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Texpatriate girl's view on life with monkeys, pugs, two wheels, nutella, and a dash of glitter. Sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, and often tragically funny. Most importantly, though, pictures of pugs and monkeys. You are welcome. XOXO
Sunday, August 13, 2017
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- AnonymousSeptember 30, 2017 at 7:33 AM
Wow, EJ! Thank you! I'm a 40-ish Black man and although I grew up in some tough neighborhoods in Philly I feared very little growing up. I'm now a CPA living in the suburbs of Colorado Springs and several months ago one of my biggest fears was not surviving a routine traffic stop. I've rehearsed in my mind numerous times what to do in such a situation, so the fear has resided. However, it's one that most of my White friends can't truly appreciate but at least emphathize with me about. I readily accept that a White person may have a similar fear when walking down a street at night and two Black men suddenly appear behind them. But it's quite different when your possible assailant has the authority to make you pull over instead of you being able to plan an exit strategy and hopefully make it to safety.ReplyDelete
The examples you provided about being followed in stores definitely happens but after 3 decades of experiencing such one hardly even notices. However, it is annoying when you actually need help finding something and those very people that are following you aren't actually there to assist you. After all, if they were to approach an actual theif and offer assistance he would consider that people are aware of his presence and it may serve as a deterrent.
I'm an advocate for children, the homeless, and others who may not have a strong voice in their environments; so I truly appreciate this feature and hope that it simply brings awareness to an existing problem. Thank you!!! - StanReplies
Thanks for your insight- I can only speak from what I see and know, so I love hearing from someone else. It feels like I have lived in a bubble my whole life, and I am just recently seeing beyond it. Hope you have a great day- enjoy the fall weather!Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 30, 2017 at 5:11 PM
You have great insight for someone just recently seeing beyond their bubble! I REALLY enjoy your perspectives and writing style and yours is the first blog I've appreciated enough to respond to! I'm looking forward to reading past posts and I hope you and your monkeys are enjoying the fall weather also! - StanReplyDelete
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- Date: February 25
- Time: 10am - 12p (2nd offering due to demand)
- Instructor: Brie Crandall, RYT
- Cost: $20 early bird | $25 after Feb 20th
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We have opened up a 2nd class due to demand of this workshop! Just a few spots left as we moved the wait list from the afternoon to the morning.
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50th & France Welcomes Scout & Molly'sMay 5
Ok, I admit, I live nearby so I am overly excited about this store. I have my favorite places to shop (cough* EQUATION* cough) But I love a variety!! I was super excited to see Cupcakes & Cashmeres new collection. I have been following this blogger for a long while and love her style.
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Coral Top and an little grey cotton dress.
Things my friends Purchased:
Rose Graphic tee!!!
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Dr. Eustaquilo Quibato, the Ambassador of Angola to Nigeria, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja after a courtesy call on Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama.
According to the Angolan leader, the Angolan Government will revamp diplomatic ties with her neighbouring countries.
Lourenco said "the integration of Angola in the world presupposes the deepening of bilateral and multilateral relations with all countries".
He said that Angola was strengthening scientific and technical cooperation for development and the contribution to the elimination of tensions and conflicts in our region, in Africa and in the world.
"With regards to relations on the African continent, priority will be given to neighbouring countries on the basis of good neighbourly relations and cooperation.
"Given their proximity, these are important relationships for the defence, security and development of the southern sub-region, without neglecting, of course the South African countries with which Angola shares geopolitical affinities,'' he said.
According to him, the African Union is a very important place for Angola and for that reason his country will remain one of the biggest contributors to its budget.
"We will conduct a policy of approximation to the countries of the Economic Community of West African States for the exchange of information in the field of security, for the prevention and combating of terrorism.
"Angola must therefore maintain its role as an important factor in the maintenance of peace in its sub-region, acting firmly in the organisations of which it is a part," he said.
He said that because of its historical importance and the need to continue cultivating the forged ties, the relationship with the Portuguese-speaking African countries would always be present in Angola's options.
Lourenco said that the government was working to ensure a greater presence of Angolans in the UN system, the AU and other regional organisations aimed at training and monitoring of young Angolans for future diplomatic campaigns.
He said the president also pledged that Angola would invest decisively in the education sector to reduce its illiteracy rate.
The president said that administration would focus on strengthening of patriotic sentiment and national unity as essential factors in the affirmation of culture and identity.
