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Monday, March 29, 2010
from the archives
when the babies were babies
{after a really muddy trip to the dog park}
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Friday, March 26, 2010
24 today
So excited that today is my birthday.
So excited that I will be in Costa Rica for my birthday.
I am going to unplugged for the next week or so.
I know that this is going to be good for me.
Until then, take care of yourselves...
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
sweet baby james
I took a half day off work today to travel up to NKY to meet sweet baby James.
Around 4:00 am on 3.24.10, my dearest friends Cory and Dusty welcomed their first child into the world.
I was so excited to be able to meet him before E and I leave tomorrow for Costa Rica.
When I saw him today, I just kept thinking "he's so new." I'm not sure if that's the way most people describe a baby, but that's what kept coming to my mind.
A couple of hours after baby James entered the world, his mother Cory, sent out a message saying "he's perfect." As I drove to work that morning I kept thinking about that and how God truly knit James together perfectly. I usually not a mushy or even a baby person, but I cried thinking about it.
He is perfect.
While I hung out with him, I also took advantage of the opportunity to test out the new fixed 50mm lens E bought me for my bday {which is tomorrow}!!
Here are a few of my favorite shots
Sweet baby James:
I can't wait to watch you grow up. I can't wait to watch my future babies play with you. You have two of the most amazing parents in the world. They are going to love you, care for all your needs, teach you the Word of God, and grow you into a faithful follower of Christ.
You're going to be a real heart breaker...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
kristian's art
I am really excited to share this post with you all!
Not to long ago, I used this picture in one of my posts.
I think that I was sharing how much of a hoarder he is :) Anyways, I love this picture! E and I's good friend Kristian took it while we were on a backpacking trip in the Smoky Mountains.
Since I love the picture so much, you can only imagine how excited I was when I saw these paintings sitting on our counter last week.
Not only does Kristian take great pictures, he also paints!
He used the picture of E in the Smokies as inspiration for this painting.
You can see more of his work
Not to long ago, I shared about how I wanted each thing in our house to have meaning and memories with it.
This is exactly what I was talking about!
Thanks Kristian!!
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
a few new things around stella bella boutique
You can find them all right
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the beginnings of a studio
t's not much, but I thought that I would go ahead and show you all the beginnings of my humble studio. Also, I figured that as the studio grows {hopefully}, then you will be able to witness the transformation.
First, I will tell you that I have not spend a dime on this little space. I feel pretty proud of that! Everything in the room is re-purposed.
The poms came from my friend Cory's shower.
The table is an old patio table that E and I used back at our old apartment. I put a large piece of MDF board that was leftover from our bathroom remodel, on top of the metal patio table add space.
Call me crazy, but this little tub is one of my favorite parts of the studio. The last time I was home at my parents, I brought back a bunch of vintage Strawberry Shortcake furniture. I don't think I have shared yet on here, but I love Strawberry Shortcake {the character}.
I love that the little tub is footed! For now I filled the tub with a bunch of poppies that I am using for a wedding party this summer. I am really excited to see pictures of all of the bridesmaids wearing their poppies. I think that it will be beautiful!!
A couple of orders from my last jewelry party packaged and ready to go!
Also, don't forget to let me know if you're interested in hosting a party!! The hostess will receive a %20 voucher based on total sales from the party. So, if the sales from the party are $500, then you will receive a $100 voucher for my
I painted this old frame with chalkboard paint! I have already starting writing myself little "don't forget" notes. I also used a little vintage teacup to hold the chalk. Isn't it cute??
Purple shamrocks that I really hope don't die!!
Back around Christmas, I made a batch of Darby's
cinnamon honey butter
I used the leftover jelly jars to hold some of my stones, charms, and cabochons.
The kitties seem to enjoy the space as well!
I can't wait to skirt the table and paint the dresser some fun color :)
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Monday, March 22, 2010
you are my sunshine
E and I painted this chalkboard above our dresser awhile, but the weather has been so crummy that I have not been able to get a good picture - until yesterday!
We simply painted the chalkboard right onto the wall, and added the molding as we frame.
Easy peasy.
I know that I have shared before, but I'll tell ya again :) The "you are my sunshine" poster is in memory of my parents and grandpa/pap singing me and my siblings that song as babes.
On the bottom of the board I wrote the scripture from 1 Peter 3:15 -
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord.
This verse is so so special to me! This is the verse that I had carved into the inside of E's wedding band.
I could say so much about this short verse, but that is another post for another time.
I hung twine and attached photos and other memorabilia with miniture clothes pins.
Family shot from out wedding and an oldie from h.s. graduation.
Vintage hankie, post card from E and I's honeymoon to Moorea, Tahiti {amazing}, and an old letter E left on my windshield one night while we were dating.
Another hankie and a little card that I put up to poke fun at E's hoarding nature.
Our wedding invitation that E made and list that I wrote for him during our first year of marriage. It's kind of blurry, but it's a list of things that I would like to do that weekend :)
Since the family was coming. we finally hung up some drapes. And, since the family was coming our bed was actually made for once. A perfect opportunity to snap a picture to share with you!
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Now on to the rest of our beach vacation!
The rest of our trip was filled with:
Climbing to the top of the lighthouse and actually venturing outside!
Cold cokes on a hot day
Cousins taking naps on the beach together
Karaoke nights
And haunted pub crawls!
All in all it was a great trip. It was great to see all of Drew's family again. I can't wait for next year. We are looking at taking a trip to Florida for beach week. And there will be more babies!

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Lemppari has been a dj since around 2010, in Helsinki area within several musical assemblages, but always with a certain emphasis on music and on the audience expressing themselves via music.
