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On Business: Are Baby Boomers prepared for their second act?
Special to the Tribune
The first wave of baby boomers reached retirement age in 2011. AARP magazine reports that since the onset of their "coming of age" for the next 18 years, 8,000 boomers will turn 65 each day. Financial concerns will take center stage in the retirement planning process. But aside from finances, are they really prepared for this new phase? Many will say yes! But boomers, known as the "me" generation, have notoriously done things their own way and in their own time. "I never want to retire" my friend Paula, a 68-year-old school administrator announced over a cup of coffee. "My colleague is still working at 85, why not me?" When retirement talk came up with Gail, a 59-year-old social worker with more than 23 years tenure, her response was unwavering, "I wouldn't know what to do with myself!!" Roland, who was laid off from a management position in the technology industry, continues to seek work each day even though at 65 he has the means to retire. "I'd rather wear out than rust out," he says.
Do you have a pre-conceived notion of retirement? Beverly, a newly retired medical technician says, "I like to view my retirement as a transition rather than a loss." Perception is in fact reality. Some workers identify with their jobs so completely that when work ends they feel lost. Multiple facets make up the whole of who we are and we have value far beyond our professional lives. I like to think of retirement as a second act, one that can be every bit as rewarding and interesting as the first. A time to nurture key relationships and explore possibilities never before considered.
Many prospective retirees imagine they will be happier once released from the daily grind. Melissa Knoll, a research analyst with the office of retirement and disability policy, Social Security Administration says, "A necessary prerequisite of the retirement decision, is the accurate prediction of one's future emotions. Unfortunately, previous research has demonstrated that individuals do not make accurate affective forecasts." This underscores the fact that the retirement decision is complex and requires a great deal of contemplation. The average life expectancy for a 62-year old retiree is approximately 22 years, a significant life chapter. Delayed retirement is monetarily beneficial in most cases but, even so, it's not necessarily the right choice. Your current health status is often a deciding factor as well as future health concerns and the health of your loved ones. Knoll reports that individuals in lower socioeconomic groups tend to retire earlier than those in higher brackets. This is mainly due to added stress caused by a lack of control over their work environments with a higher proportion of workers in physically demanding jobs.
Most workers will tell you they work to earn a paycheck but there are other motivating factors. Social interaction is one of them. My father-in-law who retired at age 83 stayed on the job for this reason. "I love talking to people," he would say. He took clients out to lunch and enjoyed his job to the last day. We are social creatures. Our co-workers become an extended family and even occasional conflicts with them provide a reason to get "all fired up." Understand the need to maintain social networks in retirement. It may be as simple as meeting friends for coffee on occasion or as bold as opening your own coffee shop. Seek out activities that keep you connected.
Phasing out of work is becoming popular among the boomers. Workers slowly exit the workforce by working part-time for a year or two before taking their final bow. According to HR firm Hewett Associates, only 5 percent of employers offer this program; however, over the next several years more plan to get on board, perhaps as many as 60 percent.
Lastly, it's imperative to maintain your passion and keep your mind sharp. There are many ways to do this. Some retirees donate time in support of humanitarian organizations; others travel. Retirees often take up hobbies they've put on the back burner for years. Diana, a former co-worker and animal advocate, launched a dog-sitting service when she retired. My Subaru dealer told me he plans to flip houses. Learn a new language; embrace lifelong learning and take classes at the college or design your own phase-out program and consult. Whatever you choose, do it enthusiastically and with joy each day.
— Gloria Sinibaldi is a career professional who has worked in the employment field for more than 20 years. She is a trainer coach and job developer. Email questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Laura Shigihara, the woman that brought zombies to lawns everywhere lends her soft voice to the hard edges of Minecraft in her latest creation, "Cube Land", an oddly emotional tune for such a procedural world.
