it was understandable.
My dad moved out the house and into my brother's home. Me, my sister and her fiance live here now. I will be staying here until I find another day job and a new home. My sister and her fiance will be marrying this month, so that's good news. I'm happy for them and wish them success and happiness.
Now for the clincher, I was suffering from severe teeth pain after having two bad teeth and being unable to afford going to a dentist as I didn't have insurance at the time. So I was saving money. It ultimately cost me nearly $5,000.00 to get them fixed but that's all said and done now. Anyway, at the time I was a wreck from all of the pain. I quickly exhausted what little amount of pain pills that I had on hand and of course Tylenol, Advil, and the like do absolutely nothing for teeth pain. Even Anbesol is useless for anything other than very mild teeth pain. I tried that stuff last time I had teeth pain and it only made the teeth pain worse. I've heard about clove oil and I know that it does numb the area but I felt it would be similar to Anbesol. So in order to try to have as normal as possible a life before I could get my teeth fixed I began to use a completely legal herb called Kratom. It's a plant that has opiod-like properties. Because I had to take it for an extended amount of time I developed an addiction to it. So I had to go through withdrawal (on my own) after deciding to quit it. The withdrawals were super bad. Horrible. This said, Kratom is a remarkable plant. Not a single twinge of tooth pain when I was on it.
As a result of all the problems I was hit with at once I did slip into a depression. I'm on my way out and am climbing my way back to normal but it will just take some time. So I will be taking a breather from blogging for a while just until I can get things back to normal. I know that some of you may think that this was the result of a curse or an enemy throwing at me but I can assure you that I know how to handle myself and that each time I checked the answer was always no, that these things weren't the result of any enemies but where just natural life problems that just happened to converge upon me. I have been keeping up with my cleansings, as usual.
So, thank you readers for being patient. I shall return to blogging as soon as possible.
Oh, and if possible, say a prayer for my niece. She was recently diagnosed with lupus and needs some healing energy.
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Weight Loss Goal Reached!
After 2 years and one month I finally reached my goal weight! Honestly, I never thought this day would come. I hovered between 173-175 lbs, would dip down to like 171 lbs and then start eating crap again and gain a few pounds back. A few weeks ago I decided to put away the scale and just focus on enjoying life. I had already lost a ton of weight so I decided to just focus on what I have achieved so far. This morning I got the urge to weigh myself and gave in. I was completely shocked. I actually lost more weight and dipped below my goal weight of 170 lbs. I now weigh 168 lbs to be precise.
As my readers may know, in May of 2015 I had gastric sleeve surgery, a type of bariatric surgery. It was truly a life-changing experience.
So now that I've achieved my weight loss goal I am tempted to lose just a bit more. My doctor did tell me that I could go down to 160 lbs but that I shouldn't push beyond that. So I'm wondering if I should.
Now, I'm kinda petrified at the thought of having to have plastic surgery to get rid of excess skin. Unlike the gastric sleeve, the plastic surgery will be quite invasive. It will take a few months to completely heal and will probably hurt a great deal. I actually had no pain whatsoever with the gastric sleeve surgery.
So here are my stats:
Highest Weight: 412 lbs
Starting Weight Before Surgery: 388 lbs
Starting BMI Before Surgery: 52.6 (Morbid Obesity)
Weight At Time Of Surgery: 350 lbs
Goal Weight: 170 lbs
Current Weight: 168 lbs
Current BMI: 22.8 (Normal Weight)
Largest Pant Size: 48
Current Pant Size: 32
Largest Shirt Size: 4XL
Current Shirt Size: Medium
Total Weight Loss Since Surgery: 220 lbs
My Before Pictures:
My After Pictures:
As my readers may know, in May of 2015 I had gastric sleeve surgery, a type of bariatric surgery. It was truly a life-changing experience.
So now that I've achieved my weight loss goal I am tempted to lose just a bit more. My doctor did tell me that I could go down to 160 lbs but that I shouldn't push beyond that. So I'm wondering if I should.
Now, I'm kinda petrified at the thought of having to have plastic surgery to get rid of excess skin. Unlike the gastric sleeve, the plastic surgery will be quite invasive. It will take a few months to completely heal and will probably hurt a great deal. I actually had no pain whatsoever with the gastric sleeve surgery.
So here are my stats:
Highest Weight: 412 lbs
Starting Weight Before Surgery: 388 lbs
Starting BMI Before Surgery: 52.6 (Morbid Obesity)
Weight At Time Of Surgery: 350 lbs
Goal Weight: 170 lbs
Current Weight: 168 lbs
Current BMI: 22.8 (Normal Weight)
Largest Pant Size: 48
Current Pant Size: 32
Largest Shirt Size: 4XL
Current Shirt Size: Medium
Total Weight Loss Since Surgery: 220 lbs
My Before Pictures:
Passport Photo - March 2015
December 2014
I'm the blob behind the boy.
