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safe. - Thomas Jefferson
Treasures
from My
Library
Reading is, and has been a life
long joy. Gleaning knowledge
in the throes of reading fiction,
non-fiction and heck, though
I’m loathe to admit it, even
advertisements, is fun.
Well-written pieces of work
stick with you—popping up in
bits and pieces at odd moments.
You know how sometimes you
know something and you’re
not sure where that knowledge
came from? I’m willing to bet it
was from something you read.
I taught literacy at my local
library in Miami for a time
because I just couldn’t imagine
going through life not having
access to the knowledge
contained in books; not just
the knowledge alone, but the
joy a good read can bring. The
impetus of stirred brain cells
connecting what we know to
what is possible. I love teaching
on its own merits, but when my
literacy students began to gain
confidence in their ability to
read, well, there’s just nothing
like it.
During one of my ongoing
bouts of organizing and
reorganizing my home library
I ran across one of my favorite
books. I’ve always loved Greek
and Roman mythology. My
sister and I used to spend hours
reading the stories together
and had a relatively masterful
knowledge of both pantheons.
I ran into a copy of Thomas
Bulfinch’s The Age of Fable
(published 1855)atagarage sale
one day. The rest of the world
faded away as I submerged
myself in the astounding tales.
While doing a bit of research
on this fellow—Thomas
Bulfinch—I learned that The
Age of Fable is a companion
book of two other Bulfinch
works—The Age of Chivaln>
(1858) and Legends of
Charlemagne. (1863). I must
have made the sound James
learned to interpret as “Book!”
because he asked me what I’d
found. Sheepishly, I told him
there were “only” two books.
With the disbelieving look he
threw my way I tried to dicker
with him by telling him I could
buy one book rather than two
if I purchased the three-book
compilation. The jury’s still out
on that.
Though they comprise
an adroit and masterful
presentation of the classics, Mr.
Bulfinch’s work is completely
accessible to all lovers of
tales of adventure. But wait!
There’s more! The skill of the
illustrations is mesmerizing; and
there are lots and lots of them
to admire. There are linotypes,
photographs of classic works of
sculpture and famous works of
art.
"Our work is not for the
Of This & That
Trenesia Y. Stubbs
Columnist
email:trenesia@pstel. net
learned, nor for the theologian,
nor for the philosopher, but for
the reader of English literature,
of either sex, who wishes to
comprehend the allusions so
frequently made by public
speakers, lecturers, essayists,
and poets, and those which
occur in polite conversation. ”
That was the purpose of the
work in the author’s view and
I’d say The Age of Fable nails
it.
Robert H. Heinlein’s - Take
Back Your Government is
a non-fiction work by one
of my favorite authors. I’ve
always enjoyed the science
fiction stories authored by Mr.
Heinlein from an early age. This
non-fiction work, Take Back
Your Government is a kind of
love letter to the citizens of the
United States of America. It is a
call to responsible citizenship. It
is a mirror held up to our faces
to see if our action matches our
beliefs.
In recent years I’ve heard
the phrase, “take back your
government,” used in one way
or another as a political battle
cry. Unfortunately, it seems to
me that its use has often had
undertones of race and class.
Take back your government
from whom? In Heinlein’s view
the citizens must take and keep
their government from those
who would use it for their own
gain—power or money.
Our democratic republic
relies on the full participation
of its people. Without that,
democracy is a joke and the
republic falters. What made
this piece fun as well as thought
provoking is Mr. Heinlein’s use
of archetypes to describe the
roles of participatory citizens.
For example: Jim Ballotbox
as a party organizer; Joe Q.
Ivorytower from Farflung, NY,
citizen at large; Mr. Swivelchair,
a mover and shaker.
Read it. I found it very
interesting to see to which
of these “types” I was most
closely related. There really is
nothing new under the sun. Take
Back Your Government was
published in 1943. Its purpose
and principles remain relevant
today. I like that Heinlein wrote
this book as a “how-to” on the
“practical art of politics.
There were a couple of other
books I wanted to share with
you, but I’ve run out of both
space and time for this column.
We’ll get to them, though. I
promise.
Life Changes Regularly
Our lives, I believe, go in
cycles, as does our health. If
you take care of yourself the
good health cycle will last a
lot longer.
For many, many years, more
than I can remember, I never
took a vacation. Actually
thought it a waste of time
because there were so many
things which I needed to get
done and if I was out for a few
days it would make it difficult
for everyone else at work who
would have to fill in during
my absence.
Eventually, that way of
thinking did catch up with
me. Occasionally you have to
renew and recharge yourself,
otherwise you are headed
for a bum out. We all need a
break from our jobs and just
a change of pace from our
everyday lives.
Once I began taking vaca
tions I discovered their value
and how beneficial they are to
your mental health and overall
well being. When David and
I married I found a kindred
spirit who loved adventure
and doing different things.
He brought new things to do
into my life and I brought new
ones into his. We began doing
a little traveling and taking
some time off here and there.
The last real vacation I have
had was in 2011 when we
visited our son in Hawaii. Had
to stay an extra day due to
delays at airports and having
to be on standby. Still it was
a great adventure, a trip of a
lifetime and if we never get
to go to again, I have at least
been once.
Now days I can tell when
it is time to take a few days
off and I am way overdue as
my brain needs a rest. Just
too much going on right now
though but am hoping that
July will be full of possibili
ties. Just a two day trip to the
beach would be wonderful, or
at this point anywhere!
My health cycle has been
pretty good until lately and I
have been feeling really tired,
which is another reason I
know I need a break.
I discovered once you take
a break, you are more able to
cope again and get on with
those everyday tasks easier.