The artist behind the ending theme song for Popcap's Plants Vs. Zombies takes a break from silly songs about silly things to deliver something a bit more personal and profound. She passed the song on to me late last week, along with the following message:
"I know this will seem weird after the string of silly videos I send you... but I wanted to share something that was a bit more personal. It's a music video that was inspired by a 6-hour Minecraft session that got me thinking a lot about escapism and overcoming things I was going through at the time. I started on this project almost a year ago, thinking I would finish it in a week... but I didn't finish it until last night. I guess it's a bit dark and sad, but it's really supposed to be hopeful :) Anyways, I hope you enjoy it."
I've enjoyed it. In fact I've guarded it jealously for days before finally passing it on to you people. Try and be gentle with it; it's a far more delicate thing than I'm used to sharing.
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"His Alzheimer's disease is gradually worsening, but remains stable."
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A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
Sounds much like some of my customers "I'm not in a hurry, but how long is it going to be" (twenty minutes) THAT LONG?
It's long if it's THEIR time.
If it's YOUR time that's being wasted, they don't care.
Stability defined as a slow and insidious decline. I guess by that definition, none of us are stable.
I think the less stable you are, the better you do in the medical field.
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Cities of Oakland and San Francisco Announce First Annual Youth Poet Laureate Competitions
The Cities of Oakland and San Francisco are each about to gain new, young, and articulate representatives. For the first time ever, the Oakland Public Library and San Francisco Public Library, in partnership with Youth Speaks (the country's leading nonprofit presenter of spoken word performance, education and youth development programs), are staging competitions that will result in two Youth Poet Laureates, one from each city. The winners will each be honored with $5,000 in scholarships and the opportunity to officially represent their communities through poetry, media, and public appearances. The search for talented young writers (age 13-18) begins Sunday, April 1 – just in time for National Poetry Month – when judges will begin accepting submissions. The deadline for all submissions is May 15. Finalists will be announced in early July, and the winners will be announced in September. (See below for submissions guidelines.)
Through a competitive process judged by local leaders and celebrity authors (including renowned artists Arisa White and Marc Bamuthi Joseph), the Youth Poet Laureate initiative will celebrate exceptional teen poets who represent the best of the Bay Area. The winning poet in each city will receive a $5,000 educational scholarship and will serve as an ambassador for arts, education and youth expression during a year of public service and academic enrichment, including publication of their work in an anthology.
Oakland-based poet Arisa White (author of Hurrah's Nest, 2012) is one of several acclaimed writers volunteering to judge the competition. "As a poet who believes in the transformative and healing power of poetry, it is necessary for me to support young people being active and influential citizens through their writing," said White, who was recently featured on hip-hop mogul Jay-Z's website. "I'm excited to be a part of this project, because it celebrates and honors young people and their perspective, their stories, their voices, their creative minds, and their ability to influence the communities around them."
"Young writers today are at a crossroads," said project coordinator Amy Sonnie, Teen Outreach Librarian of the Oakland Public Library. "Dwindling budgets for school arts and library media centers send mixed messages about the value of art and literacy, even as state academic guidelines taut the importance of 21st century learning. The Youth Poet Laureate competition is for young people who write to send their own message, their own way. This first-of-its-kind contest celebrates the hard work of young poets who turn to paper and pen, the microphone and even YouTube to speak their truth and make us think deeply about our world. The Bay Area has long been home to this kind of young talent. Now, we invite those honest, brave, original voices to apply and win the top literary honor in their city."
Youth, parents and teachers can learn more and apply online at: www.youthspeaks.org/2012poetlaureate. To be eligible, finalists must be 13-18 years old and a current resident of the city for which they apply.
Help sessions for applicants will be held in late April and early May. For more information contact Amy Sonnie at 510-238-7233.
The competition is supported by a broad coalition of fifteen partner agencies across the Bay Area:
- Oakland Public Library
- San Francisco Public Library
- Youth Speaks
- Oakland Unified School District
- San Francisco Unified School District
- Oakland School of the Arts
- 826 Valencia
- SF WritersCorps
- Youth Radio
- Streetside Stories
- Write-to-Read and Alameda County Library
- ProArts Gallery
- San Francisco Department of Children Youth and Families
- Mills College Community Teaching Project
- Generations Literary Journal
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Shotgun marksmanship requires some special skills that are substantially different from those you use to shoot a rifle accurately. The differences are found in shooting position, mounting or holding the firearm, pointing, trigger control, and leading, and follow-through.
