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There's nothing more frustrating than feeling like your own mental health is out of your control. Having anxiety and depression can make you feel like your emotions, your behaviors, and I'd even go as far to say your entire life, are uncontrollable. You may feel like you're on a never-ending whirlwind ride of anxiety, pain, lack of motivation, sleep deprivation, anger, bitterness, horribly timed panic attacks, irritability with the people you love most, guilt, self-doubt, and all of the other unbearable emotions that anxiety and depression cause.
You may have even already tried several different medications, therapists, and all of the suggestions your therapist and multiple self-help books have offered you- but still have had little success (or maybe even regression).
Now, I'm not here to say that I can solve all of your problems! I definitely can't do that. But, anxiety and depression are issues I've dealt with most of my life and are issues I continue to struggle with. So, although I'm still (and may endlessly be) in the process of tweaking and figuring out exactly what will help me feel back to normal, I've definitely learned how to cope with anxiety and depression in healthier ways and how to gain some control over my rampaging emotions. Sometimes, that's all we can hope to do while time, growth, and learning along the way work their magic in solving these long-term issues.
If you commit to making these strategies a part of your everyday life, or at least giving them a try, you'll start to see a difference in your ability to cope with the challenges life throws at you and in your anxiety and depression levels. They may not completely "disappear" (my goodness, wouldn't that be nice?), but you'll feel stronger and more capable of taking on all of these messy emotions you're feeling. You'll feel more whole, happy, healthy, confident, and strong. So, let's get this started!
1 | Let Go of the Guilt
Guilt is one of the main symptoms of both anxiety and depression, so you're most likely spending a lot of your day ruminating in guilt- guilt for something you didn't do, guilt for something you did do, guilt for something you didn't do well enough, guilt for something you did 10 years ago that everyone else has forgiven you for …just a whole lot of guilt.
First of all, many of our thoughts simply aren't true. For example, yesterday I thought my husband was mad at me because when he got home from work, he started watching videos on his phone instead of talking to me like he usually does.
I started feeling guilty, so I asked him if he was mad at me and he let me know that he wasn't and that he was just feeling anxious because he'd had such a hard day at work. I had regarded my own worry and thought as a fact (that he was mad at me), when it wasn't a fact at all. By letting ourselves believe that all of our thoughts are facts, we feel a lot of unnecessary guilt and stress.
Maybe you're thinking, well, I actually have done bad things that have hurt people. Isn't my guilt for those things justified?
Maybe you did do something terrible. Maybe you feel bad because you became a stripper or were horrendously awful to every person in your life that you care about and ended up pushing them all away. BUT…the simple truth is that no matter what you did, it's time to let the guilt go. Your guilt is not justified. You clearly already felt sorry and that's enough. No good will come out of beating yourself up over and over again. Don't waste time beating yourself up. Use that time, instead, to start fresh and begin again- in confidence and with love for yourself, despite whatever mistakes you've made.
2| Stop Caring About Others Expectations of You
Other people's expectations of what you should do or become or say or think do not matter. I repeat, they DO NOT MATTER. Your values, morals, and beliefs are entirely up to you to decide. An article that became an internet sensation a few years back, titled, "The Top Five Regrets of the Dying," illustrates just how important this is. The articles's all about Australian nurse, Bronnie Ware's, monumental discovery about her dying patients. In their final days alive, most of them mentioned very similar regrets, the NUMBER ONE regret being, "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me."
We as humans are prone to make others expectations of us our own expectations for ourselves, which leads us to living our lives constantly seeking the approval of others & being unfulfilled because we aren't being true to ourselves. It can cause anxiety and keep it going for years or even for our entire lives, if we let it continue.
I came to realize that some of my own anxiety was coming from my desire to please others instead of myself. I was constantly failing them because my heart wasn't in it when I was trying to do what they wanted, so I wasn't excelling or proving myself worthy. And most importantly, I was disappointing myself because I wasn't doing what felt right to me. I wasn't being authentic to who I am.
To end this point, I just want to add some great advice Jen Sincero gave about responding to the opinions of others. (Sorry, this is a long bit of advice but it's just too good to cut any parts of it out).
Imagine how liberating that would be! Other people's opinions motivate every move we make in our teens and our twenties. And, as we age, if we're moving in the right direction, our obsession with how we're perceived by others begins to trickle away, but very few of us are able to escape its pointless grasp completely.
Meanwhile, the truth is, the only questions you ever need to consider when making decisions about your life are:
1. Is this something I want to be, do, or have?
2. Is this going to take me in the direction I want to go (not should go)?
3. Is this going to screw over* anybody else in the process?
*The definition of screwing someone over is taking their money and doing a lousy job or destroying their water source or enslaving populations, things like that- your mother being disappointed or your father disapproving or your friends being outraged does not qualify as screwing someone over."
3. Practice Mindfulness Daily
I used to think mindfulness was all a bunch of codswallop. My husband was the one that actually convinced me to set my pride aside and start practicing meditation and yoga in order to cultivate more mindfulness in my life. I'm so glad he finally convinced me, because becoming more mindful has seriously worked wonders in my life!
So, what exactly is mindfulness and how can it decrease your anxiety and depression?
Mindfulness is becoming fully aware of or bringing attention to the present moment and can be practiced by doing yoga, meditating, enjoying time without distractions, or by doing other various activities that will help you focus your mind in the present.
Practicing mindfulness is especially crucial for those who struggle with anxiety and depression because your nervous system is often on high alert. Scott Stossel, author of My Age of Anxiety, writes, "The part of your nervous system that is responsible for relaxation and recovery starts to perform more and more weakly, without you being aware of it." When you practices mindfulness, your nervous system becomes stronger and will be more capable of handling anxious thoughts in the future.
Here are some of the other life-changing benefits of practicing mindfulness regularly:
- increased calm and relaxation
- higher levels of energy and enthusiasm for living
- increased self-confidence and self-acceptance
- less feelings of stress, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and addiction
- more self-compassion and compassion for others
4| Practice Gratitude and Joy
It sounds silly to say you have to "practice" gratitude and joy, right? But feeling joy and being grateful are skills that have to be developed. Because of the stress of everyday life (and especially with the struggles of anxiety and depression included in the mix), joy and gratitude don't simply come naturally.
Now, I'm going to be careful with how I go about this point, because the effects of depression can make it almost impossible to feel any joy at all and that absolutely is not your fault. Sometimes joy can't be developed because your brain won't allow you to feel any happiness at all. When that's the case, medication may be your only option to get your life back on track and start feeling normal enough to even implement these strategies.
When your brain is chemically imbalanced, natural strategies may not be enough to fix imbalance and that's okay. You're not weak or incapable or less than anyone else because you need medicine to feel normal. Just as someone with cancer would seek medical attention, your brain sometimes needs it as well.
But, when you are capable of making the effort to start feeling joy and peace in your life again, it's important that you do so! That often requires a conscious effort on our part, which means you can't idly sit back and hope happiness and peace will come to you.
Here's a couple things you can do to start practicing joy and gratitude in your daily life:
1. Commit to occasionally only doing one thing at a time. We've all become MASTERS of multi-tasking. When's the last time you slowed down and read a book or drank a cup of tea without any other distractions- without pinning a Pin, texting a friend back, and watching a TV show at the same time? Take some time to simply enjoy a cup of tea, a good book, a walk around the neighborhood, or a simple quiet moment. Of course, it is possible to enjoy the busy distracted moments as well (some of the best times in my life have been surrounded by business- like my wedding day or a day spent at Disneyland), but it's important to slow down sometimes, especially when you've been experiencing the commotion and chaos of anxiety and depression.
