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Saturday, September 06, 2008

Fathers Day 2008

Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, and to honour and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, and special dinners to fathers and family-oriented activities.

Sadly, my own dad died in 2002, so I have no father to spoil today. Fortunately, my kids do a wonderful job for their own father. This year they bought him a computer so that he can get online and be in more regular contact (not that I'm sure that that is going to work).

I'm one of the lucky ones. I had three lovely men who were male role models in my early life: a fabulous, slightly eccentric (some would say 'very eccentric') father and two lovely grandfathers.

Today, I'm cooking The MOTH a special dinner for his day. Paul's both a wonderful son and a wonderful father. He took Friday off and travelled the 600km south to spend Thursday evening, Friday and part of Saturday with his own elderly dad. He's disappointed that his boys have let the day slip under the radar again.

posted by Felicity | 7:24 am | 0 comments

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Never too old

Wanted: Solar System to dictate

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream;
not only plan, but also believe.

Recently, I went to see a careers psychologist for a couple of sessions. I'm not overly fond of teaching high school kids and would like a change.

The outcome is that I need a solar system to dictate. My strengths are telling people what to do, it seems. Er ... setting goals, working out how to do them and then telling others to do them (the royal family - my off-spring - can relate to that). I'm very strongly analytical etc, but can't be bothered wasting time on persuasive techniques - no wonder I don't like teaching high schoolers. I have high expectations of the students which they don't have for themselves. It's also why I found nursing so frustrating at times (everyone telling me what to do but never wanting to listen to any observations I had made). I hated seeing people die who, if someone had listened early enough, could have been saved. It happened too many times.

Quite seriously, the psychologist said to start a post grad in medicine. With my personality, half the fun of it will be getting the qualification so it won't matter that I'll only practice for about 20 years. I'd love to be a surgeon. Gotta get in the stitching somewhere if I'm not working on my projects.

I'd also make a whiz bang systems engineer-slash-industrial psychologist. Yes, I can imagine me trouble shooting and working out how to fix stuff.

It's nice to know that all that study I'm doing at the moment isn't a waste; however, if I really want to be a librarian (I'm studying IT & info management), it will have to be one who is organising large acquisitions and collection takeovers cos the day to day minutia would become too repetitive.

Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living.

posted by Felicity | 7:21 am | 0 comments

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Last Weekend of Winter

The MOTH was away in Perth all week so we made a point of spending lots of weekend time together.

On Friday evening, it was a glass of wine followed by a walk for the dogs followed by a steak with salad for dinner.

On Saturday, after another walk with the dogs, we set out for a drive. We ended up at Sirromet Winery at Mt Cotton. We had a late lunch at Lurleen's. I recommend it to anyone. The food was good & the service excellent.

Next, we headed home. We didn't get far. We dropped into Carindale shopping centre to go to the cinema. We saw Taken. We thoroughly enjoyed it.

But that wasn't all for our Saturday, folks. On the way home we were just crossing the Captain Cook bridge heading back to our part of Brisbane when the River Fire fireworks started. It was a fitting finish to a wonderful day. Congratulations to the organisers. It was a wonderful spectacle.

Sunday was just as good but in different ways. After a couple hours of housework, we headed over to Boondall, up to Burpengarry and then over to Woody Point for lunch. It was a round about trip, but we in the process of collecting a car-load of friends. We spent the afternoon on the waterfront, sipping Pims and picking at a smorgasbord lunch.

To finish the weekend off: an episode of Dr Who.

Life is simple but fun. Happy birthday Lisa and Linda!

posted by Felicity | 6:48 pm | 1 comments

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Scientist: All Blue-Eyed People Are Related

I saw the following article on quite a few sites. It seems, I'm related to Brad Pitt, as well as some of the loveliest people I've ever met!


If you've got blue eyes, shake the hand of the nearest person who shares your azure irises: He or she may be a distant cousin.

Danish researchers have concluded that all blue-eyed people share a common ancestor, presumably someone who lived 6,000 to 10,000 years ago.

"Originally, we all had brown eyes," Professor Hans Eiberg of the University of Copenhagen said in a press release. "But a genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene in our chromosomes resulted in the creation of a 'switch,' which literally 'turned off' the ability to produce brown eyes."

