Here is a list of Food Blogs ordered by Last Edited, posted by members. A Blog is a journal you may enter about your life, thoughts, interesting experiences, or lessons you've learned. Post an opinion, impart words of wisdom, or talk about something interesting in your day. Update your blog on a regular basis, or just whenever you have something to say. Creating a blog is a good way to share something of yourself with others. Reading blogs is a good way to learn more about others. Click here to post a blog.
online today!
Members with multiple profiles...
Medical research has confirmed that dating site members with multiple profiles often do this due to a traumatic experience in their childhood. Be it missing the bus and having to walk 5 miles to get to school or something more serious, like having your mother force you to lean over the casket and kiss your dead grandmother.
Medically, it's called Multiple Personality Disorder or MPD.
Whatever the case, they are known to resort to outlandish tactics to gain confidence with the other members, often by picking on one or more members in an attempt to bully or discredit them. However false, this does give them an authoritative sense of security and that odd personality feels they have accomplished something... enough where the more dominant personality comes back out again and they seemingly appear normal.
If you should know someone who suffers with MPD, please contact your nearest mental health clinic as they have trained professionals who are available to help.
There are several different treatments multiple personality disorders that may include talk therapy (psychotherapy) and more importantly medication. Although treating dissociative disorders can be difficult, many people learn new ways of coping and lead healthy, productive lives. The option to rejecting treatment could lead to things more serious like entering into multiple romantic relationships that hurt the other parties concerned.
Medically, it's called Multiple Personality Disorder or MPD.
Whatever the case, they are known to resort to outlandish tactics to gain confidence with the other members, often by picking on one or more members in an attempt to bully or discredit them. However false, this does give them an authoritative sense of security and that odd personality feels they have accomplished something... enough where the more dominant personality comes back out again and they seemingly appear normal.
If you should know someone who suffers with MPD, please contact your nearest mental health clinic as they have trained professionals who are available to help.
There are several different treatments multiple personality disorders that may include talk therapy (psychotherapy) and more importantly medication. Although treating dissociative disorders can be difficult, many people learn new ways of coping and lead healthy, productive lives. The option to rejecting treatment could lead to things more serious like entering into multiple romantic relationships that hurt the other parties concerned.
online today!
Was the regime change in 2014 a coup?
Elon Musk calls 2014 Ukraine regime change a ‘coup’
© AFP / Justin Sullivan
Twitter CEO Elon Musk polarized his followers with a tweet declaring there was “no question” that the 2014 change of government in Ukraine was a “coup.” On Saturday, the billionaire tweeted that while “the election” – presumably referring to the 2010 vote that elected Viktor Yanukovych president – was “arguably dodgy,” what followed “was indeed a coup.”
No doubt in my mind either.
© AFP / Justin Sullivan
Twitter CEO Elon Musk polarized his followers with a tweet declaring there was “no question” that the 2014 change of government in Ukraine was a “coup.” On Saturday, the billionaire tweeted that while “the election” – presumably referring to the 2010 vote that elected Viktor Yanukovych president – was “arguably dodgy,” what followed “was indeed a coup.”
No doubt in my mind either.
Bread & Cheese
Life is generally about relationships and how we navigate in and around them. There’s no avoiding everyday social interactions, so it’s really nice when they’re pleasant, loving, memorable, or positive in any other way. And, it’s natural to want to be a part of a relationship that could fulfil your needs in an holistic manner. That is, one that’s a blessing to you emotionally, mentally, physically/sexually and also spiritually.
Even the world’s wealthiest or most successful beings yearn for such a relationship, and they too know that money could only buy them so much (the illusion of happiness doesn’t last very long, nor does very much to mask the truth). Hence the frequent search for a friend, lover, companion, etc. is a universal one.