2. Celebrate the little things that bring you joy. I think my husband might sometimes think I'm a crazy person because of how excited I get about the "little things" in life- like going to the grocery store, finding a good book to read at the library, my favorite tea being in stock at the store, or the leaves changing color. I used to be this way when I was kid but when my anxiety and depression were at their worst, I lost that part of myself. I stopped being excited by the little things. I recently made a commitment to myself to find beauty everywhere and to make a conscious effort to let things bring me joy like they used to.
3. Do one thing each day that makes you happy and one thing each day that needs to be done. The crippling reality of depression and anxiety is that it can seem absolutely impossible to do anything at all.
The other day, I was feeling so depressed that I laid in bed for hours and didn't even feel capable of watching TV or pinning on Pinterest (which are two of my favorite activities.) Eventually, I forced myself to get up. It was the LAST thing I wanted to do. I could have laid there in misery for 10 more hours- or maybe even for the rest of my life, but I MADE myself get up and I started doing something I usually enjoyed doing even though it didn't sound enjoyable at all at the time. But, after awhile, I actually started to feel better, which I didn't think was ever going to happen again (yes, depression tricks us into thinking that).
Sometimes, all it takes is the courage to get up and start doing ANYTHING! Even if it's going to the bathroom or brushing your teeth. Or, you could even commit to doing one thing every day that you usually enjoy (even if it doesn't seem like it would be enjoyable AT ALL at the time) and one thing a day that you have to get done (the dishes, picking one piece of dirty laundry up off the ground). Eventually, you'll start feeling more capable and confident and you'll start enjoying life again.
5| Take Care of Your Body
Your mind can't work properly if your body isn't getting the essential care it needs. It's somewhat ironic (and terrible and frustrating) that many of the coping mechanisms that people turn to when they're feeling anxious or depressed are harmful to the body and therefore put their minds and souls in a far greater predicament.
Some things you might be tempted to do when you're feeling anxious or depressed are:
- binge eating
- drinking
- smoking
- not eating enough
- not exercising
- exercising too much
- eating unhealthy foods
- harming your body
Our brains sometimes trick us into thinking a short-term fix will actually bring us happiness and stop the pain for awhile, but it's not true happiness and it only makes it harder for us to repair the damage that's done to our bodies and minds. Many of these are far greater issues than I'm equipped to advise you on, but I can say that I've given some of these a try, and they ARE NOT worth it.
I'm not a trained professional, so I would advise you to seek professional help if you're tempted to start or overdo any of these unhealthy coping mechanisms or if you're having trouble discontinuing them on your own.
Here are a few healthy alternatives that'll give you that "quick-fix" feeling that you might be looking for in the midst of your very deep pain (most of which are also helpful long-term):
- exercise
- yoga
- meditation
- Positive Energy Yogi tea (tangerine flavor is my favorite)
- Yerba Mate tea (this is my favorite brand)
- Ashwagandha 1000mg pills (have a calming and energizing effect and are also a great substitute for prescribed medication- but do your own research on these)
I really hope this post helped you learn how to better cope with your anxiety and depression and take some control over your life. If you start implementing these strategies, you'll see a drastic change in your life and in your ability to cope with your anxiety and depression!
Please comment below if you have any other suggestions. What have you done that's been helpful in coping with your anxiety or depression? What's your biggest struggle with anxiety or depression?
Also, if you liked this post and found it helpful, I would love if you pinned it to your Pinterest! That'll help spread it around and could potentially help others who are suffering from anxiety and/or depression. Thanks!


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IBO Conflicts with Christian values
IBO - A Controversial UN Global Education Program That Conflicts With Judeo-Christian Values
Has Been Established In Arkansas by SB1054 of 2005
It was slipped through the legislature with not one legislator voting against it.
It was being implemented in Jonesboro, Arkansas as an elementary magnet school
It has already been implemented at Springdale, Hot Springs, and North Little Rock
So What is IBO? IBO stands for International Baccalaureate Organization. " School board members in a Minnesota district call it anti-American and anti-Christian. In New Jersey, members of one school board argue it's a waste of money. Now, a suburban Pittsburgh school district is abolishing it over questions of politics and cost" 1 Critics argue that IB's multicultural themes promote values that conflict with traditional Judeo-Christian values. One teachers objects to the program because of IBO's endorsement of the Earth Charter which calls for sustainability of the Earth through,, among other things, responsible reproduction and wealth distribution. Many opponents have called it Marxist. 2.
Jeanne Geiger, an outspoken critic of the program in Reston, Va., wrote to a local newspaper: "Administrators do not tell you that the current IB program for ages 3 through grade 12 promotes socialism, disarmament, radical environmentalism and moral relativism, while attempting to undermine Christian religious values and national sovereignty." 3
IBO is a very expensive controversial educational program. One organization has estimated that it "costs taxpayers about $200,000 per year over regular school expenses to have the IB program in a school. 4 It is often substituted for advanced placement courses that one critic describes this way: "No longer are children learning the difference between capitalism and socialism. No longer are children being taught why the United States became the most powerful economic engine the world has ever known. Instead, they are being taught that with less than 5 percent of the world's population, the U.S. uses 25 percent of the world's resources and produces 25 percent of the world's pollution. 5
"They are being taught that the U.S. is the No. 1 terrorist nation. They are being taught that the rest of the world is mired in poverty because of the greedy capitalists in the United States." IBO is also referred to as social engineering." 6
International Baccalaureate Organization (also known as IB, IBO, IBP, MYP, ISM - PYP) is a United Nations educational program located in Geneva, Switzerland. IBO "has endorsed the Earth Charter - an earth-centered collection of global principles which honor global political-ethical-moral and spiritual unification. Some, such as Mikhail Gorbachev, have gone so far as to compare the Earth Charter with 'those 10 or 15 Commandments which we all know about...those famous testaments...'" 7
United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) provided the funding to create the IBO program. "In one of its first efforts in 1949, the UNESCO textbook, titled 'Toward World Understanding,' used to teach teachers what to teach, said: 'As long as the child breathes the poisoned air of nationalism, education in world-mindedness can produce only rather precarious results. As we have pointed out, it is frequently the family that infects the child with extreme nationalism.'" 8
"In addition to all the above concerns, PABBIS receives a greatly disproportionate number of complaints about books from parents of children in the IB program. Some parents have not entered or have withdrawn from the IB program just to avoid running the gauntlet of controversial IB program books that use extremely vulgar sexual themes. 10
The IBO is now providing the curriculum for 33,000 teachers in nearly 1,500 schools around the world, 55 of which are middle schools in the Washington D.C. area. 11
The International Baccalaureate Program is being implemented in Arkansas at this time. It is mentioned about 20 times in the ADE's "Rules and Regulations Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Diploma Incentive Program, October 05," The rules are based on a law passed during the 2005 session, SB1054 sponsored by Senator Salmon and now Act 2152. 12
Not one legislator voted against the bill. It was slipped through as a type of advanced placement program that would require the students to study harder. Some legislators who voted said it made them sick when they realized they had voted for something like this. They thought it was just a program that would make the students study harder. Probably no more than 10% of the legislators even know it is being implemented. 13
Since its beginning, the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has been trying to impose an international curriculum to prepare students for world government. More than 500 U.S. schools are now using the International Baccalaureate program, and the Department of Education has just awarded a $1.2 million grant to expand the program in middle schools in Arizona, Massachusetts and New York. 14
One legislator who attended a seminar on IBO educational program in Washington said the 100 hours of Theory of Knowledge (TOK) required by IB Diploma would create a belief system that would cause the students to reject the gospel. This TOK is described as "a key element in encouraging students to appreciate other cultural perspectives." 15
The three IB programs offered are: Primary Years Program (PYP) ages 3 to 12, a Middle Years Program (MYP) ages 11 to 16, and a Diploma Program (DP) for children ages 16 to 19 (All of the programs come with tests administered by the IBO)
"Swiss law governs the Rules and all other documentation related to the authorization for teaching an IB program...Parents with little information would not realize that a foreign body maintains "a list of students" where there is no guarantee of security....the governing law is not that of the state, but of Swiss law." 16
According to Allen Quist is Professor of Political Science and author of five books, the most "IB tests are sent to Geneva for scoring. Concerns about privacy and security involve the fact that "personal, values-laden data on individual American students" is being collected and stored in a foreign database." (Edwatch, 11-10-2005 17
The IBO program contains all the elements of the Outcome Based Education law (Act 236) that was passed in 1991 in Arkansas that was so controversial that most of the law was repealed. That law had four outcomes and three of the four dealt with values rather than curriculum. The law was repealed but they have implemented most of it piece by piece through other legislation and policies. This IBO program was where they where were headed all along. It has all the elements of the Outcome Based Education law - multiculturalism, diversity (homosexuality) all religions are equal, lessened emphasis on textbooks, social engineering, and brainwashing, and books with filthy language, with very little emphasis on educational facts and actual curriculum.
