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Here's a few pictures from a rabbit hunt my buddy Jeff and I went on one day before the ptarmigan trip.
Here's a few pictures from a rabbit hunt my buddy Jeff and I went on one day before the ptarmigan trip.
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Man you guys are nocking them down. Save something for me to shoot
Dan you had a chance to try that spot I told you about.
No I didn't, we went to the area I said we were going to try for ptarmigan and ended up doing fairly well. I'm going to get out and try some other areas on the way down to Kenai and then will probably hit the spot we just went to one more time in the spring. I would like to find several good areas so I can alternate where I hunt and manage the population, so there will be good numbers for many years to come.
When you get back we should plan a bunny of ptarmigan trip up north
Yeah I would definetly like to get a little hunt going on while I'm back. I should be back right before Christmas, and will leave after the new year. What day are you heading down to the peninsula.
Dan - Be careful with what you show in the backgrounds of your pictures. I know that spot and have hunted it a couple of times. It's a great spot, but the hunting pressure there has already increased a lot just in the last year from my informal observations. It's not too difficult to figure out spots when there is a clear background posted on the internet. I admire your desire to not overhunt an area so as to manage the population, but posting pictures that show where you're at can undermine that effort.
I'm pretty sure I know that area too. If I'm right, I walked it Sunday looking for predators. Lots of rabbit sign, very skittish rabbits.
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All Cary's hard work on her 1990 Honda VTR 250 racebike over the last few months resulted in complete success. We got new Bridgestone tires mounted, and headed up to a Zoom Zoom trackday at Sears Point on Sunday, so that we could give the racebike a shake-down and hopefully identify any isses with enough time to get the issues fixed before the races this weekend.
The little racebike performed flawlessly, starting right up, idling, and pulling up through the six speeds in the transmission. The carb's jetting was pretty much spot-on and the exahust note through the Supertrap slip- on muffler sounded great .. The Honda really covered itself with glory all day long.
We got up at 5:30 am and were on the road by 6:30 am, which may not have been early enough, because we got to Sears Point at a quarter past 7 o'clock. Cary went and got her paper work while I unloaded the racebike so that Cary could take it to tech inspection as soon as possible.
Jay and Lisa came along and pitted by us, which was nice … and we were all pitted near Brian Bartlow, who had his stable of Ninja 250s rental bikes on display. The weather was overcast and cool … later in the day the sun came out, and we were able to set up our canopy to provide a bit of shade.
In short order Cary was out on the track for her first look at the track in almost a year …
Cary has always been good at availing herself of the instuctors help when she's doing a trackday … very smart, since you're paying for the riding instructors time, anyway.
After the follow-the-leader drill that always starts the C group, the VTR was able to take Cary out to statt getting her back into mid-season form. We'd signed up for the C group because by the time it was clear we would hve the bike back back together both the A group (fast racers) and B groups (fast street riders and racers) were full.
Hopefully we'll be able to get into this Friday's practice session befoew the AFM weekend, although it should be crowded because of the race weekend …
The first half ot the day went by without any VTR drama, and we were able to sit down under our canopy and enjoy the good lunch that Cary had paced for us …
Toward the end of the day Cary started to feel a bit tired … not suprising, because we've had such a wet winter that we've not been riding motorcycles very much …
Cary was feeling a bit of frustration in the afternoon sessions … instead of letting the frustration bog her down and ruin her day, she simply found a couple of instructors to ride with her in the final track sesssions of the day.
"It is much more fun when I have someone else to ride with, instead of being out there all by myself," said Cary after a couple of fun sessions.
After the track closed for the day at 4:45 pm, it was time for some practice race starts, were the people taking the race school would earn their final thumbs up or down with regard to whether they would graduate with an AFM novice license.
Cary got to make three practice starts, and it looked to me like the Honda VTR 250 was getting off the line as quickly as the Ninja 250s on the grid.
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Yesterday, for the first time in my life away from my family in Norooz, I started my new year along with two of my friends visiting a historical beautiful town near
1. "Sabzeh" which is a group of grown wheat seeds tied together
2. "Somagh" (I don't think there is any word for this in English! I have only seen it in
3. "Senjed" (This one I don't know in English! I couldn't find it anywhere)
4. "Sonbol" (lavender)
5. "Sekke" (coin)
6. "Seer" (garlic)
7. "Serkeh" (vinegar)
Other than these as I said there is also gold fish and a mirror which in Iranian beliefs is a sign of prosperity and happiness. It was interesting that yesterday for the first day of the new year, Google had changed its logo in Persian page to a "Haft-sinn"!
Then comes the day for "charchanbeh-soory", the last Wednesday of the year. The night before, usually friends or families gather together to celebrate this night. It usually starts by making a big fire. The scenes seen in that night are always really interesting. When you look along a street or an avenue you see fires in front of most of the houses. And if a fire among them was bigger than the rest, after some time everybody gathers around that fire and start talking to each other. Younger people do fireworks. And everybody jumps over the fire. In
After all of these, the most important day finally arrives. Before this day "haji firooz", usually a thin man with red clothes and painted black face, announces the coming of "Amoo Norooz" (uncle Norooz) which will bring spring with himself. But this "Amoo Norooz" is somehow different with Santa, because in fact he comes mysteriously and nobody knows what he looks like. The only fact is that he is very old!!!
But other than these stories, Norooz itself is a very precise time. Actually Iranian calendar seems to be the most precise calendar being used. As far as I know, the Gregorian calendar that is used in every western country has a one-day error in every five hundred years (that is why they skipped the leap year in Y2K). That is one day in every million years for Iranian calendar. And the other thing that I like is the time the year changes. It is not like other countries. It is the time which is exactly the same for everywhere on earth, so in fact everybody can start the new year in the exact same time. The reason for this is that this precise time is based on the movement of earth around the sun and it is the time when the earth passes the Vernal Equinox of its orbit around the sun. This is good because everybody around the globe can celebrate an exact time together and it is in fact the real start of spring.
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Praying the rosary brings peace to the soul for the whole day, and takes maybe 20 minutes.
You need to make time to reflect with prayer and let it soak into your soul. Each bead of each mystery is an opportunity to think on the life of Jesus. It is never vain repetitious prayer. There is often a new insight or thought.
I used to try to pray it on my commute, but I cannot focus my soul. My language and feeling in city traffic definitely do not dispose me to prayer. I have a challenge with where my life and mind are right now, in stopping to sit and pray, unless I go to Adoration.
