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I toured The Waters on Mayowood and thought it was beautiful. It really seemed like a nice place, but it was also the most expensive of the communities I looked at. I opted for a community that was a little more practical for me.
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I'm so glad we chose this community for dad. He is settling right in. The ratio of staff to the residents are phenomenally GOOD!! The caregivers are so calm and friendly with my dad they take extra time to get him engaged in the activities. Like model car racing and actually flower arranging he enjoyed that. The food is great and plentiful so he not looking for more throughout the day. Its kept clean inside and well maintained on the grounds. I would recommend this community.
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Arriving in Tokyo can be both a thrilling and bewildering experience—especially if it is your first time to visit. To help you transition smoothly into the metropolis, familiarize yourself with the following basic information. Find out how to get around the city with ease with a Travel IC card and the easiest way to connect to the internet. Discover money-saving shopping tips, what to do in an emergency, what to pack in each season, and much more.
Standard Japanese is spoken throughout Tokyo and the country as a whole. English is generally understood, especially in the major tourist areas, but don't expect full fluency everywhere. Even though a language barrier may exist, a combination of clear English and gestures should get you through most situations.
Tokyo is nine hours ahead of GMT, with no daylight-saving time. Days can stay light until around 19:30 during the summer, but the nights draw in around 17:00 in the winter.
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Free Wi-Fi is becoming increasingly available throughout the city. Many major hotels, coffee shops, restaurants and public facilities offer a free Wi-Fi service. However, for guaranteed internet access wherever you roam, rent a pocket- Wi-Fi from one of the kiosks at the airport or pick up a travel sim to fit into your existing phone.
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The voltage in Japan is 100V and the frequency is 50-60 Hz. The socket is type A, with two flat holes. Using foreign electric appliances will require a frequency converter and plug adaptor.
Japanese yen is used throughout Tokyo and foreign currency can be exchanged at designated spots throughout the city.
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Tokyo's tap water is completely safe to drink and conforms to strict quality regulations. Bottled water is also available at convenience stores and out of the seemingly endless number of vending machines.
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March 05, 2018 13:38
Living environment affects obesity levels, a study shows. The Seoul Institute surveyed 90,000 residents of Seoul to study the relationship between the two.
The study found that the closer people live to subway stations and the more fitness facilities there are around their homes, the lower their risk of obesity.
"When people have easy access to fitness facilities or subway stations, they use them often and engage in more physical activity," a researcher at the institute said.
Substantiating the findings, an official at a public health center in the capital said, "People living near the Han River Park or other big parks are actually much less obese."
People living in areas with better road transport infrastructure are at greater risk of obesity as they drive more and do less physical activity.
Also, the more fast food restaurants a neighborhood has and the farther it is from markets, the more likely its residents are to be overweight.
"People who have easy access to high-calorie food and poor access to fresh food were at higher risk of obesity," the institute said.
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- It is used to treat cancer.
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Infectious Diseases
Building Resistance
Demon in My Blood
Rain on a Distant Roof
I'm wheeled from the emergency room in the middle of the night and placed in a room alongside a morbidly obese patient who sleeps twenty hours a day and snores loud enough to trigger earthquakes two continents away.
Someone arrives to wake me up at regular intervals.
This really isn't necessary. The non-stop snoring ensures I won't be sleeping anytime soon.
Snort. Snort. Bluster. Snort. It's like lying next to a chainsaw with a faulty motor.
It occurs to me that this is what hospital administrators do to patients who can't take a hint. If a patient keeps coming back to the hospital after doctors have repeatedly dismissed her then they have no choice but to torture her in an effort to make sure that she will never, ever feel the need to come back again.
I feel like a character in a Stephen King novel.
The setting contributes to this feeling. The walls are painted a color that can best be described as drab and the window blinds -- which are inexplicably embedded between two panes of glass -- are broken, preventing them from being moved from their present position, which is partially raised yet slightly askew. The bed is a ramshackle disaster of technology that I can easily imagine being a cast-off from another, better hospital when it updated its furnishings forty years ago. And just to complete the horror-story effect, the hospital's power goes out several times one day, forcing the back-up generators to kick in and noisily expel stale air from the vents.
Again and again and again.
I half-expect a machete-wielding lunatic to burst into my room. I'm only vaguely surprised when this doesn't happen.
Or maybe it does; it's not like I would remember.
I'm in the hospital for more than a week, but my memory of that time is fragmentary, disjointed, as though someone loaded a random set of slides into a projector and is flashing them on a screen inside my brain without providing any narrative glue.
Slide 1.
Someone is speaking to me -- a nurse, I think -- but I can't understand what she's saying.
"Source black round fluid next."
"Are you talking to me?"
"Koi freak leaven irritate deer."
"I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're saying."
"Winter serif all?"
"Still not getting it."
"Lewis late episode are ego ant alter window?"
"Look, whatever it is, can you just pretend I gave you the answer you're looking for?"
"Rifle did jelly art kudo?"
"Jungle dime?"
"All right then, no."
"Timeless dark swallow sit table juror dad."
"Screw it. You've got a brain. Whatever it is, just figure it out for yourself."
"Swat whiskey fur."
Slide 2.
A doctor is standing at the foot of my bed, flipping through pages in a chart that's resting on the rolling table where the trays of untouched food usually reside. He's telling me that I could be in the early stages of multiple sclerosis.
Possibly lupus.
Maybe rheumatoid arthritis.
Somehow I get the impression that the choice is mine and I try to consider the pros and cons of each disease, but quickly discover that I don't know enough about any of them to feel confident that I'll choose the one that will be the least destructive in the long run.
The conversation veers in another direction.
I fail to veer with it.


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Deep inside CBS, there have been discussions about canceling the Wednesday edition of 60 Minutes, the newsmagazine where Dan Rather got into big trouble for using dubious documents in a report on President George W. Bush's National Guard service.
That certainly damaged it at the network, but it's not the main reason some CBS folks are turning against the show once dubbed "60 Minutes Junior." Anemic ratings have been even more damaging to its long-term prospects.
While the show's audience is relatively flat since last year, its ratings are down by a third in the key 18-49 demo since 2001. Indeed, as far back as last fall, some brass were lobbying to dump it in favor of younger-skewing reality fare, though a CBS rep says, "We don't comment on rumor and speculation."
The buzz inside the network is that Wednesday's edition got a reprieve last spring with its exclusive report on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers at the Abu Ghraib prison. That piece was produced by Mary Mapes—the prime mover behind the notorious Bush/National Guard story. Now it could turn out that the same producer who saved "60 Junior" from the executioner's axe helped put the show back on the chopping block.


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EWB: The Beginnings
So many ideas, so many thoughts for the first entry.
