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Modern Day Parable of the Subcontractors
A man decided to build a house. The builder drew up plans to his exact specifications, then he subcontracted various parts of the project to different craftsmen: a mason for the brickwork, a carpenter for the woodwork, a plumber, an electrician, a roofer, etc. He gave each of the subcontractors a set of plans and asked them to carry out their tasks according to his plans.
When the builder checked on the progress, he found that his house was behind schedule and was not being built to his specifications. In fact, part of the flooring, which should be wood, was made of brick. Some of the plumbing had been replaced with bricks. Even the electrical system and roof including brick, which was not part of his design.
The builder called the mason and asked the mason what happened. The mason explained that he was a master craftsman, much more skilled at his craft than the other subcontractors. When he saw that the carpenter was not as good at woodworking, the mason jumped in and did part of his job. When he saw that the plumber was not as good at plumbing, the mason jumped in and did part of his job. In fact, the mason said, he had to be involved in each part of the project of it would not have been done properly.
The builder promptly fired the mason, explaining: "I gave you the task of laying bricks. I did not ask you to do the carpentry, plumbing, electrical work, or roofing. Instead of following my plans, you decided to run things yourself. You are fired for breech of contract."
Next, the builder called the other subcontractors and asked them what happened. Each subcontractor in turn explained that the mason was much better at laying bricks that they were at their tasks. When the mason decided to do their tasks as well, they stood back and allowed him to do all the work.
The builder promptly fired all the other subcontractors, explaining: "I gave each of you a specific task. I asked you to do the carpentry, or the plumbing, or the electrical work, or the roofing. Instead of following my plans, you decided to follow the mason's plans. You are all fired for breech of contract."
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Maybe you could do a "scripture as we live it" tie in with this post from Ex.1:14.I laughed at "fired for breach of contract". I should probably cry though. Praise the Lord all day today.
You have to wonder, did the builder wait too long to check?
When I think of God's timing, He is rarely early but never late. As we build in His name to His glory, we would do well to remember that.
Sometimes, observing the way the church works (or doesn't work) today makes me want to both laugh and cry.
In Jesus' parables, the workers never know when the master is returning. But, they soon begin to believe that he's never returning.
This well written parable speaks so loudly today about the penchant we believers have for employing paid clergy and then abdicating responsibility to operate in our individual gifts. We find (or create) a mason (Pastor) who becomes the "jack of all trades" in the church while we sit as spectators (and judges)?
Blaming today's institional leadership for the church being ineffective and weak today is tantamount to the subcontractors blaming the mason, (no matter how good he is at his job). He is not the reason we fail to operate as the parts of the body to which we are called; he is our rationale for doing so.
Neither can those who are elders or shepherds in the church (aka "Pastors" in most cases) blame anyone but ourselves for encouraging such transfer of authority and power (and, most important, responsibility), before we similarly decry the traditional church's current and sad state.
We must move away from this unbiblical ecclesiology with its corporate structure and unhealthy placing of preeminence on a few good men (clergy), and go back to each of us "being" the church (fulfilling our calling as a part of the body), so that when we assemble we accurately reconstitute Christ.
Excellent parable.
Great comment! I appreciate the thought that you put into it, and I agree completely!
I like this parable. The buildings have been constructed, millions of them over 1,700 years. They are not repairable, many people like them just how they are. During the exile in Babylon the children of Israel built synagogs (churches) and even though they were in a foreign land in captivity, they grew accustomed and comfortable their captivity and their man made buildings.
I see the parallel to the professional clergy. But this spoke to me on a more personal level. I've often had a "stand in the gap" mentality — filling in where there's a need, whether it's Sunday School, small group leader, usher, etc. — when no one steps forward to do the task. In other areas of my life too, not just church. As a result, I've often felt burned out and frustrated and even resentful because I'm doing things I'm not necessarily good at and I'm getting criticized for it and not seeing a lot of fruit from it. I've learned that in those cases I wasn't trusting God. God will raise up the people he needs to do what he wants. I'm supposed to do what he wants me to do.
Love the relationship of the guy who takes over all the others' tasks with those who are willing to get out of the way and let him – and how both are equally at fault for breach of contract/disobedience. My wife and I found that obeying a man over the Lord was plain and simple disobedience. Our previous "pastor" micromanaged every detail of that church, and people simply let him.
While I do not despise leadership and can respect people who are able to give direction, I find it distasteful when people use their gifts for what amounts to personal gain/achievement/preference/glory…what have you. It is very true that a person who is good at encouragement and motivation can quickly turn it into manipulation as well as someone who is a perfectionist can become a micro-manager – any gift can become a source of selfish gain and disobedience…it can become a matter of worship, the worship of MY gifts, MY talents, MY calling, etc. However, it is equally wrong for a person to allow someone to manipulate or manage them over their own scruples, convictions or obedience to the Lord. This, too, can become a matter of worship – putting a man in the place of God.


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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The substance found in Oscar Pistorius's bedroom after the shooting death of his girlfriend was identified by his representatives Wednesday as Testis compositum -- an herbal remedy they said is used for "muscle recovery." A product by that name also is sold as a sexual enhancer.
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Surprised? So are we! But it's a fact that Salman Khan was the one, who actually convinced Daisy Shah, to do a bold film like Hate Story 3. Not only this, the superstar told Daisy that actresses like Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt and Kareena Kapoor all have done kissing scenes on the silver screen.
