Archive for September, 2015
Out of Control
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
My unlimited ride wristband was on and it was time to tackle fair rides. As I stepped onto the Fireball, my nerves were shot. The duct taped restraints didn’t inspire confidence either. The loop-the-loop spun my friend and me through a range of sensations with varying force. As the car hesitated at the top of the loop, I was upside down and my body weight rested on the restraint. I was out of control and the only thing keeping me in my seat was a restraint and the grace of God. I had a blast! (more…)
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Auto Immune Disorder
Saturday, September 12th, 2015
We have all heard of those diseases that doctors just can’t figure out. The person is doing all they can to fight the disease but their own body is working against them. These types of diseases are known as autoimmune diseases. Autoimmune diseases arise from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. In other words, the body actually attacks its own cells. The immune system mistakes some part of the body as a pathogen (intruder) and attacks it. In the simplest of terms the body interprets a part of its own body to be an enemy and seeks to destroy it at all costs, even at the expense of poor health to the rest of the body. (more…)
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Duct Tape
Saturday, September 5th, 2015
Our vintage yard barrel came apart. With so many cracks and splits it finally just fell over. It was something we wanted to keep so out came the duct tape. We used strip after strip and finally had our barrel back—taped but still broken. I’ve noticed pieces of the tape beginning to peel at the corners and holes that weren’t there before, so I’m afraid its days are numbered no matter what we do. You can only patch something for so long before all you have are the patches, and even they fall apart. (more…)
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