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By Leslie Samuel | Blogging
Do you want to build a loyal audience of raving fans around your blog?
Well, then you're in the right place.
Jamerrill Stewart shows exactly how she was able to do this using her blog and YouTube channel.
Who is Jamerrill Stewart?
Jamerrill Stewart is the creator of Large Family Table – where mega motherhood and real life meet.
As a mom of 8, she has full days of homeschooling, toddler chasing, and overworking her slow cooker until it begs for mercy.
She doesn't claim to have all the mega motherhood answers figured out.
But she does share her journey to inspire other mothers who are on similar journeys.
What does she share?
Jamerrill started a blog back in 2011. It was a simple hobby blog where she shared pics of family travel with her family members.
It was more of a creative outlet than anything else.
At that time, she also started curating content for a homeschool Facebook page.
During that process, she found herself reading a bunch of other homeschool blogs.
That's when a thought hit her – I could do this!
She knew she wanted to write a book on the topic. But to sell this book, she needed to have an audience.
So she started a blog called Holy Spirit-lead Homeschooling.
By the summer of that year, she had 10K people who liked her page and her blog got over 3K page views/day.
How did she do it?
She understood her audience.
She was homeschooling her kids, so had a good idea of what homeschooling mothers dealt with.
As a result, she focused on providing encouragement for those mothers.
She published LOTS of great content.
To keep providing value to her audience, she published a few times per week.
While her schedule wasn't consistent, she showed up often.
She leverage guest posting.
She knew that posting on other homeschooling sites could get her more traffic, so that's what she did.
Jamerrill started contributing to A LOT of homeschooling sites. And she leveraged those post by linking back to relevant resources on her blog.
She focused on LEARNING.
Because she wanted to grow her audience, she consumed content about blogging.
Using sites like Amy Lynn Andrews and Problogger, she learned as much as she could.
And then she followed that up with taking action.
She worked HARD!
It's the thing so many people don't like to hear. Blogging takes work.
And even though Jamerrill had a busy homeschooling life, she worked a lot (and HARD).
At some points on her journey, she spent as many as 50 hours on her blog.
How? She worked in the morning before the kids got up, during nap times and after they went to bed.
At the end of 2011, she attended a blogging conference called Relevant.
She was also able to attend a mini-weekend mastermind retreat. There was one mom who made $10K selling a planner she created.
For the first time, she was seeing other bloggers actually making money.
She left those events inspired and determined to turn her blog into an actual business.
By that time, she was already spending 15 – 20 hours/week on her blog.
She came back home and prayed that God would show her how to make $3-400/month on her blog.
She woke up the next morning with a business plan.
She had decided start a new site to refer people to Kindle books about homeschooling.
She called that site Kindle Homeschool (Now Free Homeschool Deals).
By recommending Kindle books as an affiliate, she started making money.
In her first month, Jamerrill made as much as her house payment.
By her 3rd month, the site's income equaled her husband's salary.
By month 6, it brought in twice as much as her husband's salary.
How? A combination of affiliate deals, recommending freebies and Adsense.
It took a lot of work, but by June 2013, her husband came home full-time.
By the summer of 2015, she started to slow down (but not by choice).
As a result of working so hard at a desk for so long, she suffered a neck injury.
Jamerrill went from working 50 hours to 25 – 30 hours/week.
There was a lot to do, but Jamerrill hired help and trained people to work on the site.
By that time, she felt like she was missing her voice and knew she had to do something about it.
That's when Large Family Table was born. Today, this is her main focus.
I brought Jamerrill on the podcast because of how much her audience loves her.
As bloggers, we want our readers to come to know, like and trust us. When that happens, we are able to help them more and are able to build solid businesses.
Her audience started with her on her first adventure into homeschool blogging. They then moved with her to Free Homeschool Deals and continued on with Large Family Table.
They consume her content like it's going out of style and are hyper-engaged.
Here are Jamerrill's simple tips for growing a loyal audience of Raving Fans…
Get real with your audience.
There are so many bloggers out there who try to make themselves look perfect.
In a world of contrived perfection, Jamerrill prefers to get real.
When you do well, be real.
When you make mistakes, be real.
One mistake Jamerrill made was naming her site Kindle Homeschool. Now obviously Amazon owns the Kindle trademark and what she did was illegal.
Did she know it at the time? No. It was a mistake. Did she hide that from her audience?
No, she did the opposite. She wrote an article and titled it "I have egg on my face, but God gets the glory".
Share your journey.
People don't connect with brands, people connect with people.
Your goal isn't only to get people to buy. It's to get them to connect with you. That's how they become loyal fans.
How will they connect with you? By seeing themselves in you.
How do they see themselves in you? When you share your journey.
Chances are your audience experience similar things to you. Chances are, they have similar struggles.
Share those stories. Share those struggles.
One of the first vlogs she ever did was "Mommy, who broke your neck".
Was it all pretty? Nope. But it was her journey.
Expect a slow and steady long game.
Loyalty doesn't come overnight. It's the result of providing value and connecting with your audience over a long period of time.
But if you're real with your audience, share your journey and provide value to the right niche, you'll win.
That's contrary to what a lot of internet marketers teach, but it's the core of what I stand for.
And I'm glad that Jamerrill was able to come on the show and share a little bit of her journey with you.
Jamerrill is a part of the Blogger Dream Team. This is a mastermind group that I launched recently for top-performing bloggers.
We do have slots available right now and I'd love to have a conversation with you to see if we're a right fit.
If you are a top-performing blogger that would like to take things to the next level, I want to invite you to apply here.
Hello, so I really enjoyed this podcast. I was wondering, though, how old Jamerill's kids were when she was working 50h/week on building freehomeschooldeals.com I went over to largefamilytable.com and was shocked to see that she had a baby in 2013 and another one in 2014… How did she manage pregnancies (fatigue, morning sickness, etc.) and new babies (sleepless nights and busy days…) during this very intense time building a business ?
Hey there, Rebecca! Yes, the first year and a half WAS a wild ride (as I said like drinking out of a fire hydrant) and not the exact structure I'd recommend. By February 2013 when I had baby #6 my business had grown so much that my husband was able to take off 3-months with the Family Medical Leave Act. And by December 2014 when I had baby #7 my husband was home full-time helping me with all of real life. 🙂
As far as how I got in 50+ hours a week early on, things suddenly took off where I went from hobby hours to overnight full-time business in April 2012. At that point, our children were ages 11, 8, 5, 3, and about 18-months. We homeschool, so that was very helpful. No way I could've done outside school schedules with standard pick up/drop off times, etc. So in Spring 2012 when my hobby exploded I worked several hours each morning (example 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. at my farmhouse kitchen table), then from about 9 to 1 the kids and I got morning school done, got outside a bit, and we'd move some laundry and throw dinner in the slow cooker. Then in the afternoons while the 3-year-old and 18-month old would nap from about 1 to 3 or 4, I worked at the kitchen table again. During this time my 5 year old would play with dolls at my feet or craft and my 11 and 8-year-olds could continue with their homeschool assignments during the afternoon and then have some free time. After the little boy's nap time I'd stop working from about 4 until 7 or 8 pm. We'd have dinner, move the laundry again, do any other family things (walk in the field, read stories, etc). During this time my husband worked on the night shift. He had to sleep all day and work all night. After he'd have dinner with us and leave for work, I'd get our littlest boys to bed around 7 or 8. The 3 older kids could do a few evening chores and have free time while I worked again from about 7 or 8 to 11 or 12. Adding up all those work hours that's 10 hours a day I was able to get in of work. *Of course* I didn't get a lot of sleep. I was only sleeping 4-6 hours a night for this brief time. If I did this 5-6 day a week that would be about 50 to 60 hours a week. This was a total "survival mode" schedule and not how we wanted to live long-term, but this is the reality of how I made it work during that season. This is why by June 2013 my husband came home full-time and you can read more here https://largefamilytable.com/how-my-blogging-brought-my-husband-home-full-time/ , and how I provide for my family online https://largefamilytable.com/make-a-full-time-income-online/. Lastly, here is a variety of working homeschool mom schedules my husband and I have used over these years https://largefamilytable.com/7-working-homeschool-mom-schedules-routines/. We still change up my work schedule to make it work for our family. I work heavy part-time and have done so for the last 5 years (nothing like those early years, lol!). Usually, I work one dedicated work day a week (a 12 hour day) and pepper out a few hours in the early morning as I'm able. I average about 20-hours or so a week now.