Talking about Salman Khan and her upcoming movie Hate Story 3, Daisy Shah told Pinkvilla, "The role did not come straight to me. Bhushan Kumar (T-Series) was at Salman's house and when the topic of Hate Story 3 came up, he told Salman that I fitted the role and that whether he should approach me. And that is how Salman came into the picture otherwise he has got nothing to do with the movie."
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Daisy Shah further added, "I was little apprehensive and a little skeptical about doing the film. I didn't know whether I would be able to pull off the role...especially the bold scenes...I wasn't very sure. Obviously then I had to go to Salman and keep him in the loop as he was already in the picture. He gave me some valid reasons and made me understand that why I should do this movie.''
''First of all, it is completely different from what I have done in Jai Ho. Here I play a today's girl, a business woman. Further, when I asked Salman about the kissing scenes, he very bluntly told me, 'Have you not seen Deepika, Alia, Katrina or Kareena do it?', to which I answered, 'Yes, I have seen them do'. And that's when he told me, 'Then what's your problem, go ahead with it'," she said.
Salman Khan-Daisy Shah
Hate Story 3 actress, Daisy Shah had told a leading daily, "I had taken a backseat. Salman convinced me to do this movie. He said the role is different from Jai Ho.''
Salman On Hate Story 3
Salman Khan too talked about the movie and had told a leading daily, "People should do films that attract the audience. Like Hate Story 3 which has two girls I have worked with - Daisy Shah and Zarine Khan - playing the lead roles.''
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The music of Hate Story 3 is composed by Amaal Mallik, Meet Bros and Baman. The first song of the movie titled "Tumhe Apna Banane Ka" was released on 21 October 2015.
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Salman Khan was the one, who launched Daisy Shah in Bollywood with Jai Ho in the year 2014. Daisy revealed in one of her interviews that Salman Khan loved her in Hate Story 3 trailer.


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For over 30 years, ASCONN has worked with parents, educators, state government and therapeutic and medical professionals to enhance the lives of those affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders. We are people with autism, family members, friends and professionals who work in the field of autism. ASCONN was chartered with the mission of promoting lifelong access and opportunities for persons on the spectrum and their families, and to be fully included as participating members of their communities through advocacy, public awareness, education and research. ASCONN continues this mission today responding to the ever increasing needs of the autism community, families and support professionals in creative ways that continue to focus on the work of providing help now and hope for the future.
ASCONN serves the entire autism spectrum – across specific diagnoses, needs, challenges and age ranges. ASCONN embraces an "open options" philosophy offering education, information and referral on the complete range of treatments and providers without advocating any one intervention or program. We strive to provide the most up to date and accurate information so that parents, professionals and persons with autism can make informed choices and select the services and supports that are most appropriate to their individual circumstances. This philosophy is driven by the recognition that autism presents itself differently in different people and that no one intervention has proven to be 100% effective across the spectrum.
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Jones hits 200 but Ospreys miss out
Alun Wyn Jones made his 200th appearance in an Ospreys shirt on Saturday, but his influence wasn't enough to prevent a first Guinness PRO12 defeat of the season 31-19 to Leinster.
Despite being 31-0 down, the Welsh region almost pulled off a thrilling comeback, with Ben John, Dafydd Howells and James King all crossing in vain in the second half as Ospreys missed out on any bonus points from the contest.
Josh van der Flier grabbed a try-double while Johnny Sexton also touched down to add to a penalty try as Leinster secured a bonus point in a rampant opening at the RDS Arena.
And in spite of the comeback, Jones was not to get the fairytale finish on his milestone game as Ospreys lost their place atop the Guinness PRO12 table.
Ospreys pay tribute to a legend as he prepares to join a very exclusive club….#AWJ200https://t.co/FbEVcpBvJn pic.twitter.com/uog2NH6fgt
— Ospreys (@ospreys) September 22, 2016
Williams at the double gets Scarlets up and running
Elsewhere, Liam Williams' try double heaped further disappointment on Guinness PRO12 champions Connacht as Scarlets ended their losing run with a first victory of the season.
That was despite winger Niyi Adeolokun scoring an impressive first-half try before Williams stole the show, crossing to round off a slick move from the hosts.
And the same man was to dot down in the second half as Wayne Pivac's side looked a different animal after the restart as Connacht were unable to add to their tally to lose 17-8.
It continued their difficult start to the season, now sitting bottom of the pile after three games, yet to pick up a point so far.
Great to get the win last night. Thanks to all the @scarlets_rugby supporters. #OnwardsAndUpwards ?
— Jake Ball (@Jake_Ball4) September 25, 2016
Stander takes the mic as Munster take the points
Munster's back-line came to the fore as Thomond Park continued to be a fortress for the Irish side in a 28-14 win over Edinburgh.
Conor Murray crossed twice but it was the scrum which led the Munster domination, with both of the Irish scrum-half's tries coming from the set-piece.
Chris Dean had earlier opened the scoring for Edinburgh, who also dotted down through John Hardie for a late consolation at a ground where Munster have not lost this calendar year.
Conor Oliver and Dave O'Callaghan secured the bonus-point win, while viewers also had an entertaining player mic to watch out for in the form of CJ Stander.
