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I ran across an interesting story via The Posterity Project. Relatives of Meriwether Lewis are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to exhume his remains, so they can settle the mystery of whether foul play was involved in his supposed suicide. Here's the website they've set up. So far, the Park Service has blocked it, and I'm inclined to think that's the sensible thing to do.
James Starrs, a forensic specialist who's mentioned in the article, has been a vocal proponent of exhuming Lewis for some time. Here's what one writer said about him in an earlier story on this debate:
His zeal is evident the moment he begins to speak on the topic of Lewis' death. A scientist who has ventured into historians' territory, he believes his project has been held back by interdisciplinary warfare — and has less than flattering things to say about historians. 'I tend to side with Voltaire,'Starrs says. 'Voltaire said that "God in all of his omnipotence can't change the past. That's why he created historians."'
I beg to differ. Historians have resisted an exhumation because the murder theory is pretty underwhelming. I'm no Lewis expert, but from what I've read, there's no compelling reason to doubt the accepted explanation that Lewis killed himself.
Something tells me this has more to do with our attitudes about depression and suicide than it does with history. We're eager to applaud someone like Lincoln who could overcome his inner demons, but we just can't handle it when a remarkable man finally succumbs to them. Before we start digging up our heroes, we should accept that when they fell into the emotional abyss, it wasn't a sign of weakness—and it didn't make them any less heroic.
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The week in review
Earliest transfer of power: The U.S. hands over authority to an interim Iraqi government June 28, two days before the expected June 30 transfer.
Biggest sex discrimination case: A class action lawsuit that includes up to 1.6 million current and female employees alleges Wal-Mart frequently pays women less than men.
Worst news for AOL subscribers: Company software engineer Jason Smathers is arrested June 23 for selling 92 million AOL email addresses to spammers.
Worst water accident: UVA student Steve Catilo, 20, known as an excellent swimmer, drowns in the Potomac River June 25 while coaching novice rowers. His body is recovered two days later.
Saddest murder conviction: A Louisa jury finds Pamela Whindleton guilty June 24 of the first-degree murder of her Halloween-costumed six-year-old daughter, Diamond, in 2002. Whindleton shot herself in the head after suffocating her daughter, and her attorney argued she was insane at the time.
Worst alleged acquaintance treatment: Omar Riyad Musa, 21, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman– not his girlfriend– June 20 at the Carriage Hill Apartments on Pantops, according to the Daily Progress.
Worst place to hide from the police when wanted for the rape of another woman: In the backseat of your girlfriend's car, which is where police found Musa June 22.
Heaviest load for the Jefferson School: The weight of books, should it become a library, would require some structural engineering, Liz Nelson reports in the Progress.
Most controversial new building: Planned Parenthood's new digs on Hydraulic Road, according to a David Dadurka Progress story.
Most Left Coast protest tactic: Activists get ready to show their opposition to logging in the Jefferson National Forest by tree sitting.
Most corrupt corridor: Southwest Virginia, according to pundit Larry Sabato, who hails from Tazewell County, in a Richlands News-Press report– after 22 federal racketeering charges are filed in neighboring Buchanan County against businessmen, county employees, and current or former Board of Supervisors members.
Worst shoe theft: 100 pairs of sneakers are stolen from UVA's McCue Center between April 13 and June 16, the Progress reports.
Most disappointing plea-bargain: Keia Horton, the Newport News woman charged with felony sodomy in January when police found her receiving oral sex in a parked car, abandons her plans to challenge the constitutionality of the law, the Daily Press in Hampton Roads reports. Horton feared a felony conviction and its up-to-five-years-in-prison penalty, and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure June 24.
Worst blow to Martinsville: The Southside town, already devastated from closed textile mills and 14.7 percent unemployment, loses its minor league baseball team, the Martinsville Astros, according to the Washington Post. UVA coach Brian O'Connor [name grossly misspelled in the print edition but corrected here in this online version.–editor] once played for the Appalachian League team.
Closest call for UVA baseball: In its head coach hunt, Auburn chats up O'Connor [Same problem here and again fixed here online.–editor], who had a winning first season at UVA, before he withdraws his name from consideration.
Newest ACC members: Virginia Tech and University of Miami officially join the conference July 1.
Best appearance by a UVA prof on the Today Show : Steven Rhoads, author of Taking Sex Differences Seriously, weighs in on gender and parenting June 25.
Biggest local John Kerry fundraisers: The Dave Matthews Band will perform at a New York concert July 8 to raise money for the Democratic presidential candidate.
Worst potty mouth: Vice President Dick Cheney tells Senator Patrick Leahy "Go f*** yourself" on the Senate floor June 22.

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UFC Undisputed 2010 on PSP is going to be an interesting case study. Here, you have a portable port of a big budget PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 game. The fighters, modes, and options you'd expect from those versions have been carried over to the PSP, and from a broad perspective the transition went smoothly.
Still, this version is four months old and missing the polish that made the console games shine. Plus, in reality, if you were the world's biggest UFC fan, chances are that you've already played this game in one of its other incarnations.
All of that's great, but how does it play? You figure mixed martial arts is a complicated sport and UFC games have always packed a complicated control scheme to mimic that. The PSP version, of course, has to drop an analog stick and two shoulder buttons out of the console control scheme, and that could easily turn into a disaster. Luckily, it works. You strike and kick with the face buttons and modify those moves with the shoulder buttons while the analog nub clinches, grapples, and transitions you from one mount to another.
Of course, moving with the D-Pad and then having to drop your thumb to the analog nub for moves is a bit of a pain, but it doesn't throw off the pacing of fights. The bouts seem balanced and I've actually been using the ground game and takedown system a lot more than I did in the console versions. This boiled down control scheme actually makes it easier to do more in the Octagon. I feel like I have a handle on the action — for the most part. I still find myself flicking the stick like a madman to try and get out of holds or regain control of the situation, but the game seems like it gives me a chance to figure everything out. It feels good.
Once I got the hang of the controls, I started taking in the visuals of UFC Undisputed 2010 on the PSP. I was pleasantly surprised by the how good the game looks. UFC Undisputed 2010's defining characteristic on the other platforms is how realistic it looks, and that visual love is carried over here as best it can be. Obviously, the PSP game isn't as slick or detailed as the console counterparts, but the fighters do look good. They move realistically, bloody wounds will pop up, and you'll have no trouble identifying your favorite fighter from a glance at the screen.
In motion, things can be a bit less impressive. Punches and grapples will occasionally clip through the opponent, and the presentation isn't really up to snuff. The screen goes black and white when you've dazed a fighter, but the sound drops out and it becomes too quiet. The knockout post-round and post-match replays are super-quick flashes of ho-hum moments, and I've had matches end in flash KOs where the opponent didn't fall down — I just hit him in the jaw and the bell rang.
What made the other versions of UFC rock was the TV-style presentation. Name bars and stats pop up on the PSP sporting the colors and fonts you know from the real show, but there's no announcing and the fights feel a bit flat without Joe Rogan screaming in your ear. The crowd noise isn't very reactive and it doesn't sell the feel of the main event. On top of that, the loads are a bit long here. They're not terrible, but hopping between matches and options screens will take some time — even with the optional install.
