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Being Aware
Now the serpent was craftier than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. Genesis 3:1a
The mole's very existence hinges on one thing — staying hidden. His whole mission is compromised when his greatest strength is compromised — his cover. From my experience, beating my mole happens when I acknowledge his existence continually, pursue him diligently, expose him constantly, and manage him aggressively. I still feel the dark urge to sin, lash out, or otherwise give up control to my sin nature, but at least my mind is more cognizant of what is happening and my commitment to being God's man brings me more frequent victories.
We must train for those exact moments when the mole offers the lure. Specifically, we must work with something I call God's calling plan. The point is that when we're tempted to indulge an appetite, we have to recall that it is nothing more than deception. Many men are simply careless this way, so they hang around, making second or third passes around a lure. The longer the mole is not confronted the more power it gains over our lives and actions. This is fatal, you don't want to linger too long when the mole dangles his lure.
I've found that the only way for me to deal effectively with the mole's siren call is to come out swinging. I have to come out in boxer mode and pepper my opponent with several jabs to keep him off balance. After I call him what he is, I call out Scripture audibly.
For men the major mole is very aggressive in his lure of sex, security, and entitlement. Much of our aggressive responses for example are because someone is taking what we think is ours.
Father, Thank you for mole awareness.

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Canada's economic response plan is set to deliver up to $27 billion in direct support to workers and businesses. Some $15 billion of that is earmarked for the enhancement and expansion of employment insurance. Another $55 billion in tax referrals will bring some temporary cash flow relief to businesses and families. Canada's Big Six banks are also offering mortgage payment deferrals for up to six months.
"I think our national government is responding [in] a pretty meaningful way to this unprecedented shock," Jock Finlayson, chief economist at the Business Council of British Columbia, told BIV. "Whether it's going to be enough in the circumstances, I think, is more debatable."
Those circumstances are changing hourly, and measures critical to addressing what B.C. has now declared a public health emergency will bring further economic impact. Businesses with primary liquor licences have been ordered closed throughout the province. Restaurants in Vancouver must close or offer takeout only. Events are cancelled, theatres are dark, recreational facilities are closed and non-essential travel postponed.


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Hipsters, models, motorcycles and a super 16mm film.
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Alongside a bus of young and hip Soho House members, sipping cocktails and gazpacho from mini bottles, a dozen riders from Brooklyn's Jane Motorcycles wearing Ugly Bro jeans and waxed-cotton Belstaff jackets arrived on top of a fleet of BMWs, unchaperoned. They parked near a stone barn over looking endless fields in the Hudson Valley.
It took a few soups for the group to figure out that all could try out the others' bikes in the fields, sometimes shirtless. Knowing the owners of said machinery — the Bavarians — would not take kindly to the shenanigans that went on, this journalist treaded lightly while riding someone's borrowed BWM NineT up and down the gravel road around the grounds of the new Grasmere Farm Membership and Lodging Club in Rhinebeck, New York. The NineT, which is BMW's latest and most successful effort to capture a nostalgic audience still seeking style in addition to performance, invokes a feeling of freedom and childishness. We all want to feel like kids again, especially with our wheeled toys. The owners of Grasmere were willing abettors, if not instigators of such goofing off.
Soon the sun fell and the full moon rose, and the group piled into the barn to watch the US screening of The Greasy Hands Preachers.
It was David Lynch who said, "I don't know why people expect art to make sense when they accept the fact that life doesn't make sense." The Greasy Hands Preachers doesn't make sense, but it does so in a beautiful way, showing the passion of a handful of mad and brilliant bike builders. Shot on super 16mm film by French directors Clemen Beauvais and Arthur de Kersauson, GHP follows the likes of Shinya Kimura, Deus ex Machina and other soulful builders all over the world to capture their emotional connection to their bikes.
"Passion is important," Roland Sands said, in reference to the film. Sands is known as the godfather of the frankenbike. His talents have made him one of the greatest builders of our time, if not the most important. "There's something very romantic and real about building a machine for your own purposes when you have a vision of what you want." On the film's ethos, Sands continues, "With enough passion and some talent you can make it happen. Money and knowledge gets you nowhere without the drive to create. Stories add mysticism and legend to bike builds."
The stories of the film followed guests as they dined in the supposedly haunted manor of Grasmere. Eating family-style and sitting at too-long tables, artisan popsicles were served to finish the meal, before giant speakers began a soundtrack to beat away any lingering, stolid spirits.


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This may simply be the only 'rest day'. I suppose it depends what happens once I've arrived in Edinburgh. Much will, I suspect, depend upon the weather. (Sorry to mention it again…) It's an interesting factor that I have rarely had to contend with before. Not the weather but the thought in the back of my mind that I could, at any point of this trip, decide to abandon the whole thing and be home in front of the TV within a matter of hours. (Is there anything worth watching tonight?)
I don't think that will happen today as there has been a remarkable turnaround in the weather. It rained continuously from around 4pm yesterday to about 10am today. But things began to take a turn for the better post breakfast:
It wasn't long before the clouds started to break and there was a hint of some sunshine. It's now 5pm and here on the terrace of the Badger Bar next door to the campsite at Rydal Hall, if COVID-19 regulations didn't prevent it, you could be frying eggs on the flags.
Aside from drying my clothes (I have abandoned the idea of 'washing' them as it is contrary to the whole social distancing thing; why do something that works against the 'new normal'?), my main task of the day was to write and record the introduction and links to episode 23 of the podcast. Here's an exclusive:
That was page 1. You'll have to tune in later in the month for all the rest but it includes a world record, David Bowie and pub banter. Here was my studio:
Not too shabby. That's the hall and formal garden here at Rydal by the way. Built by the Le Fleming family in the 16th century (extended and altered in the 17th and 18th centuries) it is now a Church of England retreat for the clergy but the top notch campsite in the grounds is open to the likes of me and you. The acoustics of the shaded bench in the garden where I did the recordings were very nice indeed. Shame about the acoustic ability of a bored teenage boy sitting on the other side of the lawn who excelled in hitting his tin can on the ground as I tried to record…
A late afternoon jolly into Ambleside got me out of the house (as it were) but I was soon back 'home' in Rydal with my mind turning towards the three days to come, especially tomorrow which involves a cycle from Ambleside to a campsite to the north east of Penrith at Little Salkeld.
