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Every year Kevin and I try to do something a little different when we gift out Easter eggs. After all, Easter only comes around once a year so you might as well make the most of it, right?
While cellophane, ribbon and baskets are usually my best friends come Easter time, this year I decided to try something a little different and use preserving jars and mason jar mugs to create cute little Easter bundles for friends and family – and they turned out pretty darn cute!
Want to make some yourself this Easter? Then here's everything you need to know:
What you'll need
- Glass jars as big or small as you like – I used a mixture of preserving jars ($4 each) and mason jar mugs (a steal at $1.90 each), both from Look Sharp. '
Save money and use old jars you already have at home – simply soak the labels off and you're all set!
- One bag of shredded brown paper
- One bag of gold floss
- Assorted Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies
How to make them
- Remove all the stickers from your jars and give them a quick wash and dry to make sure they're nice and clean – especially important if you're using unwrapped treats.
- Shape a handful of shredded paper into a loose-ball and tease a small amount of gold gloss over it. Push into the bottom of the jar and allow to spring back up.
- If using a large jar: place a medium chocolate bunny towards the front of the jar, leaving room at the back to place smaller eggs. Place a couple of marshmallow eggs behind the bunny to hold it in place. Fill remaining space with small chocolate eggs.
- If using a small jar: place a small chocolate bunny in the centre of the jar and place small chocolate eggs against the glass in front of the bunny. Place a marshmallow egg behind the bunny to hold it in place, siting firmly against the small chocolate eggs. Fill remaining space with small chocolate eggs.
While the total cost of these Easter bundles will vary depending on what you put in them, they make a wonderfully affordable and easy to transport Easter gift – no need to worry about eggs arriving cracked and broken this year!


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Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil predicts that before mid-century, the exponential acceleration of information technologies, robotics, medical science, and artificial intelligence will result in a "singularity," a point at which humans will essentially merge with their technology. Such an event may seem implausible, but discoveries of how technology and humans really interact are being made every day, leading one to the conclusion that it's not an unimaginable future — and it may be the key to sustainable living on an increasingly overcrowded planet.
Heart pacemakers and artificial hips already demonstrate the seeds of Kurzweil's vision and innovations like Google Glass will get more real-time information a lot closer to us very soon. But could we use such technology to measure what our bodies actually need and then design foods and homes that maximize our limited resources to sustain a growing population?

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Hailing from Leeds The Mekons were the first band to release a record on Fast Product (their debut single Never Been In A Riot is an absolute classic!). There was a lot of competition in Leeds at the time because Gang of Four and Delta 5 were also on the go but it was The Mekons, a band that Lester Bangs declared to be "the most revolutionary group in the history of rock 'n' roll," that released their record first.
"Their first three singles were an exciting progression from snotty and noisy to more focused and still sloppy punk rock. The first was "Never Been in a Riot", an off tune, off time, slacker anthem with the memorable lyric: "I've never been in a riot / Never been in a fight / Never been in anything / That turns out right". As a direct response to the Clash's suspect "White Riot", it embodied post punk's awareness, not to mention its conflict with punk's original ideals." (Mike Deane, Pop Matters - see here)
The follow-up Where Were You? is actually a Double A-Side but hardly anyone remembers the other side such is the epicness of the A-Side!
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20 Ingenious Ways To Reuse Old Containers. #14 Is A Really Clever Soap Dispenser.
Over time, we tend to collect a lot of stuff in our homes. While that's all fine and good, if you have a lot of stuff, you need to find a way to store all the stuff. That's where things start to get tricky.
If you don't have the money to spend on fancy store bought storage solutions, you might want to consider busting out your crafting pants and getting to work on making your own storage solutions. Here, we've compiled 20 interesting ideas to create more storage for both the big and small things in your house. Some of these ideas are exceptionally useful, and some would just be cool to have around. Check them out and start organizing - #14 is just so cool.
#1. Store your spices in these DIY etched glass spice jars.
#2. Upcycle your Folger's coffee container.
#3. Mix up some mess-free sidewalk chalk and store in plastic containers.
#4. Make containers out of old oatmeal cannister.
#5. Upcycle your EOS lip balms.
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How do you take a man — a 94-year-old man, a man who spent his life in service of his country, enlisting in the military at 18 years old to serve in World War II, where his plane was shot down and he barely escaped capture, a man who went on to become a congressman, an ambassador to China, a CIA director, a vice president and the 41st President of the United States — and sum up his life in a 90-minute memorial?
George Herbert Walker Bush had a plan, and it was wild enough to work.
Before his death Friday, Bush handpicked the speakers who would deliver eulogies at his memorial, which was held Wednesday at the Washington National Cathedral. He would, of course, have his son, George W. Bush, also a former president, speak. But then Bush picked three unusual men to fill out the card: A former, and often cantankerous, senator from Wyoming; a presidential historian who had been, at times, a frank critic; and of course, a former prime minister of Canada (who else?).
The foursome made a perfect, if odd, group to remember America's last president of the Greatest Generation, a man who had literally done it all.
Historian Jon Meacham, author of a 2015 biography of Bush, took the podium first in the ornate cathedral, laying out the life of the 41st president, whom he called "America's last great soldier statesman, a 20th century founding father."
"Politics isn't a pure undertaking — not if you want to win it's not," Meacham said, drawing a grin and a knowing nod from George W. Bush. But Bush the elder rose above all that. "Strong and gracious, comforting and charming, loving and loyal, he was our shield in danger's hour," Meacham said.
And Meacham told wonderful stories about Bush, saying that once, on a campaign stop in New Hampshire, the young candidate had tried to shake the hand of a mannequin at a department store. Unruffled, "When he realized his mistake, he said, 'Never know. Gotta ask.'"
Meacham recounted how comedian Dana Carvey had once said the key to impersonating Bush, as he did for years on "Saturday Night Live," was to do Mr. Rogers trying to be John Wayne." And the historian noted to laughter that Bush, like his son, would sometimes misspeak, once saying, "It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or the other."
"His tongue may have run amok at moments," Meacham said, "but his heart was steadfast. His life code, as he said, was: Tell the truth, don't blame people, be strong, do your best, try hard, forgive, stay the course. And that was — and is — the most American of creeds." That was 41 in a nutshell.
Next to deliver a eulogy was former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who became lifelong friends with Bush as they both led their nations. He too told stories about Bush's storybook life, about the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War (which occurred under his presidency), about all his achievements as president — and about his honor.
"There is a word for this: It is called 'leadership.' And let me tell you that when George Bush was president of the United States of America, every single head of government in the world knew they were dealing with a true gentlemen, a genuine leader, one who was distinguished, resolute and brave," Mulroney said.
Then up came former Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, 87 and still sharp as a tack. Simpson told wonderful stories about quiet days he spent with Bush, about how the then-vice president sought to buck him up when his career was heading south, about attending plays and fishing, and how Bush loved jokes "but he never, ever could remember a punch line. And I mean 'never.'"
And he had delightful lines perfect for Washington — today or any time. "He was man of such great humility," Simpson said, noting that "those who travel the high road of humility in Washington, D.C., are not bothered by heavy traffic."
Then Simpson summed up his longtime friend. "He never hated anyone. He knew what his mother and my mother always knew: Hatred corrodes the container it's carried in. The most decent and honorable person I ever met was my friend, George Bush. One of nature's noblemen. His epitaph? Perhaps just a single letter, the letter 'L' for loyalty. It coursed through his blood. Loyalty to his country, loyalty to his family, loyalty to his friends, loyalty to the institutions of government and always, always, always a friend to his friends," Simpson said.
