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One of the great things about building car models (or any models) is that it is an activity that can be done while doing something else. For example, what goes together better with watching a race on TV than building a model of your favorite race car ??? (well, other than beer and pretzels because they go pretty well with watching a race too :) That theme (building a model, not drinking beer) has been done by various model clubs, although never by any of the ones that I am a member of. Still, it got me to thinking, could I build an entire kit, from start to finish, and have it look presentable, within the time constraints of a televised race??? Most of the competitions that I have read or heard about occured during a 12 or 24 hour race. Given that amount of time, I think that to be challenging they would need to build full kits, wire the engines, polish the paint and basically have a near-show quality model when done.
There are no 12 or 24 hour races that occur over the Memorial Day weekend. Instead, we have the Indianapolis 500, which I have watched or listened to almost every year since 1968, and the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race. For the last several years, these two races have been on Sunday, one after the other with about a 2 hour gap between them. I figured roughly 3 hours for Indy, the two hour gap and 4 hours for the 600... Nine hours to build a kit from start to finish... Not much time at all really. I decided that given that amount of time, I would build a curb-side kit (one with no engine), do a basic paint job without polishing it and no super detailing... To make things more challenging, I would do the work in the living room working on a TV tray rather than at my work bench. Plus that way, I could spend time with my lovely wife, and have the challenge of kittens jumping on my lap and playing dogs trying to tip the TV tray over :) Choosing the kit was a no-brainer. I would build a Challenger, which is my absolute favorite car, new or old. I am pretty sure that my wife gets tired of hearing about them :) Anyway, model manufacturer AMT recently came out with two kits of the new Dodge Challenger, both are curbside kits, and, most important, I have them both already. I chose the 2008 Challenger SRT.
I brought the basic supplies (some files, super glue (styrene cement would take too long to dry), assorted tools and some bottle paints) out to the living room and started shortly after the drop of the green flag for the Indy 500. Even with no engine, there are still a lot of things that need to be done. I performed the basic clean up on the body parts, interior pan, dash board and chassis. During commercials, I spray painted them on the patio (my wife loves me, but not sure she would be too thrilled if I spray painted in the house :). Actually, she was still less than thrilled as I let the parts dry between coats in the kitchen, so there was a bit of a paint aroma. I decided that since the schedule was going to be so compressed I would need to use lacquer paint rather than enamel paint because it dries so much faster (minutes instead of hours). I would also limit the number of coats that I would use since I would not be polishing it out. For a normal project, I usually spray 3 color coats and 3 to 5 clear coats and then polish everything smooth as glass. For this project, I only sprayed on 2 color coats and 2 clear coats, used a little liquid polishing compound to knock down anything rough and finished with Meguire's carnuba automotive wax. The other thing I needed to control as much as possible was "orange peel". Orange peel is that bumpy texture that can occur in a paint job as it dries, kind of like the peel on an orange (hence the name). One of the things that can cause orange peel is that the paint is too cold when it is sprayed. In order to combat that, I usually warm my paint cans in a deep bowl of hot water for about ten minutes. That usually makes the paint flow on much smoother so then all I have to watch out for is runs. The real Challenger comes in 3 colors, black, silver and a reddish-orange. I decided that I wanted the orange, but with metal flake instead of just a solid color. I used Dupuli-color brand metalflake orange and then followed that with Dupli-color brand acrylic clear which has a high gloss when it dries.
Once the various parts were dry, it was then time to start detail painting and assembling. I worked slowly and steadily through Indy (yay! Danica finished 3rd !) Then into the Coke 600 (uh oh rain delays )... They finally postponed the 600 until the following day which actually helped me as some of the parts I brush painted needed time to dry as my bottle paints are mostly enamels.
Then once again on Monday, I set everything back up and got started when the 600 started. Once again there were a couple of rain delays and they finally called the race during the 3rd rain delay after a little over 300 miles. Was I done??? No, unfortunately, I was not finished. I had the completed interior sitting on the conpleted chassis, but the body was still in several pieces, head and tail lights were not done and windows were not installed... Things that did me in - detail painting - there were some things, such as the chassis which needed multiple colors and waiting for the enamel paint to dry between colors was long. The other thing that got me was decals. This kit included LOTS of little decals for just about everything. All of the dash gauges and displays, seats and other interior places, and all of the body badging were decals. They had to be put on one at a time and then straightened and aligned before they dried into place. I underestimated the time it would take to do them by a lot.
Well, phooey, I took everything back to my workbench and decided I would go ahead and finish it there. I was still trying to rush things and got a drop of silver paint on my orange metalflake body. I got it cleaned off in time with a Q-Tip and thinner before it set, and then used a little carnuba wax to re-shine that area, but I decided I would do it right rather than rush and goof everything up right at the end. I think it was another 3 hours of so to get it finished, which puts the hour total at probably 14-ish hours or so...
I am pleased with the results !!! It is sitting on my desk at work right now, and has received quite a few comments and compliments. So without further ado, here are a couple of shots (click to bigify) taken on my bench with not so good lighting - sorry...
I would not be ashamed to put this car on a model table in a competition. Would it win?? No, probably not - the paint is not quite totally smooth and there are no really super detailed areas, so it probably would not place. However, it DOES look really nice displayed with my other models and here on my desk. Next time I will have to work faster, but other that that, in the words of Dub - Mission Accomplished :)
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
How fast can I ???
One of the great things about building car models (or any models) is that it is an activity that can be done while doing something else. For example, what goes together better with watching a race on TV than building a model of your favorite race car ??? (well, other than beer and pretzels because they go pretty well with watching a race too :) That theme (building a model, not drinking beer) has been done by various model clubs, although never by any of the ones that I am a member of. Still, it got me to thinking, could I build an entire kit, from start to finish, and have it look presentable, within the time constraints of a televised race??? Most of the competitions that I have read or heard about occured during a 12 or 24 hour race. Given that amount of time, I think that to be challenging they would need to build full kits, wire the engines, polish the paint and basically have a near-show quality model when done.
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Monday, May 11, 2009
PSAMA Show
On Sunday, May 11th, the Puget Sound Auto Modelers Association (PSAMA) held their 20th annual model car show at the Elks Lodge in Puyallup. The weather was perfect and it was Mother's Day, two strikes against holding an indoor show :) This was the show that I attended one year ago that made me decide to join the club and get back more into model building. And since I had so much fun at the IPMS Show last month, I decided that I would finish up a new model and debut it at this show. Let me tell you, that just about killed me :) I was up working on it until 1:30 AM on Sunday morning, and only went to bed for 4 hours because I could go no further as everything was waiting on something else to dry. I got up again at 5:30 and finished gluing the last part, the rear bumper, on at 6:15 AM. I have photos for an "Off the Bench" blog, but will wait and do that in a day or two. Anyway, I was supposed to meet the guys at the Lodge at 6:30 to start setting up, but after stopping at Starbucks and such I managed to get there about 7:10 AM -just in time to avoid most of the heavy work in the morning :) Check-in was supposed to start at 9 AM, but we started checking folks in around 8:30 as they were already lining up. A couple of us club members checked in first, set our stuff up on the tables and then came out to check-in everyone else. I did a little checking in, but mostly ran the spectator's admission table. Check-in went until noon, and actually, we had folks checking in for most of the morning. I think that final tally was that we had 165 exhibitors, which was down from last year, due mostly, I suspect, to the Mother's Day snafu. Our show was actually supposed to be the weekend before, but it was mis-booked by the Elks Lodge and they were unable to give us our normal weekend as they had already booked it with someone else. So, that should not happen next year as we already booked the hall for the correct weekend. Anyway, back to the show. The IPMS Show last month was a judged show, in that the models were judged. The PSAMA Show is not judged per se, instead everything, except in a few instances, is a popular vote of your peers. Balloting began at 11:45 and ran until 2:45 PM. Counting ballots began at 3:00 PM and awards presentation was about 3:30 or so. And to those of you who have made it this far, I will go ahead now and tell the REST of the story - How I did and what my new model is... Like I said earlier, I will do an OTB blog as well, so I won't focus too exclusive on it, that will come later... I took three models with me, my little silver Mercedes tuner, my green '67 Impala and my new creation - a pearl blue '61 Ford Falcon Sedan Delivery. The Impala and the Falcon were in the same class and after they were set up on the bench, this is what they looked like: As usual, all of my photos will biggify for those of you who are interested and click on them. I also took a couple of photos of the Mercedes, but they were blurry, so no photos of it will be included here. Hmmm, actually, I do have a shot of it sitting behind this gorgeous 66 Ford Galaxy that won that class...
