Paul's Corner

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Thank you Cat for fixing the site.
Welcome back Paul!!! (Welcome back to your own site.) That story about the child ghost is spooky and beautiful at the same time--a ghost that wants you to feel happy and hugs you as it feels a deep sadness. Never had a similar encounter except in dreams where some one who has died speaks in the dream--but not scary, very joyful encounters. I have looked into the persons who have died--like look into their eyes to declare that they have died(I do that for work sometimes) and all I have seen are dilated pupils and there is just a dead body. So to be touched in that way by a spirit seems is amazing.

The MM series is so interesting from what you have described--the recipes are intriguing. Although I am sure that the audience will gladly watch you scramble an egg or boil water just because it is you who's cooking.

Wow Paul, you have been busy! Bet you're glad to have a rest!

All the best.

Love Clair. XXX

Paul, thank you for sharing your story regarding the little girl. I am a believer in such things, and perhaps you are correct that she was trying to tell you something.

It's nice to have you back with us. Good to hear that MM is going well. Enjoy your time with your family!

I was thinking: Thank God it is November, finally! October has been so hectic for me that it's nice to know things should finally slow down a bit. I hope you enjoy your down time, Paul! and take the message from the little girl ghost to be happy!

Welcome back Paul! I tried to post a few days ago when you updated PC and it kept crashing. (Thanks Cat for getting us back on board!)

Am very happy to hear that MM is going well and look forward to your updates and new recipes.

I agree with the PCs above--your little ghost may have felt you needed a hug.

Is happy and proudly wearing appropriate shades of blue today. :)
Yeah Florida and Ohio!

Agreed, Evelyn--hooray America!

They also showed on our ABC network a rally in Sidney, Australia, so thanks to our friends down under for thinking of us!

A great result!!!! Now for the really hard work.

Melody far be it for me to correct spelling as I am sure many have noticed my creative ways with it..... but Sydney is with a y :)

I never thought of it as I needed a hug more she was happy to be seen and felt - but I did need a hug and got one!

The way it sounds, Paul, you both got what you needed out of that interaction! There are so many 'entities' (for lack of better word) around us that often know far better what we need then we often do, and they do touch us and give us what we truly need. It amazes me frequently.

I was on a panel this afternoon here at SLU about international perspectives and reactions to the US presidential election. We had people from 4 different countries represented and man, it was fascinating! It had to be very spontaneous in many ways, as we only had a few hours for research and no time to really come up with a strategy to organize this panel, but it went well and I learned a lot and I hope the students did as well. Yep, patting ourselves on the back right now :) and boy am I glad not to be in Obama's shoes having to deal with so many major global problems that he is inheriting. I wish him well and great success at the hard work ahead of him, of the US and the world!

Sorry, Paul and PCs! As the saying goes, "I knew that!"

Yes, our future President will have alot to walk into, some of it being "Bush-sh**" . . .

I'm one of those that truly believed that President Bush stole the first election--I don't mean to offend any American PCs here that did vote Bush in, but I've never been happy with him as our President.

On the other hand, because I work at Chicago Tribune, today was absolutely wild. Many people that remained in Chicago for the festivities as well as Chicagoans stampeded our building for today's paper. We (and the city vendors) were completely out of them by 10:00 a.m. and had to print thousands more during the day.

When I left to teach class, there were people still inside and outside our building buying anything and everything we had on Obama. For example, one woman from London bought 6 papers to send home because family and friends wanted a copy of this historic event. Copies are being auctioned on e-Bay!! And some people were reselling them on the street at $10 each (it costs 75 cents).

And Wall Street says that newspapers are dying a slow death . . . can't wait to see what happens for the inauguration on Jan 20!

Yes, the election was very worrisome, especially here in Florida, where dirty tricks by the Bushies in 2004 gave W. the presidency. We seniors in South Florida along with the African American and Hispanic voters gave Obama the edge, thank goodness!

I saw the happiness in Australia, Paul, but didn't
see you or Tara in the crowd! A new day is a'comin' but it will take time after the 8 years of damage!

"My Biggest Fan" opens tomorrow night on SBS TV,
November 7th, 7:30 p.m. Australian time, which is
3:30 a.m. Florida time...I will be up, dressed, with makeup on, in case a talent scout is lurking
outside in the bushes...

As Tara has said from the start,"fingers crossed!"

She will advise me of the ratings that it gets
later on. So far, it's been only positive in the
press releases. I have found a lot of them by just
going to Google.

Shalom and love,

Grandma Mil

That's great, Grandma Mil--fingers crossed for you and Tara tonight!

Latest word was we sold 1.1 million papers yesterday.

We are still selling yesterday's issue along with with today's issue and other Obama goods (like posters with our front page on them). I was told that some are buying our papers in bundles. One man bought $300!

Yes! What a wonderfully patriotic week we've had! I could not be happier. Well, if truth be known, and I realize most may not agree, I would have voted for Hillary, but now that it's all said and done, this is what was meant to be and I could not be happier! I hope and pray that by the end of his (first) term the beginning of a new era will be safely in place and our country will be soaring into the new direction we so urgently need and which is at LEAST 8 years overdue! I still feel surges of excitement every time I realize that we will have a new president to bring the change that we can and we need to bring about!

Paul, your story is so honest. You felt this energy and it surrounded you with a hug. A nice virtual, spiritual hug. We could all use this, I'm sure. Just as this young girl's spirit found you, negative spirits prey on us when we are open to it. I have to remember this myself! I do believe that the energy in both negative and positive spirits are around us each and every day. I feel it also. I may not "see" it, although I have had a few rare and undeniable experiences myself in my life, but I nonetheless will never deny their presence.

I truly wish we here in the U.S. could see your MM program. You really do cook differently out there! Very rustic, yet exotic. I love it. Mostly though, I would just LOVE watching you work! I'm so glad you're busy. I'd like to know...if you could be doing ANYTHING your heart desired, what would it be??

Millie, the thought of you in full makeup and a nice outfit, sitting in the middle of the night, looking out for the paparazzi just slays me! Next I'll be seeing you on Extra! Extra! or E Hollywood running and slugging a cameraman in the eye! I love the excitement! I wish the best to all on the film!

My sister is still fighting with her treatments. Her thyroid went nuts from the medication and now she's on thyroid medication, which should help regulate the function of the thyroid. It's just an ongoing battle and she's pretty tired, but not giving up.

Fall is here in Colorado. Getting so cold now.

Take care everyone and have a great weekend!

What a week it has been, that is for sure. :o)

Grandma Mil, I was actually awake myself although for different reasons. I don't seem to sleep anymore - at least not at night. Even if I go to bed I'll lay there awake, tossing and turning until about 5a. *sigh* But I don't feel overtired or exhausted so I must be getting enough rest.

Mary, I'm glad they caught the thyroid problem with your sister before it got out of control. Goodness knows she has enough on her plate right now. :o) Healing vibes to her as always.

I'm getting ready for another whirlwind of trips. Next weekend I'll head to Gettysburg via NY. (I'm picking up my friend, Gloria.) It is Remembrance Weekend in Gettysburg - the weekend that marks Lincoln's address there. Then the weekend after the Thanksgiving weekend I head back to Montréal. I haven't broken the news to Fluffy yet. He is not going to be a happy pussycat. Especially when I head to FL for Christmas.

Oh, my good news for this week is that in 10 weeks on Weight Watchers I am down 17.6 lbs! I have a feeling I might just make my initial goal by the end of the year.

I hope everyone is doing ok - and enjoy the weekend! :o)

Sarah--that's wonderful! I hope you make your goal and wish you safe travels. (Taking your cat with you??)

MaryS, I hope the new med helps with the thyroid--Sarah's right that she has enough on her plate as it is. More prayers this weekend. :)

I agree that it would be nice for Paul's program to be available in the States. Let's hope enough programs are taped and we'll see Paul on the Food Channel or even PBS!

Speaking of "down under"--anyone going to see "Australia"?? Trailers have been running on TV here in Chicago.

Cheers, chookas, and happy weekend all! :)

I am kicking myself!!!!! My wife and I talked about My Biggest Fan being on TV and we have been reading the various articles and eagerly awaiting the airing of the show. But come the Friday screening day it also happened to be my middle daughters 17th birthday - Emily - so I was rather focused on that including making her pancakes in the morning, shopping for her party, picking her up from school making her special pizza for dinner etc on top of that I had to take her out to a singing recording session at 7.45pm and didnt get home until 9.20pm and immediately set to work making dinner for Andrea and I whilst the girls watched Mamma Mia on DVD.

It wasnt until I got up this morning that I looked at my wife and realised not only had we forgotten that Millie was on the TV and to watch it but we also forgot to set the DVD recorder!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!KICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!KICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry Millie! If I had Tara's contact I would email her and get a copy from her to watch any chance of getting Tara to contact me?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!KICK!!!!!!!!!!!KICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My biggest fan attracted 151 000 viewers last night which made it the 4th most watched programme on SBS that day. SBS is not a major network nor a commercial network so on the scale of things that is a very good rating! The top SBS programme had 212 000 viewers then the 2nd with 202 000 then the 3rd 164 000 - So top 5 for the channel on the night - congrats Millie and of course Tara!!!

!!!!!!!!KICK!!!!!!!!KICK!!!!!!!KICK!!!!!!

Grandma Mil, Paul being the star of SB, and being key to the movie MBF or else it can't be made, should have the pilot DVD asap--as his image and person is so much part of the movie; wondering why Tara and the producers have not had Paul involved in the movie when it is largely his actor persona that has propagated the SB following for so long worldwide. In this case proper credit has not been given. I do not mean to be stirring up things but it seems unjust that Paul's movie has given rise to a new movie and he was not brought into it. As a PC fan I am mad!

