Interesting Information: “The Foreskin: Why Is It Such A Secret In North America?”

Interesting Information: May 4, 2015

“The Foreskin: Why Is It Such a Secret in North America?”

When my sons were born, no one questioned the removal of the foreskin on their penises.

Everyone just did it.

I vaguely recall that “cleanliness” and “infection” descriptors were mobilized, but no one in my life mounted any sort of argument why the removal wasn’t a good idea.

I didn’t know one single person (except maybe, now that I think about it, my father, in a confidence my mother whispered to me) who didn’t ok this procedure.

Oh my goodness. The FIRST thing I would do now is to research any kind of medical procedure.

Well, Spoony Quine, a “science-oriented writer in Seattle,” dug a little deeper.

Her piece is absolutely fascinating, especially to someone whose field is Cultural Studies.

Here’s a quick quote:

It may come as a shock to find that in the U.S., many widespread popular beliefs about the penis today are actually based on the same Victorian Era quackery rather than medical science. Indeed, the non-therapeutic circumcision of infant boys has continued to be medicalized in the U.S., and to a lesser extent in Canada, due to such persistent beliefs.

Apparently we’ve been depriving our men of a normal capacity of sexual stimulation–not unlike those done to women…

…and underlying it all is a belief that sex is bad…

And apparently most people, doctors included, don’t know how the foreskin is meant to work. Apparently most textbooks don’t even have accurate pictures.

FASCINATING!

The Foreskin: Why Is It Such A Secret In North America?.

Turkey Tracks: That Special Moment in Quilting

Turkey Tracks: May 2, 2015

That Special Moment in Quilting

I spent most of Friday quilting a quilt on Lucy the longarm.

And by Friday late afternoon took the quilt off Lucy:

I was VERY pleased with the sort of mustard gold thread color I used as it worked really well on the front and the back:

I trimmed the quilt, sewed on the binding, and am now spend my nights sewing it down:

I cut up all of this quilt’s scraps–so that “the decks are cleared” so to speak. And THAT is the special quilt moment–and it’s so special because it’s time to let other projects emerge, to let my imagination dance, to move on into the quilting future.

Fabrics for a new and much needed purse:

The pulling out of fabrics all folded together for another long-planned quilt:

And the return to the quilt blocks that call to me often, often:

Oh my goodness! Quilting is so exciting!

Interesting Information/Vaccines: Testimony to the Maine Legislature, Suzanne Humphries MD

Interesting Information/Vaccines: May 3, 2015

Testimony to the Maine Legislature: Dr. Suzanne Humphries

Tomorrow the Maine Legislature–in a stunning and hysterical political piling on and with total disregard of the actual science and history of vaccines–will hear testimony about removing parental rights to make informed choices about their children’s’ health. The specific issue here is vaccines, yes, but this issue is larger and involves ongoing state and medical tyranny about a sovereign individual’s right to control his/her own body and that of their children. The next move will be to compel adults to undergo an intensive “catch up” of their own vaccine situations.

Look around you: children ARE being taken away from their parents to undergo invasive, caustic, and toxic medical treatments that way too often do not work.

Here is Dr. Suzanne Humphries testimony to the Maine legislature.

I hope you read it–because if you do you will see what is so, so wrong with this vaccine situation.

Testimony to the Maine Legislature, Suzanne Humphries MD | Suzanne Humphries, MD.

And, here is a link to just one of the medical horror stories that are going on in this country today.

https://leviquackenboss.wordpress.com/2015/05/01/calling-for-a-medical-kidnapping-smackdown/

Interesting Information/Vaccines: The Flu Vaccine

Interesting Information/Vaccines: April 30, 2015

The Flu Vaccine

Here in America, we’re pretty much past the massive push to get the flu vaccine that starts each fall.

But in Australia, fall is just beginning.

Only, there is a history in Australia regarding the flu vaccine and its use in children under five.

Back in 2010, there was a major incident with Flumax:

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/flu-vaccination-ban-goes-national-after-fever-convulsions-in-children-20100422-tglp.html

And in 2013, a repeated problem as some young children were again vaccinated by docs who were, apparently, asleep at the wheel:

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/kids-get-banned-fluvax-vaccine/story-fnhocxo3-1226625149176

Now, in 2015, young children are, again, being targeted for the flu shot.