Thanks Jamerill for taking the time to answer. I was specifically interested on how you were able to work so much and sleep so little during pregnancy ? You must be super tough !
Oh, gotcha! Well, it was HARD during my pregnancy with Amelia (baby #6) but I was full of drive and determination since this creation was SUCH a huge blessing to my family. Many moms have to keep working hard both inside and outside of the home during pregnancy. My husband was able to go on FMLA towards the end of that pregnancy and was home a few months after her birth. Her and I both were completely healthy and had a great birth experience. Then he went back to work for one month and it was so awful with him gone (we missed him!) we prayerfully decided for him to come home full-time. He was home during my last two pregnancies. For those, I took a lot of naps 🙂
Thank you Leslie for this podcast interview with Jamerrill. Even though we live in the same area, I have not yet met her in person. However, this podcast makes me just want to sit down and have a cup of tea with her! I appreciate your questions and hearing her journey, as a mom and a blogger/digital influencer, as well as a woman of faith. This is probably one my favorite Become a Blogger podcasts, much appreciated!
Yes, lady, we're going to have to have an Hburg meet up soon! xoxo
I REALLY enjoyed this podcast. I've worked from home for more than one year, but I wanted to switch my income this year from freelancing into blogging. I kept thinking I was at a disadvantage because I am a stay-home/working mom, but hearing her story made me hopeful that my work ethic and commitment can make it work. Thanks for this amazing podcast, you asked great questions, and the two of you really brought out great nuggets for us listeners.
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
"And when it come to character, warn't it Compeyson as had been to the school, and warn't it his schoolfellows as was in this position and in that, and warn't it him as had been know'd by witnesses in such clubs and societies, and nowt to his disadvantage? And warn't it me as had been tried afore, and as had been know'd up hill and down dale in Bridewells and Lock-Ups? And when it come to speech-making, warn't it Compeyson as could speak to 'em wi' his face dropping every now and then into his white pocket-handkercher - ah! and wi' verses in his speech, too - and warn't it me as could only say, 'Gentlemen, this man at my side is a most precious rascal'? And when the verdict come, warn't it Compeyson as was recommended to mercy on account of good character and bad company, and giving up all the information he could agen me, and warn't it me as got never a word but Guilty?" ~ Great Expectations

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Marshall J. Hendrickson Shareholder
Insurance Coverage
Bad Faith Litigation
Marshall defends his clients in the areas of insurance, construction, and complex litigation. He is grateful to be in a career that he loves, where he can be an advocate for people going through one of life's toughest challenges: facing a lawsuit. Marshall represents developers, general contractors, and subcontractors in construction defect actions and other disputes involving horizontal or vertical construction projects. He represents people who, going about their lives, have found themselves on the other end of a life-changing (and sometimes tragic) event. Marshall also counsels insurance companies on coverage disputes and other contractual legal issues. While he can't guarantee the outcome of a lawsuit, Marshall's goal is to work smarter and harder to secure the best outcome possible for his clients.
Marshall believes it is important to begin with the end in mind. In fact, early on he got in the habit of reading the final chapter of a novel first so he can enjoy going back and connecting the dots from the start. Lawsuits are serious; they require a full view and understanding of the process, pitfalls, and roadblocks. Through planning and preparation, Marshall devotes himself to discovering creative, practical, and strategic solutions to the challenges both common and unique to every case.
Whether a small claims trial or a constitutional issue on appeal, Marshall assists every client with the attention and care they deserve. Marshall is a devout follower of the "sundown rule," meaning he promises his clients a response to their calls and messages the same day they leave them. Marshall's clients can be confident they will be kept up to date on the status of their cases and given an honest and regular evaluation of their options moving forward.
Marshall is happily the father of 4 (soon to be 5) and, according to them, curator of the world's best dad jokes. On fall weekends, you are most likely to find him with his whistle and clipboard on the sideline of a football field, coaching up a young group of junior high or high school athletes. Marshall lived in Japan for two years, where he learned to speak the language, love the culture, and crave the food.
Professional Memberships
Utah Bar Association
Utah Defense Lawyers Association, Board Member
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Kanata Golf Club called Loch March while I am there as there is nothing prettier than a golf course in the fall wouldn't you agree?
I have to admit I am a horrible golfer but it is fun to ride around in the cart and take a smack at the golf balls!
Golfing can be a great couple's pursuit as you can talk as you walk amongst the course and reconnect with zero distractions. My husband used to golf quite a bit when we were first married but then children came and it was a bit too busy for him to get out on a regular basis. I figure I am okay with him wasting away a whole day for golf as long as I can get waste the day away with him! LOL.
Golf is a great game to practice your patience. If you are an inpatient person by nature then you will find that golf can be frustrating unless you take it as the opportunity to learn how it can improve your ability to remain calm in a tense situation. I can't tell you enough how upset I used to get when I missed hitting the ball. Golf looks so easy but really it is as challenging as say learning tennis.
My sister recently took up golf. She is not what I describe as sport but has really taken to the game of golf and I hope to join her on the golf course one day in Vancouver!
So if you are looking for something fun do this fall as a couple or with your family, consider hitting the golf course!


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hall of fame
The section features brands that exceed their promise over and over again. We would like to encourage people to join us in our quest for the best delivering brands in the world.
wall of shame
On the darker side: there are companies that simply over-promise and under-deliver. We welcome your nominations, if and when substantiated.
distinguished guest
Another recurrent item on this platform will be the 'distinguished guest'. We will invite well-known brand professionals to enlighten us with their insights on a specific branding case or on the topic of brand delivery in general.
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My first tourney win!!
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Nice deck. Congrats on the win.
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The extra card for purpose of playing against higher star value decks?
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♂ Granger
What does Granger mean?
Granger as a boys' name is of Middle French origin, and the meaning of Granger is "farmer". Grange organizations in the agricultural parts of America used to offer services to farm communities.
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VariationsCREATIVE FORMS
Granger Makhi (G.M.), ..
How popular is Granger?