At the awards presentation, the Impala was again the bridesmaid, garnering it's second second place in as many shows. The Falcon did not fair as well and did not place, but I know that it did finish just outside the top three, so there is nothing wrong with that... I did get the opportunity to chat with quite a variety of folks - one guy who was just starting back into modeling after a 30 year absence all the way up to one of the premier model builders on the West Coast, Shannon Diamaulo, from Vancouver, BC. She brought a wide variety of models with her, including one or two that I have seen in magazines, and several more that should have been. It was very cool being able to talk to someone of her calibre and I have several new tips that I cannot wait to ty out on future projects. She won Best of Show with a 60 or 61 (I forget which) Chevy Ice Cream Truck that was mostly scratch built. It was VERY well done. Probably the coolest part of the entire day for me was that there were were TWO photographers there, one of our club members taking photos for possible magazine submission (he like the Falcon and photographed it :) and a photographic team from Model Cars Magazine taking event photos for an upcoming issue that will cover this show who photographed BOTH of my cars (Falcon and Impala) for possible inclusion in that issue :) :) :) No guarantees that either of them will actually end up in a magazine, but you have no idea how cool it was to even be asked. And finally here is a photo of the Challenger Street Machine that won first place in my class... In addition to having the Street look nailed just about perfectly (I voted for it on my ballot :), the headlights and running lights also worked as well. In fact that was the case of all three of his cars in this photo. Pretty stiff competition in this class, I am already thinking about new projects to up the ante for next year - and branching into a few more classes as well... I am also wondering about more shows this year. One of the guys from my club is organizing a model show to coincide with the Good Guys Car Show this summer and there is talk of a new fall model show that will be in October / November of this year. Guess I have one more schedule I'll have to sort through and figure out what we have time to attend... :)
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Ace goes to the Model Show...
Saturday, April 18th was the date for the International Plastic Modelers Society-Seattle chapter spring model show... As many of you know, I have been building models for over half of my life. However, other that entering one at the Puyallup Fair last year, I have never entered any of my models in any show or contest - ever. Some of the guys in my model car club (Puget Sound Auto Modelers Association - PSAMA) convinced me that it is fun and that my models are at a level to be somewhat competitive. So I decided that I would take a few down and see what happened. I didn't have any expectations of anything since it was my first time and I would be "learning the ropes" so to speak. The show was held at the Renton Community Center just off I-405 and Hwy 169. Registration started at 9 AM and the show opened to the public at 10. Judging started at noon and awards at 4 PM. I got there about 9:30, signed in and went and set up my cars on the table. ". There were not a lot of car categories as this was not just a model car show, it was a show for all sorts of models as you will see in a bit, so I entered all my models in the same category, class 503 - Custom Automotive. I took three cars with me, my 67 Impala and Mercedes SLK Tuner, both of which you have seen in earlier blogs here, and also the little PT Cruiser Sedan Delivery that I made for our "farm vehicle". Once I got them all set up and on the bench, it was time to look at all the models. The IPMS-Seattle Show is touted as the largest model show in the PNW, and after seening how many were here, I could believe it. The variety of things to see was amazing!!! I filled up the memory chip on our camera in about an hour :) Here are just a few of my favorites in no particular order:
The next thing to do was to cruise all of the vendor booths :) There were models and supplies of all kinds. It was hard to control myself, but I limited myself to two purchases, both of which you will probably see in future blogs, so I'll keep them secret for the time being :) Then outside for a while to enjoy the great sunshine and shoot the breeze. Once we made it back in, judging was underway so I stayed away from the car section to give them time to do their thing. I know from my own judging, I don't like it when folks joggle my elbow, so I try not to do it to others.
Once the judging was over, we mostly hung out around our models and did a bit of bench racing and more breeze shooting :) You guys all know what it is like hanging around with folks when you share a common interest with them. Same thing here. I guess that it was about 3:30 or so when the judges came around and started placing the ribbons on the table. So, one more look at the Impala on the table because...:
IT TOOK SECOND PLACE IN IT'S CATEGORY !!!!! Talk about knock me over with a feather :) There were some really nice cars in that class and I still can't really believe that happened. I was already out of space on the camera and it was back out in the truck so I didn't get any photos of it on the table with the ribbon... And just for your information, here is the first place winner in the custom class... He had several cars entered in the class and they were all as nice as this one in my opinion. I am looking forward to the next show now, the PSAMA Show on May 10th in Puyallup. It is only a model car show, so it should bring out more cars that didn't attend the IPMS show... Heh, now one MORE thing to occupy my time :)
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Like we don't already have enough to do....
Looks like our ewes are running long on their pregnancies this year, we are trying to get our garden spots cleared off and tilled, I am working way too many hours at my day job, my back has been all screwed up for the last three weeks and now this... We needed to make a trip up to Whidbey Island to get some more hay for all our hungry sheep. Franna made a run to Del's a week or two ago to get some straw as we have the Barn and the Hilton full of pregnant ewes now. While clearing the remaining straw bales out of the horse trailer, guess what she found...
Kittens !!!! And I mean LITTLE kittens... They appeared to be healthy and in good shape. They are young enough that their eyes are not yet open, but their ears are up. We guestimated that they are about a week or so old. Anyway, she brought them in the house and made some calls to get ideas on raising kittens. Thanks to all the websites and real folks who gave us ideas and to Julia who came over in person and showed us what to do... So now, in addition to everything else we are doing, we are also feeding and taking care of kittens every 4 to 6 hours all day. Thankfully, Franna is staying up for the late shift and I take the early shift before I go to work. I made a run to PetCo (I needed to get Winnie food anyway) and so I picked up several cans of kitten formula and a few odds and ends for when they get a bit larger. Mom cat was still around the day that we found them so Franna put them in a box and back outside to see what would happen. But then she got to thinking that they would probably have about a zero percent chance of survival as we lose lots of cats and small critters in our neighborhood to coyotes so she brought them back in... As you can tell from the photo, there are two of them, a small calico female (my personal favorite when it comes to cats) and a tabby male. Franna named the calico "Miley" and I named the tabby "Toby". We are discovering that one of the tricks for raising kittens by hand is getting them to go to the bathroom. They are not able to do so by themselves and it is something that the mom does via stimulation when she bathes them... We have been doing it ourselves with cottonballs, but Franna had this great idea, - we have three female Labradors, maybe one of them will take on a little of the mothering role. First we tried using our yearling lab, Villa. She really didn't want anything much to do with the kittens and never got with the program at all. Next, we tried it using our older chocolate lab, Kiss (well actually Bryan's lab). It was pretty funny watching Franna put drops of formula on the rears of the kittens and Kiss would clean up the kittens, but only till the formula was gone. Of course, the kittens were less than thrilled :) Hmmm, still better than nothing so we left it at that last night. Today Franna called me at work and told me that she tried using Winnie and that she did such a good job that she is now the "surrogate" mom for two little kittens. And that is at 4 months old herself :) So, we'll see how things go. Franna lost her old housecat, Griz, last fall and I have not had a housecat for 20 years or more. We'll see how things work out having two kittens rip-raring around a house full of Labradors (and Clifford). Should be a lot of fun...
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Off the Bench #3 - 67 Impala
Here is my 67 Impala that I just finished a few days ago... This is a special kit as it is the first kit that I bought after Franna and I got together... I have been working on this kit off and on for over eight years. It has been built in a couple of different configurations and this is the third color that it has been. Hard to tell in the photos, but it has nearly every hose and wire on the engine. This is also the first time I have ever scratch-built the linkage for the carburetor including the tiny little return spring that I hand wrapped. I'll try and get a better photo of it. All of these photos will "biggify" if you click on them. This might turn into part of a diorama in the future as I have future plans to make a 67 Impala drag car with a trailer... Need something to pull the trailer :)
Enjoy !!!
So, without further ado, here are the photos:
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Monday, March 23, 2009
OTB Teaser...