Only, you should know that ANY vaccine can be terribly dangerous to you or your children–even if the resulting outcome can be just called “a bad batch” of the drugs. So, proceed with care…

* * *

In America, we vaccinate very young children with the flu shot…

You should know that flu shots in America still contain mercury. Thimersol is ethyl mercury, a more toxic mercury than the original mercury used in vaccines. And you should know that there are hundreds of strains of flu running around the world, but only THREE in whatever vaccine you might opt to get. So, flu shots are a crap shoot. They’re also very, very, very profitable.

Formaldehyde, a known toxin, is included to kill the live flu viruses in the vaccine. But, does it kill with certainly ALL the virus components? And what’s it doing to YOU?

Me, I’m thinking my immune system is much better protection against flu than a vaccine full of mercury and other toxins which will compromise my immune system.

Here’s a little video discussing the flu vaccine. It’s one of the outtakes from BOUGHT, the movie.

Bought Movie Bonus Short- The Flu Vaccine – Bought Movie.

Here’s a quote from the text:

In 2001, out of the 60,000 people that the CDC said died of Flu that year in the United States there were 18 confirmed deaths from Influenza. I mean that’s just a huge discrepancy. What they do is they pull all deaths in the winter that have anything to do with respiratory symptoms together and they all label them as Flu deaths whether they’ve even documented Flu or not. And so the CDC loves to promote the Flu vaccine because the CDC’s been very much in cahoots with the industry. This vaccine doesn’t work, it’s a waste of our money, it’s a waste of our time. Many people who’ve received the flu shot report getting the flu shortly after they’ve gotten the shot.

When the CDC, OUR GOVERNMENT–which is supposed to be protecting US–plays fast and loose with numbers like this example, you know that corruption is afoot.

Turkey Tracks: Play Day

Turkey Tracks: April 39, 2015

Play Day

Last Tuesday was “play day”–with Megan Bruns, who had a day off before starting a new job.

We headed south to Alewives Quilting (Damariscotta Mills) to see the new Cotton + Steel white collection and Megan was looking for fabric for pillows.

Here’s the collection minus the typewriter fabric, which already sold out.

Next we went to Aboca Beads in Damariscotta to make some earrings. Here are mine:

It’s so fun to make earrings!

Lunch was at the River Grill in Damariscotta–they make the best mussels in the whole world.

Coffee for the road at the little bookstore across from the River Grill.

And a stop by Mainely Sewing to visit with Marge Hallowell on the way home.

It was a FUN play day!

Interesting Information/Vaccines: The Patriot Nurse

Interesting Information: April 27, 2015

The Patriot Nurse

Apparently the Patriot Nurse has a huge blog following.

This video came through on Facebook, and I am happy to share it because The PN is talking about what underpins our democracy: the rights of the individual.

I am a progressive who thinks, hopefully, and so many left-leaning folks these days are NOT THINKING when they support a mandated vaccine policy. That move leads to state/medical/industry tyranny.

The binding together of industry and government in late capitalism will throw the rights of the individual right out of the window every single time.

Please pay attention to the Patriot Nurse.

▶ Vaccines: Medical Rape or Personal Choice? – YouTube.

Interesting Information/Vaccines: Garda$ell: Snake Oil With A Bite

Interesting Information: April 27, 2015

“Garda$ell: Snake Oil With a Bite”

The vaccine Gardasil is perhaps the biggest vaccine scandal of all:

Gardasil (HPV vaccine) has never been proven to prevent a single case of cervical cancer, but as the most profitable vaccine ever created it is increasingly being mandated despite having an atrocious safety record.

Cervical cancer is comparatively rare. HPV issues do not necessarily lead to cervical cancer. And Pap Smears will still be necessary and will detect problems just fine.

YET, states are mandating Gardasil!!!

Don’t fall into this industry trap. Don’t let Merck use this vaccine to augment falling profits from the Vioxx scandal, the loss of statin drugs, and bad reports on allergy/asthma drugs.

Be sure to scroll down to the EXCELLENT VIDEO unpacking of Merck’s PR campaign to sell this vaccine and of the ACTUAL SCIENCE by Dr. Lucija Tomljenovic (biochemist), who works with Dr. Chris Shaw: “HPV Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Issues.” The Merck PR campaign has lied about the efficacy and safety of Gardasil, and the corrupt FDA fast-tracked Gardasil.