He sees good jockeying starting from understanding music styles, artists, edits and phenomenons of various decades. He's definitely in search of old and new, mostly groovy, music, and ways to mix them up to keep it entertaining. Since 2013, Lemppari has been a part of Ciao Collective (formerly known as Fridge & Funk) to keep on the good move.
Disco, Soul, Deep, House, Tecno Brega, Cumbia, B-More etc. is what this fella is all about.
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My 2014-2015 Reading List/
Here it is! The second summary edition of my year's worth of reading (for reference, here's the first year). From April 2014 to March 2015, I've managed to read, and learn from, a total of 76 books. That's 143 in total since becoming truly free to pursue.
I feel truly blessed to have the opportunity to dive into so many exciting topics that offer guidance on both a personal and professional level.
I've always considered myself a perpetual student, but now my curriculum is self-determined. I go where curiosity takes me next because I feel I get more out of material for which I have a keen interest. The information has a tendency to stick a great deal more, too, when we're deeply engaged. The last two years have certainly been an exciting time, and it's even more exciting to be able to share some of this information and related insights with you via this blog.
As an aside: If you want to get a sense of the insights I've gained from becoming an avid reader, you may want to check out this post.
The books below represent the full list of what piqued my interest sufficiently to read cover to cover over the past year. If they become favourites, then I'll eventually add them to my recommendations.*
Areas of focus this year have included adding more fiction—which I've been lousy at doing because I keep starting them and not finishing them, reading in my native tongue (French) and reading in the areas of philosophy, psychology, finance, economics, writing/presenting, entrepreneurship, travel hacking, technology and health. I managed to cover all except for travel hacking, probably because I don't expect to travel as much in the coming year (only two trips planned so far, both in the US: Charlotte, North Carolina and the second has yet to be determined at the time of this writing). I also read some reference books in preparation for trips I took during the summer of 2014: the World Domination Summit in July, an African Safari in August and FinCon14 in New Orleans in September.
Sources for My Ever-growing Wish List
A number of the books on my "read it" list were recommended by Chris Guillebeau, Eric Barker, J. Money, Mr. Grump, The Escape Artist, Raptitude, The Minimalists, and Flannel Guy ROI. As mentioned in an earlier version of this review, I also become aware of potential selections from sources such as Ted, documentaries available on Netflix and Vimeo, and "further reading" ideas within books I'm currently reading.
Sometimes, I feel I've struck a gold vein. I find a topic I'm excited about and follow the book recommendations from one author to the next. That happened in serious fashion this year with a slight obsession around the hot topics of happiness, income inequality and behavioural economics.
Another source of inspiration for what to read next is based on the need to research a topic I want to write about on this blog. This desire to offer well-informed commentary lead me to read books about the philosophy of The Matrix, anti-consumerism, motivation and happiness.
I do also appreciate the suggestions I receive from my beloved local library and from reader comments. Any way of narrowing down the myriad of reading options available is always helpful because, no matter how voracious one's appetite, there's simply no way to read it all.
I also had the pleasure of making an unexpected discovery by reviewing the book Gold Diggers and Deadbeat Dads by Valerie Rind. I appreciated having the opportunity to do my first draft book review and help out a great individual at the same time. I look forward to reading her next book, which she's already hard at work on.
A Year In Books
Without further ado, here's my year of reading in review, from least to most recent:
- The $100 Start Up: Reinvent the Way You Make A Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future by Chris Guillebeau
- Do Americans Shop Too Much? by Juliet Schor
- The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need by Andrew Tobias
- Things I've Learned from Dying: A Book About Life by David R. Dow
- The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich by David Bach
- The Art of Non-Conformity: Set up Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World by Chris Guillebeau
- The Book on Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Writing Well by Paula LaRocque
- Ces enfants de ma vie (English translation: Children of My Heart) by Gabrielle Roy
- The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
- Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living A Richer Life With Less Stuff by Peter Walsh
- The War On Science by Chris Turner
- The Cheapskate Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americans Living Happily Below Their Means by Jeff Yeager
- The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches by Jeff Yeager
- The News: A User's Manual by Alain de Botton
- The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A. J. Jacobs
- Victoria Falls: One of the world's most spectacular waterfalls by Anna Rebus***
- Presentation Zen Design: Simple Design Principles and Techniques to Enhance Your Presentations by Garr Reynolds
- Persona Non Grata: The Death of Free Speech In The Internet Age by Tom Flanagan
- The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir by Dee Williams
- Every Day Is For The Thief by Teju Cole
- Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington
- Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel
- Material World: A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel
- Platform: Get Noticed In A Noisy World by Michael Hyatt
- Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun
- Think Like A Freak by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
- iPad and iPhone Digital Photography Tips and Tricks by Jason R. Rich
- My iPhoto by Michael Grothaus
- Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has The Time by Brigid Schulte
- Bossypants by Tina Fey
- Start with WHY: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action by Simon Sinek
September (Can you tell I was exhausted after coming back from Africa?):
- The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph by Ryan Holiday
- Everything That Remains: A Memoir By The Minimalists by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus
- Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
- 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Withouth Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story by Dan Harris
- After-shock: The Next Economy and America's Future by Robert B. Reich
- Like a Splinter In Your Mind: The Philosophy Behind The Matrix Trilogy by Matt Lawrence
- Exploring The Matrix: Visions Of The Cyber Present
- Gold Diggers and Deadbeat Dads: True Stories of Friends, Family, and Financial Ruin by Valerie Rind
- The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream by Suze Orman
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
- The Power of NO: Because One Little Word Can Bring Health, Abundance, and Happiness by James Altucher & Claudia Azula Altucher
- The Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest that Will Bring Purpose to Your Life by Chris Guillebeau
- Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending by Elizabeth Dunn & Michael Norton
- Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping by Judith Levine
- The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness by Dave Ramsey
- The Truth About Statins: A Comprehensive Guide from a Doctor on the Front Lines of the Struggle Against Heart Disease by Barbara H. Roberts, M.D.