Shooting Position
The stance for shotgun shooting resembles that of a boxer in the ring–feet spread apart, body well balanced, arms and trunk free to swing to the right and the left of the target. Relax so that you are able to move smoothly. This position must be comfortable and natural to allow for quick movement in any direction.
- When shooting, the body weight shifts to the leading leg (left leg if you shoot right-handed, right leg if you shoot left-handed).
- The leading hand holds the shotgun fore-stock and points naturally to the target area. You don't aim the shotgun so much as point it at your target.


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Have you heard about the new version of Microsoft's app Fresh Paint yet? The latest update of their popular digital painting application will be rolling out on October 18th, with Microsoft's launch of Windows 8.1. We're especially excited about this news, and are proud to announce that we've teamed up with Microsoft to allow Fresh Paint users to turn their digital creations into a unique canvas print.
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Harrison Ford's blowout
With his earring and his super styled hair, Harrison Ford is kind of making my life right now. Ford arrived at the AFI event to honour Mike Nichols last night in LA with Calista Flockhart. It's been 8 years for these two. And now supposedly engaged. Did you know they're second on the list of top earning couples Full Story
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Look at Kirk Douglas. He is old. He his hobbled from a stroke. But he is rich. And so on Thanksgiving, he took his own rich ass out and volunteered at the Los Angeles Mission. Am not versed on Old Hollywood smut, am sure he has his skeletons but still… You'd think more of the spry ones could pretend to give a sh*t about those less fortunate. Full Story


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Emerging victorious after one of the most spiritually and emotional challenging seasons of his life and career, six time Grammy Award winner Israel Houghton launches his third decade as a recording artist with THE ROAD TO DEMASKUS, a profound release that speaks to his heightened intimacy with The Lord, and the beauty of transparency in worship that has resulted from God walking with Houghton during - and out of - his darkest times, personally. THE ROAD TO DEMASKUS deals with the different masks that we find ourselves wearing in life. Whether we are masking our emotions, or masking our authentic selves, Houghton is passionate about reminding people that God's love for us is not contingent upon who we are pretending to be, but rather, is present and available for us, exactly as we are. THE ROAD TO DEMASKUS features Houghton's compelling cover of Cory Asbury's modern anthem "Reckless Love," as well as guest appearances by The Walls Group ("True"), Travis Greene ("Promise Keeper"), and his wife, Adrienne Houghton ("Secrets").
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I'm very new with Ubuntu and generally with linux. I saw ubuntu and it seems like this OS is really good and stable, and so I decided to install it alongside my windows 7 OS.
I have a few problems with the installation. Here is what I did:
- I downloaded the 64bit version from Ubuntu official website, and burned it on a dvd.
- I set the boot sequence to first load from my CD-Rom.
- Ubuntu installation started, and I chose "Install Ubuntu" in the menu. (where there is also a "Try Ubuntu" option)
- I clicked forward until I got into the installation type screen
As you can see, the installation wont show my actual details about my hard drive! I have 1 hard drive with 750 GB - 80 GB - My main drive with windows 7 OS 600GB - All of my stuff 20GB Free space that I saved for Ubuntu But the installation wont show that!


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It took us almost a whole year for us to release it but we talked to our lawyers and we are free and clear to share it with you, Brickhouse TV Season 4. This is quite possibly our most controversial interview ever. Part of the reason for that is because Brickhouse Brown is going to reveal to the world a list of 5 guys who were "Gay for Pay" in the WWF. Brickhouse promises not to disappoint with these season of Brickhouse TV.
- Episode 1
Not only was this video release late but Brickhouse Brown was even late to the taping of his own show. Well, we had the cameras rolling so you could find out what happened.
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After Brickhouse cools off from his match he sits down with us and official kicks off season 4 properly.
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Brickhouse reveals the first name on his list of 5 former WWF superstars who were "gay for pay" .