Arkansas implemented a state curriculum in the Omnibus Bill in 2003. All schools have to teach the curriculum the state demands. IBO is now included in that curriculum in the law passed in 2005 noted above. 18
Will the people stand up and save our children or will we surrender and watch as they them make one of two choices: go the world's way and lose their souls or take a stand and be persecuted. Either choice is horrific so how can we stand by and do nothing?
Jonesboro School District was at one time planning to make one of its magnet schools an International Baccalaureate Program. IBO is making "world citizens" of young children who have not yet learned what it is to be an American citizen and why America has been so blessed among nations. The IBP program equalizes all cultures, including those cultures that abase women, discriminate against certain religions and ethnic groups, teach young children to hate and become suicide bombers. Shouldn't our youngest children first be taught what it means to be a member of a democratic republic before trying to make "global citizens" out of them?
Quote from Jonesboro School District website: INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (INTERNATIONAL BACCUALAREATE): The International Studies program will provide students with the background and skills for future career opportunities in the global community...The school will apply for International Baccalaureate status as soon as possible. 19 [Note: Jonesboro has changed their website on this section three times now - from saying they will apply for International Baccalaureate status to they may apply and now have left those lines off and are just calling it International Studies program but the program they describe is almost the same as before and could just as easily describe the IB program.. A school official said he couldn't tell me if they had backed off the IB program at this time; and that only central office could tell me that. So the link to what they have now is http://www.jps.k12.ar.us/view/387 (See next to last paragraph on this link)
Curriculum in Pa. Spotlight," CBS News, March 6, 2006
3. U. N. influence in U.S. schools by Henry Lamb, Posted January 24, http://www.unwatch.com/hl012604.shtml
4. "IB Loads Costs on the Taxpayers, December 05" http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/2005/dec05/taxpayers.html
5. See number 3 above.
6. See number 3 above.
7. Social Engineering for Global Change By Carl Teichrib - September, 2004 http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/04/teichrib-engineering-social-change.htm
8. See number 3 above
9. See number 3 above
10. Ed Watch International Baccalaureate Alert, PABBIS Press Release."
11. See number 3 above
12 Arkansas Dept of Education Rules for Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Diploma Incentive Program, October 05
13 Senate Bill 1054 authorizing International Baccalaureate Program in Arkansas
14 See number 3 above
15 Social Change and IB World Schools, Education Reporter, http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/2005/dec05/IB-schools.html
16. IB Schools in U.S. Under U.N. Law http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/2006/may06/IBSchools.html
17. See number 4 above
18. Omnibus Bill prescribing Arkansas curriculum and standards ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/acts/2003/public/Act1467.pdf
19. Jonesboro authorizes International Baccalaureate program as an elementary magnet school. ehttp://www.jps.k12.ar.us/magnet_school_themes.htm
Debbie Pelley, Retired Teacher


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I just started watching the show "Pitchmen" and it was growing on me. This was officially the worst weekend for celebrity deaths in a long time…
Archive for June, 2009
Dude, Did Not See This Coming…29 June, 2009
DRH, BA, FTW…29 June, 2009
Wow, that was gay… But this surely isn't…
Dude, He Gets It…29 June, 2009
I'm not a fan of the one stall/one urinal bathroom with no lock on the door. Troubling in so many ways.
JM had a bunch of good thoughts on music/Michael Jackson/etc. over the weekend, but this is so true it hurts…
You Suck Ahmadinejad, Part II…26 June, 2009
Also Hilarious…26 June, 2009
Hilarious…26 June, 2009
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher is never one to shy away from starting a ruck. So it's a surprise to hear that he found himself on the receiving end of a tongue-lashing from none other than Britney Spears.
The pop princess got the hump with the 36-year-old Manc after he threw an all-night party at the Four Seasons hotel in Dublin, the city where both had been performing.
Brit complained that their party was too noisy and Liam was being "inconsiderate".
Needless to say, he didn't take much notice. We're told: "Liam was with members of the Prodigy, along with the Appleton sisters, and decided to have a really boozy session when they got back to the hotel. They started off in the hotel's Ice Bar and then moved on to the lobby.
As Britney entered the hotel they were being really loud and raucous, which was why she went mad. She started shouting saying that it was ridiculous that they were being so loud and inconsiderate."
But her rant did little to stop the party — and even led to a typical Liam jibe when hotel staff intervened. Our spy added: "Liam just scoffed at her, and was overheard saying to hotel staff Britney who?' before continuing to party. This made Britney really mad and her dad Jamie had to step in to try and sort it all out. By this time Britney had stormed off."
The Womanizer singer, 27, trudged off to her penthouse suite so she could have more privacy. Liam was without the diplomatic influence of older brother Noel. Apparently the pair have been arguing on tour and are staying in separate hotels. A spokesman for Oasis refused to comment today.
I'd say that after Britney's Shining Moment in Manchester the other week, she deserves it from a Manc…
Today's Noelism: 6/26/0926 June, 2009
I don't know what Rock 'n Roll is, but we sure like a drink. That's for sure, and all basis are covered. You know, you might fancy that bit of Peruvian rum, you gotta have one , eh? The only thing not on the rider is skim milk, but I could get that if I wanted…
What a Terrible Day…25 June, 2009
Nevermind the fact that I woke up this morning feeling like shit, but then I hear that Farrah Fawcett passed away…
The world just got a lot less hotter…
RIP Man…25 June, 2009
Whaaaaat?25 June, 2009
Just saw this commercial… is this really necessary?
Fuck Yeah…24 June, 2009
The White House is steppin' it up for reals…
The translation for this tweet is "President Obama's Remarks on Iran at his Press Conference, with Persian Translation [Link]" (via Steve S. / Wayne's list)
WWTDD, FTW…23 June, 2009
Chris Brown admitted today that he beat Rihanna on February 8th, punched her in the face repeatedly and choked her, and even though he's never shown the slightest bit or regret or remorse, prosecutors in Los Angeles agreed to a plea that let's him walk away without even one day in jail. TMZ says…
"He'll spend 180 days doing community labor (8 hours a day — 1440 hours total) — which is, in effect, hard labor. He'll do his service in Virginia which is where Brown lives. A Virginia law enforcement officer told us Brown will be picking up trash, pulling weeds and washing fire trucks.
He gets 5 years probation for FELONY assault — he pled guilty. He'll get supervised probation. He'll have to come back to court every three months.
He must enroll in a domestic violence counseling program.
If Brown violates probation, he could get up to 4 years in prison.
Brown is now a convicted felon and loses the the following rights: To own a gun, to sit on a jury, subject to search and seizure without a search warrant and he now has limitations on travel."
