Ahhhh flatulence!!!!

We all do it.
I joke with Justin that "I am a delicate flower" and that I DO NOT DO THIS!!!!
I was driving home and heard a major discussion on Sirius/XM OutQ talk radio. The guys were trying to embarrass one of their cast by trying to tell everybody that she was a neverending source of gas. They had found all of these facts and then would bring it back to her flatulence. They used their sound effects throughout the entire segment. Comments like, :who knew that we have 15 different buttons on our sound board set aside for fart sounds" LOL!!!!! What ensued was a huge amount of laughter and I was CRYING it was so funny!!

I thought I would do a little research and look into this...just cuz...I mean why not???? LOL!!!!!!!
Here is a lovely article I found:

10 Fascinating Facts About Farting     

    by Beverly Jenkins   from     Weird Science    

   

   

Why do we fart? Why do farts smell? Passing gas may be embarrassing for most of us, but it might make you feel better to know that it's one of the most common bodily functions of all time. Everyone does it, from Halle Berry to the Queen of England. In fact, the word "fart" is one of the oldest words in the English language! Read on to discover more fascinating facts about about cutting the cheese.

1

What Is A Fart, Exactly?

Farts are caused by trapped air, which can come from many sources. Some of it is air that we have swallowed while chewing or drinking. Some air is caused by gas seeping into our intestines from our blood, and some gas is produced by chemical reactions in our intestines or bacteria living in our guts. A typical fart is composed of about 59 percent nitrogen, 21 percent hydrogen, 9 percent carbon dioxide, 7 percent methane and 4 percent oxygen. Only about one percent of a fart contains hydrogen sulfide gas and mercaptans, which contain sulfur, and the sulfur is what makes farts stink. Farts make a sound when they escape due to the vibrations of the rectum. The loudness may vary depending on how much pressure is behind the gas, as well as the tightness of the sphincter muscles.

NOTE: This photo made me laugh SOOOOOO hard...Thank you Disney for this phrase and thank you artist for remaking it to fit and making my giggle!!

2

Why Do Farts Smell Bad?

The more sulfur-rich your diet is, the more terrible your farts will smell. Some foods contain more sulfur than others, which is why eating things like beans, cabbage, cheese, soda, and eggs can cause gas that will peel the paint off the walls!

3

People Pass Gas About 14 Times Per Day

The average person produces about half a liter of farts every single day, and even though many women won't admit it, women do fart just as often as men. In fact, a study has proven that when men and women eat the exact same food, woman tend to have even more concentrated gas than men. If a person were to fart continuously for 6 years and 9 months, they would produce gas with the equivalent energy of an atomic bomb.

NOTE: Except me...glance towards to top of post for my title...I am a DELICATE flower and a princess...we do not do that!!!

4

Farts Have Been Clocked At A Speed Of 10 Feet Per Second.

Though farts come out with varying velocities, we don't typically smell them for about 10-15 seconds after letting them rip. This is because it takes that long for the odor to reach your nostrils.

NOTE: Oh dear. Research also told me that gas exits at about 7 mph...so does that mean that it slows down upon atmosphere entry too?? SHEESH.

5

Holding Farts In Could Be Bad For Your Health

Doctors disagree on whether or not holding in a fart is bad for your health. Some experts think that farts are a natural part of your digestive system, so holding them in won't harm you. Others think that at best, holding them in can cause gas, bloating, and other uncomfortable symptoms, and at worst, repressing gas can cause hemorrhoids or a distended bowel.

NOTE: ONE of my fondest memories of college...that's all I am going to say...but suffice it to say...I still giggle when I think of it!!!

6

For Some Cultures, Farting Is No Big Deal

While most cultures feel that farts should be suppressed in polite company, there are some cultures that not only don't mind letting them fly in public, but they actually enjoy it. An Indian tribe in South America called the Yanomami fart as a greeting, and in China you can actually get a job as a professional fart-smeller! In ancient Rome, Emperor Claudius, fearing that holding farts in was bad for the health, passed a law stating that it was acceptable to break wind at banquets. 

7

Farts Are Flammable

As stated above, the methane and hydrogen in bacteria-produced farts make your gas highly flammable. This is why some people think it's a fun party trick to hold a lighter up to their bums and let one fly; doing so produces a big burst of flame, but is obviously very dangerous. In rare cases, a build-up of flammable gasses in the intestines have caused explosions during intestinal surgeries!

NOTE: I have never done this and just shake my head at anyone who is a doofus enough to try this...I mean seriously??? LOL!!!!!

8

Termites Produce The Most Farts Of Any Other Animal

It's hard to believe that the tiny termite is responsible for a great deal of our global warming problem on the planet. Termites fart more than any other animal, which produces methane gas. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, "Global emissions of methane due to termites are estimated to be between 2 and 22 Tg per year, making them the second largest natural source of methane emissions. Methane is produced in termites as part of their normal digestive process, and the amount generated varies among different species."

NOTE: You are WELCOME gentle reader for this OPRAH AH HA moment!!! Who knew this nugget of information???

9

If You Hold Them In, They'll Just Come Out When You Sleep

Even if you clenched your butt and held them in all day, the gas will escape once you relax. What's more relaxing than sleep?

NOTE: Justin Box...NO COMMENT from you SIR!!!!!!!!