- The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
- Give It Up: My Year of Learning to Live Better With Less by Mary Carlomagno
- The Small Big: Small Changes That Spark Big Influence by Steve J. Martin, Noah J. Goldstein and Robert B. Cialdini
- Spent: Exposing our Complicated Relationship with Shopping, edited by Kerry Cohen
- Zen Habits: Handbook for life by Leo Balboa
- How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In by Jim Collins
- The Martian by Andy Weir
- Crush It: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vanweiser
- On Writing - A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
- Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
- Consumerology: The Truth about Consumers and the Psychology of Shopping by Philip Graves
- Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
- The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Parents are Going Broke by Elizabeth Warren
- House of Cards by Michael Dobbs
- The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton
March (Apparently, I went on a reading rampage!):
- Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy by Martin Lindstrom
- Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman
- Selling Sickness: How the World's Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All Into Patients by Ray Moynihan
- Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto
- How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson
- The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease by Jonny Bowden and Dr. Stephen Sinatra
- The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home
- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus
- So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work you Love by Cal Newport
- Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry by Helaine Olen
- Eat That Frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
- The End of Memory: A Natural History of Aging and Alzheimer's by Jay Ingram
What's Up Next?
I'm going to maintain my interest in the topics of happiness, finance, education and philosophy for a while. I'm also keen on adding more fiction to my reading list because I'm realizing I've been giving fiction short shrift. I feel the lessons we can learn about what it means to live a good life often ooze out of many fictional stories and I appreciate feeling like I can get in a character's head. Finally, I'll be diving into more of the classics, such as Thoreau and Frankl.
Curious to Know What I'm Reading Now?
Also, you may have noticed the relatively recent addition of a "Currently Reading" and "Just Finished" sections in this blog's sidebar. I added these new sections based on the number of inquiries I was receiving. Peeking at this sidebar is the best way to see what I've recently read and where I'm headed next. I usually update it every week or so, depending on how many books I manage to devour. A word of caution though, some of my "Currently Reading" end up being trashed in favour of better selections if they can't keep my interest. I'd suggest going with "Just Finished" instead to know what I've enjoyed and likely what I'll be writing about next.
I've already managed to start off my third year of reading by indulging in four books this month. I guess it's true that the more we read, the more we want to read.
What about you? Anything in the list above you loved? Hated? Any recommendations you might have that I can add to my never-ending future reading list or that would help other visitors decide what to read next? And, if you have any questions about the titles above, drop me a line or leave a comment and I'll be sure to respond.
*As mentioned in my previous updates, my recommendations list does need to be updated and a number of books from this year will undoubtedly make the list.
***This one is a children's book, but the pictures are spectacular. A delight to read.
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Defend the Cabin
A downloadable game for Windows
In this tower defense game your goal is to keep as many animals away from the cabin as possible.
You have 10 different forests you can play in.
There are 10 types of animals in these forests, each with different speed, resistance and strength.
Replace trees or already bought towers with towers you think are the best for your strategy or each position.
Towers cost points, you get points for each animal that has too much damage.
Some animals prefer the day, other animals prefer the night, click on the respective symbol if animals get too close and you want to make them sleep.
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Where can you find the nation's best principal for gifted kids? Try uptown Charlotte
Jackie Barone, principal of Charlotte-Mecklenburg's Piedmont Middle School, has been named 2017 administrator of the year by the National Association for Gifted Children, a group of educators that will meet in Charlotte this fall.
Barone has worked at Piedmont for 10 years, the last 4 1/2 as principal. Piedmont is an International Baccalaureate magnet school that attracts gifted students and other high achievers with a rigorous curriculum.
The Observer and The (Raleigh) News & Observer recently reported on the struggles of gifted students who come from low-income homes to get an equal shot at advanced academic opportunities.
Piedmont, which requires grade-level reading scores for admission, is socioeconomically and racially diverse. It was one of only 15 CMS schools to earn an A+ rating from the state for 2017.
"One of the most remarkable environments I have ever visited is Piedmont IB Middle School," said Sneha Shah-Coltrane, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's top official for education of gifted students. "I strongly believe that this school thrives with the inspired and determined leadership of Principal Barone. This national award is a well-deserved recognition for her support of accelerated programming and gifted students."
Barone said she offers her students accelerated courses in the traditional academic disciplines, but her students also benefit from such elective classes as band and a school newspaper. "We're meeting our kids where they are and giving them multiple opportunities," she said.
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When Sean Hall talks about symbols in This Means This This Means That he reflects on how meaning is tied to them: In one case, he calls to mind the swastika, a symbol that once stood for goodness, but was later perverted (and flipped) for use by the Nazi party during WWII. Although still used in India, across Europe and the Americas it's easy to see why the swastika is a no-go in terms of using symbols.
In less severe ways, this idea is mimicked in horror film, where religious imagery is often used to degrade, shock, or insult audiences and/or characters. Surely one cannot forget the scene in The Exorcist where the possessed girl Regan violently masturbates with a bloody cross:
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While less vulgar as the above scene, the cross is also often inverted in horror film. The Petrine Cross (or the Cross of Saint Peter), in Christianity is actually a religious symbol, not an anti-religious one. But horror film, novels, television and other culture likens it to Satanism, demons, animal (and human) sacrifice, and anti-Christian doctrine. This concept in and of itself is so pervasive anymore, one could argue more people consider the Petrine Cross anti-Christian than Christian in nature.
Of course, the perversion of religious symbols is not restricted to Christianity, although other religious issues often go past the mere idea of subverting religious iconography and often border on being culturally and racially offensive. Two especially popular concepts of this can be seen in the handling of Native American religion and Haitian Voodoo in horror.