Lourenco said that the government would continue to prioritise the preservation of national unity and cohesion, the preservation of peace and stability and the reduction of urban crime and juvenile delinquency rate.
According to him, Angola will focus on modernising the Armed Forces and taking solid steps towards the creation of a defence industry.
He stressed the need for transparency in the performance of public services and public servants, as well as the fight against economic crime and corruption that is rampant in some institutions at different levels.
The Angolan leader said that the government would ensure the adoption of policies of economic and social inclusion, which necessarily involves the protection of workers.


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Kaitlin Zembower had gone deer hunting with her father Jerry countless times over the years near their Frostburg home, but the experience they shared during last year's annual Maryland black bear hunt was much different.
Though Jerry Zembower had seen the same bear every day on his way to work in the week leading up to the hunt, he and his daughter didn't see any, let alone shoot one, during their hunt.
But Kaitlin wouldn't trade those hours last October for any other time she had spent with her dad hunting.
"When we go deer hunting, we're usually in different places," said Kristin Zembower, a 20-year old senior at Frostburg University who is in the school's Wildlife and Fisheries program. "When we were out for the bear hunt, we were there together. It was great to have that experience to be with him. It really matters."
Said the elder Zembower, the president of the Allegany-Garrett Sportsmen's Association: "It's a good type of bonding experience. You learn about all kinds of things — you learn about nature, your family. It's a good time."
Many families like the Zembowers will share the same experience this week when the annual black bear hunt opens Monday, but those opposing the hunt — which was reinstituted in 2004 after a 50-year absence — say filling the family room with mementos can be done in much more humane way.
"We don't have to go killing a black bear to build family memories — that's outrageous," said Joe Lamp, who served 14 years on the state's Wildlife Advisory Committee. "You can certainly do that with a Nikon not a Weatherby [hunting rifle]."
In particular, Lamp is opposed to children under the age of 16 who have either been issued tags to the bear hunt or will be taken along by those who are among the state-record 340 invitees to the event, which Lamp and others call "nothing more than a trophy hunt".
While Kaitlin Zembower did not kill a bear in her first bear hunt a year ago, young hunters have made their place in the event's local lore.
Sierra Stiles of Kitzmiller was 8 when she shot and killed a 211-pound bear only 30 minutes into the second year of the hunt's revival in 2005. A year ago, another young Kitzmiller resident was one of six under the age of 15 who killed bears during what was a four-day hunt.
The 376-pound bear 12-year old Colton Lucas killed had been menacing the town near the West Virginia border by turning over trash bins and making his way onto the porches of several homes to get to the bird feed. Colton was hailed as something of a local hero, and his father Joe, who had never had taken part in the bear hunt after years of trying to get a tag, said "he created a memory in his own backyard."
Harry Spiker, a bear biologist for the Department of Natural Resources who manages the bear hunt, said the event is much different from deer hunting. Getting a permit for the bear hunt is viewed in the Maryland hunting community as "winning the lottery," Spiker said. More than 4,000 applied for the permits issued this year — also a record.
A quota of between 80 and 100 bears killed has been set by the state to reduce a growing population of bears that, according to Spiker, has moved east — even into Montgomery and Prince George's counties — in recent years.
"If you draw a tag [for the bear hunt], you don't know if you're going to get one for another five or 10 years," Spiker said.
Those who receive tags for the bear hunt are allowed to bring up to two others with them, and Spiker said that often involves family members, because "is partly about building family camaraderie and having the opportunity to build that memory if you will."
But Lamp doesn't think the bear hunt is about adding to the family scrapbook or the hunter's house decor. Among the piles of letters and legal documents detailing Lamp's unsuccessful fight to shut down the bear hunt is a Baltimore Sun clipping from 2004 about the opening day of the hunt.
In it, the 8-year old Stiles, who received one of the 192 permits given that year, told a reporter that she wanted to turn the dead animal "into a rug."
That's just the kind of statement Lamp said supports his argument for not allowing children under the age of 16 to be allowed to hunt.
"There's no age restriction on getting a hunting license in Maryland. Kids 5 years old and up have gotten hunting licenses," Lamp said. "We know the human brain is not fully developed until they are in their early 20s. The critical area for reasoning, decision making on the spur of the moment, is not developed. ... I have a huge, huge problem with youth hunting."