There’s a local Trini saying that “every bread has it’s cheese”, with some variants to that adding “stale" after ‘bread’ and even “rotten” after ‘cheese’(
). Bread and cheese go together to make a pretty decent sandwich (especially when you add mayo, a slice of tomato, and some cayenne pepper to spice things up
). The saying’s rough translation is that there’s someone for everyone. The problem with that, if it’s true, seems to be 1. How do I find my ‘cheese’ and, 2. Where is he located? But, that’s only if the saying is true.
What if we’ve met before and dismissed each other, does that mean that we’ll spend the rest of our life searching in vain? What if we live on opposite ends of the earth and never leave our respective end, how would we ever fulfil our destiny? Is that why some of us continually get married (then divorced), until we could find our designated ‘cheese’? Well, whether you’re the ‘bread’ or the ‘cheese’, the search in on-going.
Many of the CS population came here with the intention of doing just that. Some have succeeded, some are still on the hunt, and others may have moved on to other pursuits. This month marks the end of a year of searching for my ‘cheese’ on here, with no success. I’ve chatted with a few, was propositioned by at least 5, but haven’t said ‘yes’ to any. But then, none of them seemed to be my ‘cheese’. To be true, a few were just too cheesy
!
Anyhoo, as I contemplate my future in this regard, I wonder if my very own chunk of cheese is still out there somewhere….
Even the world’s wealthiest or most successful beings yearn for such a relationship, and they too know that money could only buy them so much (the illusion of happiness doesn’t last very long, nor does very much to mask the truth). Hence the frequent search for a friend, lover, companion, etc. is a universal one.
There’s a local Trini saying that “every bread has it’s cheese”, with some variants to that adding “stale" after ‘bread’ and even “rotten” after ‘cheese’(
). Bread and cheese go together to make a pretty decent sandwich (especially when you add mayo, a slice of tomato, and some cayenne pepper to spice things up). The saying’s rough translation is that there’s someone for everyone. The problem with that, if it’s true, seems to be 1. How do I find my ‘cheese’ and, 2. Where is he located? But, that’s only if the saying is true.What if we’ve met before and dismissed each other, does that mean that we’ll spend the rest of our life searching in vain? What if we live on opposite ends of the earth and never leave our respective end, how would we ever fulfil our destiny? Is that why some of us continually get married (then divorced), until we could find our designated ‘cheese’? Well, whether you’re the ‘bread’ or the ‘cheese’, the search in on-going.
Many of the CS population came here with the intention of doing just that. Some have succeeded, some are still on the hunt, and others may have moved on to other pursuits. This month marks the end of a year of searching for my ‘cheese’ on here, with no success. I’ve chatted with a few, was propositioned by at least 5, but haven’t said ‘yes’ to any. But then, none of them seemed to be my ‘cheese’. To be true, a few were just too cheesy
!Anyhoo, as I contemplate my future in this regard, I wonder if my very own chunk of cheese is still out there somewhere….
A funny epidemic that could end all wars... if only.
Three to five years before my birth, there was an epidemic that happened in Africa that compelled those who had it, to laugh. Certainly, with everyone laughing that much, there'd be no time for fighting. After all, isn't laughter the best medicine?
61 years ago today, the infamous Tanganyika (Tanzanian) “laughter epidemic” broke out in the village of Kashasha, Tanzania. The first sign was at an all-girls school when uncontrollable giggles began to occur at such frequency that the teachers had a hard time continuing the lesson. Psychologists believe that it was an outbreak of mass psychogenic illness, of MPI and it went on in the area for months.
The epidemic spread to Nshamba, a village where several of the girls lived. In April and May, 217 mostly young villagers had laughing attacks. The Kashasha school reopened on May 21 and reclosed at the end of June. In total 14 schools and over 1,000 pupils were affected by fits of hysterical laughter and uncontrollable giggling.
Unfortunately, according to Christian Hempelmann, a doctoral student who was researching the phenomenon in 2003, "...the epidemic was not a happy one for those who suffered uncontrollable fits of laughter, and he claimed that people showed signs of anxiety, respiratory symptoms, fainting, crying, and rashes".
