Monday, 20 November 2017

Hilarious ( I’m Told). My Odd Socks Story.


Every Christmas I would receive pairs of socks as presents. And shaving soap. It was a tradition. I could count on it. As regular as – well – Christmas. 

But last year it didn’t happen. I got books and chocolate and a computer mouse mat.

It’s the internet. The wider choice of shops and gifts that can be viewed and purchased from the armchair, makes jostling a way through dense crowds to the high street sock shop, very unattractive.

So having got used to my sock situation becoming dire approaching Christmas, I didn’t need a calendar.

A glance in my sock drawer consisting entirely of odd socks indicated the time of year, but not to worry, soon there would be newcomers, which at first would look out of place, because they always came as identical twins. How odd !

But not for long. The system would soon turn them odd. It never fails.

Two socks enter the washer. Two socks exit. As household tasks go what could be simpler? Socks go from drawer, to feet, to dirty clothes, to washer and dryer, and back into the drawer.

Of course, anyone associated with a family knows the truth. Socks disappear. Virtually every residence in the world, has a drawer, pile, or basket of mismatched socks.

Millions – no, billions – of socks exist with odd partners not of their choosing. Thrown together in the ritual of the weekly wash.

But a cunning plan has emerged to fight the tyranny.

 Socks Ready Paired Odd! 

By short circuiting the existing odd sock breeding and pairing disorder, it will turn the tables on the gremlins in the drum, putting them in a confused spin seeing socks start as they normally finish – odd.

It will work. Look at this guy striding out in his odd socks. How confident he looks. As well he might. He knows he has another pair at home exactly like it !
Get in fashion.Become an odd socker today.Plenty of choice at funny-socks.uk
Image Credit joy of cartoon pictures.com

And acceptance of odd socks in public would have saved me a senior moment recently, when I spent ages dressing one morning trying to find a sock. 

Discovering after 30 minutes of turning the bedroom upside down, that I had put both on the same foot.

If wearing odd socks were the norm I could have found a quick replacement from the sock drawer with my eyes shut.

Brilliant. If odd socks make for happiness why not a website selling odd and funny socks.
And there is – http://www.funny-socks.uk

The company haven’t got around to selling packs of new odd socks yet, but the technology is at an advanced stage and the experts are confident a breakthrough is close.

There is so much secrecy about odd sock making. Funny socks u.k think washing machine companies are in on the conspiracy. Why make a viewing port hole of thick opaque glass that you can't see through? All the whirling and swirling is obviously designed to distract.

Fortunately, the eureka moment is near, because funny socks uk are fortunate in having the help of two odd sock whistle blowers Sog and Sag.

Lots of socks whistle – phew!–  but each of these insiders started as one of identical twins. Having been through the wash many times they know the terrible secret that tore them from their kin – tumbled, tortured, and turned,like all other pairs – odd.

They are only able to safely reveal their story because slack and neglected conditions in the sock drawer allowed them to escape to tell all to funnysocks.uk.

And now because of the growing popularity of funny socks uk range of team socks, Sog and Sag think it is only a matter of time before bitter rivals accidentally become paired odd!

It’s not a problem when a plain red colour is seen out with a blue. But imagine a Chelsea with a Tottenham .


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Or a New York Yankee with a Boston Red Sox. Riots have been known to start for less.

And socks deserve better. They are taken for granted. Put upon,,misused,,abused, accused – despite this they will stick unchanged loyally to you. They are there every morning, standing in the corner, ‘locate in the dark, whiff wafter’ gently wafting. (Patent pending)

Waste of money, the boffins overlooked the fact that people cannot smell their own odours

It’s an undeserved soggy socks image, and in this enlightened age funny socks.uk are determined to do something about it.

Their philosophy is simple. Socks want to please. If their wearer is happy they are happy. They have a history of doing good going back to when their family relative – Ladies Tights in particular – were known to provide services in addition to those intended.

Especially in cars. I can recall a story of a car’s radiator overheating with a broken fan belt, and the lady passenger’s tights being stretched around the fan pulley wheels to enable the car to limp to a garage.

So the modern sock has a lot to live up to. A proud record to protect.

Because let’s not forget other roles of the sock – One is absorbing perspiration. 
The foot is among the heaviest producers of sweat in the body, it can produce over 0.25 US pints (0.12 l) of perspiration per day.

Socks help to absorb this sweat and draw it to areas where air can evaporate the perspiration. In cold environments, socks made from wool insulate the foot and decrease the risk of frostbite.

It’s incredible that in the long history of the sock, they have always been an object of ridicule and neglect, despite working undercover, mostly in darkness, providing comfort without appreciation. 

If the cruelty to socks society did random spot checks, many wearers would be shaking in their shoes.

So change today, and be assured that the many benefits related in the story above, could deliver the happy outcome expressed in the phrase below.