If you're looking for features, you're getting your fair share here in UFC Undisputed 2010
(they are all exactly the same as the stuff we saw in the other versions), but I find most of them too similar. Exhibition lets you pick a fighter and fight someone, ad-hoc lets you square off against a local friend, Title mode lets you chase a championship in a series of fights, and then Title Defense mode lets you defend the belt you just won. That's all kind of the same, you know?
Shaking things up are Ultimate Fights Mode and Career Mode. Ultimate Fights gives you 15 classic bouts and asks you to relive them or rewrite them. You pick a competitor and get a series of objectives (recover from a knockdown, win by decision, etc.) that you need to complete in the upcoming fight. Pull them off and you get rewarded (there is plenty to unlock in this game in the way of clothes, trading cards, and so on); fail, and you get chastised by the sexy UFC Octagon girls. If you're a fan, there's some appeal to this mode, but if you don't remember the matches it doesn't bring much to the table.
Career on the other hand brings a lot no matter your level of UFC knowledge. You'll create a character (it's basic but functional) and start off as an amateur fighter. Hone your skills, go pro, and soon you'll accept an offer from Dana White and become part of the UFC. You'll work your way up the ladder of success, but the real work is done in between bouts as you train (improving your strength, speed, and cardio), spar (improving your attributes), and accept camp invites (allowing you to learn new moves).
The system's complicated and deep — if you want a full breakdown, check out this 360 preview and imagine it's on the PSP because it basically is — and it is cool to build a fighter from nothing to something that fits your specific play style. The trouble is, the mode is pretty repetitive. You're going to get used to seeing those menu screens over and over again, and there isn't much variation throughout the years of your career. You never look any older, you're occasionally interrupted by new sponsors, and so on.
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Back in August 2010 I heard from Mike L Sullivan email@example.com Jefferson City, MO about Julia A. CUMPSTON his great grandmother. She died in Morton County (Rolla) Kansas, where Mike grew up, circa 1960. She had been married to T. S. Ward. I have given her a page on my website at http://www.cumpston.org.uk/#/julia-a-cumpston-sullivan/4552766115
They were both buried beside her father, William H. CUMPSTON (1844-1921). Mike things Julia was born in Missouri. His father was Conred Earl SULLIVAN, son of Conred (not Conrad) Denham SULLIVAN who were decendants of Willis S. & Julia A. (CUMPSTON) SULLIVAN. There is some debate as to whether his middle name was Strabach or Strawberry.
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VAR/K - alternative variable to put the results into instead of RESULT (V2.0)
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POP/K/N - POP3 mail account to check, specified as the position in the list of POP3 accounts in Configuration →TCP/IP; the account at the top is account 0 (V2.0)
MANUAL/S - open the transfer window to enable user interaction, i.e. message preselection (V2.0)
VAR - info returned by the query
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<STEM>ONSERVER - total number of emails remaining on the server
<STEM>DUPSKIPPED - total number of duplicates skipped
<STEM>DELETED - total number of emails deleted from the server
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Likewise, in V1.x RESULT was set to the number of downloaded emails, or -1 if the connection to the mail server failed.
The command returns immediately if MANUAL is used.
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Poor Korie Robertson was trying to bask in the bliss of opening her very own clothing boutique last week when all hell broke loose courtesy of her father-in-law, Phil Robertson.
Korie and her daughter Rebecca opened their "Duck and Dressing" boutique this month and celebrated with a grand opening bash last week. Blogger Cynthia Smoot from Oh So Cynthia attended the big event and is sharing her photos and experience with us!
Cynthia enjoyed food and fun and scoped out the goods for sale. She shared that the Robertson family came out to show their support. Among the attendees: Korie and Willie Robertson with their kids John Luc, Sadie, Rebecca and Bella. Also there: Jase and Missy Robertson and their children Reed and Mia; Alan and Lisa Robertson; as well as Jessica and Jep Robertson. Miss Kay made an appearance, but "ducked" out after just an hour.


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CARTA: Mind Reading: Human Origins and Theory of Mind – "Mind Reading" in Chimpanzees, Comparing Apes and Dogs, and Reflections of Dolphin and Elephant Minds
Date: 12/11/2013; 58 minutes
This CARTA series explores the evolution of "Theory of Mind" (ToM), the ability to impute mental states such as beliefs, desires, and intentions to oneself and others, and how ToM makes us uniquely human. Tetsuro Matsuzawa (Kyoto Univ) begins with a discussion about "Mind Reading" in Chimpanzees, followed by Juliane Kaminski (Univ of Portsmouth, UK) on Comparing Apes and Dogs, and Diana Reiss (Hunter College, CUNY) on Reflections of Dolphin and Elephant Minds. Recorded on 10/18/2013. (#25935)
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Conservation and Environment in Ecuador: Monthly Updates
Conservation in Ecuador – Monthly Update June-July 2014
The ecosystems of the Galapagos Islands are vulnerable to almost any impact; be it climatic or introduction of invasive species. Foreign plants compete with endemic ones, introduced animals such as rats, kill resident birds and destroy nests; and one of the most important jobs we undertake here on the islands is helping the National Park Service (PNG) try to eradicate these invaders. In a joint effort we are undertaking different activities to help the fragile ecosystem of San Cristobal and the PNG are very grateful for all the help our industrious volunteers provide.
Plant Reforestation
This month we have been working hard in both plant nurseries cultivating endemic plant species for reintroduction into areas where we have removed the invasive plants such as the "mora" and Supirrossa. One of our main work sites is the small hill known locally as Cero Colorado where the mora berries and guayaba trees had been out-competing the endemic plants. To date we have planted 400 saplings of the plant Miconia robinsoniana which is only found on the island of San Cristobal and nowhere else on the planet!
Giant Tortoise Breeding Centre
At the tortoise breeding centre we continue to help feed the residents, keeping the area clear of invasive plants and maintain and helping with enclosure for breeding adults and new hatchlings. The nesting areas of the reserve are very important to keep clear from foreign plants as the huge females are very specific about where they lay their eggs and by keeping the area clear it is easier for us to monitor the nests and collect the eggs for artificial incubation away from predators, such as the rats I mentioned earlier.
So far this year we have successfully relocated a nest with 13 eggs and have helped in the tortoise census where the "wild" individuals are temporarily captured to be weighed and measured. This biometric data helps the centre monitor the health and growth of the population on the island.
Research Studies
We continue monitoring the endangered species on the island such as the sea lion and marine iguana. We are generating a database to study the population dynamics of these species living near the town of Puerto Baquerizo and to determine the effects that the weather phenomenon "El Nino" had a few years ago. We have also been performing bird studies recording the species of sea birds that nest on the islands beaches and peninsulas.
Part of our work with these marine animals involves beach clean-ups. The sea tides continually wash up rubbish and by cleaning the beaches where these animals live we reduce the chances of accidental deaths. All the debris is collected and weighed so we can record the amount of rubbish thrown onto the beaches.
Organic Farming
On the island's highlands we have been working with different farmers teaching them how to produce and use natural compost to fertilize their crops such as bananas and other vegetables. We hope to teach the farmers that natural farming techniques are just as efficient as artificial ones and thus reduce their usage of harmful chemicals that wash down into other habitats and eventually the ocean. Such pollution is catastrophic to an ecosystem as delicate as that of the Galapagos and I am pleased by the reaction of the farmers thus far.
