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Hello, everybody! Welcome to another edition of my WWE Superstars report on Hulu. This recap is for the November 16th show. We kick off the show with Matt Striker and his fu-man-chu, sitting alongside of Scott Stanford. 3MB members Heath Slater & Jinder Mahal make their way towards the ring, and for the 4th week in a row, the show starts off with The Usos.
Match #1: 3MB -vs- The Usos
Collar-and-elbow tieup starts things off between Jimmy Uso and Mahal. Jimmy quickly goes to the standing side headlock, and Mahal is able to push him off the ropes, but gets taken down with a shoulderblock. Jimmy runs off the ropes, steps of Mahal, comes across the other side, and Mahal attempts a hiptoss. Jimmy blocks it, nails Mahal with a clothesline, and he backs into his corner, making the tag to Heath Slater.
Slater goes for a test of strength, but kicks Jimmy in the gut. He follows up with a couple of big right hands that sends Jimmy into the neutral corner, where he proceeds to pound him until the referee steps in. Jimmy gets to his feet, grabs Slater by the neck, and throws him into the corner. He delivers a couple of right hands himself, and sends Slater head-first into the turnbuckle in the Uso corner, and tags out to his brother Jey. Jimmy whips Slater towards Jey, who hits him with a massive clothesline. Slater attempts to tag out, but Jey kicks him away. Jey picks him up and sends him back to the canvas with a headbutt. Jey scoops up Slater, and sends him back down with a bodyslam. He attempts a jumping/diving headbutt from the canvas, but Slater rolls away, and tags in Mahal.
Jey nails Mahal with a right hand, runs off of the ropes and hits a headbutt, covers, and gets just a 1-count. Mahal leaves the ring to re-group, and Jey quickly follows. Mahal slides back into the other side, and tags Slater back in. Jey re-enters the ring and stalks Mahal. He turns around just in time to catch Slater coming off of the 2nd rope with a big right hand to the gut. Mahal charges after Jey, but Jey sends him flying over the top rope, to the outside of the ring. Uso turns around though, and gets blasted with a clothesline by Slater, that sends him flying over the top rope. As the referee warns Slater, Mahal sends Jey crashing into the steel ring steps. Slater exits the ring, picks up Jey, and drops him throat-first onto the guardrail. Slater rolls Jey back in, and Jey attempts to tag out right away, but Slater grabs him by the leg and pulls him away from the corner. Slater drops an elbow on Jey's left inner thigh. He follows that with a kneedrop to the thigh, then tags Mahal back in. Both men grab Jey's legs and make a wish! Uso rolls to the apron, and Mahal drops several knees on him. Mahal plants a knee on Jey's throat until breaking on the ref's count, then tags Slater back in.
Mahal has Jey held down sideways with his, as Slater drops a knee on his ribcage. Slater sends Jey over with a snapmare, and follows up with a clothesline as Jey is in a sitting position. Slater makes the cover and earns just a 2-count. Slater applies a chinlock, but Jey gets to his feet. Slater gets him into the 3MB corner, but Jey fights his way out of it. He attempts a clothesline, but Slater ducks it, and delivers a nicely executed neckbreaker. Slater makes the cover and gets just a 2. Slater is frustrated, and we go to break...
Back from the break, Mahal is now in the ring, and has Jey in a chinlock. Both men are to their feet, and Mahal turns it into a standing side headlock. Jey pushes Mahal into the corner, they back out of it, and Jey somehow turns it into a waistlock suplex. The referee lays the count but both men are able to roll to their corners and make the tag.
Jimmy greets Slater with a massive clothesline, punches Mahal on the apron, hits Slater with another clothesline. Jimmy then catches him with a back kick to the gut, then whips him into the ropes. Slater bounces off, and Jimmy picks him up by the arms and plants him with a butt bomb. Jimmy puts him in the corner, runs to the opposite corner, and charges after Slater, nailing him in the face, backside-first. Jimmy picks him up for a Samoan drop, covers, and gets just a 2-count.
Jimmy sits Slater on the top rope, then climbs to the 2nd rope to execute a super-plex. Mahal comes up from behind Jimmy, so Jimmy is sitting on his shoulders. Jimmy fights out of it, and tosses Mahal out of the ring. Slater comes off of the top rope and Jimmy turns around and catches him with a beautiful powerslam. Jimmy makes the cover, and Mahal breaks it up at 2.
Jey charges after Mahal, but Mahal pulls down the top rope, and Jey sails over to the outside mats. Mahal turns around and gets nailed with a superkick by Jimmy. Jimmy turns around, Slater kicks him in the gut, then nails him with a leaping DDT to pick up the pinfall and victory!
Winners: 3MB, Slater with a leaping DDT on Jimmy Uso, at 8:00.
-Back from break, the A.J. Lee saga continues, and I simply do not care. Way too much time has been wasted on this.
-We then join in progress the match between Randy Orton and Alberto Del Rio on Smackdown. Again, I'm not covering a match that isn't original and already been covered by somewhere else on here.
Match #2: The Great Khali -vs- JTG
In a match no one was asking for, the referee calls for the bell, and this one is under way. JTG is complaining to the crowd about the size difference, and marches up to Khali, bumping his head into Khali's chest. Khali grabs him by the head and shoves him to the canvas. Khali picks JTG up by the head, pushes him off of the ropes, and nails him with a big right hand. Khali picks JTG back up, and tosses him head-first into the top tunbuckle. He then nails JTG with a huge overhand chop. JTG walks to another corner in pain, and Khali chokes him on the top rope until breaking on the referee's count, and chops him on the back.
JTG manages to dropkick Khali in the knee, then delivers several forearm smashes to his back. JTG poses for the crowd a bit, runs the ropes, and gets taken down with a Khali clothesline while he's on his knees. Khali nails him with a couple of big right hands, then a chop to the head. JTG goes down, Khali covers, and this classic is over.
Winner: The Great Khali, with a chop to the head, at 2:01.
-The show finishes with Survivor Series build-up, and clips of Ryback/Brad Maddox and Cena/Punk matches from Monday night. As you know by now, the Survivor Series is over, and the winner of the triple threat made the most sense.
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This array of bright and shiny new digital disruptors is always blinding us, while email hums along in the background year-after-year, delivering messages and driving responses. Email just doesn't make big headlines due to innovation.
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I say yes. When I look across email marketing technologies, programs, and user experiences, I see innovation throughout the inbox and expanding cross-channel more than ever. So let's take a look at the innovation that's hiding in plain sight while everyone is scanning their Google Glasses and watching that drone float by. I present...
