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Kylie | Back to School Photos
So, Kylie is a little bit little to be going back to school. But, I didn't care at all. She is adorable, her dress is adorable, and her boots are adorable. OF COURSE I am going to take her pictures!
This little girl is so funny. She loves love horses and her cowboy boots and her mom. I love her piggy tails and her bright pink dress. She took a little while to warm up to us but, in the end this girl plays a stellar game of peek-a-boo!

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Where do I get my chemicals and glassware?
(Oct. 12, 2017)
Let's start off by talking about my glassware.
The first piece of lab glassware that I ever bought was from Ebay. It was a Chinese made complete distillation kit for $80 CAD. Initially, I was a little skeptical about the quality, but it turned out to be great. From then on, I started using Ebay as my main source of glassware, sometimes using AliExpress.
About a year after this, I started working in an organic chemistry lab. This lab allowed me to take home any glassware that was chipped or damaged. I looked up some tutorials on how to fix them and I was able to salvage a whole ton of beakers, grad. cylinders, erlenmeyers, etc. On top of this, they also gave me glassware that they didn't need and were going to throw out anyway. This included condensers, round bottoms, and much more. This is how I got most of my "brand name" glassware. After working there for almost a year, I was pretty much set on glassware and I had to stop accepting the donations.
Over the next few years, I would occasionally need to buy specialized glassware or replace something that I broke. Every time, I just hopped onto Ebay. I would say to just look for sellers with good feedback and reputation and make sure that it's 3.3 borosilicate glass.
If you look at my Mercury Distillation video, the entire setup was made from Chinese glassware. This is probably one of the most intense things that the glassware would ever have to be put through (high temp and vacuum) and it performed very well.
Now for the chemicals.
Again, I use Ebay for most of my chemicals. It is really a surprisingly good resource. You can find a lot of obscure and useful stuff there.
Now, where do I get my "harder" to get things? Well, for a long time had a seller on Ebay who would sell me things outside of Ebay. This way, he could sell chemicals that Ebay might not allow (nothing illegal). I was able to get large amounts of things like aniline, phenol, etc. One day though, he disappeared from Ebay so I lost contact. I think they might've caught on to his sketchy activities.
I went for several months having to either make everything myself, or scouring the internet for it. Luckily though, I eventually met another chemical supplier and now I can get chemicals from places like Sigma. Although it is not much more expensive. I still make most of the chemicals myself though.
Anyway, that's about it. The average person won't be able to just find a chemical supplier, but I would say that for most projects, Ebay and local pharmacies are good enough. Sourcing out chemicals from online and local sources is a skill and you get better and better the more you do it.
Getting started with your own projects
(Oct. 12, 2017)
Over the years, I've received a lot of questions from viewers about how to get started with experiments and science projects at home. A lot of people seem to think that you need to drop a lot of money and buy a huge array of tools and supplies.
Every time though, my advice is the same. You just need to choose something that interests you and focus on that. If you want to extract capsaicinoids from chili peppers, then do that. Or maybe you want to make some "instant ice" (sodium acetate). I would recommend starting with something that only requires over-the-counter chemicals and easy to get equipment.
Once you have your project in mind, you just need to figure out everything that you need. You don't even need to get proper glassware in the beginning. I remember using various kitchen supplies and cups. Then, you can get to work and have fun!
When you're done, you'll have both more experience and you will have started your chemical and equipment collection. From then on, you can just keep working on things that interest you.
The only thing that I have to emphasize though, is proper safety and waste disposal. Doing science at home like this takes responsibility and this should not be taken lightly. Many chemicals are quite dangerous and small mistakes, like getting in your eye, can be extremely costly. Always wear at minimum some safety glasses and gloves. Depending on the project, a lab coat might be needed as well.
On top of this, most waste cannot be poured down the drain. It can be highly damaging to wildlife and the environment in general. It must be stored and disposed of properly. It is an unfortunate downside to this hobby, but it is something that must be taken seriously!


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Saratoga Craftsman Addition/Remodel
As the Owners of the only Ranch style home on a traditional street, our clients' primary objective was to remodel their front elevation to make it more in keeping with the Craftsman neighborhood, while redoing the entire floor plan.
The tight construction budget and City's zoning restrictions dictated reuse of the existing foundation and exterior walls, which left about a six-foot deep zone in which to execute a small front addition with traditional features reminiscent of the Craftsman style. Reusing the existing entry walk while tying it in to a series of new terraces and landings designed by Studio S Squared further stretched the tight budget.
A rear addition expanded the bedroom and bathroom count, while the front of the house was opened up to allow for a modified great room concept.
- Project Year: 2011
- Project Cost: $200,001 – $500,000
- Location: Saratoga, CA
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Typeclasses are amazing. They're similar to multimethods, but more powerful, and they have the same performance as regular functions.
You can use them to solve the expression problem, giving you a huge amount of flexibility, power, and conciseness. Or you can use them to create dynamically scoped variables which actually work correctly (unlike dynamic variables in most languages).
The thing is, typeclasses are only possible with static types. They're the main reason I changed Nulan to be statically typed.
By the way, I would like to point out that the static type systems in languages like Haskell is very different from the static type systems in other languages like C, C++, or Java. So even if you like/dislike one of them, you might end up liking the other. I used to lump all of the static type systems together, but I think that's a mistake.
