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Wow I am ecstatic to finally living and fulfilling my dream of designing, conducting and doing a workshop. I finished the slide pack in about 5 hrs a night before and slept only for 4 hrs. I had the perfect number of participants my fav 8 for this workshop too. The workshop went for almost 9 hrs, 12 hrs being at the venue interacting with participants. The group of all earth angels, all had major breakthroughs and went all out to resolve their issues and connect with their heart and guardian angels. Can't sleep still…I am on high, thought of sharing some quick points and pictures. Thank you God and Angels to help me work on dream and life purpose. Big thanks to Preeti Chugh to help me create this …:)
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Checkout my new deck of Past Life Oracle cards co created by two profound masters Doreen Virtue and Brain Weiss. When I had seen the pics online I was quite sceptical with earthy images, couldn't relate with pictures. But it's vibration is so positive and unlike they are so true.
Past few days I was using my friends deck to understand this deck while I was waiting for mine to arrive and could do accurate readings for many people. Since I am a Past Life Regression Therapist and have many friends who have seen and worked on their Past life patterns, they could validate the reading too.
Finally I can combine Tarot, Oracle and Past Life Regression knowledge.
I would be writing a Deck Review about it soon. I also shared with my friends at PLR Therapist meet and my guru my master Dr Newton who gave his blessings.
When I opened my new deck the cards were little sticky and formed 9 clusters.
So check out reading for myself , so true !
Got to go my new deck is calling me for a dream journey together.
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Dealing with Death
Death is inevitable. We are timeless being. We have lived before and we shall live again. Though we know this we have to deal with Death
1) Death of oneself
2) Death of near ones.
Both are based on fears, fear of death, fear of its consequences, fear of loosing loved ones….
Death of near ones is more terrifying than facing one's own death. It has several obligations attached to it including expressing the pain to others.
My grandfather (Moms father) expired yesterday. Hid name was Gyan Chandra Jain. Like his name he was very knowledgeable man. He was 84 years old and in spite of being unwell he use to do shees asana daily. He was a farmer by profession had won many awards in agricultural field but his heart was in empowering down trodden people by education. He ran school for underprivileged children trying to provide them education in English. He also trained all his farm workers were trained to use signatures instead of thumb print. On day of his demise 24 institutions were closed as an homage to him.
He was quite proud of me when I use to play basketball at school as he was great in sports too. I remember he use to tell various Jain spiritual tales when we were young. I also tried learning Sanskrit from him once but failed. : (
When my mom got information about he being serious she rushed to Jabalpur by early morning flight and as she reached hospital, he kept hand on her head and passed away. As if he was waiting to meet her only.I had called mom exactly that time and somehow knew he would leave us.
I have experienced Past Life Regression and do for others. I know soul are timeless and he is always with us from some dimension. This knowledge helped me to deal with his death.
I love him and am proud of him, I wished could have had his "antim darshan" but the body was not in condition to keep.We used to call him Bapu Ji and in reality also he was man of values and integrity. I have always been proud of him.
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In the Meantime, In Between Time, Ain't We Got Fun..
Rereading again. This time it's The Great Gatsby. Actually I should clarify this, I'm listening to the audio version on C D told by Alexander Scourby. Oh, he is an excellent reader..just the right intonations for each character. I don't own the 1974 film that starred Robert Redford, Mia Farrow, Sam Waterston and Karen Black but that was an excellent portrayal. Way back then I really wasn't convinced though that Mia Farrow or Robert Redford could portray Daisy and Gatsby..I guess I had their other rolls too vivid in my mind to allow them to cross into my imagination of my beloved book. Yes, I felt it had been written for my eyes..I have read that many people have thought this, too. I discovered this book in the high school library when I was 15. I was working in the library at the time and something called to me to pick it up. I felt an amazing calmness as I began reading it...I'll never forget that feeling. It took me back to a time that seemed familiar and a time that I longed to return. I feel the same way now after all these years and just listening to it continues that longing. I remember seeing the movie when it came out in 1974. I was amazed that seeing the billboard of Dr. T. J. Eikelberg and the road winding through the ash heaps was just like I had pictured in my mind. I was truly amazed. Fitzgerald's descriptions are so spot on that probably everybody had the same illusion painted in their minds. Over the years I have played over in my head what a friend asked me when I told her that I wouldn't have cast Mia Farrow for Daisy or Robert Redford for Gatsby. She asked me some 35 years ago who I would have chosen. I honestly couldn't come up with one person I would have cast for those two parts...but now in retrospect I believe they were properly cast. I think I didn't believe they were "believable" because they were the "in vogue" actors of the day. I felt they cast them to load the box office. Mia did an excellent job though, but I still cannot get my head around Robert Redford~although I am coming around to that mind set. I was very pleased with Sam Waterston portraying Nick (I've always been in love with him and his observing nonjudgmental ways) and Lois Chiles was excellent for the aloof Jordan Baker. Karen Black was the epitome of Tom's "girl". She has the voluptuousness and vitality of a secretly kept woman... she filled my imagined character as did Bruce Dern~he excellently carried off all the narcissism and non-empathy of Tom Buchanan.
I've read a lot of blogs and critiques of The Great Gatsby over the past 35 years and I am not the only one who is enthralled with this writer and this book~alas, sigh, it wasn't written just for me.
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Lawrence Gostin, JD, of Georgetown University Law Center wrote an editorial blasting the US judicial system for its interpretation of the second amendment. "Why is the right to bear arms fundamental, when it appears that firearms—designed to cause injury or death—are antithetical to social order and public safety?" In 2007, the US had 78,622 nonfatal injuries and 31,224 deaths due to firearms. The firearm death rate for our children less than 15 years old is 12 times higher than the combined rates in 25 comparable countries. A homeowners gun kills many times more friends and family members than intruders, and too frequently it does not remain in the home or in possession of the owner.
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Here's one that tech geeks and especially #teamandroid supporters will be a bit upset at.
Verizon Wireless has announced that it will be releasing it's own VCAST store as a direct competitor with the Android Market. Don't get why this is such a big deal? I'll try to keep it brief.
Google is a business like any other. Android is their software. Verizon chooses to bloat just about every one of their Android devices with their own overlay, meaning they aren't running genuine, direct from Google, Android software.
By Verizon choosing to directly compete with the Android Market is sort of a slap in the face. Android, most people won't know of. But mention "Droid" and of course now everyone knows that you are talking about. Android is the software, Droid is hardware from Motorola, on the Verizon network. Verizon has done an excellent marketing job by the way, because people now think anything running Android is Droid. Well played, VZ.
Android's first device, the G1 was a T-Mobile product. Since then however, Verizon has gotten just about all of the high end phones, and has done all of their own branding to the extent that Android has now become AnDroid to the average non-geek, leaving Google kind of out there in the limbo of attention and brand pushing, while Verizon soaks up most of the glory. So much so that some people, when presented with Android devices from another carrier (ex. T-Mobile) believe they aren't "real Droids". I hope you get where I'm coming from with that one.
I guess for the most part this is not a big deal to many. Hell, it may even be a minor deal to Google (for now). Verizon has the same attitude all over the board, which is my personal reason for not being a part of their community. Jerks, money hungry jerks at that. Soon, they'll try to take Google's name out of everything it seems. Maybe then it will be a real issue for Google.
My (selfish) suggestion: Bring all the Android goodness over to T-Mobile where Vanilla (direct from Google) Android phones are what we love!
The only thing I see good about the VCAST store is that you can get the charges of paid applications directly on your phone bill, as opposed to whipping out your credit/debit card, using PayPal, or having to open a Google checkout account.
Google doesn't really get revenue from the Android Market, but the hard working, average joe developers do (those who charge at least, since the underbelly of the Android Market is overall a great community of people who donate when an app is free and kick-ass).
VZ users with Android devices will now have to open two different stores to explore all of the app choices. Although this is a minor blow since it does not affect Google's pockets too much, perhaps attention should be paid to the fact that Verizon one-uped their douchebaggery by eliminating Google's search which DOES generate revenue and replacing it with Bing (a Microsoft product!) on the Samsung Fascinate, which is as you guessed it, an Android device aka a Google OS (operating system) device.
I wonder if Google regrets shaking hands with the VZ now. Either way, I dedicate this song to you Verizon. It sounds like you wrote it yourselves. Enjoy!