Should I review a new state-of- the-art product and extol its amazing benefits over all the other competing products? Should I take a que from NYC Bike Snob and use this as my way of retaliating against all the jerk-off customers who have behaved badly in the shop? Perhaps a detailed explanation as to why Gilberto Simoni is as much artist as he is athlete, along with Museauw and so many others who have been paid to race. Should I try to start to explain why I love bikes, road bikes specifically?
No. I will tackle all of those and so many more in subsequent entries. The start needs to be why. Why leave behind a lucrative career with manicured cuticles and over the top paychecks to do something different. Very, very different.
Around 2003-4, I was living in NYC, Park Slope Brooklyn to be specific.
Commuting to Manhattan every day and clocking into a life that had its ups and downs. A few years had passed since the tragedy as well as my first "adult" trip to Los Angeles. I was wrestling with an internal debate to plod on towards twenty-five more years in the trenches doing something that was borderline bad to ok or take the biggest leap possible. A couple more years passed as this debate continued. How could I walk away from the comforts I worked so hard for? Conversely, how could I spend my life doing something that seemed blah? Am I working too hard without real payoff? Am I wasting my real talent? Do I actually have talent or anything to offer? Am I a drone? Am I worth the risk? What if it fails? What is the backup plan?
In 2006, I moved my career to California.
Orange County specifically. I knew nothing about Irvine except what I saw in Arrested Development and what I read about the homeland of the Master Planned Communities. On the one hand I was living in one of the most vibrant alive places in the world filled with individuality and incredible thinkers. On the other hand, I reminded myself that I had already checked out (perhaps never actually checked in) and was spending as much time as possible escaping from the city to find the countryside to click-in….to my Look pedals (what bike shop blog would be complete without a good product placement).
After a trip to Irvine and an interview (coincidently with an avid roadie himself) with my future boss, I saw beyond the stucco apartment complexes and saw hundreds of miles of bike lanes – a concept that I hadn't yet really found NYC. I was in love. Year-round weather condusive to riding. Ocean on one side, Mt. Baldy on the other. In-between all sorts of riding to be had.
My career was focused on risk management and commercial insurance. I fell bass ackward into it and it suited part of me. Lots of interaction with people and lots of busy work. I was sometimes challenged and sometimes disheartened by my lack of ability to excel at the politics required to get ahead. I saw some of my collegues that weren't as smart and didn't have the academic toolbox I had acquired moving past me. I found the politics were overtaking the positives. Why not take the risk? Why not try? Would the opportunity to take such a risk be there ten or twenty years from now? Do not wait to find out.
After settling into OC, I found my shop and was as loyal to them as I now expect my customers to be to us. There was a young mechanic there who became my friend. We were different but we shared many things. Specifically the love of the bike. I expected him to be different. The racers I had interacted with previously couldn't care less about the bike and wouldn't ride but for the fact that they had to in order to be competitive. But he was different. He actually loved the bike. He had product knowledge like no one else I had ever met. But most important, he saw the bike as the pathway to happiness. It was very easy to find our differences for some, but I focused on our similarities. On one of our many rides he told me matter-of-factly that I was to open shop and we were to make to the best shop ever. We. Thanks Ashley. Now the idea itself was born.
I made the jump and quit it all.
Against the guidance of so many, against the logic of the world and paradigms I grew up with. The first night after I gave notice I wasn't scared. I have been a few times since, but not the first night. I think it will be ok.
I had seen other people try what I was about to try. Most did what was tempting. Plunk down most of my savings and buy a shop. Open up someplace and be the boss. But I knew nothing. I was a home mechanic who was a loyal shop rat, but I knew nothing. And deep down I knew it. No thanks. If I fail, it will not be because I wasn't patient enough to go through the training. Not how my Dad taught me. We work hard in the trenches…we do not get entitlements. I need to learn this business.
I had met Banning Ostrow a couple of times. I visited his shop and finally saw the closest thing to my vision. A real boutique, without the snobbery (sorry Yelp, but go Fuck yourself). I was greeted, offered a drink, and felt warmth. I left and hit Ashley's number on the speed dial. You need to see this amigo, this guy up in some town called Fullerton is doing it. And doing it right.
Coincidence or not, he put up a help wanted add a few months later. I was in a family shop at the time working in the Service Dept. I was called mechanic but it wasn't going very well. Please G-d, let me get this job. The pay is irrelevant, the commute is irrelevant; but the experience will be the final piece of my training. Banning took a risk on me. On paper I didn't have everything he was looking for, but we connected and WE knew it. I started work a couple of weeks later. I was Second Mechanic and it was the best job title of my life. Even better than that VP I fought so hard for years earlier at the Bank.
My first day I was asked to build a slightly older Pinarello with Campagnolo's Veloce groupo. Pina and Campy on my first day. I built that bike as though it was about to head out on a 300K journey from Milano to the Via Roma in San Remo, with the potential to launch the winning move on the Poggio. It ended up going to a new rider that probably never really rode it (we found out later), but I poured myself into it and was having fun, finally.
Banning and I are now partners.
What was once the location of a shop called Banning's Bikes sits a new shop we call Bike Mitzvah. Well, that name was over-ruled, but the real name, East West Bikes, is beautiful and special. I am so lucky to have met someone who shares my vision. We are so different but yet compliment each other in so many ways. Ashley is with us now too….a piece that was always part of my plan, ever since he helped me develop the plan.
What is the vision that Banning and I share? Why are we plunking our hard earned money into a seemingly dying model? How in the world can we compete in a world where MSRP is a faint memory that is laughed at? We are not kids. We don't hire kids. And while that seems like our undoing, it is actually our plan and vision.
I have so many bad bike shop memories. I see shops all the time that suck. I know why people flock to Wiggle and PBK – bike shops suck. But we will bring those same people back to the retail environment. We can do so much more than some discounting source. We have life experiences, opinions, product knowledge, fitting expertise, wrenching skills and PASSION (another name that was a contender). We have a team that no one else has. We're about to beat the odds, but in order to do so, we need to work our asses off. We're never going to be filthy rich, but we will have rewarding lives. That is why I took the risk. That is why I left behind those paychecks. That is why I am more excited than I ever have been.
The subsequent Faye entry will appear in this Blog, but for now I will say that her support and love are as critical as anything I've detailed in this brief summary. Thank G-d I found her and thank G-d she rides.
Banning, myself, Ashley, Alex T, and Sally are the core team. We each have different backgrounds, grew up in different places, and offer the shop different skillsets. Its an amazing team. Brad (aka Blondie), Faye, Joel, Mikey, Team Velocity and so many others are part of our team too. Some of the great industry folk that we work with and their support is indispensible…QBP, Gita, Colnago America, SAC, Campag NA, Zipp/SRAM, VINA, Highway2, Assos and Capo are just a few of the many.