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Another name is revealed and Brickhouse tells us about several famous lovers he had been with.
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Yet another name is share with the viewers of Brickhouse TV. Also, Brickhouse tells us about getting Muhammad Ali a arena rat and which "Baywatch" babe was madly in love with him. This episode sounds crazy but it's all true.
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A 4th name is named and Brickhouse has a story about Gordon Solie that will blow your mind.
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The last name is named it may or may not shock you but it will break your heart.
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Prevention is the most effective strategy in managing invasive species. However, hundreds of invasive plants and animals have already established in California and are rapidly spreading each year. These invaders are negatively impacting our waters, our native plants and animals (some of them rare, threatened, or endangered), our agriculture, our health, our economy, and our favorite recreational places. Help us celebrate California's Invasive Species Action Week, and more importantly, help stop the spread of invasive species, by volunteering to take action.


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Offensive protests at military funerals, a ban on the sale of violent video games to minors, and an effort in Arizona to police the hiring of illegal immigrants are among the top cases confronting the US Supreme Court in its 2010-2011 term.
The high court's new term, which begins Monday and runs through June, is also notable because it will provide the first genuine insight into what kind of justice Elena Kagan will become. Ms. Kagan won Senate confirmation in August to replace retired Justice John Paul Stevens.
The Supreme Court is in the midst of a significant transformation after eleven years with the same lineup of justices. Since 2005, four new members have joined the court, two on the conservative side and two on the liberal side.
The recent arrival of Kagan brings a heightened sense of expectation to the term with historic change taking root. Three of the nine justices now are women.
At the same time there is an air of uncertainty. This is the first time in 35 years the Supreme Court begins its work without Justice Stevens on the bench.
"No one who is sitting on the court has ever sat without Stevens as a colleague," Washington lawyer Jerrold Ganzfried told a briefing at the Washington Legal Foundation. "That is going to be a big change."
Justice Kennedy still the potential tie-breaker
Legal analysts say the new lineup of justices will maintain the 4 to 4 liberal-conservative balance of power that has existed for years, with Justice Anthony Kennedy providing the potential tie-breaking swing vote.
But there are also more subtle influences in play. Chief Justice John Roberts appears to be making an effort to unify the court when possible, somewhat undercutting Kennedy's power as the swing justice.
At the same time, the retirement of Stevens this year elevates Kennedy to the third most senior justice – behind Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Antonin Scalia, both conservatives. Kennedy's new seniority potentially makes him the most senior justice in cases where he swings to the liberal side.
Under court tradition, the most senior justice on the majority side of a case has the authority to assign who writes the opinion. Legal analysts will be watching to see if this becomes a factor in how often Kennedy casts a swing vote and delivers a liberal victory.
Another potential development to watch, analysts say, will be who fills Stevens' role as the long-time leader of the court's liberal wing. Stevens' experience and gentle, respectful manner helped maintain an important behind-the-scenes dynamic at the court.
Court watchers suggest Kagan, the former solicitor general and dean of Harvard Law School, may be particularly well suited for the role. Her liberal supporters are hoping for much more. They see her emerging as a liberal counterforce to the conservative's superstar on the high court – Justice Scalia.
George Washington University law professor Jeffrey Rosen told a recent gathering of the Federalist Society that liberal expectations for Kagan's tenure on the high court are boundless.
"Will she fulfill liberal hopes that she is the Messiah?" he asked.
Despite months of inquiry and investigation prior to her confirmation, Kagan takes the bench as something of a stealth justice.
With no prior judicial experience and thus no paper trail of opinions suggesting how she might vote in future cases, Justice Kagan's every action and utterance will be noted, parsed, and analyzed with an eye toward building the kind of predictive portrait that never emerged from her Senate confirmation hearings.
As a scholar, Kagan often focused on First Amendment issues. But even that work isn't helpful in forecasting how she might vote in an actual case.
"You can't really tell from her writings where she is coming from on the First Amendment," Washington lawyer Cliff Sloan told the American Constitution Society in a recent briefing. "It seems as though she has some pro-First Amendment inclinations, but it remains to be seen how that will be manifested."
