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DO IT NOW WHEN IT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND

The Saga Of Pinehill Book II
Money, Marriage And The Way
is now published and available.
Buy direct from:

http://www.publishamerica.com
(enter the name Saga of Pinehill in
the search box)

If you enjoyed the first book, you
won't be able to put
this one down until you've finished
it. Enjoy.

DO IT NOW WHEN IT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND

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TODAY'S TRIVIA - - -
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But isn't it also said that potato skins are nutritious?

How about apple skins? Are they safe to eat?

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Is it true that hair is "dead"?

Hair is made up of dead cells filled with proteins, most of
which are known as keratins. The cells are woven together
like a rope to form the hair fiber. So, yes, in a sense your
hair is "dead" matter. The conditioners you apply to it to
make it look shiny and "healthy" merely coat the hair shaft
to make it smooth. They don't really "feed" the hair or
affect its "health" (how healthy can you be when you're
dead?)

Someone told me that potatoes are poisonous. Is this true?

It's complicated. Potatoes are indeed members of the
nightshade family of plants, a family containing the
infamous "deadly nightshade," which can be lethal. Plants in
the nightshade family have skins, seeds, and stems that are
poisonous. Potatoes, of course, are nowhere near as harmful
as deadly nightshade, but they're not harmless either. The
flesh of the potato (the white inside part) is completely
safe to eat, but the skin and leaves of the potato contain
glycoalkaloids, which can make you sick. That's why you
should never eat old potatoes that have sprouted eyes.
Glycoalkaloids are heavily concentrated in potato eyes.
Glycoalkaloids can also be found in potato skin, but you'd
have to eat an awful lot of potato skins to have a problem.

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There are a lot of ways to become a failure,
but never taking a chance is the most successful.

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thePEBBLE CONTENTS:

1. STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!

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2. Here's To Think On! ... with Ken Darby
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What Do Your Actions Say?

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3. MEDICAL COLUMN by Karin Henderson

Drug Interactions Or Side Effects:
Not To Be Taken Lightly Or
Ignored Altogether
PART 2 of 3

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4. PERCEPTIONS by Ken Darby

Who Gives A Damn?

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5. WHY DO WE SAY IT?

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6. THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!
7. HA! HA!HA!
8. CONTACT INFO
9. THE LAST LINE - - - - -


DO IT NOW WHEN IT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND

The Saga Of Pinehill Book II
Money, Marriage And The Way
is now published and available. Buy direct from:

http://www.publishamerica.com
(enter the name Saga of Pinehill in the search box)

If you enjoyed the first book, you won't be able to put
this one down until you're finished it. Enjoy.

DO IT NOW WHEN IT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND

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STRANGE BITS AND PIECES!


The first Halloween card was created in the 1920's.

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Here's To Think On! ... with Ken Darby
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What Do Your Actions Say?

A woman is rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Her
husband waits patiently in the waiting room. After a few
minutes, the doctor comes out and asks the assistant for a
wrench, which understandably concerns the husband.

Then, after a couple more moments, the doctor re-enters the
room this time asking for a screwdriver.

The man grows worried and begins to pace in circles. Then, a
little later, the doctor bursts through the doors screaming
for a hammer.

At that, the husband, in a state of frenzied terror, runs up
to the physician and asks, "Doctor, what the heck is wrong
with my wife?"

"I don't know," replies the flustered doctor, "I can't get
my darn bag open."

Interesting joke isn't it? I know they are trying to be
funny, and in a way it is. However, if it were not funny,
look at the reactions the Doctor's actions promote in one
very interested onlooker.

I wonder how many times we say one thing but reveal another
just by how we act. Can you imagine how you would feel
sitting in front of a funeral director trying to arrange a
funeral, if the funeral director was flustered, confused,
didn't show he/she knew what they were doing?

Then try dealing with a realtor who displays similar
tendencies. In both cases you would somehow feel you were
not getting the best deal, or were not being looked after.

How you speak, and act on the phone, in public or in an
interview will show clearly who you are, regardless of the
words you use. Think on that.

What are you conveying by your countenance, by your
presence, by your level of confidence?

A friend of mine always tells me one wants to look like a
duck on water. On the surface things look calm, cool,
collected, but underneath things are scrambling like crazy.

However confused you are please do yourself and your
audience a favor. Appear confident, in control, a leader,
able to take charge and get things done. Do that without
talking about it and good things will happen.

Also remember to take on that attitude when writing a
letter, a newsletter, a web page or any other form of
presentation for public consumption.

What Do Your Actions Say?

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Your Maker is with you 24/7. You are never away from
being able to communicate with your Maker and enjoy
the prosperity that is yours.
---- Ken Darby

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Inspirational Path Ezine is filled with articles,
quotes, humor and links that will help you start
looking at the sunshine instead of the clouds.

http://www.inspirationpathway.com/ezine

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MEDICAL COLUMN - - - by Karin Henderson


Drug Interactions Or Side Effects:
Not To Be Taken Lightly Or
Ignored Altogether
PART 2 of 3

If you are already on some sort of medication, chances are the
attending physician won't know you, or be familiar with your
medical history. There is never enough time for them to read
your history or to check for drugs. You are simply prescribed
something for the "presenting" condition.

