CNN.com - U.S. is an impatient nation, poll finds

CNN.com - U.S. is an impatient nation, poll finds

From the article...

And it seems people don't mellow with age. The survey found older people to
be more impatient than younger people.

Curious.

Back to the general population, is this impatience about us being too busy? Is there too much to do? Are there too many of us?

I actually can remember when the U. S. population was less than 150 million - about half what it is today. It did seem to make things more relaxed and less crowded overall. Unless, of course, you were in the thick of a major city.

We definitely are busier than we used to be. It's not that people worked less in the past; it's more that life was simpler - less multi-tasking, as well as less to do.

Factor in, also, that when we had only 150 million people two-income households and single parents were rare. Mom stayed home and took care of home, family, and household chores. Dad went out and made the money and did "Dad" chores on the weekend - cut the grass, fix things, paint the house, etc. As a result, the family's workload was spread out between two people. A lifestyle rare nowadays - for better and for worse.

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The "You Can Do It!" graphic is brand-new - uploaded and finished today. Here it is as a white T-shirt, but there is an entire section of "You Can Do It!" goodies for those who believe. (Whether you need to lose weight - or whatever your dreams may be.)

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Chocolate may boost brain power - Yahoo! News

Chocolate may boost brain power - Yahoo! News (Reuters)

Yet another good news story about chocolate. : )

Turns out it can make us smarter. Who'd have guessed?

How's this for hard work...

"...had a group of volunteers consume, on four separate occasions, 85 grams of milk chocolate; 85 grams of dark chocolate..."

Baby Boomers Push RV Ownership to Record

Baby Boomers Push RV Ownership to Record - Yahoo! News (AP)

You know it would be kind of appealing to tool around California (where I live anyway) and nearby states in my home.... Hmmm?

YouTube - The Haircuts: So Rare & Flippin' (Sid Caesar)

YouTube - The Haircuts: So Rare & Flippin' (Sid Caesar): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG21xAT-yy8

Even if you aren't old enough to be familiar with these guys - Carl Reiner (Rob "Meathead" Reiner's dad), Sid Caesar, and Howard Morris, you'll enjoy these pomadored singing and dancing goofballs parodying some '50s rock'n'roll groups. Be sure to catch the dancing - that's the best part, IMO. : )

And, while I'm at it: http://www.sidcaesar.com/

First Non-Drug Asthma Treatment Tested

First Non-Drug Asthma Treatment Tested - Yahoo! News: "In a radical experiment, doctors are snaking wires inside the lungs of asthma patients to essentially burn off some of the tissue that blocks their ability to breathe. "

A procedure which may or may not be effective.

Think I'll stick to my Advair, thank you!

Although, note that this procedure is used as a last resort for serious asthma suffers who don't respond to meds. So, actually this treatment, however extreme, could save lives.

The Norman Rockwell Code Movie - A short film parody inspired by The Da Vinci Code.

The Norman Rockwell Code Movie - A short film parody inspired by The Da Vinci Code.

Did you like "The Da Vinci Code" - book and/or movie? (The movie's a little too long, but well worth seeing if for no other reason - the visuals: The Louvre, Paris, the churches, etc. But don't skip the book because you saw the movie.)

Have you ever been an "Andy Griffith Show" fan?

It all comes together in this funny parody which stars Professor Fife (Barney's son) in the "Da Vinci Code"'s Tom Hanks role. You'll never guess the secret about Sopha (spelling is correct). Watch (out) for Floyd the Barber's son, who is up to no good, and who also has a big secret of his own.

I guaranteed that no Christians will be offended in the making of this film. Red Lobster might be...

Grow a Container Garden

Grow a Container Garden

Don't think you can have a garden? Think again.

This is a content-rich Page about container gardening from iVillage - about flowers, herbs, vegetables, and even something curiously called "Pond in a Barrel" (Isn't that what happens if you have an open barrel and it rains?? Surely must be more to it than that. : )

I'll be using this handy Page for reference for my balcony.

Happy Mother's Day!

To all of you mothers out there! Hope you have a good weekend. : )

For more Mother's Day stuff visit the Groovy Ladies Page on my website

You'll also find some Mother's Day stuff on the Wazzup Page. (Like my Yahoo avatar in her/my Mother's Day get up.)

Maxine - my favorite crab - from Hallmark

Maxine - definitely a Groovy Lady!

Check out the daily cartoons, also the downloads.

Mothers Day " Hi Mom " on Squidoo

Mothers Day " Hi Mom " on Squidoo

A neat Mother's Day site. I especially appreciated the following:

4 Year of Age: My Mommy can do anything!
8 Year of Age: My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!
12 Year of Age: My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.
14 Year of Age: Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.
16 Year of Age: Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned.
18 Year of Age: That old woman? She's way out of date!
25 Year of Age: Well, she might know a little bit about it.
35 Year of Age: Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.
45 Year of Age: Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?
65 Year of Age: Wish I could talk it over with Mom.

Nursing home admission predictable in middle-age

Nursing home admission predictable in middle-age - Yahoo! News (Reuters)

This is spooky.

I have to agree, though. It's pretty much a no-brainer that certain lifestyle habbits and conditions might be conducive to finding oneself in a nursing home someday. From the article:

"Even after other health factors were taken into consideration, the presence of modifiable lifestyle factors -- smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes, but not total cholesterol -- substantially increased the risk of nursing home placement."

White Whole-Wheat Becoming Popular

White Whole-Wheat Becoming Popular - Yahoo! News (AP)

Have your white bread and your healthy bread too.

White whole wheat flour would be a better choice for baking (the dark whole wheat bread is fine, but dark whole wheat cookies?), and for making sauces and gravies as well.

Soda Distributors to End Most School Sales

Soda Distributors to End Most School Sales - Yahoo! News (AP)

Hurray! This is certainly a step in the right direction for the sake of our children's health.

Study: US mothers deserve $134,121 in salary

Study: US mothers deserve $134,121 in salary - Yahoo! News

Moms are worth our weight in gold - but I knew that. Didn't we all know that?

"...housekeeper, day-care teacher, cook, computer operator, laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager, van driver, chief executive and
psychologist."

How about nanny?! nurse? gardener? painter? decorator? accountant? Etc. Etc.?

(Now the "computer operator" part I don't quite understand...

I raised my children without the use of a computer. In fact, I don't know how it could have been possible, or how it is now. ??? I'm missing something here.)

Granny In Paradise Game

Granny In Paradise - GameGarage.co.uk

Granny is a hero who protects pets from the forces of evil, gardening all along the way. Trouble is Granny is plagued by this evil creature who beats her up - clearly not a good thing and which also interfers with her good-deed doing. Help Granny out along her way.

Very a game for women old enough to know better, when they have some free time (make some - you do need it). The music is calming, it doesn't go too fast (Granny can't). It does get tense when Granny needs rescue herself. Dig that hole to get rid of that bad guy, better than trying to "run as fast as you can."

This game is similar to Pac-Man and Mario.