Some scientists remain adamant this was a stress response, and that in the same way a mob mentality arises during a riot, the infectious laughter transmitted other symptoms such as crying. In 1962, Tanganyika had just won its independence, and one of the prevailing theories is that the increased pressure to succeed in school caused a kind of mass nervous breakdown.
I know that laughter is contagious, but who knew that it could produce such negative side effects?
Oh, well... I certainly learned something new today.
For more, check the link:
61 years ago today, the infamous Tanganyika (Tanzanian) “laughter epidemic” broke out in the village of Kashasha, Tanzania. The first sign was at an all-girls school when uncontrollable giggles began to occur at such frequency that the teachers had a hard time continuing the lesson. Psychologists believe that it was an outbreak of mass psychogenic illness, of MPI and it went on in the area for months.
The epidemic spread to Nshamba, a village where several of the girls lived. In April and May, 217 mostly young villagers had laughing attacks. The Kashasha school reopened on May 21 and reclosed at the end of June. In total 14 schools and over 1,000 pupils were affected by fits of hysterical laughter and uncontrollable giggling.
Unfortunately, according to Christian Hempelmann, a doctoral student who was researching the phenomenon in 2003, "...the epidemic was not a happy one for those who suffered uncontrollable fits of laughter, and he claimed that people showed signs of anxiety, respiratory symptoms, fainting, crying, and rashes".
Some scientists remain adamant this was a stress response, and that in the same way a mob mentality arises during a riot, the infectious laughter transmitted other symptoms such as crying. In 1962, Tanganyika had just won its independence, and one of the prevailing theories is that the increased pressure to succeed in school caused a kind of mass nervous breakdown.
I know that laughter is contagious, but who knew that it could produce such negative side effects?
Oh, well... I certainly learned something new today. For more, check the link:
online today!
85 year old woman gets taken-down by an alligator...
I read the news the other day about a woman who lost her life by an alligator near her house in Fort Pierce, Florida. Photos were posted of the Florida Wildlife Commission taking the creature away.
The followup story shows surveillance video of the event. Well, most of it.
She was walking her dog along the sloped edge to a pond when the alligator came directly toward them. The dog was on a leash behind the woman. When the gator went for the dog, he ran forward putting the alligator at the feet of the woman.
A neighbor was an eyewitness and called 911 stating the alligator had already submerged the woman into the water.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement. "Serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in Florida."
...and chatillion who lives in Florida said "I know BS when I read it. Because, incidents with alligators happen a few times a year"
Story link:
The story mentions the alligator was killed and the dog survived.
The followup story shows surveillance video of the event. Well, most of it.
She was walking her dog along the sloped edge to a pond when the alligator came directly toward them. The dog was on a leash behind the woman. When the gator went for the dog, he ran forward putting the alligator at the feet of the woman.
A neighbor was an eyewitness and called 911 stating the alligator had already submerged the woman into the water.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement. "Serious injuries caused by alligators are rare in Florida."
...and chatillion who lives in Florida said "I know BS when I read it. Because, incidents with alligators happen a few times a year"
Story link:
The story mentions the alligator was killed and the dog survived.
I don't think 'Ketchup' man might be interested...lol
Heinz Looks for Man Who Survived a Month at Sea Eating Only Ketchup So They Can Buy Him a Boat
Spotting an opportunity to change someone’s life and nab some pretty stunning publicity in the process, Heinz is looking to get in contact with a Dominican sailor who survived four weeks adrift at sea with little more sustenance than a bottle of ketchup. The company wants to give the man a new boat with state-of-the-art navigation systems so as to avoid any future ordeals of this type.
Elvis Francois was out on his boat off the coast of St Maarten when the weather turned and started carrying him out into the open ocean. “I tried to back to port, but I lost track because it took me a while to mount the sail and fix the sail,” he said. “…I call my friends, my coworkers. They tried to contact me, but they lost service. There was nothing else I could do than sit down and wait.”
