Every spring, usually in late March and early April, the old Ohio River comes a'knockin at my back door.

Flood stage here is 50' and she's at 52.6 right now.

I've seen it at 62'6" and it was 6" from the bottom of my basement door, so this isn't too bad.

It's supposed to crest this evening at about 54' and start going back down. Hasn't really been raining that much, this is all snowmelt runoff from up in Pa.

Thanks, Beth!

Least I won't have to worry about cutting the grass for awhile.

First I'm gonna have to clean up all the mess left behind!

Something tells me I won't be getting any help from my lovely neighbors!

What the heck, that's why God invented beer. For such times as these, it is a solace!

For Angi1972's Perfect Picture Search 2010 - Clocks and Horizons

This one is in Catlettsburg, Ky. It stands at the center of this sleepy little river town, beside this tiny burg's one lone traffic light!

The skies look a little different today. They're blue! It's been 62 days since we've seen blue skies and sunshine!

Haven't seen a horse on the streets of Catlettsburg in ages, but if you decide to ride one in, we got a place to park him!

Notice anything unusual about the clocks?

Hint - the pics were all taken at the same time of day.

For PPS 2010.

It may not be a clock, but I like it!

Altho, that may just be the fever induced delirium.

Whadaya think? Does it fit the category?

OK, back to my comatose state on the couch!

See yuz!

For Angi1972's PPS 10 - Clocks and horizons.

No. 2

Clocks around our house.

Here's one made from a Tiara serving platter.

Those that know me know that this one would be my favorite, without even asking.

Notice both of the hands pointing at number one? That's where we plan on being at the end of March Madness!

The one in my poolroom.

And yeah, we stole the street sign.

This little digital b*st*rd in the bedroom is the one that wakes me up at 3AM, so I can get to work on time.

I guess I should be grateful.

 I guess.

I'm surprised it's survived for so long.

Angi's Perfect Picture Search catagory this year is "Clocks and Horizons".

Altho it was grey and overcast here yesterday, I thought I'd get out and look around a little bit, just to see what I could see.

Damn, it's dreary looking here in NE Kentucky. We need sunshine in a bad way!

This clock was given to us as a gift.

We keep it prominently displayed. On top of the freezer in the laundry room.

I've seen enough of this horizon look for this year.

I'm feeling an extreme need for sunshine and warm breezes. I'm even looking forward to cutting grass again!

I'm needing me some of this look!

Yeah, that will be a lot better!

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Did you know that Cyberbullying is a crime? It is a cyber crime that is perpetuated by children on other children. Sadly, it can lead to the death of the children involved if it is escalated. Like most things in life the best defense you have against cyberbullying is to be knowledgeable about how it works, why it happens, and what you can do to prevent it.

Navigation will take you through the following sections:

What is it? – Here you can learn all about what cyberbullying consists of, and why schools can’t prevent it successfully.

How it works – this category divides up into two categories: direct attacks and cyberbullying by proxy. They are completely different scenarios so make sure you check both out.

Why Cyberbully? – This has to be a question that has plagued many a parents mind. Why do children cyberbully each other? Here you can find out what some of the reasons might be.

Prevention – now that you know a little more about the beast that is cyberbullying you have to be wondering, how do you prevent it from happening to your child? This section will give you ideas on how to do just that.

Take Action – what do you do when your child has been attacked by a cyberbully? What recourses do you have? This section explains to you how you can take action against the cyberbullies.

Age Categories - along the bottom of the page by the giant question mark (that will take you to the about page btw) you’ll see a listing of age groups. Each of those is a category that is for children in those age groups. It asks if they are a cyberbully teaches them to recognize what one is and gives them advice on how not to be a bully.

Cyberbullying isn’t a trend that is going to go away. Now that kids have access to the internet and mobile phones just about everywhere it is going to get worse unless we start teaching them the way they should behave and to treat each other with respect. A lot of cities and states are passing cyberbullying laws, so not only are they behaving in an ugly manner they may be committing crimes without knowing it that they have serious repercussions.

http://stopcyberbullying.org/

I knew it!

Beer taste's too good not to be good for you!

*From Yahoo News*

If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here's at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health.

But seriously, a new analysis of 100 commercial beers shows the hoppy beverage is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for bone health.

Though past research has suggested beer is chockfull of silicon, little was known about how silicon levels varied with the type of beer and malting process used. So a pair of researchers took one for the team and ran chemical analyses on beer's raw ingredients. They also picked up 100 commercial beers from the grocery store and measured the silicon content.

The silicon content of the beers ranged from 6.4 mg/L to 56.5 mg/L, with an average of 30 mg/L. Two beers are the equivalent of just under a half liter, so a person could get 30 mg of the nutrient from two beers. And while there is no official recommendation for daily silicon uptake, the researchers say, in the United States, individuals consume between 20 and 50 mg of silicon each day.

However, other studies show that consuming more than one or two alcoholic beverages a day may be, overall, bad for health.

