My Favorite Flower

C O S M O S ! I love the fern-y stems and leaves and the single blossom perched on top of that light and airy greenery

Attempting to Reach America

I was fascinated by this story last month in the LA Times. A 2 week trip in a rcikety boat: these folks are brave...and desperate.

William Pierre Louis, 23, left, works on the boat. Those who can't afford to pay cash for the Florida trip provide labor.


latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-haiti-boats7-2010feb07,0,3603449.story
latimes.com
Haitians prepare for boat journey to Florida
An orphaned teen is one of two dozen Haitians on a vessel awaiting their time to leave. Some are further enticed by news that Haitians in the U.S. have 'temporary protected status' after the quake.

By Scott Kraft
February 7, 2010
Reporting from Cap-Haitien, Haiti

The unfinished wooden boat rocks gently in the backwater of Cap-Haitien Bay, lulling 17-year-old Douna Marcellus and two dozen others to sleep as tight balls of mosquitoes hover overhead. Cicadas serenade them from the reeds on one bank and, on the other, black pigs root through smoldering trash.

Like the others in the boat, Douna is a refugee from Port-au-Prince and the unspeakable horrors of the earthquake and its aftermath. Her parents and sister were crushed in their home, just seconds after Douna walked out the front door to run an errand for her mother. The government offered free bus tickets out of town and Douna took one.

But this city on Haiti's northern coast is just a way station. When builders finish the boat in a few days, it will set sail with the teenager and at least 40 others for the United States. If they survive the 600-mile crossing, and aren't intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, they'll soon be walking the streets of opportunity.

"America is a place where everybody can become someone," Douna says before bedding down for the night, an expression of certainty on her pretty young face. "It's where everyone lives like human beings."

And besides, she says, "I have nowhere else to go."

The Jan. 12 earthquake, and reports of a U.S. administration newly sympathetic to undocumented Haitians, has meant opportunity for the shady world of Cap-Haitien boat builders who promise to make the dream of life in the United States come true. The desperate are pouring into town and many of them, like Douna, plan to escape.

'90s exodus

In the early 1990s, when a junta drove President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power, thousands of Haitians left by boat for Florida to claim political asylum. But the U.S. reinstalled Aristide to power in 1994 and in recent years the flow of boat people from Haiti has slowed to a trickle.

After the earthquake, the Obama administration quickly announced that it was granting "temporary protected status" to the more than 100,000 undocumented Haitians estimated to be living in the United States, and suspending deportation proceedings. That status can be extended up to 18 months.

The move was generally welcomed by politicians on both sides of the aisle as a fitting humanitarian gesture in the wake of the tragedy. But some expressed concern that it might trigger renewed efforts by Haitians to attempt to enter the United States by sea.

Haiti's ambassador to the United States recorded radio messages discouraging his countrymen from trying to make the risky journey, and the Coast Guard increased its patrols.

"It's clearly something people here have thought of," said Charles Luoma-Overstreet, a spokesman with the State Department's Western Hemisphere bureau. "But we've not seen any increased outflow from Haiti."

To qualify for temporary protected status, Haitians have to prove that they were in the United States on or before the quake. But for people in the country illegally, that could be difficult to verify, and the would-be immigrants in Cap-Haitien are counting on that.

'A lot of demand'

Dorcilien Louis, a taciturn man of 40, is the captain of Douna's 42-foot boat. Late last week, he was overseeing the final stages of construction: Workmen with long saws were building the cabin, and he had a crew out looking for material for a sail and a second motor. ("Our first engine has a little problem.")

It took three months to build the boat, at a cost of about $8,000, he said. When he began the project, he wasn't thinking of Miami but of Providenciales, in the Turks and Caicos Islands, about 130 miles away, where the authorities are less vigilant than the U.S. Coast Guard.

During his 15 years as a captain, Louis has made a dozen journeys to the islands with passengers hoping to start new lives and, perhaps, eventually find a way to the United States. About half of those journeys were successful, he said.

(When the authorities on those islands intercept boats from Haiti, they sink them, jail the passengers and put them on the next flight home. The U.S. Coast Guard sinks boats it intercepts as well, but usually transports the passengers back to Haiti on Coast Guard ships.)

