Jessica Gray's Philosophies, Rants, Information, and Etcetera

PRODUCT DETAILS: What it is:  This DNA kit provides a person with a DNA profile of their racial mix.  The database can also provide information about distant relatives (if they have taken the test) and help you develop your family tree if you so choose to.  Mind you that developing the family tree may result in additional fees to have full access.  However, there is only one price for the DNA kit, and you are not obligated to do the family tree if you are not interested. Website:  https://www.ancestry.com/dna/ Cost:   The kit costs $99.00 plus shipping.  I think it is around $108.00 in all.  You can save on shipping if you order more than one kit. What you get:   A box that contains an instruction manual, baggie, test tube, funnel, topper with a preservative solution, and a prepaid postage box. ______________________________________________________ Some time ago, a friend on Happify wrote a post about how her son--for his Christmas present--wanted to do a DNA

To see List 3, which will contain links to earlier lists, see: http://jessicalgray.blogspot.com/2015/10/glossary-of-combining-forms-in-medical.html H Combining Form                                                        Meaning HALLUCIN/O                                                      hallucination HEM/O; HEMAT/O                                              blood HEMOGLOBIN/O                                                hemoglobin HEPAT/O                                                               liver HERNI/O                                                               hernia HIDR/O                                                                 sweat HIST/O; HISTI/O                                                  tissue HOME/O                                                              sameness,                                                                               unchanging,                                                                

PRODUCT DETAILS Box Contents:   1 doll dressed in a Renaissance yellow dress, a gold crown, and maize colored shoes. Recommended Age:   3+ Brand:   Disney and Jakks Pacific Manufactured by:   Tollytots Limited Production date:   2014 Still in production:   No Made in China UPC:   678352828278 Original Price:   $39.99  (bought at Toys R Us) Back of Box:   Enter the world of Disney's Maleficient and discover the untold story of Disney's most iconic villain.  From Maleficent's beautiful and beloved forest home filled with magical creatures to the king's castle where her fateful encounter with Princess Aurora changes both of their lives forever.  Follow Maleficient's journey and experience the story of Sleeping Beauty as it's never been told before. Movement:   Head turns side-to-side, nods slightly.  Arms go up and down at the side and front to back.  They do not bend at elbows or wrists.  Torso does not twist.  Legs can go out to the side

I play the flute and recorder.  I try to play the clarinet, and some days I actually manage to make a sound that doesn't sound like a dying cow. For a long time, most music that I played stayed within the realms of what I had learned in beginning band.  Then I started playing the recorder.  After graduating from Beginning Recorder, I started ordering other music books for recorder.  Many of these music books cater exclusively to Disney songs. There are three things you need to know if you plan to play the recorder or have your kid start on the recorder. 1)  Most recorder music is an abbreviated version of the song rather than the song in its entirety. 2)  As a general rule, I do not recommend for a beginner to start out playing Disney songs.  They are extremely difficult. 3)  I would highly recommend that if you do play Disney songs, learn your sharps and flats--even the ones that people don't believe exist. Okay, #3 is probably puzzling you.  What did I mean by

Move over chicken and salmon! There may be a new super food about to replace you!  There are people out there who are hoping to make insects the main staple of the American diet.  Now, some of our friends to the East and to the South have already been eating bugs for some time.  Supposedly, the reason why this never caught on in the States and in European countries is that when the British were colonizing the world...they declared that eating bugs was for savages.  Therefore, while playing cricket would make you cool, eating one would ruin your social standing and make you repellent to the opposite sex (or the same sex...depending on what you were into). Why on earth would anyone support this?  Well, the main reason is that there is a concern...with the huge population of the planet...that there will be a shortage of food.  Part of the reason for this shortage is that it takes a lot of land, a lot of feed, and a lot of water to raise animals that we consider edible like cows.  

PRODUCT DETAILS Recommended Age:   6+ (small parts--choking hazard should be heeded) Produced by:   MGA Entertainment, Inc. Manufacture Date:   2015 Made in China Safety Tested UPC:   035051537588 Price:   Lowest price I've seen is $19.88 at Walmart. Websites:   www.mgae.com; www.projectmc2.com Doll Size:   11.5 inches without heels, 12 inches in heels Box contents:   1 doll with plastic headband, white sweater, blue-green garland necklace, pink dress, black bow belt, socks, shoes, flask, volcano, pipette, comb, doll stand, glasses, and instructions. Nationality:   Hispanic Hair Color and type:   Honey blonde, knee length, straight Eye color:   Brown (doll has real eyelashes) Doll movement:    Head goes side to side and nods up and down.  Arms can go back and forth and up-down on the sides.  Elbows and hands bend, but torso does not twist.  Legs go back and forth and up-down on the sides.  Bends at knees but not at ankles.  Doll can't stand on her