Liz, obviously you have not seen "My Biggest Fan"; Tara will be in touch with Paul to see that he has a chance to review it.

Reference to "Strictly Ballroom" is only a part of the story. Tara talks about the heady time when
she was praised, idolized, had tons of fan
letters, and then, over the years, the adulation stopped; no fan letters, and no good acting opportunities like "Fran"; and then a story appears of "what ever happened to.." at her age of 30.

Then, 10 years later, out of the blue, she receives one fan letter from a retired great-grandmother from Coconut Creek, FL telling her that she, (that's me) had shown SB on the night
of 9/11/2001 on her movie night, and how the audience had reacted at the end, with smiles, and applause, for the first time that horrible day.

Tara answered me in her own handwriting how touched she was, and our correspondence continued for 6 years through her talent agency address, with back and forth tapes of my work here, birthday cards, etc., until she sent me an email saying that she wanted to come to Florida, meet me, Ellie, and our daughters, and all the active seniors in my shows, and do a documentary,"My Biggest Fan" and the rest is history.

The feedback from the showing of MBF has been marvelous..people who have elderly parents have remarked how it affected them, seeing seniors, 75-85, and some in their 90s, on stage, performing, and generally staying active in spite of their aches and pains.

Go to SBS.com.au, find "My Biggest Fan" and read the "Comments"...you will see some comments from Tara and myself also.

Tara is setting up a website soon where copies can be purchased. It is: www.mybiggestfan.com.au

Shalom and love,

Grandma Mil

Paul, stop kicking yourself, it's okay, it's okay!

Tara will be in touch with you!

I have sent your congratulations to Tara about the
viewer numbers.

Happy birthday to Emily; where did the time go????

Shalom and love,

Grandma Mil

P.S.

To find "Comments" about MBF go to:

sbs.com.au Go to Documentaries and recent entries
and look for "My Biggest Fan" which has (11) so far.

Shalom and love,

Grandma Mil (I am called "Mildred"...

Thanks Grandma Mil.

Liz dont be mad Tara is as much Strictly Ballroom as I am - MBF is her story, she has worked hard to make it, she has written, produced and directed it, I honour that. It has nothing to do with me so there is no need to be angry on my behalf. Cool.

Grandma Mil--how wonderful for you and Tara--am so happy that the film ranked so well that evening. Bravo!

Paul, just loved your post--how wonderful that your daughter is now 17 and how grand that you made such a special day for her! Certainly no need to kick yourself, though being a dancer, I can only imagine how hard (and high?) those kicks were!

About another Paul and Tara movie, I found Razzle Dazzle at my local rental store and will watch it this evening. Will post comments soon.

Paul, while I can't watch MM on TV, it's nice to be able to watch you on film this evening! And Ms. Tara, too! :)

Melody, Fluffy does not travel with me. At the ripe age of 15 he doesn't go much of anywhere. ;o) He just hates it when I leave for any period of time, despite the fact that my neighbor checks on him daily.

Paul, I can't believe Emily is 17. My word time goes by fast.

Wonderful news on the numbers for MBF on SBS. In my opinion this is very promising. :o)

All is well in my piece of the world. It was a lovely day today so I went for a drive with a friend of mine. She needs time away from her family (two daughters and one granddaughter) and I just wanted to get out of the house for a bit. I hope tomorrow is nice as well because it motivates me so much more.

How exciting!

Grandma, Tara and Paul,
Congratulations on what Paul and SB have brought about. After all, this little movie created a beautiful relationship between Tara, her lovely daughter, and Grandma Millie and Ellie, and their community. But not only that, if not for Paul and SB, none of us would be here and have had all of the beautiful communications that we have had. Like I have said in the past, I will say it again, I have found soul mates and friends here.

Millie, you are such a force of nature. How could Tara not be eternally grateful to you for your devotion to her and to the friendship that has developed?

Paul, you know how much we all love you. Liz has a furious dedication already! I've been hanging around here for a few years now and still feel the same about you as the day I first ran across SB on cable totally by a fluke! You are the man! Yes, I do realize and appreciate ALL of your talents, most of which is the dancing you have done, but none the less, your passion for life, food, a good beer, family, and love. You are a true renaissance man!

Sarah and Melody. Thank you so much for thinking of my sister. I can feel the support that we get here so strongly, including the prayers being said by Ellie and Millie. I cannot tell you how special that is to me. It touches my heart deeply. Really. I've had some difficulties at work as of late. Personality conflict with a lady that I feel is mentally unstable. Maybe I am also, because it has had a very stressful affect on me. I don't need and don't have tolerance for bs at this time in my life. I'm truly being tested. I'm glad because it's going to define me. I need to be careful!

Love you all. Have a great rest of the weekend.

Paul you are such a good person and so supportive of Tara and thank you for making things clear. Cool then. Grandma Mil I still am one of your biggest 25th and continue to admire you and Tara, too. Happy Birthday to your daughter Paul--you give presents that can't be bought.

Paul you are such a good person and so supportive of Tara and thank you for making things clear. Cool then. Grandma Mil I still am one of your biggest 25th and continue to admire you and Tara, too. Happy Birthday to your daughter Paul--you give presents that can't be bought.

Mary, I hope the issues at your job settle down. Sounds like you could use some calming vibes sent your way. (Consider it done.) I know from personal experience how debilitating stress can be - in my case it was manifested into horrific migraines. Do what you can to relieve the stress.

I had a pleasant weekend. I didn't get to begin a crochet project today as planned, but I did manage two loads of wash. (Always a joy.) I'm putting that project on top priority for tomorrow. The cat will just have to understand he cannot sleep in my lap. LOL

Correction: Grandma Mil when I said I still am among your biggest 25th fans and that I continue to admire you, it does NOT mean that I ever stopped being one. I apologize for being angry at what I thought was an unjust situation but wasn't after you and Paul made it clear.

Liz, the matter is closed and forgotten..how lucky I am to be among the 25..I must learn to behave myself, otherwise I will lose my place in line!

MBF will have a website soon, actually two. I will have to let everyone know when the sites are up and running, if one wishes to order.

1) www.mybiggestfan.com.au

2) www.marcom.com.au

Melody, I BOUGHT "Razzle Dazzle" when it became available in the states.

Paul has a teenie cameo appearance, Tara is in gothic makeup in her fleeting scenes, but sings a lovely song; however, it is no Strictly Ballroom; I will be happy to rent it out for a minimal fee..
On second thought, I would GIVE it away free!!!

Shalom and love,

Grandma Mil

Congrads to Millie and Tara and to SB!

Here is the link again to some pictures from the showing of MBF at the Fort Lauderdale Film Festival.

http://weblog.xanga.com/JAC297/680316427/and-then-came-millie.html

all the best,

I am very happy here in Brazil to learn that Obama won! I hope he can improve this world crisis, is blessed his program of government. Health for all.

Maria--thanks for your comments on Barack Obama. Being in Chicago, it's literally an "Obama Watch" around here! For a Chicago slant on Prez-elect Obama, feel free to check out http://chicagotribune.com.

Our Nov 5 edition is now selling for $10 online, but that includes shipping. It has gone up to $200 on eBay!

Grandma Mil, I'm glad you posted a few comments on Razzle Dazzle--it was a dry film. The competition dancers were full of energy and had some wild costumes. Tara was great as the "goth" costume designer--no dialogue except for the song she sings while they're working on costumes. (Tara does sing well which also shows in SB.)

Paul does have a cameo and I ran the credits twice because I missed his name at first. I thought "no Paul in the credits??"--hmmm!

A question for Paul, based on the scene--did Tonille's mother "teach" her daughter your choreography from SB (Tonille is demonstrating for Paul his Paso chor from SB), or did her mother bring you in to "instruct" Tonille--the look on your face (as you eye Tonille's mother) was a hoot! It was like "lady, are you for real??" Or maybe, "lady, get a life!" And thank you for asking "mom" to stop playing the piano! :)

Razzle Dazzle certainly is not SB, but for Paul and Tara fans, fun to see for their appearances. The kids performing also get a thumbs up from me.

Maria--thanks for your comments on Barack Obama. Being in Chicago, it's literally an "Obama Watch" around here! For a Chicago slant on Prez-elect Obama, feel free to check out http://chicagotribune.com.

Our Nov 5 edition is now selling for $10 online, but that includes shipping. It has gone up to $200 on eBay!

Grandma Mil, I'm glad you posted a few comments on Razzle Dazzle--it was a dry film. The competition dancers were full of energy and had some wild costumes. Tara was great as the "goth" costume designer--no dialogue except for the song she sings while they're working on costumes. (Tara does sing well which also shows in SB.)

Paul does have a cameo and I ran the credits twice because I missed his name at first. I thought "no Paul in the credits??"--hmmm!

A question for Paul, based on the scene--did Tonille's mother "teach" her daughter your choreography from SB (Tonille is demonstrating for Paul his Paso chor from SB), or did her mother bring you in to "instruct" Tonille--the look on your face (as you eye Tonille's mother) was a hoot! It was like "lady, are you for real??" Or maybe, "lady, get a life!" And thank you for asking "mom" to stop playing the piano! :)

Razzle Dazzle certainly is not SB, but for Paul and Tara fans, fun to see for their appearances. The kids performing also get a thumbs up from me.