Granger is a rare first name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#1986 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Granger entered the list in 2016 and reached its apex rank of #1520 in the U.S. then. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2016)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Banner, Braiser (see Brazier), Braizer, Brander, Braser, Brazer, Brazier, Bridger▲, Cramer, Draper, Eadger, Evander, Fraener, Fraser, Frasier, Frazer, Frazier, Gaer, Gage, Gaige, Gainer, Gannet, Gardner, Garner, Garnier, Gauge▲, Gayler, Gayner, Giannes, Gianney (see Gian), Gradea (see Grady), Gradee, Gradey, Graeme, Graidey, Graig, Grant, Grantly, Granvil, Gratien, Graves, Graye, Greer, Greger, Gregers, Gregor, Grigor, Grover▼, Grygor, Guenter, Gunner▲, Gunter, Gurinder, Gyandev, Isander, Jaeger, Jagger▲, Kramer, Lander, Lanier, Leander▼, Liander, Neander, Rainger, Ranger, Ranier, Sander, Seager, Springer, Tanier, Tanner, Traver, Xander▲, Ysander (see Isandro) and Zander▲. These names tend to be more frequently used than Granger.See names in meaning and etymology.


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The client wanted to build a real estate portal for renting the properties for a small community.
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We found the right templates and developed the custom plugin to meet the need. We developed a custom admin page for easy management of the properties. Users can add the details about their properties and use the enable and disable display properties. Users have the option to save and keep the documents of the properties, images and other details within their accounts. Property owners have the option to add various media files like Video, Images, PDF and other formats to present their property accordingly.
An effective newsletter system is configured for admin to create the lists. For the users, we developed an extensive search and basic search feature. It saves user's time to get the detailed search results.
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The discovery of a distinctive sea slug off Siaoliouciou Island (小琉球) in Pingtung County is shedding light on climate change, a scientist said.
Although Glaucus atlanticus, the only member of the genus Glaucus, is usually found in tropical areas, it had never previously been spotted in Taiwanese waters.
Wang Tien-cheng (王添正), a bed-and-breakfast owner and tour guide, noticed a group of about 60 Glaucus atlanticus near the Duozaiping intertidal zone (肚仔坪潮間帶), while taking some customers on a tour.
The 37-year-old Wang also has 11 years of experience guiding underwater snorkeling tours and he often posts pictures of the scenic beauty of the island on his Facebook page.
After giving some of the slugs to Lo Liu-chih (羅柳墀), an assistant professor at National Kaohsiung Normal University's department of geography, Lo's research team confirmed that it was the first time Glaucus atlanticus had been seen in the Siaoliouciou area.
Announcing the discovery on Sunday, Lo said that Glaucus atlanticus was first discovered in 1777 by European academics.
Pointing to the slug's three pairs of symmetrical, protruding hand-like limbs, as well as its vibrant blue tail, Lo said these feature has contributed to the origin of the slug's name.
The Europeans who discovered the sea slug felt it resembled Glaucus, a fisherman in Greek mythology who after ingesting a magical herb which could bring fish back to life, became immortal and grew fins in place of his arms and legs, according to Roman poet Ovid.
Lo said warming seawater caused by climate change could explain the northward migration of Glaucus atlanticus, but he added that an abundance of Portuguese man-o'-war — the sea slugs favored prey along with velella, a type of jellyfish — in the waters around Siaoliouciou could also account for the presence of the sea slug.
Glaucus atlanticus are immune to the man-o'-war venom and they even have an organ which allows them to store the venom, giving the sea slugs the ability to deal a far stronger sting than the man-o'-war,
Lo warned that any observation of the slug should be done with extreme caution.
Lo also said people should avoid coming into physical contact with the slug and added that Glaucus atlanticus is not edible.
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Happy One Year Anniversary in the Catskills!
A year ago today we packed up our new Subaru and drove north from Brooklyn to move to the Catskills and open an inn. I remember being the kind of nervous where you feel nothing as we signed the surprisingly few papers needed to transfer the property deed.
Despite the piles on the lawyer's desk, it was done in a matter of minutes.
We picked up Italian sandwiches at a local shop, and two shovels from the hardware store since we'd heard it was supposed to snow the next day. Then we drove to our new house, the thrill of this huge change starting to settle in, our grins growing wider with each mile we came closer to our new home.
We met our first neighbor before we could even get the keys in the door-- Gary, who pulled up in his pick-up truck and welcomed us with an oh so friendly mile-a-minute monologue about "the valley" and all the nice people in it. I remember thinking how Moroccan or Malian that felt, to be welcomed like that. How not NYC.
We walked in every room, opened every closet door we'd been too bashful to invade during previous visits. Kept proclaiming things like, "Oh my god we live in a HOUSE! This is our HOUSE!" We even went down into the basement to poke around. Strolled the eight acres of land. Then had a celebratory beer and photo op to capture the moment:
Our moving truck which was supposed to meet us had broken down in Brooklyn and couldn't be repaired until the next day (which actually turned into the day after that) so we set up camp with what we had.
A crate as a dinner table:
Sheets as a bed:
And some Cretian ouzo to cheers the move with since this whole buy-an-inn-upstate idea had been born over a bottle of ouzo on a beach in Crete:
(Oh, Sougia.)
We ended the night with a bonfire:
I wish I could say we slept like babies, but really we slept like grown-ass adults on a floor with only a sheet to pad us, which is to say, uncomfortably and fitfully.
I remember just how dark it seemed outside too. How much it felt like we were in this lit-up fishbowl. How attuned we were to every unfamiliar creek that echoed through the empty house.
But you know what was so much better than our fitful night of sleep? Waking up in our new home. Making coffee and taking our steaming mugs out into the crisp morning, the dew still frozen on the meadow.
And you know what's even better than that? Being able to do that every day since.
We've put a lot of work into this place as a home and a business since moving here. There were times, especially right before we opened, when I almost didn't believe my own mantra of, "Everything will get done because it has to."
But it did! And through that work, over that time, this place became ours. And now, when we drive down the road and we come up to this house, something inside me says home.
And when I look out our window into the meadow, I think home.
And when I open our creaking door to go to work at the Inn in our backyard, I think home.
Not to mention all the people we've met over the past year who've made this whole experience more than the lonely move to the woods it could have been. And all the friends and family who've visited and even put their own sweat into the place. To all of you I say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! People talk a lot about community but I feel like it's something I'm only just beginning to truly understand thanks to this past year.
And to Steven. Cheers. Thank you. I love you. You make everything an adventure!
And thank god you turned out to be handy with a hammer.


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Since the publication of the first edition in 1970, Labour and Employment Law: Cases, Materials, and Commentary has become the standard resource for labour and employment law courses across Canada. Prepared by a national group of academics--the Labour Law Casebook Group--the book has continued to evolve with each new edition, reflecting the considerable changes that have occurred in the Canadian workplace and the laws that governs it.
Over the past number of years, the prominence of jurisprudence based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has increased across the spectrum of worker-employer and union-employer relations. In recognition of this trend, all substantial discussion of Charter issues has now been consolidated in a new Chapter 11, entitled "The Constitutionalization of Collective Bargaining Law." This is the most important structural change in the new edition.