Last to the podium was his eldest son, the 43rd president of the United States. W. spoke quickly, no doubt trying to stave off the tears he knew would come (and they did). He, too, told of his father's extraordinary ability to keep his sense of humor, his legendary speed golf, and the fact that "he was born with just two settings: full throttle, then sleep."
"To us he was close to perfect, but not totally perfect. His short game was lousy. He wasn't exactly Fred Astaire on the dance floor. The man couldn't stomach vegetables, especially broccoli. And by the way, he passed these genetic defects on to us," Bush the younger said to laughter.
Then Bush reached the part of his eulogy he likely knew would bring a flood of tears, when he would speak of his mom, the 73-year marriage of his parents, his sister Robin, who died at age 3 of leukemia, and the last days of his father.
"In his old age, Dad enjoyed watching police show reruns — volume on high — all the while holding mom's hand. After Mom died, Dad was strong, but all he really wanted to do was to hold Mom's hand again," he said.
W. closed with this: "We're going to miss you. Your decency, sincerity, and kind soul will stay with us forever. So, through our tears, let us see the blessings of knowing and loving you — a great and noble man, and the best father a son or daughter could have," Bush said, choking on emotion.
"And in our grief," he said, blinking back tears, "let us smile knowing that Dad is hugging Robin — and holding Mom's hand again."
* A version of this article was previously published in The Washington Times.


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Ooh, I just got an interesting google hit... "What is another thing I can use to depot my eyeshadow".
My answer: Your flat iron!
I actually find the flat iron (straightening iron) method to be a lot easier than with a candle.
Here's what I do. Pop out the plastic part (talking MAC here) containing the eyeshadow pan as usual.
Set the iron on the hottest setting. Set the plastic pan on the flat iron for a couple seconds. The plastic will become soft, just like the flame method. Use a tool (tongs, tweezers, I use my cuticle pusher, shh...) to pry the shadow pan out of the soft plastic. Be careful not to gouge the shadow.
I apply a magnet, then I warm up the label side of the original pot so that the label glue comes loose and I stick the label on the magnet and place it in my palette.
Simple, painless, and you can't set yourself on fire this way.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Flat Iron Method For Depotting MAC Eyeshadows
Ooh, I just got an interesting google hit... "What is another thing I can use to depot my eyeshadow".
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A recent report by Jefferey Grau, one of eMarketer's leading analysts, predicts a 14.3% rise in online sales over the same period last year. This growth is expected to boost season sales to $38.5 billion, up from $33.7 billion last year. Grau predicts that "This holiday season consumers will open their wallets more than they have the past two years, even though they will remain extremely price-focused. Online consumers have become savvy at finding coupons, comparing prices, locating cheaper product alternatives, and exchanging shopping tactics and information about bargains with peers through social media." The key to the hearts of the customers will be held by the retailers that manage to offer rich product information, easy return policies and friendly customer service representatives.
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A Movement of Doers
"A lot of these challenges, because of my trajectory from a societal standpoint, all the statistical data would show that because I am young, I am African-American, I wasn't going to end up anything, you know?" he says. "I even had people tell me that."
Terence credits summoning the will and power within himself, the support of loved ones and then finding faith in God with allowing him to turn things around. After a series of almost prophetic encounters with people living on the margins, including a homeless man and a guy he shared a jail cell with, he woke up, he says. He went back to school, took on graduate studies and now, at 33, gives back through a nonprofit called Love Beyond Walls that he formed with the support of his wife, Cecilia, 31. "I know what it feels like to be counted out, and I think that is why my heart is so compassionate and empathetic toward those that are considered 'less than,' " he says. "Because I know what it feels like to be the underdog and to have to overcome challenges just to even be noticed. We want to notice people." They also want to show them love.
"Love is a powerful force," Terence explains. "God is love, and we are on a mission to take that love into places where there is darkness and hopelessness, despondency and all those different things keeping people in the cycle of being oppressed."
THAT INITIAL SPARK || It all started on a low day for Terence and Cecilia Lester about 10 years ago. Young, newly married, trying to get their foothold in life — they were feeling a little down, complaining a bit to one another. But then Terence had an idea to flip the situation, get themselves out of the house and lift their spirits: "Why don't we serve someone who has less than us?" Even when they felt they were lacking, they had excess material things that others could benefit from, he explains. "You know, in this country, the idea is if you're going through a challenge, the solution is to get more. And that is not really the solution," he says. "You're able to do much more by blessing others."
So they took the few extra shoes and clothes they had down to Auburn Avenue in Atlanta and gave them away. The first woman that they met had been praying for shoes, just Cecilia's size. With that, the day ignited a passion for service. Years later, in 2013, that passion led Terence outside the walls of the church where he was a pastor, to living on top of a van and on the streets of downtown Atlanta in the dead of winter. The reason: to raise awareness about the lives of homeless people and generate the funds to do something about it.
Love Beyond Walls was born. Today it helps feed the food insecure, clothe people without adequate clothing, provide grooming and laundry services to underserved communities, draw attention to poverty and much more. This December they will celebrate their third year as an official nonprofit organization. The mission remains: "Giving people a voice," says Terence. "Giving them their humanity and dignity back. When people don't experience that, there is a hopelessness."
That's why he does things that he calls "demonstrations." For example, living on the streets or attempting to walk from Atlanta to Washington, D.C. to draw attention to poverty. His goal is to help use his experiences to tell the stories of others via social media and his blog, so people see others and the hardships they may be struggling against. He's a believer that when people stop and take the time to notice what is going on around them, opportunities to serve will appear.
THE COMMUNITY SPEAKS || When asked how his organization came to cover such wide ground from giving out food to providing access to washing machines, Terence explains, "It's having a relationship with people. The community itself will let you know what it needs."
A sign at his office reads: "You can't meet the needs of the people you've never met." That's why it's important to him that the nonprofit's office is right in the community it serves in East Point, Georgia, on the southside of Atlanta.
"When you engage in conversations, you build relationships, not just surface relationships but deep authentic relationships, right? Out of these relationships, you're able to discover needs that need to be met. Everything that we've ever started has been because we've had a conversation and then we discovered a need," Terence explains.
Cecilia points to his experience of living on the streets. "In the wintertime, we didn't know how many socks people used and the different ways they use them," she says. "They wore them for gloves; they use them for their feet. They use them for all those different things. When he's out there… we'd find out what the need really is first-hand." Being out there also sheds light on people's emotional and spiritual needs.
"In talking to people sometimes you'd think love doesn't exist or that there is a shortage," Terence says. "We want to extend love beyond walls. Love is an unstoppable force. The issue is we've kind of erected these walls that keep love contained — contained by classism, racism, sexism." But that doesn't mean we can't break down those walls. "Love has the ability to come in and, I think, provide dignity and affirmation," Terence says. "People feel affirmed. They get the hope and support that they can overcome the odds. Hope is the ability to see the other side of a circumstance or situation."
A SPIRIT OF GIVING IN ACTION || Flash forward to this year. It's before 9 a.m. on a recent Friday in East Point. Outside the unassuming, low-slung building on Main Street that houses Love Beyond Walls, a line of people has formed and wraps around the side of the building. They're there waiting for assistance.