So Francois wrote ‘Help’ on the back of his boat and waited to see what happened with nothing more to eat other than a packet of garlic seasoning, a bottle of ketchup, and his lunch that day of Maggi soup. He was rescued by the Colombian navy, who brought him back to Cartagena for a medical examination that found he was “in good health.”
Heinz has put out a digital message in a bottle to try and contact Francois, to whom they would like to gift a new boat “equipped with full navigational technology to avoid another disaster in the future,” the company told CBS news. “We’re hoping to spread the word far and wide so Heinz can finally gift the new boat to Elvis,” the company said.
“We’re setting this message adrift into the sea of the internet, because if anyone can help us find him, it’s you,” the company said. “If you or anyone you know can help us get in contact with Elvis Francois, please drop us a DM.” So far they’ve contacted the government of Dominica where he lives, and the Colombian Navy, but currently have had no luck.
I'm thinking 'ketchup' man doesn't want any more lingering reminders of his ordeal at sea, so maybe he's hiding.
Spotting an opportunity to change someone’s life and nab some pretty stunning publicity in the process, Heinz is looking to get in contact with a Dominican sailor who survived four weeks adrift at sea with little more sustenance than a bottle of ketchup. The company wants to give the man a new boat with state-of-the-art navigation systems so as to avoid any future ordeals of this type.
Elvis Francois was out on his boat off the coast of St Maarten when the weather turned and started carrying him out into the open ocean. “I tried to back to port, but I lost track because it took me a while to mount the sail and fix the sail,” he said. “…I call my friends, my coworkers. They tried to contact me, but they lost service. There was nothing else I could do than sit down and wait.”
So Francois wrote ‘Help’ on the back of his boat and waited to see what happened with nothing more to eat other than a packet of garlic seasoning, a bottle of ketchup, and his lunch that day of Maggi soup. He was rescued by the Colombian navy, who brought him back to Cartagena for a medical examination that found he was “in good health.”
Heinz has put out a digital message in a bottle to try and contact Francois, to whom they would like to gift a new boat “equipped with full navigational technology to avoid another disaster in the future,” the company told CBS news. “We’re hoping to spread the word far and wide so Heinz can finally gift the new boat to Elvis,” the company said.
“We’re setting this message adrift into the sea of the internet, because if anyone can help us find him, it’s you,” the company said. “If you or anyone you know can help us get in contact with Elvis Francois, please drop us a DM.” So far they’ve contacted the government of Dominica where he lives, and the Colombian Navy, but currently have had no luck.
I'm thinking 'ketchup' man doesn't want any more lingering reminders of his ordeal at sea, so maybe he's hiding.
Just our luck
Art booked flights to San Antonio somewhere in Nov 2021, thinking that it’d be nice for us to be in SA in late February.
Boy was he wrong!
For some unknown reasons, the weather the few days we were there was unexpected for the month of February. Everybody in SA that we came across was telling us how odd that they were getting a cold spell during that time.
We were in SA from Feb 23rd-26th 2022.
The weather was real nice just a day before we arrived and a day after we left, it went back to being nice again!
Well, we tried to make the best of it since we were already stuck down there. Nothing much to be done at the famous Riverwalk due to the cold, rain and wind
Saw some funnies around town.
A day before we left, Art and I decided to check out the Mexican Historic Market Square at the recommendation of one of our Uber drivers. To be honest, I wasn’t very keen on these run-of-the-mill kinda stalls/shops. I suddenly spotted one of my favorite store in the world!!!! GOODWILL!!!!!! I squealed in delight and Art was like
He was, “Really?!?! You really wanna go to a Goodwill even while we are on a holiday?!?!” Looking at me incredulously, shaking his head at the same time…
Not about to back down, I said defiantly, “ As a matter of fact, YES!!!”
At the same time I texted my Malaysian girlfriends back in Omaha about the whole showdown
I bet you could guess who won the battle at the end?
Boy was he wrong!
