Calendar of Events

Thought you would all like to know the following:

Within the Forums on IndexWa.org, we have installed a Calendar of Events.

Keep in mind that a REGISTERED USER is one whom has made at least one post in our forums. NEWLY REGISTERED USERS are CONFIRMED USERS and have made no posts. DONORS do not need to make a post to access everything available to you on the Calendar.

Here is what you can do with the Calendar of Events:

* Includes both All Day and Timed Events

* Event View – filled with all event details (who’s invited, who created the event, start and end times, edit & delete buttons if applicable etc).

* Month View – can jump to any month via next and prev links, or jump randomly via pulldown menus. Lists birthdays, event types and event names only. Click on the day’s number to add a new event on that day

*Week View – can jump to any week via next and prev links, or jump randomly via pulldown menus. Lists birthdays, event types, names, and times. Click on the day’s number to add a new event on that day.

* Day View – can jump to any day via next and prev links, or jump randomly via pulldown menus. Includes a Graphical display of events on a timeline – lets you quickly see schedule conflicts etc. Lists birthdays, event types, names, and times. Click on the day’s number to add a new event on that day.

* Support for BBCode and Smilies

* Personal Events – the ability to create personal events

* Group Events

* Public Events

* Make events bold if you are event creator – Let’s you quickly see events most important to you.

* List of Upcoming Events

* Recurring events – events will be occurrence able with 12 different options:

#1) A: Day [X] of [Month Name] every [Y] Year(s)
#2) A: [Xth] [Weekday Name] of [Month Name] every [Y] Year(s)
#3) A: [Xth] [Weekday Name] of full weeks in [Month Name] every [Y] Year(s)
#4) A: [Xth from last] [Weekday Name] of [Month Name] every [Y] Year(s)
#5) A: [Xth from last] [Weekday Name] of full weeks in [Month Name] every [Y] Year(s)
#6) M: Day [X] of month every [Y] Month(s)
#7) M: [Xth] [Weekday Name] of month every [Y] Month(s)
#8) M: [Xth] [Weekday Name] of full weeks in month every [Y] Month(s)
#9) M: [Xth from last] [Weekday Name] of month every [Y] Month(s)
#10) M: [Xth from last] [Weekday Name] of full weeks in month every [Y] Month(s)
#11) W: [Weekday Name] every [Y] Week(s)
#12) D: Every [Y] Day(s)

Who can do what in events:

Can create events with outside guests allowed: NEWLY REG. USERS / REG USERS / DONORS

Can create group events: DONORS ONLY

Can create private events: REG USERS & DONORS

Can create public events: NEWLY REG. USERS / REG USERS / DONORS

Can create recurring events: DONORS

Can delete events: DONORS

Can edit events: DONORS

Can create events with attendance tracking: DONORS

Can view the detailed rsvps for events created by other users: NOBODY UNLESS IT’S YOUR EVENT

Can view events: SET BY PERSON CREATING EVENT

Can view the headcount for events created by other users: NOBODY UNLESS IT’S YOUR EVENT

I am sure something was left out but this is the jest of it.

Hope you enjoy the calendar.

Happy Birthday IndexWa.org

Woo Hoo!!

On August 8, 2007, IndexWa.org had its beginning.  It has been a super fun ride and we appreciate everybody that has contributed via sending us news or financially, to make it happen.

Happy Birthday to Us! Three years old today.

And again THANK YOU EVERYBODY!!!

Humor: Mouse Jam

Well, we can’t be serious ALL of the time:
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Caller : Hi, our printer is not working.
Customer Service: What is wrong with it?
Caller : Mouse is jammed.
Customer Service: Mouse? Printers don’t have a mouse you fool!
Caller: Mmmmm??.. Oh really?… I will send a picture…….

Humor:Little Known Feline Ailments

We like cats and dogs both.  As things stand, we happen to have three felines.  One female and two males.  A Blue Point (male), a Seal Point Ragdoll (female) and a Lynx (male).  All of them are purebred Siamese with personality’s that can drive you nuts.

We could not resist posting this humorous tidbit.  Thanks to tazzys.org for sharing this.

