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Thursday, September 8, 2011
I'm Back!
Well, that break went on much longer than I'd planned. I went on vacation last week, so I decided to wait until after vacation to return. It's so good to be back! I can't wait to come around and visit all your blogs and see what I've been missing!
I'll leave you with a few pictures from our vacation to California.
We visited San Francisco, Napa, and Lake Tahoe. The first two photos are from Lake Tahoe, the third is a view of Alcatraz in San Francisco.
So what have you all been up? Did anyone else take a vacation this summer? Where did you go?
41 comments:
- Sharon K. Mayhew said...
Yay for you having a great vacation! I'm so glad you are back though...You were missed (a lot).
Where were you in CA? Lovely pictures?
- Thu Sep 08, 06:45:00 AM
- Anne Gallagher said...
Beautiful pics. I went back to RI for two weeks, but alas no pictures. Welcome home.
- Thu Sep 08, 06:55:00 AM
- Nisa said...
Ooh! The pictures are gorgeous! I hope your vacation (the real one and the bloggy one) have been relaxing and helpful!
- Thu Sep 08, 06:58:00 AM
- Beth said...
Welcome back! Your holiday photos look amazing. What part of California did you visit!
- Thu Sep 08, 07:40:00 AM
- Al said...
What beautiful country!
Lovely piccies!
It lloks like you might have been up the dd mountain too!
- Thu Sep 08, 07:46:00 AM
- Old Kitty said...
WELCOME BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!! Yayyayayayyayay!! The blogworld is a brighter sunnier place again!!!
Awwww I had a staycation!!! Loved it!! Did nothing, ate lots, shopped a bit and plenty of days out!!
California looks so lovely - glad you had a great time! Take care
- Thu Sep 08, 07:56:00 AM
- miss mooty said...
R & R in beautiful places with people you love is THE BEST. Did you discover any cool coffee houses in San Francisco? p.s. Welcome back.
- Thu Sep 08, 08:15:00 AM
- Brian said...
Hooray, you're back! Looks like you sure had one heck of a good time!
- Thu Sep 08, 08:45:00 AM
- Carolyn V said...
Google's doing that to me too. It's driving me crazy, but if I backspace I can leave a comment after that. Weird.
I love the pictures! So beautiful.
- Thu Sep 08, 09:27:00 AM
Great pics! Glad you had a great vacation and welcome back to Blogland. We did some local weekend stays but that's about it. There's enough to do in our area to keep us happy, but it would be nice to do an extended stay out of state.
- Thu Sep 08, 09:30:00 AM
- Jo Schaffer said...
Beautiful pics! Makes me homesick. I'm a Bay Area girl! I was out there this summer and will go back again in October. And we used to camp in Tahoe every summer when I was a kid... ah, good times.
- Thu Sep 08, 09:30:00 AM
- Laurel Garver said...
Lovely pics! I haven't been to the west coast since I was a toddler and my grandma lived in Anaheim.
We went to the Finger Lakes in New York and an amusement park in northern PA. Wish we could have been away longer than a week...
- Thu Sep 08, 10:10:00 AM
- Shannon O'Donnell said...
It looks like you had a great time, Susan! It's good to see you. :-)
- Thu Sep 08, 11:29:00 AM
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
Welcome back, Susan! Did you take a tour of Alcatraz?
- Thu Sep 08, 11:48:00 AM
- Kelly said...
Hi, Susan! Welcome back! I was just wondering when you were going to be back to blogging!
I love photographs. Looks like some great travels. I've been to Cali once and it was Lake Tahoe. I want to explore more of it!
- Thu Sep 08, 02:18:00 PM
- Shannon said...
Welcome back!
You're making me miss home! I was born and raised in Sacramento. Funny, I knew that was Tahoe right away. I hope you had a good time!
- Thu Sep 08, 02:42:00 PM
- Jennifer Shirk said...
Love the pictures!! We didn't go anywhere. :(
(But we live in a beach town, so we don't really want to leave in the summer) LOL
- Thu Sep 08, 02:43:00 PM
- Lydia K said...
How beautiful! Glad you had a great break, and thanks for sharing the lovely picts!
- Thu Sep 08, 02:44:00 PM
- The Happy Whisk said...
Welcome Back
- Thu Sep 08, 03:27:00 PM
- Bethany Elizabeth said...
Great pictures! Vacations are great, but they can be super exhausting too. :) Looks like you had a good time, though!
- Thu Sep 08, 04:09:00 PM
- Michael Offutt said...
San Francisco looks lovely.
- Thu Sep 08, 05:44:00 PM
- The Golden Eagle said...
It looks beautiful!
- Thu Sep 08, 06:00:00 PM
- Lynda R Young said...
Welcome back!!!!!!
Sounds like you had an excellent time on your break. The pics look great.
- Thu Sep 08, 06:08:00 PM
- Dianne K. Salerni said...
Wow -- beautiful pictures!
My family went to California over spring break, although not to the same places. We went to Hollywood and Catalina. What a beautiful state it is! I hope to go back some day and see some of the places you visited!
- Thu Sep 08, 08:25:00 PM
- Lenny Lee* said...
hi miss susan! im soooo happy to see you and im happy you had a good fun summer. i love all those pics. i hope you could post more of them some time. for sure you been missed lots.
...hugs from lenny
- Thu Sep 08, 10:46:00 PM
Yes, lovely pictures. California is on my 'bucket list' for places I still need to see! Our holidays were in British Columbia; not too far from home.
- Thu Sep 08, 11:09:00 PM
- Madeleine said...
Glorious pictures!
We went to Cornwall for a short break, which was lovely, but otherwise I haven't been anywhere else.
Never been to California. Would love to though.
- Fri Sep 09, 03:36:00 AM
- DEZMOND said...
lovely pics, Suzy!
- Fri Sep 09, 08:13:00 AM
- Lola Sharp said...
Nice to see your smiling face. :)
I grew up in the Bay Area and was sent to summer camp every year in Tahoe...so those pictures are very familiar. I can almost smell the air from those pictures.
We went to Disney (and HP world) for 2 weeks and spent a couple long weekends at the shore. Might even go again this weekend...
Have a lovely weekend, Susan. :)
- Fri Sep 09, 10:57:00 AM
- J.L. Campbell said...
That first picture is really vivid. Love the colours and the scene itself. Hope you're well rested.
- Fri Sep 09, 01:07:00 PM
- Deniz Bevan said...
Oh, gorgeous photos, Susan! Welcome back! It's a bit disorienting to come back from a long break, no? It was hard for me to return to work...
- Fri Sep 09, 05:55:00 PM
Those pictures are beautiful.
I went to ALA in New Orleans and SCBWI in LA, so both were work related. It was nice to be out of town, though.
