Here we are at another Monday, which o f course means a day for some facts.
The thickness of the Earth’s crust varies between 5 kilometres and 70 kilometres, the thicker part forms the land and the thinner the oceanic crust makes up the ocean floors.
The crust is broken into irregular plates which drift over the upper mantle layer near the Earth’s surface.
The first landmasses appeared soon after the Earth was formed. They move, joined together and broke apart many times throughout history.
Many of the Earth’s fascinating features occur at plate boundaries, mountain ranges were formed when two continental plates collided.
Volcanoes, ocean trenches and earthquakes are all the result of the movement of Earth’s plates.
Another warmish day I had a little sleep in till 5.20am. A pretty damn warm if not hot day here but no need for the air con which is good.
Trying to get through to Tim that just because they disagree doesn’t mean they hate him. In fact on his birthday when he was in a mood Sam looked straight at him and told him he isn’t allow to die. Sam also said that went for me and Kathy who was here at the time but he was looking at Tim, who didn’t notice and didn’t take in what was said.
The laptop keeps freezing this morning but I got the shopping done took close to 2hrs but it is done.
Another warm to hot start to the day and another day of a laptop that likes to freeze. Kathy is dropping the girls off around 8.30am they are in our care for the day till Michael gets off work.
Tim has the female physio coming this morning, I have not seen him do any of the exercises she asked him to do.
Tasha took the girls with her when she went to the shops.
Bought the girls Maccas for lunch
Tim cut my hair and I had a shower before going to bed. However, after only a few hours I was up due to my legs shaking so much and me not feeling good, stayed up about 30 minutes then went back to bed.
TODAY WOULD HAVE BEEN MUMS 84 BIRTHDAY
A rough morning woke feeling not so well, I was retching while brushing my teeth after that I took my medication with a drink of milk. That made me feel worse and I ended up throwing up, I think the milk is going off after throwing up I managed to eat 2 slices of raisin toast and started to feel better but not 100%. I now have a headache.
Tim has a hand rehab appointment he says he has another appointment in a month or something.
Sandy went to the cemetery and she had Skylar with her, she looked at Skylar and thought something wasn’t right when she spoke to Skylar she said “Nana” was talking to her she then gave Sandy a really long tight hug she hasn’t done that before and Sandy asked why such a hug, Skylar said nana told her to do it. She then said nana told her that she loves Sandy so much.
I have felt off all day.
I am not feeling 100% this morning but not as bad as yesterday morning.
The cleaners came as they do, every fortnight.
After the cleaners left Tim turned the air con on as it is so very humid.
A new month and the start of another school year, Sam is in year 11 this year, Sydney-May is in year 9 this year and Summer is in year 6.
Sam walked in at 6.50, so no need to ring and wake him to come down.
Went to the doctor’s to have my medical form filled in form my disability parking permit renewal, the Tim and I went and handed in the form to Service NSW we walked in at 11,16am and walked out at 11.28am. Had to take a number and wait to speak to someone.
After that Tim and I went down to the lake to just sit and look at the lake.
What a terrible night up an down like a yo yo and tossing and turning this went on till close to midnight. I was still awake and up at 4.50am.
This morning my internet is playing up, I keep getting a message saying I have no internet but I do have it.
Asked Tasha to let me know if she was coming down to help me get ready for bed as I am having a shower before bed but of course she didn’t.
My new shorts came I will try them on over the weekend.
Had a good nights sleep up at 5.15am, it is a nice start to the day there is a slight breeze through the house.
Haven’t needed the air con on at all today which is nice but it has been a warm day.
Tasha came down for an ice block she has had a busy day with work and other stuff.
Tim is pissed off with the troubles of trying to set up a meeting at work with his advocate being able to attend, the company said Monday but she is unable to attend on Monday and Tim has a doctor’s appointment that morning but the company are saying to bad, to sad, don’t give a fuck.
There are no blood tests, or scans to tell one’s doctor that they have Parkinson’s, in 1967 some doctors developed a system of stages to determine how advanced the condition is.
There are five stages of Parkinson’s, here is a brief description of the stages.