There are bugs which are not caught by C, C++, or Java, but which are caught by Haskell. And there are programs which do not type check in C, C++, or Java, but which do type check in Haskell.
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I stumbled upon this video tonight. although I certainly wouldn't characterize all americans as upholding the 'values' presented in the song (the majority of the people in the u.s. want peace and non-violent solutions to problems in the world!) given the way shrub's (aka 'w' or the george w. bush) administration has been acting the last 6 years,the song makes a very powerful point. peace now. stop u.s. military intervention!
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(CNN) — Thomas Eric Duncan, the man with Ebola who traveled to the United States from Liberia, died Wednesday morning at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, the hospital said.
He had been in critical condition after being diagnosed with the virus in mid-September. People who have had contact with him are being monitored for symptoms.
It has just been a little over a week since Duncan began receiving treatment for the virus, and those days have spelled an "enormous test of our health system," said Dr. David Lakey, the commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services.
"For one family it has been far more personal," he said in a statement. "Today they lost a dear member of their family. They have our sincere condolences, and we are keeping them in our thoughts."
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I have mixed feelings about NBC's plans to revive Murder, She Wrote.
On one hand, I am a big fan of Octavia Spencer, who has been cast in the lead role. On the other, I am a huge Fletcher fan, so even though the new series will only be loosely based on the original, I don't like the idea of someone messing with perfection. (Apparently, neither does Angela Lansbury.)
From 1984 to 1996, audiences tuned in to see teacher turned mystery writer Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) solve crimes in her hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine and beyond.
For many years, the show was a weekly must-watch — along with The Dukes of Hazzard, The Golden Girls, and Falcon Crest — in the Barnes household. These days, I catch (all too infrequent) re-airings of original Murder episodes for the suspense, the '80s nostalgia, and the never-ending parade of celebrity and before-they-were-famous guest stars like Milton Berle, Janet Leigh, George Clooney, Bryan Cranston, and Courteney Cox.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Vintage Barbie: Series 2
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Mother's Day Cards!!
There are two different designs to choose from in a variety of colors.
Be sure to pick one up now so you have time to ship it off to your mom!
Monday, April 26, 2010
CCA Spring Fair
Friday, April 23, 2010
Friday Finds: Embroidered Accents
I love the idea of embroidering down one side of a dress. I wish I had time to work on a project like that. Dress from Vest Bee VintageI have a weakness for embroidered designs on dark/black fabric. Don't know why exactly. It's hard to tell in this photo, but this little apron also has cute hidden pockets. Apron from Verite Vintage I love, love, love this top. This unique swiss design with little embroidered people on it is too cute. I also love when the collar of a shirt is accented with a few darling stitches. Shirt from Ingenious Rehab. Now onto the more odd stuff that I came across, like these poodle shoes. I can honestly say I have never seen anything like these before. I wonder if the person who bought these shoes actually wore them or if they sat in their closet. Shoes from Xtabay Vintage Boutique I can't quite figure out what's going on with the shirt, but it's so ridiculous that I kind of love it. The cat has seem to have a partially invisible body and is watching the most odd looking bugs. Shirt from Hell in a HandbagThis deer/mushroom stitched tableau is just plain awesome. Got to love the '70's. Shirt from Hula Kitty Vintage
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Vintage Barbie: Series 1
Monday, April 19, 2010
Weekend Business
Friday, April 16, 2010
Artist Spotlight: Sam Handleman
Monday, April 12, 2010
Embroidery for your wall
I have noticed quite a few people blogging about vintage embroidered wall hangings lately so I decided to share a few of my Etsy favorites. Owls appear to be one of the most popular embroidered wall hanging designs, and flower patterns/bouquets are a very close second. After looking at these cute wall decorations, all I want to do is fill up a whole wall with these kitschy designs! Here are my vintage finds. Enjoy!This owl is so great. I love the colors and shading. Found at Lackluster Co. Bunnies, strawberries, and pink daisies always rank high in kitschy cuteness. Found at Plaid Pony Vintage. I don't know why but I really, really like this rocking chair. Maybe it's the textures, or little cuckoo clock in the corner. Found at The Quirky Owl. Allergic to daisies? Then why not hang a little daisy bouquet on your wall like this one found at Old New Dress's Vintage Apparel & Art shop. This little girl is so cute and how amazing is the stitch work. Those french knot flowers are pretty stunning. Found at Garage Inc. I am very tempted to buy these two ferns from Mouseface Vintage. I love the three-dimensional quality of them and find them extremely inspiring.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
A New Toy!
Supposedly it sews perfect circles, which is a great bonus as I am now starting to make coasters from repurposed fabric. Here are a few of my first ones. They are definitely not perfect circles and lean more on the crooked side. But I think that just gives them more character.
Monday, April 5, 2010
A few favorite things
I have a few new favorite things to share with you today.
Hope you enjoy!
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U.S. threatens to halt services to Iraq without troop accord
BAGHDAD _ The U.S. military has warned Iraq that it will shut down military operations and other vital services throughout the country on Jan. 1 if the Iraqi government doesn't agree to a new agreement on the status of U.S. forces or a renewed United Nations mandate for the American mission in Iraq.
Many Iraqi politicians view the move as akin to political blackmail, a top Iraqi official told McClatchy Sunday.
In addition to halting all military actions, U.S. forces would cease activities that support Iraq's economy, educational sector and other areas _ "everything" _ said Tariq al Hashimi, the country's Sunni Muslim vice president. "I didn't know the Americans are rendering such wide-scale services."
