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thugkitchen: When I am in the kitchen all day cooking up new...

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:23:40 -0400

When I am in the kitchen all day cooking up new shit my dog just fucking stares at me. She lays that guilt on thick. So when I’ve got a minute, I throw something together just for her. Sweet potato jerky is some easy shit to make, the fiber helps regulate her digestive system, and it’s not fucking expensive. You know I’m all about that simple-healthy-cheap living.

SWEET POTATO JERKY DOG TREATS

1 sweet potato (about ½ pound)

Heat the oven to 300 degrees.

Cut the sweet potato into slices lengthwise about 1/8 inch to ¼ inch thick. Don’t get out a fucking ruler, just cut that shit so it is half as thick as a slice of bread. If the pieces are really wide, slice them up the middle so that they cook faster. Bake on a cookie sheet for 25 minutes, flip them over, and bake for about 25 minutes more. They should look all shriveled and some pieces should look crispy. Let them cool and then show your dog you fucking love them.

Makes about 20 treats. Store them in the fridge and they keep for about 2 weeks

This was written by a little 6 year old girl. I babysit her...

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:17:47 -0400

This was written by a little 6 year old girl. I babysit her and her two sisters - Rebecca and Mia, and before they go to bed they all sit down and write little prayers to God.

This was the one that Hollie wrote last time, and it absolutely broke my heart. I mean, she’s six years old and she thinks she’s not beautiful. That’s not right. But she is beautiful, absolutely gorgeous. She’s got golden blonde hair, bright green eyes and a smile so beautiful that you melt a little inside when you see it.

When their mum got home, I showed her Hollie’s prayer, and she was devestated. She’s a nurse so she’s seen a lot of horrible things, but I have never seen her like that. And so I had to do something.

If you’re reading this, and if you have the slightest bit of a heart, please reblog this, so that I can prove to Hollie that she is beautiful, and that she is so special, and that God made her exactly the way she is because He knows that He made her perfect. Please give this beautiful little girl the confidence she deserves.

this made me cry. i don’t really care that i’m a strict 1d blog. everyone needs to reblog.

bankuei: Because someone asked “When was Latifah a rapper?” …...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:19:48 -0400

bankuei:

Because someone asked “When was Latifah a rapper?” … Ok Tumblr youth, you gonna learn…

the original Queen

Rachel’s Story It was the spring of 1988, Rachel was almost 3...

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:42:10 -0500

Rachel’s Story

It was the spring of 1988, Rachel was almost 3 years old , that’s when we noticed something just wasn’t right with her. We took Rachel to her pediatrician 9 times in 6 weeks. The diagnosis, she had “the flu”! We were told to push the fluids. But all the symptoms were there, loss of appetite, increased thirst, increased urination, cold sweats, and even 4 episodes of waking to find Rachel sitting on the living room floor, rocking in a cold sweat, crying with a sickening sweet smell from her breath.

As parents we would question each other as to the sweet smell, what was it? We compared it to Rachel having chewed Juicy Fruit gum but she did not have any.

Then one afternoon having only eaten 4 grapes Rachel collapsed nearly unconscious.. Her little body could not take any more.

We rushed her to the emergency room within minutes of us telling the ER doctor her symptoms he told us Rachel was a diabetic. The lab results confirmed his diagnosis. Her blood glucose level was 1389.

As young parents we put our trust in a doctor who misdiagnosed our daughter for 6 weeks. No blood test, no urine test. We even told the pediatrician all the symptoms Rachel was having. We were simply told she had the flu.

Rachel spent 2 weeks at Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. She became stable and we were trained to care for her. We finally got to take her home.

Soon after she was given the title “Brittle diabetic”. A condition where her blood glucose would and still today fluctuates from hypoglycemia to hyperglycemia rapidly.

She was not a candidate for an insulin pump.

From age 3 to age 21 Rachel only had to be hospitalized 2 times neither were related to her diabetes. As parents for all those years we correctly managed her diabetes. Rachel had good days and bad like all of us. As far as her school days that’s another story in its self.

A Series of Unfortunate Events.

