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I think all of us, at one time or another, have received a gift that we'll never use, we don't like, or don't have a gift receipt for. This article has some tips to regift those items and for more on it, you can find the article here.
A dozen rules for regifters:
1* Don't mention it, please. Post thinks "the best approach is to be upfront" when regifting, but I have to ask: Why spoil the moment? If you tell your sister-in-law, in so many words, "I have no use for this nasty vase, so I'm giving it to you," even a person in need of a vase will hate you. I say, keep your yap shut unless there's a good reason not to.
2* Do update the wrapping. The next most common regifting faux pas, after leaving the previous gift card attached, is to regift in the original, now crinkled and possibly torn (hello!?) wrapping paper or box. If the phrase "Hey, it looks almost new" crosses your desperate holiday brain, remember that the "almost" is a dead giveaway to the new giftee.
3* Do keep track of who gave it to you first. Writing on The Dollar Stretcher, Joyce Moseley Pierce recommends creating a stash of regifting items you can always use in a pinch. I say, OK, but keep a small notebook of who gave you what. I had a harrowing experience that involved regifting a pair of earrings to a cousin -- who had given them to me two years before. I forgot. She remembered. And she let me know about it.
4* Don't EVER regift these items. Certain items are a total, dead, instant giveaway that you not only are regifting, but you're too lame to put any effort into it: candles, soap, random books, mysterious CDs (unless your brother wants the hip-hop version of "Man of La Mancha"), obscure software, cheesy jewelry, scarves (do we not all own a scarf?), fruitcake, pens, cologne, boxed sets of extinct bath products (Jean Nate? No, no, no), videos or DVDs obviously acquired on a street corner, socks and any appliances or electronic gear the giftee would be puzzled to receive because they probably just got rid of it (including hot-air popcorn poppers and anything with a cassette deck in it).
5* Do have the courtesy to clean your regifts. I once got a rice cooker . . . with a couple of kernels of rice still clinging to it. Some hand-me-downs can be passed off as regifts if the packaging is intact, like the wine glasses you've belatedly decided to share with a loved one. Just wash the lipstick off the rim, 'kay?
6* Don't give partially used gift cards. As technology pushes the envelope of regifting possibilities, the chance of looking like a ninny only grows. Don't give a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble that has $14.56 left on it. Would you give a pie with a slice taken out of it? We hope not.
7* Do remember that regifts can be funny. A friend of mine said that when he was younger, he and his sister would jokingly regift the same two board games back and forth to each other. If you think a friend would get a good laugh out of, say, a regifted self-help book, go for it -- as long as you make the prank clear.
8* Don't give something you've owned for a while. Not only is this in violation of the hand-me-down rule above, the giftee can and will recognize that picture frame from your living room shelf. (And while you're at it, don't regift picture frames, either.)
9* Do regift champagne. You know the joke about fruitcake: There are only two fruitcakes made each year, and we just keep foisting them off on each other. The same is true of the 11 bottles of champagne that circulate during the holidays. But there are never hard feelings from regifting a bottle of bubbly, unless it's really cheap or given to a confirmed teetotaler. Eventually it will find a happy, champagne-guzzling home.
10* Don't give products from defunct companies. Someone gave to my husband and me a lovely crystal decanter from a department store that no longer exists. The decanter is a classic. It was just a little depressing to think it had been in someone's closet for that long.
11* Do sell your gifts on eBay. When someone first told me that, rather than regift, he sells unwanted presents on eBay and uses the proceeds to buy real gifts, I was awed. Then I realized everyone is doing it. "My father gave my brother a boxed set of Kurosawa films, which my brother promptly sold for a pretty penny on eBay," one woman told me. So THAT'S where all that stuff comes from.
12*Don't give hand-me-downs as regifts. Novice regifters (and those who are terminally tacky) often get these two categories confused. Don't. A hand-me-down is an item you've already used that you'd like to pass along to someone who will enjoy it and use it more than you will. For example, a sweater you've removed the tags from and worn twice. You could wrap it up and give it as a "gift" only if another real gift is provided. A regift should be just that: a gift you've never used that you're giving away as though it were a . . . real gift!
Monday, December 29, 2008
12 Rules for 'regifting'
I think all of us, at one time or another, have received a gift that we'll never use, we don't like, or don't have a gift receipt for. This article has some tips to regift those items and for more on it, you can find the article here.
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Saturday, December 27, 2008
What Child is this......
Do you remember me posting about The Mother Letter Project??It was a huge success and here is a sampling of the letters, posted by Seth, the creator of The Mother Letter Project
Grab your box of Kleenex and Enjoy!
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Friday, December 26, 2008
St. Stephen's Day or Boxing Day
A group of orphans receiving gifts in East London, 1921.
Originally, Boxing Day - the first weekday after Christmas Day - was observed as a holiday "on which postmen, errand boys, and servants of various kinds received a Christmas box of contributions from those whom they serve". (Charles Dickens)
Also, poor people carried empty boxes from door to door, and the boxes were soon filled with food, Christmas sweets, and money. Parents gave their children small gifts such as, oranges, handkerchiefs, and socks. People also placed old clothing that they didn't need anymore in boxes, and they were given to those in need.
The best clue to Boxing Day's origins can be found in the song, "Good King Wenceslas." According to the Christmas carol, Wenceslas, who was Duke of Bohemia in the early 10th century, was surveying his land on St. Stephen's Day — Dec. 26 — when he saw a poor man gathering wood in the middle of a snow storm. Moved, the king gathered up surplus food and wine and carried them through the blizzard to the peasant's door. The alms-giving tradition has always been closely associated with the Christmas season — hence the canned food drives and Salvation Army Santas that pepper our neighborhoods during the winter — but King Wenceslas's good deed came the day after Christmas, when the English poor received most of their charity.
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Thursday, December 25, 2008
And so this is Christmas....
This is what we woke up to this morning....piles more of snow and the closest we have to a Christmas tree is this one in the lobby. But there are SO many people who are stranded at the airports or in hotels, that we are very grateful we have such a lovely room.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve Day
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow??!!
So, here we sit in a very lovely, warm hotel room on C-mas Eve Day, with our truck in the shop waiting for a part to arrive in from Detroit Michigan only the good Lord knows when (they hope by the 31st) and no cars to rent...and even if there was, the Rental places I called cannot deliver the vehicle, since the roads and Freeway are under storm advisory. The Airports in the Southern BC and Alberta are canceling or delaying flights( 75 flights canceled so far and tomorrow may not be any better) and the entire Lower Mainland (Vancouver & area) is socked under snow. I mean....I even had a time getting a taxi to come out and the Transit system has told everyone to stay home, since they might be able to get to the destination but might not be able to get you back. Soooo....I'm chillin' and using this as a lovely vacation :)
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
10 Worst Gifts to give a Guy
You may recall me posting Top 10 Lamest Gifts You can Buy a Woman. Well in response to it, here are the 10 Worst Gifts to Give a Man...fair enough :) Go to Totally Her
for the detailed post.
1. Ties
There are only two types of men: those who hate ties, and those who grudgingly accept them as part of the job. They choke us, and make us feel like a cog in the machine.
2. Socks
Socks are lame, forgettable, and men just don't care about them. Enough said. Next!
3. Cheap liquor
If you truly would like to give us a good Christmas present, don't be cheap, and get the best you can afford — we'll thank you for it!
4. The latest video game or DVD
Actually, this is not such a bad idea, it's more of a warning. First make sure that he did not buy it already. And second, just make sure that's the game he wanted.
5. Self-help anything
Men try to think of themselves as mature, in control, taking care of business people. Of course it doesn't mean we are that way, but we like to think of ourselves that way. So we are generally very discrete when we pick self-help books, and generally don't like other people doing it for us, no matter how well intentioned they are.
6. Female-oriented Spa certificates
Most men these days do like Jacuzzis and massage, no question about it. But if a girl gos and buys from the same Spa she likes — or even worse, her Yoga Spa — what men end up with is with throw away gift, and an expensive one to boot.
7. Gift cards
So you don't know what to get, or you don't have the time, or you don't care, so you get a gift card! Right? Wrong! Gift cards say a lot about you, and for the most part they don't say much good about you. Try to get something instead, make an effort — we notice!
8. Exercise gear
This is gray area, go for it if you truly know he likes it a lot, and he works out all the time. Otherwise, again, it could be seen as those gifts with a bite, it is a gift but also a big in-your-face criticism.
9. Tickets to ballet or opera
It's a pretty good bet that this is more a gift to you than to him, so why do it?