Our friends and customers are the final piece.
Thank G-d for our customers who overlook some of our faults and see our benefits. I can't wait to grow this family even bigger. I can't wait to be even better.
We named it East West Bikes, because that's the name of the ride we do almost every day. We are part of the riding community and that's never going to change. We may not be the first over Picachu each time, but we'll never be the last.
Next entry preview: Why the Dogma2 is different than the Dogma 60.1. The following one will be a customer rant. JK on both. But check back on this thing from time to time as I really hope it will be a fun read.
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[This is one of the posts telling a story from the life of my Dad. Click here to see the others.]
[This is also part of a sermon I preached on Father's Day 2012. Click here to listen to and/or download the audio.]
After I graduated from high school, I lived other places for 11 years, and when we did move back to my hometown, it was a surprise. So for those years of living away, I really thought that my years of living close to my Mom and Dad were behind us and the thought of that was often very difficult for me. Even if you didn't know him, if you've read any of these other posts about my Dad, you might be able to guess that he never was much for talking on the phone, and since we only got to come home and visit once or twice a year, I really missed being with him.
My Dad was impossible to buy presents for. It's not an exaggeration to say that there were times when we would open presents on Christmas morning in our living room, he would open his, say thank you, then put his gifts neatly in a stack to the side of his chair. And, literally, you might come back two months later and those presents would still be neatly stacked there by the side of his chair. It was just impossible.
So one year while we were living away, his birthday was coming up, and I didn't want to go through the gift game with him, so I thought I'd do something different and start writing him letters. My idea was that I would write him a letter each month, and though I didn't keep that up very long, I did end up writing several to him.
I had come up with this idea a bit ahead of time of his birthday, and even though I knew it was a good idea I was surprised to find myself being pretty resistant to going through with it. It wasn't because I didn't want to write to him- these weren't going to be the first letters I'd ever sent him, but there was something that was different and caused me to keep putting it off.
Finally, I was able to put my finger on what was going on. I was resisting beginning to write him these letters, because the very real fear was in my mind, "What if he doesn't respond? What if I write this, and put myself out these in this way, and his response is... nothing."
I knew that this wasn't just a possibility, but that it was almost surely what would happen, and so I had a decision to make. Do I write the letter, take that risk, and see what happens, or do I not write it and play it safe?
Well, I chose to write the letter, and I was exactly right. He never responded.
I didn't think about this at the time, but looking back on it now, nearly a decade later, I think I can see why I ended up being okay with mailing the letters knowing there was a good chance no response would ever come.
Think of the stories of Jesus on the last night with his disciples. He washed their feet. He took the bread and said, "this is my body, broken for you," and the cup, and said, "this is my blood, poured out for you." Then also, Judas has already agreed to betray him, left that meal and went to do so. Jesus, after the meal, went to a garden called Gethsemane.
It's there in that garden that Jesus said that his soul was troubled to the point of death, where his sweat became like drops of blood, and three times he prayed that anguished prayer, "Abba, if it's possible, let this cup pass from me," speaking of the suffering he was about to go through.
We know that story, and are right to kind of have a silenced awe about it, and particularly about Jesus also praying, "Yet not what I will, but what you will."
But there's one thing about the story that I never noticed until recently. Jesus was in his worst moment, pouring out his soul to his father, and none of the gospel writers give any indication that his father responded in any way. He expressed himself to his father in the deepest way possible, and his father's response was, apparently,... nothing. Then Jesus returned from the garden, went to face his betrayer, and the rest of the events ensued that lead him quickly to his crucifixion.
How could Jesus do that? How could he continue to walk that path, even when his father had just offered no response whatsoever to him?
In my letters to my Dad, I can look back and see now that I could make the decision to write them, knowing there would probably be no response, because of how I had known my Dad's love in all of the years leading up to the moment that I stamped that letter and put it in the mail. I knew that even if he said nothing in response, he loved me, and I could always trust him. I could put the letter in the mail because of all of the years of riding around in the truck with him, all of the time we spent together watching ballgames, all of the pats on the back when I faced disappointments, all of the times that he told me I'd played good even if I'd just blown the game for my team. I knew he loved me.
The first book we use in our Apprentice groups, The Good and Beautiful God, talks about this with Jesus' experience in the garden. It says that Jesus could continue to love and trust his father, even in that moment, in his father's silence while he'd just poured out his soul, because all of his life, he had known his Abba to be loving, reliable, and faithful. His father's love had been steadfast and unfailing every day of his life, and therefore Jesus was able to continue trusting him, even in those horribly difficult moments when all there was was his father's silence.
Regardless of what your relationship with your father has been like, there will come a time when you feel the need to pour your soul out to God, and you may choose to do so or not. Even when we make make the brave decision to do so, sometimes God responds, but there always exists the possibility that God will remain completely silent, and if we continue in the life of seeking God, this is almost sure to happen at some point or another.
But the thing that will make a difference in that moment, and which will determine whether you continue to follow, even if a cross awaits you, is whether- in the months and years leading up to that moment- whether you've been with God enough to know and trust his love for you.


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Here is another lovely (mini) session that I've been meaning to share. I'm lucky to photograph this family in so many stages of their life. Meet the newest little bub: Asa! His big sisters adore him. : ) (Side note: we missed having Dad, Kurt, at this session, who was out of town.)
Will: Newborn // Washington, D.C. Newborn Photographer
Hey y'all! I'm doing my best to catch up on some blogging. : ) Last winter, I photographed baby Will and his wonderful parents. He's grown so much since this time. I love this family and hope y'all enjoy!
Lorelei: Newborn // Philadelphia, PA Newborn Photographer
As I prepared to blog this newborn session, I looked back at the time stamp of my last post: October 2017. Wait, what? October 2017?!?!? It's been awhile, folks. Almost a HALF OF A YEAR. Sorry I've been so silent on the Interwebz lately. I took some time off last fall when our third child, Indigo, was born. And then when my husband went back to work, I had every intention of getting back to blogging but life is just super hectic with three kids under three years old (almost four, as our oldest will tell you!). Furthermore, after realizing just how hectic life is with three under three (and sleep-deprived, let's be real honest), I made the decision to not book any weddings for the foreseeable future and to focus on a limited number of weekday portrait sessions. I'm super grateful to my husband for working that daily grind so that we can have meaningful (and fun!) weekends together as a family. And I WILL return (hopefully!) to the wedding scene eventually, but for now, I want to soak up as much family time as I can. After all, they're only little once. : )
Anyway, if you're still with me (bless you)... I'm so excited to share these images with you! I traveled up to the 'burbs of Philly so I could photograph this sweet girl. I've been friends with Stephanie and her family since meeting her sister while studying abroad in college. I'm so privileged to be able to capture their families' milestones. Seems like just yesterday that I photographed her big brother Benjamin. Lorelei (love her name!) was 15 days old for her shoot. I loved her cute little lips and gorgeous smile and ARM ROLLSSSS! Enjoy some of my favorites, y'all!
