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as i lay on my couch complaining that this blog post has zero words, kevin throws this question over at me "what brings you joy this week"?
pure joy comes in ebbs and flows. sometimes it looks one way — breath-taking landscapes, and sometimes it looks another — laughter and hanging out with friends. it can be the joy in seeing a friend overcome a long-term struggle, or the mere realization that there is a roof over my head and food in my fridge. in every circumstance, joy is always beautiful .
joy this week has been hearing the rhythms and melodies drum through my ear. i see the life and soul play out in front of my eyes. expressed through guitars and speakers and ukuleles and drumbeats and piano, and delicate voices. strong voices. powerful words. soft words. words that cut. words that speak. words that tell stories. words that transcend differences. voices and instruments coming together in harmony. songs that speak to emotions that i didn't even know i had inside of me.
i have realized that joy is incredibly painful. it is soul-wrenching and tiring. it takes so much out of you. it pushes limits and stretches the everyday actions. but this joy is also life-giving and so worth it. as everything i am is swept up by joy, i am filled again and again by everlasting love from my Father. as my heart shakes and aches with the pain that comes hand in hand with joy, i am refreshed by His love. the shoulders i can lean on, the hands that lift me up. the hearts that ache alongside mine.
i am bound to joy everyday. but joy also frees me to love endlessly.
musing mondays is a column dedicated to joy. no matter the circumstances, the challenges, and the tribulations of a week — this column can be something i will look back towards and remember to zoom out & think about the bigger picture. that challenges are only momentary and joy will come in the morning.


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Have you watched the stock market? It goes up and down like a yo-yo! There is bad news, good news, undetermined whether it is good news and news that makes no sense at all. The jobless rate is up. The news questions whether you will keep your job. Your retirement money is all but gone. Social Security has little chance of survival. What are you supposed to do?
I asked the question of my congregation last night: How many mistakes would we have avoided if we had seriously, diligently, carefully asked God what we should do, waited for His answer and did what He said? The answer was: All of them!
God seems to be the missing factor for most people who are seeking a secure future. We depend on bailouts, presidential administrations and the way the wind is blowing before we depend upon God.
I remember the old preacher, Vance Havner, telling the story of the very ill grandmother who asked her family what her prognosis was. The family said, "The doctor told us it was in God's hands now."
She said, "Has it come to that?!"
Havner said, "It always comes to that so we might as well start with that!" It is in God's hands.
Where is the call to prayer that we should be hearing for our financial situation? Iceland's government has collapsed during this financial crisis. Will we wait until ours does the same before we will go to God?
Are we lifting up our employers in prayer? If they don't make money, they can't pay salaries. The most stable job is one in which you do great work for a company that makes lots of money.
Are we praying for our neighbors? The stability of a neighborhood depends upon consistency of the people who live in it. The house next door may be foreclosed upon if my neighbor's job is lost. A neighborhood of vacant houses is not good for those who are left behind. Housing values will fall and crime will come in.
Are we praying for those businesses in which we shop? Each store represents employees, transportation and manufacturing. The closing of so many shops will result in the loss of many more jobs than that one store employs.
Are we praying for the elected officials? They must make wise decisions that will not haunt us many years from now. I often tell my staff, "Today's problems were yesterday's solutions." We cannot simply look for the fastest way out of the economic crisis. We must do so with the future in mind. Who besides God can see the future?
Are we praying for our own decisions? We must make the right decisions as well. If it sounds too good to be true; it probably is. But how will we really know if we don't ask God?
Can we have a secure future? Yes, we can but it will mean putting everything in God's hands.

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For those that begged, borrowed, stole, or lucked their way into the beta for Battlefield Bad Company you'll be happy to hear the servers for the game have just gone up and you can now partake in some multiplayer gold rush action. The beta will go on for one full month, ending April 25th.
Considering im in asia the servers are pretty laggy. But its fun though
Didnt you need to sign up to a site like "fileplanet" or the like to get into the beta?
Thats rediculous if correct, a beta is done to help the developer to improve the quality of their product and also give gamers an early taste of what they can expect from the final built.
It is not there so they can make even more money out of eager gamers!
I still havent recieved my key via email yet and i signed up last night in the last batch
and before anyone calls me greedy, 2 of them were for friends that don't have pc's
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The grant application is now signed, sealed and sent off into the internet ethers, but still in my thoughts. Not in the sense of will I get it or not, but with the deeper realization that the vast portion of my life has been spent pursing this passion to paint! I find myself still amazed that at 16 years old my heart was cracked so wide open by the words in a book, Van Gogh: a self portrait a collection of letters written to his brother Theo.
Last October this book came back into my life. One of my sisters was moving to Hawaii and clearing out her collection of books and there it was, my book complete with my name, address and phone number I had written on the back page some 50+ years ago.
Fate? Serendipity? I would like to think of it as a reaffirmation of my path, my destiny. I am a painter and though it has not always sustained me financially it has always filled my heart.
"In those (paintings) there is at least something straight from my own heart."Vincent Van Gogh
|Daisies 71/2" x 16 3/8" oil on tagboard/ Mary Anita Winklea 1963
|Garden Storm 12" x 12" oil on canvas/Mary Anita Winklea 2016


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After what seems like such a short time home, Daughter is off on the next leg of her travels - three months or so in the far east.
She starts with a tour round Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Then she has a few weeks at one of the beach resorts (this is the main bit when she is fending for herself on this trip), then finally travels to Chang Mai for a four week yoga-teacher-training course.
As always, she confidently strides away at the airport leaving her dad hoping she keeps safe and doesn't get arrested!
In the meantime, I am off to France for a few days
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
Daughter's next travelling
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Well peeps today I am supposed to share a hobby of mine , I have a few but am going to plump for photography. Many years ago I used to take hundreds of photos but with the advent of digital cameras my love of photography dwindled somewhat and not to sure why really. However recently my old SLR has been dusted off and my love has rekindled. Some of this is thanks to the crickets in my back yard but most is down to my Molly who just poses so well as soon as she hears the flashy beast come out. If you add to that the fact she loves to dress up then I have a natural subject .
This is my favourite photo of my girl that I have taken with my SLR so far
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If you love helping out in the name of Harry Potter and all that is good in the wizarding world, sign up for action at The Harry Potter Alliance. If you're not ready to commit, maybe you would consider signing the Make it Happen Hank petition asking Hank Green to vlog Accio Deathly Hallows every day in April.
I want more Hank Green singing, so please add your name to the petition! Spread the word to students too. Surely you have budding Ravenclaws, Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs and Slytherins in your classrooms.
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|Lanch Ghat, Sadarghat, Old Dhaka
Even early on a Friday morning, what passes for a weekend in Bangladesh, the Sadarghat launch centre on the banks of the famous Buriganga River throngs with travellers.
|Launches at Buriganga, Sadarghat, Old Dhaka
If anywhere in the country can be said to be the pulsing heart, it is surely here. Beside the restored residence of the Nawabs of Dhaka, the descendents of late 18th Century Armenian Jewellers and financiers, who, early in the 19th Century acquired the tax gathering rights to this ancient, although then, fairly small city, this launch ghat has, for centuries, been the destination and departure point for the river journeys across Bangladesh. And, despite railways and road transport development, it remains, not only the cheapest means of travel, but clearly, also the most environmentally sensitive.
|Launch ghat at Buriganga, Sadarghat, Old Dhaka
To every main riverside town throughout the land, the 'launches' depart in every direction. Locally constructed, often simply on the banks of the great rivers themselves, the safety record of these craft is not, perhaps, all that it might be, especially in adverse weather, or at night, but there must be few, if any, countries in the world, like this one with its 800 rivers and tributaries, that are so reliant on this, the most ancient of means of transport and communication.No visit to the many attractions of Old Dhaka that are slowly disappearing under the weight of 'progress' can be complete without this exciting experience.
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SHELDON - The post season started and ended Monday night for Emmetsburg's E-Hawks in a 74-32 loss to Unity Christian of Orange City. The Class 2A District tournament game in Sheldon saw the E-Hawks' season end with a mark of 9-12.
Monday's contest started out quickly for the Knights of Unity Christian, as they were able to use a stifling defense on the E-Hawks to jump out to a 20-7 lead after one quarter of play. The E-Hawks would get their offense working in the second quarter, as they were able to score 14 points against the Knights, but on the other end of the floor, Emmetsburg struggled to contain Unity, as they added 22 points to their total for a 42-21 lead at the half time break.
Emmetsburg would struggle offensively in the third quarter, scoring just six points, while Unity Christian added 16 points to their lead to enjoy a 58-27 advantage going into the final quarter. The deficit would flirt with 30 points most of the final quarter until Unity went ahead by 35 points with 3:19 to go. The reserves would finish out the contest as the E-Hawks ended their campaign with the 74-32 loss.
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O?FOUL - Emmetsburg's Thomas Schutles tries to put up a shot as he falls over Unity Christian's Luke Nieuwendorp during play Monday night. The E-Hawks would see their season end in a 74-32 loss to Unity in Class 2A District tournament play. -- Dan Voigt photo
For Emmetsburg, Blake VerMulm led the offense with 10 points, while Max Dunlap chipped in six points. Grant Deitering came off the bench to add six points, while Thomas Schultes and Hunter McAllister both added four points and Connor Joyce scored two points in the effort.
The E-Hawks bid farewell to a half-dozen seniors in Dalton Connelly, Brent Wesley, Max Dunlap, Thomas Schultes, Grant Deitering and Matt Kibbie in their final prep game.


