This looks like my dog!
Posted on 07/24/2009 3:37:21 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny
Weekly Roundup - Living On Nothing Edition Category: Roundups | Comments(15)
Did you hear about the guy that lives on nothing? No seriously, he lives on zero dollars a day. Meet Daniel Suelo, who lives in a cave outside Moab, Utah. Suelo has no mortgage, no car payment, no debt of any kind. He also has no home, no car, no television, and absolutely no “creature comforts.” But he does have a lot of creatures, as in the mice and bugs that scurry about the cave floor he’s called home for the last three years.
To us, Suelo probably sounds a little extreme. Actually, he probably sounds very extreme. After all, I suspect most of you reading this are doing so under the protection of some sort of man-made shelter, and with some amount of money on your person, and probably a few needs for money, too. And who doesn’t need money unless they have completely unplugged from the grid? Still, it’s an amusing story about a guy who rejects all forms of consumerism as we know it.
The Frugal Roundup
How to Brew Your Own Beer and Maybe Save Some Money. A fantastic introduction to home brewing, something I’ve never done myself, but always been interested in trying. (@Generation X Finance)
Contentment: A Great Financial Principle. If I had to name one required emotion for living a frugal lifestyle it would be contentment. Once you are content with your belongings and your lot in life you can ignore forces attempting to separate you from your money. (@Personal Finance by the Book)
Use Energy Star Appliances to Save On Utility Costs. I enjoyed this post because it included actual numbers, and actual total savings, from someone who upgraded to new, energy star appliances. (@The Digerati Life)
Over-Saving for Retirement? Is it possible to “over-save” for retirement? Yes, I think so. At some point I like the idea of putting some money aside in taxable investments outside of retirement funds, to be accessed prior to traditional retirement age. (@The Simple Dollar)
40 Things to Teach My Kids Before They Leave Home. A great list of both practical and philosophical lessons to teach your kids before they reach the age where they know everything. I think that now happens around 13 years-old. (@My Supercharged Life)
Index Fund Investing Overview. If you are looking for a place to invest with high diversification and relatively low fees (for broader index funds with low turnover), index funds are a great place to start. (@Money Smart Life)
5 Reasons To Line Dry Your Laundry. My wife and I may soon be installing a clothesline in our backyard. In many neighborhoods they are frowned upon - one of the reasons I don’t like living in a neighborhood. I digress. One of our neighbors recently put up a clothesline, and we might just follow his lead. (@Simple Mom)
A Few Others I Enjoyed
* 4 Quick Tips for Getting Out of a Rut * Young and Cash Rich * Embracing Simple Style * First Trading Experience With OptionsHouse * The Exponential Power of Delayed Consumption * How Much Emergency Fund is Enough? * 50 Questions that Will Free Your Mind * Save Money On Car Insurance
Back in the 70s I used to manage a boy’s clothing department. We sold jeans in slim, regular and “husky,” sizes 2 through 16. “Power Denims” were the most popular brand.
The pattern was: sizes 2-6, all slim. Sizes 8-12, some slim but mostly regular. Above 12, some regular and lots of husky. For minorities, unfortunately many if not most wore husky sizes. Sometimes they’d buy 14 husky and have to cut off the excess length.
Keep in mind that high government price supports for sugar and an embargo for Cuban sugar mean that HFCS is the preferred sweetener for the US. Mexican soda pop is made with real sugar (we buy it occasionally from the barrio stores here in Fresno).
Many candy companies and other food manufacturers (what a strange term!) have relocated to Canada to take advantage of lower sugar prices there. I don’t know if Lustig and Swan mentioned that or knew about it.
Thanks for telling me about it, all I really know about sugar imports is that the major food companies in the USA have written to the administration stating that the price of sugar is becoming so very high, due to the import restrictions, that soon the prices of all foods will skyrocket.
More & more Americans will cook from scratch in the future, as processed foods will be out of their price range.
I have a feeling that both Lustig and Johnson have to be VERY circumspect in whatever they happen to state about high fructose corn syrup.
It's just appalling how many, IN MY OPINION, obviously FAKE postings were made all over the web about how safe that HFCS is; IMNSHO, they were so obviously made by people paid to post them, it was so obvious and so corny to me, at least, that's how they read.
THANKS, again, seriously -- now I know that if I do searches on "sugar embargo" & Cuba, and "price supports" - Sugar -- that I can finally learn more about the politics & money of this issue.
Sometimes one just doesn't have any idea where to begin the search, ya know??? I was definitely at a loss, although very interested.
Somewhere, somehow, I've no idea where, I read something about that cancer NEEDS sugar to replicate, and that without any type of any sugar, that cancer cells cannot survive -- so it means NO glucose, NO dextrose, NO sucrose, NO fructrose, etc/etc/etc
Does that ring a bell?
My naturopath recommended D3 for my multiple myeloma. It does mess around with my calcium levels, which makes sense based on what it’s called. I was taking it to ward off flu symptoms, and will probably start taking it again.
Not directly related, but there is a cultured beverage called kombucha that is made from strong black tea, and sugar, and a Symbiotic Culture of Bacteria and Yeast (SCOBY). I wanted to make it, so I read a number of kombucha articles and watched several videos of making kombucha, because I too was concerned about the sugar. But honey, high-fructose corn syrup, agave, and other sweeteners are ineffective for kombucha, because they do not have enough calories or “food” for the SCOBY. By the time the kombucha ferments (10 to 21 days), the sugar is all consumed and converted to probiotics and B-vitamins. The final product is VERY good for you.
So the sugar part of it is probably ok and necessary to feed the yeast, which will consume all of it before dying happily in the accumulated alcohol.