Until a few days ago I was envisaging a cycle via 'The Struggle' to Ullswater. Then Jeff got in touch:
"I have a few suggestions about your route from Rydal to Bank House. You could go up Kirkstone Pass, but the road isn't called 'The Struggle' for nothing! I would recommend looking for the small lanes that come out of the top side of Grasmere, eventually forcing you on to the main Ambleside -Keswick road. At the top of Dunmail Raise there's a lovely cycle path on the left. This takes you on to the quiet side of Thirlmere. From there, cross the main road, go up St John's in the Vale, to Threlkeld, where you can pick up the C2C and then follow this all the way to Little Salkeld and your campsite."
So as things stand, that's the plan. Yesterday Tom mentioned the stone circle to the east of Keswick that may be worthy of my attention although he did also say there were issues with the disused railway line – a landslide I think – that may mean a deviation is in order. I imagine that the C2C route would follow a disused railway if one were available but I'll find out tomorrow. Keswick and Penrith are well placed pit stops along the way. I hardly dare look at the forecast…
UPDATE: Looking at the map of routes 6 and 71 (the C2C) it doesn't look as though I'll go anywhere near Keswick.


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Per ESPN, a former Army officer is planning to separate from another, much less formal, branch of U.S. service.
Mike Krzyzewski told ESPN's Andy Katz that next year's Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be his last as head coach of Team USA men's basketball. The team is 75-1 under his guidance, including unbeaten runs to Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012, as well as a win in 2014's FIBA World Cup.
Prior to that last trophy, Krzyzewski brought his team to his alma mater, the U.S. Military Academy, for a daylong tour capped off by a nationally televised split-squad scrimmage.
He said he hoped the visit would inspire the team, which lacked in star power thanks in part to injuries and its non-Olympic gold medal goal. And he knew that simply telling his players about West Point wasn't going to cut it.
"You can't talk about this place, see a movie about this place — you have to feel this place," Krzyzewski said at the time. "You go to a place like this, you get it."
Krzyzewski played for the Black Knights under head coach Bobby Knight prior to his 1969 graduation, then fulfilled his service commitment before eventually returning to West Point for a five-year run at the helm of the men's hoops program. That led to a position at Duke, where Krzyzewski has made good use of all that Army leadership training. He's even done a bit of recruiting on the side.
No successor at Team USA has been announced, though Katz's piece says a plan will be revealed before the Rio games.
Coach K won't be the only Army representative in Brazil, either: A number of active-duty soldiers already have qualified to participate, with more set to make the attempt in boxing, wrestling, shooting and other events.


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Sea Turtles: In San Francisco, three generations of women are looking for a beach
The tribulations of mothers, daughters, sisters, and aunts shuttling between Tunis and Paris over the second half of the Twentieth Century. Based on a true story. A story of love given and love denied – and a comedy.
SAN FRANCISCO -- GenerationTheatre will stage its original play, Sea Turtles, on two weekends from November 2 to November 11, 2012 at the Southside Theatre, in Fort Mason. Curtain time is 8:00pm on Friday and Saturday and 3:00pm on Saturday and Sunday.
With its all-woman cast, GenerationTheatre'
In July 2012, François Hollande, President of the French Republic, made long overdue apologies for the deportation of French Jews, by the French authorities, to Nazi extermination camps in 1942. In Sea Turtles, French-born author and director David Valayre builds on the tribulations of his mother, grandmother and aunts, Berber Jews from the mountains of North Africa, who emigrated from Tunis to Paris at the worst possible time: 1938. "They avoided deportation by escaping occupied Paris and clandestinely returning to Tunisia with dcuments bearing Arab names 'officially forged' by the Tunisian authorities,"
Sea Turtles is about the wanderings of such women, both through time and space and through their own feelings — daughters, sisters, mothers and grandmothers, shuttling between Tunis and Paris over the second half of the Twentieth Century. "Sea Turtles is a story of love given and love denied" says Valayre, "and, fortunately, it is a comedy."
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"This is realistic theater because that's exactly what happens in reality. The Paris of 1942 is present in the Paris of 2012; this is why President Hollande's apology for the 1942 deportations are so important to France today. The characters in Sea Turtles live with their younger selves and with the deeds of their elders. Their past doesn't devour them, but they can't stop it from nibbling at their present," says Valayre.
The women of Sea Turtles are looking for a beach they lost or never knew "just as we 18-year olds were looking for a beach under the cobblestones of chaotic 1968 Paris," says Valayre. They are searching for their own identity. "Call your brothers by their French names," says one of the characters, "David, Salomon, those are your father's choices. We're in France now; we don't want to stand out. From now on, it's Clovis and Charlemagne."
Sea Turtles, written and directed by Roland David Valayre, interpreted by Anna Andersen, Cheryl Cleary, Lisa Drostova, Allison Fenner, Joanne Grimm, Raymonde McCoy and Andrea Satin.
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30 Jul "As written by a millennial": Characteristics we seek in a supervisor
Millennials, Gen Ys, Digital Natives. Call us however you like, but know that we are an impending force that is going to enter the workforce in full swing, whether you like it or not. Thus, it's in your best interest to learn on how to impart your leadership role onto us before we grow into an unruly headache. A title no generation deserve to carry over their shoulders. We are more than willing to listen, if you are willing to meet us half-way.