Louis changed his itinerary, though, and stepped up the ship construction after the quake, when thousands of people began arriving from Port-au-Prince. Some of them had money, and were looking for a way to get to the United States.

"We've got a lot of demand, and these people from Port-au-Prince are the big customers," Louis said. "It's time to take the risk."

He said 40 passengers had signed up for the journey and he was expecting 20 new arrivals from the capital. The boat is built for 40 people, "but it can hold 60," he said. And if a few more paying customers show up at the last minute, he added, "we'll squeeze them on too."

The boat is being built on a narrow, secluded waterway that feeds into the bay, out of sight of Haitian coast guard patrols and U.S. ships that Louis said he's spotted on the shimmering blue sea just outside the bay.

"The U.S. Coast Guard is giving us a lot of worries," said Walker Michel Bernard, one of the passengers, who was wearing an Ohio State University cap in the sweltering sun. "They've heard we are going. But we're watching them, and as soon as we get a chance, we think we can make it."

The fare for the journey is flexible. For those who can pay, Louis charges $2,000.

"But people who don't have money can bring wood for the ship," he said. "And people who don't have wood, we put them to work as builders." (As a teenager who lost her family in the quake, Douna is being allowed to go for free, he said.)

Louis has never made the journey to the U.S., and navigation has been a problem for the boats, which often spend two weeks at sea on a trip that, even in the rickety boats, should take less than a week. But this time he is bringing along two navigators who've made the trip, though both were on boats that were stopped by the Coast Guard.

If he makes it to Miami, Louis said, it'll be his last trip as a captain. He'll push the boat back out to sea and won't give it another thought.

"I'm not coming back to Haiti. Screw the boat."

The time was right

Among Louis' passengers is Fanise Jean, 24, who lives on the ground floor of a pastel-pink French Creole house a short walk from the water. Jean has twice attempted the journey, once a year ago and again in July. Those journeys depleted her resources, which she collected as a beautician, and her stamina.

"It's a lot of suffering," she said. "People throwing up on you, you can't take a shower, there's little food, and the boat is always shaking back and forth." One of her journeys lasted 14 days because the captain got lost, and three people became ill and died.

Until last month, Jean had been resigned to waiting longer before trying again. But she began reconsidering two weeks ago, when she got word that her boyfriend, who lived in Port-au-Prince, had been crushed to death in the earthquake. "We had just talked that morning on the phone," she said.

Then, she heard from a friend in Boston who had joined her on one of the earlier attempts to reach the United States. The friend, alone among those on the boat, had been allowed to stay because she was eight months pregnant. The baby was born and the friend was being held for deportation.

"She called to tell me that she got her papers," Jean said. "Just like that. All the Haitians in the United States are getting their papers."

So, Jean decided the time was right. On both of her previous trips, Jean got within sight of Miami before the Coast Guard arrived, and those memories have stayed with her.

"We saw a lot of beautiful lights and a lot of cars," she said. "But we never touched the ground."

If she can just reach Florida, she said, "I won't have a problem. I know people everywhere there." Leaving her family makes her sad, "but I'm not all that sad, because I'm going to look for a better life."

Douna, though, feels that she's leaving nothing behind.

"I saw the house go down on my mother," she said. "No one is left for me."

Audio slide show: Haitian boat holds hope of a better life

scott.kraft@latimes.com

What Some People Do For Fun

Sean Zyduck of Kronenwetter reads out a trivia question Thursday night at Applebee’s in Wausau. Zyduck works for Team Trivia of Wisconsin, which holds local and statewide trivia contests. (Xai Kha/Wausau Daily Herald)
If you go
What: Trivia contest
When: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. every Thursday
Where: Applebee’s, 2221 Stewart Ave., Wausau
Cost: Free
Call 715-848-1110 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 715-848-1110 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Trivial pursuits

Kronenwetter resident brings game show
atmosphere to Applebee's

By DJ Slater • Wausau Daily Herald •
March 8, 2010

By day, it appears Sean Zyduck has a fairly normal
life.

He works as the manager of Bouche's Kronenwetter
Park, a mobile home community in Kronenwetter.

By night, well, that's a different story. Zyduck, of
Kronenwetter, trades in his managerial authority for
a microphone and a handful of questions.