Inside, a handful of volunteers trickles in from the back. Instinctively, it seems, they start to bring clear bags full of food to the front room. Even 5-year-old Terence II, the Lesters' son, lends a hand carrying bags up front. A sign-in book is set up at the front table. A bowl of Skittles is set out. A high schooler, the son of a local pastor, stands at the ready to hold the door and help people with their packages.
There's a quick prayer. Upbeat gospel music is switched on in the background, and the front door is unlocked. And what happens next is a blessing in action.
People who enter to pick up those bags are greeted with a warm welcome by volunteers Cynthia Pace and Vicki Young, who is affectionately known as Miss Vicki. They offer genuine smiles and familiar banter.
"Getting to know people on a first-name basis, we become friends," says Cynthia, who explains that volunteering with the organization was an answer to her prayers. She had asked God to help her fulfill her calling or destiny. "I feel honored to be here and serve," she says. "The feeling of the atmosphere, it is like family."
The people who walk through the doors, they are seen. They are heard. They are shown love.
Miss Vicki hugs folks as they come in and pauses to talk to a few school-age girls. "You're going to have a good year. Honor roll, okay?" she says. "That's such a pretty smile."
Because, of the closeness the women have with the people who come in, they know when something isn't quite right, or if anyone needs help beyond the food bags. They are quick to offer referrals to other assistance or just a listening ear. "Are you all right? Are you sure you're okay? Because you know, you don't always have to be chipper," Cynthia says reassuringly.
Peanut butter and hygiene kits are popular, yet hard to come by. They are handed out by special request. "Be blessed," Cynthia calls after people as they leave.
This is a typical Friday morning at Love Beyond Walls. Fridays are food days. Wednesdays, the Closet of Hope is open to people who lack adequate clothing, and then there are Service Saturdays. On those days, Love Beyond Walls partners with other organizations. Lowe's and a church from Kentucky helped them build a shed to house donations. Jiffy Lube, Infinity Athletics and Radio One have all stepped up to lend a hand for different initiatives.
By the end of the day, Terence and this small group of volunteers will have distributed 71 bags of food provided by a partner church in north Georgia, given out countless bottles of water and hooked several people up with fresh haircuts. Last week they served 136. The people that come to the office on Fridays are brought here by different circumstances. Many learn by word of mouth and come because it is within walking distance of home. There are seniors struggling to find and pay for affordable, decent housing. There's also a man who moved down from New York. He explains he was tired of "living the fast life." He's trying to start over but struggling to make it here. Yet, he's proud of his daughter who is now attending college.
BREAKING OUT || "There is this misconception that poor people don't work hard and that is a myth because a lot of the people that we encounter that are struggling or wrestling with poverty are some of the hardest working people we've met in our lives," Terence says.
He came to believe in this even more strongly after he started going out in the community, he explains. He says it struck him that out in the neighborhood was where he belonged when he was in full-time ministry at a church.
"All throughout the week the building was vacant," he says. "I would walk outside the office, out standing on the street, and I thought this is where I should be." It reminded him of what his stepfather used to say as Terence got older: "If your ministry starts and stops on Sunday, you don't have one."
As a result of being on the ground, over the years, the group has undertaken a bunch of diverse projects. Once, after they received a massive donation of loose coins, they took them to laundromats around town and used the change to help people wash their clothes. Another time, they provided foot care along with free shoes to women in the community who hadn't had a pedicure in years. He says every action is motivated by one quest.
"How do we connect with people like Christ? He lived that lifestyle. It wasn't scheduled," he says. "We have to find a way to everyone. Whether you are a waitress, a school principal — everyone has to play a part to make the world better."
But there is more work to be done. So, how can others get involved? "Just do it," encourages Cecilia, quoting a famous tagline.
Up next for the Lesters, they hope to start what they're dubbing Love Centers. Laundry facilities, a job center, a food pantry, a garden, medical care and even worship services, all under one roof. The purpose: to break down the barriers that exist for people struggling with poverty. Often times when they are referred to somewhere else for another service, "it creates a roadblock," explains Terence. There are time, energy and transportation issues to contend with when you have to visit multiple places.
The Lesters hope to build the first center in southwest Atlanta that removes some of those barriers for the community. Perhaps one day they'll sprout up nationwide. But most importantly, Love Beyond Walls is here in East Point for the long haul.
"We don't want to be an organization that is here two years and then moves on," he says. "We're planted in the community."


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For those, like me, wondering what this book is about because none of the the book sites (last I checked) had an info, someone filled me in on my comments and I thought I would share.
FYI – found this via Google search
(http://www.midwestwritingcenter.org/Writers%20Conference.htm) :
"Ms. Carroll launched a new series with the publication of the The Dark Queen , The Courtesan, and The Silver Rose set during the turbulent days of the French Renaissance. A blend of history, magic, romance and intrigue, these books relate the saga of the Cheney sisters, three women of extraordinary abilities who live in constant peril of being accused of witchcraft. The novels combine fictional characters with real events and personages such as the enigmatic Catherine de Medici and the lusty Henry of Navarre. The fourth book in this series, The Huntress is slated to be released in summer of '07."And this from http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org/forthcoming.htm:
"Susan Carroll, The Huntress, Ballantine (Catriona O'Hanlon, a pagan Irishwoman accused of witchcraft, must foil a plot against Queen Elizabeth)"I am excited to learn that this book is related to the last three books, and hopeful it will both be good and promising for more books in the series.


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A solo exhibition of my work will be on view at:
Leu Art Gallery
Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
June 30-September 9, 2016
Reception: Tuesday, July 12, 5:30-8:00PM
'Pataphysical Ponderings
After a thirty-plus year career as a full-time studio artist, and motivated by working with artists after Hurricane Katrina, I took a decade-long "Sabbatical" to work as Director of Programs for CERF+, a national disaster relief organization that serves artists. This detour from the studio was a natural extension of my life-long work with arts organizations as an organizer, volunteer, and board member. As significant and creatively satisfying as this work was, I yearned to return to a full-time studio practice and did so recently.
At this transition in my career, I am revisiting some of my earliest creative works, which on the surface seem far removed from the furniture and sculpture that has captivated my interest for over four decades. For the first time, I am exhibiting some musical instruments and LP recordings from the 1970's when I was exploring freely improvised music with a collective of like-minded artists, who shared an interest in 'pataphysics – French playwright Alfred Jarry's (1873-1907) science of imaginary solutions. 'Pataphysics anticipated and inspired surrealism and the Theatre of the Absurd. The notion of imaginary solutions has continued to appeal to me. If artists are creative problem solvers, perhaps we are all 'pataphysicians. In retrospect, I see that this early creative interest laid a foundation for my later work in furniture and sculpture.
Maquettes (sculptor's parlance for scale models) serve as a bridge between the spontaneity of improvised music and the less than spontaneous craft of furniture making. I find that I can "sketch" my ideas in 3-D, making and modifying models during the design process to explore multiple possible versions of a piece of furniture or sculpture. Photographing the models transforms them from miniatures to the appearance of full-scale works. Working with low contrast prints, I then experiment with colors and detail with colored pencils. The selection of maquettes and color studies in this exhibition give a glimpse into my technique for making the transition from imaginary to real solutions.