However, I enjoy connecting with God in nature, even if it's just a stroll around the neighborhood. So, I have recently taken to praying while I walk with Buddy in the morning, using the audio guide on the "Holy Rosary – Scriptural Edition v2.1"
And I recently acquired a rosary that has a definite tactile difference in the beads and is comfortable to hold.
It may take you "a minute" to figure out where and when your soul is most disposed to praying, and in what form of devotion, but definitely seek the minutes. What a difference those few minutes can make.
I thought I was losing my mind.
I started tearing up in lab when we talked about the reproduction system and I started thinking of how that was our Olivia Marianna too and how she had been growing inside me. When they showed a fetus at 16 weeks, about how old she was when she died… I had the urge to throw up then and there, the hurt was so intense and immediate. She'd be a little over two by now.
I have been teary ever since, so I took my sadness to Jesus and asked Him, "Come be with me Lord, hold my hand and walk with me."
Later that same day I saw a little girl at the store, first time I've seen her or her mother. The woman was around my age and the little girl she said, had just turned one. This little girl had the smile of an angel with lightly strawberry blond curls like my sister did and blue eyes like Brian and I thought to myself, "Wow, she reminds me of Olivia." And then I thought, "You weirdo! How would that be possible? You're crazy."
Yet, something about her caught my heart. She kept turning so gently to look at me from her mother's arms as they browsed the store. At the counter the little girl smiled and smiled and turned her head deeply to each side to get what felt like a look into my soul and her mother looked at her a little puzzled. The words came from my lips unbidden "Your daughter's smile will stay in my heart." The mother smiled.
I foolishly thought that since Olivia had never lived with us and I hadn't watched her grow up like my friends who have sadly lost adult or older children, the grief would be different. A dear friend who had lost a baby said "You're not crazy, it hurts and it will hurt. Olivia was giving you a kiss from heaven, through an encounter with that little girl." Thank you Jill.
I don't know why I didn't think that Olivia Marianna would do it or could do visit, but she is very much with us as Brian says "watching us from heaven" and like Y-O and finding dimes or Jeff with the Steelers rosary etc. she's letting us know she's there and she loves us. Jesus took my hand as I asked and brought my daughter with Him. It still hurts and I'm still crying a little, but now I'm smiling a little to at the thought too. Thank you Jesus for her visit.
For anyone who has lost a child at any stage of life, I am praying for you, Jesus is walking with you right now, God bless your healing heart.
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…into your heart.
"Prepare the Way of the Lord!" This is proclaimed to us by John the Baptist on the first Sunday of every Advent and separately so prepare your hearts! Standard, simple, nothing new right?
Oh I was so wrong, because I've always missed putting them together. I've stopped to have quiet and have not focused on the commercialism. I have invited family and friends for the season joyous beautiful things that I thought got my heart ready to have a beautiful place for the little King…But I missed the true opportunity of John's message.
Our pastor with an amazingly gifted homily and, in my opinion, Catechist, Fr Duffy, put it together for us in his first homily of Advent.
"Prepare the way of the Lord!" When a dignitary visited a city in former times they would be carried in a litter. The roads literally would need the holes filled in and the sides straighten and cleared so that his retinue would not fall and drop the monarch!
I could see it in my imagination and if Jesus is our King, and he is – when we are told to "Prepare the way of the Lord" we have to fill the pot holes we have in our hearts, we have to straighten and clear his path so that when we get to Christmas, He can truly get to our hearts. Suddenly something clicked in my head – Wait! It is not just about fluffing up the pillows of my heart to receive Him. John is telling us to make our personal paths smooth, clear and comfortable.
But how?
1. Fill the pot holes – where do I have them? Obvious and a given in the Catholic Church – Confession. Set up and ready for us to attend almost without thought on my part, but this time I prayed to the Holy Spirit to know my sins not for just a few hours before and looked at the usual.
I prayed for a few days and asked to clean my soul of whatever was there! Two things I had forgotten about that I was ashamed to admit even to my self I rationalized away as not being sins. After a couple of days of prayer I saw them for what they were – sins, deeply entrenched. I faced them, and in confessional along with the usual I shared them, explained how I got there and shovel, shovel, shovel, filling pot holes started in the path to my heart.
2. "Make crooked ways straight!"
It helped me to straighten a path for some relationships I had explained away as never changing, that also with prayer, showed themselves as crooked that I needed to "straighten out." And again prayer and I was led to sit down and talk it out and be open or to see with eyes of mercy and "making crooked ways straight!"…
3. Also clear the path
There is still one more blessed week in Advent for us, to prepare the way, I don't know what I'll be shown this week, yours might not as much work as mine apparently does 😉 but there is still time. Pray to prepare the way to your heart , listen now matter how it makes you realize you have been, and act in the way the Holy Spirit guides you – "fill the holes, make the crooked ways straight, to clear the way" and when you do, the joy won't be temporary with the temporary moment and then let down after Christmas. The Joy and Peace will reside in your soul into the New Year and it will be amazing!
I am humbled, I feel a deeper sense of peace, and true excitement that I haven't felt for this day maybe ever. I can't wait until Christmas Mass and to embrace that beautiful little King and and to thank Him as He's changing me on the way to my heart!
Blessed Advent! Merry Christmas and Christ's Peace to you and your family.
When You Think You Have Nothing to Give
Recently I was invited to bring a friend to a taping of "The Dr. Drew Show," which was a trial taping on our area. I had no idea what to expect. They think it went well, I hope it did. I found it to be an amazing experience, but for me the truth of that experience was far greater than a share in the market or efficiency for producing. It was about meeting the bottom line of my faith and God pushed me there gently but firmly. He orchestrated the day so masterfully and beautifully. From the delightful visit with my friend and my husband at lunch that day to receiving that particular pre-scripted question in an interview segment. The topic abortion, the question to be asked, "Would you ever have another abortion?" This was not some place I wanted to go after loosing our baby. I thought I can't go there I have religious feelings, I have moral feelings that won't be listened to. The question I had was ridiculously lame compared to enormity of the topic. I would never ask that question. Then I heard God the Father strongly – "Do this, it will be all right."
Martin and Brian
I played my husband's beautiful one of a kind guitar for the first time this week. I finally felt ready. It is gorgeous to the eye and a feast for the ears. I realized a few things in prayer reflecting on the encounter of both their voices for the first time:
1. The guitar's sound is similar to my husband's voice, deep, rich, warm, full of promise – I smile(d) BIG!
2. My soul let out a sigh, and knew God had given her a new Home, a new song to sing.
So incredibly blessed – God so rocks!