Going past the more obvious choices of Pet Semetery and Poltergeist, we have The Amityville Horror, which goes beyond being casually problematic in its creation and story (by incorporating actual murders and being marketed as a true story), but goes one step further by implying these murders and the subsequent hauntings are caused by mystical possession in the form of crazed Native American spirits. And if we are to be truthful, like the Petrine Cross, what does the idea of Native Burial Ground signify to you: Years and years of subjugation of the Native Americans whose holy grounds (and otherwise) have been forcibly taken, or evil curses plaguing innocent (and often white) families?
I think you know what the answer to that question really is.
Haitian and Louisianan Voodoo have received much the same treatment: Voodoo is referenced in everything from children's horror series Goosebumps and kids movies like My Teacher Ate My Homework to the popular horror film (or at least popular enough to always be on television) The Skeleton Key, where voodoo ideals, symbols, and concepts are appropriated to have an evil couple take over the body of Kate Hudson. There are also voodoo dolls in books by Dean Koontz, voodoo zombies in Wes Craven movies, and voodoo priestesses in American Horror Story: Coven. Despite all this, it is safe to say, most of the people viewing these movies probably have no real concept of Voodoo as a religious practice. Instead, voodoo is a catch-all for exotic and ethnic flavored evil.
Using powerful, religious symbols can make a statement in horror–or any–film. Which is undoubtedly why it is so popular, and why it works: But also why it can be offensive and even dangerous.


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A group of retired Gurkhas has just won their High Court battle to be allowed to remain in the UK. The judge agreed that their service and loyalty gave us a 'moral debt of honour' to these brave men.
I personally find it incredible that we do not give an automatic right of residency to all retired Gurkhas. They have been serving us with distinction for two centuries – and still do.
The Gurkha Justice Campaign is fighting for a change in the law that would give all retired Gurkhas that automatic right. If you agree with me, please sign the petition at http://www.gurkhajustice.org.uk/


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Real Estate
It was gorgeous. Five houses by a lake. Graham pointed at the largest one in the centre and said "I'll take it."
"Excellent choice." The agent said, "Well worth the premium."
Graham could barely see flaws of the 'Sky' above, hiding the walls of the habitat.
"Indeed!" He said "Well worth it."
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Andare" by Ludovico Einauldi from Divenire. (Retrieved from David Ballard)
Written for The Grammar Ghoul Presses Shapeshifting 13 Challenge number 76.


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This course introduces students to the study of international relations (IR). The course begins with an overview of IR as a discipline. We then examine various levels of analysis and theoretical perspectives on global politics, such as Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism, and Critical Theory. The second half of the course applies these concepts to such issues as war and peace, the politics of economic relations, international organizations and law, sustainability and the environment, and human rights.
Data Literacy and Data Visualization
Many, if not most, of the major debates in modern political science revolve around questions
that can be addressed with data. This course introduces students to those tools and the principles behind their use in the context of applications in political science. It marries the substance of political theory to the methodologies of data visualization and exploratory data analysis. It neither requires nor imparts any statistical background: it is designed to serve either as a standalone course or as a gateway to a more advanced data-analytics class.
Middle East Politics
This course provides an introduction to the politics, society, and culture of the Middle East, with specific emphasis on the Arab world starting in 1917. In this course, we will discuss and debate some of the most intransigent and controversial problems facing the contemporary Arab world, including democratization, authoritarianism, political Islam, the oil economy, foreign intervention, gender relations, civil war and insurgency, and other topics.


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A black-American woman's and a white-South African woman's musical journeys for racial equality
On April 9, 1939, Marian Anderson's landmark performance of classical and spiritual song on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, later dubbed the "Freedom Concert", blazed the trail for later humanitarian work in America. With 75,000 people of all races and socio-economic backgrounds in attendance and many more listening through the radio broadcast, Marian's majestic contralto established equality for the arts on that historic day. Until that time, artists were routinely barred from venues and separated from audiences because of the color of their skin.
On Sunday, July 17, 2016 at 12:00 PM, seventy-seven years later on the other side of the reflecting pool in the National Mall, South African musician and humanitarian Sharon Katz, along with her Peace Train, will command the stage at the base of the Washington Monument as the headlining band for the Nelson Mandela International Day and "Action Moves People United", the World Peace Project of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In 1992 Sharon Katz and Marilyn Cohen created the first, 500-voice mixed race choir, inspired by Nelson Mandela's vision of a new South Africa with equal rights for all, to break down the barriers of apartheid. A year later, one hundred and fifty young performers climbed aboard the Peace Train, living together in mixed-race compartments and traveling across South Africa, stopping at each town along the way to give concerts and encourage a peaceful transition to democracy. Their documentary, "When Voices Meet", released in 2015, details the account of their journey from conception to fruition and has been shown at twenty-three film festivals. The Peace Train's goal has always been to spread Nelson Mandela's dream of justice, equality and a better life for all.
In July 2016, Sharon Katz and the Peace Train, a diverse group of 100 singers and musicians from all across the USA, plan to inspire international goodwill, putting the "United" back in the United States. I am happy to be a part of this community of artists focused on generating World Peace, and to take my part in the upcoming concert on July 17, 2016 at the Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument with Sharon Katz and the Peace Train and Grant Maloy Smith.


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Exam technique - John C. Kirk — LiveJournal
Jun. 6th, 2011
08:47 pm - Exam technique
The BBC have reported a couple of problems with impossible questions in A level exams:
AS-level maths error: students set impossible question (02 Jun 2011)
Exam question error in AS-level paper (06 Jun 2011)
I sympathise with the people who took those exams, and I don't want to kick anyone while they're down. However, I think there are some general exam techniques that will act as "damage control" in a situation like this. They aren't new, but apparently not everyone knows them.
