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Just a bunch of Iowans on an extended adventure in The Lone Star State.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Land of Adventure
otherwise known as Adventureland. We made our what is becoming annual trip to Adventureland this past weekend with my parents, brother, uncle and cousins. We didn't tell Gabe we were going until he woke up Saturday morning and oh boy was he excited! He didn't want to eat breakfast and couldn't wait to go. He even got right in his car seat when we headed out to the car and for Gabe that is no small feat, usually he is all over the place before he finally settles in his seat. We met up with everyone at my parents house and borrowed their car to drive down in(we sold the Jeep this past week, yay but now only have the unairconditioned,brakes need to be looked at wagon) so decided their car was probably a more comfortable ride. We arrived and and immediatly started in on the rides. Ty was old enough this year to ride a few more rides and liked them once on but the standing in line thing was just tough for him. We started off with the carousel, the ferris wheel and then made our way over the bi-planes. After that Gabe wanted to drive the semi's so along with Daddy the boys got to try those out. Gabe and Carl went on the bumper cars and Gabe enjoyed himself once he figured out you were actually supposed to hit other cars:) We decided to try Gabe on the log ride this year as well, there was a nice line so while Carl and Gabe waited my mom and I took Ty for a diaper change and ro ride the little car carousel and then onto the boats. This little girl asked me if she could ride with Ty in his boat, I asked if she wanted to sit in the back and she politley said she wanted to sit next to Ty:) Luckily Ty was well behaved and didn't try to push her out of her seat. Gabe and Carl finally made it to their log and...well you can be the judge if you think he liked it or not:) The picture is one they take as you are going down the hill so this is a picture of the picture, for the full effect you are welcome to take a look at the lovely keep sake magnet we have of this picture anytime you visit. After the log ride Gabe wanted to try the Underground which Ty was still too short for so Daddy took him and we took Ty back to the bi-planes. Gabe was not impressed with the underground, a little too spooky for him still. We tamed it down a little after that and did the balloons and the ladybugs and then Carl and Gabe did a few other bigger rides. Finally we decided it was time to call it a day and head to the frog hopper which was Gabe's favorite and train. Ty was exhausted and fell asleep in Grandma's arms while waiting in line. He woke up once we were on and didn't go to sleep again until we put him to bed when we got home. After the train ride we tried to get a good family picture but with two tired boys this is what we got, typical. Overall we had a great time and Gabe is already asking when we are going back.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
It was just too nice not to do something outside yesterday so the boys and I headed to Reiman to once again take advantage of our family membership. I thought maybe they would lose interest since we have been there several times already this summer but Gabe was just as excited to go this time as he has been every other time. We took a snack with us and the boys loved just being outside. I let Gabe have the camera when we went in to see the butterflys so the following pictures are all photography by Gabe:)
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
So I was Feeling Very Domestic...
I was feeling rather domestic the other day and got a wild hair to try and make raspberry jam. I had been wanting to head back to the berry farm and get some raspberries for awhile so I decided yesterday was as good of day as any. The only problem was I really didn't know how to make jam and I didn't have any of the stuff to do it so I called Andrea to see if she could help me out. They weren't busy so with a quick phone call to Steph to see if Ty could stay with her and Brenna while Gabe and I went to pick the raspberries we were off. I thought that not having Ty with would make things much easier, he tends to wander away and is just in general an ornery little guy so I thought picking would be a breeze. Not so much, my "helper" was not much help, in fact he did not like picking raspberries, he didn't like that were thistles in the rows, he didn't like anything and did not want to be there. Raspberry picking did not end up being the fun activity I had foreseen. It was also rather difficult to find the good raspberries, there were lots but a lot weren't ready yet and the rest were pretty picked over, we must have hit it right at the inbetween time. After finally getting one whole bucket full and part of another I asked Gabe to bring me the bucket to where we were down the row, he proceeds to spill the full bucket we had gotten, raspberries are quite difficult to pick up off the ground. Then we went a little further down the row and Gabe was running around and accidentally kicked the same bucket over a second time. By this time I had enough so we headed back a little short on what we needed. I decided I would get the rest at the store. We picked Ty up at Steph's and then went to Hy-Vee to get the rest of our supplies. Once we got to Andrea's she had the water bath going and after a quick lunch we got started. We put the raspberries in a big measuring cup and made sure the bugs and grass(thanks to the spilled bucket) were out of the berries. Then we added lemon juice to the berries and smooshed them. We also added a little sugar to some sure-gel and measured out 7 cups of sugar(anything tastes good with 7 cups of sugar, I am pretty sure) Then we put the berries on the stove and gradually added the sure-gel and then constantly stirred as it came to a boil, we then added the sugar and again stirred until it came to a boil. When it was done Andrea put it into jars for me(it needed 1/2 inch of space between the top jam and top of jar, she did much better at eyeing that then I would have) Then we put the lids and put them into the water bath. Once the jars had boiled for 10 minutes we took them out of the water bath and listened for the lids to pop. They did and we headed home after a great first jam making experience. We had a partial jar that we just put in the fridge last night and even though it hasn't quite been the recommended 24 hours yet Gabe was begging to try some out this morning at snack. I broke down and let him try it, I think he liked it:)