Garda$ell: Snake Oil With A Bite | GreenMedInfo | Blog Entry.

Interesting Information/Vaccines: Nurses Against Mandatory Vaccines

Interesting Information/Vaccines: April 26, 2015

Nurses Against Mandatory Vaccines

Nurses are organizing against mandatory vaccines required in order to keep their jobs.

They have information showing their vaccinations do not impact patient health.

Here’s their web site:

About Us – Nurses Against Mandatory Vaccines.

Here’s a quote from that web site:

Research and other publicly acquired information now shows why: hospital systems are REQUIRED to have a 90% or higher flu shot reception rate among their staff, or they lose up to 2% of their funding of Medicare/Medicaid (http://www.hhs.gov/ash/initiatives/hai/hcpflu.html). While the government itself does not require mandatory vaccination policies, many hospital systems and healthcare organizations, are taking an “all or nothing” stance against their workers. You now face being fired and without a job if you refuse a flu vaccine. Or you get to wear a mask of shame and be humiliated and have your private medical information on display for the world to see. This is a human rights violation, is a violation of the Patient Bill of Rights, and can lead to major EEOC violations.

SO IT’S NOT ABOUT PATIENT HEALTH. IT’S ABOUT HOSPITAL PROFITS. AND IT’S ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT BULLYING INDIVIDUALS. IT’S TYRANNY, NOT SCIENCE, NOT PATIENT OR STAFF HEALTH.

If you watched the Dr. Suzanne Humphries videos I put up this week, you’ll see the same thing with regard to her patients being given flu shots and other vaccines upon entering the hospital. Recall that her patients were very sick kidney patients–or patients whose bodies did not need any other stresses. But the hospital GOT MORE MONEY if all their patients were vaccinated.

Interesting Information: The Natural Effect – YouTube

Interesting Information: April 26, 2015

The Natural Effect

Here’s a Sunday laugh for you.

Well, my kind of Sunday laugh I guess.

I’m assuming you already know that the term “natural” put on any food product is a huge joke.

Enjoy!

The Natural Effect – YouTube.

Turkey Tracks: Rose Cooks For the Weekend

Turkey Tracks: April 26, 2015

Rose Cooks For the Weekend

Stephen Pennoyer and Mark White moved the chicken coop to Rose Thomas’s La Dolce Vita Farm Saturday morning.

It took two trips (bless their souls), but the coop is so happy to be on flat ground once again. (It’s made by Roots and Coops.)

And see the coop wheels all pumped up? Stephen got some product you spray inside flat wheels that pumps them up AND coats the inside so that the tire STAYS pumped up.

I came over after I went to the dump–and after Stephen and Mark’s second run–to show Rose the ins and outs of the coop.

Rose bakes and cooks for Saturday morning, and her customer line was slowing down when I came:

Here’s her Facebook post for today–Il Forno (The Oven) at Dolce Vita Farm:

Good Morning Everyone! Today I am opening with fresh hot Bacon and Egg cups, Morning Glory muffins, Hot coffee from Green Tree and loads of fresh breads to include: Pain di mais (sourdough cornbread), Semolina, Whole wheat sourdough, Lt Wheat pecan/raisin, and regular cornbread with corn and bacon. There is also ricotta/cheese cakes with almond biscotti crusts and my fab Oatmeal everything cookie. Todays entree is Seafood Chowdha with shrimp, scallops and haddock.

Have a great day everyone!
Dolce Vita Farm and Bakery
488 Beach Road
Lincolnville, Maine
207-323-1052

Oh my. You should see Rose’s beautiful food:

Hot Bacon and Egg cups:

Ricotta cheese cake:

BIG Morning Glory muffins and very interesting corn cakes:

Here’s Rose with puppy Ivy–whose face looks like a Teddy Bear’s:

I got a cup of coffee and we walked about.

My chickens are still staying close to each other, and they still recognize my voice. They also recognized their old coop:

Pumpkin is VERY happy at Rose’s:

I’ll be getting these at Rose’s now:

She’s going to use the coop first to pen Pumpkin with her three remaining Blue Wheaten hens and “Baby” her best broody hen to see if she can get more of this wonderful breed.

I went home with a bacon/egg cup, a quart of DELICIOUS chowder, and two of the corn cakes.

And I’ll be back next Saturday morning for sure.

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