- Communicate openly and honestly: We millennials grew up feeling as if the world is in our hands. The speed and ease of creating and maintaining connection with our friends cause us to expect the same thing to happen in our workplace. It has been shown that we millennials have greater social needs, tighter peer bond, and stronger team orientation when compared with other generations. Don't be fooled with the existing stereotype which said that millennials are solitary beings. We do think that teamwork is an essential factor in accomplishing better outcomes. We love working in a team. A healthy and well-functioning team, that is. Being able to collaborate in a dynamic environment with our same-aged coworkers and an inclusive supervisor that doesn't limit information flow would be an ideal workplace situation for millennials.
- Treat us with respect: Isn't this supposed to be the natural way of running things in the workplace? Just like any other age group, we millennials hope to be seen without any negative bias. Supervisors should remember that we are more likely to express our thoughts and ideas without being intimidated by others' status. We want to be seen as your equals, so to speak. So, please do not quickly jump into the negative conclusion that millennials are rude. Or worse, socially inept. With a little guidance on how to deliver our opinions, we promise we are able to refine our behaviors and be seen as bold and courageous by our coworkers of any generations.
- Recognize our contributions: Our parents told us we can reach for the stars. But then they let us go into the real world and the stars turn out to be something a billion light years away, and we have to settle with being called as the generation that is "addicted to validation, instant rewards, and constant positive gratification." But although I hate to admit it, this is one stereotype that I personally, truly live and breathe. Millennials like nothing more but to be given feedbacks and be seen as trustworthy. We want to feel as if we matter, after being woken up by reality and realizing that changing the world isn't as easy as we thought it would. Recognition doesn't always mean we want tangible or monetary rewards. Recognition can easily come from supervisors that want to actively listen and acknowledge our inputs. They're all golden nuggets in showing your appreciation to the millennial generation. Giving us real-time constructive feedbacks outside of annual reviews and trusting us with more substantial workload will make us feel that our presence is essential in the running of the company.
- Help us learn: We might think that school is a drone (don't we all?). But that doesn't mean we think that learning is boring. All we need is an opportunity to pursue things that interest us and you get yourself a super-absorbent sponge that's more than ready to soak up any new, useful information. Give us the chance to tackle diverse tasks with our team. Provide interesting training program and development plans. Satiate our desire for constant self-development and you're in the path of having a happy millennial in your team.
Sets a good example: How do you expect people to follow your lead if you don't provide them with a good and respectable example? This point doesn't only apply to dealing with the millennials. Good leaders are those who lead by example. By walking your talk, you become a person others want to follow. When leaders say one thing but do another, they risk losing the trust of their people and failing to create a productive working environment. Give your people the reason to have confidence in your leadership ability, no matter which generation they were born in.
- Demonstrate interest in the personal lives of people on your team: As I state before, we want to be seen as your equal. Not only that, millennials are a generation that grew up with a closer, more informal relationship with their parental figure and authorities, that they bring with them a more informal style of communication. Accommodating to that by making time for informal conversations with your team may bring them closer together and warm up their relationships. This might be achieved through annual outings or club activities that cater to their interest. Give us the chance to show our individual characters and natural talents, make us feel as if we're more than just a name in your call sheet. But of course, this should be done in a respectable manner. Nobody likes to think that someone is inappropriately probing at their personal life. Also, being seen as "lame" or "trying too hard to be blend with the kids" might cause us to no longer look at you as an honorable leader.
Bottom line is: no matter which generation your team belongs to, employees have the biggest desire to work with a leader who is a person of integrity and sincerity. As a supervisor, the little tweaks that you need to add in your leadership method in order to accommodate the millennial generation shouldn't be seen as a burden. Because according to a recent report, millennials could become the most productive generation. But that can only happen with the right combination of management and motivation. Give us what we need and you're in the path of creating the golden generation.
Chou, S. Y. (2012). Millennials in the workplace: A conceptual analysis of millennials' leadership and followership styles. International Journal of Human Resources Studies, 2(2).
Heathfield, H. S. (2017, November 8). 11 tips for managing millennials. Retrieved from https://www.thebalancecareers.com/tips-for-managing-millennials-1918678
Igniting millennial engagement: Supervising similarities, distinctions, and realities [White paper]. (2015) Dale Carnegie Training.
Twenge, J. M., & Campbell S. M. (2012). Who are millennials? Empirical evidence for generational differences in work values, attitudes and personality. In E. S. Ng (Eds.), Managing the new workforce: International perspectives on the millennial generation (pp. 1-19). Northampton, Massachussetts: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.


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Inflation worries mount in the UK
With the economy already seeing the reopening demand moderate and supply bottlenecks as well as labour shortages weighing, inflation worries are adding to concerns of a further slowdown towards the year-end.
This definitely creates a bit of a "toxic" situation for the BOE as they will have to deal with rising inflation while having to balance an economic slowdown, which could only get worse in the months ahead amid the energy crisis.
BofA's UK consumer confidence indicator has fallen to its lowest since February on a 7-day moving average with the firm noting that:
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Sinks with scroll designs and floral carvings make for a look that is country chic!
The farmhouse sink, also known as an apron-front sink, harkens back to a time in history when it was used to scrub large pots, wash clothes, and even bathe the family's children. Its sturdiness and ability to hold up to daily household chores were just some of the reasons why it was so popular.
In today's kitchens, the farmhouse sink is a focal point—a statement piece that adds character and charm—that brings the feeling of country into, arguably, the most popular room in any home. And my, how the styles have changed: Farmhouse sinks in materials such as fired clay, marble, copper, and even stainless steel are available in every shape and size.
Let your imagination guide your new look, and think big while you keep a necessity—dating back as far as the 17th century—alive and in use in your modern country kitchen.
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SpaceLife Origin, a startup based out of the Netherlands has decided to send a pregnant woman into space, 250 miles above planet Earth in order to give birth to the very first extraterrestrial baby.
If our planet were to one day become unable to sustain humans, then we surely hope to have a backup plan of where else to settle, even if it may be another planet. In order for this idea to come into play, we first have to learn how to reproduce in space, and for that very reason this startup is sending a pregnant woman to give birth without any gravity.
