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It seems that I’ve lived my entire life with a dog.  For as long as I can remember, we have had at least one dog, if not several.  We’ve gone through dozens of orthopedic dog beds, each with their own history and their own memories.  The one I remember the most was a small one that had a bones pattern.  I remember it so well because of two little bulldog puppies we had, named Salt and Pepper (my sister was ten when she named them, so there’s no accounting for taste or sense.)  The puppies were sickly and had to be bottlefed near the end.  One morning I woke up to bottle feed, salt, a pure white puppy, and was confused when I saw that she did not respond to me.  I immediately went to my parents and announced, “Salt’s not moving!”  My dad assessed the situation and told me, “She’s dead, Jo,” in a perfect imitation of Doctor McCoy from Star Trek.  It was my first experience with death, and I can only be grateful that my first experience is still an amusing story.

Last weekend I had an opportunity to visit my guru who changed my life totally. He was out of station all along. So I couldn’t meet him. After I received the news about his return I went to his mutt with my brother and sister. His mutt is really a serene place; who ever enters will have a peaceful mind when left the mutt. That was the first time my brother visited him. Once he saw my guru he felt as though all his problems were gone. That is the effect He created. We felt happy to stay under trees and enjoy the chirping of birds. Suddenly we saw a pair of beautiful peacocks dancing near the temple. We were agape to see the elegant movements of the birds. Guru came out to see us watching the dance and smiled and said that if man enjoys all these nature then there will not be any pollution or war. He gently told us to avoid eating no vegetarian food. That will create only negative approach in human. Then our talks centered on spiritual life. He was with us full afternoon and said that he had an audience with some higher officials. So we had to take leave and returned home in the evening. I just felt it as an important meeting uplifting my spiritual life.

I have two boys, Tsung and Mikel. Both were born in September of 1998 but over 3000 miles apart from each other. Tsung was adopted by a family who went to China for a few years and I noticed he was up for adoption. I heard about his being adopted and could not let him be tossed around so I took him in and have loved him more every day. Mikel, however, is the excitement in my life. Without him I would be very bored throughout the day. He is an incredibly intelligent kid he just chooses to use it for mischief rather than school work. Tsung is an A-B average student and studies intensely every week, Mikel pulls a C out of the skin of his teeth, but I wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world. September 14 and 26 are the two greatest days of my life and I don’t know where I would be without my two wonderful children.

Do You Think You Can Dance? I wish I could dance like the dancers on “So You Think You Can Dance,” my all-time favorite show. As I love dancing, I love to see what other creative movement is happening across the nation. I think a great way to do this is to watch the entire dance programs available on television at the moment, with the best one being “So You Think You Can Dance.” I get really into the program, telling my own critiques to the judges while the performers dance, wishing I could dance like that, recording it so I can watch the dances over and over again, and even voting for my favorite dancer. I make time for this show in my schedule, and never miss an episode. If I have to be gone, I set the DVD recorder to record “So You Think You Can Dance,” and watch it at the first available opportunity.

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I live in the tropics and am a large woman, size 18 to be exact.  So, the beige cotton Capri pants and, oversized aqua blue cotton tunic I am wearing today are comfortable enough for a large woman like myself, in the tropics, which is what I am and where I am!  At size 18, I always aim for comfort because, besides having to look businesslike for my part-time work, comfort is very important to me. Luckily I work in the office of a tourist attraction that is informal and can wear Capri pants.  I also have on beige loafers with no socks.  Because I am “into” jewelry, I always coordinate it with the colors I am wearing, which today is opal and silver earrings.  The opals are real and have a bluish cast.  The ring I have on was purchased in Guadalajara, Mexico and is sterling silver with turquoise bands.

I have a lot of hobbies but two of my favorites are woodworking and boat building. The puzzle aspect of woodworking is what I like about woodworking. Building just about any piece of furniture involves making decisions about how things are going to join up, what materials should be used, and how the whole thing goes together. Even if you are using a plan drawn by someone else, there are still decisions you must make and adjustments or modifications to be made to accommodate the tools you have. In the end, you also end up with a unique piece of art or furniture! Another of my favorite hobbies is boat building. With modern epoxies, very sturdy and beautiful boats can be built at a reasonable cost. As a sailing enthusiast, I enjoy being able to build boats other than the standard Bermuda rigged sloop that is the staple of commercial fiberglass boat design. I recently completed a sprit rigged sailing pram and am considering building a peapod or mackinaw boat next. Building a boat that is just right for your needs is great fun and deeply satisfying.

Last night, I had a healthy dinner consisting of fried liver with grilled onions with roasted potatoes and fresh string beans on the side. The liver was washed and prepared by swirling each piece in an egg batter, dipped in flour and then lightly fried. Sweet onions were thinly sliced and added to the liver as it cooked. The roasted potatoes were sliced, dipped in oil with salt and pepper, placed in a glass pan and roasted to perfection at 350 degrees for approx. 2 hours. The fresh string beans were washed, the ends were cut off and then the string beans were boiled adding just a touch of salt and pepper as they cooked. For dessert, I made a homemade apple pie with Granny Smith apples to give the sweet apple pie just a twist of tartness topping it off with whipped cream and a cherry with a bowl of vanilla ice cream on the side.

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It was the middle of September, money was tight but the birthdays drew closer for in her prime Mary Jane. A son turning 19 and a surrogate son turning the same age only a month later. She scuffled through thoughts of how to pull through with something spectacular. The phone rang in the pocket of almost birthday-boy Mikel while he stand outside his friends’ house awaiting a recent purchase, he answers the call with a subtle ‘chello mada!’, she begins with the casual small talk, somewhere in between college classes and finding a job she mentions she bought two day passes for Disney world and universal studios, plus her credit card for a hotel room and gas. Mikel dropped jaw on the spot and shouted to his friend ‘WERE GOING TO DISNEY!’ Packed and ready for the long drive ahead of them, iPod charged, three full packs of cigarettes and an ounce, of course the snack foods stored in the front seat. They take off down the interstate for Orlando, FL and arrive soon after about 4 hours. Checking in at the hotel and plopping on the bed they kick off there shoes and light up there stogies, looking at each other in excitement, then race out the door to Disney World. They were stunned every step they took by the scenery and anticipation. They rode every teacup in sight and no character went un-photographed. They had as much fun at Universal Studios the next day and had the best stories to tell there mom when they arrived back home. Ending it all with the simple words ‘Thank You Mom, I Love You.’

Hi, my name is Sundeep currently aim working as dental technician in a dental hospital. My job is to create and manufacture the dental ceramic tooth. Aim very much happy with my job. Daily I will do minimum 3 complete dentures and five RPDS. Complete denture means it is a ready made tooth set; it is used for those people who are not having single tooth. Aim trained technician I can do scaling for patients and inserting complete dentures .By doing this job I have very much job satisfaction, and also we have good salaries with accommodation provided by the management I never think that I have to change this field or to leave my job. Aim further looking to open a dental laboratory with my own income, by doing this I can earn more income by contacting doctors for work. Dental doctor’s will play an key role to provide work for us because patient’s will go to doctor first .Then doctor’s will allot the work to us, we have to complete the manufacture work to the doctor and then only we can get the payment. By doing this work we can earn two hundred dollars per month.

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