Washing fire trucks? Are they fucking serious? We used to have a neighborhood fire house in my neighborhood and kids would help wash the trucks for fun. It was a special treat. We would wash the trucks and wear the helmets and play with the dog. All they have to do now is make him eat some rice krispy treats, and California's idea of punishing violent criminals will be the exact same as one of my happiest childhood memories.
Cheeky Bastard…23 June, 2009
I'm not a huge Elvis Costello fan, the guys all right. But I wouldn't exactly say he is the top man in songwriting, either. I think, possibly, (this is conjecture) Noel's got more number 1 hits under his belt than Elvis Costello. I know, in my generation at least, people are 10x more likely to recognize an Oasis song than anything Elvis has done. This is what he said of Noel:
"I think I can do Paul McCartney better than Noel Gallagher can do Paul McCartney, Noel is deluded about a lot of things, most obviously that he is a songwriter at all. That he even brackets himself in the same sentence as Paul is laughable ."
Today's Noelism: 6/23/0923 June, 2009
Don't remember leaving the gig! I feel poisoned. Not looking forward to the flight home AND me and Irie Nancy have got to go to a friend's 40th tomorrow. More boozing. Shit!!
Hello? Is there anybody out there? Been having technical problems with the lines of communication of late. Sorry for the break in transmission. Normal service is now resumed – and no, you're not getting your money back!! While I'm on that subject, it seems that around 20,000 of you have asked for a refund from that night at Heaton Park!! 20,000!! So you were genuinely disappointed? I don't recall seeing a 20,000 gap in the crowd. Cheeky cunts! Tsk ..some people.
Anyway, no such problems in Scotland. Gig at Murrayfield was great. Great crowd, as always. The Enemy and Kasabian were on top form. Didn't see The Reverend.
Apart from – yet again! – some poor DJ'ing from Romeo the party in the dressing room was a good-un. Didn't leave 'til the sun came up. Respect to Kasabian. They were still there when I left and they had a gig in Glasgow last night! Fuck that. They must've been rough as arseholes.
Daaaaamn…18 June, 2009
Can we go to the moon again, then? Its pocket change…
Happy Birthday, You Genius Bastard…18 June, 2009
Paul McCartney is 67 today. Dude doesn't look older than mid fifties… what a fucking champion…
Hilarious…18 June, 2009
Watch as Britney Spears gives a shout out to London… while in Manchester…
Greatest Article Ever…18 June, 2009
About the Coldplay/Satriani lawsuit:
Seeing how he seems like a genuinely humble and all-round decent human being, let's assume that Chris Martin is as horrified as anyone at the way things have unfolded, writes Vancouver's straight.com.
Imagine setting out to create something new and boundary-pushing, a reinvention, if you will, of a band that's easily become the biggest success story of its generation. That's what the boys of Coldplay did with 2008's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, a record that found them, for the first time, shooting for something higher than ball-less, housewife-friendly alternative pop.
And what happened with that ambitious rebranding project? Well, as every YouTube addict knows, it ended up getting the U.K. quartet sued for plagiarism. To add to the indignity, the plaintiff isn't a beloved icon (e.g., Neil Young, David Bowie, or Lou Reed) that any self-respecting songwriter would happily cop to ripping off, but instead one of rock 'n' roll's most notoriously tasteless musical masturbators.
On the reviled-by-critics front, chrome-domed guitar noodler Joe Satriani ranks right up there with Carrot Top, Uwe Boll, and that French-Canadian skeletor who sang the Titanic song. Chickenfoot fans aside, no one gives a shit about "Satch" in 2009, including the birdhouse- and ashtray-builders who pissed away the '80s by mastering every note of Surfing With the Alien on air guitar. Despite that, Satriani would have us believe that Coldplay shamelessly ripped off his "If I Could Fly" when it wrote the number-one single "Viva la Vida".
Going after Coldplay was a brilliant career move. Pre-lawsuit, Satch was a largely forgotten '80s footnote, primarily known as a perma-wanking penis with ears who never played one note when he could splooge out 20. Taking aim at Martin and company not only proved he wasn't dead, but also got his name circulating among a new constituency. Suddenly, Satch is a household name in actual houses, as opposed to Whalley Airstreams occupied by people whose idea of formal wear is a T-shirt with a cartoon tuxedo printed on it. The only place where his argument falls down is that no one has listened to Joe Satriani since George Sr. was nailing Barbara's bush in the White House, making the idea that his genius was somehow ripped off laughable.
Coldplay—which, in addition to Martin, includes those other three guys—was crystal clear about wanting to mix things up on Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. Hell, they even went ahead and enlisted producer Brian Eno, who, despite being every bit as overrated as Daniel Lanois, has somehow tricked the world into thinking he doesn't make records as much as works of art.
The problem with Viva la Vida, though, was that it didn't stray far enough from the blueprint that made Coldplay famous. If you're going to seriously make a move to reposition yourself as musical mavericks, why not go fucking nuts and make something every bit as deliciously insane as the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus"? Or at least Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man"?
If you really want to freak out the yuppie normaloids who buy your records, ditch the high-school-marching-band Grammy duds that made you look like an Australian's nightmare. Start dressing in Sprockets-brand black, and rip off the Refused's The Shape of Punk to Come.
Martin might just be able to pull off such a radical reinvention because, as noted, he is by all accounts a decent human being. For a start, he's honest to a fault. If you didn't get your wick dipped until you were 22, would you admit it in the pages of Rolling Stone, which the singer happily did? He's doing his best to make the world a little safer for kids with, umm, odd names like Apple, Orange, and Kumquat, which, truthfully, are only marginally less out-there on the weirdo front than Gwyneth. And along with his bandmates, he not only donates 10 percent of everything Coldplay makes to charity, he does so quietly, which is more than you can say for that eyeliner-addicted blowhard from U2.
Unless he can really reinvent himself the next time, what's his reward for all of this, besides enough Grammy-shaped doorstops to ensure no crapper portal ever blows shut at Chez Martin? At the moment, it's the reality that his tombstone might end up reading "I ripped off a guy who once released a record titled Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock." The indignity. Not to mention the horror.
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Al Roker Is Funny…17 June, 2009
"Heidi and Spencer are young and eventually will realize there is more to life than fame. And by putting them on, we are playing into their evil plot for world domination. For that, I apologize. Mwuh ha ha ha ha."
Interesting…16 June, 2009
I used to be a huge punk fan… in 4th grade… but now, not so much. Anyway, here's the band Punks Not Dad from the UK with a new song. Its a band make up of 40+ dad's, interesting to say the least…
Pretty, Pretty, Funny…16 June, 2009
Weird Al gives craigslist a Doors treatment. I'm not a huge Weird Al fan (or Doors fan for that matter), but this is pretty funny and spot on, as usual. The original keyboardist from the Doors actually plays on it, that's definitely cool…
That's Not Cool…15 June, 2009
I've got the Crohn's, its no fun. I also know what it feels like to not know what you have and not know why you've been having those embarrassing bowel movements in high school…
When doctors didn't give a Washington state high school student the answers she wanted, she took matters into her own hands.
Eighteen-year-old Jessica Terry, brought slides of her own intestinal tissue into her AP science class and correctly diagnosed herself with Crohn's disease.
"It's weird I had to solve my own medical problem," Terry told CNN affiliate KOMO. "There were just no answers anywhere … I was always sick."
For years she went from doctor to doctor complaining of vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss and stomach pains. They said she had irritable bowel syndrome. They said she had colitis.
They said the slides of her intestinal tissue were fine, but she knew that wasn't right.
"Not knowing much about a disease you're growing up with is not only nerve-wracking, but it's confusing," Terry told the Sammamish Reporter.