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Last year my family went across town for Halloween. It was a Brooklyn neighborhood known for an abundance of children (and therefore kid-friendly homes) and we met up with our friends who resided in the area for some awesome trick or treating. Still, when I overheard one of our friend's neighbors complaining about the "interlopers," I knew we were included in that gang of unwanted kids who just didn't belong on the sweet streets of Park Slope.
In addition to wanting to hang out with my daughter's BFF, our block wasn't particularly kid-friendly in the trick or treat-o-sphere. So should my kids have to suffer low candy levels because our neighbors would rather party than stock up on mini Crunch bars? Heck, no!
But when the Park Sloper stiffened as another group of rowdy kids he didn't recognize ran up to his door, it made me feel like perhaps we deserved the neighborhood we got -- no matter how barren of candy.
Now that I live in a house, instead of an apartment building, I wonder if I too will resent the kids whose parents drive up and drop them off in front of my house, then pack up and drive to the next block. Will I be a Halloween neighborhood scrooge?
Barbara Schulz, an upstate New York mom, told me that even though she lives in a small town, she always prepares for 100 kids or more, double if Halloween falls on a weekend. Most of which aren't from around there.
"I like to guess who is at the door. We have a lot of repeat visitors from other neighborhoods, and I always enjoy seeing how much they have grown up."
If Barbara can be excited about 100 kids or more who don't even live in her neighborhood, I think I can stock up for out-of-towners too. They just better be wearing a costume.
How do you feel about other kids coming into your neighborhood and taking your candy?
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Haha, I NEVER do trick or treating in our neighborhood! We always take our son back to our hometown, which is only 35 minutes away, because our families live there and other friends with children trick or treat there. People are so uptight its ridiculous.
i live right out of NYC right now and our street has the best candy. i used to live in rural upstate NY and would always go down the hill (yes, we lived on a freaking mountain that was called "the hill") to the cute little town at the bottom to trick or treat. most of the people on the hill did that and it was no problem.
This is our first year in an apartment complex and my neighbors told me no one does candy here.... so this will also be our first year of crashing someone else neighborhood for candy, lol. Of course our apartment is surrounded on all sides by a nice suburb neighborhood so we're just walking over there. Is it still considered crashing if you can walk there?
When we lived it a blink and miss it town, where we did not know anyone. We would go to my husband's mother's neighborhood, which was were my husband grew up to trick or treat. I don't mind if kids from outside come in but everyone should act like guests and mind their manners and be well behaved. I understand some people do not live in areas that provide for or are safe for trick or treating and that they are coming to a place where it is safe. I really don't care as long as they mind their manners.
I live in the sticks..lol..If i went my son to trick or treat we HAVE to go somewhere else. If i didnt live in the sticks i would be glad to give anyone candy. No matter where they lived. In the town i grew up in there was the main town, and then 2 other naighborhoods. We would do the main town, and then sometimes if our parents felt like it we got to go to one of the other neighborhoods, but not usually..lol I htink people need to lighten up. They are kids just having fun and getting candy. They arent asking fro money. Know what i mean :)
We live in the country & there are very few houses around us, so to get any amount of candy we have to go to other towns.
Sounds to me like the Park Sloper is a snob, lol. I love living in a 'destination neighborhood' on Halloween - year before last, it was perfect weather, and I handed out almost 250 pieces of candy (I usually do 2 per kid). Last year the weather wasn't great, and I still had about 80 kids come to the door. This year I'm watching the weather - because it's on Sunday, if the weather is nice, we're going to be slammed, and I can't wait!
Oh those Park Slopers, they're a nasty bunch. I don't mind the kids coming from other town, but I do mind the older kids who don't even dress up - just ring the bell and expect candy.
If my son is going to trick or treat we have to be crashers.Our apartment complex has a no trick or treating rule. Thanks to all of you that don't mind the rest of us barging in.


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Cooking for two!
- Navan Jun 9, 2009 09:59 PM
I recently moved in with my new husband- which is great. My problem is that he eats like a horse and easily gets bored- if I feed him the same thing two weeks in a row he rolls his eyes, and he's got fairly vanilla tastes.
Anyone have any recommendations for meal ideas? I've made several different kinds of pork tenderloin, flank steak, pasta, lasagna, sausages, and burgers. I don't need recipes so much as meal combinations...I appear to suck at putting together well rounded meals!
IMHO, for meal combinations (menu planning) for more well rounded meals, you''ll probably find better answers at the library than here. This board is mostly about suggestions regarding individual recipes
That said, two things come through loud and clear from your message: You're trying hard to put things on the table that please your husband, and he's not. (Otherwise, why the post.)
Reality check: Is he as unhappy with your cooking as you think he is? Is he aware of how frustrated you are trying?
Nobody can argue about the need for well-balanced, nutritious, tasty meals. But most of the time that pursuit should enjoyable.
No offense intended, but maybe what's going on is less about cooking and more about how you communicate with each other. Only you and your husband can answer that. and If you can work that out, the cooking issue will likely recede in importance.
Enough said, and good luck.
re: DPGood
Good post, DPGood. Have him cook if he's such a whiner. I've dated picky eaters, before, but they knew better than to ask me to cook for them and then complain about it. It does NOT sound at all to me like you suck at putting together meals, Navan.
Now, specific meal suggestions:
-- baked (or nuked) potato + pan fried chicken / steak / pork chop + green veg (oven roasted or pan fried asparagus is a fave in my household)
-- leftover baked potatoes convert into potato salad to be had with oven baked "fried' chicken (below)
-- leftover baked potatoes also convert into twice baked potatoes, aloo gobi (if that's not too 'exotic'), roasted baked potatoes, potato / leek soup, potato / cheese gratin
-- cider glazed pork chops + sauteed Swiss chard
-- pita pizzas topped with sliced leftover meat + Greek salad
-- oven baked "fried" chicken + rosemary roasted potatoes / corn on the cob + tomato and cucumber salad (or just fresh, vinegar / dilled cucumber... sort of like a quick pickle)
-- roasted chicken + roasted potatoes + chopped salad (i.e. Turkish shepherd's salad)
-- southwestern corn and bean salad + soft shelled corn tortilla tacos with shredded chicken left over from roasted chicken
-- lettuce wraps filled with rice + ground chicken or pork, stirfried with veggies you have on hand (mine, tonight, included green, red and yellow peppers, baby corn, fish sauce, soy sauce, tomatoes, sriracha, onion, garlic, thai basil, lime juice)
-- stew / chili + corn bread / rice / mashed potatoes
-- leftover mashed potatoes convert into potato pancakes with sour cream and apple sauce, good as breakfast or a side with almost any protein
-- shepherd's pie
-- fajitas with beef strips, peppers, onion
-- breakfast for dinner, i.e. cheese and veggie filled omelettes + homefries
-- fritatas
-- quiche
-- savory strata
-- pot pies made with phyllo dough or puff pastry
-- leftover chicken shredded and mixed with bbq sauce served with a roll, sauteed veggies (i.e. summer squash, broccoli rabe, shredded brussels sprouts)
-- savory crepes
-- crockpot ribs / tougher, inexpensive meats + polenta + green veggie
-- polenta can be allowed to set over night and then cut into squares and fried for the next meal.