For some unknown reasons, the weather the few days we were there was unexpected for the month of February. Everybody in SA that we came across was telling us how odd that they were getting a cold spell during that time. We were in SA from Feb 23rd-26th 2022.
The weather was real nice just a day before we arrived and a day after we left, it went back to being nice again!
Well, we tried to make the best of it since we were already stuck down there. Nothing much to be done at the famous Riverwalk due to the cold, rain and wind
Saw some funnies around town.
A day before we left, Art and I decided to check out the Mexican Historic Market Square at the recommendation of one of our Uber drivers. To be honest, I wasn’t very keen on these run-of-the-mill kinda stalls/shops. I suddenly spotted one of my favorite store in the world!!!! GOODWILL!!!!!! I squealed in delight and Art was like
He was, “Really?!?! You really wanna go to a Goodwill even while we are on a holiday?!?!” Looking at me incredulously, shaking his head at the same time…
Not about to back down, I said defiantly, “ As a matter of fact, YES!!!”
At the same time I texted my Malaysian girlfriends back in Omaha about the whole showdown
I bet you could guess who won the battle at the end?
online today!
This is knot what I had in mind...
Last night I was watching some exotic wood creations on YouTube that went into some specialized woodworking tools. This morning, YouTube served up some videos about knot tying.
It must be a blue morning as I blogged about a blue dog sculpture and I'm associating the knots with my brother and my dad's old Bluejacket's Manual.
My dad was in the US Navy and came home with lots of cool things from his travels.
After moving to Miami, we opened his duffle bag to find some utensils for camping, hats, scarves and the manual. My brother was a fishing enthusiast and studied the chapter on knot making. It fascinated him. I really wasn't too interested, but learned to tie a few knots for fishing line and remember at a barbecue party tying some short ropes to make a longer one used for securing canvas as a windbreaker.
Let's not waste any time on the knots.
The Bluejacket's Manual
I don't recall what edition it was and it's probably 80 years ago. It wouldn't surprise me if my brother still has that old book!
It must be a blue morning as I blogged about a blue dog sculpture and I'm associating the knots with my brother and my dad's old Bluejacket's Manual.
My dad was in the US Navy and came home with lots of cool things from his travels.
After moving to Miami, we opened his duffle bag to find some utensils for camping, hats, scarves and the manual. My brother was a fishing enthusiast and studied the chapter on knot making. It fascinated him. I really wasn't too interested, but learned to tie a few knots for fishing line and remember at a barbecue party tying some short ropes to make a longer one used for securing canvas as a windbreaker.
Let's not waste any time on the knots.
The Bluejacket's Manual
I don't recall what edition it was and it's probably 80 years ago. It wouldn't surprise me if my brother still has that old book!
Still jet-lagged :-(
Been back in Omaha for 11 days now but I am still suffering from jet-lag. Thankfully, I don’t need to get back to work and my Spring classes at the Community College only start on the second week of March.
I left for KL airport on the early morning of Feb 9th, around 4am. Flight to Narita airport ( first leg of my journey ) was delayed for almost an hour and a half and because of that, I had to run to catch my connecting flight to Houston! Had a 5-hr layover in Houston and it was almost 10pm when
I got into Omaha and 11pm when I finally got home.
Had one of the best Mexican food the following night.
I know Chinese New Year 2023 was officially over on Feb 5th but I had promised my Malaysian friends here in Omaha that I’ll have small get-together once I’m back from my Malaysian trip.
As promised, I made the ‘Prosperity Toss’ for my friends. Not too shabby for first attempt.
Was invited to a CNY party while I was in my hometown. A ‘Prosperity Toss’ with a twist, not your usual Yu-sheng.
1.Bunga kantan or known as torch ginger flower
2.Green mango
3.Pink guava
4.Cucumber
5.Unripened papaya
6.Pineapple
Middle: Mint leaves
My daughter and I had one too over at my mom’s place on Chinese New Year’s reunion dinner.