That "switch" — a simple change from "A," or adenine, to "G," or guanine, in the DNA — actually sits next to the OCA2 gene, which regulates the pigmentation of our eyes, hair and skin, and hence has only a limiting effect on it.

If the mutation had completely deactivated OCA2, all blue-eyed people would be albinos.

Eiberg and his team analyzed 155 individuals in a large Danish family, plus several blue-eyed people born in Turkey and Jordan.


posted by Felicity | 8:56 pm | 2 comments

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

10 Reasons to stay out of the sun

Reason 1. As much as 90-95 percent of what we consider "inevitable aging" (fine lines, uneven pigmentation, etc) is actually sun damage. Most damage occurs before the age of 10, and at least 80 percent of it takes place before the age of 18. However, it can take up to 30 years for this damage to finally become evident.

Reason 2. Rosacea is a skin disease of vassal motor instability that is primarily characterised by persistent facial redness and enlarged capillaries known as telangiectasia. While the specific cause of rosacea is unknown, it has been established that one of the primary causative factors is sun exposure.

Reason 3. If you thought cataracts were an aspect of growing old, think again. While there are a number of conditions that can contribute to, or cause cataracts, cumulative sun exposure is a major causative or exacerbating factor in age-related cataracts.

Reason 4. In some cases, skin cancer can be easily and superficially removed. But in many instances, they can substantially reach beyond the superficial borders, necessitating invasive and disfiguring surgical removal. The risk for developing these types of skin cancers increases after years of cumulative sun exposure.

Reason 5. While skin cancer is one of the worst villains, actinic keratosis, or precancerous lesions, is also harmful. Actinic keratosis may appear as unsightly reddish or yellowish brown spots, and may be raised or scaly in texture. Because these lesions are a precursor to skin cancer, they necessitate aggressive treatment.

Reason 6. Solar lentigines are brown-pigmented areas that can be found on the face, hands and other areas that are exposed to the sun. They are commonly referred to as age spots or liver spots. Usually, solar lentigines appear post sunburn, or in older people who have experienced years of chronic sun exposure. They can be prevented by simply wearing sunscreen.

Reason 7. A common misconception is that the sun assists in clearing up acne. Because sun exposure hardens the outer layers of the skin, eruptions may be temporarily suppressed. However, sun exposure stimulates greater oil production, which in turn, provides more fuel for bacteria. When an individual lessens the time spent sunbathing, they may experience a major acne flare-up. As the outer layer of skin softens, the retentive material rapidly surfaces, resulting in a worsening of the condition.

Reason 8. Oftentimes, unsightly discolorations are left behind once an acne lesion clears up. Referred to as flat macular pigmentation or post-inflammatory hyper-pigmentation, these marks are difficult to resolve, and sun exposure makes them darker and more resistant to treatment.

Reason 9. Cumulative sun exposure can cause hair to become dull looking and brittle to the touch. The sun also ages hair by removing its colour. Like skin, lighter coloured hair with less colour pigment is more vulnerable than darker hair with more pigment. Hair products with UV protecting agents are beneficial, but it's even better to wear a hat.

Reason 10. Most indoor tanning sources emit as much as 95 percent of UVA rays (as opposed to UVB rays). UVA radiation penetrates more deeply into the skin, and the remaining light is UVB, which affects the uppermost layers of skin and is often associated with sunburn. Because there is less superficial burning with tanning beds, there is a false sense that indoor tanning is less harmful.

http://yourbeautyspot.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=616565

posted by Felicity | 6:38 am | 1 comments

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Molly-Dookers' Day


To all you left handed people out there, here's another reason to celebrate your life:

We're intelligent, gorgeous n creative!

I'm the left handed daughter (one of three born in my family of 7 off-spring) of a left-handed daughter. I just so happen to have two left-handed off-spring of my own (one of whom is born on left handers' day). I think that's pretty damned cool!

The MOTH is also left-handed & his cadet prince is also left handed. Oh my!

posted by Felicity | 7:01 am | 1 comments

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The Mikado

My sister, Lisa, organised tickets for The MOTH & I to see The Mikado at the Lyric Theatre, this evening.
A great night was had by all!

posted by Felicity | 11:06 pm | 0 comments

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