WATCH: @CJStander wears #PlayerMic, Munster lead at HT 14-7, second half live, SS3 now! #MUNvEDI @PRO12rugby @Munsterrugby @EdinburghRugby pic.twitter.com/z48XjyvP1m
— Sky Sports Rugby ? (@SkySportsRugby) September 24, 2016
Mixed day for Russell on birthday return
Birthday points and a return from injury – it was far from the worst day of the year for Finn Russell.
But the fly-half was unable to mark the occasion with a win for his Glasgow Warriors side, going down 22-17 to Ulster at Scotstoun.
Russell was on the scoresheet on his 24th birthday, kicking seven points to add to tries from Gordon Reid and Tommy Seymour, with the Scots pushing late on without avail as a resolute Ulster defence held firm.
It maintained a 100 per cent start for the Ulstermen, themselves crossing through Paddy Jackson's spectacular effort, while Darren Cave and a penalty score helped edge the encounter by five points.
Disappointing result but great to be back out there and make it through a tough game in one piece ? thanks everyone for the messages ?? pic.twitter.com/9pNG9K5DTK
— Finn Russell (@finn_russell) September 24, 2016
Dacey reaches 100 as Blues maintain winning start
And the accolades were not done there in this Guinness PRO12 weekend, with Kristian Dacey celebrating his 100th appearance in the Cardiff Blues jersey with a tight 23-21 win in Zebre.
That continued the Blues' perfect start to the season, also arresting a run which had seen them win just one of their last eight matches in Italy.
Zebre were unable to replicate the strong form which saw them leading Connacht before rain intervened last week, although Guglielmo Palazzani, Giulio Bisegni and Giovanbattista Venditti crossed to keep them well in contention.
But Danny Wilson's side did just enough to leave Parma with the points, with Tom James, Blaine Scully and Matthew Morgan dotting down, with the Blues management with content with how they saw out the game.
Honoured to take the field for my 100th @cardiff_blues game! Thank you for all your support and kind messages @CardiffBluesSC #bluesfamily pic.twitter.com/sPc6Jk9oNf
— Kristian Dacey (@Krisdacey2) September 25, 2016
Allan shines as Zebre slay the Dragons
Tommaso Allan is making a habit out of starring in the Benetton Rugby Treviso shirt, with this display over Newport Gwent Dragons enough to earn the Italians a first win of the campaign.
Tommaso Benvenuti's score led the way in a 10-8 half-time advantage, while Filo Paulo and Marco Fuser compounded Dragons to a third defeat of the Guinness PRO12 season at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo.
The Dragons fought back at the close of the first half, with lock Rynard Landman crossing but it wasn't enough to stop the Italians securing a second successive victory over Newport on home territory, 27-11.
But Allan did enough to have the final say, kicking 10 points to earn the man-of-the-match gong, although neither side were able to pick up a bonus point from the evening.
#GUINNESSPRO12 Man of the Match is @BenettonRugby's Tommaso Allan presented by Bauce Massimo of Guinness #BENvNGD pic.twitter.com/7OmaugyjiB
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(San Francisco, CA) - On a chilly night at Negoesco Stadium, San Francisco fought a tough and physical Pacific, only to fall 2-1 in non-conference action. The Dons drop to 4-6-1 on the season, while the win brings Pacific to 8-1-1.
Senior forward Chelsea Hunt scored for USF in the 76th minute, bringing the game to within one goal. Hunt got a foot on the ball about eight yards out and put it into the right hand corner of the goal. Junior midfielder Lauren Tweet and freshman forward Samantha Brand were credited with the assists. The Dons played aggressive and had a few good chances to tie up the game, but fell short as the time ran down.
Pacific got on the board first when sophomore midfielder Andrea Carrara headed the ball just passed USF's sophomore goalie Katie Hodgson (1-3-1) off a cross by sophomore midfielder Laura King at 59:12. Seven minutes later, Big West conference leading scorer, junior forward Mandi Van Dorn earned her fifth goal of the year when she found a loose ball five yards out and shot into an open goal. Freshman forward Alysse Valenzuela earned the assist.
USF had the advantage in corner kicks by one, 4-3, and both teams came away with 13 shots in the match. Hodgson had three saves and Tigers junior goalie Jaime Souza (8-1-1) had four.
Dons' head coach Pamela Kalinoski spoke about the loss. "This was a tough game. The girls battled and engaged in a physical match. They played great the last 20 minutes, but against a team like this, you have to play the entire 90 minutes like that. We just got punished for our mistakes today."
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Rated 3.5 / 5 stars
This is comment for skulls on the horizon i accidentyally confused the two the recview on skulls on the horizon is ment for hit the floor, I didnt like skulls on the horizon as much as hit floor, i didnt like how you stopped the drums and started them in this song (SOTH) but a pretty cool techno song i must say really creepy and off the wall typoe sounds
I'm perplexed, but thanks.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Its something different.
Its not like boring repetitive drum and bass, its something much better. Its sinister, even the bright soundin drum/cymbal sounds dark, if you get what i mean :S Its interesting material :)
I've heard a few albums that did this, "Organic" DnB, and I personally favor it.
Too bad it's being dumped down.
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
weird, i like the beginning, it sounds like the intro to a scary movie or something.
it does sound like you said it did, able to fit in splinter cell. and i heard a really faint violin or something that was REALLY GOOD, a great idea to put that in there.
well its a cool ambiant.
i only did 3 ambients before.
sum1 said one (breathing) should be in splinter cell lol.
thats a cool ambient, nice bass, cool synths.