Coming as it does, at the end of my tenure with CERF+ and my return to a full-time studio practice, this exhibition is timely. It gives me an opportunity to share some of my work over the last several decades, to consider the thematic threads that tie it together, and to renew my 'pataphysical experiments.
-Craig Nutt, June 2016
Check out this piece on the show in Nashville Arts magazine.


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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
queen of denial
I didn't think she'd make it through the summer. Last week, she didn't go to the park two days in a row, but on the third, she had a bounce in her step. She hasn't moved all day today until Marty's voice boomed, "Cleo, want to go for a walk?" and she bolted upright. She took baby steps to the back door and followed him and Chance outside, went to the park, and walked up a hill.
Cleo wandered into our yard in March of 1996, fell instantly in love with Beowulf, and had five of his babies in August of 1997, while I was pregnant with Serena. (Buddha, the first born, stayed with us. He was hit by a car when Serena was five; before that, hardly a photo of her exists without all or part of Buddha in it.) Wulf, a.k.a. Dogfaceboy, died, shortly after the puppies were born, in Marty's lap while Serena was a new-born infant.
We all like to think our pets are the smartest, most soulful beasts, but Cleo has always been spectacular, in that border-collie-meets-black-lab way. She chortled and purred and engaged us in incessant rounds of fetch; she caught flying discs and balls high in the air and from a long distance. She played tug of war with sticks, tricking other dogs into letting go of their toys and stealing them. If she wasn't finished with your affections, she would paw you for continued rubbing or push the ball toward you with her nose, barking until you caved in and threw it. She was always our protector, too. When we went for walks, she wouldn't follow until the last person had caught up. She liked to bring up the rear, to herd us. This is the last trait to go, though I can't tell if she's waiting or just too tired to go on.
Every night, Cleo has to be carried up the stairs, and every morning, she must be carried down. She has twice fallen down the stairs at four a.m. in an attempt to relieve herself on the beautiful rug. Now we have a makeshift gate made of a cork bulletin board, so she pees on the bathroom tile or the hall carpet. Sometimes she poops on my bedroom floor—several hard lumps scattered here and there, and I can't avoid the late-night landmines as I drag my groggy self to the bathroom.
Cleo pants, but she doesn't whine. She snores when she sleeps, but she grunts when you rub her right. It's been ages since she's wagged her tail or barked, even at the mailman. But she eats. She eats like a crazy old lady with Alzheimers, like Marty's grandma Ginny, who would sit at the table and finish a large breakfast at 8:30, then come back and yell, "Well, golly, it's almost 9:00! Isn't anybody going to feed me?!" Every time I open the refrigerator, she stands in the way, looking and smelling.
Our vet, the one who put Beowulf to sleep when he was moaning and unable to move because of kidney failure, took the last and second best of Cleo's puppies, named him Timber. I'm sure he would come to us to spare his doggy mommy the frightening drive. But how will I know when she is ready? Every time I think she's done with the world, she walks up a hill; every time I think she's improving, she falls down it.
Beowulf's health declined during my pregnancy, and I sat with him every day, begging him to hang in there until the baby was born. He did it for me, but he didn't last long after Serena was born. Wulf had never been too sick to snarl at the mailman until one cold February day. His body was limp, and he moaned in pain, so Marty took him outside to the picnic table and stroked his fur and comforted him until Dr. Andrew arrived—on the heels of close friends who loved our dog. The dog lay in Marty's lap. Andrew took out the needle, and Wulf let out a howl—a long, piercing, pitiful lament. I don't know if that howl said I love you or goodbye or thank you. I don't know if it said take care of the little one. I just pray, whenever I think about it, that it didn't say no, please don't, I'm not ready to go.
I can't make this decision for Cleopatra, Queen of Denial, no matter how sad she seems to me. Each night, I lie with her on the floor and tell her that we will all miss her so very much, but that it's OK to stay asleep if she is ready to be done with this world. We will understand.
I whisper into her deaf, matted ear that she doesn't have to wait for us to catch up anymore.
16 caws:
- Sarah said...
I feel your pain, you know I do. Love to you all. Big, gentle kisses and rubs on Cleo's beautiful self.
- October 5, 2010 at 5:45 PM
- Esther said...
in tears over here ...
xoxo for all of you, and especially dear Cleo.
- October 5, 2010 at 6:24 PM
- Cybergabi said...
I remember how tough it was when I had to put both my cats down, within half a year of each other, both of them aged 18+ and with incurable cancer lumps in their mouths. The daughter was born in my presence, the mother had come to me as a 9-month old pregnant kitten. In both cases they had stopped eating, which usually is a reliable sign that they have lost their will to live. They were in pain, they had seeping, gaping wounds in their cheeks and smelled of death. Yet I felt bad about being the one who decided to take their lives.
These decisions were almost as hard as when I had to decide whether to let the med staff put my mother on artificial nutrition after Alzheimer's had taken away most of her mental and motoric skills and she refused to eat any longer. With hindsight I wish I had denied the forced feeding, since the only thing we achieved by it was another year tied to the bed, most of it spent mentally absent and in unbelievable physical pain.
Choosing about life and death is never an easy decision, neither with beloved pets or family members. I wish you that you will take the decision that feels right for you and that you have the courage and strength to see it through and find peace with it.
I feel with you. Much love.
- October 5, 2010 at 6:34 PM
- Belinda said...
very moving Leslie. All of us who have been there with our own pets feel for you. It never gets any easier. I wish their lives weren't so very short....
- October 5, 2010 at 9:17 PM
- DCW said...
My heart just breaks reading this. I feel your pain and understand just how difficult it is to make this kind of decision. I had to put my beloved Golden Retriever, Maggie, down in May. It was THE most difficult thing I've ever had to do. But when that time came, I knew. I felt it and I knew that it was time to let her go. Still, it's not easy.
I send you, your family, and Cleo all my love. Our pets mean the world to us. xoxo, Dorothy
- October 5, 2010 at 10:37 PM
- Aunt Teena said...
I had 4 cats. My first cat, Benji, got sick suddenly. I had left him alone for the weekend and when I came home, he was obviously very sick. I took him to the hospital, but he died the next day. He was young and I felt that it was my fault because I had left him alone.
His sister,Mougie, got very sick with liver disease. I found a vet who was able to keep her alive for a long time...3 more years, but she got so thin and wouldn't eat, and everybody told me it was time to put her to sleep. But I was sure she wanted to live and I did wait much too long to euthanize her.
Then, my Dinah, my crazy cat.....well she just started losing weight and I ignored it because I didn't want to deal with her being sick, and I was afraid. When she wouldn't come out of the closet for a few days, we took her to be put to sleep.
And, last, Mougie. She was sick, lost weight, was throwing up. I didn't know what to do. We took her to the vet, and he wouldn't tell me what to do. He said I could take her home and maybe she'd be better for a while, but maybe not. Maybe I'd have to bring her back in a day or 2 to be put to sleep. I kept asking, "what should I do?" bit no one could tell me. I put her to sleep, but I'm afraid I did it to spare myself from watching her.
I'm sorry I went on about myself. I'm not giving you any help. It's a terrible choice to have to make. I miss having pets so much, but I don't think I can go through this end of life thing again. Not when the decision could be up to me.
I hope Cleo goes quietly in her sleep. I'm crying too.
- October 6, 2010 at 12:09 AM
Tears running down my cheeks, I know how hard this is You are doing the right thing - love her as much as you can
- October 6, 2010 at 9:05 AM
- btezra said...