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Wet and Wild
Friday afternoon we needed some good old outside time and since we can't go to the pool or splash park because of Ty's hand still being covered we decided to try out some water balloons in the back yard. Gabe "helped" me fill them up in the bathroom and squealed with delight if the water would spray out at all. When our bucket was full we headed outside to try them out. Both boys really liked them. Gabe would try out all kinds of different ways to get them to pop. Sometimes he squeezed them, sometimes he sat on them, sometimes he threw them on the ground. Ty just carried his around until he squeezed it hard enough to pop it or he dropped it on the ground. Gabe chased Ty with them a few times to try and get him more wet but he was never very successful at getting him with the balloon itself. After we ran out of balloons I had the boys pick up the pieces in the yard, Gabe was very good at finding lots of other things besides balloon pieces, like this lovely leaf. After we got the balloon pieces picked up we got out the hose. The boys had lots of fun running from the hose and having me try to get them. We also put the hose on the slide and let Gabe go down it. He went really fast and I was actually afraid he was going to hurt himself with how much he wiped out at the bottom. Ty loved the hose too and would nod his head yes every time I asked him if he wanted me to get him. He was not quite as brave as Gabe but he had fun too. We had to stop when the yard seemed to be getting somewhat muddy and the boys were beginning to resemble mud monsters. On a random note I tried to get a video of some of Ty's new words but was rather unsuccessful as he was soaking his burned hand and way more interested in the water at that point, but I thought his hi's were pretty cute anyway. Ty's hand is looking much better and I am hoping we will not have to cover it anymore after his Tuesday appointment. He is getting pretty good about the holding his hand just right when we soak, put ointment on and wrap it though.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Fun on the Fourth
but not so much fun on the third. Friday Carl and I took both boys to the Dr. Gabe had his 4 year well child visit and by Friday morning the burn on Ty's hand was looking kind of bad so we decided to see if we could get it looked at at the same time as Gabe's appointment. Luckily we could and thank goodness Carl had the day off and could help me with both the boys as it turned out to be a marathon appointment. First off the Dr. looked at Ty's hand and said that it was definately a bad burn especially on his palm and we needed to get the rest of the dead skin off and put some salve on it and keep it covered. Then he checked Gabe out. Gabe weighed in at 38 lbs. and was 39 1/2 inches tall, just a tiny bit over the 50th percentile for weight and just a tiny bit below the 5oth percentile for height so we have an average boy:) The dr. checked out the rest of Gabe and everything looked good until he had to have his 4 shots in the arm. He was not a happy camper and I think it was easier when he was a baby, he did not squirm and he wasn't naughty during them but he cried and kept telling the nurse, ow..I don't like that, stop, stop. It was sad at least when they are babies they can't talk. After his shots and he calmed down some we went to get his hearing test done(he passed with flying colors which proves to me the child most definately can hear, it is the listening part he has issues with...hmm I wonder where he gets that:) Then we had to go to the lab and do a finger prick for the lead and hemoglobin test, the lab tech was very good though and told Gabe to watch the red bubbles go into the tube while she was squeezing his finger, he liked that and hardly noticed it hurt. When we got back to the room Carl and Ty were just finishing up soaking his hand and the Dr. was removing the rest of his dead skin, Ty was not happy but really did a good job at holding still and letting them do what they needed to. The nurse came back in and put the cream on it and wrapped it up. We have been soaking, putting on cream and wrapping ever since. Here he is with his paw as we call it.he went back today and his fingers are looking much better but his palm is going to scar and we have to continue to wrap and put cream on it twice a day but we are down to only once a day soaking and rubbing that is good news. Two hours later we finally left the Dr.'s office and then went to Ice Age at the movie theater with my mom and dad. Ty did a pretty good job at the movie. The above pictures were my attempt at a cute Fourth of July picture with their flags, obviously that didn't work out so well but we had a good day anyway. Carl's mom and dad came down for the day and Andrea and the boys came as well(Alan was still gone at a conference but made it back in time for the fireworks.) We went bowling and ate pizza at lunch since it was still raining so Carl could show them the completed bowling alley. They then ran some errands while all the boys took much needed naps. That evening we grilled beef tenderloin and had sweet corn, watermelon and pasta salad. Carl's mom and dad left after that and the rest of us waited around for the fireworks. We walked down to the Hilton parking lot and sat up by the new Alumni Center and let the boys do sparklers. Gabe was a little unsure about them at first but then loved them and kept wanting to do them even after the fireworks started. Ty was not so sure about them and it was probably a good thing, he tends to touch things he shouldn't and we do not need two burned hands:) Clark and Ty created their own fun chasing each other around the lawn chairs, they didn't need sparklers anyway. It was nice to just walk back home after the fireworks and not have to deal with traffic. Overall we had a fun fourth!