Hashimi said that Army Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, listed "tens" of areas of potential cutoffs in a three-page letter, and he said the implied threat caught Iraqi leaders by surprise.
"It was really shocking for us," he said. "Many people are looking to this attitude as a matter of blackmailing."
Odierno had no comment Sunday, but U.S. Embassy officials told McClatchy that a lengthy list of the sort Hashimi described has been passed to the Iraqi government. Among the services the U.S. provides are protection of Iraq's principal borders, of its oil exports and other shipping through the Shatt al Arab into the Persian Gulf and all air traffic control over Iraq.
The status of forces agreement, which calls for a final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011, was supposed to resolve a number of contentious issues between the two countries, but its completion 10 days ago has instead provoked a political crisis within Iraq's Shiite-dominated government and between Iraq and the United States.
Fearing a major battle in the Iraqi parliament, Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki solicited proposed amendments from his cabinet and called a meeting to review them Sunday afternoon.
However, the two main Shiite parties, Maliki's Dawa party and the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, were unable to produce their full lists of demands, and he postponed the meeting until Tuesday, other cabinet members said.
Hashimi said that Iran, a longtime backer of both parties, is pressuring Iraq's leaders not to accept the agreement.
The dispute "is real and factual. The government is not manipulating this dispute," Hashimi said. He said he hadn't yet seen the objections to the accord, even those from his own Sunni Iraqi Islamic Party.
Political party heads, including Hashimi, say that Maliki is responsible for the agreement, but Maliki has been unwilling to back the accord unless his Shiite coalition and other party members join him to take the political heat.
An additional complication is the decision of Hashimi's Iraqi Islamic party to suspend all "official communication" with U.S. military and civilian officials until it receives an explanation and an apology following a joint U.S.-Iraqi military raid against party backers in Anbar province in which one man was killed.
It's unclear what will happen when the Iraqi cabinet offers a list of proposed changes and Maliki winnows them down to proposed amendments.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said, "I don't think you slam the door shut" on amendments, but Hashimi said the U.S. is "adamant in saying, 'We close the door, we are not accepting any sort of amendment.' "
He said that if the United States met Iraq halfway and accepted amendments to the controversial articles of the accord, it would make it "rather easy" to submit the agreement to the parliament.
The alternative to a new agreement governing U.S. forces, an Iraqi request to the U.N. Security Council to extend the U.N. mandate, which now expires on Dec. 31, is also highly contentious.
One of the biggest concessions Iraq won from Washington in the negotiations over the forces accord was a stipulation that private contractors such as Blackwater that have been accused of killing Iraqi civilians would become subject to Iraqi law.
Immunity from prosecution for private contractors _ and for all official U.S. entities _ under Iraqi law was promulgated by the U.S. occupation government in June 2004, and ending that order is the subject of another confrontation between Iraq and the United States, Hashimi said. He said the United States insists that it would reject any Iraqi request to change the mandate.
Ironically, Iraqi politicians of practically every stripe agree that the proposed agreement would be a major advance toward restoring Iraq's full sovereignty and a vast improvement over the initial U.S. proposal made last spring.
He credited President Bush with changing the U.S. position as a result of twice-weekly conference calls with Maliki.
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Sad news for fans of the classics – British bassist Glenn Cornick, best known for playing in and founding rock band Jethro Tull, has passed away in his Hawaii home after battling congestive heart failure.
One of the biggest bands in shaping the British prog-rock era, Jethro Tull's bass sound was initially shaped by Cornick, and while he didn't stay part of the band for long (he left after three years) his style was then continued by those who followed.
Cornick was involved in the band's biggest hit, 'Living in the Past', and played on their first three albums – happily reliving those days with fans at Jethro Tull events in his later years.


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Apple fans rejoice! Apple will be bringing the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c smartphones to India on November 1st, just in time for the holiday season. In a press release sent across today, Apple confirmed it'll be launching the two new phones in 25 countries on October 25th, and a dozen more on November 1st. The two phones were announced on September 10th, and went on sale in eleven countries on September 20th. Apple reported record sales of over 9 million over the launch weekend.
Since then, the supplies of iPhone 5s have remained tight, with estimated shipping times being pushed to 3-4 weeks in most launch countries. In its endeavor to bring the new iPhones to more countries, Apple will be bringing them to 37 more countries by November 1st. Below are the list of countries:
October 25th Launch
These 25 countries will be getting the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c on Friday, October 25th –
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, French West Indies, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Reunion Island, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and Thailand.
November 1st Launch
These 12 countries will be getting the new iPhones on Friday, November 1st –
Albania, Armenia, Bahrain, Colombia, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, India, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and UAE.
iPhone 5s comes with some interesting features like fingerprint scanner, much improved 8MP camera with True Tone flash and the fastest processor – the Apple A7. In addition, Apple brought the iPhone 5s in champagne gold which has become quite a rage, and in heavy demand across the globe.
iPhone 5s and 5c India launch & expected pricing
Apple has timed the Indian launch perfectly with the biggest festival of the year, Diwali, scheduled to be celebrated on November 3rd across the country. Those who were waiting to get hold of the latest iPhones (or gift them to their beloved ones) before the holiday season will be able to do so, assuming Apple brings enough stock at the launch. As mentioned before, Apple has struggled with the supplies of iPhone 5s (specially the gold variant), so it remains to be seen how many units they make available on the launch day.