Day of Surgery - May 13, 2015
My After Pictures:
If anyone out there is in the same boat as I was, is morbidly obese and may be considering this surgery. I say do it! I dare you! It will change your life in ways you wouldn't even dream could be possible.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Happy Summer Solstice!
Tonight at 11:24 PM in the Northern Hemisphere the Summer Solstice shall begin. The Summer Solstice marks the time of the longest day (greatest amount of sunlight) of the year. The Sun appears to stand still in the sky, rising at the same exact spot for a few days before beginning it's movement across the horizon again. From this time onward the amount of daylight will decrease until we reach the Winter Solstice in December.
Today is the official start of the Summer season with tomorrow being the first full day of Summer.
An older name for the Summer Solstice is Midsummer. It is under this older name that Wiccans and modern Neo-Pagans celebrate. They also use the word Litha for this day as well. Christians celebrate the Summer Solstice under the guise of St. John's Eve and Day, which is held on June 23-24th.
Wishing All Of My Readers A Wonderful Summer Season!
Today is the official start of the Summer season with tomorrow being the first full day of Summer.
An older name for the Summer Solstice is Midsummer. It is under this older name that Wiccans and modern Neo-Pagans celebrate. They also use the word Litha for this day as well. Christians celebrate the Summer Solstice under the guise of St. John's Eve and Day, which is held on June 23-24th.
Wishing All Of My Readers A Wonderful Summer Season!
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Solomon Seal Root
Solomon Seal Root, a.k.a. Polygonatum biflorum, is a beautiful plant which grows in the eastern portion of the U.S. It gets it's name from the circular scars formed on the rhizomes (see second picture). Imaginative individuals claim the scars resemble the Seal of Solomon or the Star of David. It was this observation that made the plant desirable for hoodoo/conjure work.
The root is believed to share in the same powers as the legendary Biblical figure, mainly the power to grant wisdom and clarity to individuals, as well as to protect and control spirits. (King Solomon was said to be able to command the djin into building the first temple with the aid of a magic ring.) Solomon Seal, when mixed with other roots and herbs, is also really good for cleansing, uncrossing, and to exorcise people and places. In the latter use, the herbal mixture would be burned and the smoke would be allowed to fill the area. The use of Solomon Seal should not be overlooked when performing spells for love and business, as being able to make wise decisions are crucial for the attainment of success in both areas.
Solomon Seal Root does have it's medicinal uses but unless you know exactly what you are doing then I would caution against ingestion of the plant as it is toxic.
Solomon Seal Root is the main ingredient in spiritual products bearing the Solomon name, such Solomon's Wisdom oil, incense, or sachet powder.
The first picture is a batch of Solomon Seal Root divisions that I am currently attempting to grow. I planted them a couple of months ago and to date there is no sign of activity. I am not alarmed and am opportunistic of seeing life from these little ones, hopefully, next year.
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Magical Fortune Teller Miracle Fish!
I decided to pay a visit to my local occult shop and was delighted to pick this up. I haven't seen these since my childhood! It's a magic Fortune Teller Miracle Fish. In actuality it is a piece of cellophane that has been cut in decorated in the form of a fish. To use it you simply place it in your hand and it magically begins to move. You then divine the movements by the information provided on the back of the package it comes in. Below is the chart:
Moving Head...............Jealousy
Moving Tail.................Indifference
Moving Head and Tail.........In love
Curling Sides...............Fickle
Turns Over...................False
Motionless...................Dead One
Curls Up Entirely.........Passionate
These cheap novelties make really cool gifts to kids. I bought a bunch to use as stocking stuffers for Christmas this year.
You can purchase your own at the following link:
This one I purchased has gold foil-like decorations. This is different than the plan red ones that I remember from my childhood.
I always assumed that the miracle fish worked by body temperature. However, according to this site below it actually works based on moisture (sweat) on your skin.
I also found this vintage video clip on YouTube where a man makes his own miracle fish. I'm not sure when this was filmed but it looks to be sometime in the 1970s. Was this the inspiration behind creating and marketing these novelty toys?
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Psycho Emailed Me
Got an email from a psycho who said he killed a black cat and got the bones and now needed help identifying the right one. Said he did it to protect his family. Shit like this freaks me out. People will do things without even pausing to question if such action is morally sound. The fact that he thinks that this is the only way to protect his family just shows how ignorant he is and especially since the black cat bone is not even primarily known for any protective qualities. For all the psychos and nutters out there, do not send me emails of you confessing to horrible crimes of animal abuse.
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