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Friday, February 10, 2012

J's Friday Flower

The Health Risk of Being Left Handed

I came across this article from the Journal regarding The Health Risks of Being Left Handed. So here are the highlights:

Left-handed people are more prone to neurological disorders, such as schizophrenia and ADHD.
Left-handed people earn about 10% less than right-handed people.
Left-handed people are more apt to have greater divergent aptitude (ie, creativity.).
Left-handed people don’t necessarily die younger than those who are right-handed.

The only problem I have with this article, I'm a natural left hander. It is easiest for me to learn a new skill left handed. I naturally do things left handed BUT...and here is the big BUT...my parents who adopted me from the Indian Reservation made me change to right handed!

Yup, I play baseball right handed...bat and throw right handed. I play basketball let handed. Football? I throw left handed. Snowballs...I can throw with either hand! Frisbee, left handed.

It would drive my father crazy when cutting lumber with a hand saw. I could change hands when I got tired.
So here is the deal... since I'm have no neurological disorders other than a brain tumor and headaches, I'm not schizo and don't have ADHD. I only earn 5% more than right handed people. And IF my one and only kidney doesn't crap out, the big C doesn't return and the brain tumor behaves, I'll out live you all. So the only problem I have? I'm just confused with what hand to use when!

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Birthday Boat Ride

Wave Dancer - 40ft MJM - here I was able to parallel park.

The Birthday Boy

This past weekend was Dick's 82 birthday. So Saturday we took him to Nervous Nellies for lunch via the intercoastal water way. I always have trouble remembering which side the red buoy is on in the intercoastal.

Back at the dock we had birthday cake...chocolate of course!

Monday, January 30, 2012

Locally Grown Produce

It may not be a pretty store but the produce is local and cheap! $4
for 3 pints of strawberries,$2 honeydew, $1.50 watermelons can't be
beaten.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Cold Weather

Living in Southwest Florida I have grown accustom to warm(er) weather. So much accustom that 55* feels cold! So it comes as little surprise that I'm having difficulty getting out of bed in the early morning.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Whirligig

We have had an osprey sit on the fore deck of the boat eating. While that sounds nice, he/she eats fish. Preparing to leaver the dock, I found an eyeball on the deck. So in an attempt to keep he/she away I have installed a whirligig. I placed it on one of the spikes of the starboard side piling. It spins with the breeze. So far the caps wuth spike on the pilings haven't work maybe this will.