1. Work out a schedule for the exam, i.e. know how much time you can spend on each question. Once the time's up, move on, even if you haven't finished. You can come back to it at the end if you have time.
Taking the OCR maths exam as an example, there were 72 marks, and people had 90 minutes. (There's a past paper here.) So, keep it simple: 1 minute per mark. (You can round down, but don't round up!) That leaves 18 minutes spare at the end of the exam to check your answers and work on any unfinished questions. Realistically, you can dip into your reserve a bit early if you need to. For instance, if you run out of time for a question but you know that it will only take you another 30 seconds to finish then it's better to keep going while you've got it all in your head.
In this particular exam, the impossible question was worth 8 marks. According to one of the comments, someone spent 40 minutes trying to answer it, and then left other questions unanswered. He should have abandoned it much earlier.
This is a skill that's useful in general life as well. For instance, suppose that my boss gives me a list of 8 bugs to fix in a computer program, and I estimate that it will take me 1 hour for each, i.e. a full day's work. If one of them turns out to be much more complicated than I realised, but they are all equally important, my best approach is to do the other 7 and then tell my boss that I need more time for the 8th. If I go back at the end of the day and tell her that I haven't fixed any of them because I spent all my time on the first, she won't be happy!
2. Don't cross an answer out until you have something better to replace it.
Another comment on the BBC article says: "Having spent a long time on this question I resorted to crossing out all of my working out." This reminds me of one of my maths exams in Durham, at the end of my first year.
I knew that I was going to struggle with this paper, and I actually wound up failing it. (I did resits during the summer.) When I looked through the list of questions, I saw one in particular that looked extremely difficult, so I decided not to even attempt it. About 30 minutes into the exam, one of the lecturers came into the room and made an announcement: "There's a mistake in question 2, and it should say 60 instead of 40." (Or words to that effect.) This didn't make any difference to me, but the guy next to me gave a muffled shriek and crossed out everything he'd just written, holding his pen as if he was stabbing someone. We then all continued in silence. 10 minutes later the lecturer came back and said: "Ok, we've agreed that if you answered the question as it was typed then we'll accept your working." My neighbour then gave a less muffled shriek, and stared at his paper, obviously trying to work out whether he could restore the writing that he'd crossed out. After the exam, I decided that it would be best to give him some space, rather than asking "How did you get on?"
Again, this is a general purpose skill, which is easier to accomplish when you work electronically. For instance, when I was planning my LEJOG trip, I needed to make a few changes to my original route. So, I made a copy of my route, then amended the copy to delete several points and take a different path. I could then compare the two routes, and decide which one to use.
I had one in my Maths A-level Mechanics papers. We had to prove that the given force was shown by a certain equation. It wasn't. It was a similar equation, with a slightly different term. It was worth about 1/5 of the mark, and I spent about 2/5-1/2 of the time on it. Not because I didn't use your technique, but because I used all of my "checking answers" time on it. Since it was clearly wrong, it "made sense" to spend time getting it right rather than checking the other answers that I was broadly happy with. It was very worrying, because I just couldn't see what was wrong.
What was awful was that our lecturers had spotted the problem, and called the exam board, but weren't allowed to tell us because the exam board couldn't do the same for everyone else in the country. So they had to stand there and watch us all struggle. And yes, some people missed questions because of it, even though they'd been taught this technique. Heat of the moment and all that. It's easy to be superior if you're not in that room.
They are supposed to be managed and accredited by a qango, (it was the QCA but I think it changed recently), but the reality is that with only two main boards, they don't wield a lot of power, what the boards want the boards get.
I see no excuse in there being a mistake in questions in a national exam. Giving it to 5 people in that academic field (or ten of last years students) should make sure that it doesn't happen.
I have little time for the exam boards, they are driven mostly by profit, education is of secondary interest.
We all got As and A*s though. I can only assume this was down to effort and good coursework (or there were other people who just got completely flummoxed by the exam).


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The texts for Good Friday (Year A) are expansive and rich. In the end, I had to veer away from them specifically to get a better overall picture. I could have written a whole litany on Peter resorting to violence (scolded by Jesus) and then denying Jesus. I could have written a whole litany with imagery from Psalm 22, which Jesus quotes in his last breath. I could have written a whole litany on "approaching the throne... with boldness" from Hebrews 10. It was just too much to pull together into a bite-sized congregational litany. Alas.
Hallelujah to the Lamb of God
Who was sacrificed;
Who was Scapegoat,
Who willingly went to death,
Who gave himself over to principalities and powers
So that they could be undone.
Everything we thought we knew about justice,
Everything we thought we knew about God
All our expectations of power and force
Our preconceived notions of victory
Were overturned in Christ
The old ideas are shadows.
Christ, who went to death
To prove life;
Who went to defeat
To prove victory;
Who went to darkness
To prove light.
Who went to pain
To prove joy.
We wait with you, Son of God, in mourning and quiet,
In the darkness of Good Friday,
Until the day dawns
And the Morning Star surprises our hearts. (1)
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John Barr Clarke Hoyte developed an intensely personal style of painting, marked by a characteristic use of deep bright blue to depict shadows and contours of the landscape. He has been credited as one of the first artists to transform the topographical landscape into a more subjective art form.
It is doubtful that he received formal training as a painter. Prior to his arrival in New Zealand, Hoyte spent five years in the West Indies during the late 1850s before returning to England where he married, migrating to Auckland in 1861. He was Assistant Master at the Church of England Grammar School at least from 1863, then Drawing Master 1868 – 1869. In 1869 Hoyte was appointed Drawing Master at the newly opened Auckland College and Grammar School.
Hoyte was one of the three people who founded the Auckland Society of Artists in 1870. He exhibited work at the society until 1877. He supported himself by teaching, selling paintings in shops and hotels as well as galleries.