Have a wonderful weekend and welcome back to blogging.
- Sat Sep 10, 07:57:00 AM
- A.L. Sonnichsen said...
What beautiful pictures! I'm glad you had a lovely vacation. Wasn't Alcatraz amazing? I remember doing that tour when I was a little girl. It gave me chills!
I signed with an agent a couple weeks ago, so that's what I've been up to-- editing, editing, editing ... getting ready for submissions. Crazy and fun all at once. I'm still slightly floored that it actually happened!
Welcome back ... I was just wondering about you today before I saw your post: "I wonder what Susan is up to?" :)
- Sat Sep 10, 03:52:00 PM
- Bish Denham said...
Welcome back! Ahhh, San Francisco, being nicely foggy for you I see. I've never been to Tahoe, but I've been to Napa many times. Beautiful country. Glad you had a nice time.
- Sat Sep 10, 06:02:00 PM
- Nas Dean said...
Lovely pictures, thanks for sharing! Glad you had a lovely vacation! I've heard about Lake Tahoe, it looks so beautiful in your pictures.
- Sun Sep 11, 03:55:00 PM
- Samantha Sotto said...
Lovely photos! Welcome back! I'll be in SF this October. Can't wait. I love that place :)
- Mon Sep 12, 04:14:00 AM
- Talli Roland said...
Yay! Welcome back - we missed you! Your pics look lovely. I'm sure you had a fantastic vacation.
- Mon Sep 12, 12:06:00 PM
- cleemckenzie said...
Glad you enjoyed my state. You were only an hour from my house when you snapped Alcatraz! How about that.
Thanks for stopping in at the Write Game to say hi. I'm dying to know what lamb cake is, btw!
- Mon Sep 12, 01:59:00 PM
- Jackee said...
Love the pictures! My in-laws live only a couple hours from Tahoe and all the extended family lives in The Bay area, so my favorite parts of visiting them are the trips to those two places. :o) (Notice I didn't say seeing them. lol)
- Mon Sep 12, 03:47:00 PM
- Shelley Sly said...
Welcome back! :) What beautiful pictures! I've always wanted to go to San Francisco. Hoping to make it out there sometime in the next few years.
- Mon Sep 12, 06:18:00 PM
- J.C. Martin said...
Gorgeous pictures! Glad you had a great time! I've been back to visit friends and relatives in Malaysia, got married, and had a honeymoon. :) Only been back a month, but I feel like I need another holiday again!
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Some of these are gonna seem pretty basic. But everybody from the beginner to the seasoned engine-tuning veteran has probably been guilty of misdiagnosing a poor-running engine at some point in time. Engines are pretty simple critters when you strip away all the outlying accoutrements. All you need is fuel, air, and spark and then it's suck, bang, blow. Larger tires sap power and a poor-running engine drinks more fuel. So check off a couple of these items the next time you're poking around under the hood of your Jeep. Some more pep and better mpgs just may be the reward for a little time and money spent.
The ignition system can range from a basic points-type mechanical operation working inside an engine-mounted distributor to a complete distributorless setup with the coils on individual plugs actuated by a mixture of camshaft and crankshaft position sensors and an electronic control unit (computer). Assuming all your parts are in good working order, here are some ways to ensure proper operation and maybe even eke out a little more performance.
Electronic Ignition Conversion: If you've so far resisted the urge to convert to an electronic ignition, be well versed in checking your point gap and dwell every so often. If you're not, mechanics who know how to work a set of feeler gauges and a dwell meter are getting fewer and farther between. A tip is to find a motorcycle or air-cooled VW mechanic since many of these vehicles retained points-type ignition systems longer than others. If that's a no-go, several companies from Petronix to Crane to Accel to others offer electronic ignition conversion systems that will easily drop into your points-type distributor to convert its workings to solid-state operation.
Cap and Rotor: Sounds stupid, but many ignition woes are caused by moisture or corrosion inside the distributor cap. Pop off the distributor cap every other oil change and take a peek, especially if you frequent mud or water crossings.
Wires: Bad plug wires can cause erratic idling, backfiring, misfiring, and all sorts of other issues you may not immediately attribute to the wires. You should have a multi-meter in your tool box. You can pick one up at just about anywhere they sell electronic computer or auto parts. Or, Harbor Freight sells very inexpensive multi-meters with a high degree of accuracy. Pull your plug wires every so often and check the resistance in Ohms. Generally, anything under 7,000 ohms-per-foot means the wire is still good. Excessive resistance means the wire is corroded or breaking down inside and should be replaced
Plug Gap: The specs for the distance between the two sparkplug electrodes varies from engine-to-engine, but in any case, as plug life increases, the gap grows. Generally, every 30,000 miles or so you want to pull at least a couple plugs and make sure the plug gaps are still within factory-spec. If you're running a hotter ignition coil and lower-resistance aftermarket plug wires, you can generally increase the plug gap over stock for a hotter spark. However, if your ignition system is still stock, it's generally best to keep your plugs close to the factory gap-spec as possible.
Mechanical Advance: Non-computer-controlled ignition systems rely on mechanical centrifugal advance within the distributor to increase ignition timing as engine speed increases. The trouble is the factory advance spec is generally tailored more towards resistance to knocking than performance. Also, corrosion and wear can limit or restrict the advance mechanism's operation. Pop off the cap and rotor and (normally) the points or electronic ignition plate to expose the mechanical advance. You'll see eccentrics held in place by springs. Lighter-weight springs are available from companies like MSD, ACCEL, and others to allow the ignition advance to come into play sooner in the rpm range. Just be sure to test drive cautiously, as pulling too much ignition timing too soon can cause knocking and pinging.
Advanced Timing: If you don't want to crack open your distributor to mess with your mechanical advance, you can still gain a bit of performance by loosening your distributor hold down and advancing your initial timing up a bit. Normally a 3- or 4-degree bump won't harm anything. However, if the engine cranks hard or labored you've put too much initial timing in and should pull out a couple degrees.
Adjustable CPS: If you have a computer-controlled ignition system, the computer uses data from the cam and crankshaft position sensors to determine where in the rotation it should fire the plugs. You can't spin the distributor to advance the timing in these engines, but you can either modify your crankshaft position sensor (or buy an adjustable one) to trick the computer into thinking the engine is farther into its rotation so the ignition fires earlier. Most Jeep engines position the CPS sensor in the bellhousing. Slotting the mounting tabs will allow you to either advance or retard the initial timing and, therefore, the timing throughout the entire rpm curve.
Whether a carburetor or injection, your engine can only burn as much fuel as there is air to support it. So, don't go running straight out to buy 24 lb/hr injectors or a 950 cfm carburetor. Rather, make sure your current stuff is up to snuff first before determining the need to add or pull fuel for performance.
