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My Favorite ABG episode!

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Life's Instructions

Found this on StumbleUpon.. my favorites are in bold. 

1. Have a firm handshake.


2. Look people in the eye.


3. Sing in the shower.


4. Own a great stereo system.


5. If in a fight, hit first and hit hard.


6. Keep secrets.


7. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday.


8. Always accept an outstretched hand.


9. Be brave. Even if you’re not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.


10. Whistle.


11. Avoid sarcastic remarks.


12. Choose your life’s mate carefully. From this one decision will come 90 per cent of all your happiness or misery.


13. Make it a habit to do nice things for people who will never find out.


14. Lend only those books you never care to see again.


15. Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all that they have.


16. When playing games with children, let them win.


17. Give people a second chance, but not a third.


18. Be romantic.


19. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.


20. Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.


21. Don’t allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It’s there for our convenience, not the caller’s.


22. Be a good loser.


23. Be a good winner.


24. Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.


25. When someone hugs you, let them be the first to let go.


26. Be modest. A lot was accomplished before you were born.


27. Keep it simple.


28. Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.


29. Don’t burn bridges. You’ll be surprised how many times you have to cross the same river.


30. Live your life so that your epitaph could read, No Regrets


31. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on life, you’ll regret the things you didn’t do more than the one’s you did.


32. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.


33. Remember no one makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who helped you.


34. Take charge of your attitude. Don’t let someone else choose it for you.


35. Visit friends and relatives when they are in hospital; you need only stay a few minutes.


36. Begin each day with some of your favorite music.


37. Once in a while, take the scenic route.


38. Send a lot of Valentine cards. Sign them, ‘Someone who thinks you’re terrific.’


39. Answer the phone with enthusiasm and energy in your voice.


40. Keep a note pad and pencil on your bed-side table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 a.m.


41. Show respect for everyone who works for a living, regardless of how trivial their job.


42. Send your loved ones flowers. Think of a reason later.


43. Make someone’s day by paying the toll for the person in the car behind you.


44. Become someone’s hero.


45. Marry only for love.


46. Count your blessings.


47. Compliment the meal when you’re a guest in someone’s home.


48. Wave at the children on a school bus.


49. Remember that 80 percent of the success in any job is based on your ability to deal with people.


50. Don’t expect life to be fair.

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Happy Friday!!

clamminess at its finest

i have always had clammy hands. not to the point where they are soaked, but just enough to bother me. and enough for me to have to drag my hands along my pants once or twice a day. i didnt think it was a problem, i actually thought it happened to everyone. you know when you’re nervous, hot, when you’re typing, and even eating hot food your hands sweat. normal right? well…

anywho, i was talk to Ivory (my cousin) the other day and was complaining about how clammy my hands were. She, being the detective that she is, quickly looked up information on exactly what my hands problem was. here are the details:

Name: Palmar Hyperhidrosis

Cause: Primary cause of Palmar Hyperhidrosis is unknown, but there are some surgeons that claim it is caused by sympathetic (haha sympathetic) over activity. Also, nervousness or excitement can intensify the clamminess.

Possible Treatments:

1. Aluminum Chloride- stuff used in deodorant


2. Botox- which you would have to get every 4-9 months


3. Oxybutynin- which is an anticholinergic drug (I had to look that up) that has side effects of drowsiness, visual symptoms and dryness of the mouth.


4. Lastly, you can just have those puppies removed, and by puppies I mean your sweat glands.

Other stuff: There are also cases were Palmar Hyperhidrosis can create devastating emotional effects on a persons life. Most affected people are constantly aware of their clamminess and try to avoid situations were they could possibly be embarrassed. They avoid touching objects and humans. Having a job in culinary would be difficult because they would run the risk of knives slipping out their hands. If they had a job that required a background check they would have a difficult time getting finger prints. They would have to constantly wipe things down if they worked in sales and they would find difficulty playing an instrument.

now, with knowing all that information, i began to double think this little moist problem of mine. (btw i hate to say the word moist, but typing it is not so bad) although it sounds horrible, there is definitely an upside to this. im in an elite group of people. about 2.8% of Americans are affected by Hyperhidrosis. that made me feel special. i began to feel a little better about it and embrace it. i’ll just try to avoid doors, people, fingerprint scanners, computers, cellphones, bottles, pens, animals, food, knives, faucets and humans.

peace

nikki

p.s. as i wrote this i dried my hands approximately 20 times.

 

why are YOU whispering?

i was out to dinner the other night, and the topic of racism in the movie Hunger Games came up. i wasn’t aware of the details of this news so one of the women i was with started to explain it to me. as she started to explain it her voice got really quiet and she continued to speak in a whisper. i immediately became confused. mind you this chick wasn’t black and other than me the only other black person in this Vietnamese restaurant was our friend sitting next to us. so i couldn’t understand why she was whispering. 

when i got home i started to reflect on that conversation and how it went. and as I’m reflecting on it, i couldn’t figure out why this chick whispered when she started talking about racism. i kind of got the feeling that she was either afraid to talk about it or embarrassed to talk about it. which i think is the main problem with some of the non African American race. they think that they have to put the topic of racism on the hush hush and beat around the bush about. to me that’s down playing it and not making it an issue when it needs to be an issue. why did she find it necessary to whisper it? i hope she didn’t think she had to do it for me. i don’t mind having a discussion on racism. i think its healthy. down playing it and making it seem like its not a problem is where i draw the line. 

i wish more people, black or white, would be proactive about discussing the issues of race in America. its sad sometimes that when I’m around a mixed crowd of friends and conversation gets serious voices start to lower and opinions begin to disappear. its sad. but you can’t change everyone. 

but to all my friends and readers who are afraid to talk about racism, try to be more verbal about it. i mean at least show that you care. 

peace

nikki