Galapagos Petrel (Pterodroma pheaopygia)
We continue the monitoring of the Galapagos petrel which is a marine bird found only in the Galapagos Islands. We are recording the number of active nests and monitoring them until the young chick is fully fledged and able to fly. To aid this process we continue our program of pest extermination and continue to try and remove the many rats that try to feed on the young birds. We are having some success here and we are starting to see the successful fledgling of many young birds crucial to the survival of the species in coming generations.
As you can see we have been very busy in our small patch of paradise and I must thank all the volunteers and staff involved in the project and the pioneering work we are undertaking in the world's most famous archipelago!
Until next time...
Jonathan Guillen
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I had the best NY tomato pie today. Norma
Chaz, I am away grima home base and can not post a lot, but the pizza was at Joeys in Hamilton, home of Marcucas. I think I found a dough to try. Norma
Norma, we have to get you out to Utica, NY to try the tomato pies at the Roma Sausage & Deli shop!
Norma, please tell me what you liked about Joey's pizza. I went there only one time (Jun 2011) and ordered an old fashoined Pie and an italian hoagie. Both were terrible. I hated the pizza sauce. Hoagie had a light soggy bun, not enough meat and big chunky toppings. I had to dissassemble it, cut up the topping and reassemble. I had it down as one of the worse pizza shops ever. ---pete---
Norma, the tomato pie I speak of from Utica is a rectangular pie, thick, soft, bready crust, covered in a thick layer of rich, slightly sweet tomato sauce with just a dusting of i believe romano cheese. The deli bakes them up early in the morning and they are boxed and stacked behind the counter for sale that day. Always are served at room temp, never hot. I'm not sure of their exact cooking procedure, but they somehow manage to get the pies throughly cooked without any crispness to the crust, the crust remains soft. Not sure if that is the Trenton style, but both are called "tomato pies". I have a relative from the Montreal area who says they have very similar pies there.
Try Corleone's. I prefer their Tomato Pie over DeLorenzo's (Rt#33). It's mostly a take out & delivery place with just a few very small tables.Not the best dining atmosphere, but parking is convenient and safe. http://www.yelp.com/biz/corleones-old-fashion-tomato-pie-and-pizza-trenton


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HONOLULU-Michele Carbone, MD, PhD, recently recruited Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program at the Cancer Research Center of Hawai'i, and his research team including Haining Yang, PhD, and others, will have their study findings on malignant mesothelioma publicized this week in two reputable, national scientific journals. The articles will appear in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S.A. (PNAS) and in both the online and print editions of Nature Reviews Cancer.
Asbestos is a potent carcinogen that causes mesothelioma, arelatively rare cancer of the lining of the chest and abdomen. The PNAS article reports that Carbone and Yang and their team, have found that asbestos induces the release of a pro-inflammatory cytokine, a type of protein involved in the duration and intensity of a body's immune response as well as cell-to-cell communication.
This particular cytokine known as a Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)initiates a biochemical chain of events that protects asbestos-damaged cells from death. The team found that this TNF activates a specific protein, which in turn protects asbestos-exposed cells from dying.
Because the cells exposed to asbestos do not die, they can go on to develop into a cancer. As a result of these findings by Carbone's team, new methods of prevention and treatment could be developed that directly target the inflammatory pathway activated by this TNF and its target.
There are drugs (Etanercept, Onconases, etc.) currently available that target these pathways and could be tested to reduce the incidence of mesothelioma and lung cancer in exposed people.
In the Nature Reviews Cancer article, Carbone and his team report their findings of malignant mesothelioma, a relatively rare malignancy in most of the world, in three Turkish villages where the disease is responsible for an astounding 50 percent of deaths. The Turkish epidemic was long thought to be caused by the local presence of the carcinogen erionite, a fibrous glassy material used to build houses in the region. However, Carbone's team found that the Turkish health problem is caused by a combination of genetic predisposition and environmental factors.
The scientists are confident that identification of the genesinvolved in this predisposition will reveal why although many people are exposed to carcinogenic fibers such as erionite and asbestos, only a few develop malignant mesothelioma. These articles may be viewed at the following web sites: www.pnas.org and www.nature.com.
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We hear that phrase constantly. We read some form of it in just about every business-related book written. Yet the number of people and businesses that have failed to follow that advice litter the CE landscape.
Tim Baxter remembers one night way back when his father Jerry picked him up from his part-time job as busboy at the Harbor Restaurant in Parsippany, N.J. Jerry noticed the toll the long day had taken on his son.
While we were interviewing Tim Baxter for our Hall of Fame profile, we asked him to name one of the most important lessons he has learned while working at Samsung: "Stay hungry," he said.
Its new omni-channel platform includes a revamped website, an up-to-date dealer locator and local store pick-up for products bought online.
Monster honored its retail partners last night, and treated them and several thousand other people, with a concert by Fleetwood Mac.
The consumer wearables category is growing quickly and retailers who want to leverage the opportunities should prepare their sales floors and staff.
Dealerscope Editor-in-Chief Jeff O'Heir recently sat down with Sennheiser co-CEOs, Andreas and Daniel Sennheiser, who were named to the role last October, at the company headquarters in Wedemark, Germany, to discuss changes in the company, the new Momentum line of headphones and additions to the company's U.S. dealer programs and relationships. In this portion of the interview, the second of three, the brothers started off by talking about the need to do a better job delivering the full Sennheiser package – mainly through online marketing and new social media initiatives to U.S. consumers. Go to Dealerscope.com for the first part of the interview and stay tune for the final installment.
Sennheiser in July broke ground on a $27 million Innovation Campus at its Wedemark, Germany, headquarters. While the 23,000-square-foot facility, scheduled for completion by the end of next year, will physically change the footprint of the audio company's historic, village-like headquarters, it will also introduce new management and operational changes for the 70-year old manufacturer of headphones and professional audio gear.
As we head into the New Year, regional dealers, the backbone of the CE industry, have adjusted their businesses to leverage opportunities they hope will improve sales and profits over 2013. For the full story, see page 32, where the dealers go into more detail about how they overcame last year's challenges, the vendor initiatives that made things a bit easier, e-commerce improvements, the ongoing impact of 4K UHD TVs, and the products that helped or hindered sales and profits.
h.h. gregg has rolled out its first mobile e-commerce platform - the final piece of an evolving omni-channel strategy - to leverage holiday shopping sales.
Harman will welcome its dealer and distribution partners to its New York City store to learn about cutting-edge interactive displays and other sales strategies.
Rock legends Fleetwood Mac will headline Monster's Retail Awards presentation and party at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas.
Believe it or not, the two phrases in the headline are actually related. They're taken from two of our favorite quotes of the year, which just happen to appear in this month's Dealerscope. We couldn't help but laugh (for the right reasons) when we first read them and figured the lessons the full quotes carried are worth repeating. They relate to some of the most important business strategies CE retailers have to implement if they want to survive today: the need to promote full solutions and the necessity of developing and GETTING PAID for services that garner high profits and recurring revenue.
D&H Distributing expects its holiday-related CE revenue to grow between 5 to 6 percent over last year.