"A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, big or small, young or old. He doesn't care if you're not smart, not popular, not a good joke-teller, not the best athlete, nor the best-looking person. To your dog, you are the greatest, the smartest, the nicest human being who was ever born. You are his friend and protector."
~Louis Sabin
Leslie, you are one helluva protector.
- October 6, 2010 at 9:58 AM
- jodi said...
- October 6, 2010 at 11:05 AM
- patrick said...
Like Teena, I don't want to have to make an end-of-life decision again, so I'm so very hesitant about having pets. My last pet was Nick and we had him little more than a year before having to put him down. So, I can barely appreciate what it must be like to put down such an old friend.
- October 6, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- jennifer said...
also weeping here. we did it with harvey earlier this year, and smilla's on her way out. (we took harvey to the vet; never again. i'll scour the ends of the earth to find someone who'll come to the house.)
i can't talk about it.
- October 6, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- Kim Hosey said...
I don't really have anything to add, except my own tears and understanding. And as always, you say what you say beautifully.
- October 7, 2010 at 10:36 PM
- MassTwingles said...
I must admit that your story of your beautiful dog brought tears to my eyes. The thought of loving an animal so much and having to deal with the end of its life and the grief that comes with that is what caused me to pause before adopting my rescued golden retriever, Finley (in my pic with the reindeer ears. I've since adopted another rescued golden that I had in foster care -- I can't resist!)
Every time an animal of mine passes on, I'm reminded of Tennyson's quote "'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." I guess we have to trust that the beautiful memories of our beloved will carry us through the grief process.
Your dog is fortunate to have had you and your family provide a loving home and caring for her during her time on this earth (a lot of dogs aren't as fortunate. As I am a volunteer with a golden retriever rescue organization, I know this to be true.) I wish you peace during the difficult days ahead.
- October 15, 2010 at 10:43 AM
- Fran said...
warm comforts to you Leslie - thinking of you.
- October 16, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- Richard Gilbert said...
Aw, she's lovely. And what a lovely tribute. We are dogless for the first time in decades, and if I think of old Jack lying out there under the crabapple trees I still get choked up.
- October 18, 2010 at 1:13 AM
You are so close to her, you'll know when to do it. One day it will just hit you and you'll know. She'll send you that thought. And then she will be pain-free. But not you & your family. It heartbreaking.
- October 31, 2010 at 1:12 AM


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Ray of Light Interview No. 14 :: Nicole Morgan/
I met Nicole in a private Facebook group, along with 500 other women who were either sober or trying to get sober. I later read more about her as part of the Meet The Unruffled series that Sondra Primeaux features on her blog, The Unruffled. Last November, we finally had the opportunity to meet in real life. I ended up practicing my downward-facing dog right next to her at a yoga workshop led by Laura McKowen in the most beautiful studio in Austin, Sukha Yoga.
Fun fact: Nicole didn't even care that I couldn't hold tree pose or that I was in child's pose for most of the workshop. She wasn't judging me and that's when I knew we would be friends forever (wink!).
But seriously, I think this interview is such a beautiful testament to listening to your truth and then living it. Nicole has created her own program of recovery and makes no apologies for it. She's strong, creative and smart. She is living an examined life and does so with a great deal of integrity and raw honesty. She walks the walk and talks the talk She also does roller derby. I mean, c'mon, could she be any cooler?
Nicole Morgan
Accountant by day; seamstress, knitter, and rollergirl by night!
Instagram handle: @nicolemorgan86
Do you remember how we first met or came to know one another?
I met you in the HOME Facebook group. I loved your gratitude journaling posts, and eventually they inspired me to start making some of my own!
You might remember that when I shared my first gratitude list in the HOME podcast Facebook group, I mentioned that I'd always thought gratitude lists were stupid and cheesy and a waste of time...even though I'd never actually done one! Eventually, I kept seeing yours, and they were so cool-looking that I wanted to make my own. So I did, and shared it in HOME, along with my previous thoughts on gratitude lists, and that's when Sondra clued me in to the phrase "contempt prior to investigation" and it was such a lightbulb moment for me. I'd had contempt prior to investigation for just about everything ever, my entire life! So a big part of my recovery story has also been about keeping an open mind, trying new things, being less judgmental, etc. etc.
When was your last drink or your sobriety date? 10/29/15
Do you count days, months or years connected to your sobriety?
Not really. I recognized my one-year, but usually the 29th goes by mostly unnoticed. I'm just busy living life!
What recovery modality do you use in your recovery from alcohol?
In the beginning, connecting with other sober women to reassure myself I could still have a fun life without drinking was SUPER important to me. I really thought my life was going to be incredibly boring, and I needed to hear from others that it would get better. So in those first few months, talking with women in the HOME podcast secret Facebook group and listening to the HOME podcast was really the heart of my recovery.
Around that same time, I started dipping my toes into Secular Buddhism, which really helped me identify why I was drinking, how I was using drinking to try to solve my problems, and what needed to change in my life to break those patterns. I used some of SMART Recovery's resources, especially the Hierarchy of Values worksheet, to help me determine what I most wanted out of life. Once I could see more clearly what it was I wanted out of life, it became very clear that drinking would stop me from achieving those things.
So then I started experimenting to figure out what worked best for me to help me live a life that felt fulfilling. I did volunteer work. I signed up for Hip Sobriety School, and I tried a lot of new things (kundalini, daily readings, mantras, breathwork, etc.). I took classes and learned new things like flower arranging, brush-lettering, calligraphy, abstract painting, etc. I threw myself into activities I'd already loved, but never had as much motivation for before, like sewing and knitting my own clothes. I tried weightlifting and swimming and hula-hooping and yoga and skating. I experimented with morning routines (hot lemon water, spiritual readings, meditation). I experimented with night routines (baths, yoga, tea). And I was just patient and waited to see what shook out.
Being open to all of those things and just trying them out helped me identify which things don't work for me, and which do. I don't do the things that don't speak to me, no matter how many sober people swear by them. Instead, I spend my time doing what makes me feel alive at this point in my life. I also try to be open to the fact that we change, and need different things over time. There was a time in my sobriety when I really needed meditation, and now I don't need it as much, or do it as much. I try to just be okay with knowing this thing will never be something I just check off my list, but something I'll always be exploring and journeying through.
Do you identify yourself as an alcoholic?
Not really. It's not that I have a problem with the word, more that it just doesn't feel right. I mostly say "I'm sober", or "I don't drink".
What are your top three tools in your sobriety toolbox?
1. Moving my body. Specifically, I started playing roller derby last fall, and I skate 4-5 days per week. I love the adrenaline rush. I love how fun and childlike it feels to skate, the sense of accomplishment I get from learning new things and getting better at them, and the teamwork and camaraderie. I also practice yoga about once per week, and do cross-training for derby a few times per week. I love how physical movement allows you to melt off the stress of the day, and how there's always some type of exercise I can do that will give me the emotional release I need. Sometimes I need to strap on my gear and knock people off their skates, and other times I need to sink into some restorative yoga poses for two hours.
2. Being creative. I have always identified as a maker, and feel such a sense of peace and accomplishment when I'm creating. My biggest creative outlets are sewing and knitting. I make all of my clothes. I also enjoying cooking and baking, and dabble in other creative things like writing, drawing, painting, etc. I do something creative at least once per day, usually knitting on my lunchbreak or sewing clothes in the evening. I don't hold it as a specific goal, but instead just find that a little creativity each day helps my mind get quiet, so it's just become a natural thing.