Thanks for your vibes Sarah! I had a nice busy day yesterday. Thoroughly cleaned my bedroom and bathroom, which gives me a nice calming retreat to rest in, did a bunch of laundry, got the living room and kitchen so clean and cozy. I made a mincemeat rustic pie, just folding the crust around the mincemeat and cooking it on a cookie sheet. It was delish. So, I'm working on finding some down time this next two days while I'm off work enjoying my weekend. Went to a friend's house for dinner last night and listened to their 3 year old have a total melt down for 2 hours. Wow. Maybe we all need to stomp around the house crying and being irrational every now and then...lol!

Thanks for your vibes Sarah! I had a nice busy day yesterday. Thoroughly cleaned my bedroom and bathroom, which gives me a nice calming retreat to rest in, did a bunch of laundry, got the living room and kitchen so clean and cozy. I made a mincemeat rustic pie, just folding the crust around the mincemeat and cooking it on a cookie sheet. It was delish. So, I'm working on finding some down time this next two days while I'm off work enjoying my weekend. Went to a friend's house for dinner last night and listened to their 3 year old have a total melt down for 2 hours. Wow. Maybe we all need to stomp around the house crying and being irrational every now and then...lol!

Funky. I didn't realize that EITHER of those made it to post. I killed the browser, as it was hanging after the first effort returned an internal server error. So after killing it and bringing it back up to try it again, I see that not only the first attempt made it but the second, which I KILLED while it was hanging, made it too! Bleaaah. The internet.
Sorry! Let's see if this one makes it. If it hangs, I won't try to kill it or post it again this time! lol

MaryS--that's what happened to me (the double post above).

I think you're onto something--maybe that's why we're so stressed these days, road rage, so on . . .

That mincemeat pie sounds wonderful. We're quite chilly today in Chicago and I'm sure that would have been a very welcoming aroma on a cold day like today!

All the best to your sister. :)

Melody, am I understanding that the Nov. 5 edition of the paper is still available (not at a scalper's price)? I only ask because a friend of mine had wanted the NY papers from that day and her husband forgot to buy them. I'm sure she'd be thrilled with the Chicago Trib. :o) Shoot me an email if there is a way she can get one, k?

Well, I managed to work on that scarf today. Actually, I began and finished it! It was tough a couple times keeping Fluffy out of my lap, but he got over it. LOL

Have you heard? There's a WONDERFUL new movie out directed by Baz Luhrmann. I cannot wait to see it! It's titled: "Australia". Awesome! I just absolutely love how Laz carefully chooses what he does and how very special each of his directed movies are! Wink, Wink....

This is my Holiday pick for sure! Check out the IMDB site for more info!

I'm all a flutter!!

Laz=Baz...I had a dyslexic moment. lol

Glad so many are happy with Obama's election. I'll be the outsider and say that I'm not (not that I was thrilled with McCain as he was to liberal for me also). I guess it's my turn to hunker down for the duration and wait for the next presidential election. My state's House of Representatives and Senate are both controlled by Republicans for the very first time ever and we sent almost all Republicans to the federal House of Reps. and Senate, so there is that consolation. ;-)

So wonderful, as stated so many times before, that this site is welcoming to such variety in religious beliefs as well as political stands. I can't say how much I appreciate this site. Anyplace else my hubby or I go, there are knock-down-drag-out fights over the differences. It really is best when all people can come together and teach and learn and just enjoy. Thanks all.

Now I'll hunker down here and wave my little flag for 2012. Enjoy your four years ;-)

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That's me keeping my mouth shut and biting my tongue very hard!! There would be no "politically correct" pun intended, way for me to respond. :)

Hurray for the USA and freedom of speech though! lol

Marian, I will usually never discuss politics or religion with anyone - especially on a public forum. That is how I am because I don't like the disputes/arguments that can and usually do arise.

Ok, 10 week weigh-in has me down 20.2 lbs! Woo hoo!

Sarah, Fan-tas-tic weight loss...keep it up!!!!

Years ago (many years ago, in fact) I went on Weight Watchers and lost 50 lbs. in less than a year...I was 40 years old, and people didn't recognize me...then, as I got older the lbs. started creeping back, even though I managed to keep the weight off for 10 years.

Today, with MBF, I told Tara I was worried about the closeups with my double chins, and it seems no one seems to mind..except me! I tried the Internet WW, but was not happy with that...too slow. Now I am on a modified South Beach..always
trying, trying...

Shalom and love,

Grandma Mil

Wonderful Sarah! 20 lbs can really make a huge difference in how you feel, look, and how your clothes must be fitting now!! You're an inspiration! I still want/need to clean out my guest bedroom and turn it back into my pilates room. The poor machine is under the bed!

We have a gym at work, but once I get to work, I don't want to get sweaty and then have to take a shower! I've rarely used it in the 9 years that I've been there!

Keep up the great work!

Grandma, you look great!

Hi Sarah--here's the website to order Obama memorabilia: http://tribunestore.chicagotribune.com/

I believe the 11/5 edition is $10, but that's including shipping. There's also a 800 number to call--maybe there's a lower shipping rate as I believe this might be for overnight.

Marian, I went to a reception prior to election and when some of the guests at my table heard I work for Chgo Trib, they were upset that CT endorsed him and it was a bit of an awkward moment.

Sarah, congrats on your success with WW!

I'm also looking forward to Australia. They've had promos on Good Morning America, and interviews with Nicole Kidman and her co-star, some footage, too.

Grandma Mil, you're doing and looking grrreat! Go, Millie, go!

Melody, I can imagine the discomfort. Sorry you had to go through that.

I'm looking forward to Australia also. I've liked many of Nicole Kidman's movies. I'll rent it when it comes out on DVD.

Hurray Melody!!! Chicago is the place to be!!! Must have been an exciting night on election day. My cousin was experimenting with cookies that she named Barak Cookies or Brockies and we tried coming up with a drink with Kahlua in it called Hula Baraka Obama Kahlua Moka but it was an awful drink--needs some work.

GrandMa Mil you look like a shtar!!! I like the Cinema Paradiso pictures and your crowd of well wishers. Thank you Julie for posting the articles and pictures.

Maria Horos--how are you? Greetings!!!I understand you have been able to watch Mercurio's Menu--do you own a Brazilian TV company? as individuals are not allowed to preview or buy the DVD yet. see Electric Sky where you can preview MM if you are a company.. Wondering if I can be from the PC Company...they will let me preview the show. MaryS what do you think?

http://www.electricsky.com/catalogue_detail.aspx?program=2122

Hurray Melody!!! Chicago is the place to be!!! Must have been an exciting night on election day. My cousin was experimenting with cookies that she named Barak Cookies or Brockies and we tried coming up with a drink with Kahlua in it called Hula Baraka Obama Kahlua Moka but it was an awful drink--needs some work.

GrandMa Mil you look like a shtar!!! I like the Cinema Paradiso pictures and your crowd of well wishers. Thank you Julie for posting the articles and pictures.

Maria Horos--how are you? Greetings!!!I understand you have been able to watch Mercurio's Menu--do you own a Brazilian TV company? as individuals are not allowed to preview or buy the DVD yet. see Electric Sky where you can preview MM if you are a company.. Wondering if I can be from the PC Company...they will let me preview the show. MaryS what do you think?

http://www.electricsky.com/catalogue_detail.aspx?program=2122

Hurray Melody!!! Chicago is the place to be!!! Must have been an exciting night on election day. My cousin was experimenting with cookies that she named Barak Cookies or Brockies and we tried coming up with a drink with Kahlua in it called Hula Baraka Obama Kahlua Moka but it was an awful drink--needs some work.

GrandMa Mil you look like a shtar!!! I like the Cinema Paradiso pictures and your crowd of well wishers. Thank you Julie for posting the articles and pictures.

Maria Horos--how are you? Greetings!!!I understand you have been able to watch Mercurio's Menu--do you own a Brazilian TV company? as individuals are not allowed to preview or buy the DVD yet. see Electric Sky where you can preview MM if you are a company.. Wondering if I can be from the PC Company...they will let me preview the show. MaryS what do you think?

http://www.electricsky.com/catalogue_detail.aspx?program=2122

Hurray Melody!!! Chicago is the place to be!!! Must have been an exciting night on election day. My cousin was experimenting with cookies that she named Barak Cookies or Brockies and we tried coming up with a drink with Kahlua in it called Hula Baraka Obama Kahlua Moka but it was an awful drink--needs some work.

GrandMa Mil you look like a shtar!!! I like the Cinema Paradiso pictures and your crowd of well wishers. Thank you Julie for posting the articles and pictures.

Maria Horos--how are you? Greetings!!!I understand you have been able to watch Mercurio's Menu--do you own a Brazilian TV company? as individuals are not allowed to preview or buy the DVD yet. see Electric Sky where you can preview MM if you are a company.. Wondering if I can be from the PC Company...they will let me preview the show. MaryS what do you think?

http://www.electricsky.com/catalogue_detail.aspx?program=2122

Hurray Melody!!! Chicago is the place to be!!! Must have been an exciting night on election day. My cousin was experimenting with cookies that she named Barak Cookies or Brockies and we tried coming up with a drink with Kahlua in it called Hula Baraka Obama Kahlua Moka but it was an awful drink--needs some work.

GrandMa Mil you look like a shtar!!! I like the Cinema Paradiso pictures and your crowd of well wishers. Thank you Julie for posting the articles and pictures.

Maria Horos--how are you? Greetings!!!I understand you have been able to watch Mercurio's Menu--do you own a Brazilian TV company? as individuals are not allowed to preview or buy the DVD yet. see Electric Sky where you can preview MM if you are a company.. Wondering if I can be from the PC Company...they will let me preview the show. MaryS what do you think?

http://www.electricsky.com/catalogue_detail.aspx?program=2122

Hurray Melody!!! Chicago is the place to be!!! Must have been an exciting night on election day. My cousin was experimenting with cookies that she named Barak Cookies or Brockies and we tried coming up with a drink with Kahlua in it called Hula Baraka Obama Kahlua Moka but it was an awful drink--needs some work.