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It was also 3-0 in the nightcap when Judge, the victor of the All-Star Home Run Derby, came up with a runner on first and launched a high fly ball into the Fenway triangle, just in front of the 420-foot marker.
Jackie Bradley Jr. added another spectacular catch to his resume on Sunday night at Fenway Park, and it may be his best yet.
Boston (52-41) salvaged a split of its four-game series with NY (47-43) after losing the first game of the doubleheader 3-0 earlier Sunday afternoon.
The Red Sox went on to hand the Yankees their first shutout of the season.
In addition to leading baseball in home runs, Judge is tied with Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve for with 5.1 WAR (Wins Above Replacement), sharing a lead among position players.
Thirty-four innings later, the opportunity has come and gone, and the Sox are right back where they were at the beginning of the All-Star break with the same obvious strengths and the same glaring weaknesses.
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The Red Sox won Friday's second-half opener on a ninth-inning, bases-loaded walk, but they wasted a Chris Sale gem in a 16-inning loss on Saturday.
The Red Sox were obviously keen on the catch.
Masahiro Tanaka (7-9) took the loss after pitching 7 2/3 innings, giving up three runs, seven hits and no walks while striking out nine.
Betts' two-out homer in the third inning snapped a stretch of 24 consecutive scoreless innings for Boston.
Manager Joe Girardi feels that Judge is "just missing some pitches...he's a little off".
Pedroia made it 3-0 with his RBI single in the sixth. Aroldis Chapman tossed a one-hit ninth for his ninth save.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
bon iver in paris
here is a goodie for all of you paris & bon iver fans..
I posted an a cappella video from the same series here..BUT this one has them walking the streets and serenading the french..AHHH i can't think of anything more romantic than to stumble upon these boys with their angelic voices..singing as i woof down some macaroons in paris...!
(the video is a little long..just get to around 1.5 minutes)
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- carolyn said...
oh wow - this is awesome! bon iver is one of my faves.
- January 8, 2011 at 9:28 AM
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oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh. This might be it ladies and gentleman. THE to-die-for chocolate cake. It's dense, it's rich, and there's just something about the fresh whipped cream (which Thatboy did not like - but we all know he has no taste except for his taste in women). This cake has all the best points of a brownie, but with intensely complex flavors from the bittersweet chocolate and the coffee. Honestly, it's the bittersweet chocolate that seals the deal for me. It's not overly sweet, just the right amount. And since I love citrus, the orange whip cream is the perfect distraction from the chocolateyness. Seriously? Seriously. (Although I suppose if you're not into citrus, you can always just use regular whipped cream - but homemade, please! Don't taint this with that storebought overly sweetened crap). And I know, I know there are some of you out there who believe a cake with no frosting is like leaving the house without pants, but that's the beauty of this simple cake - it doesn't NEED frosting! Trust me - have I steered you wrong yet?
Chocolate Cake with Orange Whipped Cream
3 Tbs. cake flour
1 Tbs. Dutch process cocoa powder
2 tsp. instant coffee
5 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
6 Tbs. unsalted butter
4 eggs, separated
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup heavy cream
2 Tbs. sour cream
2 Tbs. confectioners' sugar
1 Tbs. orange zest
- Preheat an oven to 350. Butter and flour 9-inch springform pan. In a bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder and coffee.
- Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and set over but not touching barely simmering water in a saucepan. Melt the chocolate, stirring occasionally. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the butter, a little at a time, until blended. Let cool slightly.
- Combine the egg yolks and sugar with an electric mixer. Beat until creamy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in the chocolate mixture until blended. Fold in the flour mixture and then the 1 tsp vanilla.
- In another bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Stir one-fourth of the whites into the batter, then fold in the remaining whites just until incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out almost clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the pan sides, loosen the cake's edges with a knife, and slide the warm cake onto a serving plate.
- While cake is cooling, whisk together the cream and sour cream until slightly thickened. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar, orange zest and remaining vanilla until soft peaks form.