From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. every Thursday at
Applebee's in Wausau, Zyduck is a trivia game host,
providing patrons with 20 questions and the chance
to win prizes and bragging rights for the night. It's
part of an entertainment gig that he hopes will catch
on at other establishments throughout the Wausau
area.

"I think trivia is a big draw for people," he said.
"People love it."

Late last year, Zyduck saw an advertisement in an
area newspaper for a trivia host through a company
called Team Trivia of Wisconsin, which sets up trivia
contests at locations throughout the state. Zyduck
couldn't resist responding to the ad, because he
already had 10 years experience working as a disc
jockey.

The owner of Team Trivia of Wisconsin came up to
the area at the end of November and trained Zyduck. On
Dec. 6, Zyduck had his first gig at Applebee's
"It's something new and different that people can do
without spending a lot of money," said Mike Kull,
the director of operations for the Wausau
Applebee's. "It's a fun environment."

Each two-hour contest provides players with 20
questions, Zyduck said. He reads off one question at
a time and allows players to wager a set amount of
points for each question. Contestants cannot lose
points if they get a question wrong.

The final question is the only exception. A team can
wager from 15 points to zero points, depending on
how well they are doing in the standings. If
contestants answer this question wrong, however,
they will lose whatever they wagered, Zyduck said.

The top three contestants or teams from each trivia
contest win a prize. First place gets a $30
Applebee's gift certificate, while second and third
place get gift certificates of $20 and $10
respectively, he said.


"The fun of trivia is that it challenges your brain and
you see what you know and don't know," Wausau
resident Carole Dixon said. "It's just so much fun."

Dixon was at Applebee's in early January when
Zyduck approached her and her friend and told
them about the trivia contest. Since that time, Dixon,
who is part of a four-person team called The
BrainFartz, has made an appearance every Thursday,
walking away placing no lower than third place each
time, she said.

The trivia contest has wide appeal because anyone
can play as much or as little as they want, Zyduck
said. People can join a league and qualify for other
Team Trivia of Wisconsin contests across the state,

or simply observe the contest as it unfolds.

The trivia night hasn't caught fire yet like it has in
larger cities such as Milwaukee and Madison,
Zyduck said, but it's slowly gaining popularity.
When he first started, Zyduck didn't have a single
league team. Today, he has four.

"I think trivia night is a lot of fun," he said.
"Sometimes, I read the wrong answer just to see if
everyone is paying attention."

Like Zyduck, Kull thinks the trivia contests will start
to see bigger audiences as more people find out
about it. Trivia, he said, has a wide appeal because
anyone can participate in it.

Ideally, Zyduck would like to be able to offer trivia
contests three nights a week at three different
locations. That dream soon could be realized;
Zyduck said he's talking with two establishments in
Rothschild about bringing trivia to them.
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/fdcp/?1269203769096

Dreaming of Frozen Custard

Where oh where can I get frozen custard in southern California?

Plain or with mix-ins....mmmmm...

Raspberry frozen custard...mmm...

Chocolate "velvet on the tongue"...just wishful thinking...but I am sorely tempted to take a SW flight to Milwaukee just to visit Kopp's Custard!!!

I'm a Bookaholic

I found this cute poster on http://www.rhapsodyinbooks.com/

I guess the first step in any addiction is to admit it....OK, I admit it! I am a bookaholic

The question is....do I want to change? Should I change whether I want to or not? I will be thinking about that now for a time.

Marie Osmond

I am a Marie Osmond fan big time so when this tragedy happened, I was interested. After reading about Michael (see article below) I felt more of the family's pain at his loss.His funeral was in the Provo/Orem Utah area, which I consider to be my second "home town".
Here is Marie being comforted by President Monson


. At the end of the article, it states that Marie and Donny have continued their stint in Vegas. They are doing it for Michael. I would love to go see them perform.
The casket...the reality.


Marie Osmond's son: 'Too tender-hearted for this world'
By Ben Fulton
And Ellen Fagg Weist
The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated: 03/15/2010 09:42:56 AM MDT

http://www.sltrib.com/features/ci_14670693

If stuck in the back seat of a car, Michael Bryan would joke for hours with siblings and friends rather than complain. Give him a hot, dirty job on a construction site, and he would seek you out one year later to thank you, once more, for the opportunity.