Injectors: For a Jeep TBI system, you're pretty much stuck with the factory injector(s) unless you want to go with aftermarket parts and custom. If you've added a cold-air intake, header, and free-flowing exhaust system your factory MPI injectors can generally deliver enough fuel to keep the engine happy, but if you have a stroker or supercharger you'll need something in the 21 or 24 lb/hr range.
Fuel Pressure: One way of cheating on installing larger fuel injectors is to up the fuel pressure so that more fuel sprays out when the injector fires. On OBDI systems, you can replace the external adjustable fuel pressure regulator. Later OBDII systems regulate inside the fuel tank, so you'll have to bypass the internal regulator and run a dedicated return line with an external adjustable regulator.
Carburetor Jets: Tuning a carburetor is a dying art. Most aftermarket carbs have rebuild kits available to increase or decrease the amount of fuel on the primary or secondary circuit. On many factory carburetors, you can increase fuel delivery by drilling out the jet seats with an appropriately sized drill bit. Just take care to verify the size of the orifice you're starting with so you don't go too big too fast. It's a game of trial and error.
Carburetor Idle Air Adjustment: If your carbureted rig loads up or idles poorly you can sometimes adjust the idle air mixture screws. They're generally found on the bottom front of the carb facing the radiator. With the engine warm and the distributor vacuum advance disconnected, hook a vacuum gauge to manifold vacuum and turn the screws almost all the way in. With the engine idling, back off the mixture screws a quarter- or half-turn at a time until the vacuum gauge obtains its highest reading.
Tunnel Ram: Throttle body spacers are hit-or-miss, but adding a phenolic carb spacer between your carburetor and intake manifold (1-2 inches thick) generally increase performance at all rpms. A four-hole spacer will keep low-speed velocity on the intake charge, which is great for low-rpm torque. It's been our experience, that an open spacer of about 1-inch will greatly help cylinder sharing and upper-rpm horsepower without having much, if any, effect on low-rpm torque. Open spacers more than 1-inch thick may or may not effect low-rpm engine performance.
Drained Dry: Mechanical fuel pumps generally don't have much of a problem keeping up with the fuel demands of most carbureted systems because the carburetor by design maintains a reservoir of additional fuel in the bowl. However, if your factory mechanical pump has either low pressure or moves a low volume of fuel, you can experience fuel starvation during extended full-throttle use. An aftermarket fuel pump that can deliver an ideal 6 psi and at least 95 gallons-per-hour should be able to meet the fuel demands of most healthy small-block V-8 engines.
MAP: EFI engines use a manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor to determine engine load and fuel requirements. Less manifold vacuum means more fuel. You can usually build or buy an adjustable MAP sensor to trick the ECU into thinking there's less manifold vacuum than there actually is so the computer will call for more fuel. This is normally only advisable if other go-fast goodies like a cold-air intake or high-flow exhaust have been added.
Gunkless: A good ol' can of carburetor or throttle body aerosol spray can go a long way in regaining lost performance. In your throttle body, pay specific attention to the little idle air control window and valve, which can get gunked up over time and lead to poor idling and off-idle stumble. Same goes for the carburetor, with gunked up squirters and venturis leading to poor air/fuel atomization.
Off-Idle Stumble: If you stab the gas in your carb-equipped Jeep from a standstill and the engine momentarily falls on its face, many assume the engine is getting glugged with an excessive amount of fuel. In reality, it's often a sign of an accelerator pump issue. If the linkage isn't adjusted correctly or the rubber plunger inside has deteriorated, that immediate shot of fuel to get the engine up on its hind legs (so to speak) isn't delivered. The result is a stumble until the primary and secondary systems can deliver the required volume to let the engine accelerate cleanly. Inspect the linkage actuation or buy a rebuild kit for your carb.
As with anything, the devil is often in the details. Underhood, even a seemingly innocent item can lead to poor performance. Here are just a couple of things to watch for.
Vacuum Leaks: Whether at the carburetor or throttle-body base, vacuum lines, intake gaskets, or even HVAC system, anywhere engine vacuum is plumbed can be a potential source of leaks. The easiest way to track down an engine vacuum leak is with a can of carburetor or throttle body aerosol spray. With the engine running, spray the suspected areas while listening to the engine. If the rpms increase, you've found a vacuum leak. Fix as necessary.
EGR Valve: If your vehicle had a rough idle and stumbles, the EGR valve could be sticking open. Once up to operating temperature, you can often rev the engine with the transmission in Neutral while watching the EGR plunger. If it's not moving, it's bad. You can sometimes also manipulate the plunger rod with a pair of needle-nosed pliers. If you pull up on it and close the valve and the idle smooths out, it's time to replace the EGR.
Rattler: If your engine accelerates sluggishly or won't rev beyond 2,500-3,000 rpm, there's a chance you have a clogged catalytic converter. Sometimes the bricks inside get clogged with material or break up and get lodged sideways, blocking the flow of exhaust. If you hear sporadic rattling from underneath the vehicle at idle or lower rpms, chances are good your cat has bit the dust.
Filters: Naturally air and fuel filters are easy to replace, but often frequently overlooked. If you have a high-pressure EFI system the fuel filter may not be so easy to access or check, but on carbureted engines it's often right under the engine bay. Old rusty tanks can plug a filter quickly even if it looks clean, so it's best to keep a replacement in the glove box. If you've checked your pump and filter and still can't get fuel into your carburetor, pull the fuel line off the carb body and inspect the sintered bronze filter. They clog frequently even with an aftermarket filter downstream. Replacements can be had at most auto parts stores, or you can omit the sintered filter altogether if you run good-quality filters elsewhere downstream.
Oil: If your oil is dirty you'll not only increase your engine wear, but you could shorten the life of your catalytic converter and fail a smog sniffer test.
PCV: If your PCV valve gets gummed up or stuck closed crankcase pressure can build to the point of blowing out gaskets or forcing pressurized crankcase oil past the rings into the cylinders. Potential fouling of the plugs, increased sludge buildup, and large oil leaks are the reward for not spending the seven dollars, ya cheap bastidge.


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Things have been strange since I got back from Haiti. Weirder than I thought it would be. Tough to explain.
Let me paint a picture for you.
It was our final clinic in Haiti. I was in the dental team, and it was really hard to take breaks--not because we weren't supposed to. But because we didn't want to really. We only had two primary dentists. Jeff and Lee...they had this amazing strength to just go go go. Ceaseless. So the rest of us, we just kept going too, eating when we could. But. I have issues with hypoglycemia. Sorry--tangent. It can get really severe sometimes if I'm not careful. So on this last clinic, I was pretty worn out, really hungry, and starting to fade pretty fast, kind of dizzy. We had this lull in patients, so I quickly snatched a granola bar from my hiking bag. Turned my back to the rest of the clinic in this large, one room church. I tried to eat fast. Got about halfway down and turned to see this little boy--
$%#& me. $%#&.... I'm sorry.