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Once upon a time, there was a girl who could not swim very well. She decided to go rafting down the Tully River in Australia. Her and a friend booked in for what is known as "extreme rafting", which means the boat leaders do all they can to get participants in the water screaming their dear heads off. Why the girl decided to go extreme rafting is a mystery to this very day. She obviously never looked at footnotes four and five of this Wikipedia entry.
They were taken, along with about 15 other fair maidens and town folk, to the river, which is in northern Queensland. They were given all the right equipment for the voyage. A man, who in retrospect may have been mentally unhinged, gave them instructions for the day ahead. It all sounded like jolly good fun, the girl thought.
The water was very cold and the rapids were furious. Shivering was constant and the ongoing, immediate threat of having her teeth knocked out by a fellow rafter was a little burdensome. Such buffoonery was taking place in the other boats. But hey ho! She thought. The inpatient on day release who had distributed the rules was mischievous, pushing people off the sides of the dinghies when they were not looking and giving the local court jester a run for his money.
After lunch of some hearty cow and meaningless grog, the rafters set upon their journey once again. The crazy fellow leading the group pointed to a giant rock. Look! It's a giant rock from which we can jump! The whole group was mightily enthused. And little did she know, the girl was about five minutes away from what later turned out to be really rather bad whiplash and a hard lesson in never giving into peer pressure.
She jumped. Being only quite small, the height of the rock was frightening. And by accident, she jumped in a somewhat odd position, hitting the surface of the water with a loud - so loud it is possible the next town heard - smack. This is odd, she thought. There is severe pain in my shoulder and head. Be there a brick wall, rather than water, she pondered? No, it is water, and she faked wellness while climbing back on to the raft. Dizziness and intense throbbing followed all day and throughout the twilight hours. Be this my last sleep, she wondered? After all, concussion has been known to silently precede an even quieter death. With no method of telegram or carrier pigeon, she set her rooster to wake her up in the small hours of the morning, to check death had not arrived. But thankfully it had not, and she lived to see another day.


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............And Beautiful Artworks are being made on teeny, tiny bits of paper.
I belong to a small, newly formed group of five creative women who love nothing more than getting together around a table to experiment, dabble in and play with mixed media yumminess and sharing our books and ideas. Of course we also enjoy talking, eating cake and sipping coffee or tea.
Last time we got together, which was actually our first time, we had a great time playing with JenXO's 'Gelli Plate' making gorgeous prints, we shared the loveliness inside our sketchbooks and journals, all oohing and ahhing at the sumptuous pages and we carved the most amazing little rubber stamps. Delighted with our carvings we decided to make ATC's to swap at our next 'Play Day'.
Yesterday was our second play day and we swapped our ATC's pictured below.
Our member Lynne lives in Queensland so we will mail her our cards and she will mail hers to us.
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|This and the ones below are mine; silly me thought Atc's were to be made all different.
My carved stamps are the teapot and cup. To keep in with the theme I added a
T bag to each little card.
Our swapping done we than went on to making printing rollers to use as backgrounds in our journals and art works. We cut shapes from sticky foam sheets and stuck them to cardboard rolls, covered them in lots of paint colours and made prints, the results were stunning. I have not taken pics of mine yet and I didn't get photos of the others prints, Grrr!


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Sunday, August 2, 2009
Good Times
(Nate and his buddy Gabe on the trampoline yesterday.)
Yeah, I was gonna say something like, "Hope you're having a hair-raising weekend!", but I won't stoop to that. I will not cheapen our relationship by using such a tired cliché. You mean more than that to me. You deserve better.
Nevertheless, I do indeed hope that you are having a lovely weekend. I am preparing my sermon for later today (getting back in the saddle) and watching Grace do this:
So, it's a good day.
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She is such a sweetie that I could spend all day watching her do that!!ReplyDelete
That is a great picture of the boys on the tramp ! Did Ava remember the experiment with the static electricity we did ? Love the shot of Gracie-except there's no grandparent holding her....I'm just saying...ReplyDelete
Pics are awesome! How was your sermon? Did you totally crush it? I mean, in God's way?ReplyDelete
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Oooooh, I LOVE Grace doing that! The snuggled up baby looks becomes her so well!ReplyDelete
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Vancouver, BC - Only three months after her highly publicized marriage to Vancouver Sun extreme sports columnist Ian Walker, platinum selling Bodog Music recording artist Bif Naked revealed Sunday in a candid radio interview with noted Canadian television and radio personality George Stroumboulopoulos that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
"It is a very surreal situation for Ian and I at this time. Two weeks ago, I was doing a self breast exam and discovered a lump. I went into my doctor for a checkup and he immediately sent me for tests, including a mammogram, which indicated a high possibility of cancer. From there, things have gone at what seems like light speed: biopsy, blood tests, cancer clinic. It's been two weeks from being completely healthy to cancer patient with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy scheduled," explained Bif.
Bif Naked is currently in preproduction on two new albums. The first is the highly anticipated sixth Bif Naked album, following her 2005 release Superbeautifulmonster. She has also devoted herself to a second recording project, Jakkarta, with Spanish-born, death-metal guitarist La Machina. The music of Jakkarta revisits the heavier sounds of Bif's roots and the gutsiness of her early works.
"I plan on taking it one day at a time and to tackle this with a positive attitude," Bif told George on his nationally-syndicated radio program The Strombo Show. "I have never been one to give up when an obstacle is placed in front of me. I am in the fight of my life, and I'm lucky to have the support of my husband Ian and many friends and family members. With the help of my Bodog Music family, I plan to continue working on these recording projects in between the cancer treatments and come out the other side with two great albums and a clean bill of health. "I'm glad it's me and not my mom," Bif continued.
"I'm glad it's me and not my sister. I'm glad it's me and not any of my friends. I am ready for the fight."
Bif Naked's career has been built on her tireless touring, performing and recording. Additionally, her efforts to maintain a healthy lifestyle and straight edge obedience are Bif's badges of honor. Her diligence in maintaining the diet of a live food vegan, a stringent workout ethic and yoga schedule keep Bif centered.
Bif notes, "It is important for everyone to understand that cancer is non discriminatory and even those in great health can be subject to cancer as a diagnosis. I urge all women at every age to self examine and go for scheduled mammograms. Early Detection is the best tool in the fight against cancer."


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Does the concept of design come to mind when you think of leadership development? If not, it should.
Leadership development is an art, and like those individuals presented in Alice Rawsthorn's TED talk, you, too, are a designer. Design is a powerful tool that can be honed to create a very powerful image and influence the leadership environment.
The Art of Leadership
Leaders deeply affect people and organizations, both positively and negatively. Accidental leaders, who have little interest or enthusiasm for leadership responsibilities or self-improvement, can inhibit people's growth and reduce the effectiveness of their organizations.
Conversely, committed leaders, avid pupils of the art of leadership, can inspire others and make an enormous difference in people's lives, on the results of the team, and in the progress of the organization. The art of leadership requires a constant interchange of theory and application.
The art also includes being able to view the larger picture—discerning how to turn a weakness into a strength, gauging what is and is not within our control. Leaders constantly balance the known and unknown as well as danger and opportunity to find ways to gain the advantage.
Ultimately, the art of leadership requires successfully balancing many factors in the real world, based on the situation at hand, to achieve a successful outcome.
Occasionally, leaders may be required to provide authoritative, autocratic, tightly controlled direction that requires immediate obedience. But most of the time, leaders inspire, guide, and support their subordinates, gaining their commitment to the vision and mission and encouraging them, within established limits, to perform creatively
The leadership challenge in the wildland fire service is to influence people to accomplish tasks and objectives under confusing, dangerous, and ambiguous conditions. Leaders balance the risks against the potential gains of any decision and action. Because of the inherent complexity of this world, many times they face morally difficult decisions—with high-stakes consequences— alone, unable to receive guidance from a chain of command.
At these moments, fire leaders rely on values and judgment and apply the art of leadership.
Wildland Fire Leadership Challenge - Digging a Little Deeper
- Read "A Framework for Leadership" in Leading in the Wildland Fire Service (pp. 5-24).
- Devote time for personal reflection.
- Are you providing clear leader's intent?
- Solicit feedback from your subordinates? Does your perception of your leadership match what others think or say?
- If you don't have one, identify an advocate.
- Find a coach for skills you need to hone.
- Obtain a mentor who can help you along your journey.
- Write down your command philosophy and clearly communicate it to others.
- Are you being authentic to yourself and those you lead?


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Engine: Atomic 'Otter mobile' automobile engine
Power/Fuel Source: Atomic Engine (300 year lifespan)
Body Style: Super Car, Paved Surfaces
Handling: Excellent, Dex +2
Frame: Basic, 30 HP
Structure: Sturdy, 5 AC
Modification Allotment: 2 Hardpoints
Since the Holocaust back in the late 90's these custom made automobiles have become quite popular among the various mutant gangs or frats. These creations of chaos were first constructed by the artifact smith Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day over twenty years ago. Since then they have been used in the so called
Delta Tau Chi (ΔΤΧ) vs Delta Tau Chi (ΔΤΧ) Conflicts. Another was used in the 'Police action against Dean Wormer. This assault against a nasty lich was enacted by
Senator John "Bluto" Blutarsky. The
These hand made creations have been seen up and down the 'Destroyed Coast' of the Eastern United States. It is known that at least one or more of the designs have been smuggled out of the Shattered States and into Europe.
Each Deathmobile is custom made and hand built with loving care and attention to chaos causing detail. These bad boys are riddled with secret compartments and access hatches. They are capable of mounting some sort of weapon or two as well as a weird mayhem causing device.