If you are already on something for this "presenting condition" and
now given another medication, that makes two. And if you have
side effects from one, could you maybe have more from the next
one? And what does it do to your body? When I am asked to do
this type of search, it is usually with some underlying question
or reason.

In most cases, it's because they already have interactions or
side effects, and can't tolerate the product. But they are not too
keen to go back to their clinic and ask to be given something else.
For example, you go with the "complaint" of dizziness, and you
are prescribed something that should help. But many of those
drugs already have dizziness as a side effect. So now you have
the original complaint and the new side effect. But unless you
are savvy about doing this kind of search, you won't know
anything about side effects until after you have paid for the
prescription. A little late.

Nowadays, some people are given a "drug combination". So now
you need to compare all these for possible interactions. A very
challenging, time consuming, and frustrating job! Do a search
sometime. You will find many medications have side effects of
dizziness.

My friend was also prescribed another batch of drugs
for her second condition. Alas, two of those said they shouldn't
be taken with the other condition's drugs! And the calcium
product was not to be taken with some of these. So how was she
to know what to take? All she knew was that she was dizzy and
the drugs were seemingly making her dizzier! And at 73, she is a
bit intimidated to ask "her" doctor to help her sort all this
out.

Each time I spoke with her, the previous doctor had left
that clinic, and the new one didn't know her situation. One of
her conditions had to do with sinus congestion. For that she
took some "over the counter" meds or "OTC". Did anyone know?
Nope! So here was another set of possible complications.

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Karin Henderson is a registered nurse and is thePEBBLE's
columnist for our MEDICAL COLUMN.
We appreciate her input very much. Thanks Karin.
You can send Karin questions at
mailto:kflh@shaw.ca

Health Information Newsletter.
http://www.prescotts-inc.com

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PERCEPTIONS . . . by Ken Darby

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Some around me think I am an opinionated old goat.
Whether that be true or not I will sometimes, in this column,
talk about things people don't like to talk about - or don't want
out in the open. Take it all with a grain of salt.

Do your own thinking, and don't accept the things I say as
gospel. They are only mental meanderings from a simple soul.

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Who Gives A Damn?

I don’t know about you but I read a news article today that
left me flabbergasted.

It seems Saddams two henchmen who were also found guilty and
sentenced to hang were “hung with dignity”.

My immediate thought was “Who gives a damn.” You don’t often
hear language that strong come from me yet I have no
patience with those who kill the masses merely for the
pleasure of it, or to test new weapons or to get rid of
political opponents. These guys are outright killers of
thousands and somebody cares whether they were “hung with
dignity”?

Please tell me the papers had nothing else to report that
day. Please tell me the sense of values of the press went on
vacation that day. Tell me anything but don’t tell me the
press or anyone else cares whether these cold blooded
killers were “hung with dignity”.

Something along the lines of what the Italians did to
Mussolini seems a bit more proper, in my mind.

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WHY DO WE SAY IT?


Ga-Ga. Why do we say a person in love is "ga-ga" over the
object of his affections.

Because a person may be so struck with love that his mouth
falls open and the only sounds that come out are "ga-ga-ga."

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DO IT NOW WHEN IT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND

The Saga Of Pinehill Book II
Money, Marriage And The Way
is now published and available. Buy direct from:

http://www.publishamerica.com
(enter the name Saga of Pinehill in the search box)

If you enjoyed the first book, you won't be able to put
this one down until you've finished it. Enjoy.

DO IT NOW WHEN IT'S FRESH IN YOUR MIND

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THINK ABOUT THIS TODAY!

"Most people are too busy living life to ever put life
in their living..." – Doug Firebaugh

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HA! HA! HA!

One day, farmer Jones was in town picking up supplies for
his farm. He stopped by the hardware store and picked up
a bucket and an anvil, then stopped by the livestock dealer
to buy a couple of chickens and a goose. Now he had a
problem: how to carry all of his purchases home.

The livestock dealer said, "Why don't you put the anvil in
the bucket, carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken
under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?"

"Hey, thanks!" the farmer said, and off he went.

While walking he met a fair young lady. She told him
she was lost, and asked, "Can you tell me how to get
to 1515 Mockingbird Lane?"

The farmer said, "Well, as a matter of fact, I'm going to
visit my brother at 1516 Mockingbird Lane. Let's take a
short cut and go down this alley. We'll save half the time
to get there."

The fair young lady said, "How do I know that when we
get in to the alley you won't hold me up against the wall,
pull down my skirt, and ravish me?"

The farmer said, "I am carrying a bucket, an anvil, 2
chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I
possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?"

The young lady said, "Easy silly! Set the goose down,
put the bucket over the goose, put the anvil on top of
the bucket, and I'll hold the chickens!"

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"Sophistication and lifestyle is understanding the
difference between trinkets and treasures." -– Jim Rohn

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I will never understand why folks don't take the time to
speak to their Maker. All they have to do is sit still and quiet.
Stop the conversation in your mind and you can now
communicate with your Maker.
---- Ken Darby