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Friday, October 2, 2009
The most surprising thing in those first days of going to these groups in that dark time was that I found there a kind of relief that I would not have thought possible. It felt different but also very similar to how it had been at times I would pack up a few belongings and jettison the rest, then sometimes head off more alone then ever or sometimes say goodbye to someone I would not admit I was betraying by leaving town. Head off in a cab to what when I first started all this was called Idlewild and then became Kennedy to board a plane, which gave me the feeling that maybe life as life should be was starting now. The exhilaration had been especially intense one January day when my cab drove off in a blizzard and I knew I would soon be in Bangkok. That morning I had turned to do some final packing and when I turned back Susi had gone. In note on my coffee table she had said this parting was just too much. It had left me sad and relieved at the same time. The kind of sweet sadness, I told myself, that was so important to know if you were going to be a really fine writer.
One of the meetings I was going to entailed writing our reactions of questions about yourself, which meant scenes and stories. There was a tall, soft woman named Jenny who seemed to me more girl than woman. She was writing beside me at a conference table at St. Vincent's. We learned the most horrifying things about each other's families when we read aloud, and so it seemed we had no alternative except to sleep together.
The first night she was in my place above a deserted garden me in Chelsea, I heard my answering machine click on. At this stage we were lying on the floor right next to the machine. The volume was already all the way down but there were high tinny sounds from the tape and I had thought I heard my twin brother speak. I had been trashing him in these meetings, this perennially good little boy twin who had joined cold war government agencies that taught people in third world countries how to more effectively kill more uppity peasants. I could swear I heard his voice telling me I had to drop everything, especially Jenny and anyone like her, and devote the rest of my life to taking care of dying relatives, starting with my mother and moving on to obscure cousins.
It wasn't my brother at all but at last I knew what other people at these meetings were talking about when they said those people from the past are inside you. They were sure inside me, saying no and no and no – to the point where I thought I had them on tape – which gave a nice illicit touch to what I was doing with Jenny, and also made me wonder for the first time if there was not something more going on than I could admit to.
In the morning we decided to head uptown to the Met. I wanted to show her favorite paintings of mine – I was taking all this that seriously. On the E train she brought out her Walkman – which seemed like the most illicit thing I had every encountered, †he awful, begrudging, our-kind-of-people people I had though I had escaped were not people who listened to music in public. They were certainly not people who would know what a Walkman was. On the sidewalk on Fifth across from the park I was suddenly young and starting out in life as we crossed our arms in an X behind us and she held to my waist and I to hers.
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Genre: Alternative Metal, Hard Rock
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Drowning Pool have never been very much fun, but on their eponymous fourth album the group attempts to up the ante, partially due to much of it being written in the wake of various traumas in singer Ryan McCombs' personal life. During the creation of Drowning Pool, McCombs lost his father and saw his marriage fall apart, so naturally these events bubble up throughout the 11 songs here, sometimes explicitly and sometimes elliptically. Since Drowning Pool are not a subtle band, they're best when they address the pain head-on or, better still, avoid it for a dunderheaded rocker like "Horns Up," which is the closest they've gotten to a fist-pumping anthem since "Bodies." It also indicates what works best on Drowning Pool: McCombs may attempt to mine the darkness but the production is the slickest and cleanest they've ever had, which fits because the group's hard rock has opened up some, no longer confined to a heavy minor grind. They're still not a lot of fun but here they're marginally entertaining -- which is both more than they've ever mustered before and rather ironic given the record's tortured origins.
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Our lives are inevitably faced with periods of transition, adversity and challenge…that is what makes Life, Life. It is at these crossroads where you must decide to live your truth, to face your fears, and to create positive change for yourself. Deciding which path to take on that journey can be extremely difficult and often times feelings of fear, sadness, or uncertainty take hold. I find myself in a transition period professionally, personally and emotionally; and that feeling of "not knowing" can be overwhelmingly scary. Today I am struggling to let go of something that has been a big part of my life recently, but I know in my heart it is not meant to be. So, to all of you who also need a little extra strength today….We are Beautiful Fierce Warriors and we can overcome any adversity. Listen to your heart, follow your truth, fill your soul with courage and you will find the strength to live your dreams… COURAGE MY LOVE!
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Today's post was inspired by my dear friend Mary Catherine and by new beginnings. She left yesterday to begin a new adventure in New York City, and while I could not be happier for her, it is also very bittersweet to think I won't be able to run down the street for a chat and a glass of wine, call her up for impromptu dance session, or meet at our favorite coffee shop on Wednesday mornings to catch up. I am so proud of her strength, her drive, and for bravely listening to her heart and following her dreams. As Goethe says, "boldness has a genius and power and magic in it." Go forward and be bold sweet friend…You deserve all of the wonderful, magical things that await you in New York. And as for me, I am already planning my trip to the City to properly celebrate this amazing new chapter in her life! Wishing you all an inspired Monday full of power, courage and light!