As for the pricing, we'd need to wait for the official announcement, but the rumors making round suggest a pricing of Rs.48,500 for the 16GB version of iPhone 5s, and Rs.41,500 for the 16GB version of iPhone 5c. Will you be buying one of them this festive season?


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Lemongrass Recipes
Marinated Rib-Eye Steak Recipe
Little Aria is not very picky when it comes to eating meat. As long as it's tender, boneless and juicy, she's always up for joining me and sharing the meal. Today I prepared thinly-sliced marinated rib-eye steaks and simply cook them on the grill. We enjoyed them with brown rice, bean sprout pickles and kimchi but they would also make a wonderful filling for a sandwich.
First I prepared a basic marinade made from chopped onion, garlic powder, green onions, honey, a bit of cooking wine, Worcestershire sauce and freshly grated green papaya. You can use the same marinade for other types of meat; it will be incredibly flavorful and juicy.
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7 Delicious Recipes using Lemon Grass
Lemongrass (xả) is very common in Vietnamese cuisine. It is considered a mild diuretic, tonic and stimulant. Lemongrass is typically sold in packs of 5 stalks and can be a bit pricey.
Many years ago, we planted and grew it at home. It was doing quite well, and since it is a perennial, we kept getting fresh stalks. Unfortunately, our dog uprooted and destroyed everything. So, according to my aunt Danielle, we didn't need to buy the plants again. All we need is to buy lemongrass from the market and water root the plants.
I peeled the bottom skin layer off the stalks, placed them in a vase filled with water and exposed it under the sun for 15 days until roots were visible. We just planted them in a pot and let nature do its magic. We're keeping our fingers crossed.
In the meantime, I'm using the one from the market. I gathered several lemongrass dishes that are a hit in our home. Hope you find inspiration in cooking with this exotic ingredient.
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Vegan Coconut Soup Recipe
I usually pair coconut soup with seafood. To ensure that the rest of the family could share a similar meal with me, I made scallop-lookalike sweet potato out of a Vietnamese root vegetable called khoai tu. It resembles sugar cane but once cooked, it's starchy with a subtle sweetness. I cut it into the dimension of sea scallops and pan-fried them. Once the fragrant coconut broth is ready, you just need to add the wonderful looking vegetarian "scallops".
Khoai từ has been available at the Asian market this season but it's a little pricey. I think this would make a fabulous dish for you to serve if you celebrate the Vietnamese New Year. I'll try to have a vegetarian diet the days before and after New Year's Day but since it isn't time for the festivities just yet, I indulged in the real thing with fresh, large and sumptuous sea scallops.
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Ghost Halloween Lemongrass and Ginger Beef Noodles
Boo! I have to admit I'm a little ashamed of today's Halloween-inspired meal. I prepared Vietnamese beef noodles (bún thịt bò xào xả gừng in Vietnamese) today and I had in mind that I'd be able to have fun with the rice noodles and create scary mummies. In the end, it looked neither like a mummy nor a ghost. As we were eating dinner, little Lala asked for 2 whole black peppercorns and found a solution to our mummy situation. Et voila! What do you think?
Cold beef noodle salads are very common in Vietnam and they are definitely a staple in my home. Sauteed beef in lemongrass is served with thick rice noodles and an abundance of Vietnamese greens. It might not be the creepiest meal for the Halloween season, but it sure is delicious.
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Vietnamese Tofu Curry Recipe (Tau Hu Cari)
Tàu hũ cari is a Vietnamese dish that I consider comfort food. It has a wholesome coconut taste and creamy texture that pair wonderfully with toasted baguette or freshly steamed jasmine rice. Traditionally though, lemongrass tofu curry is high in calories. I attempted to cut down on the heaviness without sacrificing flavor, so instead of using coconut cream, I used a combination of coconut soda and plain yogurt in addition to a generous amount of galangal.
If you try this recipe and enjoy it, you'll be happy to know that there are many other versions of Vietnamese curries. I included a potato dish in my upcoming book, Haute Potato, which you can preorder now from Amazon (shameless plug ). The book will be out on December 18th and I really hope you get a chance to cook with it, learn from it, and share your experiences with me here on PhamFatale.com!
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Doria is a small town in northeast Cirsova. It is off the main highways of the Long Road. Once upon a time, the road from Doria was all that connected Agalla and most of Ungoza to the Empire, prior to the construction of the Agalla bypass. It is still the principal route for travelers journeying from Gatia to Ungoza, as well as those fleeing Agalla for the cozy, civilized heartlands.
The demographic makeup of Doria is much like that of Agalla. Of course, Doria has the advantage of not being the provincial seat of Ungoza. Doria is inhabited by those who enjoy the often mild weather of northern Cirsova but dislike the big city life in Davou. Doria has a bit of a frontier feel to it, and it was the northeastern frontier before Agalla was settled. One of the enclaves of Doria is populated by Cirsovans who had thought they could find wealth in some office or service of the empire or provincial praefect in Ungoza only to return disappointed and disheartened.
Though otherwise unremarkable, Doria is home to a small cult of Tamra, an Ungozan (marshfolk) goddess of the sky and heavens, that has built a shrine outside of the city. The shrine marks the only site of worship for any marsh-god outside of Ungoza. The cult is made up primarily of Cirsovans who had visited Illi and were enamored with the tales of the Storymen. The shrine and its rituals bear so little resemblance to any actual tradition of the eastern marshfolk that any native Ungozan would be thoroughly puzzled by what they might see or hear.