A deep thinker who was often quiet and unobtrusive, all the young man needed was a spot in a conversation to offer a joke that would have everyone laughing.
Bryan, the 18-year-old adopted son of Marie Osmond and her second husband Brian Blosil, was all that and more, according to those who knew him.

That was before Feb. 26, when he jumped eight floors to his death from his Los Angeles apartment, while newly enrolled at the Fashion Institute of

Design and Merchandising.
Thanks to the iconic status of his famous mother, the youth's death has sparked ugly headlines and speculation by entertainment reporters, bloggers and Web commentors. That seems a haphazard, tragic memorial for Bryan, whom longtime friends and acquaintances characterized as a classic example of the cliché "still waters run deep."

Those closest to him haven't broken the silence requested by his mother, who was photographed weeping during the Monday funeral service at a Provo stake center near the Mormon temple, attended by Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Alan Nierob, Osmond's Los Angeles publicist, said his client seeks silence as she and her family grieve. Osmond returned to the stage of Flamingo Las Vegas with her brother Donny the day after Bryan's funeral.

"The way Osmonds survive is we keep singing, and that's what we want to do tonight. I know my son would want that," she said from the stage, according to an Associated Press report. Members of the Osmond family contacted by The Salt Lake Tribune -- including his uncle Jimmy, his cousins Don Jr., Nathan and Aaron -- declined comment or didn't

Marie Osmond watches as the casket of her son Michael Bryan is taken from a chapel after his funeral in Provo on March 8, 2010. Bryan, 18, died Feb. 26. (AP Photo/George Frey)return e-mail or phone queries. In a phone conversation, Stephen James Craig, the sole child of Marie's first marriage to Stephen Craig and the oldest of her eight children, declined comment out of respect for his mother's wishes. Bryan's father, record producer Brian Blosil, didn't return Tribune calls.

Adopted as a newborn in 1991, Bryan and his seven siblings lived through Osmond's and Blosil's March 2007 divorce. Some seven months later, Bryan entered rehab.
"He shared with me that he had some substance-abuse issues, but I can't remember if he talked about those before or after he entered rehab," said Dave Wilbur, a Saratoga Springs music instructor who taught Bryan bass guitar. "I'm a recovering alcoholic myself, so I was very sympathetic about listening."

The outlines of Bryan's personality, and the possible motivation for his suicide, are discernible only from anecdotes and respectful suppositions by those close to the families of both his mother and father.

What emerges is the portrait of shy young man who had little trouble enjoying life, even if he as an adolescent he struggled with depression. Next to his suicide, the most shocking announcement to many was news of his October 2009 legal name change from Michael Brian Blosil to Michael Bryan. Granted by a Utah 4th District Court judge, the petition deleted his adopted father's surname and apparently altered the spelling of his given middle name to become his surname.

In an attempt to grieve away from the media spotlight generated by the high-wattage presence of the Osmonds, the Blosil family held its own memorial Sunday, the day before the funeral.

"For anyone to insinuate anything negative about the two separate services is flat-out wrong," said Alan Hawks, a friend of the Blosil family, who attended the Sunday memorial. All comments about the Osmond family at the service were completely positive, he said.

Bryan spent his formative school years in Utah County, attending Cascade Elementary and Canyon View Jr. High School up to 10th grade at Orem High before moving with his family to Henderson, Nev.

He played football in the Orem City League team with his father, also a football coach, said Lisa Hatch, who worked 23 years alongside Marie, most recently as vice president of the singer's popular doll company.

Hatch, whose two children grew up with Bryan and his siblings, remembers his youthful excitement visiting Disneyland. By tradition, the park provides security so celebrities and their children can bypass crowd lines for amusement rides. Staying out late without their parents, Bryan and Hatch's children decided to stand in line like everyone else.
"I'd never seen anyone so excited about being in line for a ride at Disneyland," Hatch said.

Noting Osmond's Dec. 9 broadcast appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" last year, Hatch said she found the media "agenda" regarding Bryan's suicide extremely distasteful. DeGeneres thanked Osmond for "her support of equal rights" during the broadcast, after which the singer, acknowledged that her adopted daughter Jessica Marie was gay.
"I couldn't love her more," Osmond told the studio audience. "She's just the greatest person. All my kids are great. How do you not love your child? I don't understand that."