Although it may sound like a seriously crazy idea, they believe that our survival in the long term is dependent on it. SpaceLife Origin plans on conducting a variety of experiments in space over the the next five years, with the most crucial of all, a birth in space, scheduled to take place in 2024.
They have even started to talk to women who are willing to be the first to give birth in space, and have wealthy donors who have agreed to finance the experiment. However nonetheless, it will still surely have a lot of problems logistically, such as even just getting the pregnant woman into space right before she's ready to deliver the baby.
The only other birth in space was experiments conducted on rats, fish and lizards back in the '90s, and each of them were born with an underdeveloped vestibular system, concluding that infants need gravity. The absence of gravity would surely create serious problems, especially when giving birth, the mother will not be given the assistance that she needs.
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This is an abbreviated version of the book Make Your Own Python Text Adventure.
All games take place in some sort of world. The world can be as simple as a chess board or as complex as the Mass Effect universe and provides the foundation for the game as a whole. All elements of a game reside in the world and some elements interact with the world. In this post, you'll learn how to add items and enemies to your world.
The coordinate plane
A text adventure usually involves a player moving through the world one section per turn. We can think of each section as a tile on an x-y grid. Note: in most game programming the x-y coordinate plane is different from the one you learned in algebra. In the game world, (0,0) is in the top left corner, x increases to the right, and y increases to the bottom.
Creating tiles
Start by creating a module tiles.py with this class:
import items, enemies
class MapTile:
def __init__(self, x, y):
self.x = x
self.y = y
import keyword means "give this module access the 'items' module and 'enemies' module. We need this because we will want to put these elements inside some of our rooms.
MapTile class is going to provide a template for all of the tiles in our world, which means we need to define the methods that all tiles will need. First, we'll want to display some text to the user when they enter the tile that describes the world. We also expect that some actions may take place when the player enters the tile, and that those actions change the state of the player (e.g., they pick something up, they win the game, something attacks them, etc.). Let's add those methods now.
def intro_text(self):
raise NotImplementedError()
def modify_player(self, player):
raise NotImplementedError()
We haven't talked about the code for the player yet, but that's OK. The
player parameter will serve as a placeholder. As you might guess, these methods aren't going to do much in their current state. In fact, they will actually cause the program to crash! This might seem silly, but this behavior is to help us as programmers.
When thinking about our world, we don't want to have tiles that do nothing. We may want tiles of water, tiles in a spaceship corridor, tiles with other characters, or tiles with treasure, but not empty tiles. So this
MapTile class is actually just a template that all other tiles will expand on.
In the last post we learned about base classes.
MapTile is actually a specific flavor of a base class. We call it an abstract base class because we don't want to create any instances of it. In our game, we will only create specific types of tiles. We will never create a
MapTile directly, instead we will create subclasses. The code
raise NotImplementedError() will warn us if we accidentally create a
MapTile directly.
Now on to our first tile subclass!
class StartingRoom(MapTile):
def intro_text(self):
return """
You find yourself if a cave with a flickering torch on the wall.
You can make out four paths, each equally as dark and foreboding.
def modify_player(self, player):
#Room has no action on player
This class extends
MapTile to make a more specific type of tile. We override the
intro_text and
modify_player methods to implement the specific behavior that this tile should have. A method is overridden when a subclass has the same method name as a superclass. Because it's the starting room, I didn't want anything to happen to the player. The
pass keyword simply tells Python to not do anything. You might wonder why the method is even in this class if it doesn't do anything. The reason is because if we don't override
modify_player, the superclass's
modify_player will execute and if that happens the program will crash because of
raise NotImplementedError().
Next, let's add a class for the tile where a player will find a new item.
class LootRoom(MapTile):
def __init__(self, x, y, item):
self.item = item
super().__init__(x, y)
def add_loot(self, player):
def modify_player(self, player):
Remember, we haven't created
player yet, but we can guess that the player will have an inventory.
Let's define one more type of room: a room in which the player encounters an enemy.
class EnemyRoom(MapTile):
def __init__(self, x, y, enemy):
self.enemy = enemy
super().__init__(x, y)
def modify_player(self, the_player):
if self.enemy.is_alive():
the_player.hp = the_player.hp - self.enemy.damage
print("Enemy does {} damage. You have {} HP remaining.".format(self.enemy.damage, the_player.hp))
This constructor should look familiar to you now. It's very similar to the
LootRoom constructor, but instead of an item, we are working with an enemy.
The logic for this room is a bit different. I didn't want enemies to respawn. So if the player already visited this room and killed the enemy, they should not engage battle again. Assuming the enemy is alive, they attack the player and do damage to the player's hit points.
Now that we have some basic types of tiles defined, we can make some even more specific versions. Here are some that I created:
class EmptyCavePath(MapTile):
def intro_text(self):
return """
Another unremarkable part of the cave. You must forge onwards.
def modify_player(self, player):
#Room has no action on player
class GiantSpiderRoom(EnemyRoom):
def __init__(self, x, y):
super().__init__(x, y, enemies.GiantSpider())
def intro_text(self):
if self.enemy.is_alive():
return """
A giant spider jumps down from its web in front of you!
return """
The corpse of a dead spider rots on the ground.
class FindDaggerRoom(LootRoom):
def __init__(self, x, y):
super().__init__(x, y, items.Dagger())
def intro_text(self):
return """
Your notice something shiny in the corner.
It's a dagger! You pick it up.
If you remember, I also created an
Ogre enemy and
Gold item. You may choose to create corresponding rooms too.
Creating the world
We're going to close out this post by actually creating a world based on the tiles we've defined. This delves into some advanced features so it's OK if you don't follow everything. I'll explain everything briefly here, but I encourage you to read up on anything you're interested in learning more about.
Create a new module in the same directory called
world.py. Next, make a folder called "resources" that is in the same directory as the "adventuretotrial" directory and create
map.txt inside. We're going to build the world in this external file and load it into the game programatically.