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One last thought about familiar faces. Now that it's warmer outside, I've been spending less time in the club's four walls and more time in good ol' Mother Nature. I miss working out with the usual characters at the gym, though. There's the one girl who doesn't have a limp when she walks or runs, but on the elliptical, she has a severe and unnatural favoring of her right side. There's also the guy who reeks of curry once he hits mile two. Good times (and smells).
However, taking my workouts outdoors adds a much-needed change of pace from my winter indoor workouts. (No offense to my club.) For the past few weeks, I've been running at a local park that has a rubberized trail. One loop on the trail takes you through about 1 1/2 miles of hills, trees and a small pond with ducks. There's always something or someone to look at while jogging, even when I cover four or five laps in a session.
One day on a jog, I started wondering about outdoor workout etiquette. After I pass someone for the third or fourth time, isn't it a bit rude to just run by without even acknowledging their presence? This whole "if you say hi once, do you need to say hi again?" shtick is very Jerry Seinfeld, I realize, but still, I pondered the question for a good lap.
I then began to apply the situation to health clubs. If members see the same person day after day in the club or even work out on the bike next to them each morning, wouldn't they eventually introduce themselves or strike up a casual conversation? You'd think yes, but I'm not so sure.
I've never once talked to the unbalanced girl or Mr. Curry, and they've never talked to me. In fact, I rarely see people at my gym randomly striking up a conversation. It seems like nowadays everyone just plugs in his or her iPod and zones out. Sure, like me, they may notice or recognize other members, but after a few months of working out next to someone, isn't it almost absurd to start randomly talking when you've been doing the silent thing for so long?
I know clubs are working hard to create a sense of community and improve customer service. And while many clubs do a great job of fostering that, I'm pretty sure that a few club operators out there believe that saying "hello" to each member by name is enough to earn a gold star when it comes to customer service.
In addition, many members join a club not only because they want to get fit but also because they're looking to make a friend. (They don't call it a club for nothing.) People want to belong. However, it's usually the same people who are looking for companionship who are the hardest to reach because they're the most reluctant to enter a group exercise studio or ask your front desk staff members how to work the selectorized equipment.
Make it easier by taking the first step for them. Place everyone who's a new member in an orientation program. If clubs really want to create a community, they should create programs that group together members based on age, gender or special interest/exercise experience.
Maybe out-of-alignment girl, curry man and I would be best friends if I ever stopped watching them work out and actually said "hi." Or maybe if I would have been introduced to them in a new member orientation class, we'd all be workout buddies, encouraging each other to keep up our daily workouts. It's doubtful, but you just never know.
Familiar faces should be more than just familiar in your facility. They should provide an opportunity to create more than just members. Help foster true friendships, and you'll have your own little microcosm of society, your own little thriving community, right there inside — and hopefully outside, too — of your facility.


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BPD reunites Marathon fan, 9, with backpack
SC family thankful for small act of kindness
Demi Clark and her family couldn't be more proud or thankful for the Boston Police Department even though they had no particular connection to the city before this month's marathon bombing.
Clark brought her entire family from South Carolina to watch her run this year's marathon. She had raised more than $9,000 to benefit Dream Big, a non-profit in Boston that aims to boost the self esteem of low-income girls through sports.
Clark's husband and two daughters were sitting in VIP bleachers next to the finish line on Boylston Street as she crossed at 2:50 p.m.
"I was very excited to see them, and waved, and right after I waved was when the blast went off," she told NewsCenter 5 from her home.
She and her family escaped unharmed, and were reunited moments later. But in the hazy hours after the chaos, Clark's daughter, Maizie, 9, realized she had left her backpack in the bleachers.
"My husband said, 'I'm sorry, Maizie. It's OK. We'll get you a new one. But that's not important right now. We're worried about all the people that got hurt today,'" Clark said.
The family knew the backpack was inconsequential, but when Maizie might see it again "was the constant question," Clark said.
"It was a security blanket. We realized that her backpack to her was just a possession, sure, but it was safe to her. So when we got the call it was like, you're kidding, right?" Clark said.
The call came from a Boston police dispatcher Tuesday. They had found Maizie's backpack and tracked down her parents using just two clues -- her first name embroidered on the bag, and the name of her elementary school on the inside.
"I want to thank the Boston Police Department," Maizie said.
The 9-year-old and her mother were so thrilled they took to Facebook to praise the BPD:
"The little things are what matter right now for those of us who are left after this tragedy. I can't thank the Boston Police Department enough. They protected my family ... because none of them were freaking out like the rest of us were. They went right into calmly doing their job. So, shower them with love Bostonians."


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Mother's Day is a special time to appreciate all that our moms, dads and other special role models do! Join the National Aquarium in celebrating Mother's Day by doing something eco-fun this weekend with your family. The real gift is the time you'll spend together creating memories!
Here are some ways you can celebrate both Mom and Mother Nature:
Have fun outside together.
Did you know there are 75 nature sites within 25 miles of Baltimore! Click here to find one near you.
Create a birdbath together!
Spring has sprung and local birds are singing, courting and busily starting to build their nests this time of year. Consider starting a new tradition this Mother's Day by getting outside and doing a fun craft that helps our native bird families!
Here's a simple plan for building your own birdbath.
- Place a terracotta pot upside down.
- Place a terracotta saucer on top of the overturned pot.
- Fill the saucer with water (no more than a few inches deep)
- Place a few rocks in the water for the birds to land on.
For the best location for your bird bath, choose an area that is close to a window. That way, if a bird gets startled, they won't be able to pick up much speed if they accidentally fly into the glass. Ideally, choose a spot that is also close to a bush or tree where they can hide if they sense a predator nearby.
Put a sustainable spin on dinner and flowers!
Treat mom to a delicious meal of sustainable seafood. It's healthier for you and for the ocean!
Looking for an special last-minute gift? Join us for our upcoming Fresh Thoughts sustainable seafood dinners in both Baltimore and Washington, DC!
Thank Mom with a locally grown organic bouquet of fragrant blooms and skip the whiff of pesticides. Organically grown flowers support local businesses that are helping keep chemicals out of our rivers, streams and the Chesapeake Bay.


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Taiwanese machine tool producer enjoys the sound of no complaints from customers
Wayne Hsueh jokes that he is an "old man" at the Victor Taichung Machinery Works factory in Taichung, Taiwan, since he has been there for 20 years. For as long as he can remember, the company has installed Grundfos pumps in its products. "We get no complaints from customers," says Wayne Hsueh, who is responsible for overseas marketing and sales for Victor Taichung's metal cutting machine tools. He says his company's use of Grundfos products boils down to three things: the pumps' reliability, the global Grundfos service and support (see video), plus something quite basic.
Interview: Why Victor Taichung installs Grundfos in its machine tools
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Please bear with me, I'm a noob.
I'm running SBCL through Gvim/Slimv on Windows 7.