10. Anything diet
And I am talking here books on diets, diet menus, diet food, diet DVDs, diet whatever!
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A Visit from St. Nicholas
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."
by Clement Clarke Moore
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Facing the Holidays with Grief
The reality of Grief is one that we really don't want to have to think about. But, it's there, staring us in the face and there is no way to escape it. Whether we are hurting ourselves or know of someone who is, we feel uncomfortable in pain and often don't have a clue what to do with it. I found this article to be helpful.
Facing the Holidays with Grief
Article by: Rosa
Posted from: http://totallyher.com
My heart goes out to those of you who would rather crawl into your bed, curl up into a little ball, and sleep until the holiday season is over. Holidays are not a time of joy for you — at least not this time around. Instead, you are facing them with this insurmountable grief. The holiday cheer doesn't soothe the grief, but instead emphasizes it.
I have been there, more years than I care to recall, quite frankly — years, where the holidays were pretty much non-existent for me, drowned out by grief, anger, and sadness. For me, it was a hurting and broken family that just decided not to try anymore. All of us went our own separate ways, some permanently with unforgiving bitterness, others because we weren't sure how to handle the wounds that existed and it was just easier to withdraw from the conflict completely. What was once a family, such as it was, was no more, and the holidays were deliberately called off on an indefinite basis.
I'll never forget the pain and I'll never forget the double shifts I pulled at work during those years, because what else was there to do but work and stay busy on a day, that for me, mocked all I had lost?
For some of you, it's a similar pain this year. It's a pain that comes from a family torn apart by unforgiveness and a lack of reconciliation. Some of you have a parent (or parents) who have just walked away without looking back, like I did, others have runaway children. Still others are still trying to get over the horror of the suicide that occurred earlier this year. Some are grieving the end of their marriage and some are living the nightmare of their spouse winning custody of the children with their manipulative lies in court.
Some enter this holiday season grieving death. The death may have been an unexpected devastation that came in the form of a car accident or heart attack or brain aneurysm. Maybe it was a death that was, in some ways, a relief because of the suffering your loved one experienced for the months leading up to it, but left a huge gaping hole nonetheless.
Maybe you are grieving the loss of your job or even the loss of your home this year. Your heart is broken because there is no money for food on the table, much less Christmas gifts for your children.
Perhaps the grief is coming hand in hand with your new home in a new state, far away from family and friends.
The grief may be there this year in that empty spot on the couch where the family dog used to sit, thumping his tail, while everyone opened presents.
I wish I could write an article with this magic formula to make this time be all better, free from pain — but I can't. There is no step-by-step process I can take you through to ease the pain. Most everything I say will seem trite and cliché. There are no easy answers. The only thing I can offer is the following:
Allow yourself to grieve. You may think that for the sake of the kids or for public appearance you need to pretend all is well. You don't. It's ok to admit that you are struggling with sadness and even anger. Unfortunately, many people aren't going to want to hear about it because it throws a damper on their own holiday cheer, but right now, it doesn't have to be about making others happy at the cost of denying your own feelings (which, by the way, will make the grieving process take even longer in the long run).
Sure, you don't have to attempt to make others as sad as you are, or punish them because they can't grasp your grief, but you certainly don't owe it to anyone to deny what you are going through, all for the sake of protecting their feelings.
As far as the kids, yes, they need the holidays to have some happiness to them, but chances are, if you're grieving a loss, so are they. Your honesty about your emotions will allow them to be honest about their emotions, which will aid in their healing process.
During this time, get healthy amounts of sleep. I say "healthy" because we tend to sleep too much sometimes when grieving, and this can contribute to severe depression as much as not getting enough sleep. A "healthy" amount is what your body normally needs to operate on. For some it may be seven hours, for others it may be nine. I can't prove this with any research articles, but personally, I think sleep helps our hearts heal and when we deprive ourselves of sleep, our hearts stay raw and tender.
Take care of your health by eating properly as well. Avoid excessive amounts of caffeine and sugar, as they will create false highs which you will eventually have to come off of. This will be hard to accomplish for those who are emotional eaters, but look at it as taking care of you, not as deprivation.
For those who are the opposite of emotional eaters, eating is a must. I know you aren't hungry and you even feel nauseated at the mere thought of eating, but depleting your caloric intake adds to the negative feelings. As hard as it is, even toast with something high in protein like peanut butter or a high calorie protein shake has to be eaten regularly throughout your day to keep your physical (and thus your emotional) strength balanced.
As much as you can, get some form of exercise every day: a walk, a yoga session, or even a half hour of dynamic stretching. Keep the blood flowing and take deep cleansing breaths. This too, can aid in the emotional healing process because exercise will help release endorphins which can provide a sense of calm and well being.
Even if you aren't a person who normally writes, journal, journal, journal! A journal doesn't necessarily have to be writing. It can be paintings, it can be charcoal drawings, it can be magazine words and pictures cut out and pasted on paper. As exhausting and time consuming as it may sound, getting your thoughts and emotions out on paper, in whatever form, can help release intense grief.
Set aside time each day to have an intense time of grieving. If you are a Mama or have a job that keeps you busy, it's easy to stuff your feelings in order to keep on with life, but those emotions need to be released somehow, someway. Some people like to set a timer of sorts, and just let go completely during that time. It might be punching a pillow while screaming out your grief or it may be laying in a bathtub sobbing. When the timer goes off the grief isn't gone, but many times people will find the edge has been taken off so that they can keep going. (Note: this exercise can also be physically exhausting, so it is best done at the end of the day when you can go to bed a short time later).
Find a counselor, minister, or therapist to walk with you through this holiday season. Talking to someone can be an amazing source of strength to help you make it through this time, especially on days the sadness overwhelms you.
This year you may not feel like decorating for the holidays, though if you have children, I would encourage you to do so for their sake. If you don't have children, then this may be a year you can skip the holiday decorations. The time will come, as it did for me, that though your loss is still there, you will find yourself decorating again.
Finally, as the holidays come to a close, give yourself the gift of vision and hope. Take a piece of paper and turn it horizontally. On the left-hand side, write where you are currently, including your emotions, your opinion on the holiday season, etc. Then, on the right-hand side, write down where you hope to be a year from now.
In the middle, plot your path of how you plan on moving from the left-hand side of the paper to the right-hand side. It might be, "Buy a grief workbook and work through it this coming year," or "Go see a therapist for the next six months." Or maybe it will be, "I'm going to take up painting," or, "I'm going to take a trip to my favorite vacation spot." The pathway from raw grief to healed sadness will be unique for each person.
In a year, the pain isn't going to be gone — not at all. But the pain won't be as incapacitating as it is now. The hole in your heart will still exist, and always will, but it will be surrounded by blessings that fill your heart.
Memories will still be there but they will carry with them a sacredness, not breath-catching pain. This year the holidays are painful and unbearable, but as someone who has come through the other side, Christmas will come to your heart again. It will always be different and it may always carry a dimension of sadness with it, but it will come back.
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
Sign of the Times
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
It's our age defying us girls.....
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10 Years Ago.....
Colin in Sea Cadets in 1997
Colin at Horseshoe Bay Marina in 2007
I cannot believe the change in our son in just the 10 years. Look at the thin face and bigger glasses in 1997...wow!! Colin was tagged in one of the Cadet's albums. I've never seen those pics before now, so it's cool to come across them on Facebook :)
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
The Ten Lamest Gifts You Can Buy for a Woman
As I was reading this I thought it would be a great thing to post, since we all know men leave gift buying to the very last minute. So....you may want to go directly to Totally Her for the details. Sometimes the lameness of holiday gifts is obvious. A litter box? Granny underwear? Obvious no-nos.
But I can't believe the junk I see in stores featured as "thoughtful gifts" for women. I'm telling you, now — this stuff is crap. Don't believe the hype — every single one of these presents screams "I didn't put one thought into buying your gifts this year, I just bought the first thing I saw at the store."
Here is the "Reader's Digest Condensed Version" to give you an idea of how helpful this might be :)
1. Cleaning Appliances
I know the Dyson vacuum is a sexy machine, and steam cleaners are very nice to have around the house. But this isn't a Christmas present.
2. Auto Accessories
You may think we like pink seat covers or handy cell phone holders. We don't. This gift screams "I bought you what I wanted, not what you wanted."
3. Poinsettias
Christmas foliage is only appropriate as a gift for your mother or mother in law, and then only as an add-on gift. Take it as a general rule of thumb that anything you can find in the front of a grocery store or a hardware store is probably not something that oozes 'romance' when we receive it.
