UPDATED NURSERY RHYMES

Published February 8, 2022 by Nan Mykel

LISTEN MY BIDDIES AND YOU SHALL HEAR…

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LITTLE BO PEEP

Has lost her sheep

and can’t tell where to find them.

Leave them alone but

they won’t come home

’cause the non-vegetarian

meateaters have got them…

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HUMPTY TRUMPTY

Sat on a wall

Humpty Trumpty

had a great fall.

All of his minions

and family too, not

knowing whatever

they should do, just

blogged him down there

with mirror and mike, for

it seems that he was

never all together, and

his fall was in the cards.

Passersby pitied him

but he called them all

names so they left him

down on the ground,

where he can be found

still playing uncouth

with the truth.

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ROCKABYE BABY….

In the treetop

When the wind blows

the cradle will rock.

When the bough breaks

the cradle will fall, so Ma

holds the bough up,

Baby and all.

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JACK AND JILL

went up the hill

to fetch a pail of

water. But the water

had dried up, no

drop in the cup.

Afraid to go home,

they started to roam

and came to a dry creek

bed with little critters

shrunken and bleak.

Jill cried in horror that

they must go home

and warn that danger is

on the horizon,

and everyone’s life

is at risk.

“Turn down the heat

or we’ll be burned

to a crisp!”

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8 Ways to deal with coronavirus/COVID-19 related anxiety & stress

Published February 8, 2022 by Nan Mykel

I usually pick the salt off the caramels, but thought this post useful…

Salted Caramel

The corona virus pandemic has the world in its grip. Lockdown, isolation and curfew are words you hear all the time. Routines are disrupted and lives are changing rapidly.

Along with all the actual inconvenience, there is a feeling of panic. While recognising the gravity of the situation, we need to make sure that we don’t succumb to anxiety.

Here are just a few suggestions that are quite simple and that you know already. I have just put them down as a reminder :

1. Stay in touch with friends.

This seems to be an oxymoron when we are supposed to practise social distancing, but I mean staying in touch via telephone or social media. Logging in to your various groups on Whatsapp or Facebook etc is a good way to stay in touch too. This virtual contact dispels the lonelness that you can experience while in social distancing…

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Radical Kindness – once again

Published February 7, 2022 by Nan Mykel

Yes, those were the days, my friend….Thanks for reminding us.

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Yesterday, I repeated a post called “Build Bridges not Chasms” using a quote from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. One way to help build bridges comes from another earlier post which quotes someone defining another great American who passed away a few years ago – Mister Rogers. We need to practice radical kindness.

Last week, the excellent documentary called “Would you be my neighbor?” on the life and mission of Mister (Fred) Rogers, won an award from AARP’s Movies for Grown-ups annual ceremony. Morgan Neville, the producer/ director summed up his reflections of Mister Rogers with the words “radical kindness.” He noted we need his wisdom more today than ever.

In the film, Rogers, who was an ordained minister, puppeteer, and musician made it his mission to teach children about how to understand and address their feelings. His shows focused on issues that were previously avoided with children –…

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IMAGINARY WORKSHOP

Published February 7, 2022 by Nan Mykel

WHAT WOULD DONNIE DO?

No, I haven’t upslid to organized religion, but I can be touched by metaphor, and I believe that there’s much useful in some of the stories and metaphors in the New Testament. so, I just entertained the following fantasy:

Can you imagine Jesus

In a debate with Donald?

How would Donnie put Him down?

For he would, always reaching

For the jugular. Was

Jesus a Jew? Oh oh. And What is

The eye of a needle and

Getting into Heaven all

About?

REALLY?!

Published February 5, 2022 by Nan Mykel

Honest:

that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality.

noun: the truth From <https://www.google.com/search?

Reality:

the world or the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.

“he refuses to face reality”

Honesty:

The quality of being honest

Trump’s Got a “hunch” (he said in the early covid days), that its lethality was exaggerated.

How many failed fact checkers has he?

Trump’s reason not to be honest about Covid19:

“To protect” (avoid panic)

Manipulate

Save face

Habit

HOW DO YOU FEEL about “bending the truth?” What does it do to a relationship? Even technically a white lie?

Once I’ve caught someone in a white lie I hold the relationship at arm’s length. I fail to confront, because I’m not good with spoken words or assertiveness, and I possibly think a dishonest relationship is better than none? My bad.

BEST FRIEND

Published February 5, 2022 by Nan Mykel

Sure, our dogs love us because we

feed them, brush and hug them

But is that so different than humans?

How come these pets pay more

attention to us then, happier to

See us, sadder when we leave?

Maybe because we spend so much

Time in silence with them, making

Eye contact and appreciating.

UNBELIEVABLE

Published February 4, 2022 by Nan Mykel

My computer just told me via the New York Times, that

The Republican Party declared the Jan. 6 attack “legitimate political discourse” and censured Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for investigating it.

THANKS, EVERYBODY….

Published February 4, 2022 by Nan Mykel

….who is working to modify Climate Catastrophe. –To those making sacrifices today to assure a future for us all. So much magic has been wrought here. Please hurry.

And we all thank you.

No Surprise Here

Published February 2, 2022 by Nan Mykel

Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas has filed a lawsuit seeking to block an immigration program that legally brings Central American children to the U.S. to reunite with parents who are already here and have legal status. Not only does the policy help facilitate family reunification, but it also allows a child to avoid the often dangerous journey north. It’s a smart, and humane program that has allowed thousands of kids to embrace their parents again. So Texas and seven other Republican-led states want it shut down. Excerpted from Daily Kos

Two Big HELP ME’S

Published February 1, 2022 by Nan Mykel

First:

Van Gogh’s left ear was cut off. Why does his self portrait look like it’s his right ear that’s wounded? Because he was looking in a mirror?

Second:

Did I just read that posting in classic has just gotten much more complicated? I wish they could have a system that is simple and never changes, so once you learn it you have it for life!

Is this a democracy? Maybe we could take a vote on that suggestion…

From: The other blog work horses…