3. Keeping perspective. Secular Buddhism, especially the concepts of impermanence, self-compassion, and acceptance, have really helped me to see that the present is all there is, and to have gratitude for whatever I'm experiencing right now. My favorite little thing right now for when I'm going through a tough time is this mantra/prayer from the book Self-Compassion by Kristen Neff. It helps me accept whatever is, recognize that discomfort is a normal part of being human, and love myself right through it.
This is a moment of suffering.
Suffering is a part of life.
May I be kind to myself in this moment.
May I give myself the self-compassion I need.
Why or how did you know or decide that you had to quit drinking?
Nobody I knew actually thought I had a drinking problem. In fact, I distinctly remember my husband actually LAUGHING when I first mentioned that I think I might have a problem, and he said something along the lines of, "You just overdo it a little sometimes." But essentially I had started to wake up to how much of my life was spent drinking or recovering from drinking.
Drinking was my escape from boredom, from stress, from discomfort, from anything I didn't want to deal with. I started seeing how it was keeping me stuck in a life that honestly felt repetitive, boring, and unfulfilling, even though I had pretty much everything I wanted. But of course life felt repetitive, boring, and unfulfilling, because I was spending a good chunk of my time finding new beers, going to restaurants, drinking at home, etc., rather than doing things there were actually fun and fulfilling!!
Author Sarah Hepola said this in an interview and I've quoted it a million times: "Probably what got me to quit was fear of inertia. I didn't think: If I don't quit drinking, I'm going to die. I thought: If I don't quit drinking, I'm never going to change. That was the terror." I knew that I wanted more out of life, and I also knew that if I kept allowing myself to escape from life by drinking, I'd never get around to doing any of it. Drinking was just too easy of an escape. So initially I decided that I'd quit drinking just for a year, to see how life felt without it. About half a year in, I made the decision to go all in. And life is just so much better this way.
From time to time, mostly when on vacation, or when at fancy food event, my mind romanticizes drinking and thinks, "Hey, maybe I could have a drink! Life is so much better now!" But as quickly as the thought pops up, I remember to NQTD (never question the decision). I remind myself that life is better BECAUSE I'm not drinking anymore, and I'm instead filling up my life with other great things. Drinking again would ruin all that.
Do you feel you are more or less creative since you have stopped drinking?
I was still creative back when I was drinking (I once almost chopped off a finger with a rotary cutter while sewing with a bottle of champagne...), but it's different now. For one, I actually follow through with what I set out to create more often. But primarily, I'm less fearful of trying new things or starting new projects. I used to have big plans about things to sew, but it all just seemed so HARD that I'd settle for easier projects. Now, I cut into my precious fabrics without fear, I try challenging projects without fear, I test out new silhouettes with fear, etc. etc. That didn't happen before.
Do you feel you are more productive since you have stopped drinking? If yes, how so?
YES. I know for a fact I wouldn't be able to go to roller derby at 8:30am on a Saturday if I was still drinking, and I probably wouldn't have the determination to stick with something that's so physically and mentally demanding. I'd still be taking the easy road. Literally, my weekends used to consist of drinking fancy beers or champagne, eating a lot of takeout, watching movies/TV, and forgetting loads of laundry in the washer. These days, I can go skating twice, do yoga, go on a date, take a bubble bath, do the laundry, go grocery shopping, watch a movie, do a little sewing, read a book, and I'd still have spare time. If anything, I might have a bit of a problem now with doing too much! But, it's a problem I'm happy to have, because it means I get to do all the things I love and get the most out of life.
What has delighted you most since you quit drinking alcohol?
There's SO MUCH time to do things that are actually fun and meaningful and wonderful.
Do you have any advice for those in still suffering or those in early recovery?
For me, in order to make the decision that I wanted to be sober for life, it was crucial to identify the needs I was trying to fulfill by drinking, and to find better alternatives. For example, adventure was a huge reason I drank. It felt adventurous to try new drinks, to go to new places, and because I'd never know where the day would take me when I was drinking. So when I first stopped drinking it was like, "What the fuck, why is it all so BORING?!" And that's mostly because I just removed alcohol from my life, and hadn't actually replaced it with anything better to fulfill my needs. Once I started finding new things, it made me see how bad alcohol had actually been at fulfilling my needs in the first place.
Also, don't worry too much about finding the right thing, right now. Just throw the book at it, and try all the things.
Can you recommend three books, bloggers or teachers that have helped you on this path to sobriety?
1. Holly's and Laura's blogs and podcast. I truly do not think I would have gotten sober without these, because I was just too afraid sobriety was going to suck. Holly and Laura helped me be brave and just give it a try, having faith that life really would get bigger and brighter.
2. Annie Grace's book, This Naked Mind. I had SO MANY arguments in my head for why I should keep drinking, and this book was excellent at diffusing all of them. A must-read for anyone newly sober.
3. Noah Rasheta's Secular Buddhism podcast, which was my gateway into learning about Secular Buddhism. Embracing this philosophy has completely changed my outlook on life, and has helped me get emotionally sober, instead of just being a person who doesn't drink. Because of Secular Buddhism, I don't fall into the trap of believing that anything external (drinking, drugs, food, shopping, exercise, praise, affection, etc.) is going to fix me, or save me from the discomforts of life (grief, sadness, boredom, anger, etc.). I approach things from a much more rational place because of Secular Buddhism. I'm also much more grateful for everything in my life.
Are you part of a tribe or a recovery community that supports your sobriety? If so, how did you figure out how to find that tribe/community. What was your path to discovering it?
I lucked into joining the HOME podcast private Facebook group right when it was first started, and having that kind of connection with people who fully understood my sobriety was crucial. In those early stages, I think it's important to try to connect to any sort of group of people who you can listen to and say "me too". If it weren't for seeing so many other intelligent, successful women who hadn't necessarily hit any sort of rock bottom, I'd probably have gone on a long time waffling about if I should quit or not. But seeing how much better their lives were inspired me, and helped me make that decision to get, and stay, sober.
These days, I honestly don't engage as much in groups that are specifically about sobriety, such as the HOME podcast FB group. Instead, I am very open and vocal about my sobriety in my everyday life, and everyone I know supports me 100%. So pretty much anywhere I go, anything I do, I have people that understand me and want me to be happy, and they know that for me, that means not drinking. I've also been shocked to find out that so many people I interact with in normal life don't even really drink, or are sober themselves, so it feels as if I can find support anywhere I go now. I know this goes against what a lot of people believe and I mean absolutely no offense to them, but I really didn't want my new life to be as focused on not drinking, as it previously was on drinking. So after I had cleared those initial hurdles in sobriety, I kind of wanted to move away from sobriety-centric groups, and instead move towards the things that really interested me. Just finding people who enrich my life and who I have lots in common with and who are supportive of me not drinking, whether or not those people are actually sober themselves, has been the best sort of community for me personally.
What are you most proud of now that you live an alcohol-free life?
That I'm no longer afraid to be exactly who I am, and to stand up for what I believe. I never realized until I quit drinking how much alcohol muted who I was. It sounds so cheesy, but I fully embrace and love myself now, quirks and all.