Hank: Newborn // Frederick, Maryland Newborn Photographer
It's always a pleasure photographing the milestones of this sweet family -- we're so fortunate to call them friends. Last month, they welcomed their fourth kiddo into the mix! I got to meet adorable Hank at 16 days old and photograph him with his older siblings (who are as goofy and lovable as ever). Enjoy these precious ones!
The Blanchard Family // Rockville, MD Family Photographer
I'm on a roll, y'all... Two posts in one week! ; ) Meet the Blanchard family. Little Susannah arrived in late July. I've known Megan since I was a teenager, and I'm so happy that I got to photograph this precious, fleeting time in their lives. Enjoy some of my favorites!


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Yesterday, on a rare sunny afternoon in Paris, a group of students from all over the world gathered at the Shangri-La Hotel and, receiving diplomas, tall white hats and medals hung from an iconic blue ribbon, became chefs. With speeches from the school's director and guest Pascal Niau, executive pastry chef of the esteemed Dalloyau, it was a ceremony to mark the transition into a new phase. Some will go on to be interns, starting at the bottom rung of the restaurant industry ladder, others back home to join family businesses, a few to graduate programs in management, and still a handful undecided.
Less than a year ago, I also crossed in front of a group of peers and loved ones to receive a fancy piece of paper with my name on it, shake hands, and have my picture taken while wearing a funny hat (though that time it was flat, black and square). That, too, was a symbolic and momentous occasion, but even after I returned to my seat and was thereby officially "done," I wasn't sure that I felt any different.
It's strange to think that after almost 18 years of being a full-time student (I started kindergarten when I was 4 and have never taken a gap year), I am no longer one. I'll miss the formalized setting of the classroom, but for a while now I've been anxious to work - to actually do things that previously I only learned about and discussed with teachers. Looking back I've begun to appreciate all those experiences that, while being an integral part of school, are beyond the confines of formal education; in other words how I've changed. If you asked me 2 years ago whether I was prepared to move miles and oceans away from friends and family to a place where I didn't know anyone, I would have said no. And although it hasn't always been easy, I've made it work and the experience has definitely made me grow in ways that I probably wouldn't have if I had been at home.
I won't necessarily rule out more schooling in the future, but for now this is a good time to stop. My internship starts on Tuesday and I'm both dreading (mostly the part where I have to wake up around 5am) and anticipating the 40-hour work week. After spending a lot of my childhood wishing I were a "grown-up," now I wish I could put it off a little longer.


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Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Dougherty, 24 August 1809
To Joseph Dougherty
Monticello Aug. 24. 09.
Dear Joseph
Davy sets off tomorrow with a cart for the bigtailed ram Dr Thornton was so kind as to promise me. as the post will be with you a day or two earlier I drop you this line to give you earlier notice. I write you more fully by Davy
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PoC (DLC); at foot of text: "Mr Joseph Dougherty"; endorsed by TJ.
davy: David Hern (1784–after 1829), the son of David Hern and Isabel Hern, was a wagoner, nailer, blacksmith, and charcoal burner at Monticello. During TJ's presidency Hern brought his cart from Monticello to Washington twice a year, and he was part of the March 1809 wagon train that brought TJ's baggage home. His wife, Fanny Gillette Hern, was one of TJ's cooks (Stanton, Free Some Day description begins Lucia Stanton, Free Some Day: The African-American Families of Monticello, 2000 description ends , 62–4).
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We've got a couple big pieces of news involving Kinch, who recorded what we said was the best album in Arizona last year. First comes news that they've been selected for SxSW, joining several other Phoenix bands at indie rock's biggest showcase. They've also got new tracks from their The Economic Chastisement EP posted here.
Oh, and if all that weren't enough, we've learned from Psyko Steve that they'll be picked up for the the Dear And The Headlights tour Miniature Tigers dropped of to open for Ben Folds.
Full tour dates (including their CD release party at Modified Arts) on the jump.
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9/23/14: We are grateful for all the volunteer support during my mom's surgery. As a result, I was able to spend a large amount of time at the hospital with my mom. Fortunately, there were no major complications or set backs. So, one week after the operation, we were able to take her home. The surgery was a success though she will have much to do to restore her general health from here forward. Please keep her in your prayers! Thanks! Linda


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We're all at different stages in our lives with different responsibilities. But we all want time for some enjoyment in life. Saturdays seem to give us the regular opportunity to break up life's monotony. We all usually spend it differently than the rest of the week. There is the ideal way of spending it, and then there is reality so how do you spend your average Saturday?
I'll start.
The one day of the week I can generally get up at my leisure so no alarm clock. I use hospitalists, but I imagine many of you may have to do some rounding at a hospital or nursing facility and/or take hospital call.
Also time for a good, home cooked breakfast that includes eggs or omelets, bacon, fruit bowl, and a hot cup of tea that I can drink slowly while reading the newspaper or a good magazine article.
Now that one of our teenagers has a drivers license, we are grateful that she can go do some food shopping, drive to SAT prep, drive to social events with friends, etc. Prior to that I spent a huge amount of time driving them and their friends all over the place.
After breakfast some clean up around the house, which my wife appreciates. Maybe some work on a car. Some errands.
Then comes a homemade lunch, also a rarity. Healthy and unrushed.
Between lunch and dinner seems to be the fun time with family. A family movie, a day trip to the beach or some lounging around the pool, some exercise and a walk around the neighborhood/local park. Maybe some quality reading or hanging out with a few of the guys. Sometimes a great function with extended family, grateful for them. Remember to include the family pet(s)!
Dinner in? Dinner out? Whatever we're all in the mood for. Generally prefer in most of the time but sometimes order if in no mood to cook. We generally don't eat out during the week. Sneaking some human food to the dog, getting yelled at by the kids for making the dog a little too round.
A little responsible activity after dinner. Catch up on charting/review labs. Some purchasing, online bill payment and preparing checks for Monday deposit (I am a business owner). Some social media work. Least enjoyable, one day retirement will largely wipe this out.
Some local news then off to bed relatively relaxed in preparation for God's day.