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CARLOS ALBERTO LOPEZ, Petitioner Employee,v.THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF ARIZONA, Respondent, G HING FOOD SERVICE, INC., Respondent Employer, SCF ARIZONA, Respondent Insurer
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SPECIAL ACTION - INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION ICA Claim No. 20092380334 Insurer No. 0913713 Gary M. Israel, Administrative Law Judge
Carlos Alberto Lopez, In Propria Persona
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¶1 In this statutory special action, petitioner Carlos Lopez contends the administrative law judge (ALJ) erred in dismissing his petition to reopen his workers' compensation claim for knee pain. The ALJ determined Lopez's claim was barred by the principle of issue preclusion. For the reasons given below, we affirm the award dismissing Lopez's petition to reopen.
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¶2 On review, we consider the evidence in the light most favorable to upholding the ALJ's findings and award. Polanco v. Indus. Comm'n, 214 Ariz. 489, ¶ 2, 154 P.3d 391, 392-93 (App. 2007). On August 12, 2009, Lopez was injured while working as a delivery driver for G Hing Food Service, Inc. ("G Hing"). His truck rolled over, pinning him into the truck's cab by the steering wheel, and injuring his back, head, right hand, and right leg. G Hing's insurance carrier, SCF Arizona, accepted Lopez's claim for workers' compensation benefits. Lopez's doctor cleared him to return to work on September 10, 2009. SCF closed Lopez's claim on November 7, 2009, with a finding of no permanent disability.
¶3 Lopez petitioned to reopen his claim in January 2012, claiming right leg pain and a limp. SCF denied the petition. Lopez requested a hearing, arguing he had a new additional or previously undiscovered knee condition. ALJ LuAnn Haley reviewed medical records and heard testimony from Lopez's treating physician and an independent medical expert.[1] Lopez's physician said Lopez had a tear in the cartilage or meniscus of his knee, and concluded the injury was new and had been caused by the industrial accident. The independent medical examiner opined the knee pain was the result of a preexisting degenerative hip condition that could not have been aggravated by the industrial accident. ALJ Haley accepted the independent medical examiner's opinion as "most probably correct and well founded, " further concluding that Lopez did not have a new condition related to the 2009 industrial injury. Lopez did not protest ALJ Haley's decision and it became final. A.R.S. § 23-942(D) (award final when entered unless party files request for review).
¶4 In October 2012, Lopez filed a new petition to reopen, claiming increased knee and hip problems. SCF denied Lopez's petition, and he filed a request for hearing. G Hing and SCF moved to dismiss Lopez's petition to reopen, arguing the claim was barred by res judicata and Blickenstaff v. Indus. Comm'n, 116 Ariz. 335, 339, 569 P.2d 277, 281 (App. 1977), which requires a petition to reopen be accompanied by a physician's report containing "sufficient medical facts which, if true, would constitute a prima facie showing of entitlement to relief." After reviewing the file and records, but without holding a hearing, ALJ Gary M. Israel dismissed the petition. He concluded that issue preclusion principles did not allow Lopez to relitigate the claim. Lopez filed a request for review, which was summarily denied. He then filed a timely petition for special action. We have jurisdiction to review ALJ Israel's award pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 12-120.21(A)(2) and 23-951(A).
¶5 We defer to the ALJ's findings of fact, but independently review questions of law, including issue preclusion. See Special Fund Div., Indus. Comm'n v. Tabor, 201 Ariz. 89, ¶ 20, 32 P.3d 14, 17 (App. 2001); Polanco v. Indus. Comm'n, 214 Ariz. 489, ¶ 6, 154 P.3d 391, 393-94 (App. 2007). Issue preclusion forecloses a party from litigating an issue actually litigated in a prior proceeding that resulted in a final judgment. Circle K Corp. v. Indus. Comm'n, 179 Ariz. 422, 425, 880 P.2d 642, 645 (App. 1993). The party against whom the doctrine will be used must have had an opportunity to litigate the issue and must have actually litigated it. Id Further, the issue must have been essential to the final judgment. Id.
¶6 The workers' compensation statutes provide an exception to the general principles of claim and issue preclusion in industrial commission cases. Stainless Specialty Mfg. Co. v. Indus. Comm'n, 144 Ariz. 12, 15, 695 P.2d 261, 264 (1985). Section 23-1061(H), A.R.S., allows claims to be reopened to address changed circumstances when an employee can prove a "new, additional or previously undiscovered temporary or permanent condition." Polanco, 214 Ariz. 489, ¶ 6, 154 P.3d at 393. A new diagnosis may satisfy the requirements and allow reopening. See Stainless, 144 Ariz. at 19, 695 P.2d at 268. Reopening is not allowed, ...
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What would you give to help save a child's life?? The cost of a coffee and a slice of cake? About half what you would pay to go to the movies? This is all it will set you back to help save the lives of ten Chinese orphans. How??? By donating to the Love Without Boundaries Facebook Cause. Here's how it works - for the past month, LWB has been competing with other causes to raise funds. Every day, the Cause which has the most individual donors wins the $1000 daily prize. Today is the last day of the Challenge and the winner of today's donations will recieve $50,000. LWB will use this money to provide despaerately needed heart operations for ten babies in Chinese orphanages. How do you help? It is dead easy. Just click this link and follow the instructions. Your donation is done securely, and for the cost of giving up a small daily pleasure in YOUR life, you will help to save the life of an innocent. Hurry though - there are only 22 hours left, and the Tibetan Freedom Casue is currently in the lead. Remember - it's not how much you doante ($10 is great) but HOW MANY individual donors LWB receives. So pass this on to your freinds and get that warm fuzzy feeling that comes with helping someone else out.
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1) Defensive Medicine.
2) End of Life Care.
3) Gold Plated Accreditation Standards.
4) False Standards of Care Set by Courts in Medical Malpractice.
5) Antiscientific guidelines, policy manuals, mostly used by lawyers, as spears against doctors.
6) Excessive paper work, with a punitive, deterrence intent.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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"A Yankee Amendment" @ Vessel
A while ago I posted about Vessel, the fresh product design firm and gallery that reopened downtown. Ben Durrell, a local furniture designer, tipped me off about "A Yankee Amendment", a set of his work, that is currently showing at Vessel. He also gave me a link to the flickr set of his work.
"A Yankee Amendment" takes a look at what it is to be a Yankee. "Each piece highlights what I consider a Yankee outlook on life: hard work and dedication to task breeds clean souls and healthy homes." "Lobster Trap", above, is "a halfway point on the way to the dumpster", where you can put those things that you don't need, but can't seem to let go of. I'm sure if you look around your house, you can relate to the idea that is being presented here.
"A Yankee Amendment" is showing at Vessel through November 22. Vessel is located at 125 Kingston St. in downtown Boston.


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my friends mum hosted a tea party for the royal wedding last night it was lots of fun hahaha with delicious food :) made me think of being a princess haha what a sad life i live. but still prince of Monaco yes please !
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Like the title says, from the filing process and tax questions to tax policy and reform, you can search and share All Things Tax here. This is the place to find answers to all your general questions that don't fall under the other categories. And just a reminder: questions about software or online filing should be posted in DIY Products.
I have an HSA that my employer was making contributions to starting in January of 2017. I had lasik in August, but didn't have enough funds in my HSA to cover it, so paid with my credit card. It's my understanding that you can reimburse yourself for qualified expenses paid out of pocket at any time (even years later) as long as your HSA was opened before the expenses occurred. So my plan was to reimburse myself later in the year. The lasik cost more than the annual contribution limit, so I was going to contribute the 2017 limit and then contribute more in 2018 and then reimburse myself for the total cost of the procedure. But my employer changed health insurance in September and I no longer have a high deducible plan and am no longer eligible to contribute to an HSA. So my question is: Can I still contribute to it up to the cost of the lasik since the expense occurred when I was eligible to contribute? Or am I just out of luck because my employer picked a new health insurance plan? Thanks!
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Welcome to the H&R Block community.
You can contribute up to 2/3 of your normal limit since you had HDHP coverage until September. This means that you can contribute a maximum of $2,211 if the plan is an individual plan. You can contribute $4,475 if your plan is a family plan. If you were eligible for the entire year your contribution limits would be $3,350 and $6,750. The individual plan annual contribution limit increases to $3,400 for 2017.
Also note that for expenses that you paid out-of-pocket that your HSA funds did not cover you can take a deduction in the medical expenses section on Schedule A, so you're not totally out of luck.
If you have any other questions I'll be glad to help.
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Well, that's a bummer! But thank you both for the replies!
You're quite welcome.
There may be a way that you can make this work by the way. If you become eligible to contribute to an HSA by the 1st of December then you are eligible for the entire year (last month rule). This means that you would be able to contribute the maximum allowed to your HSA if you are eligible again for the month of December. Your HSA stays with you even if you leave your employer, so you just need to find a new high-deductible health plan and you'll be able to contribute more to it.
Note that if you become eligible for the entire year under the last month rule you must remain eligible to contribute for the entire 12-month period following the December in which you became eligible, starting that December and ending on December 31st of the following year. If you lose eligibility before those first 12 months are up you will have to recapture your tax-free contributions as taxable income.
Also, if you find a high-deductible health plan outside of your employment and you contribute to it out-of-pocket then you can deduct the contributions you made out-of-pocket directly on your Form 1040 (be sure to report them on Form 8889 as well).