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Friday, January 17, 2014
My knit swirl sweater
photo by Dave Ellison
My knit swirl sweater is finished. Only 12 months in the making. It's beautiful and I feel so good wearing it. Good as in warm, but also as in elegant. The knit, Swirl! pattern by Sandra McIver makes a wonderful sweater. However, this simple pattern has reminded me that I must keep track of every row and I must read the pattern carefully.The sweater is knit all in one piece from the bottom up. The sleeves are knit from back to front and from cuff to cuff as stitches added on to the body. When I began the sleeves, I read K2tog (knit two together) instead of slipping the first edge stitch of each row. That is a sloppy mistake to make. I can't even imagine how I made it, but I knit 30 rows K2tog at the beginning of each row. My subconscious knew there was something wrong. I kept trying to figure out what shape the cuff of the sleeve would be with all those decreases. However, I didn't listen to my subconscious until I got to the middle of the cuff and the pattern didn't tell me to add all those stitches back. It was obvious then that I was doing something wrong. I reread the pattern and saw my mistake immediately. I ripped out those thirty rows and reknit them.
But I wasn't done with mistakes. I also chose not to shorten my sleeve. Even though I'm only 5'2" tall, I persuaded myself that I had average length arms so that I wouldn't have to do the calculations for how to shorten the sleeves. When I sewed the last seam on the sweater and slipped it on, the sleeves dangled six inches below my finger tips. Okay, I thought, I really am short. I could cut off the sleeves or turn them back, but I would no longer have an elegant sweater.
The other problem was that even though I had tried on a sweater in this pattern and size at the yarn store, my sweater didn't fit me well. It had too much sweater in the underarm area, almost a dolman sleeve. There was no way I could wear my sweater under my winter jacket.
I went back to the yarn store for help. "Is it worth taking out the entire sleeves, upper back, shawl collar and upper bodice to correct the sleeve length? Can you help me figure out how to decrease the amount of sweater in my underarms at the same time?"
Now comes the really wonderful thing about buying yarn from someone with whom you have a connection. "Let's see," the sales woman said, putting down her knitting and picking up my sweater. "I think that you get your sleeve length by gradually adding stitches at the underarm. The longer the sleeve, the more stitches you add. Let me get my pattern." She dug through her knitting basket and emerged triumphant. "Yes, to decrease the sleeve length, you add fewer stitches in the underarm. If you rip out half your sweater, and reknit it, with these changes to the pattern, it should fit perfectly."
And it did.
Not all patterns fit all body sizes and shapes. Not all pattern designers are good designers. Some samples are made to fit the model for photographs by using strategically placed clothespins out of the camera's view. But my knit swirl sweater, when made by following the pattern, fit me perfectly. It was a joy to knit and is a joy to wear.
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Lately, I haven't had the opportunity to eat complete meals for breakfast such as these. My work starts so early in the morning, and since I live far away from the office, I have to get up at a much earlier time than usual. Mostly, I just eat enough food to give me some bit of energy boost for the day. I could eat more but during the early mornings, I'm still too sleepy to work up a proper appetite! I might even need to look for some of the best creatine supplements just to give me the energy that I get deprived of from not eating a hearty breakfast meal! That's why when I get to the office, I immediately feel pangs of hunger and try to see if I managed to bring some cookies to munch on.
Hmm, wonder what I could do to raise my appetite during the mornings? Maybe I should do some bit of workout after I get up, get tired, and then eat some yummy breakfast, what do you think?


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Those clever robotics folks at MIT have been at it again. This time they've been approaching the robotics world from a slightly lateral perspective. Using soft, flexible materials they've developed a robot that mimics a fish in form and movement and that can be completely self-contained – brains, power & motion generation. It can even … Continue reading
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Dear Ombudsman, re Kapiti Coast District Council I am wishing to lay a complaint about the Kapiti Coast District Councils unilateral decision to cease consultation in regard to the drafting of the new District Plan. Attached is a copy of my letter to the mayor. She has yet to reply to me. The matter is of urgency due to the timeline the Council has imposed. The letter sets out the grounds of complaint. I would respectfully submit that the decision to cease a consultation process was made ultra vires by the Council executive not by the elected Councillors. This is clearly a policy matter and should have been considered by the Councillors. I have not been able to find any evidence that the elected Councillors voted on this issue or attempted to delegate thier powers. I am seeking a reinstatement of the consultative process and the other remedies set out in my latter to the Mayor being as follows:
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Re-instatement of consultation on the full draft provisions of the proposed District Plan. Amendment of the timeframe for notification of the proposed District Plan to January 2013 (the mid-point of the period of time that stakeholders and interested parties might have reasonably expected to have available to them had the earlier stated July – September release of the full draft provisions been met by staff). Advice of the above timeframe and intentions with respect to the District Plan Review process to be provided to all 1800 residents affected by the erosion hazard zone identification.
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An inexpert, inexperienced, un-authoritative, enamored view of life.
Maybe what I worry about fret over what I regret the nightmares the suspicions the doubts conclusions it might all be a lot simpler more linear I make too much of everything it's all in my head
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I still have nightmares about my statistics exams too. Those regression correlations were such a bugger.
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Say what you want about a never-ending winter, life here has been pretty colorful. I attended the recent Celesoiree at the Portland Company one slushy Friday night. Having donated a piece of art, I scored a comp ticket and checked out this lively ILAP fundraiser to benefit Maine's immigrant communities. Great food, African drumming and dance, and wonderful lighting by Pandora LaCasse made the whole place jump. As silent art auctions go (and I've done my share) this one was spacious, well-lit, and displayed quite a diversity of local art, with my fellow Peaks Islanders showing well.
I wanted to join this dance, but I was too chicken!
The one drawback to these things is that you can't help but hover near your piece to spy on someone who might make a bid.
This is my "cosmic coronation"..and I wonder who made the winning bid. I left like a geeky Cinderella to catch an early boat
back home, before very many bids were made on anything. I heard it got hot after I left. Story of my life!
Speaking of fairy tales, there are a number of fairy tale adaptations around MECA these days. Jess Shea, graduating senior in illustration, has a piece from her graphic novel version of Alice in Wonderland at the ICA's BFA thesis show. According to Michelle Ollie, co-founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont, the graphic novel market has exploded, going from 10 million to 300 million in sales in the last five years. Michelle visited the illustration department recently to tout the CCS program and share provocative advice like: Be a stripper. She's referring to web strips, the new channel of distribution for comics. She urged the students to get their work OUT THERE, build an audience, and then the publishers will come to you.
She knows what she's talking about: Michelle is an award-winning designer with an MBA, quick to assess the asset management of creative content providers. She did this meeting students individually, encouraging them to hone their many skills in drawing, writing, design, layout, typography, software, math, sequencing, storytelling, and good humor.
Dani Evans, junior, decided to act. She set up an esty account and a web strip, all in the same week! She has this thing about bunnies.
Moral of today's fairy tale: Don't leave the party too soon!