Shepherds take advantage of the ample grasslands and Doria boasts a number of tanners.


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Sorry I've been absent for so long after spoiling y'all with a new strip every day for weeks. :P smartass sign First of all I got incredibly... lazy, okay there it is. Jack Slap LAZY. I knew where I wanted to go on the strip but didn't have the drive to sit my ass in a chair and draw it. Then there's another problem: I just can't see as well as I would like to. I'm good for long distance (so don't panic, I can still drive without the streets shutting down and all) but up close, where it counts in comics art, it's hard for me to see clearly. It isn't something my optician can really fix because it only happens when I have to concentrate on the inkwork. Penciling is dandy, I can sketch with no problem. It's the precision of inking and needing to get just the right line in just the right place that blurs my visior and hell if I know why this happens. Anyway, if he fit me for bifocals I swear I'll rip those sumbitches off my face at the first sign of getting in my way when I can't see out of them. That's why my reading glasses ended up on the floor after they smacked into the wall. That Fable temper getting the better of me, what can I say.
It's simply something one can expect as one ages. Oh joy, another birthday; what part of me will break down and/or fade or turn gray now? Meh, who cares. Let's go capture some garden produce and have a libation of choice, and then hunt down some Chinese food for a good ol' dose of MSG. Yeah, the theory is if you eat enough preservatives in your lifetime, it'll save the undertakers a metric fuckton of formaldahyde. Age and growing older and all that isn't so bad really as long as you tell yourself "Yes, but the alternative to growing older is not really a viable option." The alternative of course is Death so yeah, getting old is a bargain if you look at it like that.
But seriously, I've never been one to let maladies stop me. Yes, I have had arthritis since I was a freshman in high school and started turning gray at seventeen. Have a funky valve in my heart; I'm not athletic anyway. Developed cancer; beat it. Take that, Carcinoma! Run home to yo' mama! Replaced some discs in my back that ground up into powder (and got some whiffy detector-tripping metal rods in my back, woo hoo!) Rheumatory arthritis in my hands, that's a story for another paragraph.* Found out I have degenerative bone disease in all my joints. My body must have this 'share and share alike' thing going on. Man you have no idea what a bitch it is to do Tai Chi now. My joints are conspiring against me every time I start off the Crashing Wave motion or the Gawky Geek or whatever it's called.
But the combination of *R.A. in the hands which means it's hard to grip a pencil some days, plus the latest problem of Can't See The Damn Line I Was Tracing A Second Ago, means Just Peachy is going to suffer from starts and stops now and then. Can't really be helped. I appreciate y'all sticking it out and I will do my best to get the stories out there. Ain't promising anything though. Wait. I DO promise that I will do my best to present original characters and plots with a healthy dose of whimsy and a smigden of "I did not see that coming" without going all fancy-pantsy on you. But I can't swear I won't tell you kids to get the hell off my lawn. If I don't do that, the AARP will hunt me down and beat me over the head with their walking sticks, or some damn thing. :D cheesy grin
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I took three art classes during my college years: Fundamentals of Art ("This is a circle! This is a square! This is a straight line! This is Guernica; now reproduce it perfectly by our next class!") Ceramics (the most fun class I ever took in my life) and Design and Color.
I am a cartoonist or rather draw in a cartoon style and have done so all my life. I never felt comfortable saying I'm an artist. I can only take art just so far realistically because it still just looks like line drawings with delusions of grandeur. Color was stuck in my head as something REAL artists do, while chumps like me were happy to have the basic color wheel like you find on a basic Paint program for the Sunday funnies.
Then came computers with GIMP installed, and all the different cool colors and the magical tool called the Airbrush. Now any idiot (points to self) can do really fun things in color and not feel like Beetle Bailey's going to jump out at me, or some damn thing. I try to challenge myself with every Sunday comic I do, not because I want to show off since I can't (line drawings with COLORFUL delusions of grandeur now!) but because all those college lectures years ago are finally making sense (mumble something) years later. I finally get what the professor was talking about.
Sure, I still wish I majored in art or at least had taken more classes in it. I should have taken Figure Drawing instead of being the Art Model at the time (talk about COLD man; modeling makes tough demands on you.) Still, if you're breathing you're living, and if you're living there is still a chance to learn something new every day. Last time I checked, I'm still breathing so here I go...!
I still can't draw buildings worth a shit. I am Seriously Architecturally Impaired.
posted by Truman @ 22nd May 2010, 12:03 PM
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posted by Truman @ 2nd Dec 2009, 1:41 PM
It's about damn time
yeah, I know it.
On the bright side, I have a brand new spankin' computer now! I've been scanning and fixing like crazy to put out some new comics. Now don't be hatin' on this country boy, I can't help it if some virus or other got in and f'd my world for a couple of weeks. Bite me! Please! Right....there. Yeahhh.
On the down side...Now I'm going to be expected to post more regularly. Daymn!
posted by Truman @ 29th Nov 2009, 1:31 PM
well, crappity crap crap
Well, wouldn't you freakin' know it. I start gearing up to really get my strips going, and my damn ancient desktop pc does a swan dive into the Blue Screen of Death.
On the upside, if I can salvage it I'll have a couple of weeks' worth of already scanned-in comics ready to roll. If I can't that will really suck. Either way it means a delay in my already spotty upload record.
