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In January 2016 we began the process of creating a 3 bedroom self-contained property. In June we were delighted to welcome the first guests to stay with us in The Mews and it has been a popular choice with families and couples ever since.
The Mews offers 3 large double bedrooms all with their own private entrance, 2 bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen & living area as well as private parking and has views overlooking our gardens. Like all our properties The Mews is ideal if you're attending a wedding or event in Bellingham Castle as we are situated on the original castle grounds and only a short stroll from the castle itself.
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While safety is something that all employers should educate employees about year-round, the summer months can be an opportune time to up the ante on safety education at work.
This makes employees become more self-aware of their habits on and off the job and can help to prevent work injuries at the workplace, which can be costly to both the employee and employer in many different ways. Share tips for safer work habits and how to report any hazards or injuries that may happen.
Regularly inspect you premises to make sure it is safe on the outside and the inside. Look for hazards that can cause someone to trip, cut themselves or otherwise become injured. Make sure your work environment is OSHA compliant and that all proper safety measures are being taken by your employees when performing work for your company.
Be very careful on the rules you apply to company vehicles you provide employees. Do not let them take these vehicles home or use for personal use because the company can still be held liable for this personal use, as owner of the vehicle.
Make sure all company vehicles are safe in every respect: from the engine, to the tires and all of the vehicle's various components.
Ensure all employees are properly trained in every area where they are working.
These are all tips, which if applied can greatly reduce the risk of an employee becoming injured and reduce liability claims from third parties who become injured on your premises or due to the conduct of your employees.
When was the last time you updated your Safety Education Plan?
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Refinancing Your FHA Home Loan
Having a mortgage is a serious financial commitment. Even though you negotiated for the best home price and interest rate you can get, perhaps you noticed that rates have dropped. Or maybe paying certain bills, you realized that having a lower mortgage payment would be better for you. You may think you have to wait until terms ends before making any changes, but that's not so. In fact, if you have an FHA mortgage, you should look into FHA streamline refinance loan.
Getting an FHA streamline refinance loans is a way you can refinance your FHA loan, but a lot more easily than refinancing a conventional loan. You don't have to suffer through the necessary documentation, such as your bank statements, employment records, or credit score review that you need to do for conventional refinancing. And you will still get the benefits of refinancing, such as a lower interest rate and lower monthly payments.
Of course, there is a catch. You do need to meet certain requirements for an FHA streamline loan.
How Can I Get an FHA Streamline Refinancing Loan?
To get a lower interest rate with an FHA streamline refinancing loan, you should already have an FHA mortgage.
You also need to meet these requirements:
You need to be up-to-date with your current loan.
You must have owned the property for at least six months before you can consider refinancing.
You need to choose an FHA-approved lender.
Your new loan will not allow any cash back. You can add closing costs, if there are any.
If you don't have an FHA loan but are looking to refinance, you are still eligible for conventional refinancing or apply for the regular FHA refinancing loan.
If you have an FHA loan but want to refinance to lower your monthly mortgage payments, take a look at an FHA streamline loan. With your current FHA loan you can avoid much of the paperwork and get a leg up on your finances.
Give us a call at First Rate Mortgage in Fremont and we will help you will all you home loan needs.


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A-Reece, Flame & Zoocci Coke Dope – Sweet Revenge Mp3 Download
Fuck your shit; it is wack! The Wrecking Crew starts off our Saturday " with a brand new segment titled Sweet Vengeance, a song that has been "interested in last year. Zoocci Coke Dope began off the track with Flame taking things to another level while A-Reece ended the record with optimal bars.
Sweet Revenge is "published by MashBeatz and Zoocci Coke Dope. Download and listen below.


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Our Mission and Vision
Family Equality's mission is to ensure legal and lived equality for LGBTQ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change.
For nearly 40 years, Family Equality has worked towards securing justice and equality for LGBTQ families, becoming one of the foremost LGBTQ advocacy organizations in the country – and the only one expressly dedicated to serving families. Through strategic legal advocacy, public education, and community building among LGBTQ parents, caregivers, and youth across the country, we work to advance full legal and lived equality for all LGBTQ families. Our work builds community, changes hearts and minds, and advances social justice for all people, including LGBTQ people who need or desire families: youth seeking permanency and adults seeking family formation.
Family Equality's work has resulted in sustained, demonstrable impact nationwide, across all three of our focus areas (legal advocacy, communications, and programs). Our legal advocacy team has successfully combated discriminatory anti-LGBTQ legislation at the local, state, and federal level, particularly with regard to laws obstructing LGBTQ people from adopting and fostering children and challenging LGBTQ parental rights. Our 17 amicus briefs communicated firsthand the harm done by discriminatory relationship recognition laws through our families' stories, and were instrumental in securing marriage equality at the federal level in the landmark Obergefell Supreme Court case in 2015.
Complementing our legal advocacy efforts, our communications and storytelling work gives LGBTQ families the opportunity to share their experience on their own terms and utilizing the power of first-person narrative to change hearts and minds. This work captures stories representing the remarkable diversity of our community, working to harness the power of personal narrative and digital story-sharing platforms to build community, preserve LGBTQ history, and contribute substantive testimony to public conversations on LGBTQ families and the policies that impact them.
Our educational and community-building programs serve over 20,000 LGBTQ parents, caregivers, and their children annually, and our comprehensive online resources on state policy; navigating social services, educational, and healthcare systems; and LGBTQ parenting have considerable reach – particularly as our social media presence continues to grow. Events such as our landmark Family Week in Provincetown, MA – the largest gathering of LGBTQ families in the world – as well as Family Weekend in the Midwest, parent cafes across the country, and more, give LGBTQ families the opportunity to connect with one another and educate themselves on issues relevant to their lives. This programming provides vital resources to families who often lack support and community where they live, creating networks of mutual support for LGBTQ families across a wide range of backgrounds.


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Subaru Rounds Out April With Its 9 Millionth U.S. Vehicle Sale and Its Best-Ever April Sales
Subaru had quite the month in April. Not only did it see its best April to date, but it also hit several sales benchmarks, took home an award for the WRX, and opened a brand new headquarters.
Year over year, Subaru saw its best-ever April with a total of 53,170 vehicles sold last month — a 1.5% increase from April 2017. This is the 50th consecutive month Subaru has seen sales exceeding 40,000 units and the 77th consecutive month it has seen month-to-month increases.
Milestones made up a large part of Subaru's notable success in April. Rounding out the month, Subaru brought in its 9 millionth sale in the United States: a 2018 Subaru Crosstrek in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The new owner of the vehicle, Dr. Hershey Garner, is a repeat customer. "I've been waiting for the right Subaru to come along and found the perfect one on Adventure Subaru's website: the 50th Anniversary Edition Crosstrek," he said. "It has all the features I was looking for, and the color and size are the perfect fit."
Iconic Models: Learn more about the ever-popular 2018 Subaru Crosstrek
Subaru also sold its 2 millionth Subaru Outback model last month, making up nearly a quarter of Subaru's sales in the United States. "In a challenging month for the industry, we are pleased to see the Subaru franchise set yet another sales record," said Thomas J. Doll, Subaru of America's president and CEO. "We thank all 629 Subaru retailers for their efforts in growing their business."
In terms of awards, the 2018 Subaru WRX was recognized during the month of April with the Edmunds' 2018 Best Retained Value Award for the Sports Car category.
The Subaru Crosstrek saw significant success in April beyond its honor as the 9 millionth Subaru sold in America. Last month brought in the best-ever April sales for the Crosstrek, with a total of 12,266 units sold — a whopping 69.9% increase compared to April of last year. "Our customer's interest in the Crosstrek continues to increase every month," said Subaru's senior vice president of sales, Jeff Walters. "We're now looking forward to the start of production later this month of the all-new Subaru Ascent at our plant in Indiana."
Also toward the end of April, Subaru opened its new headquarters in Camden, New Jersey, four years after announcing the move in 2014.
Vehicle Preview: Take a closer look at the upcoming three-row 2019 Subaru Ascent