Are your Saturdays now awesome, okay or exhaustive? Some of us may be rounding, changing diapers, still driving the kids to soccer practice. For others the kids may be off to college or you may be retired and Saturday is just another day. Where are you at? I for one still want some more free time and that should happen as the second (and last) child starts driving and eventually kids move out in the coming years for college and/or grad school. No hurry there though. Eventually, a smaller home and fewer cars will free up our weekends of some chores. Goal is simple Saturdays, at least minimizing the not so enjoyable mandatory activities. Once almost every activity is optional, that's Saturday success.mapplebumParticipantStatus: SpousePosts: 329Joined: 04/17/2018
Husband used to see post-ops most Saturdays but maybe he's operating on Thursdays now? Not sure. Realizing as I type this that he's not been going in on weekends nearly as much as he used to…hm….
Sundays are a long work day for me so if there's any cooking / cleaning / errands today is usually the day. I used to do the Saturday morning partner WOD at CrossFit but now I'm on a focused lifting program so today I biked to the powerlifting gym and lifted some heavy #$& with a friend. When I got home our neighborhood / CrossFit friends had brought over lunch so we sat outside while I ate leftovers. Tonight I'm going out with colleagues, I think husband might be doing whiskey night with the boys. In all likelihood a fire will be involved.
It's 4pm, the house is clean, I'm about to start getting ready while he's watching videos (if I could take a guess probably of surgery, Tool, or animal attacks) on the couch. I know I should feel like something is missing without kids but man is life good.September 7, 2019 at 2:01 pm MST #244578 ReplyLiked by wideopenspaces, Zaphod, jacoavlu, EntrepreneurMDBrains428ParticipantStatus: PhysicianPosts: 466Joined: 11/09/2017
I work 150 days a year and I'm a radiologist (read- no charting). So, Saturdays happen often. Pretty much all those days have 90-120 minutes at the gym, a bunch of reading, a 3-5 mile walk with the dog, and making food. I've thought about working more, but I'll contemplate that on another thread.MonesthesiologistModeratorStatus: ResidentPosts: 88Joined: 05/11/2018
I like this topic. My wife and I have been talking about social event tuning to get that perfect Saturday. I'm in the thick of my training in anesthesiology, which is admittedly and completely intentionally not as hour-intensive as other specialties. Ideal Saturdays involve sleeping in, getting woken up at the late time of 7:10 by our two year old. Cartoons, changing diapers, Trader Joe's gluten free pancake mix, eggs, herbal tea (gave up coffee due to headaches and feel so much better), lay around in the bathrobe and intentionally do nothing related to residency/studying/work email. Sometimes video games with my high school friends, often going outside with the family, catching up on quality time with my wife, going to the gym for a longer workout. Get the kids (almost 3 and 9 months 😬) to bed early and spend time with my wife, often watch a movie with some popcorn. It's the perfect day to not be rushing around/residency mode. I am extremely blessed. This particular weekend, we are potty training and I've already cleaned up two pee accidents, so that's… fun.September 7, 2019 at 3:14 pm MST #244585 ReplyLiked by SerrateAndDominate, EntrepreneurMDCordMcNallyParticipantStatus: PhysicianPosts: 3050Joined: 01/03/2017
Pretty much all those days have 90-120 minutes at the gym,Click to expand…
What do you do in a gym for 2 hours? That seems like a looooooong time.
"But investing isn't about beating others at their game. It's about controlling yourself at your own game."
― Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent InvestorSeptember 7, 2019 at 3:23 pm MST #244588 ReplynephronParticipantStatus: PhysicianPosts: 277Joined: 05/09/2019
I rounded in the hospital today, rounded in the hospital last week too. Saturdays are nice when you don't have to work. Working Saturdays make you appreciate the Saturdays that you do not have to work more.September 7, 2019 at 3:29 pm MST #244591 ReplyLiked by laserbeam2016, SLC OB, EntrepreneurMDBrains428ParticipantStatus: PhysicianPosts: 466Joined: 11/09/2017
Pretty much all those days have 90-120 minutes at the gym,Click to expand…
What do you do in a gym for 2 hours? That seems like a looooooong time.Click to expand…
It's usually 90 minutes. 60 minutes of lifting and 30-60 minutes of a mixture of cardio (elliptical, indoor track, bike). I enjoy lifting more than I do cardio, which is why that time tends to vary.
I went from having one weekend off a month during fellowship to a ton of time off, so I've had to figure out how to fill time. I've been working on zaatar recipes, and how to make tikka masala and other foods outside of my wheelhouse. So far so good on that front, but I probably need to find an authentic audience to verify that.September 7, 2019 at 3:52 pm MST #244598 ReplyLiked by CordMcNallyZaphodParticipantStatus: Physician, Small Business OwnerPosts: 6335Joined: 01/12/2016
Most of our saturdays are super chill. Only day without an alarm, but I tend to wake up at same time anyway. Coffee, but a breakfast either in or out. Some saturdays its all work, last weekend was garage work from fri to mon, today I did some garden winter prepping and stuff, all on whatevs schedule. Often we just hang out together, go fishing, for a walk etc…Similar sunday but of course you know work is coming so cant fully relax.September 7, 2019 at 5:25 pm MST #244623 ReplywideopenspacesParticipantStatus: PhysicianPosts: 1205Joined: 01/12/2016
I've had to adjust to just having a 2 day weekend and it's a little rough! I do a barre class every Saturday and then we hang out with the kids/ neighbors. We usually do a midafternoon meal if we aren't hanging out with friends in the evening. Pretty relaxed/simple days. Don't do any work on the weekends, but I do hit the grocery store on sundays.September 7, 2019 at 6:15 pm MST #244625 ReplyLiked by Zaphod, EntrepreneurMDtreesrockParticipantStatus: PhysicianPosts: 350Joined: 08/14/2017
Currently all days are spent trying to keep a newborn alive.
Edited to add that we are new parents of a healthy newborn!September 7, 2019 at 6:41 pm MST #244627 ReplyLiked by Monesthesiologist, radnater, Lordosis, Zaphod, SLC OB, TheDangerZone, CordMcNally, Tim, Brains428, EntrepreneurMD, and 5 othersTheDangerZone, CordMcNally, Tim, Brains428, EntrepreneurMDWhite.Beard.DocParticipantStatus: PhysicianPosts: 963Joined: 02/06/2016
Currently all days are spent trying to keep a newborn alive.Click to expand…
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I hope you don't have a new child in the family who is sick. If you do, I am sending you some hope and prayers for better days ahead.SLC OBParticipantStatus: PhysicianPosts: 616Joined: 06/23/2018
Currently all days are spent trying to keep a newborn alive.