-- risotto as a bed for any protein; leftovers may be frozen and reheated or turned into arancini
*** On the seventh day, rest, for you will have earned it. Have wine, cheese and fruit for dinner. Or even better, he should take you out to dinner. ***
If there are leftovers that you can't / don't want to use, soon, freeze and bring back to life two weeks later.
If he complains after all your efforts, he should eat toast for dinner. Or maybe he needs to learn what it's like to go hungry. =)
Please, please keep us updated on how this goes for you. *hug!!!*
Wow sounds like my husband and my husband does not like leftovers either (if there is any).
Just work with the 3 main groups of a meal: meat (protein), starch (carbohydrate), and vegetable. Last week I made chicken parmesan which I know my husband likes but paired it with sauteed spinach/garlic which I haven't made for him before. No spaghetti b/c I wanted it to be a lower carb meal but you could add that in. My husband loved it. Now I also recently made a casserole that he did not like and ended up throwing most of it away.
I guess the point is just keep trying. Mix up old recipes with new recipes. Ask your husband to be honest about your cooking and if he likes/dislikes something have him tell you specifically what it was to help you fine tune your recipes.
Also, get your husband in the kitchen! I work alot and sometimes my husband has to cook dinner (he does not cook but he is learning). He enjoys it and I think it helps him realize putting meals together is not easy, Good luck!
re: tenshi77
agreed my Mom's old cookbooks are marked with pencil marks and notes about whether or not Dad liked the meal.
My husband was never crazy about my spanish rice casseroles, but he loves them in a stuffed pepper, which combines protein, grain and veg. The red, yellow and orange peppers seem to hold up better than green. I also use the same basic rice to stuff zucchini and yellow squash. I put cubed cheese in the mix before I stuff and bake.
New Husband. You didn't know his food tastes and you married him?
Go buy the Betty Crocker cookbook and work your way from cover to cover.
Or tell him to eat what you put on the table or cook his own meals.
Tenshi77 has a good idea about working with the 3 main food groups that forms the basic meal. Protein, carbohydrate (yes you do need some), and vegetable.
Also, Kilted Cook suggests a basic cookbook like the Betty Crocker and I'll suggest the large recent Joy of Cooking book. Both have endless variations of common recipes which are easy to follow, prepare and cook. Finally.... communication is key. What do each of you like to eat and what food will you not eat. Shopping together can be a good way to choose the components of a meal.
I found that when I was first married I relied on what my parents cooked at home and I grew up eating. It was an Italian family of great cooks so you can imaine what the meals were like.... My husband's famiy weren't the best cooks so he was happy just to have something tasty. Good luck and remember... the first 100 years are the hardest.
weird, i don't see chicken on your list. americans tend to plan meals in a protein-centric way. is your husband really just a big meat and potatoes kind of guy? if not, think things like stir-fries and grains, to which you can add endless arrays of veggies, cheeses and even fruits with smaller amounts of meat.
also search for simple sauces and salsas, which can really change the flavor profiles.
if monotony is an issue, keep a journal and plan ahead so you minimize repeats.
honestly, if my s/o rolled his eyes at dinner, i'd throw it in his lap and eat out.
re: The Chowhound Team
Agreed with focusing on a protein-carb-veg. I try to work in something green with every meal too. Chicken-couscous-green beans, pork-roast potatoes-zuchhini. Add a sauce or a rub or whatever. These work. These simple 3 item meals are maybe my husband's faves, but I get bored so I need to get creative.
With pastas-just make sure you have a veg and a protein to go with all that starch: white beans and zucchini, or say, meat sauce with peppers, or shrimp lemon sauce with a salad on the side, etc. I come up with the cheeses/ sauces after I've picked the main ingredients.
Mexican food: burrito/ enchilada/ taco shells count as your starch, so add a protein and a veg: black beans or steak, and then corn or peppers or whatever. Again, sauces and cheeses, salsas etc come last for me.
Slowly, after 6 years of living together, I've built up a stockpile of recipes to pull from, plus I'm always adding new ones. You'll learn what works for BOTH of you. My husband HATES tofu, hates it. He will never like anything I make with it, so I finally abandoned it about a year ago. I order it when we're out, or make it when he's away. He also LOVES couscous. I can serve it 5x a week and he wouldn't complain (I would), so that's a fall back for me when I get stuck.
Also, get used to freezing stuff. When there are two of you things are tricky.
Hope that helps.
re: hollyd
or cook a large something that can be turned into other meals. like roast a chicken. the leftover meat can be turned into tacos or burritos later in the week, but most of your cooking will already have been done, because the meat is already cooked..
same with larger pieces of pork or beef.
In addition to the suggestions that others have made, I suggest taking a look each week in the Food Section of your daily newspaper. Most weeks I don't clip any but, about once/month I see something that looks both appealing and doable. Then, about once/mo. -- usually on a weekend when I have more time -- I'll try out a new recipe. If it works well, it gets added into the regular repertoire.
Also, what about some fish dishes? I started making fish tacos about 1 year ago, and we now have them about every 2-3 weeks. Very easy to do, and it's essentially a one-dish meal with all of your food groups. Shrimp is also very versatile; marinated briefly in oil, with seasonings, it can be cooked quickly on skewers on the grill (or under the broiler on weekends), and then added into a pasta dish, or served as part of a meal salad, for example. This past week, I grilled shrimp and served it over baby spinach, which was dressed in olive oil and lemon juice, with a mayonnaise-less potatoe salad on the side.
The secret to leftovers is not to have them look like what they were the day before, if you're serving someone who doesn't want the same basic dish 2-3 days in a row. My mom would make a nice, but very straightforward large meatloaf with a sauce passed on the side for Day 1. On Day 2, she would cut fat slices then cube them up, dredge them in a spicy flour mixture, fry to get a little crust on the edges, and mix them into an Asian-flavored based sauce with veggies and serve over rice. Day 3, she would mince the remaining meatloaf and add to a tomato-based sauced and serve on pasta.