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RISING is an 8 week online class, with a vision to equip women to hear the voice of Jesus and grow in confidence sharing His heart with others.
During this class you will glean vital tools to clarify how you hear the voice of Jesus. You will have the opportunity to practice and gain confidence, all within the safe context of a supportive group of women.
The title RISING is based on Isaiah 60 where we are encouraged to "Arise, shine, for your light has come." Now more than ever we as women are called to rise up and use our prophetic voice - to impact our families and the community around us. This prophetic voice needs to be deeply rooted in intimacy with Jesus, and nurtured through a daily lifestyle of communication. During this weekly group meeting using Zoom, Ruthie will be your guide and coach, sharing from her own personal journey and giving you practical tools that you can start using immediately.
RISING will cover the following topics and more:
A Biblical foundation for hearing God's voice
How to discern the voice of God versus the many others we can hear
How to identify and overcome obstacles hindering you
Nurturing daily intimacy with Jesus
Understanding your prophetic voice and how to use it
Practices and activities to strengthen your faith and confidence
If you are in the early stages of learning to hear from God, want to develop your prophetic voice and are ready to take steps of faith to move past your comfort zone - RISING is for you! Ruthie is intentionally keeping this class small for more one-on-one interaction with the the group, therefore space is very limited. Sign up today!
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Fri., July 30:
• Feeling a little bit glum that July is ending? Fort Mason Center should be your Friday night dining destination, when Happy Dumplings will be in the house for the roaming mobile food extravaganza Off the Grid parks from 5 pm to 9 pm. There are many other street vendors in addition to Happy's to put a smile on your face, along with a side of music, craft, and soul (no, Aretha Franklin will not be performing -- unfortunately).
Off the Grid: Fort Mason Center, 5-9 p.m.
Sat., July 31:
• In addition to rodeos and XXX conventions, the Cow Palace is now home to one of the Bay Area's newest farmers' markets. Peaches, cherry tomatoes, and eggplant take over the lower lot at Gate D, Saturday mornings through October 16, along with mobile food vendors Chairman Bao, Hapa SF, and Tacos El Ranchito. The Cow Palace might have been built for livestock, but produce owns the parking lot.
Cow Palace Farmers' Market: Lower lot, Gate D, 2600 Geneva (at Carter), Daly City; Sat., 9 a.m.-1 p.m.• Oakland's Jack London Pavilion hosts the Fifth Annual Urban Wine Experience, organized by the East Bay Vintner's Alliance. Nineteen Bay Area wineries, with food offerings to steady tasters who forget to spit (and everyone else). Not only will there be sushi from Yoshi's, but live jazz, to facilitate grooving as the tastings mount. Tickets are $45 in advance, $60 at the door, and $15 for the good-hearted D.D.'s forgoing wine. Purchase tickets at the East Bay Vinter's Alliance event site.
Fifth Annual Urban Wine Experience: Jack London Pavilion (formerly Barnes and Noble), 98 Broadway (at First St.), Oakland.
Sun., August 1:
• It's time to light the candle on those ube cupcakes, or figure how to get a candle to stand in a bowl of gumbo. Sunday marks the one-year anniversary for street-food vendors Adobo Hobo, the Gumbo Man, and Chai Cart. Join the celebration in Precita Park, along with Magic Curry Man, Chile Lindo, and Sweet Constructions, among others, plus the debut of Mr. Arroz Caldo, hawking his hearty Filipino rice porridge, and just possibly a TV crew from basic cable. This promises to be the biggest one-year old birthday party this side of ... well, what do one-year-olds even do on their birthdays?
One-Year Anniversary of Adobo Hobo, the Gumbo Man, and Chai Cart: Precita Park, 348 Precita, between Folsom and Alabama, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.


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Hey birdies!
It feels strange wishing anyone a "happy Labor Day weekend," considering that the holiday is basically the death knell of summer. I intend to completely ignore the fact my calendar says September, and party through this weekend like it's the middle of June. Part of my "party" agenda, as usual, includes a good amount of thrifting. If you, too, want to take a break from mourning the end of summer and do a little thrifting, Monday's the day to go. Here's a to-the-point roundup of super sales, happening around town.
50 percent off blue, green and yellow tags, and 50 percent off all furniture. Stores will be open on Monday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Take 50 percent off all clothing, shoes, accessories and items tagged "bed & bath." Stores will be open bright and early at 7 a.m.all the way until 9 p.m.
Salvation Army Thrift Stores
All clothing will be 50 percent off on Monday, and in-store specials (like 1/2 off all books, etc.) will be announced every hour. Stores open Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Arc's Value Village Thrift Stores
All merchandise (except white & orange-tagged goodies) will be 50 percent off. Sale runs Monday from 9 a.m.- 7 p.m.
Second Début
All apparel will be 25 percent off on Monday. Both the St. Paul and Excelsior stores will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
VIP card-holders will get 50 percent off their entire purchase. Stores open at 10 a.m.
Before you go, be sure to check out these pro thrifters' top tips for surviving super sale days.
Happy shopping!


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La SWAP are introducing a new level 3 course, the equivalent of two A levels, in Fashion Design and Production.
The qualification is designed to give learners a technical understanding of Fashion Design and Fashion production, with students gaining knowledge and skills in design, pattern cutting, manufacturing methods and promotion; to produce fashion projects. The students will aim to gain employment in the fashion industry after further study at university, so La SWAP will need support from Camden companies to organise meaningful activity involving employers.
Please help with:
• Structured work experience or work placements in Fashion and Production.
• Projects set up with input from local practitioners
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John Oliver Returns to Out-News the News--by Ignoring Trump• https://www.wired.com
If it were up to John Oliver, this sentence will be the last time "Last Week Tonight" and "President Donald Trump" are mentioned in the same story. It's not that he doesn't want to take on the administration. Far from it. But he also knows everyone from CNN to his former coworker Stephen Colbert is already doing that on a daily basis, and covering Trump's tweets just won't cut it for a weekly show. Instead, he's going to double down—not on the news, but on everything else.
In other words, Last Week Tonight can focus on things that matter. While cable news and online reporters struggle to report on Kellyanne Conway's most recent TV appearance or fact-check the latest Sean Spicer press conference, Oliver and his team of four researchers can quietly spend months on a single 20-minute segment about something that will be incredibly important months from now. They did that nearly a year ago when they covered the phantom menace of voter fraud, and they intend to do it again.
It just won't be about the new administration. "We're very anxious to not make it all-Trump, all the time," Oliver told a group of journalists in New York earlier this week when asked about the plans for Season 4, which launches Sunday. "During the week the obvious stuff has been taken away, the carcass has been picked clean. There's a benefit to us of being pushed into covering things that no one else in their right mind [will]."