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Congrats! I call the first 30 days "Survival Time"… if both parents and the newborn is alive at the end of it, you've WON! Good luck!September 7, 2019 at 9:29 pm MST #244645 ReplyLiked by Lordosis, StateOfMyHead, ZaphodSLC OBParticipantStatus: PhysicianPosts: 616Joined: 06/23/2018
Saturdays…. If not on call (and most days when I am on call and don't have one in active labor), I will either swim in the lake for an hour or go for a trail run for 60-90 minutes, drink coffee, read the forum while sipping the yummy cup of Joe. Today was the start of our soccer season, so I will have lots of Saturday Soccer games to enjoy watching my kids run up/down the field.
On Sundays, I really enjoy PoF Sunday Best… read it while drinking that cup of Joe… swim or run, hang with the kiddos. Sometimes I have to do the grocery shopping, etc. but since shopping is not my favorite, I try not to waste my time doing that.September 7, 2019 at 9:42 pm MST #244646 ReplyAntaresParticipantStatus: PhysicianPosts: 513Joined: 01/20/2016
Made a huge pot of tomato sauce with the great ripe seasonal crop. Spent 5 very enjoyable creative hours working on a video I'll be showing the extended family in a few weeks based on interviews with my parents a few years ago. My dad passed away in February, and I want this to bring his memory to life, and make my mom, siblings, nieces and nephews happy. One nephew is about to leave for college – took him out to dinner where we talked about physics, consciousness and the simulation hypothesis. Watched the dvr'd US Open Women's Final with my wife. Good day. Very good day. Life is good.
http://www.YouTube.com/c/shoutingfromtherooftops for my Youtube channelSeptember 7, 2019 at 9:53 pm MST #244649 ReplyLiked by SLC OB, EntrepreneurMDlegobikesParticipantStatus: PhysicianPosts: 300Joined: 05/25/2017
Well, I only work regular peds outpatient hours M-F without call. Saturdays are my unwind day, Sundays are the family day.
My day is going to a quiet cafe or somewhere outdoors to drink coffee, read, and write. Then I go home to have lunch with my wife, pray, play with the kids, maybe a short nap. Late afternoon I go hiking, and sit and read up in the hills until dusk. Often a phone call to my mom or my friend on my walk back or while sitting by the lake. Then dinner at home, play with the kids, help put them to bed, pray, and finally be able to spend time/talk with my wife uninterrupted. It's our protected time for sharing observations about the kids, strategizing discipline or changes in routine, plans for the house or garden, etc. Maybe read some more before going to bed late.
Sundays, breakfast together, sometimes I make french toast, then projects around the house, or errands, often at Home Depot or Target, and to survey the 55% off shelves at World Market. Afternoon, taking my daughter on a bike ride, or going to the park with the family, and to the local ice cream shop in the evening.
I try to count my blessings often. Seriously considering negotiating a four-day workweek to have a three day weekend. I believe 32 hours is considered full time, and I think I could settle even for a directly proportional 20% paycut.September 8, 2019 at 1:54 am MST #244653 Reply


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Student assigned to the homeroom of a teacher who sexually harassed her, lawsuit says
The Lansing School District disciplined a teacher for making sexually inappropriate comments to a student and then later assigned that student to the teacher's homeroom, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.
According to court documents, chemistry teacher Jacob Baker made a series of sexually charged statements to a female junior in his classroom beginning in September.
Baker allegedly made a joke saying the student was likely to get pregnant that school year. Later in the school year, while the student bounced on a yoga ball, Baker said, "You're a little too good at that."
His comment was heard by other students, who then made their own sexual jokes about the student.
During the fall semester, Baker also allegedly initiated a conversation about the student's ex-boyfriend. He told the student that he didn't like the student's ex-boyfriend and the student replied that she did not like him either.
Baker then told the student that if she still dated her ex-boyfriend when she did not like him, then he "must have been good at laying the pipe."
According to the lawsuit, the student's mother made Principal Steve Dike aware of Baker's behavior in December.
Baker admitted to making the comments and was placed on paid suspension two days before holiday break.
The lawsuit alleges that the student was forced to see Baker at school and on campus multiple times a week, even though she was pulled from Baker's chemistry class.
This April, the suit says, the student learned she had been assigned to Baker's homeroom class, and her mother requested that the student be placed in a different class.
Though the district complied with this request, the lawsuit alleges the district has not properly vetted other claims of sexual harassment and continues to entrust Baker with the supervision of minor female students.
In addition to Baker and the school district, Dike and Superintendent Darrel Stufflebeam are named as defendants.
The district did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


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10 Misconceptions About Going Vegan/
You will never get to have your favorite junk foods again. Wrong! This used to be the case but welcome to 2017. We now have restaurants entirely devoted to cooking up delicious vegan foods like pizza, manicotti, nachos, cheese platters and decadent desserts. You can even find vegan burgers next to the ground beef in participating supermarkets.
You will lose weight. You might, but it isn't a guarantee. Like I said, there are amply junk foods out there. A common misconception is that because it is vegan, it is healthy. It probably is healthier, but everything in moderation. That being said, you are guaranteed to be healthier in terms of heart health, blood pressure, cancer risk etc. but losing weight is not a given.
You will be ridiculed. Often not the case. With social media and the rise of veganism, you are bound to make plenty of friends with similar dietary and lifestyle choices! There are even apps to meet likeminded individuals, or try going to a Veg Fest!
It's more expensive to eat vegan. Again, largely not the case. Think about your grocery bill, what is the one food group that costs you less than all of the others? Meat, right? You will totally be cutting this out and therefore saving yourself lots of money. There are specialty vegan food items that can be pricy, but you don't have to buy those things or you can reserve buying those things when you catch them on sale or feel like splurging. Vegan options abound at farmers markets and Aldi.
You have to go vegan overnight. Nope. You can totally cut things out one at a time and move at your own pace. For some, it's easier to cut it all out at once but that's up to the individual.
Vegans are mean. They are human. You will find, though, that most are very compassionate and caring individuals. Often it is their passion that comes off as aggressive, haughty or even mean. Once you have this knowledge that few people want to listen to, it can be hard to maintain your cool. Most are very eager to welcome you into the vegan family and offer their own struggles, tips and personal stories.
You have to become an animal rights activist. You don't, actually. There are a variety of reasons that someone might choose to go vegan. It could be the latest trend, for the health, for the environment or for personal preference. There are also degrees of activism, a small percent of vegans are fulltime activists and some are activists in small ways, rather than out on the picket line.
I only need to modify my diet. Actually, the term vegan encapsulates a lot more than just what you eat. You don't use products that are tested on animals or that may contain animal ingredients. This constitutes an overhaul of your house cleaning supplies, the types of alcohol you drink and even the clothes that you wear. Again, you don't have to change everything overnight. Or you can just opt for a vegan diet and forget about the rest. That's totally up to you and your comfort level.