Lamp questions how adults can be arrested for leaving children 8 and under unattended in their homes, but "not for letting them go hunting in the woods. ... .My concern is that you're doing a lot of harm to a kid. He's or she's is probably not aware of what they're actually doing, taking a life of a scentian creature."
According to data Lamp said he received from the DNR in the late 1990s, nearly 50 percent of those who passed the state's test in order to get a hunting license were 16 and under. Spiker said the number of resident junior licenses has ranged between 8,500 and 9,500 for the "last several years." It represents about 2 to 4 percent of the total number of licenses issued.
Lamp also believes most involved in the bear hunt do not live in Western Maryland, where many of the state's estimated bear population of 721 reside.
"If it's because these people need the meat to feed their family, that's one thing, but that's not the case," Lamp said. "There are people from everywhere who are trying to get the permits. I believe there are very few from Western Maryland, based on the probability of it."
It might come as a surprise but Lamp, who plans to conduct his annual one-man protest near his home in Anne Arundel County by spending part of the day with an anti-hunting sign and a small toy bear on College Parkway, is not completely opposed to the circumstances that led to Colton Lucas' kill last year.
"When it comes down to shooting a rogue bear, I can't see anyone complaining," Lamp said. "If they want to shoot a bear that is menancing people in a town, I have no problems with that. But if they're out there shooting bears in a barrell, that's wrong."
Kaitlin Zembower sees it differently. She understands what the state is trying to do in terms of reducing the bear population and can see how it wants to promote hunting with a younger generation. She sees the sport's popularity first-hand every day she goes to class.
"I think [Wildlife and Fisheries] is one of the fastest growing majors in the school, and there are a lot more women in the program," she said. "I think it shows a great future [for hunting and other outdoor sports]."
Her father will be out there Monday, having been invited by a friend who won this year's bear hunt lottery.
"It's a big deal," Jerry Zembower said.
For a different reason, Lamp would agree.


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Would all swappers kindly reply to this post or by e-mail when your fabrics arrive?
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Swap Day!
Would all swappers kindly reply to this post or by e-mail when your fabrics arrive?
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fun pictures! Looks like you guys had a good time. I received my package yesterday! Thanks! I am looking forward to going through them all. :)ReplyDelete
I received my package of squares yesterday! I can't wait to sort through them and enjoy them. Thanks so much for putting this together!ReplyDelete
Wish I could of been there to help. If you check out my latest post, you will see what I was doing at the Patsy Thompson class :)ReplyDelete
My package arrived yesterday. Looking forward to using the squares. Thank you for having the swap. Hope you do this again.ReplyDelete
I received mine today, YAY! And I'm still going through each square one by one. So cool! And thank you Sandra and all your helpers. That was a huge job! Can't wait to start on my I Spy quilt!ReplyDelete
Just got the squares from my mailbox -- they are WONDERFUL! Thank you so much for doing the swap. It's terrific!ReplyDelete
Oops -- Jovaliquilts is Cheri in Champaign (just to make it easy to cross receipts off your list).ReplyDelete
WOW! I won the Kitty! and I did not know until I opened the package today. Now to decide what kind of quilts to make for the grandkids...my summer project! Thank you so much for hosting this...it is so much fun to look at the variety of fabrics.ReplyDelete


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Mattel Angry Birds Knock On Wood Game - Mattel W2793.
Play your favorite app game in real life with the Angry Birds: Knock on Wood Game! The age-old battle between Angry Birds and the egg-stealing pigs continues, and the birds will have their revenge. Draw cards, build castles, and knock them down in this hands-on version of the touchscreen hit. First one to 100 points wins!
Exciting board game based on the best-selling phone app. View larger.
Launch an Angry Bird and knock the pigs down to win points. View larger.
Hands-On Version of the Touchscreen Hit
The Angry Birds: Knock on Wood Game brings all the fun of the touchscreen app to a new, tactile playing field for two to four players. This game follows the same goals as the online version: launch the Angry Birds toward the egg-stealing pigs' wooden castles to destroy them and advance to the next level. With three Angry Birds, four pigs, a variety of "wooden" pieces, and a bird launcher, you can now bring the same action to your living room.
Build, Launch, and Destroy to Win
Play consists of drawing cards from any of four levels, building a structure on the card, and then knocking it down. To play, you draw a card--the higher the card the more points possible to earn. Give it to the next player to build that card's castle. Then, use the bird launcher to shoot it down with the birds indicated on the Mission card.
