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It’s time for a quick trim.

My hair has gotten too long for my comfort. What I usually do is pull it up and through an empty tape roll that used to hold some box tape. You know the stuff, it is clear and about 2″ across.

When I hold the hair through the empty roll, I then place the scissors across the roll and snip what hair shows above the cardboard roll. It seems to work rather neatly. I have never had someone look at me, scream, and then run away. I won’t win any beauty contest, but my head is cooler, and the hair does not get into everything anymore.

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I used to use a water filter on the faucet in the kitchen sink.

It sure did make the water taste better than it did originally. Our town has extremely hard water and you can taste it in the water itself. Did you know that if you have a refrigerator that will serve water on the tap, it too will need a refrigerator filter to filter the water before you drink it?

Never thought about it one way or another until now. When I was having trouble with kidney stones, I used to wonder why the doctor told me to drink bottled water. After I got a test kit to test our water and found out that it was extremely hard, I understood.

Who needs all of that extra minerals going through our kidneys? Not me, that’s for sure. I later found out that the stones that were in my body were from too much uric acid, and not from minerals and calcium. I still do not like the taste of our tap water, though.

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That is the question. I do not smoke. Have some friends that do. That’s life.

However, there are some new rules going around in this part of the country that I do not like. Politicians are trying to tell businesses whether or not to allow smoking in those areas. That choice should be left to the individual businesses to determine.

The next thing that I know the politicians will try to make rules against the electronic cigarette that some people are using. They already try to tell us what we can and can not eat. I mean what is with this people. Don’t they have enough to do without trying to mess with our individual lives. If the owner of a place does not want smoking, fine. If they do want smoking, fine. Put a notice on the door that says smoking allowed here. If non smokers do not want the smoke, they do not enter. SIMPLE, right………….not with politicians.

Can you guess that I am not fond of politicians?

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Right now our tap water STINKS !

It makes me want to use a garden pond filter, or something stronger to get the water tasting better. My husband needs to use bottled, or filtered water in order to drink plain water.

I tested our tap water one day and found that it is VERY hard water with a lot of minerals in it. Now, add the stink, and people can tell why I like to drink a lot of bottled diet sodas instead of water.

If you go to Belton, Texas, bring your own water right now. Usually it does not have an odor, but oh my aching nose. I can understand why our cats do not want to drink water at this time.

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When I go shopping for make-up, I have to remember which is my skin tone. I have medium skin tones. When I wear colors that are slightly cool (dusty rose, many blues) every thing is fine. I do not have eczema, thank God.

When I wear colors that are just wrong for me, I sometimes look slightly green. If I was a frog, that would be fine.

I am not a frog.

Pink, fusia, burnt orange, and similar colors make me look like death warmed over. Or in other words - NO WAY ! Many browns are acceptable for me also. I am glad that I do not like bright colors. I would look like a float in a parade with those. EWWWW

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Yes, the dreaded word, fleas.

We live in an apartment complex. Every 3 months or so the complex has an exterminator (not Arnold) come by and spray. Well he came by, sprayed, and now we have fleas.

We have lived here for 8 years and this is the first time that we have fleas. I wonder where they came from. One of our neighbors also has had the same thing happen. Maybe they came in from outside.

Flea spray, here we come. I hope that our cats do not hold long grudges. MEOW !

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Back to the regular things of life.

Getting older, watching the world do its thing, Thinking about diets and phentermine. I like food too much.

Of course the name on this blog does give a hint to that doesn’t it? Why do diets have to be so hard/ Exercise is not possible for everyone. Some of the cheapest food on the market happens to be high in starches and calories.

Why is it that most of the things that taste great, also fatten great? I guess that I have a lot of questions. I enjoy tomatoes, cabbage, olives and other things. I also like cheese, bread, pasta, hamburgers, and other things like them.

You can’t quit eating totally like some can quit smoking totally.

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Been worrying about finances myself. Looked in the mirror earlier and noticed that I am getting older.

I need a new face. Not sure if eye cream for wrinkles would help. What about cream for an older body? Is there such a thing?

I realize that everyone is getting older. Some do not show it as others do though. My mirror does not lie. It has some dirt on it, but I cannot blame my wrinkles on it. I never have thought to check and see if the mirror has wrinkles, though.

Nope, it’s just me folks.

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I do truly enjoy good egg rolls.

My favorite restaurant, however, uses a type of seasoning that I don’t like. So, I make some of my own egg rolls.

1 head of cabbage shredded finely
2 large cans of boneless chicken / or an equal amount of pork or shrimp that is:cooked, make sure that the meat is shredded for even distribution.
1 large can of oriental vegetables -chop finely also after draining
2 packages of egg roll wraps
soy sauce - lots of it
1 Tbsp of flour made into a loose paste to seal the wrappers

Gently saute the cabbage in a large frying pan, seasoning with soy sauce. When the cabbage is tender, add the vegetables, meat and stir.

Let the mixture cool. Lay out a cooking sheet, plastic mat, or something that will protect the counter from drippings.

On to each uncooked wrap, place approximately 2 tbsp of the mix. (The wrappers usually come with instructions on how to fold into egg rolls.) When it is almost completely rolled, use your finger and smear on some of the flour paste to seal and finish rolling. Place into a nearby pan to await being fried.

Heat a frying pan with oil/shortening until the oil/shortening is hot. There should be enough in the pan to mostly cover the egg roll. Fry each roll until it is golden brown all over. Drain, and serve.

The quantity that I told you about will make about 30 to 40 egg rolls. If you have wrappers left, they can be cut into strips and fried by themselves for chips to munch along with your egg rolls. YUM

Believe it or not, you can also make a mix using different types of cooked, seasoned fruit instead of the cabbage mix to be made into fruit rolls for desert. They can be dusted with powdered sugar for a finishing touch. STILL YUM

THIS IS NOT A DIET FOOD.

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I come by the name of Two Ton Tilly honestly.

I am very well cushioned and I am not blind. Of course you can tell by the name on my blog and what I write that I have a sense of humor, too. I know that some would recommend a diet supplement to add to my daily meals to abbreviate this situation.

Hmmm, I do not know about that. I do like to eat. I have only a few things that I do not like. Anchovies, jalapenos, oysters…to me they are just ew. I have had artichokes. Too much work for what you get. They taste okay, but to much work. Broccoli is cool. Just got some today, and thinking about it for tomorrow. Oh well, tomorrow is another day.

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