Pat,
I am the early riser for a while and then back to get more shut-eye shortly. I believe you once wrote that you sometimes stay up late.
I tutor math at Columbus State Community College today from 8 AM to 1 PM. I love it! It is the high school math we had at PHS and I followed up in engineering school with a few more years of math. The young (20 to 70) are interested in getting their grades. I have taught as an adjunct there for 26 years.
Please tell Glenna hello for me. God put a lot of nice people in P'Town, didn't He?
The operation went perfectly. I visit the surgeon for follow-up on the 27th. I see the audiologist to have the external sound processor attached (by magnet) to the internal processor. The external hearing device will be connected to the 24 channel wire into the cochlea and I will begin therapy to interpret the "electric voice box" sounds I understand will come to me. I recall conversations now with our deceased friend, Sam Ray, who spent his last years with a voice box. Sam was another outstanding Portsmouthite.
Jeanie is as fine as a life-long osteoarthritis beauty can be. She has known a lot of pain in her life.
God has blessed us all as Tiny Tim proclaimed for Him to do.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Patricia Whitehead
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:36 AM
Subject: HI
Hi Sam,
I see you are up bright and early. I know it has been a long long time since we last saw each other. I am going to attend our next class reunion if nothing happens between now and then.
How is the procedure for your hearing coming along. I do hope and pray that it is successful.
Glenna Lawson Conner called me the other day and she said to tell you HI from the girl that always sat behind you in home room. I gave her your blog address a while back but she says the computer is smarter than her so she doesnot use it much.
Take care and keep well dear friend. I do read your blog just about every day and that is one of the things I look forward to each day.
Tell Jeanie I said hello.
God Bless you both.
Pat
Friday, August 14, 2009
Pat Richards Whitehead. Fly & wasp repellant
----- Original Message -----
From: Patricia Whitehead
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:16 AM
Subject: NEW USE ZIP LOCK BAGS
Subject: Zip Lock Bags !! Fly control !!!
We went with some out of town friends to Sweety Pies on Sunday for breakfast, and we sat in the enclosed patio section beside the house. We happened to notice a couple of zip lock baggies pinned to a post and a wall. The bags were half filled with water, each contained 4 pennies, and they were zipped shut. Naturally we were curious! Ms Sweety told us that these baggies kept the flies away! So naturally we were even more curious! We actually watched some flies come in the open window, stand around on the window sill, and then fly out again. And there were no flies in the eating area! This morning I checked this out on Google. Below are comments on this fly control idea. I'm now a believer! More comments not included here were about pet dogs and fly problems.
Zip-lock water bags
Sue says:
Many people swear that a zip-lock bag filled half-way with water and attached over entry-ways will repel flies. No one yet knows how or why it works, but there is speculation that it has something to do with the way the moving water refracts light. If you have tried this please use the comments form at the bottom of the page to share your results with the rest of us.
Ann Says:
October 5th, 2008 at 5:51 pm I tried the ziplock bag and pennies this weekend. I have a horse trailer with full LQ. The flys were very bad this weekend while I was camping. I put the baggie with pennies above the door of the LQ. NOT ONE FLY came in the trailer. The horse trailer part had many. Not sure why it works but it does!!!!!!!
Danielle Martin Says:
September 20th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Fill a ziplock bag with water and 5 or 6 pennies and hang it in the problem area. In my case it was a particular window in my home. It had a slight but significant passage way for insects.Every since I have done that, it has kept flies and wasps away. Some say, that wasps and flies mistake the bag for some sort of other insect nest and are threatened by this.
Maggie Says:
June 7th, 2009 at 11:40 am
I swear by the plastic bag of water trick I have them on side porch ( our house entry) and all around the basement door. We saw these in Northeast Mo at an Amish grocery store & have used them since. They say it works because a fly sees a reflection & won't come around.
Just DJ Says:
May 16th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Regarding the science behind zip log bags of water? My research found that each of the millions of molecules of water presents its own prism effect and given that flies have a lot of eyes, to them it's like a zillion disco balls reflecting light, colors and movement in a dizzying manner. When you figure that flies are basically prey for many other bugs, animals, birds, etc., they simply won't take the risk of being around that much perceived action. I moved to a rural area ant thought these "hillbillies" were just yanking my city boy chain but I tried it, worked immediately! We went from hundreds of flies to seeing the occasional one, but he don't hang around long.