GrandMa Mil you look like a shtar!!! I like the Cinema Paradiso pictures and your crowd of well wishers. Thank you Julie for posting the articles and pictures.

Maria Horos--how are you? Greetings!!!I understand you have been able to watch Mercurio's Menu--do you own a Brazilian TV company? as individuals are not allowed to preview or buy the DVD yet. see Electric Sky where you can preview MM if you are a company.. Wondering if I can be from the PC Company...they will let me preview the show. MaryS what do you think?

http://www.electricsky.com/catalogue_detail.aspx?program=2122

Hurray Melody!!! Chicago is the place to be!!! Must have been an exciting night on election day. My cousin was experimenting with cookies that she named Barak Cookies or Brockies and we tried coming up with a drink with Kahlua in it called Hula Baraka Obama Kahlua Moka but it was an awful drink--needs some work.

GrandMa Mil you look like a shtar!!! I like the Cinema Paradiso pictures and your crowd of well wishers. Thank you Julie for posting the articles and pictures.

Maria Horos--how are you? Greetings!!!I understand you have been able to watch Mercurio's Menu--do you own a Brazilian TV company? as individuals are not allowed to preview or buy the DVD yet. see Electric Sky where you can preview MM if you are a company.. Wondering if I can be from the PC Company...they will let me preview the show. MaryS what do you think?

http://www.electricsky.com/catalogue_detail.aspx?program=2122

Me thinks Liz didn't check to see if her post went through before trying to repost it. LOL

Grandma Mil, over the years Weight Watchers has apparently made a number of changes - including a "maintenance" plan for those who have reached their goal weight but don't want to eventually regain what they have lost. I haven't quite gotten to that point yet. So far this is the only thing that has worked for me in all the years I've tried to lose weight. I think it is more than just following the plan - it is also the meetings and getting the encouragement from the people there.

Melody, thank you for the link. I'll pass it along to my friend. :o)

I am sorry about the 7 posts and the 8th post to tell you about the 7 posts; the more I pressed the post button, it seemed not to work so I had keyboard tics and ended up with 7 posts. I emailed Cat to have them taken out but she is prob busy writing her novel so the posts remain. Will remember to calm down next time.

Sarah congrats on your weight loss program--seems like a really doable program that you can sustain for a long time; I have seen wt loss programs that work right away but cannot be maintained as the diet is so restrictive. Again, Congrats!!!

For all who thought I was trying to start a political debate, I wasn't as I detest debates. I was giving a nod to your 'victory' and my 'defeat' nationally. If it came across otherwise, I apologize.

Sarah, I'm so proud of your success in losing weight. I plan to research Weight Watcher's program for hypoglycemics as I struggle terribly with balancing my body's insulin dumps. I tried to go vegetarian a year ago, you may remember, but my entire family rebelled and I couldn't do it alone. Maybe Weight Watchers has something that will work for me that my family won't sabatoge.

I was wondering if any one of you who lives in the US has a satelite 'programming plan' which receives foreign stations and if MBF or MM are offered? (My mom used to receive foreign stations, but not any longer.)

Grandma Mil, do you still have Razzle Dazzle and are you truly offering it to anyone who wants it? I'll cover the postage fees if you're serious.

Sarah, congrats on the weight loss! and best of luck keeping it off too! That I find much harder!
Marian, I can relate to the complexity of weight loss with hypoglycemia-same here. Weightloss has triggered at times other problems for me esp. when throwing off the already fragile insuline-blood sugar balance. It feels as if my entire body goes crazy on me. I guess the only thing I can say that worked for me is to cut back in all areas a bit but listen to my body and when I got one of those candy bar cravings, it was because my blood sugar dropped and I needed to bring it back up or else faint and black out. In the last 16 months I did lose about 15 kg, mostly due to stress and some weird things going on in my body, which made me watch this even more and I managed with healthy food choices and more exercise. did I mention I love my body right now? :)

Try youtube for foreign programming, esp. if you are looking for specific shows, there's a lot out there, this is how I get to watch some of the European and Australian shows that I wish were on TV in the US.

Happy Sunday to everyone!

Liz, Marian, and Evelyn thank you for your kind words about my progress. I have been severely overweight my entire adult life, and my weight battle began when I was around age 6. It just kept getting worse over the years. By the time I was in my 20s I was easily classified by the medical world as "morbidly obese." (If you have ever looked up the guideline for what is considered obese and morbidly obese, it is actually quite shocking. I think more people fit into the first category than is realized.)

Thankfully I don't have a problem with hypoglycemia or diabetes, but both run in my father's side of the family. That is part of the reason why his death this year (from heart attack) made me finally decide *now* was the time to get the weight off. It is difficult to find something that works, but I think I've found what works for me. :o)

Check out Paul's picture from electric sky with the yabby I believe that is what they call them in Australia. See multiple links above.

Tried many times to post response to Sarah's last entry but none went through: Sarah I remember you lost your dad suddenly in July and have been through a lot in the past months but still took on this WW program (or should it be programme) -- I admire your just do it attitude and wish you continued success. Being among the youngest and freest of the PCs you go through changes with ease.

For Paul's Mercurio's Menu intro line it says the following: "This colourful new series mixes two great lifestyle passions - travel and cooking - with the affable Paul Mercurio as tour guide and cook."

Is Paul affable? I guess he is affable. I think "gorgeous" or "passionate" would be a more appropriate word--any suggestions from the PCs? I wonder what you guys come up with. We'll let HDTV know.

Hi Everyone,

Well the Christmas commercials have begun here in Colorado. I imagine it's the same for many of you in your respective locations. I can't believe it's that time of year again already. First let us get through Thanksgiving! No commercials about that holiday. :(

Sun Microsystems, INC. where I have been employed for the last almost 10 years has announced plans for it's biggest reduction in force since 2001. 5 to 6 thousand to loose their jobs by March 2009. Oye. I hope and pray I escape the RIF. I don't have a plan B in place by ANY means. I live from paycheck to paycheck and am usually in the deficit at that, so a savings plan is not in my future. We have a pretty generous departure package, if that survives this round, but who wants to begin all over again in life? Hey, I've done it before and I'll do it again. I live on a wing and a prayer. But this time my prayers are out there to the Universe, to do what is meant to be the best for me. I will follow that lead where ever it takes me. I'm still self reliant and creative and know how to live like a prince (princess) on a pauper's budget.

Today, I sit here at 1:10 in the afternoon, still in my jammies, smelling fresh laundry drying in the dryer, watching Grey's Anatomy which I taped during the week, and enjoying the fact that I am NOT at work today. What more can I ask for??

I hope you all have a weekend filled with gratitude for the small blessings you get today and everyday!

I wonder what Paul will be eating for dinner tonight? Well, it's probably breakfast time in Australia. lol

Thanks Liz for putting up the link for Electricsky. I'm still hoping that this series can make our PBS here in the States. If they can do a food/travel series with Gwyneth Paltrow, why couldn't MM come on over! :)

Speaking of cooking--must get back to fixing my own dinner . . . hungry!

Hi everyone, long time no hear.

Hi Paul; glad you had a week out, but will get back to that later. I've been thinking about your comment below for over a week now.

You never know, I might beat my last longest post. :pokes tongue out - grin:

Mary S, I feel for your sister, and everyone has to do what they have to do…

Same with your job. You’ll know what to do and when to do it.

Paul, you said, "I have been a little stressed and worried over the tomorrows that are around the corner, somehow I have become a little worse about the unknown and I think I have become a pessimist rather than an optimist. "

June, July and August were really bad for me. after a series of obscurish medical tests came back abnormal, a 'diagnosis' was made... normally I'm very up on medical things, but because the medicine on this group of disorders is in it's infancy, and the specialist admitted that they know as much about this particular neurological derqngement as Columbus did when he stepped onto the shores of USA, I'm not prepared to accept the diagnosis. It doesn't matter anyway, because the specialist said they wouldn't offer me the drugs they normally use on most people with this condition, because:

1) because they have serious side effects, and the rest of my body is in pretty good shape

2) I have a history of spectacular drug reactions. The specialist took a very long loud suck of air reading my file, and wasn't suprised when I said I wouldn't accept them anyway.

However, Paul, and this is the point :) while some of the symptoms are there all the time, many of them only come sustained periods of relentless work, and then taking a break. The relaxation of the tension seems to be like dropping a hammer.

I'm not a churchian, but during this time, because the pain levels were very high, I watched films, and one of the ones I watched was your film, "Joseph".

Joseph dreamed, but more importantly Joseph know that God would see him right. Sure, some nasty things happened to Joseph, but he too had to learn a few lessons. Though you portrayed him as a good child, I'm not so sure.. I think he had quite a few flaws that really rubbed his brothers up the wrong way. Even though I'm a woman, I can relate to Joseph's experiences. I too can be a prat :)

It isn't for me to ask, "Why me?" ... it's for me to trust, and sort it out. Trials put facets in a rough diamond.

On the last visit to the specialist he was very interested to see that I was making progress not normally expected with this condition. Perhaps it's because I don't accept the diagnosis. Perhaps it's because there is no prognosis, because they haven't the foggiest, so they can't "bone point", aka, "you will experience A, B, C, decline and then die in X years Y months and F days...". with this they shrug and say, "Dunno..."