STAGE 1: People with Parkinson’s have symptoms only one one side of the body, such as a tremor or some rigidity and slowness of movement in one arm or leg (or both if on the same side of the body).
STAGE 2: Symptoms appear on both sides of the body or in the midline of the body, such as decreased facial expression, drooling, stooping or shuffling while walking. However, there are no problem with balance. The first two stages are considered mild.
STAGE 3: As soon as the sufferer begins having trouble with balance they have crossed into stage three. In this stage they don’t need help walking or getting up from a seated position but their body movements are becoming increasingly slow. The disease is now considered mild to moderate.
STAGE 4: A person with Parkinson’s can no longer be completely independent, with symptoms including disabling slowness of movement and stiffness are moderate to severe. The disease impact on balance and walking is so great that them suffer usually needs help to walk. However, they can generally still get in and out of bed and in and out of a chair without help.
STAGE 5: Once the sufferer is unable to get up from a chair or in and out of bed without help they have crossed into stage five and will require help with pretty much daily actives and may soon find themselves in a nursing home.
Good morning, or afternoon or maybe it is evening where you are, anyway you may have noticed that there was no post yesterday as I was not feeling very well and even though I am feeling some what better I am still not 100%.
THIS POST IS A DAY LATE DUE TO THE FREEZING CONDITIONS HERE YESTERDAY, NOT THE WEATHER BUT MY LAPTOP.
A new day, a cool morning but my 8.15am I was sweating although not that hot yet.
Sandy popped in yesterday to pick up Jeannie’s Christmas present she will see her today at Samantha’s baby shower. I feel she looks drawn and worn out and has lost too much weight.
SYDNEY-MAY’S BIRTHDAY SHE IS 14
Tim didn’t come to bed till 4am and I was out of bed at 4.45am. There is a nice breeze flowing through the house and not suppose to be as hot today.
Tasha’s first day at work will find out latter how it went. I saw Tasha briefly she said the job was ok and she has a second job of a weekend also as a cleaner.
Had to ask Tim to go to the post office for me and post my letters for me and get me more stamps.
Another hot day but not too hot there is a nice breeze coming through the house this morning.
We don’t need the air con on which is nice.
Sue came over just for a visit she was in a so so mood. While she was here she changed the sheets on my bed for me.
Tim took cans & bottles over to be cashed in.
Another nice cool start to the day but it will not last in for a pretty hotish day.
Tim washed the sheet and hung them on the line outside, last night he did a load of washing hung it on the clothes hoist and placed the hoist outside to dry overnight and today.
When Tim went to use the whipper snipper the motor packed it in so he has taken it back to Bunnings.
He also has to compile a heap of documents concerning his accident to send off to his personal claims lawyer.
We are in for another hot day with a top of 32 degrees it is only 5.30am and I am drenched in sweat. I turned the air con on at 9am.
Tim up before 9am he had a phone call which woke him, he had a 11.45am appointment with his hand rehab people. When he got home he said he doesn’t think there is any point in going although he has another appointment in a month but he said that will be the last, as the physio told him he isn’t making any progress.
TIM’S BIRTHDAY HE IS 63 TODAY
Another stinking bloody hot day ahead of us, it is already hot at 5am when I got up. I opened the house up and the breeze coming through the house is warm.
Tasha came down to wish Tim a happy birthday and things ended up with raised voices because we didn’t agree with something Tim he was yelling that he was right. After she left he said he didn’t want anyone to come over tomorrow he then went to his office to do whatever.
I am really pissed off myself because I feel that we are not allowed to disagree with him.
Kathy came over this afternoon to talk to Tim about what happened with me and Tash and he remained calm and I again explained to him what we had been trying to tell him and he didn’t agree but didn’t go off his head.
We also talked about his depression and I told him I understand he doesn’t want to take medication but we need to find a way to help him as he has pretty much given up on life and that’s not good. I asked him he would like it if I stopped taking my anti-depression medication, Kathy pop up and said no I am not happy when off it and I cry too much and feel like I am always being attacked and he agreed I am better with the medication well he kind off agreed.