So when local pathologists stopped in to teach students in her Biomedical Problems class how to analyze slides…
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Kasabian in bed by 9, is this a smash hits tour or what…EMPIRE, are you fucking sure?
Hilarious…15 June, 2009
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Belgian Tripel 2 - 'repeat'
After brewing at a high and steady pace for over 3 years, there hasn't been a style I've wanted to reproduce...until now. Last year's was not only my first attempt at a high gravity Belgian Tripel, it was also brewed almost perfectly. I'll still pat myself on the back for that one. But seriously, now I need more of it. So this marks my first reproduction batch.
But, now as I proceed to write the recipe here, it already looks like I goofed. The recipe used was from a printout from TastyBrew. The recipe written on the blog suggests I altered it while brewing. Sometimes these changes happen during the boil. If so, then an additional .5 ounce of Sterling hops were chucked into the KO addition. Only time will tell where the error is. And I'm not worried because Sterling is a forgiving hop, and an extra little accent should be nice.
Otherwise, everything seemed to be on track. Pretty much all the stats came out great. With an OG only 3 points above the original, it should come very close.
Belgian Tripel 2
13. lbs. Belgian Pils
2.0 lbs. German Vienna
1.0 lbs. Belgian Wheat
1.5 lbs. Clear Candy Sugar (boiled & added 6/6)
.80 oz. Magnum, 13.6%, pellet, 60min
.50 oz. Sterling, 5.3%, pellet, 30min
.50 oz. Saaz, 5.8%, pellet, 10min
.25 oz. Sterling, 5.3%, pellet, 10min
.50 oz. Saaz, 5.8%, pellet, KO
.25 oz. Sterling, 5.3%, pellet, KO
Wyeast 3787: Trappist High Gravity (cake from 1 gal. batch)
Brew Day Stats
Brewed: 5/31/09
Racked: just primary
Bottled: 7/5/09
Water Adjustment:
Strike: 1 tsp. Gypsum, .75 tsp. Acid Blend
2nd Sparge: 1 tsp. Gypsum, .25 tsp Epsom
H2O/Grain Ratio: 1.2 qt/lb
Mash Ph: 5.3
Sacch. Rest Temp/Time: 150°F/75min
Mash Out Temp/Time: 170°F/10min
1st Batch Vol/SG: 4.25gal/1.077 (left 1 gal in mash for 2nd sparge)
2nd Batch Sparge Vol/H2OTemp/MashTemp: 2/178°F/166°F
2nd Batch Vol/SG: 3gal/1.048
Pre-Boil Vol: 7.25
Pre-Boil SG: 1.061
Boil Time: 75min
Post-Boil Vol: 5.9 gal
Mash Efficiency: 75%
SG: 1.072 (grains only)
OG: 1.087 (w/ sugar)
IBU: approx. 39
Color/SRM: Pale Gold/4
Ferment Temp: 67,71,65,70°F
Bottling Yeast: Safbrew T-58


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Hi there ! It's been a very long time 😉
Let me wish you a happy new year (in March yes), at least 2018 has only began 2 months ago :p
You may noticed it if you pay attention to my blog but since last Christmas there was absolutely noting new on the website. Not even a little article or something. I'll work on it this year because my studies are almost finished, I'll get a little more free time. Well no, I won't get more free time with my new job but at least I could work on it without too much restrictions.
You read it right. I've get a new job in Programming near Strasbourg ! But I can only say I didn't signed anything for the moment, more infos soon 😉
I would like to make this blog alive so here is a bunch of news for 2018:
New work, new life
As I said earlier, I've get a new job recently. That not only means my life will change but I'll need to go somewhere near Strasbourg. And it's freakin' good !! Of course I'll need to work all day but I could use my free time to my sides projects such as 3D engine and Games I want to make.
Waiting for Godot
Yeah I'm trying to be funny sometimes (spoiler: I'm not). But the actual Godot is not a Theatrical character but a 2D/3D engine I've discovered recently with its new version 3.0. Maybe not as powerful as Unreal, but still beautiful, you can develop any 2D and 3D games you want easily with a big tool box.
I've tried it and became almost instantly addict because, of the main reasons below:
- You can code in C#, C++ or GDScript, the scripting langage of Godot similar to Python.
- 2D and 3D are managed separately, you don't have to work in a 3D scene to make a 2D game.
- It's free and Open Source.
- It works on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
- It's easy and pleasant to use 🙂
You can get more information on Godot on its website.
The website
The website itself is almost complete. I still need to implement comments, search and especially Responsive Design. Not only it will be very long to do but I have to rewrite almost 90% of the theme code because I didn't though about mobile first. Another big reason: Many search engines displays all websites with responsive design first instead of others.
That's almost all for the moment. I have a big lot of work to do for my Master, so I won't be able to post a lot of things the next months. At least you know why it seems not very active 😛
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Onyx says no to CDC
Board members have rejected a bid from the rival midmarket vendor and now consider the matter closed.
Members of the board of directors said yesterday that Onyx Software Corp. is rejecting a $50 million offer from CDC Corp. for a majority stake in Onyx.
A committee made up expressly to consider CDC's offer rejected it unanimously, according to Onyx. In a release issued yesterday, Onyx cited the poor financial performance of CDC's software division, a "poor track record of delivering shareholder value," the decreased valuation of CDC acquisitions -- Ross Systems and Pivotal Corp. -- and that the proposal would be "highly dilutive to Onyx shareholders."
CDC, a subsidiary of Chinadotcom, a Chinese enterprise software vendor, offered $50 million for a majority stake in Onyx, which would remain a public company. It currently has a small stake in Onyx.
CDC first proposed its bid Dec. 6 and executives from the two companies met Dec. 30 to discuss the proposal. CDC took its plan to the press two days before that meeting, saying it was having trouble communicating with Onyx executives and had little faith the offer was being taken seriously. That revelation came as a shock to Onyx, which said there had simply been scheduling difficulties around the holidays.
However, in a conference call today, CDC's acting CEO Steven Chan said that the Dec. 30 consisted only of a 30-minute phone call with the Onyx CEO.
CDC executives called for the move, claiming that "bigger is better" in the rapidly consolidating CRM market and noted the complementary customer bases. Onyx's strong customer base in government, healthcare and insurance would complement CDC's home building, asset management and manufacturing, CDC said.
The two companies have a brief history, both bidding for midmarket CRM provider Pivotal in 2003. CDC ultimately prevailed; paying $2 per share for Pivotal stock after Onyx withdrew its bid. After that deal, CDC and Onyx discussed a combined company, but nothing came of it until CDC revisited the plan in November, according to Chan.
Chan added that CDC's offer "is not set in stone" and that he and Rick Marquardt CDC's president would be traveling the U.S. to discuss their offer and with analysts and Onyx shareholders.
Onyx reiterated yesterday that the company is not for sale and now considers the matter closed.
"Our responsibility is to evaluate proposals. We are rejecting this proposal," said Janice Anderson, CEO of Onyx. "If we were seeking a sale of the company it would be different. At this point, unless there's a specific unsolicited proposal, we've already made our decision. There is no other proposal on the table. You can't assess what you don't have."
Anderson said that, while Onyx is not seeking to sell the company or make an acquisition and hasn't done due diligence on CDC, she did not see a lot of synergies between the two companies.
Chan expressed disappointment with Onyx's response and note of finality.
"We are further disappointed with the process Onyx used to value our proposal," Chan said. "Our representatives had a single 30-minute phone call with Onyx's CEO; no other board member attended that call. CDC has been unable to schedule any discussion with any member of Onyx's management or board."
Anderson responded that she is the chairman of the board and Onyx management is well aware of CDC's offer.


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Abbeywood Tots Local Offer
As from September 2014 new reforms were set for settings to produce a local offer. Children will receive SEND support a graduated approach to identifying and meeting any educational needs that the child might have.