Most of the other changes in the eighth edition have been made in response to many developments in labour and employment law that have occurred since publication of the seventh edition in 2004. They are designed to help students assess both the current and longer-term importance of these trends. New cases and other source material have been added, and material that appeared in previous editions has in many instances been adapted. The result is a comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date volume that benefits from over 40 years of use in law schools across the country, while at the same time taking advantage of cutting-edge scholarship in assessing issues of contemporary concern.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Contract of Employment
Chapter 3: Status under Collective Bargaining Legislation
Chapter 4: The Right to Join a Union
Chapter 5: The Acquisition and Termination of Bargaining Rights
Chapter 6: Negotiating a Collective Agreement
Chapter 7: Industrial Conflict
Chapter 8: The Collective Agreement and Arbitration
Chapter 9: The Individual Employee under Collective Bargaining
Chapter 10: The Trade Union and its Members
Chapter 11: The Constitutionalization of Collective Bargaining Law
Chapter 12: Statutory Minimum Standards
Chapter 13: Equality and Human Rights in Employment
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"Dwight Howard leaves California for Texas, taking less money but perhaps more after taxes"
"LeBron saves $25M in taxes, signing with Miami over NY"
We get it, $20M in income in Florida is the same as $22M in New York or perhaps not because...
These articles are completely misleading! I'm sick and tired of seeing articles discussing the benefit of low taxes without mentioning the most important impact of those low tax policies:
Taxes Pay for Things
explaining why Florida and Texas suck:
Let me enlighten you.... clicking the links and reading the articles may shock you. (I'm not going to talk about the old people in Florida or the Bush family in Texas, only things that suck because taxes are so low):
Low, Regressive, Taxes:
Taxes pay for things, and income taxes are either flat or progressive while sales taxes are regressive. So though Texas and Florida don't have state income taxes, they do have sales taxes, both about 6%. Sales taxes are regressive because as a % of income, poor people pay a much higher % in sales taxes than the wealthy. So Texas and Florida have decided that as a policy, in order to generate enough revenue to balance their budgets, they will use a tax regime favors the rich over the poor. Texas and Florida obtain about 50% of their revenue from sales taxes, California and NY are around 30%. Thus, before we even get to what the lack of taxes pay for, Texas and Florida already suck.
Taxes buy things, like services, health care, infrastructure, regulations:
In Texas cops were caught feeling up women's private parts. They investigated and found that the practice is widespread? Why did it take so long for Texas to figure out this was happening or investigate? Probably because they don't have a very strong internal affairs department. Why did this happen in the first place? Because taxes pay salaries, and in Texas and Florida cops are paid about 17% less than those in California or NY. Taxes also pay for education and training.
Isn't it Police Rule 101 that you don't chase a car through crowded streets? How many untrained Texas police officers does it take to realize that high speed chases end in horrible accidents?
How about this story out of Florida. Police shoot at unarmed, innocent man, 15 times, in his own driveway, mistaking him for a car thief. Then the police chief has the balls to say the police acted properly. Of course, the 60 year old man was black, while the cops were white. In order for the police to be justified in their actions, their assumption that everyone is an armed criminal must be true. If that's the case, then you definitely don't want to live in Florida.
Six weeks later, Florida cops in the same town broke into a home w/o a warrant and shot the owners dogs because they were pursuing a suspect in the area. The only evidence cops used to enter the home w/o a warrant and kill the couple's dogs was that their garbage bin was overturned. If you want to live in Florida, go ahead. From my view, it sucks.
Taxes pay for things, and support the rule of law. I'll avoid the entire Trayvon discussion except to say that George Zimmerman's lack of trust in law enforcement to do its job by contributed to the event's outcome. Then the inability for law enforcement to actually do its job after the incident contributed significantly to the case going national. Without taxes paying for services, you get local militias, neighborhood watches, and untrained vigilantes roaming your streets.
There aren't just vigilantes - there are just guns. Everywhere. (Man pistol whips Dunkin Employee) The Brady Campaign gives Florida 5 pts for gun prevention law and Texas 6 points. New York and California got 64 and 80 pts.
If you want to be safe while driving, don't drive in Texas or Florida. The traffic fatality rate in Texas was 11.75/100,000 and 12.58 in Florida, both higher than the national average in 2011. In California, our most populous state, it was 7.04 and in NY it was 6.05. A similar trend carries for alcohol related traffic fatalities (same links have the data). This all goes back to lack of education, lack of regulation (police) and the vigilante/individualism attitude in those states. Feel free to enjoy the low taxes, I hope you don't die in a car wreck.
Years ago, some idiot in West Texas decided to build a middle school right next to a fertilizer plant. In many states, this would not have been allowed. But in Texas, it was no problem. The company was able to file an emergency plan saying it had no fire or explosion risk even though when it did eventually exploded in March, killing 15 people and injuring 160, it had 540,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate and 110,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia on site. I'm not surprised the company didn't disclose this to local or federal agencies, because that would be an infringement on freedom or something and regulations kill jobs or something and you don't mess with Texas or something. The plant did have $1M in liability insurance, even though by Texas law they weren't required to have any. (WHAT?!). Now this kind of thing could happen anywhere, but companies specifically move to Texas to avoid regulations that could protect us from tragedy. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is the most likely agency to do anything about such violations, and just before the explosion, Texas officials had voted to reduce regulation even further, hoping to cut the agency's budget. The plant did not have regular inspections, its prior one was in 2006, and it didn't even have sprinklers. REGULATIONS COST MONEY, REGULATIONS PROTECT PEOPLE, thus TAXES PROTECT PEOPLE.
Texas has the highest percent of uninsured people in the country, at 25%, (FL at 21%) compared to California and NY at 14% and 15% respectively. Florida's numbers are of course helped by the significant elderly population who qualify for federal care while all 4 of these states have significant immigrant populations, so that impact washes to an extent. If you exclude the elderly, Texas is dead last at 27%, vs 24% for Florida (4th worst). For children, the disparity is still large at 17% and 16% in FL vs 11% and 8% in NY and California because Florida and Texas don't want to help young children, who don't have insurance through no fault of their own, by raising taxes. 27% of Texas citizens that have a job are still uninsured. This is a huge burden for the state's hospitals, which must treat the uninsured regardless of if they can pay... and it creates a spiral of higher and higher insurance rates for those who have insurance, and are subsidizing the uninsured. Uninsured people still get sick, and still use the services, so Texas and Florida have decided to keep taxes low, not provide insurance, and then as a result, people end up paying anyway.
You know Florida sucks when someone creates a blog called "Florida or Russia" where you have to guess where the F-ed up event took place. I don't even know what to say about this story...where Florida youths just disappeared at school years ago and now they're digging up bodies on the school grounds. Perhaps with more $ and oversight, the govt could have done a better job protecting its young citizens.
But seriously, Florida men are the worst. Florida women are pretty bad too.
I'm not saying higher taxes are a cure all...or that income taxes are the best way to raise tax revenue (I prefer land taxes)...or that high tax states can't have their problems...
If low taxes were such an amazing thing, why wouldn't every state cut taxes to zero...b/c you'd have no state at all. States must fund themselves, some fund themselves more than others...and some fund themselves with taxes on the poor, while others spread it out. Some underfund basic services, and some don't. Like so many things, you get what you pay for, and if you aren't paying much in Florida and Texas, you aren't getting much.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan made some progress on resolving a deadlock over tariffs on farm and industrial exports which is dragging on a wider Pacific trade deal, a senior Japanese official said on Wednesday.
Plans for a free trade agreement among 12 Pacific Rim nations, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), have been bogged down amid a stand-off between the United States and Japan over market access.