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Off the Bench #2 - Mercedes SLK 230
Welcome to the second installment of my "Off the Bench" series. This time, the model that I am going to talk about is the 1/24th scale Mercedes SLK made by the Japanese company, Tamiya. Last year, when the price of gas got so bad, I started looking for something different to drive as my Suburban, gets something around 12 miles per gallon. I looked at all the typical choices, but decided that if I was going to buy another car, at least I was going to buy something that was fun, while still economical. I eventually narrowed my choices down to two, the Mercedes SLK 230 with a 2.3 liter, four cylinder engine, 5 speed transmission, hardtop convertible, and the Mazda MX 5 Miata with a 1.8 liter, four cylinder engine, 5 speed transmission and a soft top convertible top. Both of these cars looked fun to drive ( I have driven a Miata before, and can tell you that it IS fun to drive), while still getting over 30 miles per gallon. I found multiple examples of both in the under $15K range that I set for myself. I ultimately abandoned getting another vehicle as I was never able to convince my wife that it was economically feasible, so I just suffered through $160+ fill-ups on the 'Burb once or twice a week. And then the price of gas came back down and totally ruined any chance I had to convince her :) During my search, I also bought a model of each car (Man, I love eBay :)) and what started out as a "stock" build ended up becoming something much different. I used the term "Euro-Tuner" when I described it at the March meeting of my model car club.
Tuner is the name given to the modified import cars (usually Japanese) that are so popular with kids today. Once I decided that I was going for the "tuner" look, I knew that I would need to make several modifications to the kit to achieve the look that I was after. The real car has a plastic cladding (covering) down each side that covers the bottom 3 or 4 inches of the door and the rocker panels below. It also goes around the front and rear on the lower portions of the bumper coverings. This cladding is to protect the car from damage from rocks and road hazards. However, I didn't like the look of it on the model (or the real car, for that matter) as it just looks like semi-gloss black plastic pieces added to the car (which is basically what it is...), so I spent quite a bit of time sanding it all off, smoothing the body, re-scribing the door lines and getting rid of mold seams. The next thing that I did was to add the front air dam and the lower wing on the rear. Since I was after a sleek look, both of these modifications were filled with putty and sanded smooth before painting. Once done, they looked like they were part of the car. Once all the body work was done to my satisfaction, I primed the body, and then painted it with Dupli-Color brand paint. They have a series called "Metal Specks" that has larger metalflake pieces in it than their regular metalflake paint. One of the most popular colors that the real car comes in is silver, so I decided to step it up and used the Metal Specks silver. The same kit that had the air dam and a few other parts that I used, also had some cool red body side decals. They were too long for this kit, but I cut them down and put them on each side of the body after modification (I think they turned out pretty nice). I followed this with 5 coats of clear to "bury" the flake and cover the decals so that it could be polished smooth. I then set it aside to let it gas out for several weeks before polishing.
I turned my attention next to building the chassis. Well, actually, the chassis was easy as I built it entirely stock,except for two small changes.
First, since tuners are known for the large exhaust tips (and loud mufflers), I modified the kit muffler by adding a larger diameter piece of polished aluminum tubing. The other thing that I did was add an aftermarket set of wheels and tires from a company called "XS Tuning". They came with the gorgeous aluminum finish just as shown so I didn't have to do anything to them at all. Well, actually, I did have to buy them twice. When I was working with the first set, I dropped one of them on the floor and Thomas, in his haste to help me out, picked it up and broke two of the spokes with his teeth :)...
Once the chassis was done and set aside, that left only the interior to do. Since this is a convertible, the interior becomes much more important to do neatly as it is more visible than it would be if one was looking in through small scale window openings. I was looking for something else one day at the hobby shop I go to and found an aftermarket tuner kit from Aoshima that had a whole bunch of neat stuff in it. The thing that sold me the most was that it had some VERY nice scale Recaro seats. It also had the top wing, extra gauges, two NOS bottles, two steering wheels and a few other little odds and ends. After finding that kit, I decided that I would give the Mercedes a race car-inspired interior. I started with the seats and added racing harnesses. The straps are made from 8 millimeter (6 or 7 mm would simulate a normal seat belt, racing belts are wider) strips of the same surgical tape that I made the window net for the Mustang from. The buckles and assorted parts are actually photo-etched aluminum pieces from Arrowhead Aluminum Accessories (AAA). I bent them as needed to replicate real hardware and installed them on the tape belts, after I had painted them flat red. The blue bottle between the seats is a NOS bottle. NOS stands for Nitrous Oxide Systems, a company that markets these systems for cars. In a real car, nitrous oxide (laughing gas) is injected into the engine just after the carburetor or fuel injectors and gives a serious horsepower boost. It can be tempermental at times, although when it is tempermental it is usually obvious by all the pieces and parts falling out the bottom of the engine :) It is possible to get systems that provide upwards of 250 horsepower at the touch of a button. These systems are very popular with drag racers and street racers, including tuners. Typically, this system would be in the trunk or backseat, but I put it where it is to add a little more detail to help tell the story of this model. Early on, I named the car "Bottle Baby" so it became important to have the bottle in plain sight to help with figuring out why it was named that. And just a quick FYI, the model is not quite done yet as I am going to make custom license plate decals for it (BOTL BABY) as well. I carried the racing theme to the dash as well. I added several extra gauges and switches to give it that racy look. If you look close, you will see two small red bumps on the steering wheel. Those simulate the switches that one would press to fire off the solenoids in the nitrous oxide system. It is very important to have the car under control when you add an instant horsepower boost, so many folks put the NOS switches right on the steering wheel so they can have both hands on the wheel when the system is activated. I also made a roll bar across the entire car instead of the little roll-over hoops that the real car has. That added to the race look, but it also gave me a place that I could attach the shoulder harnesses to :) Final assembly was simply a matter of gluing the major assemblies together and sitting back to enjoy the result. Well, I know that I do :) I'll post another photo or two once I get the license plates installed, but other than that I am calling this one done.
No teaser this time as my next model is not to the point of ready to divulge anything more than to tell you that it will be a 1967 Impala street machine. Sorry, I seem to have trouble building stuff stock...
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Off the Bench #1 - Motorcraft Mustang GTO
I continue to be amazed at all of the fine things that I see you all turning out, whether knitted, or spun or whatever. Following that vein, I thought that I would post my own finished projects here from time to time.
So for my first project to post, I chose this Roush Motorcraft Mustang GTO. In the 70s and 80s the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) was one of the largest road racing sanctioning bodies in North America. There were two popular divisions, GTO, which was for vehicles with engine displacement OVER 5 liters, and GTU, which was for displacements UNDER 5 liters... Roush Racing, headed by Jack Roush has run well-organized and funded teams in a variety of venues over the years. In the 60s, the Gapp and Roush team was one of the best known teams running in NHRA drag racing. Then in the 70s and 80s, Roush ran teams in IMSA and SCCA road racing, winning championships in both venues. In the 90s to present day, Roush runs a very strong 5 car team in NASCAR, winning that championship more than once as well and finishing in second place for each of the last three years, twice with Carl Edwards, and once with our very own Greg Biffle, from Vancouver, Washington.
The kit that I used is the 1/25th scale Revell Motorcraft Mustang kit from the early 80s. I purchased this kit about 1992, and built everything then except for the body. At that time, I did not feel that I had the skill to do the necessary body work that I do now, so I put it in the box and put it back on the shelf. I have several models that I built then that I am now pulling out to finish so that I can display them in my collection. I pulled this kit out about Thanksgiving last year (2008) and decided that it was time to finish it. I still struggle more with body prep and work than anything else, but each one that I finish is better than the one before and I know that practice makes perfect, so I just need to keep doing it.
I cleaned up the body, painted it white and set it aside for a month or so to gas out before I polished it. During that time, I decided that I would try my hand at making the driver side window net (used on the real car to keep the driver's head and arms inside the car during an accident, but still allowing cooling air to come in the car when driving). Most kit nets are made of styrene plastic and are always "up". This takes away from the realism a bit since the only time the net is up on the real car is when the driver is in the seat. I bought a template set that includes everything needed to make the net. I did not like the paper that was included in the set (it was too stiff), so I decided that I would use surgical tape. I had an operation on my ankle several years ago (Ask Franna that story some day - I called her from the doctors office to tell her he was putting me in the hospital, do not pass GO, do not collect $200... She was NOT thrilled :), and still had a couple of rolls of the stuff laying around...