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Jimmy Butler Impresses Himself With INSANE 52 pt Performance, Bulls Mascot Gets Freaky
Jimmy Butler was absolutely FEELING it during the Bulls game against the Charlotte Hornets, as he posted an outrageous 52 points on the night. The Bulls mascot was feeling it too, but in a different way. Benny was getting a little frisky, with some MJ style pelvic thrusting. #WhosBad


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Hi! My name is Soli and I am 8. I have another blog, but I forgot my password for that account. I created this blog for Poptropica, Pokemon, and me (Soli). I post news about those. I like manga and/or anime stuff.
Hi! I'm Graham. I'll post cool stuff and some graphics. I'm 10 and I live in the U.S.A.
Hi! I'm Pawsrent. I like Poptropica, Pokémon, and LEGO. I'm 11, and I live in a small town in the state of Minnesota.
Hiya! I`m zippyfish4!I LOVE Pokemon and Poptropica! I`m 11,and live in Hardin County,Tennessee.
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Cooking Desserts
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A Simple Day with Sam Tsui Song^^Guys^^
Izzit my Photo too bright???
Sorry for bad quality on my photo....
I'll buy my DSLR soon^^
so be patient on my Good quality photo ya^^
Today is Sunday~~~
I did not meet up with him cause he need more rest to prepare to him New Semester for tomorrow^^
Plus yesterday midnight I was met him!!!
although just a few hours only....
For today~~~
I didn't even step out on my room also!
I was alone sat in front on my Laptop listen to Sam Tsui Music^^
I really addicted on him music!!!
What an awesome singer that I never found before!
He look so charming and handsome too :p
His music really make my day great^^
If anyone who got add my Facebook sure you will knew about this guy cause I got post his music video on my Facebook wall^^
I addicted until I download all his video to convert to MP3^^
Sam Tsui really have a great voice cause his voice very clear and feel so comfortable when listening to his music~~~
Waiting to his New Works (:
**His Voice make my Day Great!**


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I'm very excited today to introduce my very first blog guest! Many of you know him, but most of you don't.
He's never considered himself a writer, but I do. He's written everything from detailed specs for fire engines, pumpers and ambulances, to his personal testimony.
He's also written a couple of devotionals he shared at a Celebrate Recovery leadership meeting. That is what I'm sharing with you today, a piece he wrote titled, "Miracles."
I am partial to him and yes, I do play favorites. He's very witty, funny, intelligent, and has much to say about many things. I am sure this is the first of many stories and/or devotionals that will be penned by my very own, Donnie Webster, my sweet husband. I've edited his in-person version to a readers' version.
Today I am going to talk about some miracles that are going on right here around us.
Webster Dictionary defines a miracle as an event or action that apparently contradicts known scientific law.
In the Bible there are many examples of miracles: The parting of the Red Sea by Moses that allowed the Israelites to escape the bondage of the Egyptians. The time Jesus raised a man named Lazarus from the dead.
I have had people tell me that miracles like these no longer happen today.
They do.
How many of you know what a pecan tree looks like and are able to picture it in your mind?
Now envision a pecan.
A pecan weighs around an ounce and is a little over an inch long. If I were to take a pecan and put it in the ground, add some water, it would eventually grow to a 70 – 100 foot tall tree, weighing thousands of pounds. It would be like nothing that pecan you first pictured in your mind.
By the way, if anyone is interested, the second largest pecan tree in the state of Georgia is just a few miles from here on Marks Road between here and Mansfield.
Now picture a can of Salmon. Think about it for a few seconds.
And no, the miracle is not that a man can put a dead fish in a can and then 5 years later take it out, eat it and not get sick. That is not the miracle.
This fish is born in a freshwater stream that is only inches deep. After hatching, the fish travels downstream and eventually into the ocean. Salmon have traveled up to 1500 miles one way from their place of birth.
After living several years in the ocean, the fish leaves the ocean, travels upstream where it first came from, and lays its eggs in the SAME stream where it was born.
What or WHO does the navigation there? Think about it… the navigation!
Now, picture a mirror. It can be a handheld one or big like one in your bathroom. All of us look in the mirror every day.
The next time you look in a mirror at yourself, you are looking at a MIRACLE.
God has created you by taking a single cell from your mother, and a single cell from your father. He combined two cells. Over a period of 9 months it produces millions of cells that became a living, breathing person.
"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb,"Psalm 139:13.
You see the pecan, the salmon, and the person that you are. These are all proof of things that science cannot explain. This is proof that MIRACLES DO EXIST.
The next time you think you've never seen a miracle or wish you could witness a miracle, they're happening all around us. We just need to be willing, to be willing to see them from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the author of all miracles.
What other miracles can you think of? They're all around us and endless if you take the time to look around and see.


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Monday Marathon Musings0 comments Posted by Gina at 8:42 PM
Week 13
Last Week's Miles: 17
This Week's Miles: 3ish (will not be adding these to the total)
Miles Completed: 113
Pounds Lost: 0
Due to illness this week has flopped. It is really hard to walk on a treadmill when you can't really breathe.
Great Pair of Giveaways0 comments Posted by Gina at 6:31 AM
There are two great giveaway that you should check out. Over at Books.Lists.Life, Lisa is giving away not one but TWO books. You have the opportunity to win either Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich or The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby. Go by and check it out.
The other giveaway is over at Sew What? She is giving away this great bag. I have one of her bags and I use it all the time. This is definitely not one to miss.
Monday Marathon Musings0 comments Posted by Gina at 7:00 AM
Week 12
Last Week's Miles: 15
This Week's Miles: 17
Miles Completed: 96
Pounds Lost: 0
This week our house got hit with summer colds. First it was me, then Bitty, and now The Boy is sniffling and running a fever. Jason has taken to wearing HazMat suits around the house. This being said I still did all but one of my miles. Way to go, Gina! I am proud of this development because I have been known to not exercise due to particularly bad paper cuts. I am pumped up about my dedication to this journey.
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I Could Not, Would Not in a Boat...0 comments Posted by Gina at 11:00 PM
One of our favorite library books is Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. Both of my boys love it. The Boy has taken to "reading" it to me one or two (or possibly ten thousand) times a day. He gets the gist of it with the pictures and his memory.
Now, Bitty has begun to also "read" this favorite book to us. This is Bitty's version of Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham.
"No like yucky ham."
"Sam Am Am"
"No like yucky ham" (repeat anywhere from twice to a gazillion times)
" Oh...I like yucky ham. Sam Am Am"
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Quilt Giveaway0 comments Posted by Gina at 5:22 PM
Old Red Barn Co. is giving away an awesomely beautiful quilt. I can just say that I love it and hope that I will be snuggling with it this winter.
Head over there and enter. Then send the quilt to me if you win. Just kidding, unless you want to send it to me and then I will be perfectly willing to accept it.
Hilarity of Genetics1 comments Posted by Gina at 7:52 AM
Ask anyone who knows me in the real world and they will tell you that I lose things--more often than not it is my keys. I don't know what it is about my keys, but I have a hard time keeping track of them. This has caused me so much anxiety in my life and several Benjamin Franklins. I have had to have my car keys replaced for three different vehicles. I almost lost a job because I left my keys (one of which was a master key to a very large building) at a library, but they were found and my job was saved. At least 4 times a week, I search for at least five minutes for my keys. I know. I know. I should put them in the same place each time. What fun would that be?
The boys both love toy keys. I don't know why, but they do. So, I keep two sets in the car toy box. Yesterday, Bitty was so cute and so like his mommy. He was in the back searching for his keys. "Where my keys, mommy?" " I need my keys." "Keys, keeeeyyyssss, where are you my keys?" It was so sweet and funny. I didn't know losing your keys could be linked genetically. What you say it is a learned behavior? No, way. I don't believe it.
Seriously, do you know where your keys are this morning? I really don't.
Monday Marathon Musings1 comments Posted by Gina at 6:54 AM
Last Week's Miles: 14
This Week's Miles: 16
Miles Completed: 84
Pounds Lost: 0 (you have got to be joking me!!)
I am on Week 11 in my training with about twenty weeks left to go. I am allowing myself extra time than my training guide suggests. It is a twenty week program and I will have thirty-one weeks to get ready. I could start over from the beginning and still be fine. Which means that you all can join me. :)
I am having to get up pretty early to get my miles in before my husband goes to work and my kids are thrown at me. I did not make it today. I was still on the treadmill when my husband left for work. Bitty graciously slept late and The Boy was content with playing in the playroom while I finished the last half-mile. I suspect that I should get up 15minutes earlier for my 4mile days. What worries me is the 30minutes earlier for the 5mile days. And do I just not go to sleep on the 7mile days? My 7mile days are weeks ahead of me. So here is my new motto,
"I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow." -Scarlett O'Hara, Gone with the Wind (1939)
A bit about myself...0 comments Posted by Gina at 4:46 AM
Awhile ago, I read this book about running a marathon by Dawn Dais. Well, I hit the road running so to speak and I am on my way to walking a half-marathon. I have been training for 10weeks. This week I have finally begun to feel like I am training for a long distance event. This week I moved from walking a preappointed number of minutes to walking a defined distance. I did 6 miles over the weekend and I will do 11 miles more before the week is out. I am excited and pumped. Maybe now I will start actually losing some weight. My husband swears he can see a difference in my body whether or not there is a difference at the scale.
I am slowly getting my running/walking gear together. I recently went out and bought some good running shoes. My feet were hurting with my not-so-old New Balances. The friend who is running the half with me had raved about her Nikes and I decided to give them a try. I am in love with these shoes. They are the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn. You can buy a package that allows you to put a sensor in your shoes and then connect an adaptor to your IPOD nano to get your running statistics. However, I only have a regular IPOD and haven't decided whether to purchase a nano just for my walking. At any rate I will never go back to New Balances, no matter what the price difference is between them.