He stared at my granola bar, this boy.
Then there were three boys. Curious. Hungry, maybe. I don't...I don't know.
I wanted to crawl into a hole.
But I couldn't just hand him the thing. You know? There were other children, other people there. I didn't know if I could, if I was allowed, even. What was the right thing? That granola bar...it was equal parts gold and dust in my hands. I don't even know what I did with it. Did I put it away? Eat it? I don't remember. I just stood there, like...a...a...god, like a jackass. I panicked...I just panicked.
Then Lee said, calm, like always. "What are these kids doing here?" That's all I remember. And those boys...guiding them out of the dental area. I remember that.
That was also the same day we saw the two malnourished babies. Tiny babies.
The ride back to the compound really sucked. I probably cried most of the way and then on and off the rest of the day. Like...most of my time in Haiti--I swear I saw all the good we were doing--I did. But it hurt so much...knowing it was all just...just a drop...just a drop...Haiti's a really big bucket.
I feel too much, maybe.
And then I came home to Indianapolis. To the effing Super Bowl and buckets of beer and traffic and a zip line, for crying out loud. Like really? And grocery stores packed full of food and vitamins and medicine. And my Little Bean asking if we could go to Bob Evans. Crud, it's not that these things are bad. Just in needle-sharp contrast.
I found myself avoiding people. Hiding out, I guess. Not wanting to talk about it all. Finding myself unable to. Like all I want to do is go back to the person I was January 18.
But I don't. I don't. I want to hang on to that feeling I had in Haiti. As hard as it was to feel sometimes. Like my heart was so...big...pounding in my freaking skull and my throat and in my feet as I hiked up the mountain...hurting...every beat. But only because it was so...full.
It's hard to explain what it's like to go through something like this. There are few things quite so...rewarding. Giving birth, perhaps. But you don't exactly want to do that all the time. Not like this. In fact, day after I got back, I told my husband, "Don't forget, tomorrow's the soup kitchen," or something like that. And I would've gone if my husband hadn't said YOU JUST GOT HOME AND WE MISS YOU.
Most of the time, here, you can't go around holding people's heads, trying to comfort them, or reaching for people's babies or taking the hand of a perfect stranger.
You have to be normal.
But I'm kind of having a hard time remembering normal. And yet, the me I was in Haiti is starting to fade, too. And it's making me so sad.
I'm trying to remember.
I guess that's why I didn't know how to blog after Haiti. It's meaningful, you know. Our lives? Theirs, too. Me here. Me there. I'm trying to be both of me.
|Last time I held Charlie
I swear. Next post, something totally random and ridiculous. You'll probably hear about Jared Leto, too. Shirtless Jared. It's been too long.


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Tell us a bit about yourself.
I am a mother of 2 teenage boys and wife of a very supportive husband. I have a Communications degree and enjoy research, reading and writing, which fits well with my passion for genealogy. I have helped my dad with our family history research for about 15 years. I live in Calgary, Canada and I love my surroundings, with the prairies to the east and the Rocky Mountains to the west.
How did you hear about the Genealogists for Families project?
As a relative newcomer to Twitter, I was fortunate to connect with Joan Miller, who promotes the Alberta Family Histories Society via social media. As a family, we've been with KIVA for a few years, and it's made our involvement more interesting to be part of this group.
What do lending and participating in this project mean to you?
So far our investments have been related to our personal interests, such as motorcycle transport. We generally loan to people in places we have traveled to, such as Kenya and Ecuador. I may make a few adjustments now, based on some of our team members' loans.
Did you choose particular borrowers because their occupations or situations have some significance in your family history or your own life?
So far, no. There are no loans available in places related to my heritage.
Do you have a strategy for raising funds or saving for your $25 loans?
Usually we roll our coins about every 4-6 months, and that is the money we use to offer loans. We have given KIVA gifts to family and friends for birthdays, Christmas etc., and have encouraged people to find their own connections in order to determine who to loan to.
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Your main family history interests?
Smith (Switzerland), Taylor (England/Ontario), Waite (England or Ireland), Sundell (Sweden), Arnold (England), Lockerbie (Scotland), May (Ireland), Hay (Scotland). We are now using DNA to break down brick walls for Smith and Waite. Fingers crossed!
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Your average dinner conversation in a vegan household contains exactly what you might think: veganism. And tonight around our house was no different. We were finishing up our burritos when our discussion turned to the origins of veganism. As we sat there, talking, my mind began to wonder, "where did this word, vegan come from?" It is a word I use everyday, a word myself and many others like me use to label ourselves, however I had no idea where and when it entered the English language.
After the dishes had been done, I still couldn't kill the curiosity in my head. So I headed to the trusty interwebs to see what I could find. A simple Google entry of "vegan" brought me to a definition and explanation of the lifestyle in Wikipedia. The article stated the typical stuff, "veganism is a diet and lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose." But as I read on I discovered the exact origins of the word vegan.
It turns out that a man named Donald Watson, coined the term "vegan" in 1944. The word vegan is a combination of the first three letters and the last two letters of the word "vegetarian." Watson has been quoted as saying the word was created as "the beginning and end of vegetarian." So now I know the word was introduced in 1944, although not the first emergence of the lifestyle, as it has been in Eastern philosophy for thousands of years, it is the first time the word vegan appeared in English.
Ok got it. Created in 1944 by Donald Watson. But who is this Donald Watson? Who is this man who created a word that now defines an entire movement? To my surprise, he wasn't some great philosopher or political activist, he was just a normal guy , a woodcrafter in fact, who cared about the welfare of animals and created an organization. According to Wikipedia, Watson grew up on a family farm in England, where he grew a love for animals. Once realizing, that some animals were slaughtered for food, he made a stand to become a vegetarian at 14. Upon further research into the industry, he decided to cut out eggs and dairy due to the abuses the animals endured. And in 1944, himself and several friends joined together to create a society for their new lifestyle. Thus the still active Vegan Society was created! Watson remained very active in veganism until 2005, when he died peacefully at the age of 95.
There you have it! My curiosity, and I hope yours was satisfied by this internet search. Watson lived a very interesting, average life, however, he should be seen as an inspiration. And an inspiration not only for us vegans, but for everyone. His life is an example that anyone can bring change and organize around something they truly believe in. So if you vegans out there are looking for a hero, start with Donald Watson.