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Robert Lighthouse (Garage Window Stage)
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Robert Lighthouse
Robert Lighthouse, a native of Sweden, first came to the United States at the age of 18, determined to learn more about the music he loves — Mississippi Delta Blues. For eight years he traveled around the country visiting blues Meccas like Chicago's famed Maxwell Street and New Orleans, the cradle of the blues. He settled in Washington, DC in 1988 and established a cult following as a street musician.
He toured Belgium and Holland with the Charlie Sayles Band and then landed his own steady gig at City Blues Cafe in D.C. Robert has represented the DC area at the Blues Foundation IBC's twice, once with his band and once as a solo.
His critically acclaimed debut CD, "Drive-Thru Love", was released in 1998. His long awaited follow up Deep Down in the Mud was released in the summer of 2007 and also has received much critical acclaim.
Robert's simultaneous work on guitar and harmonica on has received rave reviews in major blues publications throughout the United States, Europe and Australia. He has been called the second coming of the late Dr. Ross.
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Two of these politicians had passed away many years ago. From left to right are Sarawak's first Chief Minister and former President of Sarawak National Party (SNAP), Datuk Stephen Kalong Ningkan (1963-1966) In the middle is Datuk Amar James Wong (retired Minister and past president of SNAP ) and at right is Datuk Edward Jeli, one of the past Sarawak State Ministers from SNAP. SNAP was a multi racial party but the majority of its members were the Ibans. The Party had several serious crises and many of its leaders formed new political parties including Parti Bangsa Dayak. Both SNAP and Parti Bangsa Dayak were now de-registered. SNAP still fields a handful of independent candidates in this election. I salute some of my friends who still remain as loyal SNAP "members" until today. They are Johnny Wong Sie Lee, Datuk William Lau, Datuk Wong Kie Yek, Hii Ching Chiong and Tang Nguong Sik.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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I don't even know what to title this post.
I think I've beat "I'm back" like a dead horse by now.
Trust me: life has been insane. Insane in the membrane, insane in the brain.
Let's just go topic by topic, shall we?
The house is coming along.
I will post pictures of the interior once it's completed.
I would say it's about 85% of the way there.
We had a major undertaking with this house. It was built in the late 50s and I'm fairly certain that we were dealing with the original paint/wallpaper. We have so far painted every bedroom, the living room and dining room.
Our next room to tackle is the kitchen. The wallpaper is so unfortunate it makes me not be able to breathe. Let's just say that if I never see fruit wallpaper/border/light switch covers again it will be too soon.
My bathroom is slightly done. I still need to take down the border and repaint the walls, but the tile is actually kind of pretty.
My promotion has been more work than I anticipated.
I'm not complaining by any means, but I have been kind of overwhelmed at certain aspects of it.
I'm basically working 60 hour work weeks right now, which is another reason I've been absent.
When I was in retail before, my mom bought me a little wall hanging that says "Having a career is not the same as having a life." Truer words were never <strike>hung on my wall</strike> spoken.
But, I'm back in that boat that I swore I would never be in again. Never say never, am I right? I'm grateful for my job and I know I need to pay my dues, so I'm chalking it all up to experience right now.
Recently I started dating someone and it was wonderful. Key word here: was.
Turns out my penchant for attracting the wrong kind of male specimen is still in full swing. This time, however, it was concealed with the "I'm a good guy" scent. So, it wasn't as easy to recognize. It was actually never on my mind that this guy wasn't what he appeared to be, which is strange because I usually start to think that from the first second I meet someone. I won't go into detail because...well...I'm going to have to file it in the "that's none of your business" file, but suffice it to say I could write a book. A good book. Like
NY Times best selling book.
I was really sad about it for a while. I think I'm still getting over it. But I know that there's a reason that I went through what I went through. I'm just praying that when the right one comes along that God will soften my heart to him and allow me to let him in; I know he will.
So, for the last time....I'm back.
Now to catch up on all of your lives!


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This volume is really a collection of essays that convey a theme and flow in modern Jewish history. Jewish emancipation does not accomplish the serious integration of the Jewish people into the mainstream of Europe but rather changes the Jewish community by fracturing it internally. Instead of integrating in Christian Europe, Professor Katz sees Zionism and the State of Israel as a natural historical outgrowth of the failure to integrate. Creating a Jewish state is really self emancipation.
Moses Mendelssohn and his students that follow had grand hopes of Jewish equality. Even his students recommended changes to blend into the landscape. Christian Europe, however, expected nothing less than conversion and not integration. When the Jewish people were steadfast in their religion, acceptance waned, and anti-semitism rose to severe levels.
Precursors to Zionism present the case of leaving Christian Europe, and settling the ancient homeland with messianic visions. Rabbis Kalisher and Alkalay at one end of the ideological spectrum and socialistic Moses Hess at the other end share similar visions. In a fractured Jewish community with different ideologies, however, the messianic idea of return resonates with a significant minority. This idea seems to unify a wide range of people.
Professor Katz is convinced that the natural result of the failure of Christian Europe amalgamating the Jewish people is the nurturing and growing Jewish independence into a third commonwealth that now manifests itself as the modern State of Israel. Although the Diaspora remains intact, and Jews around to world continue to accept host culture prejudice, the professor believes that the State of Israel contributes to the self esteem of world Jewry and the distinction in identities between the Jew and the Israeli is not as disparate as it used to be.


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The most exciting C# 4.0 feature for me is the dynamic.
It significantly lowered the cost to create more fluent and beautiful API.
Below is the slide from my lightning talk at Sydney ALT.NET June meeting.
The source code for CoolSQL will be available on GitHub
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The decision was seen as a victory for Davis' lawyers, as well as the large number of death penalty opponents who have protested Hutchinson's plan. If taken by the country's highest court, the justices would have to give a more definitive answer about the controversial drug midazolam - the first drug in Arkansas's lethal injection cocktail. Protesters gather outside the state Capitol building on Friday, April 14, 2017, in Little Rock, Ark., to voice their opposition to Arkansas' seven upcoming executions.
In the early hours of April 18, the US Supreme Court denied Arkansas' application to vacate the stay on Davis' execution.
But prosecutors surmounted a major roadblock earlier on Monday when the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district court judge's ruling to stay all of the executions.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he was "disappointed in this delay for the victim's family", though he noted that no stays now block executions for five other condemned inmates scheduled to die before the month's end.
Catholic leaders praised the federal and state rulings that granted stays of executions for a group of Arkansas death-row inmates during the week of April 17.
DeMillo reported from Little Rock.
Ledell Lee and Stacey Johnson are scheduled to receive lethal injections on Thursday.
The drug supplier, McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc., had stated that the drug manufacturer prohibits vecuronium for use in executions, and that Arkansas had purchased it under false pretenses. In Monday's dizzying legal drama, both rulings were reversed, which could pave the way for Arkansas to execute several more inmates before the end of April.
April 18 USA drug wholesaler McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc sued Arkansas a second time on Tuesday, saying the state acted fraudulently in obtaining a drug it intends to administer in a record number of executions this month and demanding it not use the batch to kill people.
Japan says differences with US on economic talks
Pence said after the meeting that Trump believes it is in America's interest to negotiate economic deals on a bilateral basis. But asked Wednesday if he envisioned direct negotiation between North Korea and the US, Pence replied, "not at this time".
However, after their lawyers argued they were mentally unfit to face execution, the Supreme Court issued a last-minute stay.
The executions were set for this month because Arkansas' supply of midazolam expires on May 1.
Scott Braden, Arkansas Assistant Federal Defense Attorney who represents Ward, said executing either man before the Supreme Court's decision would be "profoundly arbitrary and unjust".
The US Supreme court's denial of the state's request came minutes before Davis's execution warrant expired at 12:00 am local time (0500 GMT), wrapping up a day of legal wrangling among state and federal courts over the state's accelerated execution plan. "Mr. Davis has organic brain damage, intellectual disability, a history of head injuries, fetal alcohol syndrome, and other severe mental health conditions".
"The attorney general will go back to the state supreme court and address the merits in both cases brought by Ward and Davis", Deere said.
However, three of the condemned killers headed for the death chamber this month have already won stays of execution in a flurry of legal challenges and criticism that Arkansas was acting recklessly.
If Arkansas had its way, the state would have two fewer inmates on death row today.
Davis was the first of eight inmates scheduled to be executed over 10 days.
The inmates say midazolam is unsuitable because it is not a painkiller and could subject them to a cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the US Constitution.