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Yeah, I heard it too, you're not too bad. I listened to it a few times last night.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
This has such a great sound to it. Awesome bass, great guitars... Everything about this rocks. Just plain brilliant.
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Due to a string of break in and electric meter thefts I installed cctv cameras and began recording 24/7. The cameras record activity at the entrance, the back and the east and west sides of the apartment complex. Am I legally obligated to notify tenants of the cameras? What should such a notice include?
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I am an attorney licensed to practice law in New York. I do not practice law in Texas.
Updating the security to help deal with the break ins and electric meter thefts, is supposedly for your purpose and not an enhanced service that you are providing to tenants. You do not necessarily want your tenants to conclude that the CCTV is a service added to their rights as tenants and that this will protect them from a robbery (and of course this will help police.) But without communication with the tenants about the purpose of the new CCTV you also risk your tenants concluding that you are spying on their coming and going and who else is visiting or accompanying a tenant into the building.
You want to be sure that your tenants do not construe your efforts to deal with this local crime wave as an affront on their expectation of "quiet enjoyment."
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Part of Me
My dream of becoming a writer is like a fallen leaf swept up by the wind—dancing inches from my reach, teasing, never letting me touch it. But somehow I hope that my life will have meaning one day.
The story begins in 1939 with Rose, who takes a job driving a bookmobile when she moves with her family from rural Texas to the Louisiana bayou. Two decades later, Merle Henry, Rose's son, is more passionate about trapping mink than reading, although there is a place in his heart for Old Yeller. In 1973, Merle Henry's daughter, Annabeth, feels torn between reading fairy tales and a crush on her own real-life knight in shining armor. And in the present day, Annabeth's son, Kyle, finds himself in a bind: he hates reading, but the only summer job he can get is at the library. Touching, lyrical, and always intriguing, this family's story reveals how a love of books creates a powerful bond that spans generations.
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A peace conference on Syria is the best opportunity to form a transitional government to end the Syrian conflict but no one should underestimate the difficulties ahead, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday.
The United Nations announced it would convene an international peace conference in Geneva on Jan. 22 aimed at ending the Syrian civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people.
"We are well aware that the obstacles on the road to a political solution are many, and we will enter the Geneva conference on Syria with our eyes wide open," Kerry said in a statement.
The United States has opposed Iran attending the meeting because of its backing for President Bashar al-Assad's forces and wants Tehran to state its support for a political transition.
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Tarantino Plans Western
Quentin Tarantino is eyeing a Western movie project — he wants to tackle gunslingers and slavery in his next film.
The Pulp Fiction filmmaker set his last film, Inglourious Basterds, in Germany during World War II, and he wants to move his next project back to America for a "spaghetti Western."
And Tarantino is determined to put his own spin on the genre.
He tells the New York Daily News, "I'd like to do a Western. But rather than set it in Texas, have it in slavery times. With that subject that everybody is afraid to deal with. Let's shine that light on ourselves.
"You could do a ponderous history lesson of slaves escaping on the Underground Railroad. Or you could make a movie that would be exciting. Do it as an adventure. A spaghetti Western that takes place during that time. And I would call it a 'Southern'."
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Dear Duncan Jones…
Title: The Zebra Just Couldn't Decide
Author/ Illustrator: Duncan Jones
We had the pleasure of receiving a new Duncan Jones picture book in the mail. Years ago, we were privy to his first book. My kiddo attended a book signing of his at Half Price Books in Humble. She has been wearing t-shirts he designed ever since. Needless to say, she was pretty thrilled to discover he had sent her a NEW book.
"Dear Duncan Jones,
I think it's a silly a book because every single animal wants to be the color that they already are. The flamingo wants to be pink and the flamingo IS pink. All rhinos are gray, people know that. The green snake already is a green snake. The wildebeest wants to be brown like the ground and he already is brown like the ground. The zebra just can't decide and I'm kinda glad he can't decide, because if he chose the color that he already was, he'd be as crazy as the others. I don't know why the others want to be the color they already are. I think it's a pretty silly book, but I like it. And thank you for writing it.
Love, silly me" [Ayla, age 6]
My Art Soothes Me
I used to draw a lot. I found that over the years I have done less and less, and the more I discovered the dark plot points of the marriage I thought was a beautiful work of fate, the more I realize why so much of me began to get buried.
It would resurface, bouts of artistic fancy. And I'm equally strong willed and oblivious, so it's kinda hard to quash my spirit. I'm naturally pretty confident and bold despite my anxieties.
Still, I finally know why I wasn't drawing. Snippets of the comments and criticisms and endless amounts of his self loathing after seeing me working on a piece, I stopped doing it as much, or tried to do it when he wasn't paying attention. My sketches just became something he would behave bitterly and annoyed about because I could draw and he could not. He'd praise me in front of others then get hopelessly drunk and emotional and yell about how it must be nice to be me and why the hell wasn't I making any money at it. Then tell me it was all just copying other things and that I wasn't an artist anyway. He said that last bit so often, I've even repeated it to others. I love to draw. I sell pieces now and then, but ultimately, I don't want my drawings to be something I have to force for pay. Where career choices are, I'd rather write. Can't I keep one thing for myself and not sell out to the worship of the Dollar Bill?