When the laughter at my OS dies down, continue:
I'm attempting to get through this tutorial: http://www.adampetersen.se/articles/lispweb.htm
I've gotten quicklisp installed (how exactly, I've forgotten) and when I type:
I get the error:
Code: Select all
>> (ql:quickload :hunchentoot)
error opening #P"C:/Windows/C/quicklisp/dists/quicklisp/software/cffi_0.11.2/tests/compile.bat"
I know there's probably something fundamental I don't get yet here, such as how packages work, how quicklisp works, where/if I should have Hunchentoot on my hard drive, how/if I need to use ASDF (?), and so on, but I have yet to find much in the way of "ground-up" lisp tutorials out there, at least when it comes to writing real software that does real things. I'm not even sure which questions to ask.
Any help/resources/"duh" clarifications would be appreciated.
I'm logging off and will plan to dig into Chapter 21 of Practical Common Lisp as some bedtime reading, so maybe I'll have a better handle on things when I log in next.


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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
LDS Writer Blogfest: How Grace Works
But I must admit, this year, I was feeling a little uninspired. Last year, I blogged about my favorite General Conference talk, but this year, none of the talks really stood out to me. Then I read this article from David A. Bednar, "The Atonement and the Journey of Mortality." He tackled a topic I felt I knew very little about--grace--and the light bulb turned on.
Since this blog is all about light-bulb moments, I thought I'd share what I learned.
Latter-day Saints, also called Mormons, are often disparaged in the wider Christian community for discounting the importance of grace. We place too much emphasis on works, critics say, and while it's true that we think people need to receive certain ordinances, such as baptism, to make it back to heaven, we also firmly believe that "there shall be no other name given nor any other way nor means whereby salvation can come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent" (Mosiah 3:17). That said, I don't think Latter-day Saints in general--and I in particular--truly appreciate just how vital grace is not only in putting off bad but in becoming good.
David A. Bednar put it this way: "It is one thing to know that Jesus Christ came to earth to die for us--that is fundamental and foundational to the doctrine of Christ. But we also need to appreciate that the Lord desires, through His Atonement and by the power of the Holy Ghost, to live in us--not only to direct us but also to empower us."
That's what grace is: the Savior's empowering force for good in our lives. And He wants to empower us every step of the way. I guess I always kind of thought of it in very set, concrete terms. If the gap between me and heaven was this big and I could make it this far on my own (by taking my neighbors this many casseroles, or whatever), then the grace of Jesus Christ was the bridge that got me the rest of the way. But according to David A. Bednar, grace is less of a bridge and more of a guardrail. It's something to lean on when the going gets tough, something to push me forward when my fear or human frailty make me want to turn back. And it's right there beside me at all times, in all places.
That was the light-bulb moment I had a few days ago. I only wish I'd figured this out a lot sooner.
If you'd like more information about the Church, feel free to check out lds.org, which is where I found the online version of the wonderful article I mentioned, or mormon.org, which has a lot of more general information. Also, don't miss the other posts in the LDS Writer Blogfest:
Amanda Sowards
Angie Lofthouse
Ben Spendlove
Britanny Larsen
Cami Checketts
Charity Bradford
Danyelle Ferguson
Giselle Abreu
Julia Keanini
Julie Coulter Bellon
Kasey Tross
Kayeleen Hamblin
Kelly Bryson
Laura Johnston
Melanie Stanford
Rachelle Christensen
Rebecca Belliston
Sierra Gardner
Stephanie Worlton
Finally, if you have any questions that you think I might be able to answer, feel free to leave them in the comments below or e-mail them to me at kvandolzer(at)gmail(dot)com. If I don't know the answer--and there's a pretty good chance that I won't--I'll do some research and try to figure it out.
Happy Tuesday!
21 comments:
- Charity Bradford said...
I love the guardrail analogy. It does help to visualize things like that. Thanks for sharing your light-bulb moment.
- April 10, 2012 at 8:07 AM
- Sierra Gardner said...
Elder Bednar is one of my favorite speakers. There is something about the way he teaches that just strikes a cord. I always feel like I walk away knowing something new and profound.
- April 10, 2012 at 8:52 AM
- Cami Checketts said...
Thanks for this post. It is so easy to get caught up in all we need to do. I love your thoughts about grace.
- April 10, 2012 at 12:32 PM
- Jodi R. said...
I love your analogy as well - very interesting post, Krista!
- April 10, 2012 at 12:59 PM
- Lo said...
Great thoughts! There is so much of the "works" we can all do, but in retrospect, it's nothing. In the end we all need grace and to rely on Jesus Christ. It's great to meet you through this blogfest! New follower :)
- April 10, 2012 at 2:39 PM
- Kayeleen Hamblin said...
Krista, I love that guardrail analogy. It makes so much sense. We tend to get caught up in faith vs. works, but grace is left out. Thanks for your insights!
- April 10, 2012 at 3:36 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
You're welcome, Charity!
Sierra, I love learning the gospel through Elder Bednar's eyes. He obviously thinks deeply about these principles and then communicates the insights he gains in such a clear and thoughtful way. So helpful.
Thanks for reading, Cami!
Thanks, Jodi! I'm glad you got something out of it.
Welcome, Lo! You know, Elder Bednar quoted President McKay at the beginning of that article by saying that the gospel is about making bad men good and good men better. That's what had never occurred to me before, that the grace of God is what gives us the strength to become better than we are, and yet it's so true.
Kayeleen, I think faith and grace are very interrelated. Faith is the trust and belief we put in Christ, and grace is the enabling power He puts back in us.
- April 10, 2012 at 4:31 PM
- Unknown said...
As LDS women I think that we are taught to work hard, which is wonderful, but only when we can rely whole heartedly on our Savior will we be eternally saved :) Thanks for this reminder and new insight Krista!!
- April 10, 2012 at 4:40 PM
- Greg H said...
Please, read this talk as well:
- April 10, 2012 at 9:40 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
You're welcome, Julia! Looking forward to checking out your contribution to the blogfest. (I'm getting around to everybody's posts a few at a time...)
Thanks for the link, Greg! I'll have to check it out.
- April 10, 2012 at 10:39 PM
- Myrna Foster said...
I like your handrail analogy, but I second Greg Hamblin's recommendation. I read Wilcox's article in a BYU magazine a while back, and I still think it's the best article I've read on grace. Ever.
Thanks for getting me thinking. :o)
- April 11, 2012 at 12:15 AM
- Kelly Bryson said...
I had to think about the guardrail for a while, but I think I'm getting what it means a little more. I think of grace as being the antidote to shame. It's the love of God that covers our sins. When you've sinned and that gulf between you and Heavenly Father is so wide, grace is that feeling that he still loves me, regardless of how I've messed up. I'll check out that article as well...Thanks Krista!
- April 11, 2012 at 2:47 AM
- Dana said...
I once heard an excellent explanation of the
difference between
mercy and grace.
Let's say I committed
some heinous crime that was punishable by death. When
I face my sentence, the judge says, "You are sentenced
to 10 years in prison." That's MERCY.
Let's say the judge says,
"You are free. Your debt as been paid." That's GRACE. Jesus
paid my debt on the cross. I
only have to accept it.
Naturally, I am inspired by this amazing grace to live a good
life that is pleasing to Him.
His grace still amazes me!
- April 11, 2012 at 12:15 PM
- Kasey @ The Beautiful Thrifty Life said...