Thanks everyone for your constructive suggestions!
It's going better...I gave him two nights a week (the nights I worked) to cook...so I kind of got to know his tastes better through what he was making for me. Needless to say we have different tastes in food, but we're getting better.
To those who doubt the strength of my relationship- thank you, but my frustration was litterally purely culinary...I had only lived with my parents or by myself before so cooking for other people was something totally new to me and I had no idea how to put together a full meal. When I lived on my own I just made whatever main dish I wanted and a salad. But thank you for your concern.
re: Navan
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If you do not already have a subscription to Fine Cooking, get one. It has not only cooking tips but some great recipes and menu suggestions.
I have a lot of cookbooks, when I get stuck I hand some over and get suggestions from the family. I also download and tear out recipes from magazines, put them in sheet protectors and store in a 3 ring binder.
good luck!
I highly recommend Moosewood Restaurant's "Simple Suppers, Fresh Ideas for the Weeknight Table." No meat or poultry recipes, but does include some for fish. Great recipes, along with suggestions for combining them for a whole meal. Lots of variety -- you could cook from this book exclusively for a month, and your husband most definitely would not be bored.
Congratulations to you! Some good suggestions here and I would also recommend that you find a biscuit recipe and a cornbread recipe that you like. These go together in a snap and really round out the meal nicely. They add some variety too.


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How can I determine if the performance on a Magento site is acceptable or if there is a problem to address?
I have seen several threads here that talk about slow load times, with pages taking as long as 10 seconds. Some replies make it sound like this is OK, even though to me 10 seconds seems like an eternity.
Does Magento slow down significantly as the product catalog (and category hierarchy) grows? I have a store with 8000 categories and 85,000+ products (from a vendor feed). It's on a VPS with 512 MB of memory and a share of a single CPU. I want to be sure I've done the easy (free) things before I move to bigger/more hardware.
Once the obvious stuff is done (caching on, APC or other PHP accelerator, enough Apache clients, etc.) is it generally advisable to add memory or CPU?
The Varien folks obviously know the most about Magento. It would be terrific if they could provide a basic performance tuning guide on the Wiki and the rest of us could enhance it through our experiences.
I would be very careful in taking what you are reading in the forums as fact. Many posts are by users who know very little and make outrageous claims to spread FUD (typically those that spend $5/month on hosting and complain). Knowledge of benchmarking and performance testing is a science and I can vouch that 99% of the people who post here are not qualified and don't understand the basics.
That said, this should be a good start - http://www.magentocommerce.com/blog/comments/performance-is-key-notes-on-magentos-performance/
Also - your server sounds pretty weak. If you are running a catalog of this size, you really need to get a heftier box.
I agree that this server is very weak; it's one of the entry-level configurations at my hosting company. I know I'm going to move to a bigger server soon, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing any obvious improvements before doing so. My feeling now is that I likely need more memory than anything else.
It looks like I've covered most of what I can do without more memory, so I'll schedule the server upgrade and continue tuning when I have additional resources.
@fifthave - I already addressed your question here on a related topic - http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/17246/
Bottom line is this - Magento is the killer application for those businesses that SERIOUS about doing business on line. If you can't afford $20/$50 month then in all honesty - find something else. This is just too powerful for your needs - start small and build up.
Thanks for the link marc_j, I hadn't heard of tmpfs. Is it true that any modern Linux distro has its /tmp file on this virtual file system already? Where do we tell Magento to use a /var directory different from the default one?
but a typically user that uses a free software package is not doing big bucks in business
Really? That's news to me. Heard of Linux? Apache? mySQL? Fortune 500 companies use all 3 very extensively. I think the challenge you are having is still in seeing open source as free (or even putting those same terms in one sentence).
Open Source (and Magento) is enterprise software for serious business. Yes - there is some junk out there but a lot of really great innovative products as well. This is one of them.
Our current server is a basic VPS, 512 MB of memory with its share of a CPU. It was fine for development and vetting of Magento, but it will not suffice for launch. I am going to move us to a semi-dedicated VPS with nearly 2 GB of memory and a full CPU, plus additional burstable CPU. If that isn't enough, we'll move to dedicated hardware.
I looked at DataFlow and discarded it almost immediately because it can't import a category tree. At first I interfaced directly with the back-end PHP classes, but I switched to the SOAP API when the 1.1.4 update tightened security. It is very slow, but it is my only option at present.
I don't expect that there are others with 85K products in their catalog that can offer me direct advice. Perhaps someday Varien will publish some guidelines about what to expect as the catalog grows.
I don't get the impression Magento is specifically targeted at any market. It seems they are releasing early and often, like Google, so they get maximum feedback and arrive at a killer system as soon as possible. It seems to me 1.2 will pretty much be that system and I'm willing to ditch osCommerce for <1.2 Magento and 'suffer' the ride. It's a small trade off. As far as turnover goes, I will be putting much more than the quarter of a million through it and wouldn't even consider a closed source program whether free or paid for. We have specific needs not many other etailers have so I need it to be OS. The F part isn't as important but definitely makes the P&L;look better. What I save in ecommerce platform fees I actually put in servers so the customers win.
For me it's a matter of once I went OS it's hard to be tempted to go back. And as far as OS e-commerce goes, Magento is it. It is already and definitely will solidify that position at break-neck speeds over the coming months.
If you look at 'users online' here over the last few months you can tell it's hitting significant user numbers. From Wikipedia we know the users to contributors ration. It's similar to the 80/20 rule but further apart. With growing users we will soon arrive at a significant number of contributors too and really see this fly.
To help get back on point with the original question.
You will need to benchmark speeds with tools - there are plenty of web tools available for free that will give you a rough idea and paid tools that will give you more accurate data - just google some related phrases.
85,000 + products in my opinion you should be on a dedicated box - and maybe a seperate database server - we are getting to 20,000 products on one database (multiple store fronts) and we have a seperate database server to our main webservers (multiple webservers), we are also going to be moving to a central image server.
Users expect sub 2 second load times - if not quicker.
Pay for a quality host, it is worth it if you make you living at this game.
All of the above are general ecommerce points. Not Magento specific. I would expect the above criteria to apply whatever ecommerce system we are using.
