Thursday, May 31, 2007

It's a boy!

Today we paid $100 to find

out the sex of our soon to be

born (six more weeks) son.

A high price but it made everybody

 happy to know we will have a healthy

son. We got 2 crummy  b/w pics, one

of his foot and one of his "boy parts".

Joe would not appreciate if I published

those pictures. I will get a good one of him

as he comes into the world, in a hot tub.

My son Joe  will be born in a hot tub.

I will put him to work cleaning pools

soon as he can walk.

Also  today, for exactly $100 I paid to have

 the air conditioner recharged with freon.

The heat-wave is on. We will attempt to

clean 13 filters tomorrow. We will see

how we make it in the Texas heat. ~MK

posted by txpoollover, May 31, 2007 17:53 | link | comments (1)

Monday, May 28, 2007

Today we completed a drain and clean of a

large swimming pool. I am lucky that I have

a wife that helps out with enthusiasm. I am

sure that a small business can only run as a

family business. Today we had a fine Mexican dinner

at Pulido's and a piece of coconut cream pie.

We did not "celebrate" any Memorial Day.

It is a constant bother to us, as peace and truth

activists, to see the phoney U.S. government

continue to fund the occupation in Iraq.

The lies and distortion will continue as long

as we have war profiteering coroporate t.v.

We will continue to have our soldiers enlist in

a so called war on terror. What we have is a war

on truth and the lies keep on winning. We have

to keep on fighting for what is the truth, justice and

the American way. I love America, I hate the

government and the Republicans and Democrats

in power as of today, are not my government.

A sad day for peace activists, Cindy Sheehan

has thrown in the sponge.

 Cindy Sheehan 'resigns' as face of anti-war movement

posted by txpoollover, May 28, 2007 18:47 | link | comments (1)

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Shopping for the new baby?

Tracy Turnblad (on right) played by Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake has a baby! on video!

How appropriate that my wifes look-alike ,(kidding) Tracy Turnblad,

or best known by her real name : Ricki Lake

has filmed a new documentary on childbirth and midwifery.

The Business of Being Born (2007)

We will be looking to see this film in Dallas-Fort Worth soon I hope!

While the United States has perhaps the most advanced health care system in the world, it also has the second-highest infant mortality rate of any industrialized nation, and many have begun to question conventional wisdom regarding the way obstetricians deal with childbirth. While midwives preside over the majority of births in Europe and Japan, fewer than ten percent of American mothers employ them, despite their proven record of care and success. How do American doctors make their choices regarding the way their patients give birth, and who is intended to benefit? Director Abby Epstein and producer Ricki Lake offer a probing look at childbirth in America in the documentary The Business of Being Born, which explores the history of obstetrics, the history and function of Midwives, and how many common medical practices may be doing new mothers more harm than good. The Business of Being Born was screened as part of the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

more on "the Business of being born" here:

Ricki Lake's "awesome" vagina | Salon Life

posted by txpoollover, May 23, 2007 15:50 | link | comments

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Very busy spring here in old Cowtown.

We have been installing new filters and

repairing and replacing pool sweeps.

We are draining and cleaning pools.

Very hard work, I am lucky to have my

little wife help me. She starts a new

job in about 12 days. My wife has gotten

hired as a 911 operator. She is planning

on working right up to the due date,

Saturday we learned she and baby are in

excellent health. We hope to have a

sonogram soon.

posted by txpoollover, May 20, 2007 19:46 | link | comments

Sunday, May 13, 2007

On this Mothers Day, we had a breakfast

at a favorite restaurant and we bought a

4 piece nightgown and slippers for my

wife and soon to be mother to wear on

our babies  birth-day.

Tonight we will talk to my sweet mom in law.

Today we talked to my mom. I hope my

wife will be as great a lady as my mom.

At least every week my wife tells me how

much she really likes my mom. I am very lucky.

She taught us well and we learned many

valuable lessons as children.

Today I read about a great mom,

Cindy Sheehan .

I have stood with Cindy personally at Camp Casey,

at at Washington D.C. to protest the occupation

in Iraq. Make no mistake this is not a war and

it is not a "war on terror". This is about the control

of Iraqs oil, hundreds of thousands are dead

and dying for the lies of G.W. Bush and company.

I'll write more about this on my blog on Memorial Day.

Now read what Cindy Sheehan has to say about

the crap on Fox. It is all bullshit on TV news period.

Cindy Sheehan: Get Off It, Bill O'Reilly

posted by txpoollover, May 13, 2007 17:14 | link | comments

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Corporate tv and network news are

not on our schedule.  We cancelled our

local channels. We record on DVR, so we

can fast forward the advertisements.

We are not watching the viagra and penis

 enlargement ads. We are not seeing the

 W-mart propaganda and the TV-news lies.

We will not be watching any tv when

our baby is born. Maybe we will  just  watch

Freespeech TV.

My hope is the ABC, NBC and CBS, CNN etc.

all, go out of business. You can help them

cease to exist by boycotting the tv.

Here's some news:

Stop_watching_TV_Now_Have You?

Turn Off Your TV - Reasons to Turn Off Your TV for Weight Loss ...

posted by txpoollover, May 09, 2007 19:19 | link | comments

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

We are having our first and

any other future children at

a birthing center with a mid-wife.

We want a natural birth. With over

50% births ceasarian and labor

induced in most other deliveries.

The drug Cytotec is used.

 "For women who want a natural, unmedicated birth, the hospital environment really is a square peg in a round hole,"

My wife and I do not take any drugs.

Americans are led to believe a hospital birth

is safe and a normal way to give birth.

The Best Birth for You: A How-To Guide

read: Drugs, Knives, and Midwives

also: Midwifery's Renaissance

Here are some sources for midwives:

The Association of Texas Midwives

For a guide, visit http://cfmidwifery.org/states

We toured two birthing centers and

we were impressed the most with a

center we found in Weatherford, Texas.

I'll write more later.

posted by txpoollover, May 08, 2007 18:51 | link | comments

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Life on tobacco road this past week.

We got to see what it was like to live

without electricity for 51 hours.

Not as bad as life in BF Georgia in  c1920.

Storms, and tornados continue

 in the midwest. We lost 7 trees in

our park next lot over.

 Electricity is mostly restored

  I was getting used to going out to eat

and not having a computer, tv, or light to read by.

My wife cried, and cried every night and day.

 I could not understand why she was taking it

so hard.  My wife is due to have our first baby

 in mid July. Women are emotional during

pregnancy.. Duh. , We have been losing business and

a very expensive ad has not gotten us a single call.

The drama last week , My wife fell!

It was scary to see my wife stumble on a patio

step, at a customers house, she took over 15 steps

flailing her arms in what seemed like really slow

motion. She was trying to catch up to herself and

avoid falling on the concrete patio. She fell to her

knees and fell hard, on her large 6 month pregnant

peice.My wife is fine, power is on and we found a

Midwife to deliver our baby.

We are very excited and happy to have found a

solution to how are we going to have a baby

without drugs, scapels and crowded hospitals,

 with no insurance or savings.

More about this soon.

posted by txpoollover, May 06, 2007 17:16 | link | comments