Ultimately, I didn't even see it as something I wasn't doing because he was oppressive; it was merely a way I showed my love… not flaunting something that he got so upset about. Why would you do things that make your best friend feel bad? You don't. The terrible truth, however, is that he gets so upset over everything. I cannot be responsible for his emotions, and I'm finally learning – in my thirties – that we can only be responsible for our own behavior, not our spouse's feelings.
So, back at my parents house, I've been building a garden and raising my daughter. I've been rediscovering the beautiful embrace of my Heavenly Father's love, something I've been struggling to do since my husband decided that he wasn't really a believer anymore and decided that Judas Iscariot was actually the ultimate hero of the bible. And I've been revisiting my sketchbook, almost weekly now, instead of yearly. In it, I am soothed.
Jorie and the Magic Stones
Title: Jorie and the Magic Stones
Author: A. H. Richardson
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Length: 263 pages
Kiddo and I received this book some months ago as a review copy. We adore fantasy and fairy tales and Cabrynthius was an exciting addition to our travels which already included Narnia, the Land of Stories, Neverland, Hogwarts, and more.
Kiddo is six years old and her official review goes as follows,
"Jorie is a great book. I love the adventures she had. I want to learn more about the mysterious book she found under her bed. Please make a sequel."
She also asked me to include three happy face emojis, of which I will refrain. But if we're working on a happy face system instead of star ratings, she gives it three in a row. (I think happy faces may be worth more than stars.)
Richardson is a talented children's adventure storyteller. I can say I probably would have enjoyed this book thoroughly as a second grader, although the average reading level might fall in a third or fourth grade level. As an adult reading a children's book, the story was appropriately paced, the trials and life lessons were concisely addressed, and I looked forward to reading each chapter with my little girl.
My only criticism for the work as a whole lies in an editorial preference: too many instances of the word "quite." In future works, I hope that Richardson takes a red pen to every use of the word "quite" and marks it out. Keep three, maybe, but lose the rest. I found the word more distracting than descriptive.
All in all, Jorie and the Magic Stones belongs in children's libraries everywhere. All kids long to go on a quest and to be chosen, but have to learn lessons of discernment and ethical choice; Richardson presents all these things well. Like my daughter, I look forward to a sequel.
Me and Uhtred
I've been away from the blogosphere for awhile. I went back to working in the bookstore full time and between homeschooling my kiddo and working 40 hours a week, even though the reading didn't stop, my reviewing slowed greatly.
However, last spring I was head over heels into the Saxon Tales by Bernard Cornwell.
It was a time of hope for me. I had finally moved out of my mother-in-law's house and into a rent house. We lost our home in 2014 and a year and a half of paying off debt and trying to start over at my in-law's, my husband and I were on our own again at last. The previous five years had been beyond rocky. My husband was struggling, I struggled to deal with his struggling, my daughter was becoming more aware of the situation; but finally, there was light at the end of the tunnel. My husband was on probation for his second DUI, but there was nowhere to go but up, right? We'd all hit rock bottom together and it was time to grow.
I binge read the Saxon Tales (I'm still reading them, but I read the first four or five all in a row that season), and while smitten with the character and the author, and the entire idea of the era (we homeschool chronologically through history and were studying a lot that coincided with the books), I found the energy to write a novelette.
The novelette is called Nancy & Uhtred, and it's about one of my favorite characters from my imaginary small town, Lily Hollow, falling in love with the Saxon Tales. It's hopeful and funny. It's evidence that, though I don't write autobiographical fiction by a long shot, elements of my mood can be found in my writing. It's my shortest published work in the series, but possibly my best. I love it, I love the time period it represents in my life… before everything finally came crashing down once and for all.
The other shoe dropped – again. The proverbial rug got ripped out from underneath me.
My husband was out of work, drunk while on probation for another DUI, screaming at us, and as my daughter barricaded the door – again – I thought, "This won't end." My hope and my funny left me.
So I kicked him out, obtained a restraining order, begged him to get help, and waited.
Seven months later, we are not legally divorced, but he has public online dating profile, attempting to woo women with what a great guy he is. I've loved him for more than half my life. I'm devastated. I am grieving. I don't know what the future holds. But whatever it is, it's in God's hands.
All this to say, Nancy & Uhtred is published, and reminds me of what I can accomplish when I am focusing on God, focusing on hope, digging deep and taking inventory of my life and who I am, and making an effort to be the best version of myself I can be. It is my best writing and I hope to write more like it in the future. Nancy speaks to the me I used to know and encourages me to wake up, pray hard, and try new things without abandoning the old things that I've always loved. I hope others find something good in it, too.
Currently, back in my parent's home, I am catching up on all the reviews I meant to do in what I thought would be our glorious recovery and reconciliation phase that has not happened. He's apparently sober now, thank God, but has no interest in being my husband. I pray for him daily and hope my readers who pray will too.
So as well as an awkward announcement of my latest book release, this is also a shout out to the many patient indie authors awaiting reviews for copies they sent me. We are almost finished reading Jorie and the Magic Stones, I've been reading it aloud to the kiddo and we're having so much fun with it. I'm also slowly plucking through High Flier by Susan Kotch, but I admit I'm having a hard time caring about teen romance when the man I've loved since I was fourteen is discarding the promises we made to each other. This is not Kotch's fault, it's a good book, like the first in her series, I'm just not interested in romantic love in the slightest right now. The very thought of it starts to nauseate me.