"I don't say that there's a breakthrough but that we had a bit of progress, little progress," Japanese deputy chief negotiator Hiroshi Oe said after two days of talks, the third round of bilateral negotiations in less than a month.
Oe suggested Japan was in no hurry to compromise to get a deal before a planned visit to Japan by U.S. President Barack Obama's in late April.
"It is a negotiation, so we would never start out by setting a deadline and then wrap it up no matter what," he said.
The United States had hoped to complete the TPP, which includes Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Malaysia and others, by the end of last year but many issues are still on the table.
Japan, which has tried to protect its rice, wheat, beef and pork, dairy and sugar from outside competition, is at the center of the debate as farmers in big agricultural exporting nations push for elimination of all tariffs.
U.S. Acting Deputy Trade Representative Wendy Cutler said on Friday the United States continued to seek "meaningful market access" from Japan for agricultural exports.
The United States is also nervously eyeing a trade deal close to conclusion between Japan and Australia, another TPP partner, which may give Australian exporters better access to Japan than their U.S. counterparts.
Japan's entry to the TPP last year raised the stakes for all participants, given the size of its market and past reticence in signing up to free trade deals, but it also created controversy in the United States, where trade with Japan continues to be a hot political issue.
"We are not going to be supportive of an agreement with Japan in it unless there is certainly a clear opening of their markets for their sensitive products," American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman said.
Japan's food safety rules as well as tariffs and quotas are a source of concern for trading partners. Beef producers in Canada and the United States lost share in the Japanese market to Australia, and to a lesser extent New Zealand, after Japan banned beef imports after an outbreak of mad cow disease in North America.
Autos are also a source of contention. U.S. automakers complain that Japan, where imported cars make up less than 10 percent of the market, sets up barriers to imports such as strict dealership limits, regulation and taxes, even though there are no tariffs.
But Japanese automakers argue that U.S. manufacturers are not producing and marketing enough of the small cars which are popular with domestic consumers. Japan wants the United States to set a timeline for scrapping tariffs of 2.5 percent on imports of passenger cars and 25 percent on light trucks.
U.S. opponents of the TPP said since a free trade deal was signed with South Korea two years ago, imports of passenger vehicles from South Korea had risen more quickly than U.S. vehicle exports, setting a worrying precedent for future trade agreements.
A fall in the total value of U.S. exports to South Korea in the last two years showed why TPP talks should stop, said trade groups including consumer group Public Citizen and the United Steelworkers Union.
The U.S. Trade Representative's office said an 80 percent rise in passenger vehicle exports and an increase in exports of agricultural products such as dairy and soybean oil were evidence the agreement was worthwhile.
Reporting by Krista Hughes; Editing by Mohammad Zargham


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Derbi Senda DRD Evo 50 SM 2011
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|Derbi Senda DRD Evo 50 SM
|Super motard
|65.5 out of 100. Show full rating and compare with other bikes
|Price as new (MSRP):
|Euro 3150. Prices depend on country, taxes, accessories, etc.
|Engine and transmission
|49.90 ccm (3.04 cubic inches)
|Engine type:
|Single cylinder, two-stroke
|Bore x stroke:
|39.9 x 40.0 mm (1.6 x 1.6 inches)
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|Carburettor. 17.5 mm
|Electronic CDI
|Lubrication system:
|Mechanical oil pump
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|Chassis, suspension, brakes and wheels
|Frame type:
|Steel perimetral double beam. Steel swing arm.
|Front suspension:
|Inverted Marzocchi fork
|Front wheel travel:
|150 mm (5.9 inches)
|Rear suspension:
|Rear wheel travel:
|150 mm (5.9 inches)
|Front tyre:
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|Front brakes:
|Single disc. Wave, radial caliper
|Front brakes diameter:
|300 mm (11.8 inches)
|Rear brakes:
|Single disc. Wave
|Rear brakes diameter:
|220 mm (8.7 inches)
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|Dry weight:
|96.0 kg (211.6 pounds)
|Weight incl. oil, gas, etc:
|104.0 kg (229.3 pounds)
|Seat height:
|835 mm (32.9 inches) If adjustable, lowest setting.
|Overall length:
|2,020 mm (79.5 inches)
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|805 mm (31.7 inches)
|1,370 mm (53.9 inches)
|Fuel capacity:
|7.00 litres (1.85 gallons)
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If there were any doubts that money talks loudest in the movie business, they have been dispelled.
The expert panel behind the Guardian's inaugural Film Power 100, published in today's Film & Music section, have chosen James Cameron, director of the two highest grossing films ever made, as the person wielding the most power over the UK film industry.
Cameron, whose films Avatar and Titanic have taken a total of $4.61bn (£2.94bn) at the box office, took the top spot ahead of fellow director Steven Spielberg and actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who has replaced Tom Cruise as the go-to leading man for big-budget movies. Cruise did not make the list.
The highest placed Briton was Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight and Inception, at No 6 while culture minister Ed Vaizey was ranked 10th, because of the £30m he has to distribute around the British film industry following the decision to close the UK Film Council. The highest ranked British actor was Sacha Baron Cohen, at No 26 whose daredevil comedies Borat and Bruno have achieved coveted crossover success in the US.
Angelina Jolie, at No 18, was the highest placed woman. Her husband Brad Pitt was No 5, although he owes his influence as much to his relationship with Jolie as his own star power. The third leading man in the top 10 was George Clooney, at No 9, in recognition of the fact that his fans' loyalty guarantees the success of any film in which he stars. Kate Winslet was 29th, her star still bright despite not having appeared in any films since the 2008 double-whammy of The Reader and Revolutionary Road.
Hollywood figures dominate the upper reaches of the list, although the increasing influence of high-class US TV over film-makers is shown by the presence the creators of Lost (JJ Abrams) and The West Wing (Aaron Sorkin) at Nos 13 and 21 respectively.
Abrams and Sorkin have made successful moves into films in recent years, Sorkin as writer of this summer's buzz movie The Social Network, Abrams as director of Star Trek and Mission Impossible III.
The influence of Channel 4 and the BBC on the UK film industry are also recognised with Tessa Ross, controller of film and drama at Channel 4, at No 33, and Christine Langan, creative director of BBC Films, at 36. Ross was behind the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, while Langan sits on a budget of £12m.
The Film Power 100 launches a season of dedicated film coverage in the Guardian and Observer, running until 22 October.


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Amazing Grace serves up breakfast to help charity fight cancer
Cancer Research UK launches its latest fundraising campaign with the help of Scot's school girl
A brave seven-year-old who fought bone cancer has helped launch Cancer Research UK's latest fundraising campaign.
Grace Newton, from Grangemouth, who was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma at the age of five, is urging Scots to sign up to host or attend a fundraising breakfast event on or around Friday March 11.
Along with the charity, she is encouraging people to organise a party at home, in the office or at school and invite their friends and family to make a donation to attend.
Watch Grace's fun photoshoot and her mum Janet speak of just how far Grace has come in the fight against cancer
Grace's courage during almost a year of chemotherapy, which followed a 10 hour operation at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow to remove a tumour in her arm, inspired her family and friends to fundraise tirelessly for Cancer Research UK and are delighted Grace has decided to be the face of this new campaign.
Grace's mum Janet said: "My outstanding, beautiful, amazing Grace completed her 14th and final cycle of chemotherapy 326 days after being diagnosed with cancer.