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What I Saw Last Week
The Case-Shiller Index data for March saw the 20-City index up by 5.9% year-over-year matching the annual gain seen in February and representing the fastest rate of growth since July of 2014.
Among the 20 cities surveyed for this report, Seattle, Portland, and Dallas just reported their highest year-over-year gains while the smallest gain of 4.1% was seen in New York.
I continue to believe that households are staying in their homes longer rather than selling and trading up. Additionally, I would contend that if mortgage rates start to rise further, this may lead households to further delay moving which will continue to put pressure on housing as inventories will remain at depleted levels and price growth will continue at above average levels.
While it is true that prices cannot rise indefinitely, there is really no way to tell when prices and mortgage rates will force a slowdown in housing.
Personal Income & Spending in April exactly matched my forecast for both to rise by 0.4%. The personal savings rate as a percentage of disposable income held steady at 5.3%.
An increase in wages and private salaries (+0.7%) drove the uptick in personal income in April.
Real disposable personal income was up 0.2% for the month and up 1.9% year-over-year versus up 2.0% in March. Real PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures), the core component of the GDP report, was up 0.2% in April. Spending on goods was up 0.7% while spending on services was flat on a chained basis.
The takeaway from the report is the year-over-year changes for the PCE Price Index (1.7% versus 1.9% in March) and the core-PCE Price Index (1.5% versus 1.6% in March) decelerated from the prior month. That is unlikely to alter the prevailing view that the Fed will raise the target range for the fed funds rate at its June meeting, although it will stir some belief that another rate hike this year may not happen.
Consumer Confidence in May slipped to 117.9 – I had forecast a smaller decline to 119.5 – from a downwardly revised 119.4 (from 120.3) in April.
The Expectations Index dropped from 105.4 in April to 102.6 in May while the Present Situation Index rose slightly from 140.3 in April to 140.7 in May.
Despite the dip in May, the consumer confidence reading remains close to a 10-year high.
Of interest to me is the Conference Board report on the share of respondents planning to buy a home within six months. It indicated that 5.8% of respondents were planning to buy a home in May, compared with 6.4% in April. Despite monthly volatility, the trend in the share of respondents planning to buy a home within six months has been climbing signifying further trust in the housing market.
The takeaway from the report is that a downshift in consumers' view of the short-term economic outlook triggered the lower overall reading for April.
The NAR Pending Home Sales Index decreased 1.3% in April for a second consecutive monthly decline and fell 3.3% below its level a year ago. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator based on signed contracts, decreased to 109.8 in April, down from a revised 111.3 in March. I had forecast an increase of 0.8%.
The PHSI was lower in the Northeast, South, and Midwest by 1.7%, 2.7%, and 4.7% respectively, while jumping 5.8% in the West. Year-over-year, the PHSI fell in all regions, ranging from 0.6% in the Northeast to 6.1% in the Midwest.
Looking ahead, April existing home sales fell 2.3% and the drop in PHSI suggests that this index will contract further in May. The NAR cites, as dual headwinds, spring inventory levels that are down 9.0% from a year ago, and price increases that continue to exceed wage increases. However; I would note that builder sentiment continues on an upward trend, and new home sales have risen in 2017.
The takeaway here is that, as the economy continues to add jobs, rising demand among first-time buyers will support new and existing sales in 2017.
U.S. Construction Spending in April was very disappointing as total spending dropped by 1.4% (I had forecast an increase of 0.5%) month-over-month. The mitigating factor, however, came in the understanding that March construction spending was upwardly revised to show a 1.1% increase versus an originally reported decline of 0.2%.
Total private construction spending declined 0.7% in April, with private residential spending down 0.7% and private non-residential spending down 0.6%. A 1.9% decline in manufacturing spending and a 1.4% decline in power spending led the downturn in non-residential spending. Despite the April decline, private construction spending was up 10.4% year-over-year.
Residential spending in aggregate was down 0.9% in April while non-residential spending was down 1.7%. On a year-over-year basis, total construction spending was up 6.7%.
The Non-Farm Payroll report for May produced a headline disappointment with non-farm payrolls coming in lower than expected and far lower than the job gains reported in the ADP Employment Change Report last Thursday.
May non-farm payrolls rose by 138,000 (I had forecast a more robust 185,000). Over the past three months, job gains have averaged 121,000 per month – enough to cover population growth but not much more. April payrolls were revised lower to 174,000 from 211,000 and the March numbers were also revised down to 50,000 from 79,000.
The takeaway from the employment report is that wage inflation continues to be dormant despite increased hiring activity. That understanding will temper concerns about the Fed having to walk an aggressive rate-hike path.
The U.S. Unemployment Rate in May dropped from 4.4% to 4.3% – I had forecast no change.
Persons unemployed for 27 weeks or more accounted for 24% of the unemployed versus 22.6% in April and the U-6 unemployment rate, which accounts for both unemployed and underemployed workers, decreased to 8.4% from 8.6% in April.
The drop in the unemployment rate can be attributed to a drop in the labor force participation rate which fell to 62.7% from 62.9%.
What to Watch for This Week
Very skinny week for data this week with just one notable announcement. On Wednesday, data regarding Consumer Credit in April is released and I anticipate that it will show an expansion of $15.0B.


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I never thought it was going to be difficult to train for a marathon after having a child... little did I know! Here's an example of the craziness involved in getting in a 12 mile run this past Wednesday [my new long run day, so I can be partially incapacitated for a day when Mr. D is not around, since I only get to see him on weekends]. I can't imagine what it is going to be when I have to run 20! I guess we will have to see in a few weeks.
6:55 am Little d [therefore I] wake up, play in my room until the chorus of "eat! eat! eat!" brings me down for breakfast.
7:30 am breakfast...smoothie time! Change clothes, make a mess of toys then clean the mess of toys we played with.
8:55 am Drive to the gym, drop off little d at childcare.
10:10 am Tackled 6 miles. Feel like death. Legs feel like lead. Start over TM.
11:15 am Four more miles done but soooo sore and very slow. Maybe need Shot Blocks with Caffeine?! Pick up little d from childcare, drive home.
11:30 am Run the last two miles from my house while mom watches little d for half an hour. My slowest two miles but outside they felt so good in the freezing cold.
12:00 pm Feed little d lunch, eat whatever he doesn't
12:30 pm Put little d to bed, [dun dun dunnnn] ice bath for 12 minutes.
12:45 pm Lukewarm shower. I hate lukewarm showers but I've learned from experience that my beloved scalding hot showers have no place post-ice bath.
12: 50 pm Collapse into bed for an hour till little d wakes up from his nap.


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Copywriters are essential in pulling in the target market usually through a one-liner or a phrase that'll make 'em say, "That's good."
It helps if you link the product to the line in a profoundly witty way and the way you deliver the line. It difficult to create a compelling copy if you're stuck with writer's block.
This is why the pvblic noticed something a bit strange with Pentel's slogan: it's a no-brainer.
Boss: Wag na tayo kumuha ng copywriter, I got this fam! pic.twitter.com/9odGKEP9no
— Joey Santos 👨🏻🚀 (@djjoeysantos) May 10, 2017
The pvblic couldn't get enough of it, one even raising a serious question:
@djjoeysantos Tells what?
— Jonathan de Santos (@desamting) May 10, 2017
@desamting @djjoeysantos (Voiced by Resorts World Manila V.O) "Mag-draaawwinggg kaaaaaaa…"
"Magsulaaaatttt kaaaaaaa…"
— knip (@knipnaej) May 10, 2017
@glaizaIRL Funny na nakakapikon na funny tapos maiinis ka tapos ipapakita mo sa jowa mo para mainis din siya
— Joey Santos 👨🏻🚀 (@djjoeysantos) May 11, 2017
Or maybe it's actually the intent of the company, seeing that the copy's getting the hype it deserves.
@djjoeysantos Baka yon ang content strategy nila? Boss: Great success!
— Glaiza Godinez (@glaizaIRL) May 11, 2017
Some of them even came up with their own copies and they weren't half-bad
@noelvpascual @djjoeysantos @desamting "The machine that faxes"? 😆😆
— Nikka Paloma Ty (@nikkapaloma) May 10, 2017
@djjoeysantos @Absolutalbert Ballpen, a ball that pens
— Arkitektong Broke(n) (@andruquitektura) May 10, 2017
Touché, Pentel. You've inspired a revolution amongst the pvblic.
@IliMichael @airalovesss @iamleiron pic.twitter.com/5nc5WMtN4S
— Anne Blank. (@ManilaTeenSquad) May 11, 2017


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A whisper is to me often more powerful than a scream
– Visual artist Ville Andersson
In spring 2017 Amos Anderson Art Museum will display its collections in its exhibition hall on Yrjönkatu 27 for the very last time. Stripped puts the artist's ceaseless quest to reach the core of his/her expression into focus, and invites visitors to ponder art in a limited register.
The exhibition presents paintings, drawings, installations, sculptures, assemblages and video works from the 1960s to the 2010s whose expression is reduced in one way or other. The artistic process can be seen as a series of choices made by the artist: to add or to remove. An art work can be stripped down by limiting the palette, the means or the subject matter. Yet omissions leave traces and inform how the work is received, creating a kind of absent presence.
Stripped challenges viewers to expand their understanding of what simplicity can entail. At first glance Stiina Saaristo's grandiose work Last Man Standing (2007–2008) is anything but reduced, but it is its measured greyscale – absence of colour – that lends it power and authority. In Wang (1981) the artist Jan Olof Mallander has obliterated the subject matter by repeating a pattern in charcoal and thus creating a meditative state in himself as well as in the viewer. Many of the works featured are untitled which is another way of further reducing the work; unloading it of narrativity, figurativity and fixed interpretations.
Featured artists: Ville Andersson, Göran Augustsson, Stig Baumgartner, Juhana Blomstedt, Marja Blomster, Elina Brotherus, Kari Cavén, Saara Ekström, Pekka Hepoluhta, Veikko Hirvimäki, Ahti Lavonen, Leena Luostarinen, Olli Lyytikäinen, Kimmo Kaivanto, Harry Kivijärvi, Jan Olof Mallander, Elina Merenmies, Lars-Gunnar Nordström, Thomas Nyqvist, Antti Oikarinen, Caroline Pipping, Taneli Rautiainen, Eino Ruutsalo, Stiina Saaristo, Kim Simonsson, Mari Sunna, Magdalena Åberg, and Veronica Österman.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423109522341970047.post5495585539868955938..comments2018-04-04T06:54:01.409-07:00Comments on Sissie's Shabby Cottage: Architectural Salvage...Love it or Not???Sissie's Shabby Cottagehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423109522341970047.post-64726347822667187442017-02-28T05:32:10.853-08:002017-02-28T05:32:10.853-08:00YES Please. That piece is gorgeous. What a lovely ...YES Please. That piece is gorgeous. What a lovely cow painting too. You have a great eye for decorating and such a lovely blog. Booth Crushhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423109522341970047.post-49286589800841081312017-02-20T17:51:40.530-08:002017-02-20T17:51:40.530-08:00What a perfect piece. I'm so glad to hear your...What a perfect piece. I'm so glad to hear your son is making progress. Katie Mansfieldhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423109522341970047.post-79812662386055830782017-02-19T18:13:50.436-08:002017-02-19T18:13:50.436-08:00Just beautiful! I use to follow your blog when mi...Just beautiful! I use to follow your blog when mine was Our Back Porch. After a divorce and taking time to heal, I am back to blogging at my new blog. Hope you can drop by. I read about Jeff, and I'm so sorry for what he's going through. Please know that I am sending up prayers!