The take-home message for the casual drinker: "Choose the beer you enjoy. Drink it in moderation," lead researcher Charles Bamforth of the University of California, Davis, told LiveScience. "It is contributing silicon (and more) to your good health."

Bamforth and his colleague Troy Casey, both of the university's Department of Food Science and Technology, detail their findings in the February issue of the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture.

The silicon levels of beer types, on average:

• Indian Pale Ale (IPA): 41.2 mg/L
• Ales: 32.8 mg/L
• Pale Ale: 36.5 mg/L
• Sorghum: 27.3 mg/L
• Lagers: 23.7 mg/L
• Wheat: 18.9 mg/L
• Light lagers: 17.2 mg/L
• Non Alcoholic: 16.3 mg/L

Their research showed the malting process didn't affect barley's silicon content, which is mostly in the grain's husk. However, pale-colored malts had more silicon than the darker products, such as the chocolate, roasted barley and black malt, which all have substantial roasting. The scientists aren't sure why these darker malts have less silicon than other malts.

Hops were the stars of the beer ingredients, showing as much as four times more silicon than was found in malt. The downside: Hops make up a much smaller portion of beer compared with grain. Some beers, such as IPAs are hoppier, while wheat beers tend to have fewer hops than other brews, the researchers say.

"Beers containing high levels of malted barley and hops are richest in silicon," Bamforth said. "Wheat contains less silicon than barley because it is the husk of the barley that is rich in this element. While most of the silicon remains in the husk during brewing, significant quantities of silicon nonetheless are extracted into wort and much of this survives into beer."

(Wort is the sweet liquid that comes from mashing the grains and eventually becomes beer.)

Got beer?

While the researchers are not recommending gulping beer to meet your silicon intake needs, their study does add to others on the potential health benefits of this cold beverage.

The type of silicon in beer, called orthosilicic acid, has a 50 percent bioavailability, meaning that much is available for use in the body. Some foods, like bananas are rich in silicon but only 5 percent is bioavailable. This soluble form of silica found in beer could be important for the growth and development of bone and connective tissue, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Past research has suggested that moderate beer consumption may help fight osteoporosis, a disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue.

Another past study involving nearly 1,700 women reported last year in the journal Nutrition showed participants who were light to moderate beer drinkers had much better bone density than non-drinkers. The researchers suggested the beer's plant hormones, not the alcohol, could be responsible for the bone boost.

I try to keep a few on hand, just in case.

To your health, Xangamigos!

I'm nude in bed........and as I was looking at a mirror on the ceiling,  I discovered that I am a Negro and that  I'm circumcised!

Quickly I sat up, found my pants and looked in the pockets to find my driver's license photo and it was that same color. Black.

I see needle tracks on my arms, and my Med-Alert bracelet reads HIV positive!

I felt myself being very depressed, downcast, sitting in a chair.

But it's a wheelchair!!

That means, of course, besides being black and Jewish, I'm also disabled!!!

I said to myself aloud, This is impossible.  It's impossible that I should be black, Jewish and disabled.
It's the pure and holy truth, whispers someone from behind me.  I turn around and it's my boyfriend.

Just what I needed!!! I am a homosexual and on top of that with a Mexican boyfriend.

Oh, my God ... black, Jewish, disabled, gay, with a Mexican boyfriend, a drug addict and HIV-positive!!!

Desperate, I begin to shout, cry, pull my hair and Oh, Noooooo ... I'm bald!!!

The telephone rings.

It's my brother.  He is saying, Since mom and dad died the only thing you do is hang out, take drugs and laze around all day doing nothing.  Get a job you worthless piece of crap ... any job..

Mom?... Dad?... Nooooooooo.... Now I'm also an unemployed orphan!

I try to explain to my brother how hard it is to find a job when you are black, Jewish, disabled, gay with a Mexican boyfriend, are a drug addict, HIV positive, bald and an orphan.

But he doesn't get it.

Frustrated, I hang up.

It's then I realize I only have one hand!!!

With tears in my eyes I go to the window to look out.

I see I live in a shanty-town full of cardboard and tin houses! There is trash everywhere.

Suddenly I feel a sharp pain near my pacemaker ..... pacemaker?

Besides being black, Jewish, disabled, a fairy with a Mexican boyfriend,  a drug addict, HIV positive, bald, orphaned, unemployed, an invalid with one hand and having a bad heart, I live in a crappy neighborhood.

At that very moment my boyfriend approaches and says to me, "Sweetie pie, my love, my little black heart throb, have you decided what you are going to wear to Washington to see Obama?"

Say it isn't so!!!  I can handle being a black, disabled, one-armed, drug-addicted, Jewish homosexual on a pacemaker who is HIV positive, bald, orphaned, unemployed, lives in a slum and has a Mexican boyfriend, but please,

 Oh, Dear GOD,

 please don't tell me I'm a Democrat, too!

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