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Questions regarding SBTE paperwork for payment of stipends or tuition waivers for student teaching supervision (based on type of placement) should contact Amber Brooks.
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Initial concerns voiced to the college supervisor should be handled by further investigation (contacting the SBTE, arranging a meeting at the district, etc.) to gather input from both the SBTE and teacher candidate and try to come to a resolution. Dispositional matters that require follow up can be directed to Tracy Peterson.
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
True or False?
"I would not vote for her. Someone that divisive and that polarizing cannot bring us together," he told the Huntsville Times. "If she doesn't like it, I've got a gift certificate to the mental health center."
Rumor has it that MN loser Norm Coleman will rise from the dead to declare his campaign for Governor after the first of the year...
Classless rumors: Britney Spears has recapped the year of Britney in rumors up at her website...true or false some are more interesting than others...like her family was so poor they had to hunt and eat squirrels!...pretty funny that one!
My favorite Rumor: chocolate dipped, rum soaked cherries for the holidays
There's a rumor that you tube has folks playing beer bottles holiday tunes...do you hear what I hear:
Monday, December 21, 2009
Thrown Under The Bus For Health Care Reform...
Politico obtained Smith's email, which read, "Guys - when will we see your letters of opposition to the managers amendment?? We need them ASAP!"
Naturally when this came to light, Rep. Stupak claimed he knew nothing of the email exchange:
"Earlier today an unauthorized email from a member of my staff was sent to interested parties. I was unaware of this email and it was sent without my knowledge or approval."
So essentially Stupak has thrown Smith to the wolves or more fittingly...under the bus. Smith might want to know check out "Not Under The Bus," a project by the Women's Media Center.
Not Under the Bus is "a platform for a unified media message that supports and defends women's rights in the national health care reform debate." It is also "a call to action to keep women safe and treat them with respect and dignity." So what do you say Ms. Smith...Are you ready for that or will you fall on the sword of man?
Naturally...you'll have some good company as many of us have been thrown under the bus for the health care bill. You know that new health care reform bill that allows for increased premium due to sex and age...or allows legislators (not my doctor) to determine public funding over my reproductive rights. Thank you for the reform but the cost of giving up my rights is too high. Well it wasn't a surprise even though I had hoped for better:
"And one more misunderstanding I want to clear up – under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place." - Obama
Doing some light writing over the next couple of weeks while I hibernate from winter...enjoy the videos:
Friday, December 18, 2009
Sit Down and Shut Up...Really
Thank you Senator Franken...
Howard Dean After The Scream 'Where's The Reform?'
But when Obama came into the White House, I watched in disbelief as Rahm and Obama froze Howard Dean out of their administration. They essentially ask him to leave and slammed the door behind him.
Then another slight...Howard Dean, a former governor and health care advocate and doctor, was given no chance by Obama for Health and Human Services secretary. Over and over, the Obama people publicly and willfully have insulted Howard Dean...Not content to just ignore him, they kicked him to the curb and spit on him...but now Dean may have the last laugh...abetted it's a very sad one...
With no obligation to the Obama administration, Howard Dean can freely speak openly about the mis-fires, mis-steps and mistakes of the Obama Health Care reform debauchery. The White House would like to characterize this fight as Howard Dean vs. the White House...but it's really about Americans vs Big Corporate Health care Companies profit while we die...A reform bill without a public option and a medicare buy-in option is essentially rewarding the industry that got us to this point, and Dean says as much...
Look, like Howard Dean, I want health care reform, Americans need it, my family needs it...but that's not what's being offered with this bill...not since Joe Lieberman dictated the terms. They might as well allowed the health care lobbyist to write the bill! Er..? "Are we going to have real health care reform, or, are we not?"
"Look, I'm not a perfect person. I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble. I wear suits that are cheap. But I say what I think and I believe what I say, and I'm willing to say things that are not popular but ordinary people know are right." --Howard Dean
Deja Vu War
A foriegn country, more Defense Department hired private security contractors than soldiers, little oversight, contracts run amuck, Erik Prince, CEO of Xe [formally know as Blackwater] deploying hit squads for us...alas...welcome to the Obama's Afghanistan, same as the last war...
The War Corporation...hmm...reminds me of something? Iraq? Vietnam?... Ironman...
"...and the government for hire at a combat site.."
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Is MN Senator Al Franken A Jedi Knight?
I'm hopeless and helpless, mad and cranky...and scared...Is the 'change we believed in' dying?
Today I saw this video posted up at several blogs...Thank goodness for Senator Franken...at least there are some Democrats that are true to their values...I still feel kicked in the teeth...but let me listen a few more times to Jedi Franken and maybe the feeling will start to pass...maybe...
"For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times... before the Empire"..
These are dark times...there is a wall street empire..."Who's the more foolish: The fool, or the fool who follows him? " Never thought of myself as foolish and won't for much longer...Message to all you other elected corporate tools...Start Working for Americans!!!
Grap The Golden Ring...NOW!
LBJ said:
"Don't ever argue with me [about health]. I'll go a hundred million or a billion on health or education. I don't argue about that any more than I argue about Lady Bird [Mrs. Johnson] buying flour. You got to have to have flour and coffee in your house. Education and health. I'll spend the goddamn money. I may cut back some tanks. But not on health."
In case someone forget, LBJ was responsible for among other things the 'great society'. His was a moment in time filled with turmoil and decisions that fundamentally changed our country....We're there again...a turning point. LBJ didn't always choose right but he did recognize the moral imperative to provide for all fairly/equally.
Are our leaders wise enough and strong enough to embrace fate and change the direction of this country? Get there...do it...show some dognapped ethical leadership...grasp the golden ring... We don't need a frickin compromise and concensus...we need healthcare! We need them to become what fate is calling out for them to be...
Monday, December 14, 2009
The End Of Hard Men
Oh Yoko…John Lennons love for Yoko....Grocery stores check out lines...And men becoming soft…what?! Oh yeah…
"More women are drawn to softy fellows, which is prompting more men to get dolled up at hair salons, adorn themselves in the latest hip fashions and paint up their noggins with the latest from Mary Kay. Whatever the cause, the trend may not bode well for America.
If your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, will there be any regular fellows around who know how to fix things and don't mind getting their hands dirty?
The best you may be able to hope for is that a modern fellow stops his car to offer consolation and hand you a cell phone from his purse. "
Hmm..personally, I don't want a guy spending more time and products on his hair than…me! It would lead to endless bathroom vanity fights but I think it's long past time for man bags.
I am the Walrus… but today it's all about cherry cola-lol
Friday, December 04, 2009
Shoot The Messenger and while you're at it throw a bucket of water on my head!
So a group of elected officials (all men) are mad because of Minnesota Senator Al Franken's amendment made them look bad when they voted it was okay for the USA to do business with military contractors that would RAPE women. Really? They expected Americans to be okay with that? Because of the bad press, they blame Al Franken:
"I think hopefully he'll [Al Franken] settle down and do the kind of the serious work of legislating that's important to Minnesota." -Senator John Thune (R-SD)
"I think it would be helpful for Senator Franken to come forward and say, 'I'm not suggesting that anybody who votes for my amendment is indifferent to crimes against women or anybody else,'" -Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Hmm...so they want exoneration for their totally morally voided vote...but not because their vote was wrong, but because Al Franken shouldn't have sponsored the bill making them look bad because of their votes...(really I couldn't make this up if I wanted to!) This is the crap that makes me question my involvement with the political process...when soulless, misogynist, ethically challenged whores make a bad choice....and then a worse choice by blaming anyone but themselves!
Just a suggestion for the demon spawn elected morons...try this out for a change: Say your sorry and that in fact you do believe rape victims rights should be protected! Better yet, apology to every women voter (your mothers and daughters and wives too) and then maybe we can begin to get beyond your incredibly senseless, morally wrong vote...maybe...Still...if it was left up to me...you would be up on felony charges for abetting criminal behavior...stripped from your offices, drummed out of the human race, and given up to a red army ant colony...just saying!
There...The fire is still smoldering in my head....threatening to rage out of control again...Just WTF@! is wrong with these guys? Then to say some GOP senators question whether Franken's handling of the amendment could damage his ability to work across the aisle? Jeez what's next...
Can someone throw a bucket of water on my head? I wouldn't cross the street to save their blacken souls...Now where are my shurikens.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
When Smoke Gets In My Eyes
As to the rest of the rant. (shoot the fat guys, hang the smokers).. It's an interesting read...and smoke for thought...yes we been sold down the river by raiders...Corporate pirates that are now demanding we walk the plank after they force fed up their ideology and we brought it hook, line, and sinker. The smoking analogy applies everywhere and to everything...sigh...it's depressing. Smoke 'em if you got 'em.
"Generally, this war is described as a battle against big tobacco, but, of course, it's actually a war on working people, their habits, their little idiot joys, their little mechanisms of coping."And, I don't understand how being fat is a Left issue, either. What the fuck is all this shit?"...
And it took the raw obscenity of George Bush for me to realize that ideology had taken over the political and civic arenas, the only venues where a society can exercise compassion collectively and by force of legislation and law demonstrate its humanity and evolution."
"It no longer matters if Democrats are the majority. We don't see our warfare abroad decreasing. It's expanding. And following an ideological war over health care reform, we "won." We got reform. Reform which forces 40 million of America's poorest and hardest working folks into bed with insurance corporations, sucking an additional 70 billion dollars a year in public funds from the citizens' pockets into insurance industry coffers. We don't need the insurance companies at all. Never did. Never will. But they are still leeching us because "we won." We the supposed proponents of universal health care, we who believe in the right of all children and old folks, the right of all people to freedom from pain and misery, we won."
Obama's Super Sized War
I've had enough 'hope' and 'change'....last night the person I wanted, voted for, and supported died. I'm grieving now.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Bright Shiney Objects Are Closer Than They Appear!
If you haven't seen 'What Would Jesus Buy'...then do so...and take your family and friends. Get in touch with your spending and realize there's a difference between what you need and what you want and more importantly...what the cost is to both your community and your soul. I was going to post some pictures of Rev. Billy but found a bright shiney object on the way home and decided to post it instead-) Imagine all that and no trailer park in view!
Just say no!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Lassie...Go Find The Governor
Minnesota has terrible problems regarding balancing the budget, transportation, education costs, healthcare benefits being cut the to the neediest...and Timmy keeps leaving...hmmm...unlike Lassie, Timmy apparently keeps leaving and doesn't want to come home to his home Minnesota.
Fat Heads Misogynists Trolling on Women's Health
Just in case you have a ten second memory, lets review how much Rush Limbaugh (divorced three times!) cares about us women:
Sexist comments-- Hillary Rodham Clinton: "She sounds like a screeching ex-wife. ... Men will know what I mean by this.""Mrs Clinton Testicle Lockbox is big enough for the entire democratic hierarchy.""Will this country want to actually watch a woman get older before their eyes on a daily basis?""I don't know why the B-I-itch is staying in."Sexist comments by Rush Limbaugh --
"If she [Pelosi] wants fewer births, I have the way to do this and it won't require any contraception: You simply put pictures of Nancy Pelosi ... in every cheap motel room. ... That will keep birthrates down because that picture will keep a lot of things down."
Some of these babes, I'm telling you, like the sexual harassment crowd. They're out there protesting what they actually wish would happen to them sometimes."
"If I were Bob Woodward, I would be on a lookout for Mrs. Clinton and her testicle lockbox."
Amanda Terkel at Think Progress has more sexist comments from Rush --
Friday, November 20, 2009
KKK Failed!
Easily the best video and there isn't even music!
DJ (I don't hate America) has a few things posted up on this...haahahahha...sry, can't stop laughing...
Ah...talking about the KKK...another video...this time to music.,,, Joey I miss you...
Friday, November 06, 2009
The Stories All Run Together
The Lost Soul:
Enuff said: Suspect Was to Be Sent to Afghanistan
Many blue dogs are opposed to health care for Americans because they are fiscally responsible…or so the story goes...but if that is really the reason then why does the majority of them still support the occupation in Afghanistan. It's costs are higher and deeper than providing health care …so why the difference?
The Choir:
"Government without revenue results in falling bridges and lousy schools and crime and bad health care. " -digby
They drank the Koolaid:
"Rep. Bachmann is smart, beautiful and conservative" –PowerLine Boys
The Imaginary Things:
Non-lunatic GOP
The Angels:
Appearing at a protest of Condi Rice! This Sunday, Nov 8, at 5:15PM, Beth El Synagogue, St. Louis Park
I'm worn down and my spirit is thin ...but I'm still here...trying...have a nice weekend...hope to see you Sunday at the protest...
Follow your common sense
You cannot hide yourself behind a fairytale forever and ever
Only by revealing the hole truth can we disclose
The soul of this bulwark forever and ever
Forever and ever
Indoctrinated minds so very often
Contain sick thoughts
And commit most of the evil they preach against
Don't try to convince me with messages from God
You accuse us of sins committed by yourselves
It's easy to condemn without looking in the mirror
Behind the scenes opens reality
Eternal silence cries out for justice
Forgiveness is not for sale
Nor is the will to forget
Virginity has been stolen at very young ages
And the extinguisher loses it's immunity
Morbid abuse of power in the garden of eden
Where the apple gets a youthful face
You can't go on hiding yourself
Behind old fashioned fairytales
And keep washing your hands in innocence
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Pawlenty: Do As I Said Not As I Get!
CHALIAN: But you would lead a charge in your state to opt out if that was an option available?
PAWLENTY: I think so because I don't like government run health care.
So--pawlenty currently is covered under government provided healthcare...after all his healthcare is provide by the state of Minnesota...and he's on record as supporting Medicare and Medicaid in the past...but now...doesn't want that (public coverage for anyone...else?)...
Seems to me that Pawlenty will do anything...say anything...support anything if it gets him elected to national office...Someone should inform him that ethics, morals and values doesn't blow with the wind...and especially when he's harping against the very thing he has...government sponsored healthcare!
Message to Pawlenty... if like you say 'you personally would like to opt out', I'm sure Minnesotans would thank you for saving their hard earn tax dollars by dropping your health insurance!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Abandon All Hope
All thirty should immediate resign from the senate for their support of felony behavior. Shame on everyone of you with mothers, sisters, wives, daughters....Shame on this soulless group for even thinking they could justify voting for rape...The Republican party hasbecome totally void of morality.
BTW, the bill was our Minnesota Jr. Senator, Al Franken...thank you Mr. Franken for continue to look out at the interest of our daughters, mothers, sisters...
Record profits on Wall St...sigh... so do I blame them or Obama for escalating the war on Afghanistan? What about Pakistan, Iraq and Iran. And it turns out our occupation has become larger, longer and made for more resistance:
WASHINGTON -- A recent U.S. intelligence assessment has raised the estimated number of full-time Taliban-led insurgents fighting in Afghanistan to at least 25,000, underscoring how the crisis has worsened even as the U.S. and its allies have beefed up their military forces, a U.S. official said Thursday.
Wow, big surprise not...If I get it, why doesn't Obama or could the whisperings be correct... that Wall St. now runs our country now...
"Because the people here really aren't in charge. Wall Street is in charge."- Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Just when did I miss that election?
Friday, October 09, 2009
Friday's If Onlys
So substract Chris Coleman from gadzillion and that leaves...all the rest...
Being bitch slapped twice
If you are a domestic abuse victim and lived in Idaho, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming and the District of Columbia, well then, eight of the 16 major insurance companies have the right to deny coverage on the rationale that it's a pre existing condition...
Tell me again why we should demand health care reform NOW!
Sure they look ordinary...
Be a hero? We need you more than ever...be the change you want to see.
Whew..what's that smell?
What if you have a zombie encounter? Well you can one of two things...see Zombieland (two thumbs up from me!) or come to the zombie pub crawl this Satuday.
What if... 'I'm just about as happy as I can be'...
Friday, October 02, 2009
All Yours
Can't we just sign up for Congress' health plan?
Your Nightmare
The U.S. labor market weakened in September as 263,000 payroll jobs were lost and the unemployment rate rose a tenth to a 26-year high of 9.8%, the Labor Department reported. It was the 21st consecutive month of job losses.
Your Altered Reality
..."the recovery package is part of a Democratic conspiracy to "direct" funding away from Republican districts, so Democratic districts can "suck up" all federal funds. Bachmann doesn't think this will work because, as she [guess who?] put it, "We're running out of rich people in this country."
Your WTF
Sure you're artist, engaging, successful, and make great movies...but I have two girls that were once thirteen...What Polanski did was rape. Youthful error, stage mom, teen lolita aside...This was a middle age man who preyed on a ninth grader...It's a crime.
Your Cowboy Sense of Humour
Newsmax contributor John L. Perry wrote a column yesterday about politics. It went like this: "There is a remote, although gaining, possibility America's military will intervene as a last resort to resolve the 'Obama problem.' Don't dismiss it as unrealistic."
Thursday, October 01, 2009
The Cost of Staying Alive
These modern day crooks make Jesse James seem acceptable...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Isn't There A Limit To Endurance?
It's not working out...
KABUL — "Taliban militants are sowing fear along Afghanistan's highways with stepped-up checkpoints, hijackings and bombs – including one Tuesday that killed at least 30 bus passengers in the south…."
'Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.' - George Santayana
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
The Holy Cow Called T-Paw
"The poll shows that only 30 percent of adults want to see the two-term governor make a try for the White House three years from now, while 55 percent do not."
In fact, most of us want the governor to deal with the massive budget problems by working with other elected officials. Unfortunately for Minnesotan's T-Paw is AWOL as Governor.
At the very least Timmy should return his salary while traveling everywhere but Minnesota in search of a new position. He was elected and paid to do a job. To take the money and not do the job is defrauding us all. If I did that while collecting a work paycheck I'd be out on my kister, Instead T-Paw doesn't even make an attempt to 'phone it in'...
It's no wonder Minnesotan's don't want him for President.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
No 1 with a Bullet!
Do you feel safer?
Friday, August 28, 2009
Being Courageous.
Friday, July 17, 2009
The GOP Swift Boating of MN SOS
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Which HealthCare Bill Should You Support?
HR3200 (click for more information or full text)
From Dennis Kucinich: Yesterday HR 3200 "America's Affordable Health Choices Act," a 1000 page bill was delivered to members. The title of the bill raises a question: "Affordable" for whom?. Of $2.4 trillion spent annually for health care in America, fully $800 billion goes for the activities of the for-profit insurer-based system. This means one of every three health care dollars is siphoned off for corporate profits, stock options, executive salaries, advertising, marketing and the cost of paper work, (which can be anywhere between 15 - 35% in the private sector as compared to Medicare, the single payer plan which has only 3% administrative costs).
HR676 (click for more information or full text)
From www.hr676.org: Basically, House Resolution (H.R.) 676, the "New Expanded Medicare" bill now in the House of Representatives simply creates a new and far more functional "single payer" method of collecting and distributing payments for medical services while leaving the medical system itself completely alone and intact. This will eliminate the hundreds of complicated and redundant payment plans currently imposed on the system by private "for profit" health insurance companies and save literally BILLIONS of dollars every year by eliminating such wasteful duplication. This will allow your doctors offices and hospitals to function much more efficiently and serve your needs much more effectively as well. Just imagine what a huge benefit this will be!
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Wednesday's Whipets