Chippy White Cottage Blessings,
RebeccaRebeccahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423109522341970047.post-55125380530407120912017-02-14T11:04:23.464-08:002017-02-14T11:04:23.464-08:00Great piece! I love it very much Hugs Alessandra ...Great piece! I love it very much
Hugs Alessandra Alessandrahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423109522341970047.post-82349653931003801572017-02-12T09:06:14.630-08:002017-02-12T09:06:14.630-08:00Unbelievable find - and to find two - one for each...Unbelievable find - and to find two - one for each sister. I would lug this around the house so each room could experience the wonder of architectural salvage. A white cow? You actually found a white cow painting?Donna Wilkeshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423109522341970047.post-69481548186810873152017-02-12T07:28:03.851-08:002017-02-12T07:28:03.851-08:00Oh my gosh this is an awesome piece of salvage. S...Oh my gosh this is an awesome piece of salvage. SCORE!!!! Swooning over this piece. How lucky that they had two so your sister could have one too. Still keeping Jeff in my prayers. Glad he is on a better road for hopefully a good chance at remission.
Hugs,
KrisJunkchiccottagehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423109522341970047.post-61536694647643307332017-02-12T06:31:29.928-08:002017-02-12T06:31:29.928-08:00Sissie, that is a stunning piece of salvage...art!...Sissie, that is a stunning piece of salvage...art!! So glad you are getting out a bit and enjoying some time with your sister. Prayers continue for your family. Hugs!Linda @ A La Cartehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423109522341970047.post-56888225768687640382017-02-11T22:08:06.079-08:002017-02-11T22:08:06.079-08:00I wish I had a place for a piece of salvage (or th...I wish I had a place for a piece of salvage (or the imagination to put something in a good spot) but I don't. These are gorgeous and I'd love to see how you use yours. The cow canvass is gorgeous. Now that fits a neutral decor and doesn't scream Yippie Kye A!!!

Prayers still coming for Jeff. Hope he gets better with each day.

Jane xBlondie's Journalhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423109522341970047.post-90490767707878489622017-02-11T15:39:24.655-08:002017-02-11T15:39:24.655-08:00What a GREAT piece of salvage. I have been haulin...What a GREAT piece of salvage. I have been hauling a couple of pieces around for a whole lotta years knowing I will use them SOMEPLACE SOMEDAY. How great that you and your sister were both able to get a piece of that history.

Still praying for Jeff...Blessings- xo DianaNanaDianahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423109522341970047.post-64081401896114085222017-02-11T15:22:18.592-08:002017-02-11T15:22:18.592-08:00so pretty !! just love your style and blog :)so pretty !! just love your style and blog :)Twinkle Terriorhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Steve Evans is in charge of Leeds United at the moment.
Leeds United manager Steve Evans (R)
Andy Couzens has told TV Yorkshire that Steve Evans is not the right manager for Leeds United.
Evans has been in charge of Leeds since October 2015 and has a contract until the end of next month.
It is still unclear if the former Rotherham United manager will remain in his position as the Whites' head coach next season.
Leeds United manager Steve Evans applauds the fans
Former Leeds player Couzens believes that Evans is not the right man to take the West Yorkshire outfit forward.
"Is he (Steve Evans) the right man for the job?" Couzens told TV Yorkshire. "I have said this for a while. I don't think he is."
"I think Steve Evans tactically is not the right man for us," added Couzens. "I think passionately he is perfect."
Leeds United manager Steve Evans
Evans is a good football manager, and he did quite well at Leeds during the 2015-16 campaign.
True, the Whites failed to finish in the top 10 of the Championship, but some of their performances and results were quite encouraging.
The Scotsman has shown his passion for Leeds and genuinely wants to carry on at Elland Road. Perhaps club chairman Massimo Cellino should give Evans another chance and put his faith in him.
The West Yorkshire outfit last featured in the Premier League in 2004 and have become also-rans in the Championship in recent seasons.
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Pained Enamor
When the Kingdom of Hearts is closed,
You feel depressed, decomposed.
Hope is your only ally,
But then time goes by,
And reality becomes your worst enemy,
Because you know together you can't be!
And your heart is hurt deeply,
Because you know how amazing she can be!
Together you can't be,
How happy can you be?
No matter how much you cry,
She always says bye,
And that's the reason why,
Hope is a lie.
It hurts to think about her,
But it's even more painful not to.
She's a glimmer of light that fills your heart;
You're a lonely bird in search of a herd!
You can't laugh, you can't smile,
All you can do is cry,
Because you look to your side,
And your tears cannot hide!
You see she's not there,
That's some pain you can't bear.
There's a hole by your side,
There's a hole in your heart.
Regrets 1
To love a woman is a sin,
If you don't tell her how you feel,
Because there's no medicine,
Only a wound you can't heal!
Regrets 2
Life is a flow of feelings we accept or reject,
But remember, regrets lead to pain,
So when there's no one to blame,
When still there's a flame,
You should never forget,
That life is a flow of feelings we accept or reject!


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A Little Daily Happiness
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Humming Bird Snoring
Almost anyone that knows me, knows that I desperately want a Hummingbird. I personally feel like it would be unnatural NOT to want one. Simply put, they are adorable. And just when I thought that they couldn't get any cuter, I saw this:
Now, I know that this has been floating around the interwebs for awhile now, but I keep watching it, praying that some day it will be legal to have one of my own. Until that glorious day, I'll just keep this video bookmarked.
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"Coffee is about pleasure. It's that moment when your hand is warmed by the mug, you bring it up to your nose, inhale deeply and then take a sip." ~ Stumptown Coffee Roasters
It was 6:30 in the evening when my friend and I dragged ourselves up the subway stairs and out onto the open streets of Greenwich Village. We were tired and I was grumpy, my mind was lost somewhere else, taken by all the troubles and insecurities I left at home. I wanted to be alone, to read my new book, and sip coffee; I wanted to contract into myself.
But it was good my friend came along, sometimes you want to be with yourself but avoid the feeling of loneliness. We had both agreed on one thing, we needed coffee. So I yelped the nearest coffeehouse, following the directions my phone, it led us down a narrow street with shops that glimmered in the sunlight as people strolled through the alleyway.
Stumptown Coffee Roaster in Greenwich village was inviting; the open space and communal seating, indoors and outdoors, allowed us to feel at home. Most of the seats were taken once we got inside, but lucky enough someone left us one small round table with a plug sitting directly behind the bench.
I order a latte and my best friend got an iced coffee, upon first sip the foam covered my upper lip and the sweet taste of coffee welcomed my tired hands and calmed my throat. I took out my book and pretended to read a bit, but the people around me took my attention away. I giggled and laughed as my friend made outlandish remarks about the barista and people around us, she has a way of making anyone smile.
Everyone around us was consumed by each other or their own work. The music was perfect, a mix of drake and flume echoed through the speakers as my friend and I sang along.
Stumptown might just be my favorite coffeehouse, the atmosphere is awakening yet comforting, and the baristas definitely know their stuff. Not to mention I am a coffee addict and their latte was the best I've had yet. In the back of their shop, was a table full of cute coffee mugs and to-go cups, along with their own roasts for sale!
Stumptown has a few locations in New York, LA, Portland, and Seattle. If you are ever in one of those cities be sure to stop in a take a look around, and don't forget to try their lattes!
Also, check out their website here for locations, roasts, and great tips on how to taste the bean!
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We haven't decided on a name yet, but she's working on it! In her words, "I didn't have time to prepare and think of one ahead of time, it was just one of those 'I have to get you' type things" hahah. I love my mom :) this picture seriously does not do justice though - the kitty is only almost three months old, so it's tiny!
|Next to the laundry basket, curious as can be!
|I couldn't resist - it looks like he doesn't have a body!
|Playing with his paws! He tends to get a little stuck when he's on his back too :p
|Just waking up from a nap with momma :)
|Nick getting excited about the new addition!
|I had to :p little baby kitty in a teacup!
|Drinking milk for his first time! Well, with us ;) That little cup is one of the ketchup dishes you get at restaurants too! Makes it a little easier to tell how small he is :)
Just in case you can't tell by the already million pictures, I'm so obsessed with this kitty! I think it helps that it's so baby-sized though :P Plus, my mom and I have never had a kitten before! Or I think any pet that I've actually gotten to help raise! Can you believe it?! We're going to have a good time with this little guy though, I can already tell!