As for Magento being enterprise ready. We believe it is. Infact we are betting the farm on it and are in the process of migrating 80+ stores and we believe the flexibility, scalability and functionality are world class and we have trialled many, many systems and have wasted an awful lot of $ in the process, including some of the larger players mentioned in this thread above.
Having said that we do have in house programmers and designers.
@fifthave - I think you should take a step back, educate yourself and come back when you have thought things through. I will end with one last comment for you to think about: Linux, Apache, and mySQL and others have succeeded in the enterprise market because they offer an innovative, cutting-edge solution and presented a compelling value proposition that beat or exceeded competing enterprise commercial products. They certainly did not succeed because they were free - what enterprise will take a risk just because a product is free? None.
Magento performs great.
I dont understand this argument. If you are trying to run Magento on yesteryears hardware and things are slow, this is not Magento's fault. Magento also will not properly install on my X10 toaster.
There are so many successes with, and awards for Magento, that at this point this is a really silly argument. The fact is that Magento is years ahead of it's time and we have the Varien Developers to thank for a free peek into the future of what open source software holds.
Go Go Magento!
We have clients that have well over 5k+ with upwards of 100 concurrent users experiencing zero problems.
Magento ain't oscommerce, times have changed. If you want all the goodies Magento have to offer, you probably want to invest a little more in hosting to get the performance you want.
As for the open source debate, nothing in the world is free, didn't you know ? =)
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PLAYERS: Jack Swagger, Great Khali, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, Sin Cara, Rey Mysterio, Jinder Mahal, Wade Barrett, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, Michael Mcgillicutty, Alberto Del Rio, The Great Khali
Tonight began the build for the Elimination Chamber and it became apparent just how weak the World title picture is, with the Great Khali and Team Hell No having to make up the potential numbers. Although it was not expressly declared who would take part in the Chamber match, Kane, Daniel Bryan, Khali, Randy Orton, and a returning Jack Swagger were in contention, as long as they could impress General manager Booker T. It's assumed they're all in, but the broadcast didn't really make it clear. The other focus of tonight's show was Alberto Del Rio waiting in the parking lot for the Big Show to arrive. When he finally turned up in his tour bus we got a nice dose of smashed glass and brawling, but there was something about the whole set-up that screamed phoniness. For example some random person decided to pull up in a car and sit there unmoving for about half an hour, until the brawl took place, when he was launched from the vehicle. Then Big Show escapes in a random car that just happened to be unlocked and ready to screech off. The little things in wrestling mean a lot and WWE has been overlooking those nuances in recent years. At the end of the show while Del Rio was distracted by his match, Big Show appeared on the Titan-Tron with Ricardo Rodriquez captive. Unable to save his ring announcer, the Mexican Hero had to watch him get KOed! Also in a move that doesn't bode well for the Tag Division, Team Rhodes Scholars mutually went their separate ways to pursue singles careers, although they vowed to remain best friends. Results: Sin Cara & Rey Mysterio def. Team Hell No: In an exciting high-flying contest, without a skipped beat, the returning Rey Mysterio and Sin cara managed to get one over on the Tag Team Champions. Rey got the victory with a 619 and Top Rop Splash on Daniel Bryan. The Great Khali def. Jinder Mahal: Khali squashes the 3MB member with the Punjabi Plunge. Sheamus def. Damien Sandow by DQ: Before either man could get the clean victory, The Shield interfered and took out Sheamus. The Shield are starting to lose their impact. If the creative don't give them some matches and some extended mic time soon, it's going to start to fizzle out. Their impressive showing at TLC has been forgotten because they didn't get any real follow up. Randy Orton def. Wade Barrett: Why is that all WWE can think of for Randy Orton is to put him match after match with Wade Barrett? Not that they can't get it done, but we've seen it already! Tonight Orton got the victory with an RKO. Before Barrett could address the loss backstage he sneak attacked Bo Dallas and left him lying in a heap. Jack Swagger def. Kofi Kingston: In an intense return match Jack Swagger was able to capitalize on a missed Trouble In Paradise, which collided with the announce table, by hooking on the Ankle Lock. Alberto Del Rio def. Dolph Ziggler: During the physical contest that followed, a Del Rio attack from the top rope was thwarted by an interfering Big E Langston. Their interaction quickly escalated and Big E was promptly ejected from ringside. Del Rio managed to counter Ziggler's Zig Zag in the final moments, finally overcoming The Showoff with the Cross Armbreaker. Superstars Results: In this week's episode of WWE Superstars, which still airs internationally, The USOs defeated Primo & Epico with the Splash, despite interference from Rosa, and Kofi Kingston defeated Michael McGillicutty with the Trouble In Paradise.
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I 💛 @ralphlauren. #OOTD
Yesterday I had a 24-hour stomach bug and it was not fun. Most of the day was spent in bed so I did about four loads of laundry today to get rid of all the germs. I decided to put my old, favorite monogrammed bedding and love how the blue looks with my wallpaper! #silverlining #liketkit www.liketk.it/byb @liketkit
first stop in dc? @thedrybar in #georgetown, of course! flipping and dipping with @bannc before the meet & greet! (at Drybar)
Meeting over 200 girls (and 2 guys) today was absolutely the most incredible thing that's happened for TCP. So amazing to meet everyone and get to put faces to a lot of Twitter/Instagram handles. Thank you @bannc for putting together the most perfect event, @nicoandlala for the decorations, @sendurbanstems for the flowers, and @monumentalsweets for THE cutest cookies. #coffeeandcookies (at Patisserie Poupon)
My heart is absolutely overflowing tonight! My senior year of Georgetown was spent traveling back and forth between the district and the city. Now that the trip is in reverse, I'm overwhelmed with nostalgia and gratefulness for all the support- can't really believe how many amazing women I got to meet this afternoon… I spend so much time online that it's such a treat to meet face to face and connect! Feeling the love!!! 💕 (HUGE thanks to @bannc for making it happen!)
Escaped the snowstorm and found myself in paradise. Not bad for a Monday 🌴👙☀ #vacation
Spent all day in the sun and now I'm paying for it (sunburn… Ouch!). Opting for the patio, cappuccino, and a new book this afternoon with Meesh. Can we stay on vacation forever, please?
family vacations are so much better when you have a built-in friend. #sisters 🌴👯 love @staceannheit!
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He is Risen!
Let us rejoice on this day, Easter, the day that Jesus rose from the grave. The day that he took away the sins of the world so that we may one day join him in Heaven. What a beautiful action of love. Can you even imagine?