I don't accept the diagnosis, because the Bible tells me that everyone who came to Jesus in belief that he would heal them, was healed, and I have a sense that this was to bring me back down to earth because I wasn't listening properly.

So will Jesus heal me? It's also notable that the only place where Jesus couldn't heal, was his home town, where most people looked at him and said, "Who? The carpenter's son? You have to be kidding!!!"

I believe that just as there was a period whereby the neurotransmitter transmission of pain in my body have become deranged, there will be a process whereby I can un-derange that.

Part of that process for me, as you have said, is constantly being positive. Yes, the world is a mess, but I know that worrying about things I can't do anything about won't add one day to my life. It might take several days off my life instead. So I'm just not going to think about them. I'll deal with what I can deal with.

Joseph brought me back to the point, to roll with the bad times, be prudent in the good time, always be honest with God, with ourselves and others, then things will work out.

So, Joseph and the scriptures have been my constant companion these last few months.

I asked God what He wanted me to do, and the answer was that I needed to go on a spell with absolutely no sucrose, or any grains. Huh? I thought... okay. That's not too hard, since I don't eat that much junk, or grains. I'd done that for two weeks and noticed a difference in my skin.

Then, he told me that I needed totoss out all red meat, and stop eating my favourite salami. Not quite so easy. I asked why, and he pointed me to another tract of the Bible, later than Joseph, where Daniel was taken into captivity in Babylon, and he ate simple foods, rather then the broader range of the others, and that gave him really good health.

Okay, so I did that, and increased the range of fruits and vegetables, and added in dates, figs and all sorts of thing. Big difference in my skin.

Then he told me to clean out the whole of my digestive tract. How? I was lead to a herbal product called "The Ultimate Cleanse", and checked the ingredients, and they are all ingredients I can have, so I'm almost at the end of that now.

On day two of the cleans He also told me to chuck my office chair. "Replace it with what?" I asked. "Swiss ball" was the reply, "You need to keep your body in constant motion, and keep the muscles interacting". My husband opened his eyes and says, "But what if you fall backwards?"

:bigeyes: I haven't, and it works, and you can work on the computer and work out on the swiss ball at the same time. I wish I'd known that years ago. When I whined about not knowing that, he replied, "You never asked". Right then.

Several interesting things are happening.

1) On day four, you would not believe what started coming out of me. I'm not going to describe it, but there is a photo on "Health House" website page for "the ultimate cleanse" which approximates it. I'm the same weight as I was, but my stomach sits flatter, so I guess the downpipe was really caked. It was a revelation.

2) I was born with brown eyes. After my second pregnancy when I had bowel issues, I went on a stone age diet for a year, and my eye colour changed to green on the outside, and brown near the pupil. Yesterday, I was amazed to see that the brown near the pupil is almost gone, and the inside is now green.

I asked God what the story is, and was told my eyes are supposed to be blue, and they will be when He has finished with me.

3) The body pain has mostly gone, though the peripheral nerve jangling is still there.

While I don't like the woo involved, I'm re-reading the SCIENCE in Bruce Lipton's "The Biology of Belief", because I "believe" that we are self-made people, but only the successful admit it.

I believe that my problems are primarily "self made" and that through my believe I can unmake them.

I also don't believe that God would have me go through this facetting process, unless there was a good purpose to it, so I'm happy.

Meanwhile my specialist watches with interest, wondering what will be the next weird thing I come up with.

What has this to do with you? You were "Joseph" in the film. Maybe the real message that Joseph had to give the world, wasn't just for me. Joseph's faith that God was in control, was so deep and so real, and his belief kept him healthy, and everything he did worked out, no matter with Potiphar, the prison, or pharoah. If it can work for Joseph, for Daniel and all the others who had not yet had the experience and extra revelations of Jesus, it can work for us.

That is what your film spoke to me. It helped to strengthen, and reinforce my faith at a time when there isn't much else in my favour.

Thank you Paul.

Hilary, it is good to hear from you again. I had wondered where you'd been, and it is interesting to hear what you have been going through. We all must find our reason for moving forward and battling the "demons" that attack us. May your journey continue to be filled with positives.

Liz, I don't know if I go through changes with ease. I just know that change must come, and I've reached that point in my life when I know it must be now. I'm 36 with a father who died of a severe heart attack at the age of 63. He would have been 64 this coming week on the 19th. His own father died of a heart attack in his 50s. So this is a serious problem in the family, and I don't want to be next. I want to be truly healthy and I know that only I can do that. I don't want to have to take five medications a day in order to feel ok. I want to get up in the morning and go. One day I will. :o)

Sarah,

I don't consider my issues "demons". They are solutions in disguise.

I probably shouldn't be spreading trade secrets here. I have a friend who is a doc in a medical school. We discuss various odd topics.
I am familiar with heart disease issues though they don't run in our family. A few years ago, during an episode of iodine-induced hyperthyroidism, (that's what happens when you listen to the Department of health and add iodised food into your diet and don't realise that you are iodine sensitive...)for 18 months my heart went bonkers, from 60 beats per minute up to 140, with a backwash and a murmur. at first they thought it was liver and other stuff, but after a thyroid storm and a test, they realised it was hyperthyroidism. I refused betablockers and the other stuff they do, and wouldn't let them nuke my thyroid either, which they wanted to do. I figured if iodine caused it, stopping it would stop it, but they said it would take 18 months. Thing is, "doing nothing" it would take that, but hyperthyroidism disordered symptoms are as a result of mineral catabolism.

I looked up all the symptoms, and replaced a lot of mineral with a friend who knows about this sort of thing. Some with food, but with magnesium, I couldn't get enough through food.

Magnesium deficiency is always a key factor behind heart issues, and Type A personalities are often magnesium deficient. I had to replace magnesium at 1,200 mgs a day for about four weeks, then down to 800 a week, and now I'm just back to normal dietary provision with a top up if I get the odd drop beat. It took 6 weeks to stabilize and 8 months to completely go back to normal, because the 18 months had caused some temporary heart enlargment which meant I couldn't sleep on my left side without the timing going off. That resolved after 18 months.

But magnesium is involved in any heart condition. If you are admitted to hospital with a heart attack, one of the first things they do here, is pump you with magnesium. If you have any irregular heart beat, check your food sources, and if you feel you need a bit extra mag, sprinkle magnesium citrate on your food, or if you need to relax at night, have a bath with epsom salts in it.

But another thing this doc told me was that this is what he takes daily (family history of heart disease) and what he suggests his patients take, off the record:

1000 mg of vitamin C : 800 IU of vitamin E combined.

4-5 grams of l-arginine AND citrulline?

The arginine-citrulline combination serves to increase the production of Nitric Oxide (a major vasodilator in the body--which lowers BP and reduces the risk of CVD and related problems)

Also take alpha lipoic acid (300 mg) and coQ10 (30 mg) every day.

Check your food sources for vitamin K 2.

Obviously this isn't the sort of combination your statin prescribing GP would condone. But I trust this guy, and he told me that a lot of the doctors use it personally, and it works.

Don't take my word for it. Research these on internet and see what you find.

Also, if you can afford it, consider using Moxxor.

By doc, I mean long time doc. Not a student. :)

Marian, I am extremely serious about parting with
my DVD of "Razzle Dazzle".

No offense to Paul and Tara, it would not suit my
"Mildred's Great Movies" night audiences, where I first screened "Strictly Ballroom" and where,
tomorrow,I am going to screen "My Biggest Fan" for those that missed the premiere in September when Tara and Ondine were here.

Marian, if you can figure out how we can arrange this, please let me know. Now that I am "a celebrity" (Huh?) I do not want to post my email address.

If you have a solution, let me know. RD sits on my shelf gathering dust, waiting for the cleaning lady to arrive.

Shalom and love,

Grandma Mil

Hi Liz, did not understand well what you're wondering, I do not understand much English and I have to ask for help of the translator, which does not always reflect true, but see the MM via the link you went there and had the email from the producer of the program. Get in touch with him and he sent me a DVD with the program.
Health for all

Hi Liz! I work here in Brazil with food, have a buffet breakfast and my granddaughter Vanessa is chef de cuisine. So like much of MM take as many interesting recipes.
Health for all.

Hilary, my primary care would probably be open to more "natural" solutions. She is actually a nurse practitioner and wants me off medications as much as possible. My hypertension meds have been reduced dramatically over the past year or so for a couple of reasons. First, I started drinking more water (mainly water) and cutting out sodas and caffeinated drinks. Plus I quit a very stressful job. I do appreciate the advice though, and I'll discuss it with her when I see her next month for routine blood work.

Hi everyone. Funny to hear medical conversations. I swear, I've said it before and I'll say it again...it's fate that we are all here on this corner.

I say this because, due to immense stress and allot of angst lately, I became concerned about my blood pressure. It's never been high, until about 2 years ago and the Dr I had just let me know that it was time to begin to focus on better health practices. Well, he left the practice and I am not a Dr type. Although I worked in the medical field for over 12 years, I hate going to the Dr myself. So anyway, my Uncle's girlfriend, both are up in age, had a stroke about 2 weeks ago and with all the stress and poor health habits I have had lately, I became concerned. I took my bp in a Walmart today and it was 145/78. Ew. So I drove to my Drs office. I've not seen a new Dr there since my Dr left, but that's because I don't go to the Dr's. I had only been there after an injury where I fell in my yard about 3 years ago on Halloween while raking leaves in a windstorm. lol. It was a sight!! But I thought I broke my nose. Anyway, my bp was elevated the day after the fall, but my Dr, who was still there at that time, said it was due to pain. So then last year on Christmas eve, I was involved in a minor fender bender and hurt my foot, at which time I was given an anti-inflamatory, which ended up raising my bp and I had to quit that rx..

ok, long story short, I went to the Dr today after the scare in Walmart, to just have a nurse check my bp and it was 141/93 by the time I got there and was all freaked out about going into the Drs office!! eeeks!! They said this was not life threatening and sent me home with a prescription for a diuretic. That ought to be fun, as, during the 10 hours a day that I sit at a computer at work, I barely use the restroom or drink water!!! They said that will HAVE to change. Wish me luck!! I go in for a complete physical next week. Fun.