Hoyte moved to Dunedin in 1876 and exhibited with the first three shows of the Otago Art Society. The artist made many excursions around New Zealand painting 'unique regions' including a well-known series of the Pink and White Terraces before the Tarawera eruption. His larger works were painted in studio, developed from studies made outdoors on a small scale.
Before leaving New Zealand in 1879, Hoyte was awarded a silver medal by the Melbourne Society of Artists "in recognition of his peculiar claims as an artist of undoubted merit." In 1880 he became the first president of the Art Society of New South Wales. Although Hoyte lived for another 34 years in Australia after only 18 years in New Zealand, he seems to have always been regarded in Australia as a New Zealand painter. Hoyte exhibited less in his old age and like his contemporary Charles Blomfield, could never accept new developments in painting. His obituary notice read; "It is as a portrayer of the scenic beauties of the Dominion that he will long be remembered."
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In this view from the Domain the two prominent features in Parnell are the twin steeples of Bishopscourt (Selwyn Court), built in 1865 and St Mary's Church, demolished in 1888. The prominent feature on the Auckland city horizon is the Royal Hotel built in 1867 (now the Northern Club). The building to the right is the Supreme Court .


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Every musician wants his or her music to be heard by as many people as possible, and to that end, one of the big advantages for bands in Chicago is that the city is within easy striking distance of so many other Midwestern burgs. With relatively little effort, a group with any ambition can soon build a reputation that's regional instead of merely local, and from there, world domination is that much closer in reach, even if only in one's dreams.
Beyond the benefits of expanding your audience, however, there is an indescribable excitement to solving the Tetris-like puzzle of how to stow your gear in the van; gassing up and laying in the requisite store of pretzels and beef jerky; plotting out a course on Mapquest but leaving to chance where you'll crash for the night, and watching the highway roll by through a bug-splattered windshield.
Stowing the gear is like playing Tetris
In part, it's the Beat ideal of the cross-country quest for kicks. Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty may have been grooving to bebop on their journeys, but no book ever has described the fundamental allure of the rock band in a van better than On the Road. Yet there also are more timeless aspects to the romance of touring. This is no aimless wander or casual meander: There are elements of the military campaign, especially in the hurry-up-and-wait challenges of getting a group of people to move in the same direction at the same time; the crusade, in the agnostic Merriam-Webster sense of "an enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm," and the quest, with the gig at the end of the road standing as no less than the Holy Grail.
It's been seven years since Vortis did any significant road-tripping. Back then, when the professor still was in the band, we undertook a trio of long-weekend jaunts to Cleveland and Columbus; Detroit, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Grand Rapids, and Iowa City and Minneapolis. Though the group has talked about it every summer since, it's failed to make it happen again for one lame reason or another—until now.
The logical extensions of last weekend's trip to Madison would have been Milwaukee and Minneapolis, but the Madison invitation, proffered by our friends the Cathy Santonies but originally booked by a band from Rockford called the Proles, arrived too late to make either happen. This was to be a one-gig mini-trip, then, but it felt like a brief tour nonetheless. Any band will tell you that any show involving more than a 90-minute drive always does.
The Lothórien Housing Collective
The Lothórien Housing Collective—"Madison's largest residential housing co-operative since 1973"—is one of those institutions unique to this contrastingly progressive and regressive college town. A massive, sprawling, and vaguely Gothic old house situated on the banks of Lake Mendota, it's located in the midst of UW's fraternity and sorority row, but it's filled with an alternative population of multiply-pierced punks, hirsute hippies, grungy bicyclers, and aging academics. Proudly declaring itself "LGBTQ-friendly," it's run by a council of "elves" who invite visitors to "join us for vegetarian & vegan food (mostly local/organic) everyday at 6 p.m." A large bowl of conch shells sits near the front door, and an elf apparently blows one daily to herald dinnertime—or to warn that Madison's finest have arrived on the premises, and it's high time to, er, cleanse one's co-operative dwelling space.
Proud of our status as the prompest (and politest) band in punk, Vortis arrived in Madison early enough to spend an hour in a frustrating and very Chicago-like Friday-afternoon rush-hour traffic jam, aggravated by the fact that every other street seemed to be closed for summertime construction, and that hordes of SUV-driving helicopter parents had descended upon Badger U to deliver their sweeties to the dorms. It was rush time as well as move-in week, and it would be hard to imagine less surreal or more distasteful spectacles than the gaggle of aspiring sorority sisters we saw on one lawn being forced to stand in anatomy-defying poses until they toppled over, or the band of brothers barbecuing on the regal veranda of another house and tossing out the rudest of invitations to any female passersby.
Madison was ripe for some rock in opposition, to be certain, and none of the bands on the bill at the Lothórien disappointed.
Living and Wrestling -- and wearing no shirts
First up was a young quintet from Milwaukee called Living and Wrestling that delivered a short but sweet set of aggressive screamo distinguished by the fact all of the band members had taken their shirts off within about 10 seconds of striking the first notes.
The Proles (in a photo from their Web site)
Meanwhile, at the other end of the night, the Proles ended the festivities by tearing things up with some searing old-school punk marked by the appealing sweet-and-sour combination of dual lead vocals from bassist Megan and guitarist Logan, with whom I'd bonded over a mutual conviction that as men of a certain heft, we are deeply opposed to removing our shirts in public anywhere but the pool or the beach -- though pants might be a different story.
The Cathy Santonies in action in Madison
In between, the Cathy Santonies delivered their usual take-no-prisoners helping of ferocious but melodic anthems. The quartet had been plagued by two questions during its three-hour drive to Madison. The first was why the Chicago press seems to have such a hard time describing its music. The second came when Mojo and Radio Santoni stopped at the Taco Bell on I-90 at what they rechristened the "Mr. Belvidere Oasis," in honor of a best-forgotten '80s sitcom. (Named for the "bad girl" in "Full House," the group has an inordinate fondness for these).