Kagan likely to vote with liberal wing
This much is clear: She is smart, funny, and knowledgeable in the law. It is expected she will vote with the court's liberal wing. But analysts say they don't have much more to go on.
Because her service as solicitor general included work on a large number of pending or potential Supreme Court cases, Kagan has announced she will recuse herself from consideration in almost half of the cases currently on the high court's docket. Her absence will leave only eight justices to decide those cases. It could determine the outcome in some disputes or leave the court mired in a 4 to 4 tie.
In cases of a tie, the lower court decision is affirmed but no national precedent is established.
The Supreme Court has already agreed to hear 54 cases and will likely round out the docket by accepting 30 to 40 more appeals during the coming months.
In addition to the three cases already mentioned, the court's case lineup features disputes that will help define the power of federal judges to address overcrowding in state prisons, the scope of personal privacy for individuals facing intrusive government background investigations, and whether corporations may invoke personal privacy protections to prevent the public release of corporate documents under the Freedom of Information Act.
The court will also decide whether federal law prevents a family from suing a drug maker for vaccine side effects that left a six-month-old developmentally disabled, whether offering tax credits for parochial school tuition violates the separation of church and state, and whether the government can use the state secrets privilege to prevent a defense contractor from defending itself from contract default charges.


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Singapore, 05 October 2011 – Less than a year after moving to a new home, a pair of African penguins are proud parents of a feisty penguin chick. The couple, who were originally residents of Singapore Zoo, started breeding and nesting soon after relocating to their new home in Jurong Bird Park.
The cuddly chick was hatched on 22 August 2011 and at just 10 days old, weighed 425g; a desirable weight for an African penguin hatchling. Unlike adult penguins, a hatchling usually dons a grey juvenile plumage after its first moult of feathers which occurs between its second and third month of life.
"We are delighted to welcome Bird Park's first African penguin chick. Birds normally breed when they feel safe, happy and secure in their environment. Although the penguins have been here for only 9 months, they have already acclimatised to their new environment under the watchful eye of the keepers. The hatchling is the first for the five-year-old female penguin, Mate," said Mr Raja Segran, General Manager, Jurong Bird Park. "While Mate and the male African penguin, Captain, have very good chemistry, they required some help from our keepers when it came to nesting at their new home at the Park."
As part of the husbandry procedures in the Bird Park, avian keepers provided sand and hay as nesting materials to encourage them to breed. Diet also plays an important part, and all the above, coupled with tender loving care from the keepers, were key in making the African penguins feel comfortable and secure to engage in breeding.
Previously categorised as 'Vulnerable' under the IUCN Red List for bird species, African penguins are now recognised as an endangered species. The decline in the population is attributed to lack of food due to over-fishing in surrounding waters. Other reasons include hunting by predators and egg-collecting.
Commonly found in the offshore islands along the coast of South Africa and Namibia, these penguins are also widely known as Jackass penguins because of their donkey-like bray. Easily seen with black stripes and spots similar to the Humboldt penguin, African Penguins are the only penguin species which are adaptable to temperate climates.
The Penguin Coast, consisting of an outdoor and an indoor exhibit spanning 1,600 metres, is home to six penguin species at the bird park. The indoor climate-controlled den features the Humboldts, Rockhopper, Macaroni, Fairy and King Penguins, while African Penguins bask in the outdoor enclosure.


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Friday, 5th September 2003
From today you will be able to register and log on to Moya's site forum.
In fact, a few of you have been very quick to respond and are already discussing the finer points of things 'Moya'!
We look forward to seeing how the forum evolves and who knows, maybe Moya will pop in herself from time to time.
You can access it from Moya's homepage or directly
Happy forumming
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I want to thank everyone for reading and subscribing to my blog. I notice every time I get new subscriptions and I really appreciate them a lot!