There is a group on Yahoo or Google for making kombucha. You might try to find one for hard cider on Yahoo or Google groups and join. Then you can ask questions and advice, and hear success stories. Good luck!
Thanks for the compliment. Funny you should ask that...
When I found out I had cancer, I read everything I could get my hands on about nutrition. Cancer cells are in a survival mode and revert to a very primitive form of energy production - fermentation - to live. They require sugar, and lots of it, to survive, and to resist cell death. They are very “selfish” in terms of their mission, which seems to be to grow, live indefinitely, and replicate as fast as possible.
I realized what was happening and stopped all sucrose immediately. I now eat a good deal of raw fruits and vegetables (organic if possible), raw nuts, whole grains, and lightly cooked soups. I don’t eat anything white or fried. I take odd supplements like sodium bicarbonate, curcumin, apricot pits, and kombucha tea. I can post my cancer protocol here if you like.
One thing really shocked me. To visualize where cancer cells are located, doctors inject a shot of radioactive sugar and watch where it concentrates with an x-ray machine. They can tell from that where the cancer is.
Yet most oncologists say nutrition can’t help after cancer gets started...
It’s funny about sugar. California used to grow sugar beets by the boxcar load (the beautiful opera house in San Diego and the organ pavilion at Balboa Park were both named for Spreckels, the sugar baron). Spreckels also had a bunch of property in the Bay Area. When I was a kid I remember seeing the boxcars full of sugar beets going along the railroads. I’d have to research it to find out if it’s grown here, but I don’t think so.
Mmmmmmm goat cheese...
This looks like my dog!
>>>This looks like my dog! <<<
LOL - looks just like our two house dogs too...
Great site-lots of reading there. I have it bookmarked in case I NEVER locate my rag rug info, garden journals and all my other notes. Thanks.
Do you know what breed it is? We guessed a cross between a labrador and a Patterdale terrier, but it’s only a guess... she’s a shelter dog.
Great information.
I think I will try some black beans next year.
Some of it was downed trees some of it was the power line poles snapped.
We had a fairly large number of deaths related to improper use of generators or people heating with an inappropriate device indoors.
I love those little guys too. When gardening on a hot sunny day, they completely ignore me in their quest for pollen and nectar, literally crawling over my hands to reach the next blossom. We had 20-30 hives for years and sold honey as a hobby until bears did a job on them one year and then with the advent of Sevin, neighboring farmers led to the decimation of the rest of our hives. We never fed syrup to our bees. We just sprinkled sugar in front of the hives on a sunny day and let the bees take what they wanted/needed.
On another note, hubby decided to just add a small amount of honey to his cider and see what happens. The county extension had no info to give out as they were afraid of contamination using a wooden keg. I believe some of today’s health problems are caused by all the fear of germs. Today’s children have never been exposed to the germs that we were exposed to years ago. We drank raw milk, ate foods that hadn’t been properly refrigerated and built up a resistance to germs. Just my opinion.
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CPSC Warns: Don’t Be Haunted by Burn and Laceration Hazards this Halloween
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Soon the ghouls and goblins of Halloween night will prowl neighborhood streets in search of treats. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) wants to ensure that candle flames from jack-o-lanterns, decorative obstacles on the porch or lawn, and sharp edges on costumes and accessories don’t keep kids from enjoying this annual tradition of trick-or-treating.
Incidents involving burns from flammable costumes and lacerations related to pumpkin carving lead the list of Halloween-related injuries.
“Using inherently flame-resistant fabrics in home-made costumes and using battery-operated candles when decorating the house for Halloween can help keep children safe,” said CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum.
Make this year’s holiday a safe one by following a few simple safety tips:
Costumes
* When purchasing costumes, masks, beards and wigs, look for flame-resistant fabrics such as nylon or polyester, or look for the label “Flame Resistant.” Flame-resistant fabrics will resist burning and should extinguish quickly. To minimize the risk of contact with candles and other fire sources, avoid costumes made with flimsy materials and outfits with big, baggy sleeves or billowing skirts.
* Purchase or make costumes that are light, bright and clearly visible to motorists.
* For greater visibility during dusk and darkness, decorate or trim costumes with reflective tape that will glow in the beam of a car’s headlights. Bags or sacks also should be light-colored or decorated with reflective tape. Reflective tape is usually available in hardware, bicycle and sporting goods stores.
* Children should carry flashlights to see and be seen.
* Costumes should fit well and not drag on the ground to guard against trips and falls.
* Children should wear well-fitting, sturdy shoes. Oversized high heels are not a good idea.
* Tie hats and scarves securely to prevent them from slipping over children’s eyes and obstructing their vision.
* If your child wears a mask, make sure it fits securely, provides adequate ventilation, and has eye holes large enough to allow full vision.
* Swords, knives and similar costume accessories should be made of soft, flexible material.
Treats
* Warn children not to eat any treats before an adult has examined them carefully for evidence of tampering.
* Carefully examine any toys or novelty items received by trick-or-treaters under three years of age. Do not allow young children to have any items that are small enough to present a choking hazard or that have small parts or components that could separate during use and present a choking hazard.
Decorations
* Keep candles and jack-o’-lanterns away from landings and doorsteps where costumes could brush against the flame.
* Remove obstacles from lawns, steps and porches when expecting trick-or-treaters.
* Indoors, keep candles and jack-o’-lanterns away from curtains, decorations and other items that could ignite. Do not leave burning candles unattended.
* Indoors or outside, use only lights that have been tested for safety by a recognized testing laboratory. Check each set of lights, new or old, for broken or cracked sockets, frayed or bare wires, or loose connections. Discard damaged sets.
* Don’t overload extension cords.
To see this release on CPSC’s web site, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10028.html
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