The fast-food restaurant had posed a riddle as part of a free-grub promotion—"What is black when you get it, red when you use it, and grey when you're done with it?"—but the Santonies hadn't been able to answer it on the spot, thus losing out on a free cardboard-tasting gordita. (Vortis didn't fare any better when the Santonies asked us, but one of the elves solved the puzzle: charcoal.)
My answer for the more substantive query is that the band represents a unique and unlikely mix of seemingly disparate sounds that unexpectedly combine to work as perfectly together as chocolate and peanut butter. The group actually is spot-on with its description of itself as "a subversive mix of riot grrrl and cock rock"—Bikini Kill crossed with the Runaways—and the only combo I can recall mining similar turf is L7, which critics also had a hard time pigeonholing. Simultaneously angry and celebratory, punk-minimal and metal-excessive, super-smart and wonderfully stoopid, the Santonies were a highlight of the night in Madison. More importantly, and as I've said before, in my contention, they're one of the best up-and-coming bands in Chicago.
A pleasant crowd of freaks and geeks eager to mosh and rock in opposition
As for Vortis, it was second on the bill and played to about four dozen people who nicely filled the Lothƒ³rien's big common room. We came. We rocked. And the gig instantly made the list as one of our all-time favorites, thanks to the frequent eruptions of chaotic moshing, the towering dude who alternated between lovingly giving us double-barreled middle-finger salutes and screaming along with Tony and Louie Vortis even though he didn't know a word of any of the tunes, and the opportunity to play for a near and dear friend from Madison who'd never had the chance to see us before.
The band got $20 from the door and sold $15 worth of merch, which was ideal, since the trip cost a little more than $35 in gas. Unfortunately, the merch bag wound up being excluded from the Tetris-like re-load at the end of the night (though it was recovered by the Proles, who promised to bring it back to Chicago on their next road trip).
The merch
It was our Madison friend who recommended breakfast at another local institution before we hit the road back to Chicago on Saturday morning. Bennett's Meadowood Country Club is an odd, defiantly libertarian, and proudly gonzo bar that resembles the oldest of old-school Wisconsin supper clubs—dark wood paneling, coolers full of PBR, stuffed fish mounted on the walls, and all the rest—but which proudly hosts "Porn in the Morn" breakfasts on the weekends.
Surrounded by blue-collar construction-worker types and fifty-something couples enjoying a hair of the dog Bloody Mary, I relished a good mug of strong coffee and a "Smut Muffin" (two eggs over easy with four strips of bacon on an English muffin) in the midst of a dozen television screens flashing different scenes from '70s porn films. In some weird way, it was the perfect complement to the collegiate horror show of the previous afternoon, as well as the ideal farewell to Wisconsin's capitol city, and exactly what was need to fuel the drive home.
Tony Vortis tuning before the gig
Photos by me, Louie Vortis, and Anna Lewis.


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After completing the challenge series in 2018, it's time to start up one for 2019. The year ended with 554 BP's on hand and I intended to spend much of that on a sire. Decisions changed a bit and after chatting with co-sim players in the chat room, I ended up acquiring Lope De Vega for the sum of 337 BP's. Lope is largely breeds turf bound runners and can spawn out an occasional stake winner. Now we have to find some mares to accomplish a breeding. So there are quite a few BP's left over and I'll get to those in a little bit.
The quest for this year is again to grow the BP count up to produce a nicely top-bred horse. In this journey, we'll refrain from exchanging sire cards to see how high we can run the count up and see what sire shares can be obtained or maybe just go right out and breed a horse depending on how the cards fall. I'm thinking we should be able to get at least 2-C cards by year end. Who knows, maybe we'll get lucky and draw a B or even an A card during the journey.
So after spending a chunk of BP's for a sire share, the stable still has a chunk of BP's on hand. We're going to need a mare to breed with Lope De Vaga so I will be spending some BP's via claims in search of a mate.
Week one, I had no entries so now is a good time to look at the runners that reside in the stable and barn:
ANCESTRY NULL is a 4 yo filly that I picked up and used some of those BP's, spending 7 of them in total as she was picked up in a $3,500 claiming race. She's been running a variety of distances and her best is about a mile. She won the race I gained her from at 8.5 furlongs and she's got a 4-0-2 record in 6 starts going 8 to 8.5 furlongs. She has been competitive on both dirt and grass with 11 wins in 19 starts. If used to breed, we'll have some Dansili blood in a new born.
SKORPIOVENATOR is another one I claimed during the week out of a $7,500 claiming race, at a cost of 15 BP's. This is a 5 yo mare who will be useful to earn some quick BP's. She has been ITM 18 of 26 races and in 14 claiming races, she's been ITM 12 times. Claiming is the way to race her and she can perform well on both surfaces.
BABS SEEKING LUCK just turned six and was with the stable the entire year in 2018, the only one to survive the challenge from start to finish. He raced 13 times with a 2-2-3 record and was responsible for 119 BP's. Although his race record was not outstanding he seems to wake up everytime I think of pushing him into the auction. I've got that feeling again so maybe the alarm will go off and he'll deliver. We'll see.
RESERVATION FOR ME was claimed last June in a $6,250 claiming race. He's a 6 year old who raced 7 times for the stable in a mix of turf and dirt races, primarily at distance over 10 furlongs. He's done well in those 7 races sporting a record of 3-2-0 with most coming in the protected starter allowance class. 103 BP's have been earned through his efforts and I expect more in 2019.
KYRGYSTAN (6yo) came to the stable in September as a claim in a $5,000 turf race. He's raced his entire 34 races on the turf and one of these days I may try the dirt with the boy. He's had 4 starts with the stable, 3 have been at sprint distances. I need to adjust and send him at the mile or better distances as the sprints have not been too well. He has a 1-0-1 record for the stable netting a decent 55 BP's, a large amount coming off his win which was his first race after the claim.