4. Lotion Gift Sets
These are the most annoying gifts of all. We are picky about what we put on our skin. And the cheap crap that goes into these packages makes us smell like a cheap date.
5. Christmas Sweaters
Don't. Go. There.
What do you think of when you think of Christmas sweaters? Old women? Weird aunts? Crazy cat ladies? That's what I think of.
6. Food Gift Baskets
We know these are the first thing you see when you walk into the store. That's because the stores know that lazy gift givers will buy the first thing they see. As irrational as it may seem, if we think that you were lazy about buying gifts for us, we take that to mean that you care less about us. I know. In your world that is ridiculous. We get that. But it doesn't change the way we feel about it. We'd like to, because it would make life easier for all of us. But we can't. So work with us on this one, will you please?
7. Anything from a Drug Store Chain
I know they are convenient. There's a Walgreen's or CVS on nearly every street corner in the suburbs. But that doesn't make it a gift-shopping destination.
8. Bedroom or Bathroom Linens
Towels, sheets, bed pillows, and shower curtains are just plain not allowed to be on your list. We can get excited about a lot of really dorky domestic things. Things that you will never, ever care about. But towels are just not exciting no matter what.
9. Diet or Fitness Products
Buying us anything that implies we need to lose weight is a serious situation. Even if we don't have to lose weight, if we get even a hint that you think we do, it could be a couch-sleeping night for you. To put it in perspective, it would be like us buying you Rogaine for a present. Or Viagra. Or Hair Club for Men.
10. Lingerie
Let's not kid each other here. Who exactly are you buying lingerie for?
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My day seems to be all about ice.
FIRST: Hubby hits a patch of ice at the intersection of a road and Highway....slides right thru to the opposite side of the highway, where running board broadsides the snow in the ditch, leaving a crease just under the running board (which totals the stupid thing - did I say it's on the passenger side and I'll need a ladder to climb into the truck???)sooooooooo, after a visit to our Insurance carrier (ICBC) Hubby discovers that the soonest the truck can get in for repairs is the 19th of January. Now we apparently should be jumping for joy because the other shop can't take the truck until April!!!! ACK!!!
SECOND: I am at traffic lights and I proceed on the green light, only to discover that the car coming from my left couldn't stop when her light turned red and is coming right at me...I floored it...not that it gave me much more speed, but enough to get out of her way.Thank God!
THIRD: I turn into my street and the front tires keep going, but the rear end decides it wants to sway and dance before coming in behind and following. In the meantime a van is approaching but thankfully slows until my car behaves itself. EEK!
YES....it's winter in the snowy North East British Columbia :)
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Monday, December 15, 2008
I have totally been slackin'!! I mean....I've been puttering around doing this, that and the other thing, but have been struggling with aching muscles and fatigue the past few days.
But....I have only a couple more gifts to wrap and then I'm finished and can relax until C-mas....wahoo!!! I SO dislike crowded stores at this time of year and avoid them at all costs. It's just far more fun to get a call that a parcel of ordered gifts needs picking up OR is delivered right to my door.
Don't get me wrong....I love to snoop around unique shops and I also love to spend time browsing or shopping with someone...my girlfriends or sisters in particular :)
What are the top 5 reasons you dislike about Christmas and the top 5 reasons you love Christmas???
1) Crowded malls and stores
2) Scrooge...Bah Humbug!!
3) How cheap commercialism has made this time of year.
4) snuffly noses
5) buying a gift for someone I either don't know or for someone I don't know at all!
1) the sheer glee of kids ripping open their gifts
2) Eggnog and Mulled Cider.
3) The pretty lights all over the place...it makes me SO happy!
4) Seeing as many loved ones as possible
5) Opening gifts...duh :P
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Friday, December 12, 2008
A Walk Down the Snowy Crabby Road.....
....I'm feeling a little Crabby today, so Maxine came to visit....
Twas A Maxine Christmas
(Author Unknown )
'Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house...
Not a creature was stirring
since the cat ate the mouse.
My support hose were hung
By the chimney with care.
(I hung them last Christmas
And just left them there.)
My dog, Floyd, was nestled
All snug in his bed,
After watching the cat rip
The presents to shreds.
And I in my long johns
And ratty night cap
Had just settled my butt
For a long winter's nap.
When out on the lawn
There arose such a clatter,
I swore at the window,
"What the (blank) is the matter?"
I tore open the window,
Not a second to tarry,
All ready to throw
The noisemaker a berry.
A bright moon was lighting
The new-fallen snow...
And I had a moon of my own
Set to show.
Floyd was beside me,
Paw pointing the way
Toward eight tiny reindeer
Hitched up to a sleigh...
And a little old driver
So cheery and quick,
I thought for a moment
That I would be sick.
Like a bat out of...you know,
His reindeer they came,
And I whistled and shouted
And called them some names--
"Hey, Hornhead! Hey, Furface!
Hey, Weiner and Turkey!
Yo, Klutzy and Mangy
And Venison Jerky!
Stay off of my porch!
Get away from my wall!
Now hit the road, hit the road,
Hit the road, all!
But as pedestrians before
My old Buick , they fly
And head for high ground
With great fear in their eyes,
So up to my rooftop
The fleabags they flew,
With a sleigh full of toys
And old Fruitcake - Breath too.
And then, in a twinkling,
I heard on the roof
Holes in my new shingles
Made by each tiny hoof.
As I reached for my slingshot
And a marble as well,
Down the chimney Ssst. Nicholas
Tumbled and fell.
He had a huge sack of
Cheap junk on his back
And I whispered to Floyd,
"Be prepared to attack."
His eyes they were squinting,
His toy bag was draggin',
And I felt for a moment
Like I'd soon be gaggin'.
He was dressed all in red.
With a bell on his hat.
And a belt of black leather
To hold back the fat.
A billowing pipe
He clenched tight in his smile,
And the smell was like something
Had been dead for awhile.
He had a broad face
And a little round belly
That shook when I nailed him
With a handful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump,
Well, actually porky,
And I laughed when I tripped him
(He looked pretty dorky).
He was like a beached whale
Unable to budge.
And he tasted good , too,
If the dog was a judge.
I spoke not a word
But went straight to my work--
A noogie, a wedgie,
A cry of "You jerk!"
Until laying a finger
Aside of his nose,
With a loud cry of "Uncle!"
Up the chimney he rose.
He sprang to the sleigh
And dragged in the toys,
Then he cried to the reindeer,
"Get me out of here, Boys!"
And I had to exclaim
As a slushball I tossed,
"Happy Christmas to all,
And to all a Get Lost!"
But then, as I turned,
I saw 'neath the tree
Two gaily wrapped presents--
One for Floyd, one for me.
A big bag of jerky
Turned Floyd mighty chipper,
While for me was a pair
Of brand-new bunny slippers.
I looked out the window,
And hovering there,
Old Santa was winking
>From his sleigh in midair...
"Merry Christmas, Maxine!"
He cried, full of cheer,
"Same to you, Pal!" I answered,
("I'll get you next year!")
Posted by Faye at 4:46 PM 2 comments
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Yesterday I decided I needed a home-baked dessert. I totally forgot that my fav 9"x13" glass cake pan had broken until I had everything pulled out, so I decided to use my lasagna pan instead and just doubled the recipe. This cake is called Dump cake because you literally just dump all the ingredients into the pan and bake. I chose the chocolate variation(which tastes similar to Black Forest cake), but the yellow or white cake one is equally delish :)
Dump Cake
1 large can cherry pie filling, dumped into a 9"x13" pan
1 19oz. can of pineapple chunks with juice poured on top of pie filling.
1 box yellow, white or chocolate cake mix sprinkled on top of pineapple
1 cup melted butter poured over all layers
top with 1 cup coconut and 1 cup walnuts.
Bake in 350F oven for 30-40 minutes until golden brown.
This dessert is delicious warm with icecream or cold with whipped cream.
Posted by Faye at 8:42 AM 2 comments
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas....
....and that dream is coming true. I'm up to my axle in snow today. It has snowed a lot last night. We have a deal worked out with our neighbors....he gets to play with his quad that has a blade up front and we get our driveway plowed out...that certainly helps me out a ton!! I don't mind keeping the porch, steps and walkway clear, but the two-car wide driveway is a lot of work!!
I'm ready for C-mas. I have only one more parcel mail-order to arrive and then I have all the gifts. I've made and sent off the gifts for my sisters. I am finished the oil paintings for my sons and friend. I have PJ's and other "practical" gifts for the grandkids. It's a good feeling!!