AUTHOR UNKOWN

COLLAPSIBLE LEGS

Symptoms: The affected cat places one side of its head on the ground as though cheek-marking the concrete, carpet, etc. After several such maneuvers, the legs on that side of the cat  suddenly collapse, leaving the cat wagging its feet in the air.

Treatment: This involves placing the palm of one hand on the exposed belly and rubbing gently. There are side-effects though some feline sufferers attack the rubbing hand while others recover spontaneously, often after prolonged treatment. This condition is probably incurable and any cat which requires prolonged treatment after an attack will most likely suffer repeated attacks of collapsible legs throughout its lifetime.

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SNUDGING

Symptoms: The affected cat repeatedly headbutts any available part of a readily available human and turns its head slightly so that the lips and cheek are rubbed against legs, arms, clothing, etc. This condition gets its name from a contraction of the phrase “soggy nudging.” Snudging may well be a form of excessive scent-marking. A bad attack can result in soggy clothing.

Treatment: Give the sufferer lavish affection. Most attacks subside between 10 minutes to 1 hour after onset of symptoms. You may need to dry off snudged clothing or skin. Attacks recur frequently, usually when the most readily available human is engrossed in a TV program, book or telephone call.

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BED-HOGGING

Symptoms: The cat spreads to take up all available free bed space at night.  It then expands a bit more until any human occupants occupy the smallest possible area of bed. It may do this on top or underneath the covers or on the pillow. It is highly contagious — any other cats on the bed will also develop symptoms of bed-hogging.

Treatment: The most obvious solution is to evict the cat from the bed. If this is morally unfeasible, train yourself not to give way as the cat expands. Buying a bigger bed is probably pointless as most affected cats can easily expand to fill standard, queen-sized and king-sized beds. Otherwise, simply train yourself to sleep while hanging precariously off the side of the bed. Attacks of bed-hogging have been known to last up to 23 hours (in one case a 3-day attack was noted by a cat-owner who was confined to bed with flu; the cat thoughtfully kept her company during this time).

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IRRITABLE LAP SYNDROME

Symptoms: The cat appears unable to settle comfortably on laps, instead treading, kneading, rearranging itself, fidgeting, vocalizing, getting up and turning around, falling off lap and getting back on again, attacking magazines, needlework, computer keyboard, telephone, etc.

Treatment: Immediate treatment is essential. Drop whatever you are doing (literally if need be) and give 100% attention to the sufferer otherwise symptoms may escalate and become quite distressing to the lap-owner. Only prolonged attention will cure an attack of Irritable Lap Syndrome. Like Collapsible Legs this syndrome is incurable, although attacks may be effectively treated as (and) when they occur.

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LAP FUNGUS DISORDER

Symptoms: Having taken over a human lap, the cat proceeds to spread in all planes. This may be accompanied by secondary symptoms such as high volume purring, dribbling, kneading and snoring. The condition is highly contagious and several fungoid cats may infest a lap simultaneously.

Treatment: Topical treatment with proprietary anti-fungals is ineffective. Prompt treatment (as per Irritable Lap Syndrome) is required to alleviate the worst symptoms although in a number of cats, such treatment actually exasperates the condition. This disorder manifests itself periodically through the affected cat’s life and there is no long-term cure.

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SMURGLING

Symptoms: Varied: sucking at clothing, owner’s earlobes/ nose/fingers/ skin, drooling, glazed _expression. Often accompanied by kneading and high volume purring.

Treatment: Ultimately incurable. It is possible to remove smurglable items from around the cat. The ailment may be transmitted to humans in the form of large laundry bills, misshapen clothing and chapped skin.

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GREEBLINGZ

Symptoms: Random dashes running helter-skelter through house in pursuit of unseen prey. Greeblingz are believed to be non-visible entities and some authorities have linked them to UFO sightings or feel that they may be diminutive other-dimensional beings. Cats suffering from greeblingz typically have wild-eyed _expressions. There is a minor danger of greeblingz attaching themselves to humans; if a cat tackles such greeblingz, injury to humans may result. A very few cats are naturally immune.