From: Patricia Whitehead
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:16 AM
Subject: NEW USE ZIP LOCK BAGS
Subject: Zip Lock Bags !! Fly control !!!
We went with some out of town friends to Sweety Pies on Sunday for breakfast, and we sat in the enclosed patio section beside the house. We happened to notice a couple of zip lock baggies pinned to a post and a wall. The bags were half filled with water, each contained 4 pennies, and they were zipped shut. Naturally we were curious! Ms Sweety told us that these baggies kept the flies away! So naturally we were even more curious! We actually watched some flies come in the open window, stand around on the window sill, and then fly out again. And there were no flies in the eating area! This morning I checked this out on Google. Below are comments on this fly control idea. I'm now a believer! More comments not included here were about pet dogs and fly problems.
Zip-lock water bags
Sue says:
Many people swear that a zip-lock bag filled half-way with water and attached over entry-ways will repel flies. No one yet knows how or why it works, but there is speculation that it has something to do with the way the moving water refracts light. If you have tried this please use the comments form at the bottom of the page to share your results with the rest of us.
Ann Says:
October 5th, 2008 at 5:51 pm I tried the ziplock bag and pennies this weekend. I have a horse trailer with full LQ. The flys were very bad this weekend while I was camping. I put the baggie with pennies above the door of the LQ. NOT ONE FLY came in the trailer. The horse trailer part had many. Not sure why it works but it does!!!!!!!
Danielle Martin Says:
September 20th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Fill a ziplock bag with water and 5 or 6 pennies and hang it in the problem area. In my case it was a particular window in my home. It had a slight but significant passage way for insects.Every since I have done that, it has kept flies and wasps away. Some say, that wasps and flies mistake the bag for some sort of other insect nest and are threatened by this.
Maggie Says:
June 7th, 2009 at 11:40 am
I swear by the plastic bag of water trick I have them on side porch ( our house entry) and all around the basement door. We saw these in Northeast Mo at an Amish grocery store & have used them since. They say it works because a fly sees a reflection & won't come around.
Just DJ Says:
May 16th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Regarding the science behind zip log bags of water? My research found that each of the millions of molecules of water presents its own prism effect and given that flies have a lot of eyes, to them it's like a zillion disco balls reflecting light, colors and movement in a dizzying manner. When you figure that flies are basically prey for many other bugs, animals, birds, etc., they simply won't take the risk of being around that much perceived action. I moved to a rural area ant thought these "hillbillies" were just yanking my city boy chain but I tried it, worked immediately! We went from hundreds of flies to seeing the occasional one, but he don't hang around long.
Burned Bisquits.
Patricia Richards Whitehead,
I have not seen you since high school (PHS 1950), but I know that your life has been richly blessed.
Thanks for sharing this nugget of wisdom.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Patricia Whitehead
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:09 AM
Subject: BURNED BISCUITS
Subject: Fw: BURNED BISCUITS
BURNED BISCUITS
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
When I was a little child, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.
On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.
I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said: “Baby, I love burned biscuits.”
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides, a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!”
You know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm not the best housekeeper or cook. What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing and lasting relationship.
"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket – keep it in your own."
I have not seen you since high school (PHS 1950), but I know that your life has been richly blessed.
Thanks for sharing this nugget of wisdom.
Sam
----- Original Message -----
From: Patricia Whitehead
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:09 AM
Subject: BURNED BISCUITS
Subject: Fw: BURNED BISCUITS
BURNED BISCUITS
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass…
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
When I was a little child, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work.
On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was reach for his biscuit, smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.
I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that biscuit and eat every bite!
When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said: “Baby, I love burned biscuits.”
Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, “Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides, a little burnt biscuit never hurt anyone!”
You know, life is full of imperfect things.....and imperfect people. I'm not the best housekeeper or cook. What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's differences - is one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing and lasting relationship.
"Don't put the key to your happiness in someone else's pocket – keep it in your own."
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