How will Abbeywood Tots know if a child needs help?
We will monitor each child through a series of observations in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage. Where a child appears to not be making progress then it may be necessary to use a different approach to learning. Difficulties that are ongoing may indicate the need for a level of support that is above what the setting can normally provide.
Each child will be provided with a key person and an individualised record of their development. Regular observations will be shared with parents and carers. When a possible concern has been identified the key person will liaise with the setting SENCO and the parents carers. A support plan will be put in place and tracked to see how the child is developing and what support will be needed if any in the future.
The observations will be key in identifying where early intervention may be required and this will be shared with parents and carers, health visitors and any other person who are required to give additional support.
What is Abbeywood Tots approach to supporting different children's needs and how will that help my child?
Each of our settings will have a SENCO who will support the key person, the child, and their families to ensure the individual needs are met. We have a set of policies and procedures in place that will ensure that the resources and the environments are suitable and accessible to all children.
The SENCO will work with the key person to ensure that the learning is differentiated to meet the needs of all children. The key person and with the parents or carers will provide an individual support plan for the child based around their strengths and set achievable targets for the child to meet.
The SENCO will liaise with other professionals such as inclusions, speech and language therapists and health visitors to gain further advice and support to meet the child's individual needs. The support will be updated and regularly reviewed by the key person and the SENCO and with support of parents and carers.
How accessible is the environment?
If the family has English as additional language we will encourage you to share key words with the setting so that we can share the experience. Within our planning we ensure language support is available to support children with English as an additional language.
We have designed our nurseries to try and be accessible as possible however some of our nurseries do have stairs, and would then require a child to either walk or crawl up the stairs. We do have disabled toilets in some of our settings. We would consider the planning of the learning to enable as much access as possible for all children in our care.
Abbeywood Tots will take reasonable steps to adapt the provision if necessary.
How do I know if my child will need extra help?
We will monitor and observe your child. Through a serous of formative observations we will address any concerns that we have with the parents and carers. We will then form a plan that will enhance the child's learning and development within Abbeywood tots.
How do you identify children with SEND?
Through observations children can be identified as not reaching their full potential therefore needing extra support within the setting. With discussion with parents plans will be put into place to discuss targets and also the children will learn and develop in their own time and have an individualised approach to learning.
How will I raise any concerns that I may have?
You will be welcome to come into see your child's Keyworker or the SENCO at any time to discuss any concerns that you might have about your child's development. This can then be put into a plan to then take your child further and enhance their development.
How will staff at Abbeywood Tots support my child and oversee and plan the education that my child will participate in?
All children who have been recognised as having a need will have a plan that will support them in their development and help them to move on in their learning. Staff will plan a series of activities so that children are able to reach their own specific targets and all activities will help children reach these targets. All the education and support plans supported by a senior manager to ensure this is of the highest quality and that the education is meeting the needs of all the children.
Who else will be involved with my child and what will their role be?
The team at Abbeywood Tots will wherever possible will gain advice from other agencies such as Speech and Language, Behaviour Support and the Local Children's Centre. This can all be done with your consent. The SENCO at Abbeywood Tots will liaise with the parents and carers and also the other outside agencies. Everyone will be kept fully updated and plans will be decided between all the people that are involved.
How will I know if my child is progressing?
The support plans will show how your child is progressing, and monitor the next steps for your child. Parents and Carers will be informed of any new support plans that are put into place and are welcome to come into the nursery to discuss progression at any time. We will value the parent's and carers input along with any other professionals to ensure the best outcome for the child.


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As much as a lot of us like to brag about how "Open" Android is, that really depends on who you ask, or on where you ask as well. Google has been facing antitrust lawsuits in a couple of countries already, mainly because Android isn't really open in some cases, and the company is now facing some more issues in Europe because of its Google Play policies.
Installing third-party app stores is a common thing in countries like the US or China, where in the US we see the Amazon App Store, and in China where there are a ton of app services. Still, when it comes to Europe, a Portugal-based company called Aptoide is filing a complaint against Google. The complaint claims that it can't submit a fully functional app store on Android devices because of Google's non-compete clause when it comes to its Google Play Store. To make matters worse, Google is blocking the browser version of Aptoide on the Chrome browser claiming that there are spam issues as well. Aptoide goes as far as complaining on the difficulty users find the switch to allow the side loading of applications with newer versions of Android.
Obviously there is a lot to cover with this complaint, and we still have to confirm if Google is indeed legally infringing on a right that the company intends on its mobile operating system. Hopefully this doesn't hinder competition going forward.


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Endangered Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus), Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
Photo credit: Keith Ramos
Manatee resting at Three Sisters Springs (Crystal River NWR) while shading over a school of mangrove snappers.
The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, was established in 1983 specifically for the protection of the endangered West Indian Manatee. This unique refuge preserves the last unspoiled and undeveloped habitat in Kings Bay, which forms the headwaters of the Crystal River. The refuge preserves the warm water spring havens, which provide critical habitat for the manatee populations that migrate here each winter.
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When it comes to my own style I don't have a set of rules I follow or any guidelines, I simply dress myself depending on my mood and want to convey in that moment and to me, that's what personal style is all about. As I've explained in previous posts, my style comes down to the details. Personally, the "little" details of my looks are what make it me and are what elevate a look from style to stile [heheh, see what I did there]. After all anyone can wear a piece of clothing, but it's how you style it that will make you stand out and express your own sense of individuality. This is why I adore fashion – expression without speaking.
When I spotted this romper at TopShop it instantly caught my eye because of the silver eyelet detail and halter inspired straps. So on trend yet so timeless. The eyelet is such a minimalistic detail, however, it's the focus of the entire look and inspired how I chose to accessorize. I ended up wearing my absolute favorite heels, which by the way are my most comfortable heels along with my silver handbag and classic wayfarer sunglasses. Truly a very simple look yet it all came down to the details.
TopShop Playsuit
Aquazzura "Amazon" Heels
Proenza Schouler Handbag
RayBan Sunglasses
Moschino Cheap & Chic Watch
Vintage Rings & Earrings
Lancôme Midnight Rose Lipstick
Below I pieced together a few of my favorite one-pieces that are perfect for the early fall season!
1st – TopShop floral bell sleeve playsuit – sweet and retro for a touch of '70s glamour
2nd – Zara grey ribbed jumpsuit – weekend cool vibes, loving how casual chic this one is
3rd – Alexa Chung for AG Jeans playsuit – with utility inspired pockets, I'm seriously craving this one…
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Ryan Adams released an ode to a Denver news station yesterday. It was called "Denver7 (Piece of Heaven)," and it mostly involved the singer-songwriter begging for a chance to present the Colorado ABC affiliate's weather report. Last night, he was granted his wish. Here is Ryan Adams warning people about storms in the east:
In yesterday's song, Adams promised to wear a flannel and a Batman shirt, and he was as good as his word. The Batman tee was yellow, however, and that screwed with the green screen just enough to make it seem like Adams was being slowly erased from a video game. He actually did a pretty good job of the whole thing until he turned his back to the camera and found himself bewildered by the very idea of chroma key technology.
Congratulations to Ryan Adams on realizing his dream. He plays the Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver tonight.