Seems there is always some
thing going on, either at work
or with the family. That’s
just life. But when you want
to scream when a setback
occurs, then it is time to step
back and relax a little.
Prayer, for me, also works
wonders. So many people
have been hurting or have
family members in the hospi
tal or sick lately, that I am in a
constant state of prayer but the
bible tells us to pray without
ceasing. It really does change
things though and we have
been blessed with answers to
prayer frequently.
We really do have so much
for which to be thankful
though. In Peach County, the
new hospital, which will not
open for patients until July
16th, is beautiful, state of the
art and nearby. It is a won
derful thing but one of those
which you hope you never
need. But if you do, it will
be there and since I worked
at the hospital for a while,
I know the struggles they
have endured to get a new
facility and feel, as Nancy
Peed, CEO, that it is indeed a
miracle.
Yours truly had two photos
chosen to hang on the walls of
the hospital. All of the photos
are from area photographers,
with 235 photos chosen from
170 photographers. I guess it
is kind of neat a plaque will
be under my photos with my
name engraved. One is in a
room, and the other in the ER
waiting room. It was a good
way to adorn the walls of the
hospital and a way to get lots
of people involved. Even a
couple of hospital employees
submitted photos and had one
chosen too.
Once upon a time, I oper
ated a photography studio,
Lensclusive. Things happened
to cameras and equipment
Water Is A Free Fat Burner!
Water’s effect on the me
tabolism has been something
that has intrigued me for
years! The reason we do not
hear more about it is simple,
“supplement companies and
pharmaceutical companies
do not sell water, they sell
fat burners and metabolism
boosters in pill form” and try
to duplicate natural processes
in a sellable form.
Foods we consume are mea
sured by calories and when
we eat extra calories beyond
the fuel we need for energy,
our body will simply store
these for later use in our fat
cells. Calories are simply units
of heat/energy and are relied
on for energy in our body
whether its for our daily ac
tivities, digestion or tempera
ture control. There are certain
things that have a thermogenic
effect in our body that will
cause the body to release this
stored energy (body fat) as
usable heat/energy.
Water has zero calories, but
the body has to expend units
of heat (calories) to warm up
this water which can lead to
a thermogenic (fat releasing)
effect on our fat cells causing
them to release energy.
A large portion of our re
quired daily calories are used
for controlling temperature,
whether its to cool us, or to
heat us and our body will
work hard to keep our thermo
stat at 98.6 degrees.
Example: according to the
American Counsel on ex
ercise, you can bum up to
400 calories an hour from
shivering. The way I would
interpret this, is “if there are
not enough calories from food
in the digestive system,” this
shivering is causing a ther
mogenic (fat burning) pro
cess, which causes a release of
energy from our fat cells for
heating purposes.
A similar process happens
for the sweating process when
the body is pumping water
through our cooling system
and this is what keeps us from
overheating. Our body, when
given enough water during
times of heat, is really good
at pushing this heat out and it
bums lots of calories keeping
our temperature where it’s
supposed to be!
Each pound of fat holds
approximately 3,500 calo
ries, and when these units of
energy are released, whether
for heating the body, cooling
the body or for daily activities
and exercise, “it works like
the energy we get from food”
except is has the slenderizing
effect many of us our looking
for.
A study that was published
in the Journal of Clinical En
docrinology and Metabolism
showed that drinking about 2
cups of water increases me
tabolism by 24 percent. That
sounds like a lot to me and I
don’t know exactly how the
groundwork was laid to arrive
at this percentage, but when
you figure that every single
action and reaction in the
body is reliant on hydration,
“this could be a very reason
able increase.”
When we imagine our sever
al trillion cells needing hydra
tion, “there has got to be a lot
of activity when water enters
the body and gets transported
throughout our system.”
Which is best, “cold or
room temperature?” Water
has been shown to increase
the metabolism even when
water was 98.6 (normal body
temperature), and I believe
it’s because of the simple
fact that our body kicks into
Pay at a Time
Victoria ’’Vicky” Simmons
vsimmons54@gmail.com
and eventually it became too
expensive to have a studio.
Nowadays everyone thinks
they are photographers with
their smart phones. Some do
take pretty good photos but
not all. Funny, how times
change. I still have friends and
people who remember my
photography days and ask me
to take photos and occasion
ally I do but not on a regular
basis. There is just not enough
time and you need lots of
equipment to truly operate as
you should. Plus editing pho
tos takes up a lot of time and I
do not want to spend my time
editing photos on a computer
for hours on end. While I still
do enjoy photography it is not
as big a priority as it once was
in my life.
Our lives change and our pri
orities change as we get older
I believe and I am especially
aware of what I invest my
time in more now than ever.
Life is never to remain the
same. Change is a constant.
While I am one of those who
embrace change kicking and
screaming all the way, I have
to admit some changes are for
the better. It’s just figuring out
those that’s the key to not let
ting change drive you crazy.
Wishing you each a very
blessed week. Embrace
change, because it happens on
a regular basis!
Your Health
by Wade Yoder
Master Trainer & Fitness
Nutrition Specialist
overdrive whenever we give it
the product it needs to hydrate
the several trillion cells in our
body “and it takes this job
very seriously since hydra
tion is next in line to oxygen,
when it comes to survival!”
However if you want to
increase the thermogenic (fat
burning) effect it has on the
body, “drink it cold.” Your
body has to bum calories
(units of heat) to get cold wa
ter’s temperature up to body
temperature at 98.6 degrees,
so the colder the water, “the
more calories (units of heat)
our body has to bum to get it
to body temperature.
If we knew how good clean
water tastes (with no addi
tives, chemicals, or sugar)
to the trillions of cells in our
body, “it would taste like des
sert to our mouth!”
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