I am a simple human trying to figure out the truth in this life. I encourage any opinions, as long as they're stated in a respectful manner. I want to learn :)
I want to thank everyone for reading and subscribing to my blog. I notice every time I get new subscriptions and I really appreciate them a lot!
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What the heck is this? We have about 10 cm of snow on the ground right now! It has been snowing pretty badly since this morning and it's just too wintery!
Check out this blog for pictures on what it looked like earlier this morning. It's even more snow out there now. It's April 27th and looks like the middle of winter! So weird...
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I'm excited, I plan on building a chicken coop (very similar to this one) this weekend with a friend! I've never built anything but I bought some plans online and I understand them so that is a good start! Hopefully 2 building newbies like us will be able to build this coop! I will probably be getting 2 chicks soon to eventually occupy the coop! My daughter will have a blast and they should become very docile, friendly hens having been taken care of by hand since a young chicken age!
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How does dua work? When you tell somoene you will make dua for them, do you take a moment to do it on-the-spot as you read or comment? Or does saying that you will pray for their situation count as dua since you are thinking about them and wishing them whatever-it-is, even if it's not formulated towards God? Or do you make a point to come back to it later when you are in a more spiritual mood? And if you do feel the need to make a special time for dua, do you make a list of people you want to make dua for? What if you tell someone you will make dua for them but you forget?!
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Nora loved the pool so much that I decided to go again this week just for a free swim. I was supposed to go with my cousin and her daughter but she bailed out on us as I knew she would (I was waiting for her call all day! lol). It's actually really sad for her daughter, but I won't go into it. Maybe another time...
I get to the poolside and start getting us wet and an instructor from the courses that just finished comes up to me. She says, "We're aware that you wear your suit for religious reasons, but the evening lifeguards might not know and might ask, but it's OK and we know you and your daughter take courses here."
It was weird. I guess it was a way of reassuring me that they fully accept my suit, but that I still might get questions because not every employee is aware of it and it's not a regular thing to see people swimming in this. It was nice of her, really. I think she might have been the supervisor from last time, but I didn't see her so I'm not sure.
A big deal for a swimsuit, eh?
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This is my bathing suit from modestkini.com! I don't wear the cap though!
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I got interested in Islam after chatting with a Muslim man online when I had just entered college and was living alone for the first time in late 2004. It was a time for me to learn about myself after having been in an all white middle class environment for 17 years. I spent my time thinking about *MORE* when I was a teenager. I kept on changing highschools trying to find something more (4 schools in 5 years). College was amazing and full of diversity and exactly what I had been searching for! Finally I felt like I was becoming ME. At first, it had nothing to do with Islam, really. It was just about discovery from meeting people with different origins, reading, learning philosophy, all that stuff. But when I first learned a bit about the religion from chatting with that person, something about it gave me butterflies. I can't describe it any other way. I was an agnostic atheist at the time. And it was a spark in me that told me there might be a God.
Things with this person I chatted with didn't work out. I didn't really think it would, but I had hopes at the time I guess. After "it" (a friendship that was maybe a bit more than that to me) ended, I continued to have the feeling that I'd want to be with a Muslim. Don't know why!
Fast-forward only a couple months to May 2005 and I met my husband online. Married him a few months after when I went to Egypt and I had my daughter in May 2007. I continued to have periods where I would read everything I could about Islam and feel that it was somehow right, but without getting to the conclusion (of being Muslim).
During my time living in Egypt, I went online a lot and got into the "Qur'an alone" movement in Islam. It gave me huge hopes in Islam because hadiths were something I strugged with and it was reassuring to see that there were some people who felt the same way. What attracted me to Islam was that it seemed to be such an ultimate truth, but if hadiths were a necessary part of Islam, it just couldn't be this ultimate truth I could believe in. So this was one phase I went through in my research (Qur'an only)... With time, I stepped away from it because it was just another extreme... And I find hadiths have their place and are quite valuable (although not for law).
I was also attracted to Islam because of the hijab. This seems to get a lot of women interested, from what I've read on blogs and forums. Learning about hijab, we realize that it's really not about oppression, and it's an amazing thing that works on so many levels! Modesty, being recognized as Muslim and reminding us to act properly. I don't wear hijab, but I wish to, even if I don't believe it's an obligation on every woman.