Posted by Faye at 3:21 PM 0 comments
Sunday, December 7, 2008
In Loving Memory...
I am sad to say that my Mom's best friend, Minnie and my girlfriends' Mom passed away suddenly today of a massive stroke. I am not sad for Minnie for she is in a far happier place, but I am sad for those who will miss her dearly.
I have known Minnie my entire life and grew up and went to school with her two oldest daughters. Minnie has been the best of friends to my Mom and my Mom will miss talking on the phone, going for long walks with and having Minnie to laugh and giggle with.
My heart is with Minnie's family during this time of grieving.
Goodbye Minnie...say hi to David for me and dance with him...he loves to dance. Give him a hug for me, like you hugged me when David left us.
Posted by Faye at 5:13 PM 3 comments
'Tis the Season
I don't usually read News clips online, but this article really struck a cord with me. Human nature, when demonstrated like this, is a blatant show of greed, selfishness and materialistic impulses, at the expense of those around us.
"With only minutes to spare before the discount store opened, the crazed crowd pushed through the doors, knocking Jdimytai Damour down and breaking the doors off their hinges. As the crowd surged, people stepped on Damour and knocked over other employees who struggled to help him. Two thousand ravenous shoppers, many of whom had no idea what was going on, shoved and pushed each other in a mad rush. The selfishness is clearly seen by one employee's experience: "When they were saying they had to leave, that an employee got killed, people were yelling 'I've been [in] line since yesterday morning'... They kept shopping."
We can sit in our homes, reading all about this incident and piously say that "I'd never act like that". I wonder how many of those shoppers would have dreamed that they would behave like that. If asked if they would be a part of a mob, trampling employees, a pregnant woman, the one standing in front or behind them, I highly doubt they would have thought that was a behavior they could be caught up in.
"Jesus warned us, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." (Matthew 6:19-21 NIV) Jesus' words were a repudiation of materialism and an exhortation to value those things that endure throughout eternity. In our consumer-driven age, we would do well to heed his words." (by Ken Connor)
I want to go into this Christmas season, with these thoughts foremost on my mind. I want to go through this special time of year "living my life on Purpose"
Posted by Faye at 10:00 AM 1 comments
"True Patriot Love"??....
I received this article, e-mailed to me from an Aunt. How very true....how very sad!!
Let me see if I have this all straight.
The NDP had already hatched a plan for a bloodless coup d'etat prior to the
economic statement by Mr. Flaherty.
It apparently didn't matter that Canadians just voted and elected Mr.
Harper. Mr. Layton doesn't care that we just had a $300 million election.
Mr. Dion announced his intention to step down, but the coup will put him
into the Prime Minister's office even though he got the fewest votes of any
Liberal since Confederation.
The Bloc Quebecois holds the balance of power and the key to government
stability. Hang on, do I have this right? Mr. Duceppe is the defacto
Prime Minister in this game of political monopoly?
So, to recap:
Mr. Harper won, but really lost the election. Mr. Layton lost, but
actually won. Mr. Dion quit but is going to be Prime Minister. And Mr.
Duceppe is laughing his backside off because he is the one who is really in
charge of the stability of Canadian government while being committed
breaking up the country.
Hmmm. I just wanted to make sure I understood all of it. Welcome to our
new banana republic – land of the political wing-nuts.
Author unknown
Posted by Faye at 9:14 AM 0 comments
Friday, December 5, 2008
The very talented Catherine Holman is having a giveaway of one of her delightful paintings. For details click the photo of the cupcake, at the top of my sidebar.
Posted by Faye at 11:12 AM 0 comments
Generation Y
I saw this over at Celebrating Women for the Real World and just had to post it too.
The Silent Generation…
People born between
1925 - 1945
The Baby Boomers…
People born between
1946 - 1964
Generation X…
People born between
1965 - 1982
Generation Y…
People born between
1983 - 1997
Why do we call the last group of people
Generation Y?
I had no idea until I saw this cartoon explanation!
A picture is worth a thousand words....Now I know....
Posted by Faye at 9:30 AM 2 comments
Thursday, December 4, 2008
All I Want for Christmas (A Mom's Wishlist)
All I Want for Christmas (A Mom's Wishlist)
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I read this and immediately knew I had to share this with you. It's an AWESOME Wish List and one I'm sure you'll hope Santa brings every single one of, under your tree :)
Posted by Faye at 10:00 AM 0 comments
Laugh a Little
It's been kinda dreary this week. The sun has come out but only in small doses. We're supposed to get snow today and for the next while actually. Add this to the short daylight hours and it makes for long "nights". Only 17 more days until the Winter Solstice and the shortest day of the year.
So, with that said, I want to include this little laugh I found here:
*2 Requests*
An elderly woman decided to prepare her will and told her preacher she had two final requests. First, she wanted to be cremated, and second, she wanted her ashes scattered over Wal-Mart.
"Wal-Mart?" the preacher exclaimed. "Why Wal-Mart?"
The woman replied, "Then I'll be sure my daughters visit me twice a week."
Posted by Faye at 9:38 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Wordless Wednesday
Posted by Faye at 2:29 PM 1 comments
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
I have my Christmas bins out and right now everything is in a big jumbles mess!! We aren't putting up a big C-mas tree this year, since we found the one we have is just too big for this place. It's not the height but the width of it. It can be done(we've had it up in here), but I hate the crowded feeling....so, I just put a tiny one up and we'll buy a slim one after C-mas when they go on sale. I'm decorating the mantle and around the house, keeping it simple this year. I LOVE C-mas, but we'll be going over to my son & daughter-in-law's place for gift opening and turkey dinner, so this is the year to simplify :)
Posted by Faye at 12:11 PM 0 comments
Monday, December 1, 2008
"Before going to bed
After a fall of snow
I look out on the field
Shining there in the moonlight
So calm, untouched and white
Snow silence fills my head
After I leave the window.
Hours later near dawn
When I look down again
The whole landscape has changed
The perfect surface gone
Criss-crossed and written on
where the wild creatures ranged
while the moon rose and shone.
why did my dog not bark?
Why did I hear no sound
There on the snow-locked ground
In the tumultuous dark?
How much can come, how much can go
When the December moon is bright,
What worlds of play we'll never know
Sleeping away the cold white night
After a fall of snow."
- May Sarton, December Moon
Posted by Faye at 9:23 AM 0 comments


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*Talk Page Archive 2 (March 4th, 2010-July 8th, 2010)
New Talk Page
Starts Here. --JKoch(Owl Me!) 23:02, March 4, 2010 (UTC)
Archive Template
- Do you want me to help you get the archive template properly on this?--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 23:08, March 4, 2010 (UTC)
RE: Warning
Well, considering:
- It's an unregistered IP
- It's their first and only edit
- It was relatively minor
It was most likely just "hit-and-run" vandalism, and I doubt we'll even see anything from this person again. Personally, I usually save Vandal2 until either they continue to vandalize after getting the Vandal1 warning, or if their edit was especially vulgar, profane, or disruptive. - Nick O'Demus 00:17, March 5, 2010 (UTC)
- Well, I'll admit these are just my personal guidelines. You don't have to apologize for having a different point of view. - Nick O'Demus 00:21, March 5, 2010 (UTC)
Thanks Hcoknhoj. -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 01:03, March 5, 2010 (UTC)
That vote on the Talk:Hermione Granger page has gotten really close, huh? :P--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 00:57, March 7, 2010 (UTC)
- Well, I am sure that others will agree with the new image Seth has uploaded and switch around their vote. If the picture gets over 6, I will eliminate the one with less votes, as we can't eliminate the other image, as it wouldn't be fair, as Seth just put on the image a few minutes ago.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 20:00, March 7, 2010 (UTC)
RE:Private Lessons
I guess so. -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 03:36, March 7, 2010 (UTC)
Private Lessons
The original article needs to be moved back, not just copy-and-paste the text, or it will lose the page history. I'll ask an admin to fix it back to the way it was. - Nick O'Demus 03:41, March 7, 2010 (UTC)
- Bingo. - Nick O'Demus 03:43, March 7, 2010 (UTC)
- "Bingo"? -- GrouchMan (Send an owl then scram!!) 03:49, March 7, 2010 (UTC)
- Grunny fixed it. - Nick O'Demus 07:40, March 7, 2010 (UTC)
RE: Chief Snatcher
Kind of iffy. The source reference does have it capitalized as a proper title, but it also says "Chief Snatcher Picture Double", so it's not enough to tell if that will be the character's actual credited name in the film or not. We probably need to find a better reference. I'll go ahead and give it the conjecture tag for now, as the reference it's based on isn't official. - Nick O'Demus 04:07, March 7, 2010 (UTC)
RE:Long-term Project
I was going to do Mafalda Hopkirk after Griselda Marchbanks, but you can have a go at it. It's just too brief and sourceless. Not so "long-term", though... -- Seth Cooper owl post! 02:50, March 9, 2010 (UTC)
- It's great! -- Seth Cooper owl post! 12:54, March 14, 2010 (UTC)
Hi Hcoknhoj. Not to nag or anything, but you mustn't remove peoples comments from talk-pages, as you did with Sirius Black. I know anons are not allowed to vote, but they may still voice thier opinions. Thanks. Jayce •Avada Kedavra•Crucio•Imperio• 08:49, March 10, 2010 (UTC)
- Sorry, guys. I did it by accident. I must have went back too far on the "backspace" key. As you can see in the history I put "Unsigned" on their comment. My bad.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 21:19, March 10, 2010 (UTC)
- My bad too. Sorry Hcoknhoj. Jayce •Avada Kedavra•Crucio•Imperio• 22:31, March 10, 2010 (UTC)
Re: Magical genetics
> Sorry for eavesdropping, but you seem to have put considerable thought into this issue. The population part is a very compelling argument. I going to take a leap and say that you have a biology background. --JKoch[1](Owl Me!) 13:26, March 12, 2010 (UTC)
Guilty as charged - I'm a biologist by training, even though not by career.