I've been Anakalian Whims for a long, long time, and though my posts have been rapid at times and nonexistent at others, I will continue to write. I will continue to process my life through the pursuit of God, and the reading of more and more books.
I am not looking for sympathy, I do not need comments or messages, please if you read this and feel anything at all, just take a moment to pray. Goodnight, world.
Relax and Unwind with A. K. Klemm's Lily Hollow Novellas
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A. K. Klemm's Bookshop Hotel series will make you nostalgic for small-town America where everyone knows everyone's business and nothing ever changes. This pair of novellas takes us to Lily Hollow, where our protagonist, AJ, opens up a bookstore that doubles as a hotel. Quirky townfolk invade the narrative, and AJ is always up to her short chin in local drama.
Both books reminded me of shows like Doc Martin or Northern Exposure, where friendly, colorful locals flood each scene with their idiosyncrasies. There's a cranky woman running a book club who becomes obsessed with hats. An out-of-place teenager who hangs out with old people. Couples finding love well into their golden years. All of it wrapped up in charming dialog, similar to something out of Jojo Moyes.
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Addleton Heights and GWP
I had the honor of reading an advance reader's copy of Addleton Heights by author George Wright Padgett. In addition to that honor, I got to interview him for the release celebration!
Who did the cover art? How did you find them?
God bless the internet. I discovered a fantastic Italian artist by the name of Michele Giorgi (http://michelegiorgiillustrator.com). I have a commercial graphic art degree and have done my covers in the past, but Addleton Heights was different. This novel is solidly situated in the steampunk genre, so I wanted a classic romantic image with all the flourishes. While I do plenty of layout and design, I'm no illustrator; it's an entirely different discipline, so I sought out someone with those skills.
I came across Michele's art on the internet when I was a third of the way through the first draft and fell in love with his style. He hadn't had any book cover commissions at that point, but I took a chance and contacted him in the hopes that he'd try something different. I emailed him with highlighted samples of his work which struck the tone I was looking for.
Many of the Steampunk images I'd come across to that point were often dark and grimy. I love those murky atmospheres, but wanted to go a completely different direction in an effort to make the book stand out. The end result is an image of bright sunshiny day in January with the snow gently falling to the ground. It's wonderful contrast to many scenes contained within.
Is there any possibility of a graphic novel using the same illustrator in our future?
That would be amazing! I'd love to see that happen someday. Michele, if you're reading this, I'm 100% up for it.
How much research was involved with writing a Steampunk novel set in the turn of the century (1901)?
Believe or not, I found myself doing as much research on this novel as I did for the space clone mining novel Spindown (www.georgewpadgett.com/spindown)
I tend to get caught into these perfectionist cycles where I compulsively need to know everything about the subject before putting anything on the page. The idea being that the more that I can understand the world that the characters exist in, the easier it is for me to immerse the reader into the scene. The end result is great because I get to transport the audience into the center of wherever I'm taking them; the downside is it's a slower process. For instance, because I tend to go overboard, I now know all about the migratory birds of the Nantucket/Martha's Vineyard area though there's only two or three mentions of birds in the entire novel.
I'm not complaining; I love learning so the research was fun. A huge component steampunk stories is their connection to history/alternate history, so I spent time studying about the area's whaling oil industry losing out to Pennsylvania coal as a source of energy, the use of immigrants for the transcontinental railroad, Queen Victoria's death later in the month the story takes place, the Boxer Revolution in China, etc. Weapons play an important part of the story, so I spent time with weapons expert Drew Heyen to make sure everything was authentic. Hopefully there's enough history in the book to satisfy the cravings of those that are looking for it, but not too much as to bog down the story for those that have come to it looking for a mystery-action experience.
How was writing Addleton Heights different than writing your other books?
First of all, it's the first full-length work that I've written entirely in first person narration, meaning we only see what our detective hero, Kip sees and thinks. He tells us everything we need to know. He has this delicious deadpan sense of humor mixed with a bitter melancholy. Life has been hard on him and he's developed all of these colloquial sayings that he spouts out when describing things. These 'Kipisms' (as I came to call them) were a blast to write.
Also, I wanted to be true to the genre while offering something enjoyable to those uninitiated to steampunk stories. While the steampunk genre doesn't officially have any set rules, there are elements that help to frame the story. As the story developed, I sent chapter sections to a group of beta readers for feedback. Doing it while the novel was written, allowed for me to tweak it as I went to ensure everything was 'firing on all cylinders'. As a bonus, one of beta readers, a fellow writer, Christian Roule was well versed in the genre. More than once, he'd respond to what I'd submitted to him by saying, 'It needs to be steampunk-ier here'. He and others helped me balance the story and not overwhelm it until it became a gadgets manual.
I love that you cross genres and have not pidgeon-holed yourself as a storyteller. When did you first meet the world of Steampunk? Did you find the genre or did the genre find you? (Did you read something Steampunk that inspired Addleton or did Addleton birth itself in your brilliant brain that resulted in needing the Steampunk label post development?)
Years ago I was signing books at a science fiction convention with some other authors. We were sitting across from a friendly booth of steampunk 'makers'. They were selling all of these fantastic clothes and enhancement components (cogs, gears, and whatnot). I asked fellow author, Leo King (www.foreverwhere.com) who was next to me 'What this steampunk thing was all about?' He proceeded to educate me in the ways of alternate Victorian history. It was such a fresh concept to me, and I've been a fan ever since.