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
The Tower Park
Gabe has names for practically every park in town. Brookside is the fire engine park, Roosevelt Elementary playground is the castle park, Inis Grove is the fish park, Moore Park is Jared and Steph's park(because it is behind Jared and Steph's house) and our most recent discovery is Moore Memorial Park aka the tower park. Carl took the boys several months ago now while I was working one day and it remains a favorite. They love the tower you can climb up, which over looks a barn and silo and the golf course. It is a pretty nice park with really nice walking trails and plenty of play equipment. I finally got to go with to visit the tower park the other night so I had to take the camera along to capture some pictures.
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What is a visionary? What is a dreamer?
A visionary and dreamer is someone who has and can see what others cannot see or what is yet to exist. When I said see in the previous sentence, I don't mean seeing with your physical eyes, I mean seeing with the eyes of your mind, I mean having the power to let your imaginations go free and go where no man has gone. Physically blind mean still see while dreaming in their sleep, which goes to show that your dreams,visions, hopes and aspirations are not limited to your physical environment and situation. The only limitation to your dreams is you. In the New Living Translation of the Bible, God told Abram from Genesis 13:14 'Look as far as you can see in every direction…I am giving all this land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants as a permanent possession.' In terms of your life's goals, how far can you see? Are you operating under a limited vision, or are you willing to dream big. The late Steve Jobs was able to achieve what he did in his life time because he wasn't afraid to dream, because he wasn't afraid to envision what others could not see.
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A 24-year-old Youngstown contest continues to draw a crowd. Hundreds gathered in Warren for the Youngstown Dart Association's annual competition.
While participants threw darts for a shot at prize money, they also threw for charity.
Steve Evangelista has been coming to the competition for 13 years. His strategy is simple.
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The competition, now in its 24th year attracted a crowd of around 400. Many come from out of state for a chance to play.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
I'm Done!
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You've been busy! I didn't realise that you'd made that many beanies! They're lovely Carol! xReplyDelete
Wow! I love these! And I love beanies! I get a little obsessed with them in winter :) xReplyDelete
They all look so lovely, Carol. That yarn is beautiful!ReplyDelete
That is quite an accomplishment Carol, well done.ReplyDelete
Your beanies are all lovely - great colours, and how lovely to have a whole day just to do as you please... Enjoy"ReplyDelete
Love all those beanies, Carol! And I love your fuschia needles too! I hope you had a lovely relaxing day....with lots more knitting. Looking forward to seeing your next project!ReplyDelete
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Wow, that's a lot of beanies! And they all look great; I love your yarn.ReplyDelete
They are so pretty! It is really starting to feel like knitting weather now in Melbourne xReplyDelete
I love these hats! I can't believe you've made so many! I usually struggle with second sock syndrome never mind fifteenth beanie syndrome! The yarn is wonderful; all the best colours taken from nature. Red berries and blue skies!ReplyDelete
I love days like that, jobs all done and no other commitments, a whole day spent knitting sounds lovely. You've done a lovely job Carol creating all of those beanies I'm not sure I could be quite as committed as you have been to get so many made. xReplyDelete
How intriguing those last lines are!ReplyDelete
That's a lot of warm heads you've ensured there :)
So beautiful! They will definitely be keeping some heads warm! xo heatherReplyDelete


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Friday, 6 October 2017
While we were away I had two falls - one which led to me having bruises on my knees, arms and nose(it's the part that sticks out furthest and I fell flat on it)I had been putting my purse away in my bag and tripped over a metal divider where workmen were fixing the car park - I fell into a fence but went down onto tarmac!
Fortunately hubby and some lovely Asian gentlemen (from London!)helped me up. My nose still hurts even though it was two weeks ago!
The second time was as I tried to push my suitcase off the escalator when we arrived in Paris - the exit ridge was higher than usual and I fell over my case and sat down hard on my bottom - it was really hard to get up and hubby was behind me - along with half the folk off the train!! A kind lady and a young man helped me to my feet - and I got some dirty looks from the people coming past me off the escalator! This time my other arm was hurt along with a toe and my bottom (which still hurts…a lot!!!)
While we were in Paris we visited some churches and while sitting in one of them I was able to collect my thoughts and give thanks for how grateful I was that I hadn't broken something or been cut badly!
My journal page for Elke's theme this time at Art Journal Journey - Landscapes Of The Soul.
Over our time in France we have visited some beautiful churches and I am always in awe of the way these churches were built and decorated, especially the Mediaeval ones.
I am still struggling to get my photos off my camera - I am having to go via hubby's phone and I took…..A LOT!!!!
These were all taken in a chapel with the Cluny Museum which is dedicated to Mediaeval History,(you can access some pictures but there will be more here …eventually!)
Thanks for looking, Chris
15 comments:
- geistige_Schritte said...
I am very happy and thank you for doing this with my topic at AJJ. Your journal is fantastic, I like it very much!