A new day and hopefully a better day then yesterday at least it isn’t going to be as hot as yesterday.
I have cancelled Tim’s birthday lunch as he says he doesn’t want it and that is fine with me.
I told Tim I thought he need to apologise to both me and Tasha and he has done so. Tasha came down and had a chat with her dad and they have patched up their differences.
Hello everyone, we are in for a truly stinking hot day with a top temp of 40 degree at the moment it is around 29 degrees and it is 6.30am as I start to write this.
Today is Australia Day an important and much celebrated day for this great country, it is also my darling husband’s 63rd birthday. We have no plans for today but the girls may arrive tomorrow to have lunch with their dad Jess can’t do today as she has been working all night.
Since it is Aussie Day I thought I would just share a few facts about the day.
Records of celebrations on 26 January date back to 1808, with the first official celebration of the formation of New South Wales held in 1818. It was not until 1935 that all Australian states and territories adopted use of the term “Australia Day” to mark the date of the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove.
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet and raising of the Union Flag by Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove in New South Wales.
It was not until the thirtieth anniversary of European settlement, in 1818, that Governor Lachlan Macquarie officially created a public holiday in New South Wales. During this time other newly founded colonies were also celebrating their own beginnings, through sporting events, picnics and anniversary dinners.
Ok let’s move on from being a servant and move on to occupations outside of the home, which were many and varied, if one was lucky to have one.
Looking through old year books and statistical registers of the time one will notice many occupations that no longer exist and those that do still exist may have transformed into something completely different.
Know what a gripman was? No, well I will tell you it was the person who controlled the cable trams in the 1890’s but is now an obsolete with the arrival of the electric tram.
Because the horse was the made mode of transport the blacksmith was very important in the city and country alike. Same can be said for saddle and harness-markers, and farriers, were widespread and vital to society that depended on the horse.
Now these professions are considered specialised occupations for the leisure industry.
Jobs in the building industry such as a stonemason became less important with the invention of pre-cast concrete, it was such changes that contributed to the unemployment problems of the late nineteenth century.
Wages varied a bloody lot back then depending on your level of skill and the state of the labour market. In New South Wales in 1899 a skilled brewery worker such as a barrel maker could earn as much as three pounds ten shillings per week. A bottle washer working for the same company would be lucky to make one pound two shillings a week. A blacksmith would make between ten and twelve shillings per day in 1890 and the same in 1898. Victorian year books show that sailors earned seven pounds in 1890 and only six pounds in 1898 that’s per month.
Time for another creature and this week it is the Cuttlefish which despite it’s name is not a fish but a mollusc.
This oceanic master of disguise changes colour depending on its surroundings, it has eight arms, two tentacles, three hearts and one of the largest brains compared to its body size of all invertebrates. It has a sharp beak-like mouth that it uses like scissors to open flesh, it then uses its tentacles to tear out the meat.
People have at times found pieces of white feather-shaped cuttle bone washed up on a beach, it’s unique to cuttlefish and what keeps it afloat. Jewellers use it to make moulds for small objects, it’s often given to pet birds as a source of calcium.
“Fresh, raw cuttlefish has a texture and taste superior to squid,” Susman continues. With a light eggwhite and green-melon aroma, a texture that’s tender, and a flavour that boasts mild milky notes and a fresh cream finish, they are stunning raw, but can hold their own in a deep-fried salt-and-pepper play, too
Hello everyone here are some more facts about Earth.
The Earth’s inner core is so hot it could melt metal, it remains solid because it is surrounded by such immense pressure.
The Earth is made up of different layers, which formed when the planet was young and extremely hot. These layers are all held in place by the enormous force of gravity, acting upon the planets inner core and incredibly hot ball of iron and nickel.
Some of the layers are partly molten which means that they contain extremely hot liquid and are covered by an outer layer of solid rock and called the crust.
The rock that makes up the surface of the Earth is constantly changing as more and more layers are added. Its composition can be divided into three different types of rock.
Estimates of the temperature of the Earth’s inner core vary but scientists believe it is most likely between 5,000 – 7,000 degrees Celsius or 9,000-13,000’s degrees Fahrenheit.
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