'Rejoice and be exceedingly clad – err, sorry – glad’ 

Article written by jibberjabberco  – aka Ivor Vale – jibberjabberco@gmail.com
If you buy through either of the links – http://www.funny-socks.uk or http://www.funny-socks.net I get a small commission from Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com.
But I don’t mind!  Thank you.






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Sunday, 19 November 2017

Coloring Book Therapy Solves Problem

I was in a coffee shop with my granddaughter and my 5-year-old great grandson Ben. I’m not very good playing’ I Spy with my little Eye ‘and Ben always wins.

So to deflate his confidence and deter him from challenging me, I made and wore a badge on my chest which said –  National Champion - ‘I Spy With My Little Eye’ 2017.

Ben looked at it, laughed, took the badge and put it on his chest, then beat me again, and again.

So I was pleased when he discovered that the cafe provided coloring picture sheets and crayons.

He was happy to quietly entertain himself, creating his masterpiece and exercising and developing his imagination in the process. What value.

It occupies children's independent quiet attention,exercises judgement and decision making,and is hugely enjoyable.

 I could go on, the pleasure and benefits of simple strokes with crayons to color a picture are so many for a child. Occupational Therapy In The Round.

And
more and more Adults are benefiting too

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Saturday, 18 November 2017

Bitcoin Surges To New All-Time High Near $8,000 As Wall Street Plunges In - DTube video

https://steemit.com/dtube/@dollarvigilante/v2mt6hqs

 DTube Video - It's by The Dollar Vigilante

The Headline is -

Bitcoin Surges To New All-Time High Near $8,000 As Wall Street Plunges In


It's a Steemit DTube video. It works for me by copying and pasting the link into the browser address bar -
https://steemit.com/dtube/@dollarvigilante/v2mt6hqs

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Friday, 17 November 2017

Whither Bitcoin Now? - An opinion and comments.DTube Video from Steemit.com

https://steemit.com/dtube/@lukewearechange/po7b01j8

Hi.

Still not getting DTube video links to open automatically.

Whether they require a different linking technique to YouTube I am trying to find from Steemit the creators of DTube.

It will work if you copy and paste the link into your browser address bar

Early days!

Thursday, 16 November 2017

Is DTube The Bitcoin video platform rival to YouTube?

I’m probably a Johnniecumlately with the revelation in this post, and will alert the duplicate content Steemit cheetah bot I expect, but the idea excites me, and I’m sure there will be other late discoverers who will appreciate this.
The programme is called 3figuremonetizer – link below

It’s a paid programme,but I am not an affiliate,so this is to inform not promote.

It’s about uploading videos to Dtube and being paid in Steem Dollars depending on the popularity of your video measured in votes in a similar way to Steemit posts.

DTube is an initiative by the Steemit creators. Steemit itself was started as a Social Media platform to rival Facebook, Twitter et al but where contributors are paid to post.

DTube is the Steemit answer to YouTube.

Contributors to DTube are paid depending on the views and votes received.
Here is an example–
Notice that it has earned the video creator $136.571 in Steem Dollars.

Please note – As with any new technology there are a few bugs to sort.The videos sometimes do not display.If that is the case I find by clicking the icon of the video in the sidebar it will run.Or right click on the The Bitcoin War image and click open in new tab.
Here is a screenshot of DTube


Steem Dollars is a Cryptocurrency (Exchange symbol SBD).and we know how many believe that Bitcoin and similar Cryptocurrencies are the future of World Finance
And here is my own attempt on DTube

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Saturday, 11 November 2017

91 Today

91 Today


Actually it was last Monday November 6th,but my internet connection which has been super reliable for years went down. I was like a bear with a sore backside without it.Lost.Bored.Irritable.

There was life before the internet but it’s hard to remember how we filled our days.

1926 was an eventful year as you can see below –



Sorry I couldn’t help doing a name drop. It reminds me of the nonentity who said “Nelson’s dead, Shakespeare’s dead, and I don’t feel too good myself”

Battling a horrible skin rash and blisters disease added to my woes. I couldn’t sleep because of the itching.Is there anything more tormenting than an itch that you can’t reach? And at my age and stiffness there are more and more places becoming out of scratching bounds

Getting under control now with antibiotics and steroid cream.I reluctantly turned to strong chemical medication because I don’t think my natural approach of Apple Cider Vinegar,vitamin D3,B6 and Turmeric was going to heal it.

I’ve always felt that there is a place for both orthodox medicines and the alternative natural approach, which should be the first resort.

Our health services are swamped and at breaking point because too many don’t do enough to look after their health in the first place, and then swamp the surgeries for the simplest complaint.

Some friends knowing my love of a joke said the rash was Fowl Pest.