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Breakfast and my poor lil babe trying to sleep.
They gave us some zofran and Sloane was finally able to keep things down for about a few hours. I ended up getting a weird version of it too and almost threw up about 10 times but then didn't throw up ever. I was sick for like 3 weeks but the only night I was too sick to move was the night of my company Christmas party, and I'm still ticked about it. They had the best prizes this year and I know I would have won, if I could have gone. After the terrible barf-i-ness wore off, Sloane was hammered with some nasty colds and could barely breath while we were in Highland for Christmas. I cursed the daycare all day every day in my head. Everyone kept saying stuff like, "At least it'll build up her immune system" and all that shiz, but I didn't care, one month of sickness is too much. We could not stay healthy. We just kept/keep passing things back and forth to each other. I complained about this to Nate and his response was, "It's probably because you two are always licking each others faces". hahaha! That doesn't transfer germs, does it? I don't lick her face, guys. But I can't stop/ won't stop kissing her just because she's sick.
She is finally pretty healthy and it is so nice! All that sickness really threw off her sleeping game though, she is now waking up 2-3 times a night and it is pretty brutal. I'm hoping she'll figure it out soon because I'm pretty freaking tired. My mantra (that I repeat to myself multiple times a day) is "If my worst problem is sleep-deprivation, I am so so lucky! SO lucky." It usually works in cheering me up, but when it doesn't quite do the trick, I resort to more specific things like, "At least we aren't sick" or when I'm really really tired, "At least we aren't dead".
We got to have a little gnome reunion because Riana was in town. Juje drove up from St. George and Mckay almost missed it, but finally made it.
These two love birds met. They were born within 10 minutes of each other and will someday be married. Sloane kept trying to touch Rocco, but he still thinks girls have cooties. Turns out, he was right. That innocent little face was secretly carrying the gastro virus and poor Roc-man ended up getting sick too. He'll never touch her again. I don't blame him. (Sorry Riana!)
This picture kills me. Mckay and Sooky, oh man!
(Riana had a polaroid camera, and it was so weird and unexpected how much I loved it and wanted it. It is so trendy and silly, but they are so fun.)
I also got to meet up with my besto for life and meet her cute little baby who is a couple months older than Sloane. Brooke was teaching us how to look good in pictures while taking a thousand pictures of us, most of them were about 10 times more awkward than this. We had so much fun talking and catching up and I wish so bad she didn't live a million miles away.
Nate's mom put up their tree and we put Sloane under it and she went crazy. She was cooing her life away and would wind up her arm and then swat as hard as she could to try and touch an ornament. I could have watched it all day!
El Nino has been happening and I'm not even mad about it.
3 months! She is still so tiny, but she finally is a little too small for newborn clothes. She is moving into 0-3 month size and it's really exciting. I didn't have very many newborn clothes and they were getting kinda old. This new size is way too exciting for me.
I'll never forget our first Christmas with this girl. Even though she is too little to get into things, she was so fun to have around and it made things just a little more magical.
Which brings me to....Christmas. Christmas Eve we hung out with my family, ate some good food and did the nativity.
Eating good food. I like that brother of mine a lot.
Sloane rocked her part of baby Jesus.
Cousins and Christmas PJs. Can't wait for these cousins to be bff's.
Christmas Eve. Sloane was pretty dang tired, as shown by the red eyes and glazed look.
We spent Christmas morning with Nate's family and watched the blizzard of all blizzards.
Nate's family always has mini boxes of cereal for Christmas morning. They are always wrapped and you have to guess which one you want to eat by shaking them. It's a fun tradition and I think we'll adopt it for our kids too.
Whitest Christmas in a looong time.
Nate's dad "took" 10 pictures of us before finally actually taking one. We got the camera back and were surprised to only see 2 pics on there. Also, Nate surprised me with Christmas jim jams (PJ's) on Christmas Eve and it was the best surprise, I can't believe how happy I was to have them.
The whole group. It was fun to open presents with everyone. Also Jami is pregnant with another little bff cousin for Sloane. This girl is gonna have so many cousins to play with. (2 are here and 3 on the way!)
These two love chillin together.
I told Nate about how much I loved the polaroid camera and he said what all men say about those, that they are silly and that he wasn't gonna get me one because he doesn't buy presents that he isn't onboard with. Or something to that effect. But then I bought myself some boots a week before Christmas and ruined his present for me. He brought my present out of the hiding spot and said he would have to return it. I felt SO bad! Like the scum of the earth, bad. BUT it ended up paying off. Without that idea, he was forced into buying me a camera and I have been loving it! He had me open the album first, then the film and then didn't give me the actual camera for soo long! I was in so much anticipation. Moral of the story: Always buy yourself things around Christmas.
Watching the pics show up is probably the most exciting thing ever.
He also got me some sweet-a snow boots, that I want to wear all the time, but there's hasn't been enough snow to justify them since Christmas.
He also got me some sweet-a snow boots, that I want to wear all the time, but there's hasn't been enough snow to justify them since Christmas.
I got Nate a big surprise and had one of his friends, Sam, do some art for us. He did a family portrait and a pic of Nate playing rugby. He was so surprised and liked it a lot. I can never surprise him, so it was really fun.
There was so much snow, I just wanted to stay inside and watch the snow fall by the fire. But we had more festivities with my family, so we went out to Linzen's house for dinner and fun. And because Lachelle was finally in town!
Heyyyy Brother. (A new installment on the blog)
Matchy Matchy. I wore this sweater pretty much every day we were down there because Mike promised me every day that he would wear it too and we could be so matchy. Well, he didn't. Day after day (just 2 days, but still). I would show up to the party with my sweater on and a smile on my face, only to see that he had once again forgotten about his poor baby sister. Then the last night he remembered. I wasn't wearing mine, because of heartache and not wanting to be humiliated again! Luckily, I had it in the car and we finally got this amazing picture together.
These two were bobsessed with the cheeseball.
Sloane and Sienna. I have a feeling these two will be pretty good friends.
Grandma and the babies. I love this pic so much. They are all so happy and so cute.
All the cousins PJ-ing it up.
We were accidentally kinda coordinating, it was fun.
We almost took family pictures while everyone was here and then decided against it.
This pic is better than those fancy profesh ones anyway. AND no one got flipped off. Win-win.
Christmas was fun, but we were so happy to get back home. We are home-bodies to the max. For New Years, we stayed home, ate chips and dip and went to bed at about 8:30 or 9. Sloane thought it was funny to wake up for the day at 4 the next morning, so we were pretty happy with our decision to be lame.
We went up to Hardware Ranch last weekend to the Elk Festival. They take you around in a horse-drawn carriage to look at a million Elk and tell you a bunch of facts about them. We went with Lauren and Devin and they were a real good time. It was freezing, but really nice to be outside for a while.
We are getting better at taking pictures. (This post alone has more pics of us than all of last year combined probably. I blame the baby for making me more sentimental)
Waiting in line for EVER. The line was so long and so cold, I didn't know if this baby would make it! (Also, looking at this picture makes me realize that we look nothing alike. Maybe someday I'll see a little of myself in her, but right now, it's still all Nate. Which isn't the worst thing ever. Sometimes I have to remind myself that she's my baby too, it's weird. Most the time I just feel like I'm raising Nate's baby, is that a normal feeling?)
Graham wanted to know every Elks name, and Lauren knew all of them. Even Cheyenne. She's the best.
Sleigh Selfies.
And that's pretty much all we've been up to lately. Besides working on the ole house. Maybe one day I'll post pics of that place. But not today. See ya.


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singing bliss
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Originally uploaded by alxindia.
it's the Bliss that pinches
Grief in the ass & won't let go
without a fight --
one divine fool can stumble merrily into a crowd,
swaying & listing unsteadily
while singing the names of god
at the top of his lungs,
all the while
pouring that goofy bliss
into the hearts of those
who like to listen
be healed by the sound of the sun
but there're always a few grouches
in the joint, broken-hearted
& threatened by joy
who try to silence the fool's song --
oh! slam & lock the door! --
or drown it out with their own
fierce yowls
of pain.
these guys are the same ones who shush
happy children at play
& would sooner steal their toys
than endure
the agony of another's innocent fun.
sometimes they even board up their own windows
to prevent the sun from shining its light
into their rooms.
but what are all these petty strategems
to a staggering old fool who's been drinking with god again,
singing heartily the divine's own light?
the arrows & insults, the locked doors & barricaded ears
only deliver the true grief cries,
those silent invitations
to sing ever louder, ever louder,
& to kiss each angry heart
with the crazy lips of love.