Another one on the second day of CNY. Just like the one at my mom’s, this was store-bought too. This was at my ex-husband’s aunt’s house. She’s a Malaysian-Indian but thought it was fun to celebrate CNY with me since she hadn’t seen me ever since I left for the States.
Apart from the ‘Prosperity Toss’, I made nasi lemak ( our Malaysian national dish ) too for my friends. I brought back half a kilo ( I bought 2 kilos but had to leave the rest behind coz my 2 big luggages was filled to the brim!! ) of dried anchovies and deep-fried them and my friends went crazy! Lol Art hated the smell of the anchovies that permeated through the whole house ( basement too! ) when I deep-fried them and I told my friends they better appreciate my efforts coz them darn anchovies nearly cost me my marriage!
My friend posted our get-together on her FB page. ‘Kecoh’ means noisy, fuss, excitement or all that into one! Lol It’s true, when we Malaysian women get together, there’d be non-stop talking, eating and laughter, Art always describes us as cackling hens!
Well, I’m looking forward to my next adventure, an European adventure perhaps?
Spring ready, both Art and MiMi!!
P.S: Art says, “Silly goose, Spring still a long way off!”
I left for KL airport on the early morning of Feb 9th, around 4am. Flight to Narita airport ( first leg of my journey ) was delayed for almost an hour and a half and because of that, I had to run to catch my connecting flight to Houston! Had a 5-hr layover in Houston and it was almost 10pm when
I got into Omaha and 11pm when I finally got home.
Had one of the best Mexican food the following night.
I know Chinese New Year 2023 was officially over on Feb 5th but I had promised my Malaysian friends here in Omaha that I’ll have small get-together once I’m back from my Malaysian trip.
As promised, I made the ‘Prosperity Toss’ for my friends. Not too shabby for first attempt.
Was invited to a CNY party while I was in my hometown. A ‘Prosperity Toss’ with a twist, not your usual Yu-sheng.
1.Bunga kantan or known as torch ginger flower
2.Green mango
3.Pink guava
4.Cucumber
5.Unripened papaya
6.Pineapple
Middle: Mint leaves
My daughter and I had one too over at my mom’s place on Chinese New Year’s reunion dinner.
Another one on the second day of CNY. Just like the one at my mom’s, this was store-bought too. This was at my ex-husband’s aunt’s house. She’s a Malaysian-Indian but thought it was fun to celebrate CNY with me since she hadn’t seen me ever since I left for the States.
Apart from the ‘Prosperity Toss’, I made nasi lemak ( our Malaysian national dish ) too for my friends. I brought back half a kilo ( I bought 2 kilos but had to leave the rest behind coz my 2 big luggages was filled to the brim!! ) of dried anchovies and deep-fried them and my friends went crazy! Lol Art hated the smell of the anchovies that permeated through the whole house ( basement too!
) when I deep-fried them and I told my friends they better appreciate my efforts coz them darn anchovies nearly cost me my marriage! My friend posted our get-together on her FB page. ‘Kecoh’ means noisy, fuss, excitement or all that into one! Lol It’s true, when we Malaysian women get together, there’d be non-stop talking, eating and laughter,
Art always describes us as cackling hens! Well, I’m looking forward to my next adventure, an European adventure perhaps?
Spring ready, both Art and MiMi!!
P.S: Art says, “Silly goose, Spring still a long way off!”
A Blog is a journal you may enter about your life, your thoughts, interesting experiences, or lessons you have learned. It's your own page on Connecting Singles that you can update on a regular basis, or just whenever you have something to say. You can write about an opinion, impart words of wisdom, or talk about something interesting in your day. Creating a blog is a good way to share something of yourself with Connecting Singles members. Reading blogs is a good way to learn more about members you have met here. Please be sure to read the blog rules before posting.
Would YOU like to post a blog on Connecting Singles? Have you written blogs that you'd like to share with other members? Posting your blogs shows your skill and creativity and helps members get to know you better. Your blog will appear on the Connecting Singles Blogs page and also in a link on your profile page. Click here to post a blog »