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Posted on 01/10/2005 7:58:39 PM PST by LaDivaLoca
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Pretty cold huh?
You're welcome. ;)
Yes it's cold, and my feet think it's even colder.
I hope Crystal likes the cake.
(Ma will be proud. In the time between I posted that cake and now, I wrote and posted a 500-word article on my About.com site. Note: If you've considered hydrogen peroxide IV therapy, don't.) ;)
If you're curious, you can read why (or why not) here: http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/a/2005_01_11.htm
Thank you for pointing me that article. I haven't heard of that treatment, but with all the medical conditions I suffer from, I'm sure it was only a matter of time before someone suggested it.
Well, I hope your LT gets out of his meeting soon before your toes freeze.
You're welcome.
The advantage of only being able to afford treatments covered by health insurance is that I avoid that stuff. (The advantage of being unable to tolerate pain medications is that I avoid the Vioxx and other now-banned medications problems, too.) ;)
P.S. I can't handle chlorine bleach either, but I did find some handy info while researching that article!
Instead of bleach, you can substitute a solution of a quarter cup each of lemon juice and vinegar, and 3 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide.
I also learned: Never use bleach on linens, as it will break down the fibers. (I'll remember that if I ever get the linens out again. As it is, I also learned that storing them folded breaks down the fibers, too, so they're probably already shot.) ;)
So...if you can't fold them to store them, what are you suppose to do with them? Ravel them up and toss them in the corner?
Ahh, but breaking down the fibers makes them softer. All my favorite towels and sheets have holes in them, but they are so soft I can't throw them away.
The kid love that Happy birthday song!!! I now have to play it for them to dance to before they go to bed!! LOL
Thanks alot!!! LOL
Hugs
T
LOL!!! That's an idea. ;)
(I assume lay flat or roll them. I didn't read that far. Clicked to read the bleach alternative, saw the other stuff as I skimmed the page, found the bleach alternative, left page. Clicked back button. The end.)
Goodnight, everycanteener! I think I've done enough damage for one day.
BTW...I am spoiling my baby girl!! I made cupcakes for her to take to school for her bday...She doesn't know I did this yet, but I made her a really cute mini bundt cake. I put "Happy Birthday Crystal" on the top of it, and put purple and blue flowers around the side! It is really cute!!!
I had a shirt like that once. I wore it when I painted. I still miss that shirt, but it got to where the holes took up more real estate than did the shirt. ;)
Sweet Dreams Laurita...thank you for wishing my little girl a happy birthday!
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Now with a larger following and the help of Togrul and the Chin (a large civilization in northern China), Temuchin was able to defeat the Tartars and avenge his father’s death (Nicolle 18). Temuchin continued to build power by removing rivals (Nicolle 18-19). Deals were struck with most Mongol chieftains giving them leadership roles and wives (Humphrey 47). These chiefs who would not serve under other chiefs were willing to serve under the dominating Temuchin (Humphrey 47). Eventually Jamuga became Temuchin’s primary rival allying with Temuchin’s enemies in a series of campaigns which came to include even Togrul and the Kereits (Nicolle 19). Using superior political and military skill, Temuchin defeated and integrated all opposing Mongol tribes (Marshall 28-32). By 1206 Temuchin led more than two million people and ruled land stretching a 1000 miles from west to east and 600 miles from Siberia in the north to the Gobi Desert in the south (Humphrey 57, 63). Temuchin’s followers, while still nomadic, were now united behind their leader and considered themselves one nation of Mongols (Humphrey 59). Temuchin took the name Genghis which appropriately meant universal leader (USA Today 1). 
Having created a nation Genghis now looked to build an empire (Humphrey 77-78). During his lifetime Genghis conquered Hsi Hsia a southwestern border country of Mongolia, the Chin empire of north China, and (after being provoked by the massacre of a trade caravan and subsequent murder of his ambassador) the medieval Muslim kingdom of Khwarezm (Marshall 42-57). Genghis was able to consistently defeat larger forces by using ruthless military strategies which are well-known and innovative military strategies which should be well known (Marshall 37-57). Genghis’ highly disciplined troops were equally capable of slaughtering civilians whose armies refused to surrender and mastering the advanced methods required to capture fortified cities (Humphrey 82-83). Well supplied and constantly drilled in war games, the Mongolian men were always prepared for war (Humphrey 68). In the field of battle Genghis maintained close communications with commanders using swift "arrow messengers, signal flags, and fire (Humphrey 79-78). The entire army moved and attacked on horseback and there were always one or two fresh horses available for each man (Humphrey 65). Combined with other tactics, the incredible mobility of Genghis’ forces (which was probably not matched until the German blitzkrieg of WWII) always gave him the advantage of surprise (Humphrey 67-68). 
Most of the Western world views Genghis Khan as a simple savage who overwhelmed others by brute force (Marshall 64). However, Genghis was a cunning warrior, a superb motivator, an organized leader, and a wise ruler who valued loyalty, education, strict laws, and the exchange of knowledge and goods with other cultures. Genghis created Mongolia and established an empire that reached from the Pacific Ocean to the Black Sea and from Siberia to Tibet (USA Today 1). Genghis died in 1227 but the structure and tradition the great leader established did not (Nicolle 46-47). Descendants were well positioned to expand Genghis Khan’s Mongol Empire from the Pacific to the Danube and from Siberia to the Indian Ocean, an area in which half the population of the world then lived (Humphrey 107). It took a genius, not a savage, to accomplish this.