The set included a guide to cut the strips the correct size and a different guide to lay them out correctly. The nice thing about using the tape is that I did not need to glue each place that the strips crossed over each other and once I painted it flat black it held together great, and the paint covered over the sticky part so it could be handled without sticking to everything. A different set included all of the photoetch (the process that they are made by) pieces to install the net to the car. This included all of the wires and buckles that would be on the real net. So I added them all to the net and mounted it on the model. If you biggify the photos you can see some of the small details that I was talking about.
The only other non-kit detail that I added was the exhaust tips on the passenger side of the car. You can see them in the first photo, or the photo just to the left. I feel that nothing looks better than metal at simulating metal. So what I did was cut two short pieces of aluminum tube, polish the outside and glued them on the end of the plastic exhaust pipe where it comes out through the body panel. Looks MUCH better :)
Once the body had enough time to gas out, I polished the paint to make it smooth and applied the kit decals. I discovered that one disadvantage of waiting all those years was that the decals became brittle, and some of the larger ones cracked when I attempted to use them.
I thought about masking those areas of the car and painting them, but I decided that no one would really know at all if I didn't say anything, so I decided just to leave them off and finish the car as-is. Even though I started this car model over 15 years ago, I am giving myself credit for finishing it this year :) In most years, I end up completing anywhere from 0 to about 3 models... This year, I have already finished two :) Here is a teaser for the next one that will be included for an "Off the Bench" article... Oh, and if anyone actually got to the end looking for a sheep tie-in, the background that the Mustang is on happens to be one of my Shepherd's Extravaganza sweatshirts :)
Enjoy !
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Winnie's here !!!!
Franna did a great puppy post, so instead of me re-doing it, why don't you all go read that blog right here... We were not sure if we were actually going to come home with her yesterday, or have to meet up at the airport and get her today... Thankfully the breeder decided that we could take her yesterday when we went up to make our final selection. I decided that she suited the name "Winnie", so that is what it will be. Her "formal" name will be Winroc Winsome Winifred. Lots of new experiences for such a little girl to learn. Stay tuned as she grows up !!!!
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
New Look !!!
I really liked the changes that Michelle made to her blog last week. Using a different background really makes Blogger look MUCH better. I went and looked at the website that she mentioned, and discovered that they really ARE the cutest backgrounds... But none of them came across to me as something that a guy would use on his site. So sitting here bored this morning I searched and discovered the site that has this little red Corvette. Not much in the world cuter than that IMHO :) And finally, just so we can tie a Corvette into my interests (like THAT would be a problem :), here is a photo from last year's online racing...
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Puppy catch-up
Well, it has been a month already since I last updated you about the puppies. We have not seen them in person since the last time I blogged about them, but we are going up to see them this weekend. I am sure that we will have plenty of new photos (and videos!) when we get back, so this is just a filler with a few of my favorite photos that I have received from our breeder... Here we see them just one week after my previous posting. In one week, they became much more outgoing and are beginning to be interested in exploring the world around them. I think that these photos will "bigify" if you click on them, but I can never be 100% sure one way or the other with blogger... We are also starting to see some of the traits that will become important in life. While I will never expect or train my dogs to retreive yogurt tubs for me, with a little training, I could expect them to do this with bumpers or dumbbells in competitive events, with pheasant or quail or ducks when out in the field, or with keys and the phone and such when doing service or assistance work. It is all based on the same type of training...
Of course, one of the other nice things is that when you have 8 brothers and sisters, you never have to sleep alone, or get cold when you are asleep :) And by having the puppies get comfortable with being in a crate now, it will make it MUCH easier on the new owners (me included!) as the puppies will know that their crate is a safe and happy place to go, and hopefully, there will not be any major issues getting them to go in and settle down. I know that some people may think that it is cruel to "lock up" a dog in a crate, but I tend to disagree with that assessment. And you can tell by looking at the photo to the left how stressed out they are about being in the crate :)
The following week, mom and the puppies were all moved downstairs to a much bigger area and they were introduced to... the great outdoors !!! Of course, that was all well and good, but as you can imagine, once they were outside, they immediantly wanted to come back inside :) I know when I was a kid, my dad used to complain on Christmas morning that my brother and I spent more time playing with the boxes than we did with the toys that came in those boxes... This must be kind of the same thing :) And now, the puppies are starting to realize that it is a mighty big world out there! Why, there is even water that falls from the sky every now and then. Sometimes it is good to be able to find a safe spot to sit and check things out. It is even better if you have a friend or two to share it with you...
And this brings us to the photo that was taken just this week. As you can see, they don't like people at all :) I still do not know which of the five girls I am going to get. As I mentioned earlier, we are going up this weekend to see them and rank them in our own mind. Then next week on Friday we will go up and decide along with the breeder which one will for sure be ours. At the moment, I do not have a color preference, but if we end up with the choice of two who are otherwise equal, I may go with a black one this time. Unless, of course, I like the yellow one more :) That's it for now, I am sure that Franna and I will have plenty to talk about after our trip, and plenty to share with you in the next week or two... I do think that I have decided on Winnie for a name, unless some other "W" name comes up that fits the puppy to a "T"...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Proud "Dad"...
My step-daughter, Jennifer, and I have a great relationship. I came along when she was 15 (she's almost 25 now), and still in the throes of her teenage angst. We decided early on that she didn't need another parent, she already had two, but would prefer to have an adult friend to help her see things and offer truthful advice without trying to be a parent at the same time. I never told her "don't do this" or "do that". Instead, I would explain the pros and cons from my perspective and let her make the choice. And usually, that worked out just fine :) Of course, that didn't lessen the friction that would sometimes come up between her and her mom, but I was in the unique position to see both sides and offer my assessments. Sometimes one or the other of them was in error, and I would let them know that, but usually, it was just a matter of Jenn wanting to fight with someone (anyone !!!), choose her mom (who would not fight with her) and then calming down from whatever had really been bothering her and peace would once again reign. Franna will NOT fight at all, trust me on this. Jenn is (much) more emotional, Franna is (much) more logical and I am somewhere in the middle. That means sometimes I want to pick a fight too, but I know that it is stupid and a waste of time even while I am trying to do it :)
One of the things that I managed to pass on to her is my love for the automobile (and unfortunately the knack for driving a bit TOO far over the posted speed limit :). For her 17th birthday, she had a party and invited many of her school and 4H friends over. That was the year that I bought her a tool kit. Not a cheap one, but a nice big one with lots of tools for a variety of situations. She thought it was great, although I think that some of her girlfriends were a bit puzzled over it as a gift choice for a 17 year old girl. She still has that kit and we have added a few odds and ends to it over time. She always wanted me to teach her how to do things on her or my vehicles, but due to college (first mine, then hers) and living on opposite sides of the state once she left home, we never really got a chance to do this. She learned a few things, she can change her own oil, filters and sparkplugs... Anyway, just before Thanksgiving last year, she purchased a 1991 Firebird to replace her beloved PT Cruiser that was totaled in an accident (not her fault). Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, she started having problems with it not starting all of time, and after replacing the battery (it needed to go anyway, trust me :), we decided that it was the starter. She managed to get it over to our house for Christmas, but with all the snow and such that we had on the ground, we never got a chance to actually get it replaced. So I did what any Dad would do, I bought her a Chilton's auto repair manual, a new starter and sent her on her way back home to the east side of the state. Actually, I was less than thrilled about this turn of events, but there wasn't anything I could do about it as she needed to get back to go to work. Once she got back, she dinked around for a couple of weeks trying to find someone who would help her change it out, but finally this past Monday, she decided just to do it herself and get it done. She called and we talked before she started and reviewed the process a little bit, cleared up a couple of items she was unclear on and I gave her a few pointers about safely putting a car up on the jack stands and such. I didn't hear anything for a couple of hours, then she called and told me that she had the old one out! There you go, that was half the battle! So we talked for a few minutes about the potential gotcha's for putting the new one in. I didn't hear anything from her for a couple hours again, then she called to say that it was done, and I listened to the car start over the phone :) :) :) It sounded just fine to me, no awful grinding noises or sounds like things are about to fly off or anything like that. Thanks Jenn for this proud "dad" moment :)
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Could this be the answer ?