As for the story of Addleton Heights? The concept that serves as the core mystery (finding the Jason character) was an idea that I when I was seventeen. I've carried the idea around with me all of that time until it found a home in this novel.
You write every sub-genre of the science fiction realm… are there dragons in our future? (I, for one, would love to see what you came up with involving dragons…)
Dragons, huh? Currently I'm hard at work on a kind of time travel hide and seek adventure called Drift Pattern, but I do have a rough draft for a story which involves dragons and people using them for transportation. The working title of this fantasy-ish tale is 'Kern'. Maybe we'll see that in a few years.
As a woman, I adore reading Janae. She's bold and fierce, but not without flaws. She is not flat, but dynamic. She's not all wonderful, nor is she a ninny. Tell me about her and your experience writing her.
I'm fortunate to have a number of strong women whom I admire in my life. I wanted to pay homage to these ladies by avoiding writing some messed up 'damsel in distress' trope.
Enter: Janae Nelson. She is a force of nature! She's my favorite character that I've ever written. I spent a lot of time to achieve a balance within her of being strong without forfeiting her femininity. I was careful to make sure that no man ever rescues her in the story; that she would save herself. I attempted to turn the stereotype on its head by having the damsel do some saving of her own when the male lead gets tied to the metaphorical train tracks.
If Addleton Heights were to become a major motion picture tomorrow, who would your ideal cast be?
Oh this is a tricky one… When I write I do 'cast' the characters with actors from movie roles and people that I know (I even print out photos for reference as I'm writing about them).
The problem with sharing this type of thing with a reader is that it's unlikely that we visualize the same exact 'players'. If I envision a grisly Kurt Russell for an old sea captain character, but you imagine an unshaven Dustin Hoffman for the same part, then I reveal who I've chosen in the role, does it reduce or nullify your experience? As with painting, what's on the canvas is a conversation between the artist and the person witnessing it. The viewer's interpretation is neither 'right' nor 'wrong', but in the same vein, the creator of the art shouldn't have exclusive say once the paint has dried. In that same spirit, I humbly must decline to answer here and leave that to the reader's imagination.
You're typically a one book storyteller, completing a story in its entirety at the first go. But I'm dying for more Addleton Heights – is there a continuing series in our futures?
Detective stories are typically based on a single event; if it's a who-done-it the question is who the murderer is and possibly the 'why' of the mystery. One thing that's nice about these types of novels is that once the case is solved there can be another one right behind it. So we may see Kipsey again someday.
How can readers order posters and prints of the book cover and map to go with their copies of the book?
By contacting my publisher, Grey Gecko Press (www.greygeckopress.com) or by visiting www.georgewpadgett.com
Warmest thanks for your interest and support of Addleton Heights.
George's steampunk detective masterpiece releases 12/13/16. Order your copy online from www.amazon.com , www.barnesandnoble.com , www.greygeckopress.com, and everywhere else that sells quality books.
Addleton Heights
George Wright Padgett has done it again – blown my mind with an awesome and fun reading experience.
Addleton Heights will be his third published work, but it's an epic debut into the Steampunk genre and the world he has built and the characters he created have me smitten.
Just like everything George tackles, he writes his detective story with artistic spunk. Flare abounds from start to finish.
I believe so much in this book, the story, and the time period, I'm obsessed with the idea of launching the book release at the Cabinet of Curiosities at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Of course, this launch is expensive (mainly because booking the museum after hours costs a pretty penny), but would be worth it.
So, Grey Gecko Press and I have set up a Kickstarter page. Please, please, if you appreciate my reviews, value my bookish opinions, and/or love supporting indie authors and publishing houses, check this out:
The Borrowers Series
The Borrowers
This was one of my favorites as a child and as I read it out loud to my own kiddo this week, I remembered why. The Borrowers is simply magical and a tale every kid can get enchanted by. The pages I read from were wrinkled with love, where I had toted it to school, to the mountain for camping, and every other place. I read it over and over again, and I'm hoping that my own kiddo will find the joy of reading this herself as she gets older. But for now, I'm happy to read it aloud, and even happier to discover what other adventures are in store for Pod, Homily, and Arriety – as we're about to begin reading The Borrowers Afield, which I never knew existed until I worked in a bookstore as an adult.
The Borrowers Afield
I read this aloud to my five year old today. Not all in one sitting, but all in one day. It was quite the affair, filled with many tea, coffee, sandwich, and taco breaks. My voice is tired, but both our minds – despite the late hour – are alive with visions of dandelions as large as ourselves, bees to be pet like cats, and cats as large as an elephant. I long to be Spiller, dashing around a field, "borrowing" from gypsies, sailing downstream in a soap tin. I adored The Borrowers as a child, and just discovered its sequels recently; and despite having read The Borrowers Afield for the first time as an adult today, I think I might like it more. I'm enchanted, and have enjoyed all my daughter's renderings of tiny houses with oversized flowers and butterflies, on her drawing pad today, while I read on and on. We look forward to the next book, The Borrowers Afloat.