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We have written several times, including here, about Bilal Hussein, an Iraqi photographer who worked for the Associated Press and was arrested in the company of al Qaeda terrorists. Hussein was turned over to Iraq's courts for prosecution; at all times, the AP has vigorously defended him as a wrongly accused journalist.
Today, the AP revealed that Iraq's government has granted Hussein amnesty under a statute passed in February. The case is still a bit murky, though, in that there may be at least one charge to which the amnesty does not apply. AP's President, Tom Curley, has aggressively attacked those who have questioned Hussein's journalistic bona fides. Today he reacted to the amnesty as though it were vindication:
"The Amnesty Committee took only a few days to determine what we have been saying for two years. Bilal Hussein must be freed immediately," said Curley, the AP's president.
"The U.S. military has said the Iraqi process should be allowed to work. It has, and the military must finally do the right thing by ending its detention of a journalist who did nothing more than his job. Bilal's imprisonment stands as a sad black mark on American values of justice and fairness."
Of course, the Amnesty Committee didn't agree with what the AP has been saying for two years; it decided that Hussein was eligible for amnesty under a statute passed in February. His guilt or innocence has not been adjudicated.
The charge as to which the amnesty may not apply–this is not yet clear–relates to the murder of Italian Salvatore Santoro by terrorists in 2004. Hussein was on the scene shortly after the murder to take pictures of the terrorists and Santoro's body, including this one:
This photo gives every appearance of having been taken by someone who was in league with the terrorists, or, at a minimum, unafraid of them. The AP has tried to explain Hussein's convenient availability to take a propaganda photo of the terrorists by claiming that Hussein, along with two other unidentified AP "journalists," just happened to be driving along in the vicinity of the murder when they were stopped at a roadblock by insurgents, driven to the murder scene, allowed (or directed) to take photographs, and driven back to their vehicle.
That's one possible explanation of what happened, but I don't think it's the most likely one. I seriously doubt that terrorists would hang out in the desert with the corpse of a man they've just murdered, while their confederates man a roadblock, stopping cars at random in hopes that one of them might be full of "journalists" from the Associated Press so they can get some pictures taken.
The problem for the AP (and for Hussein) is that he has taken a number of photographs which appear to document a cozy relationship with Iraqi terrorists. Here is just one example:
The person who took this picture was obviously on good terms with the terrorists. He had no fear, evidently, that they would turn their weapons on him. Rather, it appears that the terrorists were posing for what is in essence a propaganda photo. Was this picture, too, the result of a random encounter at a roadblock?
It remains to be seen how Iraqi and U.S. military justice will deal with Hussein, but any suggestion that he and the Associated Press have been vindicated is plainly wrong.


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The company's Charity of the Year Fundraising Partnership with Barnardo's, the UK's leading children's charity, was launched in late 2011 with a target to raise £50,000 in twelve months. All money raised will help young children and their families across the UK receive the long term care and support they desperately need.
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Speech-Language-Pathology in the USA and ASHA: their History and their Future
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Arlene A. Pietranton, PhD, CAE serves as Chief Executive Officer of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the professional scientific, and credentialing association for over 173,000: audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language, and hearing scientists; and student, international and support personnel affiliates. ASHA's staff of 260 individuals are based in the association's Gold LEED certified national office located in Rockville, MD.
Before working at ASHA Arlene was on staff at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC where she held several clinical and administrative positions as a speech-language pathologist and member of the medical center administration. She is an ASHA Fellow and past president of the District of Columbia Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Arlene is active in the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and has actively collaborated with association executives throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Asia on association management and governance. She is an ASAE Fellow and the immediate past Chairperson of the ASAE Board of Directors.
Arlene earned her Bachelor of Arts in biology, Master of Arts in speech-language pathology, and PhD in psychology from the George Washington University. She resides in Washington, DC with her husband and two adult daughters. Her interests include international history and culture, reading, theater, travel, skiing and spending time with family and friends.
Speech-Language-Pathology in the USA and ASHA: their History and their Future
Arlene A. Pietranton, Judith L. Page
Associations play a vital role to the success of any profession. Through the professional standards we develop, the resources and public awareness materials we disseminate, and the continuing professional development we provide – associations truly help to make the world better, safer and smarter. This session will provide a brief history of the profession of Speech-Language Pathology in the United States and the professional, scientific and credentialing association ASHA (the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association). ASHA's current organizational and research priorities and its external collaborations will be described. And recent research findings on factors that are characteristic of high performing association Boards will also be shared.
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|Number of Cylinders
|8 Cylinders
|Fuel Delivery
|Fuel Injected
|Weight (lbs/kg)
|992.00 lbs / 449.96 kg
|Full Throttle RPM
|Engine Control System
Yanmar has added a solid aluminum top cover. This will please every owner with a mechanic who lies across the top of the engine when servicing. All the components are within easy reach, and CAN-Bus technology includes an electronic CAN-bus control-head, versatile multi-function color display with NMEA2000 or J1939 gauge output, and an optional second station.
A Compact Package
Let's take a look at some of the features of this new engine. We discussed that it weighs in at 992 lbs. (450 kg), lighter than most of the big-block gas engines it can replace. The light weight and small dimensions of the 8LV will allow this engine to fit in a wide range of new boats and repower installations.
The Envelope. The size of the 8LV-370 is 44.6" (1,133 mm) long, 34.8" wide (884 mm) and 30.85" (783.5 mm) high. Engine weight is 992 lbs. (450 kgs.)
Comparison. A side-by-side comparison with one of Yanmar's popular 6-cylinder diesels demonstrates exactly how compact this package is. This 8LV is 8.5" (21.6 cm) wider, 1.75" (4.4 cm) higher, but 3.4" (8.6 cm) shorter than the popular Yanmar 315-hp 6LPA. In other words, this 8 cylinder engine can likely fit into any engine compartment that the 6 cylinder can, adding 55 hp and only 93 pounds of engine weight in the process.
Best Power-to-Weight Ratio in Class. The 8LV was designed for a specific task in mind and is not an "all-things-to-all-applications" engine. While some engines are designed for use in everything from trucks to backhoes to generators and therefore need a range power offerings that might span over 200 horsepower, the Yanmar 8LV models spans only 50 horsepower in its two basic configurations. That is far less than any of its competitors.
Much Less Weight. It is precisely because the Yanmar 8LV is so narrowly focused that its displacement can be less (4.47 L) compared to its competition (which are all well over 5 liters) and it can have a lower weight -- 400 to 500 pounds lighter. This is a huge difference that means that the 8LV can weigh from 40% to 50% less because they must be adaptable to more commercial applications.
Because it has a V-8 with cylinders at a 90-degree angle, the *LV is able to have a low profile.