To continue on now: I discovered a hijab fashion blog, and from it and the blog rolls, got into a lot of different blogs by Muslimahs. I felt I had something to say and I started my own blog... It's what made me continue to think about Islam and learn and ask... I used to block on something and just stop there, but with the blog, everything was out and I was getting feedback too so it's like my journey continued without stopping. I really consider this blog a big part of why I became Muslim when I did. It sped up the process bigtime and for that, I'm thankful! It sucks to be in religion limbo! (someone says this on their blog, and they are so right).
So there you have it. The way I was introduced to Islam and where it went from there!
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An impressive combination of form and function, this handsome kettle is the perfect companion for pour-over coffee brewers. Customize your coffee – its long, narrow spout is designed for precise pouring, allowing you to easily control the speed and placement of hot water throughout the brewing process.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Joseph from Stolen! I decided to take this on a camping trip. Big mistake. My brother looked at me and said I want that. Now I have to purchase a replacement. It's ok to brew coffee with it for friends and family but don't let them see you using it.Date published: 2018-03-21Rated 5 out of 5 by QualityFan from best spout in its class for coffee making The Japanese just knows how to design for great function! We use this kettle every morning and the long skinny spout is so well thought out, engineered and designed. It's long enough so you don't have the raise the kettle high, the long spout allows you to see where you're pouring, and it's skinny so it gives you great control on amount of water poured. We take very good care of our kettle - make sure you don't use a flame bigger than the bottom of the kettle or it will deform it. Clean it regularly with an e-cloth to make it look like new every quarter!Date published: 2017-08-27Rated 5 out of 5 by Vics from Great kettle for tea! Our household is big on tea! I've been accustomed to $12 kettles that worked fine but screeched and pouring was always a challenge. Would I or would I not get half the water on the counter? They got the job done, but it was messy and loud, and not very enjoyable. This kettle is nice and quiet, and rattles when the water is at a boil. I like delicate loose leaf tea that needs hot, but not boiling water, and this kettle does it! Like another review said, it sounds silly to say, but tea really does taste better with this kettle! The handle does stick out a bit, so it's difficult to store, but I've ended up using it so much that I don't have to put it away.Date published: 2017-07-03Rated 1 out of 5 by Dillon from Not made in Japan I ordered the V60 Buono Pour-Over Kettle directly from the Williams Sonoma website. The bottom of the kettle I received says MADE IN CHINA.Date published: 2017-05-03Rated 5 out of 5 by JennNCA from Great kettle!!! This Hario kettle also comes in a mini version and I use it with the Hario plastic coffee dripper.The pour spout really gives you control to pour your water. It's great. Perfect for one or two people. If you need water for more than two then the regular size kettle is probably better for you. Very happy with this purchase.Date published: 2015-06-11Rated 4 out of 5 by Cucuzzo from Good for pour overs This kettle and it's spout helps you direct and control the amount of water on top of your pour over more accurately. I use it in conjunction with my Chemex coffee maker. Best to follow the directions for cleaning and boiling one or two pots of water before using it as there was some residue left over from manufacturing.Date published: 2013-11-11Rated 5 out of 5 by MrLRP from Believe it or not If you told me this kettle made a difference in how coffee tastes, I doubt I would believe it, but it really does. If you have ever had a great cup of pour-over coffee, then they most likely used this kettle. I have been making pour-over coffee for years. I was just using a ladle and thinking it was pretty darn good, but it hadn't reached the level of perfection, as seen in places like Blue Bottle Coffee. So along comes a gift card and a 20% discount and away I go. Wow! The flavor is richer, but mellow. It has that deep depth of flavor I have been trying to achieve. It is all in the control of the water. On top of that, it is so much easier and the kettle holds the water temperature nicely. I love it, and only wish I got it sooner. If you are a REAL coffee lover, then you owe it to yourself to get this kettle and make a real cup of coffee.Date published: 2013-06-20
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