SHAUNS STORM turned 6 as the calendar flipped years and he was added to the stable after being claimed at a $2,000 price tag in June. Until then, he was a turf racer and I tested him on the dirt and he has shown he can compete there as well. I've used him on both surfaces and may focus more on the dirt going forward. He's raced 7 times with a 1-3-0 record and 88 BP's during his residency.
In October, THIRSTY ARCHIE was obtained for $2,500 in a claiming race. He's proven to be a front running dirt sprinter and in 4 races with the stable has established a 1-2-0 record. He's never competed on the turf so I may toy with that at some time but it's hard to back off the results on the dirt. 69BP's were earned during 2018 by this guy.
3 year old filly DUNCAN BIRD is a horse that was bred by trading in sire cards and breeding the Danbird sire share that I got to a mare that was retired by the name of Dancingduncankieth. She first raced in June and broke her maiden first time out. She raced a bit more than I have for most of my stock that were 2 year olds last season with 6 starts in about half a year with a 2-0-1 record. It should be noted that the three races she was off the board, she finished 4th and earned some minor BP's for those finishes. In total, she scored 124 BPS, with 50 coming from her maiden win debut. Her top speed to date is 70 and that she may be pressured to improve that during the upcoming year to remain competitive.
HOPES FOR THE BEST was a randomly bred horse where I through a stack of sire cards away to see what would turn out. She is now a 3 year old with three races under her belt and a 1-0-0 record. I've tried her on both surfaces and she won on the turf, failing twice on the dirt, so I'll keep her on the grass where she posted her top speed of 67. Her breeding is pretty inferior and claiming races is where she will compete. I most likely will not have much patience for her, considering the cheap breeding, and if she fails to perform, her stay with the stable could be brief. 37 BP's came during 2018.
THE CHALLENGE TWO is now three in age and was bred when I traded sire cards in for a share in what flopped to be Discreet Cat. The sire was bred with a mare I retired named A Kirby Prize. This colt has been racing on dirt only and in 3 starts has come in third once, with a speed of 77. He's showing some want to run late and I think he may desire some route distances. Longer races will be opening up down the road for the three year old group and I'll target a mile or so for his next outing. Only 17 BP's so far from him, and hopefully more are out there.
I generally try to keep a few horses at the farm as most runners are of the claiming variety and are subject to be claimed away creating an open spot in the stable and having something in the farm makes for a quick fill-in. However, in the second half of 2018, I did breed several two year olds using sire cards and BP's. For the most part, I desired to rest the 2-year olds for a bit and I have a few more at the farm than I expected when the Challenge series started last year. Here's what are parked at the farm:
VYZA FRANCE who is a 4 yo filly and acquired in a $4,000 claiming race in October. She's raced twice in sprints for the stable with a win and second in low end claim races earning 54 BP's. She was sent to the farm in early December to move another runner into the stable that I desired to race. She'll be available to move out of the farm in short time and I'm sure will find a nice race to keep her momentum going.
Claimed out of a $5,000 claiming race in October, ALWAYS CONFLICTED, a 6yo gelding raced in three starter allowance events for the stable with the best outcome being a third. I felt he was in need of a rest and sent him to the farm to do some grazing. We've got 20 BP's so far from him.
FROST ADVISORY (3yo) was bred by exchanging sire cards for a share in Moro Tap. The sire was bred to retired mare Clarence Council and we ended up with this filly who has competed twice, both in dirt maiden claiming races. After a very competitive 2nd in her debut, she broke her maiden in her last start so she starts the new year with a 1-1-0 record. I'm impressed with her outings thus far, and she's picked up 77 BP's. Her name came to me while watching the weather forecast when a frost advisory was issued. She'll find her way back to the starting line up and we'll find out how real she is.
HOLIDAYS ARE HERE is a 3 yo filly who was bred entirely with sire cards, basically using up my supply at year end. She raced in a low-end turf claiming race and was a miserable mid-field 6th. I don't forsee much coming out from her and she'll fill an opening at the stable when I'm desperate and have no other options down the road.
NIANG is a 5 year old horse I've enjoyed having. My memory fails me a bit, however, I think he was picked up out of the auction in early 2018. In 10 starts for the stable, he posted a record of 3-3-0 running in mile or so distances in a combination of claiming and allowance races. He topped 100 speeds 8 times during the year and I sent him to the farm for a rest that he deserved. 121 BP's have been earned by him.
In the 2018 challenge of this series, the goal was to obtain 1,000 BP's to acquire a top-notch sire share. We ended up with a sire share in American Pharoah for around 700 BP's. Added to this goal was to acquire the DS and DDS to breed to him. That was accomplished as A. Pl. Indy was picked up as the DS and Mr. Prospector as the DDS. Readers of the series helped with naming suggestions, which I blended together and a colt was born and named AP'S GOLDEN MUMMY. The AP's can tie to either American Pharoah or A. P. Indy and the rest of the name ties to the Egyption them with the Pharoah. Anyway, we now have our hopeful superstar who has two starts, the most recent on Christmas day. Running the dirt both times in MSW races, he's finished second both times with mid-80 speeds. 70 BP's from our young hopeful and we'll take our time developing him.
So that is the team for the stable & farm going into the 2019 season and we'll start entering and racing horses this coming week.
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...but just for a week or so!
I'm leaving bright and early tomorrow morning to head to Oregon where I will be running the Eugene Marathon! I'll be gone till next Friday... so, no posts until next weekend.
See y'all in about a week!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
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- Engineer Baker said...
Good luck with your marathon!
- May 1, 2008 at 12:35 PM
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