MindNet Journal - Vol. 1, No. 34
V E R I C O M M / MindNet "Quid veritas est?"
The following is reproduced here with the express permission of
the author.
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non-commercial purposes only, provided this information and the
copy remain intact and unedited.
The views and opinions expressed below are not necessarily the
views and opinions of VERICOMM, MindNet, or the editors unless
otherwise noted.
Editor: Mike Coyle
Associate Editors: Walter Bowart
Alex Constantine
Martin Cannon
Assistant Editor: Rick Lawler
Research: Darrell Bross
Excerpted from:
OPERATION MIND CONTROL: The Cryptocracy's Plan to
Psychocivilize You
Expanded and Revised, 1994.
By Walter Bowart
Had I not heard this story, in essence, from a half dozen other
survivors of this kind of mind control, I would not have included
it here. But we video taped a number of credible people talking
about these "voices" in their heads. People who experience this
are what Martin Cannon referred to in his book The Controllers as
"wavies." Cannon wrote:
Every Senator and Congressional representative has a "wavie"
file. So do many state representatives. Wavies have even pled
their case to private institutions such as The Christic
And who are the wavies?
They claim to be the victims of clandestine bombardment with
non-ionizing radiation -- or microwaves. They report sudden
changes in psychological states, alteration of sleep patterns,
intracerebral voices and other sounds, and physiological effects.
Most people never realize how many wavies there are in this
country. I've spoken to a number of wavies myself.
I don't like the term "Wavie." It's a hard-hearted term which
does not show any sympathy for the people who are suffering this
way. They're suffering just as much as the people who have
survived the so-called Project Monarch. Giving them the benefit
of the doubt, I'll term them E-M Targets, E-M for electromagnetic
spectrum, since the technical possibilities exist that they are
experiencing bombardment by ELF, VLF, SHF microwaves, magnetic
waves and other radiation of the electromagnetic spectrum which
can be modulated so that voices can be heard inside the head,
without implants, without speakers. Most of them have been
diagnosed as being "Paranoid Schizophrenic..." but they are not,
for it is possible to transmit electromagnetic waves to a human
and stimulate the audio nerve circuits, thus creating auditory
input whose source is external to the individual.
The above is from the Limited ( 500 numbered copies, signed by
author) Edition of OPERATION MIND CONTROL, The Cryptocracy's
Plan to Psychocivilize You, Expanded and Revised, 1994. The book
is available free with a Charter Membership to the Freedom of
Thought Foundation ($100), at POB 35072, Tucson, Az. 85740-5072.
The membership fee includes a free 1 year subscription to FREE
THINKING newsletter and lifetime discounts on other products.
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As the campaign trail heats up for the National Council elections on Sunday, February 11, town hall has announced one polling station will be open on voting day at Espace Léo Ferré (7 Terraces of Fontvieille), from 8 am to 5 pm, and will not close for lunch.
Voters will need to bring their valid identity card or passport with them to cast their ballot.
Monegasque nationals who need to renew their identity cards can do so from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 4 pm, until February 9. However, the old model of ID card is valid to vote.
Proxy votes can be arranged when an elector (principal) designates a Monegasque voter of his choice (proxy) by completing the form available at the Town Hall or on the Monaco Town Council website www.mairie.mc or the Prince's Government www.gouv.mc.
Proxy voting is reserved for electors who reside permanently or temporarily abroad for study or training purposes, outside the Alpes-Maritimes or the neighbouring Italian province of Imperia. Additionally, in the case of a disability or illness, or professional or sports obligation, voting power may also be delegated to a representative.
In all cases, supporting documents must be provided.
Proxy requests must be sent to the Town Hall by February 2, 2018. Further information available at the mairie's Civil Status- Nationality Service or at Espace Léo Ferré, on voting day.


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Location : 5th Ave cor. Mc KinleyDrive, Fort Bonifaci0
Turn Over : September 2008
Type of Units : Flat, single level
Size : 36.76 – 122.30 in sqm
Bedrooms : 1, 2, 3
Bathrooms : 1, 2
No. of Floors : 38-storey
No. Tower/s : 1
Monthly Dues : P70-75/sqm
Parking starts at : P600,000/slot
A premier address, a stylish lifestyle, make it yours.
Live it up with the steep price tag, a new premier address will soon rise in progressive Fort Bonifacio Global City.
Within and around the area, enjoy easy access to the city's trendiest restaurants, most fashionable shopping spots, a world-class hospital,
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Enjoy a fabulous view of the city skyline, and the metro's most prominent villages. Designed to suit your taste, and fit your lifestyle, at prices you can afford.
Features and Amenities
* Pet friendly
* Maid's quarters
* Maid's bathroom
* Laundry room
* Studio room
* Pool
* Tennis court
* Gym/ spa
* Balcony
* Terrace
* Cable TV
* Entrance Lobby with reception/ security counter
* 24-hour command security counter
* Centralized mail Room
* Three (3) High-Speed Passenger Elevators And 1 Service/passenger
* Elevator
* 24-hour security service
* Automatic heat/ smoke detection and fire sprinkler system
* Annunciator panel with emergency speaket at all floors
* Intercom system from reception/ security counter to all units
* Overhead water tank and underground cistern for ample water supply
* Standby pwer generator for common areas and selected outlet in each unit
* CCTV monitoring on selected common areas
* Garbage room
* Three (3) level basement parking


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David Berg
1. I WAS STARTING TO MURMUR & COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT BARKING LIZARD, & IT HASN'T BOTHERED ME EVER SINCE! I never had such an idea before. It just struck me, you know how those funny things happen: "He's your watchdog!" Now that's the last thing I would have ever thought about, but did it ever occur to you maybe he is? He sort of barks like that if there's any disturbance & somebody's around. When he hears noises or when he hears us stirring around or animals, maybe cats or whatever.
2. AT LEAST IT MADE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT HIM if he was out there barking at things & being of some kind of use & serving some kind of purpose, not barking at me! It made me feel better about it. I have a good feeling about him now. (Maria: I noticed lately that even in your sleep it hasn't disturbed you at all. I noticed you were sleeping through it a lot more than you had been before.)
3. MAYBE HE SORT OF ACTS LIKE A WATCHDOG! It's a pretty good-sized thing & makes such a big noise. He was pretty big when we saw him last time. I think if that lizard came charging at me I'd sure be scared, so maybe he makes a pretty good watchdog! Maybe he scares off other pests, rats & roaches too! Maybe if he's disturbed he makes that noise, & you'd think a robber or a thief would be a little bit worried about causing any disturbance or any sound. In other words, if they stirred him up & got him to doing that, a thief would be afraid that the noise was going to attract attention' just like a dog barking.
4. IT'S TOO BAD WE DON'T KNOW MORE ABOUT THESE THINGS! Here we live with this thing & we don't know anything about it. Why does he adopt us? How come he doesn't live over there or over there? Sort of like that big black cat we had in London—we didn't adopt him' he just adopted us! We don't know where he came from & finally we didn't even know where he went. He disappeared just before we left, remember?—Almost like he knew we were going.
5. I'M GOING TO CALL THAT HIS BARK FROM NOW ON, I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO DESCRIBE IT! TYL! At least it made me feel better. It was the night before last when I was so angry with him I almost felt like it was the Devil laughing at us. So I don't know whether it's just the Lord trying to give me a little psychological treatment so I wouldn't worry about it or if he really acts like a watchdog, I don't know, but at least I've been happy ever since & it hasn't bothered me since. So PTL!
6. HE DOESN'T BARK NEAR AS BAD OR AS MUCH AS A DOG & WE DON'T HAVE TO FEED HIM OR TAKE CARE OF HIM, HE SEEMS QUITE CAPABLE OF TAKING CARE OF HIMSELF! (Maria: As big as he is, he must get some pretty big things to eat! So maybe he does eat a lot of roaches & who knows what else!) He was big & fat' the last time we saw him his body was almost as big around as my arm & his legs were as big as my fingers.