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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
You know the feeling you get when you wake up from a truly horrible nightmare and thank God you were only dreaming? I guess you might call that relief, maybe euphoria, maybe joy. I'm not sure what the term is for when you open your eyes and the nightmare keeps going.
I can remember the nurse screaming.
"Do you know what year it is?"
"Twenty-twelve," I answered. "Twenty-thirteen."
"Do you know who's president?"
"Do you know your name?"
"I'm BB."
I remember that fifth glass of wine, the frantic confession to the priest over the phone, my brother telling me to stay awake even as I started to fall into a coma.
"You can't stop me! I already took the pills!"
I was crying and laughing at the same time. I was so happy. I was so sad. I was so unburdened.
I'm so sorry.
And I mean that, as much as I have ever meant anything, because in pulling out of a 14-hour coma and being restored to life the only thing I can think about is all the people I betrayed. Thomas, who was my erstwhile companion. Powell, who was still my brother even with all his faults. Pie, who looked up to me. God, who gave me all my gifts and many of my flaws. You, my readers, who rooted for me over the years. And myself.
One thing I keep returning to is the BB I used to be, the one who threw blackened away and decided to see life for all the good it contained.
I don't understand how I went from being that 21-year-old boy, the one with the future standing as an endless sunlit vault before him; to the 25-year-old young man who saw no future at all. I don't understand how I went from striding a summit to collapsing on my bedroom floor. Every time I think about it it makes me cry.
There are no easy answers for me as I return from the psychiatric hospital to the home where I almost died. There are many things I'll need to do, and one of them is to grieve. I'm giving myself time for that, but not too much time. The other element in moving forward is reconstruction, and that means that I can be fragile and vulnerable, can withdraw into myself, for only so long. Eventually some heavy lifting has to take place. I'll let you know when, with the help of doctors and my family, I figure out what that is. I already have some ideas.
I know you all expected more from me. I expected more from myself. And I really hope one day I can achieve that.
10 comments:
- r said...
I'm really glad you're okay, and alive, and well enough to write this. Grieving is a good idea. Take all the time you need. Dropping expectations for now might help for a bit, you just are as you are - no shoulds, not right now. Thank you for being so deeply honest. Again, plain and simple - really, really happy that you pulled through. Thank you, thank you, thank you...
- October 23, 2013 at 8:53 AM
- Adon said...
Depression and despair can take you places that you would never have thought you would ever go.
One of the helpful thing you can do to combat depression is to reach out to others in need. You will lift them up as well as yourself.
Hang in there....Adon
- October 23, 2013 at 9:22 AM
- laura b. said...
Sweet BB, I'm so sorry for all of your pain. I'm so glad you are still with us. ♥
- October 23, 2013 at 9:50 AM
- naturgesetz said...
I'm glad you survived.
I'm glad you made your confession to the priest.
Having read your previous post as well — which I somehow missed when you posted it — I'll say, try not to make it about the money you're making and the debts you've incurred. Try to make it about the siblings you love, the people who love you, the things you can do, the beauty you can enjoy.
(BTW, do you still have to hide your face? Does it serve any purpose?)
- October 23, 2013 at 4:22 PM
- Arizaphale said...
Can't say I'm surprised. Can say I'm glad it's over and that you're still with us. REALLY want to say stick with it, take your time and God bless you. I always love it when you've called by my site and left a comment. I appreciate your insight, intelligence and humour. Don't deprive us, and those you love, of your presence again please.xxxx
- October 24, 2013 at 5:42 PM
- Anonymously Me said...
Can I please meet you in real life sometime?
- October 24, 2013 at 6:17 PM
- Jay M. said...
There's one mistake here...I don't set others expectations, unless it's to treat me the way I treat you, which I hope is with love and compassion for a fellow human with all the flaws and foibles we all share.
Remember one thing about goals, too. Not reaching a goal is not failure, as long as you did your best.
Personally, I think you're a fine person, meeting obstacles head on and never giving up. And I can't fault you for depression, and it's not like you wallow in it and use that as a reason why you aren't achieving goals - but you ARE trying!
Peace <3
- October 24, 2013 at 6:47 PM
I'm trying to figure out the right words to say.
After reading about the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in your life, I somehow feel your pain.
You are right - there are no easy answers. It is going to take patience to heal and so much love, the love that you truly deserve, to help you along the way.
You deserve some kind of normalcy - I truly hope you get it somehow.
If you need anything - a shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen, a face to look at and talk to - you know how to reach me.
- October 24, 2013 at 7:53 PM
- jo(e) said...
Oh, BB.
This was difficult to read.
I wish so much that you lived nearby so that instead of reading this on a blog, I could invite you over for lunch and we could sit and talk about everything.
I'm sending a hug over the internet.
- October 28, 2013 at 5:26 AM
- Just Me said...
It's been a long time since I've stopped by some of my favorite blogs. Your posts always touched me, and this one brought tears to my eyes. I couldn't leave without sending you a hug. Many people care about you, even though we've never met you.
- November 25, 2013 at 9:15 PM


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QCF: Code of Princess
reasure's games seem like such a distant memory. Their last original game, Sin and Punishment: Star Successor (Wii) was released all the way back in 2010, with nothing more than re-releases of its now-ancient properties seeing release since.
One such game, Guardian Heroes, would see a release on Xbox Live Arcade, finally making it available to the masses for a very affordable price compared to its original Saturn release. Fast forward to 2013; Code of Princess debuts on the 3DS, by way of Atlus games. It features nearly carbon-copy gameplay to Guardian Heroes with a neat ragtag cast of interesting characters, led by the practically unclothed Princess Solange. It was also a pretty limited release, all told, which is where Degica Games' newly released Steam version of the game comes in.
Code of Princess is, at its heart, a side-scrolling brawler with RPG elements. Players control one of Solange's entourage as they make their way through a danger-filled journey to stop an mighty power form consuming the world by way of a magical sword. Just like Guardian Heroes. The gameplay setup of Cod of Princess is quite a bit different though. Progression takes place through a mission-based system that allows players to pick and choose what missions to do as opposed to taking on a complete stage set all at once. In each stage, various mission objectives need to be met in as quick a time as possible; players usually have to take on waves of enemy opposition and bosses to complete these quests.
The thing about this particular brawler though, is that it takes place on several "tracks", which can be switched between to avoid stage obstacles or enemy and their attacks. Guardian Heroes worked much the same way, but Code of Princess increases the number of these tracks at times, up to a total of five layers. By holding the defend button, your character can move between these tracks, as well as dash out of harm's way on the track they're on.
Combat is mostly combo based, with several different ways to go about inflicting death on unsuspecting foes. Light and heavy attacks can be combined to juggle foes and there are even a bevy of special moves for each character with directional inputs paired with attack commands for some truly devastating techniques, some of which use MP. Speaking of which, each character can also go into a Burst state, in which attack power is ramped way up for as long as the MP meter holds out. Landing hits and defeating enemies will boost the MP gauge mid-burst to prolong it and there are even additional damage-dealing enhancements that can be added to Burst-engagement through various bits of equipment, both found or purchased.
Of course, there are a wide variety of different types of creatures and soldiers to do battle with, and many have weaknesses that can be exploited through much of the gear that is equipped to your hero. When an enemy type is hit with their specific weakness, "killer" is displayed for each hit, indicating that they are taking much more damage due to the enhancements your equipment grants. No less than two pieces of my applied equipment have a Boss Killer effect, meaning that – at least in my case - bosses fall easily to Solange's onslaught. There will invariably be times that you'll be wailing on specific monsters all damned day though. Knowing what to use in what missions is pretty essential to getting the best times for every mission that is undertaken.
There is a good chunk of game to play, as well, especially of all of the heroes are used in the game; level grinding can take a while, and the only real way to go about it is to play the game through with each hero. But players can also take on an additional selection of extra missions as well. The EXP, treasure and equipment from any of these battles are carried over to the main campaign as well, so level grinding doesn't have to be all about doing a single stage over and over.
Which brings up to leveling and character customization—obviously, the additional equipment is a given; just equip the chosen type with a new piece and you're good to go. But with each level, the character whose level has increased gains a number of ability points to be distributed between a series of attributes, such as Vitality, Piety, Strength, Defense, Speed and so forth.
Piety is the one attribute I paid the least attention to, opting for high HP, attack power, speed and defense. Of course, it's all up to the individual player and their gameplay style that will shape their hero into what they want, a flexibility that is welcome, especially given the characters. In the case of the extra missions, there are even a number of additional characters that are unlocked by completing quests and defeating enemies. Neat.
On the whole, the game is very playable and pretty fun throughout. The difficulty is pretty accommodating, or so it seems, throughout the vast majority of the main story, though later missions got under my skin in ways that I didn't expect. The difficulty definitely spikes in the later missions with some enemies laying the smackdown on players in perhaps the very cheapest way I've seen in a very, very long time. Regardless, so long as gamer rage isn't a major factor in whether you stick with a game or not, it's definitely fun. The presentation is also pretty neat, with decent music and visuals... for the most part. Code of Princess is a game that was more or less ported directly from the Nintendo 3DS, and by default only the top screen is displayed. But there are options to see the bottom screen as well, which can be positioned in a number of different ways, which is pretty cool. But the visuals have issues.
Some of the backgrounds are kind of iffy in terms of texture quality and 2D stage elements. They can be muddy, and blurry, and maybe even a bit ugly in full-screen, though it all moves at a pretty snappy 60FPS. Worse still, the characters sprites, while awesomely animated, are pretty painful to look at at first, as they are blown-up, pixilated and not smoothed at all. This is in stark contrast to the high-res character portraits, which are, for all intents and purposes, pretty awesome. As such, the character sprites are definitely a pretty harsh downer, given the awesome character design throughout the game... what I wouldn't have given to get Code of Princess in true HD, let me tell you (don't judge me.) Thankfully, when the game is in full swing, it's less noticeable, especially on the middle track and further back. A smaller screen in windowed mode also helps.
The sound design is a little irritating at times as well. Allegro, the Elf Bard Sage, has an annoying guitar for a weapon that sounds totally out of place every time it makes noise both in the story scenes and beyond. Solange's constant "Stop it!" and "No!" cries every time she got hit grated on my nerves in later stages as well, especially when getting hit twenty times in a row from enemy bomb attacks and cheapshots coming from everywhere at once. However, there are also amazing elements to the sound, like the shop music. Best piece in the game, hands down.
Aside from those little hang-ups, Code of Princess is a fun brawler RPG that'll surely hit the spot for those out there that are looking for a decent beat-em-up with nice depth in their life, especially for those looking for more in the vein of Guardian Heroes. It's definitely rough around the edges and may end up being much better on 3DS as a result – especially visually - but the snappy performance, fun gameplay, wealth of extras and neat screen formats are a neat step in the right direction for Steam ports of 3DS original titles.