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Cuphea hyssopifolia, commonly called Mexican heather, is native from Mexico to Guatemala. It is a rounded, densely branched 1-2' tall tropical sub-shrub. It produces quaint, small, trumpet-shaped flowers with six spreading lavender petals and green calyx tubes. Flowers appear singly in the leaf axils along stems crowded with lance-shaped glossy green leaves (to 3/4" long). Blooms profusely summer to frost. …Read More »
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Walker's Low Flower, aka Catmint. Catmint is one of the toughest perennials you can grow. It's a proven performer during hot, dry weather, and the silvery foliage and blue flowers look great most of the season. Deadhead or cut back hard after first flush of bloom to encourage more flowers. Average, well-drained soil is usually sufficient. Tall types may need …Read More »
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Freesia is a great spring flower bulb for Sunnyvale gardens. It smells great and has a range of colors: white, red, purple. It naturalizes so you get plenty of flowers forever. It is drought tolerant. https://www.sunnyvalegarden.com/flowers/freesia/Read More »
Sparaxis, also known as wandflower or harlequin flower, are colorful members of the iris family with open star-shaped white, orange, lavender, yellow or pink flowers often centered with contrasting symmetrical patterns. The plants are ideal for Sunnyvale gardens as they are hardy to USDA zones 9 through 11 and in zones 7 and 8 with winter protection. In warm-winter zones, …Read More »
Daffodils are a sign of spring. All parts of the daffodil contain a toxic chemical, lycorine. The part of the plant that contains the highest concentration of lycorine is the bulb. However, eating any part of the plant can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Read more: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/48947/#ixzz41z7d6QJsRead More »
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Cyclamen is a great winter-flowering plant that loves light shade. You can grow in indoors or out. The red cyclamen is classic for the winter holidays. This pink variety is also pretty. In the summer, the foliage dies back and it is stressed by reflected heat (so shade is important). First planted in my Sunnyvale garden: Jan 2016 Garden Nursery: …Read More »
Lithodora is a choice groundcover or rock garden plant. This perennial forms a low, creeping mat of hairy grey-green leaves, studded with royal-blue star flowers from late spring through summer. Plants MUST have a well-drained, acidic soil in order to thrive. Heavy clay soils are sure death. Combines well with Heaths and Heathers, since plants have similar requirements. Evergreen where …Read More »
Anemones, also known as windflowers, are a diverse group, with various species blooming in spring and fall. Some have fibrous roots and are found in the perennials section of nurseries and garden centers. Others grow from tubers that are sold and planted in the fall along with spring-flowering bulbs like tulips. About This Plant Spring blooming anemones are low growing …Read More »
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Volunteering in Your Retirement
If you would like to find out how to get involved in Volunteering locally in your retirement do drop by the Kerry Volunteer Centre information stand at the Active Over 50 Plus Expo in Killarney on Sunday 7th at the Malton Hotel and Conference Centre in Killarney. Voluntary groups, sporting organisations and charities across Kerry are keen to involve people with life experience, resourcefulness, qualifications, abilities and energy. In fact, over 50's along with retirees make up the lifeblood of dozens of Kerry organisations and voluntary community.
Among those using their newly found downtime in retirement to positively affect their local community is Bill Holland. He is living proof that volunteering in retirement keeps you active, interested and engaged with the world around you- especially when you are curt off from work colleagues and friends who are still caught up in the world of nine to five. "I'm a retired bloke living on my own, I have stacks of time and I wanted something to do that I'd enjoy but also did some good as well," Bill explains. "There are a lot of people out there with busy jobs and families which could make it more difficult, but if you can find the time it is great experience," he added.
With so many people choosing to locate and relocate back to Kerry for their retirement, volunteering is also a great way of integrating into local community and making new friends; as Mary Fitzgerald discovered when she return recently to her home town of Killarney. Similarly for John Turtington, who moved to Tralee from Dublin a number of years ago, volunteering in retirement has given him a new lease of life and made Kerry feel more like home. He has been involved in a range of projects over the last seven years from youth clubs and drama right through to his current involvement with University Hospital Kerry. He also teaches at the Adult Literacy Centre every Monday morning.
For all three of these retirees the key to successful volunteering is making the time and being able to say no when you have to- after all retirement is about doing what makes you happy. "I know the days I'll be available, generally Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, so if a volunteering opportunity comes up in part of one of those days that suits me I will do it," Mary explained. John agrees: "Just because I am retired doesn't mean that I don't have my own life to live. I have things I like to do, such as my garden and meeting my friends, and it's important that I keep time for those as well". "It's about making volunteering work for you and your schedule," he added.
Volunteering in your retirement is highly recommend and Kerry Volunteer Centre is at hand to support you to get involved in Volunteering locally. So do drop by the Kerry Volunteer Centre information stand at the Active over 50 plus Expo in Killarney on Sunday 7th at the Malton Hotel and Conference Centre in Killarney. You can also go online to www.volunteerkerry.ie or call Kerry Volunteer Centre on 066 7117966.
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Dried cranberry quinoa salad
8 comments:
- Kayte said...
That looks good and pretty! I have never had red quinoa, maybe this is the time to search that out and give it a go.
- February 18, 2012 at 12:38 PM
- yummychunklet said...
The lentils sound like a tasty substitution in this dish! Great short and sweet post!
- February 18, 2012 at 6:38 PM
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
I've never used red quinoa, only white. I wonder what the difference is?
- February 18, 2012 at 11:40 PM
- Jill said...
This sounds good. I've only had quinoa warm, but a cold salad sounds like a great change.
- February 19, 2012 at 9:14 AM
- Trevor Sis Boom said...
Nice coincidence since I just bought a ton of quinao at the market today! This sounds just lovely!
- February 19, 2012 at 11:19 AM
- Johanna GGG said...
I love lentils in salad - sounds delicious
- February 19, 2012 at 11:34 PM
- Cindy said...
Yay, glad you liked it! We remade it recently and funnily enough also used canned lentils instead of chickpeas.
I definitely agree that it's the dried berries that make it, we never skimp on them. :-D
- February 20, 2012 at 11:06 AM
- Cakelaw said...
It's a great recipe, thanks Cindy
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It's interesting to review old posts and realize the fundamental impetus and tone of this blog is the same. I still feel as I did when I wrote this post in 2010 with only a few changes. One of them is I can no longer keep up with the press on Richard Armitage. Part of that is due to my situation and part of it is due to there being so much more. This a good thing for him in more ways than one. LOL! (unfortunately, I have never kicked the LOL habit. Every time I've tried, something I've said in jest was misconstrued as serious). The other thing that's changed is I almost feel like Richard Armitage is an old friend. Before anyone starts becoming worried about my having descended into the depths of some serious CW, remember this often happens when we like a particular entertainer over a long period of time. Can you say Tom Hanks? Sure you can. Okay, so there's the odd person out there who doesn't like Tom, and no, I'm not fully comparing Richard Armitage to Tom Hanks although I do think Rich could be more of an everyman than he is currently. But I'm not going to chase that rabbit today.
Perhaps the only other thing that's changed is I regret a few more things than I did in that linked piece above. I mourn any part I have ever played in quenching the spirit of community. The only salve to my conscience is that anything I have done was not done to create a divide. That's not my style. Oh, I'm not about keeping peace at the cost of my principles, but I do not thrive on conflict. Not afraid of it either, but I don't go out looking for it. Somehow that doesn't matter, 'cause in fandom it tends to find those who manifest themselves very overtly in cyber world. Yep, this just goes with the territory. I also mourn the loss of some friendships. Thankfully, that's been minimal, but I still feel the loss. A post coming next or soon on these things and some other fallout in fandom. It is not a rant but hopefully some encouragement.
So why am I posting this? I have definitely changed during the time I've been running this site but not as much as I thought. It's true I don't drool as much these days, but how long can someone drool? Whatever the case with fans, obviously, I just couldn't keep that up. Occasional drooling is all I'm good for these days, and that should take nothing away from Richard Armitage. He is a fine actor from whom I believe we have not seen his best work.
And that's why I'm hanging around. One of the reasons anyway. I'm waiting for the day he is again in a fine role — meaning one worthy of his talent.
Forgotten this?