10

People Even Fart After Death

Here's proof that you can't escape passing wind, even after you're dead! Up to three hours after the body dies, gasses continue to escape from both ends of the digestive tract, resulting in burping or farting noises. This phenomenon is due to muscles contracting and expanding before rigor mortis sets in.

NOTE: HMM...never even thought about this...

Names we call them

Pooter.

Gasseus Maximus.
Vapors (Thank you, Jannetta)
Toots

FLATULATION Society.

Whatever your thoughts on it...it is funny...and natural

Oh and one more little laughter inducing nugget...

Well there ya go!!! You can now go about your day!!!
You are WELCOME.

An anniversary...and a new mantra

Labor Day is here!!!! I have learned a new fact. 2014 marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark Wilderness Act. I find that my most peaceful times, my most collected times where I feel closer to a higher power have been on hikes, on climbs, on sitting in the edge of a rock ledge looking out over vast wilderness. Today I am grateful for the 1964 Wilderness Act that was created to protect nearly 110 million acres of wilderness areas from coast to coast of our great country.  You might be wondering what the Wilderness Act truly is and why it was created??

What was The Wilderness Act created for?
The Wilderness Act is considered one of America’s greatest conservation achievements. The act created our National Wilderness Preservation System and provided the means for Americans to induct unspoiled areas into the system and utilized this tool to contribute a total of 109 million acres to the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Here's what the Wilderness Act does:

• Created a way for Congress and Americans to designate "wilderness areas," which represent the nation's highest form of land protection. No roads, vehicles or permanent structures are allowed in designated wilderness. A wilderness designation also prohibits activities like logging or mining. It takes like 8 or 9 years to just get recognition and installation of these areas through Congress...but then again...what does Congress do that doesn't take like FOREVER to get something accomplished. HA HA  HA!!!
• Created the National Wilderness Preservation System, which provides management of the nation’s protected wilderness areas and works to maintain them.
• Set aside 9.1 million acres of wild American lands into the National Wilderness Preservation System, protecting them as designated wilderness and opened them up to public consumption without transportation on most of them. I love this. I am grateful that my main man Theodore Roosevelt for beginning this movement. He created the US Forestry Service and established 51 Federal Bird Reservations, 4 National Game Preserves, 150 National Forests, 5 National Parks, and signed into law the 1906 American Antiquities Act which he used to proclaim 18 National Monuments. During his presidency,Theodore Roosevelt protected approximately 230,000,000 acres of public land.

It has been estimated that millions and millions of Americans enjoy wilderness areas for hiking, camping, backpacking, fishing and more. The Wilderness Act continues to protect unspoiled wild lands with the possibility of new designations each year. And for this I am grateful.


One of my goals in the coming future is to get more connected with nature and head out into the great unknown. I do love this...its just been awhile since I have done stuff like this...and so it's time...It's time to shake it up a bit and get out there on those weekends to breathe and relax and reconnect...cause from the looks of it...gonna be a hectic BUSY fall season.

The Universe Speaks...

There is this awesome website I found through a friend that has proven to be very inspirational for me over the last couple of months.
 The website address is theuniverse@tut.com

They send you daily affirmations that I really love and they truly help to set the tone of my day ahead. You should check them out sometime.
Today's quote and touch base was very thought-provoking.
It stated:

"You can have what you want if you brave what you fear and do what you can"

Game on,

The Universe

I love what this has to say...

And this is so difficult...I think this was a good reason why last year was just so funky. I was not in a good place...for many reasons...but I think my general mood and gut are saying good things for the upcoming school year and for that I am grateful.

Patience is NOT one of my virtues as you have read in numerous posts of the last year...I want things to roll quicker than they truly are...but then I have to PAUSE...take a BREATH...and send up a little convo with the BIG GUY and just say, "Hey, you know what? I know you got this...but please just give me patience and guidance to help me figure it all out."

Philippians 4:6 "Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything; tell God your needs and don't forget to thank Him for his answers. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand."

And I am able to calmly go through the day ahead with a new sense of focus.

SOOOOOO TRUE

Gonna have to let this one simmer for awhile...I love what this says so much and it is so true...so many times we struggle to create our perfect world, with the perfect picket fence, and the perfect partner and the perfect Donna Reed mentality...

We need to meet those around us form where they are.

Let them experience their own experiences.

Let them live the lives they were intended to live. 

And love and support them through their own journey while you figure out your own life path.

Not saying that you cannot do this together...but even in the best of relationships, there has to be some sense of independence too...

Am I correct or do you feel differently?

AHHHH how many times have I said this?

How many times have I said this??

Life choices are difficult. And sometimes you have to have the stamina, the know-how, and the strength to say this is not working for me, or I see this going somewhere I never intended this journey to go. 

Sometimes, the door is a friendship. Sometimes the door is a job. 

When something gets too negative, to energy-draining, too much on the plate and not enough positivity, you have to find the strength to say, "DONE". 

Call it self-preservation. Call it foresight.

Whichever you wish, it is a sad process. But in the end, you are protecting your heart, your energy, your capacity to focus your head and light towards others and other adventures.

Needed some motivation this morning

Besides grabbing my coffee cup this morning to give myself a kick in the pants to get going and get motivated...I thought I would share a couple of these posts from my Pinterest page...Gonna use these for my kids and their journal entries in the next few weeks...I love what they have to say...

CARRY ON, fellow sojourners...