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Hi, i'm having a bit of a problem here.. I have no idea how to do this.
Show that the curves
$\displaystyle y=2^x$ and $\displaystyle y=1+2x-x^2$ intersect at A(0,1) and B(1,2)
Thanks in advance!
There is probably a better way than what I am about to show you, but I think I know using visualisation geometry.
y=1+2x-x^2 can be factorized as y= -(x-1)(x-1)
If we ignore the negative in this factorization, we know that it is a 'happy face' parabola that it's minimum y value is (1,0).
We also know that because the equation has a +1 (y=1+2x-x^2) it will hit the y axis at (0,1).
However, it is not a happy face parabola because it is a negative (remember we said we would first ignore it?). This therefore makes the whole graph a complete reflection of itself in the same line that it hits the y-axis. Therefore, the line of symmetry is y=1.
Therefore, we know that the highest y value of the graph is (1,2), because the original 'dip' of the graph was 1 below the line of reflection, now it is 1 above it.
So, looking at where they intersect, we can immediately figure out that the first point is (0,1) because whenever you have a power to 0 the value is 1. We can also then easily work out that the point (2,4) is also an intersection because 4 is simply a power of 2.
Kind of long, but I guess the idea is to have a rough drawing of the lines so you can work out the intersections
... using elementary algebra, it cannot, except maybe by "observation".
one can use technology (a grapher) to solve for the points of intersection, or one can use advanced methods related to the Lambert W function.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81431366736417381342018-03-01T13:01:03.953-08:00Altered Arts MagazineRima St. Johnhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8143136673641738134.post-62945154318155203452009-02-23T11:07:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:06:50.880-08:00Hello Everyone
This is my first attempt at writing a blog. Not being a shy person I thought it would be easy, however, I see that this will be quite something different for me to embrace. Imagine - opening your heart and ART to all of "YOU" out there. Well in any event, here goes....the following is a short introduction as to who I am.

It's a cold February morning. As I look out the window, I see remnants of snow and ice on the rooftops glistening and dancing like white diamonds against the morning sun. It's a bit of a paradox for in spite of the radiance of the sun, one can still see and feel the grayness of the city; winter does that to New York. The city is rather quiet today due to the extreme cold. As I'm gazing out the window, it's in this solitude that I begin to reminisce about the past. I wonder how I arrived at this point in my life....Rima, Mixed-Media Artist.

I was always the artsy one in the family - playing with crayons and coloring books, and those finger paints were the best. Sometimes there was more paint on my face than on the paper. I loved coloring my face with large clown-like red circles on my cheeks and to this day, some of my mixed-media heroines are also adorned with those same rosy patches. During my high school and college years, I seemed to gradually leave behind my attraction for the visual arts; however, the creativity was always there and my energies were positioned toward the dramatic arts and writing. My journals during those years read like the perennial soap opera - after all with youth, the sense of drama and writing behind me, I was off and running. After college, my life became quite hectic since I was teaching grammar school, pursuing a theatrical career, and studying for my masters. Little did I know that my catharsis was approaching and it was soon time to get off the merry-go-round.

Upon the death of my father, I became quite depressed and disconnected. He was my "mon pere," my rock, my sanctuary, my advisor. I prayed a great deal for counsel and after some time it was revealed to me....I was going in the wrong direction. I was no longer playing and experimenting with art - something was empty inside and my soul wasn't breathing, singing or smiling.

