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It is a fact of life. We are all going to die one day. That is the way it’s been since the first thing started to wiggle, swim or move.  Be it plant or cell, it will happen.
Now it’s been a few day since I had time to sit and think of something to write about. I have been thinking of this but had no time as you see my father-in-law had cancer almost 2 years ago, and now it’s back. One problem is that there are 3 doctors all saying 3 different things. Now this is making it hard on some of the 7 kids in my wife family.
Doctors aside, there are only 2 them that have it right. The others are under some misconception that there dad is going to live forever. What they want to do will give him more time, but at what cost. His quality of life is going down by the day. The time they there taking about isn’t month or years, its weeks if that.
Sometimes it’s just time to let go. Let this poor man go in peace and not put his mind and body thru hell.  Go back to your own states, and we’ll call you when it’s time.
Now this may seem cold and that I don’t know what I’m saying. “ How do you know how they fell? “ Not that I need to explain my thoughts but in the passed 6 months I have lost my aunt and my step-mom. 2 ladies that meant a hell of a lot to me. I saw how my dad, brothers and sister handled it, and my uncle and cousins. They are some of the bravest people I know. Not because of the hell they went thru, but because they all looked passed there own feelings and did what was right.
May Max find freedom and happiness on the other. I love you old man. And thanks for the greatest gift of all.

Your friendship.

Woot.com is one site I go to evey day. Woot.com has one deal for one day or until it sells out. Today is a woot off day. This is a day where woot.com puts up something new as so as the one that is up sells out. They run for 24 to 48 hours.
So go check it out now and see for your self. If you are like me and which it all day, open say Firefox and open 2 tabs, in one go to woot.com and in the other open a tracker. Don’t have one, well here you go. this is the one I use woot tracker

Happy Wooting
Lingo

How Much Caffeine is Ok?
So what’s the verdict on your daily coffee? My philosophy is I’ll try anything twice and most substances can be used for tribal purposes. It’s the abuse of a substance that starts the problem.
Did you know that worldwide, 120,000 tons of caffeine is consumed each year? That’s the equivalent of one caffeine-containing beverage per day for each of the 5 billion plus inhabitants of planet earth.
Welcome to the most widely consumed psycho-active substance in the world.
Humans have been using this drug since the Stone Age. Our early ancestors elevated their moods, stimulated their awareness and eased fatigue by chewing the bark, leaves or seeds of certain plants.
Today we big monkeys may have refined our tastes but are not much different. We consume caffeine in coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, some soft drinks, and even some drugs. But how much do we really know about the substance whose consumption is rivalled only by water?
Caffeine is found in varying amounts in the fruit, leaves, and beans of over 60 plants. In the plant world, caffeine acts as a natural pesticide that paralyses and kills some insects that try and feed on these plants.
But the word itself comes from the French term for coffee, café. Your typical morning latte can contain an upwards of 200g of caffeine. A cup of tea averages around 70mg, soft drinks anywhere from 10 to 50mg per beverage, and an average 28g serving of milk chocolate contains about as much caffeine as a cup of decaffeinated coffee.
Studies have shown that a complete tolerance to the subjective effects of caffeine can be seen to develop after consuming 300mg of caffeine 3 times per day for 18 days, and sometimes even earlier.
Caffeine is completely absorbed by the stomach and small intestine within 45 minutes but its effects can be felt after around 15 minutes. And just what are these effects? Well, caffeine is a central nervous system and metabolic stimulant.
Because of the norepinephrine released in the brain after ingestion, caffeine increases respiration, strengthens the pulse, raises blood pressure, stimulates the kidneys, temporarily relieves fatigue, and excites the brain, improving mental function.
Caffeine and its related substance theobromine (from tea and cocoa) are like sugar in their effects on the body. They stimulate the adrenal glands to release an adrenaline-like substance, which causes the liver to release sugar into the blood stream.
This is what gives you the lift you feel from drinking caffeinated beverages.
Just like alcohol and nicotine, caffeine readily crosses the blood brain barrier. There in the brain it also constricts cerebral blood vessels. If you’re used to drinking a few cups of coffee a day but decide to give it a rest, those blood vessels will dilate, leaving you with one hell of a headache, one of the best known withdrawal symptoms.
Other symptoms can include irritability, an inability to concentrate, and even stomach aches.
These feelings can appear within 12 to 24 hours if no caffeine has crossed your lips, peak at approximately 48 hours and last from one to five days.
It takes the body an average of 7 to 9 hours to process the caffeine in one cup of coffee. Women, however, metabolize caffeine about 25% faster than men unless they are taking oral contraceptives or are ovulating which then increases the time to 10 to 20 hours!
So, in my view 1-2 cups a day won’t cause you too much harm, but the benefits you’ll achieve by using caffeine only when you need it will far surpass your daily psychological reliance on those cups of coffee.

Lingo

It’s Friday and as we all know it’s time to start drinking. Well not for all of us. Now from time to time I like to have a few drinks. And in the passed 3 or so years my friend Phil has tried to got me to look pass the Miller Lites of the world and is beer as it is when it’s done right. A great drink. Now this coming from a guy who likes he’s Jim Beam & what ever I had to mix it with kind.
So like I said, Phil has helped me look at beer in a totally new light. And for that I am very thankful.
With all that said. As many of you know I have had one of the worst gout attacks I have ever had. The Dr. had me on meds for all most 6 weeks, and in that 6 week time I couldn’t drink. So I finished my meds on a Tue. And was looking forward to my Friday night buddies, Mike & Angie. My feet was still not 100% but I thought it’s only Wed. It will be fine. Well Friday night came and went and the Jim Beam was very nice. And my foot started to up again. So now I’m back on the meds and can’t drink for 4 more weeks.
Some time this really sucks. I hope you all have a great weekend. Be safe, but have one for me.

Cheers!
Lingo

A friend sent me this list and after this last weekend I though I would pass it on.
Thanks Jim T.

THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
  1. Innovative
  2. Preliminary
  3. Proliferation
  4. Cinnamon

THINGS THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
  1. Specificity
  2. Anti-constitutionalistically
  3. Passive-aggressive disorder
  4. Transubstantiate

THINGS THAT ARE DOWNRIGHT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY WHEN DRUNK:
  1. No thanks, I’m married.
  2. Nope, no more booze for me!
  3. Sorry, but you’re not really my type.
  4. Taco Bell? No thanks, I’m not hungry.
  5. Good evening, officer. Isn’t it lovely out tonight?
  6. Oh, I couldn’t! No one wants to hear me sing karaoke.
  7. I’m not interested in fighting you.
  8. Thank you, but I won’t make any attempt to dance, I have no coordination. I’d hate to look like a fool!
  9. Where is the nearest bathroom? I refuse to pee in this parking lot or on the side of the road.
  10. I must be going home now, as I have to work in the morning.