I can't and I am humbled each and every day by his sacrifice, and his love. Yes, there are days that I yell at Him, curse his name and even rip him a new one. (And those are just the beginning of my list of sins). Once that moment is over, that moment of prayer, I can step back at the end of the day and say, "Thank You, Lord, for loving me and sacrificing your life for my sins. I am not worthy, Lord."
I am not worthy, Lord. I am not worthy, Lord. Let that sink in. Say it aloud and take a moment to let it resonate.
This next paragraph could go in a myriad of directions, but I am going to concentrate on something that I learned last Easter (Thank you Crossbridge Miami and Felipe!)…Women Rule!
I must admit, I knew that before Easter 2012, but it was made abundantly clear during the homily. (I'm getting old, this could have also been the Mother's Day homily, but nonetheless, the following events happened at Easter).
On that third day when Jesus rose from the grave, it was WOMAN who found the empty tomb.
I will say again, that when the Saviour was come, women rejoiced in him, before either man or angel. Luke 1:42-46.
From Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress (1678)
Sure the Gospels differ on how this whole Resurrection went down, but at the crux, there are women.
I read not that ever any man did give unto Christ so much as one groat; but the women followed Him, and ministered to Him of their substance. 'Twas a woman that washed His feet with tears, and a woman that anointed His body at the burial. They were women who wept when He was going to the cross, and women that followed Him from the cross, and sat over against His sepulchre when He was buried. They were women that were first with Him at His resurrection-morn, and women that brought tidings first to His disciples that He was risen from the dead… (Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress (1678).
It was women who brought the good news of his Resurrection to His disciples. God gave women that power, strength and courage. In what most would consider menial duties, God saw that women washed Jesus' feet and anointed his body. These, were in fact, the most important tasks of all, and God gave them to women. (Taken from LT's God for Dummies).
I write about the women on this day and their importance as I relish the strong bonds that I now have with some amazing women. I know I say this a lot, but I am truly the luckiest person in the world. I have a strong and amazing network of men and women who love and support me, keep me grounded and humble (yes, a small few can even yell at me and I accept it), talk me off of ledges and inspire me. Although the men of that group mean a great deal to me, it is my bond with the women that is one of the most beautiful things that has ever happened to me. Unless you are a woman, you have no idea what it's like to be one of us.
Wear our Spanx for a day and live to tell about it.
I won't go into the rah-rahs of Woman, here me roar, we all know those facts. I want to take these last few lines to say that I am over the moon grateful that I am a woman. Not just a woman, but God created me as a loving, kind, thoughtful, strong, grounded and giving woman. I am a woman with a voice. Sure, I cry, am vulnerable, feel defeated and alone sometimes. I fail and even become depressed for short periods of time. Then I look around my network of amazing women and I am inspired, happy and thankful and feel loved even more knowing that God sent these beautiful souls to me.
A very small lot of photos of some of the beautiful souls in my life.
Today we celebrate Easter. We rejoice that he has given up his life to wash away our sins, and we love one another the way He has asked us to love our brothers and sisters. Today we also celebrate the loving, caring, and strong women who first shared the word of the Resurrection of our Saviour.
Peace be with you.
Look for signs before you sit
I'm settling in here in Charlotte, however, it is still frustrating to me. I'm the type of person who wants to be there already. I wrote a post earlier about adjustment, should probably take my own advice. ;-)
I've found a new favorite wine bar—which is good and bad. The good is that I've made friends with the bartender (yay, Sam!); the bad is that it is 100 or so yards from my temporary address.
(Have I mentioned that I have the best domestic partner in all the land?)
Greg, my domestic partner.
I'm learning my way around the city, yet getting really comfortable in my current neighborhood. I'm not sure that I'll even venture out to the other neighborhoods in the city frequently. I do enjoy Uptown for a change of pace and a big-city feel.
I've made new friends (Thank you ESPNU and UVa Club of Charlotte) and beginning to acclimate to the climate. It will actually get into the 60s soon and the leaves will begin to change colors. I'm excited.
Last Sunday was my most interesting experience of the new locale thus far. I went to a church with my newly-minted friend, Dawn, a fellow Wahoo & chemist. We drove darn near to South Carolina to the church (I had to ask a few times if we were still in Charlotte). I was impressed with the multi-cultural experience at the church. It happened to be a mixed service in English and Spanish on this day. The two congregations came together for a cultural experience. Latin food was served following the 11 a.m. service to commemorate the six-year anniversary of the Spanish church.
I have been spoiled by Cross Bridge Miami, and although the service was fine, I was not keen on this contemporary worship.
I have a hesitation about people who stand in front of a group of people and use very directed hands while talking. Let me explain, I talk with my hands, and a lot of people do, these motions are not choreographed, but involuntary actions.
I find it, and this is going to be a use of the word for lack of a better one, cult-like. The directed hand motions, that very piece of body language says to me, "You are robot, you must follow me. I know what is best for you."
Think about another time where we are given directed hand motions—policemen directing traffic. They want us to follow very specific instructions. They want us to do as they say. We do. If you've flown on Delta since 2008, you're familiar with Ms. Deltalina.
I admit, I never pay attention to this portion of the pre-takeoff ritual, but these men and women are using very direct hand motions to get passengers to do as they say, follow them, blindly.
Think about it. So I was put off by this pastor's very directed hand motions as he spoke to the congregation. I know, you're thinking, "You have been paying attention to the Word?"
Well, yeah, but once my little spidey senses go off, it's all over. I was thinking, processing, thinking, and solving the entire time. I think the homily was about being part of God's team. Something about tying in the Olympics and various countries all being under his umbrella. Yeah, something like that. (No disrespect, JC, but you created me, you know that when I prayed I was present, but during the homily, I was using one of my gifts).
On a lighter note, I think I have mentioned before that my singing voice is only loved by God. I love being his little girl. The first song of the day was in Spanish. After hearing the medley, I joined in for the second verse. I'm singing along in Spanish, I even lean over to my friend to translate a verse of the hymn. I'm sitting next to my friend, her friend and her husband (from Sri Lanka) and a woman from the Czech Republic, so no native Spanish-speaking tongues on my row. All of a sudden they begin to chime in singing in Spanish, I'm thinking it was to probably drown out my (un)melodious voice.
I kept singing.
Now, for the creme-de-la-creme…I introduce Little Murr. I haven't written about her of late, but this was right up her alley.
With Little Murr | American Airlines Arena | Playoffs 2012
I am not going to do this anecdote justice, you have to hear her tell the story (perhaps I'll record her re-telling it to share on this blog).