Always being drawn to and fascinated by beautiful homes and real estate, I decided to enroll in the New York School of Interior Design, and it was there that I truly recognized my talent in putting things together in a pleasing and artistic manner. I soon began my own business and the clients slowly increased. But once again, something wasn't clicking. I took a short course in decoupage and it was at this point that I realized not only was the sense of color, composition and original designs my forte, but I also needed to "WORK WITH MY HANDS;" after all these years the light bulb flickered and I knew then that I needed to keep not only my creative juices flowing, but it was vital to actually implement these designs with my own hands. It was at this point where I had to leave my days of manicured hands behind.

I'd now like to reveal to you and have you walk through a small part of my secret door. I do enjoy interior design - it's a fulfilling accomplishment to see a totally empty space come to life so beautifully because "you" figured it out. However, if you have the kind of personality that I do, it is difficult. I was designing someone else's home - ultimately, it was the client who made the final choice and invariably they usually chose the fabric, cabinets, sofa, etc. as "my" second or third choice. You must give your client a choice, he is paying and it is "he" in the end that pushes the choice button, well I didn't do very well with that outcome. I was a professional and I knew what was best, but in the end it was "their" home.

It was at this point, while browsing one day in my local stamp shop, that I saw propped upon the shelves several gorgeous magazines, with covers that blew me away. "What was this?" I began perusing through the pages and immediately became inspired. The magazines were Altered Arts magazine and Somerset Studio. Where had I been and why hadn't I seen these magazines before....huumm guess I spent too much time in the Interior Design section. While flipping through the pages my mind and heart told me, "Rima, you could do this." My heart began beating faster, feeling the creative rush that came upon me and I sensed the joy I was feeling at last. I could cut, I could paste, I could paint, I could assemble, I could build and I could create whatever "I" wanted. With my heart racing rapidly, my eyes filled with tears for I knew I had finally found my way; I was home.

In August of 2005, my first mixed-media artwork appeared on the pages of Somerset Studio and I've graced their pages many times thereafter. I sell privately to a small coterie of clients and I've sold at various art fairs and on Ebay. In 2008, I submitted several art pieces to Altered Arts magazine for their Design Team call. Much to my surprise and total joy, they chose me to join their team and what a red letter day that was for me to be a part of such a fine aesthetically produced publication, thank you Altered Arts! I work every day, even if it's just for an hour; my finger always has to be in that creative pot, just as it was so many years ago as a child. Making art is my joy in life, it feeds my soul. My art helps me define who I am; it encourages me to be a better person in my everyday life, and I constantly see all the colors of the rainbow in everything I do. I've decided that after all, it's never too late to be what you might have been.

The following are just a few examples of what I have created . This is a small sampling of my earlier work....in the weeks and months to come I will be posting some tutorials and some of my more recent pieces.

Below is a picture of "Milady and Her Adornments"...this is the piece that I referred to in the above introduction. I submitted it to Somerset Studio and on my first submission, it was chosen...I almost flipped!!

This canvas is a 14 " x 18" collage on canvas called Grace.

This next canvas is also a 14" x 18" collage on canvas and this one is called "Gypsy in My Soul."

Thanks for visiting my blog ....hope to see you again soon!!

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I don't care whether you buy conventionally made or Organic it's all delicious and way better than processed cane sugar. It's a bonus that it's full of vitamins and minerals. Quarry hill farm is a certified organic maple producer, and at least twice each week I get asked how that's even possible. I mean, isn't ALL maple syrup organic since it comes from a tree?? The simple answer to that is no. Just like maple syrup isn't vegetarian or vegan unless it's certified organic, (read more about that below).
Producing ORGANIC maple syrup doesn't make syrup taste any better. The ability to do so relies heavily on how you boil, what trees you have, and Mother Nature. In fact, being organic is practically invisible if you don't know where to look. If you're curious I have listed the requirements for organic certification below for your reading pleasure. Really, what it comes down to is that we LOVE our sugar woods and would be devastated if a mistake we made caused the loss of our treasured maples.
- FORESTRY MANAGEMENT: Before you can be certified organic you must have an extensive forestry plan. The plan goes into great detail explaining everything your land needs to survive for generations to come. It's expensive and very time consuming, but well worth it.
- EROSION CONTROL: Installing good woods roads with water bars and erosion control ditches are vital to the ecological landscape of our forest. We, as humans, want to do as little harm as possible to the delicate flora and fauna contained in our working landscape. Unbelievable damage is done to vast acres of land by running through it with 4 wheel vehicles, trucks, horses, snowmobiles etc.. This is why taking care of any potential erosion issues is vital to maintaining a healthy forest.
- CHEMICAL/CLEANERS: We do not use cleaners in or on our pipe lines, tanks, or production equipment. We clean pipe lines out by dumping the first run of sap. The sap is an effective enough "cleaner" to get the job done. We start boiling when the sap runs clear like water. In addition we never use a commercial grade defoamer. Defoamer's have a chemical component to them Mono and Diglycerides which are not only a concern for Vegetarians and Vegans, as they do contain animal fat, but are also a synthetic component which has other applications such as antifreeze, electronic cigarettes and internal combustion fuels to name a few. We use an organic safflower oil for defoaming purposes. It works just as well and I feel a whole lot better about using it.
- PRODUCTION/TAPPING PROCEDURES: There are a few organic requirements that pertain to the way we tap trees and collect sap which set us apart from conventional maple producers. First, we are only allowed to tap trees that are 10″ in diameter or larger. That's a tree that is about 50 years old and well established. Anything smaller is believed to weaken and eventually kill the tree or at the very least make it susceptible to disease. Second, we have to use lower vacuum pressure. We use vacuum to gather sap from the dips and valleys that are way too common in Vermont. The theory is that if you use higher PSI it could potentially dry the tap holes out and make the tree susceptible to disease.
- INSPECTION: We are inspected twice a year to make sure we're doing what is required of us. Inspectors from NOFA, (National Organic Farmers Association), sit down with us to go through our records. Then we head into the woods where random sections are checked over to ensure that we're maintaining everything properly. I welcome these inspections. It's something that never happens on conventional sugaring operations, and I'm a strong believer that we all need some oversight at times to avoid becoming lax.
If you'd like to learn more about the organization we are certified by here's a link: http://nofavt.org