Ahhhhhh the baby boomer generation. What a fine bunch we are!

Millie, you've got mail!

Dear Mary,

Welcome to the bp club!

I'm glad that you went to a doctor..a diuretic may work, but a bp pill every day is okay too.

I've been on one every day for years, and taking one has become part of my daily pill popping routine which includes a cholesterol lowering drug, a daily aspirin, etc.

I'll bet my blood pressure was elevated last night...I was going to show MBF to all the people
who could not attend the premiere when Tara was here in September.

I discovered when getting into the auditorium early, that the equipment backstage that is needed
to project a DVD was not working..two guys came to see what they could do, to no avail...a complete meltdown, and by now the auditorium was filled, 200 seats, and everyone was wai-ting, wai-ting.

I went in front of the audience, gave them my usual greeting, told them the news, but no one left; I took a chair, and started to tell the story of MBF from the beginning..everyone was engrossed, and almost 45 minutes later, after a round of applause, everyone left.

I promised the audience that in early December,
I will show MBF 2 times, Tuesday and Thursday.

You can bet the administration will hear from a bunch of irate seniors for not keeping the equipment in good shape...we all pay maintance fees each month for just that service!

Ah, show biz...

Shalom and love,

Grandma Mil

Testing comments after a spectacularly failed upgrade.

Cat, I love the phrase "spectacularly failed." I can only imagine what happened (or didn't).

Grandma Mil, nuts about the projection equipment. I say you let the management office have a what for!

Mary, I am very particular about who I will see regarding my health. The nurse practitioner I go to came highly recommended, and so far she has been better than any MD I've seen. I highly dislike my neurologist, and am thankful he has released me from his care (again). My OB/GYN is wonderful (that is a doc that needs to be good - LOL). My eye doc is also fabulous, and I hate finding them. Just this issue I have with people being around my eyes. The only thing I don't have is a dentist... and I need one. Good luck with the diuretic. Depending on the one you were prescribed, it may be fairly mild and after a few days you may not notice much difference. That's how mine was.

Today was rough for me. It would have been my dad's birthday. So tonight after a good cry over the phone with my best friend, I lit a candle for him. Now I'm off to pack and then to bed.

Thanks for the input Sarah, as always. I saw the Nurse Practitioner also. I liked her. I'll be letting her do the physical, including the ob/gyn. I figure they know what they're doing....what do you think? I had an ob/gyn but their office got too nutty for me so the last one was with my regular Dr, who now is gone to another practice. So I figured the practitioner could do it. Is that risky do you think? I took the first water pill today and barely noticed anything! I think that's weird. Maybe I'm severely dehydrated. I don't drink enough fluids/water. I better start drinking more water!

Too much medical talk! lol

Thanks!

Sarah and Mary S.

There is never any need to go onto pharma pills and you can get your blood pressure down naturally.

Discuss these things (apart from the ones I mentioned above) with your practitioners:

Magnesium, which is a co-enzyme needed for effective use of both serropeptase and Nattokinase. That's a must.

There is a book written by a doctor, called "The Miracle of Magnesium" which details why over 70% of us are severely deficient in magnesium. Magnesium has been of huge benefit to my husband and was all he needed to bring his blood pressure right back down to normal.

Two natural products: Neprinol SEBkinase AFD,

http://www.wholehealth.co.nz/shop/viewproduct.aspx?id=361

and Syntol SEBbiotic AMD

http://www.wholehealth.co.nz/Shop/viewproduct.aspx?ID=74

Another USA brand which is good, can be seen here: two similar formulations, different brands:

http://www.return2health.net/shop/viewcategory.aspx?id=72

If you research these and then compare the risks and benefits with the standard pharmaceutical products, you will see that these products get to the root cause of the problem with few side effects, if any, whereas drugs for life simply suppress the symptoms, and carry a huge risk of side effects.

They work really well.

But, if you get angina at all then on top of that you need to consider EDTA (Life Glow Basic) which is available from Karl Loren's website.

That product has been used by some New Zealand medical professors, and stops angina in it's tracks. One of them totally cleared out majorly blocked arteries, in a few months, and has regained "warm" circulation and now works hard all day and never gets tired.

He also used nattinokase and serropeptase, but in different formulations, because when he had problems he was at a medical conference in Europe and they were the ones the European doctors prescribed for him.

He came to visit us yesterday and he said that he continues to take nattinokase every day, takes serropeptase sometimes, and does oral EDTA once a week, on an empty stomach at night, with the replacement multivite/mineral in the morning.

This is a man who had 8 heart attacks over a period of four years; 6 stents, massively high b/p; was on betablockers, lipitor; the works, bells and whistles. The second lot of stents he had caused huge problems, and he realised that he had to do something different. The way he tells it, it was his good fortune to be travelling in Germany at the time, or he would never have known what he knows today.

There are other ways of doing things.

Oh, and one tip, in terms of exercise. Get rid of your computer chairs girls. Go and buy yourself a mid-sized swiss ball. Take it from me, in my mid 50's.. you will not fall backwards and hit your head. I know of 70 plus year olds using swiss balls as computer chairs.

I just wish someone had told me that a decade ago. It's a fantastic computer chair, and I can work out while I work, and your core stomach muscles will get into shape pretty quickly. by doing hula hoop rotations, you will also find that you are much more "regular" if you know what I mean... :)

Believe me, it's safe. You just approach it logically and carefully, and you will see what I mean.

Here's to the best of health, and naturally if possible.

Hilary.

Wow. Thank you so much Hilary. I just wish the main stream medical field would get in line with some of these methods and just prescribe the formulas. I am not confident enough in regular MD's let alone anything that is outside the "box". I trust little. But the formulas you speak of sound promising. I KNOW that there are natural ways of dealing with many of our medical conditions. Most of it would revolve around good nutrition and exercise. With age, years of poor nutrition, and lack of exercise begin to catch up for sure. I believe I am a perfect example of this, along with many Americans. We're a culture of workaholics and stress. Also, most, if not all, of our daily foods are robbed of their natural nutrients. There are so many pollutants in our air and soil, along with totally unnatural additives in our foods. This is where our illnesses come from. Add the amount of stress we have nowadays, and you have the perfect storm, huh?

I will be introspecting on this as soon as I have a moment of downtime, for sure!

Millie, when I said "you've got mail" I meant email. I hope you haven't been expecting real mail... Maybe I should/could send you something!!

Hope you all have a great Friday!!

Grandma Mil, I do want Razzle Dazzle and since I'm not the celebrity and have a very dull life and nobody pounding down my email box ;) I'll put our my address. Please write to me at marianalmgren@hotmail.com. It may take some days before I receive your message and respond as I can't access my emails from my home computer--it's just to old for the required updates--so I only check for emails once per week at the public library's computers.

Hilary, as always I'm so inspired by your posts. I, for one, don't mind the 'record breaking length'. To follow up on your posts, isn't it just amazing when God speaks and the KNOWING that come's? My friends just haven't understood when I tell them God has told me to do X,Y and Z which went against conventional wisdom. Yet there is that KNOWING (isn't there) which just can't be explained yet bears out in the end results. In my case it hasn't been health issues, but marital ones. Friends have told me to leave him, yet the message to stay, pray, and watch God work it out was as sure and clear as an audible voice. Our "cleanse" isn't finished yet, nor is it without difficulties and periodic discouragement, but it is happening and it's a wonder to see.

Cat--hopefully the upgrade is smoothed out. Electronics are always so frustrating! But when they work, we're home free!

Sarah--hug to you. I remember the first holidays without my father, and the first birthday. Another hug! :)

Hilary (we have two Hilarys??)--thanks for posting your comments on magnesium and nurse practioners. I've worked with NPs and they know their stuff and usually take more time with you than the MD, more thorough. I have a woman doctor and she's good, but I also see a chiropractor regularly and read as much as I can. The more we know, the better we can discuss things with our doctors or practioners.

Medicine is not always the answer and we shouldn't resign ourselves to that if we can do better with our diet or exercise, so on.

Grandma Mil, sorry that the projector didn't cooperate that night, but you had a chance to whet their appetite for the movie with your own story. It will have more meaning when they see it.

A good weekend all!

It would appear we have a Hilary.. and a Hi ll ary.

Hi Hillary. :) I hear you. Your cleanse isn't finished because a diamond is facetted "face" by "face", but in the end, the cutting will produce fantastic results. We see things, not necessarily as they are, but as we are, but God sees them in their totality. it's fantastic to see someone else committed to both their vows and God's timing. {{{Hillary}}}

MaryS, I'm in the very fortunate position of having nothing to lose because:

1) Nearly 20 years ago, I was diagnosed with an immunodeficiency.

2) thirty five years ago, I had become allergic to all antibiotics because my parents had used antibiotics whenever I so much as breathed funny.

There isn't one class of antibiotics available to me. Even erythromycin is on the warning list as it napalms my colon, so they say the next step up is napalming the rest of me...

So at 19, I was "on my own" with regard to infections. It was sink or swim. I didn't know then, that I had an immunodeficiency, but discovered that you can get through serious infections without antibiotics.

