The following email is from our Smartours tour guide in Colombia, South America. We toured the country last September. Leon Pardo lives in Bogata with his wife Diana and his baby Juanita. Everyone on the tour fell in love with Leon because he was just a “gute neshome,” Yiddish for good soul. 

He was extremely knowledgeable and went out of his way to provide unique experiences for all of us. Leon’s wife was in the last stages of pregnancy when we were touring. We just wanted to send a gift when the baby arrived.

It took us a little longer than expected because we were concerned about safe mail delivery. It turned out to be a lot easier than we thought. Leon is on tour now, but sent us this thank you email. We were so thrilled to reconnect with him. Thank you for emails and social media. We will stay friends forever.

Just for the record, Colombia was one of the best places we ever visited. Yes, Leon had a lot to do with it. 

Baby Juanita

Baby Juanita

Leon

Leon

Eliot, Lois, Ruth and Howard at the Coffee Triangle

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Some of my friends are on FaceTime several times a day. The problem is that when they call me, I can barely see them. Why do they wait until they get into some dark, dingy place before dialing me? 

I want to tell them about Chatlight, a light that has LED technology with  over 50,000 hours of use and/or you can go up to 90 minutes on a single charge.

Chatlight fits perfectly on any smartphone, tablet or laptop and desktop computers. It can be plugged in to a standard wall outlet or any USB port.

It retails for $29.99 on Amazon.

If you posted it. I got it!

Happy Godmother’s Day Bonnie

Happy Mother’s Day Liz, wife of my Godson

Happy Mother’s Day Kelly, wife of Godson Philip

And in other news…...



Here we go again. Another bit of advice from my friend Ed Stravitz. I was supposed to pass this email along to 10 people in order not to get  jinxed. I decided to do better than that. I’m sending it to all of you. 

Why? Because I believe drinking water is good for you. I take no responsibility for the true results of Ed’s advice.
MAYO CLINIC – DRINKING WATER 
A cardiologist determined that heart attacks can be triggered by dehydration.

How many folks do you know who say they don’t want to drink anything before going to bed because they’ll have to get up during the night?
Heart Attack and Water – Drinking one glass of water before going to bed avoids stroke or heart attack. Interesting…….

Something else I didn’t know … I asked my Doctor why people need to urinate so much at night time.
Answer from my Cardiac Doctor: Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright (legs swell). When you lie down and the lower body (legs and etc) seeks level with the kidneys. It is then that the kidneys remove the water because it is easier. .

Correct time to drink water… Very Important. From A Cardiac Specialist!

 Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body:

2 glasses of water after waking up – helps activate internal organs

1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal – helps digestion

1 glass of water before taking a bath – helps lower blood pressure

1 glass of water before going to bed – avoids stroke or heart attack

My Physician told me that water at bed time will also help prevent night time leg cramps. Your leg muscles are seeking hydration when they cramp and wake you up with a Charlie Horse.

 Mayo Clinic on Aspirin – Dr. Virend Somers is a Cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic who is the lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon. Having one aspirin during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame.

 1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night.

The Reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour “half-life,” therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system.

2. Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest; for years. (when it gets old, it smells like vinegar).

Please read on.

Something that we can do to help ourselves – nice to know. Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue. They work much faster than the tablets.

Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? It’s about Heart Attacks – There are other symptoms of a heart attack, besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently.

 Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack.

The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep. If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water.

A Cardiologist has stated that if each person after receiving this e-mail, sends it to 10 people, probably one life could be saved! 

 “Life is a one time gift” (Let’s forward and hope this will help save some!!!)

Thank you Ed Stravitz for sharing this with me.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.
The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the computer age.
The Grandmother replied, “Well, let me think a minute.” 

I was born before:     

‘ television       

‘ penicillin 

‘ polio shots 

‘ frozen foods 

‘ Xerox 

‘ contact lenses 

‘ Frisbees and 

‘ the pill 

There were no:     

‘ credit cards 

‘ laser beams or 

‘ ball-point pens

Man had not yet invented:   

‘ pantyhose 

‘ air conditioners 

‘ dishwashers 

‘ clothes dryers 

‘ and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and man hadn’t yet walked on the moon.

Your grandfather and I got married first, and then lived together. Every family had a father and a mother. Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, “Sir.”And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, “Sir.”

We were before computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.
Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.     
Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.     
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Time-sharing meant time the family spent together.

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CD’s, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to Big Bands,Jack Benny, and the President’s speeches on our radios.
If you saw anything with ‘Made in Japan ‘ on it, it was junk.    

 
The term ‘making out’ referred to how you did on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, and instant coffee were unheard of. We had 5 &10-cent (5 and dime) stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

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Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.
And if you didn’t want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $600, but who could afford one?
Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my day:  

   
‘ “grass” was mowed, 

‘ “coke” was a cold drink,       

‘ “pot” was something your mother cooked in.

‘ “rock music” was your grandmother’s lullaby. 
‘ “Aids” were helpers in the Principal’s office,      
‘ “chip” meant a piece of wood,       

‘ “hardware” was found in a hardware store.

‘ “software” wasn’t even a word.

We were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.  

We volunteered to protect our precious country.     
No wonder people call us “old and confused” and say there is a generation gap. 

How old do you think I am?
Read on to see — pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.

 Are you ready?????     

This woman would be only 63 years old.   

She would have been born in late 1952.       
  

PASS THIS ON TO THE OTHER “OLD ONES.” BECAUSE THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN’T BELIEVE IT.

https://youtu.be/pFjVUKw9Oq8

Don’t get excited. I’m not talking unidentified flying objects. There’s a whole new UFO in town, Unidentified Floating Objects. These new vessels could be a great alternative for a living environment.

Jet Capsule, an Italian company, created the floating  vessel in order to get ready for the  rising sea levels and high costs in rent. The floating vessel is like living in a studio apartment but on water. 

The UFO measures over 40 feet in diameter. There is a circular ring surrounding the living quarters that can be used as a track, a garden or just a play area.The upstairs features the kitchen and a seating area. A large window downstairs provides gorgeous underwater viewings. The lower level has a small bathroom and bedroom. 

What more do you need? 

Don’t shrug. This could be your home sometime in the future. Approximately $660,000 today. The inventors feel they can possibly get it down to $200,000 in a few years. One small stumbling block. They need investors now.

Read more about UFO’s in Digital Trends.