In article , Charlie wrote:

On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:16:21 -0700, Billy wrote:

Tired I am, just a little record keeping to due first then I'll go
rejoin "Lovey-poo".

By the way, the prunella was a big success in controlling my BP but it
has stopped flowering and I am back to my allopathic meds. I was able to
cut the BP meds in half and if I had had more prunella I could have done
better. Basically, I put about 2 " of prunella in a 1 quart (liter?)
water bottle and drank out of it for 2 days, replacing the water as
needed. I usually tossed in half a sliced lemon and a couple of sprigs
of mint for flavor. Now I'm commencing with the bitter melon to treat
Type II diabetes. Today I recorded my highest BG and my lowest. Here I
go again.

One step up and two steps back for ya'.

Have you tried an infusion of whole dried herb? It is fairly cheap.
Maybe you've been there, done that.
No I haven't. The information I was using calls for just the use of the
flowers but I should try the leaf to check its' efficacy. I had two
patches of prunella in pots. I planted one and I need to plant the other
because I need more mass to get through the year.

Thanks for the site.


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We have friends that now live in St. Lucia. I say friends but they are
more like family. Years of Saturday nights together over a dinner table
and our kids grew up together. She is black of skin and English by
disposition. Her daughter, from a previous marriage, was 3 years old
when we first met and the pride of both families until she was taught
that she was black and what that means in a white society. She knows
that doors are closed to her because of her skin color, and it has eaten
at her ever since. Can you imagine waking up every day and not knowing
whether people are being rude to you because you unconsciously did
something, or because you are black, or brown? If you can, then you are
black or brown. Remember James Brown and "Say it out loud". Only a fool
thinks we are different. We all came out of Africa.

Socialization, where the content of one's heart is more important than
the hue of one's skin.

Buenos Noches Amigo,

Ha......this reminds me that my Lovey and I have often laughed about
skin color issues. Why would we insipid-looking, bleached-out pinkish
things think we were in anyways superior by dint of our pigmentation,
or lack of it. Cripes, we "europeans" are butt-ugly colored. Makes
you wonder what's with all the hoopla and desire for tanning, eh?


Charlie

Fortunately, the wife of my friend came from St. Lucia, which is 99%
black skinned. She knows who she is and who we are. I think her attitude
is, "What can you do with fools?" I think any person of color could use
some time in a society of color, just to not have "whitey's" opinion
hanging over them.

I hope things go well in Jena tomorrow.

Maybe some day we can all be color blind.
--
FB - FFF

Billy

Get up, stand up, stand up for yor rights.
Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight.
- Bob Marley