Bryan had a penchant for exotic foods, and took both drum and bass guitar lessons at Orem's Modern School of Music in the years before he enrolled at the Los Angeles design school.
"He was really talented," said Wilbur, his former music instructor. "He could take almost any challenge you threw at him. He was a great kid, but seemed conflicted back then. He had some issues with his parents that he talked about during lessons. But what kid doesn't have issues with his parents?"
Hawks, who owns a construction company, remembers Bryan's notable work ethic.

Many Utah County friends approached him about possible construction jobs for their children, but Osmond's and Blosil's son proved to be a good hire. In fact, he turned out to be one of the hardest-working young adults Hawks has ever met. "You can't find 15-year-old boys who put in 12-hours days like he did without wincing or complaining a single time," Hawks said.

Thinking about what Bryan might have gone on to achieve is what makes his suicide such a tragic paradox for his friends. "He simply made an error in thinking," Hawks believes. "Knowing Michael as I did, I'm sure he said to himself afterward, 'Now why did you do something like that?'"

Though his parents' divorce caused "some strife" in the family, as most divorces do, Hawks speculates Bryan was simply trying to figure out who he was when he changed his name late last year.
"There was some bumping of heads when he was younger, but people need to understand that was coming to an end completely," Hawks said. "I can't emphasize enough that he loved both his mom and dad. Teenagers go through struggles. Sharing his feelings and emotions was probably his weak spot. He was probably too tender-hearted for this world."
bfulton@sltrib.com; ellenf@sltrib.com

Here is another article, with more details about the funeral...

Marie Osmond's Son Remembered At Utah Funeral
PROVO, Utah (AP) ―
http://cbs2.com/entertainment/Marie.Osmond.son.2.1546649.html
Marie Osmond's 18-year-old son was remembered at a funeral service Monday with fond words, laughter and music from his famous singing family.

Michael Bryan's uncle, Donny Osmond, also appealed to God in an opening prayer.

"Bless my sister," he said, breaking into tears. "Bless my sister and her family."

Bryan was then memorialized by six of his seven siblings as a lighthearted person and a deep thinker who had a brilliant sense of humor and a kind, generous heart.

"He was a man of his word. He wasn't a talker, he was a doer. He was reliable," Bryan's sister Rachel Blosil, 20, said, struggling to express herself through tears. "He knew my hopes, he knew my dreams, my secrets, things that nobody knows. He was my best friend."

Police in Los Angeles have said Bryan died Feb. 26 from an apparent suicide after jumping from the eighth floor of the Metropolitan apartment building. An official cause of death is pending the results of an autopsy and toxicology tests.

Police said Bryan left a note but have provided no details about its contents.

One of five children adopted by Marie Osmond, Bryan previously used his adoptive father's last name, Blosil. Records from Utah's 4th District Court, however, show a judge had granted him an October 2009 petition for a legal name change.

Marie Osmond and Brian Blosil divorced in 2007 after two decades of marriage. She also has three other children from marriages to Blosil and first husband, Stephen Craig, whom she divorced in 1985.

In 2007, Marie Osmond said her son had entered a rehabilitation facility but did not disclose what he was being treated for.

About 450 mourners attended Monday's services at a chapel near the Provo temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including church President Thomas S. Monson, who offered words of comfort to the family.

Bryan was a first-year student of apparel manufacturing at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and had planned on a career in retail marketing and design, according to a biography of his life read by the family's Henderson, Nev.-based church bishop, Gary C. Milne.

The life sketch, a traditional part of Mormon funeral services, described Bryan as a hardworking, self-motivated person who loved sports, the arts, traveling and a good meal — from sushi to Peking duck and Italian pastas. An accomplished musician, Bryan played five instruments and wrote his own songs. He was also dedicated to service and since high school had been working with special needs children, Milne said.

In sharing their memories, Bryan's siblings painted a portrait of a close-knit family, where laughter and music — along with whipped cream fights in the family kitchen and other games — were often present, with Bryan at the center of the fun, despite his sometimes quiet manner.

"He was an intricate part of our family," said Stephen Craig, 26, the eldest of Marie Osmond's children." Each member of our family and every person here is better for having met him."

