Do you remember the Smurfs?

In the beginning...

On October 23, 1958 the Smurfs made their first appearance in a story of Johan & Peewit in “Le Journal de Spirou”. Their creator Peyo had worked previously at a number of drawing jobs. But the introduction of the Smurfs into Spirou would change his life.


At first, the Smurfs were just secondary characters. But they soon became stars in their own right. After a few mini-albums, their tales began to appear as full albums. Then the film “The Smurfs and the Magic Flute” appeared, with music by Michel Legrand (he also sang in the chorus !).

Music provided the next big step also, when the Dutch singer Vader Abraham released the first Smurf single. It was a massive hit in Belgium and Holland, followed by the rest of the world. Soon, figurines, plushes, toys, (hit) records and above all the TV shows brought them right around the world. In 1981, the celebrated cartoon duo Hanna & Barbera (who created Tom & Jerry and later the Flinstones and Yogi Bear) started work on a TV series for the NBC network in the USA. No fewer than 256 episodes were produced, which are currently showing in roughly 30 countries.


Although their creator Pierre Culliford - better known as Peyo - is no longer with us since Christmas 1992, the Smurfs have never been so popular. Over 10 million copies of Smurf CDs have been sold in the last 3 years alone. The books, activity books, figurines and toys are amongst the most popular in the world. The TV series is regularly re-issued as video collections in dozens of languages, as well as CD-i and in storybook form.


And with the new style and the increasing range of Smurfimedia coming out, the little blue men are sure to have plenty of surprises for fans in the years to come.

SURPRISE!!! hahahahahaha

MJ's Flapping Around

A very sexually active MJ tells her plastic surgeon that she wants her vaginal lips reduced in size because they were loose and flapping.

Out of embarrassment she insisted that the Surgery be kept a secret and the surgeon agreed.
Awakening from the anesthesia after the surgery she found three Roses carefully placed beside her on the bed.
Outraged, she immediately calls in the doctor. 


"I thought I Asked you not to tell anyone about my operation!"

The surgeon told her he had carried out her wish for confidentiality and that the first rose was from him: 


"I felt sad Because you went through this all by yourself."

"The second rose is from my nurse. She assisted me in the Surgery and empathized because she had had the same procedure done some time ago."

"And what about the third rose?" she asked.

"Oh, that rose is from a man upstairs in the burn unit. He wanted to thank you for his new ears"
  

  

 

Let Me Know What You're Doing

One of my best friends is doing a sponcered silence for comic relief. I've never laughed so much. She's one of them that can talk for Britain, she probably talks in her sleep too. I'm looking forward to this so much  just to see how long she can keep her mouth shut for. 

Have You Picked Your Nose Yet?

What Am I Like?

What a silly cow I am. After doing some gardening Friday last week the spade (shovel) hit some sort of stone or rock, that caused a shock wave of pain into my wrist and up my arm. What I thought was just a sprain, I carried on with my motherly duties at home and my wrist got worse. I popped to A&E (ER) where I had to have a Xray. I walked away with a splint on as they think I may have Fractured the Scaphoid bone in the wrist.

This explains a bit about it.

Anatomy.

Where is the scaphoid bone of the wrist?

The anatomy of the wrist joint is extremely complex, probably the most complex of all the joints in the body. The joint is actually a collection of many joints and many bones. These joints and bones let us use our hands in many ways. The wrist must be extremely mobile to give our hands a full range of motion. At the same time, the wrist must provide the strength for heavy gripping.

The wrist is made up of eight separate small bones, called the carpal bones. The scaphoid bone is a carpal bone near the base of the thumb. The carpal bones connect the two bones of the forearm, the radius and the ulna, to the bones of the hand. The metacarpal bones are the long bones that lie underneath the palm. The metacarpals attach to the phalanges, which are the bones in the fingers and thumb.

One reason that the wrist is so complicated is because every small bone forms a joint with the bone next to it. This means that what we call the wrist joint is actually made up of many small joints. Ligaments connect all the small bones to each other, and to the radius, ulna, and metacarpal bones.