I like to use a spreadsheet program and then copy the text into the map file, but you can just edit the file directly too. The goal is to lay out a grid of tiles whose names match the class names and are separated by tabs. Here's an example in a spreadsheet:
Remember, your map should not include MapTile, LootRoom, or EnemyRoom! Those are base classes that should not be created directly.
In the
world module, add the following dictionary and method to parse the file you created.
_world = {}
starting_position = (0, 0)
def load_tiles():
"""Parses a file that describes the world space into the _world object"""
with open('resources/map.txt', 'r') as f:
rows = f.readlines()
x_max = len(rows[0].split('\t')) # Assumes all rows contain the same number of tabs
for y in range(len(rows)):
cols = rows[y].split('\t')
for x in range(x_max):
tile_name = cols[x].replace('\n', '') # Windows users may need to replace '\r\n'
if tile_name == 'StartingRoom':
global starting_position
starting_position = (x, y)
_world[(x, y)] = None if tile_name == '' else getattr(__import__('tiles'), tile_name)(x, y)
The parsing method goes through each line of the file and splits the line into cells. Using a double
for loop is a common way of working with grids. The
x and
y variables keep track of the coordinates. When we find the Starting Room, that position is saved because we will use it later. We use the
global keyword to let us access the
starting_position variable that lives outside of this method. The last line is the most interesting, but it's fine if you don't fully understand it.
The variable
_world is a dictionary that maps a coordinate pair to a tile. So the code
_world[(x, y)] creates the key (i.e. the coordinate pair) of the dictionary. If the cell is an empty string, we don't want to store a tile in it's place which is why we have the code
None if tile_name == ''. However, if the cell does contain a name, we want to actually create a tile of that type. The
getattr method is built into Python and lets us reflect into the tile module and find the class whose name matches
tile_name. Finally the
(x, y) passes the coordinates to the constructor of the tile.
Looking for an easier approach to building your world? Check out Chapter 13 of Make Your Own Python Text Adventure.
Essentially what we're doing is using some advanced features in Python as an alternative to something like this:
tile_map = [[FindGoldRoom(),GiantSpiderRoom(),None,None,None],
That's hard to read and maintain. Using a text file makes changing our world easy. It's also a lot simpler to visualize the world space.
Keep in mind that the only reason we are able to do this is because all of our tile classes derive from the same base class with a common constructor that accepts the parameters x and y.
Let's add one more method to the world module that will make working with the tiles a little easier:
def tile_exists(x, y):
return _world.get((x, y))
Congratulations for making it this far! If you'd like to see how to make the game easier or more difficult with different enemy types, see Chapter 12 of Make Your Own Python Text Adventure.
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From AAM
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is a band out of time. Led by real-life siblings Will and Lily Courtney, their music entirely lacks the calculated cool of contemporary indie rock and seems totally oblivious to the cynical machinations of the music business. In an indie world currently hell-bent on exhuming the still-warm corpse of post-punk, Brothers and Sisters reach back to a sunnier age, when idioms as disparate as polished West Coast pop, rock and roll choogle, AM radio balladry and classic country could still rub up against each other at the same hazy Topanga canyon party. Live, the music called up by this stage-cluttering eight-piece alternately evokes classic-rock gods like
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Buffalo Springfield
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"There is nothing pretentious or even ostentatious about this music; one can almost smell the tobacco and old Lone Star beer cans spike with salt and lime."
No Depression
"Austin-based eight-piece who sound like Big Star jamming with Neil Young (New Life) and The Jayhawks (Without You), The Mamas and the Papas, Byrds, even Ray Davies in a swamp. Country rock ballads and pop perfection, with imperfections in the home-made, one take sound to make it all the more engaging." -
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, respectively a Baptist preacher and a Grammy-winning independent gospel artist dubbed "The Christian Barbra Streisand" both for her voice and for her support of the Christian gay community (the latter of which got her excommunicated from Christian radio). When he was six, the Courtney parents took young Will to a
Beach Boys
concert and it was over; he decided to become a musician. As a kid he sang in Houston's Post Oak Boy's Choir and before long was recording songs for childrens' records and commercials. When he was old enough to get out of Houston, Will headed to L.A. - home of his idols
The Beach Boys
Randy Newman
and the
Flying Burrito Brothers
After stints in short-lived bands and some work with Zander Schloss (
The Circle Jerks
Joe Strummer
) and Ric Menck (
The Pernice Brothers
The Tyde
), Will grew frustrated when the excesses of the L.A. music scene stymied productivity, so he took off - driving his pickup down to Austin, Texas to start a band with his sister. Their self-recorded debut featured a motley crew of Will and Lily's friends and acquaintances as the backing band; a handful of weeks after that debut was recorded, Brothers and Sisters had grown into a seven-piece. In late 2005,
Conrad Keely
- the singer of
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead
- invited Will and Lily to contribute harmonies (and, on one of the song, a lead vocal) on the forthcoming ...Trail of Dead record. Shortly thereafter, Keely joined the band, playing violin and keyboards. The ragged sprawl of their live appearances (misunderstanding audience members have all-too-frequently compared Brothers And Sisters to a cult) sparked attention, and gigs with friends in
Okkervil River
The Tyde
Jeff Tweedy
...Trail of Dead
- as well as appearances at Austin's SXSW music festival - quickly made Brothers and Sisters a favorite with Austin crowds.
Following several months of good press during their first year, in December, their song "Without You" was featured on an episode of
The OC
. The band followed up their debut release and ended their first year by U.S. touring the US and Canada with
...Trail of Dead
The Blood Brothers
, piling in a van for several months and lapping the country twice, an epic, roving family affair. Recently, they recorded their second full-length record incorporating lessons learned from their ever-evolving live shows.
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This morning Ravensworth open cut mine unveiled one of their giant haul trucks bearing the Where there's a Will logo. $1 from every load carried over the next 12 months will be donated to support our work, with as much as $20,000 expected to be raised.
