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Where you one of the kids whose tonsils were sacrificed to the need of ear,
nose, and throat surgeons to increase their incomes? Although I missed out,
my two older brothers are tonsiless but no better off health wise.
I remember that we got through a large quantity of ice cream, that's my
brothers who were given it eat after the operation. Sort of like a delayed
bribe. Probably the real reason was to disguise the taste of the medicine.
When ever I had to take stuff to "get better" I was always offered ice cream
to disguise the taste of what was "good for me."
However, I also remember spitting out the foul tasting medicine I was also
given. I think I was better at disguising the fact the medicine didn't reach
its intended resting place - the bottom of my stomach - than others in my
family.
What's all this leading to?? Well, I have been taking all sorts of natural
remedies to ward of the cold and flu due this season. Sour throats are
apparently avoided if you take liberal doses of Listerine after brushing
your teeth or during the day. So, apart from the stuff to fix my aches and
pains - glucosamine ( that's got shark bones in it I am told ) Swiss multi
vitamins because I am past 55, echanasia because "recent studies show 85% of
colds are less server if liberal doses of e are taken before you get it",
the old stalwart Vitamin C, I have been rinsing the mouth with Listerine and
Listermint (that's the cheaper brand ).
I decided to have a look at what was in the Listerine... apart from
fluoride that maybe gives you Alzheimer's Disease, there is
ethanol that makes cars go further, benzoic acid that
used as a food preservative, thymol which is
harmful if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin, eucalytol
that makes clothes smell better, sodium fluoride - is that salt?? no
I don't think so, and saccharin to disguise all the other foul
tasting stuff.
And here is the real scary part; I am voluntarily taking all these
things because I think they will do me so good.
According to a quote I just located when doing the research for this
Maverick Spirit
"Medicine has always tasted foul, of course; indeed, the fouler the better."
Joseph Hall, DD (1574-1656)
Ah well, the cold is being kept at bay... so far!
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Enjoy this issue of The Maverick Spirit...
That's it for today, until next time, continue to enjoy being a free spirit in a
complicated world...
Wayne
Mansfield
P.S. Alex Haley
received a rejection letter once a week for four years as a budding
writer. Later in his career, Alex was ready to give up on the book Roots and
himself. After nine years on the project, he felt inadequate to the task and was
ready to throw himself off a freighter in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
As he was standing at the back of the freighter, looking at the wake and
preparing to jump into the ocean, he heard the voices of all his ancestors
saying, "You go do what you got to do because they are all up there watching.
Don't give up. You can do it. We're counting on you!" In the subsequent
weeks, the final draft of Roots poured out of him.
P.P.S. Did you know that the movie Star Wars was rejected by
every movie studio in Hollywood before 20th-Century Fox finally produced it. It
went on to be one of the largest grossing movies in film history.
 And
for something really different:
Visit my daily thoughts and views at
Confessions of a Boy from Margaret River
where you can leave comments and ideas
on stuff that doesn't make it to The
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Life's Little Instruction Book
Show extra respect for people whose jobs put dirt under their fingernails.
Hold your child's hand every chance you get. The time will come all too soon
when they won't let you.
Purchase one piece of original art each year, even it it's just a small painting
by a high school student.
Source: H.
Jackson Brown, Jr Life's Little Instruction Book |
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MAVERICK
QUOTE
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"You can't accomplish anything
worthwhile if you inhibit yourself."
Oprah Winfrey |
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Maverick (1803-70) Texan rancher who, when
branding of stock was introduced chose "Not
to Brand." Every unbranded horse or
cow he then claimed as a Maverick!
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Feedback: I have selected just a couple of comments today
from fellow a Maverick Spiriter's.. I hope today's words of encouragement, wisdom and
resolve help you go forward..
Hi Wayne,
On your subject of asking....
here i am asking and I would love it if you were to include it in your next
newsletter...
I need someone who is good in working with MySQL and PHP for writing an
ecommerce programme and database and setting up my code for people downloading
ebooks...
Big ask and the pay, well, I am an artist and am willing to paint pics in oils
or acrylics for this wonderful genius I need to find. My web site is in need of
help, and being the not quite starving artist, I need to do a swap rather than
being able to put out money I don't have...
Opps forgot to mention they need to be able to link it in with FrontPage 2003.
I hope you are able to post this if not I shall ask again...
Thankyou and I adore reading your news letter.
Jennifer Cullen
www.ArtisticAussieArtists.com.au
Wayne
I trust you are weathering the rigors of our over active controllers. Pity they
can’t get on top of some of the damaging stuff that abounds on the net and leave
the constructive ones alone. Nah, the constructive ones are putty in the hands
of our over zealous bullies and the bad influences are the tricky ones, too hard
to handle. Got to look busy eh? The ‘curse of busy ness no!’.
I admire your ability to stick to your guns and trust you are finding support
among the many who recognize the unfortunate direction of over regulation and
public servants with poor discretion and too much power.
Look forward to the next Maverick Spirit reminder of ‘seeing things in other
ways’.
Cheers
Margaret Brockie
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