In 2006 now at the age of 21 Rachel developed a soft tissue infection. She was hospitalized and treated with potent drugs and surgeries. Within a short time her left eye retina detached then her right eye retina detached. Retinopathy is a complication of uncontrolled diabetes or is it?

Now as we review the medications that were administered we find several are harmful to a diabetics like Rachel. The antibiotic Levoquin has been proven to cause detached retinas even in non-diabetics.

For the next following years after this hospitalization Rachel would become ill and hospitalized multiple times for dangerously high potassium levels. She would have to have blood transfusions to lower her levels. This was the beginning of her kidneys failing.

In 2010 Rachel started peritoneal dialysis. This form of dialysis was working well for her. Then in the summer of 2011 she developed a small sore on both feet. Her foot doctor said that calcium from the dialysis, a rare side effect, had built up in her arteries of her legs causing poor circulation. On July 6, 2011 Rachel went in for a standard angiogram of her legs. The radiologist made a mistake tearing her femoral artery open causing severe blood clots to occur. She underwent 11 hours of vascular surgery where they grafted an 18 inch synthetic artery in her leg. Her left foot was totally blocked with no blood flow. Rachel was put into a drug induced coma due to the severe pain then was put on a ventilator because she could not breath on her own.

As parents we kept a vigil over Rachel and watched as her foot became black and gangrenous. Her blood pressure slowly began to fall then the surgeon came in and told us he needed our consent to amputate her foot to save her life.

While recovering Rachel developed a severe fungal infection in her peritoneum. The doctors told us that she had the worst form which had a 50% survival rate. They preformed surgery to clean her abdomen and started her on hemodialysis. She has a catheter port in her jugular vein with the tip resting in her heart.

While hospitalized from July to December she developed multiple infections in her amputated leg. She developed a pulmonary embolism and had several mild heart attacks.

As of November 2012 Rachel is listed on the national kidney transplant list and on average it may take 3 to 5 years or longer for a kidney transplant. The survival rate is limited for anyone on dialysis.

Rachel’s blood vessels may not be suitable for a transplant if she waits too long. This is why time is of the essence for Rachel.

Rachel goes to dialysis 3 days a week for 3 ½ hours a day and it is taking a toll on her body. Patients on dialysis can suffer many complications, as Rachel already has. Rachel’s condition continues to worsen as dialysis is not working as well as it should. Her frail body is trying to hang on. As a parent you can imagine our heart ache.

As Rachel continues to fight and is such a strong young lady, she will fear nothing and keep on fighting.

We would like to Thank everyone that has prayed for Rachel and has been here for us during this rough time in our lives. When you ask Rachel about her life, her response is,

“ I couldn’t be this strong if this was happening to someone I knew and loved, the real strength comes from those who stick by my side through the darkest moments” This is the life I was given and I will never stop fighting for it.- Rachel

LET’S HELP RACHEL FIND A KIDNEY PLEASE SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE! This is Rachel. She needs your help. Rachel needs a kidney. You can help her by sharing this website and the video above, everywhere. The more people who know of Rachel, the better chance at finding her a donor/kidney.

The number for further information and to get tested is 1-317-944-4370. Ask for Sheryl Ping and she will take it from there.

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Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:45:13 -0500

explodingdog: Making some delicious soup.

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 22:55:13 -0500

explodingdog:

Making some delicious soup.

Plasma

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:29:30 -0500

ice cubes
2 measures Absolute Peppar Vodka
4 measures tomato juice
juice of 1/4 lemon
2 dashes Tabasco sauce
4 dashed Worcestershire sauce
pinch of celery salt
pinch of black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon finely chopped dill
cucumber strip, to decorate
seasoned split cheery tomato, to decorate

Put some ice cubes into a cocktail shaker with all other ingredient. Shake vigorously but briefly, then strain into a highball glass over 4 - 6 ice cubes. Decorate with a cucumber strip and seasoned split cherry tomato.

Well this drink had the odds stacked up against it before it was even made. Way too many ingredients in my opinion. I don’t like the fact that I felt like I have to go grocery shopping prior to getting my drink on! But since I am a trooper, I sent the hubby shopping to pick me up the items to make this one.