Considering that wikis are collaborative projects, I would say that eavesdropping is no crime.
Ngebendi 15:01, March 12, 2010 (UTC)
Ginevra weasley's children
OK - must have muffed it again. Reason why?
By the way, OOU means?
Many thanks! Ngebendi 18:26, March 12, 2010 (UTC)
Actually, the main image was concept artwork for the fifth film, so technically, it is not fan art.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 02:18, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
Crookshanks edits.
Whoever wrote that sentence clearly dropped a word, and it was impossible to me to find out which. Someone more skilled in wikis than I am might have found out the author and pointed it out to him, but it is too early for me to know how to do it. This way, I felt that the faulty passage would get a faster resolution than otherwise, and this is what happened.
My apologies.
Ngebendi 05:56, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
Editing help.
can you please read this page because i think it needs an edit but im not sure about a bit in it, Ouagadougou.
Molly Wobbles 08:03, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
No. It's concept art for the 5th film. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 14:50, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
Please read HP&HBP p. 470 (UK edition) :) --Thorning 20:34, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
Number of horcruxes.
John, before this one-upmanship with Thorning about the number of Voldemort's horcruxes escalates in an edit war, or whatever, I wanted to ask you. If it looks like a horcrux and behaves like a horcrux and has to be destroyed before Voldemort can be killed, what is it if not a horcrux?
Note seven of the horcrux page on this wikia states that Harry does not count as the horcrux-making process has not been used, but it looks highly suspicious to me. First, the soul fragment within Harry had to be killed before Voldemort could be, and I suspect that it is the killing of the soul fragments to be important rather than the destruction of the horcruxes. Second, a murder has been done (or more likely, at least two, since both James Potter and Lily Evans got killed withing minutes from each other). Third, at the time of the killing of Harry's parents', Voldemort's soul has already been split five times (since there are five horcrux), presumably using the same wand. It is not inconceivable that after repeating the process so many times, in the conditions present on that event, the wand (or Voldemort's subconscious mind) automatically activated the spells for making the horcruxes. after the Avada Kedavra spell that killed (presumably) Lily Evans.
I get the feeling that Thorning is right.
BTW, I noticed Thorning's post after I wrote this.
Ngebendi 21:43, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, John, for using the wrong term. Having seen what seemed to be a series of reciprocal "undo"es performed within minutes, I used the term "edit war" for want of a better definition, and felt compelled to step in with my opinion.
Guess I will get the knack of things here pretty soon, and in the meanwhile I'll bang my head in a few walls. Please, bear with me.
Ngebendi 23:59, March 13, 2010 (UTC)
RE:Mafalda Hopkirk
Well, as little information we know about her, it looks great. Speaking of cleaning up articles, can you help me work on Albus Dumbledore's Pensieve? It only has information about what happened in Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows, so we need information about it from Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 01:46, March 14, 2010 (UTC)
- Well, I will start a 1997 subsection right now, so you can work off of what I did. If we don't edit the same thing, then it will not matter. That is what I found out while we were editing at the same time.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 02:41, March 14, 2010 (UTC)
- Yeah, I was about to do that, I was working on that (I am on a tab right now). But I am working on 1997, so you can change it to 1998.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 02:49, March 14, 2010 (UTC)
- Well looks like you have alot on your plate ;). Okay, I will keep working on the article. You can make other edits later.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 02:57, March 14, 2010 (UTC)
RE: Ouagadouga
"the furthest most [sic] point in Siberia," whats the [sic] thing? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Molly Wobbles (talk • contribs).
Minerva McGonagall duel(l)ed
Was going to tell you that "dueled" can be spelled with a one or two "l"s - but looks like you already know that.
Just hope I'll be able to get used to the quibbling over spelling - english is not my mother tongue.
Ngebendi 07:39, March 16, 2010 (UTC)
Re: Attack
completely accidental... sorry about that --Emmafofemma 18:51, March 16, 2010 (UTC)
RE:RE:AD's Pensieve
Great job! It is really referenced now.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 20:18, March 16, 2010 (UTC)
Ok, I had just seen some characters, such as Harry, Ron and Hermione, in the present tense. However, now I can see they're fixed. Thanks! User:Quirinus Quirrell
RE:Attack on Arthur Weasley
Okay.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 21:13, March 16, 2010 (UTC)
- I have to leave currently right now, so I will be adding ore references later.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 21:26, March 16, 2010 (UTC)
Done.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 02:10, March 17, 2010 (UTC)
Order of Merlin
|Order of Merlin (First Class)
|The Order of Merlin is awarded to you by Thorning for having over three-thousand edits on the Harry Potter Wiki.
- Congratulations --Thorning 10:47, March 17, 2010 (UTC)
slytherin infoboxes
I was only changing those of malfoys gang.
Jumpy the elf 22:28, March 17, 2010 (UTC)
I am the king of all purebloods
RE:Fun fact
Good for you :).
By the way, I have created a template for when you need to tell people to use British spelling, syntax and grammar, as I have seen you tell people to use British grammar many times. The link is right here. Feel free to fix it up as much as you want, as it was made specifically for you.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 23:44, March 18, 2010 (UTC)
I think you should add...
> ... so no it should not be noted.
Sorry, Jkoch, you may have been overterse again, because I am not sure that I have gotten what you mean by this. English not being my mother tongue again... Ngebendi 21:50, March 19, 2010 (UTC)
Thanks. Ngebendi 22:01, March 19, 2010 (UTC)
Thanks. I've done so. Jayce •Avada Kedavra•Crucio•Imperio• 11:26, March 20, 2010 (UTC)
Re: Possibly Redundant Article
Half of it is pretty redundant. I'm thinking remove a lot of the stuff about the Minister, leaving just a brief mention and link to the Minister's article, expand the sections on the support staff, and retitle the article as Minister for Magic support staff with a {{Conjecture}} tag. What do you think? - Nick O'Demus 12:50, March 20, 2010 (UTC)
It is mentioned in Chamber of Secrets that Slytherin looked like an aged monkey when Harry looked at his statue in the Chamber of Secrets. --L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 22:44, March 20, 2010 (UTC)
Re:Susan Bones
Yeah, this one's going to need some work. I'll see what I can do. And congrats on your 1st class OoM! - Nick O'Demus 10:30, March 21, 2010 (UTC)
Looks fine to me! You can reference it now.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 13:20, March 21, 2010 (UTC)
Ted Lupin
No problems on the Hufflepuff thing; that's the only source I've ever seen for that info, so I don't trust the source :) - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 23:16, March 21, 2010 (UTC)
attack 81
do you know why it wasn't working? because last night i did it exactly the way you just did —The preceding unsigned comment was added by emmafofemma (talk • contribs).
Re:Quote source
I removed it as i put the source in but it didn't work as i probbaly writ it wrong Philered WAS HERE! PEACE!