Treatment: None known. Anti-epileptics are ineffective as the condition appears unrelated to other forms of seizure. Avoid getting in the way of a cat engaged in greebling hunting. Attacks usually subside spontaneously, perhaps as greeblingz return to their own dimension. These irritating creatures are not visible to human eyes, but no doubt the superior sight and hearing of cats enables them to see them.

Odd Photo of The Wall

For the past few months we have been looking at this particular spot on the wall. Maybe our imagination has run wild on us BUT it almost looks like a Native American Carving in the granite. It appears to be a head?

Now we know it is not carved and is an act of nature but none the less “it’s pretty cool”. Take a look below. We have added documentation to the last photo in the event you don’t see what we see.

Click on an icon to enlarge.

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Index School Christmas Pagent

The childrens Christmas Pagent will be held December 10, 2009 at 6:30 PM. Beforehand, there will be a bake and book sale.

We’re sure that Santa will arrive in the park with Fire District #28 after the play.

It’s loads of fun and we hope to see you there.

What Are You Doing to Stay Cool?

Leave us a comment to let us know what you are doing to stay cool during this hot spell.

Here is what my wife and I are doing.

Me: I am wearing only cotton t-shirts. I wet down the front of it about 8 times a day and catch a breeze from a fan or out doors.

Wife: Dang, she won’t do the wet t-shirt thing. She has found that slightly wetting a towel, putting in the freezer and when it is cold or frozen, she takes it out and puts her feet on it. It helps the swelling she gets in her feet on hot days and keeps her cool.

Animals: We have three cats. We do the towel thing for the cats too. They like it. We put ice cubes in their water and also leave a faucet dripping with cold water that they can help them selves to. We also feed them moist food daily (from the can of course) as their bodies work different on the moisture content their bodies distribute the moisture needed.

So, how about you?

Update 07.30.09

We received an email from David Cameron saying “Hey Ed, how about electrolytes”, and to be honest, it did not cross my mind.

Yes, we do replenish our electrolytes and here’s how, on the cheap.

In our sugar free beverages (and sodium free), eg; Crystal Lite, for each 24 ozs in a glass or thermos we add a pinch of baking soda, a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of sugar.

If you want to make mock gatoraid, try this:

1 quart of water
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of lite salt
6-10 teaspoons sugar

For some flavor you can add a packet of Kool Aid.  Mix well and drink.  This will replenish the salt you are losing.  Even if you feel you are not perspiring, you are losing salt via other means.

This is True Honorary Unsubscribe

I got permission from the Author, Randy Cassingham, to reprint this article. It’s from his THIS IS TRUE syndication (that we subscribe to). www.thisistrue.com. He has a paid subscriber base and a free one.

Anyway, on to the article from his issue #782 in the Honorary Unscubscribe (obits).

THIS WEEK’S HONORARY UNSUBSCRIBE goes to Manuel Curry. “How many men can say they’ve been doing a job like this for this long without any major injuries?” asked Curry in 2008. “I’ve been stabbed several times but nothing really life threatening,” he said then. “I’ve been shot at a couple of times, but never hit. I had a dog bite me once, and the dog died.” Curry was a police officer in New Orleans, La., for his entire career. He started at the department in 1946, and stayed there. When 200 officers fled from hurricane Katrina, Curry was still working at the department, and stayed on duty, sleeping in a car in a Wal-Mart parking lot for a month so he was close to the job. He was 80 years old at the time. As other officers retired or went to desk jobs, Curry preferred to stay on the street, on patrol, just like always. And he stayed on the job, working the streets with the special rank of Sergeant-Major, until the day he died, on June 4 — making him the longest-serving police patrol officer known in the history of the United States, an active duty career of slightly more than 63 years. He was 84.

April 2009 Newsletter

The April 09 Newsletter is set to go out on Sunday early A.M.

It is a short Newsletter this time through for a couple of reasons.

There was not much news. We were busy. Life happens eh’?

We’re on Ebay

Just a quick note. Please check us out on Ebay. It has nothing to do with IndexWa.org. It is a personal endeavor.

Just click the icon below and thanks.

P.S. Nothing really happening around here lately so the blog has been quiet.