"We were very honest with Grace about cancer. Chemotherapy and cancer are just words to children with no deeper meaning and Grace coped amazingly well.
"When you're on a hospital ward with other families going through cancer then you become like a family. Each journey is different but you can understand what other parents are going through.
"To any parent of a child diagnosed with cancer, I'd say never give up hope and always believe. Trust the doctors and amazing team of nurses to get your child better.
"The main tumour in Grace's arm was completely removed and her response to chemotherapy was considered excellent. Grace has three small tumours remaining on her lungs but they're considered dead and stable tumours. Doctors will keep a close eye on them for the next four years. Hopefully there will be no changes to them and Grace will go in to remission.
"Grace still struggles with bone pain and tiredness but it will take the next year or so to get back to her fully functioning self but she's well on her way. Nothing can stop Grace and I couldn't be prouder."
Lisa Adams, Cancer Research UK spokeswoman for Scotland, said: "We'd like to thank Grace and her mum Janet for serving up a tasty spread for Britain's Biggest Breakfast.
"We're urging Scots to follow their lead and invite friends, family and neighbours to take a seat at the breakfast table. A hearty breakfast is a great way to start the day, so it's time to set the alarm and make your breakfast bigger and better than ever this March. Every step we take towards beating cancer relies on every hour of research, every pound donated and every person who gets involved."
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Are you telling me that the Son of God can't get comped somewhere?
2. You suddenly have to flee the country and adopt a new name. Where would you go and what would it be?
Probably England/Scotland/Ireland since I pretty much speak the language. Name: Machara Drake.
3. Pick one state in the U.S. to get rid of permanently?
I really don't know enough about the states to choose. I could have done without my trip to Minot ND. That was kind of like hell.
4. You wake up as the opposite gender what's the one thing you wanna do?
There's a Steve Martin movie where he says that if he woke up as a woman he'd just stay at home and play with his tits all day. I've always been curious about what intercourse feels like for the other gender.
5. Luke Skywalker or Han Solo?
Han Solo all the way. Harrison Ford's hands featured in some of my earliest sexual fantasies.
6. Toy you always wanted but never got as a child?
I can't really think of any toy I wanted and didn't get. I didn't have dolls but I don't remember ever wanting one.
7. Top three celebrities you wanna do.
Just three? You have no idea how long my list is. It resides in that alternate universe where all my chosen are single and willing.... Okay, top 3 at this particular moment Eddie Izzard, Bono, Angelina Jolie. Ask me again tomorrow that might all change.
8. What's an automatic deal breaker in a potential significant other?
Homophobic; drug, alcohol or gambling addiction; no sense of humor
9. What is the last movie you saw that actually scared you?
I can't remember any. I don't go to "scary" movies.
10. Stupidest thing you've ever said out loud?
There's way too many to choose from. Sometimes my mouth is in gear before my brain's engaged.
11. You're sentenced to death and its the morning of your execution. What do you want to eat?
Steak and eggs. Toast. A mimosa or five dozen - if ever there was a time to be elegantly wasted...
12. What's something that most people do that you don't?
Drive. I've never had a license. I have classic migraines with aura which means I can lose up to 80% of my vision at any time without warning. I don't feel that behind the wheel is not somewhere I should be.
13. Before you die you want to ...?
Travel overseas. That would require that I save money which I don't seem to be able to do at the moment.
14. Something you'd really like to do but probably won't ever be able to do?
Go up to the International Space Station.
15. A wild animal you'd like to have as a pet?
A tiger would be fun. If I had a huge backyard.
16. A drug you'll never try?
Coke or heroin. I think I might like them too much.
17. If you were an animal, what would you be?
A dragon of course.
18. If you had to marry someone you knew at the age of 12 who would it have been?
I don't remember anyone I knew back then.
19. What's something a lot of people don't know about you?
I have an extra rib. I'm not kidding.
20. First celebrity crush?
Sad to say it was Shaun Cassidy (Joe Hardy). I grew up!
21. What's a weapon to suit your personality, habits and abilities?
A stiletto
22. Favorite breakfast bread style (pancakes, waffles, toast etc...)?
Bagels with cream cheese and lox
23. Favorite parody movie?
Galaxy Quest or Spinal Tap
24. Worst way to die?
I think being drawn and quartered would hurt a lot.
25. Grossest injury you've ever seen?
Do the ones on CSI count? There have been a few "ick" moments on that show.
26. The worst injury you've ever had?
I cut my head open when I was a child. 44 stitches and a jagged scar.
27. Favorite thing about Thanksgiving?
It only comes once a year.
28. Sport you hate the most?
It's got to be a tie between golf and curling.
29. What state in the US do you want to visit?
I'd love to go to Hawaii this December...
30. What's something you think would be sweet to know everything about?
How to dismantle an atomic bomb. How to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.
31. What's one phrase you absolutely detest?
Have a nice day!
32. What makes an awesome party?
I have no idea. I've only had one. I still don't know what happened during it. All I know is that someone almost died.
33. What's your material obsession?
Music. I've gotten quite the iTunes habit.
34. What's something most would consider an insult but you enjoy having said about you?
When I was in high school one of the guys on the football team yelled "Freak" at me as I walked down the hall. I smiled, bowed to him and said "Thanks, you just made my day." No one ever did that again. My friend's little brother once said he thought I was "neat". I was quite upset. I'd put a lot of work into being a freak.
35. Favorite type of dog?
36. Favorite carnival food?
Candy Floss
37. Morning or night person?
Somehow I've morphed into a morning person. I don't know how or why that happened.
38. Worst drunken/drugged up habit?
I've never been drunk. I've only taken "recreational" drugs 3 times and that was over 20 years ago.
39. Weirdest ebay purchase?
I've only ever purchased a video tape.
40. Favorite food to eat when you're wasted?
Never been wasted. Never saw much point.
41. It's Saturday at 3am where are you?
Dead to the world in my cozy bed. Unless of course I have company...
42. Who's your favorite friend to go out with?
Ever? I'd have to say Terry. We had the same taste in men. We'd fight over guys on the street "I saw him first". Freak people out. But it really depends what I'm going out to do. Colleen is great to go to movies with because she usually has something to say afterwards.
43. Worst job you've ever had?
Attendant in a laundry mat. Use your imagination.
44. What's something your friends make fun of you for?
R-boy used to bug me about being a "Trekkie".
45. Favorite cereal?
Currently: Special K Red Berry
46. Book that you could read over and over?
One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night.
47. What's the meanest thing you've ever done?
I told my friend Johnny to be really nice and polite to this guy named Gary for a week. At the end of the week Gary came to me and said that she'd been really nice to him. I said that she's at her most dangerous when she's being nice. He turned pale and looked like he was going to faint. He went home early and we didn't see him for 5 days. I told Johnny what I'd done and we laughed. Of course this was in high school and Gary was a dweeb who'd been making snide comments about us for 3 years. I think he deserved ever ounce of torture we could get out of him.
48. If you were drafted into a war, would you survive?
I'd be a draft dodger. If the question is could I kill or be killed then the answer is yes. I could kill to save my own life or the lives of others.