16:16, March 23, 2010 (UTC)
Which article are you talking about? And what do you mean "to Lord Voldemort"? User:Quirinus Quirrell
OK! Nevermind, I understood. User:Quirinus Quirrell
Unidentified Death Eaters
By the way, do you agree that the Unidentified Death Eater (III) should be deleted? And maybe the Unidentified Death Eater, as he was also among the 12 Battle of the Department of Mysteries participants? User:Quirinus Quirrell
Hogwarts Castle
Hey, the Hogwarts Castle page keeps getting the main picture changed... so should we have a vote on it?--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 03:25, March 29, 2010 (UTC)
RE:Protecting DH movie
I agree. I'm going to protect it at once. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 00:41, April 2, 2010 (UTC)
New Pagees ;)
Thanks verry much :)
The-Free-House-Elf 08:46, April 5, 2010 (UTC)
RE:Helena Ravenclaw
Well, kind of. I'll just copy the source from the summary.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 21:34, April 6, 2010 (UTC)
Order of the Phoenix Page Edit
Sorry if I'm going about this in the wrong way; I am a new person, so I'm going to come off as very ignorant.
The edit I made in the Order of Pheonix today that you changed back is what is bothering me. Mr. Weasley was not in the First Order, if I am not mistaken. Even if he was, further up on the page where the table telling about each Order member is listed, he is only put as being in the Second Order. So, when it says:
"Molly Weasley is not stated to have been a member of the original Order, despite her husband and her brothers all being members." (bold is mine)
That would be incorrect, wouldn't it? He was never mentioned as being part of the Original order either, likely for the same reason as Molly. Her brothers were mentioned in the picture, but Mr. Weasley wasn't.
So, I don't know if you want to change it, or how we go about doing things now, but I just thought I'd let you know, because it bothered me. I use the site myself to check up on obscure facts, and I want people to get the right information.
Moonyschick 01:29, April 11, 2010 (UTC)
I got rid of the infobox and the article. It was meant to serve as a simple disambig page, not an article with an infobox, as you said on the talk page. Thanks.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 02:33, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
it's not vandalism
Triwizard Tournament
The reason I have proceeded with the edits is for the exact reason you just sent me on my Talk Page. The article looked extremely cluttered before my edits, therefore I was trying to un-clutter it. Lee7003 16:27, April 14, 2010 (UTC)
What do you mean? I did not get that, sorry. Also, you've done a good job with that dialogue it's correctly formatted and I'm almost sure the quote is correct now. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 21:39, April 14, 2010 (UTC)
- I think I see what you mean. But I don't know if that can be done as those are, after all, supposed to be footnotes. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 22:38, April 14, 2010 (UTC)
Re: Loyalty
I added it at Ron and Hermione, because it was at Harry. If the trio should be delted, then the loyalty "Harry Potter" should be deleted too, i guess. --Thorning 08:37, April 16, 2010 (UTC)
- Okay, i agree --Thorning 17:53, April 16, 2010 (UTC)
I agree too. I think "Lord Voldemort" and "Albus Dumbledore" should also be deleted, especially when "Death Eatrs" and "Order of the Phoenix" is listed above it.--Rodolphus 21:01, April 16, 2010 (UTC)
Re: Links
What's the point? I just tried both of those links. "Voldemort" redirects to "Tom Riddle" just fine. Same with "Barty Crouch Jr." redirecting to "Bartemius Crouch Jr." If it'll redirect without any problems, why does it matter?Dstebbins 20:44, May 7, 2010 (UTC)
No, that's not vandalism. We have to assume good faith on this, as the user probably didn't notice he was deterring the article's quality. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 22:09, May 14, 2010 (UTC)
Re:American Speller
Thanks. I have reverted all his contributions --Thorning 07:57, May 15, 2010 (UTC)
I've never really had any participation on the voting/shuting down process, so I suggest you to ask Cavalier One instead. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 18:18, May 17, 2010 (UTC)
At the moment, they're not. Wikia is refusing to suspend the feature since they are being used by a lot of people. I'm counter-arguing at the moment, and hopefully it may do some good. If not, I intend to set a strict policy for blogs in place, and police them rigidly. - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 13:50, May 18, 2010 (UTC)
- Wikia believes that the current vote is not a wide enough consensus to warrant the suspension of the feature. As I said, I'm arguing the point and not giving up on it :) - Cavalier One(Wizarding Wireless Network) 07:35, May 19, 2010 (UTC)
Blog policy
The thing is, that's already covered by the editing policy. "The Harry Potter Wiki is not the place for fanfiction or roleplaying". Currently the blogs are being used exclusively for that purpose, and should therfore be discontinued completely. I'm really angry that wikia won't allow us to remove something from our wiki, that we as a community have unanimously agreed is counterproductive. Jayce •Avada Kedavra•Crucio•Imperio• 18:33, May 18, 2010 (UTC)
- Actually there are other wiki hosts. And it is possible to transfer the Harry Potter wiki to another host. It's been done before on a wiki that I used to edit. They decided that wikia wasn't serving their best interests, so they upped and moved to another provider. Here's a list of other wiki providers. Jayce •Avada Kedavra•Crucio•Imperio• 18:54, May 18, 2010 (UTC)
Re: Misc
Yeah, I know. That's why I usually try to get everything done in one sitting. Making, say, ten separate changes just clutters the recent changes page and floods the edit history. --Cubs Fan (Talk to me) 06:40, May 21, 2010 (UTC)
As i think, Harry still lives. He lives at least -2017. Which policy says, that it's "was"? I just read a lot of them, and i cannot find it
- Thanks. It was my bad
RE:Vampire bat
Hahaha. =D -- Seth Cooper owl post! 20:36, May 24, 2010 (UTC)
Second Wizarding War, redux
Hey, H. After our last discussion about reffing the SWW article, I've broken the Deathly Hallows refs down into chapters (I don't want to use specific pages, since it's possible everybody's copy is different). Do you want to take a crack at Goblet (which by itself should be relatively easy, as the war doesn't start until the end of the book) and Order, and I'll do Half-Blood Prince? --Cubs Fan (Talk to me) 06:17, May 27, 2010 (UTC)
Oh, that makes sense! Well, I was born in England. If I forget the spelling (I live in he US) I can ask my parents XD! TheLunarEclipse 10:32, May 27, 2010 (UTC)
What does it mean when people say "the latter"? --Scarletmoon579(Talk to me!)
Thanks!--Scarletmoon579(Talk to me!)
Re: Hermione
Yeah, I've noticed that a few other users have had to revert some of his edits. But I can see it's done in good faith, so no harm, no foul. --Cubs Fan (Talk to me) 18:09, May 30, 2010 (UTC)
How much time?
How long do we have until the blogs get shut down? Or have they already been shut down? --Scarletmoon579(Talk to me!)
I just wanted to say thank you,as you are the only person on this website that has not hounded me about anything.
That's correct, yes. It's not an official title, so it's improper to capitilize it. Jayce •Avada Kedavra•Crucio•Imperio• 19:14, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
Gellert Grindelwald
Can I please ask why you reverted my recent edit? I know it's a set pic, but surely it's better to have an image of him as a teenager, as that's when they were freinds. Alessandro Auditore 19:37, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks. Alessandro Auditore 19:41, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
RE:Draco Malfoy
I guess so. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 23:32, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
So, other headmasters, such as Scamander, shouldn't have a "not in Slytherin". User:Quirinus Quirrell
The Snatcher
New user name for Jayce Carver.