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i've said to several friends over the course of my being in graduate school - "if there's one thing i've learned from social work school, it's that everyone is fucked up." it's true! we learned to categorize people's fuckedupedness and we call these categories diagnoses because they make us feel like we understand them and make them somehow separate from us, but really? we're all damaged, crazy, messy, and none of us make sense.
some people i love are going through some shitty times right now. i'm going through some shitty times right now. it's tempting, when a loved one tells me that they're feeling fucked up or when i'm feeling it, to be all "no! don't feel that way! let's cheer up!" but i'm not gonna do that. hey, people out there, that i love dearly and think the absolute world of - you are totally fucked up. we all are! isn't that wild? telling you "oh no, you're not fucked up!" will only make you feel more so because now you feel like something i'm telling you you're not. i totally validate your feelings of fuckedupedness. there's comfort possible in knowing we all feel that way, though, right? this is being human. i think a lot about what it means to be human and i think feeling completely fucked up is a big part of it.
another big thing i've learned over the last couple of years, through a combination of social work school and my addiction to self-improvement books and blogs, it's the importance of being whatever you are whenever you are it. if you're sad? be sad. feel it out. see what it feels like to be sad. listen to damien rice and cry like a baby. angry? be angry! stomp around or yell or do whatever angry makes you feel like doing. i'm not very good at letting myself be angry, but listening to a lot of eminem is helping me get better at it. if you're happy, hell yeah! shake your ass and WORK that happy. whatever it is that you are, right in the moment wherever you are - be it, honor it, and know that it is temporary.
so, right now you feel messy, complicated, out of sorts, disorganized, fucked up. (am i saying fuck too much? is my blog gonna get an "adult content" warning? that'd be kinda legit. i'm learning a lot from eminem.) you are feeling that way because you are. so am i. so is that person you think has got it all together. even james franco. he's got like a dozen master's degrees and oscar nominations and is attending 5 schools at once or something but come on, you saw the oscars - totally fucked up! like you and me and everyone. so to you, to me, and to james franco - i acknowledge your fuckedupedness and i love you anyway. i'll love you until you're feeling alright again, because you will feel alright again. you'll even feel happy again! and then we will work that happy like a tyra banks smize, girlfriend.


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Saturday, November 13, 2010
Eel and Pastel de Nata
So today we went to the grocery store. My uncle says in the nineties, they didnt even have peanut butter or bread. so you could only have PB and J with jelly..... and thats it. Heres a picture from the grocery store. Yes, thats an eel.
Did I mention how much the Portuguese eat? Because they eat a lot. Im surprised more arent really fat. Aside from all of the eel they eat, this is also a favorite desert. So good...
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Restaurant time!
So apparently Obama is coming to Lisbon on the 19 for a meeting with the portuguese government and theyre giving him a miniature book and expecting him to read it? I dont really know. We should probably ask them. Whats the deal, Jose? I guess this is how the Portuguese do war. Anyway, theyre meeting at this big concert hall (I think?) and you can see it really well from this restaurant we go to like all the time that serves paper thing pizza that your supposed to eat with a fork and knife. Try cutting paper and eating with a knife and fork. Its not that easy...
|I hate paper pizza
|Just kidding. I love it!
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Western Europe, fabulous
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Yo Quiero Taco Bell
Something must be horribly wrong with me. I eat amazing food pretty much every day, theres beauty everywhere, Im doing wonderful things. I guess its withdrawals... Taco Bell should be outlawed! Then theyd have to change their mascot from this:
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What ever happened to that dog? Maybe he got bumped off after a sour deal... Anyway, if you feel like going down to Taco Bell, picking up some beefy five layer burritos and mailing them to me, I wouldnt argue it. Thanks!
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|Lookin fresh!
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
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The Foundation for Historical Louisiana has announced a public presentation of the Existing Conditions and Facilities Assessment of Big Charity Hospital on August 20, 2008 at 2:30pm in the auditorium in the Port of New Orleans Headquarters Building at 1350 Port of N.O. Place. The facility is located on the riverfront at the end of Henderson Street behind the New Orleans Convention Center.
As charged by the Louisiana Legislature, the Foundation retained the services of the architectural firm, RMJM Hillier, to "…assess the condition of the facility and evaluate its potential uses as a location from which medical services may be offered to the population of the Greater New Orleans area…" and to "…examine and evaluate the entire Big Charity structure to determine the advisability of repairing or restructuring the entire facility…" This assessment will be the first post-Katrina report on the structural integrity and potential reuse of the building.
The Foundation for Historical Louisiana asks interested parties to RSVP to the Foundation for Historical Louisiana at 225-387-2464 or firstname.lastname@example.com because seating is limited. The presentation content will also be available on the foundation's website at www.FHL.org beginning August 21st.When the Public Works Administration (PWA) authorized a grant to assist the state of Louisiana in financing Charity Hospital, the New Orleans firm of Weiss, Dreyfous and Seiferth was selected to design the structure. When completed in 1940, Charity was the second largest hospital in the country, the tallest building in the city. Sculptor Enrique Alvarez designed the ornamental screen above the main entrance lintel. The Southeastern Architectural Archive houses the collection of Weiss, Dreyfous and Seiferth.


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This is a must-read book.
I knew I was ignorant about parts of my country's history (regarding slavery, the Civil Rights movement, Supreme Court legal precedents, etc), but I didn't how just how much I didn't know.
Title – The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Author – Michelle Alexander
Page count – 248
At first I was skeptical and thought this book would give off conspiracy theory vibes. I mean, it seems utterly impossible that we could be using our criminal justice system to oppress an entire group of people in the same way that Jim Crow laws were explicitly racially discriminatory. That, my friends, is where the issue of "colorblindness" comes in Continue reading "The New Jim Crow (#22/50)"