The 8LV has an rpm range from 550-3800 rpm. It is a four-stroke, 4.5 L engine with 8 cylinders arranged in a 90-degree V. The injection system is direct injection common rail.
180 AMPs.The electrical system is 12V and it packs a whopping 180 amp alternator, which means that a panel with lots of electronics can be powered without concern. The fresh water cooling is via an internal centrifugal fresh water pump, and a conventional rubber impeller on the seawater pump.
Max Efficiency Points. The factory tests show that the twin turbochargers cause the engine to reach maximum torque at just above 2000 rpm. A flat torque curve like this is very desirable for strong throttle response in the mid range. Fuel consumption charts show the best fuel economy is reached at about 3000 rpm, with plenty of power to spare if needed.
The new 8LV connects to either Yanmar's sterndrive lower unit, a conventional marine gear, V-drive, or jet drive.
All Yanmar Components
One important aspect of this engine is that it's an all-Yanmar design, from the engine, to the drive, to the engine controls and displays. So what does this mean? For starters, when one company designs and builds every component, those components are all engineered to work perfectly together. And having one service contact for everything on a propulsion system is a very attractive feature. It means if something goes wrong, there is no finger-pointing among vendors. The buck stops with Yanmar.
Sterndrive Compatible
This engine is perfectly suited for Yanmar's newest and beefiest outdrive, the ZT370. One important feature to note about this particular outdrive is that it has hydraulic clutches like a marine gear. This means two things: first, there is no cone clutch, which has been used since the introduction of the sterndrive in the late '50s. Second, that annoying "clunk" that is heard when the drive is dropped into gear is eliminated, and the even more annoying "gear grinding" sound as the level is eased into gear is gone as well. When the Yanmar ZT370 is shifted into gear the drive engages in a whisper smooth fashion.
Digital Control
The 8LV is electronically controlled, so a digital control station makes operation easy and precise. The benefits of this type of control station are two-fold. First, there are no more push-pull mechanical cable runs from the control to the engine which can rust, jam or break (usually when docking). With Can-Bus technology it's a simple wire run and the control station is plug-and-play.
Multiple Control Stations. This also means that adding components or even another control station, as in the case of a tuna tower or cockpit control station, is as simple as adding another wire run. Additionally, you now have a whole host of features in those controls at no extra cost, such as engine sync, neutral throttle control, single lever command, and individual drive trim controls. These were expensive options in the not so distant past.
Diagnostic Data. And since Yanmar has now refined how it talks to its engines, it is also easier for the engines to talk back to the operator with improved programmable displays. We can select from a series of displays to give us data on fuel consumption, MPG, temperatures, and pressure, among others. This data stream is compatible with large color displays showing such things as radar, depth, and even an engine room video.
With electronically controlled engines, it's easy to decide what controls will be used, and where. In this instance, a sterndrive joystick is shown.
Digital controls provide the capability of synchronizing the engines with the touch of a button. Also single lever control, cruise mode, and individual trim adjustments are possible.
But What About Engine Longevity?
The question has been raised by the die-hard, old heavy diesel guys, "Can a light-weight diesel stand up?" That very question was posed to Yanmar and their response was, "We heard that concern 15 years ago with the introduction of the popular Yanmar 6LP. That engine has dominated the 300-hp class diesel range for over 10 years with a great track record for reliability and we even have customers with over 10,000 hours on that engine."
The Yanmar spokesman went on the say, "Yanmar has had one standard test protocol for marine engines over the past 25 years. Every new model must pass the rigorous testing before the name goes on it. We don't test the newest light-weight engines any differently than we did the older heavier mechanical engines."
The Back Cove 30 is powered by a single Yanmar 370-hp 8LV. It has a top speed of over 32 mph.
We Test the 8LV-370 Diesel
We tested the Back Cove 30 with a single 8LV-370. The Back Cove 30 is a popular Downeast style cruiser that has an LOA of 33'11'' (10.34 m), and a beam of 11'2" (3.4 m) and has a displacement of 12,000 lbs. (5,454 kg.). She utilized a standard inboard propulsion configuration. Her complete performance table can be seen below.
Best Cruise. As can be seen from the numbers above, she is holding plane at 2300 rpms and just 13.4 knots and from there to 3000 rpm she gets about the same fuel economy without a large "best cruise" spike. This is a good thing as it allows skippers to find the most comfortable speed for the conditions.
Twins. In twin-engine configurations the 8LV is appropriate in boats from 35' to 45' depending on their displacement and speed requirements. Her most efficient configuration is in all likelihood coupled to Yanmar ZT370 sterndrives.
The Wally/One yacht tender comes powered by twin Yanmar 8LV-370 engines as an option to the standard 315-hp Yanmar 6LPA engines. The builder says that with the twin 370s the boat can reach 47 knots.
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Fed up with the drunken debauchery of a made-up drinking holiday, a town-and-gown partnership in State College has agreed to pay $170,000 to stop 34 businesses from serving alcohol Saturday.
The $5,000 payment to each bar and restaurant that agreed not to serve is part of an effort to curb dangerous drinking on the popular "State Patty's Day" weekend, created in 2007 by Penn State students. St. Patrick's Day fell during spring break that year, prompting students to celebrate early, donning green shirts and downing green brews.


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Peter Tork of the hit 1960's comedy show the Monkees announced March 3, 2009 that he was diagnosed with Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. This cancer is a rare form of head and neck cancer most frequently found in the salivary glands, but in Mr. Tork's case, on the lower portion of the tongue.
Tork rose to fame in 1966 as a member of the TV show The Monkees, which was patterned after the popular "A Hard Day's Night" starring the Beatles. Tork and the three other actors recruited for the show were all members of other bands or had performed musically prior to the show. Tork was already a well-respected artist in the New York Folk and Blues scene. On their first release, the group provided primarily vocals and their premier song "Last Train to Clarksville" was a chart topper before the show even aired. Despite their popularity, or perhaps because of it, some early detractors felt their band was inorganic or manufactured.
The musical community failed to recognize their work and shunned them for not playing on their own records. After the release of their second album, "More of the Monkees" was released without their input, the group demanded control of their musical product. Soon after they released their album "Headquarters" performing all of their own music and vocals, a work that remains a favorite of many fans today. The show ran out of steam and at the end of the second season was cancelled. The group struggled without the TV show for promotion and without the support of the music community that resented the fame they felt was handed to the group. Finally, the group parted ways and went on to have separate careers.
True to the plucky nature of the band, they came back big. When MTV ran 24 hours of Monkees episodes in a special they called "Pleasant Valley Sunday" in 1986, the 20-year-old band was revived and popular with a new generation. Minus on member, the group went on tour and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame before breaking up again in 1989.