I've run into a few snags with my art-making process for this series. I'm in search of a new top coat that won't force the image to bubble up when affixed to the hard wood panel. I've narrowed down a few new options, but have yet to make it to the art supply store. I will affix Nicole's image to a 4" x 4" panel once I track down the magic topcoat.
Thanks for allowing me to share part of your story, Nicole. I work on this series as a labor of love with the sole intention of helping to spread the message of sobriety and hope.
If you'd like to be considered for this series and have at least one year of continuous sobriety and are okay with recovering out loud, please contact me at email@example.com.


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There are several mistakes that a person can do during an interview for a potential job. Even though you may know them all—be sure that you will always forget a few details. Surely, there are many instances that are to be considered. This article will provide information on which five most common mistakes are usually done during an interview.
You should remember that both, the interviewer and the interviewee, can have different personalities and requirements. It does matter whether you are an engineer or a medic graduate—you can be sure that you will make the same mistakes during an interview. Even though websites like jobsora.com will instruct you how to succeed during an interview, make sure you will do additional research. The five most common mistakes are listed below.
1. Arriving too late to the scheduled interview
This one is indeed a common one because as you plan for an interview, you should always consider the worst that can happen during your journey to the site. It is indeed one of the worse first impression to be late.
Therefore, consider traffic jams, late buses or trains, or an occurrence like having to help an old lady cross the road. One of the most important suggestions to avoid being late would be to plan your journey in advance. Find the perfect route on the internet that will ensure a safe and without delays or possible cancellations. You could even go an extra mile and go to the place a day before the interview, but if you dedicate some time researching the route, it would suffice just fine.
2. Arriving too early
Arriving too in advance could also make your future employer think negatively of you. Particularly, you will intimidate your future employer by arriving too early, as he or she will start thinking that you are too desperate for a job or you struggle to dedicate your time to your tasks appropriately. Thus, arrive 30 minutes earlier but not before, unless you want to make sure that you don't arrive late, come to the nearest café or restaurant and wait for the appropriate time to show up.
3. Focusing too much on themselves
This mistake is often overlooked especially by those who have a lot of confidence or who did not formulate the information in their curriculum vitae appropriately. Remember, employers, want to know only what is appropriate for the job. If you found a paid role outside of your field of expertise, try to state exactly why your skills are still relevant but do not bore the person in front of you with too much information about yourself. Jobsora.com could help you identify what are the best topics you could talk about during the interview.
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I want wizards in my setting to study magic, building libraries of arcane tomes and conducting zany experiments, but I don't want them to be able to share the benefits of their research because that gives them too great an incentive to work together.
I want them to be almost territorial, to compete constantly and rarely cooperate, covetous of magical power, yet unable to combine their powers. It's not that they're being obstinate, they simply can't teach what they've learned to each other.
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The future of water utilities
We came upon this podcast from Bloomberg BNA's Parts Per Billion that we wanted to share about the future of water utilities. It features George Hawkins, head of the local water system in Washington, D.C. and Bloomberg BNA water policy reporter Amena Saiyid.
Hawkins is known within the world of water utilities as an ideas man, someone constantly trying to come up with new ways of delivering drinking water and disposing of wastewater. Or, more recently, taking that wastewater and recycling it into something useful.
But Hawkins also constantly finds himself torn between the future, the present and the past: he needs to balance his progressive ideas with the need to meet mandatory pollution prevention goals and also upgrade infrastructure in his city that is now decades, and in some cases, centuries old.
Where will the money come from to achieve all of this?
Hawkins talked about the financial pressures he and other big-city water utilities are facing and why these pressures mean utilities have to be really good at communicating with businesses and homeowners about their water bills.
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Friday Flashcard : Name That Metal Band
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I really hope HAT means something uber grim and terrifying in Norwegian because I am pretty certain that otherwise this black metal band has the most pathetic name of all time.ReplyDelete
I think thats only half of the bands logo. The full name is 'ASSHAT'.ReplyDelete
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Chances are, what you're struggling with in your business this very second is something that someone else just like you has found a solution to. The Lab is a diverse group of small business owners, at all stages of business. And at the heart of this community is a culture of experience-sharing. We are NOT experts. We are just other side hustlers who have strengths, insights, stories, and lessons learned to share.
Our community is made up of side business owners who come from a variety of backgrounds, at all levels of business experience. We run all sorts of businesses, from services to product. We're coaches, web developers, VA's, chefs, teachers, tutors, consultants, game designers, musicians, and other purpose-driven business owners.
And we're ALL still learning, every single day.
A distraction-free, choose-your-own-adventure hangout experience.
The Side Hustle Success Lab operates without ads, suggestions, or any of the other noise you'll find on other platforms.
Posts are categorized into Topics, and you can choose to follow/unfollow Topics based on YOUR preferences.
A MUCH tighter community.
The members of the Side Hustle Success Lab have self-selected into the community. This means, our members are committed to being here, vs. members of groups on other platforms who are there because they've searched some keywords and thought the group looked cool.
A space to create instant connections with others who GET you.
Link up with other side hustlers building similar businesses. When you join the community, you'll pick a category (Specialty) for your profile based on your business type, and you'll see who else is in the same category! You'll even be able to see which side hustlers are near you in the world!
An ACTIVE place to hang out.
The Lab is packed with fun, educational, and community-building activities. We've got monthly virtual meetups and masterminding, monthly goals workshops, and real conversations with specialists to help you get unstuck and make real forward progress in your business AND in life.
That's less than the cost of most online programs, less than the cost of a coaching session, and probably less than you spend on coffee every month.
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In an interview with Tor.com author Robin Wasserman explained how a person is "skinned".
Earlier in the year I read The Adoration of Jenna Fox, which tells a similar story in a completely different way. Pearson uses a more lyrical style to express Jenna's disconnect with her indenity. While Robin Wasserman's character remains a caustic teen. Lia has one advantage over Jenna Fox, she was able to keep her memories. Lia is able to move forward with the rememberance of who she once was. But maybe this is worse because she isn't the same person. Even though she feels like the same person on the inside, everyone else is struggling with who she is on the outside. It is easy for Lia to forget that she looks different. But the people looking at her have the constant reminder that she isn't who she used to be. That she is different, that she is artificial. Whether it is pity, fear, or anger, she is treated in a way she never was before. Lia used to be popular, she never knew the scorn of her classmates. Now the looks that used to be filled with envy are now filled with distane.
How does the process work—downloading the human consciousness into the computer mind?
The brain is frozen, cut into thin slices, scanned, and then mapped onto a computer. (As it turns out, there are scientists who speculate about the best ways to do this, so I cobbled together the procedure from their research.) Memories are periodically backed up, so that if necessary, the brain can always be downloaded into a new body. Externally, the body mimics human bodies—it's anatomically correct and covered in a synthetic flesh that looks and feels nearly real.
Both books deal with the moral and ethical issues surrounding these kind of procedures. I enjoyed the world of Skinned more than that of Jenna Fox. I liked the way the story unfolded in Skinned, but I did not particularly like the character of Lia. She was abrasive, self centered and annoying even when she was giong through her self awakening. Jenna had a nievity that was appropriate but kind of annoying as well, but between the two of them I like Jenna better. Both books deal with fascinating aspects of future technological and medical avancements and question what it is to be human. The authors both did an excellent job exploring these elements.
Also in her interview with Tor.com Wasserman shares her experience delving into a new genre.