The church photos are very interesting!
o what I read since you are twice as bad fallen, I'm so sorry for you
and I hope to hear the pain soon!
Get well
- 6 October 2017 at 12:55:00 BST
- Valerie-Jael said...
I am so sorry to hear that you are a fallen woman! Hope the bruises and ouches soon go away, look after yourself! The journal page is lovely, as are the wonderful photo, thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend, hugs, Valerie
- 6 October 2017 at 13:09:00 BST
- Marjut said...
This is a wonderful page!
- 6 October 2017 at 13:29:00 BST
- froebelsternchen Susi said...
Oh my gosh - really a luck that you haven't broken anything Chris! I love how this beautiful church inspired you to this "THANK GOD" page which is absolutely beautiful!
Hope you feel well now and no pain in the back or anywhere else! Take good care my friend! Thank you very much for such a fantastic page linked to the "landscapes of the soul"theme!
Happy weekend "fallen" girl!
oxo Susi
- 6 October 2017 at 15:12:00 BST
- Helen said...
oh Chris, I am so sorry to hear you fell not once, but twice! hope the cuts and bumps and bruises heal soon. Loving the first pictures - and your grateful page is just perfect.
- 6 October 2017 at 18:33:00 BST
- Meggymay said...
Oh Chris. it sounds like you had a couple of events that you wish hadn't happened. I hope you are not in to much pain, take care of yourself.
Your journal page looks beautiful and so do the photos of the Chapel.
Yvonne xx
- 6 October 2017 at 20:17:00 BST
- Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...
I hope you soon feel better. I can't begin to imagine how difficult the trip must have been for you this time. I'm just thrilled to read you didn't break anything. I'm sure T is taking care of you, but this art journal page speaks volumes about your feelings right now.
The photos of the chapel in the Museum are lovely. I can understand getting photos off your camera. It took me six months to show all the Cosmosphere photos I had. I'm just glad you are home and SAFE. Now please, please get well for us.
- 6 October 2017 at 21:00:00 BST
- Let's Art Journal said...
Sounds painful, I hope you feel better soon! You have created so much beauty on your page and I can see how you were inspired by your experience and the amazing churches you visited 😁. Your photos are stunning, you have captured the architecture beautifully and I bet it was amazing to see it up close! Thanks for sharing and wishing you a lovely weekend! J 😊
- 6 October 2017 at 22:54:00 BST
- Crafty She said...
Hi there Chris. I love your page and your photos...I hope your bruises soon heal, it sounds really painful..xxx
- 7 October 2017 at 12:37:00 BST
- My name is Erika. said...
Chris I hope you are not so sore so soon. That kind of thing always puts a damper on a trip. But your church photos of lovely. Wow, what architectural elements. They are amazing. the journal page is gorgeous and really speaks well to those photos. Hugs-Erika
- 7 October 2017 at 13:33:00 BST
- craftytrog said...
Ouch! So pleased you weren't badly hurt Chris! It would have been a shame to cut short your wonderful trip!
That's a beautiful page!
Alison xxx
- 7 October 2017 at 14:50:00 BST
- Rita said...
Oh no! Both falls sound awful. You are right, though, to be grateful you didn't break anything or cut yourself badly. Sounds like there were some kind, helpful people nearby, too. Glad you are okay! :)
- 7 October 2017 at 18:14:00 BST
- Pandy Grenville-Evans said...
Hi Chris - guess the moral of the story is you just have to stay in and do more crafting!!!!
Hope you are ok and enjoying all the mischief you are getting up to!
xxx P
- 9 October 2017 at 18:46:00 BST
- butterfly said...
Oh, ow - so sorry to hear about your falls... I hope the bruises are starting to fade now. You certainly found medicine for the soul in that glorious preserved chapel, and it made its way on to your beautiful contemplative page too. Lovely.
Alison x
- 10 October 2017 at 14:29:00 BST
- Purple Tree Paints said...
Oh no poor you, glad nothing is broken. X your photos are fan I love reading what you have seen x
- 11 October 2017 at 07:32:00 BST


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Ms. Schmidt crossed her arms and adopted a haughty expression like that teacher you hated in fourth grade. Metzger spoke for the group, which was uniformly tense. "We don't think you understand your mother's prognosis, Mr. Marks. We're all here to answer your questions, but I'll summarize for you: The heart attack damaged her heart, and it's barely pumping. She has a faulty mitral valve that will undoubtedly trigger another attack, and she won't survive it. She's blind, and that's a very scary situation for her. She's had several stokes, and they were likely connected to the heart attack."
I glanced at Rosenberg and he cocked his head as though to say, "Maybe."
Metzger resumed his summation. "The fluid that had built up in her legs has now found its way to her lungs. If that isn't reversed, we won't have to wait for another A-fib episode—the pneumonia will end her life. And we've just discovered she has a strep infection that could be fatal."
I glanced at Harrison. He shrugged.
Metzger was going to continue, but I cut him off. "I know she's sick, doctor."
