Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[Maah]

Awwww!!!

Sounds like she went from momma hen to mother bear really quick! Good for her!! EE chicks are ADORABLE!! Yes, pictures please.

I wonder how many people have literally needed to seek medical attention after eating at Tony's? I would not be surprised to see a rather high number. But...mmm... b.a.c.o.n...

 

[kimmie6067]

Huh, those type of people never cease to amaze and disgust me with all those stuff on their faces. *shudders* Great job raising your sons right. I plan to raise mine right too, when I get married first, then the kids comes after.

I know what you mean, I always tell the kids these days why don't you be different and not get tat's, holes all over the place and be clean cut have your pants where they belong then you would really stand out and be different, how bout that? They look at me like I am nuts, I say isn't that what you are trying to do but different? My Granddaughters are dying their hair every color but normal and wearing skinny jeans that make them look like they have no flesh on their legs and since they are to young for piercings they wear fake ones. I tell my daughter don't you think that when they are old enough they really are going to want to do all that stuff since you let them wear the fake stuff? That's what happened to the hair coloring, it started when they were really young say 9 letting put the washable color spray stuff in now that they are 13, 14, 16 they have had a color of real dye in their hair, makes me so mad my daughter doesn't think anything is wrong, she says don't sweat the small stuff but if you don't sweat the small stuff it's going to get big. Oh well I can only try and guide, things in this world are just getting worst and worst from people who refuse to do CPR because she didn't want to lose her job to other people who just don't care about anything or anybody, makes you wonder.

 

[kimmie6067]

I don't care either way for ink or piercings but I sometimes wonder if those with gauged ears have any concept of what happens to skin as it ages. One of the problems of being young is not thinking ahead.

I did open up the four of my eggs that did not hatch. All four had perfectly formed little chicks just waiting to hatch. I'm not really sure if my ventilation was too low or if it was just being shipped eggs. Either way it is disappointing.

Yesterday I chipped ice and packed snow around the coop and run. I start work today and want everyone in the run. During the time I was sick and DH took care of the birds he didn't clear any snow and so it was packed down enough the run door wouldn't close. My shoulders are sore today, but the door shuts now. I also had a squirrel chew up my one plastic feed container. I guess I need to find a large metal one to replace it. The plastic container would hold 200# of feed where as the small metal ones don't hold even half as much.

Tap I got my metal container at Menard's it holds #100's sack easy.

Yeah for work!

 

[BentoMinion]

I do not agree that young cannot think ahead. If none of them thought ahead then I would have tats and facial piercings. I don't like them to be different, I just like the way some of them look. Same goes for hair. I once dated someone who was a tattoo artist and I had ample chances to get a tattoo for free. I just chose not to because even though I was not in school then (I never said all my decisions were the best) I was afraid what it would look like when I was job hunting. Or about the scars that piercings can leave (I do have some on my ears).

 

[RaZ]

There seems to be an awful lot of judgmental sentiment regarding one's appearance. Where exactly do people learn this behaviour?

 

[kimmie6067]

As a tattooed/gauged ear ring/piercing wearer myself and sister to an older brother who makes his living off of putting amazing art on human skin and also a sister to a younger brother who is a walking portfolio for the other brother, I need to post on this. I work in the heathcare field and have always kept tattoos/piercings where they are mostly hidden wearing everyday clothing and my ears are only gauged to an 8 and a 10. (not that big) I personally would never get a tattoo on my face, but if that's something someone wants I do not judge them. I also grew up in Ohio around bikers (yes, those bikers) and they are some of the roughest looking people you'll ever meet...but also some of the most wonderful and kindest. To me, wearing a piercing or having a tattoo is an expression of who you are. No different then the clothes you choose to wear or the way you wear your hair or do your make-up. I've met some pretty horrible people who dress in business suits, only problem with that is they give the appearance of someone who is well groomed and educated. Some of the smartest people I know are tattooed/pierced.
I guess what I'm trying to say is what they always say, don't judge a book by its cover.

I totally agree with you there are many well dressed people who are rude and nasty just as are many tattooed pierced people, however, having said that I feel that the people I come across that are "those people" are very insecure with themselves and feel that they need to express themselves with tattoos, piercings and crazy hair, instead of expressing themselves verbally. Not everyone but a big majority. My kids and most likely when my grandkids are grown, all have tattoos and piercings. I don't judge people that have them I just feel sorry for the ones that feel the need to "express" themselves with something so permanente that they may regret later. I know plenty of people that regret some of their "expressions". You can express yourselves in many other ways.

 

[kimmie6067]

I do not agree that young cannot think ahead. If none of them thought ahead then I would have tats and facial piercings. I don't like them to be different, I just like the way some of them look. Same goes for hair. I once dated someone who was a tattoo artist and I had ample chances to get a tattoo for free. I just chose not to because even though I was not in school then (I never said all my decisions were the best) I was afraid what it would look like when I was job hunting. Or about the scars that piercings can leave (I do have some on my ears).

Of course not all young people don't think ahead but lets face it when your young you just don't use the best judgement. I was young once and made so many mistakes although at the time I thought I knew everything, how little I knew. But unfortunately you don't know that till you are older. I am very sick because of my careless behaviour when I was young but I have to live the rest of my life this way, whatever is left.

 

[kimmie6067]

There seems to be an awful lot of judgmental sentiment regarding one's appearance. Where exactly do people learn this behaviour?

We are all products of our upbringing and the old if I only knew then what I know now thinking. I was a teen living in Southern California in the 70's need I say more?

 

[Opa]

As far as personal relationships go I have never allowed appearance to decide who I became friends with or how I treat people that I encounter. However, as an employer I must consider how my customers will react to someone's appearance. It may not be right but it is a fact of life in the real world.

From personal experience I can tell you that the tattoo I got 50 years ago doesn't look as good as it once it. For a picture to look good the canvas needs to be tight and resilient, a condition that my old hide no longer possesses.

 

[ladyrsanti]

Societal norms. Right? I saw a picture on pinterest the other day, a before-and-after of a middle-aged woman. The first picture showed a very natural-looking woman, without makeup or her hair done - as she is. Of course her head was tilted slightly downward, she wasn't smiling very big and she looked a little tired but overall what I would call "normal", better looking than I am anyway (of course, I'm not normal so my impression is automatically skewed). In the second picture she was all made up, painted face, curled hair, etc. Her chin was up, she had a winning smile and looked marginally younger. Again, I'm not normal; I thought she looked completely fake, masked, superficial. We were supposed to see a transformation to success, even this ugly woman can be beautiful and so can you. No doubt most people would see that. It's what society expects, to be successful, self-confident and beautiful. We're bombarded by it from birth. Any deviation from that is subject to derision. That's our society. In others, stretching your earlobes or your lips and other mutilations is considered beautiful and the mark of success.

Ah well...let's talk chickens.

I have this one chicken, an EE (Sandy) that is the only one that will walk on the snow. She will leave the pasture, cross the snow and forage in the clearings. Yesterday she was out in the snow so I was keeping an eye on her because she was alone as usual and vulnerable. She came up to the door and rooted around the driveway a bit. As I was making dinner, I turned away for a second and lost sight of her. She couldn't have gone far in the small amount of time so I nearly panicked ("panicked" being a hyperbole here). But when I went out to the mudroom and opened the door to get a better look, a bit of motion caught my eye on the barn ramp. There she was nearly totally camouflaged against the stone drive. It's like she knows she can't be spotted. I told my son she was out, "Hey Andy! Sandy's out." LOL, he went to the window and couldn't find her - had to mess with him, since she messed with me.