This is my first real science fiction novel, and I was pretty intimidated by that at first. I'd decided to set it in the near future, without stopping to think what kind of challenge that would pose. When you set a book in the distant future, you can create whatever kind of world you like—but since this book is set within the twenty-first century, I felt bound to construct something that would seem somewhat realistic. I wanted this world to feel like a natural outgrowth of our own.On the Simon and Shuster website, Robin shares:
My life in 8 words:
"Chaos punctuated by boredom (or sometimes vice versa)."
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If you are serious about search engine optimization, Google Analytics is NOT for you. I know it's tough to look past the (non-existent) price tag, ease of use and conversion tools — but trust me when I say that Google Analytics is a flawed program for your needs.
#1 - Limitations of Technology
In order to make the most of your SEO efforts you need to know when a spider is coming in, what pages they're requesting, and how often they'll come back. Using this information is how you can launch and optimize new pages, set up the best internal links and prioritize your source code changes.
While it sounds strange, I would go so far as to say that tracking spiders is just as important as tracking your visitors.
#2 — No Support for Log Files
I've met many novice SEOs who rely solely on Google Analytics. While it makes me wonder how much they are actually doing for their clients, I urge them to begin using log file analyzers.
Log file analysis opposes page tagging when it comes to the technologies behind web analytics. Tools that rely on log files are using hard coded server logs to mine all information. Every request for a file on your site is recorded, along with an IP address, user agent, and in most cases — the referral string. While it can be a bit more work to use these applications — the data you get back makes it a necessary evil.
The best part about log analysis is in the filters you can build. I know the Google Analytics tries to address this to some degree but it's lacking at best in the control that you have.
Sadly, Google Analytics will not allow you to upload log files (or, retrieve them via FTP/HTTP) as other applications do. If they could build this feature in, it would be a win-win situation. You could use GA to track all of your data — and so could Google!
#3 — You're at Google's Mercy!
When you need to check reports, you access them online via the Google Analytics interface. The reports cannot easily be taken with you, and you have no way of archiving your data efficiently.
Worse still, is that Google retains control over your data at all times. If they change the interface or style of reporting, you are stuck with having to deal with what they give you.
If we're talking about YOUR web site, YOUR visitors and YOUR analytics… Why should Google have all the power?
Before thinking that the product is complete too, leave the analysis to experts in web analytics. According to Matt Durgin's blog, Forrester Research was less than thrilled by GA…
Google Analytics was reviewed, but ranked far below the commercial solutions — further back than Urchin (whom Google acquired and re-branded as Google Analytics) ever ranked behind its competitors. This could be evidence that Google will not devote the resources to keep up with the commercial solutions on the market. If this trend continues, look for a larger discrepancy between the "free" Google Analytics, and the commercial, professional tools on the market.
In the end, Google Analytics is not a useless tool. It is however a tool that does not address the needs of serious search marketers. If you're looking to make the most of your time spent on analytics, do yourself the favor of using multiple tools.
Generally speaking, Google Webmaster Tools should provide accurate data for your site and how Google related to it. So should Yahoo's Site Explorer.
At the end of the day though, you'll need a solid log file analyzer to learn more. Here are three recommendations I can stand behind:
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Whether you want to impress friends and colleagues with new-found football wisdom, brush up on details you're unsure about (the offside rule, anyone?) or improve your practical skills, this is the book for you! Covering all the basics of the game, rules and tactics, as well as giving an in-depth history of the sport and how it has evolved to the present day, this indispensable guide will get you up to speed on the most popular game in the world in no time. With dream team formations, tips on football betting and supporting, essential coverage on the World Cup, and stats on current teams, players and managers both at home and abroad, football expert and Guardian journalist Scott Murray keeps it fun, fresh and knowledgeable to get you through the major tournaments and beyond. Football For Dummies includes: PART 1: KICK OFF Chapter 1: The bare essentials Chapter 2: A rich history Chapter 3: Get your boots on - the gear you need PART 2: PLAYING THE GAME Chapter 4: Laying down the laws Chapter 5: Positions and tactics Chapter 6: Honing your skills Chapter 7: Talented training Chapter 8: Coaching, managing and leadership Chapter 9: Putting it all into practice PART 3: THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL Chapter 11: The World Cup Chapter 12: The international scene Chapter 13: The British club scene Chapter 14: Taking on the world Chapter 15: Women's football PART 4: FANS ENCLOSURE Chapter 16: Going to the match Chapter 17: Read all about it... Chapter 18: Compulsive viewing: Football on TV (and film, and DVD...) Chapter 19: Joining in (sort of...) PART 5: THE PART OF TENS Chapter 20: Great players Chapter 21: Great managers Chapter 22: Great matches Chapter 23: Bad behaviour PART 6: APPENDICES Appendix 1: Appendix A: Honour Boards Appendix 2: Glossary Appendix 3: Key Football Organisations
Introduction. Part I: Kicking Off. Chapter 1: Welcome to Planet Football. Chapter 2: The Ball Starts Rolling: A Potted History of Football. Chapter 3: Getting Your Boots On: The Gear You Need. Part II: Playing the Game. Chapter 4: Laying Down the Laws. Chapter 5: Players, Positions and Tactics. Chapter 6: Honing Your Skills. Chapter 7: Keeping Fit for Football. Chapter 8: Coaching, Managing and Leadership. Chapter 9: Getting the Game On. Part III: Exploring the World of Football. Chapter 10: The World Cup. Chapter 11: Surveying the International Scene. Chapter 12: The Club Scene. Chapter 13: Focusing on Famous Clubs. Chapter 14: Women's Football. Part IV: The Fans' Enclosure: Following the Game. Chapter 15: Going to the Match. Chapter 16: Compulsive Viewing: Football on Screen. Chapter 17: Read All About It! Chapter 18: Other Football-based Pastimes. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 19: Ten Great Players. Chapter 20: The Ten Greatest Teams of All Time. Chapter 21: Ten Great Matches. Part VI: Appendixes. Appendix A: Roll of Honour. Appendix B: Glossary. Index.
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Ever wanted to start investing your money, but didn't know how to go about it? Did you try to do some research, but found the information hard to understand? Here are some simple tips in plain English to help the beginner investor get started:
1. Pay Yourself First. The biggest mistake Americans make is not paying themselves before they pay their bills. If you don't pay yourself first, you probably won't at all. Start saving 10% of your paycheck each week so you can have some money to invest. It may not seem like much at first, but you have to start some where.
2. Be Divested. In other words, diversify. Make sure you have some money that you can get your hands on quickly in case of emergency. This is called short term investing. You also want some money in long term stocks. Stocks have the chance of making the highest interest. With stocks you always have the chance of losing your money. That is why you need to be balanced. So place some of your money in short term investments and some in long term investments.
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5. Stick with well traded companies. You don't want to start out with an unknown company that ends up going belly up and leaving you high and dry. You can minimize your risk by sticking with companies that have been around for awhile.
6. Look in to owning foreign currencies. The American dollar value is dropping and will continue to do so for quite some time. There are websites which can compare currencies and their values for you. Try doing a search with one of your favorite search engines.
7. Invest in Real Estate. Real Estate is probably one of the easiest ways for someone to begin investing their money. First you could buy a property to rent out. The tenant income will pay for the property and you can always sell it ahead of time if you need to. Second, you can purchase a little fixer upper, fix it up, and sell it for a profit. Contact your local Real Estate agent to find out what is available and get a list of all your options.


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