The scaphoid bone is a small carpal bone on the thumb side (radial side) of the wrist. It is the most commonly fractured carpal bone. This is probably because it actually crosses two rows of carpal bones, forming a hinge. A fall on the outstretched hand puts heavy stress on the scaphoid bone. This stress can cause either a small crack through the middle of the bone or a complete separation of the bone into two pieces. A separation is called a displaced fracture.

How will I know if I have a scaphoid fracture?

The symptoms of a fresh fracture of the scaphoid bone usually include pain in the wrist and tenderness in the area just below the thumb. You may also see swelling around the wrist. The swelling occurs because blood from the fractured bone fills the wrist joint. Thin people will see a bulging of the joint capsule. The joint capsule is the watertight sac that encloses the joint.

Symptoms of a nonunion of the scaphoid bone are more subtle. You may have pain when you use your wrist. However, the pain may be very minimal. It is fairly common for doctors to see a nonunion of the scaphoid bone on X-rays, but the patient can't remember an injury. These people probably suffered a wrist injury years ago that they thought was a simple sprain. Still, the most common symptom of a nonunion is a gradual increase in pain. Over several years the nonunion can lead to degenerative arthritis in the wrist joint.

I thought that 2009 would be one of my better years. LMAO Between myself and our son it wont be long before we get our own room at the hospital. 

Thought For The Day

This needs to make headline news...not some of the rubbish that makes the news these days!!!


It's a tough, but heart-warming story...with a picture of John Gebhardt in Iraq .

John Gebhardt 's wife, Mindy, said that this little girl's entire family was executed. The insurgents intended to execute the little girl also, and shot her in the head...but they failed to kill her. She was cared for in John's hospital and is healing up, but continues to cry and moan. The nurses said John is the only one who seems to calm her down, so John has spent the last four nights holding her while they both slept in that chair. The girl is coming along with her healing. 

He is a real Star of the war, and represents what the Western world is trying to do.  

This, my friends, is worth sharing with the WORLD.

You'll never see things like this in the news. Please keep this going. Nothing will happen if you don't, but the public needs to see pictures like this and needs to realize that we are making a difference. Even if it is only just one little girl at a time. 

We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust our sails........

 
 
 
 
 

Connie's New Toy.

Connie is having problems with his blogger account so still unable to post anything. I will do it for him. As from tomorrow he will be the proud owner of a new bike (boys and their toys)  The FZ1 Fazer.

Superb man-machine interaction is at the core of the Fazer’s R1-inspired supersport performance. Accelerating out of turns you feel it, because the R1-based engine is tuned for massive midrange. In fact you’re enjoying yourself so much that the brief ride you had planned turns into something a bit longer. No worries, the upper fairing keeps you comfy all day and there’s plenty of room for luggage when you decide this ride’s going to last all weekend. Yeah like that's going to happen. The only baggage that he'll be carrying will be me or the kids. They're already fighting over who's going to get the first ride (well they're screwed, I'm going on it first) 

Connie in leather!!! The throbbing of a fast engine between your thighs. *Drools*  I'm sure he'll be doing plenty of riding once the weather warms up a bit more. I'll be taking plenty of pictures so you'll be updated soon.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Thank you all for your Christmas wishes. I hope each and everyone of you had a great time. Here's to 2009.

Fulfillment in the New Year


Here’s to the outgoing year, 2008: 
May the good times live on in our memories,
and may we learn lessons from the troubling times
that will make us stronger and better than ever.

Here’s to 2009:
For each and every one of you,
may it be filled with significant steps
toward the fulfillment of your fondest wishes.


In this coming new year,
let us focus on our goals and work toward our dreams,
and yet (smile)
let’s all try to go with the flow a little more
and stress a little less.

And most important,
(wave glass around to encompass the whole group)
here’s to all of you.
Appreciate yourselves and each other in the new year
as I appreciate all of you now.
Let’s focus on each other’s good points
and choose to overlook minor annoyances
to create mutual happiness and contentment in 2009.


Here’s to 2009 (raise glass): Enjoy the journey!