Little Murr moved to Miami in July prior to the 2011 football season. Upon her arrival she wanted to find a church home so began to try various places of worship, sometimes even going to multiple services a day. Little Murr ventured out on her own to these places, showcasing her adventurous spirit.
Everything seems normal right? Ok, I'm getting to the HILARITY…
Little Murr arrives at a church and open a door, walks in and takes a seat. Perhaps most of us would have noticed the matching robes or clothing and location of the seats, but Murr let it ride as she sat in the choir.
In her words…
The singing. It sounded odd, but I literally did a double take thinking "right, like I should judge others' singing.." and then awhile later I noticed a man a few rows front and to my left was wearing a bicycle helmet. In church. I truly still brushed it off.. I was new to Miami and wanted to be open-minded to all the diversities I was sure to encounter.. And then later in the service a woman hugged on me and wanted to chat. Then I was like… Ok seriously, what's going on this Sunday?? And after the service ended and I said bye to the friendly woman.. I filed out of the pew and saw the sign that said, "Reserved for the Special Needs Field Trip". That's what I get for coming to church late and quickly hustling into a pew.
And then it was the time that she was actually early to church (She quickly adopted Cuban Time upon arrival in Miami).
I was actually early but it was a mega church and I had no idea what to do in such a big, busy sanctuary. I sat to the right on the side in a little covered section because it felt cozier as opposed to the big lit up open space in front of the preacher. It was empty when I got there but slowly a few more people joined the little pews. Nobody really responded to my 'good mornings' but I just figured they weren't sure what to think of me because I was white in a mostly black Baptist church. It didn't bother me, I just busied myself reading the bulletin until it was starting time. Then when I looked back up there was someone standing and blocking my view of the front.. They weren't moving, instead actually had a metal music stand set up facing our pews. Whaaaat? And then the signing started. I realized looking around that I must be in the deaf section I had seen in some other churches but thought it would be rude to get up and leave so I stayed put and just listened and enjoyed the view I had. I also made a friend there.. Toward the end of the sermon the lady to my left gestured that she wanted me to have her notepad. It was magnetic and I really liked it but didn't know how to thank besides a smile and a thumbs up. It was a nice moment and a good reminder to learn a few more words in sign language. All I could remember was "I love you" and even though they were Baptists I thought that a little much!
I thought she once almost set in the choir, but she tells a different story…
I have never sat in the choir to my knowledge.. But I did almost slap a deacon handing out bulletins. I was fresh off the boat in Miami and it was my first intro to the 'Cuban Kiss.' I didn't think his intentions were very Christian at the time but thankfully once I took a step back I suspected he was only going for the air beside my cheek and decided it would be best to just take my bulletin and hustle on without making a scene. I gave him the benefit of the doubt that week but avoided that doorway when I returned for more services.
There are a few more of these, but the aforementioned stories should give you a chuckle. I'm still waiting for the day that she makes her way into the pulpit. It could happen.
Look for signs before you sit.
Forgive me Father, For I have sinned
This is not the post that I was intending for today. It has been a wonderful and odd day and I don't feel like writing tonight.
I couldn't sleep last (Saturday) night because I was too excited for church and for brunch with my Bible study small group. I finally fell asleep around 5:30 a.m. after tossing and turning for four hours. I didn't make it to the morning service, rolled out of bed and got ready and over to Madison's house just in time to take a deep breath before the guests began to arrive. I was worried about sharing the kitchen with the other ladies as I prepared breakfast, but I spent some time asking for grace on the drive over. The time in the kitchen went swimmingly. Our Bible study time is usually divided into three segments—nosh on delectable snacks; introduction of the evening's study/scripture/discussion/prayer; nail painting (we are girls!). I love how our group interacts and our focus and devotion each week. Today's went like this…nosh on breakfast; cultural discussion; watched Billy Corben's Cocaine Cowboys. Sometimes it is just about spending time with some pretty amazing people.
ACT I, Scene 1
I did go to church. Madison and I went to the 6 p.m. service. So glad she made me go. Not happy that I cried like a baby several times during the service.
I went into the service almost in tears sharing with Little Murr how I miss the ex-man. Let's call him Jack for this exercise. I thought I was missing the idea of having a boyfriend, but I actually miss Jack. (I know, I've not finished that story).
ACT 1, Scene 2
The homily today was about Grace (as is every Sunday), but today's came from John 8: 1-11. Read it. Ask yourself how is Grace transforming you.
During the service, I remembered the story of the woman who hemmoraged for 12 years and how when she grabbed Jesus' robe she was healed (Luke 8:43-47). I started crying and crying in church and all I wanted to do was to grab onto his robe. I actually wrote that down in my notes.
ACT I, Scene 3
It dawned on me today that I have not been reading the Bible or setting aside time each day to be still and praise Him. I normally go to church on Sunday, spend time on Sunday re-writing my notes from the sermon and studying them. I don't touch the Bible again until Thursday night's Bible study. This should be like bathing each day. I take time to shower every day, sometimes multiple times during the day and I can't find 10, 15, 30 minutes to develop a stronger relationship with my Father? I practiced my violin outside of my organized lesson. I practiced my dance routines outside of class. I practiced tennis outside of team practice and even during the off-season. Studying the Bible is just like my sport or music practice. It has to be done outside of the formal weekly meeting. It only too me 36 years to figure that one out.
Those were the tears for the first part of the evening.
I dropped Madison off at her office and went upstairs to pick up my check for working football camp. It is always wonderful and sad to walk into the football suite since June. It does feel nice that the guys/coaches/staff misses me, and that I am still welcome there and they are excited to engage in conversation, but it also makes me sad that I am not there for them. It doesn't help when I run into players during their break.
"LT we miss you. Why did you have to leave us?"
That absolutely breaks my heart. I had to leave you guys. I will always be your biggest supporter and I will still call you and tell you to take that crap off of Twitter. I will always want only the best for you and hope that you continue to represent the University as excellent ambassadors both in the classroom and on the field.
A.J. Highsmith, Lamar Miller, LT & Mike James — December 2011 — Banquet
This will all make sense when I share the psychology of the career choices that we make.
I really wish my mentee would realize that I am the teacher and she is the student. She made me cry tonight. These were her words…"please remember regardless of how you see yourself, you are an amazing woman."
Ms. Sherraine Pencil with her mentor.
We make decisions everyday. Some are simple while some are more complex and have a huge impact on your life. Today I had to decide if I would use the green or the black pen to complete the crossword puzzle. Then if I would do the butterfly or backstroke for today's swim. Finally, if I would have a Mai Tai or strawberry daiquiri. Clearly I had a very taxing day. I went with the black pen, swam the backstroke and had a daiquiri.