When you have your back to the wall with none of the normal solutions available to you, you do what you can do. And discover that it works. It's great for the confidence. And then you didn't need most of the drugs anyway, and the only reason we've bought that solution, is that we've lost the wisdom of the ages, which was there in spades if you knew where to look.

After I got married 28 years ago, we discovered that I didn't do too well with any other drugs either. My med-alert list is substantial :) :) Any hospital winces if I walk in :) Even anaesthetics are a lottery with me.

Any doctor who has the misfortune of my file cracking his desktop, shivers, because they are all scared to prescribe me anything.

Example. in 1995, I had a bacterial infection which was causing heart problems. Cardiomyopathy was the prognosis, and normally you are on intravenous antibiotics. They were so worried that they said to me, "Look we'll stick you on life support first, and then use antibiotics." And I go, "What??!!!! Stick that. I'm alive now, and anaphylaxis is a nasty way to die, or battle with on life support. I either live or die, so lets just see what happens."

They walked holes in the floor, I took some huge doses of vitamin C (to ensure the phagocytes and macrophages which deal with bacteria byproducts worked properly ~ they raised their eyes on that one...) then I put a hot water bottle on my upper chest, another on the back of my chest, and went to sleep, leaving them to get worry-ulcers.

Within 8 hours, I had turned the corner. After two days, the specialist said, "I've never seen such a serious infection resolve so quickly."

I asked in response, "Have you ever left one alone to see what would happen?" He shook his head.

Medical people don't understand what is possible, because their motto is to chemically intervene first, and think later.

And if one antibiotic doesn't work, they try another, not realising that antibiotics can actually derail the immune system in the process.

What happens after antibiotics "work" is assumed to be the "best" outcome, but that's not necessarily so.

Some very interesting discussions ensued with the medical students since it was a teaching hospital, but the problem is that they are there to do the job according to the protol manual.

My medical history, and their reluctance to touch me, is to my favour because we all know that anything from the Merck Manual is more likely to kill me than cure me.

This gives me the confident to do my own thing, which I have done, because what else can I do?

They don't argue with me, because my family and I are walking proof that alternatives works.

Normally, with my immunodeficiency, an intravenous infusion of immunoglobulins (Igs) is said to be the "only way" to survive without it.

I've never had even one, because I said, "With my luck, Igs would kill me". I did my thing, and worked with my diet and a few selected supplements, and now my doctors joke that I'm healthier than normal people.

Last time I had my "usual" (pointless) blood tests, I asked him why he thought that was.

His reply was, "You have very good reason to look after your health to the enth degree. I don't always agree with what you do, but it works, you don't have many options, and I respect that. "Normal" people presume that their body will always do what it's supposed to do, and don't make any effort to make sure that it really will. That's the difference."

sometimes I just wish that other people didn't have options either, because then they would just dive in and get diet sorted; get out in the sun; walk on the beach; shed the weight; make a vege garden, and smile.

Yes, the world is full of toxins and other nasty things (insert long list here), but worrying about any of them, isn't going to add one day to my life. I live it as if today is my last day, and plan as if I will live forever.

Every day, is a gift.

The present. Not the past nor the future.

So, never let the sun go down on your anger; always sort out difference with anyone; have no unsettled emotional accounts, tell your family you love them, every day, and laugh, smile and love God with your heart, soul and mind.

Here endeth something which wasn't meant to be a sermon.

I got carried away. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Off to feed the hens, and put them to bed :)

This:

Normally, with my immunodeficiency, an intravenous infusion of immunoglobulins (Igs) is said to be the "only way" to survive without it.

should read:

Normally, with my immunodeficiency, monthly intravenous infusions of immunoglobulins (Igs) is said to be the "only way" to survive without it.

HIlary--

Amazing account. Here's some of my own family history and antibiotics compromising natural immunity.

When my mother was expecting my sister (her firstborn), she ended up with a severe urinary tract infection. This was 1941 and antibiotic therapy was in its formative years (so to speak).

They gave my mother sulfur as a last resort. While it helped to heal the infection, the doctors were very concerned about the well-being of my unborn sister and actually suggested my parents abort the fetus as they couldn't guarantee if the fetus was in anyway affected.

There was no way my parents were going to do that. They waited two years for their first baby and were VERY Polish Catholic.

My sister was born fine, but her early years showed that her overall resistance was poor. By the time she was 7, she had to take off a full year from school to regain her strength. I don't recall what she was ill from, but she became very frail and almost lost her life that year.

My mother always felt my sister's resistance was compromised by the sulfur she took during the pregnancy.

I always wonder about modern pharmacology--you see an ad on TV and all these side effects are mentioned. The more we can do naturally, the better. :)

Melody,

She'd be right. The reticence about sulphur drugs during pregnancy was well founded.

Is your older sister alive now?

If not, I'm sorry... (you talk about her in past tense...)

If so, is she okay?

Didn't really know how to ask this, so decided to ask it front up :)

Hilary.

The ball instead of a chair is a good idea... except for someone like me who has a laptop only. LOL

Sorry for my absense but I've been out of town for several days. I'm actually sitting in my friend's living room right now. I'll be heading home tomorrow.

I hope everyone is well. I saw that part of Australia has snow the other day. :o) I got to see some snow as well. It made it feel more like the holidays are coming.

Wow!!! Did I type in "Hilary" for my name because I was thinking about a response to her post? That "Hilary" post on November 22 to Grandma Mil and Hilary was from me (Marian) not Hilary. Sorry.

:) Dots connected now : Hillary = Marian :)

Hilary.

Sarah--we had a little snow yesterday which melted as soon as it fell. It was a nice little dusting. We're supposed to have 47 degrees for Thanksgiving, which is a little warm for us, but not complaining! We'll have plenty of months of snow and cold coming--Chicago style! ;)

Hilary, my sister died over 6 years ago. She was 13 years older than I. She died due to a drug overdose (over medicated), in a nursing facility while recovering from a broken hip.

Marian, maybe Hillary is an alter-ego surfacing. LOL :) (Or maybe the news circulating about Hillary Clinton being our new US Secretary of State captured your attention?)

Dear PCers;

Elliott and I want to wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving respite; hope your bosses have given you all a big weekend off!

Tara just informed me that the website for "My Biggest Fan" is ready...I was overcome with tears of joy when I saw it...

www.mybiggestfan.com.au

It is, in my estimation, a masterpiece, I am sure you will agree...

MBF has not been released for sale yet, especially for the USA. It will be ready for Australia the end of the month, I believe.

Shalom and love,

Grandma Mil

All this talk about illnesses and being sick -- I may just have to fault you all for the flu I've been struggling with for 4 weeks. Whenever I got better, one of my students got it and then I had it again ... Last weekend I actually stayed in bed and slept a lot and have gone to bed VERY early every night, sleeping anywhere from 9 - 12 hours a night, it's helping. I'm not over it yet but feeling much better and now I'm ready to host Thanksgiving tomorrow. (except for some cleaning I have to do this evening) I made my first ever Pumpkin pie today (and it is divine! -- made a one person small sized one as well, which I've been enjoying this afternoon, the recipe called for some rum and that is a lovely touch to the pie!)

Happy thanksgiving to everyone!

Excellent news, Grandma Mil!

Evelyn, I hope you are feeling better soon.

I arrived home from my travels Monday night. I'm still trying to recover. I'm still physically tired, if not also a bit mentally. But I had a lovely time. Next up is my trip to Montréal in just over a week. ;o)

Happy Thanksgiving to the US PCs.

Thanks Sarah! You are kind of like a colleague and friend of mine, always traveling. With him it's become a joke that I have to guess where he's at on the weekends (the downside of cell phones, you can never tell where someone is, always the same phone number). It seems that this entire semester he's been in town maybe 4 or 5 times, although quite frankly, I'd find that way too stressful, always on the go! Safe travels to Montréal. Been there once, loved it!

Double checked to make sure I had typed in the right identifying name before I continued my post this time ;-) So sorry about the 'Hi ll ary' thing!! I've been a ditz many times in the past week. Well, maybe not JUST the past week ;-)

Anyway...

Just wanted to wish all the US folks a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow.

Taught my 8-year-old daughter to make pumpkin pies tonight. (We are planning apple pies for Christmas. Perhaps I'll also tackle pecan pie with her then as that is my favorite type to make and to eat.)

My hubby always prepares the turkey and stuffing, but our 11-year-old son decided he is now old enough to join him in the "men's" part of the feast.

My daughter and I will be making most of the side dishes. (She is excited about peeling the potatoes [yipee])

I hope you are all spending the day with the people you love best. Happy Thanksgiving, Ya'll (that's "you all" in Okie).

Melody, I heard the rumor potentially placing Hillary Clinton as our new US Secretary of State. I don't know how I feel about that [still waving my little flag for 2012 ;-)], but I think it could be a good career move for her if she plans to run for President again in another election. I think it could make her very hard to beat if Obama retains his popularity at the end of his term in office and if she performs well in her assigned post.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! For all, whether in the U.S. or not, I wish for you a day of gratitude. We take so very much for granted each and every day, don't we...

Gas prices are down here in the U.S. A new stimulus package is on it's way. Let's pray that it does the trick this time. We don't have much left to gamble with. I don't like taking risks, but these are desperate times. Whether Hillary or Obama ever ends up in office (again for Obama) the world is in extreme need of help. I won't over use the word "change", but come on, it's what is needed. We need the Baby Boomers from the 60's to come back for one last go at it!! (ok that's a little over the top. lol)

I love you all and am SO grateful for the year of friendship, strong shoulders, soft places to fall and most of all, your hearts!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!

p.s. joining friends tomorrow and made an awesome baked artichoke hearts dish from the Martha Stewart Show website. I saw it prepared on her show this week. Being Italian and from California originally, artichokes are a beautiful veggie to enjoy!

