In religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination. ~Mark Twain

It's Sun Pickle-Makin' Season

I already have my first batch of the season started: Lemon/Lime/Ginger and another smaller half batch of Garlic Lime. I need to coordinate with the director of security at work, to see if/when I can put the jars on the roof like last summer. Due to be finished "cooking" in the sun by Labor Day.

May the God of your choice bless and keep you.
I respect Him as long as He does not circumcise me anymore.
~Kinky Friedman

"I only mark the hours that shine."
~Little Edie, Edith Bouvier Beale

"Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet.
I have just one day, and I'm going to be happy in it."
— Groucho Marx

If God created us in his own image,
we have more than reciprocated.
      Voltaire (1694-1778)

Namaste.

Saw this today at http://www.naute.com/stories/hideout.phtml, and

thought I'd share it herein.

According to an old Hindu legend...

..there was once a time when all human beings were gods, but they so abused their divinity that Brahma, the chief god, decided to take it away from them and hide it where it could never be found.

Where to hide their divinity was the question. So Brahma called a council of the gods to help him decide. "Let's bury it deep in the earth," said the gods. But Brahma answered, "No, that will not do because humans will dig into the earth and find it." Then the gods said, "Let's sink it in the deepest ocean." But Brahma said, "No, not there, for they will learn to dive into the ocean and will find it." Then the gods said, "Let's take it to the top of the highest mountain and hide it there." But once again Brahma replied, "No, that will not do either, because they will eventually climb every mountain and once again take up their divinity." Then the gods gave up and said, "We do not know where to hide it, because it seems that there is no place on earth or in the sea that human beings will not eventually reach."

Brahma thought for a long time and then said, "Here is what we will do. We will hide their divinity deep in the center of their own being, for humans will never think to look for it there."

All the gods agreed that this was the perfect hiding place, and the deed was done. And since that time humans have been going up and down the earth, digging, diving, climbing, and exploring--searching for something already within themselves.

Author unknown

It's Been a While

I've been up to a lot of things as of late, namely a fascination with canning, "sun pickling," and fermentation in the form of kombucha. I think my next batch will be the best batch. Not much really to report. Hoping to have a picture of my jug and my scobeys.

Still haven't gotten back into a yoga routine.

Reading up on WLS, not out of vanity, but to prevent a whole host of problems both of my parents are dealing with, and robbing not only themselves of a vital "golden years" time for them, but robbing me and my sister of our youth, as they have not (and doesn't look like it'll be done anytime soon) come up with a viable health care plan (and no, I don't mean insurance, I mean, they are both so ill, they haven't come up with a plan as to getting themselves the assistance, medical, financial, otherwise that they need. DESPERATELY.

Half the summer was shot due to their tandem hospitalizations. My sister is totally fried, as am I, despite sis getting the lion's share of "IT."

Oy.

ETA: In August, mom was close to death, yet recovered; In September dad went in for open-heart surgery to replace a valve. He passed away one month "to the day" after.