tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19713641792962204612024-03-05T08:22:26.642-06:00Claffy's blogOver 30 years of gardening and plastic work.Natural healing. How I quit smoking. Growing Plants. lclaffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971237821302322119noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971364179296220461.post-67160125524086458532013-04-21T10:33:00.000-05:002013-10-07T14:59:43.035-05:00December 28 2010. I quit smoking. How much it hurt.<div class="post-header">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>This will be my top post for some time as this is the single most important piece of knowledge that I have to share.</b></i> </span><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Tuesday December 28, 2010. Copped an attitude yesterday and smoked up
the last of my "tide me over" cigarettes. Decided not to buy any more and
slapped on a 21 MG patch.. So I don't get my one tomorrow morning and
no cheating for a few more during the day. This is hereby declared "
Larry's Quit Day" So let it be written so let it be done. This day shall
end soon. Sangria and Triple Sec wash down Princess Valium and soon I
wilt be dreaming of Tinkerbell and waiting for her fairy dust to raise
me up from the depths of degradation.. ( and whatever she wants to do
with that dust is open for discussion)</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I will detail my trials in the days to come. Suffice to say it was pure hell.</span><br>
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alive that I purchased at Frank's Nursery and they closed years ago. Winter is sure to do them in. Some are worth the effort to save.<br>
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You feel like you are craving nicotine because you are.<br>
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Our bodies strive to maintain a state of homeostasis. That is a state of balance.<br>
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Taken from <a href="http://quitnet.com/">quitnet.com</a> I
can't began to tell you how great this place is for support of smoking
cessation. Do not go alone when there are fellow quitters to help and
guide you. <a href="http://quitnet.com/">quitnet.com</a> I tried to go cold turkey and could not do it.<br>
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Dark Chocolate and its healing power</h3>
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cacao bars can be purchased at most drug and grocery stores. I am not
talking about sweet chocolate. While it is very tasty it does not
contain the anti oxidants of dark chocolate and this is what contains
the healing nutriments.
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">So after one of the warmest March months in St. Louis history we are returning to normal in April.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">My snow peas are up and starting to grow the tendrils that cling to my wire supports. They seem like they are slightly ahead of schedule this year. Probably due to the warmer soil temperatures. I would guess that they are in between 12" and 16" now. They will usually blossom in mid May and are finished by mid June. We shall see.</span><br>
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<span class="contentbodytextnormalbigger"><span class="contentbodytextnormalbigger">In the beginning was The Plan <br>
And then came The Assumptions <br>
And The Assumptions were without form <br>
And The Plan was completely without Substance<br> And darkness was upon the face of the workers.</span></span><br>
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November of 2011. . I hope they will develop nice strawberries next June
but it is a long shot. These big plump berries were my favorite and
chosen over All Star, Guardian and ever bearing plants <br>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Amazing how quickly this winter seems to be drifting by. It may be the unusually warm weather that we are enjoying here in St. Louis due to the Canada air being contained to the upper Midwest. I will take it as I hate cold.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">This company is a supplier of USA produced goods. If you own a business that needs these types of products please take a look at their offerings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Our U.S.A. made waiting room toys and youth lounge furniture are quite simply, the best you can buy.</span><br />
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<br />lclaffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971237821302322119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971364179296220461.post-3227142545389919822011-12-18T17:59:00.002-06:002013-10-07T13:35:11.018-05:00Are Antibiotics Making Us Fat?<span style="font-size: x-small;">Antibiotics...a wonder drug to say the least has saved many lives bit overuse and misuse leads to other problems. This article will detail some of those problems.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> <a href="http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/are-antiobiotics-making-us-fat">http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/are-antiobiotics-making-us-fat</a></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">And for a real life stopper study fluoroquinolones are a family of synthetic broad-spectrum <b>antibiotics</b>, which eradicate bacteria by interfering with DNA replication. These drugs have destroyed many life's some of which are very close to me. They destroy tendons and some in just a few doses.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">So read this next. But I warn you there are some heart breaking stories here.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/FluoroquinoloneToxicity">http://www.facebook.com/FluoroquinoloneToxicity</a></span>lclaffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971237821302322119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971364179296220461.post-68450950015861685992011-12-14T11:08:00.003-06:002013-10-06T10:23:20.146-05:00U.S. Safety Board Urges Cellphone Ban for Drivers<span style="font-size: x-small;"> This is an important issue. It will certainly save lives but will also cause conflicts with people that make a living by the phone.</span><br>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A missed call can mean a missed sale and most people do not wait for long when they intend to buy. If you are not available they will call the next one on their list. Then there is the outside person who is hiding for some reason and will use driving as an excuse for not answering the cell call.</span><br>
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<a href="http://claffy.blogspot.com/2011/12/city-puts-restriction-on-use-of-e.html#more">Read more »</a>lclaffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971237821302322119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971364179296220461.post-50194549543793635452011-12-01T19:38:00.001-06:002013-10-06T10:23:34.259-05:00Reduced-calorie diet could beat diabetes in four months<span style="font-size: x-small;">Here we are again. Natural healing techniques versus the huge pharmaceutical money machine. I am amazed that this information was even published.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://gma.yahoo.com/reduced-calorie-diet-could-beat-diabetes-four-months-164141607.html">http://gma.yahoo.com/reduced-calorie-diet-could-beat-diabetes-four-months-164141607.html</a></span>lclaffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971237821302322119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971364179296220461.post-22784627319384777832011-11-28T17:09:00.001-06:002013-10-07T14:44:09.074-05:00Highly recommended reading about natural oils for skin care.Highly recommended reading about natural oils for skin care. I was impressed by the common sense language describing ways to mend skin problems without pharmaceuticals.<br>
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<a href="http://claffy.blogspot.com/2011/11/highly-recommended-reading-about.html#more">Read more »</a>lclaffyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11971237821302322119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1971364179296220461.post-52668198774782224442011-11-15T15:46:00.001-06:002013-10-06T10:23:47.529-05:00Garlic plants in St. Louis, When and How to Grow<br>
<b> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Only September but warming up for fall plantings.....</span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Its fall in St. Louis, Missouri and time to get those cloves into the dirt!!!! <b>Garlic is so easy to grow </b>that every one that uses it should take a stab at growing your own. It needs to be planted in the fall, November is a great time to plant garlic, so it gets the <u>winter dormancy</u> season to produce big bulbs next July.</span><br>
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