In somewhat of a jest, each of Bryan's siblings proclaimed themselves to be their brother's favorite.

"My brother Michael loved me the most," said 7-year-old Abigail Blosil, who drew laughter from the congregation as she launched the friendly, family competition. "My brother wrote a song about me that said I made him very happy. See, he did love me the most."

In brief remarks, Marie Osmond expressed her gratitude for the outpouring of support and prayers she said she's felt since Bryan's death. Marie Osmond expressed pride in all of her children and acknowledged the presence of Bryan's birth mother, "who gave me the greatest gift."

"Thank you for those beautiful 18 years," said Marie Osmond, who had not planned to speak at the service.

The service ended with a traditional Mormon hymn, sung sweetly by Marie Osmond and her famous brothers — Alan, Merrill, Jay, Wayne, Donny and Jimmy. The eldest Osmond brothers, Tom and Virl, who are deaf, accompanied the family by signing the words.

Bryan's silver coffin was interred at the East Lawn Memorial Hills Cemetery in Provo. At the graveside, the family scrawled handwritten messages onto orange balloons before releasing them into the air.

(© 2010 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

Recycled Glass!

I really love glass..and so does my husband John. He loves to peruse pictures of beautiful glass art by Lalique. I like to collect certain kinds of glass jars! Anyway,

there is this place in Oregon, run by the St. Vincent de Paul people, and they take glass and recycle it and sell it. One of the things they make is this Celtic Suncatcher. Isn't that cool?

Here is a little "blurb" about it and the website....

Recycled Glass Suncatcher- Celtic Knot

When a visionary man from St. Vincent de Paul saw a smallmountain of glass growing off the freeway, he decided to recycle it instead of see it go to a landfill. And so, the Aurora Glass Foundry was born, owned and operated by the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County, Oregon. Since then, Aurora Glass has become a powerful resource for the community, recycling old windows and other waste glass that previously landed in the dump. All the profits are returned to the community in the form of assistance for homeless and low-income people through emergency services, housing, jobs, training, and other charitable endeavors.

This tasteful recycled glass Celtic Knot Suncatcher will add beauty to your home all year round. It hangs from a looped hemp cord finished with Czech glass beads.
http://www.isabellacatalog.com/prod.cfm/pgc/21500/sbc/21503/inv/12912?mybuyscid=8124756653

5 Foods To Eat Every Day

#1. Leafy Greens.


#2. Onions and garlic.
#3. NUTS





#4. Whole Grains.




#5. Yogurt




http://shine.yahoo.com/event/makeover/the-5-foods-you-should-eat-every-day-710199/

is my source for this information and has a video about it. I do OK with 4 of the items...it is the LEAFY GREENS that I need to improve on...what about you?

Rare Book !

I, Joan, have great taste in books...and intuitive feelings about certain books. I saw this book on Larissa's shelf...Buddy's Little Self Help Book...by Buddy Hobbs (Will Ferrel's character in Elf.)

It is a cute, funny, charming little book and I said to myself...I would love to own this book. I think I may have given it to Larissa for Christmas, but not sure. She wasn't sure who gave it to her...was it me, her mom,..or Amy, her sister, ...or...? This price was $3.99 US. $5.99 CAN

Anyway, I went to amazon.com to order it. guess what? They no longer carry it. It is no longer in print, but you can by it new from one seller for 213.22!!!!! Or used from 69 dollars and up. Larissa found it on half.com for 100 dollars and up.

So..that goes to show....you may never know when a book you own has become a rarity!
It is so rare, it is hard to even find a nice uploadable online picture of it. I had to take a picture
of it myself to post it here...

Here is a cute saying from the section on Self Esteem...

If you try your best,
you'll never be a cotton-head ninny muggins.

These words of advice reminded me of Amy...
Eat frosting straight out of the container.

Some more...

Tights rule!

Never lose your Christmas Spirit

Being an elf is difficult work.
Humans can rarely do it
as they end to get testy when overworked.

Singing is just like talking, only louder and longer
and you move it up and down.

If you feel confused and sweaty,
its a sign that you need some alone time.

Maple syrup is a wonderful energy drink.

Don't eat cotton balls-
they're not cotton candy nuggets.

See? Cute, huh?