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Introducing Sean Perrins from The Black Lodge. Sean is producing some of the best Black and Grey tattoos in the country and we're excited to bring him to you as our Tattoo Artist of the Week.
Full name: Sean Perrins
Age: 41
Hometown: JHB
Shop: The Black Lodge
Years tattooing: 8 since I first picked up a machine. 6.5 post apprenticeship
Tattoo style: Once you go black, you don't go back
Hourly rate: R950
Tell us the story of how you got into the tattoo industry?
That's a pretty long story, so here's the short version. It started with a friend giving me a shitty machine and some needles in a shoe box, which led to some bad decision making, which led me to Jan 'Munky' Giebelmann begging for help. He in turn pointed me towards Busta Bolton, who I happened to bump into while I was doing a live painting. He offered to apprentice me part-time, and when he opened The Golden Tiki I was given a position as a junior artist. In reality it felt like tattooing found me, and once it did, the pull was relentless.
Did you have the intent of becoming a Tattoo Artist, or did it happen by chance?
I wanted to tattoo the first time I walked into a studio. I think I was going on nineteen and the tattooer said to me "Join the fucking queue". I ended up working for the same guy as a guest artist in his shop in London like 17 odd years later. Not much happens by chance in my life it seems. Both art and tattooing were a series of being in the right place at the right time repetitively for me.
At what moment did you realise that this is what you're passionate about and want to do for a living?
Look, tattooing is really fucking hard. Well, for me it was anyway. I had to walk through the heart of all my inadequacies and insecurities, and in the beginning it was just anxiety all day. But I couldn't stop doing it, you know? I couldn't stop getting up every day, and facing myself, and trying to be better on the next piece. And going home beating myself up for not being good enough. So I'm not sure when I realised that this is it – I'm more surprised than anyone that I made it this far! I guess tattooing has taught me balance – you can't be too hard on yourself, but it's equally easy to fall into an ego trip as well. So you have to balance that energy out constantly.
Explain what goes into becoming a tattoo artist?
Technical skill, plus artistic skill and a whole lot of perseverance. For me the fundamental part of tattooing is who you're learning from, and I don't just mean in your apprenticeship. Generation Y is out there learning on youtube, or rushing through to open their own shop, but there's no substitute for learning from other talented tattooers. Everyone you work with has something to teach you, because everyone's technique is slightly different. Without a good support structure around you, you can idle for years with little to no growth.
What does a day in the life of Sean Perrins consist of?
Generally it starts with a school run, then I tank up on coffee while I design, usually at the shop. From there it's tattooing from 10 till 5 or 6, and then home for a little family time. If I have new projects I'll usually jump into more design in the evenings, or a little personal sketching, and then I game until I pass out! Rinse, repeat. I'm actually a terminally boring hermit.
You worked in various shops before opening The Black Lodge. What were your favourite what made you take the step into opening you own shop?
I worked in two shops before The Lodge (and a short 3 month stint in a shop in the UK), and they were both my favourites for different reasons. The Golden Tiki was where I started, so it has special meaning for me. After that I moved to Fallen Heroes in its early days. I worked with Munky at both shops, and I hate to say it (he'll love it), but he's probably the staple part of my career that I missed most when I opened my own space. I really learned so much from working in both spaces, whether from Busta, Thys, or anyone else. As I said earlier, working with other artists is probably the most valuable (and fun) part of tattooing. I guess the why is simply that I wanted to do something different to what I'd experienced so far. Not better, just different.
What have been some of the highlights of your career thus far?
I guess those would be people. Every now and again you get to help someone through a healing process via a tattoo, which is one of the pinnacles of this craft. Apart from that it's my tribe, my shop family that have come together. I really am grateful to have a wonderful team of friends to work with every day.
You have just moved to a new premises. How would you best explain the vibe of The Black Lodge and what it offers its clients?
It's a magical shop. We keep our appointment system, hygiene, and professionalism at the highest standards possible, but we didn't want to be a mainstream studio, or a boutique store. We equally didn't want a street shop, we really were intent on a custom space. I also have a lot of interest in mysticism and the occult, so that came into play as well. We ended up with a space that I felt was easy to be honest and straightforward in. We try and put out tattoos that we're passionate about, rather than doing it for the money, and I feel you get your best work out of someone when they're both happy in their space and excited about the artwork.
What type of tattoo work do you enjoy doing the most, and why?
I like working with black. More and more, I find myself moving away from colour work, and sticking with black ink. Maybe a colour accent here or there. I don't really mind if it's black and grey realism, or illustrative, or dotwork, if it's a cool brief and I had the chance to custom design it then I'm amped. The more creative freedom I get, the more I'll enjoy it.
What has been one of your favourite pieces to date?
Well, if I choose one all the others will get pissed off you know? But I had a Snape / Alan Rickman piece that I did that I really loved drawing and executing, it was just a fun style for me. There was also a full frontal leg that I did, like a totem pole of the bad guys from Norse mythology, I loved the way it looked healed up. But there are so many that I'm attached to for different reasons – the longer pieces are a journey in themselves, both with the piece and with the client.
You are planning on moving to Ireland soon. Why the move and what are your plans regarding tattooing while there?
I really like potatoes. I'm pretty excited to go over, I feel like working for someone else again, alongside some more great artists is exactly what I need in my life right now. Also getting to the European conventions and seminars will be amazing. I have a couple of short guest spots lined up in two awesome shops, but who knows what the future holds?
Can we expect some guest appearances from you back in SA in the upcoming years?
'Appearances' sounds pretty grandiose, but yes I have family and friends here so I'll be back every so often.
Where do you see the tattoo industry in 10 years time?
Oversaturated and under-inspired. But seriously I don't know. Maybe being the guy with no tattoos will be the cool thing in a decade or so!
To make a booking with Sean, or any of the artists at The Black Lodge get hold of them on 011 678 1321.
For more info visit their Facebook Page or Website.
Address: Shop 8 Arkansan Square, 185 Arkansan Avenue, Berario, Gauteng.
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Aged 14, he is now settled at a school in Corby which understands his disability and provides him with the necessary support.
But his mother Nichola, 35, said she was desperate to move from the town which has caused them so much pain and start life anew.
"I want to get out of Corby," she said. "Not to far away but anywhere that isn't Corby."
Like so many of the mothers who gave birth to children with physical defects, she was completely unaware of the chemicals to which she was being exposed.
"I had three pregnancies and Jordan was the healthiest, he was the easiest to deliver and the least trouble.
"I didn't know where I had gone wrong."
Despite a scan which apparently showed all four of his limbs in tact, Jordan was born with a deformed right hand and arm.
"I didn't feel any differently towards him," she said. "He was mine and I would care for him."
Mrs Scott took him to numerous doctors, who tried in vain to manipulate the limb.
"At six months old he was put under full anaesthetic and given a splint and a cast, which fell off after about two minutes in the car on the way home."
She said her son had managed to live a physically active life, but bore the scars of his disability.
"Although he may appear alright, I can see what goes on, just by the look in his eyes.
"It has deeply affected him, but he is strong."


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With little-to-no work over the 10 or so years this website has been up, it's grown unexpectedly popular at certain points in time. However, while the broader web has evolved and changed a lot, this site hasn't kept pace in recent years.
Looking at the landscape now compared to when we started, the competition has improved a lot. There are new websites/apps for citing sources which have far better features than citation creation… A simple google search for "citation" shows how apparent this is. It's now easier than ever to write in these formats, and the citation creation website has become far less relevant in accomplishing this.
TLDR; with where things are at, I've decided it's come time to say goodbye to this old website, and on February 15th, citationcreation.com will shut down.
While the website is not nearly as popular as it once was, if you still use the service I hope you are able to find an adequate replacement. As mentioned, there are many options available online.
Thanks for all the support and feedback offered by the users over these years - particularly the thankful emails and comments on the blog - it's been very encouraging and much appreciated.
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Version 3.5
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I watched this a few days back & couldn't help but see similarities between then and now. Lessons are still there to be learned form this chapter in our collective history. Even my 5 year old was riveted by this show after his initial protests at not getting to watch his disney. :-) I don't know why, but I've always been fascinated by this time period and I guess I can see how easily life could get this bad again.
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Lote leaves usefulness not only used to bathe the corpse, a man who had converted to Islam or just a bath after menstruation. In addition lote leaves also have a secret, that is, property to meyembuhkan various diseases including, diabetes, diarrhea, and malaria.
In addition lote leaves are also very effective to help cure diseases because the genie disorders. Wahab bin Munabih cleric advised to use the seven pieces of the crushed leaves lote. Then dissolved in water and recited verses Chair, Al Kafirun letter, Al Ikhlas, al Falaq and An Nas (Can be read any other verse of the Qur'an). Then used for bathing or drinking. (See Mushannaf Ma'mar bin Rashid 11/13).
In the readings on how to deal with black magic or witchcraft according to Islamic teachings, there a lot mentioned about the use of leaf lote. Mentioned seven lote leaves should be crushed or mashed until really smooth, and given water. Lote leaf water needs to be recited verses ruqyah like Al Fatiha, Section Chair, Al Kafirun, Al-Ikhlas, al Falaq and An Nas and special prayers. The water is then drunk and the waste is mixed into the water bath for washed / diguyurkan throughout the body.
Latin name for the tree lote (Sidr) is Zizyphus spinachristi although in the article Airways of treating sihr English are always mentioned the term "green lotus leaves", proved popular name for the species of this plant is Crhist's Thorn, Christ's Thorn jujube, Syirian Christ's Thorn, or Arabian jujube.
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I have not seen this episode since it first aired in 1987, but it has stuck with me all of these years. What a brief plot description fails to reveal is that this episode was structured differently than any of the others of this series, which each wove several plots together throughout the episode. Instead, this episode consisted of four acts, each of which presented just one of the plots. And the overall structure was that of the circle of life.
In Act 1, a couple hopes that their child will receive the benefits of being the 100,000th child born in St. Eligius, but another woman is in labor in the next room. By the end, however, both they and the medical staff are too caught up in the miracle of birth to worry about the competition.
In Act 2, Fiscus is preparing to greet the maturity that he feels must come with his 30th birthday. Before that happens, he wants to pull one last great prank, and who would be a better victim than the hated Dr. Gideon?
In Act 3, Craig faces his mortality by sparring in the boxing ring. He is joined by his wife, even though the two of them are not getting along very well at that time, because she knows that this is the day that her husband reaches the age that his father was when he died.
In Act 4, a nurse and an orderly comfort an elderly, dying man whose memories are returning to his childhood. In the end, the orderly cradles the patient like a child as his life ebbs away.
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Part 2 of Vegas
At California Pizza Kitchen you can set up a little kid craft time (don't know what it is called) for FREE. My friend set up a day to do this since we had never done it before.
Create your pizza.
Step 2: While pizza is cooking, the kids get a tour of the whole pizza parlor.
Step 3: Color your box
Step 4: Eat your pizza
Here is a picture of all the kiddies and parents. All the kids had fun and at the end, the kids got a little surprise cup with a coupon for free kids meal! So yeah...if you want to do something cheap with your kids and there is a california pizza kitchen around...I would recommend it! :)
Another day we drove 20 minutes to the Las Vegas Temple. It was so BEAUTIFUL! I will have to say...one of my favorites now. :)
While there Theodore would do this "silly" smile as he would pose for the pictures. It was super cute and funny.
Another day we decided to take the kids to Circus Circus to see some acts. We didn't realize that the whole second floor was full of games to play. So we decided to spend $20 so Charlene could play a little. Within 25 minutes she won 6 stuffed animals. she was in HEAVEN! She loves stuffed animals.
Then another day we decided to take Charlene to The Lion King show. She LOVED IT!!! Before we went to vegas I wanted to take her, but then realized in Vegas...Even Theodore would need a ticket (sad times) Well I didn't want to fork out the $83 for a baby that wouldn't even remember it. So I didn't buy the tickets. While we were there, my friend told me that if your a local resident that if you buy 1 ticket, you get 1 free. So instead of taking my friends to the box office, I decided to google to see if by chance they would have a code online. SURE ENOUGH..there was. :) and not just that...it made all the tickets 1/2 off. So we left Theodore with our friends, and had a date night + one. It was well worth every penny!
That concludes our visit to Vegas.