As you'll see in the pictures this truck looks just amazing and stands like a giant trophy for all the conversations this Upper Hunter community is having about mental health.
We are also proud to be parked along a Cancer Council truck. One day we hope to replicate what they have done for the awareness and prevention of cancer with awareness and prevention of mental illness.
Our sincere thanks to Ravensworth for coming to us with this idea and for making it happen – this really is a great example of a 'positive community' at work!


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My girlfriend, Stephanie, and I were in attendance at the event, and as usual, it was great. Lisa and Francesca had the crowd in stitches with funny stories about a recent road trip, ex-husbands and the late, great "Mother Mary." And did I mention that they brought two of their dogs with them? Peach and Pip – who everyone loved, of course.
We, along with the other nearly 100 fans in attendance, had a terrific time at the book signing. Lisa is known for remembering her fans by first name and greeting them with a warm embrace. Francesca was equally charming and Peach was kind enough to strike a pose for our photo.
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It's a fact: Non-tech passions can FUEL – not hinder – your tech career.
You heard me.
Surprised? It's true. You don't have to only talk or be interested in tech 100% of the time. If that is what you personally enjoy doing, great; power to you. However, I have always believed that it's actually better if you have a diverse range of hobbies outside of just tech because you get that unique multi-disciplinary perspective.
Last month on the Humans of IT Community, I invited a few inspiring folks in the tech community who have non-tech passions and non-traditional tech backgrounds. Whether they built vintage mini PICO-8 games, had a gig in musical theater or custom-designed their own clothing line, one thing all these folks had in common was that they eventually found their way into tech. More importantly, they didn't just stop there – they discovered their own way of blending their non-tech superpowers with their tech ones!
When I was a 15-year-old student at a Christian all-girls school in Singapore, I had a form teacher named Mr Anthony – a strict, stoic man who (back then) was frankly quite terrifying and had the uncanny ability to make teen girls cry with his lectures, only because the things he said were not only profound, but they were hard truths. Even though at that age most teenagers are often not amenable to constructive words of advice, one thing in particular that he said has always stuck in the back of my mind.
"There are many routes to the same path," he would say, his brows furrowing intently. When students came to him seeking advice on what courses they should take, or internship opportunities to pursue, treating every decision like their lives depended on it, he would firmly remind them to avoid pigeonholing themselves into one category or area, but instead be open to following their passions. After all, they will never steer you wrong. There's that famous saying, "Do something you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life" – in the same vein, if there's something you enjoy doing outside of your "day job", eventually you will always find a way to infuse that passion into the work that you do.
In my time at Microsoft so far, I've met so many people with interesting career paths – military veterans turned cybersecurity professionals, former Catholic nun turned Ethics and Compliance manager etc. Most of them were unplanned; these individuals simply followed what they were passionate about – eventually things clicked together and they found the right opportunity/role to bring their passion (and authentic selves!) to their work. You can, too. It starts with knowing what your passions are outside of work, embracing them and bringing that unique lens into all that you do.
Do you have a passion outside work that you don't often talk about? Perhaps you have a skill that you think nothing of because it seems so "basic", but could in fact be something people find valuable? Write that down, and tomorrow when you log into work, think about how you can infuse that passion and hopefully in doing so, make your work a little more fun + meaningful 🙂


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In the last couple of years, the society has experienced some of the most surprising changes. We have always seen the modern society being influenced by beauty and looks and fashion designers around the world use their skills to suffice the needs of the high class to dress and look exquisite. Fashion, since ages, has been an important way of expressing oneself and projecting our likes, thoughts and culture by the way we dress. It is nothing but an extension of our personality. And when fashion blends with aesthetics then it becomes an amazing form of art. But with passage of time, various social and cultural changes keep influencing the fashion because of which it is never the same. It is always under an unending process of change because of which we come across so many trends and styles that define an era and add more life to it.
Until now we had mostly experienced that fashion was limited to the adults. Designers were seen crafting clothing for the men and women keeping in mind the changing ideals and preferences but an amazing change that has been experienced in the last couple of years is that fashion is now not limited to a particular age bracket but it now serves different age categories. Children were once not considered as an important market but in the last few years they have become an important client to the manufacturers and designers. There is a whole new range of designer fashion clothing specifically for children. The exposure and popularity of this industry is on the rise and is going to grow more with time.
Fashion designers have their new potential clients in kids. More and more designers are entering the markets to allure the young buyers with their colorful designer clothes that have been designed specifically for babies of different age groups. Now there are various labels selling kids apparels in beautiful patterns. Racks at stores are stacked with trendy attires for children. Gone are those days when buying clothing for children was no excitement, mothers would end up picking dull clothes from markets and dressing their kids in anything that is there. But the dresses for today's children are vibrant and stylish. They are an output of innovation, imagination and aesthetics. These young shoppers can now wear their favorite cartoon characters on their t-shirts, pajamas etc. They can shop for kids accessories to look cool. The young boys and girls have all the room to find what they like and not just simply settle for something boring and dull.
Now children participate in shopping. They are happy with the attention that they are getting from the fashion industry and they enjoy browsing for the clothing they like not settle for something that is not their choice. They feel excited with the varieties available in the market. The enticing range of colors, patterns, prints and designs sometimes confuse them. The stores pay lots of attention in designing and decorating their interiors. Everything is done as per the liking of kids. Lots of imagination, colors and concepts are used to make children happy. These days children come with their parents to shop for what they like and dress the way they want.
There was a time when branded children clothes were beyond affordability for a normal Indian family but in the last few years, their prices have been set as per the affordability of the masses. Now parents can buy high quality dress for their children within their budgets. This is another reason which has led to the expansion of the market. This fall in prices has been because now these dresses are made in India and not imported from abroad. Manufacturers are producing them in bulk due to increase in demand which has again led to reduction in prices. With the advent of various online stores selling the most beautiful kids clothing at the most reasonable prices, more and more parents are migrating to the online world to shop for their kids birthday dress. Mom and baby sit together to browse the best party dress, the perfect casual clothing.