Nice to see you in the blogfest, Krista! That was a great article in the Ensign, and I thought it was really interesting that there were several articles in the magazine this month that addressed the topic of grace. I also think that as Mormon mommies, it's one of the things we forget about too often- we always think we have to do it all and "be ye therefore perfect". We always seem to forget that God means that we can be perfect in Him. Thanks for the reminder. :-)
- April 11, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
Myrna, I must have missed that one. (Although, to be completely honest, I do occasionally just chuck BYU Magazine in the trash, since I know I won't have time to read it and don't want it cluttering things up...)
Kelly, I definitely think that's a part of grace, but Elder Bednar emphasized how grace is an enabling power, a power that helps us do the good and righteous deeds we're not strong/brave/good enough to do for ourselves. He used the story of Nephi breaking his bonds as an example of that. Nephi prayed for strength to burst the bands that bound him, and Elder Bednar asserted that it was the grace of Jesus Christ that literally gave him the strength to do more than he was physically capable of doing on his own. I'd never thought about grace like that, which is why the article was so eye-opening for me.
Dana, thanks for sharing! I think you hit the nail on the head there when you said that His grace is what inspires you to live a righteous life. When we truly have faith in Christ and trust in Him, that will change the way we live and the choices we make.
Kasey, thanks for stopping by! And yes, this month's Ensign did have a lot to say about the Atonement in general and grace in particular. Not too surprising, I guess, since it's April and all... :)
- April 11, 2012 at 11:09 PM
- Angie said...
Beautiful! I am so thankful for grace every day!
- April 12, 2012 at 11:33 AM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
Me, too, Angie!
- April 13, 2012 at 8:05 AM
- Melanie Stanford said...
Sounds like a good article to read- David A. Bednar always has very insightful things to say. Great post.
- April 13, 2012 at 1:43 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
He does, Melanie. I always see things in a way I'd never seen them before after listening to one of his talks or reading one of his articles.
- April 14, 2012 at 1:47 PM
- Melodie Wright said...
I'd never thought of grace as a guardrail before...to me, grace is the free gift of God. He loved us FIRST, despite our selfish ugliness. That grace attracts us to love Him back, and faith through works is how I show Him and others my own commitment to His plan. Not accepting His grace - if I keep thinking that I can somehow earn my way to heaven - is a clear sin of pride. For me (NOT a Mormon, btw) grace through Jesus means knowing that everything I do for Him is simply a gift to Him (instead of an obligation) because my place is heaven is secured already, thanks to His sacrificial grace.
- April 16, 2012 at 12:16 PM
- Krista Van Dolzer said...
Melodie, thanks for sharing. I think this may be an issue of semantics, since I agree with virtually everything you said. Jesus did love us first, even when we didn't deserve to be loved, and expressing our faith through Christ-like good works is how we show Him that we want to follow Him.
It's kind of like a parent's love for a child that way. We love our kids when they're wrinkled and ugly and all they do is demand our attention. After a while, they return our love for them by doing their best to live the kind of lives we've taught them to live.
- April 16, 2012 at 5:49 PM


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What a wonderful day - sharing the joy of the world though the eyes of small children just awakens the soul. Walks in the park, a quick swim, climbing and going down the slide, popsicles outside, hugs, laughter, watching them interact with Papa - life just can't get any better! We even found a toad sitting in a fallen bird's nest - how exciting!
Each time I spend the day with them, I'm exhausted yet feel 20 years younger!! I've decided that grandkids give us a second chance to do it right!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
A Day With the Grandkids...
What a wonderful day - sharing the joy of the world though the eyes of small children just awakens the soul. Walks in the park, a quick swim, climbing and going down the slide, popsicles outside, hugs, laughter, watching them interact with Papa - life just can't get any better! We even found a toad sitting in a fallen bird's nest - how exciting!
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Walking up the lane today, I stopped to smell the lilacs and was reminded of childhood memories at Grandma's House. Sitting on the porch swing with the fragrance of lilacs wafting through the air, swinging back and forth while listening in awe to the stories of my grandparents, fresh baked pies coming out of the oven, the upright piano in the sitting room, the hanky tucked in the waste of the dress, lots of hugs and gentle pats on the head.......those were simplier times and ones I remember with such fondness. What stirs your memories?
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
How Long Does the Music Play?
Waking up to the sound of music as the alarm went off, I laid there wondering how long the music plays? I've always gotten up, turned the alarm off and started my day. This morning the air was fresh, birds were chirping, the sun was peeking through the branches on the trees, and you could smell spring and freshness in the air, so I decided to stay snuggled under the covers and enjoy...
I can tell you the music plays for at least 30 minutes! There is, after all, a certain amount of enjoyment in seizing the day. Three chapters of a good book to finish, flower beds need to be weeded, make rhubarb crunch, girlie things to do and the blues festival begins tonight.
Maybe another day I can tell you how much longer the music plays!!
Posted by Journey at 10:20 PM 4 comments
Monday, June 8, 2009
Rain Brings Joy to the Heart
It's a rainy day, best spent with hot tea and good friends (fellow bloggers) quietly turning the pages of wonderful sites. I am always amazed at the ease in which people express themselves...and the talent displayed. The photography is absolutely breathtaking!
One should never wish their life away, but oh, had I started years ago....
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
Such a Beautiful Day
Life is amazing, plain and simple. Nothing gained, nothing lost. One day seamlessly flows into another, a slideshow of activities demonstrating your daily life. Weather - not important - it is what is on the inside that counts...isn't that what we are always told? And how do we really feel on the inside looking out? Are we open and share our innermost feelings? Do we hold back in fear of causing harm or anger? Do we just process internally until we are satisfied with our answers? How do those around us really feel? Is it what we think or much different?
What do you do? How do you handle life as it is thrown at you?
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Saturday, October 26, 2013
Homemade Lambie Birthday Party Invitations
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Friday, January 4, 2013
Resurrection Continued
Well, I am testing out my NEW Blogger App on my IPhone. I wasn't sure how to get pics I was taking on my phone easily to my blog and then I thought...duh! Is there a Blogger App and lo' and behold there is. Not sure how great it is so far. I don't like typing on my phone anyway for long posts, but I uploaded a pic from yesterday's morning coffee with my sweet girl #1 and it looks great to me. Might need to touch up with Instagram first and then upload, but overall I am very pleased thus far. Let me know if you have any reviews or criticism of the app, but for small short uploads it appears to be appropriate for my needs.
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
New Year 2013... And A Resurrected Blog!
Wow! I am actually doing this! I haven't put one word or photo to this blog in about a year and a half and so much has happened. As the New Year begins, I desire to be more involved in blogging once more. It was very cathartic and took on a journalling type aspect for me, the four years I devoted to it up in New Jersey.
No pics today. Just me with my words and thoughts. I was looking back at the beginning of this blog. There was a video of Gideon with his little tiny voice and his big lofty thoughts. It truly was amazing (for his mom at least). I update regularly on Facebook, but it isn't the same. Blogging is much more of a creative outlet to journal our everyday lives that I can look back on. It forces me to be more introspective and deliberate and when I look back on it (which is much easier to get to on this blog than FB ever is)...it makes me appreciate the journey of our lives oh so much more! Here is a piece of of my blog (the highlighted is a link) with two videos of Gideon fives year ago. The second video on this linked post has much more conversation with him. So good to look back at these videos. I am going to have to try to upload a lot of the videos from the past year and a half from FB onto here. I know it is going to be a process, but well worth it in the long run.