Today, the irrepressible 67-year-old Peter Tork is bandleader of the blues-rock band Shoe Suede Blues. He stated on his website about his cancer, "It's a bad news, good news situation," explains Tork, "It's so rare a combination (on the tongue) that there isn't a lot of experience among the medical community about this particular combination. On the other hand, the type of cancer it is, never mind the location, is somewhat well known, and the prognosis, I'm told, is good."
Though tongue cancers can arise in any person, it is most commonly found in patients with an extensive history of tobacco and alcohol use. It is slow growing in nature and usually treated with surgery, possibly followed by radiation and or chemotherapy. Frequently, a lymph node dissection is performed on the side of the neck where the tumor is presented.
Tork's surgery, performed March 6, 2009, reportedly went very well and he is recovering in good spirits. Tork retains his trademark cheerful attitude, positive about his condition and his future. "I am extraordinarily grateful, amazed and humbled by the encouragement, affection and support I've received so far," Peter says of the reaction from friends and family. "Barring any complications, I fully expect to honor a performance date I have this June with Shoe Suede Blues," Tork states, "We're appearing in Manchester, Connecticut and I'm looking forward to that and all our tour dates."


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The book I read was What the Buddha Taught, and I was really struck by two things. First, Buddhism seems to get right all the things Christianity gets wrong, but get wrong all the things Christianity gets right. Second, even after making an effort to understand it, I still find myself rejecting Buddhism not just as wrong, but as self-evidently absurd (and this concerns me greatly). I'll talk about this second point more in my next post, but for now, I want to deal with the first point.
What Buddhism gets right and Christianity gets wrong
Buddhism has this wonderful view of how to pursue truth that's about 2300 years ahead of its time. It rejects authority in the forms of Faith and Tradition, and instead exhorts the follower to "come and see" rather than "come and believe". It is a prescription for arriving at your own knowledge, finding Truth for yourself, rather than being told what's true by a religious teacher. It's really a fundamental rejection of Authority in favor of Truth, which carries with it the implicit assumption that Authority and Truth are different things. The Christian basically claims that Authority and Truth are one and the same- that anything that has Authority is wholly and completely true (usually either the Church or the Bible, depending on the denomination). But I don't think anyone reasonable could deny that people in the past have taken action based on these Authorities and have been wrong. The Church was responsible for the crusades, and the Bible has had to be reinterpreted several times, notably to disallow slavery and to allow the equal social standing of women, just to name a few. So while the Christian may hold that the ideal Church or the properly interpreted Bible is categorically true, the Buddhist seems to have the weight of history on their side- it's incredibly unlikely that all the past believers of a religion have been wrong, but all the current ones are right, particularly since we are taught our religion by all those wrong-headed believers from the past.
Buddhism absolutely prohibits violence in it's name- you are not to make others believe, but only to offer them Truth that they may have the chance to seek more of it if they so choose. Buddhism, seemingly unique amongst all religions, has spread through peace. There is, as always, contention over exactly how peaceful Buddhism is. I'm certainly not the expert here, but I will say that if What the Buddha Taught is at all accurate, then at the very least Buddhism places a much higher premium on peace than Christianity. Abrahamic religions tend to treat violence, be it in the Old Testament or the End Times (or Jihad), as a necessary means to an end. Buddhism treats it as wrong in all its forms. Even if Buddhism does have some violence in its history, there's still a pretty stark contrast between modern Buddhism's view of violence with modern Christianity's view of violence.
Things Buddhism gets wrong and Christianity gets right
Buddhism rejects Doubt. It is explicitly called out as something that is going to prevent you from reaching enlightenment. This doesn't jive with me at all. Bayesian belief doesn't allow for doubt-less belief. We literally can NEVER be 100% sure of anything, and claiming that we can seems to me at best bad epistemology, and at worst an invitation to ignore evidence (I confess to being a bit confused by the duality presented in What the Buddha Taught- Doubt is listed as one of the "five hindrances to progress", but the author also cautions against "being attached to a certain view" as foolish and unwise). Christianity, on the other hand, seems to embrace doubt. Admittedly, many Christian families and denominations do not, but pretty much every famous Christian philosopher (Catholic or otherwise) has gone through severe doubts, and come away better for them. This one's a no-brainer for me. Without the possibility of doubt, you've given up any hope of fixing your beliefs if you're wrong.
Buddhism advocates for detachment. It basically says that "Dukkha" (loosely translated "suffering", though the author stresses that this is an inadequate translation. Think along the lines of the Christian term "broken") arises because of our "thirst" for things of this world. It says that these desires are what stop us from reaching a true understanding of reality, which is what leads to enlightenment. This idea that "thirst" is the evil in itself is just plain weird to someone who comes from a Christian background. Christianity (in my estimation) teaches that this thirst is pointing us towards something much grander. It teaches that this thirst can be quenched, and indeed that a passion for good things (or passion against bad things) is one of the primary moral imperatives in this world. Love God and Love others- and Love is not detachment. I think the Christian view fits a lot better with my empirical experience- the happiest times in my life are when I've been in love, or passionate about something, or have a goal I'm striving towards- not when I've been detached.
Buddhism (or rather, the Buddha) flatly refused to answer some questions. What the Buddha Taught basically says that our human-ness matters more that these unanswerable metaphysical questions. Now, I'm generally on board with this sentiment- I agree that our Human-ness matters a LOT more than metaphysical questions in terms of how we live our day-to-day lives. But I also think that these questions can help us differentiate which religion (if any) actually makes sense. That is to say, once you're a Buddhist (or a Christian or a Muslim), it's not such a big deal to not have an answer for these questions. But when deciding between these religions (or if you believe any of them at all), we ought to hold them all to the same standard. Since these metaphysical questions seem to me some of the best arguments against Atheism, it's important that religion offers a better answer than "it doesn't matter", or it hasn't differentiated itself from Atheism. One thing about Christianity- a lot of its answers aren't convincing, but it always has an answer.
But Buddhism goes farther than just refusing to answer a few question. This particular book says things like "Nirvana is beyond all terms of duality and relativity" all the time. He never nails down exactly what he's saying. It seems like there's pattern here of hand-waiving; Buddhism can't answer what Nirvana is like, it can't explain where right and wrong come from, it can't explain where the Arahants go once their bodies die, and most importantly, it can't explain where any of it comes from, other than to say "it comes from itself" in some infinite cycle. It's certainly unfair to accuse Buddhism of this without acknowledging that both Christianity and Atheism do some hand-waiving themselves, but it seems like the hand-waiving of Buddhism is much more foundational than the other two.