At first glance, once made, it looks fantastic and one would think it would be delicious. But I am afraid it came up a little short on taste even with all the required ingredients. Although I am giving it bonus points for the possibility of being an quick appetizer with the tomato and cucumber slices, it comes up bland and doesn’t meet my expectations for the effort to make it. Too bad… but I drank it anyway!

Verdict - 2 martini glasses

Gimlet

Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:25:03 -0500

2 measures gin
1 measure lime cordial
ice cubes
1/2 measure water
lime wedge, to decorate

Put the gin and lime cordial into a mixing glass, fill up with ice cubes and stir well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, ass the water, then squeeze the lime wedge into the cocktail before adding it to drink.

At first glance of the ingredients I was pretty sure I wasn’t going to like this drink at all. But I was completely wrong! I went with another GIN drink, as I didn’t have the complete ingredients for the drink I wanted to make! (First lesson learned - make sure your bar is stocked appropriately!) This was another easy to make drink with only 3 ingredients - 4 if you count the water. This drink looked pretty in the glass and it tastes refreshing and tangy. Would make a great summer drink and it goes down far too easy, so you need to be careful with this one!

Verdict - 4 martini glasses

Doorway - Greve in Chianti

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:26:00 -0500

Doorway - Greve in Chianti

white lady

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:46:04 -0500

1 measure gin
1 measure cointreau
1 measure lemon juice
lemon ride twist, to decorate (optional)

Pour the gin, cointreau and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well, strain into a chilled martini glass and decorate with a lemon rind twist if desired.

This drink was easy to make and only has 3 ingredients. It would have gotten 4 martini glasses except it was a pain in the butt to make in getting a full measure of lemon juice from a lemon. Of course this depends on the size of your shot glass! My suggestion would be to use a bigger glass to squeeze your lemon juice in so you don’t waste your time trying to position the lemon over the shot glass… and just in case you know the shot glass over, which I did, and have to start again!

Verdict - 3 1/2 martini glasses

martini girls 2013 cocktail adventure

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:57:54 -0500

Happy New Year Everyone!

I am starting 2013 with an adventure. An adventure in cocktails!

Anyone who knows me knows that I like a good sour apple martini. In fact it is my beverage of choice. However it can also be rather limiting when you go to a bar, a restaurant or the library and they don’t have the ingredients to make a girl her drink. So for the New Year I have decided to be more daring in my libations and venture out by trying some new drinks and of course rating them for our mutual benefit and enjoyment!

First off you must know my rating system. I will score them from 1 - 5 martini glasses.
My rating system will take account for taste, ingredients used, ease to prepare and colour.

1 martini glass - A waste of ice and time.
2 martini glasses - Better than not having something to drink.
3 martini glasses - Replaces your go to drink when needed.
4 martini glasses - Bartender make me another.
5 martini glasses - Do not have another drink until you have tried this one.

So if you are ready… let’s get started with my first drink of the year!

9 week old puppy in 10 inches of snow

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:40:34 -0500

9 week old puppy in 10 inches of snow

the60sbazaar: Tabloid favourite Mandy Rice-Davies lives the...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:36:25 -0500

the60sbazaar:

Tabloid favourite Mandy Rice-Davies lives the champagne lifestyle

40/200 || [photographic proof of perfection] Ryan Gosling.

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:27:45 -0500

40/200 || [photographic proof of perfection] Ryan Gosling.

explodingdog: Disappointing Chips are not the...

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:53:15 -0400

explodingdog:

Disappointing Chips are not the Answer

at Building a World

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Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:35:34 -0400

magicalnaturetour: A Fat, Mustachioed Orphan Finds a Home...

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:01:01 -0400

magicalnaturetour:

A Fat, Mustachioed Orphan Finds a Home :)
Story and source

oh… come here you cute little fuzz ball

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:47:05 -0400

oh… come here you cute little fuzz ball

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Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:53:07 -0400

jbeckford: Photograph (1974) Muhammad Ali // Zaire “Ali, Boom...

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:18:12 -0400

jbeckford:

Photograph (1974)

Muhammad Ali // Zaire

“Ali, Boom bye yae!”

Muhammad Ali in Zaire, Africa before his Rumble In The Jungle with George Foreman.

http://www.ali.com