Hi all, I will no longer be posting from this site so it is up for grabs. It has numerous subscribers and a good hit rate. For someone who can spend the time on it, it's a great little blog.
I don't have the time to maintain it any more and I can't give it the attention it deserves so I am concentrating on just a couple of blogs now.
Thanks for all the readers and viewers who have supported the blog since I took it over.
I will no longer be posting from this blog so it is up for grabs. It has subscribers and a decent hit rate so if you're looking for a music blog - look no further!
Helping Hands is an organisation located in Boston Massachusetts in the US that trains, and provides, Capuchin Monkeys to care for and assist the physically disabled. As well as providing their mobility-impaired owners with day to day tasks, they also give the gift of love and companionship.
Although extensive research is always being carried out to seek a cure for spinal cord injuries, a cure has yet to be found. That’s where these wonderful little ‘helping hands’ come into the picture. For those who need help doing things they cannot do for themselves, these wonderful little monkeys provide that help.
From the Helping Hands Website:
A monkey's natural antics and playfulness lead to the synergy between a monkey helper and his or her companion. Our monkeys use their hands to perform functional tasks that no other assistance animals can accomplish. We have found that the joy and emotional bond between a monkey and a person is equally strong and fulfilling for both. Monkeys are nurtured, stimulated, educated, rewarded and loved, as is the person. Our commitment is to provide lifetime support for all monkeys in our program.
To read more about this innovative program CLICK HERE.
Like Guide Dogs for the blind, these monkeys provide assistance and companionship that is quite unique. They are not little slaves, they genuinely enjoy what they do and it is rewarding for both the helper and the person being helped. There is always an unmistakable bond of love that grows between these wonderful animals and their owners. They make a huge impact on the lives of the person they are helping allowing them to live more independently. They also have much longer life spans than dogs and because of their unique abilities, can perform amazingly complex tasks that only hands can provide.
I think this organization is truly marvelous, and through them, many lives are being changed for the better.
There are links on the site if you wish to donate or volunteer. What a truly worthy cause.
To see the Monkey College in action just watch the video below, it's really worth a look.
More information from the website:
• Monkeys are born at our closed colony at Southwick's Zoo in the Boston area.
• Monkeys are raised in volunteer foster homes until they move to the training center.
• Monkeys are monitored by foster family advisors, who regularly review the monkey's behavioral and developmental status and provide health, nutrition, and behavioral support.
• Monkeys are educated at the Helping Hands Carvel Foundation Training Center in Boston where they are taught the essential helping tasks, then matched by personality and needs to a particular recipient, and finally prepared for tasks specific to the needs of the selected recipient.
• Monkeys are placed in the home of the recipient during a special placement week that includes eight days of set-up and on-site training by the placement team, which also furnishes customized equipment and adaptations to the recipient's living space.
• Each monkey is supported post-placement by a placement specialist (including life-long health and behavioral support) and training for new tasks, when needed.
• Monkeys are provided with lifetime medical care overseen and paid for by Helping Hands, including all necessary care for chronic illnesses and geriatric care, by a specially selected network of veterinary and human doctors.
• Monkeys are given all necessary respite and retirement care, if needed.
All information, including picture and video, is from the Monkeyhelpers.org website and all copyright belongs to them.
I have always wanted to write fiction but writing a book seems so unbelievably unattainable. I don't have the patience nor, most likely, the talent to pull it off. Very few people have the ability to write a good novel but oh how I love to read them.
I blog, I draw and I paint to give me a bit of a creative outlet as my job is not creative in the least. Even a short story seemed quite out of reach and then I remembered reading a post by Morgan Bell some time ago titled COUNTING WORDS that described the many types of writing by the length of the piece so I dropped by again to have a look. Until I read that piece I had no understanding of the many types of writing out there that is based purely on the number of words and I thought, maybe I could do one of these
If you’re anything like me - and if you’re reading blogs you possibly are – then you love to read. I’ll read just about anything I can get my hands on but even though I love reading blogs etc, I love a good book and the occasional magazines.
I want to run an idea by you all and get some feedback. I mentioned it on Mr Nice Guy's post and a few people seemed to like the idea so I thought I'd throw it into the ring to see what everyone, including Jon, thinks about it
I love a good magic trick! The art of illusion is one that always brings out the kid in me. Part of me wants to know how it's done but a bigger part just enjoys the mystery.
This is a video of Criss Angel performing an illusion called An Egg, a Lemon and an Orange. I love the looks of delight and confusion on the faces of the people
Do you like vampires or things that go bump in the night? Do you like having the bejeebus scared out of you? Would you also like to see reviews of movies, books and such that cover this deep and bloody underworld? Then I have just the thing for you!
The animal kingdom never ceases to amaze me. A predator whose instinct is to kill is transformed by the wonder that confronts it.