Recipe:
http://www.marthastewart.com:80/recipe/roses-baked-artichoke-hearts?xsc=stf_MSLO-RECIPE

My house if filled with the smell!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to our US PCs, and overall thank yous to Paul and Cat for PC and allowing us to share.

Happy weekend all!

So here I sit at 2:34a, seriously considering joining the mad throng of shoppers at Walmart in less than three hours. I must be completely insane. The *only* reason I'm contemplating it is due to two items they have on sale that I cannot get for as good a price (I've done my homework). So it could almost be worth it. But the dilemma is: do I just stay up until I need to leave my house for shopping hell 101, or do I take a teensy nap?

I'm really out of my mind. Someone stop me. Stop the insanity! LOL

I did have a lovely Thanksgiving though. I spent it with my friend Gena. Her family is all out of area this year (one daughter lives in Delaware with her spouse, the other daughter was visiting Delaware with her daughter and boyfriend, and the youngest daughter is in Germany for three weeks), and I had decided I wasn't going to Florida for the holiday. We opted to eat out, and had a lovely meal at a local restaurant. Then we did something I've never done on Thanksgiving... We went shopping! I was actually floored that retail stores were open on a holiday, but it was nice as well. I got some very nice bargains on some yarn that will turn into presents. Plus I found some other presents for family and friends. The best part was that I spent my day with a good friend who understands the loss I experienced this year, and we had a beautiful day.

and what did you do? I would have stayed up, because taking a nap at that time of night for me the chances of getting up would have been negative 20.

Sarah, I'm so glad you were with friends and not alone. If it weren't for my one best friend here, and her family, I would be totally alone. I am so grateful for them! We had a beautiful day at the "inlaws", brother and sister-in-laws of my friends. It was a great family day. I've known them all for years and they truly could not feel more like my own family.

Today I am at work. I too did a zany thing and went to the Mall today. I only went to Macy's, almost hoping they didn't have the Calvin Klein wool coat, that was a great sale price, in my size, but low and behold! they had it, so they left me no choice but to purchase it. Kidding of course! I even got an extra 10 dollars off, even tho that sale had ended about 10 minutes before I hit the register. lol. So it was almost 50% off. I didn't NEED a new coat, but I think next week, I'll bring a few of my coats in my closet(yes, I seem to collect shoes, coats and purses) to a local resale shop and see if they think I may be able to sell them. Or not. I know I could give them to a needy cause, but they are too expensive for that. I know, I sound horrible. Let the judgments begin! :(

I have been giving many of my clothes away as of recent. I'm sure one of the coats will also find a good home on someone's back who needs it. But some of the them I'd like to make some of my money back on. I can't afford to be buying and anything I can put back in my pocket will help. Still waiting to hear about my job here at Sun. I need to be careful with my budget!

Hope all are sitting around eating leftovers today here in the U.S.!

Evelyn, for the most part I stayed awake. I did recline myself in the recliner for about an hour, but I had some music playing so I never fully fell asleep.

I was able to get one of the three items I was interested in. So I will chalk that up to being worth it. However, I have decided I will NEVER do it again. :o)

I spent the day today with my favorite little girl. We managed to get her Christmas picture taken (that was quite an undertaking), and then went to a Chinese buffet restaurant to eat.

I also received an envelope from my attorney today. Everything has been finalized with my father's estate, which means I am now the legal owner of his condo in Florida as well as the three vehicles he owned. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it, but it is what it is.

Sarah, kudos to you for getting in on the early rush Friday morning. We had shoppers already lined up at our stores Thursday evening--camping out overnight to be the first ones in. (I slept in . . . )

Your favorite little girl sounds sweet. It can be difficult to get little ones to take pictures. On Thanksgiving, my sis in law was taking pictures of her sister's kids to be included with Christmas cards. Then she went on to my niece and nephew (her own kids). Guess which group was harder!! :) (Her teens, of course!)

Sarah, I do feel for you as you close your father's estate. We may move forward but never without them in our hearts.

MaryS--did the artichokes turn out?

Marian, it looks like Obama announces Hillary (for sure) tomorrow.

Lastly, I saw Australia this weekend. We have a new multiplex with digital screens and the movie was breathtaking in the new theatre. The arial shots of the landscape were so awesome, reminding me of our own southwest.

I enjoyed the movie for the most part. Our Chicago critics were a little lukewarm, and in some parts of the movie I can see that, but overall I enjoyed it, especially the little boy that played Nullah. His eyes simply melt you. I recommend it to our PCs--see it at the show--don't wait to rent it so you can really feel the exterior shots which are simply awesome! (Beautiful land you've got there, Paul!)

PS--I read the "little" boy that played Nullah is not so little--he's actually 13. And you'll certainly recognize Barry Otto (Scott's father in SB)!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Paul in the trailer:

http://www.screenrush.co.uk/video/player_gen_cmedia=18773436&cpersonne=15719.html

Melody, Laila is absolutely adorable. I actually have an album of her photos up on Facebook if you want to take a look. ;o) I think part of the problem is that she is teething, and I'm not sure she is feeling 100%. She usually loves to have her pictures taken.

A rather wet day here in Virginia. Somehow I resisted the urge to do nothing but sleep. LOL

Melody, I watched the announcing and speeches when Hillary Clinton was announced. I hope she does well. I've never been clear about her qualifications for Senate and now Security Secretary, but she is definately always front and center in the news. I need to do more research on her training and qualifications.

Here I am dragging myself around trying to get motivated to accomplish anything. This deal of working some nights and some days is just killing me. I need to be smarter about sleeping when I can instead of staying up to read good books or watch the movies that arrived in the mail.

Grandma Mil's newspaper article--great picture with Tara Morice:

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,24602396-5003422,00.html

Marian, good books and films in the mail are so tempting. I know first hand. :o) But when you are working a crazy schedule, you need to make time for sleep.

I'm busy this week trying to get things done before I leave Friday for Montreal. It feels like I have a million things to do and no time to finish them. *sigh* Now it is time for me to take my own advice and go to bed!

Liz, I checked out the link. It's great that you find these and share them with us.

Sarah, I hope you enjoy your next trip in Montreal. What I thought was fantastic was all the underground malls and walk ways.

We have a tiny section under our downtown that links our transit subways and (used to) stores. When I was young you could easily get off the train and go to Woolworths, Marshall Field's (don't get me started on Macy's--boo!!) and there were small shops as well. But then shoppers were getting mugged and they closed their subway doors. Sad.

But this certainly can't compare to Montreal's underground--that was impressive!

Hello PC Friends,

I haven't posted in soooo long...but I have read a few of the posts. It's been busy in here!

My life is going okay. I'm busy with my 3 daughters (I know Paul can relate). I got a promotion at my job which meant a new title and a generous raise. My husband is remodeling our bedroom-if you hear a primal scream coming from the east coast-it is I!!

hugs,
abeth

Liz, thank you for posting that article! Tara loves that picture of her and me in the golf cart!

I personally do not think it is the best one of us together; that is the one used on the new DVD package that just came out! If anyone is interested in viewing it just go to the website:
www.mybiggestfan.com.au or Marcom.com.au

I am showing "My Biggest Fan" this evening for the second time this week. On Tuesday people had to be turned away; they'll have another chance tonight.

Paul, you are there in all your SB glory! That was 16 years ago; MBF documents the heady days of SB, the slow years later, and then, on 9/11 2001, " the world changed" and so did Tara's life.

Abeth, it seems like yesterday when you were raising your very young children; here you are, a successful working Mom; good luck and good health
to you and yours!

Shalom and love,

Grandma Mil

Welcome back, Abeth! Glad to hear you've been promoted. May all continue well.

Grandma Mil, I hope the show went well and there were no problems.

Cold in Chicago, but we missed the snow yesterday. Or maybe I should say the snow missed us.

Dear Liz,

Just caught your sweet message on the SBS "Comments" blog about MBF. You are much too kind to your Grandma Mil, thank you; Tara, I am sure, will appreciate your comments too, even though you haven't seen MBF yet.

Most of the comments are from the Aussies who viewed it on SBS TV in November. SBS has the rights to show it again, at least 3 times a year.

I got a message from the customer service people at Marcom, who will be selling the DVD of MBF.

They are going to produce the DVD in all its packaging grandeur for the United States in NTSC.

They are sending me the first one; I don't know whether to play it or display it!

I will let everyone know when the DVDs will be available.

I screened MBF last night to a full house the second time this week.

When it was over and the lights went on, I said.
"okay, folks, there I am, warts and all". I got a big laugh out of that!

Have a good weekend everyone; stay warm. Wish I could send you some Floridian weather...

Shalom and love,

Grandma Mil

Congrats Grandma Mil! Will wait to buy dvd. Hello Abeth glad you are back. Hello Melody stay warm :) and Sarah have a safe trip.

Happy Anniversary Paul and Andrea!

Happy Anniversary Paul and Andrea!
Love Clair. XX

I join all PCs in wishing Paul and Andrea a very happy anniversary!

(Do they wish chookas for anniversaries down under???) :)

Grandma Mil, it's great to hear that MBF will be in NTSC format. That way I can watch on TV instead of my computer. :)

Happy Anniversary you two.

My week from h*** is half-way through. I'm working two full shifts today and tonight, Friday, which turns out to be my hump-day. Sleep and I are becoming strangers, but I'm surviving so far.

Hope you all are staying warm and out of any winter storms that blow through your region (or spring storms if you live 'south of the line'.