Hmmm so Rahm will take the fight to us but not the healthcare lobbyist? Well I've got news for him…As a card-carrying member of .the left, I WON"T QUIT! I will find another way even if that means abandoning Democrats like Rahm who can't seem to understand the basic human necessity of healthcare.
Senator Al Franken
Sigh, wish the media would report on those things that affect Americans more like the war, economy, healthcare and international issues,,,,half as much as they do on Michael Jackson….sigh…
You really have to go that extra step to beat Michael Jackson off the media…Governor Palin managed to do that. One of my favorite TV shows is 'Trailer Boys' but even it can't compare to Palin's insanity. I look forward to her next adventures in political trashland.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Franken Prevails
PS Coleman, don't let the door hit you on the way out...sigh...again
Thursday, June 25, 2009
More Than Lipstick Is Going On In Iran!
And now by many accounts, Iranian women are now running the resistance.... As the Toronto Star points out "today we are seeing what is historically the first national movement with a leadership that is predominately female."
And to Martha at ABC…NO! This is more than a 'Lipstick Revolution!' That degrades women's role in wanting basic human rights and reduces their struggle to merely a matter of cosmetics. This is another example from media that shows a complete lack of understanding of women in Iran along with their culture. At election rallies, female supporters often chanted the name of Mousavi's wife, Zahra Rahnavard (a powerful political figure in her own right) as she promised that under Mousavi there would be more women in the cabinet and a reform of policies that strip women of their rights in marriage. Oh and have I mentioned the stoning of women?
Under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, women are discouraged from working and from seeking higher education, while he suggested that true freedom for women lay in not having all the "legal responsibility of men."
With half of the human population are women... so they should have full and equal participation and voice in the political, culture and economic arena…something the U.S. could also learn from and improve as well as Iran. Screw the lipstick...women are finding their voices.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Waiting for the Fat Lady to Sing
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
I've had It With These #(*@$ Snakes!
Whereas Dr. George Tiller of Wichita, Kansas was shot to death at church on Sunday, May 31;
Whereas there is a history of violence against providers of reproductive health care, as health care employees have suffered threats and hostility in order to provide crucial services to patients;
Whereas the threat or use of force or physical obstruction has been used to injure, intimidate, or interfere with individuals seeking to obtain or provide health care services; and
Whereas acts of violence are never an acceptable means of expression and always shall be condemned:
Now, therefore, be it Resolved,
That the Senate— (1) Expresses great sympathy for the family, friends and patients of Dr. George Tiller; (2) Recognizes that acts of violence should never be used to prevent women from receiving reproductive health care; and (3) Condemns the use of violence as a means of resolving differences of opinion.
Seems pretty straight forward and clear and not very controversial. But the GOP's overall support toward the systematic and ongoing violence against women's health care clinics providers apparently now over rules murder.
This is a prime example showing what has happen within the GOP extreme rank and file. While the Republicans don't actually shoot the doctors, they make it more than clear that they won't condemn those who do. In fact, they actively support violent acts by their right wing media perspectives that lends credence to those that do commit these violent acts.
And since when did elected public officials get to make anonymous stands when they use their position as a public official? That's crap! As a public figure…do it in the light of day with your name on it…Let us all see which of our elected officials supports the murdering of doctors.
And lastly, if the best the Senate can do is a non-binding resolution…we should think about fixing our system…apparently its full of weak tea assholes.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Clap Your Hands
Obama PST: "Sorry about dragging my feet on repealing DOMA and DADT. Here, have some lint I found in my belly button!"
Say what?
If you're gay and ya know it...don't tell...
Friday, June 19, 2009
The Fairytale of Health Care Reform
The latest is a new bipartisan health care proposal that takes a public option off the table. Per Daschle:
"We've come too far and gained too much momentum for our efforts to fail over disagreements on one single issue,"
Single option this (read between the fingers!)..…you see there are fifty MILLION American's without health care insurance today. They are not 'an option' nor do they have 'the option'. Taking the 'public option' off the table does nothing to address health care's biggest problems and just plays to the healthcare industries lobbies.
Right now this garden path we're going down is covered with weeds and darken by trees and briar bushes. Best to turn back to the path of light least the bears eat you sirs!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
T Minus Coleman Hour and Counting
Rumour has it the Minnesota Supreme Court will be ruling today or tomorrow on the Franken/Coleman race. The expected ruling should make Franken the winner and next Junior Senator from Minnesota. The question that everyone wants to know is if they will order Pawlenty to certify Franken.
This song is for Coleman…
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
What's Not Nice About Pawlenty
Still Minnesota is in the mist of a meltdown made worse by his decisions. I couldn't have said it better:
…lost jobs, excessively high unemployment, lost Federal funding, damage caused by lost state aid to communities, kowtowing to the Taxpayers League (that's got to be worth at least something), damage to our educational system (kids should get paid double the penalty), failure to properly repair our roads and bridges, taking on the role of a king rather than a representative governor of the people…
Yep, it's King Timmy Pawlenty. And I must say I disagree with Southside Pride's Dave Porter who says:
He is a nice guy. Goes to church regular, married, still plays a little hockey….
Pawlenty isn't a nice guy…perhaps likeable but a nice guy doesn't harm hundreds of Minnesotan's by his 'save the rich' tax breaks, a nice guys doesn't cut those in need at the worse economic time, a nice guy doesn't refuse to meet with legislatures for 76 days while these issues and their resolutions are being addressed, and a nice guy didn't bring Minnesota to it's current state of economic collapse. Fortunately Dave goes on to points out:
But he'd rather see 37,000 poor Minnesotans go without health care before he'd give up on a tax break for 500 rich ones. He even threatened to shut down our state's legal system until his most recent appointee to the state Supreme Court—and a former law partner—made him back down.
It's been a problem for Minnesotans to separate the Minnesota Nice' from what Pawlenty really is…
We now have as our Governor a self-certain fundamentalist who answers only to his own private Higher Power, someone with his eyes on another goal entirely. Someone who really does not care if people have to fight each other over the scraps left in the ditch by the rich.
G*d only knows what Pawlenty's possible election to a national office like the President could mean for this country…let's pray it never comes to that! His record is not very positive and just being seen as 'a nice guy' and 'a little goofy' isn't much to base a national campaign on.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Why American Media Sucks
Seems like all you need to be on these 'news' shows is star power...even fading star power. The fact that Alberto Gonzales isn't trustworthy should eliminates him from speaking on any talk show but still he's on TV offering up his opinion of Sotomayor's appointment! And half the others have no expertise in the area of law...so really what we have is truly empty talking heads...welcome to America's Media! They create rather than report to the lowest denominator!
Sam has it right over at the Church of Bad News when he refers to Chris Wallace and the rest of the media as highly paid sycophants that cheer leaded for the liars and war criminals...why is it they get a free pass now that we know the truth? And how is it that we continue to allow them to conduct business as usually instead of demanding some minimal standards in the media?
Until we have an honest discussion about the need for change within the media community, don't look for any kind of truthfulness from them soon.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Honk for Peace
"The ACLU of Minnesota represented Barbara Gilland, saying that the issuing of the citation violated Ms Gilland's First Amendment rights. The City of Burnsville agreed to drop the charges and to no longer issue citations for improper use of horn when using it to express freedom of speech, except when necessary to preserve public safety. The City also agreed to issue a directive to officers and update its Policies and Procedures to prevent free speech violations in the future."
The interesting thing about this is the officer who wrote the ticket. He lived nearby and seemed to want to personally run the protesters out of Burnsville...almost like a personal vendetta. It's ironic to me that a 'Peace' Officer doesn't support 'Peace'! No other motorist(s) have ever been ticketed for honking in Burnsville before the peace vigil started.
We should all be thankful to Barbara Gilland for choosing to fight for her rights to honk rather than pay for the ticket... and especially thankful to attorney Howard Bass who as an ACLU volunteer attorney gave of his time and talent to defend this first Amendment rights.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Better Call More Police
I've been foaming at the mouth over the Senate not giving single payer health care a place at thier table...naturally they had plenty of room for the insurance companies, the HMOs, the drug companies...How can you have a fair hearing when you don't have all the options there? You can't be caring that deeply if you don't even give us a place at the table...
... I just can't keep it all in...look for an implosion later this week but until then...read this...and be prepared be get madder. THIS A DEAL BREAKER!!! You can't always rely on the police to restore order...and laughing?!...this is so terrible...this is so unacceptable...PUT SINGLE PAYER ON THE TABLE!!! And be prepared to call more and more police because we won't be quiet anymore.
The best result? The best result is not a stacked deck by your corporate checkbooks...at least not for the American people. This has got to stop! The same companies that had lead us to this healthcare crisis can not be dependent on to resolve the problem in our best interest.
Torture and Shiny Objects
Read more about this at DailyKos
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Seriously Left and Loving It!
Over the past year, I have increasingly become of the opinion that the progressive movement is not a series of candidates, advocacy organizations, and new media outlets. Instead, it is a series of broad cultural trends toward an increasingly democratic society. Immigration, the self-publishing Internet, rising union density, increasing acceptance of LGBT culture--these trends are the progressive movement, not our elected officials, political staff, pundits, and advocacy organizations
---WTF could they be thinking…er…I guess they aren't…
----Need more proof that absences isn't working ...
-----It's not enough to rebrand themselves now the rethugs want to brand us!...I don't think so…
------Jesse Ventura has surprised me twice in the last two weeks….you go guy…
----The Pawlenty diet of 'All cuts, All the time' will result in massive losses in Minnesota especially in service industry like police, fire, hospital staff, and teachers. Instead of raising taxes on the wealthiest of us (and leveling them so they pay the same percentage as the poorest among us)..Pawlenty has decided to cut services…heck he evens wants to lower taxes on businesses (haven't the last ten year taught us trickle down doesn't work?!)…
------Makes me want to get into my car and rant away while filming…BTW: bizzaro world has decended….PS…I'm looking for a second 'safe' place…pst if you know of someplace 'off the grid'-)
To Boldly Go...
"Coleman's always been a hypocrite,..He never does what he says. He said on Election Night [in 2008], when he won, that Franken should drop out and he should be the senator. Well, the same should hold true after the recount."
"I'll put it to you this way: You give me a waterboard, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I'll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders. "
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
America's Healthcare In Need of Reform
Got a few minutes? Read more here…Right now our leaders are developing plans to hopefully fix these problems. Want to be part of the solution? Need to know more? Attend:
'Courageous Conversations about Health Care', hosted by Senator John Doll on May 19, 2009 at 7:00 PM at the Burnsville Civic Center/Town Hall, 100 Civic Center Parkway
Guest Speakers include: Senator John Marty - What the bill will mean to us, Dr. Jim Letts (Physicians for National Health Plan)-Learn why doctors prefer the MHP, Nancy Breymeier (Metropolitan Independent Business Alliance) Why Business are struggling to provide health care benefits and how the MHP will help, Senator Erickson Ropes -Why Canadians prefer their health care, Kip Sullivan, author of "The Health Care Mess" with Q & A Panel
Thursday, May 07, 2009
All Minnesota
Soon-to-be Minnesota Senator Al Franken continues to party build and network in lieu of assuming his new responsibilities. Franken this week met with Vice President Biden who issued the following statement:
"Once the Minnesota Supreme Court has issued its final ruling in this case, the President and I look forward to working with Mr. Franken on building an economy for the 21st century."
While Franken has cleared each of the legal hurdles on his way to being the next Minnesota U.S. Senate, it may be awhile more before he officially becomes the 60th Democrat seated in the Senate. We're waiting for the Minnesota Supreme Court decision. Still, that day is coming...
The day that Franken is sworn into the U.S. Senate, I plan to party like its
1999…er…2008. The historic importance of Al Franken being the 60th Democrat seated is not lost on me. It's like winning twice!
At What Cost?
Maybe I'm naive and misunderstood but -shouldn't we be ending the war(s)? Wasn't that why Obama was elected?
NPP is tracking the costs of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with an individual cost of war counter, calculating the state-level numbers and trade-offs of supplemental war spending. So for Minnesota's cost of funding the war…we could fund:
- Health care for 532.341 people
- Renewable Electricity for one year in 2,124,157 homes
- Maximize Pell Grants for 345,897 college studentsThe list goes on and on…just like the wars.
Check the Minnesota List Twice!The 10 Most Endangered program in Minnesota is designed to spotlight historic properties that face imminent danger through demolition, neglect, severe alteration, or inappropriate public policy. One of the endangered locations is in my neighborhood.
Friday, May 01, 2009
Slapping On Swine Flu Lipstick
And yes, scientist and crackpots do have things in common? They both are offering theories on where swine flu came from…Naturally those that see black helicopters circling give the most interesting and entertaining theories…among them is the New Zealanders connection .
Well regardless of what you believe…dead pigs in china, evil factory pig farms, Al Qaeda plots, or government research going amuck…we know now that the virus has picked up a mixture of elements including bird and human. While finding the source can help prevent future outbreaks, determining and making a vaccine has a high priority. Now that a staffer in the Obama administration has it (apparently from the recent visit to Mexico) look for even more emphasis to be placed on finding a vaccination.
Naturally, nothing says fashion disaster like a swine flu mask (better known as the new influenza A (H1N1) virus mask)! I lived in Japan where mask wearing was common if you had a cold… But seriously do you even know which type of mask and what kind of protection it will give you beyond the Michael Jackson accessory collection.
So there ya go…more about the flu than you needed or wanted to know…seriously if you have symptoms chances are you don't have swine flu still…stay away from others and see your doctor.
To close (in case I've worried anyone needlessly) there are 5 reasons not to panic:
- For now the numbers are low
- A(H1N1) is not the deadiliest of flues
- There is hope for a vaccine soon and does respond to Tamiflu
- Governments and Doctors (networks) are better prepared for outbreaks
- We're into Spring, were flu cases decline dramatically
Be safe, enjoy the weekend-)
Thursday, April 30, 2009
The Biggest Loser Norm Coleman
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Wonders Never Cease!
Monday, April 27, 2009
Darfur Decisions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight activists protesting the expulsion of aid groups in
Darfur have been arrested in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington.
Humanitarian leaders and U.S. lawmakers, including Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison and Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards, were led away from the embassy in handcuffs Monday after crossing a police line.
The activists are urging world leaders to take a stand against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's decision to expel 16 aid agencies from Darfur.
Ellison says it is wrong to deny aid to what he calls "the most vulnerable people on our planet."
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
My, My
My example? Say what you will, make a joke of it, but talk about the current policy that hasn't ever worked. My husband suffered for several years through chemo before he died last year. His type of cancer would have benefited from the use of medical Marijuana. nuff said...
My money? Well sort of…
Friday, April 17, 2009
A Cure That Kills
When you read things like Minnesota's towns and citeis having to cut police departments and eliminate whole forces...well two things come to mind…
- The Wild West…hide your women and keep the kids inside…and
- Pawlenty's budget create more serious issues than it solves.
The solution to the budget crisis should cause more problems than it currently causes..that's why leadership and common sense decisions are so important right now...Pawlenty obviously isn't up to the task.
Per the Star Tribune "When Governor Tim Pawlenty announced his budget proposal, the City of Elko New Market took a hit—a big hit. The small city outside of Lakeville stands to lose $105,492 in Local Government Aid for 2009 (which is a 29% cut in their LGA) and $260,609 in 2010 (which is a 60% cut in their LGA) under the governor's plan. This is on top of the $71,916 the city lost as part of the governor's unallotment.
The city's budget concerns grew, and on Thursday, April 9th—in part due to these concerns—the city council voted to dissolve their police department. With "fresh graffiti, no cops and lots of questions" in the city, yesterday's Star Tribune reports on how the community is struggling with the elimination of the police department."
Hmm....How you going to convince residents in these towns to pay their local taxes...I sure would be asking why pay when we don't get basic services for safety.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
I Love Tea!
BTW, I take my tea with milk and honey...stop by sometime...I'll pull out some biscuits, we'll talk-)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Cage Match:Sarah Palin - Michele Bachmann
Ross is a long time supporter of Palin. However, Ross is also very colorful in a far right way... To recap his past he appears to be a bigot (homosexuals, women, blacks, other minorities), hates environmentalist, doesn't have issues associating with hate groups like the KKK, and supports terrorist groups like anti government militias...
Wonder is Rep. Bachman would find Ross anti-American for his belief in anti government militias? Wonder if she's 'very concerned' about the company that Sarah Palin is keeping?
312 Reasons Why Al Franken Should Be Seated!
In related 'Sore Loser' news, Norm Coleman announced plans to appeal the decision with the Minnesota Supreme Court which will further delay seating Minnesota's Senator Elect Al Franken. Really Norm? Give it up!
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Minnesota's Senate Election Is Getting Funnier By The Minute
And talking about laughing...Baaahahahahha from MNDU… Norm Coleman is Monty Python's Black Knight from "The Holy Grail"….only he's not funny…how many ways does Norm have to be told? Enjoy!
Gunning For Trouble
To me, background checks, waiting periods, and trigger locks are being responsible. After all, you can still have a gun, you just have to follow protocols make gun ownership safer for all of us. Seems pretty reasonable and responsible.
Conversely, the NRA, a massive political organization with direct financial ties to weapons manufacturers, consider only gun ownership…as responsible. They characterize anything else as an censure. Their motivation is not constitutional rights but they use that as their marketing tool to manipulate a stupid public. Because of this, local police can be 'out gunned' by criminals, and wackos can easily obtain weapons used in mass killings…
Since March 10, there have been eight rampages that have claimed 57 lives. Each of the gunmen were legally entitled to wield the weapons they open fired with…nice…. A killing brought to you by your rights to bear arms..
I'm not advocating we take guns away or stop selling them, but I am saying lets get protections in place before we're all puppets of the weapon masters who see us as nothing more than wallets and targets.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
And The Winner Is....
Naturally the Coleman (aka The Sore Loser) will continue his mission of keeping Minnesotans from having adequate representation by filing in MN Supreme Court. If Coleman really cared about the voters he's take a step back and allow us to have two representatives while difficult decisions are being made in WA, DC that affects all Minnesotans.
Don't Look Back
Besides making Minnesota look like loons by her far right ideology, strange behavior and radical comments, she doesn't represent the needs of her constituents…According to The Minnesota Independent, Bachmann's 6th district has a higher foreclosure rate than districts in the rest of the state….but she voted against foreclosure relief…five times!
So who are these folks? Do they just not read the news or watch TV? I really want to know why someone would vote for her?
K it's a stretch...grateful dead sticker isn't a bachmann sticker...tg!
Monday, April 06, 2009
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Description: The idea was to recreate an iconic, distilled image that captures the woes of the Great Depression. Historically thematic, yet relevant to today's uncertain economic climate. These peeps find themselves in dire straits, waiting in a soup line, below a billboard that promises a much different version of the American Dream.