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Protein, protein, PROTEIN! (Said in loud, hulky voice.)
That's what I've jokingly been saying recently as I shovel mass amounts of food into my mouth.
I've been trying to add more protein into my diet (as always), but it's hard work! Namely because it's challenging to remember that you need nutrients more than chocolate (even though chocolate is totally more fun).
I recently realized after a number of failed attempts at vegan protein bars that I should totally just make my own.
So I did.
And they rocked.
And they're easy.
And they're way better than store bought (there I said it).
Plus, just 4 ingredients, naturally sweetened, and more than 10 grams of protein per bar!
The base is peanut (or almond or sun) butter, then comes maple syrup and your favorite protein powder (I list mine below). And the final touch? POPPED AMARANTH.
This mighty grain contains plenty of nutrients and protein and has a neutral, slightly nutty flavor. Not to mention, it pops up beautifully on the stovetop in no time (10 seconds!).
I hope you love these bars! They're:
Savory-(naturally) sweet
Insanely delicious
Peanut buttery
Protein-packed (10+ g/ bar!)
& Highly portable!
These are the perfect snack to have around when you need a little extra protein during the day. They're so simple once the amaranth is popped (you can do it, I believe in you). I highly recommend making a big batch and freezing these! They'll stay forever in the freezer (OK, more like 1 month).
Prep time 30 mins
Cook time 10 mins
Total time 40 mins
Insanely delicious No Bake Vegan Protein Bars with 10 g protein! Naturally sweetened, 4 ingredients, so simple to make!
Recipe type: Bar, Snack
Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten Free
Serves: 9
~1/3 cup (70 g) amaranth (1 1/4 – 1 1/2 cups popped)
3 Tbsp (~25 g) vanilla or unflavored vegan protein powder*
1 1/2 – 2 Tbsp (22-30 ml) maple syrup (or sub stevia), more or less to taste
1 cup (256 g) creamy salted peanut or almond butter (or sun butter if sensitive to nuts)
optional: 2-3 Tbsp (15-20 g) melted dark vegan chocolate
- Line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper (or plastic wrap) and set aside.
- Pop* your amaranth by heating a large pot over medium-high heat. You'll know it's ready to start adding amaranth when a drop of water disperses quickly and balls up.
- Add about 2-3 Tbsp amaranth at a time and immediately cover. Shake the pot back and forth over the heat (wearing oven mitts is helpful) to move the grain around. It should start popping within 1-3 seconds, and be done popping at the 10-second mark. Be sure to pull them off at around 10 seconds or they'll start to burn.
- Not every single grain will pop (that's OK!). Very quickly empty into a mixing bowl. This may take a couple tries to dial in your heat and not burn them – it took me 4 tries! But then you'll hit your stride.
- Continue until you have roughly 1 1/2 cups popped grain. As you go, add your popped grain into a small mixing bowl first to ensure none are burnt. Then transfer to a larger bowl so you don't mix any burnt grain with perfectly popped grain. Set aside.
- Add peanut or almond butter and maple syrup to a medium mixing bowl and stir to combine. Then add protein powder and stir.
- Add popped amaranth a little at a time until you have a loose "dough" texture. Be careful not to add too much or the bars can lose their tackiness and won't stick together. I found roughly 1 1/4 cups to be about right. Stir with a wooden spoon or use hands to disperse mixture evenly.
- Transfer the mixture to the baking dish and press down to form an even layer. Lay parchment paper or plastic wrap on top and use a flat-bottom object like a liquid measuring cup to press down and pack the mixture into an even, firmly packed layer.
- Transfer to freezer to set for 10-15 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Then lift out and slice into 9 bars. Enjoy as is, or drizzle with a bit of melted dark chocolate (optional).
- These get a little soft at room temperature, so store in the refrigerator (up to 5 days), or in the freezer (up to 1 month).


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Manga Summary: Keiko Kurakake is a scientist in the Shibasato research institute. One day she gets a call from Professor Yamazashi, who tried to preform human cloning a year ago. She accepts his invitation and goes to meet him. When she arrives she is shocked to see that the professor is now a young man, the secret to his new youth is due to the Cambrian factor. Professor Yamazashi aims to recreate the unprecedented leap in evolution called the Cambrian explosion with modern humanity, hoping to rule the world as their creator!


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As a premise I suggest that you read the following two paragraphs properly. One is about a very well-known management philosophy called "Theory of Constraints" and the second one on a general observation around the pesky species you will find everywhere, not so affectionately called Assholes.
Clubbing these two and further tempered by my experience encountering many of these …I have an oven fresh but a very personal management principle and I call it " Assholes never die"
So here is the precursor to the "Theory of Constraints" . For those who may like to dig deeper , follow the link to the Wikipedia page and those of you who didn't click , I must applaud your decision not to. The whole thing is an awful read.
Theory of Constraints (TOC) is an overall management philosophy introduced by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt in his 1984 book titled The Goal, that is geared to help organizations continually achieve their goal.[1] The title comes from the contention that any manageable system is limited in achieving more of its goal by a very small number of constraints, and that there is always at least one constraint. The TOC process seeks to identify the constraint and restructure the rest of the organization around it, through the use of the Five Focusing Steps.
I am sure this wouldn't have made much sense to you or why the hell it should ever make sense. We all know such philosophies are meant to be vague and cryptic . However simplifying it , here's my interpretation
" Every system has a bottleneck and the bottleneck is transient. So if you think you have identified the bottleneck for anything at your work place and eliminated it, be rest assured a new bottleneck will crop up somewhere else. So for better efficiency and effectiveness, we need to continuously identify and weed out the bottlenecks"
Now coming to the second part of the story, about Assholes. To illustrate the powers of an asshole read this.
One day, all the human body parts started arguing about who was on top… The mouth said, "I should be on top because, without me, you wouldn't be able to eat." Then the stomach said, "Ya but if it weren't for me, you wouldn't be able to digest and transfer all the minerals and vitamins throughout the body, I should be on top." Then the heart said, "I should be on top because I'm the one who takes the blood from point A to point B. Without me, the body would die." Then the brain said, " Well, without me, you wouldn't be able to move, eat, digest or allow circulation of blood, so I should be on top." Now, the asshole was beginning to get annoyed, "You know, I should be on top because I can just shut my hole and then shit will accumulate and block the digestive track and screw all of you up." It was chaos, everyone was yelling and fighting. Finally, the asshole got fed up, "That's it, I'm fed up, I'm shutting up my hole."
So for a few days, the body couldn't shit and the brain had trouble moving, the stomach digesting, the mouth eating and the blood flow going, everyone was begging the asshole to open up, The brain said, "Please open up, you made your point, your on top, just open up." The asshole smiled, "So everyone agrees that I'm on top?" "YES" everyone shouted. "OK!" so the asshole opened up and the body could shit again. The moral of this story is, an asshole will always win…
And now bringing both of these together – You will always come across an asshole , at work , in the form of annoying colleague or maybe a client or maybe one honking incessantly behind your car. For me, I keep running into many as I try hard to prop up my fledgling startup. I manage the business part and trust me , a business guy often gets to meet most of them. Its like being on an accelerated acquaintance process.
To illustrate further , I often make pitches and I meet one guy at a potential client. Have a great meeting and we are rolling. And then all of a sudden our friend develops a cold feet. Maybe because I didn't give him the amount of respect a thoroughbred asshole deserves. So he acts like one and then my systems are clogged and gasping as an aftermath. So what do I do, I apply, the theory of Constraints. Try bypassing my friend, reach out to a better guy, do the pitch again, but I forget, nothing stops this guy from behaving as an asshole again.
And trust me it happens often, there is abundance of assholes around. If you are a startup these guys can literally choke the life out of your dreams , just for the heck to prove that assholes rule. If the Freemasons were known to have secret ways of identifying a fellow mason, I have a feeling these assholes too have it. Somehow they always operate in bunches. They behave alike and they think alike.
I always thought that, if I run into one , I can somehow bypass or eliminate one and move ahead. But later I realised, they will never die , with the tenacity and the resilience of a cockroach, an asshole morphs and morphs. And yes, can be found at multiple levels of an organization.
Lets accept the fact you cannot eliminate one, the trick is to identify one fast and ensure that he doesn't waste your time and rape your spirits. And how do you identify one, that experience will teach you. There are no set rules to identify one.