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Spicy Sweet Potato & Black Bean Burrito Bowls
Spicy Sweet Potato & Black Bean Burrito Bowls
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Author: Maria Tadic
Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 4
- 1 medium head of cauliflower, grated (I used the large holes of a box grater)
- ⅓ cup cilantro, roughly chopped
- zest and lime from 1 lime
- 1 sweet potato, cubed
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 jalapeño, minced
- ½ red onion, diced
- ½ red and yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1 tsp + ¼ tsp cumin, divided
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil, divided
- 1 tsp salt, divided
- 1 tsp pepper, divided
- Favorite toppings: sour cream, diced avocado, shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, etc
- Preheat oven to 425 F. Spread out sweet potato cubes on a large baking sheet. Toss with 1 tbsp of the olive, smoked paprika and half of the salt and pepper. Roast for about 20 minutes or until fork tender.
- While potatoes cook, prepare cauliflower rice. Place shredded cauliflower in a microwave safe dish and cook covered for 5 minutes in the microwave. Remove and toss cauliflower with lime juice, zest and ¼ tsp cumin. Set aside.
- Heat remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add in onions, jalapeños and peppers and sauté for 7-10 minutes or until cooked down slightly.
- Add in remaining cumin, salt and pepper in addition to the garlic powder to the onion mixture. Saute for about 3 minutes or until the spices are fragrant. Add in black beans and stir to combine thoroughly.
- Assemble burrito bowls: start with a bottom layer of the cauliflower rice. Then top with roasted sweet potatoes followed by the black bean and onion mixture. Make it your own by adding on your favorite taco toppings - avocado, cheese, sour cream or tomatoes!


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What Poetry Does
30 December 2010
I called the tree a butternut (which I don't think
it is) so I could talk about how different
the trees are around me here in the rain.
It reminds me how mutable language is. Keats
would leave blank spaces in his drafts to hold on
to his passion, spaces for the right words to come.
We use them sideways. The way we automatically
add bits of shape to hold on to the dissolving dreams.
So many of the words are for meanwhile. We say,
"I love you" while we search for language
that can be heard. Which allows us to talk
about how the aspens over there tremble
in the smallest shower, while the tree over by
the window here gathers the raindrops and lets them
go in bunches. The way my heart carols sometimes,
and other times yearns. Sometimes is quiet
and other times is powerfully quiet.
-"The Butternut Tree at Fort Juniper" by Jack Gilbert
Let It Dough
29 December 2010
Thanks to JW for turning me on to Chris Niemann's Abstract City Blog at the NY Times. The Christmas cookie ritual is sacred for me, so I love this. "Sloth" is my favorite.
27 December 2010
Well, no. But he did get me…. a KINDLE!
Max, I hear what you're saying. The Kindle is the future; if you can't beat 'em – and why would you want to, anyway? – join 'em.
Amazon just announced that the 3rd-generation Kindle is now officially the bestselling item in Amazon history, surpassing Harry Potter and the Death Hallows.
I futzed around with it for a few hours; browsed and downloaded some free content from Project Gutenberg; played with font size and style, turned on the text-to-voice function (ack!), explored the look and feel of Kindle-version magazines. What I learned: I'm a much more visual person than I even realized. The impersonality of the text and layout, the absence of images and fonts, disregard for use of "white space" and margins and columns – it changes reading for me, and not in an appealing or exciting way.
Flipping through a book's or a magazine's pages is exactly that and not some digitized version of it; I want to see the words and images and title fonts laid out on the pages as I flip, I want to be influenced and guided by layout and design. I want to remember and revisit that quote or passage, including its location and shape on the page, relative to other words and passages. And yes, I want to feel the pages pass through my hands, experience a book's weight and surfaces as well as its intellectual and emotional content. A book is more than just an aggregation of text to me, as it turns out. I sort of knew this, but now I know it.
So Kindleena is going back to Amazon. (Thank you anyway, hun.) This is not to say that I'm averse to e-readers in general. But the Kindle is, I suppose, to me, the communist version of reading – egalitarian, yes. True or beautiful, no.
Tony's Burgundy
24 December 2010
It's beef bourguignon a la Anthony Bourdain tonight. Use the cheap stuff, he says. And so we will.
Family, "Family"
23 December 2010
Of course, 'tis the season of family – awareness/appreciation of, along with (re)consideration of who these people are and what it all means. We watched THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT the other night, a meaningful and complex portrait of a new kind of family, i.e. one with two moms + sperm donor. In the end, the film seems to be less about "lesbian family" and more about — as the philandering Jules (Julianne Moore) says, tearfully and remorsefully — "Marriage is hard." (It's also, a little bit, about "men are clueless," or at least Mark Ruffalo's character Paul is; but there seems to be hope for boys, and girls too, i.e. the kids are all right.)
I'm haunted a little by a recent re-reading of Toni Morrison's A Mercy. It's a story of makeshift family – a white couple, a Native American slave, two indentured servants, two black slave girls, a free black man — of misfits coming together in the wilderness, shedding conventional obligations and communal connections, partially by choice and partially by no-choice. In the end, their ties are not strong enough to hold: "They once thought they were a kind of family because together they had carved companionship out of isolation. But the family they imagined they had become was false. Whatever each one loved, sought, or escaped, their futures were separate and anyone's guess." Of course all this takes place in a ruthless, slavery-centered, 17th century world. Have we made progress?
Random, but possibly related: I recently learned that a pretty good friend of mine comes from a quite famous family. It's striking to learn such a thing, both for the fact itself and for the intentional belatedness of the revelation. There are the people who come before us, and everything/everyone that comes after, blood-wise, inheritance-wise; this pattern of breaking from one's familial past/being unable to escape one's inheritance seems to me The Story of Life. I'm thinking also of Jean-Michel Basquiat (another recently-watched film, i.e. THE RADIANT CHILD), whose father apparently disapproved of his "lack of respectability," and it pained Jean-Michel deeply, to the bitter end.
I seem to have blogged myself into a rather dark place here. So let me return to the beginning: may your holidays be filled with appreciation, hope, and progress.


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Meet Colombian women – Colombian Dating
Colombia is a beautiful destination for eco lovers, young tourists and travel enthusiasts. Colombia has more than 300 beaches along its pacific and Caribbean coasts. For beach lovers, it is an ideal place. There are different types of beaches in Colombia. There are some beaches where you can just relax and there are also beaches where you can have a lot of adventure. The lush rainforests and the beautiful mountains of Colombia make it an ideal place for vacation.
Another amazing thing about Colombia is the coffee plantations that you can see there. There are also plenty of festivals that go on in Colombia throughout the year. The food and nightlife of Colombia are also worth mentioning. The extravagant nightlife of Colombia and their delicious cuisine also makes it a beautiful travel destination.
Apart from all these, you can find strikingly beautiful women in Colombia. If you are single, then this is the perfect place to date a beautiful lady. Women in Colombia always take care of their appearance and are very friendly. Latin women love to sing, dance and mingle with people. It would be even better if you know a little bit of Spanish. There are plenty of romance tours to Colombia and singles tours to Latin America that are arranged by Romance tours Colombia.
Colombian brides – Meet Colombian girls for marriage
Barranquilla is one of the most sparkling cities in Colombia. It is mainly popular for the sexy and beautiful latin women found there, who have been crowned Miss Colombia plenty of times. You can find different type of girls in Barranquilla, both with brown skin and white skin. Colombian women have amazing personalities that would attract you more to them. The romance tours to Barranquilla includes airport pick up, accommodation in the hotel, daily breakfast, city tour, personal introductions to at least 100 Latin women, social events, free internet access, chiva bus and great hospitality.