RE:White Tomb
Actually, Fawkes left right after the tomb was created. See the quote in "The Ceremony" subsection of this section of Funeral of Albus Dumbledore.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 03:19, June 9, 2010 (UTC)
Hi, man. I would like to contribute on this wiki...! :)--Lord David 22:22, June 9, 2010 (UTC)
RE:Congratulations and a Question
Thank you. I also agree that the Biographies should be primarily chronological. If you want to run a rewrite by me, sure. Right now, I'm trying to get sources on all the new actor articles people have been making for the DH film, then I'm going to try to clean up the nominations pages for the featured content (QOTW, DYK, etc.), then there are users like Wizard44 whose edits need to be cleaned up, then I still need to get around to formalizing the Alias policy and putting it into effect. So much for taking a time off for a breather. : ( - Nick O'Demus 07:56, June 10, 2010 (UTC)
Bella in HBP
Why did you write that Bellatrix is mentioned only in HBP? Isn't she in the second chapter ('Spinner's End')? --El Profeta Vespertino 19:50, June 10, 2010 (UTC)
Project page
You just create a new article, with the title User:(your name)/Sandbox (or Workpad, Project Page, etc.) For example, Cavalier One has Parchment for article rewrites (in-universe), Workpad for article rewrites (real world), and Scratch for templates and other ideas (although as far as I know most users only need one workpage). You can create as many sub-pages for your userpage as you feel you need, although you might want to add links to them on your main userpage so you can keep track of them. Hope this helps. - Nick O'Demus 06:14, June 11, 2010 (UTC)
- Looks good so far. It might need some minor touch-ups in a few places, but the layout looks fine. Sorry I haven't been around much lately, but things have been a little hectic. I'm going out of town tomorrow, and I'm hoping it'll settle down a bit after I get back on the 21st. - Nick O'Demus 16:13, June 15, 2010 (UTC)
Nice job so far! So far I cannot see anything wrong with it, and it looks as chronological as it can. I am currently working on the Dudley Dursley page, but it needs much more work than the Ron Weasley page, and I am trying to get it to FA status by partially rewriting it and adding alot of references. Thanks.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 18:44, June 12, 2010 (UTC)
Re: Mistakes
Yeah, I know. But when he says "[his] family", to me that means his immediate family: parents and siblings. --Cubs Fan (Talk to me) 05:15, June 13, 2010 (UTC)
Quote reverts
John, I wonder if there's a problem with Wikia's software,
I remember having corrected a word spelling (changed a "prove" to "proved" in Neville Longbottom's page, section "Battle of Hogwarts") and the page's history appears to give it as a complete deletion of the quote, which you duly reverted. If this is correct, there may be a but in the software dealing with the modification of quotes.
To whom should I seek help, because this is nothing I can deal with myself?
Thanks! Ngebendi 15:05, June 19, 2010 (UTC)
- Possibly - I remember this happened before. Well, next time I find something in a quote, I'll see to it I do it right. Many thanks! Ngebendi 17:14, June 19, 2010 (UTC)
RE: Parentheticals
Will do! But feel free to rearrange the sentence if needed, instead of simply revert to the older version. English is second language for me, and mother tongue for you. Ngebendi 20:18, June 19, 2010 (UTC)
I would tend to disagree. Deliberately trying to scare people away from making edits isn't really in the spirirt of the wiki. A polite request is all that is required. If people disobey, then further action can be taken. Jayden Matthews 12:28, June 20, 2010 (UTC)
I'm 100x100 agree with Jayden.Disagreements can be resolved by talking, no problem.
Yes... What about it? -- Seth Cooper owl post! 17:08, June 22, 2010 (UTC)
Oh... I must be really out of my mind; I hadn't even noticed I'd done that. Thanks for being attentive! =) -- Seth Cooper owl post! 17:23, June 22, 2010 (UTC)
RE:Infobox pics
Well, they do have the right to start a vote. I'll cast my vote right away. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 13:15, June 23, 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for taking care of that. Her question was so disjointed, I couldn't understand what she was trying to ask. --Cubs Fan (Talk to me) 19:14, June 23, 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up. I wasn't completely aware of this fact, and I'm sure this tip will help me in the future.
Thanks, NevilleismyHERO 19:06, June 24, 2010 (UTC)
Sorry,didnt know it,just liked the colour :) Nevermind I changed my template.Dimitris8895 20:33, June 24, 2010 (UTC)
Sure. I'll get started as soon as I am done drafting Dudley Dursley.--L.V.K.T.V.J.(Send an owl!) 23:50, June 24, 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, that it is not the right form, but I never did it and I am not sure how to do it right. Perhaps you can explain me. I see unter Controls the Source. Must I only klick or what must I do? Harry granger 20:56, June 28, 2010 (UTC)
Sorry, but I have more than one time looked in the source. Perhaps I am too stupid. How you can see, I just failed twice and I don't make it to anger anyone. I think I should better ask an admin for help. Perhaps then it does function better. Harry granger 20:25, June 29, 2010 (UTC)
They've been warned, and I'm keeping an eye on them. If they do it again, they get blocked for a year. - Nick O'Demus 17:42, June 29, 2010 (UTC)
- Alright, I'll take a look then. - Nick O'Demus 17:55, June 29, 2010 (UTC)
Re: New Blog Policy
No problem. But weren't they supposed to be taken down like, three weeks ago? --peace~ love~ tater tots 00:36, July 1, 2010 (UTC)
Question about you
Hi, I saw that you have two names: Hcoknhoj and JKoch. Why that? Are that two accounts or what does it mean? Harry granger 19:43, July 5, 2010 (UTC)
Antonin Dolohov
Why do you delete my contributions on the artcle about Antonin Dolohov?.All images are correct; look the mask.Is the same mask that Richard Cubison said that he uses in the film.Pol 871 15:46, July 6, 2010 (UTC)
please, am waiting for your response.Pol 871 15:12, July 7, 2010 (UTC)
when a character is so minor, it is logical that the images are in low quality.But it doesn't mean that would damage the article.Pol 871 17:54, July 7, 2010 (UTC)
Aurora Sinistra
As you can see, administrators have verified that she is aurora sinistra. Before to accuse someone, you can solve the things talking.This is the best option.Pol 871 17:19, July 7, 2010 (UTC)
Re:Main Page Article
Thanks for the reminder. I went ahead and changed it to the next Featured Article on the schedule (Lavender Brown). ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 02:48, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

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Hello, im having trouble with getting this program I am writing for one of my courses to run. The program has a 4 different classes. I am having trouble getting the program to read input from a file, having it take those items and creating vehicle objects, and then putting those vehicle objects into an array. The code I am providing below is only part of the program but should be enough to help me with the problem im having so far.
the file it is reading from(fleetCars.txt) contains this information. There is a tab between each item for each car.
Hyundai Sonata 2010 ABC236347NM2N2NW2 18455.34 8765 7567
Chevy Blazer 1998 1234H32343LMN3423 29556.65 38559 38559
public class Fleet { Vehicle[] fleetVehicles = new Vehicle[4]; public Fleet() { super(); } public Fleet(String fileName) throws IOException { Scanner inputFile = new Scanner(fileName); for (int i = 0; i < fleetVehicles.length; i++) { Vehicle vehobj = new Vehicle(); vehobj.readRecord(inputFile); fleetVehicles[i] = vehobj; } } public String toString() { Vehicle obj = new Vehicle(); for (int i = 0; i < fleetVehicles.length; i++) { fleetVehicles[i] = obj; return obj.toString(); } return obj.toString(); }
public class Vehicle { private String vin; private String make; private String model; private int year; private double value; private int milesDriven; private int lastOilChange; public Vehicle() { super(); } public Vehicle(String vin, String make, String model, int year, double value, int milesDriven, int lastOilChange) { this(vin, make, model, year, value); this.milesDriven = milesDriven; this.lastOilChange = lastOilChange; } public String toString() { return "Make:\t\t" + this.make + "\nModel:\t\t" + this.model + "\nYear:\t\t" + this.year + "\nValue:\t\t" + this.value + "\nVIN:\t\t" + this.getVIN() + "\nMiles Driven: " + this.milesDriven + "\nNext oil change at " + this.getMilesToNextOilChange() + " miles"; } public void readRecord(Scanner inputFile) throws IOException { make = inputFile.next(); model = inputFile.next(); year = inputFile.nextInt(); vin = inputFile.next(); value = inputFile.nextInt(); milesDriven = inputFile.nextInt(); lastOilChange = inputFile.nextInt(); }
The last bit of code is the part that runs the whole program. This part asks the user for the name of the file. It then is supposed to open the file and use it to build the fleet object.
public class FleetInterfaceApp { private Fleet fleet; private Menu menu; private void createMenu() { String[] choices = { "Add a vehicle", "Delete a vehicle", "Update miles driven", "Record oil change", "Print listing of all fleet vehicles", "Print listing of all vehicles to be replaced", "Print listing of all vehicles that need and oil change", "Quit" }; menu = new Menu(choices); } public void run() throws IOException { Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in); System.out .println("What is the name of the file containing the fleet vehicle information?"); String fileName = keyboard.nextLine(); File file = new File(fileName); Scanner inputFile = new Scanner(file); Fleet fleet = new Fleet(fileName); int choice; this.createMenu(); choice = this.menu.getChoice(); System.out.println("You entered choice " + choice); if (choice == 1) choice1(); if (choice == 2) choice2(); if (choice == 3) choice3(); if (choice == 4) choice4(); if (choice == 5) choice5(); if (choice == 6) choice6(); if (choice == 7) choice7(); }
This is the error I get when I run fleetInterFaceApp
Exception in thread "main" java.util.NoSuchElementException
at java.util.Scanner.throwFor(Scanner.java:838)
at java.util.Scanner.next(Scanner.java:1347)
at Vehicle.readRecord(Vehicle.java:285)
at Fleet.<init>(Fleet.java:51)
at FleetInterfaceApp.run(FleetInterfaceApp.java:47)
at FleetInterfaceApp.main(FleetInterfaceApp.java:166)
Thanks in advance for any help!


