Stay Away from Hydrocodone!

Ever since Carl Mannich and Helene Lowenheim mixed it in Germany in 1920, Hydrocodone (or its various names) has been taking away the pain for people all over the world.  Most people who take Hydrocodone, though, are in the US of A.  Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK have all banned its medical use.  Why would that be?

Hydrocodone is a narcotic pain killer.

Do you have pain?'

Think twice or thrice before filling the script so easily given by the doctor for hydrocodone.

This post may get many hits and comments and people may say bad things about this post and blog because hydrocodone is one of many drugs (by no means the only drug - oxycodone, methadone, suboxone, tramadol, and even benadryl) that are abused.

I am not a doctor.

I am not a pharmacutical representative.

I am not a drug dealer.

I try to help people with addictions.

Many people with drug addictions started by using a prescription that their doctor gave them called hydrocodone.

I am the watchman of Ezekiel.  You may think that I am crazy, but I do not want your blood to be on my head.  Hydrocodone is a tool of Satan to take everything away from you.

If you are getting defensive as you read this, let me ask this question, "What did people do for pain before pain killers?"  What good had hydrocodone really brought to this world?  What heartache and suffering has hydrocodone brought to this world.

This blog post was written for one single person.

You who are wondering if you should take it for the pain.

No!!!!!   Don't take it!!!!!!!

Please please please please please don't.

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Jesus wants to be with you in your pain.

Christian Music #8 Out of the mouths of babes

When my daughter was 4 or 5, my wife and I went to pray for her before bed, and as we did she began singing a song to Jesus.  Both of us must have been in the mood to humor her, so we thought we would let her sing a little song.  So we sat there and listened to her sing.  I cannot take you there, but I can go there myself in my mind.  After a few minutes I was thinking, how long is this going to go on?  She kept singing, making up her of words and notes to sing to her Savior.

After a while she was not the only one caught up in worshiping Jesus.  As this went on for ten to twenty minutes, we began to realize that this was one of those moments when we were in the presence of the Almighty God.  It is one of the most special times of my life.

With kids, often times we want them to be quiet or go play in the other room.  But that night I learned from my daughter something as she ushered us into the presence of God.

Idea:  Learn something from a child about the worship of God, whether it be in their rambunctiousness or their silliness or their sweetness.

52 Tattoos

How many people do you know who have gotten a tattoo only to regret it?  Maybe it was a relationship, “Billy Joe loves Betty Sue,” or somewhere too prominent like the forehead, or someplace too personal, “Can I see your tattoo?”  I know a few.  Maybe you or your child or brother is one.  I have an idea for you.

First let me make some other points about the downside of traditional tattoos besides their permanency.   They are costly.  You can tell me that $50 - $70, or even $300 is no big thing to you, but let’s say you get 52 tattoos for $50 apiece.  That comes to $2600.  If you catch the tattoo fever it is not unreasonable to think you could drop a couple of grand on tattoos.

I have an idea that will help you in your desire for tattooing yourself.  It will help you to be able to change your mind.  It will help you to be able to pick from several of your favorite tattoos.   It will also help you save a couple of grand.  Finally, it will help bring out the artist inside of you, and possibly your friends and family.

Open your junk drawer.  The one with the pens and pencils.  See if there is a permanent marker.  If you can find not even one permanent marker, then decide on your favorite color.  If you like lots of colors and cannot decide, no problem.  This idea is fine with indecision.  This could be called the tattoo idea for people who are indecisive.  Next time you go to the store buy a pack of Sharpie permanent markers (variety of colors).  You will spend approximately $5.  That $5 (okay maybe $10) will buy you 52 tattoos for you and 10 other people, a savings of $25,000.  Wow, you just funded one of your kid’s retirement or funded an orphanage in Nepal.  Okay, now go back home.