7. HE SURE IS UGLY AS SIN, ENOUGH TO SCARE ANYBODY' SO IF HIS BITE IS AS BAD AS HIS BARK' HE OUGHT TO MAKE A GOOD WATCHDOG! Who knows' maybe he is! Maybe these natives are afraid of him. It sure is a weird sound in the middle of the night. But isn't it funny? I cheered up & I've been happy about his barking ever since. Maybe it's the power of wishful thinking, but whoever said it, it sure did the trick: "He's your watchdog!"
8. AND WHY DID HE ADOPT US? Why did he decide to live here in our yard? He even lives in our house part of the time, at least he lives in the outside parts. He could just as easily have decided to live over at the neighbour's. So why me? Must be a reason & maybe that's it!—At least that certainly comforted me ever since.
9. IT'S NICE TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY'S OUT THERE & ON THE LOOKOUT! Apparently he stays up all night. We hear him often through the night, but we seldom ever hear him in the daytime, do we? So he must sleep in the daytime like a dog & prowl around out there at night. So I've felt good about him ever since. I'm sure if he were disturbed by anything out there, it probably causes him to do that barking. His noise is kind of a cross between the noise of a frog & a dog barking, & it sure is loud, enough to scare anybody! I think it sure would scare me if I were out there. Imagine having that thing bark like that right in your ear if you didn't know he was there!
10. SO I'VE JUST ACCEPTED IT AS THAT EVER SINCE, THAT HE'S OUT THERE AS OUR WATCHDOG, & I'VE BEEN THANKING THE LORD FOR HIM INSTEAD OF CURSING HIM! The Lord has turned cursing to blessing, so I've been blessing him ever since & he hasn't sounded near as much like he was laughing at me any more. So praise the Lord! "All things work together for good to them that love the Lord" (Rom.8:28), even if it's just my imagination!
11. WHERE ELSE WOULD I HAVE GOTTEN SUCH A THING? I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BEFORE! I hated him! I was praying about him & cursing away, actually praying that the Lord would get rid of him. And that was the funniest kind of an answer to get, like why would I want to get rid of him?—He's my watchdog! The words that came to me specifically were: "He's your watchdog!" So PTL!
12. I'M SATISFIED & I DON'T CUSS HIM ANY MORE! In fact, every time he barks out there, I thank the Lord for him that somebody's awake & watching, somebody's out there with an eye on things' apparently somebody that can even see in the dark! And he can sure do things dogs can't do! Who ever saw a dog sitting on the side of a wall? He could probably prowl across the ceiling. I think that's why he's so loud sometimes' I think he's up inside our ceiling.
13. ANYHOW, NOW I'M THANKING THE LORD FOR HIM INSTEAD OF CUSSING HIM! So thank the Lord, the Lord's turned cursing into blessing & the psychological effect on me is certainly much more positive. PTL! Now I count him as a friend instead of an enemy.—So why not try a positive attitude toward "pests"?—Maybe they're your friends in some way. I never liked frogs, really, till I got the "Hallelujah Chorus!" (ML No.1586). Now I realise they're our friends & eat their weight in mosquitoes & roaches! GB'M! How about yours!


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My Humans
I like to describe myself as boring.
You know those sorta people yeah? All their activities start and end indoors, within a few random books or in-front of the PC. I think them boring too. I am one of them.
They say Life is like a canvas; it begins blank, but everyday is another brush stroke.
If my life was left to me in my room, with my random books and my PC, I swear my canvas would be full of black, white and grey. x_x
But then I have all'o y'all!
You listen to me and read my ever infrequent boring posts. You keep up with my crap (I know it's a lot), make me laugh crazy out loud, get my absolutely boring jokes that only I understand. You hear me repeat the same old -supposedly interesting – stories about my dad, my sister and my momma, and still smile through it. You take the pain to explain your jokes – cuz I'm usually slow, holla even though I never stay in touch and basically not only accept my weird complexities but embrace them.
I know I'm the goofest goof there is and I don't show it or say it enough, but I'm grateful.
Grateful you are in my life and you bring all these splashes of green and purple and yellow, and red and pink, turquoise, cyan – that new colour I just learnt – aubergine! You make my canvas full of energy and it's the sweetest thing.
This is certainly not the best way to say thank you, considering you might not see it early enough, but you will, 'cause I know you're out here lurking from time to time 😉
Y'all are my reason to believe
Why the world is skewed
- While we struggle with our daily lives – work, relationships, family, life! – we portray pieces of perfection only. Depicting each day like it was straight out of a cookie jar.
- We spend a little too much time perusing unnecessary details about other people's lives on the Internet. Thanks Mark.
- We indulge, everyday, biting at tiny bits around the edges of disaster. Only after we've nibbled halfway into the pie and see tragedy looming, we set out – obviously too late – to make amends.
- We spend too little time thinking and all the time talking.
- Better yet, we say things we really haven't thought through.
- We live in the present and selectively forget the past, and the people in it, and the blessings they brought, and the joy they shared.
- We are so carried away with proving unnecessary points, everything loses value.
- We say things we do not mean. Make promises we would not keep. Take commitments we would not carry through.
- The objects of our desires are usually the ones with huge stop signs ahead. We move towards it any way.
- We kill cockroaches without realising they have a life, a dream and a family too.
- Better yet, we just don't care enough.
The world is skewed, because you and I make it that way.
Musings of a NEW 24 year old
Disclaimer: This does not apply to all 24 year olds and older, I mean, I've only been 24 for a few hours *shrug* Some sorta twisted note to self? Yeah, somewhat.
- It's your last year in the 18-24 demography, from next year, you're going to start ticking the second line on all those many forms you'd be filling. How's about making this year count?
- If you aren't living your dreams by now, please what are you doing? No no no, Baz Luhrman's Sunscreen message saying "Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life, the most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't" does not apply. It simply DOES NOT! Solomon became king as a little child, ya too old auntee!
- WAKE UP! You see how you still think relationships are like tinko tinko, when you're already going for all your friends' omugwo… you had better start ensuring all your dates are close in proximity to Ikoyi registry. Silent reminders are hugely effective.
- I know, I know, you think disheveled hair is sexy. I'll just break it to you – it's not. It's untidy. And why do you have to keep it tidy? The girls out there are not smiling, see point 3 again. 😀
- You see all those work outs you've only been having in your head and your timetable, you gattta start them now! Metabolism weel soon start slowing down and fat seeping in. Yes, ya now older!
- From now on, when anyone randomly asks your hobbies, you should say – with gusto – "Cooking! Oh I love cooking!". Grown women cook everything without breaking a sweat. Kinda. (When the kitchen is well ventilated)
- Be all sorts of sweet to yourself. All sorts. You want a getaway trip; save up for it and go! You want a fancy dinner at some top notch restaurant; grab your girlfriends (that's what they're there for!) or your boyfriend (Stay in the ladies till the cheque is paid), and go! You simply owe yourself your happiness, so never hold back on all the little things that stir it in.
- Family isn't just everything, they'll always be everything. Treat them that way.
- STOP STOP STOP cutting back on your me-time to do the most unimportant stuff. It annoys all of us in here. Solitude is bliss – E.V.E.R.Y.T.I.M.E. – signed, The Introvert.
- Outside cooking, find a real hobby or hobbies. However weird it is, it's yours. No one can take it away. See, every girl has four primary needs – God, an active hobby, a sound mind and friends with sound minds. These needs give you a life, basically. One worth living.
- Always get yourself a smashing birthday gift, every year. It's a necessary. Makes keeping track of the years fun. I think.
- There are NO fairytales. There are pictures you paint, that may be fairytaly and you have to work towards with grit and faith. That's the most you get where fairytales are concerned.
- Keep your words short and as bonds. If you won't do it, don't say it. As you get older, your words do too, and how you handle them is what you'd soon be known for.
- Never EVER lose your soul to this world in a quest to gain vanity.
- Pray everytime. When you're pooping, eating, running, sleeping… EVERYTIME! Prayer is what your life hangs unto. Don't ever forget that.
- No one is perfect, embrace the journey as we all try to figure it out.
- Don't settle for a life less than the faintest picture your ever painted. Even the ones where you are at a Karaoke bar performing some crazy hit single and there's a standing ovation when you're done – don't settle for singing to your self in the shower. -_-
- You should spend more time doing the chicken dance than sitting quietly in the corner. Wacky is you. You'd always be that way. Don't let no one – and no age – take it away from you.