What am I thankful for as this New Year begins and what are my hopes for these next 12 months?
I am thankful for God's presence in my family's lives. I hope and pray that we relish his presence even more and sit at His feet listening to his guidance and Words for us.
I am thankful for family that have had a chance to come to visit us in 2012. We had three visits from My mom, two visits from my dad, a visit from Kenny's parents, and a visit from Kenny's sister and nieces. What an awesome family to lay down vacation time and money to put us as a priority. We feel very loved by them. We also. of course, feel loved by our other family members that couldn't make it out here. They always communicate with us via a text, snail mail, email, or a phone call sometime throughout a month. They are all so very precious to us. Love you, Sutherlands, Gerdises, and Lewises! My hope is that we can reciprocate more this year...now that Ivy is a bit older and will hopefully be able to handle a long trip.
I am thankful for our new church family in Pearland, Texas! God sure provides above and beyond all that we could ever hope and dream of. What a special group of people they are and we are blessed to call many of them good friends now. He did it amazingly well in New Jersey with our sweet friends at Cornerstone Calvary Chapel and also at Calvary Academy. Of course, He did it again here in Texas as well with Covenant Community Church. My hope is that we can serve this community and our neighbors in Pearland as a family fully devoted to Him. May we bless others even more richly than we have been blessed ourselves. May we not think of ourselves but others more highly.
I am thankful that Kenny was able to go back to college for the first time in forever. He was never able to finish a college degree and yet the Lord blessed him and moved him up in the industry even though most of the positions required a such a degree. Kenny has been working full-time and going back to school with at least two courses each semester for four semesters now. He has gotten A's in courses I couldn't even imagine obtaining a C in, like Organic Chemistry. Yikes! My hope for him is that the Lord will give him rest and peace in the midst of a very chaotic upcoming semester. He will be taking four classes. It will be a bit insane the next few months and I pray that we all will be centered on the Lord and will His Holy Spirit to have control and not our emotions or lack of rest to get the better of us. It is just a SEASON. There will be an end. I pray that I can be a support to Kenny wherever he might need it. May there be excitement and joy in the journey. He hopes to be done with his Associates Degree in Chemistry by summer and will transfer to University of Houston in the fall to finish up his Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree there. Woohoo. I am so very proud of him and all he is doing for our family as well as for himself professionally.
I am thankful for my little ones and I guess not so little one now.
Gideon is getting to be such a young man lately. I showed him the above video link this morning and he shook his head in disbelief that he was ever that little or ever that squeaky. LOL Gideon is engrossed in reading The Hobbit right now and then it will be off to reading How to Train Your Dragon....both Christmas gifts. He wants to learn to play the guitar this year as well as earn badges in Cub Scouts. He is also going to try his "feet" to soccer once more this season. Gideon still has such a heart for worship. I love to watch him sing and praise God not just at church but spontaneously as he is going about the house. I sure love that boy of mine.
Maia is truly becoming a little lady in her own right. She loves reading books, dancing to her Nickelodean music, playing with her dolls. We have signed her up for soccer as well. I think she will like it. It is a learning league and there truly is no pressure, which she will need. She has been improving with her left side motor abilities via PT and OT this year. She loves both her teachers and we sure appreciate all that NTS has provided via Miss Stephanie and Miss Kelly this year. Maia only has yearly heart exams now. Her last one was in June of 2012. At that time everything was looking great, but the cardiologist also made it clear that by the time Maia is a teen she will most likely need a heart valve replacement surgery. She is such a full-of-life little girl, it is hard to imagine that she even has a problem right now. We are so thankful for God's provisions for her, but also pray for her future. This has been our prayer for Maia since her diagnosis in utero at 26 weeks... May she bring glory to God for He is good. She definitely has done that with her life thus far and no matter what we know that she will continue to do so. This is our hope and prayer for her.
Ivy is now 7 and 1/2 months old this week. She such a sweet little addition to our family. I know that Gideon wanted / wants a brother, but Ivy and him have such a sweet bond. You should see how both of them look at each other. Usually the last thing he does before heading out in the morning and the first thing he does when he returns home from school is pick up his little sister and love on her. He is a great big brother. I think he would be the same way with Maia, LOL, if Maia would allow him to love on her more (Miss Independent soul! :)) Ivy is beginning to take solids this week. She is eating some banana and has been tasting some cinnamon muffin just this morning. She also pulled up from a sitting position on the couch to a kneeling position by the arm rest. Yea! Love these times in a baby's development. She also has two bottom teeth and four, yes four, coming in on top. She is teething machine lately. :) My hope and prayer for Ivy is that she continues to develop perfectly in the Lord's time and that she will begin to see the Lord's goodness and love through her Daddy, Mommy, big brother, and big sister. She is one loved little girl for sure.
We have a new addition to the family as of yesterday. The Sutherland's welcome Dash Sutherland to the family...a.k.a. the gerbil. He truly is a "Dash" but also very nice so far. He doesn't nibble or bite when held by me and calmly closes his eyes as the kids stroke his fur. He even licked Gideon. That truly blessed my son's heart. A nice bonding moment with his first pet.
Well, for now... I am going to finish this blog post. It will be continued in a day or two. Don't want to take away too much time from my motherly duties.
Happy New Year to you all! Have a great year that will reveal more of God's precious truth and love into your lives. May you see all circumstances and situations as a way that God is allowing you to glorify Him more...for He is oh so GOOD!
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Margaret at Eyespi20 mentioned one the other day. A guy pulls into her car park at 7.00am every morning then naps for 45 minutes before going off again. Why does he do it? Why doesn't he nap at home?
I suggested a rather mundane answer to this but I really hope and pray that Margaret will shoot my theory down. I want there to be some 'back-story', some odd-and-intriguing reason why he does it.
I tend to nurture there little 'mystery obsessions' of mine because I sometimes find that they are an acorn from which a story might grow. For me, stories often start with some innocuous little detail noted in the back of my head. I've learned to encourage that pricking feeling I get which is sometimes the harbinger of a story idea. I think Margaret's napping man has a story in him. I don't need to know the truth of his existence or even why he really does it… I just need to wait and see where my interest in him might take me.
I'll keep you posted.
Some mysteries in my life don't lead to stories. Sometimes they just amuse me to think back on them.
Like why that bus driver acted as he did, in Dublin a few years back?
Let me tell you about it, perhaps you'll have a theory.
Trish and I went to see the very first International Soccer match in Dublin's Croke Park between Ireland and Wales. (So that puts the events of this 'mystery' on 24th March 2007, perhaps that's a clue?) Afterwards we had a drink in 'The Shelbourne Hotel' – much posher than I'm used to – and then we decided to get a bus to Ballsbridge – which is exactly as posh as I'm used to, the bus not the location.
We waited, alone, at the bus stop and, soon enough, a big yellow-and-blue double decker rolled up the road. It stopped, the doors hissed open… and some people got off – that's relevant, I think... some people got off.
Despite those people getting off, the bus was still packed. Passengers were standing almost right up to the side of the driver's little cabin.
I stood at the entrance to the bus and shouted up to the driver.