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Happy New Year and welcome to 2012!
We hope you have all had a safe and merry festive season.
To celebrate the beginning of another wonderful year we have found some lovely free printable 2012 calendars for your little ones from
These are a great way to get your kids learning their days and months. Enjoy,
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A reminder for today
The LORD's promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over. (Psalm 12:6)
As this new horizon opens before us I realise that the beginning of a year can be quite a frustrating part. December is behind us and with all those expenses and costs that we had, January can be a challenge. It seems as if payday is a week to late. The New Year's expenses can be scary. Now these frustrations that come with our new horizon can cause a number of irritations and they then lead to friction. This is exactly what the enemy wants.
God comes today and reminds us that His promises are pure and what He promises will happen and He will never change His promise. God has already made a number of promises for us as this new horizon lies ahead and we should not be deceived by a lying enemy but instead we should hold on to God's promises and trust Him.
God is for us, in that we have no need for fear nor do we need to worry or allow frustration to get the better of us. I have said it so many times before and I will say it again – You are very special to God and you are where you are for a special purpose. It is because of this special purpose that the enemy will be relentless in their attacks and in their attempts to bring us down.
Come my dear friend and let us trust God for His promises are pure, refined and purified. We do not need to fear what lies ahead, but instead we can move into this new horizon with courage knowing that God is with us and He will never abandon us.
Have and awesome day dear friend of Jesus


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1155 Pharmacology
What is Pharmacology?
scientific study of the origin, nature, chemistry, effects, and use of drugs
-how drugs work in the body
-cause & effect
Why do we need to know pharmacology?
For a safe, accurate administration of a foreign substance to a patient.
How do drugs relate to each step in the nursing process?
1. Assess = the drugs & their cause & effect
2. Diagnosis → Ex. they are having an overdose, or they are having a side effect of a drug
3. Intervention → give drugs, symptom management (nausea, pain) (ex. health promotion = vitamins)
4. Evaluation → is the drug working?
Drugs are usually referred to by what name?
Generic (aka non-propriartory name. it's the chemical name abbreviated)
What is a trade name of a drug?
it is proprietary name. it is registered
What two ways are drugs classified
1. Therapeutic class = share the same use, therapy is the same, use them to treat the same thing (ex. anti hypertensives)
2. Pharmacologic class = similar characteristic anatomically, they do the same things in the body (ex. Nitrates=vasodilators)
What are the four sources of drugs?
1. plants
2. animals
3. minerals
4. synthetic = most of the drugs today
What are the five different types of plant sources for drugs?
1. Alkaloids
2. glycosides
3. Gums
4. Resins
5. Oils
What are alkaloid drugs?
- they are plant based
- react with acids to form salts, dissolved throughout the body
- Ex. atropine, caffeine, nicotine "-ine"
What are glycoside drugs?
- they are plant based
- occur naturally, good drug, high benefit, but toxic
- Ex. Digoxin (most common), dilantin "-in"
What is therapeutic levels?
How much, the amount, of a drug (the level) should be in the body to be therapeutic/useful/amount we want.
- can't measure all drugs, but we can measure many of the toxic drugs.
- it takes a while for toxic drugs to accumulate
What are Gum drugs?
- they are plant based
- attach & hold water
- Ex. seaweed extract
What are Resin drugs?
- they are plant based
- pine tree sap
- used as local irritants or laxatives
What are Oil drugs?
- they are plant based
- volatile = readily evaporated or
- fixed = not readily evaporated
What types of drugs are from animal sources?
1. Hormones = insulin (pancreas/Isle of Langerhorn)
2. Oils/fats = cod liver oil
3. Enzymes = pepsin, pancreatin
4. Vaccines = flu, pneumonia
What are two types of mineral sources?
1. Metallic
2. Non metallic
ex. iron, iodine & epsom salts
What are the different administration routes for drugs? (11)
1. Buccal (cheek), sublingual (under tongue), translingual (on tongue & allowed to dissolve)
2. Gastric = if oral is contraindicated → then directly into gastric tract (stomach) by feeding tube
3. Intradermal = into skin layer (TB, allergy)
4. Intramuscular
5. Intravenous = into bloodstream via a vein (can be continuous or intermittent)
6. Oral = most common, convenient & least expensive. patient is conscious, willing & able to swallow.
7. Rectal/Vaginal = suppository, gels
8. Respiratory = gases or substances, inhaler, bronchodilaters
9. Subcutaneous = small amount of drug sub cut (fatty tissue) Ex. insulin, heparin, lenenox
10. Topical = delivered to skin or mucous membrane. difficult to evaluate & control
11. Special = epidural, intrapleural, intra-peritoneal, intra-osseous (bones), intra-articular (joints). Usually done by prescribers, not nurses
The administration route influence?
how much drug we give? how fast (rate of) absorbed, distributed & eliminated. All of this effects patient response.
How is it determined that drugs need to be removed from the market?
Based on patterns, trends & issues.
What is pharmacokinetics?
movement of medicine/foreign substances
What are the four movements of pharmacokinetics
1. Absorption = taking into body & moves to the tissue
2. Distribution = movement into tissue
3. Metabolism = change into a form that can be excreted (detoxify it)
4. Excretion = removed from the body
What two ways can drugs be absorbed?
1. Passive = higher to lower concentration thru diffusion. done in order to equalize
2. Active transport = lower to higher concentration through cellular energy (ex. electrolytes are absorbed actively, most drugs absorbed actively)
What is the drug absorption rate of different drug preparation (fastest to slowest)?
1. liquids, elixirs & syrups
2. suspension solutions
3. powders
4. capsules
5. tablets
6. coated tablets
7. enteric-coated tablets
What are seven factors that affect absorption?
* Rate, route, administration form
1. administration/drug form = how is it prepared & administered
2. intestinal interference = most absorbed in small intestine/GI (ex. what if part of SI is removed)
3. Liver metabolism = after absorbed→go to liver. "1st pass" to be metabolized and then sent to body.
4. Blood flow = heart must be functioning (Ex. pick w/fastest blood flow→deltoid b/c closest to the heart
5. Pain/stress= ↓ absorption (theory is ↓ blood flow to the intestine)
6. Diet = high fat diets will ↓ intestinal absorption
7. Drug combinations
What are three factors that affect distribution?
distribution = movement into tissues
1. Blood flow = ↑ flow & ↑ distribution. heart, lung, kidney disease all affect distribution
2. Solubility = water/fat soluble - fat soluble cross thru cell membranes, water soluble don't cross membrane. Also blood brain barrier & placenta
3. Protein binding = Albumin binding & 80% highly bond
How does albumin binding work?
as a drug travels it binds to albumin protein. how much gets into tissue depends on how much binds with protein. the part that binds with protein doesn't work/ineffective/doesn't get into tissue
- some drugs low protein binding & some high protein binding
What is 80% highly bond (protein)?
= high protein binding
- highly toxic & difficult to monitor, stay in the body a long time b/c bound to protein & stored in tissue
- only 20% is used, so you give more drugs which in effect makes it highly toxic
- tend to have long 1/2 life (ex. digoxin 1 dose stays in 2-3 days, better to have a short 1/2 life)
Ex. Coumadin, levothyroxine
What organs metabolize drugs?
metabolism = convert drugs into a form that can excrete.
- Liver= 80% metabolized by the liver. Might need to assess for liver function. If there is liver disease → lower dose, longer time btw, different drug. Need to MONITOR liver function
- Lungs = very small amount of metabolism
- Intestines
- muscle = very small amount of metabolism
- Plasma
- Kidneys
What factors affect metabolism?
1. Disease = liver, heart disease (blood flow), stress, trauma
2. Genetics = quick or slow based on your genetic makeup.
3. Environment = stressful, hot or cold, smokers
4. Age = older →slows down (ex. liver function), & young (under developed livers)
How are drugs excreted from the body?
1. Kidney = main, 95%. assess kidney function = creatinine
2. Lungs
3. Sweat
4. Salivary glands
5. Skin
6. Intestinal tract
What are factors affecting 1/2 life?
- time it takes for half of the drug to leave the body
- important in regards to frequency & when to give the next dose to maintain levels of blood plasma
1. Absorption rate
2. Metabolism
3. Excretion
(ex. digoxin 1 dose stays in 2-3 days, better to have a short 1/2 life)
- one dose generally takes 4-5 half lives for it to be out of the body & it 4-5 drugs to get a steady state
- drug takes a long time to leave if drug has long 1/2 life, so better if drug has a short 1/2 life
What is OPD?
= Pharmacodynamics
1. Onset = time drug given until it starts its effect/work. Must consider route
2. Peak = highest concentration/effect/work. this is important for evaluation
3. Duration = low long it lasts/therapeutic effect
- OPD might be unknown for topical & enteric
What is peak & trough?
peak = concentration at the highest
trough = time for another dose
- used frequently with antibiotics. can measure in the blood how much drug is in the system
- common uses are Gentamycin & Vancomycin→both Nephrotoxic (pharmacy typically doses these drugs)
Ex. give drug & let lab know what the time drug is done & they determine when to draw the blood
= Biochemical & physical effects of drugs & the mechanism of drug action/how they work
- Drugs modify cellular function or the rate of function
What 3 ways can you modify cellular function or rate of function?
1. Agonist = interacts with receptors binds to produce effects called intrinsic activity. Initiates a response
2. Antagonsit = response prevented
a. competitive = competes w/agonist for sites
b. non-competitive = bind to sites & block effect of agonist
3. Non-selective = neither agonist or antagonist, some competitive & non-competitive. Cause widespread effects
What is drug potency?
- the amount of drug required to produce a desired response.
- compare drugs by thinking about potency. compare drugs in the same class
What is Pharmacotherapeutics?
the use of drugs to prevent and treat disease.
- drug therapy type
- the effectiveness of the drug
What is acute therapy?
critical, life threatening situations to treat a disease. Ex. heart attack → give aspirin, nitroglycerin
what is empiric therapy?
- based on practical evidence, but not scientific data/evidence. Used before & seemed to help.
Ex. bronchitis antibiotic even though not bacterial but makes patient better
what is maintenance therapy?
- chronic conditions that will never resolve.
Ex. hypertension, COPD, insulin
What is supplemental/replacement therapy?
- don't have what you need so you replace.
Ex. thyroid, estrogen, insulin, vitamins
What is supportive therapy?
Doesn't treat the disease but maintains the body system until the condition resolves.
Ex. Lung cancer → antibiotic for pneumonia is supporting the respiratory system
What is palliative therapy?
- comfort therapy for terminal diseases or EOL care
Ex. Morphine for pain
What are the factors affecting drug response?
1. Age = ↓ metabolism, blood flow & liver in young & old
2. Diet = ↑ in fat may alter
3. Dx's = heart disease → ↓ blood flow, kidney =↓ excretion
4. Other meds = drug interactions (polypharmacy)
5. Gender infection = b/c of hormones. Infections can effect→causes stress, processes speeded up. might affect efficacy & ↓ effectiveness
6. CV/Renal/Hepatic function
What can effect drug tolerance?
- patient has a ↓ response to a drug over time. need higher dose of drugs to get the effect you want. Ex. drugs for nausea
- can only give so much (dose) so may have to do something different. Already at dose limit
What is drug dependence & the two types?
- a patient displays a physical or psychological need for a drug
physical=symptoms when you don't get the drug. withdrawal
psychological=emotional response that you need the drug for comfort or well being
What is additive drug interaction?
2 drugs with with similar actions, give together to maximize effect so we can give lower doses of drugs
What is potentiation drug interaction?
2 drugs, 1 drug makes the other drug stronger (potentiates the drug) so we get a better effect
What is antagonistic drug interaction?
2 drugs, response is less than either alone. they work against each other for a lessor response
↑ or ↓ absorption drug interaction?
intestine/stomach - 1 drug uses all HCI so the 2nd drug can't be absorbed
↑ or ↓ metabolism/excretion
What is an adverse drug reaction/side effect?
- a harmful undesirable response
- mild → severe
Severity may depend on dose. May be patient dependent (young & old)
What is the dose related reaction of secondary effects?
- drug that has another effect than its intended effect. Ex. morphine is given for pain, 2° effect is ↓ respirations
- you may give the drug for 2° effect
What is the dose related reaction of hyper susceptibility?
- even with a normal dose the patient responds highly with effects. Ex. Cumadin → patient will just start bleeding
what is the dose related reaction of overdose?
- intentional or accidental. most susceptible are young, old, heart/kidney/lung/liver disease
what is the dose related reaction of iatrogenic effect?
- mimics a disorder
Ex. aspirin causing GI disturbance/GI bleed
What are some patient sensitive adverse reactions?
1. Less common
a. drug allergy = immune system is trying to neutralize or destroy the drug. Can be mild or anaphylactic
b. Idiosyncratic = caused from unknown reason → genetic reason. unknown hypersensitivity
What is Maximum efficacy of drug?
Giving a higher does not have an effect because you have reached the maximum use of the drug