Times have changed in India. There is a mesmerizing range to shop for kids clothing without making any compromises. There is a huge collection of attires for boys ranging from kids ethnic kurta pajamas to formal suits, t-shirts, trousers, rompers and shorts. Likewise, there is the most vibrant collection to shop for clothes for girls which include birthday frocks, girl party wear gowns, skirts, shorts, t-shirts, rompers and girls ethnic clothing.
Now you don't have to make any compromises while buying apparels for your baby. You can find the best clothing at best prices. Thanks to online shopping, you can save on your money by availing the offers and discounts.


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Aerial Silks
Aerial Silks is one of the most beautiful aerial arts! It uses two lengths of fabric secured from the ceiling. It is an ideal combination of flexibility, power, and dance elements. Students learn various poses and moves at the beginner level. Combos, drops, or choreography in the intermediate and advanced levels.
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Alicia Nicholls
"Humanity will look back on November 4, 2016, as the day that countries of the world shut the door on inevitable climate disaster and set off with determination towards a sustainable future." – Joint Statement by Patricia Espinosa, UNFCCC Executive Secretary and Salaheddine Mezouar, President of COP22 and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco
It is with these poignant words that United Nations (UN) Climate Chief, Patricia Espinosa, and President of COP22 and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morroco, Salaheddine Mezouar, heralded the entry into force of the Paris Agreement just shy of twelve months after it was agreed to by nearly 200 parties at the UNFCCC's Twenty-first Conference of the Parties (COP-21) in Paris, December 2015. November 4 was indeed a momentous day for the global community and planet Earth and the Agreement's early entry into force signals countries' strong stated commitment to global climate action. However, the hard work now begins.
The historic Paris Agreement sets the overarching framework for global climate action. It is the culmination of years of hard-fought negotiations and compromise. Inter alia, countries around the world have committed themselves to "holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius."
This more ambitious latter threshold of "1.5 degrees Celsius" was strongly advocated for by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which, despite their negligible contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, are the most vulnerable to the adverse and deadly effects of climate change. This harsh reality was reiterated in October 2016 when Haiti was struck by Hurricane Matthew, which took 1,000 innocent lives and has left 800,000 persons without food. The Bahamas, parts of Cuba and also of the southeastern United States also felt some of Matthew's fury. Outside of more devastating weather events and changing weather patterns, some of the other effects of climate change include coral bleaching, sea level rise and beach erosion, which have implications for fisheries, tourism and agriculture, industries upon which many small states' economies and livelihoods depend.
This universally accepted climate change accord was signed by over 190 parties on Earth Day (April 1, 2016). However, the Agreement could have only entered into force once at least 55 countries accounting for at least an estimated 55% of global greenhouse gas emissions had ratified the Agreement. This threshold was reached on October 5, 2016 and the Agreement entered into force 30 days later on November 4, 2016. According to UNFCCC, ninety-seven (97) countries accounting for an estimated two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions have ratified. Most major greenhouse gas emitting parties, including the US, China, the European Union and India, have ratified the Agreement.
It's Show time!
It is one thing to sign off on the dotted line. It is another thing to actually implement the Agreement. In regards to the fight against climate change, we are quickly reaching the point of no return. Here are some not so fun stats:
- Global greenhouse gas emissions, including CO2 emission levels, have continued to rise. The World Meterological Organisation (WMO) reported that globally average CO2 levels reached 400 parts per million for the first time in 2015 and in 2016 again due to El Nino.
- 2015 was the hottest year on record, surpassed only by the first six-months of 2016.
- According to NASA, global surface temperatures continue to rise, while "[f]ive of the first six months of 2016 also set records for the smallest respective monthly Arctic sea ice extent since consistent satellite records began in 1979".
As United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon is reported to have said, "[w]e remain in a race against time".
Even more concerning is that current emissions reduction targets pledged by counties in their Nationally Determined Contributions are not enough to maintain the temperature increase to the ambitious levels set by the Paris Agreement. This was reconfirmed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its most recent Emissions Gap Report released the day before the Paris Agreement entered into force, which stated as follows:
Even if fully implemented, the unconditional Intended Nationally Determined Contributions are only consistent with staying below an increase in temperature of 3.2°C by 2100 and 3.0°C, if conditional Intended Nationally Determined Contributions are included (page xvii).
Another issue which is critical for developing countries' efforts towards transitioning to low carbon and climate-resilient development is that of climate change financing. This is particularly important for SIDS, some of which are highly-indebted and with limited capacity to mobilise adequate domestic financing to fund their climate change adaptation and mitigation needs. Reiterating a promise made at Copenhagen and Cancun, developed countries have pledged in the Paris Agreement to jointly mobilise US$100 billion a year in climate change finance by 2020 from a variety of sources.
However, some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have argued that the US$100 billion annual goal is not nearly enough. There may be some merit to this argument. For example, a 2013 report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) estimated that "[i]nfrastructure investment required for sectors such as agriculture, transport, power and water under current growth projections stands at about US$ 5 trillion per year to 2020."
There is, however, some encouraging news. The Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment Report 2016 reported that in 2015, investments in renewable energy reached nearly $286 billion, more than six times more than in 2004. Moreover, for the first time, more than half of all added power generation capacity came from renewables.
So what is next?
The modalities for the Agreement's implementation will be top of mind when the latest round of UN Climate talks commence this week in Marrakech, Morocco. Three critical sets of UN climate meetings will be occurring:
- The twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22)
- The twelfth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 12)
- The first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 1).
The provisional agendas for each set of meetings are available on UNFCCC's website. In regards to CMA1's agenda, they are expected to "consider and adopt decisions on the modalities, procedures and guidelines on the implementation of the Paris Agreement" in addition to organisational and other matters.