You can't go out to eat or over to friends' houses. Again, not the case. There are tons of restaurant options. If you are worried about a particular restaurant, call ahead and ask if they can make you anything – usually they will have side options at the very least. As for going to dinner parties with friends, this one gets a little more tricky. You can either accept that you can't be perfect and just try your best or you can eat beforehand or even pack your own. I have been known to do all of these. But, hopefully, you will have wicked support friends and family who make sure you have at least a couple of options. The first Thanksgiving and Christmas are always rough but be proactive and bring a vegan twist on a favorite dish and you are sure to win over the naysayers.
Veganism will make you unhealthy or weak. Definitely not! There are numerous professional athletes that follow a professional diet. There are even more vegan bodybuilders, professional and amateur alike. As for unhealthy, I encourage you to read through scientific literature about plant-based diets or put on a vegan documentary touting the benefits. If you need ideas or more support, check out my blog posts on going vegan here, and here.


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Do You Need A Skincare Mini Fridge?
A couple of months ago, an Instagram skincare trend stopped me mid-scroll: the skincare mini fridge. Somehow, seemingly overnight, the entire beauty community decided that a dedicated skincare fridge was not only necessary, but positively Insta-worthy. The SMF (Skincare Mini Fridge) was suddenly everywhere: in an article on Into the Gloss, in the affiliate links of The Glossarray, in every new #shelfie I spotted. That's ridiculous, I scoffed. But the seed of the Skincare Mini Fridge had been planted.
Sure, I did have a collection of products that required refrigeration due to the delicate nature of the ingredients — things like Vitamin C serums, probiotic mists, and fresh LUSH masks — and up until that moment, I'd always just kept them in my regular refrigerator.
But every new SMF in my Instagram feed watered the seed. Slowly, opening up my regular cheese- and vegetable-filled fridge to grab a sheet mask seemed so pedestrian, so gauche, so ew.
Obviously, I needed my own skincare mini fridge. I needed one now.
I ordered this one from Amazon (thanks to The Glossarray's suggestion) and promptly filled it with all of my chilled products. I stored it in my bathroom, nestled between the toilet and the sink; a little oasis of skincare sophistication. I attempted to take #shelfies with it, and styled it in many different ways to get the perfect shot: closed and angled, open to showcase its contents, close-ups of the chilly jade roller against the clean white plastic. But none of the shots looked as chic as the ones I'd seen on Instagram. Why didn't my mini-fridge look cool enough?? Maybe I should decorate it with Glossier stickers?!
Not long after my failed photoshoot, the appeal of the SMF wore off. It actually wasn't more convenient that the RR (Regular Refrigerator, of course); it was tiny and didn't fit all of my must-keep-cold products, so I still had to go back-and-forth between the SMF and the RR (what a hassle, am I right?).
Also, I did not feel as glamorous as I had anticipated squatting down next to the toilet bowl to retrieve an optimally-chilled Vitamin C serum. Eventually, I migrated my products back to my old, cheesy fridge. It just felt more me.
The situation with the Skincare Mini Fridge is not the first time I've been hashtag-influenced by Instagram, and I'm sure it won't be the last. In my never-ending quest to find products and practices that work for my skin and my body, I'm bound to make a few missteps. (I probably didn't need that pubic hair oil that was sprinkled all over IG a few months ago — I'm lasered clean — but for some reason, I bought it anyway!)
Every time something like this happens, though, I learn a little bit more about myself; about how to separate the content that's valuable to me from the content that's cool to the masses. And that distinction is different for everyone. (If you do have your own SMF and find it useful, more power to you!)
What I'm learning is that, for all of its amazing benefits (connecting people across country borders; exposing us to new points of view), Instagram also encourages a specific kind of consumerism. The kind that says, This face oil will make you pretty and this collagen drink will make you young and this detox tea will make you skinny and you need them all because who you are as you are is not enough.
Which just isn't true.
Now, when I find myself #influenced, I ask myself a few simple questions in order to justify a purchase.
What makes this product appealing to me, personally?
Will it really bring joy/ease/comfort/beauty into my life?
Would I be just as interested in trying this product if I saw it in a boutique instead of promoted by a social media influencer?
If I'm satisfied with all of my answers, I click "Add to Cart." If I know I'm bullshitting myself, I don't.
I can't really tie up this story with a nice little bow… I guess I just want to tell you that you that you are cool and pretty and worthy, even if you don't have a mini fridge in your bathroom to hold your probiotic moisturizer.


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As of today, it's been one week since my 12 year old had her tonsillectomy. I hope that sharing her experience will help other parents who have a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy planned. Of course, this isn't medical advice, instead a mother's retelling of what my daughter has been through before, during and after this surgery.
One thing I've learned is that although a tonsillectomy is a very quick procedure (hers took about 15 minutes), there can be a long recover period. Recovery depends on how your child tolerates pain, the age of your child and the amount of swelling that occurs after the procedure among other things. Since my daughter is 12, she is closer to a teenager, who can often have a longer and more painful recover period.
Choosing A Doctor
We decided on a doctor who only works with pediatric patients. The ENT (Ear Nose and Throat) office has a number of doctors and nurses on staff and was recommended by two of our daughter's doctors. We felt comfortable with the doctor from the first visit. He took time to answer all of our questions and those of my daughter's. Her other medical issues were taken seriously and all notes from other specialists were contacted either via phone or medical notes. We met with the nurse who scheduled the procedure and she took the time to go over the details again. We were able to ask questions by phone up to the day of the procedure and never felt like we were bothering anyone.
Preparing for the Tonsillectomy
We received information from the ENT office for my daughter and for me to read and their website which has special sections for children and parents. Since my daughter would be staying overnight at the hospital, because of her medical problems, we also had use of the hospital website. Of course, I talked to my daughter about what was coming up and let her talk about her fears and concerns.
The Day of the Procedure
Because of my daughter's age, she was one of the last ones to have her procedure done. Although she couldn't eat any solids after midnight, she could have clear liquids up to 3 hours before the tonsillectomy. Thank goodness, she slept in that day as we were scheduled to be at the hospital at 1:15 PM. She was nervous, so we had movies, books and video games ready for her. She slept again during the ride to the hospital. Once we arrived, the staff took over and helped to calm her fears. We were able to stay with her all the way up to the Operating Room doors.
The hospital is child friendly and had a television in the pre-op room. All of the staff spoke nicely to my daughter and answered all of her questions. When she began to cry, the nurse was there in a flash to help her. She did not get an IV until after she was sleepy from an anesthetic she breathed in through a mask.