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It's cloudy. I wake up on cloudy days feeling more lethargic. The pains I have from old injuries are more present, demanding I not ignore them again. The pains are like old Gods, ones I worshipped before I found love in all the sacred manifestation. I have a cat that is cuddling. She purrs beside me. It's the Siamese. Always a talker. So much she wants to tell me. I've hardly opened my eyes and she's complaining and wanting. She rubs against my leg as I stumble out of bed. I do stumble, literally. The dog is there to greet me, blocking the trajectory from v berth to head. I have to step over him as he stretches and smiles. I've just missed having my face licked. When I exit the head I have a menagerie underfoot. First the cat gets fed. She insists on having her Fancy Feast opened and placed in just such a way. At least that's what I assume she's telling me. Every morning it's the same supervision with a lot of language and attitude before she settles to nibbling away. I have to find sweats to go with the t shirt. Then the mocassins are somewhere under the salon table. I'm at his level so I get my face licked. He's bouncing about. This slipper search is precurser to his walk. His morning walk. "Master is taking me for a walk". He's eyeing the cat when he grins letting her know he's important. There's a lot of heirarchy going on between them always. Mostly she's just on top but he like a pre bastille French revolutionary before her Royalist ways. I find his leash and a jacket. We're out the door and on deck. She doesn't even look up from her eating. He's done several circles and leaps to the dock before running back and forth a dozen times while I close up and join him. Then he runs the length of the dock only stopping to sniff seagull shit. "This is new seagull shit," his little brain registers with the sort of importance a human might give to winning the lottery. I'm tired watching before we even make the gate.
Suffice it to say we have a walk. He poops. There are alot of smells that make this a spectacular walk but to hear him every walk is spectacular. I'm sure this is good for me. Walking. I'm really glad to be back on the boat though. Coffee, now that's what I believe is really good for me. I've a stove top expresso maker and Starbucks dark roast. I use canned milk and honey. There's yoghurt in the freezer fridge. I eat a strawberry one while waiting for the toast on the stove top toaster. It's like a camping a frame stainless steel thing I prefer to the electric toaster I decided didn't belong in the boat anymore. Over the years various kitchen devices from microwaves to pressure cookers have had their day in the sun till one day they seem to take up too much space, energy or not be needed. I'm Thoreau in Walden Pond on my boat. It's really a ship, technically. Lloyd's of London registry.
When the toast is ready I smear peanut butter on it and go into the salon with it and the morning coffee. I sit there drinking coffee, eating toast and reading the Bible. It's an NIV Bible. After King James and the new English bible I just found my way to NIV. The NIV Study Bible I took to VST, Regent and St. Mark's with me was the first. It's covered in notes and underlining. The one I'm reading now is 365 days. I check each day I read. I'm in Kings now. The Israelis are butchering their neighbours, being butchered in turn and when they're not butchering strangers or being butchered by strangers they're butchering each other. The Kings are killing and the Queens are killing and a long job in monarchy seems a decade or two. The prophets are haranguing them about Aserath poles in high places and sticking to the unseen God. It's always a struggle between spirituality and materialism. Jesus is done in the New Testament part and Paul is tent making and preaching. At the end of every section I read a psalm and proverb.
After I read the news which depresses me. It's not that there's not good news but the media is intent on fear mongering and destroying. At least my friends on Facebook have happy things to say and good news to share. I got a Nora Jones you tube link from Richard and listened to her remembering how much I've always enjoyed her. Like Carrie Underwood. Jones has me thinking of Tagore though. She's singing a tribute to Elvis Presley but I'm remembering seeing her sister and her father Ravi Shankar playing together at the Queen E theatre. I'd love to be a fly on the wall at a family gathering jam in the backyard with this group.
It's time to get ready for work. Shaving, showering, dressing and making sure I have all the bits and sundry I need for the day. Also remembering to close hatches, shut off propane, before being away for another day. Angel the cat is in charge. I think she's glad when we leave. She has her home all to herself then.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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The Robert Menzies Collection: A Living Library is the product of research by Caitlin Stone and Jim Berryman. The project uses the Online Heritage Resource Manager, a tool developed by the eScholarship Research Centre, part of the University of Melbourne Library.
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Studying the gospels as distinct efforts to tell the story of Jesus in different ways is new to many of you. Even to those of us who have some experience doing it, there is always more to learn. This assignment provides some training in the practice of reading a passage in the synoptic gospels in the context of its narrative.
Choose a passage in Matthew, Mark, or Luke. It may have parallels with other passages in other gospels (for instance, the crucifixion scene that is shared by all three) or it may be a passage found in only one (for instance, the Annunciation).
Now show how that passage operates within the context of that particular gospel — reflecting the demonstrable interests of that evangelist, playing a substantive part in the story of Jesus' ministry as it unfolds in that book, and so on. If your passage has parallels, you may wish to contrast the role its parallel plays in other gospels (even, optionally, John), but this is of secondary importance compared to the primary task of showing the roles it plays in its own literary context.
Finally, answer this question: What is the benefit (the 'payoff') of that attention you have paid to that passage's narrative (and perhaps its synoptic) context? Compared to a close reading of the passage that ignores its wider narrative context, how does this analysis contribute to your appreciation of Jesus and his work? How does (or doesn't) it contribute to your trust of the evangelist who wrote that gospel?
Choose your passage wisely! Most study Bibles will have footnotes noting parallel passages; Johnson can bring some of these to your attention as well. Choose a passage that looks especially promising for fulfilling the assignment, but do not choose a passage that we have explored in class. You may wish to pick a passage that you, your church, or others you know find troubling because of its different synoptic contexts, as a test to see whether this kind of study can ease those troubles.
Please keep your answer 3-4 double-spaced pages. Follow the directions in my handout for writing papers insofar as they apply. Remember, I want to see proper style, clear writing, a thorough answer to the question, and explicit citations of course materials.
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I was wondering if it is possible to edit images from google and then save them with transparency and then copy them to any of the iWork for iOS applications preserving the transparency.
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You have some tutorials inside the application.
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Fearless in the Face of a Storm?
I've started reading the book Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fear by Max Lucado. The first chapter speaks about the story of Jesus and the Disciples in the boat when a storm comes.
To tell the truth, Jesus' reaction bothers me a little bit. When the storm comes, and they wake him up, he rebukes them, saying "Why are you afraid, you of little faith?" (MT 8:26). Lucado says that the word used for storm is seismos. That words is probably better for our understanding of what is happening than storm. Seismos – not just a thunderstorm, but a huge, terrible storm. The boat is being swamped; this is deadly. Fear is a reasonable reaction.
Fear comes in our lives, and our hope is that we are not alone. God is with us. So, they wake Jesus up. I don't think that's a wrong reaction, either. Fear can lead us to the good reaction of reaching for God.
I also don't think the disciples can expect that their close association with Jesus is going to protect them from the storm. Jesus isn't telling them – don't be afraid, nothing is going to happen to you.
So why rebuke them? They have a natural, healthy reaction to a deadly situation, and they reach out to Jesus.
I like Lucado's statement about fear. Look at the question the disciples bring to Jesus when they wake him up (in Mark 4:38b) "Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?" Lucado says, "Fear corrodes our confidence in God's goodness." The disciples (in Mark) wake Jesus up and question his character. They don't ask for help or for guidance – they question his care for them.
I wonder if that is the source of the rebuke. I wonder if he is telling them to not let fear destroy their faith.
One of the lectionary readings this week is Psalm 77. Below are verses 1-2 and verse 11:
I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, that he may hear me. In the day of my trouble, I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted.Lucado calls it "spiritual amnesia." He says fear "dulls our miracle memory. It makes us forget what Jesus has done and how good God is." Elijah, who had witnessed the greatness of God, has spiritual amnesia in the wilderness (last week's lectionary reading). Our faith in God is strengthened by our memory of what he has done in our lives. Fear can erode that faith.
I will call to mind the deeds of the Lord; I will remember your wonders of old.
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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the universe from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader.
Fate/Coincidence/Divine Orchestration
The beginning of the film when C3PO and R2D2 escape with the plans for the Death Star, one wonders what all of this journey is about with these two robots. Luke Skywalker purchases the droids (and the "red" droid malfunctions to which C3PO recommends R2D2). All of this looks like coincidence for these droids to meet up with a young man who ends up saving the rebels. It is bit of irony (or poetic justice) that these same droids were built by Anakin Skywalker (Luke's father – unknown to Luke). Anakin Skywalker has become Darth Vader and he is in pursuit of the plans. There have been many attempts to capture the rebels who have been trying to steal the Death Star plans. (This is the focus of the Star Wars Anthology future film Rogue One). Despite these attempts, the plans reach the rebel base. They are analyzed just in time to destroy the Death Star.
The Force
The Force is a plot device developed by George Lucas to instill a spiritual element in the films. As I have stated in another post (The Force Is a Belief in God), the Force introduces people to a spiritual element in which everyone can relate. While the Force is not completely Christian, there are Christian elements. For example, Obi-Wan Kenobi gives a definition of the Force to Luke Skywalker:
"It is what gives the Jedi his power. It is an energy field created by all living things, surrounds us, penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together."
Colossians 1:15-16 "In Him and through Him were all things created…"
At the end of the film, Obi-wan Kenobi (in spirit form, called a force ghost) communicates to Luke. He states various times throughout the film:
"The Force will be with you always."
This is similar to Jesus' statement near the end of His mission. Jesus tells His disciples in Matthew 28:20: "And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age."
The phrase "May the force be with you" is said throughout the film as a standard greeting. It sounds like a similar greeting "May God be with you."
Good versus Evil
The film immediately begins with a set of rebels who are being hunted down by an Empire. The empire is modeled after the Third Reich of Germany during the 1933-1945. While the comparison is historical, the film does make a clear contrast between good and evil. Using elements from history, the film posits a group of rebels who fight an evil empire. The same contrast could be make spiritually. The film begins a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Yet the film speaks profoundly about the nature of good and evil in this world. As Christians we live in a physical world. Yet it is the spiritual setting for an evil empire which seems to be winning a spiritual war. God uses a group of rebels (Christians) to overturn an evil spiritual empire led by Satan.
Overall, Star Wars is a classic. All other films since 1977 have been affected by Star Wars. The company George Lucas created to make the special effects (Industrial Light and Magic) has produced CGI and special effects for a majority of the films made since that time. The Star Wars saga is about the Skywalker family. This is one reason the film and its subsequent films have inspired people of different generations. The introduction of the Force in this film helps to tap into the spiritual need we have for God. Star Wars continues to inspire people with the hope that everyone can be redeemed and that everyone can make a difference.


