Composting Revisited... If dogs could talk (maybe they do!)
Lily
and Taylor must've compared notes--or rather noses! After my
story last week about Lily and the neighbors' composting practices, I
received this reply from our neighbor, Jill, who also
borders the Murphy's yard... "We wondered for months
where Taylor was getting all this weird food and dragging it into the
yard! I wandered over to the Murphy's back yard and there was all
this compost pile of food! Poor dog was going crazy smelling all that
good stuff everyday and just thought she'd take a little hike around
the fence and check it out..."
Note to self: talk to neighbors more often!
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Toxic People (T.P.)
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This
begins the first in a series called: "Toxic People."
Ahhhhhh, we all know one, don't we? If you're wanting to
green up your life, this is a great place to start. As heard on
Dr. Laura last week: "If you go to a house with a dog that bites
you every time, are you going to keep going back there?" Of
course not, but for some reason, when the dog is a person, we do! There
are so many NICE people in the world, why spend your time with those
who aren't?"
Our first type of T.P. are GLOBAL WHINERS.
They whine about everything and everybody. They're not happy
with a thing. In fact, they're only happy when they whine. Can
they not hear themselves? Global Whiners are somewhat
of an environmental hazard. They can really wear you down because
they live in the woe-zone. The Environmental Protection Agency
has a saying about ozone. There's good ozone (up high) and bad ozone
(ground level). Remember it this way: "Good up high; bad
nearby." The problem with someone who lives in the
woe-zone, is that he or she is rarely up high, in terms of
attitude. That's what makes them bad to have
nearby! They seem to capitalize on every opportunity to
complain. Job. Spouse. Ex Spouse. Relatives. Neighbors.
Weight (too much, not enough.) Fatigue. Excuse me, we're
all tired here... Money. Health. My favorite line
for someone in the woe zone is the phrase, "She's been enjoying poor
health for years!" (Phrase courtesty of Robin Tomlinson)
Now,
please don't misunderstand me. I'm not cold and indifferent to
someone's misfortunes. We ALL have something we could whine
about. But sooner or later, we wear out our whining. Most of
us are more then happy to lend an ear or a shoulder, but sooner or
later, it becomes necessary for fight (dealing with it) or flight
(moving on away from it). If you see friends and family
scatter the next time you approach them, chances are, YOU may be the
whiner. It may be time to get out of your own woe-zone
layer.
Passive Whiners: Ahhhh, the SIGHER. Listen
to the sigher wade through a workday, huffing and puffing until
his or her cubicle could blow down. The sigher can make a
pitiful plight known with just a sigh upon answering the telephone,
too. It could be the inhale you're hearing. Or the
exhale. Doesn't really matter. It's the Global Whiner without
words. If this is a toxic person in your life, say, "Saynora,
Sigher." Oxygen needs to be conserved.
Obviously,
T.P. is short for "Toxic People." This is a perfect
abbreviation, because of the other T.P. abbreviation we use for
toilet paper. Which is EXACTLY what we need to do with toxic
people: FLUSH them out of our lives! Go ahead hit the
handle and "STOP GLOBAL WHINING,
NOW!" Unfortunately, it is easier said than
done. A few tips: limit your time with the whiner, if
possible. Try pointing out their whiney tone. Point them
towards another whiner. (How about a whiner choir? Now THERE's an idea;
put it to music...)
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Leaping Leipzig Lizards!
Did
you know that in Leipzig, Germany, if you don't recycle correctly (i.e.
sort the contents) you risk apartment eviction unless you go to
recycle school? These folks are serious recyclers! Should you
flunk the class, you will have a spaetzle of time
finding a new place to rent because your name goes on
the trashy tenants list. Our news source,
WRRR, interviewed an unsuccessful recycle class
student:
"We filed a temporary restraining order to get a permanent binjunction to stop them from evicting us from the property..."
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Suggested Reading: Hate That Cat - By Sharon Creech
 "Nevermind
that this is a children's book... who said we can't recycle their books
for our pleasure and lessons relearned? Creech is the
Newberry-award winning author of Walk Two Moons. I love her style and
imagination."
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Tips for Becoming A Green Being - To
be greener means to find logical, healthy ways to refresh your mind,
reframe your humor, and refocus your stress.
And speaking of toxic people...
...this article was in our Quincy Herald Whig, Thursday, 9/25/08, Pg 7A
South Charleston, W VA. Accused of passing gas, man charged with battery
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West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a
patrolman has been charged with battery on a police officer. Jose
A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg, was pulled over early Tuesday for driving
without headlights, police said. According to the criminal complaint,
Cruz smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and failed three field
sobriety tests before he was handcuffed and taken to a police station
for a breathalyzer test. As Patrolman T.E. Parsons prepared the
machine, Cruz scooted his chair toward Parsons, lifte his leg and
"passed gas loudly," the complaint said. -The Associated
Press (I say that the need for emissions control has never been greater! bw)
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How do you manage toxic people,
namely whiners? I will post up to five of the most unusual,
useful, or creative replies, identifying you with first name, last
initial. Come on... share the health!
Bobbe White
Try Laughter! Inc.
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