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Choosing Countertops for Your Kitchen Renovation in Vancouver
There are many decisions to make when planning a home improvement project such as kitchen renovation. When it comes to kitchen renovations, one of the most essential things is to choose the right countertops. Do not make a rushed decision based on just price and colour. You should take your time and research different options to get one that will best suit your use, your family's needs, and definitely, look nice. Below are a few tips to help you choose the right countertops in Vancouver for your kitchen renovation. Consider…Read More


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You will find a number of unique sorts of wellness and Reviews fitness gear which will be applied to retain you in shape. These well being and health and fitness tools parts can differ in providing selling price as properly as the form of workout it uses. Some units focus on one kind of labor out while other people may perhaps permit you to carry out various numerous workout routines. A bit of physical health and fitness goods is usually a superb solution to training within the privacy of your respective very own home.
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An conveniently transportable conditioning item is quite light-weight and very little and will be considerably much less dear than larger treadmills. This treadmill is really truly worth the cost when you can utilize the space inside your residence as lightweight equipment could be utilized and after that really simply saved away from just how. The primary aspect to look at will be the dimensions of your jogging surface area while you want 1 which is extended ample and large sufficient in your stride.
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CBWC Assembly - The Gathering/
May 25 – 27, at Westview Baptist Church.
The theme is "Creating Stronger Tomorrows". Our official delegates will be Pastor Judy , Sharon L, and Marilyn K. All CBWC church members may attend as registered non-voting guests. The Friday evening dinner and keynote address can be purchased separately for $20.00 through the CBWC website. It should be very enjoyable.
Also, Westview Baptist would like to bless guests with some home baked cookies for their coffee breaks. Any cookies made could be sent along with anyone coming to the Assembly meetings or dropped off at the church the week of Assembly. They ask that they be nut free please. Thank you for considering this caring for those coming to Assembly.