After the Tonsillectomy
The doctor spoke to us right after the tonsillectomy to let us know that everything went well. Then we waited to be called into the recovery room. Once there, we found our daughter talking, which surprised us, until we learned that she had been given morphine. She was in a panic though and was confused. One nurse was with her throughout the recovery period and explained what was happening to us. After about 10 minutes, she calmed down, but was very nauseous. She began to hyperventilate and the oxygen mask was put near her, not over her mouth. Soon, she vomited, which caused her to hurt a lot. More morphine was given.
The worst complaints within the first 4 t0 6 hours after the procedure were pain and nausea. She wasn't able to explain where the pain was. A different type of pain medication was given and medication to help with the nausea. She was able to eat part of a popsicle. Later that night, she needed help to use the bathroom because she was dizzy and weak. She was also able to drink some milk with very softened graham crackers. She awoke many times during the night due to pain.
The Next Day
Her ability to speak worsened as the swelling in her mouth and throat grew. There was more pain in her throat as well. Because she wasn't drinking or eating as much as she should, she spent the day at the hospital. She was miserable. Nothing made her happy. Her pain medication was changed again and she finally ate some ice cream and drank water and milk. We were able to get her prescriptions filled at the hospital and we were on our way home.
The Days After the Tonsillectomy
As the days went on, ear pain and neck pain began. Inside her mouth was swollen and she had a fever which ran from about 100 – 101. The doctor's office was in touch with us and increased the amount of the pain medicine which included a fever reducer. We gave her medicine every four hours to prevent the pain from catching up on her. I used my cell phone alarm to remind me. We didn't wake her for her medicine, but she did have a few nights that she woke up and needed it. We kept a list of the time and dose of medication, the time that she used the bathroom and any new symptoms she had.
Another surprising thing that has been occurring is that my daughter has been much more emotional, even crying. We were told that this is common for older children and adults. And crying causes more pain. This makes it difficult for me as a mother. I try to comfort her, but there doesn't seem to be much I can do to help her.
Common Symptoms
- A stuffy nose is another common complaint. Have lots of tissues ready and encourage your child to blow her nose.
- Expect bad breath! It's awful, and even brushing teeth won't help. It is necessary to have your child brush their teeth though.
- Ear pain
- Weakness and lack of energy
- Sleepiness – can be due to pain medications
- Neck and shoulder pain
- Fever
What We Hope for the Future
During the tonsillectomy, the doctor also did a sinus culture. We're waiting on those results to see another reason, besides allergies that she is constantly congested. After she is fully recovered from this procedure, my daughter will undergo another sleep study and perhaps a nap study to determine if the diagnosis of narcolepsy is correct, if another sleep disorder will be diagnosed or if the removal of the large tonsils will improve her sleeping.
Has your child or have you as an adult had a tonsillectomy? What was your experience?
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Freundlicher und geduldiger Fahrlehrer (Sven). Auf Sonderwünsche wird sehr nett eingegangen, etc. Sehr zu empfehlen!
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Tolle Fahrschule, super Fahrlehrer,
hatte zuvor bei einer anderen Fahrschule angefangen. Wurde stark enttäuscht und frustriert, als ich die erste Praxis Prüfung nicht bestanden habe.
Habe es ein zweites Mal bei der Calibri Fahrschule versucht und bestanden.
Der Fahrlehrer ein geduldiger und guter Mann, sehr professionell und freundlich
Thursday, 10 November 2016
My instructor was Gena(Mitte's branch) and he prepared me very well. I passed the exam from the first attempt. It was not a easy track during the exam but I think that time I was thinking that it was easy. So, it is because of Gena who prepared me very well. Now I am driving our car and I think that everything that teached Gena is working on the background. Thanks Gena! Thanks to Olga also because she was always responsive and trying to find a best option for me. I like the school Colibri very much and I wish them all the best!
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
I couldn't say that was easy for me to pass the exam. During my study in Colibry I understand that I have a lot of issues in my mind which blocks me from driving confidently and without stress. I'm so grateful for Gena and Olga who supported me on my long way and prepared me as much as they can! thank you one more time!
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Irrawaddy River
The Irrawaddy, or Ayeyarwady, is Myanmar's longest river and its most important commercial waterway. This 1000 mile (1600 km) river bisects the country from north to south and is the habitat of the Irrawaddy Dolphin. The river empties into the Indian Ocean through a vast nine-armed delta, which is one of the world's great rice-producing regions. "Ayeyarwady" is believed to be related to the Sanskrit term meaning what?


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The Aviary- You Avian Information Resource for Birds:
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Schnooky is generally very lovable. He can say "Hello",
"What's your problem?", "Come on", "Wellll",
"Hi Schnooky" and "Bye Bye" and lately "Peek-a-boo!!" He also makesup words
like "Peek-a-bye!"
Nearly every day we get him out and snuggle in bed with him. Sometimes he's
even fallen asleep. He also expects to play peek-a-boo and we often sing
together. We'll be cutting an album any day, no doubt! He loves music and
he likes to laugh (and unfortunately scream, especially at sunset).
He loves peanut butter, but dislikes bananas. He'd drink coffee if we let him,
and he adores apple juice. One of his favorite toys is a fly swatter. He will
chase it and tear it to shreds and dangle from it when I play with him through
the cage bars. And friends keep us stocked with paper towel rolls, another
fun thing to destroy (which beats the furniture and the cupboards!)
Spring of 2000- Many changes have occurred in our lives this past year.
One of the most difficult involved placing our beloved pet with a breeder.
It was a painful decision but we felt it was in his best interests. We have
found out that he is a HE and currently has a girlfriend (We're so pleased!)
We hope that will curtail some of his behaviors that became a problem during
breeding season. Our pets so often fill a void in our lives and I can't
imagine we will ever have one that will be like Schnooky. So I shall continue
to maintain this page in memory of our time with him.
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Toronto - the name derived from the Huron word for "fishing weir" - is on the northwest shore of Lake Ontario at Latitude 43 39 N, Longitude 79 23 W.
Located on a broad sloping plateau cut by numerous river valleys, Toronto covers 641 sq.km. and stretches 43 km from east to west and 21 km from north to south at its longest points. The perimeter is approximately 180 km.
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It's time for episode 22 of You Me & Duffy! We went into this episode with every intention of talking about the board games we played growing up, but in our usual style we slipped onto many side paths! Come join us as our scattered brains cover all kind of topics including the mind bending fact that, The Fate of the Furious broke box office records this past weekend! Also, find out which one of us still doesn't read the directions when setting something up! Grab a drink and a snack and come have a conversation with us and as always, your input is always welcome so don't be afraid to reach out!
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