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Somewhere in France
August 12th, 1918
Dear sister Madaline:
I haven't written you in days on account of military movements. I haven't received mail in about one week the reason being I was suppose on account of the shortage of transportation. I received my photo which I think is very poor but just the same I think it shows my condition, health and spirit. I am still seeing France on a pair of hob nails that is to say I've seen france yes very much of france on a pair of feet. Weve just finished having an inspection of our equippment and belongings. The weather has been great in the past two weeks this of course is our greatest delight. Did you receive my long letter in which I told you about my experiences from the time I left the states until the present day.
Guess I will close now only hoping to hear from you soon, I am. Love and kisses to you all.
Your Brother
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Greendale crossing guard hit by car hopes to be back on job some day
Karen Ziglinski says prognosis is good
A Greendale crossing guard hit by a car told WISN 12 News on Thursday that she hopes to be up, walking and back on the job some day.
Karen Ziglinski, 62, is in awe of all the cards and well-wishes that decorate her room at Heritage Square Rehabilitation Center in Greendale.
"I'm so grateful and so thankful that they're thinking of me. I'm just a crossing guard," Ziglinski said.
She is not just any crossing guard in the village of Greendale -- she's been on the job for more than 30 years.
Neighbors said Ziglinski is well-known in the village.
"She was just so sweet and friendly and nice," Greendale resident Betty Ferchoff said.
Zigliniski was at the intersection of Northway and Arrowood when she was hit by a car just over a week ago.
Police said an 87-year-old woman was driving and possibly blinded by the morning sun when she hit the crossing guard.
"I don't dwell on it. I don't keep going back and revisiting that day," Ziglinski said. "I don't wish her any ill will. I'm sure she's going through heck."
Ziglinski said her prognosis is good. She has a fractured pelvis and several torn ligaments but hopes to be on her feet again sometime this spring and back on the job at some point.
"I'm planning on walking and having a life again. There's no reason not to," Ziglinski said.
She said what keeps her going is the love and support from the children and families she tries her best to keep safe every day.
"As long as I have all these people caring for me, I can do this," Ziglinski said.
Greendale police said the 87-year-old driver has been ticketed. They say she may have to re-take her drivers test.


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Improvements in aerial survey methods have led to increased estimates of narwhal populations in the eastern Arctic, according to a paper published Arctic, the journal of the University of Calgary's Arctic Institute of North America.
Previous estimates of narwhals were based on surface counts and covered part of their eastern Arctic summering range. They placed populations between 20,000 and 30,000. New estimates increase that number to over 60,000, says Pierre Richard, lead author and research scientist with the Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Counting marine animals is notoriously difficult. "It's not like you're counting your cows as they are going through the gate," says Richard, who developed the survey techniques with a team of scientists from Canada, the U.S. and Greenland.
Not only are observers traveling in aircraft flying at 180 kilometers an hour, they also have to contend with inclement weather conditions which can hinder visibility. "The weather can turn on a dime and you are often waiting for the sweet spot between foggy conditions and high winds," he says.
In addition, many animals are submerged. Narwhals are renowned for their deep diving abilities. In the winter, they dive to depths of two kilometers and they can remain submerged for up to 25 minutes. "Only one-third of their time is spent at the surface," says Richard.
There is also the problem of narwhal sighting distance. "The further the animal is away from the observer, the less likely you are to observe it," says Richard. At other times, whale sightings are coming "so fast and furious" it is difficult to count them accurately.
Richard and his colleagues developed two new approaches to correct for some of these biases. Using dive data acquired from instrumented animals, they developed a method for estimating how many narwhals are submerged. They also created a process to estimate the proportion of animals that observers might have missed, even if they were at the surface.
The surveys, which were conducted in August between 2002 and 2004, also covered new territory. Narwhals summer in the High Arctic archipelago and northern Hudson Bay and winter in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Previous surveys had not covered all of their summering range. Richard and his colleagues extended data collection into the Gulf of Boothia and the east coast of Baffin Island. They were planning to fly over other areas, but were stopped by weather.
An accurate picture of narwhal populations is needed to set sustainable hunting quotas. Richard says that while his survey results show the narwhal population is larger than previously thought, management of the population should be exercised with caution. Survey results can be imprecise and there appear to be local stocks of narwhals that return each summer to specific areas within their range. This site fidelity suggests that stocks of narwhal occupying different summering areas should be managed separately, and that management of a stock should be based on the summer estimate of narwhals for that area only.
Richard's team will be waiting out weather again in 2010 to conduct further studies. This time, they hope to conduct newly designed surveys of Admiralty Inlet — if weather permits. During previous surveys, the area had been beleaguered by bad weather and sampling problems that put the accuracy of the area's narwhal estimate in question.
Ruth Klinkhammer @ Arctic Institute of North America
[Photo above by Chris Corwin / CC BY-ND 2.0]
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Thrust Ball Bearing 52300 Series
Model No.: 52300 Series
Double Direction Thrust Ball Bearings 52300 Series are composed of a washer like bearing ring with raceway grooves for the balls and are classified into flat seats or aligning seats depending on the shape of the outer ring seat Designed to handle thrust loads while operating at high speeds Designation Principal...
Thrust Ball Bearing 52200 Series
Model No.: 52200 Series
Thrust Ball Bearing 52200 Series are divided into single and double direction types The former is able to accommodate axial load in one direction while the latter is able to accommodate it in both directions Neither is suitable for applications that involve radial load or high speed rotation Designation Principal...
Thrust ball Bearing 2900 Series
Model No.: 2900 Series
Thrust ball Bearing 2900 Series are designed to accommodate axial load in one or both directions The single acting carries the load in one direction while the double acting can carry load in both directions There are several design types and configurations to suit a variety of load capacities and applications Bearing...
Double Row Deep Groove Ball Bearings 88000 Series
Model No.: 88000 Series
Double Row Deep Groove Ball Bearings 88000 Series correspond in design to single row Ball Bearings They have high conformity between the balls and raceways Double row Deep Groove Ball Bearings 88000 Series are available in the same series bore and outer diameters as single row ball bearings but have a greater width...
Double Row Deep Groove Ball Bearings 87000 Series
Model No.: 87000 Series
Double Row Deep Groove Ball Bearings 87000 Series correspond in design to single row Ball Bearings 87000 Series They have deep uninterrupted raceways and high conformity between the balls and raceways They are able to carry axial loads acting in both direc tions in addition to radial loads Product Packing Delivery...
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The bride is the daughter of Linda and
Michael Parent
of Cromwell. The bridegroom is the son of David and MaryRose Schiering of Ford Lane, Danbury.
Christine Carlucci was matron of honor. Larissa Seitz and Lori Stocker were bridesmaids.
Adam Himmelberger was best man. Brian Schiering and Brendan Schiering, brothers of the bridegroom, were ushers.
A reception followed the ceremony.
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Getting Kids Into Nature: Project Wild Thing
Are your kids afraid of nature?
Want to discover why it's important to swap electronic time for wild time?
To learn about the benefits of getting kids into nature, I interview David Bond for this episode of the Parenting Adventures podcast.
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The Parenting Adventures podcast is a show from My Kids' Adventures.
It's for parents (and grandparents) who are looking for creative things to do with their kids.
The show format is on-demand talk radio (also known as podcasting).
In this episode, I interview David Bond, a documentary film director and the man behind Project Wild Thing.
Project Wild Thing is an amazing documentary that explores David's new job as the marketing director of nature (a.k.a. the great outdoors).
Project Wild Thing is more than just a film. It's a movement and message, as well as an app, to encourage families to spend more time outside.
David shares what inspired him to make this film.
You'll discover the importance of incorporating nature into your kids' lives, even if only for a few minutes a day.
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One of my husband's awesome aunts gave usBakerella's Cake Pops for Christmas. I've had my eye on this book for months and was so excited to get it!! My daughter and I flipped through it and decided that these lovely cake pops were too cute not to make. We did not have pop sticks, so just turned them into bites. They were super easy and cute. The book calls for a heart-shaped cookie cutter, but I did not have one that size. So, I free-handed.
I love making cake pops! We wrapped them up in tissue paper and gave them out as valentines.
It was a fun project, well worth the time and effort. Thanks, Bakerella!
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