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Opti Neoprene Dumbbell Set - 2 x 3kg531/4935
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Perfect for beginners to the world of fitness. These weights are great for conditioning your whole body so you can sculpt your arms, shoulders, back and legs as you can perform a range of exercises with them. These dumbbells are small and easily stackable thanks to their hex shape, making them the perfect start to a home gym equipment collection. The inside is made of cast iron with a strong neoprene coat meaning you get a weight with a snug grip making your full body workout more comfortable.
Perform a combination of bicep and hammer curls with tricep extensions to work on your upper arms and lateral, side and rear raises with shoulder presses to build stronger shoulders. You can also perform a range of leg exercises by adding weight to lunges or squats to increase your strength and enhance your balance.
The anti-roll design gives you peace of mind that the dumbbell can't roll away when your workout is over, plus it can be stored away safely.
About the product:
- Anti-roll shape weights.
- Fixed weights - the weights attached to the bars cannot be removed or added to.
- 2 pieces in this weight set.
- Latex free.
- Bar material: rubber.
- Maximum weight on a single dumbbell: 3kg.
- Total package weight 6kg.
- Dumbell handgrip length: 9.5cm.
- Size H7.42, W21.49, D7.97cm.
- Boxed size H22, W15, D8cm.
100% would recommend to a friend
Not so dumb bells
Needed some lightweight equipment for home workout, certainly do the job
Ideal for home use
For me, the 3kg x 2 set is ideal for home. There is a variety of upper-body exercises you can do with them, especially if you can't make it to the gym. The weights are small enough to put out of sight when not in use. Good investment!
Great dumbbells
Non-slip surface gives an excellent grip when exercising. Love the colour!
The Opti Neoprene Dumbbells will fit on the Opti Medicine Ball Stand
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Brand Photography
Brand is the personality of your business. Your brand identity is the face of your company. Photography can help express this to your audience. XXIII Photo Studio is here to capture the essence of your business. These photos are great for social media, website, and marketing content. We can help you create the vision you want to put out in the world!