If you're a regular reader of this blog, probably not since I can't seem to let that tweet die. John Obert got it, and I'm still basking in that and realize that we still ain't seen nothing yet. And it may well come from behind the camera when we do.
In the meantime, it's been fun going some of the distance with Richard Armitage. I've never watched an actor's career so closely and doubt I ever will again. This is an anomaly for me, and I'd like to keep it that way. :D
And speaking of going the distance, I'm going to brag about something, and if you hate it when I talk about my kids, stop reading now. LOL!
I've talked about all of my children on this blog including my youngest who is underage but being the least mentioned and not pictured. My older kids have pictures of themselves plastered all over the Net, so it would be pointless to try to keep their photos under wraps. They're part of that generation who doesn't think about those things as being a problem. At such time as my youngest reaches majority, she can do the same, but while she's underage, no way I'm going to put her photo out to be easily snagged.
Onto the bragging.
When I started this blog, I had been a fan of Richard Armitage for over two years, and my son was nearing the end of his junior year of high school and already getting heavily recruited by college athletic directors and coaches. It was quite the learning curve for our family, and I remember SO telling our son, "If you get a scholarship, consider it a job, because they will be paying for your education or most of it." Mercenary as that sounds, that's a reality, and it's good to let a kid know so they don't go into a college sport with idealistic visions of coaches being their friends. They're employers first and foremost.
Son is now a senior in college, and he's done his job and then some. He's busted his backside with a work ethic that most people only dream about, and it has served him well. He has a GPA hovering around 3.75 and he is an All-American athlete not once but three times with the last time being last November.
For those not familiar, this is a very small group of college athletes in the U.S. Thousands and thousands compete every year, but only a handful in each sport make All-American. The ones who do are at the top of their game, which means they are not only talented but have worked incredibly hard. Just thinking about the training is enough to wear me out. My son trains 48 weeks out of the year. He takes off two weeks after the fall season and two weeks after the spring season. The rest of the time he's eating a rigid diet, only drinks water, runs 12-15 miles most days, lifts weights, does calisthenics and plyometrics, and oh heck, I don't know what all. And there are lots of athletes who do this and never make All-American. Some of it is also due to luck. They can't get sick on the wrong day or have an off day at the wrong time.
But the little bit of luck aside, I'm proud of my son, and I don't mind talking about it here. He's done a helluva thing, and it needs to be talked about and talked about, and thankfully, SO and I are not the only ones who will, but we still have to stifle ourselves because we stink with pride about what this boy has done.
Yes, I have a segue to Richard Armitage. It's coming in the second part of this post.


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It soon became apparent that, oversupplied though they may be, this was no false alarm. A crowd was gathered around at a distance of perhaps 10m, circling a crowd of several lifeguards and a couple of fire department paramedics. The emergency services workers appeared to be huddled over a figure, partly concealed by a small concrete wall.
The first sign that something was seriously awry was the bobbing motion of one of the lifeguards as he performed CPR. I stood and watched for a minute or two, and the CPR continued. I'm no medical expert, but I know enough to know than when they have to perform CPR on you for several minutes straight, this is a Very Bad Sign. We were far enough from the water that this didn't look like a drowning situation. Eventually, curiosity got the better of me, and I sidled around until I could get a look at unfortunate subject of everyone's attention. Was it an old person, perhaps, having a heart attack? As I got closer, eventually I saw that it was a youngish man, perhaps in his 30s, with shaggy hair and short beard. His shirt had been removed, and he looked somewhat haggard - I thought I could see the outline of his rib cage, and he was wearing some shapeless khaki pants. I got embarrassed from staring too intently, and I shied away to a greater distance.
I started going through the possibilities in my head, and they looked grim. No obvious friends or relatives around, as the only people close by were the emergency services guys. Add in the disheveled clothes and the fact that he was getting CPR while looking young, and it seemed very likely he was homeless. Possibly overdosed, possibly drank himself comatose. Given they were administering CPR, he obviously had no pulse now, and probably had none when they arrived. To make matters worse, a homeless guy on his own lying on the sidewalk without a pulse could lie there for quite a long time without attracting attention. People would likely just presume he was sleeping, or drunk, or passed out.
Minutes passed, and the CPR continued. By this point, I was beginning to suspect that the man was simply dead, and the CPR was mostly a hail mary, a vain prayer to deaf heaven. The main ambulance arrived, and the paramedics brought the stretcher. My worries were supported by the fact that, even though the lifeguards were still performing CPR, the ambulance workers didn't seem to be showing a sense of urgency in their motions. I kept watch to see if they were going to get a defibrillator out, but they didn't. I remember reading once that, contrary to how it's often portrayed in the movies, CPR doesn't generally restart your heart. It's just a stopgap measure to prevent brain death from lack of oxygen until they can get a defibrillator. Perhaps they were going to do it in the ambulance. But it didn't look good.
Eventually, they placed the man onto the wheeled stretcher, and rolled him to the ambulance. The lifeguard was still performing CPR, but it looked to me more and more like defiant optimism against the rapidly diminishing odds. Those with the most experience of death, the fire paramedics and ambulance paramedics, moved slowly and somberly. It was only the lifeguards still working feverishly.
More power to them, of course. If you stop it, he's dead for sure, and the ambulance is surely better supplied with things to revive pulseless patients. But it seemed like the CPR was partly for the crowd. It was the physical manifestation of the vain hope that his heart might somehow restart. It let all but the more medically minded folks believe that what they were witnessing was merely a medical emergency, rather than a death scene.
I have lived over three decades on this planet, and had never seen a dead body before today. This kind of situation is inconceivable in almost any other period of human history. You leave in an ambulance as a man with a medical condition. You arrive in the hospital as a corpse, taken in the back entrance. Death is shielded from our sight altogether, unless you happen to be there at the end for a loved one. Otherwise, the acknowledgement of how we all end might be the ghost haunting the feast. Hence the charade. Exeunt, pursued by an ambulance. Even when you suspect that the person is dead, the flurry of last ditch treatment serves to maintain the fig leaf that maybe the person wasn't really dead - that maybe death can be warded off indefinitely, and our days will always be in the sun.
The ambulance pulled away up the hill, sirens blaring but driving carefully, and the crowd started to disperse. The show was over. I wandered down to the beach, and bodysurfed in the waves with my thoughts as company. I walked back up the hill, and passed the spot where the scene had occurred. Nothing beside remained. The bustle of the boardwalk continued, as if the man had never been there at all.
Does it take much of a man to see his whole life go down
To look up on the world from a hole in the ground
To wait for your future like a horse that's gone lame
To lie in the gutter and die with no name?
Only a hobo, but one more is gone
Leavin' nobody to sing his sad song
Leavin' nobody to carry him home
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The pain of betrayal
'…the Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed' 1 Corinthians 11.23
A further type of suffering experienced by Jesus was betrayal. It is terrible when people close to you let you down and even worse when they deliberately betray you; Jesus experienced both. Peter, who publicly stated that he would never disown Jesus, did that very thing within a few hours of making his rash statement. Also Judas, one of Jesus' 'inner circle', betrayed Jesus to the authorities, despite being a man who had heard some of the most precious thoughts of Jesus and had seen and been part of some of the most astounding miracles of healing.
When the trust of friends is broken, it can cause us to feel let down, hurt, distrustful of future friendships and very lonely. We are not told what Jesus felt as the betrayal became evident, but we are told that betrayal was something he suffered. The comfort and healing that he can bring to those of us suffering in a similar way is based not on him gazing at us sympathetically from heaven, but as one who has been where we are and is able to look us in the eye and say: "Come to me".
If you are aware of the pain of betrayal, find his presence in whatever way you can. Jesus is with you as one who has been through it all. Share your feelings with him.
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