Hello and Welcome! I’m Eppinese Estelle your hostess of Coffee Klatsch!
It seems the weather is all goofed up – April’s rain is in May…so does this mean we will have May’s flowers in June?
Well, we are still putting things away. I was putting some stuff in the side table when I found this thingy. My husband said it is a hand-held planetarium. I made the mistake of asking how it works…what with the dials and such. So he proceeded to humor me. As he explained my face must have shown how perplexed I was at his explanation so as a result he became more irritated with my failure to grasp what I’m sure to him is a simple concept his voice gets ‘edgy’ and then he comes up with: “The stars are out all the time you know…there is no energy switch.”
Well, Yeah! What can one possibly say to that? I mean something that won’t start a big hairy disagreement. My husband hasn’t learned that it’s just not right to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person!!
Ok, so I was reading – again…The article was 10 things killed by the internet. Part of the author’s list was: Encyclopedias: used to be if it was in either the Britannica or Grolier’s’ Encyclopedia you could count on it being the truth. Now we have Wikipedia’s. Wiki’s sound like a good thing provided they are every-mans/every woman’s knowledge, but most often it is rehashed urban legend or hearsay, according to studies done on encyclopedias.
Another casualty? Trust in studies of encyclopedias.
The Nigerian Scam, now often referred to as 419 scams as that is the section of Nigerian law they violate. My question is why would anyone believe that someone from a foreign government has magically chosen them to smuggle money out of said country? Oh, right—-greed….Never mind..
Well, speaking of emails – I just did that dreaded chore of weeding out email boxes. It took me nearly 8 hours but I managed to semi-organize, file and delete…are you ready for this? Over 11, 674 pieces of email! That was just my inbox…I have, at last look, about that many pieces of spam in my ‘junk drawer’. But you know…it does give one a sense of accomplishment to see all of those disappear! One has to become ruthless when deleting! – I liken it to cleaning out unnecessary clothing, etc out of a closet. I’m still trying to learn how to do that in that in that department!
Just a quick little: Did you know? Cats and humans have identical regions of their brain responsible for emotion. It made me wonder if this is a reference to “being catty”?
I always like to try to share some tidbit of useful information…and the mild stroke suffered by Sen. Bob Biden’s 44 year old son got me to thinking. How do you tell if a person is having a stroke?
There are 6 signs that happen suddenly and intensely:
- Numbness, paralysis or weakness in your face, arm or leg, especially on only one side of your body.
- New problems with walking or balance
- Sudden vision changes
- Drooling or slurred speech
- New Problems speaking or understanding simple statements or feeling confused
- A sudden, severe headache that is different from past headaches
According to Froedtart and the Medical College of Wisconsin, you must know the warning signs and act FAST! Every minute counts! A quick guide to determine if someone you know or love is having a stroke: Just remember FAST:
Face — Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop?
Arms — Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
Speech — Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence. Are the words slurred? Can he/she repeat the sentence correctly?
Time — If the person shows any of these symptoms, time is important. Call 9-1-1 immediately.
Not all of these warning signs occur in every stroke. When symptoms of a stroke occur and then resolve on their own in a short period of time, a person has experienced a transient aschemic attack (TIA). Although TIAs usually go away within minutes, they should be regarded as very serious. TIAs are major warning signs of an impending stroke. One out of every 10 major stroke victims had first experienced a warning TIA. The lag between a TIA and a major stroke may be hours, days or months. One-fifth of all strokes that follow a TIA occur within the month. Half occur within the same year.
Special thanks to Froedtart Hospital and the Medical School of Wisconsin: Their website: http://www.froedtert.com/SpecialtyAreas/StrokeProgram/FAQ/
Take care and I hope to see you soon at the next Coffee Klatsch.