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Eve Sleep
When we moved into our new home last year we bought some new furniture pieces for the living room. We brought our current bedframe and mattress with us. A new bedframe was something we wanted but decision wise we didn't know what we wanted so bringing our current simple white bedframe was totally fine by us. Still deciding on a new bedframe and it probably will be something made of dark wood to bring some contrast in our bedroom.
But for a longer time we really wanted a new mattress because we felt our old one needed to be replaced for better comfort, support and night rest. When Eve Sleep asked me if I wanted to try one of their mattresses it was the perfect timing to give this a try.
Eve offers two mattresses to choose from, the memory foam and the newest pocket spring. After introducing the memory foam mattress Eve decided to also create the perfect pocket spring mattress to fit the needs of their customers. This mattress is made of a unique combination of luxurious layers exclusively produced for Eve and made by hand in the United Kingdom. This mattress has cotton and silk layers offering the perfect elasticity and regulation of temperature and is made of long pocket springs the offer the finest comfort and support. The top of the mattress is created with a very soft cover and hand tufted according to traditional mattress techniques.
The mattress can easily be ordered online with a trial of 100 nights to experience it yourself and 10 years of guarantee.
We have used the mattress now for a month and I really have to admit it sleeps so well. For me it's important to have a good night rest especially with young kids growing up. With our old mattress I felt it didn't give me the right support and comfort I needed and the Eve mattress really proved the opposite. It feels very comfortable and is not too hard neither too soft but yet with the right support. The hand tufted cover looks and feels very luxurious.
As a minimal color lover I had to get used the most at the yellow color on the sides, but this is easily covered by some nice bed linen…so problem solved ;)
- Jantine -
This post is sponsored by Eve Sleep but written with my personal and honest experience.
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Flinders 22
Ideal for first home buyers, Flinders 22 is a well thought out plan to maximise use of space on a small block. Featuring a 2 car garage, master bedroom with generous ensuite and walk-in-wardrobe, 3 additional bedrooms, dedicated sitting room and an alfresco dining area, this home provides space without the price tag. The kitchen features a breakfast bar and enjoys open space living with the dining and lounge room areas.
- Master bedroom complete with sizeable ensuite and WIR
- 3 additional bedrooms
- Sitting room
- Alfresco dining area
- Dedicated laundry
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Pakistan 282 all out (Fakhar 94, Sarfraz 94, Lyon 4-78) lead Australia145 all out (Finch 39, Abbas 5-33) by 137 runs
Pakistan made relatively short work of what remained of Australia's innings post-lunch, skittling them out for 145. It wasn't before Marnus Labuschagne and Mitchell Starc put on the highest partnership of the innings - 37 - that chipped away into the massive deficit.
But that ended with a moment of madness from Labuschagne. After Starc drove Yasir tamely back to the bowler, Yasir got a touch onto the ball as it headed towards the stumps. Labuschagne had his bat in the air as he watched it hit the stumps, inexplicably failing to ground the bat. Soon after, Asif broke through Lyon's defences, before Abbas completed a five-wicket haul to wrap up Australia's innings.
For the second time in as many Tests, Pakistan punched big holes in Australia's middle order, establishing firm control in the morning session in Abu Dhabi. Having been dismissed for what would have been perceived as a below-par 282, Pakistan put in a stellar morning's performance to ensure Australia are unlikely to get too close to it, with the visitors still not up to three figures and trailing by 181 runs with three wickets left.
It was the flavour of this season who continued to endear himself to Pakistan's fans. Mohammad Abbas teased and tested Australia's batsman in a game of patience as Shaun Marsh and Travis Head were his third and fourth victims this morning, adding to the two scalps he had from last evening's play. The pair fell in almost identical fashion: Abbas pitching on a line just outside off stump and nipping away ever so slightly, the outside edges almost drawn to the ball as if they were in its magnetic field.
Sarfraz Ahmed, keen to take advantage of the new ball while the pitch was cooperative, kept Abbas in for a lengthy seven-over spell, while Mir Hamza operated from the other end. While the debutant was good enough, it was always Abbas who threatened to take wickets. Pakistan have found a gem who looks dangerous whatever the conditions or situation. He can bowl in England, West Indies or the UAE without so much as noticing where he is. Right-handers, left-handers, new ball, old ball. It is a trump card Pakistan may continue to play for years to come.
Mitchell Marsh looked solid for the time he was at the crease, and with Aaron Finch, who had managed to survive all morning Australia needed a partnership of the sort Sarfraz and Fakhar Zaman had put on yesterday. But within the last half hour, the session's pendulum swing decisively in Pakistan's favour as the spinners made their presence felt. First it was Yasir who took Marsh's edge, another catch for the reliable Asad Shafiq at first slip. Bilal Asif then struck the hammer blow when he removed the opener Finch for 39, short leg diving to take a smart catch after the ball had skimmed the inside edge.
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U.S. Car Exports Top 2 Million
Buyers in China, Saudi Arabia and South Korea Snap Up American Made Cars and SUVs
U.S. auto exports hit a record for the third year in a row in 2014 as strong demand for U.S. made cars and sport-utility vehicles, especially in the Middle East and Asia, offset concerns about a strengthening dollar.
The trend also was fueled by foreign-owned U.S. auto plants built in the U.S. Midwest and South that are now exporting more vehicles to other markets. Car makers including Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. that opened factories here to be closer to U.S. customers are now exporting too....


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Imagine you were a student at his yoga center. And you hadn't gone for practice for a few days. And then you get a Whatsapp message "signed by" Santhanam - asking if everything was okay. You may know that he's away on his Vipassana trip - but you also know that he cares about your practice as well.
You get reminded that he's been careful to not let go of his customers, even when he's away. That he's invested in your welfare.Read More