"She's very, very sick, Mr. Marks, and we can't operate. The best thing would be to move her to a hospice where she can be cared for, a place where the family can make her last days comfortable."
Metzger was fortunate I wasn't holding a weapon. He saw my fury and held up a hand. "Sign the DNR, Mr. Marks. Save yourself the agony of life support and decisions about pulling the plug." He gestured to Ms. Schmidt, who nodded. She had obviously organized this lynch party.
I waited for my body to return to a normal temperature. The group probably thought I was considering Metzger's recommendation. I was not. As the tallest person in the room, I had a perch from which to deliver my response.
"That is a living, breathing, thinking, and feeling human being," I said, pointing to my mother. "Assuming God has a plan, we're all tools for His purposes. Your role as skilled tools is to heal that human being until His will overrides your skill. It's not your prerogative to make decisions for Him, and it's sure as hell not my job either."
I heard intakes of breath and shuffling. Ms. Schmidt's face contorted into an angry mask. "Let me remind you," I continued, "that you all took the Hippocratic Oath and spoke aloud the words, 'Above all, I must not play at God.' I looked it up."
Now the doctors gave one another embarrassed looks. I had them on the run. "I also looked up B streptococcus in the Wiki." I waved my cell phone at them. "I learned that most people contract it in hospitals. Since my mother's case wasn't discovered until she had been here for thirty hours, I'd guess she contracted the infection right here in your hospital."
Harrison turned scarlet. The other doctors avoided eye contact.
"If she dies of the infection, you can expect a lawsuit."
Ms. Schmidt's mouth formed a large "O." Metzger inched toward me, invading my space. "See here, Marks, there's no need to threaten us. We're all trying to do what's best."
"Good. Then let's get back to work." I turned directly to Kaplan, the hospitalist. "If we can clear up the peripheral problems—infections and blindness—my mother can gain strength so Dr. Metzger can fix her heart. I am not going to let her die for lack of attention and neither are you."
Metzger shook his head. "Believe me, Marks, there's nothing I can do." He muscled his way through the crowd toward the door. Before exiting, he said, "The rest of you can do what you want."
What exciting story are you working on next?
Randle, my enduring protagonist, takes a job in the high tech industry and faces the replacement of middle class American workers by outsourcing, automation, artificial intelligence and robotics. That circumstance serves as backdrop to Randle's continuing search for identity while his past continues to haunt and torment him. ("In the south, the past is never past.")
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
I think a writer is born a writer. It's not a vocation one chooses; it's an inbred compulsion to express thoughts and feelings. This was confirmed relatively late in my life with the publication of my first novel, Defiled.
Do you write full-time? If so, what's your work day like? If not, what do you do other than write and how do you find time to write?
I do write every day, starting at 7:00am and continuing until I have a minimum of 1000 words or reach my target of 1500 words. However, once a writer is published, s/he becomes a small business person in the business of selling books and suddenly promotional work competes with writing time.
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
I focus best amid chaos. Some of my best work has been produced on airplanes, at beaches, in hotel rooms and waiting rooms. As a substitute I plug in my headphones and listen to, and sing along with, rock-n-roll. My wife offered to ship me to a remote mountain cabin to concentrate, but I'm not sure that would work for me. It might be nice for her, though.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A lawyer. Still do. My father thought I should be a politician since I lied so glibly and convincingly as a child. Now I lie on paper.
Anything additional you want to share with the readers?
I love interacting with readers and I'm thick-skinned, so I welcome all comments and suggestions.
Thanks for joining me today, Mike.


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Murray Hoffman
Very helpful with a great sense of humor. Serious when needed but always made the class an enjoyment. Took his class at Anne Stevenson in Grade 8 and had him all the way at Columneetza until grad! Bio 12 was one of the few classes I looked forward to every day!
One of three teachers able to tolerate and compete with my sarcasm and cynicism. I had for Chem 11. and he was a good teacher in that respect, not as knowledgeable as Hornby but much friendlier.
Mr. Hoffman is a great taecher i enjoyed his class very much
Hoffman Is a Great Teacher Hes A Good Listener Awesome Sense Of Humour Listens To What You Have To Say A Great Teacher
he was a cool teacher. i learned quite a bit in his class.
hoffman is such a dork! he should stop evesdropping on his students!! its not an art class, its a SCIENCE class!! stop giving so much homework too!!!
I did not learn what I was hoping for in his class, TOO MANY ART PROJECTS!!! No more posters. We spent less time prepping for provs than making posters


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Need a little push to get in the holiday spirit? Well, grab you red scarf and your red shoes and head for A Noise Within to see their production of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL. There will be no more humbug-ing from you!
That's because the play is just so lovely, so colorful, and so full of music that you will not be able to resist it. This is the third consecutive year that A Noise Within presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL for the holidays, precisely because it is so enjoyable and well-received. It will be performing through Dec. 23, and it can make for a wonderful holiday outing with your family. This play "allows families to once again take a supremely theatrical journey, and celebrate the transformative power of forgiveness during the holidays," said Geoff Elliott, who adapted the play from the novella and who plays the part of the Scrooge. (He is pictured above along with yours truly.)