While you are waiting for the next installment of Just Peachy: when good things happen to bad people, please enjoy this delightful audio selection from The Best of Marcel Marceau!
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2. The types of reforms that the Government could consider which would involve amending the parameters of the existing final salary schemes could include increasing member contributions, reducing the accrual rate or increasing the Normal Pension Age or introducing salary or pension benefit caps.
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4. The Chancellor has invited John Hutton to chair the independent Public Service Pensions Commission. The Commission will undertake a fundamental structural review of public service pension provision and will produce its final report by Budget 2011. The Commission will make recommendations on how public service pensions can be made sustainable and affordable in the long-term, fair to both the public service workforce and the taxpayer, and ensure that they are consistent with the fiscal challenges ahead, whilst protecting existing accrued pension rights. The Commission published its interim report on 7th October, and launched a call for evidence for the final report on public service pensions on 1st November 2010. The deadline for submissions is Friday 17th December. Further details can be found at www.hmtreasury.gov.uk/indreview_johnhutton_pensions.htm.


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I've come to the conclusion that part of the value in having a Bully Pulpit, is that every so often one should pound it with their fist.
Every so often has arrived in the form of recent events – Yes, I'm going to do an opinion piece.
The replication, well the rebuilding ( The replacement as designed has dissimilar structural systems and engineered timber, so it will not technically fit the definition of a replication ) of a bridge lost to Irene was recently awarded. It was awarded to the low bidder. This in and of itself is not unusual, (hell, some jurisdictions require contracts be awarded to the low bidder, others require that low bids be tossed – You be the judge as to which dictum holds the greater logic ) What is unusual is that despite every other bidder having decent if not deep résumés, and the Request for Proposals citing a requisite three wooden bridge minimum work history, and the four lowest bids coming in at remarkably close price points, the contract was awarded to the local bidder, a concrete & steel bridge building company. With several newspaper articles (see the archives to the right – or click the following underlined text – "Yes he was local, his name was Sanford Granger" ) citing the reasoning being, simply, that they were local.
In the interest of full disclosure, I, along with other independents, was part of an assembled team aligned with one of these bidders. Some might see some of what I have to say, as so many sour grapes. In truth the effort I chose to align myself with, provided an alternate bid, one which those involved saw as important, but one which had the great potential to (and ultimately did) remove us from the running, both for additional design costs, and with leaving the dictates of the letting as proposed. This alternate a traditional design, one which, with a full understanding of wood as a building material, specified "Free of Heart Center" timber for the Lattice Plank and Chord Lams, and had lateral Bracing systems in keeping with Grangers' design, and neither the Glu-Lam Floor Beams nor Penta (Pentachlorophenol) treatment of any of the materials. To my mind both are unnecessary expenses and absurdities. Penta treated wood is a danger to those cutting it, and so requires already worked timber to be shipped to distant treatment plants and back. It also is a redundancy, this is the purpose of the siding and roofing. And with human nature being what it is, treated framing is arguably a recipe for future neglect, treating only part of the framing insures that recipe leads to future expense, not future savings. And to Glu-Lams, to insist a bridge designed to carry modern day traffic requires the use of engineered timber, is to ignore reality, as the Railroad bridges described here in earlier entries demonstrate so well. But these are perhaps points to be made in some future discussion, back to the point at hand…
Though the news story's make no mention of it, instead concentrating on the local aspect of why which concern was contracted. In all fairness, that local concrete & steel bridge company has pulled in both a bridgewrighting "consultant", and a local (same town) CNC type Timberframer. The Bridgewright has his own reasoning for this alliance. ( I'm just glad someone will be there with some real sense of things ) The CNC Framer perhaps played an equal role in the decision to waive the three bridge requisite, and of who to contract. I for twofold reason don't see their involvement as entirely logical or appropriate – Though I don't have room here to flesh out all the reasons why in this entry, here's the gist – And also what isn't – This is not a blanket condemnation of an automated CNC computer driven approach to timberframing, My opinion is more practical and Bridgewrighting specific than that. While CNC is hugely efficient at producing multiple copies of the same piece over and over again, and such pieces exist in this bridge, Ties as a for instance. Major sub-assemblies like the Trusses and Lateral Bracing systems were and are, for good reason, (camber) typically scribed, because there are subtle changes in even Lateral Brace shoulder angle from panel to panel, (Meaning these are compound cuts with shifting angles from one set to the next, or even from one end to the other, this driven by the attitude of the Ties and their relationship to the changes in the inclination of camber along the spans length) and slight changes in length in successive panels with a trusses Braces and Counter Braces. These changes need be accounted for to develop camber and ensure necessary full bearing proper fit, but in some panels these changes in length and angle/s of intersection are so subtle as to seem hardly worth mathematically predicting. Such running of the numbers in this morphing geometry being necessary to program a computer-controlled robot to fabricate subtly dissimilar pieces literally removes all advantage (or worse such subtleties are lost to ignorance – I've never seen a set of drawings which acknowledged and quantified this camber driven phenomenon ) from a CNC type approach in bridge framing – Scribe Layout without question remains the most efficient approach to wooden bridge framing. (with such approach, changing lengths and angles needn't be mathematically quantified, they are simply dealt with in real world conditions) This is not simply my opinion, it is a demonstrable truth, and the reason why wooden bridges were the last bastion of scribe type timber layout right through to the end of their common era of construction, better than a full century after scribe was abandoned for most all other timber constructions.