Beautiful Colombian women can also be found in Cartagena, a stunning city of Colombia. The men who attend the South American tours are always mesmerized by the women from Cartagena. These women are not only beautiful but also sincere and genuine. The Latin women dating in Colombia always manage to mesmerize men with their wit, charm and beauty.
Cartagena is a very romantic city where you can take a walk with a beautiful Colombian woman on a moonlit beach. There are plenty of romantic possibilities in Cartagena. The romance tours and single tours arranged by Latin Dating Tours will turn your romantic dreams into a reality by introducing you to the most beautiful women. The romance tours to Cartagena includes two large socials, airport pick up, hotel accommodation, plenty of personal introductions, complimentary interpreters, daily breakfast, city tour and good hospitality.
Thus your South American tours can be more exciting and interesting with the company of beautiful Colombian women. You can enjoy the ravishing beauty of Colombia and at the same time you can find the love of your life. If you are single and you want to find love, then attend the romance tours to Colombia and single tours to Latin America. Meet women during our tours. Colombia is the ultimate paradise to find love and beauty.


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DIY With Care
Baby 4 is on the way any day now (Edited to note that baby Freddy arrived on Thursday evening, just 5 hours after these photos were taken), and surprisingly this is the first time I've actually prepared an official nursery. I guess you could say that I want to soak up all I can with this last baby of ours.
As a CPR & Safety Instructor I talk a lot about First Aid Kits. Plus, as a mom of 3 high energy kids (going on 4 this fall) I use my first aid skills pretty frequently. While there are lots of amazing pre-made kits in stores, most of them don't come with medications included (vs. in the US where they typically are included) so make sure you check what's inside to confirm before relying on it in an emergency.
It's hard to believe that this summer marks 5 years of running my business. Throughout the last 5 years I have been honoured to educate and support over a thousand local families. In addition to teaching classes and workshops, my goal for the next phase of my business is to bring my educational and inspirational content online to a wider audience. I made this video with Anchor Studio to give everyone an idea of what they can expect from my YouTube Channel and Blog. I would love if you would watch and subscribe to my channel.
I was so excited when Many Milks from Today's Parent asked me to collaborate on a video for her Easy ish series about Safe Car Seat Cleaning. As a Certified Passenger Safety Technician and mom of 3, I'm pretty passionate about this stuff (I know I'm a total nerd), and since almost every parent will have to face a disaster car seat situation at one point or another, this video seemed absolutely essential.
As a long time avid DIY'er I absolutely love making our friends and family some homemade goodies for the holidays. This year I thought I would share a few of my simple DIY recipes with my readers in case you're in need of some last minute gifts or stocking stuffers. These all make great gifts for party hosts, teachers, neighbours, family and friends, and most can be made in a few minutes.
It's finally here, the day I get to share our garage makeover reveal with you. This project took a lot longer than we anticipated due to delays with materials and summer plans, but in the end it has all come together beautifully. Check out this before and after to see a truly amazing transformation.
Last year as we awaited the arrival of Penny, our 3rd baby, we realized that we desperately needed more usable space in our Toronto home. We made the big decision to finish our basement, and set out to create a comfortable space for our family that wouldn't break the bank. Originally it was a dark and dingy 70's inspired space with cement floors covered in ripped linoleum and walls cladded in old-school wood panelling. My inspiration for the makeover was light and bright.
When we were looking to buy a home in Toronto we never thought we would get lucky enough to have a garage, let alone the big 2 car garage we managed to snag. The only issue was that it was a bit of an eyesore with peeling paint, old sharp metal siding and an ugly broken garage door that faces directly into our yard. Fixing up the garage has been on our wish list for the last 4 years, and finally this year we decided to do it. We love our gardens so much, and want to enjoy our beautiful backyard with a fresh backdrop.
With planting season upon us it seems like the perfect time to share a post that I've been meaning to write for 3 years! I've had tons of requests by readers and friends for a DIY of our raised garden beds, so here it is. Better late than never...right? Some of these photos are really old, so don't get confused. That's little Lucy! These pics are making me so excited for our Garage Makeover on a Budget, coming this summer!
As promised, I wanted to share some butterfly habitat inspiration as a follow up to my post about The Junction Wings Project. So here it is! Don't hesitate to post questions in the comments.
Now that you've welcomed (or will soon be welcoming) some fuzzy little caterpillars into your home, you need to start thinking about a habitat. Lucky for busy parents, your caterpillars will remain in their little cup with their food for the first week, so you don't need to rush out to prepare this right away.
If your kids are anything like mine, they probably don't actually sit on furniture the way it's intended. Mine seem to sit on the floor most of the time, so I decided to make them some oversized floor pillows to make a cozy spot for reading books or watching a movie.
If you've ever battled a bad diaper rash with you little one, you know how difficult it can be to clear them up. After having a few with our kids over the years, and not loving any of the creams I bought, I decided to start making my own. This DIY bum balm makes a great thick barrier for sore bottoms and will help clear up even the worst diaper rash.
Every September as fall rolls in I think about Halloween and vow not to leave costume making to the last minute. However, every year on Oct 30th I'm scrambling to work my costume magic.
Luckily this year I have a very eager preschooler keeping me on track. So when Ben informed me yesterday that "Halloween is really soon mama!" ...
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Save Our Libraries, 5 February
23 hours ago on Facebook, I shared a link about 'Save Our Libraries' Day, that had originally been posted by both Girl in the Moon and Lottie.
19 hours ago on Facebook, I set the following as my status:
and started a 21-comment-long thread of great ideas and enthuasiasm.
6 hours ago on Facebook, I created a group called "Save Our Libraries flashmob" and contacted the police, the library, the council and the shopping centre that houses the library …
… what's it going to be like in 42 hours' time? Come along and find out : )
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Good News: Good Samaritans Help Stranded In Atlanta
Last week when Atlanta got some snow, it seemed that the city panicked! Many motorists were stranded in their cars for upwards of 12 hours. But about 55,000 residents joined a Facebook group dedicated to helping those who need it. Some families walked the street delivering hot chocolate and PBJs to the stranded, while others went above and beyond, using chains to help pull people to safety and dropping them off at the doors of strangers. Read more about this community effort that made a huge difference!


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As writers, we are told to carry a notebook on us at all times, so that we can capture ideas as and when they come to us. Now, there have been times where I have been caught out and needed to write something down, but generally, my notebook stays in my handbag, untouched. And when I do want to retrieve it, it is often covered in something sticky and funny coloured, and I end up throwing it away. Oh the joys of young children!
Perhaps this post should have been about how to transport your notebook. Any ideas for good ways, that keep them clean and free from sticky stuff?
Anyway, there are many different types of notebooks. I prefer hard backed, lined ones. Apparently Moleskine are supposed to be the best for us creative types, but I have never got on with them. I find the ink doesn't settle on the page well enough. Recently a Paperchase opened near me. I haven't had chance to visit yet, but I will! I want to have a look at their notebooks!
But for now, my notebook is a 69p one from Home Bargains. I will upgrade one day. I just need to get in the habit of recording ideas when they come to me. This is a practice I really want to learn.
Do you have any favourite notebooks? Are you good at writing in them? Or do they collect dust in a cupboard?