Elliott does a great job transforming from a grouchy man with zero holiday spirit into an appreciative, thoughtful, and thankful uncle who remembers the mistakes of his past, the importance of family ties, and the need to ensure himself a happier future. Along with him is a professional cast that includes Freddy Douglas as the Narrator, Deborah Strang as the Ghost of Christmas' Past, Jill Hill as Mrs. Cratchit, Rafael Goldstein as Fred, and Stephen Rockwell as Mr. Cratchit.
Someone in your group will be singing "Glorious," a most lovely song that is part of the play, all the way home. Promised! A CHRISTMAS CAROL at A Noise Within is appropriate for all ages, 90-minutes long without an intermission.
Single tickets are $48. Student rush (with I.D.) tickets are $20, available one hour before each performance. Tickets for youth 17 and under are $34. Gather a group of 10 or more people and tickets become $25 for adults and $18 for students. Check out specific dates and availability at http://www.anoisewithin.org. The theater is located at 3352 East Foothill Blvd.
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The holiday season is rich in temptation. A thousand delicious reminders are everywhere, asking if you among the one-third of Americans who have been planning on taking control of your weight – and if so, what will you do?
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The very effective program is appropriate for all ages, from eight to 80. It is especially helpful for those with medical conditions brought on by weight who require close monitoring and attention. Dr. Huegel is joined by her experienced and compassionate staff, including behavioral counselor Lisa Kaplan and family physician and bariatrician Dr. Carol Penn. No prior medical clearance is required and there are interest-free payment plans available, plus you can use your flexible spending accounts. The office cautions that prices will be increasing in 2017, so if you are making weight loss a New Year's goal, call now and schedule a free consultation. Sign up with a friend and both will receive $100 off the initial phase. Medimorphosis even offers evening hours.
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Science of music brought to the big screen
Science of music brought to the big screen
Research into computer generated music has been used to create the soundtrack for a film nominated for a British Universities Film & Video Council (BUFVC) Learning on Screen Award.
The soundtrack for the film; 'Into the Looking Glass – how selfie culture is preparing us to meet our future selves' was created by Dr Alan Chamberlain, University of Nottingham. Dr Chamberlain, who is based in the Mixed Reality Lab, worked with the Centre's Professor David De Roure to develop a software that allows people to explore computer algorithms in a creative way.
The tools developed were called "Numbers into Notes" - a software-based interpretation of Ada Lovelace's theorizing on the properties of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
Dr Chamberlain said: "It's been great to work with David. Working in an environment such as the Oxford e-Research Centre, where people are supportive of new and experimental approaches to developing and understanding new technologies, is really important. Being a Visiting Academic at the Centre can lead to innovative and interesting outcomes. For me this research has brought together the Arts, Humanities and Sciences and has promoted collaboration between the Universities of Oxford, Nottingham and Aberystwyth".
In creating the soundtrack, Dr Chamberlain worked with the film's writers and directors Dr Greg Bevan and Dr Glen Creeber at the Department of Theatre Film and Television, Aberystwyth University.
The film asks the viewer to re-think their evolving relationship with the media. Rather than simply illustrate the script, the selected audio-visual materials attempt to offer a more engaging experience for the viewer by responding to and entering into dialogue with the spoken text.
Dr Chamberlain continues: "Sometimes research can be difficult to explain, but by showing how unique tools such as Numbers into Notes can be used people can understand where the research has come from, its value and the innovative and impactful ways in which research can be applied in the real world, such as composing soundtracks for film".
The Numbers Into Notes research explores the use of autonomous systems for composing music. Using the Numbers into Notes interface the composer is able to create a musical algorithm (set of notes) by experimenting with the different mathematical formulae. The musical sequences can then be used for inspiration, or used directly in compositions.
This research is part of the EPSRC's Fusing Audio and Semantic Technologies for Intelligent Music Productions and Consumption (FAST). This project brings the very latest technologies together on the entire recorded music industry form producer to consumer, making the production process more fruitful, the consumption process more engaging and the delivery and intermediation more automated and robust.
The Award Ceremony is at the British Film Institute on Thursday 26 April 2018 at the BFI Southbank, London.
Article adapted from University of Nottingham blog http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/newsroom/2018/03/12/science-music-brought-big-screen/


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Alright. Again, I've been remiss in posting. In my defense, I wasn't cooking, followed by lots of cleaning, followed by a last minute vacation. Since I've been back- a few days- I haven't made anything to be proud of. In fact, I've tried everything in my power to not cook. Why? Because I don't wanna! I am also aggressively stamping my foot. However, I'm slowly starting to accept the fact that it's not so bad and that I've missed it lately.