The Borrowers Afloat and The Borrowers Aloft
The Borrowers Afloat took off just after Afield and left the Clock family living in less than desirable quarters along with the Hendrearys. It took far to long for them to actually make it down the drain the pipe and back into the out of doors, and this book along with the one after it – The Borrowers Aloft – were my least favorite. Mostly because the dangers became more and more stressful and the lives of the Clocks simultaneously more convenient but less cozy. I did very much enjoy the introduction of Miss Menzies, and so did the kiddo. We delighted in her as much as Arrietty. I still adore the entire series and these books deserve every star available to them.
The Borrowers Avenged
Finally the story of the Clocks is all wrapped up. But is it?! We lamented the ending and long to know what became of Arrietty's whole life. Did she marry Spiller as she speculated? Or did Peagreen capture her heart as he did her mind?
It's a shame there are no more. I'd keep reading them one right after another for years if I could. The kiddo tried to tell me, "It's ok mama, you'll find that she's written a second series about them some day." I had to tell her "the author is dead, there's no more." "Sure there is, you just haven't found them yet." I didn't have the heart to argue further. And who knows, maybe she knows something about Mary Norton the rest of us don't…
Now we are off into another series of books for more adventures of a different nature.
Meet Felix Gomez…
Title: Nymphos of Rocky Flats
Author: Mario Acevdeo
Genre: Urban Fantasy/ Mystery
Meet Felix Gomez, Iraqi-vet Vampire P.I. who has been called to Denver to investigate an outbreak of Nymphomania. It sounds silly because it is. But it's equally adventurous and well written. It's a slightly older title, but the series is still fresh with a current addition that came out in April (Rescue from Planet Pleasure).
At Dragon Con people would walk up to the WordFire Press booth and ask, "Do they come with pictures?" To which Acevedo would, without skipping a beat, reply, "No, only scratch and sniff."
I laughed every time. It just didn't stop being funny to me.
I think that's how Felix Gomez will be as I continue to read the series. I've never been so amused as while reading Nymphos of Rocky Flats. It has all the excitement of the X-Files with the plot development silliness of Eureka. Just as I had settled into the pace of the book and thought, "Ok, I'm ready for all this to wrap itself up," he'd toss something else at me and I'd giggle, "Maybe not…"
I enjoyed having a vampire story-line with a more realistic life story being dropped into an absurd universe (Iraqi War Vet meets Vampirism, Werevolvishness, and Aliens) – as opposed to the typical unrealistic life stories being dropped into a more familiar world (Two-hundred year old man falls in love with high school teen in the mundane school cafeteria; I'll take aliens over high school again).
What I didn't expect were the author's deep thoughts on life to make subtle waves in some of his writing. Hints at politics and undertones on what might be Acevedo's worldview were made but never formulated completely. Having met the man, I know he is intelligent, well-read, and has a lot of wisdom regarding the world. As much as I enjoy his humorous banter, in both real life and his books, I'm interested to hear or read what his deep thoughts on life are.
Aside from deep thoughts, this book is all guy all the time but one girls can enjoy too. It sells in mass market paperback form at the bookstore to middle-aged men like hotcakes all the time, but I plan to start pushing it toward more ladies. The trade paperbacks have a longer shelf life, but honestly, I think it's just because of where they are located. I'm already mentally planning a place to feature them for Halloween as I type.
A previous reviewer referred to the Felix Gomez series as Dude-lit. "When Girls Go Wild… Call in the Undead" the tagline of the book says. If this doesn't place it in that fabulous sub-genre of Dude-lit, I don't know what would. The fact that the book is the first vampire novel ever to be declassified by the U.S. government is another tell-tale sign.
Ironically, scantily clad women in hooker boots is not sub-genre specific, merely a hint that it's urban fiction as it's something that women expect to see on their chick-lit as well. It is a consumer behavior impulse I will never quite understand – like how magazines for men and women alike feature half naked women on the fronts… And despite the book being classic dude-lit, I'm a chick and I loved it. Then again, as a character in Rocky Flats points out: "Earth women are surprisingly complicated…"
Side Note on Content & Ratings: I was pleasantly pleased that with all the hinting and perverted jokes, the book isn't actually raunchy. The movie version would probably still be rated R for nudity, but there's a reason the books are not classified as erotica, and for that I was grateful. If it had been, I'm not sure I could look the author in the eye again – and I really like him, he's fun. There's more porn in the Outlander series than in Rocky Flats.


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My event log has stopped at 6/3/09 for one of my subnets, I have scanned a single pc, and it has only reported events up to 6/3/09. Is there anything I am missing to have the log be up to date (6/10/09)? Other subnets are reporting ok.
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Jun 11, 2009 at 6:44 UTC
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What events do you have Spiceworks configured to collect? Is it possible that there are no events that meet those requirements?
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Jun 12, 2009 at 12:54 UTC
I have managed to get the log up to date - the log seemed to stop when I ran Spiceworks as a service. I changed it to run at startup and rescanned my network. It then populated the missing days with the errors and warnings. I dont get why it stopped collecting events when I ran it as a service.
When I was having this problem, I was rescanning individual machines to populate the event log, even this did not work. On one crazy note - It did collect information from the machine that was running Spiceworks, but that was the only one. I have everything back to normal and events are showing up as expected.
Thanks for the Reply!
Jun 12, 2009 at 12:57 UTC
The only difference between running as a service and at startup is the account Spiceworks uses to scan. This only applies if you do not have multiple Windows credentials stored in Spiceworks.
Did you assign the service a Domain Admin account, or did you use your credentials (which may not be Domain Admin)?
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