This piece of footage by National Geographic follows a leopard which after taking down one its most feared enemies is puzzled by the baby its kill was carrying. In an astonishing piece of footage you see what can only be described as a true mystery and miracle
Now this is one boxing fan that is not content to just sit back and watch the fight, he wants to participate...if only he could work out how to get into the TV, he'd duke it out with the best of them.
All of the cults are frightening but none moreso than Scientology because they have such an abundance of power because of their wealth. It beggars belief that intelligent people can get sucked into believing science fiction as a religion but so do the Raelians I suppose.
I'm not sure of your age but do you remember The Moonies? I was stopped on the street by them when I was a teenager and I spoke with them briefly and stupidly gave them my name. I was young and extremely naive - in other words the perfect target. I was followed and harrassed for weeks by members trying to get me to join. They scared the shit out of me. It was only when my family threatened to get the police involved that they left me alone.
PS: It's funny when the ads show the people you are bagging out. I remember my posts where I slammed ebay and Paypal for their dirty dealings and my posts were filled with Paypal ads. It gave me a giggle
Definitely an allergic reaction but not severe. I have a mild allergic reaction to all bitey and stingey things too. A bee sting will cause a golf ball size swelling and severe pain and itching for a week or so. Even mosquitos have been known to leave a mark up to the size of an Aussie 50 cent piece (which would be twice the size of a dime if memory serves me). Luckily no throat swelling though...that happens with cashews.
I feel your pain. I thought I was the walking disaster magnet but you certainly give me a run for my money. Weirder things seem to happen to you!
I love how you are Wonder Woman. Perfectly accurate description from what I see
Lordy, so much happened in the short time I was on holiday! I've given myself whiplash going back and forth trying to catch up on what happened.
No matter how much anyone disagrees with another person's viewpoint, personal attacks are never OK and it is the lowest of the low that would take it even further to attack someone's family.
I'm glad you got it all sorted but I feel a little sick that you had to go through it in the first place. If it was one of my loved ones I would have tore them a new one. That was ladylike of me wasn't it!
It's all total bunk Jason. Most of what they tell you that seems correct is because they are very good at 'reading' people, not the future. And when things seem to come true it's sometimes because they have implanted an idea in your mind causing you to deviate in that direction. Don't let this idiot fake get into your head and ruin a great opportunity for you.
Go and look up Derren Brown on Youtube and watch his videos and you'll see how they do it. He's amazing and doesn't have a psychic bone in his body. He is just very clever and has a great old time debunking psychics and playing mind control tricks on people. I think the guy is a genius!
This cracked me up! All cat owners know that their cats do these things to drive their owners insane. If they could figure out a way to rule the world they would do it in a heartbeat.
I just had to deliver my friend's cat to him (he moved interstate) and she had been staying with his former housemate for a while. I hadn't seen her in weeks so when I got there she was all over me like a rash with the 'I love you' cuddles and then remembered that I had *abandoned* her for a while so she looked me in the eyes, bit me and then stuck her bum in my face hahaha. I was forgiven again after that and got more cuddles. Cats rule!
And everywhere he toured zombies rose up from their graves all over the country. You do know that you have to cut off a chicken's head to raise a zombie don't you?
I'm going to try again to comment. This is my fourth attempt. Grr.
I have always envied women like Kim Kardashian, she has such a gorgeous womanly figure. I have always been petite and for most of my life downright skinny. There wasn't anything I could do about it, it's just my natural size and shape. I have filled out a bit in the last few years but many would still call me skinny. I'm 5'3 and 49 kilos so I'm pretty small. Until I was in my mid twenties I was only 40 kilos and ate like a horse.
I believe that phones should be switched off during meetings but I do believe their are some acceptable exceptions. I quite often have to contact our execs during all day meetings when there is a flow of people entering and exiting the meeting. I will message them to tell them when their guests have arrived rather than call the boardroom phone and interrupt the whole meeting. They will then choose the appropriate time and come and collect them. This happens a lot. We have 8 floors and many meeting rooms so I can't knock on the door to announce them except for the main boardroom.
We also have a rule that if there are possible personal emergencies, they can leave their phones on, such as sick family members, wives that may go into labour at any moment. Believe it or not, both of those happen frequently as well! I've seen men frantically leaving a meeting when their wives go into labour early But as a general rule all phones are off as they should be. Other than these exceptions it is the height of rudeness.
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But as a general rule all phones are off as they should be. Other than these exceptions it is the height of rudeness.
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I'm not sure of your age but do you remember The Moonies? I was stopped on the street by them when I was a teenager and I spoke with them briefly and stupidly gave them my name. I was young and extremely naive - in other words the perfect target. I was followed and harrassed for weeks by members trying to get me to join. They scared the shit out of me. It was only when my family threatened to get the police involved that they left me alone.
PS: It's funny when the ads show the people you are bagging out. I remember my posts where I slammed ebay and Paypal for their dirty dealings and my posts were filled with Paypal ads. It gave me a giggle