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Last week, Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler announced he's ready to reconvene his band GZR. The latest lineup, he said, will "probably" feature Chad Smith -- the veteran St. Louis drummer, not the Red Hot Chili Peppers percussionist of the same name.
Smith has been all over the local scene and beyond for over twenty years, playing with heavy original bands such as Anacrusis and Lex Luthor, in addition to tribute and cover groups such as Stone in Love and Runaway. He answered some questions about the GZR band and provided a timeline of his various projects.
D.X. Ferris: How'd you get the Geezer gig? Chad Smith: Believe what you want, as far as I'm concerned, I got the gig due to an answered prayer. I remember being on my knees, asking for an opportunity to prove to myself that I wasn't just wasting my time and causing my family to needlessly suffer while I pursued a profession in music.
A short time later I received a phone call from Terry Welty of [production company] Airco, asking me if I would be interested in checking out the gig. Terry and I worked together in the early stages of Lex Luthor, which was Jerry Boschert, Mark Quinn, John Kiehne and myself. And he was working with a band managed by [Geezer's manager and wife] Gloria Butler.
Gloria was having trouble finding a replacement for Deen Castronovo when he left to join Journey. Terry put me forward. I was then asked to record performances of three [GZR] tunes: "House of Clouds," "Plastic Planet," and "Drive Boy Shooting." And later an audition was set up.
How long does the gig have you booked up? GZR hasn't performed for several years due to Geezer's Sabbath commitments, but we are writing and planning to release more material.
I still haven't been officially asked to do the GZR gig, but I did do the [1997 album] Black Science tour and the last record [2005's Ohmwork], so I think I got it! I consider myself Geezer's drummer until told otherwise. I really enjoy our friendship. He's a very intelligent person and a killer bass player.
What's the GZR setlist like? The GZR set consists of material from the [band's] three releases. Occasionally we would play [Sabbath's] "NIB" [the classic named after Butler's goatee] or "Hand of Doom."
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Dunne toasts display of Millwall goalkeeper after Wigan win
ALAN Dunne hailed the performance of David Forde after the Millwall 'keeper made several fine saves in the 2-1 win over Wigan on Saturday.
Forde was in superb form in front of watching Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill, who was at The Den to cast his eye over the 33-year-old.
The Lions stopper did not disappoint – although his stunning stop to keep out Leon Barnett's last-gasp header was missed by his international boss, who had made an early exit.
"I thought it was in – he did really well to get there," Dunne said. "It was a fantastic save and just shows the quality that he's got and the form he is in at the moment.
"Fordey knew O'Neill was going to be here – and if he needs a right back, I'm available too! I heard he was gone by the time Fordey made his big save but I'm sure he'll get a DVD."
Dunne and Forde were involved in a nasty second-half collision which left the goalkeeper requiring treatment – and feeling sorry for himself.
"He's my roommate, my pal and my mucker but he had a go at me," Dunne joked. "If I hadn't knocked into him and they'd scored, it would have been a lot worse.
"I would rather give him a clump, the ball doesn't go in and we can sort it out later. Worst case scenario he's got a bleeding lip.
"He was not happy because he was going back to Ireland for a few pints of Guinness, so he might have to drink through a straw!"
Forde is out-of-contract in the summer and has been strongly linked with a move to Celtic, and Dunne admits it would be a huge blow were he to leave.
"He is a big player for us on and off the pitch, he is a big character in the dressing room and he's a Millwall-type player," Dunne said.
"They are hard to find so to let one go would be disappointing, but I think he can play at the next level. His overall game was great."
The Millwall 'keeper was denied a clean sheet by James McArthur's 84th-minute drive into the far corner, which cut the Lions' lead in half and set up a tense finish.
"We have been known to make it hard for ourselves over the years, but in the end I think 2-1 was a fair result," Dunne said.
"We were disappointed with their goal – it didn't look like he kicked the ball properly – and we had to see it out for ten minutes, but I thought we dug in.
"Wigan have a lot of quality players, they pass the ball really well but we felt comfortable at times. Our back four were excellent and we counter-attacked well."
Strikers Steve Morison and Jermaine Easter scored a goal a piece to down the Latics and Dunne believes the duo have an important part to play for the Lions this season.
"Morison has got a lot of ability, he just needs an arm around his shoulder now and then," Dunne said. "He likes to be the main man up there and, when he is, he can be electric.
"He plays on the shoulder, he is quick, fit and has shown in the last two games the kind of quality he can produce. We need him to be doing that all season – if he does, we'll be alright.
"His head hasn't been down but he hasn't been playing, so it is difficult. He had only been coming on here and there, and Morison is the type of player who wants to start.
"When he feels like the main man and everyone is looking at him, he's unplayable.
"Jermaine is a fantastic player with a fantastic work ethic. He works so hard in training when he's not in the team that he deserves that kind of glory.
"He hasn't played a lot but when he has come on he has always been effective. I think a lot of Jermaine."


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Today's big geek news is the release of the international trailer for the second installment in the Spider-Man reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man 2. As the newly released poster for film showed previously, along with the touted villains in the shape of Electro and The Rhino there is also the figure of Harry Osbourne as The Green Goblin.
How does this affect the movie, well judging from the trailer released today, quite a lot. With all the build up and publicity previously focusing on Electro, who by the way is hardly present in the trailer, the trailer shifts the focus to Osbourne and reveals a completely different story direction than previously thought.
Does this change add to or detract from the original buzz, only time will tell. With the release of these new developments, more about the film should be released soon in the build up to its May 2014 release.
Check out the trailer below.


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Look For Us Today At The Arlington Street Fair!
The Arlington Street Fair is certainly one of the highlights of the local autumn events calendar. Michelle and I look forward to it every year! The Fair is today, September 29, and runs from noon to 6:00 on Raymond Avenue in Poughkeepsie. You can spend a lovely afternoon relaxing while you visit with your choice of over 130 vendors selling food, jewelry, art and novelties. You can enjoy your choice of entertainment on two! stages, and there will be an area of fun specifically for the children. Many local non-profit organizations will be on hand too, to meet us and explain the services they provide--all in all a great community event you won't want to miss!
Michelle and I will be there the whole time, near the main stage, thanks to our friends at TEG Federal Credit Union and Fidelis Care. I hope you can come by, say hello and enjoy the afternoon's festivities!
For more information, visit here.
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Or a dead pig, as the case may be, but I went to the supermarket today to do a little research.
In case you can't read the Greensboro ingredients, here's an abbreviated list: Pork fat, Pork livers (look at me. I'm typing capital "P"s when I type "pork". Guess why.) Beef trim (What the heck is beef trim?) and pork skins.
Rapa has pork livers, pork fat, pork skin and pork hearts. If you go back to yesterday's post you'll notice that Kirby Holloway scrapple has the same fine ingredients (except the beef trim) that the other brands do. Except the Kirby Holloway has ADDED SUGAR! When you have delicious, excellent ingredients that most other scapple has, why do you have to screw it up by ADDING SUGAR?! I'll tell you what, you know how narrow toilet paper drives me nuts – this is burns me up just as much.
I guess you're wondering about my culinary review of the Kirby Holloway.
Yum is right!
I like to put ketchup and Marie Sharp's hot sauce on it…
And eat it in a sandwich. My epicurean review: Good (all scrapple is good), but a little mushy and I hate sugar in my food.


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As I hinted in my last blog post, some exciting changes are happening around here!
I FINALLY found a venue to partner with in my neighborhood of Nyack!
Since I started teaching workshops 2+ years ago, I've been like Goldilocks searching for a place in that was just right for me - I tried a co-working space, and a fun restaurant partnership, but both were lacking that bright and airy feel that I love. For that reason, I've traveled across the bridge to Westchester and NYC for the majority of my workshops.
While walking back from the Nyack farmer's market recently, I noticed a new art gallery with beautiful paintings in the window - the artist's style really spoke to me. The shop was closed so I could only peek in through the glass, but I literally gasped when I saw the bright, airy open space (setup was still in progress).
When I finally got to sit down with the talented artist and owner of the gallery, Shelly Luan, we spent hours chatting, and laughing... we became fast friends and Shelly was more than willing to host my classes at her space!
So, I went right to work in filling my calendar with new classes and events and my brain started swirling with lots of ideas, thinking about the world of possibilities in this new space.
Studio Hours | Private Lessons
One idea that I'm testing is something which, I've dubbed, "studio hours". Every Tuesday, I'll be in the gallery for those who'd like to schedule private calligraphy lessons with me!
As you can imagine, I'm super excited for what's to come and I hope that you can join me (if you're local)!
Check out all the new offerings below and feel free to get in touch with any questions:


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I've got the busiest start to 2016. I'm traveling all month long to do some appearances at design markets around the country. (Atlanta, Dallas, NYC and Vegas) I am so excited to see everyone! My birthday is on Friday and I have to be in NYC this week, so I am of course having a dinner party with all of my besties. Being that my favorite colors are black and gold, this will be my theme. I naturally want to set something up a little glam with a vintage feel. So here is what I am thinking. . .
I always love a black tabletop, it just looks more chic to me. I'd like to throw in a bit of lace like this tablerunner. There is something so chic about black goblets, they will look so good against the lace. I love lines and stripes, its a pattern I never tire of. I adore these grey and gold starburst napkins. They will flow so well with gold striped dishes, no? All white orchids are my favorite on any tablescape. A pretty grapewood branch will offset the glamour on this table, which is such a good complement. Place in a few mercury glass votives and voila'....glam decorista dining!


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Ban and avoid plastic glitters
Amsterdam, 7 December 2018 – Glitters are spreading fast. Nowadays they are found in products such as nail polish, hairspray, shampoo and suntan lotion. Then there are the party-glitters that you put on your face. It all seems harmless and nice, but it is not. Glitters are predominantly made of plastic, often a combination of aluminium and PET. They are flushed away with the shower water and easily end up in the environment.
Worldwide, the sale of all glitter products has grown tremendously in recent years. Most users don't realize that glitters are bits of plastic and that using them contributes to the plastic soup. Social media such as Instagram are believed to be partly responsible for the growth because people share photos and imitate each other. See for example this page with glitter on tongues.
While the presence of microplastics in care products has been amply discussed in recent years, glitters seem to have been ignored. The attention was focused primarily on banning microplastics with a scrub function. When legislation prohibits only those plastic scrub particles, glitters and other microplastics are beyond that scope.
Last year English scientists called for a ban on glitter.
Maria Westerbos, Director of the Plastic Soup Foundation: "Think twice about wearing glitters the coming holidays, and if you still want to, ask explicitly for glitters that are not made of plastic."
Photo: Glitter advert drogisterij.net
Also read: The European parliament wants to ban microplastics in cosmetics


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The "Buck Wild"
Is A new 22ft Blazer Bay with full tower for sight fishing. She's powered by a new 225hp Suzuki outboard. The boat is fast, comfortable and is equipped with the most up to date electronics available. All required safety equipment is kept in tip top shape in the dry storage compartments. There is plenty on space for everything you bring aboard with you and plenty of dry storage for all vauble items.
The boat can be adjusted for your specific trip as well. We can add or remove casting platforms and trolling motors for fly fishing, offshore, inshore, or kids fun fishing trips. We like to discuss in detail what exactly you would like to do during your trip so we have everything onboard to make it happen!