Life on the
Road..
My Mom stood outside the Laundromat waiting for the load to finish
when a family drove up and parked in front. They took out all their
bags and then took out a wheel chair and helped what I assumed to be
their grown son, into the chair. It was obvious to Mom he was a
quadriplegic. The Mother wheeled him over beside my Mom and went
inside.
Well,
if you knew my Mom, this would not be out of her character; she
began talking with this fellow. About life, about being handicapped
and finally she asked how it happened…..
He
said, “When I was 22 years old I was driving my car and the other
vehicle coming towards me swerved to miss a dog that was crossing
the road. And instead of hitting the dog he hit me…”
Then
there was an odd silence, and he asked Mom "Would you like to know
the moral of the story??" And Mom replied “of course, yes”
"Hit the F’in dog!!"
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Ballet Blues
The ballet class had just finished, and thank God. My toes were all
bloody open festering blisters. Outside the hot sun was shining and
there was a huge gorgeous tree just over the grass about 50 meters.
I gingerly took off my pointe shoes to feel the cool grass under my
weary feet, not realizing that ½ hour before, the camp gardener had
done his job by spreading dandelion poison and fertilizer all over
the grounds.
As
I began to run through the grass my toes immediately lit on fire and
sent intense pain shooting through my entire body. There was no
escape …of course I had no idea why, but I did know where the camp
nurse was and made a detour across the grass in lighting speed to
the first aid hut.
“My
feet are on fire” I screamed when I tumbled into the hut. From the
look on my face the nurse knew that my feet were truly on fire!!!
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SAFETY WARNING
The nurse at the
admitting desk sat stunned as Jack explained how Lucy burned both of
her eyes. It was a simple explanation really, but something I guess
she never thought of when she goes to the fair and eats
fluffy, seemingly harmless cotton candy.
Lucy, beginning her
first day on the job, listened as her boss showed her the art of
making sno cones, popcorn and cotton candy. She didn’t really think
that there was much to it. After 4 years of college, she didn’t
think she had to pay much attention to his advice and warnings. She
didn’t even hear when he reminded her as he left, to wear the safety
goggles that he put on top of the sugar bag.. she waved good bye and
started her simple task.
She grabbed the cup,
filled it with sugar and poured it in…well, all the severely burning
hot sugar flew into her face…and eyes… you see cotton candy is
spun sugar, spun HOT sugar. That, you see, is how she burned her
face and eyes.
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costume tips..... Sequin
Dance Fish Net Stockings
Boa feathers
Foam Mascots
Never get soap on your sequin. It will destroy the color.
Stockings are expensive so take care. When putting them on turn
your rings into your hands so you won't catch the stockings. To
wash put your stockings in a mesh bag or pillow case .
SEWING SEQUINS TIP
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Choose your thread wisely! Some beads (especially bugle
beads) that are used for sequined outfits, and some sequins are
very sharp, and with wear can cut the thread! Be sure and go for
the better thread or nylon thread if you don’t mind working with
it.
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When starting an outfit, make sure you have enough of the color
your using to finish the outfit. Some sellers buy end lots of
colors and there can be hard to match if you run out (mostly for
exotic colors or hologram colors. ) Better to have extra
than not enough
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