Once I got home, I ate nothing but fast food, frozen pizza, and ramen noodles. Until yesterday. Oh yes. Actually, I surfed the Kraft food website. I hate even admitting that because it feels like cheating. I don't consider combining a box of this and a bag of that cooking. Of course, I am a snob that can't live up to my own standards. Oh well. I made a close approximation of this recipe and added steamed broccoli and a small can of water chestnuts. I am not impressed with the recipe. But OH MY GOD. Have you tried the salad dressing? I bought the pre-made and it is heaven. It's almost exactly the dressing they used on the mandarin chicken salads at Wendy's. I may end up buying a lettuce farm just for this dressing.
But this counts right? This is cooking? What with the boiling of noodles and steaming of broccoli? Please say it is. I mean, it's not doctored Ramen...
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In April, the New York Law Journal honored five NYU Law alumni on its 2016 Rising Stars list. A 24-judge panel chose 42 lawyers, age 40 and under, in recognition of their accomplishments and contributions to the practice of law and their communities.
- Nicole Friedlander '01, assistant US attorney, Southern District of New York
- Salvatore Gogliormella '02, partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Susan Greenberg '02, senior counsel, New York City Law Department
- David Shanies '06, David B. Shanies Law Office; former principal, Hughes Hubbard & Reed
- Maureen Ketler Schad '07, pro bono counsel, Chadbourne & Parke
Profiles of all the honorees will be appear in the journal on June 7.
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So after I talked a big game on Friday about losing some weight and getting back on track using My Fitness Pal, I went and blew it all this weekend.
I mean, royally blew it.
Mr. Smith Summary and I had a much needed PNO (Parents Night Out) and ate dinner at Texas de Brazil - and if you have ever been there, you now know how I could blow it as bad as I did. Granted, I tried to be equal opportunity with their gigantic salad bar but I could not say no to dessert.
Add to that I've taken the past 4 days off from running to try to heal my shin splints and it led me to feeling rather bloated and frumpy on Monday morning.
And I hate feeling that way. Especially since I had made the commitment to do better for myself and had been doing so well. I guess with my injury I took that as the opportunity to relax on my nutrition and well, that should have been the main reason to keep at it.
So today is April 1st and I've decided to hit the reset button. No joke.
I'm back to logging my nutrition in MFP and being loyal to my workouts and I even took one BIG step in my running this morning.
I hired a running coach.
Yup. See, I have my eye set on a pretty big event and I think I'm going to need help making sure my body is ready for the challenge so I've sent out for reinforcements! I can't divulge all the details now because it will ruin the surprise of what I have in store but this person has inspired me in my running and I feel she will get me to the finish line in a way that I can be proud of.
I'll be giving you the scoop on my plans real soon but in the meantime - have you hit the reset button lately?


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Our current consumption habits are fueling a global environmental crisis. The reason is simple: we cannot run an exploitative and linear consumption system indefinitely on a finite planet.
The good news is that these consumption patterns can be changed, starting immediately. If some of us—particularly in high-consumption countries—simply decrease the amount we consume, we can create a ripple effect throughout the entire system. We ensure that fewer natural resources need to be used and less energy is needed, and we entirely eliminate the problem of what to do with all of that stuff once it's thrown "away." The impact is even greater when manufacturers and institutions reduce their use of materials, goods, and energy.


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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Being Nasty at the desk, and nice the rest of the time.
It is busy!
We've left Australia, and are sailing currently to East Timor. The programme team have a new manager, who is bent on reforming them and is changing many ways of working, becoming more team based:
brainstorming rather than ivory tower development of programmes,
Flexi-time working, everyone chipping in rather than fixed hours, and so on.
The AV team isn't really part of the programmes team (go figure), but we work a lot with them, and so I've been trying to push my team into being at as much of this voyage's programme team time as possible. Attending devotions with them, being at the creativity sessions, and so on.
This morning we had a fairly good session, which I led, I was trying to get them to think outside of the box in reguards to how we use our venue. The on board "Main Lounge" is most frequently set up with all the programme happening in one "stage" section at the front, and then rows of chairs at the back, or tables in a cafe setting. Often the most transformation the room gets is having curtains put up, perhaps fairy lights and lots of flags (you know, the whole international thing).
Anyway. We can do so much more. Once we started imagining things, ideas like turning the whole room into a Japanese Garden, with an island in the middle and a moat and bridges and stuff came up. Building a slum from Manilla out of the whole room, hanging the curtains to turn it into a ginormous beduin-style tent, and so on. One group even thought of having a "Indiana Jones" type set up, with different areas of the lounge being different places around the world, tying up some of the audience with a knife suspended above their head and then dropping it on them if their team-mates didn't answer the questions of a quiz correctly...
Some of the ideas may take a little modifying. Health and Safety, you know.
Still, it was a good session, and then we looked through a lot of our video clips collection, to talk about what we can use, how we can use videos we have more effectively, and so on.
This evening was the weekly prayer-night, which this week was being run by the on board School. It was somewhat chaotic, as these kinds of things are wont to be.