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Beer Tax Map
November 25, 2008
Click here for the newest Beer Tax Map and information on the proposal to raise the beer tax in Oregon.
Click on image for larger size version of "State Excise Tax Rates on Beer"
Alaska has the highest tax rate, where residents (Sarah Palin, for instance) would pay $16.58 in beer taxes on a keg of beer. Wyoming has the lowest rate, and residents (Dick Cheney, for instance) would pay only 31 cents in beer taxes on a keg.
Maine residents recently repealed a briefly enacted beverage tax which raised their beer tax rate to 54 cents.
It's hard to say why beer taxes are highest where they are and lowest where they are. Anyone have some good ideas?
UPDATE: We fixed an error in Idaho's rate calculation. They tax 5% ABV beer at 15 cents, and higher-point beer at a higher rate.
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The menu changes seasonally (with a few old favorites sticking around) and is sourced from local farms. I have come for brunch, lunch, and dinner. I've tried the french toast, burgers, sausages, salads, chicken, and everything in between and everything has tasted fantastic.
And now a few pictures of food from their website:
I'm writing this on Wednesday in the AM and I still haven't eaten my breakfast yet. Now I really want donuts. Maybe I'll have to make a run to Whole Foods and use Nick and I being home at the same time for the first time in over a week as an excuse to buy some food (including donuts) for a nice dinner and dessert.


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"To whichever wench is next: Henry is quite demanding. Try not to lose your head under pressure"
- Anne Boleyn
"Hope you can speak Russian. Tell the new guys they won't need to walk Blondi."
- Adolf Hitler
"Dear Colly, Try and keep one eye on the French and one eye on the Spanish. Be warned: Hardy doesn't put out."
- Horatio Nelson
"All yours. Felt a slight bump a while back but everything seems ok. Probably just a whale. I'm turning in for the night."
- Anonymous look-out on RMS Titanic
"Barry! God are you lucky: the economy is shooting ahead and the Taleban have disappeared. Or is it the economy that has disappeared and the Taleban doing the shooting? I can't remember. Ask Dick if you get stuck. By the way: never trust a pretzel."
- George W Bush
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I love songs showing how we as parents (or anyone who loves kids) love our children. Here are some awesome ones.
1) Isn't She Lovely- Stevie Wonder
2) Baby, Baby- Amy Grant
3) Beautiful Boy- John Lennon
4) Father and Son- Cat Stevens
5) In My Daughter's Eyes- Martina McBride
6) With Arms Wide Open- Creed
7)Father and Daughter- Paul Simon
There's a ton more like Wild World by Cat Steven, but there's only 7 quick takes.


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Northstar Diary
Friday, November 5, 2010
some pictures from this week
Today I went to school late because I was feeling very sleepy this morning. Yesterday I went to bed quite late at night, Mamma, Pappa and Sabina had gone to bed earlier but I did not want to go to bed yet. My best friend, Oskar was not coming today, that made me feeling lazier. Dagis also asked that children could go home an hour earlier and Mamma said it's ok.
Mamma is busy with her study; though I hope we can still do something fun together sometime.
Autumn has become more yellow although it is sunny today.
pictures from last sunday when sabina's friend came
This is my picture today.
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Time for Halloween!
Time to get out the bats and skeletons... I'm ready to rock Halloween! I really meant to spend all of September and October making prim witches, bats and skeletons, but got a little side-tracked by Birdfest. Had a decent first day there yesterday. The bird pendants are a good money maker. I'll sit down there selling pendants again all day today, but my mind is already in the mood for stuffing and painting dolls! I'll bring my sketchbook and make some plans while sitting at my Birdfest table.
This photo is of the Baron Samedi Day of the Dead doll I made for my son's birthday in August, as I just noticed I failed to post this to my blog! He's from another wonderful pattern designed by Donna Veal, the Goddess of Prim! Can't wait to make more of these... he turned out so well. I scaled him down to 60% of the original, so he's about 16" tall.
The leaves are turning, the wind is blowing... it's time to get spooky... my favorite time of year!
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High-precision cylindrical roller bearings and three-point bearings suitable for very high temperatures and speeds. Applications include airplane engines.