I make light of today's decisions, only because I have larger decisions looming. I've come to a crossroads in my career and deciding my next steps. I've always worked in higher education, spending ten years as a collegiate athletics publicist (Nebraska, Northwestern, Big Ten and Miami). I've been an events planner, fundraiser, admissions coordinator and a director of a university program. I enjoy the comfort, if you will, of the university setting and thrilled by the fast-paced and unpredictable nature of collegiate athletics. As much as I enjoy that, the lifestyle is taxing, I find that more and more people are in the business for the wrong reasons and that sickens me. I've always made changes or spoken out when things hurt at the core of who I am. This was one of those times.
I made a decision to walk away a month ago. I walked away with no job waiting for me. I walked away knowing that the following hours, days and weeks were not going to be easy. I've cried. I've prayed. I've laughed.
A wise woman once told me: Trust your instincts. Make decisions based on what is important to you. You never know where it will take you.
I'm taking those words to heart and trusting who I am. Trusting my gifts and talents and trusting the Universe.
Although this is an exciting time and I am eager and ready to begin something new, it is overwhelming and really not much fun trying to figure it all out. I've thought about it and based on a long-term goal, I want to find a 9-5 in banking or do some consulting work.
I am a big fan of lists and writing things down. I like the feeling of crossing things off and completing a goal.
I wrote down four places in which I would like to move because 1. I already have networks in place. 2. They are in cities with collegiate athletics so I could volunteer, and 3. They are in or near a city with an international airport. (I need to be a direct flight away from Europe at all times. ;-) ).
Richmond, Va., East Lansing, Mich. (Detroit is close enough), Charlotte, N.C. or Miami.
Richmond is a short drive from home, I could move in with my aunt and uncle (empty-nesters) until I found a place, I have a lot of family and friends in the area, I love Virginia and it would only be an hour away from the best place in the land—Charlottesville. I've never lived in Richmond, but I think I could call it home. One of my best friends lives in East Lansing and I have a very strong network of friends there. I would volunteer at MSU football, hoops and hockey events and I love that college town. Charlotte is three hours from home, again, I have a vast network already in place there and it is such a vibrant city. All three of these places have a moderate cost of living.
Finally after much consideration and prayers, Charlotte rose to the top of the list. I now have to decide between the Queen City or Miami. Although if a great opportunity came along somewhere else, I wouldn't dismiss it.
Now, to further drill down, I divided a sheet of paper into four quadrants with headers of "Miami" and "Charlotte" and "pros" and "cons" along the margin.
It was a free write so I just wrote down whatever came into my mind without spending too much time focusing on the item.
Pen down. Drumroll, please…we have a draw.
Both lists were about even among the pros and cons. Great. Thanks. Back to work. I've learned that nothing comes easy and if it is worth having, it is worth working for.
So I'm back to the drawing board. Where's a girl to move?
The weather is great in Miami…they have winter in Charlotte, but it doesn't snow often and I do enjoy wearing sweaters, scarves and sitting by a fire.
It gets a bit more dicey for this next item…Canes football. Football appears as both a pro and con for Miami. I honestly don't know if I can be in Miami when the football season begins. It will be so hard not being part of the team, not running the press box on game day or not being involved. I love those kids and have given so much. But, I am not 100 percent certain that is how I will feel while sitting in the stands for the first game. Or will I even go to the game? You see, there is so much to consider.
Another item that appeared on both the pro and con list for Miami is the name of the man that I've been seeing off and on for the last 15 or so months. Do I hang around waiting on this relationship or do I walk away, cut my losses, move on? I do know that it would be hard being in Miami, at first, and not seeing him. There are how many men in Miami? Exactly. The heart is a muscle and it will mend. Time heals. Frustrating, complicated, uncertainty—on the list twice.
Charlotte is three hours from my family, while Miami is 14 hours. It is less expensive to live in Charlotte compared to Miami. I would love to save a little more money each month.
No one EVER believes me on this one, but I am shy. I've just started going to Crossbridge church in Miami. I've just starting making God a priority in my life and I've finally found a church that matches my intellectual curiosity. I've yet to attend a service by myself. I have to go with a buddy each Sunday. I have a lot of friends who also attend the church and both of the pastors know me. I'm just not ready to go by myself. This is all very new to me. Will I find the same type of church community in Charlotte? Probably.
I also feel as though my work in Miami is not done. I don't know exactly what that means or what needs to be done, but I just have this feeling.
Decisions or a leap of faith?
I'm excited for the new adventure. I'm eager to see what the future holds for me. Two weeks ago I was restless and frustrated and just wanted a resolution. I still want resolution, but I am no longer anxious about the future. I'm trusting.
Some people call me crazy. Some are amazed at my ability to pick up and move (I've been travelling on my own since age five). Some ask if I'm afraid. I can't let fear stop me from realizing my dreams or immobilizing me because of the unknown. When you stop and really think about it, tomorrow is the unknown. Who knows what the day will bring, yet we get up each morning and tackle the day. It's the same thing.
Wish me luck!
Three things for which I am grateful…
- My family. So happy to have a wonderful family who loves.
- Aloe Vera. I've threatened a few times this summer, but I am done with the sun. SPF 30 is like baby oil on my skin. Can't wait for this ensuing moulting.
- My former interns. I've talked to quite a few of them in the last five days for various reasons. So proud of every single one of them and honored that they still consider me a mentor, friend, a professional and someone who is always honest with them and always has their best interest in mind.
This was taken last weekend at my former intern Brittany's wedding (liliac dress). The other young lady in the photo is a mentee and the lad in the Hawaiian shirt is a former intern. I taught the other two the Tao of Time Out Coordinating.
Awesome read of the day…Keeping with the theme of making decisions…
Thank you to those who have been reading my blog. I truly appreciate the feedback, questions, comments, etc.
After today's church homily (Genesis 32: 22-32), my little world was twisted upside down. Needing to recover from that my reflecting, I did not write a post for the day. I'll have a new entry tomorrow morning.
I did take (or it took me) a moment to be present this evening (hard for me w/ my crazy non-stop mind) while waiting for Brie Bird at the movies. Watching the people walk by and really realizing that EVERY single person has a story. That every single person has a purpose and that every single person is beautiful, even in their darkest days.
Normally when I engage in my favorite sport—people watching—I like to make up stories for people, conversations and even…*gasp* make quick judgements. Today was different. It was a calm, free of judgement, an insightful realization and acknowledgement.