Anyway, the guy who was leading the musicy part of it didn't bring me a song list at all (which is mentioned on the pre-event A/V form, which he otherwise did fill in), and then half an hour before we began, during his sound check time, he brought up two new songs which needed to be entered into the database while I was trying to sound check them... He know's it's supposed to be 24 hours before an event that they give in any new songs.
Still, I told him off, but put the songs in anyway. So, quite hectic. It all went really well in the end, and sounded pretty good, all the songs worked, and so on. Apparently I made an impression on him though, as after the evening was finished, he showed up at the sound desk with a large bar of chocolate to say sorry for being so late all the time!! Amazing!
3 comments:
- Claire said...
Ah yes, he suffers from the addage "better to ask forgiveness than permission." A bit irritating, but it often comes with chocolates, or in my case, special coffees :)
- 3:24 pm
- Stéphane K said...
Hey Dan,
This really sounds like you, reassuring I know. Reminded me for a moment of Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
In any case, I'm glad to hear that they've got someone somewhat decent to take over from Claire, what a relief really.
Miss you man. I'll try to call up soon. I can't go on much longer. Just two more days and then the weekend.
- 8:24 pm
- Kris said...
I tried to call three times now, and every time I get connected to a dentist office in Florida. Is there something you'd like to share with the rest of the class??
Hope drydock is loads of neverending fun, and that you manage to fill all the holes before putting it back in the water.
- 10:40 pm


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Justice Blackmun Dead At 90
Blackmun was widely known as the author of the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
The former justice had fallen and broken his hip at home a day before the operation.
In an interview released by the Supreme Court, Blackmun said he looked back on his three plus decades on the federal bench and his 24 years on the Supreme Court "with great appreciation for the opportunity to live those days."
"This was one of the greatest satisfactions for me," Blackmun said.
Blackmun served 24 years on the nation's highest court after being appointed in 1970 by President Richard M. Nixon. He retired in 1994.
When appointing Blackmun, President Nixon called him a "strict constructionist," a term defined by Nixon aides as a judge who leaned toward interpreting existing law rather than making new law.
Blackmun, who lived every decade of the 20th century, said these years have been a period of great growth in the national consciousness of America's obligations to the world.
"The United States has recognized the fact that it has a distinct posture in the world and a distinct responsibility in the world," Blackmun added.
Reflecting on the condition of the Supreme Court, Blackmun said the court must be equipped to handle new issues that may arise.
"A decision will have to be made [by the Supreme Court on new issues]. That's what life is all about. That's why it's so fascinating," Blackmun said.
Blackmun often cast liberal votes in cases pitting individual liberties against governmental authority. But he generally voted against expanding the rights of criminal suspects.
He was a champion of maintaining a strict separation between church and state.
But towering above all else in Blackmun's high court tenure was his role in the 1973 abortion decision and subsequent rulings.
His authorship of Roe vs. Wade made him the most vilified Supreme Court member in history. He received more than 60,000 pieces of "hate mail" because of the decision.
Blackmun said he doubted the court was prepared to deal with abortion in 1970. If it had been, Blackmun said, "I think it would've alarmed everybody."
In a 1983 interview with The Associated Press on the eve of the tenth anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, Blackmun repeated the phrase "author of the abortion decision" slowly and softly. "We all pick up tabs," he said. "I'll carry this one to my grave."
Looking toward the 21st century, Blackmun said it should be an exciting time given the development of knowledge.
"We have to work hard to keep [the world] peaceful," he said, hoping against the threat of World War III.
Twice during the interview, Blackmun emphasized that he could not understand "why man is inhumane to hs fellow man."
"Greed, corruption and selfishness prevail for the most part over the better features of mankind's nature," he said.
Blackmun was born in Nashville, Ill., but was raised in St. Paul and Minneapolis.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and three daughters.
"We'll make it somehow," Blackmun said. "We've done well so far."


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Bath's Freddie Burns has been suspended for three weeks after admitting making a dangerous tip tackle on Josh Adams during Saturday's game with Worcester.The 27-year-old was sent off for the challenge in the 63rd minute of his side's 29-13 Premiership win.He pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared before a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel on Tuesday.
Burns will miss Bath's opening two Champions Cup games and the Premiership derby with local rivals Gloucester.Bath start their Champions Cup campaign at home to Italian side Treviso on Saturday before travelling to Scarlets on Friday, 20 October.They face the Cherry and Whites at the Rec on Sunday, 29 October, two days before the ban expires."The panel heard evidence from the player as to the tackle and concluded that this was a reckless tackle that had, by the player's own admission, 'gone wrong' as opposed to an intentional act of foul play," said chairman of the panel Gareth Graham."Given that there was no injury to the Worcester player, the panel found it was a low-end entry point."The player accepted the charge in full, apologised immediately on-field and to the Worcester player post-match and has a clear disciplinary record. Therefore the panel gave full mitigation reducing the sanction to three weeks."Burns, who won the last of his five England caps in 2014, started his career with Gloucester and joined Bath from Leicester in the summer in a move which saw current England fly-half George Ford go the other way.
Source: BBC Somerset