Now talk you’re the most creative artsy person you know – if that is yourself, talk to yourself.  Say, “Self, what do I want to tattoo on my body?”  If you want you can make a drawing of it on paper before you start drawing or writing on yourself.  If you are too impulsive for that, just start drawing on yourself.  If you want you can tattoo yourself, or have someone else tattoo yourself, once a week.  The advantages to this are enormous.  First, hopefully you can see how much money you would save.  Second, if you do not like it wash it off.  Third, if you do like it keep writing it on after you wash it off.  Fourth, if you really get crazy and write on your forehead, just wash harder.  Fifth, you can create a blog or a facebook stream about the new tattoo you get each week, posting a “selfie” and now having something steady to say on facebook instead of complaining about the weather or that your Hoosiers lost – although you could do a tattoo of the bad weather and the losing Hoosiers (maybe soon the winning Hoosiers).

Since you may not have 52 ideas for your tattoos, I will include a few to get you started.

1.        Tattoo “your name loves your spouse” over your heart.

2.       A Bible verse along your arm.

3.       Your mission statement (Don’t have one – make one).

4.       Those stick figure family things you see on the back of cars.

5.       Your SAT score on your forehead (It’ll wash off).

6.       Song lyrics.

7.       Movie Quotes.

8.       Have your kids draw on your back (If that is too scary, have them practice on paper first).

9.       Ask your kids for ideas.

10.   Ask your friends for ideas.

11.   Copy other people with real tattoos who do not have the advantage of erasing them easily.

12.   A silhouette of your dog.

13.   “Ain’t nobody got time for that”

14.   24601

15.   Other languages – my favorite is Hebrew and Greek bible quotes.

16.   The names of those close to you.

17.   Have your child who cannot write cursive learn by writing  the Gettysburg Address on your back.

18.   Another child – have them write John 17 on your back.

19.   Tattoo the names of your bones where they are: femur, patella, etc.

20.   Same as 19 but with muscles.

21.   Eagle on your back.

22.   Rubix cube (Remember you have lots of colors).

23.   Your momma’s name.

24.   Your family tree.

That should get you started.

Tea(Coke Zero) Party

My daughter had an idea of having a tea party.  My wife doesn't really like tea so she said, "Can we have Coke Zero?"  So we are having Coke Zero, brownies, cheese on crackers, etc.  Also we had to sign our name in a book saying we were coming.  We also have to dress up to come to the tea party.  And here are my daughter's comments regarding the tea party:  "I asked my mom if we should, um, have my tea party set.  She said no we should not.  Because mine were too little.  And they were only one sip.  Mom got us our own big cups.  That's all I can think of.  I like that, I like what you typed.  That's funny."  Anything else you want to say or explain about the tea party?  "Write NO and then write Nah.  Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha h aha hahahahhahahah.  Write that again and again and again and again and again . . . .. "

Paintings for a little girl

A little girl in our church is having open heart surgery today and a while ago my daughter had the idea of drawing pictures and making paintings.  She made a bunch of different pictures and put prices on them of 50cents or $1 or 25cents depending on the size and quality of the picture.  She started by selling them to her aunt, uncle and grandparents the pictures.  She was selling them to save up money for the little girl in our church who is having open heart surgery today.  Someone might say to her, "Who is going to buy pictures from a little girl to save money for this little girl who is having open heart surgery?  That won't work."  You could tell that to my daughter to her face and she would be unfazed.  This is why we call her Danny junior.  She took the pictures to church and I think she tried to sell some.  She also says to her mom, "Aren't you so proud of me mommy, can you believe that an eight year old can raise money for a little girl.  Aren't you so proud of me that you could cry?"
The Painting you see pictured in this post is called "I don't know what to call it."

My Daughter's Salon

An idea from my daughter:  I have a salon and you get lay down massages, and you get shoulder massages, and you get back massages, and you get hand massages, and you get a wata booe (a wata booe is getting towels over your head and you just sit and close your eyes on the black chair).  You have to pay if you are not in my family.  And you can see a dog show.  And my daughter made it up and she has one partner, my brother.  This is how the massages are given.  For the back massage you put towels on your body and on your head and on your arms and legs, and then you roll a toy with wheels up and down your back.  If you want to find out more about the salon, you must find out for yourself. . . .