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Saw this on Two Writing Teachers and I really agree… Somehow, I think I needed to hear this tonight.
Students such as these walk into your classrooms in every size, shape, and color. You can't know their histories because their only control is control of their secrets. You are asked to create a safe enough place for them to learn, and for you to teach, and then are provided with ill-thought-out standards, drawn up by men and women so distant from your theatre of engagement as to be functionally illiterate in its regard. These people demand that you test memory-level learning and abandon the staples of real education — response, expression, relationship — to chance.
But many of you will refuse to do that, because you didn't invest years of your life getting an education and gathering the tools to follow your passion . . . to be disallowed the right to make the connection with your students that could change their lives. No child left behind? Only policy makers and politicians need a bill named that to remind them that leaving kids behind isn't a good idea.
There simply is no tougher job than that of Teacher . . .
-From Adolescent Literacy edited by Kylene Beers, Robert Probst, and Linda Rief; "Flying Blind" by Chris Crutcher
Today I tried an idea I learned during my Abydos training this summer. We used a Baby Blues cartoon to take an exploratory look at dialogue. Previous to this lesson, we had taken a look at a mentor text, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (current class novel), and made some observations about what dialogue looks like on the page.
The students said things like:
-When someone is talking, there are those things. (We re-learned the words quotation marks.)
-It says like, he said or she said. (We call those tags.)
-The question mark goes before the quotation marks.
-There is a comma when there is a tag. The comma goes before the quotation marks.
Then, to begin the lesson, I showed them the cartoon and let them just think about it.
Our conversation went a little like this:
What's happening?
They are talking.
How do you know they are talking?
It has those bubble things.
How do you know which bubble goes with which person?
It points to them.
What if we re-wrote this dialogue but in story form, without the cartoons? Would it be any different?
No, you'd just rewrite it.
At this point, I already have lots of colored sentence strips and a wall chart handy. I write the first person's dialogue on a sentence strip. I put it up on the chart. Then, I write the second person's dialogue on a different color and put it up. The students quickly realize that it doesn't look right. We add quotation marks on a new color. Then, I question them about punctuation (without giving it away).
I noticed that as I asked more questions, my students started to become more engaged. I wasn't telling them anything and they were having to figure it out. It was challenging.
Slowly, we worked step by step up to a pretty decent written piece of dialogue. We also talked about different kinds of tags and how we can add words to describe what the pictures show us. Tomorrow, they will work in groups. Each group will have to do the same exercise with one square of the comic. Then, we will come together to look at the final dialogue.
The following day, we will use the activity to write a set of "Dialogue Rules", mirroring the example in Jeff Anderson's Mechanically Inclined.
I'll let you know how well this information sticks when we get into our narrative pieces at the end of this week.
Looking for some good ideas for books for your kiddos? I added this page to my school website after one of my parents was desperate for something for her daughter to read. Perhaps it may help you. Just promise not to point out the obvious dorkiness that lies in how many book blogs I read. 🙂
What do your classroom walls look like? My walls are a mixture of Mary Englebreit/DJ Inkers (perhaps even too much for the liking of some) and "organic wall charts". Organic, you say? Jeff Anderson suggests in his book, Mechanically Inclined, that walls should be covered in wall charts that are made in class, with the kids, and that are constantly growing and changing. I agree. I also, however, like to create a welcoming/comforting appeal in my room as well (hence the ME/DJ Inkers and bright colors).
I've been doing things very differently this year: lots more notebooking, mini-lessons, wall charts, using mentor text, integrating subjects, modeling with my own writing, "gem-hunting", etc. I am happy with how it is going so far. But, it's also a bit risky. The other day I was sitting in my room, looking around at what we had done so far this year (displayed on the walls), and I started to feel myself panic. What if this doesn't work? What if the way we are doing things this year just totally bombs? I've only had so much training.
Then, I thought about the training that I have. It was good training. Well-renowned training with research and practice to back it. Plus, I have had some amazing mentors and I am simply following in their footsteps. I breathe a little more easily now, but a part of me is still sitting on the edge of my seat in suspense, waiting to see what happens.
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I'm not sure where February went!?! Did any of you see it whiz by? I know that it's been a pretty busy month schedule wise for me so I get where the days (and nights) went, but I feel like I missed something.... I know it's also a short month which partially explains the speed at which it went by, but I still feel like I missed something....
Many of you had the good fortune to escape the "winter blahs" this month and I hope you all had a great time, wherever you chose to travel. March will be here in a couple of days and I've got loads planned for the month...stay tuned for the news!
I thought I would share a little project I'm working on for one of my customers. I am sharing this project with you because this little project is causing me a lot of grief!
I have, in my short career as a quilter (about 13 years), become a "purist", especially after my struggle with this little baby quilt. My customer decided to back it with a bed sheet. She asked me to just quilt each square about 1/4" in from the seams. Ordinarily this would not be difficult, however, with the bed sheet as backing it is constantly shifting. I have pinned it 4 times so far after having to take out a number of my quilt seams.
Baby Quilt
Back of baby quilt - pinned
You can see by the above photo, that even though it is pinned, if I continue to quilt it, I will have a number of tucks. Alas, it has to be pinned yet again. I'm not 100% sure why this is happening, only that the sheet seems extremely slippery and as I quilt it, it moves around. Hopefully only a few more "pinnings" and I will be done. It's definitely taking a lot longer than I anticipated.
I can't wait to get back to my other quilting projects! Finishing all of my 9 patch exchange blocks (yes, I am a bit behind), quilting my Amish Shadow, working on my Urban Nine Patch and starting (yes, I said starting) one of my scrap projects.....
Of course there's all the other "store stuff" I have to do too, so taking it one day at a time. Splitting my days between quilting and book work. Getting the new website ready to launch - so busy at night too! Gotta get back to it!
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NHL Legend Patrick Roy Set to Be the Next Montreal Canadiens Head Coach or GM?December 19, 2011
Undeniably one of the best goaltenders of all-time, the legendary Patrick Roy is looking to get behind the bench of an NHL franchise now, namely one of the two he played for back in the day.
Roy, who finished his career second in wins (551) only to Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils (633 and counting), had this to say in an interview with TSN:
Once the end of the season arrives and if a team shows some interest in me - Colorado or Montreal for example - it's certain I would listen to see what kind of role I would have in the organization... I would listen if the Canadiens called.
Whether that means taking over for Randy Cunneyworth at the end of the season as head coach or becoming the next GM should Pierre Gauthier get the boot, Roy would make for a solid candidate either way.
The four-time Stanley Cup winner has been serving as the owner, GM and head coach of the QMJHL's Quebec Remparts, and he has turned that franchise into a consistent top-10 club.
Bear with me here, as I just calculated this myself. Since taking the reins of the Remparts and including the 2011-12 season so far, Roy has led Quebec to a record of 293-130-10-18 (W-L-OTL-S/OL), which translates to a winning percentage of .680, including a Memorial Cup in 2006 in his first season behind the bench.
There's no doubt that the 'Habs faithful have a burning desire for tradition, so to have a French-speaking head coach (or GM) is nearly a must. There has been some negativity regarding Cunneyworth getting the job for the time being, considering he doesn't speak French.
At the end of the season, should the 'Habs not make the playoffs, Gauthier will likely be shown the door out as GM. From there, if the 'Habs elect not to go with Roy as GM, it will obviously be up to this new GM to decide whether or not he wants to hire Roy as the next 'Habs bench boss.
Regardless of which scenario occurs, it will be an interesting story to track and revisit come the season's end.


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Comprises manuscript and typescript notes, notebooks, press cuttings, and a card index relating to a Spanish bibliography.
Papers of Reginald Francis Brown
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Reginald Francis Brown was Professor of Spanish at the University of Leeds, 1953-1975.
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I haven't made a thread here in what has to have been at least a year! Man, gone are the heydays of me making a new ranking thread every other day!
So anyway, which musical instruments do you play? Are you good at them? Any that you find particularly difficult? Any that you really want to learn?
I for one play acoustic guitar and the ukulele. I really want to start playing the bass guitar but at the moment I can't afford the one that I want. What about you guys?
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