- Be grateful and stay happy, it's the secret to being forever young .
- We are 24!
No Stranger, No!
In response to The Daily Post's writing prompt: "Middle Seat."
'Cuz I like to paint the perfect picture everytime;
If you know a bit about Lagos, Nigeria, you do know it's largely divided into many sects; the most profound division being the Islanders and the Mainlanders.
There's this mini sect between the two, we're the "betweeners"
We basically dwell on the mainland, but we spend the most part of our weeks on the Island. I like to think that we're simply waiting for fate to take it's course and we'd move up! Literally!
So, everyday, I take a bus to the island, to get to work.
Now, I'd like to cue in again, that in some unexplainable way, there's some sorta communal feeling when you're on a bus in the wee hours of the morning. So, we catch the last bit of the sleep we missed together, our heads falling on each other's shoulders unexpectedly. Then, we wake up and have devotion together; the unexpected preacher starting off with "Let's just zing diz worship song together" after which we get off wishing each other perfect days.
Mine has an extra twist to it, 'cuz I take the same bus from the same spot every day, so at least 70% of the people on my bus are the same, everyday! All that's left is to pack lunch boxes for everyone, in the spirit of communal living. Really.
On random days, roughly between the traffic and the fatigue, the person sitting next to me just glances my way… It's always my cue to plug my ears and start nodding enthusiatically to
sometimes no song.
I'm not a snob. I'm just following instructions and avoiding a weird play of events.
On a given day, some months back, for some reason, the person sitting next to me and I were the only two awake. When he glanced my way, I reached into my bag quickly to avoid the conversation I was sure was coming. I had no earphones.
He waited a bit till I was settled and then began his onslaught. The conversation went thus:
Stranger: I've been seeing you everyday, you work on the island?
Me: Yes
Stranger: Where?
Me: Karimu Kotun
Stranger: No, I meant the name of the office.
Me: You wouldn't know it
Stranger: Oh, Ok. I work on the Island as well. You might not know it too.
Me: Ok
Stranger: Ahn ahn. Won't you ask to see if you know it
Me: No
Stranger: Why?
Me: Nothing
Stranger: What's your name?
Me: 'Deola
Stranger: That's a beautiful name
Me: Hmmm
Stranger: You won't ask for my name
Me: No
Stranger: Are you always like this? Giving one word answers and all…
Me: My parents said not to talk to strangers
*Conductor screaming "Obalende bole o*
I shuffle off quickly, leaving Mr. Stranger bewildered
I'm not a snob. I'm obedient. 😀


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Business Cycle Measures
Fluctuating Business Activity
A. Fluctuated follows a cycle
B. Recession: two consecutive quarters
of negative Real GDP
C. See Is GDP a good measure economic success?
Since 1950 Only the Great Recession Had a Negative Yearly GDP Growth
Recent Growth Cycles
C. Causes
GDP is made up of: where Y=GDP, C=Consumption, I=Investment, G=Government Spending, (X-M)=Net Exports, X=Exports, M=Imports*.
GDP in this overview, unless explicitly stated otherwise, refers to real GDP. Real GDP is in chained 2009 dollars.
Is Demography the Destiny of GDP Growth?
f. Recoveries Can Be Slow and Weak
chart-book-the-legacy-of-the-great-recession source=CBPP
See Our Studies
Editor's Note: The ten year recovery was the 1990s. The Vietnam expansion of the 1960s. The longest was after WW2 and included the Korean War. Does anyone want to invade Clinton or Trump to increase and extend current recovery by Syria plus bringing back the draft?
G. Predicting Recessions
3. Recessions Using Excel Charts
Source econintersect.com:Leading Economic Index Sharply Improves
Soft Data Much Brighter Economic Outlook vs. Hard Data
Leading Indicators Links
Economic Forecast Outlook Barely Positive is extensive with many graphs
Current Conditions
Unit I. Review
peak economic activity, recession, recovery,
For Trump
2. Tax Cuts Success?
3. Inflation's Back, Trouble Ahead?
4. Stocks Too High?
5. Recession Coming?
1. Will Inflation/Growth Tame Deficits
2. Will Debt End Capitalism
3. Job Loss to AI
4. Dollar Privilege Continuation
5. Disposition-Illegal Immigrants
6. Is Income Inequality Affecting Growth
7. Will Stagnate Income Continue
8. Russia/China U.S. Adversaries
II. History of the
Business Cycle
A. Overview
1 Most Severe US Recessions
2. A Brief History of U S Banking will provide examples of what has
caused the business cycle in the United States.
3. The Financial Swindle-of-All-Time
4. The first financial panic
a. Causes of the 1837 Panic
b. Panic of 1837
c. Effects of Panic of 1837
5. S&P earnings cycles
a. Part 1: 1871 - 1900, Source
b. rt-2-1900- 1925
6. Boettke podcast on the Austrian Hemline Index and Predictions
8. Cycles Lists
a. List of U.S. Recessions
b. Business Cycle data since 1854 from NBER
c. Top 10 Worldwide 20th Century Financial Crises
10. The Panic of 1907: The fourth so-called "panic" in 34 years.
9. The Mexican Peso Crisis 1994 aka "The December Mistake" Punta!
8. Argentine economic crisis - 1999 If you have no money, is it a good
idea to print more?
7. German hyperinflation - 1918-24 If you have to print a 1,000-billion
Mark note, you probably have too much inflation.
6. Souk Al-Manakh - 1982 Try not to use post dated to buy stocks
5. Black Monday - 1987 Can we call a 23% drop in a single day
a black swan?
4. Russian financial crisis - 1998 devaluation of the ruble and
cancellation of debt is never good for a local stock market.
3. East Asian financial crisis - 1997 aka the Asian Contagion
2. Black Tuesday - 1929 — Really? One day, and not the entire
Great Depression?
1. 1973 Oil Crisis — Big energy price increases cause recessions
The Long Depression And Panic Of 1873
Great Depression by Robert J.
E. Recession of 2007 Articles
1. Great Recession reviewed in a paragraph.
2. A Business Cycle Ends, U.S. Workers Lose Ground slide show reviews
the latest business expansion ending in early 2008.
3. On the Economy CNBC Video, 4/1008 An overview of the economy
with Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize-winning of PIMCO
4. Fed Watch: Turning Which Corner? 05//09
5. Older Americans Made Recession Look Better April 2010, by
M. Kudlyak, D. Reilly and S. Slivinski, FED Richmond.
6. Five ways deflation has already takenhold is a concise forty year review
of recent cycles From renown economist G Shilling from Bloomberg.com
7. Great American Economic Growth Myth
8. The Week Inequality Debt And Credit Stagnation
9. Great Moderation preceded the Great Recession
F. Bubbles Credit And Their Consequences FED looks into predicting bubbles
G. Videos and graphs
1. American-Experience 29 Crash
2. South Sea Bubble of 1720 video
3. Tulip mania: the classic story of a Dutch financial bubble
4. Great Recession Slow Recovery Videos Episode 1 2
H. Economic Cycles Before the Fed | Thomas E Woods, Jr. Austrian School
Economic Normality Changed Seven
Times 1945-2015
1. Rising Income
2. Foreign Competition Began 1970's Wage Stagnation
3. 1980's Bring Less Financial Regulation, Slow Wage Growth
4. U.S. Financial Bailouts and Economic Recovery
5. Poverty Stuck at 15% Since 1984
6. Profit Growth Beats Wage Growth in New Century
7. Wellbeing Continuing Growing
Great Recession on top of Two Bush Wars
Recovering from Great Recession Videos
1 establishes recovery actually has been weak, even
compared to other
III. Unemployment
For Visual Learners Four Videos Structural and Frictional Cyclical Natural Generation Jobless
B. Key Unemployment Topics
1. Natural unemployment rate (frictional + structural
unemployment) is usually 4-6% of the labor force
See Unemployment's Steady Fall Could Signal Trouble—or a Broader Structural Shift 8/27/17
2. Full employment is when cyclical unemployment equals zero
3. Okun's Law: a 1% increase in cyclical unemployment (actual
rate - natural rate) will cause a 2.0% annual drop in GNP.