Buddhism also has no answer for determinism. Here again it does some hand-waving, but it can't ultimately tell us why we as rational agents matter more than the sum of our parts anymore than atheism can. The Arahant is only the Arahant because he could not be anything else. And the non-enlightened is only non-enlightened because he has no choice. That's the crux of it- without a non-physical "soul", it seems to me we've lost the ability to say that we "choose" anything. We've lost will itself. Christianity has an answer for this. Granted, it's an answer that's often shrouded in the mystery of "God's ways are higher than our ways", but at least it's an answer.
Finally, Buddhism is the only philosophical system I know of that really embraces the idea that you're really nothing more than the sum of your parts, and that "you" isn't actually the "you" you think it is- it's just whatever signals happen to be running around your brain at the moment. Certainly most forms of atheism lead to this conclusion- but usually it's followed by a wholesale rejection of the idea that this negates the concept of finding meaning. Buddhism, in contrast, seems to make it the goal to come to terms with your non-individuality, and sort of assimilate back into the universe (for lack of a better phrasing). The point is to get to a place where you recognize your non-individuality and you cease to even desire individuality. I certainly don't find that model very compelling- my moral intuitions point pretty clearly towards individuality and freedom being some of the highest "good" we can find.
It almost seems like Buddhism should be labeled "Romantic Atheism". It rejects basically everything "spiritual", but tries to hold on to meaning by talking in terms of morality, though I've yet to see any basis for calling something "right" or "wrong" in a Buddhist framework. In that sense, it finds itself vulnerable to the same moral relativism charges levied against Atheism. They both share the fundamental flaw that they can't tell us WHY humans matter. Buddhism talks a lot about the value of life, and how we ought to be compassionate and loving to all things- while simultaneously denying that things have a "self" to begin with. I can't rectify these competing values in a single world view- either in atheism or Buddhism. I'm actually thankful for the parallels I see between the two. I'm tempted to attribute my lack of understanding to a cultural bias of mine, that I am simply thinking like a westerner and don't understand. But it seems to me that lots of westerners make this claim too, and I don't agree with them either.
But I'm still really unclear on who/what is actually getting enlightened if the mind/consciousness is just physical. Buddhism talks of disciplining the mind, but who or what is doing the "controlling" of the mind to discipline it in the first place? If we have no true sense of self, then it seems like there's no reason to care about finding enlightenment- and more importantly, nothing to be enlightened.
I also found the author's criticism of theism a bit wonky. Pretty much any of the objections he made- "Though highly developed as theories, they are all the same extremely subtle mental projections, garbed in an intricate metaphysical and philosophical phraseology"- seem to apply word-for-word to Buddhism as well.
Ultimately, I think I would give Buddhism a lot more credit if I had never been in love. Buddhism claims that detachment is the path to enlightenment. But my experience (and intuition) tells me that passion- whether for a person, an activity, or an ideal- is the only thing that gives life meaning.


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Healthline Blog Awards – never mind me, vote for Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior!January 11, 2013 at 6:03 pm | Posted in Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 1 Comment
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Good news – there's a rheumatoid arthritis blog currently in the top FIVE of the Healthline blog awards. The bad news? Well, I could say, 'It's not me' but hey, I post a few times a year and witter on about biscuit making, so I think Kelly at Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior, who really does work at making an informative and blog for suffers, and increasing awareness of RA, deserves the kudos more; no, the bad news is it's not number one … yet. So please do go and vote for her!
And do bear in mind that while you're at it, you can vote for me too … and all my online 'mates': Wren and Andrew and Carla and all the folks in my blog roll; because you can vote for as many people as you like each day, although you can only vote for an individual once a day!
And if you have an RA blog with a handful of votes, like me, and you know you're never going to get to where RA Warrior is, why not get behind her as well and get your readers voting for her … or her and you! 🙂
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Polly: I couldn't have said it better. You and I have many of the same blog "mates", but I think RA Warrior does more work and research and provides more solid, actionable information than most of us. Plus she's promised to donate the prize to her RA charity. Congrats again for being nominated!
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I have enough money to allocate to the purchase of either VA. I've been scouring the web looking for some opinions on the two synthesizers:
Roland JP-8080
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I have too many keyboards, so I have to get a rack synth. I was wondering what would be the better option? Cost is not a factor here, so I'm not going to choose the MS simply because it's cheaper. I am not looking for anything outside of a regular synthesizer with regular synthesizer controls. I am after sonic qualities and Knob-Twiddlyness (which both of them have). I'm not after a sequencer or anything like that.
I guess what it boils down to is which one sounds better?..and the fact that I suck at making posts (which is why I try not to do it often) I've known a couple of people who kept their MS and sold their JP. I also know some people who are vice versa...so I'm starting a thread so you guys can help me sort it all out.
Also, I'm looking for an analogue sounding synth. I am not financially able to afford a machine that would impress the purists that reside on the forums. I am not after a regular polysynth either. I already have a recently fixed Juno-106 and a finally behaving Akai AX-60.
Side note: The Akai is behaving, but refuses to stay in tune for the life of me. It used to bother me, until I grew to like the fact that it's slightly off. It sounds nice with the other characters here anyway. Plus the AX-60 to S-900 routing is NICE. Its very different from my emax, and possesses a sweet character.
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Guys, you shouldn't cheat. Hey, don't listen to me. Listen to yourselves. Listen to your sniveling, whining, begging, pleading selves after you get caught. Then it's all, Wahhhh!!! I'm soooorrrryyyy. It meant nooooothing. Take me baaaackkkk! Here's a thought. Why not just not cheat in the first place?! I bet this is what Maria Shriver is thinking. Because her soon-to-be-ex Arnold Schwarzenegger is apparently still holding out hope that he and Maria will reconcile. Hmm, I think when it rains snowballs in hell, Arnie.
Arnold spoke with a German paper -- and since it was in German, I can't quote what he said exactly, but TMZ translates as:
We're not fighting any war. I still hope for reconciliation. I still love Maria.
The translator must have left out this part:
I know I acted like an entitled doofus, what with getting Maria and our maid at the same time, and then having her bring up the child under our noses, all the while knowing it was mine and not saying anything about it. She definitely deserves better than me. And at least half my fortune.
Isn't it odd how suddenly we are bombarded with tales of straying husbands wanting back the wives they cheated on? Okay, maybe not bombarded. But there's also reportedly Tiger Woods -- who supposedly wants to remarry ex-wife Elin Nordegren and is willing to pay up $350 million if he cheats on her again. I'd totally take that bet. (You know he's gonna lose.)
Seriously, dudes, in the future, before you cheat -- and cheat, like, hundreds if not thousands of times -- think about your wife. Think about how she might still love you too, but can no longer trust, respect, or even like you. Which makes a marriage kind of difficult. Hell, think about yourselves. Think about all that groveling you're gonna have to do. It's no fun.
Do you think Maria should give Arnold another chance?
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