But the doctors diagnosed it as -

Bullous pemphigoid
Symptoms copied below  from the NHS website

Bullous pemphigoid is a blistering skin disease that tends to affect the elderly.
It's caused by a problem with the immune system, but usually goes away on its own within a few years. In the meantime, blisters can be controlled with medication.
About 1 in 10,000 people are affected by the condition in the UK each year.
What are the symptoms?
Bullous pemphigoid typically starts with a red, itchy rash that looks a bit like dermatitis (a type of eczema) or hives. This tends to last several weeks or months.
Groups of large, itchy blisters usually then appear on the red patches, just beneath the surface of the skin. They can be up to 5cm in diameter and full of fluid, with the thick skin of the blisters stretched tightly.
Blisters last a few days before healing without leaving a scar, but a cycle develops where more form.
The rash and blisters are usually seen on the upper arms and thighs, sometimes spreading to body folds and the tummy. In severe cases, the blisters may cover most of the skin, including the inside of the mouth.

What is the cause?
Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune condition, which means the immune system attacks the body's own tissues and organs.
The person's immune system produces antibodies against the skin. These antibodies attack the basement membrane, which lies between the skin's top layer (epidermis) and the next layer (dermis), and holds the skin together. The skin layers start to separate and fluid builds up in between.
It's not understood why autoimmune diseases like bullous pemphigoid happen, but it's thought something triggers the immune system to attack the body's own tissues. Certain medicines and sunburn have been known to act as a trigger.
Symptoms usually come on unexpectedly.
Bullous pemphigoid isn't:
infectious
caused by an allergy
affected by diet or lifestyle
P.S.How is this for ironies (1) After years of reliability my internet goes down on my birthday.(2) I posted the Bullous phenphigoid -  1 in 10,000 article on Steemit and got flagged for Duplicate Content. What are the odds on that ?


Monday, 9 October 2017

Hatched. Matched. & Dispatched

A wife got so mad at her husband she
packed his bags and told him to get out.

As he walked to the door she yelled,
'I hope you die a long, slow, painful death.'

He turned around and said, '
So, you want me to stay?.

I’m still a bit down caused by the recent eye scare and the skin rash. In 91 years I don’t get ill, so these health setbacks have shocked my morale and triggered the glums.

But I must make an effort.I don’t want to give up Steemit because I think it is going to be big. I just want it to happen in my lifetime, so it had better get on with it.

When you get to my age you will have seen a few christenings, weddings and funerals. I’ve only ever been best man once where I had to make a speech and I found it a nerve wracking experience.

Spreading the Message

I also gave talks on Natural Health and Nutrition to village Women’s Institutes in our County. I found that much easier because of my enthusiasm for the subject.

I also had products from the shop on a table in front of me as I spoke. They acted as props and reminders if I started to dry and struggle. I would hold up a package of wheat germ and relate its health benefits as a source of natural Vitamin E.

Don’t forget this was in 1972.You are all familiar with this now, but back then it was pioneering ground-breaking stuff. Cranks in many people’s eyes.

 Health Food Shop & Vegetarian Restaurant opens 1972.


 My timing in opening the shop was lucky in that the tide was about to turn for the health food movement. What had been the subject of ridicule and scorn, started to gain the attention and support of national publications, prompted by obesity becoming increasingly evident and obvious in citizens of advanced nations.


The greater the wealth of a nation the more noticeable the straining waistbands of it’s citizens. Increasing wealth means bigger temptations testing  individual self will and  discipline.

I’ve also been pursuing my new interest in Memes. Could they be the answer to the reducing attention span of readers. There is so much content hitting peoples eyeballs that there are just nano seconds in which to get their attention.

In finding quotes for memes I was surprised by the prolific output of memorable words by former President Ronald Reagan.Winston Churchill is the politician mostly associated with eye catching quotes, but search Ronald Reagan’s quotes portfolio to find many gems too.


His ‘Trust, But Verify’ saying has been used recently in articles about Crypto Currencies.We should be able to trust our banks, but these days many feel transactions  have to be independently verified too. Transactions on the Blockchain are Trust and Verify combined.

Psst! - Want to buy a Painting?

An example of an attention-grabbing picture with a line of intriguing content that compels further investigation is a tall order, but I found one last night.

A picture recently sold for $110.5 million at Sothebys. That was a stopper headline for me. It was on the telly last night. A BBC programme about the young artist genius –  Jean Michel Basquiat - Died age 27. But what a legacy of art he has left the world.

Graffiti art, not to everyone’s liking, but the skill in the message behind what seems like scribble. Brilliant. Sensational.

There is an exhibition of his work at The Barbican London now until January 28th 2018.Crowds are flocking.

For more examples of  Basquiat's - Link to The Barbican - http://bit.ly/2xtn6ng

You can't buy the $110 million painting,but you can buy a mug and coaster set as a souvenir of his art.- see the Amazon advert at the top of the sidebar on the right,


Picture Credit - The Barbican Centre.London

To finish – Because of hearing loss I use subtitles. Sometimes the typos are entertainment in themselves –

The Bride was accompanied to the altar by tight bridesmaids

To dial a broad from Europe first dial 00

Ah!' Fings aint wot they used to be'

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