Go Crazy with Wild Cards
Our testers enjoyed the challenge of playing within the game's rules, including the ways the structures can be built and the birds that can be used during particular launches. They also had fun with the special fourth-level mission cards that allow for freestyle building for more creative play. They enjoyed experimenting with the distances from which they could shoot the birds toward castles. With so many possibilities for hands-on play, this game will keep you and your family and friends occupied for hours!
What's in the Box
3 Angry Birds, 4 pigs, 1 bonus points star, 1 bonus points egg, 1 bird launcher, 14 building blocks, 40 mission cards, 16 points cards, and instructions.


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In Just One Month...
Personally? I can't wait. February 18th can't get here fast enough. That Friday, at 6pm, officially begins the 2011 Auburn baseball season. (Well, for me it starts at 2pm so I can watch UAB vs UVA). So what can you expect from this year's Tigers? I'll do a full preview later, but for now here are the salient bullet points:
- The Schedule is equal parts nasty and equal parts winnable.
The SEC West from top to bottom is in a complete rebuilding mode (even Auburn) and the majority of the SEC's talent and top teams will come from the East. Florida, Carolina, and Vanderbilt are all going to be early favorites for Omaha. That's where Auburn gets some help in the scheduling department with Arkansas, Alabama, and Vanderbilt all coming to Plainsman Park. That leaves two tough series (at LSU and at South Carolina) as the biggest road tests. The biggest blessing? Auburn avoids Florida on the schedule for the second straight year.
- Pitching will be the difference in the SEC West.
That's what its going to come down to. At the start of the season, the SEC West Favorites will be pretty evenly split between Auburn/LSU/and Arkansas. The truth is that every SEC West Team will be facing some growing pains. Arkansas and LSU will return enough offensive weapons to make them competitive, but lost a ton of talent on the mound. Alabama will have a power outage with the loss of their big bats but only has one proven pitcher coming back. Ole Miss will have to complete rebuild their weekend rotation and Mississippi State it still one or two recruiting classes away from returning to the top. With every SEC West Team coming into the year with weekend rotation question marks, the team that can solidify a staff will stand out.
- The NonConference Schedule will allow some Resume Wriggle Room
Arizona State, Virginia, Troy, Bethune Cookman, College of Charleston, Jacksonville State. Auburn's nonconference schedule is filled with teams that are Tournament Ready. It's going to make some for some fun games at Plainsman Park. It's also going to help the Resume come NCAA Tournament Selection Time.
- Most Season Previews are going to say the same things, repeatedly.
How will Auburn replace Hunter Morris, Brian Fletcher, and Trent Mummey? How will the pitching replace Cole Nelson and Grant Dayton, etc etc. Basically Kendall Rogers summed it up in his early SEC Preview:
The Tigers' season will hinge on their pitching staff. They finished last season with just a 5.00 ERA and must replace a pair of weekend starters in Cole Nelson and Grant Dayton, and top reliever Austin Hubbard. AU will be a favorite to compete for the SEC West title even without proven pitching. What could this team accomplish if the pitching staff comes through?
I don't really have an issue with this, but just an observation: Cole Nelson wasn't as critical to the teams success as we thought he was. Cole was solid, no doubt, but he ended up being up and down and a bit of a Roller Coaster. I'd say the emergence of two guys later in the season (Corey Luckie and Slade Smith) show that Auburn is set even better for 2011 and doesn't have as many questions as people think.
As for the other point. How do you replace Morris, Fletcher, and Mummey? Short answer is, "You Don't". You really don't need too. You saw signs of it last year when Auburn started manufacturing runs to win games. I would expect to see more of that, as Auburn shifts from a Power Offense to a Speed Offense. Hopefully, It will be a more balanced attack and with the changes to the metal bats, it will benefit Auburn.
- My Early Predictions (that will probably be wrong)
- SEC Tournament Teams (8): Florida, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Alabama, LSU, Arkansas, Kentucky.
- SEC Champs: Florida
- Regional Hosts: Florida, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
The Kentucky pick is a toss up. That 9th team is going to be a darkhorse whoever it is. I picked UK because the Cats have been so close that they have to get over the hump sooner or later.
Seriously, February 18th can't get here soon enough.