The other slant on why I see no logic in automated timber part production, goes to my greater point – The perpetuation of my trade, and the passing on of knowledge to younger members of the Timberframing Community – Those who will practice Bridgewrighting in the future.
Bridgewrighting is a sub-specialty of Timberframing, with both skillsets and a knowledge base unique to this sub-specialty. Much of this having to do with the crush phenomenon common to bridge framing, and the planning for and control of crush. Much having to to with rigging and assembly, along with techniques having to do with the development of camber in new-builds and likewise, the return of same to bridges undergoing restoration. Such concepts shared are what makes a Timberframer a Bridgewright. I do not see such things being conveyed from practiced framer to initiate at an automated production shop, even if only separated by fifteen miles, any more than I see any return or transferable value to the betterment of this Trade in pounding home the importance of edge distance, to uninterested form carpenters as they endlessly drill Trunnel holes through clamped up Lattice Plank.
I can't help but see this as an all too rare opportunity missed. An opportunity for those familiar with this little practiced form of construction, to pass on proven methodologies and techniques to others who will in turn go on to practice this sub-specialty in future projects.
So to the greater point. Despite a small but capable corp of trained and knowledgeable wooden bridge specialists, it is somehow in no way uncommon for such replication contracts, and those of the related type and far more common lettings, that of major rehabilitation's to wooden bridges to be awarded to concrete and steel bridge companies, and unlike this instance, they don't necessarily subcontract in anyone who has anything approaching expertise in the field. This has happened in some surprising jurisdictions just within the past year, such as Oregon, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
These structures are too important and too complex to be entrusted to the uninitiated, the learning curve is far too steep.
Some jurisdictions already demand that such lettings only be contracted to those known to possess all the necessary knowledge and skills to execute them fittingly. They do this by requiring potential bidders to pre-qualify, and vetting their résumés, (or those of their primary subcontractor) prior to the submission of proposals and bid prices. Surprisingly, in none of the States in which such bridges exist in the greatest numbers, is this tact of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ's) used across-the-board to limit those bidding these projects to those firms best capable of executing them.
If all this makes sense to you, particularly if you live in a state with numbers. Consider contacting your State and Federal reps, and insisting that such highly demanding public works projects, if funded with Federal grants, be it National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation Program (NHCBP) monies, or those from FEMA to repair or replace storm ravaged historic bridge infrastructure – By requiring that interested parties pre-qualify.
I for one, would like to believe we live in a meritocracy.


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Dennis The Menace chased by a policeman up a hill. A classic case of a maverick being persecuted by the authorities.
Or maybe just Dennis the Menace demonstrating his street credentials. He does look as if he's enjoying himself.
Dennis the Menace, the star of The Beano comic, first appeared in 1951. He has since become a kind of national mascot – what Asterix is to France, or Oor Wullie is to Scotland.
One glimpse of his red-and-white jersey – actually a football top – or his unruly hair immediately brings the lovable scamp to mind.
Dennis the Menace has gone through various phases since then, from the pocket-sized Satan of the 1950s, to the pugnacious youth of the 1960s and 1970s to the incorrigible imp of the 1990s.
In the early 1960s, he was joined by his Abyssinian wire-haired tripe house, Gnasher. Gnasher seems to be made of the same kind of thing as Dennis the Menace's hair – the untamed explosion of black hair symbolic of the chaos they embody.
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Hi there, blogosphere!
I'm so sorry that I've been MIA for such a long time. Things have been INSANE on my end, and I've been very busy with various writing and editing jobs.
First, I was hired full-time by Media Shower to manage their Guest Blog Post Program. (Looking for some blog posts to publish on your blog? We have a bunch up for grabs here: http://myblogguest.com/forum/articles_gallery.php?id_user_author=65712#articles-table)
Then, shortly after, I became editor of a local magazine, Mt. Pleasant Lifestyle.
So so busy!
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Almost at the end of my journal… almost four years later! Can you believe it? Starting a garden journal. Love from Spain. Miss you!
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It is a sad news for the world of cycling that Olympian Kyle Bennett has died in a car accident in Conroy, Texas, Huston. The Bennett was just 33 of age at the time of his death. He had won BMX world title for the three times in his life. He also took a part in first-ever U.S. BMX Olympic team in 2008. He was a smooth style hero in the world of cycling, you can observe in his videos on youtube and on other media sites.
The car accident occurred on 2:16 a.m. on Sunday. Montgomery Country Police told in a report that the Kyle Bennett was driving a 2006 Toyota Tundra at the high speed, suddenly he left the road and hit an iron gate, and died on the same spot, as he succumbed to his injuries. According to another report it is revealed that he was not wearing a seat belt while driving.
The whole USA is mourned over the loss of their great cyclist Kyle Bennett. CEO Steve Johnson said in a statement that Kyle was a pioneer in Olympic BMX as well as an inspiration for those who are coming in the field of cycling. We shall miss him in our live and offer our deepest condolences to the loved ones and his family. The great Olympian Cyclist Kyle Bennett has left a fiance and daughter behind, who are also mourned upon the sudden death of Bennett.


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Though the law says that the manual dredging should be awarded after tendering, there is a lobby which is delaying the process, and this involves huge corruption, alleged the coordination committee of the cooperative societies involved in sand mining, addressing a press conference here on Monday.