The elephant in the room is the upcoming US presidential election. The US is the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter, accounting for an estimated 17% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Its future climate action will be determined by the results of Tuesday's poll. President Obama has pledged to cut U.S. Climate Pollution by 26-28 percent from 2005 levels by 2025.
In complete contrast from current US climate policy, the Republican presidential nominee, Mr. Donald Trump, has famously called climate change a "Chinese hoax" and has gone as far as threatened to pull the US out of the Agreement. Although it would take about four years before the US can formally withdraw from the Paris Agreement, in the intervening time, Mr. Trump could still undo the US' progress on climate change action by overturning the executive actions President Obama has implemented to fight climate change, cancelling funding for clean energy initiatives, and reducing and eliminating aid to developing countries for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Therefore, as I argued in a previous post, the future of US and global climate action, will depend significantly on the outcome of Tuesday's poll.
Alicia Nicholls, B.Sc., M.Sc., LL.B. is a trade and development consultant with a keen interest in sustainable development, international law and trade. You can also read more of her commentaries and follow her on Twitter @LicyLaw.


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Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Italian Studies
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- Brown University Department of Italian Studies
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- Position type
- Postdoctoral fellow
- Organization type
- 4-year college or university
- Languages
- English, Italian
- Field
- Comparative literature, Interdisciplinary, Humanities, Film and media studies, Literature, non-English, Literature, multicultural
- Employment category
- Full-time
- Tenure Status
- Non-tenure track
- Location
- Rhode Island
Brown University invites applications for a 2-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Italian Studies, with a specialization in postcolonial studies and additional expertise in the literatures of migration. This position is to be held jointly at the Cogut Institute for the Humanities and the Department of Italian Studies, effective July 1, 2023. Our goal is to appoint an exceptional scholar of modern Italy with an interest in colonial/migratory narratives across digital media, colonial cinema and history. The successful candidate will teach two courses per year in the Department of Italian Studies cross-listed in the Cogut Institute's Humanities course offerings. The fellow will also be affiliated with the Cogut Institute and is expected to participate in the weekly Tuesday seminars as well as other activities of the Institute. PhD must be in hand by July 1, 2023 or must have been awarded in the last five years. Recipients of a Ph.D. from Brown University are ineligible. Salary of $61,500 with an increase to $63,907 the second year plus benefits and a research budget of $2,000 per year. Please send cover letter of application, CV, and dissertation abstract. Brown University's Department of Italian Studies seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, viewpoints, and ways of knowing and learning. Applicants must apply via Interfolio. Deadline for applying is January 15, 2023.
PhD must be in hand by July 1, 2023 or must have been awarded in the last five years. Recipients of a Ph.D. from Brown University are ineligible.
Please send cover letter of application, CV, and dissertation abstract. Applicants should state in their cover letter how, through their research approaches, teaching methodology and/or public engagement, they are prepared to advance Brown's strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applicants must apply via Interfolio. Deadline for applying is January 15, 2023.
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Spirit of Giving
In the spirit of this season of giving, the staff of the Arlington Animal Hospital have chosen to collect donations for the Arlington Police Department K9 Unit.
We have set up a "Wish List Tree", where you can choose an item to donate from the APD K9 Unit's Wish List and we are also accepting cash donations.
Please consider donating to this worthy cause. Everyone that donates can have their pet's name(s) displayed at the Arlington Animal Hospital throughout the holiday season!
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Want to pick up your date? Forget your car. Don't send a taxi. Send two R/C helicopters to pick her up and really impress her.
HeliGraphix is a club of radio controlled helicopter hobbyists that perform crazy stunts and puts the videos online. Seen here, their latest project is HULC, which stands for Heavy Ultra Lifter Crane.
This is a demo to show just how powerful two heavy duty helicopters can be when working in tandem. The team says that it has completed the first successful human flight by R/C aircraft. The proof is right here. They did several flights, some of them lasted over 40 seconds.
It is pretty impressive to watch. Sorry guys, this technique won't help you kidnap a girl. She has to grab on willingly.


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The house was quiet and dark. I was the only one awake and I sat in front of an open window, waiting for the sun to rise. A journal rested on my lap and I wrote in it by the light of one small lamp.
"How can I make it through this day…." I wrote.
It was Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving has always been a big deal in our house. Early on in our marriage, it became "our" holiday when we stayed home and family came to us. I loved to cook and my family grew to love the Thanksgiving dishes I prepared so much that I was met with a chorus of outrage if I even considered altering the menu. I always began preparation weeks in advance in order to be ready for the big day.
Not this time. As a weak, pale, dawn feebly made its way into the room I took inventory of my surroundings. The place was a wreck and I had not even begun to prepare the meal. I just did not want to do it. I did not want to cook a turkey or put the cloth on the table. I did not want to polish, dust, vaccum or sweep. Over and over I kept telling myself "Just put one foot in front of the other…"
My spirits sank further as I realized Thanksgiving was only the beginning because it ushered in the Christmas season. I could not bring myself to think of shopping for gifts. "Keep moving" I told myself, "Just keep moving…"
Increasingly, I was finding that my heart was in Haiti. I wanted to be with my girls. I found myself daydreaming about packing up all of us and just going to Haiti so we could all be together at last. Somewhere, deep in my soul, I told myself that if a family trip to Haiti is what it took for us to avoid spending another Christmas apart, that is what I would do.
I knew the reason I could not bring myself to prepare for Thanksgiving and Christmas was that my heart was fighting like crazy against the idea of heading into another holiday season without my daughters.
I turned my heart towards the Comforter once more and in my journal penned this prayer:
"My God,
This is the day you have ordained for me and I will rejoice and be glad in it. Forgive me for my complaining, unthankful spirit. I will count my blessings, sing praises to your name, love my family well, and do good work.
Thank you for your mercy, compassion and grace towards me. I am so thankful for the fellowship and comfort of your Spirit.
Sweet Jesus, without you where would I be?"
"You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light."
Psalm 18:28
*The photo above is of a sunrise baptism in Destin, FL.
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