"Sorry," I said, "can I just check that you're going through Ballsbridge?"
What happened next has never happened to me before. I would guess it has never happened to anyone before but you might be able to tell me different.
The bus driver broke into a huge smile, threw his gears into neutral, opened his little cabin, jumped out, bounded down the steps of his bus, grabbed my hand and started shaking it furiously.
He said, "I heard you got hitched, congratulations."
"Thanks." I had indeed got 'hitched' - about fifteen years before.
"Are you in town for long?"
"No… just tonight."
"Right, right. This bus doesn't go to Ballsbridge, sorry, you'll need the next one."
"I'll go so…"
And then off he went, with a bus full of people smiling back at me through his windows.
It's an odd little mystery, completely true. What was he doing? Dublin bus drivers, in my experience, are businesslike, friendly – yes – but I've never heard of one bounding out of their seat to greet a stranger.
Perhaps someone in Dublin is familiar with this type of behavior and can help solve the mystery for me. Here are some of my theories:
1) He mistook me for somebody else.
2) He was mad.
3) This is a new Dublin tradition that wasn't around when I lived there in the Eighties.
4) (And this is the most likely one by far) He was giving me a sarcastic 'friendly-greeting' for the entertainment of his sizable Saturday night payload.
I think this last is the truth of the matter but there a few reasons why it doesn't fully stand up. For instance, I may be a country-boy now, but I've lived in cities most of my life and I don't really stand out as a blow-in to be mocked. Also, importantly, I didn't wave down the bus to ask if it was the right bus, people were already getting off it at my stop.
When I tell people about this, they tend to shake their heads and say, "This stuff is always happening to you."
They're right.
In closing: All this talk about mysteries reminds me of the conundrum of the man who came home from work every day, got the lift to the fifth floor, then walked up the last three flights to his apartment on the eight floor. He always got the lift all the way down when he was going to work but only ever went to the fifth floor when he came home… except, that is, when somebody was with him – then he went all the way to the eighth.
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October 26, 2011, 8:23 pm
Neglected Children, Messy Houses and Guilt
By JENNY ANDERSON
In case you missed it, the Working Mother Research Institute surveyed 3,781 women and issued a report called "What Moms Choose." It quantifies a lot of things we know, and a few that we don't. Here are a few statistics to throw out over dinner, if you belong to one of those families who have civilized, discussion-based dinners (I tell myself that will happen when the children are older):
•55 percent of career-oriented stay-at-home mothers would prefer to be working
•71 percent of mothers equate work with something done only to pick up a paycheck
•51 percent of working mothers feel guilty about not spending enough time with their children
•55 percent of working mothers feel guilt about the untidiness of their house
•55 percent of stay-at-home-mothers feel guilty for not contributing to family income
•44 percent of stay-at-home moms feel guilt about the untidiness of their house
Guilt and tidiness seem to be pretty powerful themes here. And there's more on both:
•49 percent of working mothers and 47 percent of stay-at-home-mothers agreed with the statement, "I am my worst critic"
And finally,
Working mothers feel most judged about
1) How clean my house is
2) Not taking care of myself
3) The amount of time I spend with my children
Stay-at-home mothers feel most judged about
1) My contribution to family income
2) How clean my house is
3) Not using my education
It's kind of impossible not to notice the weird emphasis on cleaning here. Why do both sets of mothers feel so much guilt about the house? Is it because they want a clean house or because they think they should have a clean house? My house is clean-ish, but cluttered, which drives me crazy, but doesn't make me feel guilty (perhaps because I blame it on my husband, whose reluctance to throw away anything should be studied by anthropologists).
Is this a vestige of the 1950s, where women greeted men with cocktails, a warm meal and a meticulous home (oh, if my husband could only go back. In lieu of a highball he gets: "Bathe a kid! Cook some beans! Read 'Ladybug Girl' 22 times, and then once more!").
On the guilt theme, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. It is the working mother report from the Working Mother Research Institute. But I can't help but wonder, would the working dad institute ask whether fathers feel guilty about the cleanliness of their homes?
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Trying to keep the home clean?!
October 26, 2011, 8:23 pm
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Random photos of our vacation
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Is your water clean?
Today, nearly one billion people (about 1in 8) lack access to clean water. More than 3.5 million die each year from water-related disease; 84% are children. Lack of access to clean water and sanitation kills at a rate equal to a jumbo jet full of kids every 4 hours. $25 can supply a person with clean water for life. The more people know the more we can make a difference. If you see this, and like it please copy and paste to another vid and give any amount you can.
check out the link below. The water bottle would make a great christmas gift as well as helping others.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
These two...
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Monday, October 17, 2011
I have so much to write about however I am not in the mood. In a nutshell without all the details:
My sister and I took my parents out to dinner for their anniversary.
Carson did very well on his progress report.
Shauna is rehearsing for the school play. She has one of the lead roles.
We are flying to Florida this week.
We had a really great time at the fall party this weekend (thanks mom and dad).
Why do people love drama? It makes me ill-
We leased out one of our horses. The barn seems different without her.
I only have a two more gifts to buy for Christmas.
Have you ever listened to the way some people talk to others? Holy Cow! People can be rude and nasty.
I work with someone who always looks for the negative in others. what did they do wrong? what did they miss? What didn't they do? get the point. YUCK!
Cinderella is great! We are so in love with her :)
I'm scheduled for a second phone interview tomorrow night however I think I am going to decline the position.
I have to remember our wedding anniversary is next week('something' is this Friday but I am not sure what). I am awful with dates.
I dislike Halloween! Thank God for Best. She loves taking Carson out for Halloween.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Last weekend Jonathan and I visited New Mexico. We went to the fiesta for hot air balloons. Wow, was that pretty neat! Hundreds of balloons flying in the sky at one time- If you wanted to pay $400.00 pp you could take a hour ride in a balloon. No, Thanks!
Can you believe some of the balloons cost over $150,000.00?
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
8 eyes
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Wednesday, October 5, 2011
wordless wednesday
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Is it fall or winter?
We have the heat on in the house.
I am driving with my seat warmer on.
I am warming the truck up before we leave in the morning.
We added extra blankets to the beds in the house.
My horse is starting to get his winter coat.
I am already starting to get the winter blues...
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Monday, October 3, 2011
For Christmas this year
Carson is asking for (get ready) a cell phone, a flat t.v (as he calls it), batman and star war lego's, audio stories, a bigger guitar, odd pod(i-pod)touch.
what the heck is he going to ask for when he is 10?
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Sunday, October 2, 2011
I could see my breath tonight
As I was mowing the grass tonight I could see my breath. What the heck happened? Why did it get so cold so quickly? I am not ready for cold weather... Have I ever written how much I dislike it? When Carson is cold he usually says, "mommy can you turn up the sun?"
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Monster Jam
Tracey and Carson went to Monster Jam in Wildwood Saturday. This is an annual tradition for the two of them. Carson looks forward to it every year. Below is Carson's thank you note to Tracey (Best).
Dear Best,
I really thank you for taking me to monster trucks. The pizza was really good. Remember the little guy was going in the little path but his truck was going to slow. That was really funny. Maybe one day I will kiss you on the lips.
I miss Best. See you at 30 o'clock.
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