"Though there are many societies, the authorities selected 20 societies flouting the norms four years back and their licence is renewed without fresh tender in the name of the court battle in this regard and the lobby has even misled the court by concealing the facts," said committee convenor and IUML local leader C P Rasheed.
As per rules the societies should be of the people residing within 10 kilometres of the port, but the authorities flouted this and when the smaller societies questioned this in the court, the officials gave misleading reports in the court, he alleged.
Some of these societies that have got licence do not even conduct proper auditing, said the coordination committee, adding that some officials in the port minister's office and also a few officials in the Ports Department are involved in this corrupt practice and a proper enquiry should be initiated.
However, when contacted the port department officials, they said the tender process is being done adhering to the rules and the new tender could not be floated now, as the case is sub-judice.
"We are transparent in the entire process and abide by the rules, but we cannot proceed with the tender before the court verdict, as nearly 13 cases are pending in the court," said Hari Achutha Warrier, deputy director, ports.


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This article in the Globe and Mail talks about how often people with a chronic illness are expected to put on a happy face while being mindful and positive about their illnesses even on their worst days.
Just reading that makes me tired already.
A person with a chronic illness or serious disease on their plates has better things to do than be inspiring and constantly cheerful for other people. It sucks sometimes, being sick, on all kinds of medications that have debilitating side effects, and to put the onus on the patient to keep up happy appearances in spite of what they're going through is not fair to them.
Your feelings are valid.
You are allowed to complain.
In fact, a patient who does not complain can actually make diagnosis and treatment more difficult for their doctors. If you don't like to say how bad you are feeling, they may never know if a particular treatment is having any effect at all. If you're super-creepy-happy all the time, there's no way to tell when you're having a day/week when the medication may not be helping you.
You are allowed to cry.
You are allowed to feel hopeless.
You don't have to be grateful, mindful, etc, unless you want to.
You do not have to lie to yourself OR others about how you feel.
"In Russia, negative emotions are to be expected, Ryder says. There, having a full range of emotions is considered authentic or realistic, he says, noting that it can sometimes be difficult to detect depression in Russians because it's accepted as part of life that people experience tough times.
When faced with adversity, "I think they even say, sometimes explicitly, 'We don't have to be [like] Americans and smile about it,' " he says. "So if you have a death sentence or you're now going to have to live with a permanent disability, then you would be sort of failing to be in touch with the truth of the situation unless you felt really bad about it."
…To coax patients to look on the bright side can be extremely unempathetic and can result in a kind of victim blaming, in which a relapse of illness or inability to recover may be seen as a consequence of not trying hard enough to overcome it, says Zaretsky, the psychiatrist at Sunnybrook."What optimism and psychological therapies can do is improve the quality of one's life – at least for some people, she says – but there's no evidence that it prolongs it. [emphasis mine]And even if there were evidence to support the idea that people could fight disease by boosting their immune system through reducing stress, trying to be positive, for some, may itself be stressful, Li says.
"If the mechanism is that stress reduction works through your immune system to help you, it's not going to work if you have to work that hard at being positive," she says.


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What an attractive place! After I journey, my favorite thing to do is go to the parks and gardens. I'll hopefully go to this garden sometime! Nice suggestions for a cheap but beautiful backyard. Many of the crops in our yard are shoots and divisions that were gifted by friends and family members, and provide a continuing reminder of them. I go to Maui once a month for work, but I've solely pushed the lengthy street to Hana once. I did not know they had a treehouse there, but I think about the view is spectacular and effectively worth the drive.
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This web page has offered some suggestions and recommendations to give you the confidence to make adorning decisions you might be proud of. So now, I don't want to pull the proverbial rug out from beneath you, but I do want to encourage you to go together with what you like – however use it in a method that does not make you hate it. Most timber are grown from seed with vast variation of colours from white, cream, salmon and peachy pink tones.


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I sent over a couple sealed packs of 89 Donruss, 'the Rookies' set from 1989, and a couple other odds and ends.
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Ichthyology research at MMNS focuses primarily on the status, general ecology and taxonomy of the fishes found within Mississippi. Information on these basic elements provides the necessary framework to direct conservation strategies and assist with management decisions. Much of our research is directed towards baseline sampling and general survey work. Target specific research projects are often dictated from the results of previous baseline studies, which note the need for additional information on the species. Research activities are conducted by MMNS Staff or guided collaboratively with personnel from other state and federal agencies. Material stemming from MMNS based-research is often integrated within the MMNS Ichthyology Collection.
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- Status and distribution of the ironcolor shiner, Notropis chalybaeus, in Mississippi
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Strongin, K.,M.E. Roberts, and C.M. Taylor. 2011. Silverside diets and potential competition in the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: The invasive Menidia audensversus the native Labidesthes Sicculus. American Midland Naturalist 166:224-233.
Taylor, C.M., D.S. Millican,M.E.Roberts, and W.T. Slack. 2008. Long-term change to fish assemblages after extensive ecosystem fragmentation by the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Mississippi. Ecography 31:787-797
Roberts, M.E.,and C.M. Taylor. 2008. Using community-level analyses to identify dietary patterns for species in space and time. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 23(4):519-528.
Roberts, M.E.,C.S. Schwedler, and C.M. Taylor. 2007. Dietary shifts in the crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella) after large-scale river fragmentation. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 16:250-256.