a. GNP change = (2.0) (unemployment rate change)
b. If unemployment goes up 2% points as it did in the 1990-91
recession then the drop in GNP would be 2.0 X 2% or 4%.
c. Approximate first year (2009) cost of the Great Recession
d. Okun's Law and the Great Recession 3/28/12
e. Okun's Law, Labor Markets in the Global Financial Crisis
4. Labor Force Participation Rate from The Big Picture blog.
5. Noneconomic costs of unemployment include loss of skills,
&n this problem in late 2012)
6. Discouraged workers leaving the workforce lowers
unemployment. first 2 charts courtesy of Gluskin Shef
7. Q&A: Unemployment Extension WSJ, 11/18/10
8. Gallup has Higher Unemployment and Underemployment
than the government. 04/01/11
9. How The Government Manipulates Unemployment Statistics
D. R. Amerman 3/12
10. 2 Videos on negative effects of minimum wage on employment
C. Readings
1. Creating Jobs and Economic Security 3/27/18
2. Economics of Minimum Wage
3. New Study Proves Seattle's High MW Punishes Poor
4. Sticky Wages Hold Back Job Growth WSJ, 11/12/10
5. Exploring Different Unemploymnet Risks
6. Employment Multipliers-US
Unit III. Review Unemployment causes frication within employment process, structure problems, cycle effects
More Unemployment Data
To answer this question first requires a few definitions. A person is considered unemployed if he or she is actively seeking work and willing to take work here and now. It is therefore not sufficient to simply not be working. But this definition of unemployment does necessarily define (1) whether someone who is underemployed should be counted as well or (2) how intensely someone must search for a job to qualify as unemployed. For this reason, the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides different unemployment rates, graphed above. These are commonly called U-1 through U-6:
These various interpretations of the definition of unemployment allow us to have a better understanding of the status on the labor market. But one may still have some misgivings about them. For example, the higher-numbered definitions give equal weight to different classes of unemployed workers. For example, should a person qualifying for U-1 count as much as a person qualifying only for U-5 and U-6 when evaluating the health of the labor market? To address this question, there is the Hornstein-Kudlyak-Lange index that creates a weighted sum of the different categories. The goal is to evaluate the underutilization of labor in the economy. This index (it is available with and without the part-time workers from U-6) is plotted below along with the popular U-3."
Great Recession Was Not So Great
April 2014 Update May 2014 report pushed employment
Bad But Getting Better
And Better
Editors Note: The calamity of the1930 resulted in federal programs like
Editors Note: The unemployment rate was high in 2011, 2012 and early 2013. But, calling it a Great Recession compared to the 1970's and early 1980's which also had inflation which really hurt those on fixed incomes and those with non real estate assets is an exaggeration. Especially since the earlier period had two periods of high unemployment and ten plus years of slow growth might. wikipedia be a bit of a stretch? See 16) Stagflation and the Rise of Supply-Side Economics
North-Caroling crushes unemployed 12/17/13
IV. Inflation
A. Calculating Inflation: What does a basket of goods cost?
1. An increase in prices is measured by a price index
a. Consumer Price Index, CPI
b. Producer Price Index, PPI
2. The PPI measures the change in wholesale priced goods..
3. The PPI is a leading indicator for CPI as wholesalers can usually
pass price changes on to retailers who pass them to consumer.
a. Recent increases in foreign competition made passing
price increases on more difficult.
b. The internet had the same kind of affect in the late 1990's.
4. Calculating inflationary rate for a year when a basket of consumer
goods increase from $400 to $420 would be calculated as follows.
Chained Consumer Price Index allows basked of goods
Unit IV. Review
Inflation caused by Demand Pull or
Short See
Short See http://0Trends
Dollar Buys Less on World Markets
Some Feel Inflation Overstated
V. Are Wages Stagnant? Real Median
Compensation Reveals Answer
B. Price Index used dramatically
1. CPI Adjusted Index-Chart is Red
a) Adjusts for seasonable differences
b) Under estimates income change source
c) Used by people wanting quickly updated data
d) Used to grow support for government programs
2. CPI-U-RS Adjusted-Chart is Blue
a) Measures urban purchases which is more realistic
b) It does not incorporate all possible data on past inflation.
c) For example, no attempt made to reflect any new information
on trends in the safety or comfort of air travel for which there
is no corresponding methodological change in the CPI-U. bls.gov
3. PCE A Index-Chart is Green reflects "consumer substitution" is difficult
to implement in real time.
a) Measures buying of economic shoppers
b. When oranges are really expensive substitute bananas or grapefruit.
1. BLS examples
2. PI-PCE-Comparison4
3. CPI A is like always shopping at the local convenience stores
4. PCE is like shopping at Wal-Mart, local sales and
Internet for the now popular as is an i-phone.
4. Problems With Economic Measurements Over Time 5 min video
Because CPI A isThe graph shows higher, nominal wages are adjusted lowered. Changing buying habits by price helped 15 points with CPI-U-RS and 29 points with PCE A.
While the Federal Reserve considers the PCE A best for measuring the affects of inflation many use the others bring truth to the statement their are liars, darn liars and statisticians. Editor's Note: This paper by Bruce Sacerdote is worth noting:
C. Workers receive more than
income: compensation compared to
Unit V. Review
Worker Compensation has Increased Even More
Productivity and Compensation Growing Together
Editor's Note:
About 20 years ago I read where people concerned over the budget wanted to tie government
salaries and SS to a more realistic measure of inflation and I was not
surprised when government employees making the decision took about ten
to make the change.
SS still uses a CPI Index to adjust benefits which gives recipients a bonus. "...many economists, ...conclude that the CPI overstates inflation." "... only some of the upward bias in the CPI have been eliminated."
"The Chained C-CPI-U
is another step toward eliminating the
substitution bias
Recently when the IRS came under fire for going after conservative non profits I thought the reason was they thought liberal would want more government, more employees, more promotions ...
Misery Index and Long-Term Secular Trends
Inflation Often Determines Interest Rates
Recent inflation data provided by the Department of Labor and an Interactive graphic at the St. Louis Fed.
Interest Rates Since1800 What's Next?
Source nice graph useless analysis
Real Per Capita GDP The Best Measure of Our Economic System
Editors Note: Current 2014 economic unhappiness with our economy blames capitalism when distribution of income and solving economic related problems in a democratic republic is the job of the people and their government.
Macroeconomic disasters since 1870
Discretionary Spending is Down Because
People Will Always Think Prices Are Too High
Stock Prices Continually Up
Reason Is Profits Are Continually Up
Interest Rates Were Constant Until
Because We Print Money
Bubbles Continue to Hurt
Additional Readings
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Stock Prices
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If I yell at my kids and neither one listens, did that bear shit in the woods?
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Buckland Thai
I had been meaning to go to Buckland Thai, the restaurant in The Buckland Hotel in Alexandria, ever since I moved into the area, however with the multitude of restuarants around I had never made it. So when my friend from NZ and I were deciding where to go to dinner last night we decided to try it out.
I'd emailed the restaurant a couple of months ago to find out if there were gluten free options and was told that there were a number. I was therefore a little confused when I got there to find out that the only gluten free option was the Pad Thai. However this didn't bother me as it made my choice easier and I also love Pad Thai, when it's done properly!
When I went to order there was no one at the restaurant till and I therefore queued up in the drinks line (which was rather long and there was only one bar staff on). After waiting for about five minutes someone came to the restuarant till so I ordered our meals. However I then had to get back into the drinks line as you can't order drinks from the restaurant till. This was a bit annoying as it meant it took about 15 minutes to order the food and drinks.
My meal arrived promptly, however my friends didn't arrive until about 5 minutes later (she had ordered Pad Se IW so we were a bit confused as to why it was taking so long, in the end we had to ask the waitress).
Luckily the meals were great! The Pad Thai was one of the best I have had, full of flavour (especially since I added all the chilli they had put on the side!).
My friend also enjoyed her meal and we were both more than satisfied by the end.
Do you get annoyed when meals come out quite far apart or do you expect it?
3 Comments
Fiona said,
ugh I hate when meals come out ages apart
chocolatesuze said,
lol i hate when my meal comes out last cos i am the world's slowest eater


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