Sadly, unwanted former Easter rabbits are a problem for virtually all rabbit rescues, humane societies, and animal welfare organizations. The goal of the “Make Mine Chocolate!” campaign is to address the problem at its source: reduce the number of uninformed, impulse purchases by changing the public's attitude towards rabbits.
Your Birthdate: December 19
Your birth on the 19th day of the month adds a tone of independence and extra energy to your life path.
But at the same time, it poses a number of obstacles to overcome before you are able to be as independent as you would like. The number 1 energy suggests more executive ability and leadership qualities than your path may have indicated.
A birthday on the 19th of any month gives greater will power and self-confidence, and very often a rather original approach. However, a somewhat self-centered approach to life that may be in conflict with some of the other influences in your life.
This 1 energy may diminish your ability and desire to handle details, preferring instead to paint with a broad brush.
You are sensitive, but your feeling stay somewhat repressed.
You have a compelling manner that can be dominating in many situations.
You do not tend to follow convention or take advice very well.
Consequently, you tend to learn through experience; sometimes hard experiences.
The 19/1 is a loner number and you may experience feelings of being alone even if you are married.
You may take on a tendency to be nervous and angry.
Current Music: cello music from Kareem (Friend from writing at BackWash).
Getting tired already so I doubt I'll last till midnight. The plan is to take a shower and do a little home spa deal before the end of the year. I'm also drinking hot chocolate with a splash of Kaluha (however you spell it).
Happy 2004!
St. Patrick's Day is coming up, it's a special day for me. Kind of my own Remembrance Day, for my family. I was thinking today about all the old cleaning methods women have used in the past. I can remember my Grandma talking about using the old wringer washing machine. Not automated at all. I remember my Grandpa using the old lawn mower, the kind you really have to push around to get the blades turning. How did those old folks manage? I tried pushing around that old fashioned mower and I could barely get it to budge when I was a young sprite of ten.
The funny thing is that I tend to think of my Grandparents as being old, that's the only way I knew them. In fact, they would have been young 20 year olds, hanging laundry out on the clothesline. New Mothers washing cloth diapers, ironing shirts and cooking dinner. In turn, there would have been young Dads fixing the car and then taking the kids out to the park while Mom stayed home to wax the floors.
It seems the biggest changes we have from our modern electric machines are the saving of time. I don't know how long it would have taken to wash all the clothes by hand and wring them through. Grandma told me about catching her hands in the wringer and boiling them in the hot soapy water. Not that she was a complainer. She just wanted me to understand how things were. How else could anyone know what the experience was like? I'm not tempted to try it personally. It's so much easier to turn on a machine and leave it to do the work. So convenient too. I've got laundry in the machine right now.
But, I don't forget Grandma, Grandpa and all their brother's and sister's who make up my family. On St. Patrick's Day I remember them all. We're an Irish and Austrian blend (mainly) so I picked this one day for them. To think of their struggles, their jokes and everything else they've left me.
Valentines Day is coming. Do you know what your sweetheart wants? Chocolates, flowers, dinner out, heartfelt wishes, your head on a plate?
Why do people stick with the old, standard stuff so lacking in impulse, creativity and originality. This Valentines Day really sweep him or her off their feet. Do something they'd never be expecting in a million years.
Get out there and be active. Go swimming at the public pool, go horseback riding at a local stable, go ice skating, go hiking, go and do something together that doesn't involve eating and sitting.
If you think about it, aren't the days (nights) when you are really out there doing something more fun, more romantic and memorable than the days you sat and ate? Anyone can sit down, push food around and then get back in the car to go home. How many people will be dancing, jogging, playing soccer, nature walking, etc. Not enough.
Need ideas? Check your local newspaper. Not the one that comes out daily with all the news from the nearest cosmopolitan area. No, get the local rag, the one you check for occasional garage sales and store flyers. In there you will find local events, pick one, pick two even.
Have fun and Happy Valentines Day.